The people of Peleus closed the gates of the city, and were forced to take up their arms helplessly, and when they went up the walls, they trembled at the sight of the Dionian army that was pouring in like a tide.

But the Second Army did not attack the city of Peleus, they bypassed the small city and went straight to the valley pass.

The people of Peleus looked at the enemy in the distance in astonishment, and suddenly someone exclaimed: "Look! Another enemy has come ashore! ”

I saw that there were thousands of black soldiers on the beach not far away, and after they landed on the beach, after a little tidying, they quickly rushed towards Peleus.

Just when the people of Peleus felt that this time they must be doomed, the Dionian army once again bypassed the city of Peleus and entered the valley pass......

After all, the heavily armed Martonis was old, and after running with the soldiers for a while, his physical strength could not keep up, and even if he had to stop to catch his breath, he did not forget to tell the adjutant to urge the soldiers forward on his behalf.

After all, Pelius had the best geographical conditions and location among the landing sites chosen by the Ministry of War, and the only concern was that the Thessalians would send troops to block the valley pass after receiving the news, so the Second Army had to race against time to open this passage to the heart of Thessaly.

Although the soldiers of the Second Legion had been recuperating on the ship, after disembarking from the ship, they were wearing armor and weapons in their hands, and they would have been tired from running non-stop for a long time, but they kept gritting their teeth and persevering, because there was a belief in their hearts that supported them.

Prior to this operation, Martonis mobilized all the legionnaires for battle, and once impassionedly said: "This landing operation is an unprecedented and important military operation, and it will surely be recorded in the history of the Kingdom of Dionya and remembered by future generations." It is precisely because the Ministry of Military Affairs believes that our Second Army Corps is the best of the regiments participating in this battle, so that our Second Army Corps shoulders the most important surprise mission in this landing operation!

Whether or not the landing operation can succeed depends mainly on whether or not we can occupy the pass in a timely manner. Haven't we been battling with the First Legion! 'When they marched more than ten miles in Wolsey and defeated the Roman army', they have always boasted about it, and tomorrow we will tell them with victory that a rapid march of more than 10 miles is a fart, and the strongest legion in the kingdom will only be our second legion! ……”

This unyielding belief sustained the soldiers of the Second Legion, and for the past two years the Peleus had built a smooth road in the valley pass in order to better communicate with the city-state of Thessaly south of the mountains, which also provided a support for the rapid march of the Second Legion.

Finally, the Light Armored Brigade of the 2nd Legion, which was at the forefront, saw the exit of the valley and the defensive camp that lay across the exit.

However, in the eyes of the soldiers, the camp was too simple: there were no trenches in front of the camp, and there were probably no traps, the walls of the camp were wooden fences, no more than three meters high, and there were only two watchtowers in the camp...... On top of that, there were only a few defenders on the wooden wall, shouting in panic after seeing their arrival.

In order to show sincerity to the Peleus, Iason asked the Larissa to remove the checkpoint at the entrance of the valley, and some time ago, Iason was reminded by Iphiclates to send messengers back to Thessaly, asking the city-states to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Dionian army from landing and raiding, although the Larissa did not believe that the Dionian army would land from the remote and narrow Peleus coast, but out of preparedness, they still urgently built a defensive camp at the entrance of the valley, but due to the rush of time, they also repaired sloppily, Just to find a peace of mind.

Today, however, the only mercenary force in Thessaly, led by Polydorus, is stationed outside the city of Philae, mainly to secure the coasts of Philae and Almiros. It was unrealistic for Larissa to send citizen soldiers to the camp in the valley for a long time, so the method they adopted was to send a small number of citizens to the camp for a few days, and once they learned that the Dionian army had landed on the coast of Peleus, they sent a large force to the camp for defense.

Who knew that not long after Peleus's urgent messenger arrived at the camp, the Dionian army appeared in front of him like a divine soldier, which was too fast, and the messenger who ran to report the news probably had not yet arrived in Larissa City!

Could it be that the Peleus deliberately delayed the news? …… The panicked defenders couldn't help but have such suspicions, but the grim situation outside the camp did not allow them to think too much.

As soon as the Dionian Light Armor Brigade was standing outside the camp, the Light Infantry Brigade in charge of carrying the siege ladder arrived, and after handing over the wooden ladder to the Light Armor Brigade, they began to spread out and approach the camp.

The sparse arrows fired by the defenders did not damage the Dionian soldiers, but instead received a rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun, and to the screams of the defenders, the light armoured soldiers set up wooden ladders against the wooden walls, and soon captured the camp in the valley.

The news of this victory quickly spread from one end of the valley to the other, and Martonis breathed a sigh of relief when he learned of it, and called the herald: "Go and inform the commander of the Lizaru regiment at once, and say, 'The valley pass has been opened, and he can lead his army to land on the coast of Peleus!'" ’”

"Yes!"

Two fleets landed north of Thessaly: a Second and Fifth Corps and the Second Cavalry Corps, led by Martonis, landed on the coast of Peleus; The other, led by Lizaru and commanded by the 3rd and 9th legions, was to land further north on the coast south of the Macedonian town of Dion, and they were to climb south over the mountains into Thessaly.

Due to the longer and more difficult roads that Lizarus's army would experience, and even encounter some indigenous tribes living in the mountains, Patroclus stayed in Sparta for a few days, and after carefully questioning the Spartans who had fought in Macedonia, and learning more information, after repeated considerations, he decided to revise the landing plan formulated by the Ministry of War, so that the fleet led by Lizarus would temporarily stay near the coast of Peleus. Once it was determined that Matonis's forces had succeeded in their surprise attack, Lizaru could also lead his forces into Thessaly through the valley pass without having to take a long detour, but if Matonis failed, both forces could continue north, land in Macedonian territory, and take care of each other as they crossed the mountains.

So when Lizaru learned that "the Second Army had passed through the mountain pass and entered the hinterland of Thessaly," he was overjoyed and immediately ordered the fleet to pull to the coast of Peleus.

Wave after wave of Dionian troops landed and then quickly ran into the valley passes...... The people of Peleus in the city looked at this repeated scene, and gradually became a little numb from the panic at the beginning, until the three brigades of the Ninth Army that landed at the end landed on the coast, and did not hurriedly bypass the city of Pelius, but under the leadership of the captain, they carried the siege ladder and went straight to Peleus.

In the rear of the army was followed by an old man with extraordinary weapons, as well as a group of administrative officials.

With the road to the hinterland of Thessaly already opened, the Dionian army finally slowed down its advance and attacked the city of Peleus, after all, after the capture of Peleus, ships carrying supplies were able to enter the port, and the army's logistical supply was no longer a hidden danger.

But just as the Dionian army was in formation and preparing to attack the city, Peleus's gates opened.

Witnessing the beginning of the landing of the Dionian army, the number of enemies has terrified the people of Peleus, not to mention the fact that there are no young and middle-aged citizens in the city as the main force to fight the battle, they have long lost their fighting spirit, and surrender is expected.

When Peleus's officials sincerely begged the Dionian army not to harm the people in the city, the old man at the head said with a pleasant face: "You can rest assured, as long as you cooperate with all your strength and there is no hostile behavior, we will definitely guarantee the safety of your lives and property!" ”

Speaking of this, the old man looked at the Peleus officials who were still a little apprehensive, and said meaningfully: "Let me tell you a secret, this is the hometown of our great king Davers, who grew up in Derricks......

The Peleus officials were shocked and dazed, and only after half a sound did an old man Peleus whisper, "Derricks...... It was a village near the Macedonian border, destroyed by the Macedonians decades ago......"

After the old man's reminder, the officials suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a village: Peleus was ostracized by the other city-states of Thessaly at that time, and was unwilling to be confined to this small depression, so he took advantage of the Macedonians' involvement in the Peloponnesian War to quietly build villages along the coast to the north to expand his territory. But as soon as the Peloponnesian War ended, the Macedonians soon sent troops to destroy villages and plunder the population, and Pelius had to sue for peace in humiliation......

This was more than 30 years ago, the ruins of the village of Drex's village were overgrown with wild grass, and there was no trace of any human habitation, and many Peleus people also forgot this painful memory, but they never expected that a king would come out of that remote village!

"Before I came here, His Majesty had warned me that as long as the people of Peleus surrendered sincerely, they would not be allowed to suffer any harm, because that was his homeland, and the people there were his countrymen!"

After the old man had said solemnly, the officers of Peleus not only dispel their fears, but also led the Dionian army into the city with a happy face, as if they were not forced to surrender, but to meet their allies.

But in fact, King Davos did not say such a thing at all, and the old man still clearly remembered the conversation when King Davers summoned him that day: "Shilos, I heard that you have been very busy lately, and you come home late every day?" ”