The royal court of Amphipolis.
King Sital of Baisotian was listening to his subordinates' reports.
The Stobi coalition forces coming from the west have captured the city of Akandos and entered the territory of Baisotian.
The leader was none other than Achilles, who had become famous in the Great North some time ago.
"Tell me. How should we respond!" asked Sitar.
As the largest power in western Thrace, Baisotheion has established a country and is no longer a traditional Thracian tribe.
Sitar was a great leader. Over the past decade, he had integrated several surrounding Thracian tribes, and the country's strength was growing rapidly.
If Achilles did not take action, he would soon have plans to attack the city of Arcandos to the west.
Because the western region of Thrace is a famous gold producing area.
There are three cities whose gold production is extremely astonishing.
Only with gold can we have money to expand our military!
The city of Koennes, which has the largest output, has been taken over by Xital.
In the west, Akandos, Xital is also determined to obtain it!
However, the situation suddenly changed, and the army of the civilized world suddenly attacked.
Sitar was quite annoyed and secretly vowed in his heart that he would make these ignorant Greeks return with a crushing defeat.
"The Greek heavy infantry is extremely powerful in frontal combat. The number of their troops is far greater than ours. I think it is more appropriate to use the strong defense of Amphipolis and fight a war of attrition with them!" said the barbarian warrior Popossas.
"Yes, even if I gather all my troops, there are less than 400,000 of them. Achilles' army is said to have more than 1.2 million. Moreover, in a head-on battle, the Greek heavy infantry is invincible. We should use the city defense to consume their energy. When the Greeks run out of food, they will naturally go back." Other ministers also agreed.
Throughout history, many forces have intended to invade Thrace, but all have failed.
Because the area is vast and sparsely populated, the expeditionary force is inevitably caught in a dilemma.
The troops dispatched are too small and can easily be defeated by the barbarian cavalry!
Too many troops were dispatched, and logistical support was extremely difficult!
The traditional way of dealing with things is to rely on the opinions of the public.
However, as a great leader, Xitar had no intention of fighting such a passive defensive war.
He felt that the correct way to deal with these Greeks was to not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place and to come and go like the wind.
"The Greeks are greedy! They came in such large numbers, surely for the gold mines! Otherwise, Thrace would have so many cities bordering them. Why didn't they attack those weaker tribes, but first attacked Arcandus, which wasn't close to the sea? And then they penetrated deep into my Baisothon?"
Sitar stood up and spoke.
"Their target must be Cohenes! Our army should abandon Amphipolis and retreat there. This is the correct approach. We should use space to buy time, leverage our cavalry's advantage, and strive to destroy the enemy in motion!"
Abandon Amphipolis!
Retreat to the golden city of Koennais deep in the northern interior!
After hearing what the king said, all the ministers came back to their senses.
Wang is right.
The Greeks came from afar. It was extremely unreasonable that they did not attack the weaker tribes in the inland, but attacked along the coast.
If the purpose is to expand territory, this approach is not cost-effective.
But if their target is the three golden cities, then that makes sense.
If we put all our forces into defending Amphipolis, the Greeks will surely send their forces north to seize our golden city.
Even if we finally defend Amphipolis through a war of attrition, the Greeks will surely plunder a lot of our gold!
They are here to rob!
Grab it and run!
It's not about occupying land at all!
In that case, the best plan is to leave them an empty city, retreat inland, and then use the vast space to continuously harass and launch surprise attacks with small groups of cavalry.
"Your Majesty is right! We, the Baisotians, are originally a Thracian tribe, living a nomadic life. We don't need to worry about the gains and losses of a city or a place!"
"Yes! Then give up Amphipolis and retreat to the northern Koenness. Let those two-legged snails catch up slowly!"
"Haha! The road north is hundreds of kilometers long and uninhabited. We have plenty of opportunities to bite them hard!"
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All the ministers seconded the motion.
At the same time, in the Stobi coalition camp.
Achilles and Odysseus are discussing the next strategy.
We have penetrated deep into the Thracian region for thousands of kilometers.
Along the way, the progress of the Stobi coalition was not very smooth.
Unlike the previous attack on Greater and Lesser Tartars, there was no leader in Thrace, and the popular base was very weak.
The Stobi army can only maintain its occupation by its own strength.
They chose the shortest route and marched eastward along the coastline. After only covering a third of the distance, they saw over 200,000 soldiers deployed to garrison various cities.
Otherwise, the safe transportation of logistical supplies cannot be guaranteed at all.
On the other hand, Achilles was also surprised by the resistance of this road.
The Thracian tribes all attached great importance to their coastal territories.
Along the way, the coastal cities were particularly strong.
If we did not have a strong military force, I am afraid the fighting in several places would have lasted a long time.
Especially in Akandos, which had just been captured, the barbarian resistance was very fierce.
After finally capturing the city, Achilles and Odysseus both breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking ahead, the famous city of Amphipolis lies there.
It was the capital of the Thracian power, Bethos, and the largest and most powerful city before it reached Thasos.
Achilles and Odysseus both felt that if they could successfully capture Amphipolis, it would be a victory!
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