Chapter 171 Macedonia has collapsed, and Rome must stand
Even if Alexander’s achievements in the Eastern Expedition are justified, we have to admit that he is indeed a strong man who can lead an army of tens of thousands to penetrate so many places. Conquering it is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
No matter whether it was really ruled and occupied, the people were indeed defeated. But are the bones of the people in these places too soft, so they knelt down to Alexander so happily?
Even though Alexander led the army to fight very well, the people in these places were really too inexperienced.
But for Da Qin, this is good news.
The people here have weak bones and weak knees. They can submit to Alexander, which means they can also submit to Qin.
This will make it easier for Da Qin to govern!
Li Nian nodded and said: "As General Wang said, if Alexander really marches eastward to our Daqin, he can at most rely on their unique tactics to gain a certain advantage in the early stage."
< br>"During this period of advantage, if he cannot conquer our Qin Dynasty, he will have no chance in the future. And Alexander can Can he capture our country Qin quickly?”
Without anyone else’s answer, Li Nian asked and answered: “Of course not, my country Qin is not comparable to those countries he defeated along the way. Once he understands their battles, If they fail to do so, their advantage will be gone and their Eastern Expedition will fail.”
Li Nian then talked about the point that the ministers were thinking about: "It is indeed extraordinary that Alexander can conquer so much land. Under his leadership, Macedonia has reached the peak of its territory. However, Macedonia's territory is actually very empty..."
The word "virtual" reveals the essence of Macedonia's territory. It is virtual but not real. It is for conquest rather than rule. It has not been actually controlled and turned into a real territory.
This reminded Ying Zheng of the situation after Qin unified the six countries. If Li Nian had not pointed out, Qin would be similar to Macedonia.
It seems to have unified the world, but in fact, the large areas of the Six Kingdoms are not really controlled by the Great Qin. They are just afraid of him and the Great Qin, so the people of the Six Kingdoms have to endure and surrender for the time being.
But this kind of patience has its limit. When he dies or when his patience reaches its limit, it will explode.
In this aspect, he and Alexander are surprisingly similar. They both unified a large area of land, they both made a country strong, and they also both after death...
Well, after death, He is not as good as Alexander. After all, although a large area of Macedonia fell apart after Alexander's death, it still exists at least until now. However, the Qin Dynasty died within a few years after his death.
Li Nian continued: "Many places and many people were intimidated by Alexander's personal prestige and returned to the Macedonian territory without real control, and he did not decide on his successor during his lifetime."
< br>Hearing what Li Nian said, no one else How much it felt, but Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne: "..."
Good guy, even the fact that he has not decided on his successor would be the same. If it weren't for the fact that Alexander was a figure from more than a hundred years ago, and he was from a foreign country. Ying Zheng suspected that this was his half-brother.
"Alexander died of illness shortly after returning with his army at the age of thirty-three. After his death, because there was no qualified successor, various tribes rebelled, and a series of wars ensued."
This is still the case. Unlike Alexander, according to the history described by Li Nian, he did not die young.
“After more than twenty years of fighting, the huge territory conquered by Alexander was divided up mainly by three victors, namely Ptolemy, Seleucus, and Antigonus.”
Li Nian's wooden stick marked three places on the map. Seeing the places Li Nian marked, everyone felt sad that the territory Alexander had conquered was thus divided.
Although he was a foreign monarch, Alexander could indeed be called a great emperor. From the time he came to power to his death, it was only seventeen years, but he accomplished incredible feats.
At this time, the young master who had previously asked about oil asked again: "Although Alexander is dead, he has no son to inherit his throne?"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face moved slightly, I really have this How could such a stupid son really be so incompetent?
No wonder they were killed by Hu Hai without even a decent resistance.
This question needs to be asked, and you know the answer if you think about it. Even if Alexander has an heir, he must have been dealt with first, otherwise how can others occupy the great righteousness?
Li Niandao: "Yes, there is, but because Alexander did not designate a successor, many people thought they could have a hand in it, and no one would accept it, so a fight broke out. Alexander's mother, his wife They were all killed." This young man originally wanted to ask who dared to kill Alexander's son.
But suddenly, he felt a chill falling on him. Looking along the feeling, his father was looking over with cold eyes, which made him swallow back what he wanted to ask.
Li Niandao: "Although the land Alexander conquered was very empty, he did bring many countries under the influence of Macedonia. Simply put, the language, writing, and customs of Macedonia at that time affected these areas."
< br>Understand, it is equivalent to a simplified version of the Qin Dynasty's "books with the same text and cars with the same track". Although Alexander's Macedonia fell apart, its influence was far-reaching.
This once again made Ying Zheng feel unwilling to admit defeat. If Alexander could influence several continents, so could his Great Qin.
Li Niandao: "In addition to Macedonia, there are other countries in Zhuzhou, such as Rome. If Great Qin will enter Zhuzhou in the future, they may be our great enemy."
As soon as this statement came out, it attracted a lot of attention. The ministers were interested because this was the first time that Li Niang said that a certain country was the great enemy of Qin.
Li Nian believes that Qin’s military power is the best in the world and can defeat any country today, but he must not think that he is very strong and be arrogant and look down on others, especially Rome, which is on the rise. .
When a country or a dynasty rises, it will not be too bad in all aspects.
Because only when the people's hearts are united, the administrative ability is efficient, and the army can conquer and fight well, can the country rise.
"This Roman country was called the 'Roman Republic' at this time. It had been established for more than two hundred years. It was also a country without a king and was governed by the Senate, consuls and tribal councils."
Again It is a country without a king, but they have heard of Carthage before, and everyone is not too surprised by this. They are just interested in the fact that this country may be an enemy of the Qin Dynasty.
“Needless to say, the Senate is similar to the ‘Citizens’ Assembly and the Council of Hundreds’ in Carthage, and the consuls are different from the ‘Sophites’ of Carthage. Although they are also elected, But these two consuls were in charge of domestic affairs and could command the army in battle. , but it can only be served once a year, and cannot be re-elected. "
The Roman consul is much better than the Carthage Sufit, but it is a pity that it can only be served once a year. If the next consul is the same as the previous consul. If there is a conflict between an official's government order, won't it cause the government order to be changed day by day?
Li Nian continued: "Rome may become the enemy of the Qin Dynasty because it is in the rising stage, just like the Qin Dynasty after it won the Shang Dynasty, its national power is gradually becoming stronger."
After saying this, the ministers immediately understood that this Rome was a Zhuzhou version of the Qin Dynasty.
The country is prospering and its national power will gradually become stronger. But now that Macedonia is in a period of decline, Rome may replace Macedonia and become the next powerful country in the continent.
If this is true, when Da Qin enters this continent, he may indeed be the enemy of Da Qin!
The conjecture of the ministers was correct. Rome did replace Macedonia and became a great power. What is even more interesting is that Rome was really called "Great Qin" by the Han Dynasty people.
“The Roman army was not weak and had very strict military laws. Outside the army, even if a Roman young man made a big mistake, he would often not die. But if he ran away or stole in the army, Losing weapons and armor often results in losing lives. ”
"If a person who escapes on the battlefield is sentenced to death, during the execution, the commander will lightly touch the weapon to signal, and then other soldiers can impose any punishment on the person at will."
"If it is a group of people, If someone escapes, then this group of people will draw lots, and one of the ten lots will die. "
This is actually better than Da Qin's total execution, but it is equally terrifying, and the actual deterrent effect on the army is better.
Because the total execution will make people feel that they have reached a dead end, it is better to go to the dead end and directly do the opposite. But this kind of ten-to-one seems to have the possibility of survival, but who can guarantee that he will not Which "one" will be drawn?
In order not to be the unlucky guy in the lottery, I will try my best to fight to the end.
After hearing the military laws of the Roman state, everyone felt that this country could indeed be the enemy of the Qin Dynasty. Under such military laws, the Roman army would at least be no less desperate than the Qin army.
And now that Rome is on the rise, its national power is getting stronger day by day, and its army must also become stronger and stronger like its country.
But Wang Jian felt light in his eyes after hearing this. Such a country and such an army must have famous generals, hoping to be his or his disciple's opponent.
(End of this chapter)