However, neither of the two detachments could arrive quickly, so if they wanted to attack the city immediately, they could only rely on the 600,000 people on hand.

At the beginning, Tarkace was too arrogant and did not even consider bringing siege weapons.

Seeing that the walls of Koennais were so high and there were several Greek fire machines to assist in the defense, he felt a bit of a headache.

There is a feeling of having nowhere to start eating.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your army is extremely powerful, and those in the city of Koennes are just a group of migrant workers! Siren thinks that as long as you surround them on three sides and leave one side open, you can leave a retreat route for those migrant workers. And then show them your powerful strength. They will naturally run away!" Siren offered advice.

Surround three and leave one!

Show our army’s powerful strength again and scare them away!

It’s indeed a good idea!

After hearing Siren's plan, Tarkes smiled.

He immediately ordered a siege on the city from the northwest and east, but did not station any troops on the south.

Then, following Siren's advice, he deployed his elite cavalry on three sides outside the city, totaling 300,000 troops.

Everyone is fat and plump, and the horses are also in high spirits.

To the south of Coenness was Amphipolis, the largest stronghold of the Stobi in Thrace.

Tarkace felt that if this happened, the migrant workers in the city would be extremely panicked and would quickly flee from the south and retreat to Amphipolis!

The intention of the Adelcilian army was immediately noticed by Spartacus who was observing from the top of the city wall.

He laughed secretly in his heart. This barbarian king was obviously not prepared for the siege, so he was deliberately showing off his charm.

Spartacus immediately walked around the city and confirmed that the soldiers and civilians were all unmoved and were waiting to make achievements and share the gold.

As a result, Spartacus felt relieved and decided to take advantage of the situation.

An idea of ​​delaying time arose in his mind.

At nightfall, Spartacus took a dozen men and pretended to escape secretly from the south gate to meet Tarquès.

Upon hearing that someone from Koennes had come to surrender, Tarkes was very happy and met him in person.

"Your Majesty, your military might is truly at its peak, far more powerful than that of Sital back then and Stobi now! The soldiers and civilians in the city are terrified and want to surrender to you!"

As soon as they met, Spartacus praised Tarquès.

"Then why, apart from your few people, no other city dwellers escaped from the South Gate?"

Tarkace was no mediocre person, and he immediately asked the question in his mind.

The army showed off its strength for several hours during the day, but did not achieve the expected results. Tarkes was very angry.

He had already made up his mind to launch a strong attack the next day and capture Koennais!

Spartacus was well prepared for this question. Clearing his throat, he spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty. It's not that we Coennesians don't want to leave, but we can't! Odysseus, the governor of Thrace sent by Stobius, is very cunning. He has planted a large number of spies in the city. Anyone who dares to disobey orders and escape privately will be killed! I am taking a huge risk to sneak out of the city with such a small number of people!" Spartacus replied.

"What? Odysseus is causing trouble again!" said Tarquès hatefully.

The so-called "weapons of God" were originally boasted by Odysseus.

That made Tarkace very fearful for a time and he did not dare to attack the city occupied by Stobi.

If the Siren hadn't come and revealed the truth, Tarquès would never have sent his troops to attack at this moment.

Unexpectedly, his strategy of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open would be ruined by Odysseus.

Tarquès was so furious that he wanted to tear Odysseus into pieces!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Although Odysseus is a villain, he's not in the city right now. As a native of Thrace, I still have some influence. Just hold off on the siege and let the people feel your kindness. Give me another three to five days to contact those willing to resist. We will surely open the city gates for you and allow your army to enter!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Spartacus threw out the bait.

Give you three or five days?

Glancing suspiciously at Spartacus, Tarquès frowned.

The Adelcia army was unable to plunder any supplies, and their rations were only enough for eight or nine days.

Waiting outside the city for three or five days and doing nothing is too risky!

What if Spartacus fails, wouldn’t half of the time be wasted?

If we take action by then, it will probably be too late.

"I can't pin all my hopes of success on you! My Adelisia army is strong and powerful. Even if we storm it, we can take Koennais within two days! We don't need you at all!"

After a slight hesitation, Tarkace said confidently.

Hearing this, Spartacus smiled calmly. He had long guessed Tarquès's attitude. In order to convince the barbarian king, Spartacus had a backup plan.

"Your Majesty can capture Coenness in two days, I certainly believe that. However, my brothers and I are not useless. It is not difficult to capture Coenness, but the difficult part is to protect the supplies in the city. I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the story of the Little Madame Catalis attacking Nessus?" Spartacus reminded.

The Little Madame Tully attacking Nessus?

Hearing Spartacus mention this, Tarquès was thoughtful.

Of course, Tarkes had heard of the battle between Little Barley and Big Barley.

At that time, the Second Prince's military supplies were blocked by Macedonia, and he could only hope to capture Nessos within three days.

For this, Little McTally's siege troops paid a heavy price.

However, in the end, although Little McTali captured the city of Nessos on time, he did not win!

The defenders of Big Metal decided to die together, destroyed all the food in the city in advance, and even poisoned the wells.

Eventually, the Little McTali army mutinied due to lack of food, and the Second Prince, a man of extraordinary talent, died in the chaos.

It can be said that it was a war with no winners!

Spartacus brought up the past to remind Tarquès that the army still needed to rely on plundering from Coenness for supplies.

If you push too hard, the Koenness mermaid will be doomed and Adlicia will be in trouble in the end.

"Do you have a way to preserve the food and other supplies in the city?"

Thinking of this, Tarkace asked back.

"Give me five days, and my people will be able to control the granary! Even if we can't get close to the city gate, we can hold out until the king's army breaks into the city! If I don't have this ability, I wouldn't dare to come to see you, my king!" Spartacus said, patting his chest.

After carefully examining Spartacus, Tarquès was finally persuaded. He told Spartacus to wait there, while he left the tent and began to investigate Spartacus's background.

Soon, the information was delivered.

Intelligence indicates that Spartacus is indeed a native of Thrace. He was previously a slave in an overseas country called Rome until Stroby conquered the Thranda region, at which point he returned to Thrace.

Because of his military achievements, Spartacus did hold an important position in Coenus and had great influence.

If he is willing to be an insider, he should be able to mobilize a lot of people.