The time entered the forty-sixth year of Wu Shi Huang, that is, in 468 BC, the ninth lunar month.

Qingji led his army on a warship, drifted all the way across the sea, and after several months of sea sailing, finally arrived at Sardis, the capital of Lü.

Wu Fan and Wu Zhang had already led their troops to Sadis and joined forces with Qingji.

This time for the Western Expedition, Qingji often had 250,000 foot cavalry, more than 1,000 warships, 50,000 sailors, and a total of 300,000 Western Expeditionary Corps.

At this time, Qingji sat with Wu Zhang, Wu Fan, Wu Ji, Wu Ming, Sun Di and other generals, looking at the military sand table, and fell into contemplation.

The army has been assembled, but how to march is a problem.

Wu Zhang thought for a long time, and first said to Qingji: "Father, the son-in-law believes that our army should divide into two routes and attack the Greek city-states, as well as the Macedonians and Thracians. ”

"The last western expedition was a draw, and our army was defeated on land, but it also achieved a great victory in the Aegean Sea, destroying the so-called powerful navy of the Greek city-states, and winning a great victory."

"Therefore, this breakthrough should be placed in a decisive battle at sea."

"The Greek city-states of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes are bordered by the Ionian Sea to the southwest, the Aegean Sea to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

"As long as our army can defeat their navy at sea, we will be able to outflank the Greeks, Macedonians, and Thracians from the north and south."

"In terms of troops, our western expeditionary army has an absolute advantage."

"In the last western expedition, the kingdom of Macedonia and the kingdom of Thrace were almost crippled by our army and collapsed, and in the past two or three years, the sons and kings of Serbia have continued to invade the territory of the Macedonians and Thracians, inflicting heavy losses on them."

"These two countries have long been vulnerable. Therefore, the greatest enemy of our army is actually the Greeks. ”

"Destroy the Greeks, and all things will be decided."

"Good."

Qingji bowed slightly.

The last expedition of the Wu army to the west was actually similar to the route of the Persians in the Greco-Persian War, taking a land attack as the main way, passing through Thrace, Macedonia, and then south to Greece.

Although this road is long, it has a greater insurance coefficient than crossing the Aegean Sea, and is conducive to giving full play to the advantages of the Wu army through a large number of troops.

This time, the Wu army was to focus on the sea route, supplemented by the land route, and swept away the countries and city-states of the Balkan Peninsula in one go.

"Newspaper—"

At this time, one of the guards entered the tent of the Chinese army with a piece of music and said, "Your Majesty, Corinth is urgent! ”

Hearing this, Qing Ji read the contents of the newspaper, and couldn't help but smile, and said: "The second and third sons, people from one hundred and thirty-nine Greek city-states such as Sparta, Thebais, Athens, and Argos gathered in Corinth to form an anti-Wu alliance. ”

"The Greeks elected Archidamus, king of Sparta, as commander of the army, and Kemon of Athenians as commander of the navy."

"The army is dominated by the most elite Spartan army, and the navy is based on Athens, known as a maritime power, as the backbone, with a total of 120,000 troops and more than 500 warships."

"Shhh

As soon as they heard this, the generals present couldn't help but gasp and feel shocked.

I didn't expect the Greeks to still have such a strong military.

In fact, no one, including Qingji, dared to underestimate the military strength of the Greek city-states.

In history, the Greco-Persian War lasted for nearly half a century, and the Persians, who had an absolute advantage, were defeated in three battles, or defeated, and the Wu army only fought a draw with the Greeks before, which shows how strong the military strength of the Greeks was.

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. Wu Zhang, Wu Fan, how much do you know about the commanders of the Greeks, the Spartan kings Archidamus and Kemon? ”

Hearing this, Wu Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "Father, this Archidamus is the grandson of Leonidas, and the legend is that he is a descendant of Hercules. Leonidas, who led three hundred Spartan soldiers in the Second Greco-Greco-Greek War, made him a hero to the Greeks. ”

"Compared to his grandfather Letagno, Archidamus is not far behind, he is brave and good at fighting, he must be the first in every battle, the last battle of Boeotia, the Greek coalition was his ......"

The Battle of Boeotia can be said to be a disgrace for the Great Wu Western Expeditionary Corps.

The invincible Dawu Legion, which has been attacking and winning, was defeated by Boeotia.

Of course, this was because the Lydians, Syrians, Assyrians and other Fanbang aliens stabbed them in the back and joined forces with the Greeks, which led to the defeat of Boeotia in the last Western Expedition.

Compared with bravery, Qingji does not think that Da Wu Ruishi is inferior to those so-called "Spartan warriors".

At least in terms of weapons and equipment, the Wu army threw off the Spartans who did not know how many streets.

"And Kemon, who was a famous general among the Greeks, the son of Mitheades, whose ancestors were from a famous Athenian family."

"His grandfather, Mithaades the Elder, was an Athenian consul, and his grandfather was a wealthy Athenian who won three races at the Olympia with a team of horses."

"Kemon's father, Mitheades, also served as an archon in Athens and later became a tyrant in the Thracian colony of Khersonessos."

"Mithaades married Hegesipile, the daughter of the Thracian king, and Junmon was born to Hegesipile."

"Kemon was not in the least interested in the art that ordinary Greeks learned, nor did he like to dance and write."

"It is said that he is not good at words and is lazy with wine, but he is bold and open-minded and sincere."

"On the eve of the Battle of Salamis, when most Athenians were very reluctant to leave their homeland, where they had lived for generations, Kemon resolutely supported Themistocles' plan to abandon the city and fight a decisive battle at sea."

After a pause, Wu Zhang added: "In the Battle of Salamis, Kemeng won the trust of the Athenians because of his bravery. Soon he was elected to the post of 'General', and every year thereafter. ”

"Since then, the Kemeng Rong horses have established great military exploits for Athens."

"In terms of bravery, he is no less than his father Mithaades; In terms of resourcefulness, it is not inferior to Themistocles. ”

"It is undeniable that in addition to being able to fight, Kemeng also has a certain political talent......"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but look at Wu Zhang with admiration.

actually knew so much about Kemeng, Wu Zhang really put in a lot of hard work.

"Wu Zhang, I will give you 100,000 cavalry, can you capture Thrace and Macedonia, and fight with the army of the Greeks?"

When Wu Zhang heard this, he immediately bowed to Qingji, and said solemnly: "If the retainer can't capture Thrace and Macedonia, and contain the main army of the Greeks, I am willing to come and see you!" ”

"Good!"

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