At the same time, Odysseus also released the carrier pigeon.
Seeing the carrier pigeon flying towards Botaïtia with hope, Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief.
He secretly hoped that the king would see the letter and immediately send troops to help.
Under the city of Pella, we will have a decisive battle of the century with the Tino allied army!
In the newly built royal palace in Botaitia, the new capital of Stobi.
In fact, Xia Zhe had a very comfortable time these two days.
The super sandbox in the new palace has been built. With the new gaming hardware, Xia Zhe certainly wouldn't miss it and has been playing it with great enthusiasm over the past two days.
Even if he couldn't play games after dark, Xia Zhe would still take a pen and draw on paper, thinking about how to play the next day.
Seeing that Wang Yi devoted himself to the tactical simulation as soon as he came back, Yina did not feel sad even though she felt neglected.
On the contrary, Wang's diligence and hard work made her respect him even more!
The only regret was that Ina felt that she was a heroine after all, but she was useless at the critical moment and felt quite bored.
After thinking it over, she calmly asked Xia Zhe for help, wanting to go to the northwest to contact Ajax and the Seranda Legion.
Not knowing that a war was imminent, Xia Zhe readily agreed.
Ina always stayed in the palace, staying up late every day to study games, and she felt embarrassed for not handing in her homework.
Let her go out and play for a few days first, and when I am done with the novelty of playing games, the two of us can reconnect after a short separation. Wouldn't that be better?
As soon as she arrived near the city of Stobi, Ina encountered the Seranda Legion led by Ajax.
This is a powerful archer force of 300,000 people.
With the war imminent, it was obviously too late to bypass Macedonia and rush eastward.
As the queen, Ina made a prompt decision and led 300,000 people directly south into the northern territory of Macedonia.
In order to defend against the attack from Stobi, the Macedonian garrison in the north was the strongest.
Alexander held on to Pella to the death. The cities in the north of Macedonia, having lost their leadership, were at a loss as to what to do.
When Yina arrived, everyone suddenly felt like they had a backbone.
Macedonia has already respected King Stobi as its common leader, and Ina is everyone's old leader, so all the troops have chosen to join her team.
Heading south, Yina's army of 300,000 soon grew to 500,000.
Moreover, their morale is high and their fighting capacity is really strong.
At the same time, Odysseus' letter, sent by carrier pigeon, reached Botaïtia.
Seeing the emergency ahead, Achilles did not dare to hesitate and immediately went into the palace to meet the king.
Xia Zhe is playing games on the sandbox.
Seeing Achilles coming, Xia Zhe pulled him aside and started nagging him before he could say anything.
"Come and take a look at my game, it's an absolute example of extreme operation! A lone army in the center defended the city, making the enemy think that it was within their grasp! As a result, I ambushed an army on both sides, suddenly rushed out, and attacked from three sides! I repelled twice the number of enemies in one battle!" Xia Zhe said excitedly, pointing to the sand table.
After Yi Na left, the other concubines didn't like this kind of men's game. Although Xia Zhe had fun, he couldn't help feeling a little lonely.
Achilles was the one who had played games with him. Seeing him coming, Xia Zhe finally had someone to show off to!
"Your Majesty's idea is indeed ingenious, beyond the reach of others! However, there is a problem now. The durability of your bait city used to attract the enemy is decreasing too quickly, and it can't last for a few days! Do you have any good ideas to end the battle quickly?" Achilles asked back.
Achilles believed that the king's so-called game was just a metaphor. What the king really wanted to talk about was, of course, the battle with the Tino Alliance!
Since the king is using metaphors to explain strategy and tactics, I might as well do the same. After I win, it will surely become a legend!
"Durability decreasing too quickly?"
Xia Zhe was stunned when he heard this and subconsciously looked at the center of the sand table.
Doesn't that make sense?
I planned for this city to be able to defend for at least a month! How could it collapse in just three days?
However, after thinking about it, Xia Zhe seemed to understand.
It seems that Achilles intentionally increased the difficulty to test me, a veteran player!
I can't let you look down on me!
Look at my methods!
Xia Zhe had extremely rich experience in playing this game, and after a little thought, he had a plan.
"How difficult is that? We can let this detachment from the north move south at a high speed and create the illusion of rescuing the besieged city. Attract the main force of the enemy army besieging the city to move north for a decisive battle! There is a big river in the north. As long as we defend the river bank, we can delay the main force of the enemy army there. Then, our main force in the east will suddenly move westward and annihilate the enemy troops under the city with thundering force. Then, we will attack from both the north and the south, and we will surely win a great victory!" Xia Zhe answered confidently.
Achilles understood the importance of using rivers to block the enemy. He had used rivers in the Battle of Thessalonica and in the Battle of the River Boundary where he defeated the Euphrates army.
But, the northern troops are heading south?
The main force of our army is in my hands, where are the detachments in the north?
He felt completely confused and couldn't help but ask himself soul-searching questions.
"I really don't understand! Where did this northern detachment come from?" asked Achilles.
"Northern detachment? Of course they were transferred from the west at the beginning! You can't deny the use of this army! Otherwise, how can we fight this war?" Xia Zhe replied dissatisfiedly.
You kid, you deliberately increased the difficulty of my game, I didn’t say anything!
Now you're trying to blame my northern detachment!
A good cook cannot cook without rice!
You've taken away everything, how can I win?
Cheating doesn't have to be this cruel!
After hearing Xia Zhe's answer, Achilles was even more surprised.
Transferred here from the west early in the morning?
When has any of our troops not yet reported to Botaitia?
Hey, wait!
There really is a detachment coming from the west! It's Ajax's Thrandar Legion!
They were quite far from Boteti, having come all the way east from Seranda. They were probably just near the old capital of Stobi! It was directly north of Pella!
Why didn’t I think of that at first!
The king's calculations were so precise that he knew exactly where every army was!
His plan is indeed feasible!
As long as I quickly contact Ajax and have them act according to the plan, I will be able to successfully resolve the crisis in Pella!
As for the Ajax Legion, in order to help them defend the Vardar River, I can urgently dispatch the three ironclad ships to help.
After being ambushed by Eubia, Achilles became more cautious.
He parked the three ironclad ships at the dock outside the city of Edomani so that they could provide support at any time.
From there, it's a one or two day drive to the Vardar River.
With the support of the ironclad ships, Achilles was confident that Ajax's army could hold the river bank.
"Listening to the king's words is worth ten years of reading! I will make arrangements right away and will definitely give the king a satisfactory answer!"
Having figured out the key points, Achilles bowed and answered with a sincere heart.
Then, he left in a hurry and immediately began to make arrangements according to Wang's instructions.
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