After identifying the situation of Catalan, Oonos no longer besieged the city, but concentrated all his forces on attacking the city.

In the battle of the Tyris River, both sides suffered losses. The Thracian army was largely annihilated.

On the Macedonian side, three elite phalanx infantry were killed, only a dozen wounded, and there was a militia phalanx with few left, which was withdrawn to the city of Tyris, and regrouped;

a third of the casualties of light infantry and archers;

In order to plug the gap in the front line during the battle, the cavalry units fought fiercely, and two light cavalry squadrons lost more than half of their strength, and the other cavalry squadrons suffered losses.

In general, the combat effectiveness of the corps has not been affected, and the main force is relatively complete. The general referred to the operational data and wanted to return to the barracks to rest and replenish the troops. However, after considering the pros and cons, he decided to launch a siege war directly.

One reason was to deny the Thracians a chance to breathe, and the other was that Macedonia wanted to break through its weakly defended capital before Thracian reinforcements arrived, thus completely destroying the will of the Thracian remnants to resist.

Oonos was right. As soon as the Scythian and Byzantine reinforcements received the distress letters, they immediately sent in reinforcements. Now it's up to who's moving fast.

The Macedonian Seventh Army marched to the west gate of Catalan, and the battle formation was lined up, arranged in three columns.

The small number of defenders in the city will feel extremely depressed and frightened when they see such a black cloud overwhelming the city.

Oonos rode his horse in front of the battle, inspecting the troops.

He came to the center of the formation and said in a loud voice:

"Seventh Legion, my soldiers!

I still need to tell you about your incomparably heroic achievements. The name of your troops, the Seventh Legion, has frightened the Thracians.

For the main force of the so-called 'Ghost of the Forest' has tasted the power of our Macedonian spears, and they fear the spears in your hands.

Today, our hard work over the past few days will pay off.

I know that the blood and sweat that everyone has paid for this, and I myself have been swords by the enemy's sword in the battle that took place in front of me.

But all these difficulties and intimidations cannot stop us from moving forward.

So now, you, my brothers, as long as you live, who will see the abundant fruits before you! ”

The soldiers rejoiced.

"We are about to break through the enemy's capital, Catalan. In this way, all Thracians will give up resistance.

We will win this war. Let's give the Thracian camp a good finish. ”

The soldiers began to beat their weapons excitedly, and Oonos immediately gave the order to attack the city!

The Macedonian vanguard was a squad of militia guns, which pushed siege engines to clear the way. The perimeter of Catalan is a wooden wall and there are no arrow towers.

The Thracians threw javelins through the wooden fence, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the dense arrows of the Macedonian archers.

Opening the city gates, the siege infantry quickly swarmed into the city, and the follow-up troops entered the city in a steady stream of three lines.

The Thracian troops abandoned the gates of the city and retreated into the city. Because they felt that they could not withstand the large number of siege soldiers entering the city.

Memon was the first to enter the city, and he commanded the phalanx to immediately form a battle formation and advance step by step, so that the cavalry behind could enter the city.

When the Macedonian phalanx had crossed the first street in the city, the Thracians rushed back. At the head was none other than Zellers.

It turned out that the troops who had previously topped the gates of the city were stopped by the Thracian king Zeles when they withdrew to the square. He thought that the troops in front of him were cowardly defeated, so he swung his long knife and killed the two captains who led the team. Then he came to the battle with infantry and cavalry.

His general, Eptasens, did not take part in the attack, citing the need to secure a retreat.

The Thracian cavalry, led by the king, rushed straight into the Macedonian phalanx. The infantry in the rear also followed.

But at this time, the formation of the Macedonian phalanx was very tight, the super-long spears were as dense as a forest, and the sharp spear tips exuded a cold-blooded murderous aura. The Thracian counter-charge was strangled in front of the spears of the Macedonian phalanx, and they did not make the Macedonians back even a step.

King Zeles was the first to rush into the gun, and his horse was thrown off his horse by two bloody holes pierced by spears.

He stood up and cut down several more Macedonian soldiers. At this moment, the members of Memon's cavalry turned over, dismounted, and rushed forward with swords to fight, trying to capture him.

Zeles was surrounded, and he fended off with his sword for a long time. As a result, when he looked back and saw that his soldiers were dead and scattered, he was disheartened.

He himself did not want to be captured and kissed by the neck to commit suicide. When the remaining Thracian soldiers saw that the king was dead, they had no intention of fighting again, and retreated all the way to the inner city.

The soldiers defending the city were disgraced and crowded in the square, one by one without the will to fight, and they did not want to do any more useless struggle.

Eptasons looked at the young soldiers around him, all of them with childish faces, and some of the soldiers looked like children, hiding in the arms of their big brother next to them and shivering with fear. He asked the soldiers if they would like to surrender together, and everyone said yes, because they were afraid that the Macedonians would not accept the surrender. Eptasons said he was willing to negotiate and told the crowd not to act on their own.

The resistance of the Macedonian troops was getting weaker and weaker, and they smoothly approached the square in the center of the city.

At this moment, a man who looked like a general came slowly without a weapon, came to the front of the battle, and said in Greek:

"I am the Minister of War of Thrace, Eptasens.

Now the troops of Thrace are under my command. I don't want my soldiers to make senseless sacrifices anymore, and I beg your generals to give us a way to live.

We chose to surrender. ”

The centurion informed the deputy commander-in-chief, Memon, who came to negotiate:

"Now that you have surrendered, lay down your arms and all kneel down to surrender! Don't resist! ”

"General!"

Eptasons added,

"We Thracians are also a people who cherish honor and dignity, and we surrender in the hope of accepting the just rule of Macedonia and the friendship of peace.

I hope that the Macedonians will accept our sincerity and allow us to submit with dignity. If you are sincere, exit the city first. I vouch for my personal life that we will not break our word. I will immediately lead the whole city out of the city to welcome the Macedonian army into the city.

Otherwise, we will have to fight to the death for dignity to the last man. ”

When Memon heard this, he raised his sword and was about to slash Eptasens, but the Thracian general stood still with a blank face.

And he said:

"I have heard that the king of Macedonia is a gentle king, and I wonder if his troops will have the same demeanor as the army of kings."

In his life, Memmon admired people with courage, and he could see that the person in front of him was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. He pleaded for the lives of the people, a good man with good intentions. He immediately informed coach Oonos.

When Oonos heard this, he immediately agreed to accept the surrender. He asked the herald to reply:

"The Macedonian spear is incomparably sharp, cold-blooded and merciless. But Macedonians have always been warm and committed to their friends. ”

He would have liked to see what Eptasons was like. At this time, his subordinates hurriedly approached and said:

"General, beware of deception."

Oonos waved his hand and said:

"Alas~ I see that the Thracians are all sincere people, so let's see if they are people who keep their promises.

Besides, they don't have much combat power now, so they can't play any tricks. ”

The soldiers in the city were ordered to withdraw from the city quickly, and Memmon alertly ordered the demolition of the city gate and a section of the wooden wall next to it.

Not long after, Eptasons took the lead in carrying the jade seal of the kingdom and went out of the city with officials, the people of the city, and the disarmed soldiers to meet the Macedonians. Officials held papers and books in their hands to show their submission, and the people rewarded the warriors with all kinds of food and wine in their hands.

Oonos accepted the sincere surrender of the other party and entered the city with his soldiers. After he declared the occupation of the city, he pacified the people of the city and settled the relevant matters.

The city calmed down and people's lives returned to normal.

The Oonos garrison was in Catalan, and while reorganizing and replenishing the corps, it was also formulating a plan of action for the next step.

He thought that since he had conquered Tyris and Catal, the two newly occupied cities were more compliant. The leader of the Thracian camp was defeated and committed suicide, and the heir of the camp has been controlled by our side. Then the Thracian threat is already small.

As long as the reinforcements from Byzantium were eliminated, Byzantium could be conquered. The Thracian war was over.

Now the point is not to know whether the Scythians will continue to be hostile to Macedonia.

According to intelligence, the Scythian reinforcements, having learned of the defeat and suicide of Zeles, stopped their advance and were stationed on the Catalan River without crossing the river.

However, Macedonia still had to be prepared to deal with the Scythians. Now that they are about to go south to subdue Byzantium, it is better to test their true intentions.

Oonos called in his lieutenants again and assigned the task:

"Regarding Scythia, we don't mess with them, but we can't guarantee that they won't come. Perhaps these barbarians are still clinging to the content of the covenant and attacking us. Be mentally and practically prepared.

We learned that Scythia was economically backward and had five fixed settlements, but all of them were towns with a middle and lower level of development. They were nomadic and had a predominantly cavalry army with a large number of archers and a courage to fight in close combat.

In response to this situation, we should appropriately increase the strength of archers to compete with them at a distance to a certain extent; Strengthened light cavalry to quickly rush through the death zone and shoot directly at the bow troops. The Scythian army did not have too many stun troops, so the light cavalry dealt with them completely.

The most important thing is that as long as our light cavalry rushes through the firing range and fights them in close combat, these poorly trained herdsmen of the barbarians will be crushed without a fight. Of course, fighting against the archers could not avoid certain casualties.

However, there is no need to worry too much, because the comprehensive combat capability of Scythia will be limited by the economic and urban mobilization capabilities.

If we can annihilate their main forces in two or three large-scale battles, then they will not be able to withstand the long advance of the Macedonian army.

We're not going to give them a respite. ”

"The question of the archers, I have sent someone to Thessaloniki to deal with it. The barracks in the capital will provide us with good bows and arrows, and new archers will be sent to reinforce us.

Listen now!

Memon, you're in charge of recruiting and training light cavalry in Teris City, and we need more fast troops. Every third squadron was deployed to Catalan.

Zoey Rose Echnos, you go with Memon. But you went your separate ways, and you brought the new regiment of Tyris with the Talisman to garrison the city of Catalan. This is a unit with mainly militia guns and a small number of light cavalry, and its combat strength is limited.

Therefore, your main task is to protect the city, and if Scythia does attack, you will try to hold the city and wait for reinforcements.

I will lead the Seventh Army to the south, take Byzantium lightly, and thus completely stabilize the Thracian region, and it is expected that I will be able to return in less than half a month.

By that time, preparations for the attack on Scythia were almost complete. Moreover, now, our main force has turned around, which is also the true intention of testing Scythia.

You leave for Tyris now.

I will go out the next day and take Byzantium as quickly as possible. ”

"Yes!"

The generals of all walks of life were ordered to set off.