Chapter 3: Great victory! General! ()

"Ding! The Athens town map has been drawn. Automatically join the strategic map!"

After a week of hard work, Murphy finally finished drawing the rough topographic map near the Athenian town. Just as he was about to finish work, a prompt sound from the auxiliary system of "Total War" made him ecstatic!

Drawing maps is just based on daily accumulation in this area and natural strategic thinking.

Murphy knew very well how important the map played for the development of the army and towns, and how helpful it was to the current form.

That's why he put down other affairs in the town and gave priority to taking the Spartan heavy infantry out and spent more than a week to draw the topographic map. However, what surprised him was that the auxiliary system of "Total War" actually had the function of strategic map, which added the map he drew to the strategic map by itself.

"Stop." Murphy rode on the horse, closed his eyes and entered the interface of the auxiliary system.

A team of Spartan warriors were loyal to him, surrounding him, always alert to the possible attacks that might emerge from the dense grass and trees around him.

Sparta is the best warrior. They have discipline that other troops do not have. They are strong in their faces, solemn and taciturn. During the march, they can only hear the neat and dull footsteps of Sparta as they advance. In such an usually dull army, when they encounter the enemy's roar, even Murphy himself felt a burst of passion!

As soon as he entered the "Total War" auxiliary system, Murphy indeed saw a new option appear.

That is - the strategic map.

Open the strategic map, and the topographic map with Athens town as the center appears in Murphy's mind. However, the map improved by the auxiliary system of "Total War" is obviously much more detailed and refined than Murphy's hand-painted. The hills, high slopes, dense forests, and lakes within the map are all displayed very clearly.

What made Murphy most happy was that at the very edge of the strategic map, at the foot of a mountain range, it actually showed that there was an open-pit coal mine that could be mined!

In addition, many places specifically marked with red arrows are also marked on the strategic map.

There are all the places where Murphy encountered gnolls attacking during the drawing process. On the strategic map, there is an image of the gnoll, and then it is marked next to it, "There are many (large groups) of unknown hostile creatures gathered here."

The strategic map is very large, and the places outside the field of view are dark. After Murphy narrowed down the strategic map, he found that the location of the town of Athens was almost a small place on the large map that was invisible!

From this, he inferred that the continental plate he currently lives in has an extremely vast territory.

Logical thinking, to see the surface from a point of view.

This is the direction Murphy often thinks about, and then it gradually becomes a habit.

When I returned to the town of Athens, everything around me was basically on track.

Spring wheat has been planted, and as long as the cultivated land is not destroyed by the werewolves, there will be a grain income in another ten months. The wooden fence is raised and reinforced on the original basis, which is not within the scope of the construction of the auxiliary system of "Total War", but it is obviously possible to do so. However, this also requires paying the townsmen to pay for their wages, because the townsmen need to use silver coins to buy food from the treasury.

Leading the temple, Athena's temple is about to be completed. At present, most of the population, except for taking care of the arable land, have been planned by Murphy to clear the road.

After all, the role of auxiliary systems has limitations.

If he wanted to build a port, he would at least have to clear a road to the Nidoria River so that he could transport the wood.

As long as the port is established, the days ahead will be much better.

After inspecting the cultivated land, Murphy immediately took the General Guard and Spartan heavy infantry to the woods. There, Murphy built a simple logging yard. Due to civilization restrictions, the most convenient material for construction is wood. Building a logging yard is necessary.

Before he could get close to the logging field, Murphy heard a shrill howl!

"There are enemies!" After a few days of confrontation, Murphy is now quite sensitive to the voice of the gnoll! He drew out the long sword from his waist, pointed at the front, and said in a deep voice: "The whole army accelerates and charges!"

After coming to this world, he found that his power was several times stronger than his previous life.

Perhaps because of the "strong physique (you have an extremely strong body, vitality +6)" in the general's attribute, he was able to lift an object weighing nearly 100 pounds with one hand!

These days, he took the time to learn some combat skills from the instructor of the General Guard.

If you greedy for too much, you won’t be able to chew it.

He learned one trick - thorn!

"Sparta!"

The Spartan soldiers in the lead roared, threw down their spear and pulled out their short sword and rushed towards the direction of the battlefield. The Spartan heavy infantry behind him also put down their spears and roared and launched a charge!

Advance in the march command is to line up and move forward quickly, while charging is to put down your spear and sprint!

"General Guard, throw a 45-degree javelin on the side!" When forming the General Guard, because of the powerlessness of the Greek cavalry, Murphy formed a javelin cavalry, and the weapons he carried were two javelins and a dagger. He threw a javelin before fighting and then launched a charge. His combat power was average, but his mobility was barely acceptable.

As soon as he entered the battlefield, Murphy found that there were many more gnolls besieging the logging field than before, and they were more powerful, nearly two meters tall, half a head taller than the Spartan infantry!

The most important thing is that these zombies have actually changed into some primitive and simple weapons!

The workers of the logging farm were gathered in a simple fence, and on the front was a team of Greek infantry lined up in gun formations to defend the gate with difficulty. However, these werewolves were very cunning. They attacked the fence from the side from time to time, trying to disrupt the Greek infantry's square from the rear!

At this time, Murphy discovered that there were some outsiders in the logging farm.

These outsiders are obviously not residents of Athenian towns. Judging from their clothes, they seem to be human indigenous people of this world! They are tall and burly, holding big swords, and five people defending both sides of the fence in groups, trying to share the pressure on the flanks for the Greek infantry. However, they are all carrying many wounds of all sizes, and they seem to be exhausted.

"Jaberlin! Throw!" At about thirty meters away from the battlefield, the general guard suddenly threw the javelin more than two meters away.

There were nearly a hundred werewolves besieging the logging field. Because of the Greek phalanx, these werewolves were compressed into the space in front of the logging field. Twenty-four javelins were thrown out, and more than ten werewolves immediately accepted them all!

Because the distance is close and the zombies stand relatively densely, they don’t even need standards at all. After one round of javelin, if you have good luck, your limbs will be pierced, your combat power will plummet, and if you have bad luck, you will be nailed to the ground by the javelin and struggle!

However, the vitality of this type of creature is still relatively tenacious, and less than three people died directly.

"Sparta!"

As they approached all positions fifty meters on the battlefield, the Spartan heavy infantry roared again.

Then, these powerful warriors wearing bright red cloaks launched a sprint. They held the round shield high in front of them, and then hit the group of zombies like this!

"Bang bang bang!"

With dull collisions, the werewolves standing outside were actually knocked away several meters away!

When it landed, a few ribs on my body had broken, and I couldn't stand up for a moment.

"The general is here! The general is here!" The besieged people and soldiers cheered loudly. After Murphy arrived, these people seemed to have found their backbone, and the Greek infantry, who were suppressed by the werewolf for a long time, slowly advanced forward with a huge increase in morale!

"Sparta!"

"Sparta!"

"Sparta!"

In the eyes of the Greeks, the weight of the three words Sparta is extremely heavy! Even the ordinary people yelled at the counterattack of the three words "Sparta" on the werewolf!

And those outsiders and the indigenous people of this world were already shocked!

They never thought that a name could make people so enthusiastic, and a name could give these people confidence and courage!

What a terrible appeal this is?

Even the most famous general of the human city-state, I'm afraid it won't be possible?

Almost in an instant, the gnolls who were attacked by the front and back were shaken.

Some of the gnolls on the periphery began to escape when they saw that the situation was wrong, while the gnolls who were besieged by Spartan heavy infantry and Greek infantry were a little panicked.

No matter how strong they are, they are still just creatures. If they are creatures, they are afraid of death.

For a moment, riots broke out in the formation of the werewolf.

"Aowoo!"

Just when the riots broke out in the gnolls' team, a gnoll who was extremely tall and wearing leather armor, looked like a leader, howled.

Then, the riots began to restore their formation and organized two sides to fight. The zombies who had escaped before also turned around and joined the battlefield after hearing the howl.

"Chief? General?" Murphy was overjoyed. It turned out that these werewolves also had leaders and commanders.

Murphy raised his horse whip, and then said in a deep voice at the werewolf leader: "Thirty meters ahead, target the werewolf leader, throw it accurately!"

The general guard obeyed the order, first aimed at the creature Murphy pointed out, and then threw the javelin in his hand with great effort!

The twenty-four javelins made a sharp roar that broke through the air. Almost as soon as the zombies who had escaped before joined the battle, the tall zombies who exposed themselves howling and motivated their morale to summon their dispersed companions to the ground.

Twenty-four javelins more than two meters long nailed it to the ground, like a hornet's nest.

As soon as the leader died, the gnolls who had just joined the battle immediately began to disperse again. Under the attack of Spartan heavy infantry and Greek infantry, the besieged gnolls quickly lost their confidence.

Once morale is exhausted, the gnolls begin to fear irresistibly, and their formation completely collapses. Out of desire for survival, these gnolls begin to flee.

"Victory! Long live the general! Long live the governor!" Seeing the terrifying werewolf dispersed, the trapped people immediately cheered.

The heavy Spartan infantry consciously began to chase the laggards behind, while the Greek infantry began to treat the wounded, and made a blow to the zombies who were not dead, and also made a blow to the seriously injured and dying comrades to relieve their pain.

This is the helplessness in the era of cold weapons wars. Once the injury is too severe, it will be impossible to treat it.

The only thing that can be done by comrades is to give Tongze the past to end their pain.

"Band the wounds on the injured and immediately send them to the town for treatment." Murphy turned over and dismounted, commanding the general guards around him to start treating the slightly injured. The people around him also became busy and began to make stretchers with wood to send the injured soldiers to the town for treatment.

Although there are no medical buildings in the auxiliary system of "Total War", in the century BC, witch doctors were actually inseparable. In other words, in this era, medical skills were not yet out of the scope of witchcraft. In the West, those who mastered medical skills were more priests and shamans in the temple.

The temple of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is about to be built, and there must be priests who will heal their injuries.

In BC, the term priest had not yet appeared. Originally, the priest was an ancient official name. Later, after the Lord replaced the gods of Olympus, the term priest completely replaced the priest. In this era, the clergy of civilized races was called priests, while the barbarians were called shamans.

More than seventy zombies were left on the battlefield, and the Spartan heavy infantry also gave up the pursuit after chasing for a distance. In this battle, more than half of the zombies were killed, which can be regarded as a great victory. However, the Greek infantry suffered a lot in their previous defense, with nearly half of the casualties, and it would take at least one month to reorganize them.

My own losses were quickly counted.

16 people died, more than 100 people were injured, and 42 Greek infantry were killed, almost everyone was injured.

As for the Spartan heavy infantry, there were no casualties due to excellent combat skills and team cooperation. Most of them were just minor injuries and could recover their combat effectiveness after a few days of rest.

"God General." A Greek infantry captain with a scar on his face and more than ten wounds of all sizes came to Murphy and bowed and said, "We met a group of outsiders who claimed to be nobles."
To be continued...