Towards three o''clock in the afternoon, it rained harder.


    It used to be drizzle, but now it''s drizzle. The rain has wet everyone, and the feeling of being sticky is very bad.


    But now, no one dares to complain about it.


    Murphy''s previous actions have made the mercenaries learn to fear, and in awe, they understand what is called - obedience!


    The road is slightly muddy, occasionally a few people slip and fall on the ground, also quickly get up, silent to keep up with the team. However, in just a few hours, the momentum and cohesion of the whole team changed dramatically!


    These undisciplined mercenaries unconsciously put their eyes on the well disciplined Greek infantry in the process of advancing, and then they began to naturally learn from them. This kind of change was felt by all people. Unconsciously, these mercenaries slowly straightened their chests, as if they were already qualified soldiers.


    Murphy is happy with this change.


    These mercenaries have received simple military training, they can quickly form a scale as long as they have a strong constraint.


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


    It''s obviously impossible to make fire when it rains. Everyone can only eat dry food.


    The dry food of the Greek infantry was white bread, dried meat and salted fish. In contrast, the food of the mercenaries was much worse. Most of their food is prepared by themselves, with little meat.


    During the March, the bread was put in the backpack, but the dried meat was put in the arms.


    In this way, because of the temperature of the human body, the dried meat will not be too hard because it gets cold when it is taken out. It is warm and flexible when it is taken out, so it is easy to swallow.


    Everyone has been soaked through, and there is nothing to pay attention to at this time.


    The soldiers sat on the ground, regardless of the mud and water on the ground, but they 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. In this era, there is no industrial pollution, and the rain is very clean. If you look for a stream, it will not be worse than the so-called pure water.


    Murphy leads the horse under a tree, takes the dried meat out of his arms and eats it in a kettle.


    During the March, he always ate and drank the same food as the soldiers, and did not prepare any special treatment for himself!


    What is morale?


    The morale of the army is accumulated in such ordinary things bit by bit.


    It''s a little fast. Murphy can''t help choking.


    He took up the kettle and poured a few mouthfuls of water before he took a long breath of relief.


    Half a jin of meat, two pieces of white bread.


    Murphy''s appetite is not small, his increasingly strong body needs more energy supplement, and then his appetite is also increasing.


    Murphy frowned at the mercenaries'' own dry food.


    If you only rely on dry food without meat, you will have limited physical strength, and you will be hungry very fast! This is the same as in the 1970s, when there was no food to eat, and any adult labor force could even eat a few bowls of rice.


    Murphy reached for the herald and asked in a low voice, "how much more do we have in dried meat?"


    "There''s no dried meat. Two sheep were slaughtered yesterday. However, there is still a lot of salted fish. Now we don''t eat all the fish supplied by the port. " During the March, Murphy couldn''t go through all the details, so generally, the herald was in charge of all these matters.


    "Well, give it to them. There will be another battle later. How can we do without enough food? " Murphy nodded and ordered the herald to distribute the extra salted fish to the mercenaries.


    "Yes The herald answered.


    The salted fish was soon distributed, and the mercenaries got meat, and immediately they felt much better about Murphy.


    For small people like them, what they can crave is not much, some tangible benefits can get their recognition!


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


    The food needs to be digested and the physical strength consumed by the March needs to be replenished.


    Around four o''clock in the afternoon, it rained less and less, and the sky began to clear in the distance.


    "It''s going to clear up!" The soldiers can''t help cheering. The rain is very bad for their eyesight. Now the rain is getting smaller and smaller. If it''s sunny, the fighting won''t have so much impact.


    "Speed up the whole army!"


    Murphy got on his horse and ordered the general''s guard to investigate where the jackals had gathered.


    Because of the fine weather, the mercenaries were in a better state of mind. They took up arms and made a rapid progress towards their destination. The cavalry of about 20 slave merchants began to disperse to see if there was any special movement around.


    Twenty minutes later, the army arrived at the Jackal''s camp and formed a siege net under Murphy''s command!


    800vs500！


    This is the first time that Murphy has fought the Jackal with a superior number.


    Under Murphy''s command, the Greek infantry square formed a large horizontal line, with a total of four lines of 20 men in a fan shape to encircle the Jackal gathering place!


    Two Greek infantry phalanxes, more than 50 meters in diameter, blocked a corner about 240 degrees in front of the Jackal camp with an inverted "eight" shaped front.


    The general''s guard was divided into two columns, moving in an arc.


    About 300 meters away from the Jackal camp, the army had already been discovered by the clever beasts.


    It''s normal to be found. Murphy doesn''t expect to form a perfect circle with these mercenaries.


    More than 600 mercenaries and nearly 700 mercenaries divided into two teams and ran behind the general''s guard. They wanted to seize the Jackal''s escape and plug the loophole in the encirclement, so as to completely annihilate the Jackal gathering place.


    In the case of an enemy, the first thing a creature thinks of is fighting!


    It''s only when they don''t win that they think about running away.


    In this way, these jackals need a reaction time, and what Murphy has to do is to form a network of encirclement before they react, and leave all these jackals behind!


    The dull bugle sounded!


    The infantry began to speed up, and the cavalry roared and galloped behind the jackals.


    Before the adult jackals were organized to resist, the general guard blocked the last gap and formed the whole encirclement net!


    "Push


    Murphy stood outside the battlefield, the herald sounded the trumpet, the Greek infantry squadron roared, drank and stepped forward!


    The mercenaries began to shout out to drive away the wild animals. The sounds from all directions caused a little disturbance in the Jackal camp. It was obvious that these creatures with simple wisdom knew they were surrounded.


    The encirclement gradually tightened, and some mercenaries equipped with javelin and bow began to attack automatically.


    The Greek infantry at the front of the line have already fought with the adult male jackals defending the front gate of the Jackal camp. These strong adult jackals try to break into the square and defeat the enemy in front of them.


    But before they got close, the spear had pierced their bodies!


    The first wave of the Jackal''s counterattack was stopped, and the adult jackal was organized to defend on the periphery.


    A group of about 150 mercenaries took over the gap in the rear of the general guard, while the general guard moved to the front door under Murphy''s command. When they reached the front of the encirclement, the Knights of the general guard spread out their formation, took out the javelin behind and prepared to throw it!


    The encirclement is further compressed!


    About 500 jackals were squeezed into an elliptical circle about 300 meters in diameter.


    At this time, Murphy took a look at the slave merchants around him and nodded.


    The cavalry guards of the slave merchants galloped out, standing about 50 meters outside the front.


    Their role is not to take part in the fighting, but to supervise the mercenaries who join the fighting.


    If someone runs away in battle, these Knights will kill them!


    to be sonorous!


    Murphy pulled out the sword at his waist, and the Spartan heavy warrior behind him stepped forward silently.


    Then, the powerful horn sounded!


    "Kill


    The Greek infantry squadron began to charge! The mercenaries roared and rushed up!


    The square array and the crowd are just like a raging wave, beating on the line of defense composed of jackals! At the moment of impact, he fell like a piece of wheat! The Jackal''s defense line is a target of flesh and blood. According to Murphy''s calculation, the deliberately compressed space makes these jackals have no room to dodge. The marksman doesn''t even use the standard. He just needs to throw hard into the enclosure!


    For a moment, the sound of fighting and the scream of jackals resounded in this land!