Xue Zong stayed with Ye Zi for a few days, said goodbye to Zimo, and set off to return to Athens. Along the way, the two discussed how to relieve the siege of Athens.

According to Xue Zong's idea, it was best for the two to return directly to Athens and fight the Ottoman army to the death. If you fail, you will live up to your reputation as a hero. But Ye Zi strongly objected, and she told Xue Zong that the battle between the two armies was not something that could be compared on the rivers and lakes.

The duel between the rivers and lakes pays attention to the victory of the brave who meets on a narrow road, and the victory or defeat is divided by the level of martial arts. But war is not like this, it has its own way.

Ye Zi had heard her father talk about the way to use soldiers. History is full of examples of winning more with less, and it is not that whoever has more soldiers will surely achieve victory. The key depends on whether the coach knows how to plan, as the so-called soldiers are not tired of cheating.

Therefore, Ye Zi suggested that it was best to return to the mountain where Zhou Cang was located first and persuade everyone to go to the rescue together. There is a lot of strength in numbers, and with those 300 people, there are more means and chips to win.

Xue Zong felt reasonable, so he did what Ye Zi said.

The two traveled day and night, and on this day they arrived at Canglongling, Zhoucang's territory.

As soon as Zhou Cang heard that his master and wife were back, he hurriedly gathered everyone to line up to greet him. A grand treat goes without saying. Xue Zong discussed how the two discussed, hoping that Zhou Cang could help him rescue Athens, but the matter was told as it was.

When Zhou Cang heard this, he nodded again and again, and said, "Master's words are holy decrees, so I naturally don't have any opinions, just do it." As for my brothers, if they are willing to follow me, they are welcome, and if they are not willing to follow me, I will pay for the passage and everyone will go their separate ways. ”

Although Zhou Cang agreed, his eyes kept wandering, as if there was something unspeakable.

Ye Zi was a person, aware of Zhou Cang's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I said Zhou Cang, do you have something to hide from us, do you still want to apprentice." ”

Zhou Cang hurriedly stood up, he was an honest man who admitted to death, and when he saw that he didn't admit that he was his wife, he was surprised, and hurriedly explained: "My wife doesn't know something, I'm really a little embarrassed." When I killed someone from the Ruda family, and Athens wanted me, although I claimed to be doing the right thing for heaven, I really didn't do anything bad. But now the official identity is still grass coward. I am only afraid that Athens will unload the mill and kill the donkey, and I will not cheat these brothers when the time comes. ”

When the two heard that it was for this, they looked at each other and smiled.

Ye Zi said: "Zhou Cang, you may not know who your master is. ”

Zhou Cang patted his chest and said, "Of course I know that he is the world's No. 1 hero." ”

"Well said!" Xue Zong raised his thumb in approval of Zhou Cang.

It's really a shameless pair, Ye Zi shook his head and said, "Although your master is not the world's No. 1 hero, he has another identity. He was the future king of Athens and the fiancé of the princess. ”

"Ahh It turned out that my master was so powerful, and I knew that it must be right to recognize him. Zhou Cang cracked his mouth and laughed, and said, "That's right, from now on, these three hundred or so people will all obey the master's command." ”

Xue Zong waved his hand with a smile on his face and said, "The main thing is to listen to your master." ”

"Bah!" Ye Zi rolled his eyes at Xue Zong, he was really a superb, he couldn't find the words to describe Xue Zong, Ye Zi had to repeat: "Stinky rascal!"

After that, Canglongling played the sign of the king of Athens and began to recruit troops, and the people of Athens heard that they were going to save their own capital, and the king of Athens personally commanded them, so they went to sign up for the army. Every household sent rice and grain to support Xue Zong.

Soon, Xue Zong's subordinates gathered 800 people, all of whom were strong laborers. In addition, there are countless supplies, grain and grass. Seeing that everything was ready, Ye Zi decided to choose a day to fight.

That night, Ye Zi and Xue Zong discussed in the secret room how to defeat the enemy. Ye Zi thought for a while and said, "Although there is a big gap between the forces of the two armies, we have an absolute advantage, that is, we are a new force, and the enemy of this armed force is unexpected. So we want to take advantage of the surprise army, but burn the grain fields of the Ottoman army. ”

The two of them discussed it and went to rest early.

At the same time, the Athenian border, the palace of General Pierce. In the past few days, General Pierce has been receiving battle reports that it is the crisis of Athens and the siege of the Ottoman army. The old general really put on his horse several times, and came down several times. He reminded himself to stay calm.

The location of the border city he garrisoned was very important, not only as a choke point to the hinterland of Middle-earth, but also as a forward position against the Spartan Empire and the Constantine Empire.

General Pierce waited all day for instructions from the Athenian military order, but was never heard from. Until late that night, when General Pierce was taking care of military affairs, the Chinese officer came in to tell him that there was an old friend outside the door who wanted to see him.

Old friends?

The lieutenant added: "He said that if he tells you that he is an expelled man, you will know who he is." ”

"It's him!" Pierce's eyes lit up. I didn't have time to change my clothes, so I took three steps and two steps, and hurried out the door.

Standing in the dim light was a man in his mid-forties. He is eight feet tall, with a delicate face, sharp eyebrows, and a short beard. If you don't know, you'll definitely think he's the master of a scholar.

"Hannibal, is it really you?" General Pierce trembled with excitement.

"My old friend, of course it's me. Hannibal opened his hands and hugged Pierce warmly.

"And me. A man behind him interjected.

General Pierce looked at it as Changda, the chief of the guard.

It turned out that since Changda went out to find Hannibal, he really went through hardships and dangers along the way, and first went to Phoenicia and Carthage to inquire about the news. I heard that Hannibal had long since left, and his whereabouts were unknown, and some people said that he went to the Spartan Empire.

Changda then set out from Carthage for the Spartan Empire.

Athens and Sparta were not allies at the time, and Changda thought that Hannibal was hiding in some country. But he didn't think about it, and as soon as he arrived at the city of Sparta, he heard the news that Hannibal was an honored guest of Sparta and was resting in the official residence.

Changda was confused, and met Hannibal in a daze, but heard something even more surprising.

Hannibal had already borrowed 10,000 troops from Sparta at this time, and he would send troops to Athens in a few days. I don't know how this outstanding general persuaded the emperor of Sparta to lend 10,000 elite generals from a country that was not an ally.

Hannibal didn't explain, just smiled and looked at Changda.

In this way, the two set off and returned to the border city of Athens.

Changda briefly introduced this matter. Pierce let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's wonderful, Hannibal, you're back at the right time, and I'm running out of ideas." ”

Hannibal frowned and said, "General Pierce, I didn't say you, why didn't you send troops to rescue Athens?"

"Hey, you don't know, I have a heavy burden on me, how dare I act rashly without an order. Pierce said.

"All generals, you need to be improvised, this time you are a little slower. It is your negligence to ignore the enemy in front of you for the sake of the enemy who is far away. ”

Everyone joined forces, and General Pierce surrendered his military power. There were 25,000 Athenian troops stationed in the border city, plus 10,000 Spartan troops, a total of 35,000 troops, Hannibal was not a military strategist known for his deceit, he thought the same as Ye Zi, he wanted to make a surprise plan, and he was not in a hurry to save Athens. The difference between the two is that Leaf chooses to store grain, while Hannibal chooses to transport grain.

Hannibal was even more ruthless, he knew that the Ottoman army was outnumbered and needed to continuously transport food from the rear, so he cut off its food route and blocked the return of the army, waiting for the Ottoman army to sit on the mountain and have to withdraw. But it's easy to come, but it's not so easy to go.

The crowd is also a soldier on the day of selection.

By the middle of February, the weather has warmed up, and within ten days, the ice armor outside Athens will melt. Athens will be at your fingertips.

After a long wait, Suleiman the Magnificent finally saw signs of success.

But only the Bursa military division was worried. He inspected the camp and found that most of the sergeants were tired, and their desire to fight was not strong, and they were all a little slack, which was not a good thing.

Bursa was also suspicious, and it stands to reason that the Athenian army had plenty of time to deploy its troops after besieging the city for so long. There were no less than 100,000 Athenian troops scattered at the borders of various cities, so why did they not have any news for so long?

The atmosphere was eerie. It was as if someone in the shadows had taken over the game, and he and the Ottomans had become pawns to be slaughtered.

The Bursa military division reminded Suleiman the Magnificent several times that it would be better to withdraw his troops. However, Suleiman the Magnificent was anxious, and this time the troops not only did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, but also lost troops and lost money, and it was difficult to withdraw the army in this way.

In fact, what Suleiman the Magnificent said is not unreasonable. The city has been besieged for so long, and both sides have reached the limit, and whoever retreats first at this time will suffer.

Besides, Suleiman the Magnificent clearly knew the strength of Athens, they had a total of 100,000 people, and they had to garrison various cities, and they could mobilize fewer people and horses, so why fight me.

But this war cannot be measured by common sense. Athens, from the princess Emmothys, to the general Zia Elthius, the three major families of Zia, Logue, and Andrei, down to every soldier, and even every citizen, all fought to the death.

Plus Hannibal, Crick, Xue Zong, Ye and other uncertainties. The format of this war has been reversed.