Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Everything in the world is keen to write its own history... It is not the footprints in the snow or the ground, but the words printed on the paper, such as a marching route map, which will be more durable. The earth is full of memos and Signature, everything is covered with imprints. In nature, this automatic recording is endless, and the story told is the seal."

——Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tempe Valley.

Legend has it that this valley was a favorite haunt of Apollo and the Muses.

On the north side of the valley is the famous Mount Olympus, and on the south side is Mount Ossa. The Pinos River, which originates from the Pindus Mountains, winds down here and flows into the Aegean Sea.

During the Second Greco-Persian War more than 170 years ago, the coalition forces of Athens and Sparta once blocked the Persian army here, but they had to evacuate here after learning that there was a passage on the north side of Mount Olympus.

Philip gathered all the troops outside the Tempe Valley, brought the necessary supplies, and led the army into the valley.

The climate in Greece is dry summer and rainy winter, but obviously it is not the time yet. The Pinos River in the valley is still a shallow river that can be forded, but the wet tidal flats on both sides are not suitable for marching.

The hillsides on both sides are covered with trees, but they are rugged slopes that are difficult to walk on.Therefore, as soon as they entered the valley, the Thessalian volunteers completely disappeared.

Soon we reached the narrowest part of Tempe Valley.

There are cliffs on both sides here, and there is a river below. There is barely enough room for 30 people to stand on the other side.

However, the Thessalians did not defend this most important place, and Philip passed here smoothly.

But this situation made his heart even heavier.

Perhaps the Thessalians were fighting fiercely with the Western Route Army in the south, so they had no time to pay attention to this side;

Perhaps he thought he might take a detour from the north of the mountain, so there was no need to defend here;

Or maybe they were expecting him to come and have a decisive battle.

The terrain in front of them became open again, the Thessaly Plain was in sight, and the Piones River at their feet became flat and shallow.

At this moment, he received a notification from the former army:

The Thessalians camped at the mouth of the valley in front, and the flag of Pyrrhus's blazing sun eagle stood in the camp.

Somehow Philip was not surprised at all.

He was just curious.

why?

More than a month ago, he just went to support the Athenian front. This Pyrrhus appeared out of nowhere, landed with a small army, and turned Thessaly upside down.

Just a while ago, he thought he was going to die from the north-south attack by Pyrrhus and Demetrius, but as a result, Demetrius withdrew his troops, and there was no tacit understanding between the two sides.

It can be seen that the adventure in Thessaly was only his own wish.

So he is avenging his father?

He knew that the Molossian king Aeacides whom he had killed was the father of Pyrrhus.

But he also knew that Pyrrhus had been separated from his parents since he was a child and grew up in the Illyrian court.

Could it be that even so, he and his father were still close?

Close enough to risk coming to Thessaly for revenge?

Hard to understand.

If Cassander was killed by Pyrrhus, would he avenge him?

Cassander was not an easy person to get along with. He was too harsh on his own people and too cruel on his enemies.

When he was just a teenager, he killed his own beast according to Macedonian tradition during the coming-of-age ceremony, and then he couldn't wait to go to the battlefield to participate in the fight.

He would rather stay with his uncles as a member of the Companion Cavalry than be close to his father as the son of a successor.

Along the way, he fought against Polypercone, Olympias, and countless generals under their command, but he never expected that in the end he would get a stepmother for himself.

Later, the stepmother gave birth to two more brothers, and by this time Philip was leading the army alone.

Although his relationship with his stepmother and brothers was distant, he had become even more estranged from his father.

While thinking and marching, Pyrrhus's camp has appeared in the field of vision, located to the northwest of him, on the north bank of the river, occupying a slight slope.

It doesn't look like anything special from the outside, but it's very large. It looks like there are at least ten thousand troops stationed there.

Philip couldn't help but think:

Would Cassander hope that he would be defeated and die, so that his younger brother with a nobler blood could take over?

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"Zinas, are you sure there will be sleet and sleet today?"

"Of course I'm sure. The climate in Thessaly and the current celestial phenomena are not that complicated. Look at the sky, maybe it has started to rain in some places now."

"That's good. Then put it on quickly!"

"..." Zenas glanced at those fancy clothes, "Your Majesty, is this really necessary?"

"Old Qi!" Pyrrhus persuaded him earnestly: "This is an opportunity to leave a name in history. If I didn't have to command the army, I would have done it myself!"

"All right……"

Pyrrhus felt a pain in his balls as he looked at the Macedonian army gradually forming its formation in the distance.

This is not the same as what was said!

Previous intelligence said it was 1 people, but now the number is more than [-]. Where did Philip get these troops?

At this time, Zenas had finished dressing up. He had a skull with huge antlers on his head, his naked body was covered with Gaulish paint, and he was also covered with a torn fishing net, and there were some rattling things hanging on it. All kinds of little things.

Pyrrhus suppressed a smile and nodded, then said slightly apologetically:

"Zinas, the situation has changed. I have to take all the troops away."

"What if you take the soldiers away from me?"

"Do you remember the story I told you?"

"Your Majesty, you also know that is a story..."

"I'll leave you another fast horse."

"..."

"Old Qi, be patient. If you survive, you will be a sleeping dragon, but if you don't survive, you will be a phoenix chick. No matter what, you won't suffer any loss, hahahaha!"

"..."

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The drums sounded in the enemy camp, and Pyrrhus' royal standard was moved.

I saw the camp gate opened wide, and the troops with red flags waving filed out.

First came the cavalry, about 5000 men and horses; then came the infantry, which seemed endless.

But finally there is an end, probably around [-], a little less than him.

Although most of his men were temporarily recruited fleet infantry and sailors, he believed that the quality of Pyrrhus's men was not high.

They marched directly south in column, with their lines spread out widely, as if they were forming across the river.

Philip looked at the Pinhos River at his feet and couldn't help but feel a headache.

Although the river is very wide, the water is clear and shallow. There is only a little resistance for people and horses to walk in it, and it is a bit cold.

He carefully recalled the battles in history. Was there ever a formation across a river?

On which side should he put his main force?

Just when he was in trouble, he saw the royal banner of Pyrrhus crossing the river and reaching the south bank.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.So he also brought the main force to the south bank, leaving most of the fleet infantry and part of the heavy infantry on the north bank.

He is not afraid even if Pyrrhus puts empty soldiers here. As long as he can defeat the king's flag, he will have gained a phased advantage.

The left wing of Pyrrhus's troops on the south bank is close to the river, which can provide a little defensive advantage; while his right wing is close to the river, which is not conducive to attack and will suffer a little loss.

This person is really trying every means to take advantage!

But finally this choice is more reasonable.