When Hilde began to lead his troops to retreat.
Located in the northern Kingdom of Scythia.
Princess Tomyris and her father Itantirsus are facing each other.
"Father! If you do this, we will be laughed at by the whole world!"
"You do not understand."
While eating barbecue, Itantirsus said calmly: "Whether the Thracians or the Byzantines win, they are both huge threats to us. If we help the Byzantines defeat the Thracians, then we will face pressure from the Byzantines. In fact, the Byzantines will be more terrible than the Thracians. However, if we stand aside and watch for a long time, the Byzantines and Thracians will fight to the death, and we will just take advantage of the situation and get rid of them. By then, Thrace and Byzantium will belong to us Scythians."
"..."
Hearing this, Tomyris showed an expression of disbelief.
He couldn't imagine that this was his father's plan.
"So, you called me back just for this!"
"Indeed."
"Father, you..."
Tomyris was so angry that she was shaking all over, and the pair of animal ears on her head were also trembling slightly because of anger. However, even though his daughter was very angry, Idantirsus still ate meat and drank wine calmly, not caring at all. After a while, Idantirsus spoke up and said, "Now, the King of Thrace has led his army to Byzantium. If Byzantium falls, the Thracians will definitely plunder and massacre Byzantium directly. At that time, the Byzantine Kingdom will definitely be seriously damaged."
"Father, now we..."
"do not talk."
Idantyrsus interrupted Tomyris.
"This matter concerns the fate of us Scythians for the next hundred years."
"…Is it really not plausible?"
"This is God's will! Otherwise, why would Lady Artemis choose to return suddenly at this time? Isn't it because she hopes to give us the right to choose this opportunity? Therefore, we cannot waste this opportunity. No matter what, we must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open up the future of our Scythians!"
Itantirsus looked very righteous.
But Tomyris felt very sick.
In her opinion, it was a violation of the contract and adding insult to injury.
This is something only scumbags can do.
Chapter 3 of the seventh chapter: The break between father and daughter
Then Tomyris said righteously:
"Father, I will never allow such a thing."
"Tomyris."
Idantyrsus slowly turned his head and looked at Tomyris in front of him very calmly.
"I know that you are the Oracle, and you are the hero who kept the Thracians out. However, you must remember that you are also a Scythian! You should understand this! As the royal family of the Scythian Kingdom, what we have to do is to figure out our own position... If you don't understand it at all, then you are not qualified to lead the future Scythians!"
"Father..."
The words of Idantyrsus.
Tomyris didn't know how to respond.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to protect your country.
There is nothing wrong with considering the interests of the Scythians.
But all that must be based on the fact that the measures taken must be regular and reasonable. We can't just sign a treaty with the Byzantine Kingdom and then just ignore it and take advantage of the situation. Tomyris couldn't accept this, so he knelt on the ground and said to Itantirsus seriously: "Father, don't worry, even if the Byzantine Kingdom intends to seize our Scythian Kingdom in the future, I will lead my troops to repel them! But now, please abide by the covenant and let me lead my troops south to attack the Thracians."
"It's enough."
Idantyrsus sneered:
"Do you think I didn't sign an agreement with the Thracians?"
"What? I, I don't know about this."
"After we signed the agreement with the Byzantine Kingdom, the envoy of the King of Thrace came. You were not here at the time, so I signed a new agreement with the Thracians. The content is that when the Thracians and the Byzantines go to war, they hope that we will not interfere. If we defeat the Byzantines, they will give us corresponding gold and slaves. I don't care about these things. The Thracians probably won't give us any. But what I want is for the two countries to fight each other to the death."
"Father..."
Tomyris understood everything now.
This was not a spur of the moment decision made by my father.
But it was a plan that had been thought out long ago.
"So, you...you called me back just to..."
"Yes, I know your temper. You will definitely chase after the Thracians when you see them retreating. But I can't let you do that. Moreover, without my dagger, you can't command the army, even if you are a princess! Don't worry, Tomyris, if you want to fight, you will be given the opportunity soon. When the Byzantines and Thracians are both defeated, we will march south. By then, the whole of Thrace and Byzantium will be ours!"
"Father!"
"Okay, go back and rest."
Idantirsus turned his back and waved his hand.
This means letting Tomyris leave.
After Tomyris walked out of her father's tent, she was extremely shaken. She couldn't believe that her father, whom she admired and trusted, would do such a dirty thing. This was no longer a matter of breaking the contract, but a complete disregard for the country's credit, and trampling on all morality! Such behavior would not only make other tribes feel that the Scythians were a group of people without integrity, but would also disintegrate the alliance between the Scythians and the Geters.
After all, the Scythians and the Byzantines signed an alliance.
As a result, the allies were abandoned.
So how should the Gettes, who were also allies, trust the Scythians?
This is not an easy question...
Tomyris knew very well that her father's decision would only push the Scythians into the fire pit. Both sides would suffer losses? That was impossible. No matter whether it was Thrace or Byzantium, as long as they defeated the other side, their national strength would be instantly strengthened. At that time, the Scythians, who were originally small in population, would have no chance at all to fight with any of the winners of the two countries, and might even cultivate even more terrible enemies.
Compared to the Thracians who were equally untrustworthy and murderous, the civilized Byzantine Kingdom was the best choice. Tomyris fully believed that the Byzantine Kingdom would abide by the covenant and would not do anything to violate the covenant while the agreement was still in effect. As a result, Idantirsus's move directly forced the Byzantine Kingdom to completely break with the Scythians. Such a rift was something that the Scythians and Tomyris could never make up for.
"How stupid..."
Tomyris paced back and forth.
Is she just going to stay here?
Can't do anything?
Tomyris turned around and looked at the land where she was born and raised. She couldn't abandon the Kingdom of Scythia, but she couldn't just sit back and watch. Her indifference might really destroy the Kingdom of Scythia's last chance. So Tomyris decided that she must go to the Kingdom of Byzantium in person. After all, she was an oracle and ordinary people couldn't stop her. Even if the army of the Kingdom of Scythia didn't go, as long as Tomyris went, she could face the King of Thracian with Hilde, which would be great.
So Tomyris ran out of the camp quickly.
Seeing Tomyris leave, the soldiers came to Idantirsus's tent in panic.
"Your Majesty! Her Royal Highness the Princess ran away!"
"……what?"
Idantirsus was drinking the fine wine brought by Hilde's envoys, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Where did she go?"
"He ran south!"
"Asshole, why don't you chase him now!"
"We can't catch up! Even our fastest cavalry can't catch up with Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Idantyrsus stood up and walked quickly outside the tent. Now, Tomyris had disappeared from his sight. He could probably guess what his daughter was going to do, but he couldn't accept it. His daughter actually disobeyed his arrangement and did what she thought was right.
"Let's all go back."
"Yes."
Idantyrsus sighed.
He turned around and returned to his battalion commander.
I can no longer control what my daughter wants to do.
Do whatever you like.
Anyway, he couldn't stop Tomyris.
However, even if Tomyris did so, it would not be able to stop Idantirsus's current decision. In his opinion, even if Tomyris went there in person, he would not be able to influence the entire battle situation.
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The 4th section of the seventh tune: Never Fall Byzantium
Now, Hilde's army was retreating from Thrace to Byzantium at a rapid pace. Hilde did not tell the soldiers and officers that the Thracian army had already gone to Byzantium. She did not want this to cause them to worry and affect their morale. Stalex, who also knew about this, was asked by Hilde to keep it secret.
As a member of the Royal Guards, Starlex naturally knew the importance of silence.
Hilde's army was indeed a well-trained force. The troops maintained a super-intensive march of 50 kilometers every day, but they were able to maintain their formation and no one fell behind. Moreover, a large number of baggage troops were able to carry the wounded and would not abandon them in this place. By maintaining the speed of the march, Hilde's troops would be able to return to Byzantium in a few days. Therefore, everything was still in time.
Everything is still under Hilde's control!
That's what Hilde thought.
And as she led the army forward rapidly.
Outside the city of Byzantium, farmers who were busy with farm work were fleeing into the city in panic.
"Come back quickly! Come back quickly!"
Some heavy infantrymen in armor were calling on the peasants to take refuge in the city. However, time was running out. The Thracian army had already arrived less than ten kilometers outside the city of Byzantium. In order to strengthen the city defense, the city of Byzantium had to close the city gates within an hour. By that time, the peasants who had not entered the city would be helpless.
"It's no use, the city gates have to be closed!"
"But there are still people outside!"
The soldiers' shouts caused the farmers who were still outside the city to panic.
In order to enter the city as quickly as possible, they began to crowd each other, even trampling over others. The order that the soldiers had managed to maintain with great difficulty began to break down. Just when the sentry saw the army getting closer and closer in the distance and had no other options, a strong officer came to the city gate and shouted with his thunderous voice: "Come in slowly! As long as I'm here, the city gate will not be closed... Close it!"
"Lord Sitalses!"
When the soldiers saw him appear, they rushed over.
"My lord! The enemy is very close."
"What are you afraid of?"
Sitalses said coldly:
"Our people are the most important."
"Yes, my lord."
With Sitalses here, the farmers were less nervous, and the soldiers quickly helped the fallen people up, and then continued to guide the farmers into the city for refuge. After an hour and a half, most of the farmers outside the city had entered the city, so the soldiers quickly closed the gate and raised the drawbridge over the moat.
Now, the city of Byzantium has raised the war flag. When this flag is raised, it means that the city of Byzantium has now entered a state of war and is ready to prepare for any battle that may be launched by the enemy.
Now, the city of Byzantium urgently recruited civilians who had received military training in the city to form a force of about 5,000 people. These people will climb the city wall to defend against the attack of the Thracians. You know, the city of Byzantium is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and it is difficult for the Thracians without a navy to attack the city of Byzantium.
"My God..."
A Thracian general was shocked when he arrived outside the city of Byzantium.
What a terrible city this is.
In their original memory, Byzantium was a relatively strong city, but in this place it was just an ordinary small city-state. But now, the Byzantium that appeared in their eyes was no longer the Byzantium in the previous rumors.
The original Byzantine city had only 10,000 people, and the city was just located in the cape area. However, with the development in the past two years, the current Byzantine city has expanded rapidly. This is not a simple development, and the current Byzantine city can only be described as expansion.
First, a wall was built outside the original wall within a range of 10 kilometers. This wall not only isolated everything on land, but also set up many ports of Byzantium outside the wall to prevent sneak attacks from the sea. Moreover, this new wall, called the Shild Wall, not only reserved enough space for 100,000 people to live in Byzantium, but also completely turned Byzantium into a solid city that would never fall.
This wall was developed by Hilde and some engineers from the Byzantine city after a long period of discussion. The wall is divided into three parts, the outermost of which is a low wall. The height of this wall is about ten meters. It is built with blue bricks. The wall is relatively thick and more resistant to attacks from weapons such as catapults. At the same time, there are many crenels on the low wall, as well as a series of defense towers for city defense weapons. There is a defense tower within a distance of fifty meters, which is equipped with catapults and crossbow carts.
And behind the low wall.
It's a moat.
The moat directly connected to the ocean on both sides, isolating the Byzantine city. It was ten meters wide and three meters deep. It must have been very scary for the siege troops. Because after they broke through the low wall, they had to face the existence of the moat, which was sandwiched between two walls. The soldiers could only break through the gate of the low wall to continue to enter the moat. In this way, the enemy would face a third obstacle.
That is Hildr's Wall.
After the ten-meter moat, there is a twenty-meter high wall. This wall is built with a mix of blue and red bricks. It is not very good at defending against siege weapons, but it is very high and has more defense towers. There is a special suspension bridge connecting the two walls from the Hild Wall to the low wall. Once the enemy breaks through the low wall, the defenders of the low wall can quickly retreat to the Hild Wall and then retract the suspension bridge. At the same time, if the enemy enters the low wall, they must face the moat. At the same time, the soldiers on the Hild Wall can launch indiscriminate attacks on the enemy from a high position.
At the same time, there is a large space at the gate of the low wall. Usually, this is where the government checks the pedestrians. When it comes to fighting, once the low wall is breached, the enemy soldiers must enter this space. Once they gather together, the siege weapons facing the low wall gate can hit them accurately. In the east, this is actually the principle of the urn city.
