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Chapter 169 Macedonia, Alexander
It is hard to imagine that Macedonia, which does not look very big on the map today, was once a transcontinental power.

A hundred years ago, it was still the period of King Huiwen, right?
It was at that time that the Qin Dynasty gradually stood out from the seven kingdoms under the governance of Shang Yang, and gradually accumulated the strength to unify the world.

Seeing that the ministers were interested in Zhuzhou (Europe), Li Nian also started to talk about it: "Alexander was the monarch of Macedonia a hundred years ago. He was also called 'Alexander the Great'. His father was Philip II, the King of Macedonia. When he was sixteen years old, he took over the rule of Macedonia on behalf of his father. After his father was assassinated, he 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 was in the hands of Lu Buwei and his mother at that time. He did not rule the country at all. It was not until he had the coming-of-age ceremony and reached adulthood that he gradually took charge of the country.

In this respect, he seems to be inferior to Alexander, who indeed took power at the age of sixteen, but he was still accumulating strength at that time.

"After Alexander ascended the throne, he quickly put down the civil strife and unified all of Greece, and then began to lead his army to conquer other lands."

"There used to be a country called the Persian Empire here. It was defeated repeatedly in the wars with Alexander and was destroyed. The territory of Persia was probably in this area."

Li Nian used a wooden stick to circle an area on the map. After everyone saw it, they realized that this country was even bigger than the Qin Dynasty. There might be two Qin Dynasties.

Such a big country was destroyed by Alexander?

Even though Persia was not very powerful, it eventually destroyed such a huge country.

Even Wang Jian became serious, with a gleam in his eyes. He chose to continue staying in the Qin court. It turned out that he made the right choice. There were indeed people who were good at fighting in foreign countries.

Unfortunately, Alexander has long passed away and cannot compete with him on the battlefield. Now he is too old to go to the battlefield again and can no longer compete with foreign generals in person.

However, even if he can't do it, 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 is unique in his life. He was born to lead an army on the battlefield. As long as he does not give up, he will definitely become the best commander in the world!
Even if Wu An Jun were to be resurrected, he might not be able to defeat the grown-up child. It was that child who 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 Wang Jian's disciple and will be invincible!
Li Nian didn't know what Wang Jian was thinking, and continued, "Alexander fought for thirteen years and conquered the territory from here to here."

Although they had seen it once, everyone still felt a sense of awe when they saw Li Nian draw the territory of Macedonia on the map again.

"Alexander once reached Yangzhou and occupied the area northwest of Yangzhou. If he went further east, he would pass through the Western Regions and reach Daqin."

At this point, Li Nian looked at Meng Tian. In a cartoon that no one knew when it would be updated, this guy had fought against soldiers from either Rome or Macedonia.

A young man asked curiously: "If that's the case, why didn't Alexander go east to our Great Qin?"

Wei Liao glanced at the map and answered, "The battle line is too long. Even if they can fight to support themselves and have enough food and grass, they are still too far away from their homeland. And if the battle lasts too long, the soldiers will definitely miss their families back home. If it weren't for Alexander's victory, these soldiers would have rebelled long ago!"

The ministers nodded. Yes, the battle line was too long. Everyone would miss their hometown after fighting for years. It was also fortunate that Alexander was able to win all the way, so that they had no shortage of food, fodder, women, etc. Otherwise, they would have mutinied long ago.

This situation can only be maintained by continuous victory, but if it encounters a problem that cannot be solved, it will be rapidly magnified. Alexander probably did not go back willingly, but was forced. Li Nian said: "As Wei Shilang said, although Alexander was willing to continue the eastward expedition, his soldiers could no longer bear it. The main climate of Yangzhou is different from where they came from. It is hot all year round, with obvious dry and rainy seasons. In the rainy season, the precipitation is large and it is relatively humid."

"In this environment, diseases are most likely to occur. Plague is rife in Alexander's army. In addition, they are homesick after being away for many years. Alexander can only lead his army on the journey home."

The young man asked curiously: "If there were no such problems, what would happen if Alexander came to the east to fight?"

Although it is just a hypothesis, it has caused everyone to think: what would happen if Alexander really attacked?

What kind of impact would it have on the Qin Dynasty and other countries at that time?
Can it conquer the Chinese countries just like it conquered Persia?
Unexpectedly, in this era, some people asked the same question as those on the Internet in later generations, but the answer is obvious: Alexander could not have defeated the Chinese countries in the Warring States Period.

Wang Jian pointed out: "It is impossible for Alexander to defeat the other states. Even if he can temporarily gain an advantage by taking them by surprise, he will soon be discovered and then be destroyed in battle."

"First, they are not of our race. They look different from us. We can tell at a glance that they are foreigners. Their strategy of fighting to support the enemy will not work. Second, how many troops can Alexander lead? It is impossible to have too many troops. His core elite troops must be only tens of thousands."

With such a small number of people, they wanted to conquer the Chinese countries that had been fighting for hundreds of years. Even if Alexander was a strong man sent from heaven with great ability to lead troops, it would be impossible.

Wang Jian concluded: "If he comes, it will just be a replay of what happened to Fu Hao in the past!"

All the ministers nodded in agreement. Although Alexander was very powerful, it was impossible for him to defeat the Qin Dynasty and other countries on such a long front.

Wang Jian's words also reminded everyone of one thing: Alexander led an army, broke through the entire Jizhou, and reached Yangzhou.

With such a small army, even if they defeat the people in these places, it cannot be called conquest and unification, and they cannot achieve true rule, right?
At most, when Alexander defeats them, the locals will submit to them, but after Alexander withdraws, they will have to do what they have to do, right?

Is this what you call conquest or occupation?
According to this calculation, if General Wang Jian had a Qin army of the same size, it would probably be able to achieve results no less than that of Alexander.

If we think in this way, although Alexander's territory is vast, there are not many places he can truly govern, and all the places are intimidated by Alexander's power and might, and once he dies, they will surely become disloyal.

When the emperor died, all the regions rebelled!

Looking at the map again, the ministers understood that the territory of Macedonia, which was not very large at present, was probably what they thought. What Minister Li said before, that Ptolemy in Egypt was built by the people of Zhuzhou, was evidence of this.

Ying Zheng also thought of this and felt much better. Alexander's great achievements also made him feel pressured. He was younger than him and in power, and he was more capable of fighting than him. This made him feel that at the same age, he could not compare to Alexander.

But now that we have concluded that Alexander's achievements were actually quite exaggerated, we feel much more comfortable. Besides, Alexander is dead, but he is still alive. He will far surpass Alexander in his achievements!
Another goal was set in Ying Zheng's mind: to surpass Alexander!
This is also the main reason why Li Nian talked about Alexander the Great, to set more goals for the First Emperor and prevent him from becoming a "boring" person again.

(End of this chapter)