Chapter 297

Alexander is very curious about all the unknown things, and likes to talk about marching and fighting. Unlike other children, he just dances with guns and sticks and makes a fool of himself. Instead, he seriously discusses all kinds of strategic issues. This is very against medanzo's temper. Amun lived in Aristotle's house and did not have much contact with other people. It was not easy to meet him. However, mendanzo often talked with Alexander about various things.

According to the information learned by Philip II, medanzo was also a wonderful figure, and even another God. The king specially told Alexander to respect him as much as his teacher. It's not difficult for Alexander to do this. In addition to being awe inspiring, medanzo usually has no airs. Alexander deliberately makes friends, and the two get along well.

Alexander is only 18 years old this year. In him, medanzo saw the shadow of young David. David Solomon was a disciple of madanzo, who liked the DUK miner when he was a boy, but the city Lord of Salem let him down. David Solomon's ambition was to establish the kingdom of the Salem. Out of his love for his disciples, medanzo still hoped that David would get what he wanted.

David demolished the temple of Amon and changed the main temple of Salem into the house of aroha. Although the gods did not care, they escorted Aesop from Salem. David Solomon has achieved seven levels of original power, but his greatest vow is to establish Salem. I'm afraid that's the end of his life's achievement of original strength, because he is pursuing another achievement.

When medanzo saw Alexander, he thought of David Solomon when he was a teenager. He liked this child very much, probably out of some kind of inexplicable compensation psychology. Perhaps he felt that he had not brought David into the garden of Eden, nor had he been able to help him realize his desire to build a nation. There is always some unspeakable regret.

Alexander was influenced by his father when he was young. His life wish is similar to that of David Solomon, and is more grand. He wanted to conquer the vast and unimaginable empire of Boz and avenge all the hittons. Juvenile frivolity, is the most imaginative time, which in other people's eyes is simply a dream, but Alexander is very serious about his own wish.

Instead of laughing at him or hitting him, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "good boy, have ambition! The only thing is that we have to go step by step. Now that even the hitton Peninsula has not been unified, there is no need to talk about how to conquer the Boz empire. The real difference between empty talk and practice, regardless of whether the wish will come true or not, is that when you say what the future will be, what are you doing now? "

Alexander is not empty talk. He has been learning military array and art of war, and let his guards line up to practice. It is like a child's game, but he plays it very seriously. After he got to know him, he pestered him and asked him to teach him about the local conditions and customs, population distribution, previous wars and military command and so on.

Aristotle, who had been to Tianshu and experienced war, naturally taught Alexander these courses. But when the sage mentioned military issues, he mostly talked about national strategy. Medanzo, who was born as a pro bodyguard captain, often talks about a series of strategic command and tactical arrangements from the formation of large legions, the cooperation of various arms, the scheduling of logistics system, to the charge confrontation, battle array rotation, and short combat.

Aristotle taught his students how to see the world, and medanzo became another teacher of Alexander. What Alexander learned from him may be how to conquer the world. Medanzo didn't mean to teach, but Alexander learned what he needed from his own perspective.

One day, medanzo tried to ask Alexander, "you know my origin and story. If one day, when you really conquered the Persian Empire, David Solomon had the opportunity to establish Salem, would you support and allow it?"

This sounds like a joke, but Alexander knew that people like medanzo would not ask questions casually, so he replied in a positive tone: "if the Salans want to establish their own kingdom, they must get rid of the rule of the Boz Empire, which is consistent with my goal. If my wish to defeat Boz can come true, I will help them

Medanzo nodded: "well, I hope you don't forget what you said today. I ask you again, David Solomon demolished amon's temple, which disappointed me. If you were in the same position one day, would you do that? "

Alexander replied seriously, "I swear to the gods, never! If I can get to eju one day, I will sacrifice myself to Amun temple and rebuild Isis temple! "

The child was able to add the icing on the cake. He made up his mind to say how to rebuild Isis temple. He knew how to vote for amon. Amun was a warrior born in Isis temple, and became the commander of the army on the recommendation of Mary, the guardian of Isis temple. Among the ancient gods in Tianshu land, amon revered Isis the most. The restoration of Isis temple does not damage the glory of Amun, but places deep commemorative meaning on it.

I didn't expect that this 18-year-old boy should have such a mind. He is really brilliant!

When Alexander answered this, a cough was faintly heard in the soul of medanzo, but it was not clear whether it was from Zeus in the sky or Amun on earth. Medanzo patted Alexander on the shoulder again: "go, don't sit here chatting all day. Take me to the barracks in Macedonian."One morning a few days later, Amun and Aristotle were talking in their study when mendanzo came in with Alexander. "Monsieur Amon, teacher Aristotle, I have something to show you," said Alexander

He ordered the guards to move in a model of a sand table. The sand table was an open area at the foot of the mountain. On top of it were soldiers and puppets. At first glance, it looked like a bare grove. "What formation is this?" Amun asked with a frown

Alexander replied, "infantry battle."

Amun: These soldiers are very close. Are they holding spears? According to the height ratio, it is 20 feet! I haven't seen this kind of close battle, and there are weapons that are so difficult to manipulate. How did you come up with it? "

Alexander: it was Mr. medanzo who helped me think of the idea. It solved the biggest military problem in the kingdom of Macedonian

Medanzo said with a smile and a wave of his hand: "I just gave some inspiration. The boy organized his own drill and worked out the array. As a matter of fact, there are already troops in this line on the hitton Peninsula, but there is no systematic drill

Aristotle stood up, waved his hand to Amun and medanzo and said, "don't talk now. Let your highness speak for yourself." Then he asked Alexander Boulevard, "what are the military problems of the kingdom of Macedon? How did your army overcome those problems? "

Standing in front of the sand table, Alexander began to explain one by one --

Macedonian is the most powerful state in the north of the hitton Peninsula, and its strength is no less than that of Yalun and kibada in the south. However, in the eyes of medanzo, a well-informed general, Macedonian and even the whole hitton peninsula is just a small place, far from being compared with the former EGU, balun, hathi, Assyria and other countries, not to mention the great Persian Empire.

Hitton peninsula is surrounded by sea and mountains. The kingdom of Macedonian has a rare open plain, but more than half of its territory is still mountainous. It is very difficult to set aside the chariot array commonly seen in the battlefields of the countries in Tianshu. Because the scale of the city states is relatively small and the number of heavily armed cavalry is very small, only wealthy noble citizens can afford the armor and weapons of knights. When fighting, it is usually a small number of cavalry with a large number of infantry to kill each other.

It is very difficult to build and practice chariot array and cavalry here. In addition, there is also a big problem, that is, the number of warriors is limited, and it is difficult to form a regular Legion like the traditions of various countries in the Tianshu continent.

Among the regular legions Amun had seen in other countries, except for the powerful and perverted Uruk army, the standard system was basically 5000 soldiers with 50 deities, and the formal Legion soldiers were at least the first-class warriors who awakened the blood force. Because a large army is most afraid of collapsing the battle array, ordinary people without strong blood force can hardly afford to hold heavy weapons. Even if they can, they can hardly cooperate with the advance of the battle array to launch a continuous charge and kill.

For a country with a large population base, it is not difficult to organize several regular legions. As for combat effectiveness, it depends on the level of training and logistical support. However, it is very difficult to achieve this in the hitton peninsula. In addition to the city-state citizens' own weapons, there are also many mercenaries wandering around fighting. Most of them are ordinary farmers. Although they are strong, they are not warriors.

Therefore, the battle scene between the city states of hitton is a bit chaotic. Only when the city-state like kibata is transformed into a city-state completely formed by military means, can a strong regular military array be formed. Among the official citizens of kibata, all adult men are warriors. If they do not have the power to awaken their blood, they will be eliminated by cruel training before they are 20 years old.

Kibata warriors can organize battle lines with high fighting capacity, but other city states are hard to follow. The shield of the kibata warrior is very heavy. It needs to be tied to the left arm with a strap to level it. The spear can be used for close combat and throwing. Ordinary soldiers in other states could not meet this requirement, so they were always inferior in the face-to-face confrontation with kibata warriors.

If, according to the conventional thinking, with the expansion of Macedonian sphere of influence and population growth, more people can try to cultivate martial arts skills. The lucky ones will awaken the power of blood to become warriors, and then form an army corps for training in the traditional way of Tianshu mainland. It is not known how long it will take, and there are many difficulties.

Alexander, inspired by medanzo, created a new type of military battle array, emphasizing formation and coordination. The first change is the main weapon. It is no longer a traditional throwing shuttle gun or a Tomahawk shield, but a 20 foot long gun.

Medanzo is also a master of martial arts. He told Alexander that for ordinary soldiers, it takes a long time to learn to use swords and axes, but after simple training, almost everyone can master the most basic long spear stabbing technique. Moreover, the cost of building other weapons is relatively high, large-scale equipment is extremely expensive, and the wooden spear is relatively the cheapest.

Alexander, on the other hand, took this idea to the extreme and designed a long gun that was more than three people tall. It's very difficult to control such a long gun. If you want to wield it freely in the chaos, unless you are a warrior with amazing strength. But Alexander does not require soldiers to have this ability, but to stab forward in dense formation. The techniques used in combat are relatively simple, and the more important is the strength of overall cooperation. The tight formation can not be disordered when advancing.Medanzo helped Alexander make a long spear, about 20 feet long. The point of the spear pointed to the sky, the butt of the gun was on the ground, and the position in hand was exactly the position that he grasped during the battle. This kind of spear should not be too heavy as far as possible, but it should have good toughness. The butt should also be equipped with weights so that the center of gravity is between the positions held by the hands, so that it is easier to maintain balance when piercing.

When marching, you can lean the spear on your shoulder and point at the sky. When approaching the enemy, the soldiers in the first row will put the spear flat, and the soldiers in the second and third rows will point their spears forward, and the rear lines will keep up with each other. From the front, it looks like a hedgehog with no place to eat. Even a strong warrior in the face of this situation, but also can not play the advantage of personal combat effectiveness.

If we set up an army array in this way, we can solve the three most headache problems at the same time: first, the source of troops. In addition to warriors, strong ordinary people can also be incorporated into the battle line, greatly expanding the scale of the regular Corps. Second, finance, its equipment is not expensive compared with other weapons, can be built in a short period of time. Third, the effective use of the arms, the hitton peninsula is difficult to build into a large-scale chariot soldiers, this battle array makes full use of the advantages of infantry.

Why did madanzo make the barrel so long? It pierced out of front of the soldier just over the length of a chariot.

After Alexander's introduction, Aristotle frowned and asked, "well, you've really solved the biggest problem in the kingdom of Macedonian. But what is the biggest problem in such a battle? "

Alexander replied, "I've had the guards rehearse. With such a long barrel, a tight line, you can't turn around, you can't move forward, and you can't move forward in disorder. This requires key training, and the command and pace must be unified. If the soldiers in front fall down, the soldiers behind must make up immediately. If they violate the orders, they must be severely punished. "

Amun said with a smile: "this is the usual training problem, and the formation is the simplest and most important training for the large army. This kind of formation can only move forward in battle, and it is difficult to turn around, and it is the same when marching. When you are out of combat to March, the commander has to give at least three orders to turn the battle array in one direction. How fast it can be completed depends on your level of practice. "

Alexander nodded, "yes, I've got the guards in a sixteen line array, and it's done very well. But if ordinary soldiers are allowed to form a large-scale battle array, they will have to work hard to train. "

Amun pointed to the sand table and asked, "in the state of contact, the front of this battle array is very strong, but the flanks are very weak. This can not be compensated by training. If the enemy encircles from the flank or the rear, what do you plan to do

Alexander replied, "it is because there are not enough warriors and the number of cavalry is limited that I want to put strong ordinary people into battle. In this way, the liberated warriors can form an auxiliary battle array on the flank and rear, and the two wings can also be protected by cavalry. "

Amun pointed to the sand table again: "there are two fatal weaknesses in such a dense long gun battle. First, if you encounter a volley of archers, you can't even hide; second, if the battle array is staggered, the morale of the other side is very high and the casualties are hard to retreat, so it's impossible to fight in close combat with long guns. What should we do if the sword and shield soldiers are forced to the front of them? "

Alexander showed hesitation and scratched the back of his head and thought: "the range of the bow and arrow is limited. It is a way to use the cavalry on both wings to attack and shield the advance of the battle line. In the future, when the country's national strength is strengthened, these long spearmen can also be equipped with short shields and short swords. "

Amun said with a smile: "because the number of samurai is limited, you can't organize large-scale legions. It's worth popularizing. It may cause a great change in military history. However, I still suggest that the first three rows and the last row of the array still use regular warriors. "

Alexander blinked his eyes and thought for a long time. He was somewhat disappointed and said, "I thought my idea was perfect, but when you ask me, you will find that there are many weaknesses in this battle, which are not as strong as I thought."

"There is no perfect military array in the world. It is a kind of perfection to give full play to the maximum combat effectiveness under the existing conditions," he said. Anyone can follow the same tactics, but in peacetime it depends on training and military discipline, and in wartime it depends on command and logistics. This kind of battle reduces the difference between individual combat effectiveness and solves the most important problem of military resources. It is also a kind of pioneering work.

In the present situation of the kingdom of Macedonia, it is the most appropriate. Didn't Aristotle say that the world we perceive is not perfect, but you should be aware of its shortcomings and know how to avoid it. This is the difference between genius and mediocrity. Child, take this sand table to your father, and tell him what he said just now, and he will know what to do

Aristotle also waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, there is no need for today's class. Take this sand table and the guards to the palace. His majesty will be surprised

When Alexander left, madanzo sighed, "I have to admit that there are talents in the world! It's a pity that the little prince was born with weak blood and could not awaken his original strength. If he wants to live a long and healthy life, he must pay attention to his body carefully. "**(to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start（ qidian.com ）Your support is my biggest motivation to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. )

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