"Are we going to meet up at the port of Meganet? Are we planning to evacuate by ship from there?" Odysseus asked.

He also didn't understand the meaning of Achilles' letter.

"No! Although Meganet is a port where some troops can be evacuated, our army has limited ships, and there is not enough time to transport them back and forth to Botaitia. In this way, most of our army will still be annihilated! This is not what Achilles wants! What he wants is victory, not less loss!" Alexander replied.

victory?

We are already in such a passive position, can our army still win? How is this possible?

After listening to Alexander's interpretation, everyone was stunned and didn't believe there was still a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Seeing this, Alexander didn't explain much, but just walked up to Odysseus, patted him on the shoulder, and asked a few strange questions.

"I want to go to Port Maganite and gamble with Achilles. If I win, everyone survives; if I lose, the whole army is destroyed. Are you willing to go?"

"Go! If there's a chance to win, why not go?" Odysseus replied with a laugh.

The plans just proposed by everyone were nothing more than various ideas of breaking out in a dispersed manner.

No matter what, it is impossible to reverse the defeat.

Since Achilles has a way to win, it is worth trying even if the chances are slim.

What's more, Odysseus has a stabilizing force in his heart, and that is the king.

Although it was Alexander who proposed the march south to Thessalian, the king did not object.

Odysseus felt that the king must have used his wisdom to plan everything long ago.

Perhaps what Achilles meant was the king's intention.

You won’t go wrong if you follow the king’s plan!

"I'd love to go too!"

"I do, too!"

"Me too!"

…

After hearing Odysseus's statement, the other generals in the tent also expressed their opinions.

Then, without wasting any time, Alexander immediately ordered his army to turn east and head straight for the port of Meganite.

A day later, standing on the dock of Meganet Harbor, Achilles and Hector both looked solemn.

Maganite is not a big port.

He chose to borrow the Trojan fleet and transported 400,000 elite Stoic troops here by sea, including his own personal soldiers, the Murmidon warriors.

Simply because this is the closest port in the Thessalian region to the Great North.

Contrary to what Odysseus had guessed, Achilles did not come here at the king's behest.

On the contrary, since Achilles led dozens of ironclad ships south to the island of Tinos, he has not received any news from the king.

It was discovered that the southern entrance of Mount Olympus was blocked by the Tinian Alliance army.

Achilles immediately realized that the Tetian League had not chosen to forbear and abandon Thessalion, but had instead forcibly dispatched troops, intending to annihilate the Stobi expeditionary force there.

Achilles had a hunch that the success or failure of the war on the continent would be greatly related to the king's naval operations.

In order to distract the attention of the Tetian League, especially Athens, as much as possible.

Create opportunities for the king's sea attack.

The battle on land must not be over so quickly! On the contrary, we must make it bigger and make the Tino Alliance pay a heavy price for this reluctant action!

To this end, Achilles acted decisively and borrowed ships from Hector, transporting a full 400,000-strong army at once and landing at the port of Meganet.

At the same time, he also sent a letter asking Alexander to come and meet him.

Based on Achilles' understanding of Alexander, he felt that Alexander could understand what he meant!

"If we wait another day and the main force of the expeditionary force led by Alexander still hasn't appeared, we will get on the ship and leave! It's too dangerous here!" said Hector.

Hearing this, Achilles nodded silently without saying anything.

This had been discussed with Hector long ago.

If Alexander's legion did not come, it would be impossible for them to win the battle against the army of the Tino Alliance with only the number of people they had.

So, Achilles made two preparations.

He only waited two days.

"Report! Our expeditionary force's vanguard cavalry has appeared!"

A guard came to report, pointing to the mountain pass in the west.

Looking in that direction, a smile appeared on Achilles' face.

Tens of thousands of Stobi cavalry were seen pouring out from there and rushing towards the harbor.

If it wasn't Alexander and Odysseus, who else would lead the team?

"Excellent! Hector, take your fleet back as soon as possible, reunite with your main force from Troy, and then head south to support the king! We can handle this place!"

After meeting and talking with Alexander and Odysseus, Achilles spoke confidently.

Achilles learned from Alexander that the army of the Tenochtite League had about four million soldiers, but they were mainly mercenaries and troops from small city-states. He was very confident.

We have now gathered more than 1.2 million people, and the individual combat effectiveness of each soldier is slightly higher than that of the enemy.

This battle must be fought!

After all, four million may seem like a lot, but it's impossible to kill them all.

A large number of troops are needed to guard the two passes of Thessalion, north and south, especially the southern pass of Mount Olympus.

Plus the troops guarding other cities and important roads in Thessalian.

Achilles judged that the number of enemies who could really pursue them here to join the battle would not exceed three million.

If we can take advantage of the time difference, fight quickly and decisively, and defeat the enemy in batches, we will have a good chance of winning.

Even if we take a step back and say that we are unable to defeat the enemy in batches, we are not afraid.

Because, with the arrival of the Trojan fleet, there came not only 400,000 elite reinforcements, but also a large amount of material supplies.

Holding on here for several months is not a problem.

"But we have no more reinforcements. If this becomes a protracted war, what hope is there of victory?" Odysseus asked.

This matter was actually a question in the minds of Hector and even Alexander.

In the opinion of several people, this battle must achieve an overwhelming advantage to buy time for withdrawing the entire army from the sea!

Otherwise, the Tino Alliance may send more troops at any time.

After all, with the mobilization capabilities of the Etino Alliance, it is not impossible to mobilize even 10 million regular troops.

But what did Achilles mean by letting the Trojan fleet leave?

The fleet has left, so even if we win the battle, we can't retreat from the sea.

Could it be that he had to go north to the southern entrance of Mount Olympus again, regardless of fatigue and injuries, and repel the enemy troops guarding there?

This is really unreasonable.

"Don't you find this strange? The Tino Alliance's strongest point is clearly its navy. But this time, they'd rather spend money hiring a large number of mercenaries than send their navy. Where did their navy go?"

After hearing Odysseus's questioning and seeing that Hector and Alexander also looked confused, Achilles began to explain seriously.

"I believe the king, with dozens of ironclad ships sailing south, must have struck the vital point of the Tyrian League. That's why the Athenian navy didn't show up. This battle will ultimately be won at sea. Hector, your Trojan navy is crucial! The king will need you! As for land, if we can continue to attract more enemy forces and relieve the king of the pressure at sea, that will be a success!"