Themistocles came to protect King Stobi.
I heard that King Stobi is in the central part of the continent, being hunted by Agamemnon and the wandering Egyptian army.
Without hesitation, after arriving at the port of Herrepna, Themistocles immediately mobilized one million Athenian troops and rushed to Knossos by land.
They traveled day and night and arrived nearby from the east at nightfall.
I noticed that a large army was gathering ahead and it seemed that a great battle was underway.
After sending out scouts to inquire, the two men learned that King Stobius, leading a group of Cretan militiamen who were known to be the worst at fighting, had actually blocked Agamemnon for two days!
Agamemnon suffered heavy losses!
This ability to turn decay into magic amazed the two men, especially Themistocles.
He immediately made a decision and went to see King Stobi overnight to see what this heroic leader, whom he had not seen in a thousand years, looked like.
"You have one million regular troops? That's great! Quickly kill Agamemnon in front of me! I've been so annoyed these past two days!" After listening to Eulibiades' introduction, Xia Zhe got the idea.
Seeing that both of them nodded in agreement, Xia Zhe immediately asked Lillian to pull Antigonus out of the bed without hesitation.
Soon, Antigonus hurried over.
Upon hearing that the old general in the royal tent was the famous god of war Themistocles, Antigonus was also excited.
The four of them brainstormed and quickly worked out a plan, deciding to eliminate Agamemnon's army in one fell swoop tomorrow.
The next morning, Agamemnon's army began attacking the third line of defense.
After yesterday's bloody battle, Agamemnon realized that the Cretan militia's arrows were about to run out.
Therefore, at the beginning of the charge, he issued a death order to his troops: After taking the third line of defense, do not rest, and continue to attack the fourth and fifth lines of defense.
It would be best to truly defeat the Cretan militia today and force them to retreat.
Only in this way can we form a favorable situation of chasing and killing, expand the results of the battle, and make King Stobi run around for his life from then on!
After two days of bloody fighting, the Spartan and Achaean soldiers, although still fearless, could not help but become anxious.
So many people died, and they were killed by a mob of militiamen. This made the two elite forces feel deeply frustrated.
Especially the Spartan army.
Their own leader, Eurybiades, never shows up!
In the bloody war, it was King Agamemnon of Achaia who ordered everyone to die every day from beginning to end.
This feeling is really not good!
Many rumors began to spread among the Spartan soldiers.
Legend has it that Eulibiad had already been killed by Agamemnon, who had secretly seized control of the coalition forces, hoping to make Crete his own sphere of influence and thereby compete with Sparta for supremacy in the Peloponnese.
If this is true, the harder everyone fights now, the more disadvantageous it will be to their own country, Sparta!
Many Spartan warriors began to feel confused, wondering whether it was right to continue fighting bloody battles.
Therefore, this time, although Agamemnon repeatedly ordered, they must continue to charge to the end.
But the morale of the troops was obviously not as high as it was in the previous two days.
However, something strange happened!
He cautiously entered the range of the Cretan militia's bows and arrows, but the other side didn't shoot a single arrow at him.
The Spartan and Achaean soldiers were all confused and didn't understand what was going on.
Could it be that the enemy could no longer bear the losses and fled?
However, the total number of enemy troops that finally participated in the hand-to-hand combat in the past two days was less than 100,000.
They didn't even engage in a full-scale battle with our side. It's really unacceptable that they were so cowardly as to run away like that.
In doubt, the Spartan and Achaean soldiers had no choice but to charge forward.
An indescribable feeling lingered in everyone's heart.
Of course, Agamemnon had no idea what the soldiers in the distance were feeling.
Agamemnon was overjoyed when he found that there were no overwhelming arrows shooting towards the Cretan militia position, thinking that the enemy had run out of supplies.
He quickly issued another order, demanding that the army advance resolutely without hesitation and strive to break through all five lines of defense set up by King Stobi before noon.
After taking a few more steps forward, they were about to reach the core of the third line of defense.
Suddenly, a drum sounded, and a large black army emerged from the darkness.
The Cretan militia intended to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and they were not psychologically afraid of Agamemnon's army.
A group of militiamen, abandoning their strengths in archery, ran head-on to confront an elite force well-equipped with weapons and armor. This was undoubtedly a suicide pact!
However, after seeing the enemy's equipment and flags clearly, Agamemnon's army could no longer remain calm.
What's going on?
How did the enemy troops wear standard armor and carry standard weapons? How did they acquire hundreds of thousands, even millions, of weapons and armor overnight?
Also, why did the beige flag, which symbolizes Crete, move to the back?
The fish-shaped flags of the Peloponnesian League soldiers in front of them have long been imprinted deep in their memories.
Athens!
This is an Athenian soldier!
The Athenians actually joined the war!
Not good! Very bad!
A heavy atmosphere began to spread among the soldiers of the Peloponnesian League.
Before they could come to their senses.
On the high platform in the center of the battlefield, the blood-red Spartan flag, an inverted V-shaped flag, was suddenly raised.
Under the military flag, a man who was very familiar to everyone stood proudly. It was Eurybiades.
"Soldiers! You have been deceived by Agamemnon! When all of Greece was joining forces to fight against the Persian invasion, Agamemnon actually wanted to fight among himself and destroy unity! He sent people to plot against me, and secretly ordered the army to attack allies! Don't be deceived by him, turn back quickly, and capture him with me!" Eurybiades shouted.
In fact, ever since the Spartan flag was raised in the enemy's position, all the armies had stopped advancing.
By the time Eurybiades finished his condemnation, many Spartan heavy infantrymen had made their own judgments.
There is no doubt that those rumors are true!
Agamemnon really attacked Eulibiad and usurped the command of the coalition forces!
Now that Eurybiades has returned, of course no one will work for Agamemnon anymore!
Thinking of this, the Spartan heavy infantry turned their guns and decided to stand with the Athenians and Cretans.
Only the Achaean spearmen were embarrassed and at a loss.
As Achaean soldiers, they naturally should obey their king Agamemnon.
But Eurybiades was right.
Now, all of Greece was facing the threat of the Persian army. Engaging in internal strife at this moment was truly unpopular.
More importantly, with the alliance of Athens, Sparta and Crete, the Achaean soldiers alone were simply unable to compete!
Not only did they gain a bad reputation, but they also couldn't win. How could the Achaean soldiers dare to fight such a bad battle?
In desperation, they could only step aside and adopt an attitude of not helping either side.
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