Chapter 495: The Lady of the Man
Women fight each other.
It is ultimately up to the men to decide who is the winner.
Of course, this man must be a heroic figure as powerful as Li Yuan.
Cleopatra wants to meet Li Yuan, and then use her charm, her body, and her scheming to win back everything she lost. And Mary, a young Jewish lady, also has her own thoughts.
Li Yuan quietly listened to the news obtained from Cleopatra, and his silence made Maria nervous, it was the first time she had participated in this complicated situation between countries, and her heart was beating while looking at the man in front of her from time to time.
If there was no trip to the East, Li Yuan would have been just like Alexander the Great in Mary's heart, a bloodthirsty king and a great commander. But after arriving in Chang'an, Xingyang, Pengcheng and other places in the Kanto region, Maria found that her understanding was not sufficient.
At the end of Qin, there was turmoil, the princes attacked Qin, the capital fell, and the country was destroyed.
After this series of drastic changes, Li Yuan suddenly appeared, and he was like the brightest of the Big Dipper, leading thousands of Great Qin soldiers to rise from the darkness, gradually illuminating the entire night sky. What interests Maria is not only these, but Li Yuan's grassroots identity makes her even more related.
"Princely generals, would you rather have a kind?" This is a slogan that Mary heard when she was in the East, and it is said to have been uttered by a hero named Chen Sheng, who led a group of peasants to rise up a few years ago. Although this person has been lost in the dust of history, his words are deafening.
Li Yuan started as a military marquis in Yongqiu City, and with his own ability, he stepped on the peak of power step by step, although there was help from Li Si, but the real reason was his own outstanding ability.
The Jewish people have lived for thousands of years along the Dead Sea on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, and during these millennia, too much suffering has accompanied the people. And the heroes that the Jewish people were hoping for never appeared.
Although the current Jewish king David showed a shrewd side on the issue of choosing to ally with the Qin state, it was obvious that this king from a big merchant and a great aristocratic background could not represent the interests of all Jews, and to put it more thoroughly, David was only a spokesman for the Jewish aristocracy to suppress the common people, and he would not and could not bring the Jews out of suffering.
Mary and her companions have been searching, and yes, companions. More than a hundred years ago, a mysterious organization grew among the Jewish poor, whose name was Judaism, and in Mary's heart. Li Yuan's impression is already the same as that of the Jewish saint Moses.
The Book of Exodus is a story that Jews consider sacred. The saint Moses was commanded by God Jehovah to lead the enslaved Hebrews out of ancient Egypt to a rich Promised Land. After more than 40 years of arduous trekking, he died just as he was about to reach his destination.
Guided by Moses' sacrificial spirit, the Hebrews escaped the misery of slavery, learned to obey the Jewish Ten Commandments, and became the first people in history to embrace a monotheistic religion.
Li Yuan knew a little about the obsession of the Jewish girl Mary, but instead of Moses, she became a saint of the Jews. Li Yuan hadn't considered that it was inconceivable that an Oriental yellow would become a saint of the Western white race.
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Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated.
Sun Wu, the ancestor of the Chinese art of war. In his book, there is a description of the war. Li Yuan pondered hard. The Great Qin Army, which has been smooth sailing since the Western Expedition, needs more than just bravery when facing the most powerful opponents. It takes a little bit of wisdom.
Great Qin and Rome.
The two ancient powers of the East and the West, who have always been lusted by later generations, would never have met each other, but now. Because of Li Yuan's birth, who is more powerful has become the focus of the competition in the ring. Before the start of this unprecedented battle for hegemony in Eurasia, it is very necessary to sort out their respective hole cards.
Qin side.
At the same time, on the Balkan Peninsula, 100,000 Qin troops repelled the Gallic legions of Rome, and at sea, the newly established Great Qin Mediterranean Fleet also began to show its edge.
As for the unfavorable factors, the Romans fought on the inside line, and Scipio after the riots could choose one direction to break through at any time, which was incomparable to the Qin State, which had a long territory.
The vast Siberian steppes, as well as the yellow sands of Central Asia and the great rivers of North Africa, these different natural scenery attracted the soldiers of the Great Qin to go out again and again, but also gradually dispersed the combat power of the Qin State. Although Li Yuan has requisitioned nearly 400,000 domestic soldiers, what can really be used on the European battlefield will not exceed the limit of 150,000. Of course, the allied Shili such as Carthage, Thrace, Egypt, Judea, and Gaul would also send armies to participate in this grand war, but it is unrealistic to expect them to make much of a liliang.
Between countries, there are only eternal interests, as a commander with a sober mind, Li Yuan has always maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Western nations, different skin colors determine the different positions of the two sides, this is like the Carthaginians, Hannibal now has to choose to unite with the Qin State because of his downfall, and when he finds out one day, the Romans are no longer the factors that hinder Carthage's strength, on the contrary, it is the Qin State, Hannibal may turn around at any time and choose to cooperate with Scipio.
Believe in yourself.
You can take advantage of other people, but you can't be lazy with other people.
The belief in Li Yuan's heart has never been so firm, and the hard-working, brave and fearless soldiers of the Great Qin gave him the confidence to face the challenges head-on.
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The better the situation, the more sober we must be.
This is the answer given by countless historical lessons, and Li Yuan forced himself to calm down, trying to see clearly the most suitable one for the Qin State among the complicated clues. After considering the nominal allies of Carthage, Gaul, Thrace, Egypt, and Judea, Li Yuan called in the advisors.
Martial arts rely on generals, and literature relies on strategists.
Li Yuan led the troops to fight in the war, and it was natural that he would gather stars around him, but after the unification of Great Qin, the rather weak civil official system was divided, especially after the Western Expedition, a large number of talented young people such as Jia Yi, Zhang Shizhi, Feng Tang and other young people joined the Western Expedition team, and they took on the important task of counselor military aircraft, political affairs, and advice.
The victory in the Battle of Crete made the staff officers happy, this was a scam they had carefully planned to use Greek merchant ships to trap pirates, and Greer, the leader of the great pirates, was unfortunately tricked.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is now a mission to Carthage, and your purpose is to make a quick trip to the city of Carthage, meet with the commander of Hannibal, and tell him that if you want to take revenge, you should first delay the dispatch of troops, and the specific time will be subject to the offensive launched by our Great Qin Army on the Eastern Front." As he spoke, Li Yuan's gaze swept over the faces of Jia Yi and the others.
"Bixia, my subordinates would like to go to the city of Carthage. However, the Carthaginians had been at odds with the Romans for generations, and this time they finally found an opportunity, they were afraid that they would not give up, and with the knowledge of their subordinates, it was inevitable that Hannibal would take the lead in a favorable situation. Jia Yi, with a dark face, stood up and hummed.
There is a give, there is a get.
Jia Yi's black face is the result of a long period of baking under the heat wave of North Africa, and even yellow people are almost as tanned as black people. When Lu Jia gradually retreated to the second line due to physical reasons, a group of young strategists such as Jia Yi and Zhang Shizhi emerged, which was what Li Yuan was most pleased with.
"If Hannibal insists, you will give him this letter." Li Yuan said as he handed over the silk letter he had just planned to be in Jia Yi's hands.
In the letter, Li Yuan did not hide it, and explained in detail the short-term strategic intentions of the Qin state to Hannibal, an ally, and pointed out that the confrontation with Rome should not be rushed, and it was necessary to eat away at Rome's national strength step by step and eliminate the war potential of the Romans, otherwise, it was very likely that the second Punic War would be repeated and the risk of defeat would be violated. (To be continued......)