That night, Hector led Elrence and Dmitry from an inconspicuous mountain path to the fortress of Abydos, a strategic location north of Troy and south of Nicaea. They kept walking through the dense jungle and cliffs, the towering figure of the fortress in front of them, the dim moonlight reflected on the boulder walls, emitting a white light.

After a while, the three of them were already approaching the fortress. When they reached the edge of the jungle, an open meadow appeared in front of them, and in the middle of a small dirt slope stood a tall wooden tower, above which several warriors were lazily sentry.

Hector hid behind a large tree, made a silent gesture to Ellens and Dmitry, and then stretched out two fingers and pinched his mouth, and suddenly let out a scream like an owl.

The screams echoed through the jungle, apparently heard by the sentinels as well, but there were plenty of owls nearby, and they didn't care. Only one of the sentries looked up, and then continued to talk to the others as if he had nothing to do, and after a moment he beckoned to some of his companions, and without knowing what to say, they grinned and climbed down the tower to the other side.

"Now, let's get moving!" Hector whispered, bending over and running out of the tower in the direction of the tower. Elrens and Dmitry glanced at each other and immediately hurried to follow.

Soon the trio made their way around the tower and came to the back of the fortress walls. Hector looked down and quickly made a look, then reached out and pushed somewhere, but there was no response. The eldest prince cursed in a low voice. Then he groped around a few more times, and suddenly there was a click, and several boulders under the high wall suddenly sank inward. A large black hole was revealed.

Hector turned around and waved at the two, "Come with me!"

With that, he first went into the cave, and Elrens and Dmitry immediately followed him, and the boulder closed with a clatter, and the three of them walked through a dark tunnel, and after a while, a small courtyard suddenly opened up in front of them. Some of the withered plants were sparsely scattered on all sides, looking decadent in the moonlight.

The three of them walked into the courtyard, and suddenly a low voice came from the shadow in the corner: "Who?

The eldest prince hurriedly replied, "It's me." Hecht!"

The low shouting suddenly stopped, and two warriors with bows and crossbows ran out of the corner and saluted the eldest prince: "Your Highness, you are here again. ”

Heckett nodded and said, "I have something important to discuss with your general!"

"The one that came down from His Highness is just right. The generals are talking in the conference room at this time!"

The warrior looked up as he spoke. Dmitry was obviously stunned when he saw Dmitry behind the eldest prince, and then exclaimed in a low voice: "You...... It's Lord Dmitry!!"

The young general smiled and nodded: "I haven't seen you for a few years, I didn't expect you to remember me." ”

The two warriors surrounded him, and said in a suffocating voice: "How can you not remember, I think that the days when you and Master Antigonus trained with us, although they were very tired, they were very steady, and now they are riding on the heads of the Eastern Romans, and they are simply living like years!"

"Don't worry. Since I have come, I will not let you continue to suffer. As long as you are willing to fight with me. Those days will soon be over!" Dmitry whispered comfortingly.

The two warriors nodded hurriedly, and Hector urged: "Let's hurry up, it's important to get down to business!"

The group made their way down a remote corridor, and after a while, they came to a stone house.

There were five sword-wielding guards standing in front of the door of the stone house, and when they saw everyone appear, the captain immediately raised his weapons and shouted in a low voice, "What people?

The soldier who led the way hurriedly replied: "Prince Hector and His Excellency Major General Dmitry are here!!"

"What?!" The captain was taken aback, and hurriedly ran over: "The young general is actually here?"

"Yes, I'm back. Dmitry took a step forward and said with a smile: "I will come back and take you to defeat the Eastern Romans!"

The captain walked up and down in front of him for a while, his eyes were full of nostalgia, and his voice trembled: "It's good for you to come back, several generals are inside, you can go in quickly." ”

With that, the captain waved his hand to get out of the way of several sword-wielding guards, and then pushed open the door of the stone house and walked in first.

Dmitry and the others followed the fish in, only to see that the stone house was simply decorated, with a map hanging on the wall, a large table in the center, and eight middle-aged generals sitting around it. They were all captains of the Anatonian Legion, each commanding eight to ten thousand men, but at this time their army was less than full, at most less than half of the rated number.

When the captain of the guard entered the stone house, he announced in a loud voice: "General, Your Excellency Dmitry and His Highness Hector have come down!"

The eight generals were originally sitting around drinking with a low expression, but when they heard the voice of the captain of the guard, they were all taken aback, and hurriedly looked back, and sure enough, it was Dmitry, who had not seen each other for three years!

The first general immediately stood up and shouted excitedly: "Major General, you are back, where is Your Excellency Marshal Antigonus?"

Dmitry shook his head with a smile and said, "Your Excellency General Antaeus, my father is busy with military affairs, and he is making every effort to prepare for the defense of Hot Springs, so he can't take time to come here. ”

Antaeus nodded regretfully, and then said: "It is too dangerous for the young general to sneak here, this place is full of enemy spies, and if it is discovered, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out." ”

Dmitry said resolutely: "Since I came, I am not afraid of death, the reason why I ventured to sneak here is to take the task entrusted to me by my father, and it must be successfully completed no matter what!"

Antaeus beckoned everyone to sit down, and then asked curiously, "I wonder what mission the young general has come with here?" Since it is an order from His Excellency the Marshal, if we can help, we will never refuse. ”

Dmitry said in a deep voice: "Sooner or later, the enemy will mobilize a large army to attack Thermopylae, and in order to relieve the pressure on the front, we have decided to launch a counterattack in Anatonia and defeat the Eastern Romans here, so as to threaten the enemy's flank and hinterland, so that they cannot concentrate all their strength in the direction of Thermolae Pass." ”

(To be continued......)