pity.

Although Seleucus had seen through Pagnadas's little plan, he had no choice but to accept it.

To seek revenge, he must rely on the power of Boeotia for this northern expedition. If he can successfully defeat Stobi, then even a small loss wouldn't be a big deal for Seleucus!

What's more, Pagnadas underestimated Athens!

Seleucus knew that what Pericles really wanted was not the mountains in the north, but the port of Botaïtia and the surrounding alluvial plains!

Athens was founded on its navy, and these places are the truly useful lands for Athens!

Pagnadas wants to go north, which is a good opportunity for him to fight against Stoby's main force!

After he had eliminated Alexander in Pella, he took advantage of the conflict in the north and led his army eastward.

Will definitely swallow Thessaloniki in one bite!

Then, with one push, they took Botaïtia and Methonium, and all the territories in the north that were suitable for Athens were seized.

Even if he didn't get an inch of other places, Pericles would be very satisfied with himself!

"Okay! I will stay here and continue to encircle and annihilate the main force of Macedonia! After the king goes north, if you can take back my old land of Stupla, remember to give it to me!" The plan was decided, and Seleucus pretended to endure humiliation and begged.

"Don't worry! Don't worry! You won't lose anything!"

After giving Seleucus a few perfunctory words without comment, Pagnadas walked out of the tent and began to deploy his troops.

Looking at the back of this actor who appears honest but is actually treacherous, Seleucus snorted and sneered.

No wonder the Tetian League, which clearly had greater wealth and more supplies, was always suppressed by the Peloponnesian League.

It’s simply because the major powers in the alliance are too good at doing business and calculating against each other!

On the contrary, it was Leonidas, the King of Sparta, who truly possessed the demeanor of a saintly king and was very good at uniting people!

Therefore, the Peloponnesian League will be more cohesive.

Invincible in battle and victorious in every attack!

After the Great Northern War ended and Stobi's revenge was achieved, Seleucus felt that he should establish a territory of his own right there.

Only then can you truly feel safe.

Otherwise, if one day I am betrayed by Pagnadas or even Pericles, all my efforts will be in vain!

Seleucus was thinking secretly in the tent, while outside the tent, the Boeotian army under Pagnadas had begun to march out in batches.

After dark, the only troops still surrounding Pella were those of Athens and other allies.

At first, Ajax, who was commanding 100,000 light cavalry, became quite nervous when he found that the Theban heavy cavalry did not follow closely.

He knew that if he couldn't attract the main force of the Tino Alliance, the king's entire plan would fail!

In desperation, Ajax had to turn back and try to raid an outer camp of the Tenonian League.

Finally, the main force of the Tino Alliance, the Boeotian Army, began to march north for revenge.

Upon receiving this accurate news, Ina and Ajax both breathed a sigh of relief.

Following the plan, the two men immediately commanded all the troops to cross the Vardar River to the north.

Right on time, the three ironclad ships sent by Achilles also arrived at the river.

As a result, the morale of Seranda and the Macedonian coalition forces was greatly boosted.

Everyone is putting their best efforts into defeating the Boeotian army by the Vardar River!

A day later, Pagnadas arrived at the river with the main force of the Boeotian army.

Pagnadas was quite surprised to see that the Stobi army had retreated to the north bank in advance, but did not flee far away, but planned to defend the river.

It was clearly Stobi who came to rescue Macedonia, so he should have waited for the enemy to tire out and then surrounded and attacked the reinforcements. How come in the blink of an eye, he became the attacking party and had to force his way into the enemy's defenses?

However, this thought was fleeting. Pagnadas immediately ordered the river to be crossed!

Boeotia is one of the five great Greek states, and Pagnadas believes in the fighting power of his soldiers!

You country bumpkins, even if you've got the advantage of the terrain ahead of time, you're still a mob!

I want you to take a good look at it.

What does a truly great and powerful army look like!

The king has given the order, and the Boeotian army did not hesitate and began to cross the river with great momentum!

As an ally of the world's largest naval power, the Boeotian army was very well prepared for such a trivial matter as crossing the river.

They immediately launched tens of thousands of canoes and began charging toward the north shore. Each canoes had a large shield in front to protect against flying arrows. There were also specialized shield bearers to protect against attacks from other directions.

Behind the assault boat, the Boeotian army immediately began to build a pontoon bridge.

Their preparations were thorough. Almost instantly, ten pontoon bridges began to rapidly extend. Each bridge could accommodate four soldiers running side by side. Of course, the Theban heavy cavalry could also gallop across it!

Neither Ajax nor Ina had ever seen such an efficient crossing.

The two men were nervous and hurriedly ordered the archers to shoot.

The Thranda region was a hotbed of excellent archers, and the jungle hunters brought out by Ajax were masters of archery.

Although the Boeotian ships were well-defended, a large number of soldiers were still shot and fell into the water.

This situation surprised Pagnadas, who was commanding on the other side!

He originally thought that with his battle-hardened army, he could definitely crush these country bumpkins.

However, they had never expected these country bumpkins to be so skilled with arrows. Before they even landed, they had already lost thousands of men.

However, even so, this loss will not cause any serious damage to the huge Boeotian Legion.

As the front row of assault boats approached the north shore, the Boeotian archers in the boats began to return fire, shooting down the enemy soldiers. Pagnadas was overjoyed.

This is the end of your performance as a bunch of country bumpkins!

As long as my army successfully crosses the river, you will all die!

If you dare to fight against my Piochao Iron Army, your destruction is certain!

"The enemy's pontoon bridge is halfway built, and the assault boats ahead are about to land. I think it's time to use our ultimate weapon!" said Ajax, who was commanding on the river bank.

"Well, the time has come! Order the ironclad ships to attack! Concentrate firepower to burn the enemy's pontoon bridge!" Ina nodded in agreement.

After joining Stoby, Ina's role changed and it was her first time to return to the battlefield.

Feeling the fighting among thousands of troops, Ina was completely refreshed, as if she had returned to her teenage years!

Following her decisive request, the three ironclad ships hidden in the puddles on the north shore dropped their camouflage and rowed out.

The ships' defensive armor had already been lowered. Yina had even equipped each ironclad ship with two thousand of the best archers!

Of course, the most important thing is that the Greek fire fuel on the ironclad ship was well prepared.

Archimedes' new technology can directly use river water to cool the barrel, allowing it to fire dozens of times in a row without any problems.