Chapter 2427 Breaking the phalanx with the phalanx
The foreign aid was really useful, and soon the fourth child brought back the news that the Persian phalanx really existed in history. It was the phalanx used by Persia. Historically, Persia relied on this phalanx to conquer a huge territory.
But the Persian phalanx was ultimately defeated by the Greek phalanx.
"Greek phalanx! This phalanx is somewhat similar to the infantry phalanx I used!" Zeng Yi felt familiar when he saw the information about the Greek phalanx.
In history, when Greece faced a large and tactically mature army like Persia, the Greek army felt like a mantis blocking the chariot. At this time, the number of young and middle-aged men in Athens did not exceed 30,000, and the entire Greek peninsula had never had available troops.
More than 100,000 people.
Greece ultimately won the Greco-Persian War by relying on a well-trained elite army and the famous Greek spear phalanx tactics, also known as the Greek phalanx. The main force of the Greek army was heavy infantry, and their equipment included helmets made of bronze.
, breastplate and shoulder armor, and other parts of the torso are covered with scale armor; a shallow saucer-shaped round shield is about one meter in diameter, with a layer of bronze skin on the surface; the main weapon is a spear about three meters long, and the auxiliary weapon is a
A short sword with a sixty centimeter handle.
Greek infantry formed a dense phalanx when fighting, usually eight rows deep. The first four rows of soldiers held their spears forward horizontally, the spears of the rear row were stacked on top of the spears of the front row, and the fourth row of Greek soldiers held their spears upright.
Phalanx tactics require very high physical fitness of soldiers. A fully armed infantryman needs to carry a weight of forty kilograms and perform long-distance running and high-intensity sprinting.
"It seems... I can't afford the equipment!" After reading the detailed information, the four of them were a little dumbfounded. Greek soldiers were equipped with this armor, but players rarely equipped it. On the one hand, it was too expensive, and on the other hand, the armor was too expensive.
In fact, it has a great impact on players' flexible fighting methods.
After thinking for a while, Zeng Yi said: "The player's physical fitness is definitely not a problem. It is even better than that of Greek soldiers in history. There is also no problem with the spear. The main problem is the armor."
"Actually, shields can barely replace armor. The Greek armors mainly protect Persian bows and arrows. Persian bows and arrows are powerful in killing power, but their penetrating power is insufficient. Even a shield can block them!"
"The shield will really test the cooperation of the players!" There is no armor, but there are many players with shields and spears. The Central Plains court has never banned these two things, and players have always had records of using them. The Western Region War
After the war began, the players gradually discovered that when facing a large-scale war, their swords were too short and they were at a disadvantage. Instead, the niche guns and shields were very useful. Before the war began, the players prepared a large number of spears and shields.
"Then seize the time to practice, as long as you can basically complete the square formation!" said the fourth child.
Zeng Yi nodded and said: "If there is no other way, then this is the only way!"
Although the Greek phalanx can deal with the Persian phalanx, the information brought back by Lao Si shows that this Greek phalanx actually has great weaknesses. As long as we try not to let it have a unified battlefield and only attack its two wings or back,
If you don't attack its front, you can kill it. In real history, for example, in 371 BC, the Theban strategist Epaminondas concentrated troops up to 16 levels deep in Leuctra.
The right side of the phalanx was penetrated, and the Greek phalanx was broken.
"Sure enough, there is never a perfect strategy in this world!"
Player practice is a very troublesome matter. Fortunately, Zeng Yi and others have no expectations of how high these players' combat literacy can be. They only need to be able to complete basic actions.
After practicing for several days, these players were finally able to basically meet the requirements of the Greek phalanx. Although the phalanx was still very chaotic, it already looked like a phalanx.
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The battle between the two sides is about to break out. If we just look at the phalanx, the Persian phalanx is neat and orderly. On the player side, there are several large phalanxes, crooked and twisted. They say they are phalanxes, but in fact the whole is completely polygonal.
Zeng Yi took the lead, looked at the Persian phalanx on the opposite side, yelled, "offensive" and took the lead in taking action! In order to maintain the formation, the player's attack speed was not fast. It took a while before the phalanx moved within the shooting range of the Persians.
The Persian army immediately hit the arrow and hit, "Raising shields!" Picking up the order, the players raised the shield, Ding Ding, the Persian arrow penetration really could not work. With the players' shields, there was no way.
"Move forward! Don't stop, don't lose your pace, listen to my command, one two one, one two one!"
With such a dense attack of arrows from the Persians, it was inevitable that some unlucky players would be hit. This also led to inexperienced players not knowing how to fill in the gaps immediately, which caused some confusion in the pace of the players. As a last resort, Brother Zeng Yi
There are only a few of them, so I can only take pictures of them myself.
Soon the players had marched to a distance of less than a hundred meters from the Persian army. At this distance, the Persians were already very worried and did not dare to let the players advance any further. The Persian commander immediately changed his tactics and ordered the sword and shield soldiers in front to charge immediately.
Go up.
Seeing the Persian army rushing forward, Zeng Yi immediately shouted loudly: "Don't panic! Maintain the formation...take out your guns!"
The nearly three-meter-long spear instantly penetrated the oncoming Persian soldiers. A row of Persian soldiers fell down. Zeng Yi threw away the spear in his hand, drew out the Tianzi Sword, and said, "Kill!"
Zeng Yi, a super master, took the lead and charged forward. At this time, the player was only a few dozen meters away from the Persians. Such a distance, for players with light skills, would only take the blink of an eye, and the player would not be able to use anything else at all.
, they all drew out their most familiar weapons and rushed forward.
The battle lasted all day. Facing the players who entered the formation, the biggest flaw of the Persians in facing the players was exposed. They relied too much on the Persian phalanx. Once the phalanx was broken, it was too difficult to switch.
In the final war mode, players were dragged into the way players are best at, chaotic fighting, which is commonly known as blind fighting! This is the most taboo war mode for NPCs. Under such circumstances, NPCs cannot compete with players at all.
In the end, after more than 20,000 to 30,000 casualties, the Persians had to order a retreat, and the players did not continue to pursue them. Their mission was to defeat these Persians, not to annihilate them all. If they wanted to annihilate these Persians, the players must at least
There were more than 20,000 casualties.
Watching the Persians withdraw, a burst of cheers erupted from the player gate. For many players, being able to defeat the Persian army in a frontal battlefield in the wild can make them proud for a year.