"I'm so pissed! Stoby actually has such a secret weapon!"
Seeing that his side had lost tens of thousands of people in an instant, Alexander was furious.
This strange warship seems to be made entirely of steel, and there is no way for bows and arrows to penetrate it!
If you want to kill King Stoby, you have to give it a try and send your warriors to fight him hand-to-hand!
"Send them back and replace them with Silver Shield Spearmen!"
With this in mind, Alexander gave the order.
Silver Shield Spearmen!
Hearing this, Seleucus' eyes lit up.
The Macedonian silver shield spearmen are very famous.
As the commander of Stupala who was not a direct Macedonian, Seleucus had never actually seen the Silver Shield Spearmen in battle!
He couldn't help but stare at the river intently, wanting to see how powerful the famous Silver Shield Spearmen were!
Soon, twenty landing ships with arrows stung on both bowstrings came ashore.
The terrified remaining soldiers rushed to abandon their boats and go ashore.
Many of them still had arrow wounds on their bodies.
Replacing the rowing slaves who were shot to death, 20,000 silver shield spearmen armed with huge spears and shields boarded the twenty ships with high morale.
They lined up neatly on the deck, their huge shields spread out side by side, forming an impenetrable shield formation.
As the ship started moving again, the shield formations slowly moved towards the Stoby ironclad ship like giant turtles!
"No! They want to engage in hand-to-hand combat!"
The high priest immediately saw Alexander's intention and spoke anxiously.
It is very difficult to launch an effective attack with bows and arrows against such a tight shield formation.
Once the enemy army takes up arms, and the several-meter-long spears thrust forward, the iron plates defending against arrows might not be able to stop them!
As long as a few iron plates are deformed or fall off, the enemy will have a breakthrough!
By then, it will become a one-sided massacre!
"Alas! The enemy's quick reaction time far exceeded our imaginations! At this point, we can only reveal our trump cards! What a shame, we won't have the chance to kill tens of thousands more enemy soldiers!"
After hearing the high priest's words, the Prime Minister said regretfully.
He did not say this to the high priest, but to Archimedes.
"Yeah! What a pity!"
Upon hearing this, Archimedes was filled with emotion and seemed quite sad.
The high priest was baffled by what the two said.
Just as I was about to ask further questions, the Prime Minister raised a special flag.
"Aim at the nearest enemy ship and fire!"
The Prime Minister said coldly, not showing any worry about being broken through by the Silver Shield Spearmen.
"Understood!"
Dozens of guards from the Prime Minister's Office responded solemnly and then ran to the bow and stern of the ship.
The creaking sound of gears turning rang out again.
However, the high priest did not see any changes in the guard iron plate.
boom…
boom…
Almost simultaneously, deafening roars erupted from the bow and stern of the ironclad. Then, two massive tongues of fire lunged at the two Macedonian troop transports flanking the Prime Minister's flagship.
ah…
ah…
A shrill wail echoed across the river.
The two troop transport ships were instantly set on fire, and the neatly arranged silver shield spearmen on them were all engulfed in the sea of fire.
"It's Greek fire! So you guys installed Greek fire on your ship! And one at the bow and one at the stern!"
The high priest suddenly came to his senses.
No wonder the Prime Minister and Archimedes were not afraid at all!
With the powerful weapon of Greek fire, why would you be afraid of the enemy rushing over for hand-to-hand combat?
Even though the Macedonian soldiers were extremely strong, they could only be burned to charcoal under the flames of hell.
What's more, this is on a big river!
Once the ship catches fire, there is nowhere to escape even if you want to!
The exaggerated armor of the Silver Shield Spearmen actually became a heavy burden.
If they abandoned their boat and jumped into the river, they would simply sink to the bottom of the water. They wouldn't even be able to escape by swimming!
"It's Greek fire! It's Greek fire!"
On the east coast, allied soldiers who had participated in the siege of Stoby shouted excitedly!
"Greek fire? Is it that terrifying weapon on top of Stobi City?"
"I heard that thing once defeated a Macedonian army of 200,000 and even angered the arrogant Philip to death?"
"Of course! This is Greek fire! I can't believe the Stobi people can even load Greek fire onto their ships!"
…
Amidst the discussions, the morale of the 30,000 allied soldiers on the East Coast was high!
The river blocked the way, and it was already surprising that the enemy's ironclad ships, which were impenetrable to anything, were defending the river.
I never expected that this ironclad ship could actually launch Greek fire!
Such a powerful weapon mounted on a ship is like having legs. It is even more terrifying than those dead objects on the city walls!
The reinforcements brought by King Stobi may seem weak, but in fact they are no different from gods descending to earth!
No matter how many and how powerful the mortal Macedonians are, they can never compete with the gods!
This battle!
It’s settled!
boom…
boom…
On the river, the Greek fire on the three ironclad ships was still firing relentlessly and continuously.
Due to the long range, all twenty Macedonian troop ships were set on fire, and none of them had time to escape.
The 300,000 strong army on the west bank could only watch helplessly as the 20,000 most elite silver shield spearmen perished in the sea of fire or were eaten by fish.
All the troop transport ships that could cross the river were completely lost.
The helplessness and fear cannot be described in words.
Every Macedonian soldier just stared blankly at what was happening on the river, unable to say a word.
"I'm afraid our army can't cross the river!" Seleucus sighed.
I wanted to see the style of the silver shield spearmen, but unexpectedly I saw a terrifying killing weapon.
Seleucus instantly understood what Philip felt when he suffered a crushing defeat at the city of Stobi.
The power that Stoby possesses is truly terrifying!
That is no longer something that human power can contend with!
With such a powerful weapon guarding the river, even if Macedonia dispatched hundreds or thousands of warships, it would be in vain.
If they fail to successfully cross the river, the established tactics of attacking from both sides will become a bubble.
Now, we can only hope that the more than 400,000 troops in the east can be invincible and win the victory on their own.
He turned and looked at Alexander.
Seleucus noticed that the young Macedonian king also had a deep sense of unwillingness on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking.
"Report! We received a pigeon message from General Antigonus! That... that..."
The messenger came running to report anxiously, but began to stutter at the end.
"How is Antigonus progressing? Tell me!"
Noticing the messenger's hesitation, Alexander urged him in a harsh voice.
"General Antigonus, General Antigonus said. They had a major battle with the Stobi million-strong coalition army one hundred and ten kilometers to the northeast. At present, the battle situation is unfavorable, and he chose to shrink the defense and attract the Stobi coalition army to surround him. As long as, as long as our army can arrive within three days. He cooperates with the central force and will definitely defeat the main force of the Stobi coalition army!" The messenger finished speaking stutteringly.
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