Chapter 170 Macedonia, Alexander
It’s hard to imagine that Macedonia, which doesn’t look too big on the map now, was once a large transcontinental country in the past.
A hundred years ago, it was still the period of King Huiwen, right?
At that time, the Great Qin Dynasty gradually stood out from the seven kingdoms under Shang Jun's strategy of governing the country, and gradually accumulated the strength to unify the world.
Seeing that the ministers were interested in Zhuzhou (Europe), Li Nian took advantage of the situation and started talking: "Alexander was the monarch of Macedonia a hundred years ago. He was also called 'Alexander the Great', and his father was King Philip II of Macedonia took over the throne on his father’s behalf when he was sixteen and succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty. ”
Listening to Li Nian's talk, Ying Zheng always felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
No, although he became king at the age of thirteen, the main power at that time was in the hands of Lu Buwei and his mother. He did not personally rule the country at all. It was not until he came of age during the coronation ceremony that he gradually took charge of the government.
From this aspect, he seems not as good as Alexander. He did already take power when he was sixteen, but he was still holding back to accumulate strength at that time.
“After Alexander succeeded to the throne, he quickly put down the civil strife and unified the whole of Greece, and then began to lead his army to conquer other lands.”
“Here, there was originally a country called the Persian Empire. ’, in the war with Alexander, he was defeated many times and the country was destroyed. The territory of the Persian state was probably in this area. ”
Li Nian used a wooden stick to circle an area on the map. After everyone looked at it, they realized that this country was bigger than the Qin Dynasty. There were probably two Qin Dynasties.
Such a big country was destroyed by that Alexander?
Even if the Persian country was not strong enough, it still destroyed such a huge country.
Even Wang Jian became serious, with a gleam in his eyes. He chose to stay in the Qin Dynasty. Sure enough, he made the right choice. There are indeed people in foreign lands who are good at fighting.
It is a pity that Alexander has passed away long ago, so I cannot compete with him on the battlefield. Now that he is too old, he may not be able to fight again, and he will no longer be able to compete with foreign generals in person.
However, he can't, but there is someone who can go for him!
Recently, His Majesty asked him to teach a child the art of war. The child's talent in the art of war was unprecedented in his life. He was born to lead on the battlefield. As long as he persists in the process, he will definitely become the best commander in the world!
Even if Lord Wu An is resurrected, he may not be able to defeat the grown-up child. That child asked him a strange question on the first day: Teacher, what do you think of the soldiers on the battlefield?
In the future, that child will command the Qin army as his disciple of Wang Jian, and he will be invincible!
Li Nian didn’t know what Wang Jian was thinking, and continued: “Alexander fought for thirteen years, and he conquered the territory from here to here.”
Although they had seen it once, everyone still felt a little in awe when they saw the territory of Macedonia drawn by Li Nian on the map again.
“Alexander once reached Yangzhou and occupied the area northwest of Yangzhou. If he advances eastwards, he will pass through the Western Regions and reach Daqin.”
Speaking of At this point, Li Nian looked at Meng Tian. In an anime that I don’t know when it will be updated, this man once fought with soldiers from Rome or Macedonia.
A young master asked out of curiosity: "If that's the case, why didn't Alexander reach our country in the east?"
Wei Liao looked at the map and answered: "The battle line is too long, even if we go all the way There is no shortage of food and food to support the war, but they are too far away from their original country, and the soldiers will miss their relatives back home. If it were not for Alexander's leadership, these soldiers would have rebelled long ago! "
The ministers nodded, yes, this front is too long. After fighting for several years without returning, everyone will miss their hometown. It is also thanks to Alexander that he can win all the way, so that they have no shortage of food, grass, women, etc., otherwise they would have mutinied long ago.
This kind of situation can only be maintained by winning all the time, but if there is a problem that cannot be solved, it will quickly amplify. Then Alexander is probably not willing to go back, but is forced. Li Niandao said: "As Wei Shilang said, although Alexander was determined to continue the Eastern Campaign, his soldiers could no longer bear it. The main climate in Yangzhou is different from the place where they came from. It has high temperatures all year round, obvious dry and rainy seasons, and heavy rainfall during the rainy season. More humid ”
“This. In this environment, diseases are most likely to occur. The plague is prevalent in Alexander's army. In addition, he is homesick for many years. If Alexander could only lead his army on the return journey."
The young master asked curiously: "If there were not these problems. , what if Alexander comes to conquer the east? ”
Although it is just a hypothesis, it also makes everyone think, what will happen if Alexander really fights?
What impact would it have on the Qin Dynasty and the other countries at that time?
Can he also conquer the Chinese kingdoms like he conquered the Persian kingdom?
Unexpectedly, in this era, someone also asked the same question as on the Internet in later generations, but the answer is obvious: Alexander could not defeat the Chinese countries in the Warring States Period.
Wang Jian pointed out: "It is impossible for Alexander to defeat the other countries. Even if he can gain an advantage with unexpected tactics for a while, he will soon be detected and subsequently destroyed in the battle."
"First, they are not of my race and have different appearance from us. They are foreigners at a glance, and their tactics of supporting war with war are not easy to use. Second, how many troops can Alexander lead? Too many troops will be necessary. Impossible, the core elite must only be tens of thousands. "
These few people come here and want to conquer the Chinese countries that have been fighting for hundreds of years. Even if Alexander is a strong man from the sky, he is extremely capable of commanding troops. , also impossible.
Wang Jian concluded: "If he comes, it will just be a repeat of the old wives' good deeds!"
All the ministers nodded when they heard this. Alexander returned to his fierceness, but he wanted to It is impossible to defeat Da Qin and other countries with such a long front.
Wang Jian's words also reminded everyone of one thing. Alexander led an army to penetrate the entire Jizhou and hit Yangzhou.
With just such a small army, even if they defeat the people in these places, it can't be called conquest and unification, and real rule can't be achieved, right?
At most, when Alexander defeated them, the locals would surrender to them, but after Alexander withdrew, what else would they do?
Is this also called conquest or occupation?
According to this calculation, the Qin army of the same size as General Wang Jian would probably be able to achieve results no less than those of Alexander.
Thinking about it this way, although Alexander's territory was vast, there were not many places that he could really govern. Moreover, all the places were frightened by Alexander's power. When he died, they would all have different opinions.
The emperor dies and all the realms rebel!
Looking at the map again, the territory of Macedonia, which is not that big now, the ministers also understood that it was probably what they thought, the Egyptian Ptolemy was the person of Zhuzhou that Li Shangshu mentioned before. What was built is proof.
Ying Zheng also thought of this and felt a lot relieved. Alexander's illustrious achievements made him feel pressured. He was in power younger than him, and he was better at fighting than him, which made him feel At the same age, he couldn't compare to Alexander.
But now it’s much more comfortable to know that Alexander’s achievements are actually quite substantial. Moreover, Alexander is dead, but he is still alive. He will far surpass Alexander in terms of achievements!
Another goal was raised in Ying Zheng’s heart, to surpass Alexander!
This is also the main reason why Li Nian talked about Alexander the Great. No matter how many goals we give the First Emperor, he cannot become a "boring" person again.
(End of this chapter)