Eurymedon's words are full of emotion, if it is not a dead end, who would want to give up Pera? Staying and persevering without fear of sacrifice is naturally admirable, but when everyone is dead, who will be responsible for rebuilding the country. A temporary retreat does not mean permanent submission, the enemy cannot occupy this place forever, as long as he can regain a foothold in the south after the breakthrough and continue to resist, there will come a time when the enemy will not be able to hold out and will have to withdraw his troops and return home, and then Pera can rebuild.

Perdiccas sighed and said in a low mood: "Since everyone has no opinion on the proposal of His Excellency the Marshal, then we have decided to prepare for a breakthrough. The next key is how it should be deployed to minimize losses. ”

The general Antizhenis stood up at this time, and took the initiative to ask for help with high morale: "Your Highness, I am willing to lead my partner cavalry regiment as the vanguard, and fight a bloody way for the army to break through from the southwest!"

Since Seleucus's disappearance, Antignes, the commander of his companion cavalry, has become quite aggressive, and he intuitively believes that the unpredictable commander of the internal guard is not dead, but is just hiding to recuperate. Now is your chance to make an impression in the eyes of the regent that she is no less capable than anyone else, and even if Seleucus returns in the future, or any other rising star, he will not be able to shake his position!

Perdiccas nodded in satisfaction and said appreciatively, "Very well! Since General Antijunius has this determination, then I can rest assured!, but the companion cavalry regiment may be insufficient in number for a few days, and I will assign the Thessalian cavalry regiment, the Agmar regiment, and the Silver Shield Infantry regiment to you to take command. I hope you can fight bravely and break through the encirclement in one fell swoop!"

When Antijanis heard this, she was overjoyed. Hurriedly pointed to the sky and swore to the sky: "Your Highness, rest assured, I promise that I will not disappoint you, even if you are broken!"

After that, everyone continued to discuss many details, and Zuihou decided to start preparing for a breakthrough immediately from today, and complete the mobilization of Zuihou within ten days. The breakout was tentatively scheduled for the evening of ten days, when the army, navy and air forces would attack at the same time, with some 30,000 men in the vanguard of the elite Cavalry Regiment commanded by Antignis, the Agmar Legion, the Thessaly Cavalry Regiment, and the Silver Shield Infantry Regiment. Efforts were made to create a gap in the southwest, where the enemy's forces were relatively weak.

The Central Floating Fleet will also attack at the same time under the command of Acting Commander-in-Chief and Air Force General Pythia, and Empress Dowager Olympias will accompany the fleet with the still unconscious Emperor Alexander Bixia and all important royal assets to assist the army in breaking through from the air. Then there were the remnants of the Macedonian Legion, the Thracian Legion, the Anatolian Legion. and the 150,000 Central Route Army, composed of the armies of the northern corps of Corinth and other city-states, which were unevenly combative, and would follow the forward and withdraw from the open gap.

At the same time, Ptolemy would leave Giantemun overnight with his naval fleets. Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, retreat to the south. Perdiccas himself and the commander of the Praetorian Legion, Eumenes, were in charge of the rear. With them are 50,000 elite troops, including the Companion Infantry Regiment, the Royal Shield Guard, the Agrion Light Shield Regiment, and the Cretan Elven Archery Regiment, which will desperately hold the defense line of Zuihou until the main force is all withdrawn

That night, Elrens summoned the members of the Northern Dragon Mercenary Regiment, who had been stranded in Giant's Harbor.

Most of these people originally came from a gang of bandits called the Red Blood Mercenary Regiment, and a year ago, Elrence escorted Doshi from Corinth to Pera, and encountered this group of thieves who did not have long eyes on the way, and actually dared to kidnap the little princess. As a result, he was naturally defeated by the evil dragon, and even the regiment commander lost his life. The remaining members of the mercenary group all surrendered to Elrens and were reorganized into the Northern Dragon Mercenary Regiment. The other part of the group were the Theban warriors, led by Carlofil. Their army had been annihilated by the enemy outside Pera more than a year earlier, and the remnants of the remaining army, led by Carlofil, had a living by raiding before encountering Elrens and being defeated, before surrendering and joining the mercenary group.

After arriving in Pera, due to the critical situation of the battle, these people were requisitioned to join the defenders of Giantport, but the members of the mercenary group were from a complex background and their combat effectiveness was uneven, so they were only assigned to do some chores such as guarding warehouses. Although the people of the mercenary group were not very happy, but Pera was besieged and they had nowhere to go, so Zuihou had to work as a janitor for the time being.

So after Elrens returned to Pera this time, he greeted Field Marshal Ptolemy, the commander of the Giantem Theater of Operations, and recalled everyone in the mercenary group to his banner.

At this time, the Royal Academy of Magic of Perra, where the Cleo Magic Tower was located, was empty, and the original number of apprentices and lecturers had either been drafted into the army or had long since been evacuated. The vast academy area was dark and silent, except for the occasional dull sound of artillery fire in the distance outside the city. The Northern Legion of Prince Perian of Corinth camped in the open space next to Cleo's Mage Tower, and the mercenary group set up more than a dozen random tents next to them, lazy and unmotivated, as if they had not eaten for three days and were half dead.

Seeing this, Elrens was extremely dissatisfied, so he called Kalofil and several other small leaders of the mercenary group. The small leaders were Bakas, a tall scar-faced man in leather armor, Klotto, a lewd young man in a black tight-fitting suit, a short, hideous, bearded, one-eyed man, Grauce, and an obese middle-aged man in a gorgeous silver robe, Asopos. Among them, the fat man was responsible for managing the income and expenditure of the mercenary group, and after the original leader was killed, he and the most effective Kalofil became the temporary leaders.

After everyone drank a few glasses of wine around the fire, the evil dragon glared at them and scolded angrily: "What are you guys doing, you look lifeless!! Didn't Lao Tzu give you food, cheer up Lao Tzu!!"

The little leaders looked at each other a few times, and the fat middle-aged man Asopos said with a bitter face: "O king, we have always lived a life of licking blood with knives in the past, but in the past year, we have been helping others as doormen every day. Besides, although the defenders of Giant's Harbor have a meal on time every day, you also know Pella's current situation, and it is good to be able to mix and be full under the heavy siege of the enemy, how can there be anything good to eat? Our three meals a day are either potatoes or bread, and our mouths are about to fade out of the birds, which is really incomparable with the days when we had big fish and meat in the past!"

When Elrens heard this, although he was dissatisfied, he also knew that the other party was telling the truth. These mercenaries are used to being casual, their discipline cannot be compared with that of the regular army, they like to stimulate a free lifestyle, and it is naturally difficult for them to adapt to the current miserable days. However, they also have their own advantages over the regular army, and they are exactly what Elrens needs now.

So the evil dragon glared at a few people again: "Don't come to make excuses for Lao Tzu! Listen, do you want to make money?! Tomorrow there is an important task to be handed over to you, and the content of the task is exactly right for you." But time is of the essence, you all have to give me motivation, don't always grind!"

Carlofil nodded and did not speak, he was a traditional soldier, accustomed to following orders, and he did whatever Elrens told him to do, and there were few doubts.

But the other mercenaries were different, when they heard the word "making money", they were all in high spirits, and they changed their decadent demeanor just now, and asked excitedly: "King, what do you mean by this? What kind of task do you want us to do, if we can really make money, we will definitely wake up ten times the spirit, and we will definitely not let you down!!"

Ellens smiled, and then said with satisfaction: "That's pretty much it! Let me tell you the truth, now that the enemy's army is pressing, Pella will definitely not be able to hold it, and the regent Perdiccas has decided to concentrate all his forces to break out in ten days." In this way, most of the treasures and materials in the city will definitely not be able to be taken away, and it will be cheaper for us! Tonight, Princess Cleo will let you familiarize yourself with all the main buildings in the city and the distribution of the residences of the various princes and ministers, and from tomorrow onwards, you will move all the treasures you can find here!"

When the mercenaries heard this, they were all excited and eager to start working immediately, and Asopos, who had always been responsible for managing money, also smiled, patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, king, if you want to go to the battlefield and charge, then we are not very good." But when it comes to looting money, haha, that's what we're doing! I can tell at a glance what is valuable and what is fake! I can find out where the treasure is most likely hidden in the house!"

"So you kid is quite capable!" Hahadaxiao, the evil dragon, after drinking a glass of wine, said, "Very good! I will not treat you badly after the deed is done, and you will definitely have a share of the treasure I have robbed!"

The mercenaries followed daxiao one after another, and their eyes were shining with golden light.

Only Kalofil remained calm, he thought for a while and asked: "Your Excellency, as you said, now that Pera is surrounded by the enemy, even if we can collect a lot of treasures, how can we transport them out......?

(To be continued......)