Chapter Eighty-Six: Meeting of the Century

Three days after the end of the Battle of Babylon, Eumenes' army finally arrived in Babylon, and Alexander had no resentment or blame for the belated arrival of Eumenes. Instead www.biquge.info he personally came to meet the legend in front of Ishtar.

Eumenes came with cavalry, the elite division of the Eastern Alliance. The satraps of Oakshatus, Odmus, Pesson, Stasander and Stasano of India crossed the Medes wall with Eumenes and came to the gate of Ishtar, only to see Alexander and his generals and all the dignitaries of Babylon waiting at the gate, much like Alexander the Great when he entered Babylon, because Alexander the Younger did not enter the city with such grandeur. Alexander shook Eumenes' hand cordially, and the two looked at each other for a long time, then both smiled heartily.

"Oh, my good grandson, my grandfather thinks so hard about you!" Oak Yates picked up Alexander and kissed him frantically, making Alexandre uncomfortable. Perhaps feeling that it was inappropriate for him to do so in public, Oakschates awkwardly put down Alexander and praised, "You are doing a good job, Alexander!" ”

"You too, grandfather, and my Eastern General!" Alexander then took Eumenes' left hand and Oakshatus's right hand and raised it.

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As the soldiers of Eumenes shouted, the crowd behind Alexander cried, and the procession began to march mightily into Babylon. Just as Alexander had done when he entered the city, the crowd visited the temple of Marduk. Alexander took Eumenes to the highest point of the temple and looked at the city of Babylon together.

"You see, Babylon is still so prosperous, and the people are still so welcoming, isn't it the same as when my father entered Babylon?" Alexander looked at Babylon under his rule and was heartily happy.

"This is all due to the wisdom and wisdom of the king, who defeated Antigonus in only half a month." Eumenes was not pretentious at all, although he himself was also very smart, but he was always at a disadvantage in the war with Antigonus, so he still admired Alexander's achievements from the bottom of his heart.

"Antigonus's biggest mistake is that he should not storm Babylon, the city of Babylon is thick and thick, and Antigonus is trying to break through from the front, which is really rampant."

"Maybe it's because he has always been smooth sailing and has never been defeated, plus he has an army of 60,000 on his hands, and you are just a child, and the army is not as large as him, so he underestimated the enemy."

"Well, today is a special day, the meeting of you and me will not only revitalize the Macedonian Empire, but also bring the country into a new era. I am confident that I will carry on my father's will and carry on the conquest to the end. But as much as I love conquest, I don't like to kill too much, and it may be a bit of a contradiction, but I believe that the people under my rule will be happier. I hope that in the future, all nations and countries will break through cultural and regional barriers, and the whole world will enter a new era. ”

"I didn't expect you to have such ambitions, don't worry, since the day I swore allegiance to King Philip more than twenty years ago, I have dedicated my life to the royal family of Ajid, and I will assist you for the rest of my life until I go to accompany the first king."

"Don't say sad words, you are in the prime of life, our days are still long, today I have set up a reception banquet for you in the hanging garden, so that the soldiers can drink and eat meat together. After defeating Antigonus, we haven't set up a celebration banquet yet, and tonight we just held the celebration banquet and the reception banquet together, and we also saved a sum of expenses, hahaha! ”

"You are so calculating, no wonder Cassander and Antigonus are going to be defeated at your hands. But also, there will be more places to use money in the future, so it is necessary to save some money. ”

"Do I know that there is a considerable amount of wealth in the treasury of the Susa family?"

"I've already hit the royal family's treasury so quickly, but this is yours."

"Wasn't it from the Achaemenid family before?"

"But isn't it in our hands now? The Persian Empire is a thing of the past. ”

"In fact, it belongs to the people of the whole world, and while conquering the world, I also want to let the people of the whole world live a happier life than before, otherwise what is the meaning of my conquest, it will completely become the product of my personal selfish desires."

"There are few people in this world who can have such a mind, even your father is not as deep as you think, it seems that you were born for this troubled world."

"I was born to end this troubled world, but the funny thing is that I want to continue the troubled times first, and even create a larger scale of troubled times, constantly waging wars and constantly killing."

"You seem to be in pain?"

"Pain and pleasure," ...... both laughed.

Night, Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Alexander, Roxana, Cleopatra, Olympias, Oakshates, and many other generals will gather to clean up the dust of Eumenes and celebrate the great victory. The program was plentiful, and the drinks and food were plentiful, but before that, Alexander began a less impressive speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a wonderful day, and as the king of the Macedonian Empire, I am glad to see that you are enjoying yourself here so much after giving your loyalty, and today you can enjoy as much as you want, do what you want, and relax yourself. As we are about to embark on a new journey, and while the Battle of Babylon has cemented my throne and established my supremacy, many issues remain unresolved. There are too many places in the vast Asia that we need to occupy, but it is not enough to occupy them alone, and we must also exercise effective rule in every occupied area. And there are many enemies around us, and we have to defeat them one by one, especially Chandragupta in India, who overthrew the Nanda dynasty of Magadha and began to fight everywhere with the city of Fahrenheit as its capital, and according to the news from Punjab and Gandhara, they have begun to encroach on our territory, and because of the civil war, our garrisons in Gedrosia and Alachosia are simply unable to withstand the army of Chandragupta. Therefore, in order to guarantee our territorial integrity, we must confront Chandragupta and crush his army. But within us, Cassander occupied Greece, Ptolemy was in Egypt, Antigonus was newly defeated, but his strength was still not to be underestimated, and he was still the boss of Asia Minor, and there were wall-headed plants such as Peusestas, who had always been weak-willed and had harassed the general Eumenes in many ways, and Silbitius fled back to Alachosia. Therefore, for the time being, I cannot fight against foreign aggression with everyone, and I must first settle down at home when fighting outside, which is one of my basic policies. The next thing to do was to pursue the defeated army of Antigonus and Person, who were always my confidants, the former with great merit and prestige, and the latter with cunning and ambition. And they are all veterans of the battlefield without exception, with rich combat experience, which should not be underestimated. Alexander looked at the faces of the crowd and continued: "You may think that I am pouring cold water on you, but I hope that you will have a sense of danger in times of peace, and that you can drink and eat meat this evening, but tomorrow you need to have the courage to pick up your sword again and swing it at our enemies." ”

Alexander spoke for a long time, and there was no sound at all. Seeing that the heat was almost over, Alexander said the last word: "Serve!" | Then I began to think of the sound of talking sparsely, and there was a discussion of everything. However, it was not long before a large number of maids with various dishes came in from outside the hall, and then a group of young and beautiful girls came to the hall and danced. This drew everyone's attention, and they stopped talking and began to focus on art.

Alexander had a variety of songs and dances arranged by different ethnic groups, and the women who performed were carefully selected from all over Asia, many of them inherited from the time of Alexander III, later cheapened Seleucus, and now belong to Alexander the Younger. Whether they are in appearance, figure, singing or dancing, they are all superb, and it is difficult to find fault. Alexander seemed to enjoy the performances of these beauties, and most of the generals under him also watched with relish, and the quality of food and wine was delicious. Few people are not intoxicated by the temptation in front of them, but two old friends, Eumenes and Silonimus, have been talking. This was the first time they had met since the Siege of Nora separated, and the two were especially happy to meet. To outsiders, Sillonimus was nothing more than a traitor who left Eumenes at his most difficult time. What the truth is, who can tell? I'm afraid that only the two themselves know what the other person's state of mind is like. Of course, Phoenix and Alexander are aware of this. The king's relatives were also happy today, as women rarely showed up, and Cleopatra was particularly excited, looking at the generals below, as if looking for a suitable partner. As a princess, she is the only one who has this freedom, and other women can only attract the eyes of men by showing off coquettishness.

The dinner lasted for most of the night, and at the end almost everyone, both men and women, lay on the floor. Of course, the royal family maintained their own decency, and Alexander came alone to the platform of the Hanging Garden. At night, he would often come to the platform to look out over the city and look up at the sky. Looking at the beautiful scene, experiencing the thrill of power, and at the same time missing the relatives in his hometown. Although he is now a veritable king, there are still many things that he needs to do, and there are many obstacles in front of him, according to legend, Chandragupta has 10,000 elephants, 30,000 cavalry and 600,000 infantry, although Alexander does not believe it at all, but there should still be more than 100,000 people, and his own army is less than 80,000 people, and the prospect of the expedition to India is still difficult to predict. What's more, the Diadochi War is not over yet, and it can be said that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. It is still far from realizing Alexander the Great's plans, let alone conquering the world.

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