Chapter 50: The Granikas River Confrontation
Alexander gathered 160 warships and temporarily recruited merchant ships to escort 30,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry across the strait to land in Asia Minor, the western border of Persia, and the Persian army with 400 warships missed the opportunity to blockade the Greek coalition at the Hellespont.
"Your Majesty, I have ascertained that the Persian army is massed along the line of the Granicas," Amintas reported as soon as Alexander's army reached the shores of the Hellespont, "the Persian army has 20,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry, and several thousand Greek mercenaries, the mercenary army of Memnon. Amintas reported to Alexander on horseback that as the general of the reconnaissance force, Amyntas was a small-eyed general who was very alert.
"Okay, is the king of Persia in the barracks?"
"No, there are only a few princes and horses to supervise the war, and it seems that Darius III did not take us seriously."
"Okay, this king will show the king of Persia the strength of my Greek alliance. Amintas continued to probe the enemy. General Small-Eyed bowed to His Majesty Alexander, and led a column of scouts to urge his horse away.
"Old General Parmanuelle, you lead the main force of the army and immediately feel that the Granica River is ready to meet you, and this king will first go to the city of Troy to worship his ancestors, and then join you at the Granica River."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, that, I also went to the Granicas River with General Parmanuelle to meet him." Jiu'er didn't want to go to any Troy City, this legendary Troy City had basically become a ruin at this time, His Majesty Alexander went to worship his ancestor Achilles, nothing more than to tell the generals that the Persian expedition at this time was famous, and by the way, he brought a few weapons from the Athena Temple in the city and put them in the army to boost morale, a ruined city, Mo Jiu was not interested in visiting.
Follow General Parmanuel all the way east, full of date palms and fig trees, and the beautiful scenery even makes Jiu'er forget the fierce battle that is about to take place.
"Old general, do you say Your Majesty is too childish? They are already great enemies, and they still go to Troy to worship some ancestors. Mo Jiu complained to General Parmanuel beside him.
Ptolemy, Hephaestion, Seleucus, and even that pesky old and young man all went up with His Majesty to worship their ancestors, and this old man was the only one who could talk to Jiu'er.
The old general glanced at Mo Jiu and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is not just going to worship your ancestors, he is actually covering the large army to reach the Granicas River smoothly. ”
Seeing that Mo Jiu didn't understand, Antigonus on the side explained, "If you don't have the cavalry that Your Majesty took away as a cover, in case the Persian army discovers the movement of the main force of our army and acts in advance, our army will be passive, don't you see that Your Majesty is bringing the elite of the army, and when the main force of our army reaches the Granicas River, Your Majesty will join the main force as quickly as possible." ”
Jiu'er finally understood that this Alexander was really good at design.
The two old generals are also powerful, and the coach's mind can be understood without being clear.
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The Granicas River, although not very long, has a strong current and steep banks, and it is really difficult to climb the riverbank.
Alexander and his generals had returned to the army, standing on the other side of the Granikas River, facing the Polish army on the opposite side.
On the other side of the Granicas River, there were more than 40,000 waves of troops, led by two Persian princes and governors along the way, and a Greek mercenary with super combat ability, that is, the army of Barcin's husband Memnon, Jiu'er saw that familiar figure in the military formation, veiled with a faint cold, as a Greek she stood on the side of the Persian army, as a wife, she stood on her husband's side, no one was wrong, the fault was politics, Jiu'er suddenly remembered this sentence.
Sister, may you be well, Mo Jiuxin said.
Jiu'er fell his eyes on the two Persian princes, and the two Persian princes were dressed very dazzlingly, so that the Greek coalition forces here could see the position of the commander on the opposite side at a glance. Like King Alexander, at this time he wore a helmet made of gold, shining brightly, lest the enemy would not be able to see the king's position.
Next to the Persian prince, Mo Jiu saw the person he didn't want to see at this time - Xuan Ye, although he was wearing the armor of an ordinary soldier, he still made Mo Jiu recognize him at a glance, what was he doing here? According to historical records, all the Persian princes who participated in this battle were killed, could it be that he died here like this, Mary told Mo Jiu that if a mortal died in the past, he would not be able to return to his own era, and Xuan Ye must not die here.
Just thinking about how to take action in case Xuan Ye is in danger, his right hand suddenly burned like a heartburn, and the twenty-eight constellations appeared again, after a chaotic arrangement, the four stars returned to their original positions, but the first Nakshatras located in the Western White Tiger flickered and flickered, this is the life star of the Kui Wood Wolf, it seems that Mo Jiu has something to do, but he is just rushing to this link, doesn't this make Jiu'er scramble.
Jiu'er turned back to Ling'er, Fei'er made a look, then turned the horse's head and galloped towards the flank of the army, "Fei'er, quickly bring me the bronze mirror?" Mo Jiu commanded on the horse.
"Miss, you don't want to dress up at this time, do you?" Fei'er took out the bronze mirror from a burden on horseback, don't look at Fei'er's usual babbling, she is still very careful in doing things, when she set off from Pella, Jiu'er told the two girls to take the bronze mirror with her.
At the moment, he could only greet Mary on horseback, and if he ran farther away, Seleucus would definitely follow, Jiu'er already felt his hot eyes staring at him behind him.
"Fei'er, you put the bronze mirror flat." Coming from Egypt, Mo Jiu has always carried the bronze mirror in the pyramid with him, and at this time, he can't summon Mary with the usual procedure, he can only try his luck, "BloodyMary, BloodyMary, BloodyMary." ”
Jiu'er called three times in a row, and a white light gradually appeared in the mirror, and a slight figure flashed, one covered with a red veil, not a red veil, but a veil stained red with blood, "Mary!" ”
At the same time that Mary appeared, Mo Jiu couldn't help but exclaim, "You...... How did you? "If it weren't for the daylight, if it weren't for the fact that there were so many people around, Mo Jiu would have to faint.
"Master, don't be afraid, I'm like this. Is there something strange about you calling me to the stars? ”
Jiu'er calmed down for a moment, looked up and said to Mary, "The first night of the West Kui Timber Wolf flickered, it should be about to appear, I want to ask how to find it?" Mary looked at the horror more and more, could it be that something had happened, Mo Jiu still couldn't help his frightened thoughts.
"Master, I have calculated for you that the Kui Timber Wolf will appear next to a person with a double axe mark, and when the life of this person with the double axe mark is in danger, the Kui Wood Wolf will definitely appear, and you can only subdue it with the Spirit Binding Charm."
"Where can I find this man with the double axe mark?" Mo Jiu asked urgently, the war between the two armies is imminent, and we have to hurry up, and the melee will start in a while, and Jiu'er will have to find someone with a double axe mark, and I have to take care of the stumbling block Shi Xuanye, I am afraid that I will not be able to be busy at that time.
"Follow Alexander, as long as the time comes, the white tiger will have a sense, and when he has a sense, I will send you into the empty door."
"What, empty door? Could it be that the Kui Timber Wolf is not in this life? I'm going to find him in another life, so can I come back? Mo Jiu asked anxiously.
"Be sure to let Fei'er and Ling'er take care of the bronze mirror, as long as the bronze mirror is there, you can come back, just call my name three times when you complete the task, and I will pick you up." Mary said humbly.
"Okay, I see." In that case, Mo Jiu won't say much and meet the challenge.
"Miss, what did you say inexplicably in the mirror alone?" Fei'er stared at Jiu'er with wide eyes, she definitely didn't see Mary, only those who opened their eyes could easily see things from another world, Jiu'er smiled bitterly and didn't explain.
"Fei'er, Ling'er, if I leave for a few days, you must protect this bronze mirror, without this bronze mirror, I can't come back to your young lady." Jiu'er said to the two girls seriously.
"Miss, what do you say? Can a bronze mirror be so important? You're not fooling us again, are you? Ling'er looked at Mo Jiu with a smile, after such a long time, she finally learned a dialect "flicker" with Jiu'er.
However, Mo Jiu really couldn't explain how important this bronze mirror was, "Fei'er, Ling'er, how does Miss treat you?" ”
"Yes, Miss is like a sister to us."
"Then you must remember what I said today, you must protect the bronze mirror, protect the bronze mirror like a young lady, do you understand? From now on, take the bronze mirror and don't leave me. ”
The two girls, although they didn't know why they wanted to protect the bronze mirror, still nodded vigorously, and Mo Jiu drove their horses to the front of the team with confidence.
Seleucus kept staring at Mo Jiu, "Mo Jiu, war is about to start, don't run around." After a while, the two armies will fight each other, follow me, and you will protect your master. He said to the two girls and the two guards who had been newly assigned to Jiu'er.
Hephaestion also came to his side and instructed, "I heard that General Seleucid has used half a year and ten years to build our Imperial Female Shrine into a female general with high martial arts, but the battlefield is unpredictable, and the Female Shrine should be careful." ”
Jiu'er winked at Hephaestion, signaling him to rest assured that he would be fine.
The Persian army had been divided into two columns on the opposite bank, with 20,000 Persian cavalry near the riverbank, and infantry and Greek mercenaries behind the cavalry.
Originally, the Persian army had an absolute advantage in this battle, and if you think about it with your toes, you know that the Greek coalition army forcibly crossed the river, and the opposite bank was a steep riverbank, as long as the Persian army intercepted Alexander's army on the opposite bank, and landed one by one, Alexander's army would be difficult to land, but the Polish army made a big mistake in the formation, and put the clumsy cavalry in a horizontal line and put it in the front, which greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Polish army.
Jiu'er clenched the bronze mirror in his hand, he didn't know when the white tiger would react, if he had to leave before the battle epidemic in Granikas, he must not leave Xuanye here, he must arrange this coward first.
Thinking of this, Mo Jiu urged the war horse and ran towards Alexander, I don't know what kind of reaction the white tiger will have, if it can appear, it will be much easier, and it is possible to take it directly.