yes.
I don't want to die, and these militiamen don't want to die either.
Knowing that you can't win, you still let them fight in the front to buy yourself time to escape. This is really not fair.
Since the enemy hasn't arrived yet, let's just organize everyone to retreat eastward!
Even if I lose in the end, at least I have tried my best and have not betrayed my original intention.
"Go and call Antigonus and Minos to the tent. I have a new idea."
With this in mind, Xia Zhe finally gave Lillian an order, but he did not ask his personal soldiers to escape, but to discuss the issue of the entire army's retreat.
Hearing this, Lillian left quickly. Xia Zhe took a deep breath and planned to return to the big tent to wait.
Unexpectedly, before he could take a step, his personal guards came running over.
"Your Majesty! An enemy envoy has come secretly and wants to meet you in person. Also, it's best not to let too many people know." said the personal soldier.
A secret envoy of the enemy?
Don't let too many people know?
What does this mean?
Xia Zhe was stunned and looked surprised.
"Judging from the envoy's tone, I think there might be an internal conflict among the enemy army," explained the personal soldier.
Internal strife!
That's a good thing!
See!
This person must be seen!
Of course, just in case, it would definitely not be safe to meet him alone.
It just so happens that Lillian went to call Antigonus and Minos, didn’t she?
Once the two of them arrive, we'll arrange for a special envoy to meet them. This way, I'll have more people protecting me, and I'll feel more at ease!
Soon, Antigonus and Minos returned to the tent again.
I was called back just after I left.
Both of them felt that King Stobi must have some important arrangements that were not convenient for too many people to know.
"Messengers from King Ptolemy of Egypt, to King Stobi!"
While Antigonus and Minos were wondering, the guards opened the tent and brought in a man.
The man looked to be in his thirties and quite capable. He had a large turban covering his entire head and face, which he only uncovered once he entered the tent.
Messenger from King Ptolemy of Egypt!
Upon hearing this and seeing that the mysterious man was indeed dressed as an Egyptian, Antigonus and Minos were instantly petrified.
Oh my god!
It turns out that Wang was not just offering empty words of comfort!
Wang really intends to provoke internal strife among the enemy forces!
However, this matter was carried out in secret, and Wang did not mention any details until many people saw him.
At this moment, neither of them could express their admiration for Xia Zhe in words.
The two of them seemed to understand why those Stobi soldiers trusted their king so much, even to the point of blindness.
"Just tell me what you want to say! We are not strangers here!"
Without paying attention to the expressions of Antigonus and Minos, Xia Zhe asked directly.
"King Stobius is indeed straightforward! In that case, there is no need for me to beat around the bush! The one million Spartan and Achaean combined army led by Agamemnon is too powerful. My king Ptolemy has no intention of cooperating with them for a long time. My king hopes that your army can defend firmly and try to consume Agamemnon's strength!" said the messenger.
A game of one million Spartan and Achaean troops led by Agamemnon!
Hearing this, Xia Zhe felt a buzzing in his head and was completely stunned!
Although he has no real command ability, he is definitely not a fool.
The last time Xia Zhe took on Cleisthenes's mediation mission and went south to Salamis, he had already found out the basic situation of the Peloponnesian League.
Xia Zhe knew that Agamemnon was the king of Achaia, a powerful nation in the Peloponnesian League. He was considered the second most important person after Leonidas!
The Achaean spearmen were also incredibly powerful, not much inferior to the Spartan heavy infantry!
Agamemnon brought the armies of the two most powerful nations, a total of one million men, to the continent of Crete. What on earth did he want to do?
Xia Zhe's intuition told him that this might be related to him!
"Your Egyptian Legion has 1.5 million regular troops, but you don't dare to provoke Agamemnon. Now you come to incite us to fight, do you want us to be cannon fodder? What conditions can you give us?" Antigonus interrupted.
Although it was the first time he heard the news of the internal strife among the enemy troops, Antigonus's mind worked quickly and he immediately asked a soul-searching question.
In fact, even if the Egyptian envoys did not come, Antigonus had already planned to fight a head-on battle.
Whether the Egyptians gave benefits or not did not affect the outcome.
However, since the king summoned himself and Minos, he must hope to help.
As a general, he first blackmailed the Egyptians. Even if things got unpleasant, it would not lead to a falling out.
There is also a king on top that can be rounded off.
"That's right! The blood of the Cretans cannot be shed in vain! If the conditions are not good, don't even think about it!"
Hearing Antigonus' question, Minos came to his senses and quickly cooperated.
Xia Zhe, on the other hand, was still in a daze and paid no attention to what everyone was saying. His face was expressionless and he didn't move.
This made the Egyptian envoys a little confused.
He had no choice but to lick his lips and reluctantly threw out the bottom line conditions given by Ptolemy before leaving.
Ptolemy was quite afraid of Agamemnon's army. After discussing with his generals, they all felt that it was not right to flee, nor was it right to stay.
The best way was to try to overturn the alliance and join forces with the Cretan militia army that had not yet been completely destroyed.
Therefore, Ptolemy offered the envoy fairly good conditions, hoping that he could persuade King Stobi.
Ptolemy promised that as long as the Cretan militia could regroup, they would deal a heavy blow to Agamemnon's army.
The goal was not to win the battle, but to consume at least 100,000 soldiers and more than 90% of Agamemnon's arrows.
Then, in the future, the Egyptians would only want the western part of Crete, and would be willing to give the central and southern parts to King Stobi.
At the same time, the Egyptian Legion was also willing to provide 100,000 gold coins, plus enough regular army equipment to arm 500,000 people, so that the Cretan militia could upgrade their weapons and armor.
As for how to destroy Agamemnon's army later, Ptolemy did not specify it, but only said that the Egyptians could handle it themselves without the involvement of the Cretan militia.
At the end, the messenger deliberately emphasized that he had stated all the conditions that King Ptolemy of Egypt could agree to.
Egypt has shown the greatest sincerity!
It all depends on whether King Stoby can seize this opportunity and reverse the crisis for his side!
A full 100,000 gold coins!
This condition sounds quite attractive.
Both Antigonus and Minos felt that they could agree to it and sign the agreement first!
Anyway, even if the Egyptians don't come, we are ready to fight.
Being able to make some extra money is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
Originally, Antigonus had no confidence in stopping 2.5 million enemy troops at once.
But now that he knew the enemy would have at most one million troops, he had some ideas.
With our own arrangements, we should be able to hold back 700,000 to 800,000 people.
As long as the enemy's one million troops are not deployed all at once, this war must be fought!
Once we have defeated Agamemnon, we can go and ask the King of Egypt for benefits!
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