Chapter 30: An Unexpected Meeting
"Protect Your Majesty, kill!" Yabris shouted, and as soon as the crowd saw Magris's group rushing in Alexander's direction, shouting loudly and waving his weapons frantically towards them, Magris's attack was stopped at once, and Alexander was still there to watch the play leisurely. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Others thought he was bold, but Alexander knew very well that if the other party was an elite division and not the current rabble, he would definitely not be so easy, he would avoid it, or let more people be around to protect him, lest he be summoned by Hades if he was not careful.
The young man on the side really heard Yabris's call just now, and was immediately shocked, and thought of Alexander's name when he teased the other party just now, although he was very surprised, but he was already sure of Alexander's identity.
By this time, the battle was nearing its end, and Margris was covered in scars and was dying with his back against the corpse of a companion.
"Y-who are you?" Marghris said with difficulty.
Before Alexander could speak, a loud voice rang out.
"He was Alexander IV, the king of the Macedonian Empire, the son of Alexander the Great and the conqueror of Asia Minor." The young man who had been watching all this shouted, "Your Majesty, Men and Majesty!" ”
"What! A-Alexander IV, I-I actually-uh-"
Margris is dead, and he is just a small figure, a muddled, deceitful officer, who is now a corpse, and in Alexander's whole life, he seems so insignificant, and his only role may be to become the informant between Attalus's ministry and Alexander.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this time, the messenger tried to sneak out, but was killed by the young man's men who had been prepared.
Alexander didn't bother to look at the guy's death, and hurriedly asked the young man, "What's your name, how do you know my identity?" ”
"The subordinate is Eumenus, a subordinate of General Amintas."
"I see, have you already rescued General Attalus and them?"
"Although the task is arduous, we have completed the task assigned by His Majesty, which is due to His Majesty's eloquence and far-reaching resourcefulness."
Then Eumenus briefly explained the situation to Alexander, and Abris greeted the shopkeeper and the other customers of the shop, and warned them in a coaxing manner, and after seeing all that just now, whoever dared to say a word shrank aside, and told him to do whatever he wanted!
"So, Amintath they're nearby."
"Yes, they are in the mountains not far away, I came to investigate the situation, I didn't expect such a coincidence, I met Your Majesty."
"Well, that's great, so we can save a lot of trouble and go to the East together."
"Your Majesty, let's go meet them now. I found that there are not many soldiers here, we have a total of nearly 500 people, and they are all elite, and when the time comes, grab a few ships and return to Rhodes Island together, according to what you said, our fleet is likely to be victorious, I think you should not worry about anything. ”
"I also believe that my soldiers will be victorious, after all, there are so many advanced weapons and reliable tactics used. Moreover, Cassander's fleet is complex, and we are the same enemy, and our morale and determination are much higher. Needless to say, we're going to meet them and have the other people arrange for supplies to be delivered to the ship.
"Hmm!"
Several fires burned in a wooded area at the western foot of the Torus Mountains, where a large group of people were eating their prey, while others were resting on the ground.
At this moment, a whistle sounded, and the sleeping man suddenly rose from the ground, while the meat eater threw the meat aside and took up his sword.
"Eumenus is back!" The sentry shouted, and the crowd recovered and went on to their own business.
When he was about to reach the camp, Yumenus ran to the camp first. Seeing the excitement on Eumenas' face, Amintas asked curiously, "Is there any good news?" Look at you. ”
"Look, who's coming." Eumenus said, gesturing at the crowd behind him.
Amintas looked into the distance in wonder, but because it was nearly dusk, and Umenus had come on horseback, and Alexander and his group were on foot, Amintas could not see it for a while. So, he went downhill to meet him. He had barely walked a few steps when he saw a child and the retinue of Eumenus on horseback, and he thought that he had captured the son of some important official of Termessos, but then he was surprised to see a group of strange-looking people behind him. Strangely, Alexander urged his retinue to catch up. Before Amintas could react, Alexander had arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye. …,
"General Amintas, long time no see, you've worked hard!"
Amintas was stunned for a moment, and then was amazed: "The kingdom - the king! Amyntas was speechless for a while, but quickly reacted: "My subordinates are fortunate to have rescued several generals. ”
"You're doing a good job, take me to them!"
"Yes, please come with me."
Alexander dismounted and followed Amintas to the camp, where only Amintas knew Alexander, because Alexander had always been in the deep palace, and only people with higher official positions would see Alexander, so no one below Amintas knew him, and everyone just looked at him blankly.
"What are you doing in a daze, you haven't seen His Majesty the King yet!"
"Ahh Many people let out sounds of surprise, and Attalus and Laomedon were the first to come forward, and by this time they were already in tears.
"Attalus (Laomodon) See Your Majesty!"
"Come, two generals, let's have a glass of wine together first, and tell me how we have come over the years." Alexander said affectionately as he stretched out his hand to make a gesture of support.
They talked for a long time, and Alexander drank a rare wine, and because Raomodon was very scholarly and literate, the two talked very speculatively, from the time the Emperor was a child, and continued to talk about how he and Attalus were imprisoned and how they managed to escape from prison. The more Alexander listened, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but praise Amintas and feel deep sympathy for their plight. And Laomedon and Attalus also learned from Alexander about the current developments.
"Alright, let's hurry up, too late will change. Fortunately, there were not many people in the garrison of the other side, so we immediately went to the beach to search for some ships and supplies, and set off if we had time, and if it was too late, it would be better to sail during the day, so that it was safer, after all, if we could only search for small boats, there was no guarantee of sailing at night. ”
"Well, good. Brethren, let's pack our bags and go! Amintas gave the order.
Most of the more than 400 people rode horses, and some of them ran, rushing to the sea. For this seaside fishing village, the size of this team is indeed quite large. However, if the garrison of Termesos had come, I am afraid that it would have been a different situation.
Alexander sent Yumenus to Termesus to investigate the situation, while the army went to the seaside. When Attalus and Laomedon saw Alexander's flagship, they exclaimed in surprise: "I didn't expect there to be such a big warship in the world." ”
"This battleship is a six-oared oared sail boat, which requires 360 oarsmen and 50 sailors, can accommodate 160 soldiers, and there is a drawbridge in the bow, after hooking the enemy ship with it, our soldiers can rush to the enemy ship through it to start hand-to-hand combat, the number of soldiers on the general three-row oared warship is limited, and they are mainly archers and the like, so once the broadside battle is carried out, the enemy ship has no possibility of victory. In this way, we will not only be able to defeat the enemy smoothly, but will also be able to capture enemy ships, which is a great improvement over the previous tactics of relying mainly on the bow to sink enemy ships, and after each victory, our fleet will not only not suffer much losses, but will also be able to capture a large number of warships, and our naval strength will only become stronger and stronger, and the warships will also be fought more and more. ”
"Your Majesty's intelligence is no less than that of the previous king, and if you already have such intelligence at this age, you will definitely be a wise monarch in the future." Raomodon sighed, and Attalus nodded meaningfully.
"Amyntas, you take some men over and search for the ships, try to be as big as possible."
"Yes, King."
"Oh, by the way, there may be a port around here, you go and look for it, and when the time comes, we will go and grab a few big boats, it is better than taking the small boat of the fishing village."
"Okay, I'll go check on the situation first."
Alexander instructed Yabris to inform the men on the flagship, and to have all the Marines return to the ship so that they could prepare for the battle at any time.
"Let's find a nearby place to rest for a while, and wait for their news."
"Hmm."