Unable to refuse such a kind offer, and also seeing the opportunity to completely defeat Persia, Xia Zhe finally nodded in agreement.
However, he knew himself well and certainly would not be stupid enough to take command personally.
Therefore, Xia Zhe decisively took Antigonus with him, using the excuse of wanting to examine his abilities again.
Of course, Antigonus was happy to be able to hold on to the big tree of King Stobi.
Soon, the combined fleet of Athens, Sparta and Achaia, with more than 5,000 ships, carrying 5 million land forces from the Cretan continent, embarked on an expedition to the eastern coast of the Aegean Sea.
With the support of the Athenian fleet, the Cretan militia and the Egyptian surrendered soldiers whose equipment had not been maintained for a long time all received brand new regular army equipment.
In this way, the combat effectiveness of this army has also been substantially improved.
After sailing north for several days, the fleet turned east.
The question of where to dock was placed before Xia Zhe.
During this period of time, the situation on the Great Northern Front remained stalemate.
Although Achilles and Alexander were both outstanding military talents, Xerxes, the King of Persia, was no ordinary man either.
The two sides exchanged blows, and exciting battles of strategy and wits took place almost every day.
Xerxes was greatly surprised. He never expected that the Greek city-states were so united and the Greek commanders were so powerful.
The protracted tug-of-war left him physically and mentally exhausted.
Xerxes had no choice but to continuously lower his goals, from conquering all of Greece to focusing on maintaining the current front and digesting and absorbing Thrace and the areas east of it.
The vast majority of Greek city-states were very satisfied with this result.
Before Stobi took the lead, no one dared to believe that an invading army of 30 million could be stopped by the Greek countries working together!
For most city-states, the Greek coalition had won a great victory!
However, there are still some who are disappointed, and that is Troy, which is surrounded by heavy siege.
Hearing that the battle ahead was intense and the outcome was uncertain for a long time, Hector, Paris, and the others grew increasingly desperate.
They understand it in their hearts.
If the reinforcements from the Greek city-states cannot arrive soon, this isolated island will soon fall.
However, they couldn't blame King Stobi for disregarding his allies.
After all, this round of Persian invasion was able to penetrate so far because of defense problems in Troy at the very beginning.
The Eastern Alliance defense line that King Stoby painstakingly built is still in good condition.
If you really want to count the numbers, the King of Stobi is more qualified to blame Troy for his negligence, which led to Western Thrace, which originally belonged to Stobi, falling into the hands of the Persians.
In fact, Achilles and Alexander really thought so.
Both of them felt that if the battle line remained deadlocked at this point, it would be a disadvantage for Stoby.
Not only were the three major gold mines in Western Thrace lost, but Troy, the most loyal ally, would probably not be able to hold on for much longer.
Such a so-called victory is by no means a real victory!
Only by defeating Persia and restoring the original borders between the two sides can we truly win!
With this in mind, the two men discussed and sent a small fleet of only a dozen ships, intending to protect one man and land in Alexandria, bringing a gift to Ajax and his men, offering hope of breaking the current deadlock.
That day, Xia Zhe was discussing with several generals where to land and what would be the best strategic outcome.
Suddenly, Lillian ran in, smiling and speaking excitedly.
"Your Majesty! A small fleet from Botaitia has successfully joined our army. There is a person in that fleet whom you will like! He will be here soon!" said Lillian.
Would I like it?
Could it be Yi Na who has come? Or perhaps one of the most passionate concubines?
After staying in that wild place of Crete for so long, there was not even another woman in the barracks except Lillian.
Xia Zhe has been really frustrated these days!
Looking at the door with anticipation, a middle-aged man in disheveled clothes walked in.
"Archimedes! Why are you here?" Xia Zhe said disappointedly after seeing who it was.
Is Lillian out of her mind? She actually said I would really like Archimedes!
Do I look like someone of a certain sexual orientation?
Besides, even if I really like men, I should like those delicate and well-dressed pretty boys! Or those muscular and handsome guys like Achilles!
Even if I were starving, I wouldn't be attracted to someone like Archimedes who doesn't take a bath for three months!
"Archimedes! Are you the Archimedes who invented Greek fire and ironclad ships?"
"You came here at this time, could it be that you brought some powerful new weapon?"
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After hearing King Stobi's words, many generals came to their senses and asked questions.
"You guessed right! This time I really brought my new invention - the counterweight trebuchet! It was developed based on the lever principle discovered by King Stobi! It has never been used before! When we arrive at the Eastern Alliance, we will definitely catch the Persians off guard!" Archimedes said proudly.
Stoby King Lever Principle?
Xia Zhe was confused when he heard this strange term.
"When did I discover the principle of leverage?" Xia Zhe asked in surprise.
"Why should my king be so modest? Give me a fulcrum, and I can move the earth. Isn't this what the king said to me at the beginning? During this period of time, I have seriously thought about this principle, and finally made a new killer! Just like when the king instructed me to use King Stobi's buoyancy theorem to build an ironclad ship!" Archimedes answered seriously.
"This? Okay!" Xia Zhe answered helplessly.
Scientists like Archimedes are not born to lie.
All the generals present could feel that rigorous temperament!
Everyone couldn't help but feel secretly shocked.
What!
It turns out that Archimedes built the ironclad ship based on the principle proposed by King Stobi!
King Stoby is truly an all-rounder!
During this time, all the generals had heard the story told by Eulibiades.
He said more than once that he was able to defeat the Athenian fleet thanks to King Strobilans inventing the compass at the critical moment!
Themistocles and others were amazed by this amazing invention, saying it would definitely change the way of sailing in the future.
But if it is really said that this thing was invented by King Stobi casually, everyone is skeptical.
Everyone can agree that King Stobi is very good at governing the country and fighting wars.
But Eurybiad actually called him the greatest scientist in the world, which is too unbelievable.
However, after hearing what Archimedes said, King Stobi had no choice but to admit it.
Obviously, this has been confirmed.
Everyone present was surprised, realizing that the gap between themselves and King Stoby was much greater than they had previously thought!
"Since you have an invention with such great destructive power, why don't you use it directly on the front battlefield, but instead send it so far out to sea to support the Eastern Alliance?" Eurybiad asked in confusion.
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