Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 148
Li Mu didn't expect that the fat man and Alexander would have such a detached relationship, but this also explained why the two of them were so close, and why he worked here.

But these are not important anymore. I have just learned Alexander's strategy art in my hands. It is very rare that his strategy art has enough levels, and it is no longer a simple one that cannot be learned across levels.

Obtaining this skill can at least ensure that Li Mu's strategy can grow to a certain extent after the battle.

So Li Mu was also happy at the moment, and the troops continued to move forward after a short rest. They were going to capture the leader of the enemy army, the Persian Emperor Darius.

The troops set off again, but it has to be said that the marching speed of this phalanx is very slow, and the weight of the spears is also very heavy, which slows down the entire team's journey.

However, a surprising thing also happened, that is, seeing that his army was defeated, Darius ran away in a panic. As a result, when the Macedonian army hit his city, his mother, wife and children were all killed. Captured by Macedonian cavalry, they were brought to meet Alexander.

Li Mu looked across the crowd, but Philip was particularly concerned about such a scene, and immediately pulled Li Mu forward.

When Alexander saw these somewhat embarrassed royal nobles, he laughed haha, then looked at Darius' palace in the distance, and then spoke loudly and somewhat mockingly to the surrounding officers and soldiers.

"Darius looks like a king!"

The surrounding officers and soldiers laughed loudly, and these prisoners were also taken to the rear and were to be imprisoned as prisoners in the territory of Macedonia.

At this time, many territories in Persia had entered the territory of the Macedonian Empire.

This is what Li Mu knew from Philip. Although the Persian Empire was fierce at times, it is now a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, crawling under Alexander's iron hoof.

Li Mu just looked at the local situation and didn't pay too much attention to these things. He thought that he might stop here for a while, but he didn't expect that after Alexander distributed all the treasures he looted to his subordinates. , and actually ordered the troops to move forward.

The troops were already on the banks of the Granicus River, and the warships of the Macedonian army had already sailed from Greece, and the troops would board the ships from here to Phoenicia.

And this experience can be described as very miraculous. Although this is not the first time Li Mu has boarded a ship, he also said when he just issued the order that Macedonia is likely to fight with many city-states overseas in love.

So this will be the first naval battle that Li Mu participates in.

On the naval battlefield, Li Muguang became a little excited just thinking about this word.

Li Mu was not very excited about the war, but faced with such unknown things, Li Mu was still willing to try.

"Yake, you have to follow me closely. Your Majesty said that you must protect me at all times."

At this time, Philip said this next to Li Mu, who seemed to be very worried and nervous about participating in such a battle.

Li Mu just looked at the other party and didn't say anything to him. Instead, he worked with his subordinates to get the team ready to board the ship.

The ships that came to pick up the troops were all large wooden ships, but the strange thing was that Li Mu didn't see sails on them. Many of the ships were very slender and of moderate height, and there were many wooden oars extending from the bottom of the ships. There are twenty or thirty oars on one side, and some large ships even have hundreds of wooden oars.

There were not many ships, so Alexander let the phalanx infantry board the ship first, and Li Mu's phalanx also lined up on the ships.

But seeing that the number of ships is only a few dozen, and a large ship fully loaded with only five or six hundred people, Li Mu feels that taking such a ship to fight a naval battle is simply to make dumplings for the Mediterranean Sea.

But the military order must not be disobeyed, and Li Mu and Philip boarded a big ship together.

This kind of ship is equipped with a copper ram at the bow and stern for ramming. There are two to three compartments under the deck. Most of them were slaves and prisoners.

The third floor and above the deck are the crew's positions. Hundreds of people rushed onto the ship, and the waterline suddenly became much deeper. This kind of ship with a shallow keel even swayed more violently under the push of the waves due to the heavy load. .

Soon after Li Mu boarded the boat, he saw that many soldiers were already pale, and Philip next to him even vomited out.

It is simply difficult for these people to let the infantry board the ship for a long voyage.

But when he got on the boat, Li Mu didn't bother to pay attention to the situation of these people, but now he looked at the open sea. If such a ship loaded with densely populated people fought on the sea, it would be a living target at that time, and There will be heavy casualties.

Although this ancient sea battle is more about boarding battles, the power of the ramming angle cannot be underestimated. When the ship sank, these people would almost die in the sea.

"Wow~~ Yake, why do we... ouch——wouldn't it be better to take a boat instead of walking? oh——"

The ship was moving slowly on the sea, the fat man next to him was about to vomit and collapsed, and so were many soldiers on board, all of them were in a very weak state.

And that was only after a few hours of sailing.

Li Mu also felt a little uneasy in his heart, until the night was about to fall, a port appeared in front of him, and when the troops began to slowly enter the port, Li Mu let go of his hanging heart.

In the end, Alexander chose to let the troops disembark to fight, and the fleet turned and disembarked at a harbor.

Not long after these soldiers were tossed about in the sea, their faces were all pale, and they looked a little exhausted.

Li Mu found all his phalanx troops after disembarking, and then restored them. Fortunately, he learned some things in modern times, which can be used at this time.

When he was on the boat, Li Mu tried to make the soldiers close their eyes and rest their minds. At the same time, let the soldiers who reacted seriously lie on their backs, try not to look at the water as much as possible, and only pay attention to their companions.

After disembarking, Li Mu let them eat some light food and rest directly in the airy square, and they recovered quickly one by one.

And Li Mu's method was immediately imitated by other troops, and everyone did so in unison to slow down one by one.

And the ship had to pick up the remaining stragglers and cavalry after sending off this group of people. This Greek port was very busy throughout the night.

Li Mu was finally able to rest almost very late, but before he could rest for a long time, a soldier asked Li Mu to see Alexander.

Li Mu got up again and wanted to wake up Philip next to him, but the other party refused to get up, leaving Li Mu to deal with it all.

Li Mu couldn't say anything, so he also went there.

At this time, Alexander was in the square to express condolences to the soldiers. It was already very late, but he came here in person and asked about the situation of each soldier.

Li Mu also nodded when he saw this, this is what a wise monarch should set an example.

But in front of him, Li Mu quietly waited for him to finish talking with a veteran before looking at himself.

"Yake, I heard from the soldiers that this is the method you came up with?"

Li Mu also nodded immediately, expecting that he was going to talk about this matter, Li Mu had already found an excuse, and said immediately.

"Thanks to Your Majesty, I discovered this accidentally. Everyone feels better, so I let more soldiers do this."

"The sooner they recover, the sooner they can become the sharp sword in the hands of His Majesty."

Li Mushun said a few compliments, and Alexander was obviously very impressed. He couldn't help but nodded at that moment, and then walked up and patted Li Mu on the shoulder.

"Yake, you are loyal and a good soldier of my Macedonian Empire."

"You're right. After all, we still have to rely on infantry. Naval battles are too bad for us."

……

　There is definitely a naval battle, and next is the Battle of Tyre, which is, um, the golden part of this story.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)