Chapter 168 Conquering Thessaly
It was during this period that Asidamas had to buy grain for the Thessaly army fighting on the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Military plan, so a lot of food was stored in advance, but due to the sudden invasion of the Peloponnese by the Dionysian army, the original plan was disrupted. Jason led the army south to fight for nearly two months. It’s almost exhausted, but the war seems to be far away from the end, and now it’s August, there is not much food left in the city-states of Thessaly, but the harvest season in September has not yet arrived, so it needs to be purchased externally. food to endure this relatively difficult time), the food of Yoke Xinghai naturally became Philae's first choice.
To this end, the Ministry of Military Affairs found Sostatus, who had trade channels throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Sostatus agreed to cooperate actively. He let the fleet responsible for trade in the Eoke Star Sea pretend to be merchant ships from the city-states of the Eoke Star Sea. Many times they have carried food to Philae to sell, and most of the sailors of the fleet are soldiers from the Mountain Scout Brigade. After going back and forth, Philae port managers and patrols are familiar with this fleet from the Eokexing Sea. .
So the day before the Dionysian army landed in Thessaly, Sostatus' fleet deliberately arrived at the port of Philae in the afternoon. When the grain was unloaded, it was past dusk, and the night was sailing in the Aegean Sea. After all, it was dangerous, so the entire fleet "had to" stay at the dock. When the Dionysian fleet suddenly blocked the port of Philae on the second day, Sostatus' fleet naturally couldn't leave.
For the next few days, the Dionysian fleet has been patrolling the nearby waters, crashing and destroying many merchant ships trying to escape from Philae. Sostatus' fleet has been staying in Philae's port for safety reasons. Of course, many merchant ships from other countries also chose this cowardly method, so there were many ships berthed in Philae's port, making Sostatus' fleet inconspicuous.
But what Tigertus didn't expect was that Philae suddenly strengthened the management of the port. Not only did foreign crew members be prohibited from walking around the port at will, and they were not allowed to enter the city, but they also sent more troops to the port.
In fact, this was a precaution that Asidamas had taken when he saw that there were too many foreign ships and crews in the port and was worried about accidents during the war. Although it was impossible for Asidamas to know that the Dionian army was lurking in the port, he still made the right decision with years of experience in government affairs. It's just that he never imagined that Polyfron killed Polydorus, and then tyrannically killed him and several other ministers. Riveron also dispatched most of Philae's civilian soldiers, and the order to monitor the port was no longer carried out, which gave the members of the Sostatus fleet a chance to infiltrate the city.
"Captain Keomenis, what good news have you heard?" Tigertus asked eagerly.
Keomenis, a citizen of Dionia, one of the captains of the fleet under Sostatus, who is specially in charge of the trade of the Eoke Star Sea. After years of running around, he has earned a lot of wealth. It can be regarded as a little famous, but in front of Tigertus, he does not dare to be big, after all, this is a famous hero of the kingdom.
He rubbed his face vigorously with his hands. The drunken appearance just now disappeared quickly, and he said with a serious face: "Didn't I invite some port officials I know to drink in the restaurant? Guess what, I don't need to pay at all. After I took a few sips of wine, they took the initiative to tell me something... It turns out that the reason why the port was suddenly released from the blockade in the past two days was because of a big change in Philae City. !"
"What happened?!" An officer of the mountain reconnaissance brigade next to him asked anxiously.
"After the Tagus Jason of Thessaly left with his army, he temporarily handed over the military command of the entire Thessaly to his younger brother Polydorus, and handed over the administrative power to Asida. Maas and several other ministers, guess what?"
Keomenis said word by word: "Polidorus suddenly died in the military camp outside Philae. It is said that he was killed by our assassins, but the murderer was not caught-"
"This is impossible!" Tigertus shook his head: "The Ministry of Military Affairs has not formulated an assassination plan for Polydorus, let alone assassinating the coach in a heavily guarded military camp, even if we have been trained for a long time. It's hard to do, let alone escape smoothly."
"Those officials quietly told me that many people suspected that Polyfron killed his brother--" Keomenis saw the surprised expressions on the faces of the three, and continued to expose the city of Philae somewhat contentedly. The secret: "Because according to them, just after taking over the military command, Polyphron tyrannically killed the ministers they respected, such as Asidamas, and then hurriedly dispatched most of the citizens of Philae. , led by him himself to attack our army in Larissa.
Before leaving, he also appointed one of his confidants as the city lord of Philae City. The new city lord has been doing one thing for the past two days, busy arresting officials who were dissatisfied with Polyflon, causing confusion in the city. The internal order is in chaos, not only because officials like them are unwilling to continue their official duties, but also some people worry about their own safety and start to flee..."
After listening to Tagtus and others, they all felt unbelievable. This series of things that happened in the city of Philae simply provided great help to the Dionysian army. If it hadn't been for the Ministry of Military Affairs before the landing, it had not given the mountains. With a special reminder from the reconnaissance brigade, Tigertus would even think that the general Thessaly, named Polyfron, was a spy sent by the kingdom.
"Have you asked them how many soldiers are in the city now?" asked Tigertus.
"Of course I will not forget such an important issue." Keomenis said confidently: "Polyphron left 500 soldiers for his confidant when he left, and they were loyal to Polyphron. This is Philphron. The reason why the people of Lai did not dare to resist the new city lord... As for how many civilian soldiers are in the city? They are not sure. But there should be not many left. They gave me a piece of news. It is said that the new city lord intends to arrive when necessary. The port is forcibly recruiting foreign crews like us to take part in the battle."
"Calling us? This is a good thing! This way we can take the opportunity to infiltrate Philae's army, assist our siege troops, and capture Philae City!" said a team officer excitedly.
"Captain, now the city of Philae is chaotic and people are panicking. This is a great opportunity! Why don't we launch a raid in the dark night and take the city of Philae directly!" Another team officer put forward his own suggestion.
Tigertus pondered for a while, and said solemnly: "This time, we have less than 200 brothers in the city of Philae, the troops are too small, and we are not very familiar with the terrain in the city of Philae, and we launched a surprise attack in the dark night. , the danger is too great! Once we fail, not only will our previous efforts be in vain, but our brothers will also lose their lives in vain, we cannot take risks!"
Tigertus paused, looked at his two capable captains, and then encouraged: "You don't have to worry, now we all know that our army not only landed successfully, but also entered the Thessaly Plain, The Thessaly army will go out of the city to fight at this time, and they will only suffer defeat. According to the tradition of the kingdom's army, and Philae is also the focus of the landing army's attack, they will continue to pursue the retreating soldiers, and see if they can take the opportunity to capture Philae, This—this is our chance!"
"Captain, I understand! I will immediately send a few soldiers to sneak into the city and closely observe the movements of several city gates."
After one team officer finished speaking, the other team officer continued: "I told the brothers to be ready at any time. Once our army kills the city, I will immediately rush to receive it."
Tigertus nodded with satisfaction: "Just do it!"
The soldiers of the mountain reconnaissance brigade lurking in the port of Philae did not wait for long. At dusk, many Thessaly troopers were driven by the Dionysian cavalry regiment and rushed to the city of Philae.
The defenders on the city saw the Dionysian army following them, and in the begging and scolding of the routed soldiers, they had to carry out the orders of the new city lord and refused to open the door.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade who got the news took out the daggers and leather shields hidden under the board of the ship, rushed into Philae City, and killed the South Gate City Wall, which was the closest to them and had the fewest defenders.
After they defeated the defenders at the front of the city, they quickly opened the city gate, and as soon as the defeated soldiers poured in, the Dionysian cavalry, light armor, and light infantry rushed into the city of Philae...
On the same day, the southern and northern powers of Thessaly surrendered and fell...
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"Woo!...Woo!..." The high-pitched bugle sounded continuously from the rear of the battlefield, and the Greek soldiers who were fighting fiercely in front of the various defensive camps hurriedly retreated.
It didn't take long for the battlefield that had been noisy for most of the day to return to silence. Only the countless corpses and wounded soldiers on both sides of the trenches and wooden walls were showing the tragicness of today's battle.
The setting sun has fallen to the bottom of the mountain, and there are only a few bleak blood lights left in the sky.
Ifikrates looked at the Dionian camps that were separated from each other and formed horns in front of him, his eyes were both unwilling and helpless, he stood for a long time, and finally sighed: "It's the same as before, send someone to Dai The Onians demanded that the battlefield be cleaned up."
According to Greek tradition, the defeated side after a battle can also send someone to clean up the battlefield and take away the fallen compatriots in order to give them a decent funeral.
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