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He immediately clasped his hands together and apologized sincerely.

"I'm sorry! I didn't think it through!"

"…But no one was injured. Isn't that the best thing?"

The ending of the first section of the ninth chapter with no casualties

The smile on Tomyris's face made Hilde stunned.

As a princess of the Scythians, Tomyris had actually long since thrown aside her own honor and disgrace. As long as her people could live a good life, Tomyris would be satisfied.

The battle with Hilde.

Waterproofed by Hilde, and finally defeated gorgeously.

None of these could compare to the battle between the two, which avoided a war that could have resulted in tens of thousands of casualties.

Saved the Scythians.

"Tomyris."

Hilde gently held the other's hand.

"Don't worry, I will do as I promised. From today on, the Scythians will be part of the Byzantine Kingdom. They can continue to live in this grassland. At the same time, they can also come to other places in the Byzantine Kingdom. Whether it is herding, farming, serving in the army, or doing business, they can make a living as part of the Byzantine Kingdom, and I, Hilde, will also regard them as my own people to protect!"

"Thank you very much."

Tomyris gritted her teeth and sat up.

"I must thank you."

"Tomyris..."

"My foolish father almost caused the Byzantine Empire to perish. On that day, I knew one thing: in the hearts of the Byzantines, this hatred could not be made up even if all the Scythians were killed. Therefore, I also know that the war between the Scythians and the Byzantines is absolutely inevitable. A war may cause you Byzantines to return home in defeat, or it may cause us Scythians to be exterminated, with corpses strewn all over the grassland."

"really."

If it weren’t for what happened today.

Once the war breaks out.

This is the outcome that awaits the two nations.

“But together we prevented this from happening.”

"Aren't you unwilling to accept this? After all, the fact is that Scythia has been destroyed."

"It is true that the country has been destroyed, but it is enough for everyone to survive."

Tomyris's attitude did surprise Hilde.

Although both of them had a tacit understanding before.

But after it was over, Tomyris had no regrets at all.

Hilde still appreciates this.

"Tomyris, can you join us?"

"of course."

Tomyris agreed without hesitation.

"Isn't this obvious? If I don't join, who will lead the Scythians in the Byzantine Empire?"

"Okay, you're welcome then."

Hilde reached out and took Tomyris's hand.

"From today on, you are Tomyris of the Byzantine Kingdom."

"Please give me more advice."

Tomyris also bowed her head.

"His Majesty."

Tomyris' defeat marked the collapse of the Scythian Kingdom.

The Scythians, who once killed Cyrus the Great and restricted the Persian offensive to the grasslands, now put down their rebellious hearts and weapons and became part of the Byzantine Empire. Among the Scythians, 30,000 warriors were captured, but they were soon released, and the one who released them was Tomyris, who was dragged behind the horse by Hilde.

Seeing Tomyris appear again, intact.

The depressed Scythians were almost in despair.

But Tomyris then surprised them even more.

Tomyris made it very clear to the Scythian nobles and generals that the Scythian Kingdom was gone and all the Scythians would join the Byzantine Kingdom and merge with the Byzantines.

This is something that most Scythians find almost impossible to accept.

However, this was also Tomyris's decision.

In their hearts, Tomyris's status and voice.

So that they could not refute.

This order was quickly passed to the various settlements of the Scythians. The Scythian royal flag was lowered from various places, and the Byzantine eagle flag took its place. At the same time, the name of the Kingdom of Scythia was completely erased from the map, and replaced by the new province established by Hilde - the Scythian Province.

The governor of the province was Tomyris.

For these losers.

It can be said that Hield gave enough face.

The King of Scythia, Itantirsus, retained his noble status and was brought to live in Byzantium, enjoying the wealth and splendor that he could not enjoy in Scythia. Tomyris also retained his noble status and stayed with Hilde as the governor of the province.

And what is special is.

In the Byzantine Kingdom of Hilde.

All provinces are politically and militarily separate.

Each province had a consul and a general who were in charge of administration and military affairs respectively.

But the Xixua province was unified.

The military affairs of the province of Scythia were also under the jurisdiction of Tomyris.

Moreover, although the province of Scythia also has the position of general, this position is actually equivalent to Tomyris's adjutant and has no executive power.

In fact, such an arrangement has great drawbacks. It leads to a high concentration of power. In fact, although the Scythian Province is part of the Byzantine Empire, to a certain extent, it is independent of the Byzantine Empire. This high degree of power unification allows the person who becomes the governor of the Scythian Province to use his power in various places, and even directly establish an independent country.

But that was not possible for Tomyris.

Hilde didn't think that Tomyris would do such a thing.

As for the institutional issue, decades later, the Scythians had long been integrated into the Byzantine Empire.

We can then change the system.

When Hildreth conquered the Scythians.

The war between Sparta and Athens also entered a white-hot stage.

After more than a month of siege on Amphipolis, the Athenians seemed to have given up.

Brasidas in Amphipolis was actually very calm. Their food and grass could support them for a long time, and he had already sent out messengers to secretly break out of the Athenian encirclement under the cover of night and tell other Spartan troops the news that Athens' rear defense was empty. As long as the army that surrounded Athens continued to besiege it, they would probably face an attack on their hometown.

And such panic.

It also seemed to be prevalent among the Athenian army.

Every once in a while, Brasidas heard news of Athenian soldiers deserting.

The scene of the Athenian army executing deserters was also witnessed.

For Brasidas, he has the confidence to believe that the current situation is going exactly as he expected.

So, the next step is to see whether Creon, who is besieging Amphipolis, can keep his composure.

(The new keyboard has arrived, I can type happily, hhhhhh)

Chapter 2: The Army Trapped in a Trap

After Brasidas' idea came up.

Not too long.

Sure enough, things have taken a new turn.

According to the reports of the Spartan reconnaissance troops, the Athenian army began to retreat after a month of siege. As if to prevent the Spartans from noticing, the main force of the Athenians had already completed the evacuation at night.

In the early morning, the Spartans were surprised to find that the Athenian position had suddenly lost many people. The patrol troops in the camp were the last to evacuate, which also led to the normal firelight still being seen in the Athenian camp yesterday. Therefore, the Spartans did not notice the Athenian retreat, and by the time they discovered it, it was already a little late.

But for Brasidas.

It's not too late.

Even if the Athenians retreated overnight, they would not be able to travel far by morning. Brasidas estimated that the enemy might have only retreated 20 kilometers so far, which was still the most ideal situation.

After all, the Athenians had to carry a lot of supplies and baggage during their retreat, and the morale of the army was greatly affected during the retreat, so the speed of the march would naturally be affected. This was a very normal thing. So Brasidas immediately made up his mind that since the Athenians were no longer able to support their determination to siege the city, Brasidas had to attack.

Now if Brasidas led his Spartan army to attack Cleon's army, the Spartan army, which was only equipped with weapons and did not carry a lot of equipment, would be able to catch up with the Athenian army at a rapid march. At this time, their opponent was obviously the Athenian army, which had been besieging Amphipolis for a month without any results and was already somewhat tired.

At the same time, thanks to Brasidas' intelligence.

The Spartans must have also sent troops to Athens.

So this is a perfect opportunity to cooperate internally and externally.

Delaying these 10,000 Athenian troops would help the Spartan army to successfully attack Athens. So no matter from which perspective, Brasidas had to lead his army to pursue the Athenians.

After learning about this, Brasidas immediately ordered the Spartan army to prepare their weapons and prepare to go out of the city to fight within an hour. Brasidas was strict in military discipline and highly efficient. In a short period of time, he assembled all the Spartan troops in Amphipolis. This army of 5000 heavy infantry was nearly half the number of the Athenians, but it was led by the oracle of the god of war Ares.

In addition, the enemy has now begun to retreat in panic.

In this battle, Brasidas could find no reason to fail.

The Spartan army continued to advance southward from the city.

And this scene is what Creon wants.

After enduring for a month, Cleon felt that the time was ripe. The series of events that had happened to the Athenian army were actually deliberately directed by Cleon. The army's morale was unstable and deserters appeared. All of them were arranged by Cleon. In addition, the scene of executing deserters in front of the Spartans was also temporarily played by Cleon who found several death row prisoners and slaves.

Not only that, Cleon also pretended that the army was almost in a state of collapse. He ordered his subordinates to discard some weapons on the ground during the retreat, and to throw the heavy baggage and supplies on the roadside. This created a scene that the troops were overwhelmed and would do anything to escape.

and so.

When Brasidas' army arrived at the path the Athenians were retreating on.

These things you see before your eyes.

It made them more confident in their ideas.

The Athenian army was now indeed on the brink of defeat.

Abandoned weapons and supplies were everywhere, indicating that the Athenians had completely ignored these things during the retreat. All they wanted now was to quickly return to their own city-state. Because for the Athenians, weapons, shields, and armor were all bought with their own money. Many Athenian citizens often needed to spend a lot of money to buy things like spears and shields, so the fact that they abandoned these weapons during the retreat showed that they were really at a point where they had no other options.

The Athenians were relatively wealthy, so discarding these weapons was not a particularly difficult decision for many Athenians. However, for the Spartans, the lack of material conditions meant that they could not afford to do something as generous as Athens. Therefore, in the eyes of the Spartans, discarding these weapons during the retreat was something that the Spartans could not do.

Only when you are forced into a desperate situation.

Only then will these expensive things be thrown away.

At first, Brasidas was actually a little confused. He also wondered if this might be a trap, but the discarded weapons and property completely created the appearance of an army fleeing in panic. In addition, all the circumstances pointed to the fact that the Athenian army could not hold out for too long, so Brasidas quickly put aside his thoughts and decided to lead the army to continue the pursuit.

This fell right into Creon's trap.

The road from Amphipolis to Athens is a mountainous area, where the Spartan army had to pass through the narrow paths between the mountains before they could advance.

Cleon had already deployed his troops in a hidden place in the mountains. The most outstanding archers of the Athenians were deployed on both sides of the mountains. In order to deal with the Spartan army, Cleon also prepared stones and fireballs for burning.

And this time.

It's the majority surrounding the minority.

There are about 9,000 combat-capable soldiers on Cleon's side. In the mountainous terrain, the Athenian heavy infantry will be deployed in the front, while the light infantry will be deployed on both sides of the mountain. When Brasidas' army falls into the trap, the heavy infantry in the front will rely on the narrow terrain to launch a repressive attack on the Spartan army, while the light infantry will launch a storm-like attack on the Spartans under the mountain on both sides.

And Creon's purpose.

When Brasidas isn't noticing.

With the bow of Apollo in hand.

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