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The most powerful country in ancient times was in ancient Greece. The current country is called Macedonia.

Historical records: In the summer of 336 BC, after Alexander (an ancient power) succeeded to the throne, the Greek city-states and tribes in Ceres, Illyria and other places that had been conquered by the previous king took the opportunity to rebel or declare independence.

The young commander Alexander (who was always around thirty years old in ancient times) first led his army to the northern Balkan Peninsula, conquered the Illyrian tribes that betrayed him, and pushed back the Cereese people to the Danube River.

At this time, the Thebans, who had opposed Macedonia (a powerful country in ancient times), spread rumors that Alexander had been killed in battle, and took the opportunity to start an uproar against Macedonia.

Alexander knew that Thebes was a famous large city-state among the Greek city-states. If this riot was not quelled, the consequences would be disastrous.

So he decided to kill as a warning to others, made a prompt decision, quickly sent his troops south, and appeared at the gate of Thebes without any hostility at lightning speed.

The Thebans couldn't believe their eyes, and they were all panicked. The city of Thebes was captured and turned into a pile of rubble. All the residents were sold into slavery, except for a few people who had been friendly with Alexander or sponsored Macedonia in the past.

Alexander achieved his expected goal, and the destruction of Thebes indeed served as a warning to others.

The Greek city-states surrendered and expressed their surrender one after another

Then Athens also expressed its surrender and begged for forgiveness. Not long after, all the states were unified under the leadership of Alexander and recognized Alexander as the supreme commander. Then Alexander could carry out his grand plans without any worries and organize an expedition to the East.

Because Gu Yaoqiang wants to know whether the East now has its own friends, and what China is like now.

Gu Yaoqiang even thought that if he conquered the Huaxia Kingdom, he would become Qin Shihuang. He was extremely excited.

Therefore, history records: Before Alexander went on an expedition to Eastern Bos (the country of Bos, next to the border of ancient China), Alexander gave away all his real estate income, slaves and livestock to others.

Because Gu Yaoqiang thought that after he left for the Huaxia Kingdom, he would not come back. Here, the queen's people would be in charge. Gu Yaoqiang wanted to take his daughter and Ma Ya with him. Later, after thinking about it, he decided to go first.

Go explore the road and see if you are on earth

At that time, a general asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, if you divide everything, what do you keep for yourself?"

"Hope!" Alexander (Gu Yaoqiang) replied simply and neatly, "I leave hope to myself! It will bring me endless wealth!" Then, with the desire to conquer the world, Alexander left his homeland and set foot on

A long journey

In 334 BC, Alexander crossed the Hellespont (the Dardanelles) and began a 10-year Eastern Campaign.

The army he used to start the expedition against the Boss Empire consisted of 30,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 160 warships.

The Boss Empire has hundreds of thousands of troops and 400 battleships

Moreover, the area of ​​the Bosi Empire is about 50 times larger than the Kingdom of Macedonia. Not to mention that many ancient and wealthy countries in the Far East, such as Egypt, Babylon, and Phoenicia, have been conquered by Bosi and incorporated into the territory of Bosi.

Despite the disparity in power, Alexander is good at seeing problems from their essence (Gu Yaoqiang is a person from the future, and he can see through some things.) He knows very well that although the Bosi Empire has a vast territory and a huge army, its prestige is still there.

, but its power has declined and it is internally divided. Emperor Darius III is a mediocre and dim emperor with weak will and lack of wisdom.

The Kingdom of Macedonia was in great power and unstoppable

Alexander relied on the remaining power of crossing the Hellespont Strait in one fell swoop and took advantage of his own high morale to break through the enemy's defense line in one go. He won the first battle, completely destroying the morale and determination of the Bosnian people to resist, and opened up the road to expansion into Asia.

Many city-states surrendered without a fight and even regarded Alexander as their savior to liberate them from the rule of the Persians.

In the autumn of 333 BC, Alexander defeated Darius III, who was unwilling to fail in the first battle, with his famous "Macedonian Phalanx" near the city of Issus.

In 331 BC, Alexander led 40,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry toward Mesopotamia, and launched the last large-scale decisive battle with Bos at Gaugamela near Nineveh.

After careful preparation by Mi Qing, Darius III had 40,000 cavalry, 200,000 infantry, 200 chariots and 15 war elephants from India. Compared with Alexander's army, Darius III had an absolute advantage.

But Alexander and Darius III used their wits and tactics to miraculously defeat the Bosian Emperor again.

What is particularly interesting is that when Alexander, who had an army of less than 50,000, ordered his soldiers to rest and recuperate for the upcoming battle, Darius III, who had a large army in hand, was afraid of the night attack order.

Soldiers stayed up all night

The Bosi soldiers were fully armed and stood in fear all night. They were all despondent and had no fighting spirit.

The next day, in the early morning of October 1, 331 BC, Alexander led an army full of energy and high morale into the battlefield. He skillfully used his mobile and flexible "Macedonian Phalanx" and finally defeated his powerful opponent.

Alexander took advantage of the victory and marched eastward, occupying Babylon, the largest city in the East and the cultural center of the ancient East, and gave himself a title - "King of Babylon and the Four Squares of the World"

After that, Alexander led his troops from Babylon and overwhelmingly occupied the three capitals of the Bosian Empire, Suze, Bosboris, and Ekbatana.

Darius III fled to Bactria in the north, where he was killed by Bisos, the governor of Bactria, and his body was abandoned on the roadside.

In the end, Alexander discovered his body during the chase and sent it back to Bospenis, where he was buried in the Mausoleum of Emperor Bossi.

At this point, the ancient Bosian Empire and the Achaemenid dynasty collapsed. The Macedonian army conquered all the territory of Bosnia, and an Alexander Empire spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa was established.

In 327 BC, Alexander led his army to continue eastward from the area south of the Caspian Sea, passing through Parthia (Parthia), Aria, and Transguana, and then went north over the Hindu Kush Mountains to reach Bactria (Bactria).

) and Sogdiana

In 325 BC, he invaded the Indian kingdom of Bolas. Although the Kingdom of Bolas was not as large as Bos, it was still considered a powerful country in the local area. King Bos was good at fighting. He had 30,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, and 300 chariots.

vehicle, in addition to a unique unit - 200 war elephants

In terms of quantity, they are comparable to Alexander's troops.

It was summer at that time, with heavy rains, deep rivers, and the Jinnah River as a natural barrier. Therefore, Boras was very confident in stopping Alexander's attack. When he heard that Alexander was leading his troops towards his country, he deployed his troops along the river to strictly control the country.

Add defense

And in each fording field, in addition to placing sentries, elephants are also sent to "guard" the elephants. Why are they sent to "guard" them if they are so clumsy? It turns out that the Macedonian war horses all come from the north and have never fought against such behemoths from the south.

When they see an elephant, they will jump from the boat into the water out of fear, so that the Macedonian cavalry will naturally be unable to cross the river.

Alexander knew that crossing the river was not easy, and he made full preparations. He asked an officer to go to the Indus River and command the soldiers to dismantle the boat they were going to cross. The small boat was broken into two parts, and the big ship was broken into three parts. They were transported to Jinnah in a cart.

The west bank of the river is hidden

After reconnaissance of the river and the terrain on the west bank, he formulated a plan similar to Han Xin's plan of "building a plank road in the open and crossing Chencang secretly" in the Han Dynasty of my country.

This plan is divided into 3 steps. The first step is to feign crossing during the day. The tired enemy Alexander orders the boats and rafts to be launched near the camp and sail back and forth along the river.

The soldiers on the shore also moved back and forth in parallel with the ship, seeming to be looking for the right time and place to prepare for the crossing.

Bolas did not dare to neglect, and followed the sailing direction of the enemy ships on the other side, running back and forth, and did this for several days in a row, every day.

Before the Macedonians had crossed the river, Bolas' army was exhausted.

The second step is to feign crossing at night to confuse the enemy.

As soon as the feint crossing stopped during the day, the Macedonians began to move at night. Alexander personally led some of the cavalry, running back and forth along the coast, shouting charging slogans while running, as if they were trying to sneak across the river under the cover of night.

So Boras took his army and ran back and forth on the other side.

After several days of this, the Macedonians never crossed the river, and Bolas concluded that the enemy did not dare to actually cross the river, but was just bluffing.

So no matter how the enemy moved or shouted, it would only stop the movement of the sentry coastal defense force.

Alexander saw that Boras was exhausted and paralyzed, so he took the next step and smuggled in at night

On the surface, they were still bluffing and repeating their old tricks, trying to paralyze the opponent. Secretly, they secretly moved most of the men, horses, boats and rafts up the river to a place about 50 miles away from the original camp.

This is where the Jinnah River turns, forming a corner. There are dense trees on the corner. There is an island in the river opposite the corner, which is also covered with trees and is inaccessible.

This formed a natural barrier, where the Macedonians carried out intense and serious preparations for crossing the river.

One night at the end of June 326 BC, there were rolling black clouds, lightning and thunder, heavy rain, and the roar of the river. The Macedonians used the cover of heaven to gather all the infantry and cavalry to the shore.

It happened that before dawn, the rain had cleared and the sea was calm. Alexander immediately ordered 15,000 cavalry to board warships and rafts and sail straight to the islands in the river.

As soon as they rounded the island, they were discovered by the sentries of Boras on the other side. Alexander estimated that Boras had not yet concentrated his troops here, so he ordered the ships to sail quickly to the other side, and immediately formed a battle formation after landing ashore, preparing for a stalemate.

Unexpectedly, this was not the east bank of the Jinnah River, but another small island. Seeing that their previous efforts had been wasted, the Macedonians were complaining. Fortunately, there were not many enemies on the other side of the river, and they found a place to cross the river. The river was only neck deep, and they could barely wade on foot.

Alexander did not dare to delay, so he commanded the army and risked his life to cross over.

Boras learned that the Macedonians were crossing the river in the area of ​​​​Xiajiao and could not figure out where the main force of Macedonia was. He did not lead a large force to stop the attack. The enemy might all cross the river from there and lead a large army to meet the enemy. However, he was afraid that

The enemy on the other side took the opportunity to rush across, thought over and over again, and hesitated. In the end, they only sent their son Bollas to lead 2,000 infantry and 120 tanks to block the attack.

When Bolas reached the other side of the Cape, most of the Macedonian army had already crossed the river. He had too few men and horses, so he was defeated in one attack and lost his life.

Boras heard that Alexander led the army across the river and killed his own son. He was very angry and left only a few troops to guard the local river bank. He personally led 30,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, 180 chariots, and 200 war elephants.

Head, to meet Alexander

When he came to a flat and hard sandy area, he set up a formation there. He placed 200 war elephants in front, each one several feet apart, forming the first front line, which frightened the enemy's horses and the infantry.

pass through

He also asked the infantry to stand behind the elephants to form a second front, occupying every gap between the elephants and placing cavalry on both sides of the infantry to facilitate maneuvering.

The 180 chariots were placed in front of the cavalry on the left and right wings. These chariots looked very majestic, but they did not play any role in the actual battle.

Alexander encountered Bolas' army during the march, and immediately moved his troops into combat formation, preparing to fight back

As in the past, he let the phalanx infantry occupy the center position opposite Bolas's war elephants, and ordered them not to enter the battle first, and only attacked after the Macedonian cavalry disrupted the opponent's cavalry and infantry.

At the same time, he ordered Konas to lead two groups of cavalry to sneak towards the enemy's right wing. When the enemy's cavalry was fighting with his own right wing cavalry, he went around to attack the enemy. Alexander led most of the cavalry to occupy the right wing, preparing to attack from here first.

When Boras discovered that a large number of enemy cavalry was concentrated on his left front, he transferred the right cavalry to the left wing and asked all the cavalry to attack the enemy cavalry together.

As soon as Alexander saw the enemy cavalry dispatching, he ordered 1,000 horse archers to fire arrows at the same time. Bolas's cavalry was immediately in chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Alexander led the cavalry to gallop forward. Two cavalry groups formed a fighting group. At this time, Cornus's cavalry appeared behind the Bolas cavalry in accordance with the order, making it vulnerable to the enemy on both sides. Bolas's cavalry was forced by the situation to attack.

Deploy some of your troops to turn around and deal with Konas

Alexander saw some of Bolas's cavalry turning back and took the opportunity to cover up the enemy's cavalry, forcing the enemy's cavalry to retreat to the elephants. As soon as Bolas's elephant herders saw the enemy's cavalry rushing towards them, they drove the elephants to stop them, thus disrupting the team themselves.
To be continued...