However, no one expected that the king would actually go to the south in person and bring with him a huge fleet of more than 5,000 ships and an elite army of 5 million!
No matter where this team lands in the East, it will be enough to threaten the Persian Empire's long supply lines!
The landing location that the king finally chose not only surprised the Persians, but also impressed Ajax!
Hit the snake at its most vulnerable part!
With a powerful blow, the king suddenly broke the most vulnerable link in the Persian supply line! This move to retake the strait was a brilliant move!
Not only did it completely cut off the Persians' possibility of restoring their supply lines in the short term, but it also saved the precarious Troy in one fell swoop.
The morale of the entire Greek army was greatly boosted!
Even Leonidas, who wanted to seize the opportunity to conquer the world in the south, could only sigh in regret after hearing that King Stobi had recaptured Byzantium and rescued Troy.
So strong!
King Stoby is so powerful!
Not only did he kill my general and incite my troops to revolt, he even used them to successfully fight back against Persia!
What a painful realization it is to live in the same era with such an opponent!
Of course, the person who was most shocked was King Xerxes of Persia, who was commanding the battle on the Great Northern Front.
King Stobi appeared in the strait like a ghost and destroyed the cross-sea floating bridge that Xerxes was proud of in one fell swoop, which made Xerxes very heartbroken!
He never expected it.
The cross-sea floating bridge that they boasted as the eighth wonder of the world not long ago has become the biggest weakness of the Persian army in the blink of an eye!
Now that logistical supplies are about to be cut off, what can the Persian army use to fight the Greek coalition forces head-on?
Xerxes was a skilled strategist.
He understands the great danger of insisting on his own way!
Without hesitation, Xerxes immediately ordered a withdrawal, and the entire army retreated into Thrace.
At the same time, a large number of defensive fortifications were dug along the way to delay the pursuit of the Greek coalition forces.
Of course, it would be impossible for him to command 30 million people to attack Byzantium in just ten days or half a month!
After careful consideration, in order not to give King Stobi time to repair the fortifications, Xerxes decided to forgive the six million people who retreated from Troy into Eastern Thrace.
Reintegrate them and strike back at Byzantium as soon as possible!
Of course, those frightened generals could no longer be used. Xerxes decided to borrow a man from Tarquès, the king of Adelcia!
He felt that before the 30 million troops under his command arrived, only this person could cause enough trouble for King Stobi.
Two days later.
In the palace of King Adlicia.
Tarquès solemnly handed Xerxes' letter to Seleucus.
"King Stobi's elusiveness has completely broken me down. Xerxes is right, you are the only one in Eastern Thrace who dares to challenge King Stobi! Go ahead, Xerxes has handed over the six million Persian troops to you! This is your last and best chance!" said Tarkes.
"I understand! Our army has six million men, and the enemy army also has six million men! I have been waiting for this opportunity to have a fair fight with King Stobi for too long!" Seleucus nodded heavily.
Realizing something was amiss in Thessalian, Seleucus decisively abandoned Athens and Pericles. He then traveled through various Greek states.
However, he soon discovered to his dismay that King Stobius had gone all out, not only defeating Athens but also subduing Sparta, firmly sitting on the throne of Greek hegemony.
No king of a Greek city-state would be foolish enough to openly confront such a powerful figure.
In desperation, Seleucus thought of his sister Siren and sailed east under the pretext of visiting relatives. He finally settled down in Adelica, which had already allied with Persia.
As the Persian army marched westward, Xerxes learned that King Adelisia had a capable man under his command.
When passing through the territory of Adelasia, Xerxes deliberately summoned Seleucus once.
The two men had a pleasant conversation, and Xerxes was deeply impressed by Seleucus's strategic and tactical views, as well as his unique perspective on the internal situation in Greece.
From then on, Xerxes planned to reuse Seleucus one day.
After receiving the Persian king's letter of appointment, Seleucus took the lead and immediately took action.
In just three days, he reorganized the six million Persian troops that had retreated from Troy into Thrace.
In order to increase his chances of victory, Seleucus asked his sister Siren to persuade Tarquès to obtain one million Adelica barbarian heavy cavalry.
As a result, Seleucus had seven million men under his command, a total force that surpassed the Greek coalition forces in the Trojan region.
The main force of the Greek coalition was of course the five million men who had landed with Xia Zhe, including Spartan heavy infantry, Achaean spearmen, Athenian heavy infantry, and a large number of Cretan archers.
After continuous baptism of war, the Cretan militia has truly grown.
Today, not only have their equipment been replaced with that of regular troops, but their tactical skills are also gradually improving.
Antigonus was also adept at commanding.
There were also about one million troops, including the defenders of the besieged Troy city and the militia temporarily recruited by Hector.
Months of bloody battles to defend the city left the Trojan army wounded and exhausted, but it also honed their fighting spirit.
Compared to the 5 million troops that landed, the quality of their troops, although not as good as the two main forces of the Peloponnesian League, was also at the average level of the landing army.
Knowing that the Persian army would definitely counterattack and liberate the entire Troy, Xia Zhe and his generals placed great importance on the defense of the western front.
Since the strait was already in the hands of the Greeks, there were more than 5,000 warships commanded by the god of war Themistocles on the sea.
It was a pipe dream for the Persian governor of the Anatolian Peninsula to organize enough troops to break through the natural barriers.
There is no doubt that, given the inability to open up supply lines in the short term, Xerxes would turn back, intending to retake Byzantium from the east with a thunderous force.
Only in this way can the 30 million Persian expeditionary force be prevented from collapsing due to supply cuts.
The generals predicted that if things went well, Xerxes' vanguard would arrive in fifteen days.
To this end, Antigonus and Hector developed a plan to build fortifications in fifteen days and quickly presented it to Xia Zhe.
"What? It takes six million people fifteen days to build a simple fortification? That's too slow!"
After taking a quick look at the two people's plans, Xia Zhe raised some questions.
He remembers it very clearly.
When they were on the continent of Crete, Antigonus and Minos were ordered to build fortifications to stop Agamemnon's army.
In just three days, Antigonus took advantage of the terrain and set up five lines of defense!
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