Amon said thoughtfully! "The formation of the legions on the continent is likely to change because of this. The battle formation that Alexander used today maximized the existing advantages of Macedonia.
I'm afraid that the future generations don't understand that when the situation changes, they still stick to the old rules. This is how they win and lose.
Medanzo, are you thinking of accepting disciples again? In fact, there is no need to feel sorry. Everyone has their own pursuits. Even if the power of origin is awakened, the hope of becoming a god is still slim. Alexander's vow is to be a king, so let him be a king. You feel sorry for him, but who in the world is not worthy of being a king? "
Amon stayed in Macedonia and did not attract any attention. Except for a few people who knew his identity, most Macedonians did not even notice his existence. As for Medanzo, this handsome and majestic warrior was very eye-catching, but most people did not know his special identity. They only knew that he was a foreign warrior who had helped the diplomatic mission on the road and was highly regarded by Prince Alexander.
After listening to Alexander's suggestion, King Philip II asked in detail about the conversation between His Royal Highness and Amon and the others. Then, he gathered the ministers to discuss military reform and formed the first legion in this way.
Although Macedonia was the most powerful state in the northern part of the Heaton Peninsula, it only had 1,800 warriors who had awakened the power of their bloodline, and there were only a little more than 1,000 standing cavalry. Philip II maximized the combat power of the infantry and formed the pike battle formation, which later became the Macedonian phalanx that shocked the continent. The first commander of this regular legion was his son, Alexander.
Alexander became the commander at the age of 18. This was not only a test from His Majesty the King to his successor, but also a more important reason was that the new infantry battle formation was created by Alexander. This legion was officially organized into 4,096 pikes, and every 1,024 pikes formed a thousand-man infantry squad led by a general.
Each thousand-man squad had four pike phalanx, and each phalanx contained 256 soldiers. Among them, every 128 soldiers formed a combat unit, and they could take turns to fight in battle. This basic combat unit was further divided into two squads, each consisting of sixty-four people, commanded by a captain.
Philip II sent the most experienced generals of the kingdom to assist Alexander in his military training, and Medanzo often gave Alexander pointers and gave him advice.
These 4,000 spearmen were the core of the army, and Amon had already pointed out the fatal flaw of this formation, so they had to train the various units to coordinate and protect the flanks. The cavalry and auxiliary infantry were also important combat strength of this army, and most of them were regular warriors.
Philip II had the ambition to unify the Sidon Peninsula, and in order to achieve it, he had to start by building this legion and let Alexander establish his authority in the process of building the legion. Alexander, the 18-year-old army commander, was the future heir of the Kingdom of Macedonia. Philip II also hoped that he could gradually control the military from now on.
Ever since the return of the diplomatic mission led by Aristotle, the shameful treachery of the Yaron people had been made public. Everyone was waiting for Philip II to send troops to suppress the Yaron people. However, when the new legion was formed, Philip II's first target of conquest turned out to be Delphi in the middle of the Sidon Peninsula.
The name of the first legion that Alexander personally formed was called the Delphi Legion. When Philip II decided to lead the army himself, he decided to leave Alexander in Macedonia to supervise the country, and His Majesty the King personally took over the position of army commander.
This legion had a chief priest and two deputy chief priests. The former high priest Yaron, Merlin, was one of the deputy chief priests, and the great warrior Imolay, who had surrendered with Merlin, was also one of the four generals who commanded the thousand-man squad.
It took a year to build and train the legion, but when it was time to go to war, he was left behind. One could imagine how depressed Alexander was. Philip II said to him, "My son, don't worry, everything in Macedonia will be yours in the future. Delphi is a very special place for all the Sidonians, and there are some things that are not suitable for you to do. "
How special was Delphi? It was the "holy land" of the Olympian gods on the Sidon Peninsula. In terms of scale, Delphi was only equivalent to a small city-state. It had no walls and was built halfway up a mountain. Its main buildings were various shrines, and its main residents were the priests of the various shrines, as well as the slaves offered to these priests by the various city-states.
As everyone knew, there were a total of twelve main gods in the Olympian divine system. The main gods that each city-state believed in were different, and they each had their own way on earth. However, the existence of the concept of the "United Kingdom of Hilton" was not only due to geographical reasons. Although the city-states had their own governance, there had always been a "Pan-Hilton Alliance," and the core of this alliance was the Delphi Oracle.
When the city-states of Hilton wanted to act jointly, they would send representatives to Delphi to ask the gods for instructions. The oracle obtained here was called the Delphi Oracle, and it had the highest authority that surpassed the oracles of the city-states. The annual sacrificial ceremony here was attended by representatives from all the city-states. It was the most important sacrificial ceremony of the United Kingdom of Hilton.
Therefore, Delphi's status was nominally independent of the city-states, and it was not involved in the civil wars and disputes between the city-states. However, Delphi's seemingly transcendent status was inevitably affected by the complex political and military affairs of the human world. When the Yaron Alliance dominated, the right to issue the Delphi Oracle was controlled by the Yaron people, and it was also the Yaron people who led the city-states to offer sacrifices to the gods in Delphi.
Now the Yaron Alliance was in a difficult situation. The Gebados Alliance had the absolute upper hand in the struggle for hegemony, and the right to issue the Delphi Oracle was controlled by the Gebados. This was common in the history of the Heaton Peninsula. Often, the most powerful city-state grasped the right to issue the Delphi Oracle by force, and thus became the de facto leader of the United Kingdom of Hilton and Heaton.
However, what Philip II wanted to do was different from his predecessors in history. According to the original tradition, he had to make the city-states surrender, establish the most powerful Macedonian Alliance, and then try to control the Delphi Oracle. However, he simply sent troops and decided to directly occupy Delphi, which would inevitably cause fear and opposition from the other city-states.
By doing so, Philip II would cause all potential enemies to become open opponents, but he still decided to do it. This might have something to do with the oracle of Zeus, but the more important reason was that Philip II did not just want to be the overlord of the Heaton Peninsula, nor did he want to establish a powerful Macedonian Alliance, but to unify the Heaton Peninsula into a complete country.
If he succeeded in occupying Delphi, it would lay the foundation for the Kingdom of Macedon to completely unify the Heaton Peninsula in the future. If he unfortunately failed, it would be an act of making enemies, and it might even offend the gods, exposing all potential enemies. So this time, Philip II decided to go into battle himself and did not let his heir, Alexander, participate.
At Alexander's age, it was the time when he was naturally adventurous and impulsive. Such an important matter, and it was the legion he had built himself, but he could not participate in it himself, so he was naturally unhappy and uninterested in doing anything. At this time, he remembered Aristotle, the old pedant who always taught him, and ran to his teacher to complain.
Aristotle smiled and comforted him. "It is the most normal thing for the King to go into battle himself and leave the heir to the throne to oversee the country, and this is also your responsibility. Why do you sigh when you are shouldering the responsibility of dealing with it yourself? " Alexander said somewhat dejectedly, "I understand this, otherwise I would not have stayed in Macedonia obediently. But that is the battle formation I created myself, the legion that was built and trained by myself. To carry out such an important task, I have no chance to participate, unable to personally verify its combat effectiveness, and enjoy the glory and achievements. "
Aristotle advised again, "War not only means glory and achievements, but this war will determine the future of the Heaton Peninsula, and even the status of the gods. No one will let a nineteen-year-old general who has never been on the battlefield command, it is irresponsible for the fate of the entire kingdom.
If your father succeeds, the glory and achievements will still belong to you, because it is the legion you built and trained, but the command on the battlefield should be handled by someone more experienced. Summing up the gains and losses of this new tactic in actual combat will allow you to better drill and train the army in the future.
If this expedition is unfortunately unsuccessful, or even if you offend the gods, it will not be your fault. The Kingdom of Macedon is still there, and you will inherit it, as well as all the experience and lessons. What your father is doing is, in fact, shouldering the possible accusations and removing as many obstacles as possible for you. You should not sigh, but be full of gratitude. " Aristotle was clearly telling Alexander that the dirty and tiring work should be done by Philip II, and the consequences of offending the gods and the infamy would also be borne by him, but the obstacles on the road would be swept away, and the glory and achievements would be left to the future heir. Philip II may not be a kind and wise monarch, but from his father's point of view, what he did for Alexander was close to perfection.
Alexander calmed down a little. Of course he could understand these reasons, but he still asked somewhat reluctantly, "I heard that when Mr. Amon was the commander of the Andela legion of Eygut, he was only nineteen years old, and that was also the legion that he and Teacher Medanzo built and trained. If Mr. Amon was left behind when the expedition was launched, what would he think? "Aristotle smiled slightly," You can ask Amon. " Amon happened to walk in and replied calmly, "Your Royal Highness, my situation is different from yours. I do not have the responsibility of supervising the country, and my purpose in going to the battlefield is to save my people. At that time, the Andela legion was only a secondary division, purely to attract the enemy's attention, and no one expected me to win the war.
The real main force of that expedition was the Horus Legion and the Legion of Isis led by Pharaoh, and it was because the main force was defeated that I was able to make achievements. And the Delphi legion that you formed today is the main force of the Macedonian army, led by your father himself. Are you using me as an example because you want your father to fail and wait for you to succeed? "
Alexander hurriedly stood up and explained, "I have absolutely no such thoughts!"
Amon nodded and said, "If you do not have such thoughts, then don't sigh like this. When we sigh, we must be clear about what we are sighing about! " Alexander could not help but always behave in front of this god. He bowed and said, "I understand, thank you for your explanation, sir.
Aristotle added, "Your identity is not just a legion commander, and your interest cannot only be in the military. You will inherit this kingdom in the future, and now you can learn from the ministers how to deal with all kinds of government affairs and solve all aspects of governing a country. Now that you understand, hurry back to the palace. "
Alexander left, and Medanzo walked into the room, frowned, and said, "Philip II attacked Delphi first, which is a move to make enemies, and may offend the gods. Whether he wins or loses, he is stirring up a hornet's nest." Amon said with a faint smile, "I am afraid that is the intention of a certain god. To unify the Heaton peninsula is to unify the realm of Olympus, and to complete this task, the Kingdom of Macedonia must first control the holy land of the Olympian gods on earth."
Medanzo added, "The current Delphi oracle was issued by the Temple of Apollo, and a long time ago, the Delphi oracle was issued by the Temple of Themis. This goddess Themis,
Is not the Artemis you know, nor is she one of the twelve main gods of Olympus today. Have you heard of her? "
Amon shook his head and said, "I do not know very well, this situation may have been caused by the war of the gods, because Zeus replaced the position of the original god of creation." Medanzo asked again, "But why is the current Delphi oracle issued by the Temple of Apollo?"
Aristotle explained, "I don't want to interrupt about the gods, but I know Khiton's history better. According to the ancient legend, in the war of the gods you mentioned, Zeus won, and Apollo may have contributed the most, this is the result of his victory. On the other hand, it may be that he had received the most offerings on earth, this is the result of historical inheritance. As for the goddess Themis, she is the goddess of fairness and justice in the Heaton myth, and the Delphi oracle was issued by her temple a long time ago. " Medanzo smiled. "If Philip II occupied Delphi and the Kingdom of Macedonia controlled the right to issue the Delphi oracle, then I am afraid that the Delphi oracle would have to be issued by the Temple of Zeus, and Apollo may not be willing."
Amon also smiled. "But Zeus is willing to see it. ,,
Aristotle smiled bitterly and said, "Do you remember the play you saw in Jaren City? The Temple of Apollo controlled the Delphi oracle, so this god was the most ridiculed on earth. In the play Oedipus, the words "Know thyself" were engraved on the wall of the Temple of Apollo, referring to the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. …
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