Fate: The Forged Arthur Pendragon

At this moment, upon hearing Suya rattle off a string of unfamiliar battle names and eras that sounded as if they had truly happened, Merlin, who had been largely silent in the council hall, suddenly wondered, "Pardon me, but my history isn't too bad, yet I've never heard of this battle."

"Persia was unified during the reign of Philip II. As far as I know, when Macedon conquered Sogdiana, there was indeed a man named Spitamnes, but he didn't lead troops into battle. At the very beginning of the war, his head was severed and presented as a symbol of Sogdiana's surrender."

Merlin looked at Lucan and asked curiously, "Lucan, how do you know about the battle His Majesty mentioned?"

"Hmm?" Lucan was startled. Countless faces flashed through his narrowed golden pupils as he searched his memory. Soon, he furrowed his brow in confusion. "Strange... This battle... it seems it truly doesn't exist."

Suya looked at the two discussing the matter, somewhat surprised by what Merlin said. Persia in this world was unified during the reign of Philip II? So what did the Conqueror King, who came after Philip II, conquer? Was she called the Conqueror King because she was about to conquer Britannia? That's quite a dark joke, ha ha ha.

Suya quickly put this matter aside. Regardless of Britannia or Macedon, according to Merlin, both had been relocated due to a change 15 years ago.

This world was already similar yet different from the one he knew. More crucially, the immediate concern was how to break through the encirclement formed by the Conqueror King's 50,000 strong army.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lucan, interrupting their conversation, and simply asked, "Lucan, you know about this battle, right?"

"Hmm," Lucan frowned slightly, staring at St. Michael's Mount and the unnamed valley south of Cornwall on the map. After careful consideration, he said, "As far as I know, Spitamnes' successful breakthrough was influenced by multiple factors. Among them, the Conqueror King falling ill and not personally commanding, and Spitamnes' skillful use of valley terrain, desert terrain, and the 'Death Corridor' were the most crucial."

"In addition, his choice of timing, troop formations, psychological warfare, and his control of the overall rhythm of the battlefield were all top-notch, allowing him to achieve this 'victory of the few against the many' against the Conqueror King."

To achieve a miracle of few against many in front of the Conqueror King, who was already adept at such tactics, this previously unknown Persian hero, Spitamnes, had left his name in history.

This was also one of humanity's unreplicable miracle battles. In modern wargame simulations, executing Spitamnes' breakthrough plan yields only a 7% success rate, and even optimizing everything to the extreme only reaches 41%.

But this was enough for Suya to take a gamble.

Suya looked at the map, simulating the Conqueror King's army's advance routes in his mind. He pointed to the unlabelled valley on the map and said solemnly, "I don't know if the Conqueror King fell ill or participated in the battle, but the one thing I do know is—"

"The Seleucid legion approaching us along this path and blocking the vital pass, from what I've seen with my own eyes, their Companion Cavalry and their Macedonian phalanx cannot form a perfect 'hammer and anvil system'."

The hammer and anvil system was a perfect combat tactic combining Macedonian phalanx legions with Companion Cavalry, often used by the Conqueror King to achieve miracles of few against many.

It was a basic tactic that was almost invincible on flat ground in the cold weapon era. 

However, the phalanx legion commanded by Seleucus and the Companion Cavalry within their ranks seemed to belong to two distinct command systems. Suya didn't know the reason for this, but he understood that this was an opportunity!

"This is the weakest point of the entire encirclement!" Saying this, Suya stated solemnly, "As long as we can replicate all the elements present in that miraculous battle—"

"Night raids, feints, mobile command, advance ambushes, designing multi-directional assault routes to target the phalanx legion's slow turning characteristics, and finally—"

"After breaking into smaller units, gather the elite of the routed army and strike here like driving a nail!"

"Defeat the hero, Seleucus!"

"And successfully break through!"

With that, Suya slammed his hand on the map and looked at his counterfeit knights with sparkling eyes. "Gentlemen—"

"Since it doesn't exist in history, let us recreate this perfect counterfeit battle!"

"Let the Conqueror King suffer a great defeat!"

Dagonet looked at the position Suya indicated on the map, correlating his rough plan with the terrain. After a moment of thought, his eyes suddenly lit up. "It... it actually seems feasible!"

"I've heard that Seleucus was originally a close attendant of the Conqueror King, parachuted into this army as a general. This legion originally belonged to Philotas, the eldest son of General Parmenion."

"And was commanded by Hector, General Parmenion's second son, as deputy and commander of the Companion Cavalry."

Suya looked up in surprise. In history, Parmenion, a decorated veteran general who had almost single-handedly helped Alexander ascend the throne, was ultimately killed because his son, Philotas, was accused of conspiring against Alexander.

Parmenion had executed Attalus, who posed a threat to Alexander's claim, to secure Alexander's ascension. As a result, Parmenion's relatives subsequently held considerable positions in the army.

Philotas was prominent among them, but he was also quite arrogant, disdained flattery, and often clashed with others, eventually incurring Alexander's displeasure.

Suya guessed that what truly displeased Alexander was probably Parmenion's deeply entrenched connections within the army, which hindered the newly crowned king from fully asserting control over his forces.

If the Conqueror King's counterpart in this world was going through this event, then the anomalies Suya observed in Seleucus's legion would be easily explained.

This was undoubtedly good news. The more chaotic the enemy, the greater their advantage!

"Only..." At this moment, Dagonet suddenly spoke with some hesitation. "My King, your plan is indeed feasible, but we now face a major problem—"

"We have no legitimate authority to rally the large groups of routed soldiers heading towards the Bern territory, nor do we have any reason to summon the numerous scattered soldiers from various manors and villages."

"Although we wholeheartedly see you as King!"

"Your outwardly proclaimed identity is merely the second son of Sir Hector..."

"Moreover—"

At that moment, Merlin suddenly looked up and interrupted Dagonet. She looked at the three of them, and finally, her rose-red eyes settled firmly on Suya's uniquely handsome face. She spoke decisively, offering an idea:

"Then,"

"Become the King. Let Suya Pendragon become—"

"The King of Knights!"