The people of Peleus closed the city gates and were forced to pick up their weapons. After they got on the wall, they saw the tide of the Dionian army trembling all over.

But the Second Legion did not attack the city of Peleus, they bypassed the small town and headed straight for the river valley pass.

The people of Peleus looked at the enemy who was leaving in shock, and suddenly someone exclaimed: "Look! Another enemy is coming ashore again!"

I saw thousands of black soldiers surging on the beach not far away. They climbed onto the beach, and after a little rectification, they quickly rushed towards Peleus.

Just when the people of Peleus felt that this time it was bound to be doomed, this army of Dionys once again bypassed the city of Peleus and entered the river valley pass...

After all, Matonis was old and could not keep up with his physical strength after running with the soldiers for a while. Even if he had to stop and breathe, he would not forget to instruct the adjutant to urge the soldiers to advance on his behalf.

After all, among the landing sites chosen by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the geographical conditions and location of Peleus were the best. The only thing that was worried was that after the Thessalians received the news, they sent troops to block the river valley pass, so the Second Legion had to race against time to open the passage to the heart of Thessalian.

Although the soldiers of the Second Legion were raising their strength on the ship, after they got off the ship, they were wearing armor, weapons, and running for a long time without stopping, and everyone would feel tired, but they kept gritting their teeth and persevering, because there was a belief in their hearts supporting them.

Before this operation, Matonis mobilized all the soldiers of the army and said passionately: "This landing operation is an unprecedented major military operation, and will surely be recorded in the history of the Kingdom of Dionia and remembered by future generations. It is precisely because the Ministry of Military Affairs believes that our Second Legion is the best among the participating corps, that our Second Legion shoulders the most important raid mission in this landing operation!

Whether the landing battle can be successful depends mainly on whether we can occupy the pass in time. Haven’t we been competing with the First Legion for the best! ‘They marched for more than ten miles in Wolsey and defeated the Roman army’ have been boasted by them. Tomorrow we will use victory to tell them that it’s nonsense to march for more than ten miles. The strongest legion in the kingdom will only be our Second Legion!…”

This unyielding belief supported the soldiers of the Second Legion. In the past two years, in order to better communicate with the Thessaly city-state south of the mountains, the Peleusians built a flat road in the river valley pass, which also provided assistance to the Second Legion's rapid march.

Finally, the Light Armored Brigade of the Second Legion running in the front saw the exit of the river valley and the defensive camps that lie across the exit.

But in the eyes of the soldiers, this camp was too simple: there were no trenches in front of the camp, and there might not be any traps. The camp wall was a wooden fence, with a height of no more than three meters, and there were only two post towers in the camp... The most important thing was that there were only a few defenders on the wooden wall, and they shouted in panic after seeing their arrival.

In order to show sincerity to the Peleus, Jason asked the Larissa to remove the checkpoint at the entrance of the valley. Some time ago, Jason sent a messenger back to Thessali and asked the city-states to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the landing and raids of the Dionysian army. Although the Larissa did not believe that the Dionysian army would land from the remote and narrow coast of Peleus, they still built a defensive camp at the entrance of the valley for preparations. However, due to the haste, they repaired carelessly, just to seek peace of mind.

However, the only mercenary in Thessali is now led by Polydorus and stationed outside the city of Phila, mainly to ensure the safety of the coast of Phila and Almiros. It is unrealistic for Larissa to send civilians to station the river valley camp for a long time, so the method they adopted was to send a few citizens to stay in the camp and rotate it every few days. Once they learned that the Dionian army was landing on the coast of Peleus, they would send large troops to the camp to defend.

Who knew that the messenger who was in trouble, the Dionia army appeared in front of him like a divine weapon descending from the sky. The speed was too fast. The messenger who ran to report the message might not have arrived at the city of Larissa!

Did the Peleus deliberately delay the time of reporting the news?... The panicked defenders involuntarily had such suspicion, but the severe situation outside the camp could no longer be thought of.

The Dionia Light Armored Soldiers Brigade had just stood outside the camp, and the light infantry brigade responsible for carrying the siege ladder arrived. After they handed the wooden ladder to the Light Armored Soldiers Brigade, they began to scatter the formation while approaching the camp.

The sparse arrows shot by the defenders did not cause any damage to the soldiers of the Dionia. On the contrary, they were filled with the rain of arrows covering the sky and the sun. Amid the screams of the defenders, the light-armored soldiers put a wooden ladder on the wooden wall and quickly captured the river valley camp.

The news of victory quickly came from one end of the valley to the other end with cheers. When Matonis knew about it, he breathed a sigh of relief and called the messenger: "You should immediately inform the commander of the Lizaru Legion and say, 'The river valley pass has been opened, and he can lead his army to land on the coast of Peleus!'"

"yes!"

There were two fleets landing in the north of Thessali: one was led by Matonis and the second cavalry corps, landing on the coast of Peleus; the other was led by Lizaru, with the third and ninth legions, who were to land on the coast south of Dion, the Macedonian town, further north. They would cross the mountains south and enter the territory of Thessali.

Since the army led by Lizalu will go through a longer journey and more difficult journey, and will even encounter some indigenous tribes living in the mountains, Paltrochros stayed in Sparta for a few days. After carefully asking the Spartans who had fought in Macedonia, he learned more information, and after repeated weighing, he decided to modify the landing plan formulated by the Ministry of Military Affairs to allow the fleet led by Lizalu to stay near the coast of Peleus. Once it is confirmed that the raid of Matonis was successful, Lizalu could also lead his troops to enter Thesali from the river valley pass without having to take a long way. However, if Matonis failed, both troops could continue to go north and land in the Macedonian territory, and take care of each other when crossing the mountains.

So when Lizalou learned that "the Second Legion had entered the hinterland of Thessali through the mountain pass", he was overjoyed and immediately ordered the fleet to lean towards the coast of Peleus.

Waves of the Dionian army landed, and then quickly ran into the river valley pass... The people of Peleus in the city looked at the repeated scene, and gradually became a little numb from the initial panic. Until the three brigades of the Ninth Legion who finally landed on the shore of Shanghai, they did not hurriedly bypass the city of Peruz, but carried the siege ladder and headed straight for Peleus under the leadership of the captain.

Behind the army was also followed by an extraordinary old man and a group of administrative officials.

With the road leading to the hinterland of Thessali, the Dionian army finally slowed down its pace to attack the city of Peleus. After all, after capturing the city of Peleus, ships carrying materials could enter the port, and the army's logistics supply would be no hidden dangers.

But just as the army of Dionia set up its formation and was preparing to attack the city, the gate of Peleus was opened.

Since the beginning of witnessing the landing of the Dionian army, the number of enemies has made the people of Pelés frightened. What's more, there are no young and middle-aged citizens in the city as the main force to fight. They have long lost their fighting spirit and surrendered is expected.

When the officials of Peleus asked the Dionian army not to hurt the people in the city, the old man in charge said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you cooperate with all your strength and do not have any hostile behavior, we will definitely guarantee the safety of your life and the safety of your property!"

Speaking of this, the old man looked at the Peleus officials who were still a little nervous and said meaningfully: "Tell you a secret. This is the hometown of our great king Davers. He grew up in Derex..."

The officials of Peleus were both shocked and confused. After a while, an old Peleus man whispered: "Dericks... it is a village near the Macedonian border. It was destroyed by the Macedonians decades ago..."

After the old man's reminder, the officials suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a village that existed: during that period, Peleus was excluded by other city-states of Thessali, and was unwilling to be confined to this narrow depression. He took advantage of the time when the Macedonians were involved in the Peloponnese War and quietly built villages along the coast to expand their territory. However, as soon as the Peloponnese War ended, the Macedonians quickly sent troops to destroy the villages and loot the people, and Perrius had to humiliate the peace...

This happened more than 30 years ago. The ruins of Derex Village were covered with weeds, and there was no trace of people who had lived there. Many Peleus people also forgot this painful memory, but they never expected that a king would come out of that remote village!

"Before I came here, His Majesty the King once warned me that as long as the people of Peleus surrender sincerely, they will never be allowed to be harmed, because that is his hometown, and the people there are his fellow villagers!"

After the old man said solemnly, the officials of Peleus not only eliminated all their worries, but also led the army of Dionys into the city with joy, as if they were not forced to surrender, but were welcoming friendly forces.

But in fact, King Davers never said such a thing. The old man clearly remembered the conversation when King Davers summoned him that day: "Hillos, I heard that you are very busy recently and you go home very late every day?"
Chapter completed!