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Chapter 40 This is War (Part 2)

As it approached three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain became heavier again.

It was just a drizzle before, but now it is a light drizzle. The rain made everyone wet, and the whole body felt sticky and uncomfortable.

But now, no one dares to complain about all this.

Murphy's previous actions have taught the mercenaries awe, and in awe they understand what it means - obedience!

The road was slightly muddy, and occasionally a few people slipped and fell to the ground. They quickly got up and followed the team in silence. But in just a few hours, the momentum and cohesion of the entire team have undergone earth-shaking changes!

These undisciplined mercenaries unconsciously set their sights on the well-disciplined Greek infantry as the army advanced, and then they began to naturally learn from those Greek infantry. This change was felt and seen by everyone. The mercenaries slowly puffed up their chests unconsciously, as if they were already qualified soldiers.

Murphy is happy to see this change.

These mercenaries have all received simple military training. As long as they have strong constraints, they can quickly form a large scale.

More than three hours of marching made everyone feel a little tired. About three kilometers away from the gathering place of the Jackals, Murphy ordered the entire army to rest and prepare lunch.

It was obviously impossible to start a fire when it rained, so everyone had to eat dry food.

The dry food of the Greek infantry is uniformly white bread, dried meat, and pickled fish. In comparison, the food of the mercenaries is much worse. Most of their food is prepared by themselves, and there is little meat.

During the march, the bread was placed in the backpack, but the dried meat was placed close to the body in the arms.

In this way, due to the temperature of the human body, the dried meat will not become too hard due to coldness when it is taken out to eat. It will still be warm and pliable when taken out, making it easy to swallow.

Everyone was already soaked to the skin, and there was nothing to be particular about at this time.

The soldiers sat on the ground, regardless of the mud and water on the ground, but they still had to be careful with the food in their hands. After all, no one wanted to eat mud. There is no need to look for water. There is no industrial pollution in this era, the rainwater is very clean, and a stream will be no worse than the so-called pure water.

Murphy led the horse to a tree, then took out the dried meat from his arms and ate it with a kettle.

During the march, he always ate and drank the same food as the soldiers, without preparing even a trace of special treatment for himself!

What is military morale?

Military morale is accumulated in such daily things, bit by bit.

He ate a little too fast, and Murphy couldn't help but choke.

He picked up the kettle and drank several large sips of water before letting out a long sigh of relief.

Half a pound of meat and two pieces of white bread.

Murphy's appetite is not small. His increasingly strong body requires more energy supplements, and his food intake is also increasing.

Looking at the dry food the mercenaries brought, Murphy couldn't help but frowned.

If you only rely on dry food without adding some meat, the energy you can replenish is limited, and you will get hungry very quickly! This is just like the situation in the 1970s, when there was little to gain from eating, and any adult labor force could eat a few big bowls of rice.

Murphy stretched out his hand to call the herald and asked in a low voice: "How much dried meat do we have?"

"The dried meat is gone. Two sheep were slaughtered yesterday. But there is still a lot of pickled fish. We won't finish the fish supplied by the port now." During the march, Murphy couldn't possibly attend to all these little details. Therefore, under normal circumstances, these matters are handled by the herald.

"Well, share it with them. There will be a battle later. How can we do it without eating enough!" Murphy nodded and ordered the herald to share the extra kippers with the mercenaries.

"Yes!" the herald responded.

The pickled fish was quickly distributed, and the mercenaries felt much better about Murphy after getting the meat.

For little people like them, what they can desire is not much, and some visible benefits can gain their recognition!

After lunch, the entire army rested for half an hour.

Food needs to be digested, and the physical energy consumed by the march needs to be replenished.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the rain was getting lighter and lighter, and the sky in the distance had begun to clear.

"The sky is going to clear up!" The soldiers couldn't help but cheer. Raining affects vision very much. Now the rain has become lighter and lighter. If the weather is clear, the battle will not have so much impact.

"The whole army speeds up and advances!"

Murphy got on his horse and ordered the general's guards to investigate where the gnolls gathered.

Because of the clear weather, the mercenaries were in a much better state of mind. They picked up their weapons and moved quickly towards their destination. The cavalry, numbering about twenty in the hands of the slave merchants, also began to disperse, checking to see if there was anyone around. What special movement?

Twenty minutes later, the army arrived at the Jackal camp and formed an encirclement network under Murphy's command!

800vs500!

This was the first time Murphy fought against the Jackals with a numerical advantage.

Under Murphy's order, the Greek infantry phalanx formed a large horizontal front, forming a fan-shaped formation of twenty people per column and four columns in total to surround the gathering place of the Jackals!

Two Greek infantry phalanxes opened up a depth of more than fifty meters in diameter and blocked a corner of about 240 degrees directly in front of the Jackal camp with an inverted figure-eight formation.

The general's guards were divided into two columns and advanced in an arc.

When they were about three hundred meters away from the Jackal camp, the army had been discovered by those alert beasts.

It was normal to be discovered. Murphy did not expect that with these mercenaries, he could form a perfect encirclement without anyone noticing.

More than 600 and close to 700 mercenaries were divided into two teams and ran forward closely behind the general's guard. They wanted to seize the gnolls and plug the loopholes in the encirclement while they fled, so as to completely annihilate this gnoll gathering point.

When encountering an enemy, the first thing a creature thinks of is to fight!

Only when they can't win will they think of running away.

In this way, these jackals need time to react, and what Murphy has to do is to form a surrounding net before they can react and keep all these jackals!

The dull horn sounded!

The infantry phalanx began to advance faster, and the cavalry roared, running and blocking the rear of the gnoll gathering place.

Before the adult gnolls could be organized to resist, the general's guards blocked the final gap and formed the entire encirclement network!

"Push forward!"

Murphy stood outside the battlefield, the herald blew a rapid trumpet sound, and the Greek infantry phalanx roared, shouting and marching forward!

The mercenaries began to make shouts to drive away the beasts, and the sounds coming from all directions caused a slight commotion in the gnoll camp. Obviously, these creatures with simple wisdom already understood that they were surrounded.

The encirclement gradually tightened, and some mercenaries equipped with javelins and bows began to attack automatically.

The Greek infantry at the front of the line had already fought against the adult male Jackals defending the main entrance of the Jackal camp. These strong adult Jackals tried to rush into the phalanx and defeat the enemies in front of them.

However, before they could get closer, the spear had already pierced their bodies!

The first wave of Jackal counterattacks was contained, and the adult Jackals were organized into peripheral defenses.

A group of about 150 mercenaries took over the gap behind the general guard, and the general guard moved towards the main entrance under Murphy's order. When they reached the front of the encirclement, the knights of the general guard dispersed their formation and took the Draw the javelin from behind and get ready to throw!

The encirclement is further compressed!

The number of gnolls, numbering about five hundred, was squeezed into an oval-shaped circle with a diameter of about three hundred meters.

At this time, Murphy glanced at the slave traders around him and nodded.

The slave merchant's personal cavalry galloped out, and they were scattered about fifty meters outside the line.

The role of these people is not to participate in the battle, but to supervise the mercenaries who join the battle.

If anyone runs away during the battle, these knights will kill them!

Sonorous!

Murphy pulled out the sharp sword from his waist, and the heavily armored Spartan fanatic warriors behind him stepped forward silently.

Immediately, a powerful horn sounded!

"kill!"

The Greek infantry phalanx shouted and began to charge! The mercenaries also roared and charged forward!

The phalanx and the crowd were like a roaring wave slamming hard on the line of defense formed by the jackals! At the moment of impact, it fell down like wheat! The squeezed Jackal defense line is just a target of flesh and blood. The space deliberately compressed under Murphy's calculations gives these Jackals no room to dodge. The harpooneer doesn't even have to use standards, he just needs to throw hard into the encirclement!

For a time, the sound of fighting and the screams of jackals resounded throughout this land!