I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 105 Departure
"Philonides, commander of the [-]st Hoplite Battalion, comes out!"

After Antike finished speaking, the middle-aged officer standing on the right side of the phalanx walked out of the phalanx and trot all the way to stop in front of Antike.

The battalion commander was also a veteran who had followed Antigonus from Thermopylae to Arcelus. His body hidden under the armor was covered with large and small hideous scars, and he exuded an evil spirit.

Looking at the veteran in front of him, Antigonus solemnly handed over the eagle flag in his hand, and said at the same time: "Phronides, in the name of the king, I deliver the sacred eagle flag to you and your first battalion. , I hope you can regard the eagle flag as a more important existence than your own life, even if you pay your own life, you can't let the eagle flag fall into the hands of the enemy."

"I swear to Zeus, the banner is with the people, and the banner is dead, and the people are dead, Your Majesty the King!"

The sonorous and forceful voice fell, those big hands full of calluses tightly grasped the incoming eagle flag, and the officer's face was determined, making people involuntarily believe in him.

"Okay, the gods are watching you, don't let the eagle flag be ashamed!"

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The news of the establishment of the First Legion quickly spread throughout the city of Pella. Citizens and nobles had different reactions. Some people thought that this would cause more kingdom soldiers to die on the battlefield. There was a problem with development, because a large number of strong men were enlisted in the army, and there were not enough slaves.However, most people are still optimistic. They pin their hopes on this powerful army and hope that they can bring more victories, lands, slaves and wealth to the kingdom.

On the day when the legion was established, Antigonus officially announced that the whole country would mobilize food, grass and ordnance to prepare for the westward expedition. Although preparations had already begun, after the decree was officially issued, the entire Guannei area was instantly activated like a machine on a shaft. A large amount of grain, grass and ordnance were moved out of the warehouse and sent to the royal barracks. The idle slaves in the city were also transferred into the army as slaves. Not only that, but at the request of Antigonus, many doctors and craftsmen were also conscripted into the army , as logistics support personnel.

In the area outside the pass, the couriers rushed all the way along the newly built stone road, spreading the news of the war to the immigrant towns along the way. The cities of Larissa and Arcelos immediately mobilized the food and grass in the city, and prepared to hand it over to the army after the arrival of the army. Antigonus declined their suggestion to provide soldiers, otherwise they would have to recruit the only soldiers in the city.

The Salo barbarians near Larissa knew that this was a good opportunity to express their loyalty after hearing the news that the flames of war had re-ignited. They were already deeply attracted by the Macedonian goods and could not make any rebellious moves. They were also afraid that the Macedonians would be defeated, so they wanted to contribute as much as possible.

In Arcelos, the chief of the Farom tribe who surrendered to Ipaminondas also got the good news from the consul of Thebes, and he couldn't help feeling that his luck had finally improved a little.The Faromians were originally a branch of the Britts. They were defeated in a major tribal split a hundred years ago and were forced to flee. The coalition forces expanded their strength, but they did not expect the coalition forces to return in a big defeat. After withdrawing to the mainland, their tribe was invaded by the Danuo people who were unwilling to be damaged, so they had to move again and run away.

After being forced to surrender to Macedonia, Chief Farom thought that his tribe could only survive under the wings of the Macedonians, but he did not expect that the King of Macedon would choose to send troops. You know, the battle of Arcelos has just passed How did they recover from the disastrous defeat in more than a month?

Although doubtful about this, Chief Farom still swore to the gods he believed in that if the Macedonian king really came to fight, he would definitely contact other lost tribes of the same tribe and assist the Macedonians to avenge the Dannor.

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One week after the formation of the First Legion, Antigonus sacrificed a goat to the Great Temple of Zeus, obtained a good divination result from Galbana, the priest of the holy ceremonies, and then led the army with high morale to leave the city of Pella, along the convenient The stone-paved avenue went west all the way. They first passed through Thermopylae, where they were cheered and sent off by the local residents, and then quickly arrived in Larissa, where they won Hephaest, the acting consul of Larissa. The food and grass prepared by Weng and the tribal warriors provided by several Salo tribes joined in. These tribal warriors totaled more than 900 people, basically javelin raiders without armor, and Antigonus formed them into a brigade alone.

Thanks to the construction of the paved road, Antigonus and his First Legion only took ten days to reach Asselos from Pella. If the paved road had not been completely repaired, they would still be far away from the city of Asselos. A certain distance, otherwise it can be shortened by more than one day.

Because of the large size of the army, Antigonus did not let the soldiers enter the town barracks, but let them build a barracks outside the city, and he led the guards into the city with the welcome of Ipaminondas, and met the chief of the Farom tribe. .

The chief of the Farom Tribe is named Diweko, a middle-aged man with long brown hair. He is not tall or short, he can only be said to be of medium build, and his hair and beard have been carefully groomed. Not greasy and dirty like ordinary savages.

Diweko was admiring the youth of the Macedonian king. Although the boy in front of him was wearing a composite breastplate with many battle marks on the surface, the childishness on his face could still be seen. Diweko guessed that the young king must be a certain age. It will not be more than 20 years old, and it may even be the same age as his son, but the fate and achievements of the two people in the same age group are completely different. One is already the monarch of a powerful kingdom and has personally led several victories. It's just the top few minor nobles in the tribe.

"Divico, chief of the Farom tribe, greets the great Macedonian king, and may the god-king Gobanus bless you and your kingdom."

Chief Diweco respectfully stroked his chest and saluted Antigonus.

"Okay, Chief Diweko, let's talk about the north." Antigonus didn't want to waste his saliva, he waved his hand, and cut straight to the point, "Tell me everything you know about the north, I Believe that you are a smart person and will not make a wrong decision."

This wrong decision refers to Deweco deliberately giving wrong information to make Antigonus' decision wrong.Although he knew that there was a small chance that Divico would do this, Antigonus still warned him out of caution.

(End of this chapter)