Since the establishment of Dionia, large-scale wars like this have only occurred twice. In the Western Mediterranean War, King Davers personally led the main force to fight against the Carthaginian army in Sicily, but in that war some soldiers were provided by allies, so a lot of water was mixed with the 100,000 soldiers; secondly, in the Gaul War, Leotichides led a large army to conquer Gaul, Sannei, but in fact, the main force he personally led was not 100,000. Including the partial division led by Paltrocross, it exceeded 100,000.

Therefore, this time, a 100,000 army composed of the regular army of Dionia was actually carried out on landing operations (Balleali's stone-trenched soldiers belong to the special army of Dionia, and have a formal organization in the Ministry of Military Affairs. They usually have to receive training from the 18th Legion stationed in the Iberian region, and occasionally participate in the battle against the indigenous people of Iberia; the Gaul brigade is also a regular army, and the Military Affairs Department refers to the previous Roman reserve brigade, hoping to use the running-in time to eventually transform it into a regular army. It has always been trained and commanded by the 14th Legion stationed in the Pohe area, and also participated in the war against the Ligurians with the border corps. Now, Liguria is still resisting in sporadic places, and has basically been pacified. The Gaul brigade has made an indelible contribution), and Paltros can command such a huge army at such a young age to carry out such an important battle, which is really enviable!

Olivers, Tigtinos and other generals looked at Patroclus who were talking freely, and felt envious and jealous, but there was no trace of contempt. After all, Patroclus made a surprise move in Etruscans and used a short time to annihilate the invading Roman army. Later, he led his army to station in Gaul, Yamane. In a few years, not only stabilized the Po River area, but also almost conquered Liglia... Therefore, he was able to become the commander of landing operations because of his outstanding command and his past achievements, not because he was King Davers' son-in-law.

Printols didn't have these complicated thoughts. He focused on the upcoming landing battle. He continued to ask, "There are at least 2,000 ships for 100,000 soldiers, and there are still many landing locations. There are many islands on the east coast of Greece and the coastline is twisting. How can we reach the landing location as quickly and accurately as possible? How can we ensure the safety of the fleet at sea?..."

"I will answer these questions." Secklian took the conversation unscrupulously: "The maritime support for this landing operation is under the responsibility of me, Midorades and Stefakas. The 1st Fleet, the 2nd Fleet and the 3rd Fleet, a total of 1,200 warships will escort all fleets carrying soldiers and supplies, and participate in the operation at due time.

Now there are only two city-states in the Greek Union that may cause trouble for the transport fleet, Athens and Thessali. According to intelligence, the Athenian Navy has more than 80 warships, including 50 three-layer oar warships. Recently, due to the support of its maritime allies, there may be more than 100. The Athenian Navy has strong tactical capabilities, high ship handling skills, and aggressiveness. 7 days ago, our main navy assisted the army in conquering the islands on the west coast. The Athenian fleet actually quietly approached the Gulf of Lagnia and fought with the 1st Fleet, the 1st Fleet, which was left behind. Because the Athenians were not familiar with our tactics, they lost several warships and later took the initiative to retreat. This was also a small victory for our navy...

Thessali's fleet was only formed a few years ago, but it is said that Jason has invested a lot in this. Now there are nearly a hundred warships, but he has never fought any major battles. So far, our intelligence personnel have never seen this fleet patrol on the sea. A fleet that likes to stay in the port is not combat-ready.

Therefore, based on the analysis of the enemy situation, our navy made the following combat deployment on the day of landing. The 2nd Fleet and the 3rd Fleet left the port before the transport fleet set off. The 2nd Fleet warships blocked the Saron Bay, and the 3rd Fleet blocked the Pagassa Bay (the bay near the east of Thessali), preventing Athens and Thessali warships from going out to sea to attack the transport fleet. The 5 squadrons of the 1st Fleet respectively guarded each transport fleet to arrive at the landing site-"

Seclian said this, swallowed his saliva, moistened his throat, and continued, "In addition, I would like to talk about the transport fleet that landed this time. When the Ministry of Military Affairs recruited transport ships in various port towns in the Kingdom a month ago, it specially chose merchant ships familiar with the coastal routes of the Northern Greece. Chambers of commerce in various regions provided great help in this regard, so there is no need to worry that the crew will be unfamiliar with the route.

In addition, the Ministry of Military Affairs also spent time to form more than 2,000 transport merchant ships, clarify their respective tasks, and conduct unified training, so there is no need to worry about the fleet being too disordered when landing.

This season, there are more days when the south wind blows in the Aegean Sea. We will choose the more powerful day in the south as the landing day. According to my judgment, it may only take half a day for the fleet to reach its destination."

Printols listened carefully, his frown did not fully relax: "The threats faced by our huge fleet as it sailed northwards may be more than the Athenian and Thessali naval—"

"I know that Lord Printors is talking about the Persian Navy." This time it was Midolades who was interrupting. He and Seclien looked at each other and said with a smile: "We have not taken the Persian Navy lightly. Since the First Fleet was stationed in the southern waters of Peloponnese, they have been sending clutches to monitor the movements of fleets in various Persian regions in Asia Minor, and no abnormalities have been found so far.

After our 2nd Fleet returned from Egypt, it sent more clutches to the waters near Crete to strengthen its observations on Phoenician waters. Judging from the news we have obtained now, the Persians have begun to launch an attack on Egypt, and a large number of warships are concentrated in Tel and Sidon in Phoenician, and there is no sign of a large-scale westward journey to help Greece."

After hearing this, Printols still asked with some concern: "100,000 soldiers, the military rations consumed every day are huge. How can you solve the problem after you log in?"

Patrocros replied without hesitation: "The Ministry of Military Affairs requires each soldier to carry rations for 5 days. After the landing is successful, occupy nearby port towns, such as Lamia and Peleus as soon as possible to ensure that our ships carrying substances can enter the port and unload the goods.

Of course, this is only temporary. The base that can provide logistics supply to the entire army in a convenient way should be Phila. According to the information we have obtained, a large amount of food has been stored in the city of Phila, and those are prepared for Jason's army, so our landing army must break into the hinterland of Thessali as soon as possible and capture Phila as soon as possible."

Paltrowross smiled at the corner of his mouth, and he said confidently: "Your Majesty also attaches great importance to Philae. He has made some arrangements in advance. I believe it will be of great help to successfully capture Philae. It is already the end of July. By the time we attack, it will be August. The wheat is about to mature. Thessali has a large number of fertile wheat fields, which can fully supply the military rations we will fight in the next few months..."

It was not until this time that Printols's face cleared slightly. Looking at the generals who had just arrived in Sparta, he said seriously: "It seems that His Majesty attaches great importance to this landing operation and has made the Ministry of Military Affairs make a lot of preparations. I believe you have also led the army to carry out many landing operation drills. I have no doubts anymore. I just hope that you will continue to pay close attention to the trends in the Aegean Sea in the next few days, and then improve your landing plan according to the actual situation."

Printols obviously said these words as the Chief of Staff, and Paltrows and other generals nodded seriously.

Then Paltros looked at Crotokataks and asked with concern: "Whether to land in Thessal is successful, whether it can be defended here is the key. I heard that you have suffered a lot in the battle with Sparta, and now you are facing a large-scale attack from the Greek coalition. Is it a bit tight in terms of military strength? Do I need to distribute some troops to support you?"

After more than two months of fighting in the Peloponnese, Crotokatacs no longer lacked confidence like he was at the beginning. He had to discuss with Printols if he made any decision. He replied confidently: "In fact, we did not suffer much loss in the battle with Sparta. The four legions and one cavalry legion are still very complete. In addition, we can also organize about 15,000 soldiers from the young and middle-aged Black Rous and Pirias in Mesenia and Laconia, with a total force of 45,000, which is not much different from the Greek coalition.

What's more, they are attacking, we are defense, and the troops are completely sufficient. Moreover, judging by the previous combat conditions, the Greek coalition was not good at siege. Their siege equipment was simple, the method was very single, and they were not even brave enough in combat, which did not pose a great threat to our defensive camp. In fact, even without your landing operations, we were confident that we would stick to until the morale of the Greek coalition was low and we would have to retreat eventually."

When Paltrochros heard this, he suddenly frowned and reminded directly: "I suggest that you do not defend too hard, and you should also make some concessions appropriately so that the Greek coalition can taste the sweetness without wanting to retreat. We need to restrain the Greek coalition in Peloponnese so that it cannot rescue Thessali in time!"

Crotokatax was stunned.
Chapter completed!