Chapter Forty-Nine: The Daughter of the Ren Family Grows Up
The day of the expedition is getting closer and closer, and the Macedonian royal palace is full of tension and excitement, good men are determined in all directions, and young generals are looking forward to showing their heroism and making achievements on the battlefield; In order to ensure that the expedition was foolproof, the important ministers made all kinds of preparations.
Mo Jiu wandered around all day long, the generals were busy discussing military affairs, and the generals who were usually good with Jiu'er didn't have time to accompany her, so go to the main hall to watch the excitement, because they had already known the results, and they felt funny watching their deliberation and discussion a little bit.
At this time, the only people who have time to take care of Mo Jiu are Cassander and the national worship lord Arestander, who peep at Jiu'er all day long, an old man and a hairy boy who has not dried up.
Looking at the old and young who kept appearing around him, Mo Jiu speculated in his heart: These two "masters" won't also provoke themselves because they are idle and bored, right?
"Fei'er, Ling'er, lead me a horse, let's go hunting in the hunting grounds." Go to the hunting grounds, see if those two are still following? A playful smile appeared on Jiu'er's face.
Holding a ceramic beer bottle with a straw in his hand, Mo Jiu has liked this thing since he came to Macedonia, riding on horseback, wearing a purple Clamis cloak, carrying a quiver at his waist, holding a bow in his left hand, drinking a small beer, singing Greek hymns, feeling like a wandering woman.
In the hunting ground, the laughter of the three girls like copper bells resounded in the blue sky, the horses galloped, the clothes were flying, and the nine children of this life were ---- chic!
In the depths of the woods, an old man stared at the plain-robed girl on the black horse with embarrassed eyes, sword eyebrows and phoenix eyes, although the girlish temperament showed her face, but the slight movement of the sword eyebrows revealed the face of Luoshen, and her heroic spirit was refreshing and smart.
The corner of the plain-robed girl's mouth was faintly uninhibited, and she glanced at the depths of the woods, and then whipped the horse, and the waterfall flew up.
The old man's hands trembled slightly, and he muttered endlessly: The daughter of the Ren family has just grown up, Kunlun Divine Domain is really in love, everything returns, no matter when and where, you can get close to each other with a breath, this is the eternal love, I was even moved by the old decay, but it's a pity, I want to trap you in this vast world, and see what you can do to return to the nine heavens......
The old man clenched his fists tightly, the muscles at his wrists bulged, and he turned around and walked towards the palace.
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In the spring of 334 B.C., the mountains were full of flowers, the water was murmuring, and the day of the expedition had finally arrived.
Outside the east gate of the tall Mites Palace in Macedonia, Alexander wears a purple leather cuirass with gold shin guards on his legs, a purple leather helmet with gold trim on the sides of his cheeks.
Wang was in good spirits today, his eyes were blazing, his skin was shiny, and he was wearing the green rainbow sword that was as sharp as clay.
Beneath him was his twelve-year-old tame Horse Pusefras, with a white markings on his forehead, brown and yellow, running at a very fast pace, and young Alexander stood majestically in front of the heavily equipped army, with the glazed palace behind him, like the god of war, and behind him were the best soldiers.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of the palace, all dressed in ancient Greek robes, and thousands of pairs of eyes staring directly at the twenty-two-year-old fabulous and legendary King with countless halos.
Alexander's smile was like sunshine, conveying warmth to every subject present.
Alexander was followed by the deputy commander of the army, Parmanuel, an old general who was a general in the army when the old king Philip II, and he was the second person in the army after Alexander, with three locks of gray hair, a strong physique, and a fierce gaze, a calm and majestic old general.
The old and young Philotas, who was always a pole-lifter, was the son of Parmanuel, and he was following his father, and he was much more at this point.
To the right of Alexander was the one-eyed general Antigonus, a veteran of the army, followed by Seleucus, the general of the guard, Neakas, the chief of the old guard, the white-haired cleitus, Perdiccas, Cosimachus, Ptolemy, Amyntas, and the super-beautiful man Hephaestion, and the state priest Arestander...... In short, there are a lot of ones to follow.
In this crusade, the Greek coalition army in Macedonia was lightly armed, with more than 30,000 archers and 5,000 cavalry. The cavalry unit is a sharp sword of the Macedonian combat troops, serving as a surprise mission during the battle, Ptolemy, Seleucus, Amyntas, Clitus, Cosimachus, Perdiccas are all important generals of Alexander's royal cavalry, and they follow the king in battle, assisting His Majesty in the charge.
In addition, the expedition was accompanied by philosophers, geographers, biologists, architects, soothsayers, prophets, military think tanks, recorders, doctors, cooks, grooms...
It's not just an army, it's a walking country to be exact. Perhaps Alexander expected that this expedition would take more than ten years, so he included all the talents in the army.
The faint fragrance of spring flowers floated in the air, and the warm sunlight shone on the armor of the soldiers, reflecting the golden color of the capital of Pera, just like the scene of the gods of the mythical world going on an expedition, and everyone cheered and jumped.
Alexander sat on a tall horse, and made a wonderful parting speech to the onlookers and the soldiers who went out, just like the orators from all over Greece at the Olympic Games, his speech was praised from the bottom of the heart, under his speech, the expedition became the most glorious thing for the soldiers, and the subjects who guarded the homeland became the most trustworthy people in the country, and had to admire his oratory ability, saying that Mo Jiu wanted to take up arms and expedition to Persia, and his ability to fool was level ten.
Alexander turned his horse's head and waved to the Queen Mother Olympias behind him, the fierce mother always maintained an elegant smile, she was Alexander's spiritual support, and the great mother left her son with smiling encouragement at the last moment of farewell, regrettably, she did not know that this farewell was a farewell.
"The Nine Maidens of Moore, why are you crying, this king went to Persia to wash away the shame of my Greece for a hundred years, this should be a happy thing."
"Our female shrine is still a woman after all, is she reluctant to leave the imperial city?" Hephaestion smiled warmly at Jiu'er, and he always spoke to Jiu'er in the most cordial tone.
Mo Jiu even wanted to call him Brother Hephaestion.
Jiu'er nodded to Hephaestion, even if he was right, who would know why she was crying.
His Majesty turned around and waved his hand to Antipater in the distance, "General Antipater, Macedonia is entrusted to you!" ”
Antipater waved his hand vigorously at Alexander, "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as the old man is here, Macedonia won't even want to fly a mosquito." ”
Jiu'er sneered, this old man Antipater is really domineering and cute, and glanced at Cassander, next to Antipat, his words, Mo Jiuxin.
Facing the warm morning sun in late winter and early spring, stepping on the colorful spring flowers all over the mountains, the air is soaked in the fragrance of flowers, and the chirping of birds in the forest is crisp and pleasant, and there is a feeling of traveling far away.
"The Nine Daughters of Mel, do you predict for this king, where will our first battle with Persia be? How's the battle going? ”
"On the Granicas River, we have won a great victory, capturing two thousand enemy troops." After speaking, Jiu'er smiled, what kind of foreknowledge is this, it's just memorizing history books.
"So detailed?" Philotas finally couldn't help but speak, and General Parmanuel glared at his son, after all, he was a respected old general, and his family education was still very strict.
Jiu'er grimaced at Philotas, and the old father didn't dare to raise the bar with him.
Sure enough, today's Philotas is very "cowardly".
Alexander Lang Lang smiled, "Okay, let's go together to witness the prophecy of the imperial maid." If you really say it, this king will definitely reward you. Still that standard warm smile, Jiu'er replied with a gentle and slightly shy smile, sometimes she really admired herself, no one has the strength of this nymphomaniac.
"What if the prophecy of the Imperial Maiden is wrong? Your Majesty wants to ......?"
"General Cosimarcos? Can you say something like that? Jiu'er looked at Cosimachos in amazement, this incomprehensible king's guard, could say such emotional words, and Jiu'er looked at him and smiled evilly.
"It's a joke with everyone. It was windy on the road, and Ling'er put the cloak on your young lady. "It's Seleucus, if it weren't for his young and handsome face, sometimes Jiu'er even felt as if he was his own father, always restraining her.
Mo Jiu glared at him, Ling'er put the cloak on Jiu'er's head, and when Ling'er finished putting the cloak on, Mo Jiu deliberately glanced at Seleucus, and a hint of an elusive smile drifted faintly at the corner of his mouth.
However, this action made the annoying Philotas see it, and coughed twice: "Look at you two, you always have eyebrows, I said General Seleucus, you can take our imperial maid into the palace." Your Majesty, give marriage. ”
"Okay, I have long intended to marry the two of you, Seleucus, do you want this king to marry?" Alexander patted his horse on the back and moved closer to Seleucus' side, looking into Seleucus' eyes, waiting for an answer.
"Wait until the Persians are defeated." Seleucid spoke in a reluctant tone.
Mo Jiu rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty, I don't want to get married, even if Persia is defeated, I won't get married." ”
"How can a woman not marry? The Seleucid general is invincible and handsome, and it is your blessing to marry her, and when this king defeats Persia, I will hold a wedding for the two of you. The king will also grant the Seleucid general a fief so that you may enjoy the freedom of the Greek city-states. Alexander swore solemnly.
Mo Jiu looked at Alexander helplessly, there was no need to argue with him, and when he defeated Persia, he had countless reasons not to marry.
Although it was very hard to march all the way, but with so many handsome guys by his side, the hard work had already left Mo Jiu behind.
After more than 20 days of marching, I have to admire Hephaestion's reserve ability, every day there are different ingredients to match, not only are the people handsome, but the logistics work is also very good.
With two days to go before the Granicas, the first encounter between Macedonia and Persia was about to begin, and the Persian army was already waiting on the other side of the Granicas, where the sons of Darius III had arrived.
I don't know if Xuan Ye is among them, Jiu'er's face is pale, and he has no eyes for the sword, and that kid Xuan Ye is not in any danger.