Seeing this situation, the Eubia army in flames collapsed instantly.
The soldiers on the outer ships who had not been burned hurriedly headed towards the open sea and lowered the relatively intact landing craft.
Then he jumped on and rowed desperately towards his fleet.
Those who are in the center can only watch the flames burn towards them without any way to do anything.
At the end.
Only one in ten people can successfully escape.
A total of 1,500 large sea ships and one million troops were reduced to ashes!
powerful!
This weapon is so powerful!
After watching the entire firing process with his own eyes, Hector, who was beside Achilles, was filled with emotion!
If they could burn the Euboean ships, they could also burn the Persian ships.
As long as we can get this weapon and install it on the walls of Troy and Byzantium.
Even if Persia sends millions of troops next time, they will be wiped out!
Until all the Ubian soldiers who were rowing the landing craft fled back to the large ships in the open sea.
Hipparchus counted the number of people and found that out of the two million troops, only less than 900,000 were left.
With a long sigh, he could only lead his troops back.
Keeping Eubia alive was Hipparchus's bottom line. His brother's instructions before leaving were still ringing in his ears.
Everything that has been lost is irreversible!
Hipparchus came with high hopes but left disappointed, full of regret.
He knew in his heart that with the disastrous defeat in this battle, the Great North would no longer be able to gain any territory in the short term.
If we can stabilize the situation in Eubia and prevent any more chaos, we will be very lucky.
"The enemy has escaped!"
"Our army won! And no one died!"
"A miracle, an absolute miracle!"
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Seeing the Eubian fleet turn and sail away, the Stobi army cheered.
Many Thasos natives and merchants from afar were also very excited and started to make noise.
Everyone felt that this battle was very exciting.
Such a powerful fleet was burned and suffered huge losses before it even landed at the port.
Who would believe it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?
Only Achilles stared at the Eubian fleet sailing away, feeling quite unhappy.
victory?
Is this also considered a victory?
The expected complete annihilation of the enemy did not happen!
The enemy was obviously much more cautious than last time.
If you see something wrong, turn around and leave!
In this way, the main force of the Eubia fleet was still there, and the initiative of the naval battle was still in Eubia's hands.
Defense will never be able to defeat a naval power!
"I want to develop the navy!"
Thinking this in his mind, Achilles muttered to himself unconsciously.
If Stoby also had a strong navy, he could chase and kill the enemy after they retreated!
It is impossible to watch the enemy retreat calmly twice and be unable to do anything!
Throughout history, all powerful countries that have dominated the world have had powerful navies!
If Stoby wants to rise, he must build a powerful navy sooner or later!
Why not start with yourself!
"Achilles, you are right! Coastal fortifications are ineffective. Only a powerful mobile fleet can move forward and backward freely! Troy is willing to provide you with all the resources to build a navy! As long as you are willing to give me something in exchange!" Someone behind him suddenly interrupted.
Achilles turned around and saw that the person who spoke was Hector.
After witnessing the terrifying power of Greek fire, Hector was drooling.
When he heard Achilles' regret that he had no fleet and could not pursue the fleeing enemy, he quickly seized the opportunity to express his opinion.
"One thing? What do you want?"
Achilles was delighted and asked, but then he understood what Hector meant.
"Hector. You see that Greek fire is very powerful, so you want me to teach you how to make it, or sell you a few! We have such a good relationship, you can ask for anything else. But this one, I really can't do it! This is my Stoby's top-secret weapon. No one except the king has the right to dispose of it!" Achilles said apologetically.
Achilles had been getting along very well with Hector these days, and he had already regarded this Trojan prince as a good friend.
But Greek fire was a weapon of great importance. Even for the sake of building a navy, even for the needs of a good friend to defend his country, Achilles could not agree.
"Okay. I'm being a bit unreasonable."
Although he was very disappointed, Hector still expressed his understanding in a friendly manner.
Then, he thought for a moment and added a few more words.
"I want to go to Stoby and meet the wise and brave King of Stoby. Achilles, can you introduce him to me?" Hector asked.
"sure!"
This request was not excessive, so Achilles immediately wrote a letter of recommendation and gave it to Hector, asking him to take the letter to the Prime Minister when he went to Stobi.
Hector didn't hide the letter after receiving it. He immediately sent the best craftsmen in the fleet to Achilles, saying that they could help him build his own fleet!
The two friends were reluctant to leave and said goodbye for a long time. Then Hector ordered his merchant fleet to set sail for Botaitia, land there, and go to Stobi by land.
Hector made up his mind.
No matter what, we must convince King Stobi and obtain Greek fire.
No matter how much chips you pay for this, it is worth it!
Just as Hector was on his way to Stobi, the news of the victory in the Battle of Thasos had spread throughout Thrace and the city-states of the Great North.
After hearing that the alliance leader Stobi had once again prevented the landing of the Eubian army, no one thought that Stobi was lucky anymore!
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