Only two cities resisted stubbornly.
In order to show off the "weapons of the gods" more, Achilles deliberately waited until the Greek fire delivered by Odysseus arrived before officially attacking the city.
After conquering the city with Greek fire, Achilles ordered a massive looting!
After witnessing the tremendous power of "God's weapon" with their own eyes, the surrendered chiefs secretly rejoiced.
If we had not chosen to make friends with the gods, once we were punished by the gods, we would have been doomed like these two city-states!
A dozen days later, the Stobi coalition forces arrived at the city of Thasos.
This is a huge island surrounded by the sea on three sides, with only a large embankment connecting it to the mouth of the Nestos River!
In the deep-water harbor on the south side of the island, there are not only warships, but also merchant ships from many distant countries.
The King of Thasos had engaged in maritime trade with various Greek city-states for many years and had seen the world.
He does not believe in the so-called kingdom of God and God's weapons!
On the contrary, he intended to rely on the hundreds of warships at hand to defend the dike and prevent the Greeks from attacking.
Not convinced?
Then I’ll beat you until you admit defeat!
Achilles and Odysseus were not afraid of this final tough battle.
Because, although they have penetrated more than 3,000 kilometers into Thrace, they still have a full million troops at hand.
Since the Battle of Amphipolis, the Stobi coalition has gained support from the barbarians, just like what happened during the attack on Major Metalli.
With sufficient supplies, Stobi's military losses are almost zero!
There is no need to even station troops to defend along the way.
The troops were very eager to fight.
Before Achilles and Odysseus could give the order, the commanders of each legion had already come forward to request battle.
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