Hector hurriedly ordered his men to send out flag signals, hoping to guide the coalition fleet into the Troy dock and participate in the defense of the city.
However, Xia Zhe's goal is not simply to rescue Troy, but to achieve greater results.
He simply sent out a dozen ironclad ships, sailed close to the coast of Troy, and fired Greek fire at the Persian besieging forces on both sides.
This will relieve the pressure on the city of Troy.
But the main force of the coalition continued to move north, soon entered the Sea of Marmara, and headed straight for the Byzantine city.
Hector was also quite surprised when he realized King Stobi's strategic intentions. He knew in his heart that the battle in Byzantium in the north would likely become a turning point in the Greco-Persian War!
In view of this, Hector launched an unprecedented city-wide mobilization.
He ordered the northern defense army to immediately launch a local counterattack, firmly delaying the Persian army besieging the city and preventing them from sending troops to reinforce the Byzantine city.
"Dare to act, King Stobi, this is all I can do to cooperate with you! I hope you can create miracles again!" Hector muttered to himself as he looked towards the north towards the city of Byzantium.
The Sea of Marmara is a small area of water between the two straits. The fleet took only one day to cross it and reach the city of Byzantium.
Byzantium is an ancient city, built earlier than Troy, the capital of Troy.
It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, this was the earliest stronghold established by the Greeks on the eastern coast of the Aegean Sea.
On the side of Byzantium facing the Strait, a massive wall stood a hundred meters high. Xia Zhe had never seen such a majestic wall in any other city. Even Athens, known as the largest city in Greece, didn't have walls that tall.
For hundreds of years, Troy relied on this wall to withstand wave after wave of attacks from the East.
Whether it was the former Babylon, Azov or Persia, they were helpless after arriving here.
Especially in the past two years, Hector also installed Greek fire at various key locations on the city walls.
At the beginning, the Byzantine defenders thought that this city would never be conquered!
However, this time, the Persians did not come across the sea from the East.
They actually appeared directly in the north of the city!
There wasn't a strong defense on that side, and no one had ever thought that an attack would come from that side.
In desperation, the defenders could only rely on temporary fortifications to resist step by step.
Under the pressure of the Persian army, which was getting larger and larger in waves, the defenders were reduced to fewer and fewer people, and finally had no choice but to retreat to the mountains to hide.
The city of Byzantium, which had never been conquered, was lost.
With this bridgehead, the Persian army was able to completely control the Bosphorus Strait.
Every day, millions of tons of supplies are shipped westward through here.
"Come on, show me the power of your new invention! Kill those Greek fire on the city walls one by one!"
Seeing the fleet approaching the city wall on the seashore, Xia Zhe gave Archimedes an attack order.
"Understood!"
Archimedes answered happily, running towards the various trebuchet control consoles that had already been assembled.
There, dozens of warships linked together resembled a wooden island on the sea. A dozen towering catapults were already pointed toward the city walls.
Huge rocks have also been placed at the end of the launching lever.
"It's still so far away, can we hit it?"
"Yes! And the walls are so high!"
"Throughout history, has there ever been a weapon capable of hurling such a massive stone? Don't make a fool of yourself by damaging our own warships!"
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The generals raised questions one after another, but they were not nervous at all as they watched Archimedes make a fool of himself.
After going deeper into the strait, everyone finally understood. Wang's move was still very reliable.
The city of Troy was still defending this area, tying down a large number of enemy troops.
As long as the landing is successful, it will not be difficult to drive out the enemy and carve out a new world with the five million troops at hand.
However, it is necessary to determine the specific landing location.
Of course, the simplest and most direct way is to directly break through the defenses of the Byzantine city and land at the port under the city.
But if this is not possible, retreating back to Troy, landing, and then gathering troops to attack will not delay for a few more days.
Everyone felt that the so-called new weapons such as Archimedes were mercilessly ridiculed in actual combat.
They could then work together to persuade the king to order his troops to retreat back to Troy and land.
Next, of course, we will have to watch Greece’s once strongest army sweep through the enemy!
Whoosh...
As the mechanism on the catapult rotated at high speed, a huge stone as tall as a person was thrown into the air and flew towards the Byzantine city wall.
The enormous throwing force caused the floating platform at sea to sink, and huge ripples appeared on all sides.
boom……
There was a loud bang, and the huge stone hit the Byzantine wall heavily. The screams from the city were endless.
From a distance, one could see a large amount of debris scattered everywhere, including weapons in the hands of soldiers and city defense facilities.
"What a pity, it was a little off and didn't hit the Greek fire. Adjust the angle, turn half a degree to the left, and reduce the throwing force by 3%!" Archimedes gave the order with some regret.
Upon hearing this, the soldier operating the catapult immediately began to adjust it. Then, he quickly lifted the second boulder.
At the same time, other catapults also began to fire.
A dozen huge stones, like the one just now, roared and flew towards the Byzantine city controlled by the Persian army.
Although these boulders were large and heavy, they all flew obediently towards their destinations under the immense pulling force. Not a single one fell swoop due to lack of strength.
Five of the boulders were aimed very accurately from the beginning and directly hit the five Greek fires.
The huge rocks falling from the sky were extremely powerful.
The five Greek fires were all shattered without exception.
It will be impossible to reassemble it and make it work without three to five days!
This was the first time that both the generals and the ordinary soldiers had seen such a terrifying weapon of war.
Everyone had expressions of shock on their faces, marveling at the existence of such a magical weapon in the world.
The soldiers cheered one after another. Every time a huge rock hit the top of the city wall, it caused a burst of excitement!
"Oh my god! It's really that strong!"
"Yes. A stone that big can be thrown that far! Who would believe it if they didn't see it with their own eyes?"
"Our army has such powerful new weapons, so why should we worry about not being able to capture the city of Byzantium?"
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As the generals were impressed, their views on Archimedes also changed 180 degrees.
Correspondingly, everyone has a deeper understanding of Xia Zhe's wisdom and intelligence.
"Even though weapons are good, they still need people who know their stuff! We don't know their stuff!"
"Yes! The king is indeed very discerning! Trust the people you employ, and don't employ those you doubt!"
"I don't think it's that simple! Wang is a true inventor. There must be some kind of telepathy between inventors that we don't understand! Compared to them, we are far behind!"
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