Davos narrows the eye, the sharp vision the soldier who slaughters across the front, across filling the air the dust and fog, sees gradual increasing of that several fluttering in the breeze Persian king flags in the field of vision, could not bear smile. 戴弗斯眯起眼睛,锐利的目光穿过前方厮杀的士兵,穿过弥漫的尘雾,望见那几面迎风招展的波斯王旗在视野中逐渐的变大,忍不住笑了。 After Artaxerxes orders the reserve unit presses completely, his royal cart carriage also has to follow close on the large unit slowly to forward, if also treats is freezing, the periphery only remains the guard his imperial guard, population only then several thousand, but also is striking, making him feel very unsafe. 当阿尔塔薛西斯命令后备部队全部压上之后,他的御驾马车也不得不紧跟着大部队徐徐向前,如果还待在原地不动,周边就只剩护卫他的皇家卫队,人数只有几千,还过于醒目,让他感到很不安全。 The drivers are controlling carefully four that is conducting the back the royal carriage „Nicey inferior (Asia) marvelous horse”( this white horse is from Zager Loches mountain valley most fertile land Nicey inferior (Asia) plain, was regarded as finely and biggest horse by Medians, once offered as tribute to Assyria, Room Persian king its sanctifying, declared that Nicey inferior (Asia) white horse is god grants Aqimeinide the sacred object of royal family, besides the Persia official who king specially permits, anybody can not have secretly) is following the reserve unit, goes forward toward the battling battlefield. 驭手小心的驾驭着驮着皇家马车的四匹“尼塞亚神驹”(这种白马产自扎格罗什山谷最肥沃土地尼塞亚平原,被米底人视为最优良、最高大的马,曾作为贡品进献给亚述,波斯王更将其神圣化,宣称尼塞亚白马是神祗赐予阿契美尼德王室的圣物,除了国王所特许的波斯官员之外,任何人不得私自拥有)跟随着后备部队,向着正在激战的战场前进。 Somewhat distressed Artaxerxes felt that the rate of progression of reserve unit is extremely slow, is wanting to order, making him to Terry Bassous urge the speed that the front army picks up to go forward, actually saw this planning minister restrains the warhorse suddenly, the hand builds the forehead, looks up to the sky, but his imperial guard also makes the similar action. 有些心焦的阿尔塔薛西斯感觉到后备部队的前进速度太过缓慢,正想要对特瑞巴苏斯下令,让他催促前方的部队加快前进的速度,却看到这位谋臣突然勒住战马,手搭额头,仰望天空,而他身旁的皇家卫士也纷纷做出同样的举动。 Artaxerxes subconscious looks to the front sky. 阿尔塔薛西斯下意识的看向前方的天空。 At this time Sun already west, Artaxerxes hasty catching the eye, even if there is a blocking of dust and fog, he still felt that the sunlight is especially dazzling, hurries to close the eye, will open, actually hears Terry Bassous's startled shouting: „Crossbow artillery! Is stone that the Theonia crossbow artillery launches!” 此时太阳已经偏西,阿尔塔薛西斯仓促的抬眼,即使有尘雾的遮挡,他也感到阳光格外耀眼,赶紧闭上眼睛,正要睁开,却听到特瑞巴苏斯惊慌的喊道:“弩炮！是戴奥尼亚的弩炮发射的石头！” In Artaxerxes heart one startled, cannot attend to the stabbing pain of eye, hurries to open eyes, saw rapid passing over gently and swiftly of more than ten circular shadows from the top of the head, then the rear area transmitted one to thunder. 阿尔塔薛西斯心中一惊,顾不得眼睛的刺痛,慌忙睁眼,就看到十几个圆形的黑影从头顶上方飞速的掠过,接着后方传来一阵轰鸣。 Artaxerxes then looked, flies upwards from he more than ten meters place dust, the circular stones of dozens coconut tree sizes pounded a pit. 阿尔塔薛西斯回头一看,距离他十几米的地方尘土飞扬,几十个椰子大小的圆形石头砸出了一片凹坑。 Artaxerxes is so shocked they broke out in a cold sweat immediately. 阿尔塔薛西斯顿时惊出一身冷汗。 „King, Theonian attempts to attack you with the crossbow artillery! Quickly! Will remove quickly in the future!” Terry Bassous has not won the approval of Persian king, anxious requests the carriage to turn around to remove. “大王,戴奥尼亚人妄图用弩炮来袭击您！快！快往后撤！”特瑞巴苏斯没有征得波斯王的同意,就急切的要求马车掉头回撤。 The Persian king luxurious carriage conducts the back by „4 Nicey inferior (Asia) marvelous horses”, not only the specification common carriage is big, but also heavy many, wants to achieve the fast corner is not easy, let alone turns around, but also all around of carriage is the imperial guard, cleans up enough space very much difficultly in a short time. 波斯王的豪华马车由“四匹尼塞亚神驹”驮拉,不但规格较一般马车要大、而且也重不少,想要做到迅捷的拐弯都不容易,更别说是掉头,而且马车的四周都是皇家卫士,很难在短时间内清理出足够的空间。 But at this moment, in a Theonia infantry army rear area, does not know when has set up simple three meters tall Shaolou, under domination of project camp labor forces, the experienced crossbow artillery army view meow the hand is standing in the sentry post building, looks into the front, and according to the position of point of impact and Persian king carriage of first round of marbles, rectifies the firing data of crossbow artillery rapidly, and loud by the crossbow artillery army toward sentry post reports. 而此刻,在戴奥尼亚步兵军阵的后方,不知何时已经立起了一座简易的三米高哨楼,在工程营劳力们的把持之下,经验丰富的弩炮部队观喵手正站在哨楼上,眺望前方,并根据第一轮石弹的弹着点和波斯王马车的位置,迅速矫正弩炮的发射数据,并且大声的朝哨旁边的弩炮部队汇报。 The effort of elevation angle and string of crossbow cannoneers split-cycle control crossbow artillery...... quick, the second round of marbles went out by the ejection. 弩炮手们迅速调整弩炮的仰角、拉弦的力度……很快,第二轮石弹被弹射出去。 At this time, the carriage that Artaxerxes takes in the tone, is actually also seeing that in the midair dozens marbles howl to pound to fall. 此时,阿尔塔薛西斯所乘坐的马车还正在调头,却看到半空中几十枚石弹呼啸着砸落下来。 First fell on side of carriage, pounded an imperial guard crushes, the brain fluid and blood even splashed on the face of Artaxerxes. 第一颗就落在了马车的旁边,将一名皇家卫士砸得粉碎,脑浆和鲜血甚至溅到了阿尔塔薛西斯的脸上。 In an instant, in Artaxerxes mind a blank, dull is standing, has no response regarding the guards startled yawp. 刹那间,阿尔塔薛西斯头脑中一片空白,呆呆的站立着,对于卫士们惊慌的叫喊声没有任何反应。 „Bang!” Another marbles pound to fall on the front of Nicey inferior (Asia) white horse, the dust that splashes hit on their bodies, the white horse of fertilization realized the danger, wanted to work loose the shaft yoke of carriage furiously, did not obey driver's direction. “轰！”又一颗石弹砸落在尼塞亚白马的前方,溅起的尘土打在了它们的身上,受精的白马意识到了危险,奋力想要挣脱马车的辕轭,根本不听驭手的指挥。 The carriage in fierce swaying, absent-minded Artaxerxes will fling unexpectedly. 马车在剧烈摇晃中,居然将失神的阿尔塔薛西斯甩了出去。 „King!!!......” Imperial guards startled time hurries to the rescue, in this time, marbles happen to smashes the carriage exactly, immediately the sawdust flies horizontally, scream rises from all directions. “大王！！！……”皇家卫兵们惊慌的时候赶去救援,恰在此时,一颗石弹正好砸中马车,顿时木屑横飞,惨叫声四起。 ........................................................................ ……………………………………………………………… Persia high-level general know that the crossbow artillery is the attacking a city sharp weapon of Theonian manufacture, but the attacking a city instrument was barely used in the field operation between armies, therefore they fell into the dead angle of thought that has not thought that the Theonia army the use crossbow artillery in the battle attacks itself unexpectedly, completely therefore has not guarded entered the firing distance of crossbow artillery. 波斯的高级将领们都知道弩炮是戴奥尼亚人制造的攻城利器,而攻城器械很少被用到军队间的野战之中,所以他们陷入了思维的死角,万万没有想到戴奥尼亚军队居然在会战中使用弩炮来攻击自己,因此完全没有防备的进入了弩炮的射程。 In fact, in battle beforehand Davos ordered to arrange 30 crossbow artillery behind center, tactic that the use that although tried our luck beheaded, but also to it whether to realize does not hold the too high hope, because according to Davos knew, Persian king Artaxerxes in the past fight rarely arrived at the fight frontline. 事实上,在开战之前戴弗斯就下令在中路后方布置了30架弩炮,虽然心存侥幸的使用斩首的战术,但也对其能否实现不抱有太大希望,因为据戴弗斯所知,在以往的战斗中波斯王阿尔塔薛西斯很少亲临战斗一线。 Key point that the crossbow artillery must attack not in center, but in Persia right flank and in the Unit Carduchia rear preparation army, must prevent them to the front prompt rescue. 弩炮要攻击的重点并不是在中路,而是在波斯的右翼、在杜客亚后方的预备军队,要阻止他们对前方的及时救援。 According to the Theonia military system, a regiment provides 10 to harness artillery, in the army who therefore in Davos commands has about 200 crossbow artillery, 170 centralized arrangement in the Theonia army left flank final side, to Unit Carduchia, while Szo Conteh Tribe cheats the defeat, here crossbow artillery army also prompt stands erect the sentry post building, observes the trend of enemy reserve unit closely. 按照戴奥尼亚的军制,一个军团配备十驾努炮,因此在戴弗斯所统率的这支大军中有将近200架弩炮,其中170架集中布置在戴奥尼亚军阵左翼最后方,正对着杜客亚,在克索康特部落诈败的同时,这里的弩炮部队也及时的竖立起哨楼,密切观察敌方后备部队的动向。 When the center crossbow gun laying accurate Persian king carriage, right flank some reserve units has encountered the bombardment of marbles, because they worry to rescue, entered the firing distance of crossbow artillery early. 就在中路的弩炮瞄准波斯王的马车之时,右翼的部分后备部队已经遭到了石弹的轰击,因为他们着急救援,早早的进入了弩炮的射程。 Killing that the marbles that the single crossbow artillery fires actually create is not big, but the centralized launches of 170 crossbow artillery, not only the momentum is astonishing, the fragmentation effect of but also creating very fearsome, so long as falls in the approximate range, can make flake covered with blood the bloody scene. 单个弩炮发射的石弹其实造成的杀伤并不大,但是170架弩炮的集中发射,不但声势惊人,而且所造成的杀伤效果十分可怖,只要落在大致的范围内,就能制造出一小片血肉模糊的血腥场面。 Artaxerxes in the frontline company that in the battle arranges either is the Persia army elite, either is the battle efficiency aggressive attached race army, but is ordinary as many battle efficiency of reserve unit, but even would rather not situated in the Unit Carduchia rear Caspian Sea various nation armies is Persia strives, arrived here to deal with an assignment, finally was actually requested to go forward to rescue by Persians urgently, after suffering several rounds of marbles attacked, they not many morale were nothing left, many people escape startled...... 阿尔塔薛西斯在会战中所布置的一线部队要么是波斯军队的精锐、要么是战斗力凶悍的附属种族部队,而作为后备部队的多数都战斗力一般,而位于杜客亚后方的里海诸邦部队甚至都不太情愿为波斯出力,来到这里只是为了应付一下差事,结果却被波斯人要求紧急上前救援,在挨了几轮石弹攻击之后,他们本就不多的士气荡然无存,很多人惊慌的逃跑…… .............................................................................. …………………………………………………………………… But in these days that Persia right flank messenger whereabouts Persian king requests reinforcements, beforehand after having the Theonia regiment soldier of preparation swamps into the Persia battleline the gap, handles jointly with the soldier of Szo Conteh Tribe, to catches up with the Persia archer who seals off the gap to launch the ferocious attack hastily. 而就在波斯的右翼传令兵去向波斯王求援的这段时间里,事先有着充分准备的戴奥尼亚军团士兵涌入波斯阵线的缺口之后,就会同克索康特部落的战士,向仓促赶来封堵缺口的波斯弓箭手发起猛烈的进攻。 When the Persia reserve unit sends out, suffers the Persia archers of mass casualties to be forced to withdraw, suffers the attack of crossbow artillery to go haywire while the Persia reinforcements in the halfway, innumerable Theonia regiment soldiers unceasing crossed the Persia battleline the gap, then behind the side of attack gap both sides Carduchia army. 在波斯的后备部队出动之时,遭受大量伤亡的波斯弓箭手已经被迫后撤,趁着波斯援军在半途遭受弩炮的攻击而陷入混乱,无数戴奥尼亚军团士兵不断的冲过波斯阵线的缺口,转而攻击缺口两侧杜客亚军队的侧后方。 Originally around on the Carduchia soldier of despondency suffers the converging attack, rapid collapse. Some even also responded Szo Conteh Tribe soldier, invested into a Theonia side. 原本就士气低落的杜客亚战士遭受前后夹击,迅速崩溃。有的甚至还响应克索康特部落战士,投入到戴奥尼亚一方。 When messenger the tactical situation return of left flank to control center, happy talks and laughters, the veteran, is the young staff officers is an excitement of face, because they know that the victory has decided. 当传令兵将左翼的战况回报给指挥中心时,一片欢声笑语,无论是老将、还是年轻的参谋都是一脸的激动,因为他们知道胜局已定。 On the Davos face is also hanging the smile, asked: „The cavalry tactical situations of two wings how?” 戴弗斯脸上也挂着微笑,问道:“两翼的骑兵战况如何？” Feely Hughes voice loud and clear reply: „Your majesty, the Persia cavalry has started to retreat, our cavalries are rallying the formation, prepares to launch the attack to two wing enemy positions flanks.” 菲利修斯声音洪亮的回答:“陛下,波斯骑兵已经开始溃退,我们的骑兵正在重整阵型,准备向两翼敌阵的侧翼发起进攻。” „Very good! Very good! Very good!” Davos commended one after another three, on the face the smile, relaxes at heart thoroughly, then looks these old friends who similarly are chatting with ease: „Weather is very hot, was everyone thirsty? Henie, bringing the starch apportions everyone to drink.” “很好！很好！很好！”戴弗斯接连称赞了三声,脸上笑容更甚,心里彻底放松下来,回头看着同样在轻松谈笑的这些老战友:“天气很热,大家都口渴了吧？赫尼,把带来的浆水分给大家喝吧。” „Your majesty, drinks the starch not to have the meaning, we want in the Babylon royal palace to drink the good wine!” Amintas cracks a joke said loudly. “陛下,喝浆水多没意思,我们想要到巴比伦的王宫里喝美酒！”阿明塔斯开玩笑的大声说道。 „Ha haha......” people laugh. “哈哈哈……”众人大笑。 .................................................................................... ………………………………………………………………………… Although the Theonia regiment soldiers defeat the enemy and expanded enemy ranks gap in left flank unceasingly, although the Theonia cavalry and light armor-clad soldier after routing the Persia cavalry, then launched the attack...... the Theonia army to grasp the key of victory to the enemy ranks flank, but regarding the be continuous more than ten li (0.5 km) giant battlefield, the rolling victory will actually not arrive quickly. 尽管戴奥尼亚军团士兵不断在左翼击败敌人、扩大敌阵缺口,尽管戴奥尼亚的骑兵和轻甲兵在击溃波斯骑兵之后、转而向敌阵侧翼发起攻击……戴奥尼亚军队已经掌握了胜利的钥匙,但对于绵延十几里的巨大战场而言,全面胜利却不会很快到来。 Quickly when to dusk, the Persia army collapses thoroughly, what fights to final is the center Persia not dead army and Greek mercenary, therefore falls into surrounds layer on layer/heavily, but is unable to escape. 快到黄昏时,波斯军队才彻底崩溃,战斗至最后的是中路的波斯不死军和希腊雇佣兵,也因此陷入重重包围,而无法脱逃。 This great battle causes the Persia elite army to be seriously battered, such as Muldor Niaosi, Halper Gosse, Pacey raised and other Persia high-level general is not captured and die in battle, what only regret was Artaxerxes fled the battlefield. 这一场大会战导致波斯的精锐部队遭受重创,如马尔多尼奥斯、哈尔珀格斯、佩西提达伊等波斯高级将领不是被俘、就是战死,唯一遗憾的是阿尔塔薛西斯逃离了战场。 Therefore achieves the battle success Davos to issue the order: The cavalry unit pursues continually bursts the army, each regiment must shorten the recuperation time, speeds up marches to Babylon. 因此获得会战胜利的戴弗斯下达命令:骑兵部队持续追击溃军,各个军团也要缩短休整时间,加快向巴比伦进军。 Pursues the speed quickly naturally is Nummi Biya light cavalry, they and other in the fights of light surprise-attack forces with Persia being enrolled together cavalry unit have not had the too big advantage in the Scythia cavalries, but because the main force of Persia cavalry was defeated, the opponent is uninterested and flees in abundance, making them start the recuperation in the battle latter half, therefore has more physical strengths compared with other armies. 追击速度最快的当然是努米比亚轻骑兵,他们在与波斯混编骑兵部队中的斯基泰骑兵等轻奇兵的战斗中并没有占据太大优势,但由于波斯骑兵的主力被击败,对手无心恋战、纷纷逃离,使得他们在会战的后半段就开始休整,因此较其他部队拥有更多的体力。 The hurricane advance of Nummi Biya cavalry causes the distance battlefield not far Nicey Fonni inferior (Asia) city insufficient protection, when accepting the routed troop was penetrated in the city by it, finally has to surrender. 努米比亚骑兵的狂飙突进使得距离战场并不远的尼塞丰尼亚城缺乏足够的防备,在收容溃兵时被其突入城内,最终不得不投降。 Davos before entering a city to rest, sending the messenger to rush to the west, told row mysterious that caught up in a hurry to raise Chieders: The Theonia army has routed the Persia army thoroughly, making him not need to command the army to catch up to meet again, but withdraws troops Asia Minor, conquers this/should area thoroughly. 戴弗斯在进城休息之前,派传令兵赶往西面,告诉正在匆匆赶来的列奥提奇德斯:戴奥尼亚军队已经彻底击溃波斯大军,让他不用再率军赶来会合,而是回师小亚细亚,彻底征服该地区。 Next morning, the Theonia cavalry unit continues to east pursues, by a Euphrates river branch, caught up with Artaxerxes and imperial escort forces. 第二天一大早,戴奥尼亚骑兵部队继续向东追击,在幼发拉底河北岸的一条支流旁,追上了阿尔塔薛西斯和皇家护卫部队。 Before this time Persian king compares him , when leads the enormous and powerful army leaves Babylon the high-spirited appearance is completely huge difference, after the army was routed, the soldier four flee and become separated, the King prestige is nothing left, some imperial escort forces also many soldiers who he most trusts flee while the night, guard in his side less than 500 people. 此时的波斯王相较他之前率领浩浩荡荡的大军离开巴比伦时意气风发的模样完全是天壤之别,大军被击溃之后,士兵四下逃散,王者威望荡然无存,就连他最为信赖的皇家护卫部队也有不少士兵趁着黑夜逃离,护卫在他身旁的不足500人。 But he himself by the attack and falls after the carriage of crossbow artillery, the 60-year-old age receives the so intense hit, immediately falls into the stupor, is still not sober, this also drags down the speed that they escaped. 而他自己受弩炮的攻击、从马车上摔下来之后,60多岁的年龄受到如此强烈的撞击,顿时陷入昏迷,至今也未清醒,这也拖累了他们逃跑的速度。 After was caught up by the Theonia cavalry, but also followed in Persian king Terry Bassous leads the remaining guards to choose the surrender very much simply, simultaneously requested to give the Artaxerxes proper King courteous reception. 在被戴奥尼亚骑兵追上之后,还跟随在波斯王身旁的特瑞巴苏斯带领残余的卫士们很干脆的选择了投降,同时要求给予阿尔塔薛西斯应有的王者礼遇。 Davos that rushes to agreed joyfully, and also despatches troops the best medical personnel to treat an illness for it. 随后赶到的戴弗斯欣然同意,并且还派军中最好的医护人员为其治病。 Had Persian king in the hand, the Theonia army is smoother to the eastern attack, Corseaux raises, Tull Mander and others to induce to draw the bottom river bank important town Kaesong to surrender, 有了波斯王在手,戴奥尼亚军队向东的进攻更为顺利,科尔索提、塔尔曼德等诱发拉底河畔的重要城镇纷纷开城投降, In early December, the Theonia army enters the Babylon area. 12月初,戴奥尼亚军队进入巴比伦地区。 When the army when Davos is at passes through a small villages and towns, the veterans in army all become excited, because the name of this village is called Cunaxa. 当戴弗斯所在的部队经过一个小村镇时,军中的老将们个个变得激动起来,因为这个村庄的名字叫做库纳萨克。 „In the past, we camped here! I still remember I the tent probably is in this position!” “当年,我们就是在这里宿营的！我还记得我所住的帐篷好像就是在这个位置！” „That side! That side is the battlefield! A our charge beat Persian king left flank, what a pity, Cyrus the Younger was too crude, otherwise that battle should be we wins......” “那边！那边就是战场！我们一个冲锋就击垮了波斯王的左翼,可惜呀,小居鲁士太鲁莽了,否则那场会战应该是我们获胜的……” „This has anything to be good to be a pity! Luckily he failed, your majesty will surface, will lead us to found Theonia, will let us today with the stance of vanquisher, returns here!” “这有什么好可惜的！幸亏他失败了,陛下才会脱颖而出,才会带领我们创建戴奥尼亚,才会让我们在今天能以征服者的姿态,重新回到这里！” „Said right, we must thank your majesty! Your majesty for victory!” “说的没错,我们都得感谢陛下！陛下万胜！” „Your majesty for victory!!” “陛下万胜！！” When the veterans are moved by the scenery to recollect old feelings and emotions heartfeltly, cheers to Davos, when to express its sense of gratitude, King Theonia and entire Mediterranean new overlord Davos rides on the warhorse motionless, just like a clay sculpture, he stares at front Giorgris is standing that open area, in the heart is filled with emotion: In there, he from a Chinese citizen rebirth of the 21 st century for the humble mercenary of ancient Greece age, struggling that from most started strives for saving, to doing pioneering work despite great hardships to found Theonia, struggled painstakingly for more than 30 years in this strange world...... 当老将们触景生情、由衷的向戴弗斯欢呼,以表达其感激之情时,戴奥尼亚国王、整个地中海的新霸主戴弗斯骑在战马上一动不动,犹如一尊泥塑,他凝望着前方吉奥格里斯所站着的那块空地,心中感慨万千:就是在那里,他由一个21世纪的中国公民重生为古希腊时代的一名低贱的雇佣兵,从最开始的挣扎求存、到筚路蓝缕创建戴奥尼亚,在这个陌生的世界苦苦奋斗了30多年…… This moment past events flash through from his mind rapidly, just like the dream is ordinary. 此刻往事一幕幕从他脑海中飞速闪过,犹如梦幻一般。 „Report! Your majesty, the Babylon Kaesong surrender, Cooch Oursse legatus leads the vanguard army to enter the city!” The shout of messenger awakened distracted Davos, he is observing the situation periphery already the officers who start to cheer, on the face blooms slowly the smile: No, this is not the dream! Here is the ancient Mediterranean world that the wind and cloud surges! But I, Hades. Davos, the present is this world's most powerful person! “报！陛下,巴比伦开城投降,库奇乌斯军团长率领前锋部队已经入城！”传令兵的喊声惊醒了神志恍惚的戴弗斯,他环视着周围已经开始欢呼的将士们,脸上慢慢绽放出笑容:不,这不是梦！这里是风云激荡的古代地中海世界！而我,哈迪斯.戴弗斯,现在是这个世界最有权势的人！ He makes an effort to wield the right hand: „Walks! We go to Babylon!” 他用力挥动右手:“走！我们去巴比伦！” „Yes, your majesty!” People in unison responded, tens of thousands of officers are crowding around this great King excitedly, toward has opened wide the bosom that Eastern big city to run quickly to go to them...... “是,陛下！”众人齐声回应,成千上万的将士激动的簇拥着这位伟大的王者,朝着已经向他们敞开怀抱的那座东方大城奔驰而去…… ( The book ends) (全书完)