The next morning.
In the palace of the Great Macedonian King.
When Achilles, Odysseus and Alexander heard the news that the Boeotian army had moved into Botaitia and passed through the swamp area, they all went crazy!
King Pagnadas of Boeotia is indeed a famous military strategist and a master of military tactics!
They were clearly blocked by the flood, yet they found a passage immediately!
What's even more terrifying is that instead of retreating, he advanced directly to attack the Stobi capital, Botaitia!
In order to successfully rescue Pella, Achilles brought out all his main forces.
Botaitia, there is no decent army now!
Boeotia has an army of 1.4 million!
Most of them are the powerful Theban heavy cavalry!
If the capital is breached and the king is harmed, we, the gang, will be blamed even if we die!
Rescue must be done at all costs!
"Chase them quickly! Also, notify the queen and others in the north to advance towards Botaitia at full speed to rescue the capital!" Achilles gave the order nervously.
One day later.
Standing on the top of the famous city of Thessaloniki, Pagnadas is full of energy and vigor!
Although the two consecutive nights of maneuvering resulted in tens of thousands of non-combat casualties in his troops, it was generally successful!
Taking advantage of the window period when Stobi had no troops, the Boeotian army not only passed through the Death Swamp, but also successfully crossed the river and captured Thessaloniki in one fell swoop!
The war finally spread to the homeland of Stobi!
Until this moment, Pagnadas still had 1.3 million troops under his command!
Knowing his soldiers were exhausted, Pagnadas ordered them to rest and recuperate. He wanted to mobilize his best forces to attack Botaitia, the capital of Stobi!
At the same time, he sent out a large number of scouts to investigate the military movements of all parties.
After a day, all parties responded.
The Athenian archon Pericles had already been worried about the safety of the main force of the Northern Expedition when Seleucus was defeated.
He knew in his heart that if the Boeotian Legion, the main force of the Northern Expedition, failed to escape unscathed, the blow to the Tino Alliance would be fatal!
However, there was a reason why he did not plan to land from Botaitia.
Seleucus had already mentioned that Stobi had a terrifying coastal defense weapon. The Euboean army had been defeated twice, losing over two million men!
In order to avoid unnecessary losses, Pericles gave up the idea of landing operations and proposed to launch a northern expedition mainly with the Boeotian army.
But in order to seize the fruits of victory as quickly as possible, Pericles had already privately given Seleucus a task.
That is to capture Botaitia by land as soon as possible to create conditions for the landing of the Athenian navy!
At this moment, the two thousand warships commanded by Pericles had arrived in the waters of the Great North.
Unfortunately, Seleucus was defeated and never reached Botaïtia!
Disappointed, Pericles planned to return to Athens.
Unexpectedly, before the fleet turned around, it received important information via carrier pigeon!
The intelligence said that Pagnadas took advantage of the time difference and successfully passed between the two main forces of Stobi!
Now, we plan to take the opportunity to attack the undefended Botaitia!
However, due to the shortage of food and supplies, Athens needed to send a fleet to provide logistical support!
Logistical support?
Of course no problem!
As long as Botaitia can be captured, it will be a pleasant surprise, and Pericles will certainly get involved!
He immediately ordered the fleet to continue moving forward.
Get to the waters off Botaitia as soon as possible, and land as soon as possible after Piotia succeeds to seize the fruits of victory!
At the same time, the Ina Legion, which received Achilles' emergency letter, also set out in a hurry.
Although Yina had 500,000 men at her disposal, she only had 100,000 fast light cavalry.
She was as heroic as ever, personally leading 100,000 light cavalry and advancing rapidly towards Botaitia.
The other 400,000 people, led by Ajax, built a large number of rafts and followed three ironclad ships to the south by water.
Ajax estimated that if nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to meet Achilles' main force on the river bank west of Thessaloniki in more than a day.
They were less than two days' journey away from the main force of Boeotia!
Of course, upon hearing the news that the main force of Boeotia had captured Thessaloniki and was about to attack Botaitia, Xia Zhe was the most nervous!
He immediately convened a meeting and mobilized the militia to defend the city. He also ordered all the Greek fire vessels stationed at the harbor to turn westward, hoping to coordinate defenses against the Boeotian army's assault.
Xia Zhe had deployed so many Greek fires at the port to prevent this day!
Unexpectedly, Macedonia surrendered, and the one who came from the land was the stronger Boeotia.
Xia Zhe felt inexplicably excited. He really wanted to see with his own eyes the effect of Greek fire against cavalry.
Of course, Xia Zhe would not be so stupid as to rely entirely on militia and Greek fire.
He also had a backup plan.
After the meeting, he deliberately kept the Prime Minister and the High Priest, wanting to learn about the improvements to the sea fortress.
If the situation goes wrong, Xia Zhe will of course board the ship immediately. Relying on the protection of the Trojan navy, escape to Thasos or Alexandros!
"Are you asking about the sea fortress? After the last ocean trial, this ship has absorbed the advantages of the Persian five-section sailing ship, and now its performance has made a qualitative leap! We have built more than 50 ships, which can form a small fleet! It's a pity that the enemy is coming from land, and we can't burn them unless we get close to the sea. Otherwise, I must let the king see the power of my new fleet!" The Prime Minister said excitedly.
Have dozens of ships been built?
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