I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 144 Winter Solstice
It can be said that now is the best time to declare war on the Gillis Federation. The military chief Kronos has persuaded Antigonus several times, but the domestic immigration policy is developing just right. If Antigonus rashly gathers troops to prepare for war, I am afraid It will have a negative impact on the prosperous development of the country.

It is precisely with this in mind that Antigonus has been holding back from declaring war on the Gillis Federation, otherwise, with his own war madness, he would have assembled an army to prepare for war a few months ago, even though the Gillis Federation His naval fleet is still deployed in the military port along the Aegean Sea, taking actions to defend against the Macedonian Kingdom, but if Antigonus really wants to fight, I am afraid that the gang of unstable sailors will not be able to defeat his fleet.

Not fighting now does not mean that they will not fight in the future. Antigonus's current purpose is to accumulate food and build a high wall. First, when the Gillis Federation is in civil strife, it will develop a wave and stabilize the current rule. When the Gillis Federation and Matthaeus When both sides were defeated, he probably had accumulated enough strength to lead his troops across the sea in a high-profile manner and reap the fruits of victory.

As for excuses?Of course there is. Antigonus has not touched his titular mother Euphemia just to wait for this time. As long as he declares war on the Gilis Federation in the name of the Gillis harboring Macedonian traitors, other countries will be counted. There is no reason to want to manage it.

In order to make the battle in Gilis more chaotic and fierce, Antigonus sent almost all the mercenaries in Pella City to make a fortune in the war. Both sides saw Antigonus' plan, but In order to win, they can only choose to pay high prices to hire these mercenaries from Macedonia. The Gillies Federation, which is short of major generals in a short period of time, hired most of the mercenaries with a big hand, trying to rely on these greedy mercenaries before the front-line troops are transferred back. Soldiers for a while.

However, the reports from the front made their calculations completely wrong. After hearing the news of the civil strife in the Gillis Federation, the Principality of Harlan did not intend to let such an old enemy go easily. The domestic military mobilization and the strength of the front-line offensive will stick to the main force of the Gillis Federation. Unless the latter voluntarily abandons the long line of defense and retreats, they will not even think about withdrawing.

The action of the Duke of Harlan's army was so angry that General Gillies almost vomited blood. He could only temporarily stop the plan to mobilize the army to help back, and reinforce more soldiers to resist the offensive of the Duke of Harlan's army. Although the Duke of Harlan's offensive was still unable to break through their defense line, But it also made them unable to return to help. An emotion called anxiety pervaded the army like a plague. Every officer and soldier was worried about the situation at home. What they look forward to most is to hear the battle report from the rear - they are eager to know how far the battle has progressed and whether the war has reached their hometown.

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The time has advanced to winter while the soldiers of the Gillis army are waiting, because the rear is still in continuous war, and the supplies to the frontline army can be said to be sporadic, so the soldiers' winter clothes are not all in place. , in late autumn they could barely cope with it, but when the cold winter really came, many soldiers in the barracks without winter clothes fell ill. They had a high fever, coughed again and again, and gathered together by the warm fire to warm up , has lost its combat effectiveness.Fortunately, the army of the Principality of Harlan on the opposite side had no plans to launch another attack after entering the winter, so the two sides lived in peace.

However, the real danger is not the Army of the Principality of Harun, but the sick soldiers in the barracks. Without perfect protection, the soldiers with fever and cold will infect the soldiers who take care of them. Then it spreads to more people. This kind of disease is just a trivial disease in later generations, but it is extremely lethal in this world with poor sanitation.The entire Gillis army camp seemed to be attacked by the plague goddess. Many soldiers were infected and fell ill. They coughed and wrapped themselves in heavy coats and gathered around the fire to warm each other, their faces pale with naked eyes.

If it is said that the general of the Principality of Harlan discovered the situation in the enemy camp at this time and took the opportunity to launch an attack, then the following history would definitely be rewritten. The attack plan in early spring gave the Gillis army, which was attacked by the plague, a chance to breathe.

The cold winter also stopped the large-scale military operations of the two warring parties in the country. There were only small-scale military conflicts in the border area between the two parties. The hired Macedonian mercenaries represented different employers on the battlefield and fought with the enemy. However, The bloody level of their fight was really mild. After discovering that the person on the other side was an acquaintance from the same place, they simply put away their weapons, found a place to build a fire to keep warm and chat, and pretended to do it later when it got dark. After a fight, they went back to camp.

Really happy fishing.

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Compared with many things that have happened abroad, the Kingdom of Macedonia has passed smoothly in the country. Thanks to the "selfless dedication" of Gilis refugees and slaves, the development plan for the west of the Kingdom has developed rapidly. The control of the country has been greatly strengthened, and the relationship with the local barbarian tribes has also been improved due to the efforts of businessmen and scholars. At least conflicts between barbarian tribes and immigrant settlements are rare.

In addition, there is also news of the Usidians who fled overseas with their families. They crossed the sea by boat and established a foothold on the peninsula ruled by the powerful southern city-states. He had to temporarily put aside his hatred of the Macedonians and concentrate on consolidating his current foothold.After listening to the report from the spies of the foreign battalion, Antigonus was silent for a while, and concluded that the Usidians would not be able to come out to trouble them in a short time.

In this winter, with the lessons learned from last year, every settlement in the territory has made preparations for snow disasters. Even those barbarian tribes have received help from the nearby Macedonians to repair and strengthen their houses. Sufficient supplies were in place for the winter, so that after the snows there were no reports of damage other than a few slave huts that were crushed by the snow.The help of the Macedonians made the barbarian tribes feel grateful, and their resistance to the Macedonians became less.

This is something that Antigon likes to hear. Only when his family is at ease can he be more at ease in preparing for the war against the Gillis Federation after the spring plowing.

(End of this chapter)