Defend Alexandros?
Hearing the high priest say this, Xia Zhe almost cursed.
Are you out of your mind?
In this remote East, we don’t even have a decent army. How can we defend ourselves?
Run away quickly!
Run as far as you can!
Let’s go back to Thasos first!
Although it's a bit wild there, at least it's in the hands of our army!
At critical moments, you can still trust your own people!
Even if we go to Troy, the crisis will still exist!
However, even though I thought so, I had just boasted a few days ago, asking everyone to stay calm, and it would be too embarrassing to run away right now.
Xia Zhe needs to find another reason.
"Send the order to requisition civilian ships. Let your 10,000 men go out to sea with my sea fortress and fight a decisive battle with the Persian navy! Only after we destroy the Persian navy first, can we deal with the Persian army!" Xia Zhe ordered.
Recruiting civilian ships for naval warfare?
Destroy the Persian navy first?
Will this work?
Upon hearing the king's order, the prime minister and the high priest were stunned!
Our army in Alexandros has only one warship, which is the sea fortress that brought the king here!
No matter how powerful this ship is, it will definitely not be able to win against thousands of Persian warships alone.
Definitely need help!
Both the Prime Minister and the High Priest were well aware of this.
However, is it really reliable to recruit civilian ships for cooperation?
Civilian ships, apart from being slightly larger than warships and having better stability at sea, are not suitable for naval battles.
The defense capability and combat weapon configuration cannot be compared with warships!
More importantly, even if civilian ships were dispatched, the total strength of their navy would be pitifully small!
Ten thousand against one million, this battle still cannot be won!
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and get ready. We'll leave tomorrow at the latest. Hurry!"
Seeing that the Prime Minister and the High Priest were both stunned, Xia Zhe emphasized again.
"Yes! We will report it immediately!"
The king's attitude was very clear. The prime minister and the high priest did not dare to neglect it and finally made preparations as instructed.
Over the past year or so, Wang had repeatedly created miracles. Furthermore, he had already simulated the battle against Persia countless times on the sand table.
Although neither of them understands how to win, the Prime Minister and the High Priest both have mysterious faith in the King!
The notice for recruiting ships for naval battles was quickly posted.
Upon seeing this information, the people of Alexandria quickly split into two factions.
One group was learned, had a better understanding of the current situation, and had a certain understanding of the development of the Persian navy.
They all sneered at King Stoby's reckless behavior!
Do you think it was just a few years ago?
Do you think the Persian navy is still as weak as it was before?
Do you know how Miletus, the thousand-year-old famous city in the south, was destroyed?
Using civilian ships to fight a naval battle against the massive Persian fleet? That would be courting death!
It would be better to evacuate the city quickly than to follow your blind command and die.
Those who had connections sailed out to sea and hid in safe cities such as Troy and Byzantium.
Those who have no other options also plan to hide in the mountains to the west.
Otherwise the Persians might get so angry that they massacre the city!
I heard that Miletus suffered such a tragic end not long ago!
The other group is composed of simple poor people, known as rednecks.
The rednecks do not understand the current situation and just stubbornly believe in the power of Greek civilization.
Haven’t our ancestors always said that the Greek navy is invincible?
They felt that there was nothing wrong with King Stobi's approach of first dealing with the Persian navy and then turning around to deal with the Persian army!
Not only did they contribute their own ships, they also enthusiastically signed up to join the army, hoping that they could personally destroy a few Persian ships in a decisive battle at sea and vent their anger!
As for the belongings in the city.
After all, we are poor and don’t have many valuable things, so we just take them all on the boat.
In this way, in just one day, the Prime Minister and the High Priest managed to requisition more than one hundred civilian ships and nearly seventy thousand militiamen.
With the help of Stoby's more than 10,000 men, a navy was formed.
However, compared with Persia's million-strong navy, there is still a very obvious gap.
In addition, the vast majority of the city residents were not optimistic about this war and chose to flee.
Looking at the surging flow of people leaving the harbor and going up the mountain, the Prime Minister and the high priest felt a lot of pressure in their hearts.
The two men almost simultaneously suggested to Xia Zhe that a royal decree should be issued to severely crack down on this act of deserting the battlefield!
Otherwise, once people lose their morale, the hope of winning will become even slimmer!
Hearing this suggestion, Xia Zhe smiled indifferently and rejected it casually.
"If it rains, it will rain. If my mother wants to get married, let her get married!" Xia Zhe gave a philosophical answer.
Family members know their own business!
Xia Zhe didn't care whether others ran away or not!
In fact, he doesn't even care how many people can join his fleet.
Because I want to escape too!
What qualifications do you have to educate others?
My fleet is not going to fight.
I just need a plausible reason to leave the port.
When the fleet leaves the port, won’t it go wherever I say?
Those more than 10,000 Stobi troops will definitely obey my orders.
As for the other militias.
If you are willing to follow me and be taken to Thasos to formally join the Stobi army and strengthen Thasos's defense capabilities, I will certainly agree.
If they insist on fighting Persia to the death, let them do as they please.
Anyway, I won’t participate.
The king didn't even care about the people's support, and this attitude made the prime minister and the high priest even more confused.
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