In the palace of Babylon, Seleucus looked at a letter with a frown, and Pei Song's face was also cloudy on the side. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What does the letter say?" As soon as Seleucus finished reading it, Pei Song hurriedly asked.

"Eumenes said that he had just received an order from the king to go to join the governors of the eastern provinces, and that he told us to obey the king's wishes and cooperate with him in his eastward march, and that it was okay not to listen to him, but it would be a great rebellion not to listen to the king." Seleucus said slowly.

"King! Which king? Pei Song was surprised when the king's words could be used to command the governors.

"It is Roxana's son, King Alexander IV, and Eumenes says that the king is wise and powerful, and it will not be long before he will go to the east to join him in the fight against Antigonus."

"What?! What kind of joke, he actually made up such a lie in a vain attempt to trick us, it is ridiculous. The king, the king is only so old, he has just learned to walk, you don't really believe what he says, do you? Pei Song instinctively rejected the truth of Eumenes' letter, because whether it was true or not, he had no choice, since the king and Eumenes and the governors of the East were all the way, then he must not listen to the king's orders, otherwise even if he was lucky enough to avoid death anyway, there would be no day to turn over, so he had to prevent Seleucus from falling to the side of Eumenes, because he knew that Seleucus still cared more about the king.

In fact, Seleucus had already thought about it in his heart, he had already turned against Eumenes when he listened to Peison's refusal to allow Eumenes to cross his satrapy, even if what Eumenes said was true, at this time he could only be regarded as a fake, after all, he had already offended him first, even if the prodigal son turned back now, it was entirely possible for him to settle accounts in the future. And if the king really blames him in the future, he can also think that Eumenes' words are false, because he has no evidence that his words are true (the letter with the king's seal was to be shown to the governors, and it was impossible to show them to Seleucus). Moreover, he can also say that Pei Song has been egging him up and deceiving him. Of course, if what Eumenes said was false, then it didn't matter at all. Pei Song didn't know that while he was playing his own little abacus on the side, he had already been calculated by Seleucus.

In fact, Eumenes was not preparing to invade Babylon, and he did not want to offend any governor easily, because offending anyone would cause them to throw themselves into the arms of Antigonus. Unable to gather sufficient supplies in the countryside north of Babylon, he intended to cross the border from the more affluent vicinity of Babylon. Seleucus's persistence made Eumenes very helpless, and Seleucus made a final effort, he and Peisson personally took two triremes along the Tigris River to the vicinity of the Silver Shield Soldiers' barracks, and shouted on the boat to persuade Antignis and others to overthrow Eumenes, but they were still refused.

In desperation, Seleucus resorted to a last resort by digging up an ancient canal nearby, flooding the Tigris that Eumenes was trying to cross. However, Eumenes succeeded in bribing a local native, who showed him a route to avoid the flowing water and successfully cross this section of the river.

Seeing this situation, Seleucus was afraid that Eumenes would attack the city of Babylon in retaliation, and his forces were really not enough to resist the army of Eumenes who were forcibly collecting food and grass everywhere in the countryside, so he had to ask Eumenes for an armistice and guarantee the latter's safe transit, so as to keep Eumenes away from the core of Babylon as soon as possible, so as not to suffer greater losses to his own jurisdiction. Seleucus's dream of staying out of the situation was shattered, and he had to write to Antigonus for help in order to face the possible future punishment of the combined forces of Eumenes and the Doge of the East. In this way, Seleucus eventually became embroiled in the Diadochi War. Antigonus's army was at this time transiting Mesopotamia in pursuit of Eumenes, and after receiving a plea for help from Seleucus, it also entered Babylon. …,

In the summer of 316 BCE, Eumenes successfully crossed the Tigris River and entered Susania, the territory of Antignis. Here he met the long-awaited coalition of Eastern governors - 18,000 infantry and 4,600 cavalry, as well as more than 120 war elephants. Except for the 10,000 light infantry of Peusestas, the rest of the army was all the elite brought by the governors. For Eumenes, as long as he can fully control this army, he will be fearless even if the combined forces of Antigonus, Pesson, and Seleucus come together. However, the first challenge he had to deal with was not from these enemies, but Peusestas.

The Median governor Pesson failed to achieve his desired goal of having jurisdiction over the vast territories east of the Zagros Mountains, including the Iranian plateau, India, and the Persian-era provinces of Central Asia, to make the governors subservient. Ironically, the governors, in order to resist his power, unanimously supported Peusestas, thus giving Peusestas the de facto position that Peisson coveted. But it wasn't long before their real boss, Eumenes, arrived.

After joining up with Peusestas' army, Eumenes found that the army around him had suddenly doubled, as well as powerful cavalry and war elephants. However, it was a challenge for Eumenes to get Peusestas under the command of him, the great general of Asia. Peusestas was one of the seven close bodyguards before Alexander, the ruler of the Persian province in the heart of the Persian Empire, and now leads a coalition of Eastern satraps. It is really impossible for him to suddenly accept the command of a Greek, a Greek who is still a secretary. On the other hand, Eumenes not only had the title of Great General of Asia, the appointment of king and regent, but also possessed the most powerful infantry in the kingdom, the silver shield, and had the right to use the royal treasures throughout Asia, and could not cede command to Peusestas.

Seeing that it was difficult to reach a compromise between the two generals, Antijanis, the commander of the Silver Shields, proposed that the leaders of the combined army be elected by the Silver Shieldmen, who had the most combat experience and the oldest qualifications in the entire Macedonian army. Antijanis wanted to use the opportunity to expand his power and influence, but he simply tried to get Peusestas to recognize Eumenes' leadership. But Peusestas ignored Antillion's plan, and the controversy continued. Seeing that he was about to face a stalemate, Eumenes resorted to the same old trick: he sacrificed Alexander's tent and the ritual that took place inside. In this way, Eumenes brought Peusestas and his Asian governors under his command to temporarily accept his leadership, thus taking both armies into his hands. However, since this ceremony was to be performed, it was impossible for Eumenes to be as arbitrary as Antigonus was to be in the way of marching and fighting, but it was necessary to listen to the opinions of everyone in Alexandria's tent.

Then, on the basis of a letter of authorization from King Philip III, Eumenes withdrew a large sum of money from the royal treasury of Susa, which contained an astonishing amount of wealth, including 20,000 silver tarrants alone. This wealth nominally belonged to the king, was garrisoned by a special army, and could only be used with the king's authorization, and there was a quota each time. Eumenes took a portion of it and used it to pay all the soldiers six months' salaries, thus greatly increasing his influence and ensuring his leadership of the army. In addition, in order to win over and thank Eudemus, who had brought troops and war elephants from India, Eumenes gave the general who had murdered Alexander's last major opponent, Porus, with 200 silver tarrants.