In this case, Menon no longer hesitated. He walked out slowly and stood firmly in front of everyone, letting the wind by the river lift his white hair, and blood continued to ooze from the wound last night.
"I'm here."
he shouted.
"Well, my opponent, my friend. Thank you for understanding my call in Greek."
The words elicited a chuckle, especially from the Macedonian side. However, the Persian opposite had already guessed from his clothes that he was not a Greek, so his humor was not difficult to understand.
But Memnon was a little confused. When they communicated last night, didn't they use Greek?
However, he is an old fox after all, and he immediately understood that Li Ning was hinting at him and pretended that he had not met him yesterday.
After all, the conversation between the two of them was taking place in public.
On the other hand, Li Ning and Alexander have some secrets to talk about.
After the chuckle just now, Li Ning walked up to Alexander and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, can you still remember that if you don't want to stop, we need a steady stream of warriors, living warriors. So, even if they betray My compatriots in Greece, even if their homeland has just been destroyed by you..."
At this point, Li Ning chuckled softly, but finally said: "The punishment they receive should end with hard labor. If you are really worried, I can send them to my country, so that there will be no A temporary threat. And if you need emergency reinforcements, we are not unprepared."
"knew!"
Seeing that he agreed, Li Ning turned to Memnon and said: "Old General, it is impossible for you to win this battle. I believe that you have also discovered the stupidity of the two governors. If you adopt your strategy, we can strengthen the wall, clear the country, and lure the enemy. Go deep, and then send a navy to attack the Greek mainland and gain the support of the Spartans. Then, the Macedonian army in the hinterland of Asia Minor will not be able to respond head to tail. At that time, the Persians will have an opportunity."
Memnon remembered that they had discussed a similar topic last night. Now that I'm taking it out again, I'm afraid it has some hidden meaning.
But he answered anyway.
"But they rejected my proposal." The old general was very happy that someone appreciated his opinion, but a problem immediately emerged.
"How do you know? I only gave my advice to the Persian camp. Could it be..."
"Please believe that I am not such a despicable person." Li Ning said with great pride - in fact, he couldn't do anything carefully, so he had to be an aboveboard person.
"That's right. Then how did you know?"
"I came from that light curtain. Do you still remember? The place where you were supposed to fight has now become an important passage for us to come to the mortal world."
With a buzz, the Greek and Persian soldiers exploded.
In fact, since the initial selection of the light curtain, there have been various speculations about it. This was true whether it was the Persian side or the Macedonian side - the Macedonians had seen the world on the other side, but the Persians did not dare to approach directly. Instead, after the Macedonians disappeared, they fled in panic.
They believed that the Macedonians might have been devoured by some mysterious force. The few people who are still somewhat conscious, such as Memnon, act a little too sober - since the enemy can't rush through the ancient times, then our own people can't rush through either. If so, what are we doing here, and where can we run to? Run somewhere.
But now, Memnon doesn't think so.
Although the soldiers behind him and across from him became more frightened, so much so that some thought they had seen the kingdom of gods, and even Alexander across from him was asking something in a low voice, Memnon's logic was still clear.
"So, you are the one who defeated His Majesty Alexander."
Li Ning was speechless. Do these people have to talk about war when they open their mouths? Why did the news spread so quickly?
However, he still said: "It was just a lucky win. Our Heavenly Kingdom has not fought for a long time. Facing the warriors behind me, I am indeed a little... unprepared. Therefore, I think the Heavenly Kingdom soldiers should experience a real war."
"I agree with this. So, why are you looking for me?"
"Just now, we seemed to have overturned the outcome of this war and your correct opinions. Frankly speaking, I want you to serve our heavenly kingdom."
"Don't even think about it! Even if we are mercenaries..."
"No, I mean after you lose. I will stop the His Majesty next to me from killing you. Of course, in exchange, you still need to stay away from home to avoid causing a fire in His Majesty's backyard."
Finally, he said sincerely: "I am saving you!"
Memnon finally understood that this was what Li Ning had planned.
He looked back at Assitis, thinking of this man's arrogance, the depression in his heart at this time, and the life and death future of the old subordinates behind him. As soon as he was about to say: "Okay, I promise you. Let's fight on the battlefield." See!"
Li Ning drew out his long sword and performed a seriously irregular knightly salute.
Memnon didn't pay attention because there was no such etiquette at this time. He just regarded this as the strange etiquette of foreigners and forgot about it.
But there was another question that made him couldn't help but ask Qilai.
"What is that? Is it a bow and arrow?"
"No." Li Ning knew what he was asking and didn't look back, "Is that a crossbow?"
The word couldn't be translated into Greek, so he simply spoke Chinese - and Memnon realized that this thing belonged to the Kingdom of Heaven, and that the pronunciation of the word didn't match any of the Semitic dialects.
"How far can it shoot? Why do you have to lie on the ground to do it...?"
"Wind the string!" Li Ning introduced with a smile, "Lying down is for the convenience of exerting force, and then the bow and arrow can be fixed in place. Then, as long as the hair is lightly touched, the bow and arrow will fly out!"
"That's it!" Memnon nodded slightly.
The conversation just now seemed that they were too close, and he had to do something for the Persians to prove his loyalty.
It's a pity that he is hesitant. Will his actions make Li Ning dissatisfied?
However, time did not allow him to think too much.
Therefore, he immediately made an incredible request, "If I use the loyalty of all mercenaries in exchange for you not using this weapon when going to war, will you be willing?"
"You can't promise him!" Alexander retorted first.
Li Ning looked at the other party in surprise, then smiled and said: "It's okay, I can agree to this."
Then he explained in a low voice: "When the cavalry rushed over, who dared to lie on the ground and shoot arrows? Do you want to become a meat pie? Soldiers are not stupid, especially these bastards. They are cunning and afraid of death, so this thing is basically useless It’s not going to be of any use. I’m not going to win with him at all.”
Alexander was relieved, but Memnon opposite had already left happily.
In fact, Memnon was not deceived. When he returned to the camp to meet Prince Mitrobuzans, a little secret was revealed.
"Alexander is still younger after all. The expression on his face betrayed the foreigner. In short, the other party thought he got a cheap one. This may mean that the thing is of no big use at all."
"But I clearly saw that bastard Astis..."
"No, Your Highness. We are not charging each other this time. How can a person lying on the ground deal with the speed of the cavalry? Is he being chased? Come to think of it, the foreigner from heaven is not that stupid. No matter how far the range is, it is only They can be used when a battle begins. Once the cavalry attack each other or even intertwine, they can only take care of themselves, and they cannot distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. By then, they will really be useless."
"But the command of the mercenaries."
"He won't be able to meet my conditions before the war begins. So everything will be decided after the war. So the prince doesn't have to worry at all, the opportunity is still in our hands!"
Mitrobuzans exclaimed: "You are really good at calculating!"
However, what use is such a small calculation to the Persians?
The situation is set!
