"Time is running out! Leave 10,000 barbarians to garrison, and the other troops will set off quickly! 20,000 Myrmidon warriors, charge eastward. Attack the cities at the northeastern mountain pass of Macedonia from behind, and cooperate with Odysseus' army to attack from the front! The remaining 170,000 people, follow me and continue south along the river to attack the next city!" Achilles ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
The troops responded in unison, their momentum soaring!
The first battle was a victory with great results, and everyone was quite impressed by Achilles!
Everything is going smoothly!
To the south of Aidmanni, the garrisons and defenses of the two cities along the river are far inferior to those of Aidmanni.
Although the alarm from the front had been received, the gap in strength could not be made up.
Both cities fell quickly.
Two days later, Achilles's assault force had already reached the plains. Looking out over the distance at the famous eastern Macedonian city, Thessaloniki!
At this time, Achilles still had a full 150,000 troops at his disposal!
On the other hand, the northeastern cities of Macedonia, which were attacked from all sides, were no match for Odysseus' army of more than 600,000!
In just two days, the entire northeastern region of Macedonia collapsed!
Unlike Achilles, Odysseus values control.
Every time he captured a place, he would conduct a large-scale cleanup to ensure that the fruits of victory were thoroughly digested.
In this way, although his army advanced at a slower speed, it was advancing steadily.
All the Macedonian land that Odysseus had cultivated became a stable rear base for the Stoic coalition.
In fact, even so, Odysseus was not much slower than Achilles.
His vanguard of 200,000 men was only two days’ journey away from the city of Thessaloniki!
Thessaloniki!
As the first city in eastern Macedonia, it has not been attacked for a hundred years!
The defense here is lax, and many fortifications have not been repaired for decades.
Realizing that the Stobi army was approaching the city, the city defense commander panicked.
He hurriedly called a meeting of the commanders of his seven 10,000-man legions to discuss countermeasures.
The results are not optimistic.
Except for one legion commander, who was full of confidence and suggested that the entire army line up in the field to meet the enemy.
The other six said that Thessaloniki could not be defended and had no choice but to retreat.
No one is optimistic about using the city to defend the city!
Because everyone knows.
The defense of Thessaloniki is a joke.
It is better for the entire army to defend the city than to fight in the wild, where the chance of winning is higher.
The commander would never dare to retreat without fighting!
Even if the troops could be preserved, they would be dead if they were held accountable by Alexander in the future!
He had no choice but to play a trick and let the confident army of 10,000 people attack.
At the same time, he gave Achilles tactics and asked for a fair fight.
What's so scary about a fair fight?
I’m afraid you won’t fight!
Achilles immediately agreed and sent only 10,000 Myrmidon warriors to fight.
This fight, in which both sides had equal numbers of men, lasted only five minutes.
The Thessalonica heavy infantry, who had not fought in battle for many years, were not even as good as the ordinary heavy infantry on the Macedonian border. How could they be a match for the Murmidon warriors, who were even more powerful than the Silver Shield Spearmen?
massacre!
It was a one-sided massacre!
Thessaloniki's most courageous legion collapsed faster than anyone expected.
The legion commander who was full of confidence was killed by an ordinary Murmidon warrior in front of him in just three moves.
Seeing this result from afar on the city wall, Thessaloniki fell into extreme panic.
Without any orders from anyone, the six legions that still had combat power chose to flee on their own initiative.
As a result, millions of people in large cities also fled frantically and trampled on each other.
If Achilles had not taken advantage of the situation and marched forward, he would have quickly taken over the city and sent people to maintain order.
The number of deaths will only increase.
At this point, the planned attack on Thessaloniki had been successfully completed.
Before the army set out, Xia Zhe never explained what to do next.
It wasn't that Xia Zhe intended to let Achilles and Odysseus die. It was because Xia Zhe was not optimistic that this mission could be completed.
His original intention was just to use the gesture of the army marching out in exchange for the Metonian envoy revealing the secret!
If the army goes deep into Macedonia and cannot win, then just retreat!
Anyway, there are still 100,000 troops defending Stobi City!
Even if Macedonia takes the opportunity to counterattack, Xia Zhe is not afraid with the Greek fire!
Thessaloniki is too famous.
It is the largest city in eastern Macedonia and the main grain-producing area of Macedonia.
The city was captured by the coalition forces organized by Stoby, which immediately caused a sensation throughout the Great North.
All forces have to make their choices.
Antigonus, who was besieging the city of Metone, immediately sensed the danger.
So scary!
King Stoby's move is truly terrifying!
In this way, the more than 400,000 Macedonian main forces at his disposal may be completely cut off from supplies!
Although Macedonia has taken over the port of Botaitia, it is only the end point of the maritime material transfer, and Macedonia still lacks a starting point!
Could it be that the supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops are entirely dependent on small fishing boats?
Thessaloniki must be recaptured!
And be quick!
Otherwise, Antigonus knew that the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command would collapse in an instant!
This kind of precedent actually happened at Little Talley at the beginning of the year!
To this end, Antigonus decisively lifted the siege of Methionium and ordered the entire army to return west.
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