When Antigonus attacked Alcetas, Silonimus returned to Nora Fortress with the text of the oath that Antigonus had given him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Eumenes carefully read the text of the oath that Silonimus had brought him. In this document, although Antigonus mentions the Macedonian royal family at the beginning, claiming to be the supreme agent of the two kings in Asia, the content of the entire oath has nothing to do with the interests of the royal family: Eumenes must swear in front of the besieging Antigonus army that he will stand with Antigonus, that Antigonus's enemies are his enemies, and Antigonus's friends are his friends. After this oath was completed, Antigonus's army would withdraw from the siege, and Eumenes would resume his former position as governor of Cappadocia, thus becoming Antigonus's henchman.

Eumenes knew from previous years that Antigonus had little loyalty to the Macedonian royal family. He may have also heard the envoy Silonimus mention that the situation in Macedonia had become strange after Antipater's death, and that Hilonimus had even heard of Cassander's flight to Antigonus in search of reinforcements. He could almost certainly be sure that Antigonus would not be loyal to the Macedonian royal family, and that he himself had been working hard to protect the interests of the royal family. If he had sworn allegiance to Antigonus, it would most likely have meant a betrayal of the Macedonian royal family. But if he is unwilling to swear allegiance to Antigonus, he will continue to be besieged in Nora, a large prison that is more of a fortress than a fortress. If he swears allegiance to Antigonus, what will be before him is freedom and the restoration of his own power, and perhaps he will be the founder of the future kingdom of Antigonus, enjoying the authority of one man over ten thousand. But who is Eumenes, and can he give up his honor and ideals for the sake of life or power? Of course, the answer is no. But if you refuse to take the oath, the results are obvious. There were two paths before Eumenes, and if he didn't mind who would win the power struggle in the future, but simply wanted to ensure that his power could be preserved and expanded, then he could do so if he agreed to read Antigonus's oath. If he wants to pledge his allegiance to the Macedonian royal family, then the only thing that awaits him is to remain besieged in this city. Is there a way to do both? He really thought of one.

Eumenes himself wrote an oath, the core of which was that he would pledge allegiance to the royal family of Ajid of Macedonia, and that he would share the same enemies and friends as the two kings and the Queen Mother Olympias. And Antigonus's name, although it still appears in the oath, is ranked after the royal family, which means that Eumenes will only recognize Antigonus's status as the "great general of Asia" and obey his leadership when Antigonus is loyal to the royal family.

He then presented both oaths to the besieging Macedonian officers at the same time, asking them to choose one, and then he took the oath according to which the besieging Macedonians felt more reasonable. The vast majority of the besieging Macedonian army preferred to approve of Eumenes' revised oath to the original version written by Antigonus. As a result, the besieging army lifted the siege of Nora, and Eumenes resumed his territory in Cappadocia, knowing that his time was short, began to recruit again with all his might. He freed the hostages of the Nora Fortress Necappadocia, and in return received a batch of horses and money. In addition, there was even a group of troops who had previously participated in the siege, about 1,000 men, who were willing to follow him, and this part of the army was the old Eumenes army that had been absorbed by Antigonus after the Battle of Eugenia, and they believed that Eumenes was more loyal to the royal family than Antigonus, so they joined Eumenes' ranks. I have to say that the influence of the Macedonian royal family at this time is still there, in addition to some ambitious generals, there are a considerable number of generals, especially lower-level officers and soldiers, who always remember who their king is. …,

Antigonus was furious when he learned what had happened to Nora, and he was about to have a showdown with Cassander against Polybecon, and now there was such a big mess behind him. According to Eumenes' oath, he would be on the side of the royal family, and Polybeccon would be the regent, which meant that Eumenes and Polybecon were on the same front, and the two of them would unite against him. Enraged, Antigonus sent a messenger to reprimand the foolishness of the besieging soldiers, who had delayed his important work, and demanded that they immediately take Eumenes back. But after thinking about it, Antigonus felt that these people were so stupid, so they were deceived by Eumenes, maybe they would be chased in the past. So he decided to send his henchman, Minander, who had dealt with Eumenes many times, to complete this task with an elite cavalry.

Menand marched quickly, and Eumenes was still unfooted at this time, so he continued to retreat south with his men of about 2,000 men, and entered Cilicia. By the time Menander's cavalry reached Cappadocia, Eumenes had only been away for three days. Instead of continuing the pursuit, Minander chose to stay and digest Cappadocia, which he had just captured.

About before leaving Cappadocia, Eumenes received two letters from Macedonia proper, one from Polybecon and the other from Olympias, because Cassander defected to Antigonus, Polybelicon knew that sooner or later he would have a war with Antigonus, so he now not only canceled the previous sentence of Eumenes, but also appointed him to replace Antigonus as the new "Great General of Asia", asking Eumenes to be loyal to the royal family and maintain the confrontation with Antigonus. He also told Eumenes that he had sent Antignis, the governor of Susa, to Cilicia with the Silver Shieldmen, the best of the Macedonian infantry, to meet the new Asian general, and that the 500 silver talantes in the Macedonian treasury of the Macedonian royal treasury in Cilicia were now at his disposal. Polybecon also promised that he would soon lead two kings on a personal expedition and join forces with Eumenes somewhere in Asia to completely crush the rebels of Cassander and Antigonus. Olympias claimed that Eumenes was now a defender of the interests of the Macedonian crown and was entitled to share the custody of her grandson, Alexander the Younger.

When Antigonus heard this, she knew that she was once again in the midst of two enemies. But he was not prepared to fight on two fronts, and the scheming general knew that Eumenes was still on a firm footing. He had to calm down and gain control of the Aegean Sea first, as long as he could control the sea, and it would be enough to hand over such a thing as Polibercon to Cassander, and then he could go back and deal with Eumenes. His wish was finally granted, and the end of the Greek battle was sealed by the killing of the light enemy of the viceroy of Lydia, Admiral Cletus.

However, Eumenes managed to escape from the Jedi with his ingenuity and wisdom, and it can be said that he was resurrected from the place of death, which made everyone look sideways. His fortunes were reversed again, gradually towards the height of his political career and the entire Diadochi War.