As the commander-in-chief of the Trojan fleet, Hector is also a man who has experienced many battles.
He could certainly see how dangerous it was to sail northeast and expose the flank to the Athenian navy.
However, after several cooperative battles with Stoby, Hector was deeply impressed by the magic of King Stoby.
If what the Prime Minister and the High Priest said is true, then heading to the Northeast was King Stobi's intention.
Then there must be a major reason behind this.
The most important thing now is confirmation.
Confirm whether the Prime Minister and the High Priest have misunderstood King Stobi's meaning.
"Everyone wait for me, I'll go ask King Stoby."
After hesitating for a long time, Hector finally spoke.
After saying this, he stood up, pushed the door open, and ran towards the cabin where Xia Zhe was sleeping.
Seeing that it was Hector who came, Lillian did not stop him and let him in.
Hector woke Xia Zhe up with fear and asked the most important question without hesitation.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, which direction do you think our army should advance in for the safest outcome?" Hector asked.
Xia Zhe was sleeping soundly, but was disturbed by Hector like this. He was really angry.
After glancing outside the cabin door and pointing to the direction where the clouds were thickest, Xia Zhe spoke angrily.
"Can't you let me sleep? I think it's pretty good over there! Be careful during the day! Don't mess it up too much, I can fix it when I get up at night!" Xia Zhe said.
After saying some incomprehensible words, he motioned Hector to go out, then fell down and continued to sleep soundly.
In desperation, Hector could only quietly exit and close the hatch from the outside.
Xia Zhe was speaking the truth.
He asked the Prime Minister and Hector to chase the clouds so that they could attack the Athenian fleet at night.
However, Xia Zhe didn't know whether the Athenian fleet was located on the other side of the clouds.
The direction Xia Zhe pointed was exactly northeast.
In any case, Hector at least confirmed that this was King Stobi's original intention.
This was enough for Hector.
Quickly returning to the conference room, Hector solemnly cast his vote for Prime Minister.
Such a result made several veterans open their eyes wide.
"Brother! Are you confused? How can you support this obviously problematic plan? Where is your tactical quality?" Paris said in shock.
"I'm not confused. I believe King Stobi can create another miracle!" Hector answered firmly.
At this point, Eurybiades had no choice but to accept the plan of heading northeast.
Eurybiades, Paris and others were always worried as they bravely passed under the nose of the Athenian fleet.
They knew that as long as Themistocles launched a charge, their fleet would be defeated.
However, something strange really happened.
Until the last ship of the six-nation coalition fleet passed by, the Athenian fleet, which was watching eagerly, did not launch an attack.
Instead, the Athenian fleet waited until the joint fleet of the six nations had passed before weighing anchor and following closely.
This strange thing surprised Eurybiad, Paris and others.
On the contrary, the Prime Minister, the high priest and Hector were calm and composed.
In the eyes of several people, since the king asked us to do this, he must have already decided that everything would be fine.
Even if you don’t know the reason, what does it matter?
At night, the fleet did not choose to stop sailing and rest.
Because, although there are no stars in the sky, each command ship has a compass to determine the direction.
That way, even if visibility is low, you won't have to worry about taking the wrong road.
Noticing that the trailing Athenian fleet was forced to halt and wait, and the long line of lights behind them gradually receded, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's a desperate move! We passed right under the noses of the Athenian fleet and immediately put some distance between us and them!"
"Yeah, yeah! I just figured it out now. This is truly a brilliant operation!"
"I'm afraid only King Stoby could think so far! And dare to actually do it!"
"Compared to him, we are so far behind!"
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The generals were filled with emotion and finally understood how powerful King Stobi was!
Originally, the joint fleet of the six nations was blocked by the Athenian fleet and had lost the initiative.
However, no one expected that King Stoby would take the initiative back with a bold crossing.
This kind of wild imagination and insight is truly amazing!
However, until this moment, everyone still doesn't understand the most important part.
So how did King Stobius conclude that the Athenian fleet would not launch an attack?
Could it be that he was the worm in Themistocles' stomach?
In fact, Xia Zhe himself could not explain this matter.
At night, Xia Zhe woke up from his sleep.
Walking out of the cabin, Xia Zhe became excited when he realized it was another starless night.
He ordered Lillian to call the Prime Minister and others, intending to launch another surprise attack.
Unexpectedly, Lillian replied that her fleet was still sailing at night, heading northeast for the port of Thasos.
The Athenian fleet, however, did not dare to sail at night and was still resting in the sea at sunset.
Xia Zhe was extremely surprised to hear this.
However, I was also a little excited and relieved inside.
To be honest, Xia Zhe had no idea if he could launch another sneak attack and inflict heavy damage on the enemy and retreat safely.
The way things are developing now is actually more beneficial to us.
As long as we can reach the port of Thasos before the Athenian fleet.
This trip to Tino Island was a complete success!
Seven days later, the joint fleet of the six nations had sighted the continent stretching to the north.
The port of Thasos, the largest port in Thrace that had long belonged to Stobi, was right in front of us.
The Prime Minister, the High Priest, and the others were extremely excited, all looking forward to a few days of peaceful sleep after docking.
However, Eurybiades, Paris and others were still worried.
Because they knew that the lingering Athenian fleet was still following behind them, and it was getting closer and closer!
Because there was no starlight on the first night, the Athenian fleet was forced to stop and rest.
When dawn came, Themistocles was shocked to find that the joint fleet of the six nations had gone far away.
In desperation, he could only catch up and let the Athenian fleet go at full speed to catch up.
There were even two starless nights later, and Themistocles had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the risk to continue on his journey.
With decades of experience sailing in various parts of the Aegean Sea, the two-night voyage went smoothly. By now, the Athenian navy was almost catching up with the combined fleet of the six nations!
Of course, although no major problems occurred, there were still some minor problems.
After risking night voyages and desperate pursuit regardless of falling behind, the Athenian fleet had less than 10,000 warships that could keep up.
At best, its combat power is only comparable to that of the combined fleet of the six nations, which is only around 9,000 ships.
However, Themistocles was not afraid of naval battles, as he was confident in his command and the fighting power of his Athenian soldiers.
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