The battle of Gaza showed the world the power of the Nile cavalry, the native cavalry of Egypt, and although Ptolemy was eventually defeated, Eumenes' army was unable to destroy Ptolemy, nor did it want to lose both, so he submitted a proposal to Ptolemy, which was neither a letter of surrender nor a request for peace, but in fact a truce, because Eumenes did not want to put himself in a passive position, and he demanded in the name of the king that Ptolemy abide by his duty and stop coveting artifacts and vain attempts to expand his territory at will. The Cabinet www.biquge.info agreement states that the territory south of Gaza will be the Governorate of Ptolemy, and that all north of Gaza will be under the direct domain of the King. This effectively deprived Ptolemy of dominion over Judah, south of Tyre, including Jerusalem. Ptolemy knew what Eumenes was thinking, and at the same time he was anxious to divert the trouble to the north so that Antigonus could consume Eumenes' strength, so he agreed to the other party's request after weighing the pros and cons. For Ptolemy, although the army losses were not serious, Euphelas of Cyrenaica declared independence soon after, which was a great blow to Ptolemy's prestige, and he had to reorganize his internal affairs and then send troops to suppress the rebellious Ophoras.

After the agreement was signed, Eumenes led his army north to Jerusalem, where he proclaimed the freedom of the people of Jerusalem, the right of citizens to elect their own governors, and applauded the refusal of the people of Jerusalem to join the Ptolemaic rebels. This series of initiatives was well received by the broad masses of Jerusalem, whether Jews, Persians, or Canaanites, who welcomed the arrival of Eumenes' army with great friendliness. This friendship was not without reason, and it was a disgrace to the Jews that five years earlier, in 320 B.C.E., PTOLEMY HAD SHAMELESSLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE Jews' adherence to their teachings on Yom Kippur to occupy Jerusalem without bloodshed. Thus, when Eumenes' army marched south, the Jews refused Ptolemy's call. Now that Eumenes had defeated Ptolemy, it was a bad breath for the Jews, so Eumenes came to Jerusalem very smoothly. Of course, although the Jews were given free administrative powers, the cities had to pay taxes to the empire, and the military and political affairs had to be in their own hands, as in the time of Alexander the Great, when every city or kingdom conquered, the military command was necessarily in the hands of the Macedonians themselves. Now the same is true, Eumenes appointed eumenus as supreme military commander in Jerusalem and throughout Judah, who could move and command any military force in the region at will, and assigned him a militia of up to 5,000 men with 1,000 men of his companion infantry and middle and lower rank officers of all arms, and trained them regularly. The group, consisting mainly of Jews and some Samaritans, used more outdated equipment: Phrygian helmets, spears, javelins, and plain skinned round shields, most of which were self-broiled, but they proved their loyalty and reliability in later battles. Their loyalty and courage make them a fairly reliable medium infantry against heavier enemies, excelling against raiding desert nomads, and holding off invaders in the face of a stronger enemy invasion to wait for reinforcements from more professional troops. As a multi-purpose force, they far exceeded Alexander's expectations, as they were often able to outmaneuver their counterparts in skirmishes and hand-to-hand combat, and many of them were rewarded with their share of land. Of course, that's for later. In the end, Eumenes gave Eumenus 400 tarrants of silver, part of which was used for military expenses and part for the construction of the city.

The ultimate goal of these efforts was to defend against the possible war of Ptolemy and to build the whole of Judea, with Jerusalem as the center, to serve the Macedonian royal family and serve as a reliable barrier to southern Alexandria. As Eumenes dealt with Antigonus, the southern frontier was to be kept as stable as possible and to be effectively organized to resist the infiltration of Ptolemaic forces. For a city as Jerusalem with a strong religious color, it is very difficult to send people to govern it by oneself, and it is very troublesome to accidentally cause ethnic problems and religious disputes, the Jews are too religious, and Ptolemy's rule over Jerusalem is relatively relaxed, and in order to win the favor of the Jews, Eumenes naturally cannot be more severe than Ptolemy, so as not to cause disgust among the Jews and be detrimental to the rule.

Three days later, Eumenes continued his march north with his army to Silesia, where the cities he passed through pledged allegiance without encountering a single resistance, and at the city of Tyre he drew 3,000 trained Asian soldiers, led by Attalus himself, and more than 2,000 light infantry from other cities. From then on, vast lands from Judaha to Phoenicia to Syria were brought under Alexander's rule. At the same time, Eumenes sent someone to ask Alexander for reinforcements, but Alexander had already sent reinforcements and met at Alexandreta (present-day Iskenderun, Turkey).

Half a month later, the army of Eumenes came to Mount Amanus, and Nicanor, who got the news, got the news and hurriedly called for help to Antigonus and strengthened the defense of the city of Tapsus and the defense of the Silesian Gate, he wanted to buy as little time as possible for Antigonus, and use the natural danger of the city of Tapsus and the Silesian Gate to delay the advance of the army of Eumenes. Eumenes, who heard the news, did not immediately attack, but stayed at Alexandreta to wait for reinforcements to arrive. He didn't want to attack rashly until he was completely sure, because everyone knew that Antigonus was not a general person and was not so easy to deal with. He also believed that Antigonus was not as fast as the king's reinforcements, and when the reinforcements arrived, he would have more than 30,000 men and would be able to swallow Silesia in one go.

"Father, the child has worried you." As soon as Dmitry returned to Phrygia, he knelt before Antigonus, and when he was in a great disaster and escaped death, Dmitry wept bitterly.

"Get up quickly, and let my father see." Antigonus picked up Dmitry and stared at him carefully, "You've lost a lot of weight, you've suffered all this time!" ”

"I didn't suffer anything, but I missed my father, and I was afraid that my father would worry about me, and my father had just been defeated, and the child was taken prisoner, and I think you must be very sad." Dmitry said, even more sad.

"Silly boy, no, you've already returned to me, I'm not very good, and now there are 25,000 people on standby, as long as I give an order, I can go at any time." Antigonus smiled brightly, and her sad face had long since vanished.

He was happy to see his son back. By this time, Antigonus had reorganized his 25,000-strong army, almost a third of whom were new recruits, but fortunately his 6,000 cavalry, 200 chariots, and war elephants were largely undamaged. He was anxiously awaiting reinforcements from Cassander and Lysimachus, for with the army he now had absolutely no chance of victory, and the forces of Macedonia, Greece, and Thrace must be added to surpass Alexander's military strength once again.

"Father!" Dmitry said hesitantly.

"What's wrong?"

"Are you still going to fight?"

"What's wrong with you? Don't you know me? Do you want me to be a deserter? When have I flinched, the reinforcements of Cassander and Lysimachus are about to arrive, and the three sides together are at least 40,000 men, and Eumenes is only 30,000, and it will be time to see how the yellow-haired boy can turn things around. Antigonus was confident in the battle, completely free from the gloom of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Babylon.

"Do you think we're going to win?"

"Of course, although he lost Babylon, his father He had lost in the field, and Eumenes was only my defeated men." Antigonus said proudly.

Antigonus did have a proud capital, since the beginning of the Diadochi War, he first defeated Arceltas, and then expelled Eumenes to the East, to dominate the whole of Anatolia, before meeting Alexander the Great, he was invincible even the later battle of Paletta Sinai in history was won or defeated by Eumenes, although the battle of Gabienne was initially defeated but finally won. As the greatest military strategist of the Hellenistic era, he was never defeated before the Battle of Ipsus.

"I hope so."

"You just came back, let's have a good rest first, and you don't want to participate in this battle." Antigonus found that Dmitry had not recovered from his last defeat and lost interest in discussing the war with him.

"Yes! Father. ”

Antigonus looked at his son's back, his face darkened, as a commander, he had to be confident enough at all times, even in front of his son. In fact, Antigonus was very confident, but this confidence was not the same confidence as when he had an army of 60,000 before, this time he had nearly half of his team of allies, and he had a large number of recruits. And Eumenes was defeated at his hands, but at that time Eumenes was alone, as a Greek, and even a slave, not many people were willing to serve him. The Battle of Oquinia was also defeated by himself because he bought off the opponent's men. Therefore, the two best friends did not actually have a fair battle of equal strength, Antigonus was as familiar with Eumenes as Eumenes was with Antigonus, the next battle would definitely not be as smooth as the Battle of Eugenia, he could no longer buy anyone, in the face of the smartest man of the Hellenistic era, even the battle-hardened Antigonus had to fight the spirit of twelve points, the next one will be a fateful battle between two peerless heroes, and no one can escape the arrangement of fate.