The next morning, Alexander took Pelitas to the beach, and he asked Polybecon to gather all the captains and sailors for a lecture, and with everyone's enthusiasm, Ares's hand-to-hand combat regiment was quickly recruited, and none of them were afraid of death. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In particular, Alexander noted that many of them were Trazians, Tribalians, and Agrinyas. These barbarians of northern Macedonia were incomparably brave and capable of undertaking the most dangerous missions. They can also endure hunger, cold, and fatigue, but the most terrifying thing is that they have fiery red hair, long beards, and tattoos all over their bodies, which make people feel suffocated, and they must have a high psychological quality to fight against them. Wearing green helmets and tight-fitting leather coats, the Tribalian men held semicircular shields and Thracian sabers (scythes) that served both stabbing and slashing powers. In combat, they are as brave as beasts, and in close combat, they are so emotional that they can tear their opponents to shreds. Among this group of barbarians, the most primitive and cruel were the Agrinians from the mountains of Illyria, whose ignorance of the Greek language made every word they uttered have to be translated. However, their ability to climb rock is unmatched, and they are able to conquer any rock face with ropes and hooks made of plant fibers. Alexander couldn't help but laugh at these soldiers with very different styles, but he didn't stick to it, after all, these barbarians used it in hand-to-hand combat.

"Warriors of Macedonia, Greece, Thrace and Illyria, you come from different places, but you share a common dream, you are so brave and fearless of death on the battlefield, you throw your heads and shed your blood, I am proud and proud of you, and with you by my side, I will have the courage and determination to overcome all enemies!" Alexander began his speech.

“alalalai！” The soldiers shouted and tapped their shields with their weapons, and their dancing was even cute.

"I have asked you to come today to announce my strategy for defeating the enemy, and first of all, I want to make some changes to some of the five-oared and three-row ships. Attach a drawbridge to the bow of the ship, one end of the bridge is fixed to your boat, and the other end is hooked. When the ship approached the enemy ship, the drawbridge was lowered to hook the enemy ship, and the soldiers on board quickly boarded the enemy ship and killed and wounded all the enemy resistance. I'll arrange for someone to do this suspension bridge right away. There are also some five-oared warships that are equipped with trebuchets to throw fireballs or other things that can be burned, and I will also arrange the production of these things, and you will arrange the trebuchets. I will make a big strategic arrangement, and you will decide the specific number of people on board. ”

"Yes!" Several fleet generals said in unison.

"There are also fireboats, which can be discussed with General Mannon, there must be many small boats here, and the fishermen can contribute some, and we will give them good compensation. General Polybocon, I'll leave it to you, at least 80 ships. ”

"Don't worry, Alexander."

"Ares!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"I want to establish a hand-to-hand combat corps for naval combat for the time being, the legion is mainly equipped with short swords and large square shields, and that kind of shield is not available now, so you can just use the shield that is handy. You are the commander of the corps, and the corps is called the Marine Corps, which, as the name suggests, is a unit with amphibious combat functions on land and sea, and can conduct land operations at sea. You can nominate for the appointment of all officers and soldiers below the regiment. I want your troops to slaughter the enemy one by one like hungry wolves, without mercy. ”

"Yes, King, your subordinates will complete the task!"

“alalalai！” All the soldiers of the Marine Corps cheered loudly, and Pelitas shouted "wow" beside him, apparently infected by everyone's emotions.

"Then the drill that should be practiced, the work that should be done, and don't fall into the sea or throw fireballs into your own boat when you cross the drawbridge." With that, Alexander looked at Kassandro.

Everyone laughed, but after a while confidently assured the king that the task was done. Alexander was very satisfied, and was about to go back, when he suddenly saw Ducarus, the leader of the Cretan mercenaries, and felt forgetful again, and immediately called Ducarus.

"Alexander is grateful that the general has abandoned his homeland and marched east with me, and now the Cassander fleet is eyeing out the harbor, and I want to fight a decisive battle with it, and I need your help then!" …,

"The king wants a decisive battle with him?"

"Well, I wonder if the general has any advice?"

"I don't dare to give advice, but the strength of the Cassander fleet is better than ours, does Your Majesty already have a good way to break the enemy?"

"Hehe, I've already assigned a task just now, but I almost missed you, the general!"

"Archers in sea battles are naturally duty-bound, so rest assured, Your Majesty."

"But this time I want your archers to put something on the arrows."

"What's that?"

"Oil!"

"Oh, are you trying to launch a fire attack? But where do we find oil? ”

"It seems that the general knows something about oil."

"Where, I only know a little, I heard that the East is rich in oil, but the taste is particularly bad, I haven't heard much about anyone who has used it."

"Mr. Theophrastus brought some from Greece, although not a lot, but I can give you some to try the effect, and some are used to throw fireballs and the like, so that the burning range is wider."

"It's up to us Cretan mercenaries then."

"Then you go and get busy."

"Okay."

At this time, Alexander's charioteer, Abris, came to Alexander and said, "The Queen Mother has called you over. ”

Since Alexander "became stronger", Olympias has rarely been involved in political affairs, in fact, she is a very rebellious and domineering person, her relationship with Philip II is very bad, but for her sons and grandsons, she loves her very much. I have to say that she also has a certain desire to control little Alexander, but seeing everyone's admiration and obedience to Alexander makes her feel that her excessive intervention may have a negative impact on him. So, although she is not a good wife, she is still a good mother and grandmother. And Alexander's mother, Roxana, was a stubborn woman from an early age, much like Olympias, and since the death of Alexander the Great, she has changed a lot, becoming sentimental and taciturn. Comparatively speaking, Olympias seems to enjoy life more than she does.

"Grandmother, mother, what are you looking for me?"

"Can't I look for you if there's nothing?"

"That's not what I meant."

"Come, come, let Grandmother hug."

"No, grandmother, I'm an adult, although I'm still young, but my mind is mature, I can be a qualified king except that I can't go into battle with a sword like a warrior, I can no longer be a good king, I can no longer lean into your arms, like a naughty child."

These words made the two of them speechless, and Roxana comforted: "Alexander, we all know that you have grown up, and you can be your king, but the two of us are your relatives, and it will not damage your majesty if we hold you, not to mention that there is no one else here." ”

"Well, Mother is right." So Alexander happily ran into his grandmother's arms.

"The big war is coming, you must be careful, you will definitely not want to let you stay by our side, but the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, you must not be reckless, you must pay attention to protect yourself, you know?"

"Grandmother, don't worry, I won't be a hero, as a king, if I can't protect my own life, how can I make meritorious contributions and complete the great cause of recovery!?"

The two women finally nodded knowingly.

Concentrate:

1 Terrazians: i.e. Dacians or Dacians, ancient Eastern European nomads, living mainly north of the Danube, probably a Germanic or Thracian branch, mainly in present-day Romania. The Geta and Dacians are ethnically closely related, and some historians even believe that the two names were used by different scholars or at different times to refer to the same people. As a result, their culture is sometimes referred to as the Geta-Dacian culture.

2 Triballi: A branch of the Thracian people, whose origin is the Tribaly Plain (perhaps the Kosovo Plain), near the confluence of the Angrus and Brongus rivers (west and south of the Morava River). In 339 B.C., the Tribalys demanded booty from King Philip II of Macedon, otherwise they refused to allow their army to pass through the Haemus (Balkans), and Philip forced his way through and was wounded in battle. After the death of Philip II, Alexander the Great crossed Mount Hermus in 335 BC and defeated the Trybalys. The Tribalys were later strong enough to harass the Roman province of Macedonia. …,

3 Agrinya: A tribe that lived in the Illyrian Mountains of northern Macedonia and excelled in climbing cliffs, who played a major role in Alexander the Great's crusades.

4 Crow hanging: A suspension bridge invented by the ancient Romans that could be used for broadside battles, 12 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, and lowered when the ship approached the enemy ship. The wooden drawbridge, topped with large iron nails, was mounted on a pole in the bow and could be rotated 360 degrees by means of ropes and pulleys, and when the two ships approached, the Romans lowered the drawbridge from the front as well as from the side, and the iron nails hooked the enemy ship. The Roman soldiers on board jumped onto the enemy ship through the drawbridge and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. This is a weapon invented by the Romans specifically against the Carthaginians, the Carthaginians were a people who were good at seafaring, and they did not lack skilled oarsmen, while the Romans were different, in the early days of the Punic Wars, the oarsmen of the Roman warships were just being trained, and they were not yet proficient in ramming tactics, and it was difficult to replenish once the losses were lost. However, the Roman soldiers were superior to the Carthaginian mercenaries in combat, and the Romans decided to try to play to their strengths, so they built this drawbridge, and each Roman battleship was equipped with a much larger number of infantry than the Carthaginian battleship. When the Carthaginians approached using their familiar ramming tactics, the Romans used this weapon to flexibly mount the enemy ship, which could not only prevent the Carthaginian warship from ramming, but also allow the Roman infantry to rush to the deck of the enemy ship through this drawbridge to give full play to their advantage in hand-to-hand combat, so that the naval battle became a land battle. In previous naval battles, most of the ships that were destroyed were sunk due to the main use of ramming tactics, but with this new weapon, the Romans could not only defeat the opponent, but also capture the enemy's ships.