ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1213 Landing in Thessaly ([-])
"This order... Patroclus emphasized it yesterday. There are no Gallic soldiers in our army. I believe the soldiers will not violate it easily..." Lizaru said, pretending to remember Something like: "Oh, I forgot who said, you are from Larissa?"

Lizaru's words were like a stone hitting Matonis's heart, bringing up those old memories. He did not argue with Lizaru as if they were joking, but turned his head and looked to the northwest, dazed for a while, and then felt sad. said: "You remember wrongly, I am not from Larissa, but from Orosun (the city-state of Thessaly northwest of Larissa, adjacent to the Epirus Mountains), a mountain person like you. "

After speaking, he called his staff officer: "Immediately send someone to Peleus and inform Lord Hieros that we have captured his hometown."

The staff officer was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions and turned around to find the messenger.

"Please, Lizaru, I will take you to see the largest city in northern Thessaly." Matonis made an inviting gesture.

"Is the largest city...as big as Turii?"

"How can it compare to Thurii!"

"What about Crotone?"

"That's incomparable!"

……

Surrounded by soldiers, the two entered the city of Larissa on horseback, chatting and laughing.

........................................................................

After the main forces of Dionia successfully landed and captured the nearby coastal city-state, the transport fleet entered the port, quickly unloaded the army's auxiliary personnel, supplies, etc., and then escorted it under the escort of the 1st Fleet Squadron Next, start the return journey to Sparta and Messenia.

Not long after, the fleet in the Pagasa Bay of Thessaly received a notice from the clipper and immediately ordered the soldiers who were still pretending to pave the road on the Mildoros beach to return to the ship as soon as possible, because the fleet would then have to move the 13th The legionnaires were sent to the neighboring Gulf of Mariakos to land.

The Thessaly defenders watched as the Dionian soldiers used straw and wooden planks to lay the road almost to the foot of the mountain. They were all ready to attack, but suddenly they saw the enemies retreating to the seaside to board the ship. Soon All warships and troop transports disappeared from their sight.

After squatting on the mountain for a long time, the delicious food that was about to reach his mouth suddenly ran away, which made Polyfuron feel uncomfortable. He immediately suggested to Polydorus: "We should let the fleet in the port of Philae attack immediately. , we can’t let Dionia’s fleet come and leave whenever they want, and we have to bite off a piece of their meat anyway!”

Polydorus said cautiously: "It's not like you don't know that the reason why our fleet stayed in the port and did not dare to attack is because the number of Dionysian warships in the bay far exceeds ours. Since the Dionysian warships The demi-humans have already taken the initiative to retreat, so there is no need to take this risk."

"Before, I suggested that the soldiers take the initiative to attack the enemies on the tidal flats, but you disagreed! Now I suggest that the fleet attack, and you disagree again! You only know how to sit here and be stupid, not daring to do anything. You are in charge of this Thessaly What's the use of a military commander!" Polyfulon danced and yelled angrily at his brother, angrily tore up the tent and strode out of the camp.

The adjutant in the tent complained softly: "General, Polyfulon has gone too far, ignoring your -"

"Forget it." Polydorus waved his hand helplessly: His younger brother has been very aggressive and fierce since he was a child. When he grew up, his temper became even more violent and disrespectful. He has long been used to it.Because of this, the eldest brother Jason did not dare to let the youngest brother take on any important responsibilities. Instead, he always asked him to work with him. He originally hoped to make him change, but unfortunately he has not made any progress so far...

Polydorus put this annoying matter behind him. He shouldered the important task of defending Thessaly and was unwilling to cause more trouble, so he allowed the Dionysian fleet to leave, but he still had doubts in his heart: Could it be that Delnia dispatched such a huge fleet, but ended up spending most of the day here in vain, and then left with nothing?Could there be any other conspiracy?

While Polydorus was thinking, he did not forget to give an order to his adjutant: "Send soldiers to burn the road paved by the Dionians in the tidal flats."

"Yes, my lord."

As soon as the adjutant left his tent, Larissa's messenger arrived at the camp.

"The Dionian army landed on the coast of Peleus!!" Polydorus was shocked when he heard the news, and his uneasiness was finally confirmed. The Dionians caught him off guard by using the tactics of attacking from the east and attacking from the west.

At this moment, he knew very well: because the Dionian army landed on the coast of Mildorus with great fanfare, he mobilized citizen soldiers from surrounding city-states to come to support. Now the defense in the west is very empty. Once the Dionian army passes through the pass, Road, rushing into the northern plains, the consequences will be disastrous. Peleus can be captured, but the valley pass must be blocked!
Polydorus made up his mind and immediately issued an order: two thousand Philae citizen soldiers were stationed at the coastal camp of Mildorus, and the rest of the troops immediately rushed to the valley pass camp.

Considering that the city of Larissa is more than 100 miles away from the coast of Mildorus, and the valley pass is even further away, it has taken a lot of time for Larissa's messenger to arrive here. I am afraid that the battle situation on Peleus' side has changed a lot. ... Just in case, Polydorus ordered the only 500 cavalry under his command to quickly reinforce the valley pass.

After all the orders were issued, Polydorus felt relieved. He led the main force of more than 1 troops to advance towards the valley pass at a fast marching speed.

When night fell, the Thessalian army had marched less than 40 miles, but Polydorus was worried about the battle ahead and did not dare to let the soldiers stop and rest. He just asked them to light torches and continue moving forward.

It didn't take long before Polydorus finally got the exact news from the front, and this news was brought back by the cavalry troops he sent before.

It turned out that the Thessalian cavalry rushed from the coast of Mildorus in the southeast to the valley pass due north, and did not encounter the Dionian army rushing to Larissa. When they arrived at the valley pass camp, they found The camp was already full of Dionian soldiers in black helmets. The surprised Thessalian cavalry dared not go forward to fight. They were also worried about the safety of Larissa, who was not far away, so they turned to the south to explore. As a result, I happened to see the Dionian army attacking the city of Larissa.

"Are you sure that the Dionian army has captured the city of Larissa?!" Polydorus asked the cavalry general with a gloomy face.

"General, I'm not sure, because the Dionians had discovered us at that time and sent a cavalry to attack us. Since their number far exceeded us, we did not respond, but we also took them around. After a while, they chose to retreat." The cavalry general tried his best to express the bravery of his team: "During this process, we heard the cheers of the Dionysian soldiers. The cheers were very loud. I think it was the Dionysian soldiers. The Asians have taken Larissa."

"It should be?" Polyfulon listened on the sidelines and said dissatisfiedly: "Since you haven't seen it with your own eyes, don't make random guesses. Larissa is a big city, and it can't be destroyed so quickly by a Dio force that just landed. The Nian army captured it easily!”

The cavalry general was a little aggrieved. Just as he was about to open his mouth to defend, he heard Polydorus ask: "How many people are there in the Dionian army?"

"Because it's getting dark, I can't see clearly, and the Dionian cavalry rushed up quickly, so there is no more time to observe... But according to my judgment, there should be more than 2 people."

"Another 'should be' -" Polyfuron expressed dissatisfaction again.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go down first and let the soldiers have a good rest." Polydorus interrupted Polyfuron in time.

After the cavalry general left, Polyfuron yelled again: "That guy must be talking nonsense, you should let the army speed up to Larissa!"

"Shut up! I am the commander-in-chief of this army. I don't need you to tell me what to do!" The bad news that followed made Polydorus feel very bad. He finally couldn't bear the noise of his younger brother and shouted sternly. : "Go back to your own team immediately, and don't disturb my thinking here!"

Polydorus was unabashedly angry at his brother for the first time, which made Polyfuron a little dazed. Then his face turned red and he suddenly let out a heart-rending roar, scaring everyone around him. Jumped, and then he turned away angrily.

Polydorus knew that Polyfulon was annoyed by him, but now he was in no mood to apologize or comfort him. He had to quickly come up with a way to solve the current predicament. After some thinking, he finally did A decision was made: the entire army stopped advancing and immediately returned to the camp outside Philae!

At the same time, he sent several sentinels to Larissa to find out the enemy's situation as soon as possible.

As the temporary military governor of Thessaly, Polydorus knew very well that the troops in Larissa and its surrounding areas had been drained. If the incoming Dionian army exceeded 2 people, it would be difficult for the Larissa people to resist. their attack, so the cavalry general's judgment was probably correct.It was completely meaningless for the army to rush to reinforce Larissa late at night. Instead, it was easily attacked by the Dionians.This Dionysian army took only one day to complete the landing on the coast of Peleus, break through the valley pass, and capture Larissa. The combat effectiveness was quite terrifying. The Thessalian troops he led could not be the best. opponent.

It was precisely because of these thoughts that he decided not to act rashly, but to concentrate his forces to defend Philae, and then send people to notify Jason and request reinforcements while observing the enemy's movements and looking for fighter opportunities.

　Thank you very much for your generous tip! ! !
　　Thanks to The Other Side of Memories and LucioFive for the reward!Your support is my motivation to write!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)