Chapter 298

Amun said thoughtfully: "the formation form of the Legion in Tianshu mainland is likely to change because of this. The battle array used by Alexander today maximizes Macedonian advantages. I'm afraid that future generations will not understand that when the situation changes, if we still stick to the old rules, we will win and lose.

Medanzo, have you moved your mind to accept disciples again? In fact, there is no need to regret that everyone has his own pursuit. Even if he wakes up the original power, there is little hope of becoming a God. Alexander's vow is to be a king. Then go to be a king. You feel sorry for him. Who else in the world is not worthy of sympathy? "

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Amun lived in Macedonian and was not noticeable. Except for a few people who knew his identity, most Macedonians did not even notice his existence. As for medanzo, this handsome and powerful warrior is very eye-catching, but most people do not know his special identity, only know that he is a foreign warrior who helped the mission on the road, and is highly valued by Prince Alexander.

After listening to Alexander's advice, King Philip II inquired in detail about the conversation between his royal highness and Amun and others. Then he called together his ministers to discuss the military reform and formed the first army in this way.

Although Macedonian is the most powerful state in the northern part of the hitton Peninsula, there are only 1800 warriors who awaken the blood force, and there are only more than 1000 standing cavalry. Philip II gave full play to the fighting effectiveness of infantry, and formed the spear battle array, which was later the Macedonian square array which later became a great shock to the mainland. The first head of this regular army corps was his son Alexander.

Alexander became head of the army at the age of 18. This is the test of his Majesty's successor. Another more important reason is that Alexander created the new infantry battle array. The regiment was formally organized into 4096 long spearmen, each of which consisted of a thousand infantry troops led by a general.

Each team has four phalanxes, each consisting of 256 soldiers. One hundred and twenty-eight of them form a combat unit, which can be used alternately in combat. The most basic combat unit is divided into two teams, each of which has 64 members and is under the command of a captain.

Philip II sent the most experienced generals in the kingdom to assist Alexander in his military exercises, and mendanzo often gave advice and advice to Alexander.

These more than 4000 long spearmen are the core of the regiment's operations. Amun has pointed out the fatal defects of this kind of battle array. Therefore, he has to train all kinds of arms to cooperate with each other and protect the flanks. Cavalry and auxiliary infantry are also important combat forces of the army. Most of them are composed of regular warriors.

Philip II had the ambition of unifying the hitton peninsula. If he wanted to achieve it, he started by building this army, and let Alexander establish authority in the process of forming the army. Alexander, the 18-year-old commander of the army, is the future successor of the kingdom of Macedonian. Philip II also hopes that he can gradually control the military from now on.

Since the return of the mission led by Aristotle, the shameful act of treachery of the yalens has been made public, and everyone is waiting for Philip II to send troops against him. However, after the formation of the new legion, Philip II's first target of conquest was Delphi in the middle of the hitton peninsula.

Alexander's first army was called the Delphi army. When Philip II decided to drive his own expedition, he decided to keep Alexander in the Macedonian prison, and his majesty personally acted as the head of the army. The regiment has one chief and two deputy chief magistrates. Merlin, once the high priest of yalen, is one of the deputy chief magistrates. The great warrior imole, who surrendered with Merlin, is also one of the four generals commanding the thousand men team.

It took a year to form and train the army, but when it was time to go out to war, he was left behind. But Philip II said to him, "don't worry, my son. Everything in Macedonian will be yours in the future. Delphi is a special place for all the hittons, and there are things that are not suitable for you to do

How special is Delphi? It is the "holy land" of the Olympus Gods on the hitton peninsula. Delphi is only a small city-state in terms of scale. It has no walls. It is built on the middle of a mountain. Its main buildings are various temples. The main residents are the priests in each temple, and the slaves of the city states dedicated to these priests.

As we all know, there are 12 main gods in the Olympus God system. The main gods believed by different city states are different. They have their own ways in the world. However, the existence of the concept of "hitton United Kingdom" is not only due to geographical reasons. Although the states act in their own ways, there has always been a "pan hitton alliance". The core of maintaining this alliance is the Delphi oracle.

When the states of hitton want to take joint action, they will send representatives to Delphi to ask for instructions from the gods. The Oracle here is called Delphi Oracle, which has the highest authority beyond the oracle of the city states. The annual sacrificial ceremony, attended by representatives of all States, is the most important ceremony of worship in the United Kingdom of hitton.

Therefore, Delphi's status, nominally independent of the States, was not involved in the civil war between the city states. However, Delphi's seemingly detached position is bound to be affected by the complicated political and military influence of the world. When the Yalun alliance dominated, the power of promulgating Delphi's oracle was controlled by the yalens, and it was the yaluns who led the city states to sacrifice to the gods in Delphi.Today, the Yalun alliance is in a difficult situation. The kibata alliance has the absolute upper hand in the struggle for hegemony, and the power to promulgate the Delphi Oracle is controlled by the kibadans. This has been common in the history of the hitton Peninsula, and it is often the most powerful state that, by virtue of its strength, controls the power of promulgation of the Delphic oracle and becomes, in fact, the leader of the United Kingdom of hitton.

But what Philip II wanted to do was different from his predecessors in history. According to the original tradition, he had to make the city states submit, establish the strongest Macedonian alliance, and then try to control the Delphic oracle. However, he simply sent troops and decided to occupy Delphi directly, which would inevitably lead to the fear and opposition of other city states.

But he would have been a potential enemy of Philip. This may be related to the oracle of Zeus, but the more important reason is that Philip II did not just want to be the overlord of the hitton Peninsula, nor to establish a strong Macedonian alliance, but to unify the hitton Peninsula and become a complete country.

If you succeed in occupying Delphi, it will lay the foundation for the kingdom of Macedonia to completely unify the hitton Peninsula in the future; if it fails unfortunately, it will be an act of making enemies, which may even offend the gods and expose all potential enemies. So this time Philip II decided to go on his own expedition and not to let his successor Alexander participate.

At Alexander's age, it was a time when he was fond of adventure and impulse. In such an important matter, the army he had set up was still his own, but he could not take part in it. Naturally, he was depressed and could not interest himself in doing anything. At this time, he thought of Aristotle, the old scholar who always taught him earnestly, so he went to the teacher to complain.

Aristotle said with a smile: "it's the most normal way for the king to fight personally and keep the heir to the throne in charge of the country. This is also your responsibility. Why do you sigh when you shoulder your responsibility? "

Alexander said with some frustration: "I understand this truth, otherwise I will not stay in Macedonian obediently. But it was a battle line I had created and trained by myself. To carry out such a major task, I did not have the opportunity to participate in it. I could not personally verify its combat effectiveness and enjoy the glory and achievement. "

Aristotle also advised: "war means not only glory and achievement, but also the future of the hitton Peninsula and even the status of the gods. No one will let a general who is only 19 years old and has never been on the battlefield to command. It is irresponsible for the fate of the whole kingdom.

If your father is successful, the glory and achievement still belong to you, because that is the army you have organized and trained, but the commander on the battlefield should be in the charge of more experienced people. Summing up the gains and losses of this new tactics in actual combat can help you to better practice and train the army in the future.

It is not your fault if this expedition unfortunately fails or even offends the gods. The kingdom of Macedonian is still here, and you will inherit it and all the experiences and lessons. Your father's practice, in fact, carries the possible charges, and removes as many obstacles as possible for you. You should not sigh, but be grateful. "

Aristotle clearly told Alexander that Philip II would do all the dirty and hard work, and that he would bear the consequences of offending the gods and the names he might incur. However, he cleared the way and left the glory and achievement to his successor in the future. Philip II may not have been a benevolent and wise monarch, but from his father's point of view, what he did for Alexander was close to perfection.

Alexander was a little calm. Of course, he could understand these reasons, but he was somewhat unwilling to ask: "I heard that Mr. Amun was only 19 years old when he was the head of the Legion of ejuin La, which was also the army he formed and trained together with Mr. medanzo. What would Mr. Amun think if he was left on the March? "

Aristotle smile: "you can ask Amun."

Amun happened to come in and calmly replied, "Your Highness, my situation is different from yours. I don't have the responsibility to supervise the country, and I went to the battlefield to save my people. At that time, the Anla army was just a partial division, purely to attract the enemy's attention, and no one expected me to win.

The real main force of that expedition was Horus and Isis led by the Pharaoh. It was because the main force was defeated that I got my credit. And the Delphi army you formed today is the main force of the Macedonian army, led by your father himself. If you take me for example, do you want your father to fail and wait for his success

Alexander got up quickly and explained, "I don't think that way!"

Amun nodded his head and said, "since there is no such idea, don't have such a sigh. When we sigh, we must know what we are sighing about

Alexander could not help but behave himself in front of the God. He bowed down and said, "I see. Thank you for your explanation."

Aristotle added: "you are not only a commander in chief, but also interested in military affairs. You will inherit this kingdom in the future. Now you can learn from ministers how to deal with all kinds of government affairs and solve all aspects of governing a country. Now that you understand, go back to the palace. "Alexander left, and madanzo went into the room, frowned and said, "Philip II took Delphi first. This is an act of making enemies. It will offend the gods. Whether we win or lose, we will poke a hornet's nest."

Amun said with a smile: "I'm afraid that is the intention of a certain God. To unify the hitton peninsula is to unify the Olympus God domain. The kingdom of Macedonian who completed this task must first control the holy land of the Olympus Gods."

Medanzo added: "the Delphic oracle today was issued by Apollo, while the Delphi Oracle long ago was issued by the temple of Themis. This goddess of Themis is not Artemis as you know, nor one of the twelve main gods of Olympus. Have you ever heard of her? "

Amun shook his head and said, "I don't quite understand that this situation may be caused by the battle of the gods, because Zeus replaced the original creator God."

"But why was the Delphic oracle issued by Apollo?" he asked

Aristotle explained, "I don't want to interrupt about the gods, but I know more about the history of Heaton. According to the ancient legend, in the battle of the gods you mentioned, Zeus won, and Apollo probably did the most. This is his victory. On the other hand, it may be that he has received the most contributions in the world, which is the result of historical inheritance. As for the goddess Themis, the God of justice and justice in the hitton myth, the Delphic oracle was issued by her temple a long time ago

Medanzo laughed: "if Philip II occupied Delphi and the kingdom of Macedonian controlled the promulgation power of Delphi's Oracle, the Delphi Oracle would be released from Zeus Temple instead, and Apollo might not want to."

Amun also laughed: "Zeus is willing to see."

Aristotle said with a wry smile, "do you remember the plays you saw in the city of yalen? Apollo temple holds Delphic oracle, so this God receives the most ridicule in the world. In the play of Oedipus king, there is an inscription on the wall of Apollo Temple: "know yourself", which means Apollo temple in Delphi

Amun sighed: "in fact, it is also written to the gods. The gods should know what kind of gods they are."

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