The Stoic coalition wisely stopped in Thasos, which made Alexander very regretful for a while.
Unfortunately, the expected fight between the two tigers did not happen, and I lost an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Now that Seleucus had enlightened him, Alexander suddenly felt that he could actually take the initiative to muddy the waters.
Stobi occupied Thasos, the largest Thracian port, and all three golden cities of Western Thrace.
Based on these two points, Tarkace must have regarded Stoby as a formidable enemy!
As long as we take action on our side and persuade Tarkaces to respond positively, it is not impossible to take the opportunity to cooperate in the counterattack from the northeast.
In this way, two armies of millions of people in the north and south attacked Stobi and its vassal states at the same time.
No matter how powerful Stoby is, he can't handle it.
As long as he could successfully swing his sword from both the north and south directions and completely cut off Stoby, the Great North would be reshuffled.
At that time, perhaps Eubia and Adlicia would gain some advantage.
But as a hegemon that has been deeply rooted in the Great North for hundreds of years, Macedonia will definitely gain the greatest benefits! A complete turnaround!
"Good! Very good! This is a very good plan!"
Patting Seleucus on the shoulder, Alexander said three good words in a row. Then, he immediately arranged for Seleucus to go south to Eubia as an envoy to persuade the Eubian archon Hippias.
As for Adlicea in the north, the lobbyist favored by Alexander and Seleucus was the same person - Siren!
Everyone knows that King Tarquès of Adelcia admires Greek culture the most.
Although the Siren is quite violent, she appears gentle and polite on the surface.
She studied under Aristotle for many years, and her cultural cultivation and accumulation are very deep.
Letting her meet Tarkace will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort!
A few days later.
Both the messengers from the north and the south brought good news.
Hippias, the Euphrates archon, was extremely surprised to learn that Macedonia was willing to open up the land route.
This was the first time in many years that the forces of the Great North had taken the initiative to lead the way for Eubia.
With Seleucus's frank explanation, Hippias understood the reason.
No matter what he was thinking in his heart, on the surface he immediately patted his chest and agreed to the alliance and dispatched an army of 1.5 million to the north to attack Stobi's territory.
The two also agreed on the preferred direction of attack.
The breakthrough was between Thessaloniki and Eidomeni.
The river there was turbulent, and Stoby's ironclad ship could not stay stable.
After crossing the river there, the army advanced northeastward and soon reached the city of Treae, the capital of the Treae Kingdom.
It's not like the city of Stobi, where there are so many Greek fire defenses.
The number of troops is overwhelming. Taking this city will be a piece of cake.
As for the Sirens, they also achieved great diplomatic success in Adelcia.
Tarkes had long admired this famous and talented woman in the North.
Now that I have seen him in person, I am overjoyed.
Hearing that they were going to join forces to deal with the annoying Stoby, Tarkace readily agreed.
He promised that at the same time as his southern allies took action, he would command a million Adelisian cavalry and march westward towards the golden city of Coenness.
After taking Coenness, Tarquès will follow Odysseus's return route and fight westward.
Finally, they successfully joined forces with the allied forces from the south at the gates of Treae.
The armies from the north and south will cut Stobi and his vassal states in half!
Later, Stobi will encounter the same predicament as Macedonia.
Although the army in the west is large, it has lost its supply and cannot be maintained. Although the resources in the east are good, there is no fighting power.
By then, it would not be difficult to either bring down the western region of Stobi or to attack the eastern region of Stobi.
The Siren even had her own plans.
Although they dislike the Thracian barbarians, the Siren admires strength more.
Sensing that this barbarian king, whose power was even greater than Macedonia's, was somewhat infatuated with her, Siren deliberately acted in a variety of ways, appearing to admire Tarquès.
This made Tarquès even more delighted. He and the Siren, who lived in Adlicia, quickly became close friends of the opposite sex.
Siren made up her mind.
After eliminating Stoby, she will make another assessment between Tarkace and Alexander.
She will follow whoever has a stronger upward momentum and greater strength!
Never hang yourself on a tree in Alexandria!
After receiving these two pieces of information, Alexander immediately made arrangements.
He mobilized the remaining hundreds of thousands of mobile troops, marched north across the Vardar River, and made an attempt to recapture the old territory of Stupala.
Hearing that Stoby's three million rabble had just returned from Seranda, Alexander hoped that his feint attack would lure them all to the north.
That way, when the armies of Eubia and Adlicia are assembled and launch an attack, they can catch the Stobi Federation off guard!
Xia Zhe received this bad news as soon as he returned to Stobi City.
After acquiring Macedonia's northern territory for free, they had not even had time to enjoy it before they were counterattacked by Macedonia.
Although the Macedonian army was small, with only a few hundred thousand men, they were well-trained and their combat effectiveness was incomparable to those of third-rate city-states.
In a moment of carelessness, Macedonia captured several cities in a row and was about to fight back to the border river.
Fortunately, the three million troops commanded by Xia Zhe finally returned.
When the Macedonian army saw that the Stobi coalition was at its peak, they chose to stop attacking and keep their distance.
In this way, this little trouble finally got better.
"I think that in order to ensure the safety of the city of Stobi, we should counterattack immediately before the army disperses. Push the Macedonian army back to the south of the Vardar River!" The Prime Minister made a suggestion during the royal court meeting.
Stobi is rising strongly and has opened up the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea!
At this moment, Macedonia, which has always been defeated, actually dares to take the initiative to provoke. This is intolerable.
If we don't teach them a lesson, do they really think they are still the overlord of the North?
The Prime Minister's proposal received unanimous response from everyone.
Only Ina chose to avoid the meeting because the topic involved the country she once served.
Fight back against Macedonia?
inappropriate!
It’s totally wrong!
The ministers were excited, but Xia Zhe was quite concerned about Alexander.
Don't look at the fact that Macedonia has few soldiers. These are a motley crowd that will cower in fear at the slightest sign of trouble. Even if we take out one million men, we may not be able to defeat Macedonia!
Anyway, I am going to move the capital to Botaitia, so it doesn’t matter whether I keep the old land of Stupla or not.
No matter how powerful Macedonia is, when it reaches the city of Stobi, it will be suppressed by the terrifying city defense.
We won’t lose much territory in the north!
Instead of wasting time fighting a war of attrition with Macedonia, it would be better to move to Botaitia and build up the navy!
Only then will you be truly safe!
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