But now, of course, everything is completely different.
Our five lines of defense were successfully completed yesterday afternoon!
Even if the enemy's morale is high, they still have to face the disadvantage of terrain! If they dare to charge rashly, the more than three million Cretan soldiers on our side will teach them a lesson in minutes!
The two originally thought that it was the king who underestimated the enemy.
Only now did they understand that it was actually themselves who underestimated the enemy!
What is the fifteen-day invincible defense line plan?
That's just empty talk!
To fight against a superpower like Persia, which has both a large number of troops and powerful generals, if you don't have a king, you have no chance of winning!
In fact, the most depressed person at this moment was Seleucus.
With the authorization of Xerxes, Seleucus has used his military command ability to the limit!
In just three days, he successfully reunited the demoralized Persian army. He marched through the night and, before dawn, arrived in Troy as planned!
He thought that even if he couldn't rely on a surprise attack, he could still capture the city of Byzantium in one fell swoop.
It is possible to catch the Greek coalition forces off guard and directly consume 30% to 40% of their manpower.
By waiting for King Stobi to come to his senses and stabilize his position before fighting a positional battle, at least the advantage of his own troops can be greatly enhanced.
From seven million to six million, it became six million to three million!
However, when Seleucus passed through the vast jungle of Thrace, he was shocked by everything he saw!
How is this possible?
How could the Greek coalition forces build such a huge defense line in just three days?
Although this line of defense may not look very impressive, it is definitely effective in blocking the sudden attack of our army!
According to the current situation.
Let alone a surprise attack on Byzantium, it was impossible. Even if they wanted to gain a small advantage from the Greek coalition, I'm afraid it would be impossible!
If we do not make targeted arrangements and force the attack, I am afraid that in the end it will not be the Greek coalition forces that will be consumed, but the Persian army itself.
In desperation, Seleucus could only order the troops to rest on the spot and suspend the attack, and then urgently think of countermeasures.
Seeing that the Persian army was larger in number and had more troops than their own, Antigonus and Hector naturally would not volunteer to die.
Both sides, who should have fought as soon as they met, chose to wait.
A strange atmosphere permeated the entire front line for a while.
"The Persian army returned so quickly?"
After hearing Lillian's report, Xia Zhe, who was leisurely eating breakfast, was so shocked that the whole bread got stuck in his esophagus.
He quickly swallowed a few mouthfuls of milk and shed a few tears, and then he felt a little better.
"My king, please don't cry! Lillian knows that you are kind-hearted and sad for the people of Troy! They have finally had two days of peace, but now they have to face a war again. It's really pitiful! However, now they have my king to rely on, and they will be able to overcome the danger!" Lillian sighed on the side.
cry?
How could I be crying?
I was almost choked to death by your sudden surprise!
After giving Lillian a blank look, Xia Zhe was still worried and asked quickly.
"Where is Antigonus? And Hector! Where did they go? How is their defense line?" Xia Zhe asked.
"Both generals went to the city wall to check the enemy situation! I heard that the Persian army did not launch an offensive immediately. I think the enemy is still afraid of our defense line." Lillian replied.
Hearing this, Xia Zhe felt a little relieved.
Without hesitation, he immediately asked someone to prepare a car and take him to the west city wall to take a look.
Xia Zhe felt that only by seeing it with his own eyes could he truly grasp first-hand information.
If you feel the situation is not good, the worst that can happen is to leave immediately.
Anyway, Xia Zhe was not afraid.
To be on the safe side, he had already ordered his men to dock the ironclad ship he was on at the dock east of Troy.
Xia Zhe felt that as long as the Persian army's attack speed was not too fast, he would always have time to escape.
On the tower, Antigonus and Hector had been sighing for a long time. When they saw King Stobi arrive, they both knelt down in submission.
Xia Zhe didn't understand why the two men were so respectful, and he didn't ask further. Looking at the dark mass of enemy troops regrouping in the west, Xia Zhe immediately made the biggest gesture.
"The success or failure of this war depends on you two! If you two can hold on for ten days, I will give you the credit for the first merit! Money, beauties, and a name in history, you will have everything you need!" Xia Zhe said.
This was a really vulgar thing to say, but when Antigonus and Hector heard it, they looked at each other and their hearts were warmed.
It’s really worth it to be able to conquer the world with King Stoby!
This line of defense was clearly built in time thanks to Wang Yili's insistence. Now that it's complete, it will definitely hold out for ten days or half a month before Xerxes' main force returns!
The king didn't mention their mistakes that day at all, instead he just gave them all the credit. If they couldn't perform well, how could they be worthy of the king's training?
"My king, please rest assured! I don't take this small Persian army seriously! There will be no problem in stopping them!" Antigonus said, patting his chest.
"That's right! Our defense line has been completed. With our troops being almost the same size, it would be extremely difficult for the Persians to capture our defense line!" Hector also nodded affirmatively.
"That's good, that's good! You two should perform well, and feel free to let me know if you have any difficulties!" Xia Zhe answered with some guilt.
Xia Zhe clearly remembered that a few days ago, Antigonus and Hector had submitted a very long plan to him, which had a grand blueprint for Troy's western defense line.
That plan was truly impressive. Even though I couldn't understand it at all, I could sense the hard work put into it by both of them.
But at that time, I was really a little bit carried away.
He thought he had accomplished his mission, but not only did he not approve of the two people's plans, he thought that they were wasting time and money on such a big project!
As a result, the facts slapped him in the face!
The Persian army counterattacked so quickly!
It would be very difficult to stop the Persian army now with only the defense line of low-level war in the Cretan continent!
However, Antigonus and Hector had no complaints and were still determined to fight with all their might.
This loyalty and responsibility really makes me, a king, ashamed.
It seems that I can no longer give blind orders in this battle. The right thing to do is to hand over power to Antigonus and others!
Maybe they can really create a miracle!
From the words of the two, Xia Zhe was infected with confidence!
"Don't worry, my king! I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
"If you can't even handle such a small matter, Troy doesn't deserve to be Stoby's chief ally!"
After hearing King Stobi's instructions, Antigonus and Hector became more confident and their eyes filled with tears.
At this point, both the monarch and his subjects had established confidence in each other.
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