Suddenly, military bugles sounded from the hilltops on all sides.
At the same time, the scouts who were supposed to continue keeping watch suddenly disappeared.
Hippias, who was still on the other side of the river, and Hipparchus, who was in the middle of the river, were both startled.
Just as they were planning to do something, they saw rows of neatly-formed soldiers standing on the hillsides surrounding the riverbank on the east bank, numbering hundreds of thousands!
The silver armor and giant spears in their front row were particularly dazzling in the sunlight.
A large number of archers in the back row drew their bows and arrows along the foothills, ready to shoot.
"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap! Retreat!"
Hippias shouted anxiously, but then he realized it was too late to retreat.
Sure enough, before the Eubian soldiers on the east coast were ready, a dense rain of arrows fell on their heads.
A large number of Eubia soldiers fell to the ground, and their wails and cries echoed throughout the valley.
Next, the enemy's heavy infantry, armed with huge spears, advanced in an orderly manner.
The riverbank was narrow, and the Eubia army, which had already crossed the river, could not form a battle array to fight the enemy even if they wanted to.
They could only fight on their own helplessly, hoping to carve out a bloody path by fighting to the death.
However, the truth is cruel!
The heavy infantry, armed with giant spears, were incredibly powerful. Even in a one-on-one fight, the Eubian soldiers were no match for them.
But once they line up to face the enemy, they are an unstoppable meat grinder.
The Eubia soldiers who confronted them head-on were easily crushed. Even if they fought tooth and nail, they couldn't withstand more than three blows.
As more and more Eubia soldiers fell, the hundreds of thousands of troops that had crossed the river finally collapsed.
They turned around and fled, fighting for the floating bridges built in the rapids.
Originally, the pontoon bridge was very unstable on the rapids. It was only because the Eubia soldiers followed orders and maintained an orderly manner when crossing the river that it remained unobstructed.
Now the army is in chaos, how can the Eubia soldiers, who are fighting for their lives, have any discipline?
With the influx of an overwhelming number of soldiers, the pontoon bridges collapsed one after another and became rafts again.
A large number of Eubia soldiers fell into the river and were directly washed away by the rapids.
Those who were lucky enough to grab the raft could only drift with the current because they had no long pole to support the boat.
In an instant, the connection between the Ubia army on both sides of the boundary river was cut off.
Hipparchus, who was about to reach the other side, fell into the water because of the collapse of the pontoon bridge.
The current was swift here, and he struggled only a few times before being swallowed by the waves and never to rise again.
Seeing that the great general was gone, the Eubia army that had already crossed the river became even more panicked.
They could either take off their heavy armor, risk jumping into the river and swimming back to the other side, or simply kneel down and surrender.
In just a few minutes, hundreds of thousands of troops were completely destroyed.
The horrific scene across the river terrified the remaining Eubia soldiers on the other side.
Hippias, who was now commanding on the shore, was even more annoyed.
Boom boom boom…
A drum sounded from the opposite side, and a golden Stobi flag was raised.
Then, Achilles strode out, pointed at Hippias on the other side, and spoke proudly.
"You old bastard of Eubia, you have been defeated again! Stobi is Eubia's nemesis. Even if the gods come to help you, they cannot change your fate! Go back quickly while there are still some people! If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude! Don't forget, I, Stobi, am a big country that can gather three million troops!" said Achilles.
Achilles annihilated five or six hundred thousand of Eubia's army that crossed the river, but there were still eight hundred thousand or nine hundred thousand on the other side of the river.
Achilles had limited troops and did not want to engage in a protracted war with these enemies.
Achilles felt that by taking advantage of the great victory and making false threats, he would definitely see miraculous results.
Three million troops!
Yes, Stoby has an army of three million!
Awakened by Achilles, Hippias finally came to his senses.
Since the Stobi army was well prepared, it means that Macedonia had been deceiving itself from the beginning.
In just one morning, he had lost 40% of his troops. Even his dearest brother had perished!
I will not be a human being if I don’t avenge this!
Looking around at the mountains, Hippias felt that behind every tree swaying in the wind on the mountain, there seemed to be a Stoic warrior hidden.
The more he watched, the more frightened he became!
Not daring to stay any longer, Hippias immediately ordered a retreat.
Upon hearing such an order, the morale of the Eubia army plummeted to freezing point.
Everyone dispersed and ran away.
Many people even gave up their weapons and armor, lest they be too heavy and slow down their escape.
It was not until they had escaped for more than 50 kilometers and penetrated deep into the area firmly controlled by the Macedonian defenders that the Euboean army slowly calmed down and regrouped under the organization of Hippias.
Achilles did not care where his enemies fled.
Leaving his army to guard the riverbank, Achilles immediately set out for the new capital, Botaïtia, to report the situation there to the king.
The Eubia army actually came by land. This has never happened since ancient times.
Achilles keenly realized that this must be some kind of compromise reached between Macedonia and Eubia.
The two strongest enemies have joined forces, which is definitely not a good thing for Stoby.
The king must be informed of this matter as soon as possible!
Achilles felt that as long as the king knew, he would definitely find a way to solve the problem satisfactorily and defeat these two enemies once and for all!
At the same time, Spartacus, who was organizing gold production in Coennais, also received urgent military intelligence.
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