Li Shimin was obviously different from those merchants, and he heard that Alexander could lead a large army to the east at a young age and open up a large amount of land, which was very longing. As an emperor, as an emperor who wants to make a difference, Li Shimin also worships Alexander in his heart. Although Li Shimin now has the most powerful country in the world and the largest area of territory, in terms of the gold content of his personal military exploits, Li Shimin feels inferior to Alexander. Li Shimin actually picked up a bargain, such a large territory of Huaxia has actually gone through the inheritance of countless dynasties, and then let Huaxia have such a powerful territory. And Li Shimin fought down, strictly speaking, he also picked up some cheapness, and he did not develop it by himself. Compared with Li Shimin, who dominates the world at home, it is obvious that for Li Shimin, Alexander, who has never belonged to his own civilization to open up the country, feels more powerful for the glory of a king. In terms of personal glory, Li Shimin felt that his achievements in opening up the territory were obviously slightly inferior to Alexander's. Moreover, they almost went to war with China, which surprised Li Shimin even more. This also gave Li Shimin a sense of crisis, because they almost hit China almost a thousand years ago. Although they were not powerful at that time, who knows if they will come again next time?

In case the Western world once again has a male lord and leads the soldiers to the east again, then what should the Central Plains Dynasty do at that time? At that time, could you still expect them to have few soldiers and expect them to have an error in the map? Li Shimin, as a male lord, will definitely not pin this hope on luck. And if the West really goes on an expedition again, then it will not be the death of the country, but the death of the world! At that time, the people of the Central Plains will be completely ruled by foreign races, which makes Li Shimin shudder.

"I hope it's a shame, right? Westerners probably won't have this kind of hero again, right? Li Shimin thought in his heart.

"And what happened to that Alexander Empire?" Li Shimin asked.

Jingwen spread his hands, and then said: "Alexander the Great attaches great importance to martial arts, but not to cultural governance. As a result, they forcibly screwed together different peoples, countries of different civilizations, and as a result, they could not truly integrate at all. In the end, Alexander fell ill and died in his thirties, and his failure to appoint an heir, combined with the state's contempt for the rule of men, led to the rampant warlordism in the country, which eventually disintegrated. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his heart was full of complicated feelings. Li Shimin felt a little ashamed of himself for such a powerful Western country. Full of jealousy. Now to hear that this powerful nation has dissolved, there is an evil joy in my heart, as if I had seen a jealous man lose what he was most proud of. On the other hand, Li Shimin also felt a little sorry for that Alexander, such a powerful empire actually disintegrated like this, as if a hero did not leave a good result in the end. Li Shimin is naturally a hero, and when heroes are heroes, Li Shimin also has some feelings about Alexander's ending.

"Alright. Now that everyone has heard this Alexander, it seems that Westerners are not really barbarians, they also have heroes. Li Shimin finally came to a conclusion.

Since hearing about this Alexander Empire, Li Shimin and others have not subconsciously thought that Westerners are barbarians. How could a man like Alexander be a barbarian? And now they have also recognized that in the West, people are not necessarily weaker than the Central Plains. As early as almost a thousand years ago, it was possible to almost reach the East and start a war with China. And the Central Plains Dynasty actually didn't know anything about them, what a terrifying thing this is! A lot of people are worried in their hearts if they do it again. What will happen then.

Jingwen saw everyone's heavy psychology, but deliberately did not resolve everyone's sense of crisis. Jingwen believes that it is very dangerous for a country to always think that it is the strongest and does not have any sense of crisis. Born in sorrow and dying in peace, this is a famous saying of our ancestors, and history has proved it. Now Jingwen deliberately said that the strength of Alexander's empire and touted Alexander, in fact, didn't he want the Central Plains Dynasty to have a sense of crisis? This Western civilization is like a sword hanging over everyone's head, which may fall at any time. If you didn't know before, you can comfort yourself. But now that I know it, that fear comes naturally. They were able to fight back then, but after more than a thousand years, can't they? Now, they are in a state of small countries, but once a male lord is successfully unified, will they still be able to attack the Central Plains? All these made everyone have a sense of crisis, and even Li Shimin was scared in his heart.

Although Li Shimin is a hero, he thinks that there is nothing in this world that can make him afraid. Even before the Xuanwumen Incident, he was not so afraid. But now he has a great sense of awe for this Western civilization, which comes from that Alexander a thousand years ago. Of course, this kind of male lord may not be able to produce one in a thousand years, but if there is one, I am afraid it will be a disaster in the Central Plains. This is not the death of the country, but the result of the destruction of the entire Central Plains civilization, so history is afraid.

Next, Jingwen gave you a rough overview of the West. And because Jingwen didn't know much about Europe in this period in later generations, he only gave a cursory introduction to Europe in this period. And everyone knows that the Great Qin in the book is actually called the Roman Empire. And now there is a certain amount of contact with the big food country, which was established by a group of Arabs.

"I'm here to talk about the force of the Great Food Country. The combat effectiveness of the ordinary soldiers of the Great Food Country may not be lower than that of our original Twelve Guards Old Army, or even slightly stronger! Jingwen said.

"What? How is this possible? Li Shimin exclaimed.

Li Shimin knew the combat effectiveness of his old Twelve Guards, and even in the East, it was one of the best. But now it is actually evaluated by Jingwen as inferior to that big food country, and maybe even slightly weaker, which is too surprising. However, Jingwen thought that he did not overestimate those Arabs, because the Tang Dynasty once fought with the Arabs for Central Asia during the Tang Xuanzong period, and as a result, he fought a battle with the Arabs, called the Battle of Hengros. As a result, Datang failed miserably, becoming one of the rare defeats of Datang. And the fighting strength of the two sides was about the same at that time, plus the Tang Dynasty was in the middle period, and the soldiers were the most powerful.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, the soldiers had already implemented the conscription system, and the combat effectiveness of the conscription system was generally stronger than that of the government military system, so Jingwen thought that it was normal for the combat effectiveness in the middle of the Tang Dynasty to be slightly higher than that in the early period. And the Arabs were able to defeat the Middle Tang Dynasty with the same strength, so it is understandable that they were stronger than the soldiers in the early Tang Dynasty. Although there may be many possibilities for war, the outcome of war is the best reflection of the combat effectiveness of soldiers. The Arabs won, which means that their comprehensive combat effectiveness is a little stronger than in the early Tang Dynasty. (To be continued......)