Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning
Chapter 417: Targeting Sparta
Chapter 417: Targeting Sparta
In the Zhao army camp, Li Qian counted the losses and found that out of the 24000 infantry and cavalry, about 6000 were lost. One can imagine how fierce the battle was, after all, both sides were elite troops.
No less than 5 ancient Greek soldiers were killed in this battle, and Li Qian’s military exploits soared as a result.
“Among the ancient Greek city-state coalition forces, the most difficult one is Ares, who has obtained the template of Leonidas I. We have mobilized almost all of our warriors, but we are unable to kill him.”
“If we can defeat Ares, without the bonus of Leonidas I’s main general characteristics, we can defeat the Spartan Legion and then defeat the entire ancient Greek city-state coalition.”
Li Qian discussed with the elite players from Zhao and Qi how to defeat the opposing ancient Greek city-state army.
The armies of Zhao and Qi confronted the army of ancient Greek city-states. Only by defeating the army of ancient Greek city-states could they influence the outcome of the war.
“The armies of Qin and Chu encountered the Macedonian Guards led by Alexander the Great himself. They suffered heavy losses in the daytime battle with the Macedonian Guards. After all, Alexander the Great was a Saint-level commander, and a Saint-level commander at his peak. The Qin and Chu armies did not have commanders of the same level as Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and Wu Qi to provide legion bonuses, so they were in a bad situation. Even though players like “My Tongpao”, “Zhongwu Tianwang”, and “Qiangu Yidi” had powerful generals, they were facing all of Alexander the Great’s generals, as well as a group of powerful generals recruited by Macedonian players, so they were not at an advantage.”
“The armies of Wei and Han fought a bloody battle with the Ancient Egyptian Legion, and it was hard to tell who would win. Wei had the Wei Wuzu, but lacked famous generals. Han’s strength was mediocre among the Seven Kingdoms of the Warring States Period, and they were unable to defeat the Ancient Egyptian Legion to open up the situation. Players such as Xuanyuan, Jiangzuo Meilang, etc. had to send famous generals such as Lian Po, Wei Wuji, and Xiang Yan to help the Wei and Han armies in order to hold back the Desert Legion.”
“Yan, Zhongshan, and Song were at a disadvantage in the battle with the Persian army. The Yan army was not yet at the peak of the King Zhao of Yan and his ministers, Yue Yi. Zhongshan and Song were not among the seven major powers of the Warring States period. The Yan, Zhongshan, and Song armies were facing the once powerful Persian Empire, and they relied on elite players such as Emperor Yuan, the governor of Pinglu, and Lao Buchu Shu to lead their troops to support the situation. Without them, Yan and Zhongshan might have been destroyed by the heavy armored cavalry of the Persian Empire.”
The group discussed the current situation of the national war, all with frowns on their faces.
On the first day of the decisive battle, which was divided into four major battlefields, the armies of the Seven Warring States plus the vassal states such as Zhongshan and Song failed to make any breakthrough progress.
The Macedonian Empire, the ancient Persian Empire, the ancient Egyptian Kingdom, and the ancient Greek city-states were not easy opponents. They were equivalent to facing the legions of the four major civilizations.
The most regrettable thing is that the seven major powers of the Warring States Period were not in their most prosperous period. The Qin army of Bai Qi and Wang Jian, the Zhao army of Li Mu and Lian Po, the Wei army of Wu Qi, the Yan army of Yue Yi, and the Qi army of Sun Bin were the strongest legions in the Warring States Period.
“We can’t count on other troops to make progress. We have to take the initiative to open up the situation.”
After some thought, Li Qian decided that it would be easier to make progress from the ancient Greek city-state.
Among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period, the Zhao and Qi armies were considered to be the most powerful countries, and they had elite players such as Li Qian, Xiao Lingxue, and Qingdi leading their troops to help. The Zhao army was commanded by King Wuling of Zhao himself, and the Qi army was commanded by the famous general Kuang Zhang, so they were fully capable of breaking the deadlock.
“But scholar, you also participated in the daytime battle. There are many people in the ancient Greek city-states, and each city-state has a group of generals. Although there are not many top generals in the ancient Greek city-states, there are still many second- and third-rate generals. What’s more, there is also the Spartan Legion…”
“The number of Spartan warriors brought by the Spartan city-state players is hundreds of thousands. Spartan warriors are not easy to defeat. Spartan warriors can also advance to a higher-level soldier, the ‘Spartan Warrior’. The Spartan Warrior’s military power is too high. I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to defeat Sparta and the city-states.”
When the players from the Zhao and Qi camps heard that Li Qian was going to lead them to defeat the ancient Greek city-state army, they all spoke at once and lacked confidence in each other.
During the day, the ancient Greek city-state army, especially the warlike Spartan Legion, caused heavy casualties to the Zhao Army, the Qi Army, and the players affiliated with the Zhao and Qi armies, causing everyone to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Spartan Legion and lose confidence in it.
“In my opinion, the ancient Greek city-state coalition had two fatal weaknesses.”
“First, the Ancient Greek coalition is composed of many city-states and the players affiliated with these city-states, which means that there are gaps between the armies of different city-states. These gaps may seem insignificant, but once we use cavalry to attack the junction of different city-state legions, what effect will it have?”
Seeing that people were wavering, Li Qian began to analyze the weaknesses of the Ancient Greek city-state army. Many players’ eyes lit up after listening to Li Qian’s analysis.
Li Qian was right. The ancient Greek city-state army was composed of armies from different city-states. It was powerful, but it was easy for them to fight on their own, and the coordination between them was not necessarily seamless.
“Secondly, the ancient Greek city-state army was too dependent on Sparta and Athens. The relationship between Sparta, Athens and other city-states was like the relationship between Chu and Han and other vassal states at the time. And Sparta’s military strength exceeded that of Athens. In other words, defeating Sparta was almost equivalent to defeating the ancient Greek city-state army.”
“Scholar, we were just discussing how to defeat the Spartan Legion. There are hundreds of thousands of Spartan warriors, and they have the support of the Leonidas I template. How can we defeat them?”
“The Spartan Legion is brave but not wise. We will suffer in a head-on confrontation, but we can lure the enemy deeper into our territory. In this way…”
“hiss……”
When Li Qian told everyone about his plan against the Spartan Legion, everyone gasped.
After hearing this, Xiao Lingxue said, “Isn’t this too risky?”
The Qing Emperor also said: “Once the Spartan army is allowed to advance straight ahead, it may be impossible to contain it, which will be counterproductive.”
“I have considered this as well, but a surprise attack may not be an option.”
Li Qian glanced at everyone and waited for their choice.
“I agree with the scholar’s opinion. How can we defeat them without taking risks?”
“If we continue to fight them head-on, I’m afraid our casualties will exceed 80%. We might as well take a gamble.”
“Fortune and honor come from risk. Brothers, let’s do it!”
With the response of some radical players, more and more players supported Li Qian’s proposal.
“Then we will join too.”
Xiao Lingxue and Qingdi thought about it and decided that Li Qian’s strategy might be a good idea considering the current situation.
“Then it’s settled.”
Li Qian persuaded everyone and ordered the entire army to rest and prepare to continue fighting with the ancient Greek city-state army the next day.
Before this, Li Qian still had not collected the reward for the S-level battlefield mission “Kill the General”.
(End of this chapter)