"Poof!" A stream of blood poured out of his mouth, and Antigonus suddenly felt her body fluttering. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Father!" Dmitry hurriedly helped Antigonus.

"Unexpectedly, years of hard work were ruined."

"Father, we haven't lost yet, our army is still more than them, the siege engine can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, and the situation on the east gate Peisong is not known yet, maybe he has already conquered it!"

"Do you think he can conquer it?" Antigonus said with a wry smile.

"Even if he doesn't, there is still Seleucus's side, if it doesn't work, we can regroup!"

"After this battle, the morale of the army will inevitably be weakened, it seems that this kid Alexander is really favored by the gods, and we have to accept our fate."

"The general doesn't need to be too pessimistic, I don't think the situation will necessarily get worse, I, Amisus, will always support the general and serve you as the master." Amisus showed his loyalty to Antigonus, but Antigonus knew that his subordinates were mediocre and could not be counted on.

If it weren't for the fact that Thiocus and Pesson were also Alexander's sworn enemies and joined him in attacking Babylon, Antigonus would have been worried about whether they would be with him. However, Alexander took Seleucid Babylon, and Pesson was at odds with Eumenes, and with these accounts, Antigonus did not dare to throw themselves under the king's command again. But the morale of the army was seriously damaged, which was what Antigonus feared the most.

It didn't take long for news to come from Pei Song that less than half of Pei Song's soldiers and horses had returned alive, and most of them were burns of varying severity. In this way, Antigonus lost more than 5,000 people in one morning, and more than 4,000 were injured. This loss was unacceptable to all, but they all had to face reality.

"According to my calculations, the number of troops we can fight now is not much more than the defenders of Babylon, and what is even more terrible is that the morale of the army has been severely damaged, and there is no strength to fight anymore." Sethigu said with regret that his attack at the south gate was not very violent, but it was also a great loss.

"I think we might as well retreat, we still have the whole of Anatolia to make a comeback, and Philotas may have convinced Ptolemy that once Ptolemy attacks Tyre, then even if he knows the news of our defeat, he will have no way to turn back, and we can unite against Alexander, and even pull Cassander and Lysimachus. After all, no one wants hard-won wealth to suddenly slip out of their hands. For now, however, all we need to do is withdraw, otherwise we won't have a chance to leave when Eumenes' reinforcements arrive. The old fellow Menander analyzed the situation and persuaded Antigonus, who was the most loyal subordinate to Antigonus.

Antigonus knew that Menander was telling the truth, and that it was the safest thing to do, but he didn't want to do it, because he couldn't overcome the reluctance in his heart. He decided to take a gamble.

"Those who are left seriously injured and unable to walk, the others retreat with my whole army!" Antigonus sighed.

"Syllonimus, I want you to be an envoy again, and take my letter and give it to Alexander." With that, Antigonus began to write.

"Okay, General."

An army of tens of thousands, together with the wounded and a large number of supplies, had been put together for a long time before they set out, while Syllonimus came to the city with papers and asked for an audience with the king. The wounded, who were no longer able to march, were taken to the city by the generous Alexander for treatment.

In the palace of Babylon, Sillonimus looked at the young king in front of him, he could not imagine that in the Eurasian continent divided by the princes, he could start to revive the Macedonian Empire at such a young age with his own ingenuity, which was by no means something ordinary people could do, he had only met one extremely intelligent person in his life, that was Eumenes. And now, he felt that the man in front of him was no less than Eumenes, because after all, he was only a child and already had such intelligence, and he relied on more than the appeal of Alexander the Great's son, because it was not enough. The child on the throne was smiling and approachable, but his eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, which made people shudder. …,

"Your Majesty, this is the letter that General Antigonus asked me to hand over to you." Silonimus held the letter in both hands and bowed slightly.

"You read it."

"Huh?" Syllonimus didn't expect the other party to let him read it, but he didn't hesitate for long before reading it as the king asked......

"So, Antigonus is going back to Anatolia to recuperate?"

"The general knows the depth of his sins and is ready to return to Phrygia for the rest of his life."

"Knowing that the sins are serious, why don't you come and plead for them in person, and just go back with the army?" Arestonos asked.

"The general has no face to see His Majesty again, so he can only let his subordinates come to confess, hoping that Your Majesty will let him return to the fiefdom to recuperate for the sake of him as the patriarch of the Macedonian Empire, and never ask about the world."

"Have you seen all the way in this battle, how many people died in this battle, and how many people are struggling on the edge of life and death! Since the death of the first king, there has been such a tragic battle, and tens of thousands of people have been killed and wounded at once. Amyntas looked straight at Sillonimus, but the latter bowed slightly, motionless.

"Okay, I got it. You don't have to rush back, I'll have a banquet in the Imperial Garden tonight to treat the soldiers, and you can join in. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Outside of Babylon, 50 Stadia, a group of people were deliberating around a campfire.

"Guys, now I'm going to tell you a piece of news." Antigonus looked straight at the people around him, because he was going to make a last-ditch effort, and this time he had to succeed, so he didn't reveal anything all the way, just to keep it a secret.

"It is well known that in the previous battles, our army suffered extremely heavy losses, but our army was still more than Alexander the Kid. I'm going to do another sneak attack, and as long as we succeed, then Babylon will still be ours. ”

Hearing Antigonus's words, most people were anxious, because after many days of fighting, their respective teams had suffered huge losses, and now the whole army was simply at the end of the crossbow, and there was no strength to fight again, and at this time, their commander still wanted to send them to death, and no one would do it.

Antigonus saw that the faces of the crowd were embarrassed, so he said: "I know that you have little confidence anymore, but I am very sure of this attack. Among the wounded are the men I have arranged to lurk, and when we come to the city, they will take the opportunity to open the city gates. And at this time Alexander and they were happily putting on a feast of celebration, and we would surely win a great victory if we were unprepared for it, and though we would have won a terrible victory, at least we would get Babylon, and it would be better than to return to Asia Minor in disgrace now, and when Eumenes and Alexander's armies would meet, we would always have to submit to Alexander's feet. Moreover, it is unknown whether he will forgive us. Let's not forget that each of us has the blood of our fellow citizens in our bodies. What do you have to wonder, are you willing to wait for death in vain? ”

Antigonus's words ignited the greed of the crowd again, and only Théthiocus still calmly pondered Antigonus's words. In his opinion, Antigonus has become crazy, the successive defeats have made him lose the ability to think as a commander, he is extremely eager for victory, it sounds like victory is close at hand, but in fact no one can say, 60,000 troops have lost half, Babylon's city defense is so strong, the city gate must be heavily guarded, how can a few spies easily open the gate, not to mention how can the army easily avoid the eyes of the scouts. If he fails again this time, then his future will be dark, and he will even die, but if he joins the king's side at this time, the situation will be completely different, Antigonus will be completely defeated, and he can get the king's forgiveness because he is in time to do it. But this kind of behavior is despised by himself, although he also participated in the assassination of Padica, but he did not do it, but just acquiesced, that is also because the military spirit has been lost at that time, and he can be regarded as conforming to the will of heaven. And now, he has to do something similar again, he has always thought that he is not a very ambitious person, he just wants to manage the property in his name, but God will make people, and by mistake he is walking step by step towards a point of no return, if he does not repent at this time, he will never have a chance again. What's more, if Antigonus wins, he may not be able to gain much with his own ability, because Antigonus is more worried about his ability to control than Alexander, and too powerful subordinates or allies are unreliable. Although there were indications that the sale of Antigonus was the most profitable, Seleucus eventually gave up. There is no other reason, once he does this, his reputation will stink, and it will stink in front of others, and I am afraid that he will not be able to raise his head in front of his colleagues or even in front of Alexander in the future, which he does not want to see. After much deliberation, Sethigu finally dismissed the idea.