Chapter 557 Defending Hot Spring Pass

After a while, the carriage stopped and Su ye dismounted.

General Fast had already stepped out of the carriage, his gray hair stood up like black and white short needles, his smile was extremely bright, he opened his arms, and walked over to give Su ye a big hug.

"I haven't seen you for half a year. You seem to have grown taller and stronger again." Fast put his hands on Suye's shoulders, leaning back slightly, his eyes full of joy and admiration.

"Hello, General. I'm growing up now, and I've changed a lot. Today is the college meeting, and we discussed the possible upcoming Battle of Hippos, so you'll have to wait. Let's go into the room and talk." Suye said.

Fast nodded, and entered the door one after another with Su ye.

After walking a few steps in the yard, near the colonnade, Fast suddenly said in surprise: "You have been promoted to gold?"

"I was promoted not long ago." Su ye smiled.

"Well, this is the best news I've heard in the past six months!" Fast sighed.

"Oh? You don't know about the Knights?" Suye asked.

Fast was stunned for a moment, looked around, and said in a low voice: "We have a vague guess, but we can't be sure. It has something to do with you?"

"Since you don't know, you still can't go into details. We can only talk about it when there is a result." Suye said.

"Okay. Then say something you can say. You predicted the battle of Marathon last time. So, where do you think we will fight this time?" Fast sat down and looked at Suye.

Su ye opened the magic book, and a three-dimensional map of Greece emerged.

"I've been thinking about this issue for a long time. Let's talk about ground warfare first." Su ye said while drawing circles with his fingers in mid-air, and saw three red circles appear on the ground in Greece.

When he saw the four red circles, Fast's eyes flashed.

Suye pointed to the first red circle and said: "First of all, Marathon was the landing point of the last battle in Persia. We don't rule out the possibility of Persia landing from here again, but this possibility is very small. The blow was unprecedented, and it was the worst defeat in Persian history."

"That's right, it's also the first time that Persia has suffered a big defeat against an opponent far less than himself. Of course, the biggest contributor is you." Fast smiled kindly.

Su Ye pointed to the northwest of Greece and said, "I judge that the fundamental reason why they won't land from Marathon is that they dispatched too many troops this time, claiming to be five million.

Even the Persian Empire could not transport five million people across the sea. Of course, we have no way of calculating how many soldiers they actually have. Does your military have a forecast? " Su ye asked.

Fast sighed, and said: "Persia does not have many elite troops, less than 500,000, but this time, Persia mobilized manpower from other conquered countries and a large number of ordinary people as soldiers. That is, the miscellaneous soldiers we used to see before, known as light infantry, have nothing but light. We suspect that the total number of various main forces plus miscellaneous soldiers and auxiliary soldiers will really exceed three million."

"Are they going to use the magic bread tree to provide supplies?" Su ye asked with a frown.

"Yes. With such a huge army, there is no perfect logistics supply at all, so only the regular army can get normal supplies, and those miscellaneous soldiers can only eat magic breadfruit."

"It's okay to eat breadfruit for a short time, but if you eat it for several months, it will have a great impact on your body."

"What they need is that those miscellaneous soldiers can hold spears and stab forward. That's enough. They just need to live for another year." Fast sighed.

"Alas..." Su ye also sighed softly.

"Go on," Fast said.

Su Ye pointed to the two parallel circles adjacent to the northwest, and said: "Since the Persian army will detour from the northwest to the south, it must pass through the Tempe Valley or Propass, conquer Thessaly, and reach central Greece. Have the generals reached a consensus?"

"Yes, we have taken these two places as the frontline battlefield to stop the Persian army, but we are not sure which place they are mainly attacking, so we can only divide our troops to guard it." Fast said.

Su Ye felt a little helpless in his heart. He knew about Marathon and Hot Spring Pass, but he really didn't remember these two places before, let alone where the Persian army passed through in that world.

"Yes, we have no way of judging. They may march the whole army to one place, or they may divide their troops into two groups and attack two fortresses at the same time. After all, they are the leaders of the two kings. But what is certain is... We can't keep it."

Su ye stared into Fast's eyes.

Fast sighed softly, and said: "Many generals think they can hold it, but General Mityad and a few generals believe that Persia will do whatever it takes to pave the way for these two places. To pave a road through Thessaly to reach Greece. The reason is simple, they have already lost the Marathon, and even, they are also ready to lose the second Hippo War, but they must not lose in the first Outside the road pass."

Su ye nodded.

Fast continued: "Neither Xerxes nor Gilgamesh is the idiot of Madhus. Gilgamesh has an unimaginable age, and his grasp of war far surpasses all of us. Xerxes Si has also been taught by a famous teacher, and his experience in Persia has proved that he is an excellent commander. Therefore, the two of them will definitely choose the most correct way to cross Thessaly and reach central Greece. At the beginning, I I didn’t figure out this truth until General Mitaiad pointed it out. I didn’t expect you to be able to see it.”

"So, what is the strategy of General Mityad?" Suye asked.

"He said that the preparations for the temple have already begun. Without accidents, it can inflict heavy damage on Persia. However, even so, it is impossible to completely defeat Persia in the first battle. Because they have too many people, so many of our fighters and mages You can't kill them all if you run out of divine power or magical power."

Suye pondered for a moment, then said: "It seems that General Mityad's opinion is the same as mine. No matter which fortress the Persians are attacking, we must be prepared to retreat. However, in the first battle, we must give them a head-on Beat them hard, hurt them deep in their souls, and make them fear! I want to make the Greek allied forces turn into demons in the hearts of the Persians!"

Su ye's voice was firm.

"You can really do it?" Fast's eyes lit up.

"I will be the commander in command of the first battle." Su Ye said.

Fast was about to ask, when he suddenly turned his head to look at the Acropolis Hill in the center of Athens, and at the giant statue of Athena under the night sky.

"I probably understand. I've also vaguely heard some news. It seems that the temple has been preparing for a long time ago, and you should be the core of the whole thing. Good job!" Faster looked at Suye with his eyes wide open. piping hot.

"However, I can only say that we can win the first battle, and even the first few wars. Once the Persians desperately fight the war of attrition, we Greece will never win. Therefore, we must retreat and let the good Sally." Su Ye said .

"And then?" Fast asked.

"Afterwards, stick to Thermopylae! That is the last gateway to Greece. Once Persia breaks through Thermopylae, it will drive straight in, and the whole of Athens will be exposed to their army, which means that all our efforts will be in vain. Liu, we even have to abandon the city of Athens, flee south, and keep running, looking for the last chance. But, this is not the ending I want to see." Suye said in a deep voice.

"That's right. Even those generals who oppose General Mitiadeh understand that once Thermopylae is lost, the Persians will become a nightmare for Greece." Fast said.

Su Ye said: "So, we must defend Hot Spring Pass at all costs until...it is confirmed that we can't hold it."

Fast said firmly: "We can definitely do it! Thermopylae Pass is much smaller than the other two fortresses, and the battle line is narrow. Even if Persia has ten times the strength of ours, it will not be able to use it! Thermopylae Pass is enough to hold on until the Persians retreat."

"However, Hot Spring Pass is not the only passage." Su Ye said.

"What? You mean... Mount Roms has a mountain road that we don't know about?" Fast was taken aback.

Su ye nodded, then pointed to the three-dimensional magic map, and saw that the magic map kept zooming in.

Finally, I saw the extremely narrow Thermopylae Pass, marked with Mount Roms to the south and Maris Bay to the north.

The map continued to change, and finally showed a mountain road on Mount Roms, which can bypass Thermopylae.

"This mountain road is very steep and rugged, and it is impossible for large troops to pass through. As long as people are stationed to block the mountain road, the Persians will pay a price far more than a hundred times that of Thermopylae if they want to pass. However, everything is possible. In order to avoid the appearance of traitors, and to avoid accidents, I hope that a mountaintop fortress will be established in the most dangerous place of Mount Roms now, and then...a temporary teleportation array will be established in the mountaintop fortress and Thermopylae Pass, so as to ensure that there is no crisis on either side. At any moment, the other party can send elites to help."

"Okay! General Mitiade sent me here, and I came right! We don't know the mountain road! Although we will find the mountain road after we arrive at Thermopylae Pass, if we can't build the fort early, it will definitely become a hidden danger. Don’t worry, I’ll tell the general today to send people to Mount Romus to build a fortress and completely block the Persians!”

Su ye nodded and turned to contemplation.

Fast said excitedly: "Our magicians in Greece are far better than those in Persia. As long as warriors and magicians join hands, in the narrow Thermopylae Pass and Romus Fortress, even if the blood of the Persians is shed, they will not be able to reach Athens! "

Suye shook his head and said, "You underestimated the Persians. If Persia can't break through the Hot Spring Pass, they still have three options."

"What do you think."

"The first possibility, you should think about it. It is the usual method used by the Persian army, outflanking from the rear. As long as they defend Mount Roms and Thermopylae by land, the Persian army will have nothing to do. However, they can bypass the Hunting God Strait by sea, Looking at the temple of the great Goddess of Hunting, he walked around to the back of Hot Spring Pass and landed, flanking back and forth. Therefore, Hunting God Strait is Hot Spring Pass on the sea. I believe that with General Themis there, the enemy can stop the enemy in Hunting God Strait, but ... What if there is an accident?" Suye asked.

Fast was silent for a long time, and said: "We have also considered for a long time about the Hunting God Strait. However, although the Greek navy is small, its naval power has always been stronger than that of Persia. As long as we mobilize enough navy, it is enough to stop the Persian army."

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