Xia Zhe did this kind of face-saving thing easily and happily!

In addition, oriental beauties, unlike women from the north, have a certain exotic charm.

The city-states respected Xia Zhe as the leader of the Eastern Alliance, and naturally they also offered him beautiful concubines.

As a result, Xia Zhe became more and more fond of life in Alexandros.

For the time being, I will not consider returning to the Great North.

Of course, not everyone is nostalgic for Alexandros.

The Prime Minister and Archimedes could no longer live there.

Archimedes' eyes were opened when he unexpectedly found five pieces of sailboat wreckage at the place where the Persian army was destroyed.

He quickly understood all those things and had a complete idea about upgrading the sea fortress.

In view of this, the two resigned from Xia Zhe and planned to return to Botaitia to start mass production of upgraded ironclad ships.

This is a matter of life and death, so Xia Zhe naturally approved it.

So the Prime Minister and Archimedes, along with a large group of craftsmen, returned to Botaitia by boat.

With Ina's full support, large-scale shipbuilding began.

However, due to the limited port of Stobi, the shipbuilding speed was far slower than that of Persia, which was running at full capacity.

For the time being, Stoby's new navy cannot be formed.

Xia Zhe didn't pay much attention to the situation around the Great North, but Yina, who was in charge of Botaitia, was always on guard.

The biggest change for Stobi during this period was the demise of Eubia.

The three major battles with the Great North consumed too much of Eubia's military and financial resources.

Soon after being driven back south by Macedonia, Eubia was attacked jointly by the two major powers further south, Boeotia and Athens.

The reason for the attack was that Ramza had borrowed money from the Theno League, led by Athens and Boeotia, and Eubia had not paid it back.

The land part of Eubia was originally quite stable.

Although it borders the southern land power Boeotia, the border between the two countries is a horizontal mountain range with only one pass, Thermopylae.

Eubia knew his own limitations and sent heavy troops to guard Thermopylae, giving Boeotia no chance to take advantage.

Unfortunately, this time the enemy's main force came from the sea.

Eubia's base is the Euboea Islands, the second largest island in Greece.

As an island-dwelling nation, Eubia’s navy is definitely among the top five in Greece!

The famous Eubian port of Eretria boasts thousands of berths and a permanent naval presence exceeding one million personnel!

However, the one who took advantage of the situation this time was Athens, the leader of the Tyrian League!

Greece's largest country!

The Greek Navy is undoubtedly number one. Its combat power is higher than the second to fifth combined!

The Athenian navy wiped out the Euphrates' main fleet in just one battle and captured Eretria.

Afterwards, the Athenian navy transport ships continuously delivered the Theban heavy cavalry, for which Boeotia was famous, to the Euboean Islands.

How could those mercenaries on the island be a match for the Theban heavy cavalry?

Soon, the entire Euboean Islands changed hands.

Hippias and his dream of reviving Eubia were destroyed in the raging fire.

Then, the Athenian and Boeotian coalition forces landed on the mainland from the Euboean Islands and attacked the rear of Thermopylae from north to south.

From then on, Eubia, which had been established for thousands of years, was declared extinct.

Athens and Boeotia divided the Eubian territory.

The Euboean Islands belonged to Athens.

The land territory from Thermopylae to the southern entrance of Mount Olympus was acquired by Boeotia.

The Great Northern Region’s southern neighbor has undergone major changes.

Of course, Athens and Boeotia had very practical reasons for doing this.

In the Peloponnese region, the most brutal war in history is taking place.

Compared with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta in the south, the Athenian League led by Athens was at a disadvantage.

Although Athens' financial resources and navy were undoubtedly the best in Greece.

But the Spartan army was too strong, and its allies were more powerful than those of Athens.

It was already very difficult for Athens to barely maintain the front line with the help of the navy.

Therefore, they urgently need to expand their strength and get more troops!

Of course, it was Seleucus who ultimately prompted the Tenebrook League to attack Eubia.

He originally wanted to take Macedonia's confidential intelligence and join Stobi to get a high position and generous salary.

Seleucus concluded that Xia Zhe was a wise leader who could put aside past grudges.

Unfortunately, Xia Zhe was not there when Seleucus arrived in Botaitia.

The one in charge of Botaitia is Ina, who hates traitors.

When Ina heard that Seleucus had abandoned Alexander and was planning to sell out his master for personal gain, she was very disgusted.

After staying in Botaitia for a month, Seleucus did not get the chance to meet the emperor.

He had no choice but to leave with great hatred for Stoby.

There was no way back for Macedonia. I heard that Adlicia was also being beaten up by Stoby.

Looking across the north, there was no place Seleucus felt was worth seeking refuge in.

He could only cross the sea to the south and try his luck on Tino Island.

Fortunately, Seleucus met the Athenian archon Pericles, who was inspecting the treasury of the Neolithic League.

After talking with Seleucus for three days and three nights, Pericles was very satisfied and immediately appointed Seleucus as the general to follow him in formulating national policies.

As a greeting gift, the first plan Seleucus gave was to annex Eubia!

He knew it very well. Eubia had suffered a series of defeats and couldn't even absorb half of the shrunken Macedonia, and finally had to spit it out. Its strength was extremely weak.

If we launch an attack from the sea at this moment, we will surely be able to swallow it in one gulp!

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