I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 145 Declaring War on the Gillies Federation
On April 40, 4th year of the founding of Pella, the spring plowing ended, and the Macedonian army began to mobilize and assemble under the order of His Majesty the King.

In order to achieve greater results on the battlefield of Gilis, Antigonus mobilized more than ten thousand soldiers from the First Legion, three thousand silver shields from "One-Eyed" Antigonus, and Ipaminondas, the consul of Thebes. The 3000 Thebes heavy infantry, the [-] tribal army led by Tirgetai Prince White, and the [-] tribal auxiliary army provided by the barbarian tribes. This huge army has a total of more than [-] people, which is unprecedented in the Kingdom of Macedonia. Horror army.

As for the navy, in addition to the original kingdom's naval fleet, the Silurians also sent a large number of sailors to fight for Antigonus. They would control Greek-style ships that had been modified by immigrants to carry the army across the sea. Although these transport ships do not carry any offensive weapons, the Macedonian soldiers on them are already the best offensive weapons, and with the size of this terrifying fleet, it is unlikely that the Gilis navy would dare to take the initiative to attack. .

And it is.

When the Macedonian army, which had already been ready for battle, was assembled in the fastest time, under the leadership of King Antigonus, they formally declared war on the Gilis Federation in the name of the Gilis Federation secretly harboring Macedonian traitors, and then boarded a ship at the port of Pella. When the Macedonian army set off, the residents of the entire city of Pella came to see them off. They did not care whether the war launched by the king was just or unjust. From foreign spoils.

Before setting off, Antigonus sacrificed the goat to the Great Temple of Zeus as usual, and Galba, the priest of the occult ceremony, personally opened the goat's belly, took out the still warm internal organs in the chest cavity, observed the lines on it, and finally gave An auspicious result, indicating that the Macedonian army would win the war.After the results were released, the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted. For these soldiers who believed in the Olympic gods, nothing could boost people's hearts more than being blessed by the main god.

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The news that the Kingdom of Macedonia officially declared war on the Gilis Federation quickly spread to the Aegean Sea and even the countries around the Gillis Sea with the actions of the eyeliners of all parties. They were all terrified and worried. Although the Kingdom of Macedonia was just a weak country on the other side of the ocean to them a year ago, after the Macedonians ruled the entire Oglell Peninsula, their national power developed rapidly and they wanted to beat them. Isn't it easy for this enemy to be attacked?
Frightened, they quickly sent envoys to order the cities along the Aegean Sea to prepare for battle, and at the same time mobilized the navy stationed in the area to retreat to avoid the Macedonian attack.I am afraid that the surrounding countries will not come to help them. They know this very well, so they can only pray that the Macedonians will fight the forces of Matthaeus first after landing.

At the same time, they were arguing whether to hand over Euphemia to the Macedonians. After all, the Macedonians' excuse was that they hid Euphemia, a traitor, as long as they handed over Euphemia to the Macedonians. Maybe it can alleviate the opponent's anger and let the opponent retreat on their own.But this illusion was soon shattered. Every congressman knew very well that Euphemia was just an excuse for the Macedonians. Nor will they take the initiative to strike.

The news of the Macedonian Kingdom's participation in the war quickly reached the ears of the two leaders, the Pope of Matthaeus and the Grand Duke of the Duke of Harun. The faction finally ended in person, which could relieve some of the pressure he was under. After hearing the news, the Grand Duke of the Duke of Harun just sighed, shook his head, and said nothing more.

No one knows what he meant, but one thing is certain, that is, since then, the frontline army of the Principality of Harlan has become less offensive, allowing the Gillies army, which was finally freed from the plague state, to take a breather , licking the wound.

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On April 4 of the same year, after more than half a month of voyage, the Macedonian army landed on the outskirts of Lisrun, a coastal city in the west of the Gilis Federation. Leaving a string of footprints on the beach, they assembled and marched slowly towards the city wall of Rislon. At the same time, the Royal Navy warships with ship-mounted ballistas and trebuchets threw stones at the city wall of Rislon in an attempt to destroy the defense of the Gilis defenders. For the city defense fortifications, the defenders have rarely seen this kind of siege equipment that can throw boulders into the sky. They screamed while looking for cover to avoid, trembling under the bombardment of the boulders.

In addition to land, the Macedonian navy also organized several transport ships loaded with heavy infantry to force their way into the port. The soldiers on the deck held up their round shields to block the arrows from all around, and waited for the transport ships to hit the mooring. After the ships in the port area put down the boards, the heavy infantry shouted loudly, entered the ships along the boards, and then walked down the ground from the ships to charge the Lislen defenders who had hurriedly assembled in the port area.

Under the double attack of the Macedonians, the Lislen defenders surrendered in less than four hours. They watched as the Macedonians tore down the flag of the Gilis Federation hanging on the city wall, threw it on the ground and trampled it. Then the Macedonian flag of the Virgina Sun was planted on it and fluttered in the wind.

After the fall of Rislon, the follow-up Macedonian warships and transport ships sailed into the port one after another and disembarked in an orderly manner. The surrendering defenders looked at the continuous follow-up army, and thought that they had surrendered ahead of time, otherwise they would wait for these When the army arrived, they were probably drowned by the crowd tactics.

Antigonus did not embarrass these surrendered soldiers, he generously released all the captives, and asked the soldiers who could speak Gillis to invite the famous nobles living in Rislon to choose a suitable person to serve as Rislon. It is not a correct decision to rule a city newly occupied by foreigners by parachuting foreign officials. The best way is to choose "use the barbarians to control the barbarians".

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News of the fall of Rislon quickly spread to Ditape, the capital of the Matthaeus religion. The Pope himself was very happy after hearing the news, and immediately ordered to lead the mission to meet the legendary Macedonian king. In addition to thanking the Macedonians for their continued support, he also had a very important purpose in his trip, which was to ask the King of Macedonia's opinion on his establishment of a religious state.After occupying so many cities, the status of a pope alone does not satisfy him. He wants to become a king and become the supreme existence of both secular and spiritual levels.

(End of this chapter)