I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 34 The Coming of the Bloodthirsty Moon
Hot Spring Pass is located in a gap that seems to be cut by an ax in the Pera Mountains. It is more than [-] meters wide and its walls are seven meters high. They are all made of marble, and the walls stand every ten meters. An arrow tower, and several archers are stationed in each arrow tower to ensure the firepower of the city wall.

To Antico's surprise, there was actually an urn outside the Hot Spring Pass. The gate of the urn was not on the same line as the gate of the inner city, but on the left side of the urn.This angle is extremely vulnerable to fire from the defenders on the city wall, which greatly increases the difficulty of siege. In addition, there is a trench with a depth of three meters outside the city wall. The trench is filled with sharp-edged wooden stakes. Mottled bloodstains can also be vaguely seen, as if the traces of the last battle were not cleaned up.

With this urn, it's no wonder that the barbarians failed to break through the city wall after more than 30 years. Antigonus's nervous heart relaxed at this moment, and he was not so worried.

Welcomed into the pass by Cronus, the military consul who came here first to sit here, Antigonus and his party first inspected the fortress barracks in the pass and checked the mental state of the defenders before heading to the governor's mansion.It is worth mentioning that the Temple of Ares dedicated to Ares, the God of War, was built next to the barracks of the fortress. When Antigonus and his party went to inspect it, they saw a group of soldiers gathered at the entrance of the temple, obviously praying.

In the Governor's Mansion, Kronos reported to Antigonus the latest situation in his hands during this period of time.

The Saloans and the Malikis somehow persuaded their neighbors, the Orcs, to join the coalition attacking Macedonia, pulling up a huge army of 9000 people (but no one knows how many of them were used as cannon fodder Slaves, the old, the weak, and the sick), with Aktrick the Saloan who planned to ambush the former king Philip as the commander of the coalition forces, they rushed to Thermopylae Pass.

Aktrick, the spies of the Outer Barbarian Camp did not collect much useful information. They only knew that he was the son of a chief of a Saloan tribe. He was once famous for killing a raging brown bear alone. , is the sure future leader of the tribe.

"You can kill a brown bear alone..." Antigonus lowered his head, touched his smooth chin, and murmured in a low voice.

A person who can kill a brown bear by himself is very capable of martial arts and courage. If ordinary people stand in front of a brown bear, they will faint from fright. Even modern people with shotguns, unless they are experienced Most old hunters, most people dare not take the initiative to provoke - just imagine, you can't kill it with a few shots (unless you are lucky to hit the vital point, otherwise it will usually be blocked by thick fur), but it slaps down It can beat your brains apart, who can resist this?

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After speaking with Kronos again, Antigonus let him leave. After the military consul left, he opened the system interface and checked the data of Thermopylae Pass.

Hot Spring Pass - pass

Population: 5102
Freemen: 3843 (Tops: 2900)

Overseas foreigners: 1258 (Military personnel: 705)

slaves: 3540
City buildings: Governor's Mansion, Stone Wall, Fortress Barracks, Blacksmith Shop, Temple of Ares, Iron Mine, Public Bath.

城邑驻军：伙伴骑兵150人、马其顿重装步兵450人、希腊弓箭手300人、希腊标枪手247人、希腊突袭骑兵90人、马其顿铜盾长枪兵512人、萨里沙骑兵258人、阿吉里亚斧兵500人、色雷斯轻装抛矛兵500人

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After Antigonus led the army to arrive, the garrison at Thermopylae had reached 3007 men, among whom were Greek archers, Greek javeliners, Greek raiding cavalry (although they could not go up the city wall), and Agirian axes with long-range projection capabilities. Although they are all javelin soldiers with a short range except for the archers, they are more than enough to deal with barbarians who do not have armor.

Under the javelin projection at close range, even armor will be shot through the defense, let alone those unprotected barbarians.

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At the same time, the Salo barbarian coalition camped.

A young man with long brown hair and a thick mustache sat boldly on a big rock. In front of him, stood a dozen tribal chiefs who also had long hair and beards. .

The young man was wearing a Greek-style linen breastplate, and his lower body was covered with a group of belts that were seized together, revealing his thick and "sexy" furry legs. Under the thick leg hair were shocking scars one after another, which is what every barbarian sees. Soldier's Medal of Glory.

Not only did he have wounds on his thighs, but also several small scars on his face, which made him even more fierce and fierce. If the armor on his body was removed, hundreds of scars, large and small, would be enough to scare ordinary people.

It can be said that this is already the standard equipment for every famous barbarian warrior. Without hundreds of scars on your body, you will have no face to tell others that you are the most famous warrior in your tribe.

The young man is Aktrick, the commander of the coalition forces that invaded the Kingdom of Macedonia this time. He became famous half a year ago for ambushing the main forces of Macedonia to capture King Philip alive. He became a well-known warrior among the entire Salo people and even most of the Ogrell Peninsula.After the news of the destruction of the kingdom's army was sent back to Macedonia, his name became the existence that could stop children from crying for a long time.

For this expedition, he will continue his legend, break through the Hot Spring Pass that has plagued the Ogrell barbarians for more than 30 years, lead the tribe to completely destroy the civilization of the Macedonians, and take all their wealth into their pockets!
At this moment, a strong man more than two meters tall like an iron tower came over. Under the gaze of the chiefs, he leaned forward slightly and said:
"Aktrick, our scouts reported that they found the Macedonian scout cavalry, and they are now fighting with each other."

"The Macedonian cavalry can't stand the loneliness even before they get close to Thermopylae?"

"Oh my god, it's too crazy. Do we really think we can't do without cavalry?"

"..."

The chiefs talked a lot, but Aktrick, who was on the main seat, looked calm. He glanced at the strong man from the same tribe as himself, and said, "Mondogast, the Macedonian cavalry How is it? Compared with ours."

"Their cavalry is extremely weak, and one of our cavalry can beat three of them!" The strong man named Mondogast patted his chest and said proudly.

Oh, I forgot to mention that although the Salois are famous for ambushes and raids, their cavalry is quite strong. Although the Saloi cavalry is short, they have excellent endurance. They can usually carry two knights, one is responsible for controlling the horse, and the other They sit in the back and shoot with javelins. When they want to charge, the knights behind will jump off their horses and output firepower from behind, while the knights in front control the horses and raise their lances to charge.

Therefore, the Greek raiding cavalry sent by Antigonus to investigate the situation quickly suffered a loss after fighting the Salo cavalry.

　The climax is coming (should be)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)