Fortunately, the barbarians believe in ghosts and gods more than the city-states in the north.
They probably thought they had obtained the weapons of Apollo, the sun god, so they lost their fighting spirit.
This battle was won by luck.
"Hurry up, pour some water on the Greek cannon barrels to cool them down, and pack up and load the cars immediately! We will set off after lunch." Odysseus ordered.
After such a big victory, he didn't feel happy at all, but only full of fear.
The enemy still has more than 200,000 heavily armored cavalry!
If I don't take this opportunity to run away, when will I wait?
Only by catching up with Achilles and his men and leaving the territory of Bethesda would they be safe.
After lunch, Odysseus' army set out one after another.
Then, before they had gone far out of the city, the scout came on horseback to report again.
"What's going on? Is the Bethotine cavalry going to counterattack again?" Odysseus asked nervously.
"No, no, on the contrary, there are three Baisotian cavalry legions that are willing to surrender to our army. They sent envoys and brought a large amount of gold as gifts. The total strength of the three legions is more than 100,000!" the scout replied.
What?
Odysseus was surprised to hear this.
The total number of enemy troops that fled in the morning was only over 200,000.
How come half of them came and surrendered in the blink of an eye?
Is this true?
"They truly surrendered, bringing with them so much gold I've never seen before! They said our army is blessed by God. If you join us, you'll be invincible!"
Seeing Odysseus's confusion, the scout explained, stretching out his arms in a gesture that indicated a lot.
"Is that so? Well, bring them to me!"
Hearing this, Odysseus felt relieved and asked his scouts to call the envoys of the three barbarian cavalry legions.
After talking with the messengers, Odysseus' mood suddenly improved.
Very good!
In the battle in the morning, King Baisotin and his best warrior were killed.
These barbarians are really scared, and their surrender is not fake.
In this case, the best strategy is to use barbarians to control barbarians.
With his brilliant political mind, a bold idea came to Odysseus' mind.
A few days later.
A rumor spread like wildfire throughout Western Thrace, shaking all the Thracian tribes.
Rumor has it that a Greek army, endowed with divine weapons by the sun god Apollo, entered Thrace.
They came from Stobi, the kingdom of God, to spread God's will to the Thracians!
If you accept Stoby's leadership, you will receive God's blessing and live a happy life!
King Sottin and his generals, who thought they were great, attempted to resist the weapons of God.
As a result, with just one strike, they and the 100,000-strong army led by them were reduced to ashes!
This rumor became more and more exaggerated and spread faster and faster.
Soon, other Thracian tribes that had fought Achilles head-on also heard the rumor.
A barbarian city that was originally resisting stubbornly.
"Dear Greek hero, are you willing to accept our surrender?"
As the siege was about to begin, several barbarian generals suddenly came out of the city, walked towards Achilles, saluted, and asked questions.
surrender?
If you are willing to surrender, that's great!
I was worried that the progress was too slow and I wouldn’t be able to complete the task Wang assigned me on time!
But, aren’t you Thracian barbarians known for not fearing life or death?
Why don’t you even have the courage to fight? It’s so disappointing!
Achilles thought to himself.
"You can surrender. But can you tell me the reason? Is it because you see that our army is very powerful? Or is it because your chief treats you badly?" Achilles asked in confusion.
"Neither. It's simply because the army you lead is God's messenger. Our tribe also wants to receive God's blessing and live a good life! Leaving the city to surrender is the chief's intention, not our own private act!" Several barbarian generals replied.
God's messenger?
God's blessing?
What the hell is this?
Achilles was puzzled.
However, it is certainly a good thing that the defenders are willing to surrender.
Although they had successfully passed Amphipolis, the most difficult city to conquer, they still had more than half of their journey to further Thrace.
It is always worthwhile to attack one less city, lose fewer men and horses, and waste less time.
Seeing Achilles nod, several barbarian generals were delighted.
Soon, the two sides agreed on the follow-up matters, and Achilles' army marched straight into the city.
After entering the city, he stayed in the chief's palace and was treated as an honored guest. Achilles felt as if he were in a dream the whole time.
It was not until the next day when Achilles received a secret letter sent by Odysseus that he finally realized the truth!
Odysseus' political sense is so strong!
He actually made a big fuss about the defense of Amphipolis.
Greek fire was promoted as the weapon of the sun god Apollo!
This also transformed the previously unknown Stobi into the country where the sun god Apollo lived.
The Kingdom of God!
As a result, the superstitious tribes of Western Thrace changed their attitudes towards the Stobi coalition forces!
Not only did many tribes have no intention of resisting, they also wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with him, the messenger of God.
What was supposed to be a difficult series of battles turned into a cultural exchange that everyone enjoyed.
Later on, most of the cities along the way were conquered peacefully without bloodshed.
Instead of setting up obstacles, the various barbarian tribes provided good care for the soldiers of the Stobi coalition.
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