69. Intuition of the Beast
"How do you think this confrontation is beneficial to us? What on earth is the other side's commander thinking?"
Although the two sides are still in a state of confrontation, it is obvious from the posture of the Macedonian army on the opposite side that the other side intends to forcibly cross the river to attack. However, this is obviously inconsistent with common war common sense. After all, the Persians will not be Song Dynasty.
A "good man" like Duke Xianggong allowed the Macedonians to cross the river safely and then had a face-to-face confrontation with them.
"Yes, and the other party seems to be a very famous general. He shouldn't be so unwise. Maybe he has other actions."
Following Xiao Jia Kui's question, Zhao Yun also frowned. If something goes wrong, it must be a monster. Zhao Yun also did not believe that the opponent's attack could be so simple. However, he did not rush to deny the opponent's behavior, but instead looked for possible loopholes in his own side.
stand up.
"Tch, maybe the opponent is thinking of a frontal breakthrough. If you are a hero like me, then it is not impossible to choose a frontal breakthrough. Those Greeks and Persians are just chickens and dogs in my eyes.
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Lu Bu made the above judgment as if "I know the guy opposite me very well." However, as soon as his judgment was made, he was "violently" criticized by four people except Li Shushi.
"Fengxian, do you think if you lead the troops to charge in front of me, will you be shot into a hedgehog by the bow and arrow in my hand?"
"Fengxian, do you think if you lead the troops to charge in front of me, will you be pricked into rags by the halberd in my hand?"
"Fengxian, do you think if you lead the troops to charge in front of me, will you be smashed into persimmons by the stones in my hand?"
"Fengxian..."
"You little Jia Kui, are you planning to take advantage of the troubled waters? Do you want your uncle to let me loosen your bones?"
"I don't dare to do it anymore..." He probably meant a poor naughty kid like little Jia Kui.
"However, this time, I'm afraid that it's really possible for Fengxian to be true, but I'm not sure..."
Just when several people were teasing each other, Li Shushi's somewhat uncertain voice floated over, attracting the attention of several people.
"Zilong, if, I mean if, you were to stand in the position of the general of the army on the opposite side, do you think any of the Persians and Greeks around us can stop you? Or based on your command of those Persians
With the knowledge of the officials, do you think they can take a correct enough approach to deal with your sudden attack?"
Before several people could ask questions, Li Shushi raised his own question, but the target of his inquiry was not Lu Bu but Zhao Yun.
"In battle, you need to know yourself and the enemy to avoid deviating from your own plan. But now I only understand the Persian army, and I don't know much about our opponent, the army that my lord would lead if I were to lead it, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to make a correct judgment.
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"Oh, oh, oh, I'm not really asking you to lead the troops. Let's make a bold guess. As long as we are careful enough in the subsequent verification, it will be fine. By the way, Zilong, your performance on the battlefield is always exciting, isn't it?
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"A general in battle needs to use his own performance to inspire the morale of his subordinates and surrounding friendly forces, while a general in command of a battle needs to calmly judge the direction of the battlefield. It seems that this is what you said in the book."
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Is this what you call being tricked by yourself..."
"However, if the Macedonian army can achieve 70% or 80% of the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou Army, then even if they charge across the river like this, it is not impossible to win. But my judgment is more based on my understanding of the situation.
When the Persian commander is relatively familiar with it, it is difficult to imagine that the other party will make an accurate judgment. After all, although this arrangement cannot be said to be the best, there is nothing to criticize. It can be said that
A very solid choice.”
"What if those Persian commanders became slack or inflexible because of this 'steady' choice?"
"Although the Macedonians can win, it requires the help of luck to a certain extent. They may succeed once or twice, but there will always be times when they fail. Could it be that the opposite coach is so lucky that he is unlucky?
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"Maybe it's like this, maybe it's not like this. Anyway, history books will only record the victory of the winner, but not how likely it is that the winner will lose. And the more likely the loser is to win, the more it will set off the loser.
incompetent or stupid."
Zhao Yun just smiled casually at Li Shushi's words, while Lu Bu, Dian Wei and Xu Chu didn't feel anything at all. Perhaps only little Jia Kui had an expression that said "it sounds awesome", which gave Li Shushi a slight sense of accomplishment.
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"But..." Lu Bu suddenly showed an excited smile on his face, "That guy probably doesn't know that we are here, and it might be very interesting to fight against a man who also has beast-like intuition. And I wasted so much time before.
Wouldn’t it be a pity if you don’t have a chance to show off something you have mastered over a long period of time?”
Just when several people were discussing the possible development of the war situation, the two sides who had been confronting finally changed.
The tall giant on the opposite side, surrounded by many generals, perhaps finally couldn't stand such a useless waste of time and energy. He suddenly flew onto his horse when no one was paying attention. His beloved horse Bucephalus did not care about his owner.
Panicked by this sudden move, he rushed out quickly as if he knew what he was doing. The speed was so fast that before anyone could react, the horse had already carried the Macedonian king into the dangerous Granicus River.
Seeing that no one could stop his progress, the Macedonian king raised his sword and loudly ordered the forwards of his center army to start crossing the river, and at the same time asked the armies on both wings to follow his footsteps.
So, the war started... due to such an accident.
However, for some people, this development is not that surprising.
However, for most people, such sudden development still caused them to temporarily lose consciousness.
The Macedonian army is even better. After all, they are more or less accustomed to the unexpected actions of their king. In fact, sometimes it is the king's seemingly unbelievable but often hitting the point of sudden actions that make the Macedonian army...
We have achieved victory again and again. What happened today is neither the first time nor the last time.
Therefore, the Macedonian soldiers looked at the back of their king very calmly, and then followed the king very calmly and habitually, obeying the king's orders, even if such orders might cost them huge casualties.
Compared with the calm and orderly march of the Macedonians, the response of the Persian army seemed so panicked and uneven.
Some people subconsciously shot the arrows that had been attached to the longbows in their hands. Some people put down their weapons due to sudden changes and looked at their superiors, wanting to get a definite answer. So, such chaos
When the situation was reflected on the battlefield, only a sparse round of "arrow rain" was fired from the Persian army, which was completely unable to cause any substantial damage to their enemies. Instead, they received ridicule from their enemies.
Voice.
"Look, this is our enemy. Those barbarians can only be heroes in front of cowards and cowards, and they can only tremble in front of our powerful Macedonian army. So, follow me, follow me to conquer and win.
The glory of victory!"
Although under the command of the Persian general, the Persian army and Greek mercenaries quickly calmed down and launched a counterattack, even the Macedonian army soldiers crossing the river fell one after another under the attack of Persian arrows and javelins.
, but amid the low trumpet sound representing the attack, the Macedonian soldiers still shouted slogans of victory and rushed into the river bravely.
Among them, the tall and brave Macedonian king took the lead. As if the sharp arrows and spears could not cause him any trouble, Bucephalus' footsteps kept moving forward firmly, never taking even half a step back.
Seeing that the Macedonian king was about to rush to the other side of the river and charge into the Persian army, it seemed that no one could withstand the charge of the commander, because the soldiers, especially the Persian soldiers, seemed to be overwhelmed by this commander.
They were shocked by the heroic behavior of the commander who could not defeat him no matter what methods they used, and they felt that the weapons in their hands seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
However, at the moment when Bucephalus's horse's hooves were about to step onto the river bank...
"Ugh..." The king was hit by an arrow.
Although the king had used the sword Spada in his hand to shoot down five of the nine arrows directed at him, and at the same time struggled to avoid two deadly arrows, the last two could not be avoided no matter what.
, he could only let it pierce his right shoulder and waist. The huge pain and force almost knocked him off his horse.
The Macedonians were horrified, while the Persians showed expressions of excitement or excitement. The morale that had been suppressed by the sudden actions of the Macedonians was restored at this moment.
The most important thing is that the man who originally seemed invincible or even invulnerable was actually injured and might be defeated. This blow, like the shattering of a myth, had an unprecedented impact on any party on the battlefield.
The Macedonian king was immediately protected by the generals and guards who came from behind. Although the bloody appearance was a little scary, in fact, the Macedonian king did not seem to be planning to stop because of this. He ignored it.
The generals who tried to dissuade him returned to the battlefield after a while.
And his reappearance undoubtedly revived the Macedonian army, whose morale had become somewhat low.
But the king's eyes crossed the entire battlefield and met the eyes of a person at one end of the battlefield in the air.
"He is a rare and good opponent."
The two people spoke the same words as if they had a clear understanding of each other.
On the battlefield, the Macedonians finally crossed the Granicus River after paying a huge price and collided with the Persian army.
Chapter completed!