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?868 Perseus Vs Alexander (Part-3) Chapter 868 Lord Mithriditus's reinforcements consisted half of infantry and half of cavalry, and at Perseus's deployment, it was these men that rode out first, engaging the enemy attempting to break through. And it would not be wrong to say that it was them who proved critical in stopping Talukder (Viscount) Prantik from winning the battle then and there, for they were able to come to the aid of the damaged section of the lines very quickly, giving the legion…-
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?867 Perseus Vs Alexander (Part-2) The sheer mass of the legionaries attacking Perseus's vastly outnumbered phalangists at the center quickly began to make them buckle. The legionaries were far more aggressive than their counterparts, and not only were they able to absorb more casualties, but they were also able to exploit far more gaps and opportunities than the opposing phalangists, leading to a hugely disproportionate amount of casualties. Even Perseus standing way back of his army could…
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?866 Perseus Vs Alexander (Part-1) Lord Theony met Alexander in private to ask him to let his son Gnaeus lead the right flank of the army, and thus help the man obtain some much needed military accumulation. "My lord, I have been training my son since childhood about warfare. He will certainly prove his mettle! All he needs is a chance." The man pleaded on his progeny's behalf. "Mmmm…" And looking at the hopeful, almost glassy pairs staring at him, Alexander put on a pretended thinking hum,…
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?865 Alexander's Battle Plan Perseus's proposed battle plan was accepted by all of his generals, who set about placing their troops like that. Although in private, his son Philips had once come to raise the following worry with his father, "Will our wings really be able to destroy the enemy's flanks in time? The way you father discussed it sounded like it might take too long. What if we can't? What if ..." The man trailed off, his voice shaky and fearful. Philips might not have shown it…
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?864 Perseus's Battle Plan Perseus and Alexander's venue for the battle was right along the banks of the River Diannu, near the estuary where the river met the sea. It was after all where Lilybee was situated. The terrain was a piece of pristinely flat land, perfect for the use of heavy cavalry on Alexander's side and the phalanx of Perseus's side. Personally, Alexander did not like this setup and would have of course preferred much rougher grounds which would more disadvantage the phalangites.…
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?863 Perseus's State of MInd The fortifications of the city of Lilybee could not be said to be bad based on the time when it was built. At a time when catapults did not exist, the almost two story high, two meters thick walls could indeed pose quite a significant threat to any attacking enemy if they were properly manned and garrisoned. But unfortunately, this furthest port city of Tibias had been unable to keep up with the times. Defenses that were once considered pretty decent now seemed to…
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?862 Perseus's Last Stand Alexander's slight concern about Lord Theony was naturally poked at by Perseus's son during his speech. Upon hearing Lord Theony's bold, unconcerned laughter, he had addressed Alexander, "Pasha of Zanzan, are you really comfortable having such a traitor by your side? Do you think it is wise? Will he not betray you when the opportune moment comes just like he did to my father?" But although slightly concerned, Alexander also made sure to remind the other party that they…
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?861 The King's Negotiation Alexander could sense the slight dissatisfaction the man had felt about him refusing his marriage offer. So in return, Alexander then attempted to marry one of his retainer's daughters to Lord Theony's newly made legitimate son Gnaeus. But the Tibian lord had found those people's status to be either too low, like Menes, Melodias, etc. who were all mercenaries and common people, or too distant to Alexander, like Lord Tikba, Yuusiq, etc. Hence later, Alexander came up…
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?860 Rewarding Lord Theony The threat of being audited by Alexander was enough for most nobles to give the correct amount of tithe to him. Too many nobles had too many skeletons in their closets that they preferred to keep hidden and did not want Alexander to go rummaging through them. And besides, who knew if Alexander would swindle them of much more than half by underreporting the value of some product? As for hiding the contents of the treasury somewhere else, well a big pile of gold and…
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?859 Tibian Noble Treaty (Part-2) The nobles' reluctance to pay the large land tax was of course something Alexander had anticipated. No nobles wanted to pay taxes, including Alexander himself. But since he was able to foresee that, Alexander was also able to have a great answer. He reasoned with them, "The 4% total land tax that I ask you to pay is less than half what your Zanzan peers have to give!" "Just ask them how much they pay?" "9 percent! 1 percent to me and 8 percent to His…
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