I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 67 The Holy Army of Thebes

"Kneel down! You dirty, despicable barbarian!"

The king of the Orcs, Vodnos, was not killed in the battle. He had many wounds all over his body, but he was forced to fall on Antigonus by two Macedonian heavy infantry like a tenacious young man. Before him, the barbarian king with a terrifying scar on his face had a rebellious expression on his face, and the flames of hatred were burning in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, he is Vodnos, the king of the Orcs." Agnes, the captain of the guard standing beside Antigonus, reminded softly.

"The king of the Orcs?" Antigonus looked at the bloody barbarian warrior in front of him, and suddenly laughed. He walked slowly in front of Vodnos, forcing the other party to look up at him, "It's just That's it." He said dismissively.

After saying that, he turned around and walked back, looked at Vodnos expressionlessly, and said, "If I remember correctly, there must be you Orcs in the barbarian coalition attacking Thermopylae Pass."

After saying that, he didn't give the other party a chance to answer the conversation, and continued: "I didn't want to trouble you at first, but you took the initiative to attack my belongings. You really didn't give me face, so I I have no choice but to deal with you. Vodnos, I have heard a little bit about what you did on the Maliki Plain. I am quite grateful to you for getting rid of those useless old, weak, women and children for me. As a thank you, I Your tribe will suffer the same treatment."

Hearing this, Vodnos' face changed drastically, he struggled violently, and wanted to rush to Antigonus, but the two pairs of big hands behind him were as hard as steel, almost making him unable to move, and he blushed face, and yelled at Antigonus, "No, you can't do that!"

"Then what can I do?" Antico looked at him and said calmly.

"King of Macedonia, you let me go, as long as you let me go, the Orcs will always be your most loyal vassals!" Vodnos shouted.

"The most loyal vassal?" Antico pretended to be thinking, making Vodnos think that things would turn around, but Antico then said disdainfully: "Vodnos, what makes you have the ability to The illusion of talking about conditions with me?"

"you!"

"Take him away, crucify him, and let him sunbathe." Antico waved his hand, and ordered the two heavy infantry behind Vodnos, although the latter did not understand what sunbathing was meaning, but they heard the keyword of crucified very clearly, and they worked together to drag Vodnos out.

After they left, Antico stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, and then entered the system. As he expected, the task issued by the system showed that the task was completed, and the reward after completion was also displayed.

[Mission Complete: Revenge Fury
Task reward: A famous general, Ipaminondas, a Thebes holy army with a number of 500 people, and 6000 immigrants are rushing towards the city of Pella. 】

and many more.

Ipaminondas?
Holy Army of Thebes?
Antico was dumbfounded.

He did know Ipaminondas, a famous general of the city-state of Thebes, who once defeated the world-famous Spartan army with wedge-shaped phalanx tactics, and then repeatedly defeated the Spartans and Athenians, making Thebes The city-state of Sparta became the overlord of Greece after Sparta.It is worth mentioning that the legendary Holy Army of Thebes, which is composed of homosexuals, also defeated the Spartan army in the Battle of Leuktra under his men.

The famous general given to him by the system was actually Ipaminonda, which Antigon did not expect. He thought it would give him a famous general from the Kingdom of Macedonia, such as "One-eyed" Antigonus, "The Besieger" Derek Mi , "Victor" Seleucus and "Savior" Ptolemy.However, compared to the following Macedonian generals, Ipaminondas can be said to be the most overlooked Greek general. It may be because of his low reputation and high ability that he became the man selected by the system.

As for the Holy Army of Thebes (I won’t be sleepy when it comes to this.jpg), he was created by the Thebes general Gorgidas when the Thebes responded to the threat posed by the Spartans. It is composed of 150 couples of homosexuals. The soldiers are elites selected from the various legions of Thebes. This army is no longer organized in clans as in the past, but only considers personal characteristics regardless of social class. ability.The criteria for selection are: homosexuality, lover relationship, and strong combat effectiveness.

According to Plutarch, these lovers exchanged sacred oaths at the tomb of Iolaus in Thebes (the homosexual of Hercules), vowing to be faithful to each other, to follow honor, and to die with honor, He did not live in mediocrity, so he was named the "Holy Army".As a standing army, funded by the Peotia Union, stationed in Kademia, the acropolis of Thebes, and receiving regular military training, members of the Holy Army are usually recruited from the age of 20 and end their service at the age of 30.

The combat effectiveness of such an army with a high degree of faith and excellent combat skills is undoubtedly very high. In the early days of the Holy Army, they were deployed in front of the Thebes army by Gojidas. Boost the combat effectiveness and morale of the entire army.Over time, however, they were collectively used as a single commando, weakening the enemy by breaking through the enemy's elite troops in battle and killing the opposing commander.

Of course, after Ipaminondas created the wedge-shaped phalanx tactics, the tactics of the holy army of Thebes also changed. Antigonus believed that in this world, the holy army commanded by Ipaminondas would definitely be able to play a decisive role. A stronger combat power.

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About an hour later, the battle report of this encounter was finally completed and presented to Antigonus. The losses of the Macedonian army in this battle were still very small compared with the enemy army. Only more than 60 people were killed in battle, and there were still several Hundreds of people were injured, while the Orcs left more than 1000 corpses and more than [-] people were captured. Even the spoils they got these days became the possessions of the Macedonian army: The wealth of more than a thousand drachmas, two large carts of food and nearly a thousand slaves.

Needless to say, the nearly thousand slaves were looted from various tribes on the Mariki Plain, and most of them were female slaves. Of course, it was impossible for Antigonus to release them. He was going to send these female slaves *Slave is a kind of reward given to soldiers who performed well in the battle, and the captured treasures will also be rewarded to the soldiers of the whole army, inspiring them to continue to fight with themselves-even though Antigonus is driven by loyalty. Yes, they will still faithfully follow Antigonus' footsteps.

(End of this chapter)