Chapter 38: Rhode Island

It is impossible for heavy infantry to catch up with the archers who are lightly loaded, not to mention the faster cavalry. The heavily armed heavy infantry charge is also impossible to last. When they stop to rest, the Persian bow and arrow strikes begin again.
The Greek heavy infantry hides the body under the round shield, and the chance of injury is greatly reduced, but it cannot be said that there is no protection. First, the arm and thigh are unprotected. Secondly, the thick breastplate is made of linen. Although it can prevent the bow and arrow from penetrating, it cannot be avoided. Some flesh wounds.
If you can't get close to the enemy, you can't play the power of the heavy infantry. You can only stand on the arrow. Crianno did not dare to send light infantry to go up, because the range of the javelin is not as far as the bow and arrow, and the protection is not strong, and it will increase casualties.
At this time, Tima Song sent two hundred Cretan archers and rushed to reinforce.
Kryano, who had expectations for them, quickly disappointed: the range of the Cretan archers, who are known for their bows and arrows in the Greek city-states, has no military-oriented Persian archers who dominate the Mediterranean with bows and arrows, but instead Out of heavy infantry protection, causing dozens of casualties...
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At this time, the entire mercenary team stopped, and the leaders were thinking of ways.
Davers also listened to the report of the commander on the left wing. At this time, Tormide rode to the horse: "Daves leader, you can hope that you will send a unit, go around the road, avoid the enemy's investigation, and go behind the enemy to attack them."
Deavers thought about it and understood the plan of the customer. He looked at Felicius next to him, and Felicius nodded to him.
"Asistics, you are going to inform Capps to come over!" Daves ordered.
"Yes!"
Felicius thought that Davers would discuss with him. I didn't expect him to make a decision directly, and it was the most suitable candidate. It seems that asking for advice on this road is not just a gesture. The young leader is really strong in learning.
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When Capps led the heavy infantry squadron, the other side, Jerónimos also sent a heavy infantry squadron, all trying to get around the Persians, and then cooperate with the positive Kryano to encircle them.
However, the experienced Altazus had long been prepared, and the two wings of the wild goose were the Persian archers. They were very open and used as a detective. They quickly discovered an anomaly and quickly withdrew and let the mercenaries The attempt was lost.
When the steady Capps failed to see the plan, they immediately retraced; and the leader of the Hironimos was the Xenophon who took the initiative to fight. He was not willing to pursue, and the result was not only in the pursuit, but also in the stop. Not hurting a Persian, but causing more than a dozen people to be injured, if not the arrows of the Altauus army, the loss of Xenophon's squadron will not stop this. So after he came back, he was rebuked by Hieronymus.
Without the entanglement of Artauzus, the Greek army accelerated and finally arrived at the villages mentioned by the guide before sunset. Although most of the villagers have escaped, the tired soldiers have renewed their spirits. Davis has no intention of stopping the robbery of the soldiers. He only suggested that Mersis should try to arrest some Persian slaves and promise them freedom. In exchange for their sincere help, then rushed to the commander's account.
Before I even got the account, I heard Kryano’s complaint:
These Persians are like flies. They can’t beat or go. We don’t have enough cavalry to take them.

Davers and Felicius walked into the big account, and everyone nodded to them. Compared with yesterday’s alienation, they can take a lot of initiative today. Apparently Davers's performance won the recognition of everyone, but because of concerns about the attack of Artauzus, they did not express their enthusiasm.
"If the Persians still attack us in the way we are today, what should we do?" Kerryno worried that today he is the most seriously injured.
"What is even more worrying is that if we can't quickly find a way to defeat the Persians, then the Persians will think that this type of attack is the most effective for us. They will not only continue to use this method, but also come next time. It’s not a few hundred people, it’s thousands of archers and archers! I think that will be our disaster!
Xenophon said with a heavy heart, today he can be exhausted.
The other leaders were equally dignified. They had a prestigious battle with the Persian Kings. They easily won, and Tissaforus’s tolerance made them believe in their own strength. But today, a small number of Persian troops, all composed of archers and archers, made their heavy infantry suffer, and they suddenly realized the flaws of their army.
"We have to have the same range or range as the Persians -" said Customer Thorpe.
"Rhode Island throws a stone hand!!" Xenophon suddenly shouted.
Davers doubled his eyebrows. He listened to Antonios: The Rhode Islanders in the Greek city-state are good at throwing stones. The stones they cast can reach as far as four or five hundred meters, and the precision within 100 meters is extremely high. Therefore, all the city-states in the Mediterranean love to hire Rhode Island. As an important auxiliary force of the army.
The reason why Daves is familiar with the name Rhode Island is not only because of the stone throwing hand, but also the
one of the seven great miracles of the ancient times
that was widely circulated in the past. The Rhode Island sun statue was built on this island, but it seems It was built after Alexander the Great.
Daves thought: In fact, in the military, the Greek city-state has many unique and elite arms, such as the Cretan archers, the Cesare cavalry, the Rhode Island archers, the Spartan heavy infantry, the Athens Navy... ... If Greece is unified, combining these units will definitely dominate the Mediterranean! Unfortunately, the Greeks who love freedom have always been a loose sand. The last Athens that wanted to make this effort has been defeated. Now the Greek hegemon Sparta, without regard to the historical ending, relies on its extremely closed and conservative political system. may……
When Davers sighed in his heart, Tima Song said with regret: "Unfortunately we don't have a Rhode Island caster!"
"But we have Rhode Island people!" Xenophon said excitedly: "You, the stone is a good skill for Rhode Island people to practice from a small ~EbookFREE.me~ they make a living, just like Crete People live by bows and arrows! When we recruited mercenaries in Aurria, many Rhode Islanders joined. Just because of the generosity of the little Cyrus, they prepared a lot of weapons and equipment, and they abandoned the stone. So, pick up the round shield and the stab gun that they have to spend a lot of money to buy. Now it is time for them to pick up the stone again!"
"Xenophon is right. We should immediately assemble them and form a slinger to fight the Persian archers." Criano followed.
Everyone agrees.
Customer Thorpe nodded and said: "Then do it right away. We have a lot of sheep, slaughter a part, and use the intestines to make a stone."
"In addition, we still need cavalry. Otherwise, we will not be able to catch up with the Persians. I suggest that the battalions pool the extra Hummers and select the horse-riding soldiers to form the cavalry." Zandiparis said.
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
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In the face of the crisis, the leaders united and quickly reached an agreement.
The whole army immediately took action. Soon, more than 300 Rhode Islanders who were good at throwing stones were organized, and more than 50 horses were concentrated. Most of the selected cavalry came from the Dafos military camp. The soldiers who made his military camp were mostly Sessa. Good people.
When Xenophon recommended the Athenian Lucius as the captain of the cavalry squad, Daves expressed dissent, and he believed that his own camp, the Sesali Ledes (recommended by Filipius) is more appropriate.
In view of the fact that most of the cavalry were Sesari, the leaders finally agreed.
The next day, the mercenaries did not continue marching, but took a day off to conduct surprise training on the newly formed Stone Archers and Cavalry Squad.