"What's going on? What big thing happened?"
As soon as Xia Zhe got off the boat, before he could speak, Achilles asked Hector who came to greet him.
"Don't you know yet? I thought you were here for this! Adelisia, the largest country in Thrace, has dispatched a million cavalry to attack Coenness. They are now in a standoff. Odysseus, who is stationed in Amphipolis, intends to send reinforcements. He is asking our army to send a team to join them." Hector said.
A million cavalrymen are attacking our Kornnes!
Hearing this, Xia Zhe's heart tightened.
I'm so unlucky! I ran away to avoid the war, but ended up running headfirst into it!
However, when Achilles heard that there was a war to fight, he suddenly became excited.
"How many troops does Odysseus have? How many troops do you Troy plan to send to the war?" Achilles asked hurriedly.
"You have a man named Spartacus, who is very powerful. He mobilized hundreds of thousands of miners to defend Coenness. King Tarquès of Adlicia was unable to do anything to him for a while. However, Odysseus only has a decent army of 100,000 people. And I have only the navy here. I can only gather 100,000 infantry that can be used in land battles." Hector said helplessly.
Achilles was stunned and didn't know how to express his opinion for a moment.
Quickly ask Stoby to send a large army from the mainland to rescue. I'm afraid it will take more than half a month before they arrive.
By then, everything will be over.
However, relying on only 200,000 infantry to rescue a city surrounded by a million cavalrymen was simply impossible to win!
But going there would be a waste of time!
"Why only 100,000? Your original alliance document stated 500 large three-section sailing ships! Even with the most basic configuration, there should be at least 500,000 troops!"
Xia Zhe on the side suddenly raised a question.
He remembered clearly that when he signed the alliance treaty with Hector, it was required that 500 large warships be stationed in Thasos to facilitate the rescue of Botaitia at any time.
When I entered the harbor just now, I saw so many Trojan ships. There must be hundreds of them.
Why did Hector say he could only send 100,000 men? How could we further our friendship if the Trojan prince was so unreliable?
"Your Majesty has misunderstood! Your Majesty has misunderstood!"
Hearing Xia Zhe's question, Hector's face changed and he hurriedly explained.
It turned out that the total number of people in the fleet he mobilized was indeed quite large, exceeding 700,000.
However, these were mainly boat operators, rowers, and logistical support personnel. Indeed, there were less than 100,000 heavy infantrymen capable of land warfare.
In response to Odysseus' request, Hector promised to send 100,000 reinforcements, and he really tried his best.
After hearing this, Achilles nodded in agreement.
Although he was born as a marine general, Achilles has recently been intensively studying naval warfare knowledge.
He understood that the main force of a fleet was not heavy infantry. Hector did not hide his secrets.
However, even after Hector finished explaining, Xia Zhe was still very unhappy.
"When fighting against barbarians, who cares about formalities? I just want the majority to bully the minority! I don't care about anything else, just send as many people as you can! Even the cooks and maids, take up weapons and fight! Otherwise, you are unkind!" Xia Zhe said unreasonably.
"this?"
Hector was embarrassed when he heard this and had to look at Achilles, hoping that he would say a few good words for him.
However, after hearing Xia Zhe's words, Achilles was stunned.
After standing there for a full ten seconds, he suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed.
"The king is right! There is no need to follow so many rules when dealing with barbarians. I suddenly understand why Spartacus chose to hold on! He wanted to compete with national strength! Since we are competing with national strength, the more people we have, the greater the psychological pressure on Adelica!" said Achilles.
The more people there are, the greater the psychological pressure?
Hector was confused.
I really only have less than 100,000 men capable of fighting on land! You're asking my crew of oarsmen and gunners to fight the enemy cavalry with nothing but oars?
Seeing Hector's suspicious expression, Achilles pulled him aside and explained in detail.
Finally, Hector seemed to understand and nodded vigorously.
"Please rest assured, my king. Troy is a reliable ally. I will issue an order to hand over the command of my 700,000-man army to Stroby! I hope the king will remember what happened today and will be able to help Troy in times of trouble in the future!"
Hector and Achilles returned to the group again, and made a solemn promise to Xia Zhe.
Hearing this, Xia Zhe felt relieved and nodded.
He was not familiar with the crew composition of the ship, but he knew that Hector was willing to send 700,000 people, which exceeded his expectations.
The enemy has a million men. Troy has sent 700,000 men, and Odysseus can gather a few more men, so his side should have a similar number.
Thus, judging from the number of people on paper, the battle can be considered evenly matched.
As for how to actually command, that is not his concern, Achilles will take care of it.
All I have to do is stay in Thasos, eat and drink well, and wait for the outcome of the battle between the two sides.
If Achilles wins, everyone will be happy.
If that Adlicia wins, the worst that can happen is that I set sail again and continue to head towards Alexandros.
With this in mind, Xia Zhe handed over all command of the army to Achilles.
Only the sea fortress had no one left, and all were ready and on standby.
Achilles was extremely grateful to the king, who had superb tactical skills, for only giving him a few suggestions and still handing over the command to him.
The king is clearly taking care of me. He's worried that if I marry the most beautiful princess in Troy, the Trojans will be dissatisfied, so he wants me to establish my prestige in front of the Trojans!
Achilles secretly vowed to fight this rescue battle well and win glory for Stoby!
That afternoon, the 700,000-strong Trojan navy and the entire 100,000-strong army stationed in Thasos set out one after another at Achilles' urgent military request.
At the same time, Achilles sent a pigeon to Odysseus, informing him of the king's strategic intentions.
Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the king and Achilles had arrived in Thasos, and that Achilles was heading towards Amphipolis with an army of 800,000 men.
He immediately stopped the gold mining in Agrian and Arcandus as Achilles requested, and concentrated all the miners in Amphipolis.
Together with the garrison and the temporarily recruited men, Odysseus had assembled an army of 800,000.
Two days later, 1.6 million people successfully gathered together and immediately marched north under the unified command of Achilles.
They claimed to have three million people and headed straight for Coennes.
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