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    News of the arrival of the barbaric Macedonian army spread quickly throughout the city of Larissa. The people were a little panicked, and the nobles couldn't sit still.

    All the nobles, including Crosze, came in a hurry to the palace of Achilles, the young king of Thessaly, to discuss the matter of gathering soldiers to expel the Macedonians.

    As the backbone of Thessaly, demigods such as Zomochus also came one after another. They were wearing shining armor and holding sharp spearmen and shields, making everyone tremble.  []

    The war is coming, and the demigods with powerful force have become the focus of the kingdom. Everyone is waiting for them to lead the soldiers of Thessaly to protect the kingdom and expel foreign enemies.

    Even Crosze showed his respect when meeting Zomokos. At this time, they need these demigods to protect themselves and their wealth.

    Achilles, dressed in fine clothes, sat high on his throne, and beside him was Sophia in aqua blue robes.

    Many people here have seen the beautiful woman sitting next to the king and know that she is the king's de facto wife.

    Although the ceremony has not yet been held, everyone here has already regarded her as the queen of Thessaly. Now it is natural for her to appear on this important occasion.

    In the hall where the government was discussed, the nobles and demigods of Thessaly were divided into two groups and stood on both sides of the pool. Their different interests made it impossible for them to stand together.

    The accession of the new king to the throne has destined those neutrals who want to have both sides to choose one side or the other. Some of them went to Crozes, and some to Zomokos. Only a few remained neutral.

    This was the first time Sophia appeared in public as Achilles' wife. She sat on the throne calmly, and their hands were clasped together.

    Achilles did not expect that Sophia would agree to come with him to hold a noble meeting with the nobles and demigods of the kingdom.

    In the council hall, everyone raised their heads and looked at the king and queen-to-be on the throne. Although the king was only eleven years old, no one dared to look down on him.

    His powerful force, unparalleled courage, wisdom and unrivaled eloquence put even those who are mature and prudent to shame.

    The nobles firmly held on to the rights they had snatched from the old king, and did not dare to relax at all, because they knew that once this extraordinary young king took back the rights that originally belonged to him, then  People like myself will be ruthlessly suppressed at the noble meeting.

    "Your Highness the King, the barbaric Macedonian army has appeared on the border of Thessaly. We need to summon soldiers from all over the country to expel these barbarians." Crozes was the first to speak.

    Achilles, who was on the throne, looked down at everyone in the hall and said in an unhurried voice: "Since all the nobles and demigods have gathered here, let's convene a meeting of the nobles to discuss it.  It¡¯s time to call in the soldiers after all.¡±

    Because the rights belonging to the king were occupied by the nobles, Achilles now does not have any decision-making power in his hands and is only a symbolic king.

    Crozes nodded, straightened up, walked to the front, glanced at all the nobles and demigods, and shouted loudly: "Since the king has agreed, now we will hold a meeting of nobles here, and together  to decide this coming war.¡±

    "I think it is necessary to summon four thousand soldiers, two hundred horses, and twenty chariots." Crozes was the first to shout his opinion.

    "I don't agree, because four thousand soldiers is a bit too much. After all, maintaining such a number of troops requires a huge amount of food." Someone raised an objection. This was a noble who belonged to the neutral faction.

    "There are three thousand barbaric Macedonians who invaded our Thessaly this time. Only by gathering four thousand soldiers can we completely drive them out of Thessaly." The person who spoke this time was from the Crozes family.  noble.

    "Yes, now is the time when the kingdom is in crisis. If we don't respond with all our strength, we may be in danger of overthrowing the country. Four thousand soldiers are not many."

    Another neutral noble stood up, widened his eyes, and asked loudly: "Then how to maintain the food of these four thousand soldiers?"

    Immediately, some nobles stood up and sneered: "Of course we all share the burden. For the safety of the kingdom and for the sake of protecting everyone's wealth from being plundered by the barbaric Macedonians, it is reasonable for us nobles to come up with some food."  As it should be.¡±

    "Humph, you put it lightly, this war isIt can be completed in a day or two. The food consumed by an army of four thousand people is not a small amount.  "The nobles of the Crozes family have accumulated a lot of wealth in these years of business. Even if they give out part of the food, it is nothing.

    But for some neutral nobles, if this is really to share the food of four thousand soldiers, the share allocated to themselves is not a small amount for them.

    The neutral faction and the Crozes family of nobles were quarreling over the number of soldiers gathered, but Guanzuomokos and others stood there without saying a word as if nothing was wrong.

    And Achilles watched indifferently, acting as a spectator. For him, the result of the quarrel between these nobles had no meaning at all for this war.

    The result of their quarrel was whether it was four thousand soldiers or one thousand soldiers. Anyway, the actual operation was handled by Zomokos and others.

    Of course, the greater the number of soldiers decided at the meeting of nobles, the more advantageous it will be for him, which means the more food he can get.

    The reason why the hard-line demigods such as Zomokos have always expressed their opinions is because they have been warned by Achilles before.

    No matter what the result of boredom is, they will be the ones who benefit in the end. The military power is already in their hands, just waiting for these nobles to dig into their pockets.

    There were only a few neutral nobles in the first place. Without Zomokos and his group who chose to remain silent, they quickly fell behind and their voices were completely drowned out by the voices of the Crozes family of nobles.

    These nobles also knew that they and others could not compete with Crozes no matter what, so they had no choice but to turn their attention to the silent Zomokos.

    "The great demigod Zomochus, as the hero who commands all the soldiers in Thessaly, don't you want to express your opinion?"

    Seeing the gazes cast by others, Zomokos secretly looked at the young king on the throne, only to find that he had also turned his gaze towards him and nodded secretly towards him.

    After receiving the king's instruction, Zomokos stood up from the crowd, walked to Crozes, and said loudly: "According to the intelligence, this time the barbarian Macedonians dispatched nearly four thousand warriors, including nearly one thousand.  cavalry and thirty chariots. We in Thessaly are facing the most severe dilemma. I think that even if we recruit four thousand soldiers, we may not be able to withstand this powerful Macedonian army."

    Zomochus deliberately increased the number of Macedonian troops. The number of soldiers was increased from three thousand to four thousand, the number of cavalry was increased to one thousand, and the number of chariots was also increased by ten.

    After listening to his words, all the nobles showed surprise on their faces. Some people exclaimed: "Four thousand Macedonian soldiers, one thousand cavalry, and thirty chariots. Do the Macedonians want to attack Larissa?"  City?"

    The nobles could no longer remain calm, with panic on their faces as they whispered to each other.

    Even the mature and prudent Crozes could not calm down. He looked at Zomokos with a solemn expression and asked: "Zomokos, are you sure that the Macedonians really sent out four thousand soldiers and one thousand cavalry?"

    Zomokos nodded with certainty and responded: "If you don't believe it, you can go to the battlefield with me and see with your own eyes whether what I say is true or false."

    When he said this, he felt a burst of ridicule in his heart. As far as the kingdom said, this old guy who cherished himself more than being together would definitely not have the guts to leave the city of Larissa at this time.

    Facts have proved that Crozes cherished his own life more than anything else. He chose silence there, which was regarded as believing Zomokos's words.

    "Five thousand soldiers, if we don't want the barbaric Macedonians to attack the city of Larissa, then we must gather five thousand soldiers and face the Macedonian army head-on opposite Pinho."

    When Zomokos¡¯s voice sounded in the palace again, the nobles did not quarrel anymore, but quietly discussed with each other.

    Five thousand soldiers, for Thessaly, already accounted for more than half of the total number of soldiers. Even when the kingdom was at its most dangerous, it had never summoned so many soldiers at once.

    As for the number of soldiers gathered, it doesn't matter to the nobles, but they have to bear the food consumed by these soldiers.

    Even in one day, the food consumed by these five thousand soldiers is still a huge amount. In ten days and a half, the food consumed will be lost in the sea.

    After being silent for a long time, Crozes was the first to speak, saying: "For the safety of Larissa, I also agree to summon five thousand soldiers."

    Now the kingThe two most powerful people in the country spoke, and even if others wanted to object, they had no effect. In the end, all the nobles had no choice but to agree.

    Seeing that the nobles and demigods had reached a consensus and set the number of soldiers to be called at five thousand, Achilles said loudly: "Since the noble meeting has made a decision, then it will be up to Zomokos and others.  The demigods began to gather soldiers, and I hope you will come up with the food the army needs as soon as possible, after all, the Macedonians are approaching the kingdom."
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