Chapter 1221
During this period of time, in order to stock up enough rations for the Thessaly army fighting on the Peloponnesus Peninsula, Asidamas had to purchase rations from abroad. (Originally, Iazon had a military plan to conquer the Greek mainland, so he had stored a lot of rations in advance. However, the Dionysian Army's sudden invasion of Peloponnesus messed up the original plan. Iazon had led his army to the south for nearly two months, and the food reserves were almost depleted. However, the war seemed to be far from ending. It was already August, and the city-states of Thessaly were running out of food. However, the harvest season in September had yet to arrive, so they had to purchase rations from abroad to tide over this relatively difficult period of time.) Hence, the rations from Yoke Galaxy naturally became the first choice for Philae.
For this reason, the Ministry of Military Affairs looked for Sostatus, who had trade channels throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Sostatus agreed to cooperate actively. He asked the fleet in charge of trading in Yoke Galaxy to pretend to be a merchant ship from Yoke Galaxy. They carried rations to Philae for sale many times, and most of the sailors in the fleet were soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade. After a while, the management and patrol team of Philae's port became more familiar with this fleet from Yoke Galaxy.
Therefore, the day before the Dionysian Army landed on Thessaly, Sostatus's fleet deliberately arrived at Philae's port in the afternoon. By the time they finished unloading the rations, it was already past dusk. After all, it was dangerous to sail in the Aegean Sea at night, so the entire fleet "had no choice" but to stay at the port. The next day, the Dionysian fleet suddenly blockaded Philae's port, so naturally, Sostatus's fleet could not leave.
For the next few days, the Dionysian fleet had been patrolling the nearby waters, destroying many merchant ships that wanted to escape from Philae. Sostatus's fleet had been staying at Philae's port on the grounds of safety. Of course, many merchant ships from other city-states had also chosen to stay at Philae's port. Therefore, there were many ships docked at Philae's port, making Sostatus's fleet inconspicuous.
However, to Sostatus's surprise, Philae suddenly strengthened the management of the port. Not only did it prohibit foreign sailors from roaming freely in the port, but it also prohibited them from entering the city. Moreover, it even sent more troops to the port.
In fact, Asidamas saw that there were too many foreign ships and crews in the port. He was worried that accidents would happen during the war, so he took this precaution. Although it was impossible for Asidamus to know that the Dionysian Army was lurking in the port, he still made the right decision based on his years of experience in government affairs. However, he never expected that Polifron would kill Polidorus, and then brutally kill him and a few other ministers. The high-ranking officials of Felei were all captured in one fell swoop, causing the other officials to panic. Then, Polifron transferred most of the citizen soldiers from Felei, and the order to monitor the port was no longer carried out. This gave the members of Sostatus' fleet a chance to sneak into the city.
"Captain Cleomenis, what good news did you get?" Tegetus asked anxiously.
Cleomenis, a citizen of Diónia, was one of the captains of the fleet under Sostatus, and was in charge of the trade in the Yoke Galaxy. After years of hard work, he had earned quite a lot of wealth, and was considered a little famous in the Turií Chamber of Commerce. However, in front of Tegetus, he did not dare to be careless. After all, Tegetus was a famous hero of the kingdom.
He rubbed his face hard with his hands, and the drunken look disappeared quickly. With a serious face, he said, "Didn't I invite a few port officials I'm familiar with to a restaurant for a drink? Guess what, I didn't even have to waste my effort to dig out their words. I only drank a few mouthfuls of wine, and they took the initiative to tell me something … So, the reason why the port was suddenly released these two days is because a huge change has happened in Felei City! "
"What change?!" A Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade officer next to him asked anxiously.
"After Iazon Tarkus of Thessaly left with his army, he temporarily handed over the military command of the entire Thessaly to his brother, Polidorus, and handed over the administrative power to Asidamas and a few other ministers. Guess what happened?"
Cleomenis said word by word, "Polidorus suddenly died in the military camp outside Felei City. It was said that he was killed by an assassin we sent, but the murderer was not caught —"
"That's impossible!" Tegetus shook his head, "The Ministry of Military Affairs did not formulate an assassination plan against Polidorus. Moreover, it's difficult to assassinate the commander in a heavily guarded military camp, even if we've been trained for a long time, let alone successfully escape."
"Those officials quietly told me that many people suspected that Polidorus killed his brother —" Cleomenis saw the surprised look on the three's faces, and continued to reveal the secret of Felei City with some pride, "Because according to them, after Polidorus took over the military command, he brutally killed Asidamas and other ministers whom they respected. Then, he hurriedly transferred most of the public militia in Felei City, and personally led them to attack our army in Larissa.
Before he left, he appointed one of his trusted subordinates as the castellan of Felai City. This new castellan has been doing one thing for the past two days. He's busy arresting officials who are dissatisfied with Polifron, causing chaos in the city. Not only are officials like them unwilling to continue carrying out their duties, but some citizens are also worried about their own safety and have begun to flee … "
Tegetus and the others were baffled after listening to this. The series of events that happened in Felei City had provided a great help to the Dionysian Army. If it was not for the fact that the Ministry of Military Affairs did not give the mountain reconnaissance team a special hint before landing, Tegetus would even think that this Thessaly General Polidorus was a spy sent by the kingdom.
"Did you ask them how many soldiers are in the city now?" Tegetus asked.
"Of course, I won't forget such an important question," Cleomenis said confidently. Ionis said confidently, "When Polifron left, he left 500 soldiers for his confidant. They are loyal to Polifron. This is the reason why the people of Pherai dare not rebel against the new governor … As for how many citizen soldiers are there in the city? They are not too sure. However, there should not be many left. They revealed a piece of news to me. It is said that the new governor plans to forcibly recruit foreign crew members like us to participate in the battle at the port when necessary. "
"Recruit us? This is a good thing! This way, we can take the opportunity to blend into the Felei army and help our siege team to seize Felei City! "A team officer said excitedly.
"Captain, Felei City is in chaos now, and the people are panicking. This is a great opportunity! Why don't we launch a surprise attack at night and seize Felei City directly! "Another team officer suggested.
Figtus pondered for a while, then said with a serious expression, "This time, we have less than 200 brothers in Phylai City. We have too little manpower, and we are not very familiar with the terrain of Phylai City. Moreover, we are launching a surprise attack in the middle of the night. It is too dangerous! If we fail, not only will our previous efforts be in vain, but our brothers will also lose their lives in vain. We can't take the risk! "
Tegetus paused for a moment and looked at his two capable captains. He then encouraged them, "You don't have to worry. Now we know that not only did our army successfully disembark, but they have also entered the Thessaly Plains. If the Thessaly army were to leave the city at this time, they will only suffer a defeat. According to the tradition of the kingdom's army, and Felei is also the focus of the army's attack, they will definitely continue to pursue the fleeing soldiers and see if they can seize the opportunity to seize Felei. This is our chance! "
"Captain, I understand! I will immediately send a few soldiers to sneak into the city and closely observe the movements at the city gates. "
After one of the team officers finished speaking, another officer continued, "I will ask our brothers to be ready at any time. Once our army attacks the city, they will immediately rush over to provide support."
Tegetus nodded in satisfaction, "Let's do that!"
The soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade who were hiding at the Port of Felei did not have to wait for long. At dusk, many of the Thessaly's defeated soldiers were chased by the Diónia Cavalry Legion and rushed to the city gates.
The defenders on the city gates saw that the Dionysian Army was following closely behind. Amidst the pleas and curses of the defeated soldiers, they had no choice but to obey the new governor's order and refused to open the gates.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade who received the news took out the short swords and leather shields hidden under the planks of the ships and rushed into the city of Felei. They killed their way to the southern city gates which were closest to them and had the least number of defenders.
After they defeated the defenders at the city gates, they quickly opened the city gates and the defeated soldiers rushed in. The Diónia Cavalry, Light Armor Soldiers, and Light Infantry followed closely and rushed into the city of Felei …
On the same day, one of Thessaly's powerful states in the south and north surrendered, while the other fell …
… …
"Woo! Woo! " Loud bugles sounded continuously from the rear of the battlefield. The Greek soldiers who were fighting fiercely in front of the various defensive camps hurriedly retreated.
Not long after, the battlefield that had been noisy for most of the day returned to silence. Only the countless corpses and wounded soldiers on both sides of the trenches and the wooden walls showed the tragedy of the battle today.
The sun had already set, and there were only a few traces of gloomy blood-red light left in the sky.
Iphecrates looked at the Diónia camps in front of him that were separated from each other. His eyes were filled with reluctance and helplessness. He stood there for a long time and finally let out a long sigh, "Just like before, send someone to ask the Diónia to clean up the battlefield."
According to the Greek tradition, after a battle, the defeated party could also send someone to clean up the battlefield and take away the dead compatriots so that they could be given a decent funeral.
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