I don¡¯t know what the Persian envoy said after he went back to see King Xersis of Persia, but he must have said something to fan the flames and cry out for grievances. Anyway, there will always be a fight in the end. This result is very important to the Spartans who have been prepared for it for a long time. It has no impact at all.
"Your women will become slaves, your children and old people will become slaves, but you will not. By noon today, you will be a dead man. Thousands of people from the Persian Empire will suddenly attack you, and our arrows will cover The sky blocks out the sun!¡±
The messenger with the broken arm returned half an hour later, appeared in front of the "landscape", and shouted the final threat.
"We have participated in countless battles, but so far we have never met an opponent who can give me and us Spartans what is called a magnificent death. We are waiting here, waiting to fight in the shade!"
Gu Shaoyan¡¯s answer was simple but decisive, causing the broken-armed envoy to retreat to the Persian army camp in dejection.
At this time, Gu Shaoyan discovered a strange figure, an ugly-looking hunchback. Next to him, Leondanis was looking at him coldly across from the hunchback.
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This ugly hunchback actually holds a round iron shield and a spear. The shabby red cloak on the high bulge of the hunchback tightly wraps his dry body. One of his eyes is big and the other is small. , lowered his body, looking at the King of Sparta¡ª¡ªLeodanis with the utmost admiration in his eyes.
Leondanis looked at the ugly hunchbacked man in front of him in confusion, because he was wearing the standard equipment of a Spartan warrior. But he had never seen the ugly hunchbacked man in front of him who claimed to be a Spartan.
"Famous King, please listen to my humble voice! My name is Ephialt, born in Sparta. My father was once a brave Spartan warrior. But he did not withstand the test of beauty. My mother His love made my parents escape from Sparta. He betrayed Sparta. He betrayed the honor of a warrior! Even my son is ashamed of what he did!" The ugly hunchbacked man paused and continued Said: "I know that the king is here to snipe the Persian army, so I ask you, brave king, to allow me to join the battle and serve you to make up for my father's honor."
Leondanis did not answer him immediately, but just looked at him quietly.
The ugly hunchbacked man knelt on the ground and said: "Besides, I also know that there is such a path, King. It is a very narrow narrow path that just goes through the ridge to the west. It is an ancient shepherd's path, from From there we can reach the back of Thermopylae, and the Persians can flank us from there. My king must defend there, otherwise the consequences will be serious if attacked from both front and rear."
After hearing the news, Leondanis finally cheered up, looked at the narrow path mentioned by the ugly hunchback, nodded and said: "Thank you for the news. I will send people to defend here!"
"But, joining the war"
The ugly hunchback named Ephialt said hurriedly: "My father trained me to be fearless, making the sword, gun and shield as much a part of me as my beating heart, noble king. I will fight for you in battle. Serve to gain my father's armor. I will kill many Persians!"
Leondanis circled around the ugly hunchback a few times, shook his head and smiled: "Since you are also a Spartan, you must also know the world-famous Spartan battle formation!"
Leondanis tapped the spear in his hand gently, and said slowly: "Raise your shield!"
"king?"
"Raise your shield! Raise your shield as high as possible!"
Although he didn¡¯t know what Leondanis meant, the ugly hunchbacked man Effialt still followed the king¡¯s instructions and tried his best to raise his shield upwards. It was just a natural flaw that made his movements stiff and full of loopholes.
Leondanis shook his head and said: "Should your father have told you how our phalanx operates? It fights as an airtight whole. That is the source of our strength. Every Spartan uses His shield protects the person on his left from head to toe. If there is only one weakness, the phalanx will be destroyed!" He looked at Effialt's high hunched back with regretful eyes and continued: "From head to toe, Effialt! I'm sorry, my friend, not everyone is born a warrior!"
"but I¡¡"
Leondanis waved his hand to interrupt Ephialt's excuse and said: "If you want to help the Spartans win, you can be responsible for cleaning up the dead bodies on the battlefield, taking care of the wounded, and bringing them water, but I can't use you. Go fight!"
"you¡¡"
Leondanis did not explain much.??, and went straight down to the bottom of the mountain, because he felt the vibration of the earth and saw swarms of Persian troops heading towards Hot Spring Pass. He had no time to waste here. In fact, Leondanis's intention was good. He didn't want the ugly hunchback Effialt, who was loyal to Sparta, to lose his life in the war in vain. However, the ugly hunchback Ephialt did not understand this good intention.
The ugly hunchbacked man Ephialt watched Leondanis turn around and leave without mercy. He stood there blankly for a long time, then suddenly threw the shield and spear in his hand into the sea, looked up to the sky and cried loudly: "Father, mother, you are wrong! Leondanis, you are wrong! I will make you regret your decision! Ahhh~~~~"
Leondanis had walked so far away that he could not hear the words of the ugly hunchback Ephialt at all, but among the peaks, a few pairs of eyes were watching every move here with sharp eyes, and even more so the ugly hunchback. I heard Ephialt's words clearly!
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When Leondanis arrived at the foot of the mountain, three hundred Spartan warriors had already lined up, raised their shields, and were waiting for the approaching Persian army.
Leondanis came to the front of the queue, pointed the spear in his hand straight forward, and said calmly: "We will snipe them here, we will fight here, hold your shields, boys! Remember! This day is yours forever! Persians, suffer death!"
"Roar!"
The moment Gu Shaoyan saw the Persians appear and felt the vibrations on the ground, he was really nervous and his palms were full of sweat. But when the Persians were about to arrive in front of him, this trace of nervousness had disappeared. There is no trace, replaced by the trace of wildness and bloodiness buried deep in my heart!
"boom!"
A dull loud noise!
The fifteen people at the front held their shields high and collided with the Persian army!
The power of tens of thousands of people and three hundred people comes into contact!
Gu Shaoyan stood in the second row, with the Land Rover to his left. Although he was not in the first row facing the huge force of the collision, Gu Shaoyan was still shaken to the point of splitting his teeth. He gritted his teeth and persisted, making deep cuts in the sand with his heels. The traces are constantly being pushed backwards!
"Hold on!"
"drink!"
Everyone exerted their strength at the same time and withstood the tremendous pressure.
"push!"
"Roar!"
Push, push, push, move forward step by step!
"prick!"
He raised his shield fiercely, thrust out his spear, and then pulled it out mercilessly, taking a step back to give up his position. Gu Shaoyan, who was in the second row, took a step forward, raised his shield and thrust out his spear, and then stepped back to give up his position All Everyone is like a part of this killing machine, running flawlessly!
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