"Set the oil drum on fire!"
Knowing that a large army was about to emerge from the sea, Achilles did not hesitate and gave the order in advance.
The kerosene had burned out, and now there was only a pile of burnt debris on the beach.
After receiving the order, more kerosene barrels than before rolled down.
By the time the Eubian soldiers emerged from the water, the area where the water and sand met was already filled with large wooden barrels lying in a haphazard pattern.
"Ignite!" Achilles gave the order and a batch of rockets were shot out.
Whoosh whoosh…
A series of kerosene barrels were ignited, and the beach turned into a sea of fire again.
"Use sea sand to put out the fire and open a path forward!"
General Ubia, emerging from the sea, gave the order.
Brush, brush, brush…
Large swathes of moist sea sand, lifted up by the shields, were thrown onto the burning beach.
Although some Eubia soldiers were still burned to death.
But most people managed to pass through the several passages created by the sea sand and rushed to the Stobi soldiers who had already formed a battle array.
"Attack!" Achilles ordered.
There is no shortcut now, we can only do it head-on!
The 600,000-strong army was in high spirits and, following Achilles' deployment, began to engage in direct battle with the Eubian mercenaries.
After the three rounds of fire strikes, only less than 400,000 of the one million Ubian landing troops are left.
Moreover, having just suffered the double consumption of fire and sea water, they were seriously lacking in physical strength and their formation was not very neat.
After only ten minutes of fighting, it was clear who would win and who would lose.
Achilles's formation was reasonable, and the Murmidon warriors in the front row were also extremely powerful.
The Eubian mercenaries were beaten to a bloody pulp in front of them!
That kind of terrifying killing power couldn't help but remind them of the legendary Spartan warriors!
If their retreat hadn't been cut off, they would have had to fight tooth and nail to survive. Knowing they were no match for their opponent, these Eubia mercenaries would have already fled.
The flames on the beach gradually died down, replaced by pools of blood shed by soldiers from both armies fighting desperately.
The brutal war continued, but Odysseus had a new idea.
"My king, why not allow the enemy to surrender and reduce our losses. I heard that most of Eubia's army are mercenaries and they don't have much loyalty. If they can be used by the enemy, they can naturally be used by our army!" Odysseus suggested.
"Sure, you decide!"
It was the first time that Xia Zhe watched such a brutal fight up close, and he felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
It would always be good if there was a way to end this situation as quickly as possible.
"King Stobi has issued an order! If you lay down your weapons and surrender, you will not be killed! King Stobi has issued an order! If you lay down your weapons and surrender, you will not be killed!"
With the king's approval, Odysseus immediately sent hundreds of messengers to various places on the beach and began to shout.
Hearing this, some of the Ubian soldiers who had already been frightened chose to lay down their weapons half-believingly and half-doubtingly.
Immediately, the Murmidon warriors in the front row dragged them to the back row and then continued forward.
After receiving these surrendered soldiers, Odysseus's soldiers in the back row immediately took them to the side of the beach and squatted down to guard them.
The efficiency was so high that it was obvious that Odysseus had already trained in how to surrender.
The defeat is inevitable.
Seeing that their surrendered soldiers were not killed, a large number of Eubian mercenaries began to choose to lay down their arms.
Within a few minutes, except for the last 20,000 or 30,000 people who resisted, more than 100,000 Eubian mercenaries chose to surrender.
A few more minutes passed, and the last 20,000 to 30,000 enemies who resisted stubbornly were completely wiped out.
Counting the losses, Achilles confirmed that the number of his own men killed or seriously injured was less than 10,000.
"If we receive seven or eight more attacks of this magnitude, our army can withstand them!" Achilles boasted.
Upon hearing this, the entire Stoby army cheered.
The first two rounds of attacks were resolved by the power of fire, and the soldiers did not feel much.
But this time, it was a real close combat.
As a result of the battle, the legendary southern power Eubia, which had been suppressing Macedonia and preventing it from leaving the north, was no match for this!
Achilles' bold words were exactly what the soldiers were thinking.
The battle just now boosted everyone's confidence.
Hearing the cheers erupting from Botaitia Beach, Ramza on the flagship turned pale.
What a surprise!
A million-man group charged forward, and more than half of them died, but they finally reached the enemy.
However, it was totally unexpected.
The enemy had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, with so many people! They were twice as many as the soldiers who had successfully landed!
What was even more infuriating was that the rubbish troops of those small city-states were still so powerful! They were not at all inferior.
Especially those in the middle with silver equipment, they are probably three times stronger than Macedonia's silver shield spearmen!
In the end, the enemy suffered little loss, but more than 100,000 prisoners surrendered!
If we continue to fight like this, won’t the enemies become more and more numerous?
"Go for broke! This time, give me two million people!"
Ramza's heart was in turmoil, and he finally spoke again.
Counting what he has on hand, he has less than three million troops.
Go all in and go straight for two million!
If we win, the whole army will eat meat; if we lose, we will go back in disgrace.
Anyway, success or failure depends on this one move!
Over two million?
Hearing this, the generals around were dumbfounded.
The Uya army is said to have four million soldiers!
But apart from the personnel who operated the ships, there were only 3.6 to 3.7 million people who could actually participate in the war.
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