By the time Alexander was on his way to Athens, Cassandrós and Amintas had already infiltrated Asia Minor with their own men to rescue them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAfter half a month of investigation, Amintas learned that Attalus and others were being held in Sagarassos, an important city in Pisidia, so he came here.

There were more than fifty of them, and in order to hide their identities, they entered in batches, some dressed as merchants, some as beggars, and some as ordinary passers-by, the beggars entered first to survey the terrain, and then the caravan of collective action also came to the place, and Amintas was the owner of one of the caravans, and this caravan had twelve people.

"Man, five pounds of beef, three pounds of cheese, and twelve pieces of bread." A dark-skinned, strong-physique guy beside Amintas shouted, his name was Cretos, because his name was the same as the famous general Cretos next to Alexander, and at the same time his skin was relatively dark, so everyone also gave him the same nickname as his predecessors - "Negro", and at a glance he knew that he was a brave guy on the battlefield.

"Negro, pay attention to your image, your size is already very eye-catching, in case it attracts the attention of others and something bad, how can we explain to the king!" Amintas didn't dare to make a loud noise, so he could only reprimand in a low voice.

"Hehe, you see my body shape like this, there's no way around it!" Then he leaned into Amintath's ear and whispered, "I'll just talk softly in the future." He laughed.

Amintas was speechless, and said in his heart: It's really a dog that can't change eating.

"Come and eat, eat, and go to sleep after eating."

"Boss, we are in the arms business, I don't know where the army is stationed here? We want to find their commander and see if we can sell our weapons. ”

Before the shopkeeper could reply, the two men at the next table walked up to Amintas, looked at him carefully for a moment, and said, "Where are you from?" ”

"We are merchants in Attica, and we have come to sell weapons." Amintas said respectfully, only to see that the other party was tall and short, and it was obvious that he was a soldier.

"Arms trafficking? Are weapons casually sold? One of them said fiercely.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and their hands naturally pressed the sword, and Amintas hurriedly said: "Two military masters, my family has been in the arms business for generations, and Alexander the Great also purchased weapons from my family when he went on an expedition. As he spoke, he picked up a shield and a sword from the side, and pointed the spear at the short man among them, making him nervous. However, seeing that Amintas was respectful and not fake, the two of them were relieved.

"Our military camp is south of the city, I can take you to our commander, our commander Antigonus is preparing to deal with Eumenes, so he needs weapons." As he spoke, the short man picked up the shield and looked at it, "This shield is good, very thick." ”

"Then it's a problem for the two of you." Amintas took out a bag of silver coins and stuffed it into the man's hand, and their eyes lit up, and when they opened it, they saw that they were round and round.

"Hehe, you are interesting enough, don't worry, your business is wrapped up in me, you come with me."

"Hey, don't worry, you have to drink and eat before you go!"

"Yes, yes, then let's drink and eat first, haha!"

After eating, everyone rushed to the military camp in the south of the city.

"Brother, how many garrisons are there in your city?"

"Huh?"

"Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to ask how many of you there are, how many weapons do I need?"

"Oh, that's it! If we buy your weapon, I'm afraid we won't need it, and we will have to transport it to the front line! ”

"Brother, do all your troops live in barracks?"

"That's not it, most of us are training in the barracks, and my brothers and I are veterans, so we can also mix up and have fun occasionally. There were also patrolling and guarding the walls. Oh, and by the way, and the prison guards, hehe! ”

"Prisons, in our region of Attica, very few people commit crimes, and since there is no war, many fortresses are used as prisons." Amintas was obviously testing him, but he pretended to be casual, as if he were talking casually.

"The fortress is a prison! You think it's only you? A fortress to the south, near the Taurus Mountains, is now being held in. ”…,

"Really? Who are they? ”

The short man looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he approached Amintas and said, "Actually, there are some big men locked up there, and because they are not small, the governor of Antigonus has locked them and his men in the fortress, so that it will be difficult for them to escape." ”

"Hehe, yes, but for your governor to keep them there, this level must be high enough, right?"

"Who's to say no, one of them was Alexander the Great's general Attalus, who held many positions in the Macedonian crusade, but was imprisoned here because he joined the Padicka party and was finally defeated by the governor. There is also Dochemus, who was appointed governor of Babylon during the Paddicka expedition to Ptolemy, and was later defeated by Seleucus and fled here to join Attalus, and the result is needless to say. And the other one was—" While he was talking, the tall man winked at the short man, so that the short man did not say any further, and instructed, "But I tell you, although they have been imprisoned for three years, this matter is still relatively secret, and you cannot tell anyone, let alone that I said it." ”

Although the short man did not finish his words, everyone was in a state of mind, and at the same time a lot of relief, Amintas was even more excited, but tried his best to restrain his emotions, and the two people drank too much and did not notice anything.

"Don't worry, we're just businessmen, what do we have to do with the affairs of the chiefs, we just make our fortune, and don't care about anything else." Amintas quickly gave him a tranquilizer.

"That's good, that's good, haha!."

When they came to the barracks, they met the highest commander of the place, a commander of a thousand in Antigonus, a Greek from Nisea, whose name was Hemeas, who had been ordered to defend the city. Amintas gave him a lot of money, coaxed him around, negotiated a price, and agreed to deliver the goods in three days.

That night, Amintas gathered all the people for a meeting, and the meeting decided on a plan to rescue Attalus, and the first step was to send people to find the exact location of the fortress. The next day, Eumenus came to report the exact address of the fortress and drew a map.

"This fortress is actually a castle, it was used as a temporary shelter in the face of enemy invasion, it is very well defended, it is guarded by about a hundred soldiers, and it is absolutely impossible to storm it. However, I paid to learn from a nearby villager that General Attalus and his men were about 500 people, and that there was a dungeon under the castle, and they might be locked up in the dungeon. If we can get inside, open the cell door and issue weapons, then we can quickly take control of the fortress. Just ......"

"It's just how we're going to get in, right? What's this, let's have a surprise attack and kill him by surprise! Cretos exclaimed excitedly.

"It doesn't have to be that difficult to capture the castle, but it's difficult to save it."

Hearing Amintas's words, everyone also fell into deep thought. Yes, with such a small number of people and deep into the enemy's hinterland, it is impossible to defeat the army that encircles and suppresses them, but because there are hundreds of people, the target is so big, it is impossible to retreat with all their bodies. So no matter how you look at it, this escape is really difficult!

"By the way, I saw a horse farm near the castle, but it seemed to be a horse farm for the military, and they would graze cattle near it during the day. The fortress is only about 15 stadia away from the horse farm, and we can use our brains in this regard. ”

"Oh! How could such an important information not be said earlier! Amintas suddenly felt like a stimulant, and his spirit, which was still sluggish just now, suddenly lifted up: "Hahahahaha, God bless my king!" I think everything can be solved. So a group of people put their heads together and muttered......

Concentrate:

1 Pisidia (Latin: pisidia) is a region of Anatolian history, a province of the Roman Empire in 120 AD, located in present-day Antalya Province, Turkey. Its geographical location is north of Lykia, bordering the regions of Caria, Lydia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, etc. In ancient times, the main settlements here were Themesos, Serge, Cremus, Sagarassos, Antiochus, Neapolis and Philomelium