After more than a month's journey, Alexander's army finally reached Babylonia. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info As the army gradually advanced, the wasteland slowly withdrew from sight, and large tracts of more and more fertile land appeared, and some tributaries of the Euphrates River just irrigated these fertile fields, and there were many villages walking in the fields, and the peasants were busy harvesting, sowing, and plowing the land. As if they had received the news, the peasants were not frightened when the army passed by, but just stared blankly at the huge procession in front of them.

When the army stopped somewhere, the local representatives brought them local specialties, especially the fruit of the palm tree, which had a pleasant taste and made people feel refreshed to eat. On the contrary, the sake made from palm tree fruit makes people feel bloated and their heads hurt when they drink it, but there is no substitute for it. Ordinary wines, or higher-grade wines, are difficult to preserve during this season. However, there are some excellent pomegranates and date palms, which are particularly abundant and have a unique taste in this region.

Alexander also saw large tracts of farmland flooded by water brought by farmers through a gap in the river. This was strange to Alexander, who told him that the soil was so fertile that the soil was kept fertile because of the intense heat of the sun, which deposited a large amount of salt on the surface of the soil.

"The effect of the natural rise of water in Egypt is also artificially created here, a phenomenon related to the hot climate, and the wisdom of human beings is really profound!" Little Ptolemy exclaimed.

"Yes! The wisdom of the simple peasants is no worse than ours, and in their field we are far from catching up with them. Again, without so much specialized division of labor, our army is almost impossible to move an inch, hehe! Alexander also had to admit that the wisdom of the masses was powerful.

"It seems that there are no crocodiles in either the Euphrates or the Tigris except for the Nile, perhaps they are a specialty of the Nile." Crane guessed, but he didn't quite know.

"Not at all, I have heard that the Phoenicians used to sail beyond the Pillars of Heracles, at the end of the world, along the coast of Africa, until the source of a river known locally as the Heletus, in which crocodiles were very vigorous." Epicurus was a man of culture in the end, but he had some insight.

"Epicurus is right, in fact, the crocodile is a reptile that lives in the tropics, and it is not found in temperate zones, and there are no crocodiles at latitudes like we have now." Alexander began to explain that he had never heard of the Heletus River, but he guessed that it might be the Congo River in West and Central Africa.

"What kind of tropical temperate zone, aren't we hot enough here right now?" Cretos said as he wiped the sweat from his head.

"If the system talks about this, it won't be able to finish it for three days and three nights, forget it, let's talk about it when it's empty in the future." Alexander Khan, he didn't want to waste his time on this simple-minded man with well-developed limbs.

In the last days of the march, the march of the Great Army became more and more like a military parade, with the inhabitants gathering along the road just to catch a glimpse of their king and even cheer for him. When the world's most beautiful city looms on the horizon, the walls and towers glow with golden light as far as the eye can see. At this time, all the beauty and wonders of the world seem inferior. This is Babylon, the representative of the civilization of the two rivers.

The city appeared like a fairy tale fantasy to the young king, and on the way to the city, nearly ten stadia were crowded with thousands of young men and girls, huddled on the side of the road, throwing flowers at Alexander's carriage. At last Alexander couldn't help but finally get on his horse and show everyone the king's demeanor, which made the Babylonian subjects rejoice, because Alexander's weak body was so amusing to sit on the horse. …,

"Alexander!" Arestonos rode to Alexander's side.

"What's the matter?"

"Did you say you were going to give a speech?"

"I see, thank you, but no. My father is my father, I am me, and I don't have to imitate him in everything. In fact, I'm not very good at speaking in front of so many people. Alexander just waved to the crowd and didn't say anything more.

"Hehe, okay, then I'll go first."

Alexander and his friends walked towards the city gates, and behind him were neatly organized troops, soldiers and officers dressed in the most beautiful armor, and with each step they felt a more awe-inspiring awe.

Cassandreus and other high-ranking officials and the nobles and priests of the city greeted Alexander and his army at the gate of the city, and Alexander was mentally prepared, and he became very excited at this time, after all, it was the first time he faced such an occasion, although he was small, but his status was very high, and he was also very tall in the hearts of many people. This visit to the city will be an important turning point in Alexander's life, and the future will be more challenging, but he will also get closer to success. In any case, the future Alexander will become more mature.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates have fulfilled your mission and fulfilled your trust." Cassandro said respectfully.

"Brother, you have worked hard, and there are bigger challenges waiting for us next."

"No matter what challenge you face, your subordinates will definitely stop it for you." Cassandro said firmly and excitedly, Alexander called him a brother, worthy of any other glory, "This is the backbone of General Patrocles, the Seleucid governor. ”

"It's General Patrocles!" Alexander instinctively stretched out his right hand, and just stretched it out before he realized that the etiquette of shaking hands seemed to have evolved slowly from the Middle Ages, but the other party was not stunned there, and also stretched out his right hand and leaned towards Alexander's right hand, little Alexander's hand was too small, and he was embarrassed to take it back after touching it. Then he continued: "I heard that the general is full of curiosity about the human geography of this world? ”

Patrocles was stunned, he didn't expect that the king opposite, who was less than half his height, would know his hobby, which made him very strange. Before he could react, Alexander continued: "I want to organize a geographical expedition, but I have not found a suitable candidate, I wonder if the general is interested in this? ”

"Oh? It's—"

"Your Majesty, it's time to enter the city." Kassandreus reminded him, and Alexander realized that he had been standing in the doorway for a long time. Accompanied by priests and generals, Alexander passed through the Ishtar Gate, and although many people today line up on both sides of the road to watch the young conquerors, it did not stop the merchants from setting up stalls to sell all sorts of things. Cassandro also did not force a clearance, much to Alexander's delight.

"Yabris, go buy me a few pounds of dates." Alexander suddenly said to the coachman behind him.

"Okay!"

The crowd did not expect Alexander to have such a show, and the date seller was surprised and delighted to see the king's subordinates buying dates at his stall, and of course Arbris would not take it in vain, and after giving him a few Opo, he took a large bag of dates and caught up with the team.

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Opo: The Greek monetary unit, 1 opo = 1/6 drachma