Volume 3 Chapter 71 The scum of the rivers and lakes
Although the Ottomans took the Iron Helmet Pass, they also suffered heavy losses. More than 3,000 people were killed and wounded in one battle, which made Suleiman the Magnificent very angry. He immediately issued an order from the emperor to draw another 80,000 troops from all over the Ottomans to make a 200,000-strong army, which was bound to take Athens.
The military advisor Bursa did not agree with Suleiman's opinion, he thought that the transfer of another 80,000 men would make the rear empty, but Suleiman the Magnificent insisted on transferring men and horses, and he was not easy to dissuade.
In fact, Suleiman the Magnificent did this reasonably, he decided in his heart that no country would send troops to help Athens, and Athens did not have the strength to attack his rear, but only needed to take the city of Athens with all his might, and the battle would end in an Ottoman victory.
The 200,000-strong Ottoman army marched towards Athens. The vanguard led by Dadamir traveled day and night, and on this day they finally saw the statue of Athena on the high mountain.
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was the patron saint of Athens, and seeing her meant that this was where Athens was.
Although Dadamir is a general who is accustomed to war, he is anxious. Coming from a long distance, he should have set up camp first, rested and recuperated before facing the enemy. But he was greedy for merit, and he was eager to conquer Athens immediately and succeed.
The two armies lined up outside the city of Athens, and Dadamilon looked at the opposite side, but saw a general in front of the opposing formation, wearing a silver helmet and holding a purple sun sword, a young woman.
Dadamir laughed and said to his subordinates: "Listed as seeing it, the Athenian men are all misbreeds, and it is ridiculous to send a woman out to fight." ”
Seeing that Dadamir didn't know why, Ludakang walked up to him and whispered: "General, you don't know, that woman is the princess of Athens, Amosis, the princess's swordsmanship is very powerful, and I just suffered from her." ”
"Hmph, General Ruda, what can a woman do, see me go out and capture her, and then break through Athens tonight, let her dance a song for us before the celebration banquet, dodge!"
After Dadamir finished speaking, he pushed away Rudakang and rushed to the front of the formation, shouting at the Athenian army: "Don't you know that the heavenly soldiers are coming, why don't you quickly disarm and surrender!"
When the Athenian army heard this, they were indignant, and they waited for the princess to give an order and fight a bloody battle with the enemy.
As for why the princess went out in person, she had her own considerations.
On that day, Athens was determined to fight the Ottoman Empire to the end, and the princess mobilized all the young people of the city to participate in the defense of the city, and sent people to inquire about Hannibal and Changda.
Since Athens did not have a king at this time, it was made an exception for the princess herself to take command and prepare for battle.
Knowing that the two armies were outnumbered, it was best to find a way to stabilize the morale of the army, so he finally decided to fight by himself and try to win the first victory.
Although the sergeants were worried about the princess's safety, they did as she was told out of loyalty and trust in Amosis.
At this time, seeing that Dadamir was calling for battle in front of the army, Amosisis walked up to him with a sword in his hand and asked sharply: "Why did the comer, the general of the Ottomans, innocently invade Athens?" ”
Dadamir looked the princess Amosis up and down, he had heard of the beauty of the princess of Athens for a long time, but he did not expect that it would be breathtaking.
He smiled and said, "Princess, don't you know, Osman sent troops this time, mainly to eradicate those traitors around you, and at the same time to rehabilitate the Ruda family, you are a weak woman, if you understand the situation, quickly welcome us into Athens." ”
"Wishful thinking! It is the most shameful act to invade another country's country in the name of justice!" said Amosis, raising his sword to stab Dadamir in the eye.
Dadamir was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect the princess's swordsmanship to be so fast, and hurriedly parried with a big sword.
Seeing that the other party was back on guard, the princess flicked her wrist and pressed the sword down, diverting to stab Dadamir in the chest.
Frightened, he hurriedly jumped back a few steps, but even then he was still in shock.
As a general, he quickly knew that he was far from being an opponent for Hermothy. But as a man, and respected as the commander-in-chief, if he was defeated, his face would be disgraced, and he had no choice but to continue fighting.
But seeing the sword in the princess's hand, false and real, true and false, the dance was so magical that it was impossible to guard against, and in less than ten rounds, Dadamir was a little overwhelmed.
Seeing that his main general was a little unable to resist, Sute hurriedly went into battle and shouted: "Boss, kill chickens with a knife, let me capture the enemy in the future." ”
Seeing that someone was willing to replace him, Dadamir breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly withdrew from the formation.
But he never expected that before he could walk back to the front of the army, he heard an uproar from the sergeant. Dadamir turned his head to see that Suter was already in a different place.
After that, Amosis had three generals in a row, shocking the audience. For a while, no one in the Ottoman army dared to fight again.
Seeing that the time had come, the princess waved her sword and gave the order, and the Athenian army covered the opposite side. Out of love for their country and anger at the invaders, the Athenian army was unstoppable.
The Ottoman army was defeated and fled for more than 30 miles to hold its position. The Athenian army did not pursue deeply and retreated to the city to celebrate.
Princess Amoxys became famous in the first battle, and her fame has spread in the rivers and lakes since then, saying that she can stop thousands of armies by herself.
In the middle of the night, Dadamir moved back and forth in the big tent of the Chinese army, thinking about how to fight the war. I thought that taking Athens was a quick catch, but I didn't expect that their princess not only had a beautiful appearance, but also such a strong martial arts, I don't know if she is a human or a demon.
While he was distraught, a lieutenant officer came in and told him that there were four men dressed in black and masked in black cloth outside the door who had asked to see the marshal, saying that they were carrying a secret letter from Suleiman the Magnificent.
Dadamir went out to greet him, and he was inevitably a little jealous after seeing these four uninvited guests.
In Middle-earth, everyone knows the law that whoever wears black is not an ordinary person. Ordinary people often stay away when they meet such people, and most of these people are unwilling to reveal their names and surnames in the martial arts, or they are doing something that is not visible, which is inevitably timid.
When the four of them saw Dadamir, they neither gave a salute nor accosted him, but the first one stretched out a miserable white hand hidden under the black hat and handed Dadamir a letter.
Dadamir opened it, rejoiced in his heart, and said: "There are a few people to help, and I don't worry about Athens." ”
At dawn the next day, the Ottoman army regrouped and came to Athens to challenge.
When Amoxis heard this, he remained silent and led his army of three thousand out to meet the enemy. The princess stood in the middle of the two armies and shouted at the Ottoman army: "How dare you come again, the general of the defeated army." ”
Before the words fell, four black shadows rushed out from both sides of the Ottoman army, and the speed of the movement made people unable to react. Suddenly the princess was surrounded in the middle.
Seeing that the other party was unruly, Zia Elthius, who was sweeping in front of the Athenian army, sent four people to surround the princess, and hurriedly ordered his generals to help Amosis.
Just wanted to send a general, only to hear the princess shouting: "Don't make a move, let me solve it alone!"
With the order of the princess, everyone did not dare to act rashly. As soon as the princess saw the movements of these four people, she knew that these four people were not Ottoman generals, but people from the rivers and lakes. If you send someone else to fight, it is tantamount to sending someone to death.
The princess frowned tightly and said, "The four, who were originally from the rivers and lakes, why did they work for the Ottoman army and attack my Athens?
The reason why the princess said this is because the god of war in Kyushu also stipulated the Jianghu Convention when formulating the tribal alliance treaty.
No one in the rivers and lakes is allowed to participate in state affairs, let alone contribute to a country for money and attack other countries.
The man in black sneered when he heard the princess finish speaking. One of them replied: "Princess, we are in troubled times, we are really helpless, take people's money, eliminate disasters with others, and concede!"
After the man in black finished speaking, he took out a [Skull Bone Stick] from the bamboo bag behind his back, inserted it on the ground, and lined it up in four directions: east, west, north and south, and then recited a spell in his mouth.
The princess was astonished, she had heard the spell before.