Alissanda was very curious about the unknown and liked to talk about military campaigns and battles. However, he was not like other children who only played around with guns and sticks. Instead, he seriously discussed all kinds of strategic issues, which suited his temperament very well. Amon lived in seclusion in Aristotle's mansion and did not have much contact with others, so it was not easy to meet him. However, Medanzo often talked with Alexander about everything under the sun.
From the information that Philip II knew, Medanzo was also an extraordinary person, and might even be another god. The King also specifically told Alexander to respect Medanzo as he respected his teacher. It was not difficult for Alexander to do this. Medanzo was a person who liked to show off his power, and was usually cheerful and did not put on any airs. Alexander deliberately made friends with him, and the two got along well. Alexander was only 18 years old this year, but Medanzo saw the shadow of the young David in him. David Solomon was a disciple of Medanzo, and Medanzo liked the Duc miner of his youth very much, but the current Lord of Taleng disappointed him a little. David Solomon's ambition was to build a kingdom of the Taleng people, and out of love for his disciple, Medanzo still hoped that David could achieve his wish.
David demolished the Temple of Amun and changed the main shrine of Taleng to the Shrine of Alor River. Although the gods did not care, they escorted Aesop out of Taleng. David Solomon had achieved the seventh level of the power of origin, but his biggest vow now was to build a kingdom of Taleng. His achievements in the power of origin in this life would probably end there, because he was pursuing another kind of achievement.
When Medanzo saw Alexander, he thought of the young David Solomon again. He liked this child very much, perhaps out of some inexplicable mentality of compensation. Perhaps he felt some unspeakable regret that he did not bring David into the Garden of Eden, and did not help him realize his wish to build a kingdom.
Alexander had been influenced by his father since he was a child, and his life wish was similar to that of David Solomon, but more ambitious. He wanted to conquer the unimaginable Potsdam Empire and avenge all the people of Hilton. Youths were the most imaginative when they were frivolous. This seemed like a dream to others, but Alexander told Medanzo very seriously that he had this wish.
Medanzo neither ridiculed nor attacked him, but patted him on the shoulder and said: "So young!
Boy, you have ambition! It's just that the road has to be taken step by step. Now even the Hilton Peninsula has not been unified, so there is no need to talk about how to conquer the Potsdam Empire. Regardless of whether wishes can be realized or not, the real difference between empty talk and action is in talking about what will happen in the future. What are you doing now? " Alexander wasn't just spouting nonsense. He had been studying military formations and the art of war, and he had his guards practice formations. It was like a child's game, but he was very serious about it. After getting to know Metatro, he had been pestering Metatro to teach him about the local customs, population distribution, previous wars, military command, and other aspects of the continent.
Aristotle had also been to the continent and experienced wars. Naturally, he would teach Alexander these lessons. However, when the sage talked about military issues, he mostly talked about national strategies. Medanzo was the captain of the guards who charged and broke through the enemy lines. He often talked about a series of strategic commands and tactical arrangements, from the formation of the army, the cooperation of the various arms, the logistics system, to the charge duel, the rotation of the battle formation, the close combat, and other details.
Aristotle taught his students how to look at the world, and Medanzo became another teacher of Alexander. Alexander might have learned from Medanzo how to conquer the world. Medanzo did not deliberately teach in this way, but Alexander would learn the necessary knowledge from his own perspective.
One day, Medanzo asked Alexander, "You know my origin and story. If one day, you really conquer the Potz Empire, and David Solomon has the opportunity to establish the Kingdom of Kureng, will you support and allow it?" This sounded like a joke, but Alexander knew that people like Medanzo would not ask casually. So, he replied seriously, "If the people of Kureng want to establish their own country, they must get rid of the rule of the Potz Empire. This is the same as my goal. If my wish to defeat the Potz can be realized, it will also help them. "Medanzo nodded." Very well, I hope you will not forget what you said today. Let me ask you again, David Solomon destroyed the temple of Amon, which disappointed me. If you were in the same position one day, would you do the same? "Alexander replied very seriously," I swear to the gods, never! If I can reach Eygut one day, I will personally sacrifice to His Highness Amun, and rebuild the Temple of Isis! " This child actually knew how to add flowers to brocade, and said the idea of rebuilding the Temple of Isis on his own initiative. In his heart, he was very clear about how to please Amon. Amon was a warrior from the Temple of Isis, and under the recommendation of the Saintess of the Temple of Isis, Maria, he became the commander of the army.
Among the ancient gods of the various divine clans on the continent, Amon respected the goddess Isis the most.
Rebuilding the Temple of Isis did not harm the glory of Amun, but placed a deep meaning of remembrance.
He did not expect this 18-year-old child to have such a mind. He was indeed intelligent!
When Alexander replied, Medanzo faintly heard a cough in his soul, but he could not tell if it was from Zeus in the sky or Amon in the human world. Medanzo patted Alexander's shoulder again, "Let's go, don't just sit here and chat all day, take me to the barracks of Macedonia."
A few days later, one morning, Amon and Aristotle were talking in the study room, when Medanzo came in with Alexander. Alexander said excitedly, "Mr. Amon, Teacher Aristotle, I have something to show you!"
He ordered his guards to bring in a sand table model. The terrain of the sand table was an open field at the foot of the mountain, on which stood a formation of soldier dolls. At first glance, it looked like a bare grove. Amon frowned and asked, "What formation is this?"
Alexander replied, "Infantry formation." Amon said, "These soldiers are standing very densely. Are they holding spears in their hands? According to the proportion of height, it is actually 20 feet! I have never seen such a tight battle formation, and such a difficult weapon to control. How did you think of it? " Alexander said, "It was Teacher Medanzo who helped me think of the idea. It solved the biggest problem of the Kingdom of Macedonia's military!" Medanzo smiled and waved his hand, "I just gave him some inspiration. This child organized people to practice and figured out the military formation. In fact, there are already armies in the Heaton Peninsula like this, but there has been no systematic practice. "
Aristotle stood up and waved his hand at Amon and Medanzo, saying, "Don't speak first, let His Highness speak." Then he asked Alexander, "What problems does the Kingdom of Macedonia have in the military? How did your formation overcome those problems? " Alexander stood in front of the sand table and began to explain one by one. Macedonia was the most powerful state in the northern part of the Heaton Peninsula, and its power was no less than that of Yaron and Gebados in the south. But in the eyes of a knowledgeable general like Medanzo, Macedonia and even the entire Heaton Peninsula was just a small place. It could not be compared with the former Eygut, Bablon, Hittite, Assyria, and other countries, not to mention the huge Potsdam Empire.
The Heaton Peninsula was mountainous, and the Kingdom of Macedonia had a rare open plain, but more than half of the country was still mountainous. It was difficult to fight here with the chariot formation that was common in the battlefield of the continent. Because the scale of the city was relatively small, the number of heavy cavalry was also very small.
Often, only wealthy nobles could afford the armor and weapons of knights. In war, it was usually a small number of cavalry and a large number of infantry to charge and kill each other.
It was difficult to build and operate chariot formations here, and there were not many cavalry either. In addition, the biggest problem was that the number of warriors was limited, and it was difficult to form a traditional regular army like the traditional army of the continent.
Among the regular armies that Amon had seen in various countries, except for the abnormally powerful Uruk Legion, the standard formation was basically five thousand warriors and fifty priests, and the official soldiers and warriors were at least level one warriors who had awakened their bloodline power. This was because the biggest fear of a large army in a battle was that it was difficult for ordinary people without strong bloodline power to carry heavy weapons. Even if they could carry it, it was difficult for them to advance with the battle formation and launch continuous attacks.
For a country with a large population, it was not difficult to form a few regular armies. As for the combat effectiveness, it depended on the level of training and logistics. But this was difficult to achieve in the Heaton Peninsula. In the conflicts between the cities of the Heaton Peninsula, in addition to the citizens of the city who brought their own weapons, there were also many wandering mercenaries who fought in the war. Most of them were ordinary farmers, and although they were strong, they were not warriors.
Therefore, the war between the cities of the Heaton Peninsula was a little chaotic. Only a city like Gebados, which was so abnormal that it was completely built by military means, could form a strong regular army. Among the official citizens of the city of Gebados, all adult men were warriors. If they did not awaken the power of their bloodline, they would be eliminated by cruel training before the age of twenty.
The warriors of Gebados could form a battle formation with strong combat effectiveness, but it was difficult for other cities to follow suit. The shields of the warriors of Gebados were very heavy, and they needed to be tied to the left arm with a belt to hold it flat. The spears they wore could be used in close combat or thrown. The ordinary warriors of the other states could not meet this requirement at all, so they were always at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation with the warriors of Gebados.
If they followed the conventional train of thought, with the expansion of Macedonia's sphere of influence and population growth, more and more people would try to practice martial arts, and the lucky ones would awaken the power of their bloodline and become warriors. Then, they would form an army and train them according to the traditional way of the continent, but who knew how long it would take, and there would be many difficulties.
Under the inspiration of Medanzo, Alexander created a new type of battle formation, which emphasized on formation and coordination. The first change was the main weapon. It was no longer the traditional throwing spears, nor the battle axes, swords, and shields, but a spear that was 20 feet long.
Medanzo was also a master of martial arts. He told Alexander that for ordinary warriors, learning to use swords and axes took a long time, but after simple training, almost everyone could master the most basic assassination techniques of the spear.
Moreover, the cost of forging other weapons was relatively high, and large-scale equipment was very expensive. Wooden spears were relatively the cheapest.
Alexander took this idea to the extreme, and designed a spear that was as tall as three people. Such a long spear was very difficult to control. To be able to freely wield it in a chaotic army, one had to be a warrior with astonishing strength. However, Alexander did not require the warriors to have this ability. Instead, he used a tight formation to attack. The techniques used in battle were relatively simple, and the more important thing was to organize and coordinate their strength. The tight formation could not be messed up when advancing.
Medanzo helped Alexander make a spear that was about 20 feet long. When forming the formation, the spear tip pointed to the sky, and the spear butt rested on the ground. The position of the hand was just right for the battle. Such a spear had to be made as light as possible, but it had to be very flexible. The butt also had to have a counterweight so that the center of gravity was between the hand grip, so that it was easier to maintain balance when stabbing.
When marching, the spear could be placed on the shoulder and pointed to the sky. When approaching the enemy, the first row of warriors would hold the spear horizontally, the second and third rows would point their spears diagonally forward, and the ranks at the back would follow at an equal distance. From the front, such a tight formation of spears looked like a hedgehog that had nowhere to bite. Even a strong warrior would not be able to display his strength in such a formation.
If an army formation was formed in this way, it would solve three headaches at the same time. One was the source of soldiers. In addition to warriors, strong ordinary people could also be incorporated into the formation, greatly expanding the scale of the regular army. The second was financial. Its equipment was not expensive compared to other weapons, and it could be produced in large quantities in a short period of time. The third was the effective use of soldiers. It was difficult to build a large-scale chariot army on the Heaton Peninsula, so this battle formation made full use of the advantages of infantry.
Why did Medanzo make the spear so long? The distance from the front of the soldiers was just longer than the length of a chariot.
After Alexander finished his slightly proud introduction, Aristotle frowned and asked, "Well, your formation has indeed solved the biggest problem of the Kingdom of Macedonia. But what is the biggest problem with such a formation? Alexander replied, "I have already let the guards practice it. With such a long spear shaft and a tight formation, it is impossible to dodge in battle. They can only advance, and the advancing line must not be messed up. This requires focused training. You have to make the orders and the steps uniform. If the soldiers at the front fall, the soldiers at the back must immediately replace them. If you violate the orders, you will be severely punished. " Amon smiled faintly and said, "This is a problem of usual training. Formation is the simplest and most important training for a large army. In battle, this formation can only advance, and it is difficult to turn around. It is the same when marching. Leaving the state of battle and entering the state of marching, the commander will have to give at least three orders to change the direction of the formation. How fast you can complete it depends on your level of practice. "
Alexander nodded and said, "Yes, I let the guards line up in 16 rows, and it was done very well. But if you let ordinary soldiers form a large-scale battle formation, you will have to put in a lot of effort in training. " Amon pointed to the sand table and asked, "In a state of engagement, this kind of battle formation is very strong at the front, but the flanks are very weak. This is not something that can be made up by training. If the enemy flanks or flanks from the rear, what do you plan to do?"
Alexander replied, "It is precisely because there are not enough warriors and the number of cavalry is limited that I thought of letting strong ordinary people form a battle formation. In this way, the freed warriors can form supporting battle formations on the flanks and the rear, and the flanks can also be protected by cavalry. "Amon pointed to the sand table again and said," Such a dense spear battle formation has two fatal weaknesses. First, if you encounter a volley of archers, you won't even be able to dodge. Second, if the battle formation is intertwined, and the morale of the enemy is high, they will not retreat even at the cost of casualties. You can't fight in close combat with a spear, and what if the soldiers with blades and shields get in front of you? " Alexander revealed a look of hesitation and scratched the back of his head as he thought, "The range of the arrows is limited. Using the cavalry on the flanks to launch an attack and cover the advancement of the battle formation is a solution. In the future, when the Kingdom of Macedonia becomes more powerful, we can also equip these spear soldiers with short shields and short swords. " Amon smiled and said, "You thought of this battle strategy because the number of warriors is limited, and you can't form a large-scale army. It is very valuable to promote, and it is very likely to cause a major change in military history. However, I still suggest that the first three and last rows of this spear formation still use regular warriors. "
Alexander blinked his eyes and thought for a long time, and said with some disappointment, "I thought my idea was perfect, but after you asked, I realized that this battle formation has a lot of weaknesses. It is not as strong as I thought."
Medanzo opened his mouth to comfort him, "There is no perfect battle formation in this world. It is already a kind of perfection to be able to exert the greatest combat power under the current conditions. The same tactics can be imitated by anyone, but in peacetime, it depends on training and military discipline, and in wartime, it depends on the command and logistics. This battle formation of yours weakens the difference between individual combat power, and solves the most important problem of the source of soldiers. It is also a pioneering work.
With the current situation of the Kingdom of Macedonia, it is the most suitable. Didn't Mr. Aristotle say that the world we perceive is not perfect, but you have to be clear about its shortcomings and know how to avoid them? This is the difference between a genius and a mediocre person. Child, take this sand table to see your father and tell him what I said just now truthfully. He will know what to do. "Aristotle also waved his hand and said," Your Highness, there is no need for today's lesson. Take this sand table and the guards to the King's palace. His Majesty will definitely be surprised. "
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