Alexander was curious about all the unknown, and liked to talk about marching and fighting, but unlike other children, who were just playing around with guns and sticks, he seriously discussed various strategic issues, which was very much to Medanzo's temper. Amon lived in seclusion in Aristotle's mansion and did not have much contact with other people, so it was not easy to see each other, but Medanzo often talked with Alexander about the world.

Judging from the information that Philip II knew, Medanzo was also a remarkable figure, and perhaps even another god, and the king had specifically instructed Alexander to respect Medanzo as much as he respected his teacher. It's not difficult for Alexander to do this, in addition to loving to shake his majesty, he doesn't have much of a fight in peacetime, and Alexander deliberately made friends, and the two got along well.

Alexander is only eighteen years old, and Medanzo sees in him the shadow of the young David. David Solomon was a disciple of Medanzo, who was very fond of the Duk miner of his youth, but was now a disappointment to him by the current Lord of Salem. David-Solomon's ambition was to establish the kingdom of the Salem people, and out of love for his disciples, Medanzo still wanted David to get what he wanted.

David demolished the temple of Amun and changed the main temple of the city of Salem to the temple of Aroh, and the gods escorted Aesop out of the city of Salem. David Solomon already has the seventh level of Origin Power, but his greatest vow now is to establish the kingdom of Salem, and this is probably the end of this life's Origin Power achievement, because what he is pursuing is another achievement.

When Medanzo met Alexander, he remembered David Solomon from his youth, and he was very fond of this child, probably out of some inexplicable sense of compensation. Perhaps he felt that he did not bring David into the Garden of Eden, nor did he help him realize his desire to build a nation, and there was always some unspeakable regret.

Alexander was nurtured by his father from an early age, and his life aspirations were similar to those of David Solomon, but even more ambitious. He wants to conquer the unimaginable Pozzi Empire and avenge all the Heatons. Young and crazy is the most imaginative time, which seems to others to be a fool's dream, but Alexander told Medanzo very seriously that he has this wish.

Instead of sneering or striking him, Medanzo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, have ambition!" It's just that the road is taken step by step, and now that the Heaton Peninsula has not yet been unified, there is no need to talk much about how to conquer the Potz Empire. Whether or not the wish will be fulfilled in the end, the real difference between talking and doing is - what are you doing now when you say what the future will be?"

Alexander was not talking about it, he had been learning the military formations and the art of war, and had his guards play in formation, which was very much like a child's game, but he played very seriously. After getting to know Medanzo, he pestered Medanzo and begged him to teach him about the customs and customs of the Tianshu Continent, population distribution, previous wars, and military command.

Aristotle had also been to the Celestial Continent and had experienced wars, so it was natural that he would teach these lessons to Alexander, but when the sage mentioned military issues, he mostly talked about national strategy. Medanzo, on the other hand, was born as a captain of the personal guard who charged into battle, and often talked about a series of detailed issues in strategic command and tactical arrangements, from the formation of large armies, the coordination of various arms, the scheduling of logistics systems, to the charge duel, the rotation of battle formations, and the hand-to-hand encounter.

Aristotle taught his students how to see the world, and Medanzo became another teacher of Alexander, who perhaps learned from Medanzo how to conquer the world. Medanzo didn't mean to do that, but Alexander drew the knowledge he needed from his own perspective.

One day Medanzo tentatively asked Alexander: "You know my origin and story, if one day, when you really conquer the Potz Empire, and David Solomon has the opportunity to establish the kingdom of Salem, will you support and allow it?"

This may sound like a joke, but Alexander knew that people like Medanzo would not ask casually, so he replied: "If the people of Salem want to establish their own kingdom, they must get rid of the rule of the Potz Empire, which is consistent with my goal." If my wish to defeat Potz comes true, it will help them. ”

Medanzo nodded: "Very good, I hope you don't forget what you said today." I ask you again, David Solomon demolished the temple of Amun, and I am disappointed, if one day you were in the same position, would you do that?"

Alexander replied earnestly: "I swear to the gods that I will never! If I can reach Eju one day, I will personally sacrifice to the temple of Amun and rebuild the temple of Isis!"

This kid would even put the icing on the cake and speak out about the idea of rebuilding the temple of Isis, knowing very well how to do what Amun liked. Amon was a warrior from the Temple of Isis, and became a legion commander on the recommendation of Mary, the guardian of the Temple of Isis. Among the ancient gods of the Tianshu Continent, Amun admired the goddess Isis the most. The rebuilding of the temple of Isis did not detract from the brilliance of the god Amun, but rather placed a deep commemorative meaning.

I didn't expect this eighteen-year-old child to have such a heart, and he is indeed very smart!

When Alexander replied, a cough was faintly heard in Medanzo's soul, but he couldn't tell whether it was Zeus in the sky or Amun on earth. Medanzo patted Alexander on the shoulder again: "Go, don't sit here all day and gossip, take me to the military camp in Macedonia." ”

One morning a few days later, while Amon and Aristotle were talking in their study, Medanzo walked in with Alexander. Alexander said excitedly: "Mr. Amon, Mr. Aristotle, I have something to show you!"

He ordered the guards to bring in a model of a sand table, which was an open field at the foot of a mountain, on which stood a formation of soldier dolls, which at first glance looked like a bare grove. Amon frowned and asked, "What kind of formation is this?"

Alexander replied: "Infantry battle formations." ”

Amon: "These soldiers are standing very densely, do they have spears in their hands? In terms of height, they are twenty feet! I have never seen such a tight battle formation, and there are such weapons that are so difficult to handle, how did you come up with them?"

Alexander: "It was the idea that Mr. Medanzo helped me think, and it solved the biggest problem in the affairs of the King of Macedonia!"

Medanzo smiled and waved his hand: "I just gave some inspiration, this kid organized his own people to drill and figure out the military formation." In fact, there are already troops in such formations on the Heaton Peninsula, but there has been no systematic rehearsal. ”

Aristotle stood up, waved his hand at Amon and Medanzo, and said, "Don't talk yet, let Your Highness speak for yourself." Then he asked Alexander, "What are the military problems of the Kingdom of Macedonia, and how have you overcome them with such an army?"

Standing in front of the sand table, Alexander began to explain one by one - Macedonia was the most powerful state in the north of the Heaton Peninsula, and its power was no less than that of Jarun and Kibada in the south. But in the eyes of a well-informed general like Medanzo, Macedonia and even the entire Heaton Peninsula were nothing more than a small land, far from being compared with the former countries of Eju, Baren, Hati, Assyria, not to mention the huge Poz Empire.

The Heaton Peninsula is a mountainous country with a sea and a rare open plain in the Kingdom of Macedonia, but more than half of the country's land area is still mountainous. Due to the relatively small size of the city-states and the very small number of heavy cavalry, only wealthy noble citizens can afford the armor and weapons of knights, and a small number of cavalry with a large number of infantry usually rush to kill each other during battle.

In addition, there is a big problem that the number of warriors is limited, and it is difficult to form regular legions like the traditional ones in the countries of the Tianshu Continent.

The regular legions that Amon has seen in various countries, except for the powerful and perverted Uruk Legion, basically the standard structure is 5,000 warriors with 50 priests, and the formal soldiers are at least first-class warriors who awaken the power of the bloodline. Because the big army is most afraid of rupture, it is difficult for ordinary people to afford heavy weapons without strong bloodline strength, and even if they can hold it, it is difficult to cooperate with the battle formation to advance and launch a continuous charge and slash.

For a country with a large population base, it is not difficult to organize several regular corps, and as for combat effectiveness, it depends on the level of training and logistical support. However, this is difficult to do in the Heaton Peninsula, where the conflicts and wars between the city-states are not only the citizens of the city-states who bring their own weapons to fight, but also many mercenaries who wander around to fight, most of whom are ordinary farmers, although they are strong but not samurai.

Therefore, the war scene between the city-states of Heaton is a bit chaotic, and only a city-state like Kibada, which is so perverted that it is completely formed by military means, can form a strong regular army array. All adult men were warriors among the full citizens of the city-state of Kibada, and if they did not have the power to awaken their bloodlines, they were eliminated by brutal training before the age of twenty.

Kibada warriors can form highly combative battle formations, but other city-states are difficult to follow. The shields of the Kibadan warriors were very heavy and had to be tied to their left arm with a belt to level them, and their pike spears could be used in both melee and thrown. Ordinary warriors in other states simply did not meet this requirement, and therefore were always at a disadvantage in head-to-head confrontations with the Kibadan warriors.

If according to the conventional way of thinking, as Macedonia expands its sphere of influence and population grows, more people can try to cultivate martial arts, and the lucky ones will awaken the power of the bloodline to become warriors, and then form a legion to train according to the traditional way of the Tianshu Continent, then I don't know how long it will take, and it will be difficult.

Alexander was inspired by Medanzo to create a new type of battle formation, emphasizing formation and coordination. First of all, the main battle weapon is changed, no longer the traditional throwing shuttle gun or tomahawk sword and shield, but a spear twenty feet long.

Medanzo, who was also a master of martial arts, told Alexander that it took a long time for an ordinary warrior to learn to wield a sword and a battle axe, but with simple training, almost everyone could master the most basic spear stabbing techniques. Moreover, the cost of crafting other weapons is relatively expensive, and large-scale equipment is extremely costly, and wood-based spears are relatively cheap.

Alexander, on the other hand, took this idea to the extreme, and designed a spear that stood taller than three people. It is difficult to wield such a long gun, and if you want to dance freely in the chaos of the army, unless you are a samurai of incredible strength. But Alexander did not require the warrior to have this ability, but used a dense formation to assassinate forward, the techniques used in the battle were relatively simple, and more importantly, the strength of the coordination was organized, and the tight formation could not be chaotic when advancing.

Medanzo helped Alexander make a spear, about twenty feet long, which was pointed at the sky when the line was formed, the butt of the rifle rested on the ground, and the position in which it was held was exactly the same position as the position of the battle. Such a spear should be made as little as possible so that it is not too heavy, but it should have a good toughness, and the butt should be weighted so that the center of gravity is between the position of the hand, so that it is easier to maintain balance when stabbing flat.

When marching, you can lean your spear on your shoulder and point it diagonally to the sky, and when approaching the enemy, the first row of fighters will lay the spear flat, the second and third rows of soldiers will point the spear diagonally forward, and the back queue will keep equidistant to follow. Such a tight spear battle formation looks like a hedgehog with nowhere to go when viewed from the front. Even a strong samurai would not be able to give full play to the advantage of individual combat effectiveness in the face of this formation.

If the military formation is formed in this way, the three most headache problems are solved at the same time: first, the source of soldiers, in addition to the samurai, strong ordinary people can also be arranged into the battle formation, greatly expanding the scale of the regular army. The second is finance, its equipment is not expensive compared to other weapons, and it can be built in large quantities in a short period of time. The third is the effective use of troops, the Heaton Peninsula is difficult to build a large-scale charioteer, this kind of battle formation makes full use of the advantages of infantry.

Why did Medanzo make the barrel of the gun so long? It pierced out of front of the soldier just as far as the length of a chariot.

After Alexander's slightly interesting introduction, Aristotle frowned and asked, "Well, you have indeed solved the biggest problem of the Macedonian kingdom by forming a battle formation in this way. But what is the biggest problem with such a battle formation?"

Alexander replied: "I have already let the guards play, such a long barrel of guns, a tight line in the battle can not turn but advance, and the advancing line must not be disordered. This requires focused training, and the order must be unified with the pace, and if the soldier in front falls, the soldier behind must immediately make up for it, and if the order is violated, it must be severely punished. ”

Amon smiled and said, "This is a matter of ordinary training, and the formation is the simplest and most important training for the Grand Army. In battle, this kind of formation can only move forward, and it is difficult to turn around, even when marching. From the combat state to the marching state, the commander must give at least three orders to make the battle formation turn in one direction, and how fast it can be completed depends on your skill level. ”

Alexander nodded, "Yes, I made the guards line up in sixteen phalanxes, and it was done very well. But if ordinary soldiers are allowed to form a large-scale battle formation, they will have to devote great strength to training. ”

Amon pointed to the sand table and asked, "In the state of engagement, the front of this battle formation is very strong, but the flanks are very weak, this is not something that can be compensated by training, if the enemy is outflanked from the flank or rear, what are you going to do?"

Alexander replied: "It is precisely because there are not enough warriors and the number of cavalry is limited that I have the idea of forming a battle formation of strong ordinary people. In this way, the liberated samurai could form auxiliary battle formations on the flanks and rear, and the wings could also be protected by cavalry. ”

Amon pointed to the sand table again: "Such a dense spear battle array, there are two fatal weaknesses. First, if you encounter a volley of archers, you can't even dodge, and second, if the battle formation is staggered, the morale of the opponent is very high, and the casualties are not retreating, and you can't fight in close combat with a spear in hand, what if the sword and shield soldiers are forced in front of you?"

Alexander showed hesitation, scratched the back of his head and thought: "The range of bows and arrows is limited, and it is a way to use the cavalry on both flanks to attack and cover the advance of the battle formation. When the kingdom of Macedonia grows stronger in the future, these pikemen can also be equipped with short shields and short swords. ”

Amon smiled and said, "This method of warfare that you thought of because the number of samurai was limited and it was impossible to organize large-scale legions, it is very popular, and it is likely to cause a major change in military history. However, I would suggest that the first three rows and the last row of this gun formation still use regular samurai. ”

Alexander blinked his eyes and thought for a long time, and said with some disappointment: "I thought my idea was perfect, but when you ask this, you find that this battle formation has a lot of weaknesses, and it is not as strong as I imagined. ”

Medanzo opened his mouth to comfort: "There is no perfect military formation in this world, and it is already a kind of perfection to be able to exert the maximum combat effectiveness under the existing conditions. Anyone can emulate the same tactics, but in peacetime it depends on training and military discipline, and in wartime it depends on command and logistics. This kind of battle formation of yours weakens the difference between individual combat effectiveness and solves the most critical problem of troop sources, which is also a kind of innovation.

With the existing situation in the Kingdom of Macedonia, it is the most suitable. Didn't Mr. Aristotle say that the world we perceive is imperfect, but you have to know where its shortcomings are, and know how to avoid it, and this is the difference between genius and mediocrity. Son, take this sand table to your father, and tell him what he has just said truthfully, and he will know what to do. ”

Aristotle also waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to go to today's class anymore. Take this sand table and the guards to the palace, and His Majesty will be pleasantly surprised. ”

When Alexander left, Medanzo sighed: "I have to admit that there is indeed a genius in this world! It's a pity that this little prince was born with a weak bloodline and can't awaken the power of the source, and if you want to live a long and healthy life, you must also pay attention to your body." ”

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(To be continued)