Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Infinite money is the driving force behind war"

— Cicero

Both sides on the sea did not want to cause trouble out of caution, so they restrained their actions tacitly.

So these two newly minted figures passed by each other in a daze.

At this time, the Milky Way has appeared in the night sky, and the time has entered summer.

Thousands of miles away in the northern Peloponnese, Demetrius attacked from all sides with Western Zion as the center. Prepelous, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, could only shrink his troops and retreat to the acropolis of Corinth to hold on.

In the spring Cassander ordered him to withdraw to Macedonia, but he did not listen.

On the one hand, he has been the emperor for many years and has regarded this place as his own territory and is unwilling to give it up easily; on the other hand, the deeds of Pyrrhus and Cleonymus inspired his self-esteem as a warrior and made him unwilling to give up. Willing to give up without a fight.Therefore, he made a lot of preparations in Corinth, hoping to rely on the terrain to meet the famous Demetrius.

But he didn't expect that they would attack Ptolemy's territory without hesitation. With the rapid development of the situation, he was already facing siege from all sides, leaving only Corinth as an isolated city.

As a result, there were citizens in the city acting as internal agents. Overnight, he lost the long walls of the city and port, and had to continue to retreat to Acrocorinth.

After Demetrius took care of the affairs of Western Zion, he leisurely came to the siege camp.

Under his personal guidance, various siege equipment were quickly built. In addition to various projectile and projectile weapons, the largest ones were two ten-story lofts used to hang huge siege weapons. Each of the city hammers requires 1000 people to operate; there is also a "tower" famous in the Mediterranean, which is nine stories high, with iron plates on three sides, and a built-in attack platform for ballistae and archers, which requires 3000 people to operate...

If Pyrrhus were here now, he would definitely be furious, because to obtain such a large amount of wood, it is likely to have to cut down ancient trees that are thousands of years old, and there is no guarantee that suitable materials will be obtained for every tree cut down.

In fact, the Thessalian generals who studied with Demetrius were also amazed by this generosity, especially those who had received naval training. They knew that the new ships to be built urgently needed such large-scale wood as keels. See I almost shed tears when I saw this kind of waste...

The defenders hiding behind the battlements were also frightened by these giant beasts.

When Dmitri gave the order, the infantrymen holding shields began to level the path forward to the tower, and they could no longer stand it.

Unconfident that they could last a year in isolation like the Rhodesians, they clamored for their general to "find a way."

Prepelous had no choice but to bite the bullet and initiate negotiations with the enemy.

Perhaps in order to undermine the enemy's will to fight in future battles, Dmitri graciously agreed to let them leave.Prepyelaus was driven out of Corinth with humiliation...

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The journey by sea was less than twice as fast as Pyrrhus' journey by land. This was because they had to circumnavigate almost the entire continent, not to mention the thousands of laborers on board and the need to dock for supplies from time to time.

Although they had received news that Demetrius had captured Corinth, a large area of ​​the northern coast of the Peloponnese was still under the control of Polyperchon.

And there was no way for the fleet to pass through the Isthmus of Corinth.

As early as hundreds of years ago, Corinth became the most important commercial hub in Greece by dragging ships across the isthmus. But now as the sea level drops and ships get larger, this place is no longer accessible.

When he finally returned to Lamia City, he couldn't wait to put into practice a series of ideas he had accumulated for a long time.

During the voyage, he had already carried out preliminary screening and classification of the workers and organized them initially.

Those who have cultural foundation should focus on training, first go to Lamia Academy to study in class;

Those who are strong can participate in high-paying heavy manual labor;

The remaining ones who are not outstanding in moral, intellectual, physical or aesthetic abilities are arranged to take turns visiting various workshops, and then enter the two-way selection employment process, and then start working as interns.

As for the former pirates who came by boat, they should simply not go back.

The wool in the Adriatic Sea is almost gone, so you might as well work as a boatman or sailor here...

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On the north side of Lamia City, two large military camps have been established. The one near the mountain is the army camp, and the one near the sea is the navy camp.

The area between the North City and East City adjacent to the Army Barracks is a war horse breeding ground; the Navy Barracks is adjacent to the shipyard on the north side of the port area; and to the south between the two camps, a new one is being built at the starting point of the northern breakwater. Fortress, this is the future Grand Staff Headquarters and Military Academy.

Military buildings are close together, making it easier for them to stack buffs on each other.

In this era, it is difficult to support an overly specialized military, so in Pyrrhus's vision, an elite education policy must be implemented in the military to cultivate everyone into a generalist.

People in the army must learn all the courses of infantry, riding, work, carriage, chariot, riding and shooting, etc., and they must also understand the breeding and breeding of horses;

In addition to learning the astronomy, hydrology and naval warfare tactics required for navigation, people in the navy must also know how to build ships.

The best of the best will be selected at the end, and they will learn about the navy and army at the same time.

As for the Air Force...

Pyrrhus did not intend to build an air force.

Although the house is not finished yet, work can already begin.

Pyrrhus appointed Elobos as the chief military instructor, and then began to draw generals from the Thessalian army back for "re-education."

The more outstanding young generals are now with Dmitri, and the rest cannot relax.

In addition, the Mesozoic generation such as Hippias and Neander, and the older generation such as Oandros also had to participate.

On the one hand, their cultural level is uneven, and they have to take remedial cultural classes at Lamia Academy. On the other hand, they have to theorize their combat experience under the guidance of Elobos. After they leave the army, they have to He serves as both a student and an instructor in the school.

Of course, Pyrrhus's direct troops could only obey the order. Although the local officers in Thessaly complained, they could not disobey Tagus' official order.

Seeing a group of middle-aged and elderly people squatting in a lecture theater to attend classes with children, Pyrrhus showed a satisfied smile.

After arranging these matters, he went to the shipyard to find Pythias.

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Demetrius was engaged in large-scale construction, and shipyards in dozens of cities under his command were starting work at the same time. Because the construction progress was different in various places, Pythias was able to master the technology of several large warships in half a year.

Then, regardless of the black faces of Dmitri's men, he unceremoniously selected a dozen of the best craftsmen and returned to the Lamia Shipyard.

A smaller military port was newly built on the north side of the large port of Lamia, and the shipyard where Pyrrhus invested a lot of money was also here.

I walked through the drying yard where lumber was piled up, only to find no one at the dry dock!

Only a few half-built large and small ships were parked on the slipway.

After asking the gatekeeper, I found out that everyone had gone to the port to watch the excitement.

When Pyrrhus arrived there, he saw a sea of ​​people on the pier, and there was an exclamation of surprise.

He quickly squeezed forward to take a look.

I saw several multi-oar speedboats parked nearby in the port, and in the distance was a strange-looking boat floating back and forth on the sea.

How weird is that boat?

There are two triangular white sails on the ship, one large and one small. The hull below is almost too small to be seen; two black figures each hold the lower edge of a sail and constantly adjust the position of the sail.

The sea breeze is not too strong now, and the small boat is top-heavy and swaying on the water, as if it is about to fall at any time.

Every time it swayed violently, the people on the shore would always say "Oh~~~".

Then they saw that the boat gradually stabilized, and its speed was getting faster and faster visible to the naked eye!