Soon, all of Leonidas's promises were made clear in the form of a letter of credence.
Stoica, Sparta and Athens all signed the treaty.
Strike while the iron is hot, Xia Zhe immediately arranged for Lillian to go to Sparta city with the retreating Spartan Legion.
Achilles brought a thousand Myrmidon warriors and volunteered to accompany them for protection.
Seeing that everything was completed smoothly, Xia Zhe returned to the city of Salamis with his legion.
For a moment, the city was filled with cheers.
The Athenian soldiers defending here were once suppressed by the Peloponnesian League army and thought they would die here.
Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better. With the arrival of King Stobi, the enemy army fled in disgrace.
Everyone was thankful to have their lives back, and upon seeing King Stobi return to the city, they all went out to welcome him with the greatest enthusiasm.
Surrounded by huge crowds of people cheering, Xia Zhe was also extremely happy.
After all, this is in the real heart of Greece, not in the remote north!
Anyone would be proud to be recognized by the two most powerful countries, Athens and Sparta.
In order to wait for the result of Lillian's trip south, Xia Zhe did not set out to return to Athens or the Euboean Islands, but stayed in Salamis for another half month.
During these days, many Athenian generals and officials took turns entertaining Xia Zhe, and he lived a very comfortable life.
Finally, Lillian and Achilles and others who were guarding her returned safely.
Achilles recounted his experience of the trip to Sparta, confirming that King Leonidas of Sparta had strictly adhered to the agreement and had no intention of violating the tripartite agreement.
What made Xia Zhe most satisfied, of course, was that Lillian successfully brought back the red King's Heart.
In the secret room of their residence, Xia Zhe and Lillian conducted a separate appraisal. This King's Heart was genuine.
In this way, Xia Zhe now has six hearts of kings in his hands.
Collect the last three and you're done!
With no intention of staying any longer, Xia Zhe and his party finally set off, passing through the Euboean Islands and returning to the Great North by boat.
While boarding the ironclad ship at the port of Eretria, the generals sent to the newly occupied areas brought back good news.
The Thessalian region, which connects the Great North with the heart of Greece, has been completely recovered.
This was once the outer territory of Eubia.
With the demise of Eubia, for the local people, being able to become subjects of the newly rising Greek overlord Stoica is certainly better than being constantly plagued by war!
As for the old land of Boeotia, Odysseus gave it some thought.
He knew that the people of Boeoxia were dissatisfied, so he did not send officials from Stobi to manage the area. Instead, he directly split the Boeoxia region into seven parts and gave them to seven major mercenary groups to govern themselves.
The mercenaries lived on the edge of a knife and never had their own territory.
They were very satisfied with Stoby's generosity.
They were just like the cities of Metari back then. Externally, they firmly supported King Stobi as their leader, while internally, they severely suppressed all resistance forces.
Stoby was able to successfully withdraw and was not held back by the Boeotian region, but instead gained a lot of benefits.
As for the many other small city-states that were abandoned by Athens and transferred to Stobia by Sparta.
Their royal rule has been broken, and Stoby only appears as a savior.
Compared with Sparta, which does not understand the economy and people's livelihood and only knows how to use violence, the people here certainly prefer the less troublesome Stobi.
Both Sparta and Athens were heartbroken.
If one must rely on a strong person to survive, then relying on Stoby is undoubtedly the best choice.
The people of this most fertile land soon became proud citizens of Stoby.
Even the priests of all ranks in the Temple of the Sun in the holy city of Delphi did not object to Stobi's rule.
Ocean aspect.
The Euboean Islands, the core territory of Eubia, had long been absorbed by Stobi.
Athens also gave up many islands in the east as promised, including some island countries that originally belonged to the League of Athens.
Because the two major ports in the north and Alexandria in the east had long been in the hands of Stobi.
In this way, the entire northern Aegean Sea became Stobi's sphere of influence.
This sea area is so vast that it is three times larger than all of Sidobi's land territories and vassal states combined.
This further strengthens Stoby's soft and hard power.
Among all the overlords who have dominated Greece throughout history, no one has ever been able to occupy such a large area!
On the voyage back to Botaitia, Xia Zhe asked about Hector and the Trojan fleet.
Through the explanations given by the Prime Minister and others, he learned that something seemed to be wrong in Troy. Many days ago, Hector had hurried over with his fleet!
Without any intention of delving into the situation, Xia Zhe quickly put the matter behind him.
Soon, the ironclad fleet, with the wind and the wind, returned to Botaitia, the capital of Stobi.
"Your Majesty! Hector, the great prince of Troy, has sent an urgent letter requesting our aid!"
I had just returned to the palace and hadn't even sat down when the guards came to report.
support?
Could it be that Persia has started attacking again?
However, Troy was not currently on the front line of the Persian border. Why were Alexandria and the Eastern Alliance, which he governed, still reporting safety every day?
Xia Zhe was completely confused.
Before she could say anything, Ina beside her had already unfolded Hector's letter and began to read it.
It turned out that this time it was Persia that was invading. However, instead of following the old path of attacking the Eastern Alliance led by Alexander first, Persia took a detour.
The elite Immortal Army of the Persian Army actually traveled over land, crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, bypassed the entire Black Sea, and headed south from the north, intending to attack the city of Byzantium.
The western coast of the Black Sea south of the Danube River has always been Troy's core territory.
There was Troy's main grain-producing area and the dock for the Trojan fleet.
Because the enemy arrived unexpectedly and the main force of the Trojan fleet was not nearby, the Trojan garrison on the west coast of the Black Sea was quickly defeated by the Persian army.
Seeing the arrival of a more powerful force, the Thracian strongman Tarquhas, who had been suppressed by Stobbi and Troy, suddenly came back to life.
He decisively led Adlicia to defect to Persia, and took the initiative to lead the Persian army and provide logistics.
This makes the situation even worse.
The Trojan navy's headquarters fell into the hands of the Persian army. The entire area a hundred kilometers north of Troy, with the exception of the isolated city of Byzantium, was occupied by the Persians.
For a while, the Persian army could not capture the Byzantine city simply because the Greek fire of the city defense was too powerful.
However, even so, the situation is very grim.
Because, with the fall of large tracts of territory to the north of Troy, most of the Bosphorus Strait has been controlled by Persia.
By taking detours, the Persian army of tens of millions was able to cross the strait calmly and gather on the west bank.
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