"Your Majesty, our army was fighting with Sparta in Peloponnese, and the military rations consumed were huge, and were mainly transported from the port of Turiyi. In order to complete the task smoothly, the affairs that officials from various departments in the Turiyi region had to handle would naturally increase. Now... the Kingdom Administrative Office and the Military Affairs Department informed all regions and required the legions to assemble, which required more military rations and materials, more transport ships, and to prepare for the upcoming war.

Therefore, the affairs that Turiyi officials have to handle are even more heavy. As the Chief Executive of the Turiyi region, if I do not set an example, how can I order my officials to work hard and responsible?"

"It seems you have some resentment! Do you know where we will first attack in the war we will expand next?"

"Your Majesty, I have been away from the army for many years-"

"It's Thessali!"

“Thessali?!”

"We have been away from Thessali for more than 30 years. You may have forgotten what your hometown is like... When we left Thessali, the city-states of Thessali were still fighting each other. Now Thessali has a Tagus, Jason is not weak. He has already let Thessali join the Greek alliance and is summoning troops to go south to fight with our army. This may be a big trouble for our army."

"So your Majesty, are you going to let the army raid the territory of Thessali on a boat while Jason led his army south?"

"You have been away from the army for many years and are unfamiliar with military affairs, but your intuition about the battlefield is still very keen!"

"It's not easy to land on a large scale at such a long distance!"

"It's not easy, but it will also be beyond the expectations of the enemy, and we have the advantage of the sea. As long as the army is carefully prepared and trained, they can definitely do it!"

"Your Majesty, after the army has landed on the territory of Thessali and conquered those city-states, will it be the whole of Thessali in the future?"

"You also know that the Greek city-states are capricious. Even if we win the war this time and ultimately force them to surrender, it may take a few years to come, and eventually form an anti-Dionian alliance... Therefore, Thessali is very important to us! Its north is Macedonia and the south is Greek states. As long as we take it thoroughly in our hands, we can completely suppress the expansion of the Greek city-states in the south, and we can punish them at any time, or we can surrender to the north, a kingdom that looks ignorant, backward and chaotic, has a vast territory and a huge potential..."

"You mean... to make the city-states of Thessali affiliated with the kingdom?"

"No! I do not intend to make Thessali become the second Carthage, nor do I intend to make them the second Tarantum! I am going to turn the entire Thessali into a part of the kingdom territory and make our former compatriots become citizens of the kingdom! This is why I called you today. I want to appoint you as the Chief Executive of the Thessali region and want to ask for your opinion.

Of course, it is not certain whether Thessali can be successfully captured yet. Even if you occupy Thessali in the future, it will still be a difficult task to integrate Thessali into the kingdom. What's more, you are the chief executive of the central area of ​​the kingdom. Suddenly you are transferred to a region far away from the kingdom and everything is uncertain to serve... Alas, it's really too embarrassing you! It doesn't matter if you don't agree, I can choose someone else-"

"Your Majesty, I'm willing to go to Thessali!"

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Hilos did not regret accepting King Davers' appointment so readily. On the contrary, he was excited about the news that "the army successfully passed the river valley pass" and he was just worried that the army could go further and successfully capture Larissa, after all, that was his hometown.

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Just as the Second Legion soldiers landed on the coast of Peleus, the huge fleet led by Paltrowcross also reached the northern end of the island of Uberia, and then each ship quickly put away his sails and began to sail westward.

There are many offshore islands in Greece and the coastline is winding. Although most of the captains of the entire fleet have rich experience in navigating in the Aegean Sea, they still carefully drive the ships to smoothly pass through this long and narrow waterway.

There is a city-state called Atmisimum at the northern end of Ubeya. The people of the city-state were panicked when they saw countless ships suddenly appearing in the waters near the port. They closed the city gates and the port, and all young and middle-aged citizens were holding weapons and on guard.

Under their horrified gaze, this huge fleet did not approach the coast, but slowly moved westward.

Finally, this fleet of Dionia entered the Gulf of Maryakos.

The mountains and ridges on the southern border of Thessaly and the continuous mountains on the northern border of Central Greece, a river called Spelkeus flows for millions of years, forming a narrow river plain. At its estuary, there are also tidal flats with a considerable range. Only on the northwest side of the bay is a beach full of pebbles and a port.

The Dionian fleet leaned over without a stop for a moment. Patrocros followed the 12th Legion first. He did not ask the landing soldiers to attack the small port not far from it, but ordered the 12th Legion to go west quickly.

These soldiers from the Campania Plain and the Samonai Mountains were commanded by Patrocros a few years ago and created the glory of annihilation of the Gaul invasion army. Therefore, they trusted Patrocros' command and lined up in columns without hesitation, wearing leather sandals, stumbling towards the west with hard and slippery pebbles.

The city of Lamia was about 15 miles away from the landing. About an hour later, the soldiers of the 12th Legion rushed to the city panting.

When Patroclus saw that the gate of Ramia was closed and the city was covered with soldiers, his heart sank: The Ramia people were already prepared!

Patrocros was mentally prepared for this. After all, the fleet was slow in the narrow channel, which was very likely to give the Lamians time to be fully alert.

Since the raid failed, Patroclus quickly adjusted his mindset and called a messenger to rush to the landing ground on horseback, informing the troops behind him: first capture the port, and then come and meet.

After the commander left, he ordered the soldiers of the 12th Legion to rest on the spot and recover their strength. He led the guards to approach and observe the defensive deployment and surrounding geography of Ramia City.

Lamia is somewhat similar to Peleus. It was also established by the Thessalians. Because the city is located outside the traditional territory of Thessali and the transportation is not convenient, other city-states in Thessali are alienated from it. Some even believe that Lamia is not a city-state in Thessali.

The Lamians themselves despise their Thessalian identity and are more willing to get close to the Greeks in the south. Although some Greeks regard it as barbaric, they do have deeper contacts with the Greek city-states in the south, of course, because the maritime transportation with the Greek city-states in the south is more convenient.

After Jason became the Sesalitagus, he did not eagerly force Ramia to join the Thesali Alliance because he was afraid of arousing the vigilance of the Greek city-state in the south. It was not until the battle of Liuquetra that the Greek overlord Sparta was defeated that he finally did not hide his ambitions. When he led his army north to return to the Sesali from Thebes, he destroyed the city of Heraclia (not the Kingdom of Dionys in the city of Heraclia in Greater Greece) and occupied the hot spring pass. Ramia surrendered under his force, but was still a little unwilling to accept it. Therefore, when Jason conducted military mobilization this time, Ramia did not provide too many soldiers.

Now the Ramians feel fortunate that they still have enough strength to protect themselves in the face of the raid from the Dionian army.

An hour later, the 10th Legion, the 11th Legion, the 3rd Cavalry Legion and the Gaul Brigade arrived one after another...

The Lamian militias stood on the city wall and their breathing almost stopped: countless Daonian soldiers with black helmets and black armor stood all over the river plains south of the city of Lamian, like the black tide whistling on the coast of Maryakos, and could not see at a glance. What was particularly noticeable were the Daonian soldiers (actually Gaul soldiers) standing under the city. They were tall and strong, with fierce faces, wearing cow horn helmets, wearing tangled armors, holding big swords, and roaring like thunder, like human-shaped beasts, making people feel palpitations...

Just as the Lamian militia was shocked by the powerful strength of the Dionian army, Pathrocros did not immediately issue an order to siege the city. He had carefully observed the city of Lamian: The Lamians should have learned the Greeks' habits of building the city. Instead, they built the city on a flat river plain, they were close to the mountains in the north, enclosing a low hill in the city and becoming its acropolis. The north and left and right sides were surrounded by hills above 200 meters high. Although it provided a barrier to the city, it also restricted the expansion of the city. Therefore, the Lamians could only expand the city to the south, making the entire Lamian city look like a long-necked and round-bottomed pottery bottle. Such a geographical location made the Lamians feel that they had a good defensive advantage. They only needed to focus on defending the southern city wall to ensure the safety of Lamian City.

Patrocros ordered the 12th Legion and the Gaul brigade to attack the hills on the south and north sides respectively.

Although the hills are not too low in height, the slope is gentle. Although the Ramians have defensive camps on the top of the mountain, they have few troops. More than half of the 12th Legion are Samonet soldiers. They and the Gauls are good at mountain combat and are very fierce. After some casualties, they occupied the top of the mountain.
Chapter completed!