"A good idea? What good idea? Tell me!" Hippias asked.
Eubia was badly defeated in the Battle of Botaïtia that day. Although Hippias gained the consulship as a result, his hatred for Strobe remained strong.
Hippias would certainly like to take revenge if possible!
However, he knew that this was difficult to do.
Relying on ships to transport food and military supplies is not a difficult task. The most difficult thing is how to maintain the military expenses of so many mercenaries!
The current Ubia is different from Ramza's original one.
The country's national strength was greatly depleted, and because of the failure of the attack on the North, it lost a large amount of assets to several major creditor countries in the South.
Today, Eubia can no longer afford to pay the salaries of millions of mercenaries!
If the funding chain breaks down in the middle of the war, I'm afraid I'll die even more miserably than Ramza!
Now, hearing his brother Hipparchus say that there was a way to solve the military expenses, Hippias's kingly heart began to beat again.
"Of course we have to start with Thracian specialties! Brother Wang, don't forget what Western Thrace is most famous for!"
Seeing that Hippias seemed to be moved, Hipparchus reminded him.
Hearing this, Hippias suddenly came to his senses.
yes!
Isn’t Western Thrace most famous for its gold mines?
Agrian and Arcandos are both famous golden cities!
And Coenness is the place where gold is everywhere in the legend!
Two of these three cities are not too far from the coastline.
Even the farthest Agrian was northwest of Thasos, which was basically the same direction of attack as the army after landing.
As long as you can capture these three cities, you can start mining gold!
Then the problem of military expenditure will be easily solved!
After figuring this out, Hippias nodded heavily.
"Euphias has just experienced a change of royal power, and the internal situation is not very stable. In this battle, I intend to let you replace me as the commander-in-chief. Are you willing?" asked Hippias.
"Of course no problem! Just give me three thousand ships and two million troops. I will definitely be able to conquer the coast of Western Thrace, and then go straight to Stobi and capture that annoying Stobi king!" Hipparchus patted his chest.
"Okay! It's settled! Remember, be careful and don't fall into the enemy's trap!" Hippias ordered.
"Don't worry, my king!" Hipparchus replied.
A few days later, the mercenary leaders who had just repelled the Macedonian invading army at the southern foot of Mount Olympus and returned victoriously to the Euboean Islands received new requests to go on an expedition.
This time, Hippias, the Euphrates Archon, offered twice the reward as before!
Attack Thasos, the largest port in Thrace!
Then encircle the city-states in the Great North and severely punish Stobi!
Hearing such a plan, the leaders of various mercenaries became excited!
Giving more money is one thing.
More importantly, the battle in which we suffered a crushing defeat against Botaitia was so frustrating!
For the sake of the dead brothers and the reputation of his own legion, going to the Great North to seek revenge is something worth doing!
Soon, the two million Eubian troops were assembled at the port of Eretria.
When seeing him off, Hippias was still a little worried.
He took Hipparchus's hand and walked him aside, repeatedly telling him not to underestimate the enemy. If the situation was not right, he would rather bring the army back safely than take any risks.
Hipparchus, of course I agreed verbally.
But in his heart, Hipparchus had his own ideas.
It took so much money and food to put together such a large army.
If I come back in disgrace without any results, how can I, Hippax, convince the people in the future?
Whether or not to eliminate Stoby is still negotiable!
But it is crucial to capture the three golden cities and obtain sufficient military funds!
If one day, his territory could become richer than the entire Euboea Islands ruled by his brother.
Then, establishing a country of your own, making great achievements, and dominating all of Greece is not impossible!
The news of Eubia's army's re-emergence was well-kept secret. Not only was Stobi and his allies unaware of it, but even Alexander, always sensitive to the situation, was so immersed in the sadness of his defeat that he didn't notice it at all.
At this moment, in the city of Thasos, Achilles and Odysseus, who had received the king's new decree, were discussing what to do next in the governor's palace.
"Don't you find it strange? The first important thing the king instructed was to deploy all the Greek fire to the southern port! Thassos is surrounded by water on three sides, and only the north has a road leading to the heart of Thrace. To defend against the invasion of land enemies, a lot of Greek fire should be deployed in the north!" Achilles said in surprise.
"The king must have a reason for doing this. Let's do it first. But the second thing the king asked is very interesting," Odysseus replied.
"Of course I will do it! The king's foresight is far beyond your and my reach! You said it's interesting to have 500,000 people defend Thasos, but what's so interesting about it?" said Achilles.
Hearing this, Odysseus smiled and expressed his guess.
The army now assembled in Thasos already numbered over one million. However, the king only wanted the two of them to keep less than half of them, and made no demands for the rest.
Think about it carefully, what else can be done with the remaining more than 500,000 people?
Not making any demands actually means sending out a large army!
The economy and culture of the Thracian barbarian region are far behind those of the civilized world.
There aren't many targets worth attacking.
Only Coenness, to the north of Amphipolis, was rich in gold and very famous.
In addition, 500 kilometers northwest of Koennais, there is a city called Agrian, which also has gold mines.
If we can use more than 500,000 people to attack in that direction and capture these two cities, Stobi will own all three golden cities in Western Thrace and become the country with the largest gold production in all of Greece!
Even if we want to learn from Eubia in the future and hire millions of troops, it will not be difficult.
What's more advantageous is that Agrian is not far from the Greater Metalli region.
After capturing that place, head west to reach Big Metalli and return victoriously to civilization.
In this way, it is equivalent to taking a different route on the return trip. It is not too troublesome.
After listening to Odysseus' interpretation, Achilles was also very happy.
The two immediately divided the work.
Achilles remained in Thasos to oversee the installation of Greek fire.
The 500,000 men under his command were all troops from Stobi's own country.
Odysseus, with his allies from various countries and the remaining Stoic army, returned along the same route.
After reaching Amphipolis, they turned north and attacked towards the road to Dametali.
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