I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 90
The barbarian infantry faded away like a tide, leaving behind corpses all over the ground. These corpses were densely packed and layered on top of each other. It was estimated that there were three to four thousand corpses at a minimum.

Seeing them retreat in an all-round way, the Macedonian soldiers on the front line knelt down one after another, took off their helmets, exposed their long hair that was wet with sweat and stuck to their skin, and breathed heavily for the air, even though the air was filled with a strong smell of blood , their hearts were filled with the joy of the rest of their lives, thankful that they survived this seemingly catastrophic battle.

However, after they slowed down and looked around, the bloody mess around them immediately caught their eyes. There were corpses everywhere on the entire front, including enemies and comrades-in-arms. Many "corpses" hadn't really died. Weak groans of pain in the pile of corpses, waiting for the victor to find them and take them away when they clean up the battlefield.

After cheering, the soldiers ignored their rest and immediately started to rescue their comrades. They carried out the dead comrades from the pile of corpses and put them behind, waiting for the doctors in Arcelos to come out to treat them. The undead barbarians were not treated so well. They were stabbed to death by the angry Macedonians, and their bodies were thrown aside at will.

Antigonus on the horse watched all this, and the big stone in his heart was loosened. He looked at the Thebes army approaching not far away, and couldn't help showing a relaxed smile, but right after that, he felt bursts of pain. The dizziness came to his mind, causing his body to shake for a while, as if he was about to fall off his horse at any moment. Seeing this, the captain of the guard, Agnes, who was beside him, hurriedly stepped forward to support Antiko's body, and asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?"

At this time, he noticed that there were many wounds on Antigonus' body, and his whole body and armor were stained red with blood. Those blood stains even coagulated into dry blood clots on his composite breastplate, and it would hurt to knock casually. Fragments fell.

"It's nothing, I'm just too tired." Antigonus leaned on Angnis and said in a slightly weak tone. He was very aware of his current state. As mentioned before, his body was still too fragile after all. , just now he was holding his breath under the high pressure, riding a war horse to gallop and kill on the battlefield, and did not feel tired. Now that he is relaxed, the negative state is flooding towards him like a tide, almost overwhelming his thin appearance. Swallowed by the body.

Seeing that Antigonus was not in good condition, Agnes didn't bother to continue to say anything. He took a few people and escorted Antigonus back to the Governor's Palace in Arcelos City, and took over the task of welcoming Ipaminondas. It was left to the military consul Kronos, who was also out of breath after the battle, but he was in good spirits and looked in high spirits.

After Ipaminondas led the army into the battlefield, his subordinates were quickly shocked by the bloody scene here. The strong bloody smell stimulated most of the recruits who had never been on the battlefield, making their faces pale and their stomachs full of blood. Overwhelmed, almost want to vomit.As a peerless general who has fought many battles, Ipaminonda has long been accustomed to this smell, and his face is calm. He looked at the bloody soldiers and the scattered limb fragments on the ground, and he was very impressed with the bloodiness of the battle just now. With a little guesswork.

At this moment, Cronus greeted him with several cavalrymen. This conscientious military consul galloped along the battlefield with His Majesty the King's cavalry during the battle. Countless barbarians died in his hands. Unclear, there were several gaps in the Sifus dagger in his hand, from which it can be seen that he just fought fiercely.And the bronze pseudo-muscular breastplate on his body also has several dents, and the shield hanging on the side of the horse is almost scrapped.

"General Ipaminoda, I am very glad that you can lead the Thebes army to reinforce in time." Kronos said to Ipaminoda, rubbing his chest. As he lowered his head, the sweat on his face was mixed with blood It flowed down together and dripped on the armor.

"This is my duty, General Cronus." Ipaminondas also saluted, with admiration in his tone: "You are all warriors, and you can withstand the attack of a huge barbarian army for so long, if you don't You have been holding on, and my army will not be able to catch up in time."

Kronos just smiled at what Ipaminondas said, and didn't answer. He turned to look at the blood-soaked soldiers, and said, "I just don't know how many Greek warriors will go to the underworld after this battle. How many people will never be able to go out with the army again."

"Zeus will bless the brave son of Greece," said Ipaminondas.

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After the arrival of the Thebes army, the barbarian coalition forces withdrew directly to the forest in the north, looking for an opportunity to make a comeback. In this battle, they suffered heavy losses. Almost all the chariot troops they brought were wiped out, and only a few escaped. Back, the strength of the cavalry is also greatly damaged. If it is not replenished, it will not be able to compete with the Macedonian cavalry (although they cannot compete with the Macedonian cavalry with advanced horse gear from the beginning), and the infantry is not optimistic. The 3000 There were more than 8000 infantry, and after returning, there were only more than 5000 left. The missing [-] people either died on the battlefield of Arcelos, or separated from the main force during the evacuation, and fled back to their tribe.

The huge casualties demoralized the retreating barbarian coalition soldiers, and the cloud of defeat hung over everyone's heart, making them breathless.Although the chiefs wanted to change all of this, they had no choice but to bring the coalition forces back home sadly to make up for it.

On the other hand, the Macedonian army outside the city of Arcelos drove the slaves in the city to clean up the battlefield, gathered the corpses of their comrades-in-arms and cremated them, and buried the corpses of the enemy in the dug pits, and then covered them with soil and filled them up again. A stele was erected on the top of the burial pit, on which the winners and losers of the battle and the achievements of the Greek army were written in Greek.

After that, they mourned the more than [-] comrades-in-arms who died in battle. They cremated the corpses of their comrades and put their ashes in clay pots. The soldiers of the Guards Battalion were arrested by the military consul Kronos, and they were dealt with after Antigonus woke up—although they were extremely brave in the battle, they did not persist until the last moment, and they abandoned them. Comrades in battle and the glory they have.

Deserters will definitely be severely punished. Neither the Romans nor the Greeks will allow the existence of such blasphemy as deserters. As for what will happen to them, it depends on what Antigonus, who is still in a coma, will decide after waking up. .

(End of this chapter)