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"The general has defeated Ptolemy, and the war in the south can also be over, but by his toss, Antigonus will probably be able to recover some vitality, the general is now a little small, to fight a decisive battle with Antigonus, we have to send more troops. General Arestonos, how is the conscription going? ”

"Your Majesty, I have recruited more than 6,000 soldiers from all over Babylonia, except for more than 1,000 whose families are in good condition, the rest are some poor people, bankrupt merchants or down-and-out nobles, and the racial composition is also relatively complex, and they are now being trained."

"The more than 1,000 men were equipped with light cavalry, let them bring their own weapons, armor and horses, and if they had good weapons of their own, consider letting them join the ranks of the medium cavalry, and let them serve in the Macedonian cavalry. It is time for us to build up a native cavalry, after all, in Babylon, the Macedonians and Greeks are limited, and many of them will retire later, and if a strong and loyal cavalry force is not established as soon as possible, the cavalry force will not be degraded in the future. For the others, I'm going to make them a team that can be used as both fast maneuvers and spearmen, the equivalent of pikemen and javelinmen, which can be called shield-pikemen. Armed with a traditional Corinthian bronze helmet, a Thracian double-edged curved sword, several heavy javelins, linen armor with scales, and a reinforced Galatian oval shield. In order to facilitate mobility and increase mobility, the spear should not exceed 3.5 meters, and the legs should not be equipped with shin armor. This allows them to perform auxiliary pikemen flanks or flank and flank flanks more flexibly, the Galatian elliptical shield has a larger defensive area and is more effective at blocking javelin attacks when reinforced, plus spears are more effective at withstanding cavalry onslaughts, and heavy javelins can penetrate almost any armor at close range. Sturdy shoes and wrist guards are also indispensable. In fact, they are the derivative version of the shield bearers and the silver shield soldiers, after all, the shield bearers do not often use javelins, they use spears in most cases, and the heavy javelins of these leather shield lancers are standard, they will be carried in every battle, and their personnel composition is not fixed, so that there is a wide range of soldiers, do not worry about the number. The composition of the Silver Shield Soldier is all Macedonians, and the people who join this team not only represent that he has strong combat effectiveness, but also a symbol of honor, and the Shield Bearers are composed of some hot-blooded Macedonian youths, who are the successors of the Silver Shield Soldiers, but they all have a shortcoming that the personnel supply is always very limited. After saying a lot, Alexander couldn't help but feel his mouth dry, looked at everyone and listened carefully, and continued: "Okay, let's get down to business, the order for these equipment will be handed over to the Chamber of Commerce to raise, but the price must be low." Now that we have just arrived in Babylon, the royal family will have to build or acquire a large number of smelting workshops, leather workshops, and workshops for the manufacture of finished weapons, which are related to the security of the country, and must be controlled in large quantities in their own hands. ”

"Your Majesty is going to improve the military system again, but you are right, it is not enough to rely on our own people, and there is no way to replenish the fewer people fight, after all, Macedonia itself is still under the rule of Cassander." Cretos had always been more sympathetic to Alexander's ideas.

"Hey! That's not right, Macedonians are their own people, and others are not their own people? This is contrary to His Majesty's position. Epicurus found Cretos' misspeech and lashed out.

"Alas, I'm a rough man, don't be like me as a scholar, I don't think Your Majesty will blame me, I've always supported Your Majesty's ideas, hehe!" Cretos said embarrassed and mischievous.

"Well, just talk about it inside, as long as you don't behave like us Macedonians or Greeks on the outside. However, my policy is one family in the world, and I don't want any internal strife among the people of different nationalities under my rule, and the question of people's will must be taken very seriously, and if the Macedonian soldiers and even the generals discriminate against the soldiers of other nationalities, then how can my Asian soldiers sincerely support me, how can I grow, and these problems need to be paid more attention to when these diadochi have not been solved one by one. Do you all understand? ”

"Understood!"

"The most important thing at the moment is to give our Eastern General Eumenes more troops. Where are Cretos and Ares? Alexander asked aloud.

"The last general!" Both of them answered.

"Now you two are leading your headquarters (3,000 shield bearers and 2,000 Greek heavy infantry) to support, my grandfather has come from afar, and your mountain cavalry is not used to the water, soil and terrain here, so let's cultivate in Babylon for a while, there are no cavalry around me, and there are only 2,000 royal spearmen left in Babylon and the remaining 2,000 people who have participated in the defense of Babylon and 6,000 people who are being trained, except for the 1,000 cavalry who are trained alone, The other 7,000 men were all equipped to form a leather shield spearmen and trained together. Kassandro didn't know when he would be back, and there were really no more soldiers to bring in reinforcements. ”

"Your Majesty, Antigonus was defeated and lost the previous time, and his spirit has been lost, and now he is just surviving, there are so many troops should be enough to deal with him, these more than 30,000 people are all elites! Antigonus was killed and wounded under the city of Babylon, and even if he returned to Phrygia to rebuild and recruit troops, it would be difficult for him to surpass ours for a while. I don't think you need to worry too much, Your Majesty. Raomodon analyzed.

"Then you underestimate Antigonus, he can at least recruit more than 10,000 people when he goes back, and Lisimachus and Cassander, they are not fuel-efficient lamps, Antigonus is defeated by anyone, they will fall into the ground, but only by the king, then they will definitely help, unless they don't want to divide one side. At least 20,000 people can be gathered on both sides of them, and the sum of the three will become 40,000 or 50,000 people?! So it's definitely not underestimated. Arestonos said with a gloomy face.

"If you say so, they'll be more numerous?" Ares was surprised.

"yes, definitely more than us." Silonimus said with certainty: "Antigonus's appeal is still very strong, his influence in his old nest Phrygia is quite large, not to mention that the whole of Anatolia is basically under his control, and there is absolutely no problem in recruiting ten thousand people." In fact, the most serious blow to Antigonus in the Battle of Babylon was in prestige, and then in the number of troops, and now the most important thing for him is to win the hearts of the people, otherwise no matter how many the army is, the army is not united, and it is just a rabble. ”

"Humph!" Ares glanced at Silonimus, and was very tired of this "repeated" villain.

"I'm afraid it's difficult to work together, with the signboard of His Majesty the King, it may not be anything in the past, but Your Majesty has now come to the front of the stage from behind the scenes, and any Macedonian will be a little repulsed when he confronts the King's army." Yabris said.

"It's hard to tell. In short, the battle with Antigonus must not be underestimated, Antigonus has been entrenched in Asia Minor for many years, and has been invincible in recent years, although Babylon was defeated, but the prestige is still there, and with the assistance of Cassander and Lysimachus, the strength is still huge, and it is basically impossible to separate them. It's going to be a tough battle! Arestonos said wistfully.

"The two of you set off immediately, don't delay your trip on the way, and meet the general as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two men took the order and left.

"Dias, how are your engineering troops ready?" Alexander asked Dias, who had been silent.

"Everything is ready."

"Then come with them."

"Yes!"

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