Taking advantage of the opportunity of the great battle between the Egyptian army and the Cretan militia army, Antigonus and Minos, who were trapped in Keldonia, led their soldiers to break out successfully.
Subsequently, the city of Keldonia was occupied by the joint army of the three countries.
In just a few days, not only did they defeat the powerful counterattack of seven million Cretans, but they also captured the largest city in the west in one fell swoop.
Ptolemy was in high spirits at this moment.
You know, he besieged the city of Keldonia with an army of two million for several months, but he was unable to take it.
The only thing that made him a little nervous was the combat effectiveness of Agamemnon's army!
Achaean spearmen are simply killing machines!
Their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of Egyptian soldiers!
The Spartan heavy infantry is even more god-like!
It can be said that the Cretan militia was defeated easily in just one round of fighting, and more than 80% of the output came from the newly joined allies!
If this terrifying ally suddenly attacked him, Ptolemy felt that the Egyptian army would not be able to hold out for even half a day.
Ptolemy had to think seriously about how to get along with Agamemnon's army in the future.
Unlike Ptolemy who began to consider the subsequent division of the cake, Agamemnon was not satisfied with the battle a few days ago.
Although, the seven million Cretan militiamen were indeed severely damaged and defeated.
However, after searching everywhere, Agamemnon did not find even a single Stoic among the dead or surrendered enemies.
This was definitely not what Agamemnon hoped to gain when he led his army into battle.
Not daring to be careless, Agamemnon immediately conducted a large number of surprise interrogations on the prisoners.
As a result of the interrogation, Agamemnon further confirmed that King Stobi and his direct guards had indeed left before the war and returned to Knossos in the center.
However, no one can explain why King Stoby left.
Agamemnon did not find out that Antigonus had sent an envoy.
For this reason, Agamemnon could not help but suspect that Eurybiades, who had not landed, had informed King Stobi.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Agamemnon immediately sent his confidants back to the port where the Western Allied Fleet was docked, intending to kill Eurybiad in one fell swoop.
Before getting rid of this "traitor", Agamemnon deliberately asked the army to suspend the pursuit, so as to prevent King Stobi from receiving the information and finding any flaws.
"Your Majesty! Um, um, there is important military information that needs to be reported to you privately!"
While he was thinking about it, one of Agamemnon's personal soldiers hurried up to the city wall and spoke in a serious tone.
Ptolemy's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything and planned to move away.
"How can you talk like that? Since it is important military intelligence, why would I, Agamemnon, hide it? The King of Egypt is not an outsider, just report it directly!" Agamemnon shouted angrily.
King Stobi and his direct subordinates had not yet been eliminated, and at this moment, Agamemnon still needed Ptolemy's power.
He did not want anything to make Ptolemy feel excluded.
Hearing the king say this, the personal guard cleared his throat and reported loudly.
"Okay! Your Majesty, we have successfully taken over the command of the fleet! However, the plan to kill Eulibiad has failed. Eulibiad fled to the east with more than 300 ships. He also destroyed more than 300 additional warships of our army along the way! They went too fast, and now we can't catch up with them!" said the personal soldier.
The fleet is mine!
But Eurybiades ran away!
We also lost the combat power of nearly 700 ships!
Hearing this news, Agamemnon was both happy and sad. But overall, Agamemnon was satisfied.
Although the "traitor" Eulibiades could not be eliminated, forcing him to leave the fleet was equivalent to cutting off the root of the leakage of military intelligence.
Thinking about it this way, it’s not a failure.
The problem of dual command and different ideas in the joint operation of Achaea and Sparta has always troubled Agamemnon.
Although we have lost some naval strength, our army strength has not been diminished.
He has completely mastered the command of the expeditionary force and eliminated the trouble of being constrained by others.
Thinking about it this way, such a result is not unacceptable.
Thinking of this, Agamemnon smiled and made an unconscious comment.
"We lost seven hundred ships, but we drove away Eulibiad and gained command of the entire army. This deal was worth it!" Agamemnon said bitterly.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Upon hearing this, Ptolemy, who was standing next to him, felt a tightness in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface.
So scary!
This Agamemnon is terrible!
He will even deal with the allies who led their troops to the Cretan continent!
If one day he gets upset with me, won't I also lose my head for no reason?
Fortunately, I was grateful to him at one point.
It was not until now that I saw this person's true face.
no!
I must make preparations early and find a way to lead the army away from Agamemnon.
If necessary, it is not impossible to strike first and kill Agamemnon directly!
"The traitors in our army have been purged. Now is the right time to march east. King of Egypt, I think our army should set off tomorrow. The entire army should pursue in the direction of Knossos! This time, we must capture King Stobi's army and make him die on this continent!" Agamemnon said to Ptolemy with pride.
"Set out tomorrow? This? My Egyptian army has been fighting for months and is in urgent need of rest and recovery. We are not fully prepared yet! Do you think this is okay? You take your one million elite troops and set off tomorrow. Our army will rest for three days, make some necessary preparations, and then follow?" Ptolemy asked tentatively.
Already wary, Ptolemy immediately found a reason to separate his own troops from Agamemnon's army.
As for how to proceed after separation to ensure safety, we will take it one step at a time and see what happens. It will not be too late to make a decision later.
Want to rest for another three days?
When Agamemnon heard Ptolemy's suggestion, he showed a look of contempt on his face.
These Egyptians are really hopeless. No wonder they were defeated miserably in the battle for the throne.
Our army is clearly here to rescue you.
Now you are relying on our army!
If our army does not come, no matter how tired or hard it is, when the enemy comes, won't you just have to grit your teeth and persevere?
How come you became lazy now that you have reinforcements and allies?
Could it be that he has been led astray by the locals after staying in Crete, a land of pleasure, for too long?
Of course, Agamemnon could only think of these words in his mind and did not actually say them out loud.
He knew in his heart that even if the Cretan militia suffered an unprecedented defeat, King Istobius would be able to regroup and train them again.
Ptolemy's 1.5 million men had average combat effectiveness.
But more allies are always a good thing.
It is not advisable to turn against them before the great task is accomplished.
"Okay. Then I'll give you three days to rest! You must set off and catch up after three days! Otherwise, you'll be late!" Thinking of this, Agamemnon finally nodded in agreement.
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