I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 152 Arriving at the Front Line

Aosiur Town, a peaceful small town in the past, is now surrounded by tens of thousands of troops holding the Macedonian Vigina sun flag. Standing on the city wall that is not too high and looking out, you can see densely packed tents and contiguous buildings. The battle flag, Macedonian soldiers walking in it are as insignificant as ants.

After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Ausir, Gisan and his remnant army retreated into the town of Ausir, trying to use the town's fortifications to hold on and wait for reinforcements, but they did not expect to fall directly into the arms of the Macedonians—— The Macedonians watched as their routs fled into the town before they surrounded the town and cut off all means of communication with the outside world.When Gisan met with the mayor, he learned the news that the Macedonians had extorted food from them and that the food in the warehouse was not enough to feed the soldiers who fled.

The large amount of food and grass brought by Jisan was placed in the camp outside the city. At this time, it had become the spoils of the Macedonians. Carts after carts of food and grass were moved out of the camp where the Gillis military flag was still hanging. I felt my heart was bleeding. The officers and soldiers around him also showed sadness. Not only the military rations and ordnance accompanying the army, but also their personal belongings were stored. In the camp, those were their property!

Although Jisan also felt sorry for his lost private property, he was more concerned about the food problem in the town. In order to prevent the morale of the soldiers from being hit, he did not spread the news of the lack of food, but seriously ordered the mayor to control the food supply. Keep your mouth shut and don't let others know about it. The mayor also understands the importance of this matter and dare not tell others about it, but they can't control the mouths of the residents. After all, they have all witnessed it with their own eyes. The Macedonian envoy swaggered and blackmailed the mayor in front of everyone, and the latter complied.

As a result, the siege lasted only a few days. Many soldiers learned from local residents that there was no food in the warehouses. In addition, the food they had eaten in the past few days had become increasingly perfunctory. The soldiers began to worry and make noises. As a crowd gathered to surround the town office, they asked Jisang, who was temporarily living there, for an explanation. Jisang knew something was wrong and did not bother to blame the mayor for losing the news. He could only walk out of the town hall amidst the shouts of the soldiers.

Facing the anxious eyes of the soldiers, Jisang only felt his throat interfere. He swallowed sharply, trying to moisten his throat, but he didn't feel anything.

"Soldiers, I know how you feel." Jisang, who was the center of attention, said, "There is indeed very little food in the warehouse of Osr. This is a reality that I have been unwilling to accept."

"I believe you have also felt it these days. In order to reduce the consumption of stored food, we can only reduce the amount of food you eat every meal as much as possible."

"No! We don't want to go hungry!"

Soon there were soldiers shouting from below.

"The Macedonians are out there, how can we fight them when we are hungry?"

"We need food!"

"..."

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, Jisang rolled his eyes around, and accidentally caught a glimpse of the mayor standing aside with a worried face from the corner of his eye, and then thought of a way to calm the anger.

"Soldiers, please listen to me!" he shouted, stopping the noise of the soldiers. "Do you know why you are starving? It's all because of a traitor among us! Stock up on food for the Macedonians and support our common enemy!"

"Oh no, who is it?" shouted the soldier below.

Although Jisang hadn't answered yet, the mayor who stood aside suddenly shuddered, and at the same time, a hint of ominous premonition floated in his heart.

"That's Duncan, the mayor of Osir!" Sure enough, Gisan pointed at the mayor not far away, and shouted sharply: "Duncan and the Macedonians performed a play together, the purpose is to deceive Osir's The residents handed over the food stored in the warehouse to our enemies openly!"

"God..."

As soon as his words fell, the crowd below began to commotion, both soldiers and residents looked at Duncan with unbelievable eyes, chatting in a hurry.

Hearing what Jisang said, Duncan felt that his feet were weak and he was almost unsteady. He wanted to speak up to defend himself, but at this moment, two heavily armed soldiers rushed out from his side, one on the left and one on the right. Clamping with both arms, he forcibly dragged him to Jisang.

"I didn't betray!" Duncan, who was dragged to Jisan, shouted quickly, but no one believed him. Although Jisan had no evidence to prove that Duncan was indeed a traitor, the latter gave the Macedonians food and grass. It was a fact under the eyes of everyone, no matter how much he defended himself, he couldn't explain it clearly.

The two soldiers who were holding Duncan were unwilling to listen to the old guy's yelling. One of them kicked Duncan's knee hard. The severe pain caused Duncan to kneel down on the hard ground. Immediately there was a hideous look of pain on his face.

Looking at the old man kneeling in front of him, Jisang secretly apologized in his heart, but still had a serious expression on his face, "Duncan betrayed the Federation and should have been sent to Liscomb to be tried by the court, but now the situation is special. , I, as a member of the Federal Council, announce that Duncan will be deprived of all his posts, sentenced to death by hanging, and all his property will be confiscated!"

"Yes!"

The two soldiers made a promise, and then dragged away Duncan who was kneeling on the ground. While being dragged away, Duncan struggled violently and roared at Jisan: "Jisan, I curse you, I curse you that you will die in a terrible way. A miserable death!"

Gisan ignored the vicious curse of Duncan who was dragged away. He was only thankful that he managed to divert the attention of the soldiers and punish the mayor Duncan for failing to keep the secret.

……

As expected, the soldiers' attention was diverted. They followed the team in charge of ransacking the house and rushed all the way to Duncan's residence. The servants guarding the gate had already heard about what happened in front of the town hall. One step escaped, so the soldiers were able to enter the residence smoothly and rummaged through Duncan's house.Since the mayors of the Gillis Federation are all tenured for life, the amount of wealth hoarded in Duncan's house is huge, which makes the soldiers in charge of raiding the house jealous. If it weren't for the suppression of the officers, they would have rushed to loot it.

The Macedonian army outside the city didn't know what happened inside the city. They listened to the shouts from time to time inside, and they were full of confusion. General "One-Eyed" Antigonus also couldn't figure out how the people inside were still surrounded by groups. What can he do? Although he only needs one round of siege to easily break through the city wall of Osir Town, there are more important things to do at present.

Because Antigonus is here!
This Antigonus is our protagonist, Antigonus I, King of Macedonia. He couldn't stay in Rislon, and he directly led his companion cavalry and barbarian guards to the front line, preparing to personally lead the legion to completely end the Gilis Federation in the eastern region. rule.

Knowing the news of Antigonus' arrival in advance, "One-Eyed" Antigonus and Thebes Consul Ipaminondas both left the camp to meet His Majesty the King. "One-Eyed" Antigonus had participated in the destruction of Thebes by Alexander the Great. The war in the city-state of Sri Lanka, the perception of the Thebes in his heart is naturally not very good, but he also knows that the Thebes here are different from the Thebes in his memory, so even though he doesn’t like them in his heart , but still managed to maintain the friendliness on the surface.

The two waited together outside the camp for more than half an hour before finally ushering in the dusty king Antigonus. Antigonus saw the unique old general Antigonus at a glance. Parminonda, whose blindfold was even more conspicuous, so it was no surprise that the one-eyed Antigonus was the first to be seen.

After saying hello to the two generals, Antigonus walked into the camp under their guidance. The patrolling Macedonian soldiers were stunned when they saw Antigonus, and then showed excitement. With Officer Yu at the side, Antigon believed that they would scream loudly. These soldiers Antigon had an impression. In the epic battle of Arcelus, Antigon had fought alongside them.

While walking on the orderly road of the camp, "One-Eyed" Antigonus and Ipaminoda reported to King Antigonus the battle situation during this period.On the second day after the battle of Ausr, Ipaminondas and his army finally arrived on the battlefield, leaving them with an empty former Gillies army camp and the heavily besieged town of Ausr , the two armies then joined together and besieged the town.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Macedonian army only killed a few hundred soldiers in the Battle of Osir, but more than 5000 Gillis soldiers died in their hands. What really defeated the Gillis army in the battle was not The damage to them was a chain reaction after the Macedonian cavalry pierced through the right wing and caused a rout. Although the Gillies army decided to retreat in time, their retreat quickly turned into a rout under the influence of fear, and finally they were defeated by the Macedonian army all the way. Chased and killed, leaving behind a large number of deadly wounded corpses—in other words, there were only a few Gillis soldiers who actually died in battle, and more people were caught up and hacked to death in the process of escaping of.

After listening to the veteran with the same name as himself narrate the process of the Battle of Ausir, Antigonus smiled and praised him without stinginess, but "One-eyed" Antigonus did not accept the king's praise. Instead, he said modestly: "In fact, I didn't make any contribution. The person who really led the army to victory was my son, Dmitry who led the cavalry charge."

"Dmitri?" Antico asked curiously, full of familiarity with the name, but couldn't remember who it was.

"Yes, it was Dmitry who personally led the cavalry to disperse the right-wing infantry of the Gillis, causing a series of major defeats, which allowed our army to win so easily."

"One-eyed" Antigonus said with some pride.

Antico stared at his face for a while before looking away. He was keenly aware of the veteran's mind in front of him. Did he just want his son to show his presence in front of him so that he would It's just easier to walk the military road.

Antigonus smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly remembered something and froze in place.

Demetrius, son of "One-Eyed" Antigonus?

Isn't this the second king of the Antigonid dynasty, King Demetrius I who liberated the city of Athens and held the title of "Besieger"?The king tried to restore the territory his father had conquered, but in the end he was defeated by reality and surrendered to Seleucus I after being driven out of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

Antigonus did not expect that after the system sent the founder of the Antigonian Dynasty, it would also send his son along with it.

"One-eyed" Antikone quickly noticed the abnormality of Antikon, he also stopped, looked at the king, and asked in doubt, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Antico, who was questioned, quickly realized, he responded, and then said: "It's nothing, I just thought of something suddenly."

"?" Old Antigonus glanced at His Majesty the King suspiciously, and didn't say anything. He and Ipaminonda followed after the other party surpassed him.

As they walked, Antigonus said to Old Antigonus: "I want to see your son later. If possible, I want him to join my companions, the Cavalry Guard."

"Understood, Your Majesty." "One-eyed" Antigonus, who was born as a cavalry partner of Alexander the Great, didn't understand what His Majesty said, so he quickly agreed and sent someone to notify Dmitri to prepare.

……

The group quickly walked to the headquarters in the center of the camp. Dmitri, the son of "One-Eyed" Antigonus, was already waiting outside. Seeing his father walking towards here with a boy who was about his own age, he hurriedly adjusted his clothes , and then took a few steps forward to salute and greet the leading boy. (Note: If there is no miscalculation, Dmitri was only 34 and [-] years old before the death of Emperor Yadi. Because of the need of the plot, he was born a few years earlier, so his age is about the same age as Antigonus.)

Dmitri was about the same age as Antigonus, but he learned combat skills from his father all the year round, and his physique seemed stronger than Antigonus's. He joined the army commanded by his father immediately after he became an adult, relying on his own bravery The relationship with his parents is going smoothly, which also makes him always have a confident smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, I am Demetrius, the son of Antigonus." He said respectfully.

Although he heard that the son of Antigon was a bit awkward, Antigon nodded and said, "I know you. You led the legionary cavalry to smash the right-wing front of the Gillis infantry and won the fruits of victory with your own hands."

"I want you to be a member of my partner cavalry guards, and charge with me in future wars. What do you think?"

"I am willing!" Dmitry immediately agreed excitedly.

(End of this chapter)