I saw Pericles smile bitterly, sighed to his daughter and said, "I'm sorry Oni, I'm afraid my father can't help you take revenge." ”

"Huh?" all three of them were surprised by this, and Oni immediately asked, "Daddy, why do you say that, is something going on?"

Pericles shook his head, and he said formally in a serious tone: "Just today, Athena Bixia, the goddess of war and the monarch of wisdom, has sent an oracle to the high priest of Athens! The Athenians must abandon their current erroneous policies and work with the royal family against the pagan enemy from this day forward!

The eldest princess was overjoyed when she heard this good disappearance! She couldn't believe her good luck, and after being stunned for a while, she forced herself to ask with excitement: "Your Excellency Pericles, what you said is true? Did Athens really decide to cooperate with the royal family instead?"

"That's right!" said the Athenian general a little helplessly, "although this is exactly the opposite of our jihua, but this is the will of the Lord of Wisdom, and no one dares to disobey it." ”

Cleo nodded, and by this time she had slowly recovered her composure from the excitement.

This Pericles is quite cunning, and he has already decided to form an alliance with the royal family, but at first he put on a confrontational posture, and he didn't tell the truth until the moment of Zuihou. Fortunately, I didn't have a hot head and promised him more conditions, otherwise the loss would be great. But even so, he didn't know what promise Melagolos had made to them, and he only hoped that the deputy regent would not be too generous!

On the other side, Oni bit her lip in annoyance, she had planned to let her father punish Elrence as one of the conditions of the negotiation to help her avenge herself! Now in the blink of an eye, the evil dragon has become her ally, so it will be troublesome to take revenge. Alas, I blame myself for not being able to hold my breath!

At this time, the Athenian general coughed and asked again: "Your Highness Cleo, how did you know that Athens was secretly allied with Melagaros, and is this why you came to Delos this time?"

Cleo smiled and asked, "Don't you know that Solon, the consul of your state, expressed his support for Melagolos in front of all the councillors and ministers in the Imperial Council?

Pericles' heart sank, and he fell silent.

Solon served as the consul of Athens for many years, second only to himself in strength, and there was no contradiction between the two of them who had worked together for a long time. This time, however, he sent him to Pera to attend the Imperial Council, and did not allow him to reveal the secret cooperation between Athens and the vice-regent. Now that he is hiding his own opinions, there must be something very wrong with this! The collusion between Melagros and Solon in such a petty act shows that these two men cannot be trusted. Fortunately, the Lord of Wisdom has already sent down an oracle, otherwise he would probably capsize in the gutter this time......

The Athenian general pondered for a long time, and then Cleo continued: "Let's not hide it, although our Ajid family is weak, many people still support royal orthodoxy in their hearts. Even if you Athenians and the vice-regent are secretly allied, many people have noticed such a big thing for a long time. My queen mother has already received information from both Athens and the General Staff at the same time, and it is impossible for your plot to hide from everyone. ”

Celestia made sense, she was a little too simple to think about at the beginning, so much so that she was used by the insidious guy Melagros. Pericles nodded, and then said, "So the Queen Mother sent you to Delos?"

"That's right. Cleo replied with a slight smugness: "We have to take some action to save the situation." The reason why I came to Delos Island is indeed to control your daughter and your state treasury to blackmail you, but that is in the past. Since we have decided to cooperate, it is natural that we must put aside these past misunderstandings. Now that the Nicaean Floating Fleet is about to arrive on the Floating Island, how to respond to their attack is the top priority. ”

"The fleet of the Nicaeans?" Pericles couldn't help but be a little anxious, and immediately turned his face to his daughter and asked, "What is the strength of the other party's fleet, can it stop them?"

Oni replied in distress, "The Mages and the Knights of Parthenon have already piloted all the air combat puppets to attack, and it is difficult to say whether they will be able to withstand the attacks of the Nicaeans. The bad news is that the rays of death have just gotten out of control and destroyed the island's defenses, and if the Nicaeans break through the outer defenses, Delos will be very difficult to hold!"

Pericles frowned and said: "I didn't expect the situation to turn out like this, these Nicaeans are really good at picking time! I will send reinforcements immediately, but it is estimated that it will be a day at the earliest, you must find a way to hold it anyway, you know? ”

Ernie immediately clenched her little fists: "I understand my father, I must be careful not to leak the news, and at the same time go all out, I will definitely not let the Nicaean people succeed!"

Pericles smiled gently at his daughter, and then told him something, and Zuihou saluted the eldest princess and said, "This is all I have to say, Your Highness Cleo. Now I'm going to the meeting of the Ten Generals to discuss the alliance, and I can't talk to you any more. I wish you all the best, I am waiting for your good news in Athens. ”

Cleo nodded, and Pericles relied on democracy to gain status in his early years, but gradually held power for a long time with his superior ability and prestige, and became a tyrant of Athens. Despite this, on the surface, he still does not forget to make a gesture of respect for democratic politics, in fact, whether it is the meeting of the ten generals or the citizens' assembly, he basically has the final say.

The portrait of the Athenian general disappears from the screen, and the image becomes a snowflake with a murmur

At this time, Oni had consciously entered the cooperation mode, and without being reminded by Cleo, she took the initiative to quickly control the buttons on the console, and soon connected to the crystal ball of the communication of the head of the Knights of Partenon, Nicias, and a figure wearing heavy armor appeared in the picture.

"Princess, do you hear? I'm Nissias! What is going on on the island of Delos, and why are there so many rays of death?"

Due to the small size of the crystal ball and the low communication quality, the picture on the screen is blurry, as if separated by a layer of water mist. But even so, you can still vaguely observe the fierce battle on the crystal ball's side.

By this time, it was already afternoon, and the sun that was about to set was shining brightly, shining on everything in the battlefield. The Nicaean fleet came from the northeast, and they were arranged in a tight battle formation, with well-defended air warships as the core, high-speed and agile fast ships as the two wings, and cruisers and destroyers in the middle. The fleet swung around and swung from side to side, firing heavily at the Athenian blocking forces with magic cannons mounted on the side of the city.

The giant aerial combat puppets piloted by the Wizards and the Knights of Parthenon broke up the formation and attacked the Nicaean fleet in a skirmish pattern. The Air Combat Doll is a short-range air defense weapon, and while it is not as capable of striking enemies from a distance as a floating battleship, it is also powerful in short-range combat. However, at this time, it can be seen that although the Athenian warriors were strong and brave, they were by no means professional air combatants, and they did not know the skills of aerial combat at all.

The fierce rumbling of artillery fire continued to be heard, and the explosions in the sky flashed with dazzling light.

The Athenians charged forward as if they were fighting on land, but they were never able to stop the enemy's advance. On the other hand, the Nicaeans were in a tight formation, marched in and retreated in an orderly manner, and attacked in a uniform manner, giving full play to the powerful power of the floating warships! In the impact after impact, a large number of air combat puppets were destroyed, and they fell to a height of 10,000 meters in the air in the thick of smoke and fire, and the Athenians became weaker and weaker, and they could be broken through the defense line at any time.

Seeing this situation, Oni was very anxious, and hurriedly shouted: "Nisias! There was some small accident on Delos Island just now, and now it's all right! You should also hurry back, the enemy's Liliang is too strong, and if you continue to fight like this, you will only be wiped out!"

After thinking about it for a while, Nicias nodded and agreed: "I understand, but if you retreat now, it may not be easy to get rid of the other party's pursuit, I will personally break the back, I hope to be able to smoothly let the brothers return to the island!"

After the call with the air combat unit, Oni's two willow eyebrows furrowed even more.

The front line is in a difficult situation, and it is still unknown whether it can be returned, and even if it can be retreated, it is estimated that there will be few casualties left. And the Athenian reinforcements are still thousands of miles away, and it will take at least another day to arrive. However, the defense of Liliang on the floating island was mostly destroyed because of his own impulse! With such an unfavorable battle situation, it is simply inevitable to lose if it continues like this, what should we do to reverse the decline?!