Aloyos hurriedly said:

"I am in favour of Mr. Kallas taking a long-term view of everything and being good at using flexible diplomacy to solve problems.

But I, as a general, had to prepare for the worst, and what I just said was my consideration of military strategy.

I think there will be a war between Macedonia and Rome!"

Antigone said with a smile:

"Aloyos, you, like your uncle Oonos, were born to fight. But he grew up watching you, and it was he who taught you military lessons himself.

Aloyos, if I go on a war against the Romans, you will be my lieutenant commander! ”

Aloyos:

"Yes!" The answer was crisp and clear.

He was so happy that he had not been able to take part in the Upper Thracian War last time he had returned in a hurry. I'm struggling with this, but this time there will be a battle, or a battle with a good Roman warrior.

The king was right, this guy was born to be talented.

As for Garas, he was mixed when he heard the news, after all, going to war is a risk.

Antigone patted Callas and said:

"My good Minister of the Interior, you always think too much, and dare to speak out for the sake of the kingdom. The widow has always appreciated you, and there is no need to force it in negotiations with Rome.

I think it's time to get on good terms with our neighbors to the north, the Dacians. You reported this in a letter some time ago, and the widow thinks that what you said is very true. Relations between the two countries have always been friendly, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, and each country is peaceful.

Now that the war on the Eastern Front is still underway and relations with the West are strained again, it is time to consolidate and strengthen our friendship with them.

You arrange it, and then send diplomats to reconcile with the Dacians. ”

Kalas:

"Your Majesty is wise. Wechen will do so. ”

After the meeting ended, everyone went about their duties.

Eastern Front

After Antigone and Aloyos left, Oonos began his work in full swing.

He reorganized the troops, clearly defined the division of labor, and preached new discipline rules to the officers and men. It was named the Seventh Legion.

At the same time, spies and scouts were sent to investigate the enemy. Soon the main force of the enemy was discovered, and under the command of Zelus, he camped on the other side of the Teris River.

Oonos immediately led the Seventh Legion into battle. He is going to meet the enemy directly.

Early in the morning, the Seventh Army set out before it was dark. The original intention was to cross the river and launch an attack without the enemy noticing.

But the Thracians were also aware of the movements of the Macedonian army on this side of the river, and they quickly assembled on the banks of the Teris River.

The actions of the two sides began to turn into a race in teams, as if in a race to see who could cross the river first. During the operation, the sky gradually brightened. I saw flags fluttering on both sides of the river, drums and trumpets were noisy, people and horses were singing, and the queue marched neatly, and the scene was quite spectacular. It looks like a fierce battle is about to begin.

Oonus saw that Thracian's troops were significantly closer to the river, and judged that they would reach the bridge mouth ahead of time. The heavy cavalry was ordered to be the vanguard, and the infantry followed in a phalanx sequence, and everyone found their positions and marched on foot in general battle formation.

Oonos deliberately kept his army at a distance, exactly the distance from which he charged.

Seeing that the Macedonian army was slowing down, Zeles ordered his troops to cross the river and cross the bridge.

"All the way in columns, pass quickly in turn."

Thracian troops boarded the bridge.

Seeing that Zeles was scheming, Oonos immediately ordered all the light cavalry to take the right flank of the bridge first;

Let the light infantry run forward and occupy the shore of the left flank;

The archers quickly advanced to the range of the bridge, splitting into left and right teams to cross-fire at the enemies on the bridge.

The rest of the troops were still advancing on foot.

The Tyris River is a large river with a wide surface. So the wooden bridge is a little longer. And Thrace fought with a full army, and it was inevitable that there would be chaos when they embraced the bridge together.

Macedonian archers added fuel to the fire.

When the Thracian army had crossed the bridge and was halfway crossed, numerous arrows were fired at them. Suddenly, the Thracian soldiers who fell into the water with arrows and the soldiers who jumped back to the shore made the scene look a little awkward......

The slightly flustered Thracians began to scramble to run to the shore. Finally, the front came ashore, and different phalanxes and different arms were mixed together, a rabble.

The experienced Macedonian light cavalry divided itself into two teams and simultaneously charged the enemy on the shore on the left and right. Crushed the light infantry of the Thracian vanguard in one blow.

Thracian swordsmen and pikemen set out to march in counterattack. In close combat, the heavy infantry had no difficulty against the light cavalry, and many of the cavalry were cut off their horses.

Seeing that he could not take advantage, the cavalry squadron commander asked the cavalry to move in and out quickly, withdraw, and threaten the enemy's flank.

The enemy infantry only began to form a phalanx. At this time, Macedonian light infantry arrived and threw javelins at them.

Seeing that most of the Thracians were on the bridge, Oonos ordered all the heavily armed troops to run forward and hurry to the bridge to support the battle.

The Thracian light cavalry was the quickest to react, and as soon as they came ashore they reported to the regiment to expel the Macedonian light troops. Broadened the shorehead positions for the troops behind.

Lacking support, the Macedonian lightly armed forces retreated some distance, but remained on the left and right.

Oonos took advantage of the opportunity for the lightly armed forces to engage the enemy, and deployed the heavy forces in place.

The soldiers of the enemy bridgehead did not consolidate their positions under the disturbance of the light cavalry and archers on this side. So much so that when the Macedonian phalanx closed in a V-shape, the Thracian army was still compressed in the limited space of the beachhead.

The Thracians decided to fight to the death, concentrating all their cavalry in an attempt to break through a single Macedonian militia gun formation.

The cavalry did their job, storming a little and crushing a phalanx. And from this gap rushed out of the encirclement line, killing the second-line javelinmen.

At this time, the Macedonian light cavalry came to support, intercepted the Thracian cavalry head-on, and the cavalry of the two sides were evenly matched. At the moment of stalemate, the Macedonian heavy cavalry came first, and their powerful impact was used to deliver a fatal blow when hitting the enemy's back. As soon as the heavy cavalry arrived, their guns were raised. The Thracian cavalry flipped on their backs and was immediately defeated.

They were followed by the cavalry guards led by the Thracian commander Zeles and the guards of his lieutenant Pietros. They chased the Macedonian heavy cavalry.

Oonos had already seen it, and in order to cover the back of his cavalry, he ordered the trumpet of the march to be sounded and stood up to meet the enemy. His guards fought sideways to intercept Zeles' elite cavalry, and the battle entered its fiercest critical moment.

The cavalry guards of Oonos fought a one-on-two disadvantage with their courage and fighting qualities. The elite cavalry of the two sides mingled together, the guns and swords clanged, the horses neighed and collided, and the duel was in full swing. A group of archers was a few dozen meters away, and they took up their longbows and replaced them with short knives to protect the general.

Although they had no armor or spears, their involvement in the battle and the bravery of the cavalry averted the danger of being besieged by Oonos.

After the cavalry melee just now, the Macedonian heavy cavalry eliminated the enemy and came back with their hands free. They inflicted a counter-encirclement assault on the cavalry of Zeles. Another beautiful charge, and everywhere the cavalry went, the spears were red.

A large number of Thracian cavalry tumbled and dismounted, and Zeles turned and fled. Leaving Petros and a few other guards surrounded.

At this time, the cavalry strength was reversed, and the enemy's cavalry was outnumbered and eliminated one by one. The enemy's deputy commander, Petros, was beheaded by a Macedonian Guards cavalryman. The Macedonian cavalry had already achieved victory on this side.

On the infantry side, the Macedonian phalanx fought much easier. The Thracians were confined to a confined space, but they were very passive in the face of a dense wall of Macedonian spears. The Macedonian phalanx pressed forward strongly, and the arms of the V-shaped queue gradually rotated and closed.

The phalanx soldiers were well-trained and kept moving forward in formation while poking the enemy on the opposite side with their spears. The Thracian infantry fell in pieces, and their casualties were crushed.

The remaining remnants of the Thracian army were defeated and saw that the main general had fled across the bridge, so they simply threw down their weapons and turned around and retreated.

Oonos gave the order, and the light cavalry began to pursue, expanding the results of the battle.

The Macedonian army won.

Zeles and several cavalrymen fled back to the city of Catalan. While closing the gates and holding on to the city, he sent people for help.

Oonos led the Macedonian army in pursuit of the victory, quickly crossed the river and rushed all the way to the outside of the city of Catalan, where he began to build siege engines.

The envoys of the Thracian king went to Dacia, Scythia and Byzantium. Each has a different task.

The envoy to Byzantine was to bring in rescue troops to reinforce the capital city of Catalan. However, the Byzantine city was far away, and it would take some time for them to send troops to help.

The envoys who arrived in West Asia to ask for help were also unheard of, and the Dacians believed that Thrace was weak in national strength, and after two major battles, the army was basically wiped out, and the troops were consumed to this point, and they were powerless to resist for a while. It is useless to send troops.

Only the envoy to Scythia brought back good news that the Scythians were ready to help the Thracian king through the difficult time and sent troops to rescue him. Zeles was relieved to hear this.

Oonos knew that the Thracian army had suffered heavy losses, and now that the city of Catalium was empty, it must be broken as soon as possible.

Kill or capture their camp leaders and declare the end of the Thracian camp. is the most effective means of eliminating the enemy.

After two major battles, the Seventh Army defeated the main Thracian army twice in a row, laying the foundation for the basic victory of the war against Thrace.

From then on, the Seventh Army was known as the ace of the Eastern Front.

It would become one of the Macedonian kingdom's most capable armies, and they would perform many feats in their later conquests.