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#38: Rhodes stone soldier

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The heavy infantry is not the archer who is possible to catch up with has no ideological problems weighing on the mind, let alone speed quicker cavalry. But the fully-armed heavy infantry charge is also impossible lasting, when they stop rests, the bow and arrow attack of Persians starts. 重步兵是不可能追上轻装上阵的弓箭手,何况还有速度更快的骑兵。而全副武装的重步兵冲锋也是不可能持久的,当他们停下歇息时,波斯人的弓箭打击就又开始了。 Greek Hoplite hides the body under the round shield, the injured probability greatly reduces, but cannot say does not have, first arm and thigh have not protected, next thick breastplate is the linen manufacture, although can prevent the bow and arrow to penetrate, is more avoidless the body wound. 希腊重步兵将身体藏在圆盾下,受伤几率大大减少,但不能说没有,首先手臂和大腿是没有防护的,其次厚实的胸甲是亚麻布制作,虽能防止弓箭穿透,却无法避免一些皮肉伤。 It is not able to draw close to the enemy unable to play the might of heavy infantry, can only stand by the arrow. Kerry Hanno does not dare to send the light infantry to come up, because the firing distance of javelin is less than the bow and arrow to be far, moreover protects also does not have heavy infantry, will increase the casualties. 无法贴近敌人就无法发挥重步兵的威力,只能站着挨箭。克里安诺不敢派轻步兵上去,因为标枪的射程不及弓箭远,而且防护又没有重步兵强,更会增加伤亡。 At this time, Timasion sent out 200 Corlett archers, caught up to reinforce in a hurry. 这时,提马宋派出两百名克里特弓箭手,匆匆赶来增援。 Held Kerry Hanno of expectation to be quickly disappointed to them: Is famous the firing distance of Corlett bowman does not have in the military in Greek city-state with the bow and arrow focusing on bow and arrow dominates Mediterranean far of Persia bowman, instead to pull closer the firing distance, is separated from the heavy infantry to protect, causes ten several people of casualties...... 对他们抱有期望的克里安诺很快失望了:在希腊城邦中以弓箭著称的克里特弓手的射程没有军事上以弓箭为主的称霸地中海的波斯弓手的远,反而为了拉近射程,脱离重步兵保护,造成十数人伤亡…… ................................. …………………………… At this time, the entire mercenaries team stopped, the leaders are trying to find the solution. 这时,整个雇佣军队伍都停止下来,首领们都在想办法。 Davos similarly in left flank anxious is listening to the report of messenger. At this time, Tolmides rode a horse to catch up: „Captain Davos, guest Lysippos hopes that you send out an army, circles the long journey, avoids the detection of enemy, circles to the enemy behind, attacks them.” 戴弗斯同样在左翼焦虑的听取着传令兵的汇报。这时,托尔米德骑马赶来:“戴弗斯首领,客里索普斯希望你派出一支部队,绕远路,避开敌人的侦查,绕到敌人后面,去攻击他们。” Davos slightly pondered, understood the plan of guest Lysippos. He looks to Philesius, Philesius nods toward him. 戴弗斯略一细想,就明白了客里索普斯的计划。他看向身旁的斐利修斯,斐利修斯朝他点头。 „Asistes, your fast informs Kapus to come!” Davos ordered. “亚西斯特斯,你速去通知卡普斯过来！”戴弗斯下令。 „Yes!” “是！” Philesius thinks that Davos can with discuss whom sends to go, never expected that he made the decision directly, moreover is the rightest candidate, it seems like that this approaches own consulting all the way, a stance, this young leader learning capability is very not just strong. 斐利修斯原以为戴弗斯会与自己商量派谁去,没想到他直接就做出了决定,而且还就是最合适的人选,看来这一路上向自己的请教,并非只是一种姿态,这位年轻的首领学习能力真的很强。 .................................... ……………………………… When Kapus leads the heavy infantry squadron to embark, another side Hieronymus also sent out the heavy infantry squadron, attempts to circle to the Persians back, then coordinates positive/direct Kerry Hanno, annihilates them. 在卡普斯带领重步兵中队出发时,另一侧希罗尼穆斯也派出了重步兵中队,都企图绕到波斯人的背后,然后配合正面的克里安诺,围歼他们。 However, experienced Artau Suss has the protection early, wild goose shape two wings are the Persia Mounted archery, disperses very much opens, uses as the mounted scout, quick discovered exceptionally, therefore withdraws rapidly, making attempt of mercenaries fail. 但是,经验丰富的阿尔陶祖斯早有防备,雁形阵的两翼是波斯弓骑兵,散得很开,同时也作为侦骑使用,很快就发现了异常,于是迅速后撤,让雇佣军的企图落空。 Steady Kapus sees the plan fail, returns immediately removes ; But Xenophon that Hieronymus here leader seeks battle on own initiative, he is unwilling , to continue to pursue, finally in pursuing to stop from time to time, not only no wound to Persians, instead causes ten several injured, if not the arrow arrow of Artau Suss army exhausts, Xenophon leads the loss of squadron not to stop this point. Therefore after coming back, he received reprimanding of Hieronymus. 稳重的卡普斯一见计划失败,就立刻回撤;而希罗尼穆斯这边的领军者是主动求战的色诺芬,他不甘心,继续追击,结果在追追停停中,不但没伤到一个波斯人,反而造成十数人受伤,如果不是阿尔陶祖斯军队的箭矢用尽,色诺芬所率中队的损失绝不止这一点。因此回来之后,他受到了希罗尼穆斯的斥责。 Without Artau Suss's entanglement, Greek army to speed up, rushes to these villages that the guide said before the sunset finally. Although most villagers run away, still made the exhausted soldiers rouse the spirit, Davos had had no interest in stop robbing of soldiers, he suggested Mersis arrests some Persians slaves as far as possible, promises them to be free, to receive in exchange their help sincerely, then rushes to the commander big tent/account. 没了阿尔陶祖斯的纠缠,希腊军队加速前进,终于在日落前赶到了向导所说的那些村庄。虽然大部分村民已经逃走,仍让疲惫的士兵们重新振奋了精神,戴弗斯已经无心去制止士兵们的抢劫,他只是建议梅尔西斯尽量抓捕一些波斯人的奴隶,许诺他们自由,以换取他们真心的帮助,然后就赶往指挥官大帐。 Also without the income, hears Kerry Hanno's complaint: „These Persians like the fly, cannot hit unable to expel, we do not have enough cavalry, does not have the means with them!” 还没进帐,就听见克里安诺的抱怨:“这些波斯人就像苍蝇,打不着也赶不走,我们没有足够的骑兵,拿他们毫无办法！” Davos and Philesius entered the big tent/account, the people signal by nodding to them, compare yesterday's alienation, today's they may be driving. Obviously the performance of Davos won the approval of people, because of worrying about Artau Suss's attack does not have the thoughts to express their enthusiasms. 戴弗斯和斐利修斯走进大帐,众人均向他俩点头示意,相比昨天的疏远,今天的他们可主动了很多。显然戴弗斯的表现赢得了众人的认可,只是因为担忧阿尔陶祖斯的袭击而没有心思表达他们的热情。 „If Persians will defer to today's way to attack us tomorrow, what to do we should?” Kerry Hanno worried said, today he is the personnel loses heavily. “如果明天波斯人还是按照今天的方式来袭击我们,那我们该怎么办？”克里安诺担忧的说,今天他可是人员损失最重的。 „What is more worrying, if we cannot speedily find to repel the Persians method, then Persians thinks certainly that this forms of defensive action are to us most effective, they not only will continue in this way, next time will also come is not several hundred people, is tens of thousands of Mounted archery and archer! I think that is our disaster!” Xenophon with a heavy heart said, today he may be suffers loss. “更让人担心的是,如果我们不能迅速的找到击退波斯人的方法,那么波斯人一定会认为这种攻击方式是对我们最有效,他们不但会继续用这种方法,而且下次来的就不是几百人,是成千上万的弓骑兵和弓箭手！我想那将会是我们的灾难！”色诺芬心情沉重的说,今天他可算是吃尽了苦头。 Other leader similar looks are dignified, before and great battle of King Persia, they won with ease, but exercising forbearance of Tissaphernes made them believe own great strength. But today, a quantity not many, is completely combined the Persia army that becomes to make their proud heavy infantries by the archer and Mounted archery suffer loss greatly, they realized the flaw of oneself army suddenly. 其他的首领同样神色凝重,之前与波斯国王的大会战,他们轻松获胜,而蒂萨弗尼斯的忍让更让他们坚信自身的强大。但今天,一支数量不多、全部由弓箭手和弓骑兵组合而成的波斯军队让他们引以为豪的重步兵大吃苦头,他们忽然意识到了自己军队的缺陷。 „We must have compared with the Persians similar firing distance or the firing distance farther-” guest Lysippos saying one word at a time. “我们必须要有比波斯人同样射程或者射程更远的-”客里索普斯一字一顿的说道。 „Rhodes stone!!” Xenophon yelled suddenly. “罗德岛投石手！！”色诺芬突然大叫道。 The Davos frown jumps. He listened to Antonios saying: In Greek city-state a native of Rhodes is good at stoning, the stone that they project can be 400-500 meters most, in hundred meters accurate is extremely high, therefore various Mediterranean city-state like hiring Rhodes stone, as an army important auxiliary strength. 戴弗斯双眉一跳。他听安东尼奥斯说过:希腊城邦中罗德岛人善于投石,他们投出的石头最远能达到400-500米,百米内精准度极高,所以地中海各城邦都爱雇佣罗德岛投石手,作为军队一支重要的辅助力量。 Davos is familiar with Rhodes this name, not only because of stone, but also previous generation much-quoted „one of the ancient seven wonders of the world”- Rhodes sun god great resembles constructs on this island, but seems like after Alexander the Great constructs. 戴弗斯之所以对罗德岛这个名字熟悉,不仅是因为投石手,而且前世广为流传的“古代七大奇迹之一”-罗德岛太阳神巨像就建在这个岛上,但似乎是在亚历山大大帝之后建造的。 Davos is thinking at heart: Actually militarily, Greek city-state has many unique and elite branch of the services, such as Corlett archer and Thessaly cavalry and Rhodes stone and Sparta heavy infantry and Athens Navy......, if a Greek series, unites in these branch of the services together, certainly can dominate Mediterranean! What a pity, is very fond of free Greeks is always in a state of disunity, on wants to make this effort Athens to be defeated, but present Greek overlord Sparta, does not look at the historical conclusion, depends on it to seal up the conservative political system extremely, impossible...... 戴弗斯心里想着:其实在军事上,希腊城邦有不少独特而精锐的兵种,如克里特弓箭手、塞萨利骑兵、罗德岛投石手、斯巴达重步兵、雅典海军……如果希腊一统,将这些兵种联合在一起,一定可以称雄地中海！可惜,酷爱自由的希腊人向来是一盘散沙,上一个想做出这个努力的雅典已经被打败,而现在的希腊霸主斯巴达,不看历史结局,就凭它极端封闭保守的政治体制,就不可能…… When the Davos heart sighed, saying that Timasion regretted: „Pitifully we do not have Rhodes stone!” 戴弗斯心中感叹之时,提马宋惋惜的说道:“可惜我们没有罗德岛投石手！” „But we have a native of Rhodes!” Xenophon excited saying: „, The stone is a native of Rhodes exercises the good skill since childhood, they take this as to live, makes a living by the bow and arrow like a native of Corlett! We when loving Syria recruit the mercenary, many natives of Rhodes join, is only because of generous of Cyrus the Younger, prepared large number of weaponry, they will abandon the stone rope, takes up them to spend the round shield and thorn that spear/gun the money can afford. The present to they took up the stone rope the time!” “但我们有罗德岛人！”色诺芬激动的说道:“诸位,投石是罗德岛人从小练就好的技能,他们以此为生,就像克里特人以弓箭为生一样！我们在爱欧里亚招募雇佣兵时,就有不少罗德岛人加入,只是因为小居鲁士的慷慨,准备了大量的武器装备,他们才会弃了投石索,拿起他们自己要花一大笔钱才买得起的圆盾和刺枪。现在到了他们重新拿起投石索的时候了！” „Xenophon said right, we should gather immediately them, composition stone soldier, to resist the Persians archer.” Kerry Hanno said. “色诺芬说的没错,我们应该立即将他们集合起来,组成投石兵,以对抗波斯人的弓箭手。”克里安诺紧接着说道。 The people expressed the support. 众人都表示赞同。 The guest Lysippos nod said: „That manages immediately. We have many sheep, slaughters part, makes the stone rope with the sheep's intestines.” 客里索普斯点头说道:“那就立刻去办吧。我们有不少羊,宰杀一部分,用羊肠来做投石索。” „Moreover we also need the cavalry, when Persians retreats, we cannot catch up with him. I suggested that various camps concentrate the unnecessary pack horse, the soldier who the choice is good at riding a horse composes the troop.” The Xanticles connection said. “另外我们还需要骑兵,否则波斯人撤退时,我们就追不上他。我建议各营把多余的驮马集中起来,挑选善于骑马的士兵组成骑兵队。”赞提帕里斯接口说道。 „Agreement!” “同意！” „Agreement!” “同意！” ...... …… When the crisis-charged, the leaders unite, reaches an agreement rapidly. 在面临危机的时候,首领们都团结起来,迅速达成一致。 The army goes into action immediately. Quick, a native of Rhodes who more than 300 are good at stoning was organized, more than 50 pack horses also concentrate, in the selected cavalry came from the Davos military compound mostly, the soldier who who lets his military compound mostly is Thessalian. 全军立刻行动起来。很快,三百多名擅长投石的罗德岛人被组织起来,五十多匹驮马也集中起来,选出的骑兵中大部分来自戴弗斯军营,谁让他军营的士兵大多为塞萨利人。 When Xenophon recommends Athenians Lü Xiusi as the teams leader of this cavalry squad, Davos disagreed, he thinks: Thessalian Ledes of own military compound( the recommendation of Philesius) is more appropriate. 当色诺芬推荐雅典人吕修斯作为这支骑兵小队的队长时,戴弗斯表示了异议,他认为:自己军营的塞萨利人莱德斯(斐利修斯的推荐)更合适。 In view of the fact that in the cavalry mostly is Thessalian, the leaders expressed the support finally. 鉴于骑兵中大多为塞萨利人,首领们最终表示了赞同。 Next day, the mercenaries have not continued to march, but is rests for a day, conducts to attack the training to the recently established stone soldier regiment and cavalry squad. 第二天,雇佣军没有继续行军,而是休息一天,对新成立的投石兵连队和骑兵小队进行突击训练。
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