Aphrodite blinked her eyes and said: "Hit the nose with one punch, hit the stomach with another punch, and then stretched out his hand to pull off the head. What kind of tricks are these? Am¨¦ng is a god after all, and he is also a person who understands etiquette. , if the opponent is a woman, he can't do the same?"
Jalena asked back: "Even if he changes his tactics, you can stop Tame."
Themis, the goddess of fairness and justice in the distance, suddenly interjected: "If you want to know the answer, you can try to challenge him yourself. But Aphrodite, I want to remind you that it is not about love. , but fight with each other, don't get the situation wrong." Aphrodite sighed again: "It's boring to fight and kill, I still like to talk about love, I'm not Apollo, I have My means
Yalena reminded: "Abolo's weakness was spotted by Am¨¦ng, otherwise he wouldn't have lost so miserably. In our camp, Apollo, who has the strongest combat effectiveness, can no longer participate in this matter.
Aphrodite, don¡¯t overestimate your charm. You can¡¯t defeat a god like Am¨¦ng.
Even if you could marry him and nothing happened, do you think Artemis could let you go? "
The gods of the Olympus pantheon share an oath and cannot directly attack each other, but this does not mean that there will be no conflicts.
If Aphrodite offends Artemis, the goddess of hunting will hand over her divine bow to a powerful envoy and set a trap to plot against Aphrodite. The God of Love and Beauty may not be able to bear it either.
Aphrodite added with a look of regret: "A god like Am¨¦ng and a man like this are a kind of youth and a challenge to me. If I fall in love with him, it should be an achievement and a challenge." Enjoy. But I thank you for your reminder. The words of the goddess of wisdom are never wrong. I will not face Am¨¦ng directly, so what should I do?"
Jalena thought for a while: "If you want to defeat someone, you don't necessarily need to use fists. Everyone's weaknesses are different. If you want to defeat someone, you don't necessarily need to fight him directly. Aphrodite, if you really want to expel As for me, I have a suggestion that will give you what you want"
Others could not hear what was said next, and they did not know what advice the goddess of wisdom gave Aphrodite.
Medanzo followed Am¨¦ng down the mountain. On the official road in the outskirts of Macedonia, pedestrians and carriages came and went. Am¨¦ng stopped singing and walked forward with his hands behind his back. Medanzo couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "My God, you are so amazing! How come you happened to mine a tear of the gods? You are probably the only craftsman alive in the world who has mined this kind of sacred stone. The man actually mined two of them in a row!"
Am¨¦ng smiled slightly: "How can I be so lucky? I just opened a few mine cores today. If I can mine one Tears of the Gods in this way, it would be too exaggerated! Don't forget that I already have one in my hand. This tear of the gods was left to me by Mary. I gave all the artifacts to my disciples, except for it, which followed me into and out of heaven."
Metazuo suddenly reacted and exclaimed softly in his soul: "It turns out that's the case, no wonder!"
The core that Am¨¦ng finally opened was a "fake", but it was made by this outstanding master craftsman to look like the real thing. He put his own Tears of the Gods inside. When Apollo was distracted and talking, Am¨¦ng took out the mineral core and caused an accident himself, so Apollo was unlucky.
Although Am¨¦ng usually doesn¡¯t like playing tricks at all, it doesn¡¯t mean that he won¡¯t. If you want someone to bully an ¡°honest person¡± like him, you are really making the wrong person! The ambush of this mine core is quite beautiful.
When the two of them walked into the Macedonian city gate, Metanzo asked again: "My God, will you really be able to mine another Tear of the Gods? Alexander should have given you a lot of mine cores."
Am¨¦ng replied calmly: "It is possible, but it is not my Tears of the Gods, it is Alexander's. I will hand over all the sacred stones mined to the Kingdom of Macedonia, no matter what kind they are." A reward of one gold coin.¡±
The Kingdom of Macedonia successfully occupied Delphi, the Holy Land of Heaton. Philip II left a thousand-man team of the Delphi Legion to garrison in the Holy Land and led the army back to the division in victory. On the way back to the army, he "by the way" went around and conquered many city-states near Delphi. Macedonia's conquest was different from the historical alliances between city-states. It was not as an alliance leader but directly incorporated these city-states into Macedonia's territory.
The citizens¡¯ assemblies of these city-states are still retained to decide the internal affairs of the city-state in peacetime, but the city-states are subject to the unified governance of Macedonia, and the writing, laws, taxes, and weights and measures are all the same. At this time, a three-power alliance had formed on the Heaton Peninsula. The Kingdom of Macedonia in the north was competing with the League of Gebadah and the League of Aaron in the south, and the League of Aaron had become the weakest party.
Yaron and Qibada finally feltPanicked, they stopped attacking each other and sent envoys to negotiate and establish a new alliance in an attempt to jointly fight Macedonia, but it was too late.
The Kingdom of Macedonia has a wider territory and a larger population, and its national strength is stronger. It can recruit more trained warriors and more warriors from strong ordinary people. After Philip II returned to his army, he divided the elite of the original Delphi Legion into three, and formed two new legions based on these backbones.
Every new legion was formed by Alexander, who was responsible for specific training exercises. After a new legion was basically formed, another legion was formed, and Alexander was transferred to be the commander of the legion. If another person were to play this role, he might be making wedding clothes for others, forming a legion, training soldiers, and then handing them over after forming combat effectiveness.
But for Alexander, this problem did not exist. Philip II's intention was obvious. In the future, the huge Macedonian army would obey Alexander's command and control, because they were formed by the prince's hands and grew up in battles. All the generals were also direct descendants trained by Alexander.
Many people are predicting that after occupying Delphi and surrounding city-states, Macedonia will take advantage of the situation to take revenge on Arran? But Philip II's actions exceeded everyone's expectations. Six months later, he went out again and sent his army south to attack the Kibada League.
Gebadah was the main force on the Heaton Peninsula that could still confront Macedonia. Philip II saw it accurately. Arlen's main strength was the navy, while Gebadah's main strength was the army.
If you attack Yarun along the coastline, the army of Qibada can rescue him, but the navy of Qibada's alliance with Yarun from the land cannot help.
The battle was fierce at the beginning. The brave and skillful Kibadan soldiers faced the Macedonian phalanx and the attacks of the cavalry on both wings, and fought several tough battles. However, the number of Gibada warriors was originally small, and they gradually became unable to withstand it under continuous consumption. Once the battle situation turned, the Macedonian army's attack became overwhelming.
Philip II had very practical considerations in attacking Kibadah first, because the Kibadan League was not a community of interests. As long as the powerful Kibadan Army was defeated, the other city-states in the alliance could surrender without a fight.
The Quibad Alliance was maintained by the powerful force of the Quibad warriors. It was actually an alliance for the Macedonians to conquer and enslave other city-states. The brutal rule and oppression and plunder of the Kibadans had long aroused resistance from other city-states within the alliance. Once the Kibadan army was defeated, almost all city-states actively welcomed the arrival of the Macedonian army.
The Macedonian army fought all the way to the gates of Gibad. The people of Gibad, who had no way out, vowed to defend their city-state to the death and persist in fighting to the end. If they attack the city of Gibadah, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and they may also be attacked by the Arenites. Philip II made a decision to stop the attack on Kebadah, leaving the city-state of Kebadah to fend for itself!
Citizens of the city-state of Kibada are not engaged in production, but are trained solely for the purpose of military conquest, and survive by conquering and enslaving other city-states. Now the Kibada warriors have lost most of the territories they conquered, leaving only their own city-state. If pushed too hard, the Gibadians would fight to the bitter end under the threat of destruction, which would not be of any benefit to Macedonia.
The Kingdom of Macedonia has achieved its strategic goal and disintegrated the Kibada Alliance, so the city-state of Kibada can shut its doors and fend for itself. Macedonia has occupied two-thirds of the territory of the Heaton Peninsula. The small isolated city of Kibada no longer poses a threat to it. The remaining Kibada warriors may still have the courage to defend the city and fight bloody battles, but they are no longer able to launch a counterattack. .
The Gibada Alliance was disintegrated, leaving only the isolated city of Gibada. Philip II took advantage of the situation and turned his army to attack Jaron. This battle was different from the attack on Gebadah. The League of Aaron was a community of interests united by business and trade. Philip II appeared as an avenger rather than a liberator, so the other city-states united to fight. The Macedonian army needs to encroach step by step and cannot be settled in one battle.
Philip II first captured a port city-state along the coastline, cutting off an important maritime supply line of the Arlen League, and then avoided the Arlen navy and detoured inland, occupying one city-state after another. Macedonia became stronger as the war progressed, and the Alliance of Arlen became weaker as the war progressed. In the end, only a few important city-states were left, relying on mutual transportation links and naval support to support themselves.
Philip II was not in a hurry for success. The newly occupied territory needed to be consolidated and digested. The situation of Macedonian unification of the entire Heaton Peninsula was irreversible. He also had to prepare for the next strategic goal and form a stronger Macedonian army.
Philip II led the army in battle, and news of victory continued to spread. Alexander, who stayed in the royal capital to supervise the country, handled daily military and political affairs well with the assistance of his ministers. He raised troops in the new territory and formed two more corps. This time he did not continue to serve as the commander of the corps, butThe task of building and training the new army was handed over to his trusted subordinates.
Young Alexander served as the commander of three legions, and the cronies he promoted formed two more legions. The prince soon ushered in the most important event since he was in charge of the country, which was the annual Delphi Oracle Ceremony. Now that Philip II is leading an expedition, Alexander will preside over the ceremony on behalf of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
This year¡¯s Oracle of Delphi will still be held by the Temple of Apollo, and the officiating location will be the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
There is a process of historical change. Although Macedonia has occupied the holy land of Delphi, it is still a new occupation after all. Many things still need the support of the local priest group, so there is no immediate order to change the form of the Delphi Oracle. boro temple cloth.
When the Kingdom of Macedonia completely controls the situation in the future, and the traditional priest group of Delphi no longer has the strength to oppose it, it is estimated that real changes will occur in this period of history. Alexander, who was not yet twenty years old, was very excited to host such a major ceremony, and it was the most solemn ceremony on the entire Heaton Peninsula.
Of course, Alexander¡¯s court teacher Aristotle would accompany him and teach the young prince all the necessary etiquette during the ceremony. And Metanzo also went, having been begged by Alexander to go with him. During this time, Alexander's relationship with Metanzo became even closer. Metanzo often accompanied him to inspect the army, practice battle formations, and teach various opinions during outings and hunting.
For such an important ceremony, important figures in the kingdom must be invited to attend. Regardless of whether some people go or not, Alexander must invite them to show their etiquette. Am¨¦ng also received an invitation from Alexander as a Si, asking him to attend the Delphi ceremony. Am¨¦ng politely refused.
The reason Am¨¦ng rejected Alexander was simple. If he really went, the first Delphi Oracle Ceremony hosted by the Kingdom of Macedonia would have been ruined. Am¨¦ng defeated Apollo in the duel. If he arrived at Delphi, then all the incarnation inductions that Apollo placed on the statue would retreat, and it would be impossible to deliver any more oracles. Unless the priest lies and forges the oracle, the ceremony will become a joke, and whether the oracle really appears is sensed by the great magician present.
Am¨¦ng agreed that Medanzo should accompany Alexander. Macedonia had just raised troops to conquer many city-states, and the situation was not yet completely stable. In such a complicated scene, only with Metanzo's presence can Am¨¦ng rest assured about Alexander's safety.
On behalf of his father, young Alexander led a guard composed of elite soldiers of the Delphic Legion. Accompanied by Medanzo, Aristotle and other ministers, he came to the Holy Land of Delphi and met with the representatives sent by each city-state to attend the ceremony. Then presided over this grand ceremony.
Apollo sent down an oracle on behalf of the Olympian gods, blessing the young prince and at the same time blessing all the Sidonians, who would become a powerful country under the leadership of Macedonia. The glory of Macedonia reached its peak, and Alexander, who represented this glory, was even more glorious. He seemed to have become a figure comparable to various heroes in historical legends.
Young people always have a playful mentality. After the ceremony, Alexander, who finally got out, didn't want to go back so soon. Philip II is no longer among the Macedonian ministers, and no one can control him. He ordered Aristotle to lead the Macedonian envoys and guards back first, while he disguised himself as a civilian and went to various city-states with Metanzo to broaden his horizons.
Aristotle wanted to persuade but could not, because he once told Alexander that as a monarch, you can't just handle government affairs in the palace. It is best to experience and think as a people, so that you can know how to make decisions on many things. . Now that Alexander really wanted to do this, he felt a headache and was most worried about the safety of the little prince. Fortunately, Metanzo was there, so he could only warn Metanzo carefully.
It makes little sense to bring a small guard, and it is easy to expose Alexander's identity. Since he is traveling incognito, it is impossible to lead a large army to follow him. It is best to be protected by a powerful divine envoy like Metanzo. Medanzo took Alexander to visit the folk city-states, and they were dressed like the wandering sages common on the Heaton Peninsula.
Alexander was very curious about everything. He didn't even know how to stay in a hotel, so he needed Medanzo to teach him everything. In fact, any "teacher" in the world could teach this little prince, but at this moment Alexander felt that Medanzo Zuozhen is well-informed and envious of his colorful experiences.
Alexander has been wandering around for more than two months. If Medanzo hadn't persuaded him to go back early, he would have stayed there for a while longer. Although the prince was playful, he had not forgotten his accusation. When he heard that Philip II was about to return to the throne, he immediately decided to return to the Macedonian city-state.
At that time, Alexander and Metanzo were in Miduli. They heard about Am¨¦ng¡¯s experience in assisting the Macedonian mission, so they begged Metanzo to take him there.Walk the road again. Medanzo took Alexander to the mountain where the mission was attacked, and explained what happened with a smile. Alexander was so impressed that he wished he could be the hero who captured the assassin.
While the two were talking and laughing, a person appeared at the pass in the distance and walked along the mountain road. She was carrying a huge baggage, which was not commensurate with her frail figure, and she looked pitiable.
"Medanzo and Alexander saw someone walking over, a girl walking alone. They stopped talking and turned to look over. They were both lost in thought for a moment, as if they felt suffocated - this girl is so beautiful!
She looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. She was wearing a light green gauze skirt. Maybe because she was in a hurry, there were fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose and forehead. Her forearms were exposed outside her skirt, and her skin was fair and soft, like the perfect work of a god. Her eyes are clear and soft, with a deep and charming luster. Her waterfall-like long orange-red hair is slightly curled and spread over her round and graceful shoulders and white chest.
?Through the robe, you can see her plump breasts, flexible waist, and slender legs, all of which reflect the beauty of womanhood. How could there be such a beautiful girl in the world? Alexander was almost speechless and just stared at the girl stupidly. It's not that Metanzo has never seen beauties before, he's even seen a lot of goddesses, but at this moment, he also felt astonished as he had never experienced before. ! .