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Chapter 40

He briefly explained his plan, and Felicius looked at him in surprise.

"Will it work?!" The Devers urged.

Felicius thought about it carefully and said hesitantly, "… It should work, but it might not work."

"No plan can guarantee success, but if you don't try, you won't even have a chance!" The Devers summoned Hilos' guards and explained his plan in detail. Out of trust in the Devers, they agreed to this risky plan without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, the Devers added, "I'll go with you this time!"

"No! Devers, you're the leader, you can't take the risk! "Felicius immediately objected.

"It's only a hundred meters back and forth, and we'll be back in the blink of an eye. What danger would there be?

Besides, I'm a 'Favored', and I have the protection of Hades. If I die, doesn't that mean that this' Favored 'isn't reliable?! " The Devers smiled and pointed at Hilos, "You're my good brothers. Now, I'll be joining the assault as a member of Team Xilos! "Xilos and the others swallowed back their words of dissuasion.

"Alright, let us brothers live and die together!" Matonis shouted excitedly.

"Yes, let the others see the bravery of Warrior Thessaly!" Olivers, who had been silent all this while, also shouted excitedly.

At this moment, a messenger rushed over. "Mithradate, go to Timason's side and announce … Only three soldiers have surrendered to the Persia!" This was Krylkus' talent in commanding troops. Even after his death, his soldiers were still influenced.

"Mithradate will be here soon! There's no time to waste! Felicius, stay here for me! "The Devers said anxiously.

"Alright," Felicius agreed helplessly.

"Asistes, go and inform the platoon jarls immediately. Tell them to get ready …"

"Understood!" Asistes said excitedly.

"Hilos' team, follow me to the front!"

"ROAR!! Everyone shouted in unison, causing the other soldiers to look back curiously.

… …

"Inspector, Mithradate has circled to the Devers' troops!"

After listening to Tormid's report, Ke Lissops couldn't help but look behind him.

Even the troops under Creano and Timason, who were prestigious leaders, had defected. Could this inexperienced young man stabilize his own troops? Kerlisthorpes was filled with worry.

"Tormid, go find Timason and ask him to send the Cretan archers to attack Mithradat." He finally made a decision.

"Yes!" Tormid immediately turned his horse around and rushed back.

Young man, you must hold on!

… …

The Devers and Hilos' team, who had changed into normal helmets, stood at the front of the line. The javelins behind them were hidden below their shoulders. Like the other soldiers, they faced west, full of vigilance, nervously watching the rear of the troops.

Suddenly, someone squeezed to his side. Before the Devers could see who it was, they heard Asistes say, "Leader, I have already passed your orders to all the platoon leaders. I am your herald, please let me fight with you! "Asistes requested solemnly.

The Devers nodded.

"Leader, they're here!" Hilos reminded in a low voice.

The sound of hooves came from behind, gradually becoming clearer …

Soon, thirty light cavalrymen appeared in front of them. The leader was wearing a shiny fish-scale armor that covered his knees. It had to be Mithradate.

The Devers' eyes widened, and they gripped their bronze shields tightly.

"Damn cowards," Matonis cursed under his breath.

Mithradate reined in his horse two hundred meters diagonally in front of the Devers and shouted, "Warriors of Greece, I am Mithradate, a good friend of Cyrus the Younger!" Every time he shouted, his cavalrymen would repeat in unison in Greek.

"And I am also a good friend of Menon's! I have always been friendly to you Greeks, especially you, Menon's soldiers. I have been a guest in your barracks many times! Please believe me when I say that Kryrkus was punished for breaking the agreement, but you were not! The peace agreement is still valid for you! Come, come to our side! I swear by the god my family worships, the war god Bahram! I have no ill intentions towards you, and we will send you safely back to Asia Minor! At the same time, Governor Tisafonis is preparing to hire you again because Asia Minor has not been pacified yet, and he needs your help. For this, he has prepared a generous reward … "

"Don't think that we will be fooled, Persia with a sweet mouth!" The Asistes spat.

At this moment, the Devers whispered, "Ready — go!"

The Hilos squad immediately began to shout, "Is it true that you will let us go home?"

"Will you really not hurt us?"

"How much is Tisafonis going to pay us to hire us?"

… …

After a moment of commotion, they shouted in unison, "We surrender! Surrender! " With that, they threw down their shields and spears and ran toward Mithradate.

"We surrender too!" Another squad of heavy infantry close to the Hilos squad also threw down their weapons and followed closely behind. Soon, they mixed with the Hilos squad.

"General, look! There are a lot of people surrendering this time too! "A cavalryman said happily to Mithradate.

"Of course! After all, Menon and Alreus have the best relationship! I think we can continue to shout here! " Mithradate said proudly. Such a great result as soon as he shouted had greatly boosted his confidence.

As they ran, the Devers kept an eye on the movements of Mithradate's cavalry. At this moment, two Persia cavalrymen ran toward them, making his heart tighten.

"Run to the right! Run to the right! " They shouted in fluent Greek as they gestured for their horses to turn around and lead the way, motioning for them to follow.

"Ignore them! Hurry up! "The Devers whispered urgently.

The Greek soldiers did not listen to the command and suddenly sped up in their direction, causing Mithradate to be puzzled.

At this moment, the cavalryman beside him shouted in panic, "Not good! They … they have javelins on their backs! "

The reason he could see clearly was that he was now close to 30 meters away from the Greek soldiers.

"Get ready!!!" Xilos shouted. The members of the squad quickly pulled out the javelins on their backs and strode forward.

"Damn it!" Mithradate hurriedly pulled on the reins and clamped his horse's belly, trying to turn it around and retreat.

But it was too late. After throwing the javelins with all their might, Matonis and his men even fell due to the strong inertia.

Amidst the screams of the Persia cavalry, ten javelins flew toward Mithradate. He did not have time to dodge and was immediately hit by the javelins. His horse was also pierced through the neck and fell with him.

Just as the Persia cavalry panicked, Hilos's squad quickly got up and threw a second round of javelins. Two more cavalrymen fell.

…

Antonios, who was closely watching the front, shouted excitedly, "They did it! They did it! "

The soldiers cheered.

"Go and help the Devers leader!" Capus shouted calmly.

…

Just as the two squads were about to retreat, Mithradate, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly moved. He struggled to free his right leg, which was pinned down by his horse. His thick armor clearly protected his vital parts.

Now, he was only 20 meters away, and the fleeing Persia cavalry was watching from afar. The situation was urgent. There was no time for the Devers to think. "Kill him!" The Devers were the first to rush forward.

The soldiers caught up with him without hesitation and picked up the javelins and spears on the ground.

Matonis threw another Persia cavalryman who wanted to come to the rescue and shot him off his horse. The rest of the cavalrymen were so frightened that they ran again.

Mithradate swayed and raised his dusty face. He looked up at the Devers and smiled bitterly, revealing his bloodied mouth. "… You … can't escape …"