After Hilde introduced himself.
Akira's eyes widened, and then he sighed with some regret.
"Oh, it's true."
"what happened?"
"Just now I was thinking that your temperament is completely different from that of ordinary women, and I would be scared. At that time, I was wondering if the legendary Majesty Hilde was you, but I didn't expect it to be true." When Akira said this, he lowered his head and looked even more depressed. "Alas, I was defeated by you, there is really no way I can do anything about it. I admit defeat."
"Don't be so pessimistic yet."
Hilde saw his reaction.
Can't help but laugh.
"Why, do you feel that you have no hope now?"
"I don't think you'll let me go."
"That's hard to say."
"What do you mean?"
"The Byzantine Kingdom has no intention of starting a war with the Macedonian Kingdom. After all, the pressure from the Persians has not been reduced. If we start a fierce war with the Macedonians at this moment, it will only allow the Persians to take advantage of the situation."
Avoidable conflicts in the first section of the third section
Hilde came closer to Akira.
This distance was so far that Akira felt like he was about to stop breathing.
"Remember the Persian War?"
"of course I remember!"
"Isn't that war a humiliation for the Kingdom of Macedonia?"
Upon hearing this, Akira nodded firmly.
The Kingdom of Macedonia was once conquered by the Persian Empire and helped the Persian army in the war with the Greeks. Although Macedonia had always been in Cao's camp but its heart was with Han, secretly passing messages to the Greek city-states, the Persians still left an indelible trauma in the hearts of the Macedonians. Ordinary people may have forgotten this hatred, but the royal families of Macedonia will never forget it.
"In fact, the Persians are not scary."
"Yes……"
Akira sighed helplessly.
"During the Greco-Persian War, we worked together and eventually drove the Persians into the sea."
"But now, it is obviously impossible. Although the Greeks once defeated the Persians, Persia is about to make a comeback. They are much stronger than we imagined. However, those people who spared no effort to resist Persia in the past are now wasting their limited national strength in internal strife in this small land. Whether it is the Delian League or the Peloponnesian League, both sides are actually fighting for their own interests."
"Yeah, I think so too."
Akira listened to these words.
Calm down.
There is nothing wrong with what Hilde said.
"But what about the threat from the Persians in the distance? In fact, they don't care. Because whether it is the Delian League or the Peloponnesian League, they have all received gold from the Persians, because only gold can help them defeat their opponents! Therefore, even if Persia is a man-eating beast, they will not unite together to face and resist the Persians!"
Hilde sighed.
It looks like he is really troubled by this matter.
Akira was also moved.
"You mean, they all accepted money from the Persians behind the scenes?"
"Of course. Both Athens and Sparta have the support of the Persians. The Persians are happy to see the two major Greek forces fighting each other. This will leave Persia with enough time to expand westward and stabilize the country. Moreover, my Byzantine Kingdom is now blocking the entire Persia, but the Byzantine Kingdom has a population of only one million, which is the largest country in the Greek world. But facing the Persians with a population of more than ten million, even if we resist, we can only resist for a period of time."
“So, we need allies.”
Hilde looked at Akira very sincerely.
And now, because Akira was obsessed with Hilde's beauty, he could no longer tell whether these words were true or false.
"Ally, ally?"
"As I said just now, Persia is an opponent that we must gather all the strength of Greece to defeat. But now, it is impossible to gather the Greeks like we did in the Greco-Persian War. Therefore, when the Persians are preparing, I must also be prepared. Those who are willing to resist the Persians with us are our allies. If there are short-sighted Greek city-states that are unwilling, we will also consider annexing them directly."
Hilde's attitude is indeed overbearing.
But Hilde has the confidence to be domineering.
The Byzantine Empire was now in its heyday.
Which of these Greek city-states dared to challenge the Byzantine Empire?
That is really seeking death.
But Akira soon discovered the problem.
"I understand what you mean, but if that happens, the Greek city-states will only be more afraid of you. They may even unite to oppose you, just like they did against the Persians."
"I know this. To them, I am a far greater threat than the Persians. Therefore, they will not form an alliance with me for the Persians, but will more likely unite to deal with me. I have already considered this."
"That……"
Akira couldn't think of it.
What other options does Hilde have?
"If you resort to military conquest, wouldn't that be consistent with the situation you don't want to see now?"
"But I have the ability to end the war quickly, and they don't."
Hilde shook her head.
"If there is no powerful person to end this war, I estimate that the war between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League will continue for decades. Even though the Athenians and Spartans have signed a peace treaty, this peace treaty can only be temporary. It won't be long before the two forces will tear up the peace treaty due to new conflicts."
This is indeed the case in history.
The Peloponnesian War lasted for a very long time.
The real end was not until the Battle of Yanghe in 405 BC.
However, they certainly wouldn't think so. After all, they were people of this era, unlike Hill who knew all this history. And the things that Akira was worried about just now were very likely to become a reality. Compared to the threats that had not yet appeared and were very far away, the great threat of Hilde was what they were most worried about.
So in fact, Hilde has been thinking about these issues during this period. He is worried that he is going too far in integrating the Greek military force, causing these Greek city-states to temporarily put aside their hatred and choose to unite together to share the same hatred of the enemy. In that case, it will only cause great trouble to Hilde.
"So after saying all this, what you actually want to say is that you are not our enemy?"
"Indeed it is."
"Then why is your country increasing its troops in the border areas?"
"Weren't you the ones who sent the reinforcements first?"
Hilde frowned slightly.
"If you hadn't done this first, I wouldn't have to mobilize troops. What's wrong? Can't I have any reaction to any behavior that may pose a threat to our country?" Hilde reached out his hand and flicked Akira's forehead fiercely. "To put it bluntly, isn't it because of your overreaction that this situation has occurred? So, in fact, these problems could have been avoided."
"That's it..."
Akira was a little dazed.
However, Hilde changed the subject and said:
"But I'm counting on you. When you go back, I hope you can tell your king about this. The Byzantine Kingdom really doesn't want any form of war to break out with the Macedonian Kingdom. Do you understand?"
Listen to what Hilde said.
Akira's eyes widened.
The real strategic goal of the first section
"Are you really going to let us go?"
Akira was obviously a little surprised.
“I can’t believe it.”
"What's so unbelievable about this? I told you that I have no intention of going to war with your Macedonian Kingdom. I hope you can think it through, because if we really have to fight, you can't beat us. But we don't want to fight. The fewer wars there are among us Greeks, the more effectively we can preserve each other's strength. In this way, when we unite and attack Persia, we can send more troops instead of wasting them in this meaningless battle."
Hilde shrugged.
Then he used the dagger in his hand to cut the rope on Akira.
After regaining his freedom, Akira looked at himself in disbelief. When he saw the ropes that bound him all fell to the ground, Akira finally reacted. He stood up and patted his clothes, then lowered his head and said to Hilde in front of him:
"Thank you so much this time."
"I hope your country's soldiers can control themselves and not cross the border rashly again. I'll spare you this time, but if I see you again next time, I'll kill anyone who comes in."
"I understand."
"Then you go first."
Hilde told the officer beside him to take Akira to get the equipment and horses.
Akira looked at Hilde reluctantly, but finally left here under the guidance of the officer.
Dione, who had been listening, waited until Akira left before asking Hilde, "Are you just letting him go?"
"Didn't I just say that we don't need to fight the Macedonians? This guy is the prince of Macedonia. If we forcibly detain him, it will only anger the Macedonians, which does not meet my requirements. So now, let him go first. If the other party appreciates it, then it will naturally be a good thing. If the other party does not appreciate it, it doesn't matter."
Hilde patted Dione's shoulder.
"But you have really accomplished a great feat by capturing the enemy prince."
"I didn't know he was a prince."
"Maybe you are just lucky, but this good luck really helped us a lot."
In any case, the capture of Akila will definitely have a huge impact on the relationship between the Byzantine Kingdom and the Macedonian Kingdom. As the future king of Macedonia and the current prince, Akila's attitude towards the Byzantine Kingdom will greatly affect the entire Macedonian country's feelings towards Byzantium. If the two countries can form a friendly relationship and become allies in the joint attack on Persia, it will also be a good thing.
However, this possibility is too low.
It’s better to wait and see now.
Aguila finally got his equipment back and rode on the warhorse provided by the Byzantine Empire. The other Macedonian cavalrymen were not treated so well. Their horses were either injured or seized by the Byzantine Empire. These Thessalians and Macedonians could only take their equipment and walk back to Macedonia.
On the way back to his homeland, Akira's mind was still filled with Hilde's smiles and frowns. Now Akira not only has a wife, but his children can also learn fighting skills. But after seeing Hilde, Akira's heart seemed to have no way to integrate with other people.
Is this the goddess?
Akira couldn't help but wonder.
It is normal for a man to want to possess a beautiful woman. In order to achieve this goal, he often makes some ridiculous moves, just like Paris of Troy, who took Helen away, which eventually led to the Trojan War. Hilde's beauty is also enough to cause a war, but as of now, the reason why Hilde caused the war is not because of her beauty, but because of her absolute strength and ambition.
What is Hilde's real purpose?
Is it really Persia?
For some reason, Akira always felt that he saw something else in Hilde's eyes.
Perhaps, Hilde did not tell Akira all of her inner thoughts. Or perhaps Hilde's ambition was not just to resist the Persian invasion. It was even possible that she wanted to conquer Persia and replace Persia to become the overlord of the world.
After all, Hilde was able to develop a Byzantine city with a population of less than 10,000 people into the current Byzantine Kingdom with a population of over one million. It only took a few years, which can be said to be an unimaginable miracle.
Hield did just that.
In history, Aguila was a famous wise ruler of the Macedonian Kingdom.
Even if he is not king now.
Akira could also look at the problems in various things calmly. The Greeks' contempt for women was deeply rooted in their hearts, and Akira was no exception. But now looking at Hilde like this, Akira would not have a low opinion of her just because she was a woman. On the contrary, after this series of events, Akira truly felt Hilde's terrible ability.
If Hilde becomes an enemy.
This is definitely bad news for the Kingdom of Macedonia.
With this thought.
As Akira walked back to Macedonia, he was thinking about how to deal with the relationship with the Byzantine Kingdom and their queen, Hilde.
As for Hilde, her immediate target has never been the Kingdom of Macedonia. Half a year ago, Hilde had actually decided to attack Athens. For this reason, Hilde had been searching for wood suitable for making ships in the dense Thracian forests for the past six months.
Since there are many forests in Thrace, the wood here is very suitable for making ships. Apollonia, which is close to the Thracian forest area, has become the shipbuilding center of the Byzantine Empire in recent years. Today, Apollonia is a large city with a population of 3. It has a developed shipbuilding industry and can produce ships of the same size and quantity as the Byzantine city.
And now here.
A large number of warships have been produced.
