The king's invincible legion marched from Pannonia to the city of Selgistika, the center of Illyria.

The army of Garas carried heavy siege engines, which were used to attack stone walls, and the wooden walls of Sergistika were useless in front of them. The Macedonian army directly attacked the city. The king showed no mercy with a sense of revenge. He directly arranged the army outside the north gate of the city, and then turned to the generals beside him and asked:

"The widow goes out for the first battle, can there be volunteers to attack the city and make the first contribution?"

"I'll go! I! Your Majesty, the last will go! "The generals have signed up one after another. At this time, I saw a young and heroic general standing out of the crowd, he was dressed in silver armor, and his torso and elbow armor were gold and silver, which was particularly conspicuous. The young general, who was strong and thin, was full of heroic spirit, stepped forward to the king, and said:

"The young general is not willing to take this city and present it to His Majesty, please ask the king for permission."

The king looked fondly at Podare Rios and said:

"Hmm~ Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, and the people of my Antigonus family have always had such a tradition, they are all able to gallop on the battlefield at a young age. Well, it's up to you! The widow is waiting for your good news. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Podare Rios turned to mount his horse, and the solid black horse looked strong and energetic. As soon as he pulled the reins, the horse's front hooves neighed.

"Wait, Arianos, you're in charge of the battle after entering the city."

"Yes!"

"Podarre Rios, I command you not to enter the city during the siege, nor to get too close to it. Anton Leni, you are responsible for overseeing the execution of this order. ”

"Yes!" "Yes!"

"Your Majesty, can I order the soldiers and horses now?"

"Of course, now the whole army will obey your orders, except for you, who are not allowed to enter the city."

I only listened to the newly appointed general's firm tone, well-arranged, and his instructions were swift, accurate, and crisp, without any hesitation. This convinced the soldiers and was willing to listen to him. Because his tone is as hard as iron, and he has a temperament like a mountain of military orders, he will never allow doubt. It is difficult for an average new commander to have such qualities.

There must have been an element of natural talent, and he inherited the best part of Aloyos' military talent. But the most important thing is his acquired efforts, which are inseparable from his diligence and studiousness, and the guidance of military professors such as Aloyos and Oonos. Podare Rios has the momentum to break the enemy and win when he is just starting out.

He ordered all bow troops to be mobilized and to be on standby behind the engineers to avoid accidental injury to the catapults. In particular, three infantry phalanxes were selected as the first echelon of the siege, and three Macedonian royal phalanxes were selected as reserves. Only a small number of light cavalry were sent to respond. Then he ordered heavy stone catapults to fire stone projectiles to bombard the walls.

As a result, the stone crossbow was aimed accurately, and the city gate was chiseled open with two shots. Podarre Rios was not satisfied, and he demanded that artillery shells be poured continuously on the city walls. The engineers simply got over the hook and threw stones heartily, basically blowing up a section of the middle section of the northern city with the door frame and the city wall. Next, the engineers aimed their cannons at the defenders around the city gates, and the six catapults took turns covering the area of the front part of the city with stones and artillery. The heavy bombardment killed and wounded the Gauls. When the engineers had used up all their ammunition, the archers leaned in again and began firing.

During the interval when the artillery stopped firing, I saw that the houses in the front row of the city were reduced to ruins, and fire broke out everywhere. There were casualties among the Gallic military and civilians. Seeing this, Garras felt a little unbearable, but he still smiled and said to the generals beside him:

"Our goal is to siege the city, not destroy it. I'll have to educate the kid afterwards, but I really appreciate his early firepower coverage tactics. Very imposing. ”

He watched with interest at the dense rain of arrows and javelins on the battlefield ahead. In fact, this depends on the good configuration of the king's main army and sufficient ammunition and arrows. Podarre Rios concentrated his bow and arrow forces, and the defenders had no chance to backfire. The Gallic defenders were still not quite strong, but they were weakened by more than half after the thunderous and lightning fire of the Ghost Legion.

Seeing that the firepower was almost ready, Podare Ríos ordered loudly: "First echelon, up!" The first echelon let out a high-pitched shout of killing and went straight into the city.

By the way, he turned to Arianos and said, "General, the battle in the city has been entrusted to you, good luck." ”

"Please rest assured, General." Arianos was ordered to enter the city with the besieging troops.

The phalanx entered the inner city and proceeded well. Podarre Rios watched the battle inside the city from afar, and then ordered outside the city:

"The archers gathered the remaining arrows and formed a lean squadron of 100 men, following behind the first echelon to support at any time.

The second echelon entered the edge of the city to consolidate its position, but did not go deep into the inner city first, lest there were too many troops, and the dispatch would be ineffective and there would be chaos. It's just a matter of being ready at all times.

The light cavalry waited outside the city, and they were not allowed to enter the city without an order! ”

"Yes."

The Gallic defenders were wiped out by Podare Rios' fierce offensive, and the city of Selgetica was captured by the Macedonian army. The Invincible Legion showed its prowess in its first battle, and the Gauls were terrified from then on.

Damasos was right, and the Gallic army in the region was still intent on marching south to plunder the rich Greek peninsula. Before the arrival of Gueras and his army, new troops were organized in Illyria and Dalmatia to march towards Epirus. However, when they heard that the Macedonian army was attacking Illyria, they immediately turned around and turned back. Illyria was the only access area to Gaul, and the Gauls had to be saved. The Gallic army was commanded by Walter Colix, who had previously been the chief of a district in Gauch, the hill. As they passed through the city of Salona, they received reinforcements from the city's garrison, led by Taximagorus. The two armies decided to fight.

After capturing the city of Selgistica, Gelas left a small number of defenders and continued to prepare for the assault on Dalmatia. The Gallic inhabitants of Selgistika were all enslaved, and it was largely an empty city with a small number of original inhabitants. Once Macedonia takes Dalmatia, the entire narrow corridor west of the Dinara Mountains will be completely owned by Macedonia, which will further open up the land transportation line between Macedonia mainland and Rome. In addition, the Adriatic Sea is increasingly resembling the inland sea of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

The two armies met in the Illyrian mountains, and this time the Gauls' patchwork forces were outwhelmed by the Macedonian army.

Podare Rios delivered an impassioned pre-battle speech: "Look at that, they are trembling on the other side. ”