Trumpets blew and flags waved.
Pagnadas's request was quickly conveyed to the three million troops of the Tinian Alliance.
Hearing that a decisive battle with Macedonia would soon take place at the gates of Pella, the troops were in high spirits!
They immediately sped up their march and, before nightfall, completed the siege of Pella with three layers of troops inside and outside.
"This army's execution is far superior to that of Eubia! I'm a little worried about whether they can hold Pella for long! Will the king's army come to rescue us?"
Seeing that the three million strong army had been deployed and set up camp in half a day, Alexander asked worriedly from the top of Pella.
"Don't worry! The king will never abandon his men! Even if it's not to save you, the king will come to save me and my 200,000 brothers! You'd better focus on deploying defenses and depleting the enemy's morale, which is the important thing to do!" Odysseus replied calmly.
Odysseus did not have the same high tactical skills as Alexander. He could not fully understand the strength of the enemy.
He only knew that the king was determined to teach the Tino Alliance a lesson this time, to stop them from even thinking about getting involved in Stoby's Great North!
Since the king has already made plans, what is there to be afraid of?
Odysseus felt that as long as he did a good job of ideological work on Alexander and let Alexander focus all his attention on fighting, that would be enough!
If Alexander needs it, Odysseus can also cooperate in the city of Pella to carry out some propaganda and boost morale!
This is Odysseus's strength!
"That's true. Let's stick to the established plan and defend the city of Pella! The king is a military genius, and I have witnessed his power many times. If an opportunity arises, he will definitely seize it!" Alexander nodded in response.
The next day.
The fierce attack and defense of Pella officially began.
Retreating to the city of Pella was the best choice Alexander could make.
As a result, the one million strong Theban heavy cavalry could only watch helplessly and were unable to display their skills.
The main attacking legions are mainly composed of heavy infantry and archers!
After the last offensive and defensive battle with the Euphrates army, Alexander's command experience became more and more abundant.
He deliberately only placed some militiamen on the top of the city wall, and the main force hid in the city with bows and arrows.
When Alexander discovered where the army of the Tetian League was focusing its attack, he ordered his archers to wait there.
When the enemy was about to rush to the city, Alexander gave an order and thousands of arrows were fired.
The army of the Tino Alliance was caught off guard and would surely leave behind a large number of corpses.
If the enemy still refused to retreat and began to climb the city walls, Alexander would continue to suppress them with bows and arrows while hurling rolling logs and boulders from the top of the city walls. He could even pour hot oil and then set them on fire!
These endless ways of defending the city made the infantry of the Tino Alliance suffer a lot!
For three consecutive days, the Tino Alliance left 200,000 corpses at the gates of Pella, but Pella remained unmoved!
On the fourth day, Pagnadas finally began to get anxious.
He called Seleucus alone and gave him an ultimatum without any hesitation!
If they couldn't come up with a quick way to break the city, Boeotia would retreat! Or, they could leave the entire siege to the Athenian army!
Of course, Seleucus would not agree to either of these two options: retreat or let the Athenian army fight to the front and die.
After all, it was he who suggested the strategy of conquering the Great North to Pericles!
He had just started, but he backed off, and also destroyed the cooperative relationship between Athens and Boeotia. If Pericles knew about this, his life would be in trouble.
However, Alexander was indeed good at using troops.
Pagnadas and Seleucus had no way to capture the city of Pella in a short period of time.
If a long-term siege is adopted, and the country's strength is exhausted, it will not be difficult to wear down Macedonia.
However, in that case, the goal of conquering the Great North and expanding the strength of the Tino Alliance would be tantamount to failure!
With so many troops trapped at the gates of Pella, they could neither continue their offensive to devour the states of Stobi and others nor withdraw. They were wasting vast amounts of supplies every day!
In this way, compared with the Peloponnesian League further south, the Tyrian League suffered a loss due to the dispersion of its strength, rather than an advantage!
"Don't be impatient, my king. Let the troops temporarily stop attacking and let me think carefully."
Thinking of this, Seleucus hurriedly spoke to comfort Pagnadas, and then racked his brains to think.
Seleucus was also very familiar with the city of Pella.
In fact, the strategy of holding Pella and turning the tide in the last battle with Eubia was developed by Alexander and Seleucus together.
If there is still one man, he can capture the city of Pella.
Then, it can only be Seleucus.
Seleucus knew Alexander too well. His way of thinking was completely different from that of Pagnadas.
He assumed that he was Alexander and was organizing the defense of Pella himself.So, where should the focus be placed?
After thinking about it, I realized that the method that I imagined Alexander would use is actually what Alexander did in reality.
Placing the weak and old soldiers on the city walls, hiding the archers behind to launch surprise attacks, and even stockpiling a large amount of supplies to fortify the city walls and clear the countryside was also a standard Alexander tactic.
So, what is the weakness of the city of Pella?
Seleucus rode his horse around Pella three times, from morning to afternoon. The third time he saw the Great Salt Lake southwest of Pella, his mind suddenly lit up!
At night.
In the great palace of Pella.
Alexander and Odysseus are discussing the battle situation.
On the fourth day of the Battle of Pella, the Tepee League did not launch any offensive, which surprised both Alexander and Odysseus.
Odysseus's view is simpler.
He felt that this was probably because the enemy had nowhere to attack and had suffered too much loss, so they could only watch helplessly.
But Alexander didn't feel reassured.
Because he knew that Seleucus must be in the alliance of the Tenebrook.
During the day, an enemy general rode his horse around the city of Pella several times.
Although the man was covered in armor and his face could not be seen, Alexander's intuition told him that it was Seleucus.
There is no doubt that Seleucus was a talented person, and he was also extremely familiar with Macedonia and Pella.
As long as Seleucus is there, there will be a huge hidden danger.
"You think too highly of Seleucus! No matter how powerful he is, he was just your subordinate. How can a master lose to his apprentice?" Odysseus comforted him.
As they were talking, a burst of shouting suddenly came from the southwest, as if something big had happened there. The two people talking simultaneously changed color and stood up.
Alexander was nervous and immediately got out of the door and ran towards that direction.
Odysseus was also quite surprised and followed closely behind.
Before they reached the southwest city wall, they saw flames rising into the sky ahead.
A large number of soldiers were gathering there, and the sounds of fighting and the clashing of weapons were endless.
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