299, Battle for the Holy Land

Amon thoughtfully said: "The formation of the legion on the Tianshu Continent is likely to change. The battle formation used by Alexander today has maximized Macedonia's existing advantages. I am afraid that later generations will not understand that when the situation changes, victory will be the result of this, and defeat will be the result of this.

Medanzo, have you been thinking about taking disciples again? In fact, there is no need to regret. Everyone has their own pursuits. Even if they awaken the power of their origin, they still have little hope to become a god. Alexander's vow is to be a king, so go and be a king. Do you regret him? Who else in the world is not worthy of sympathy?"

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Amon lived in Macedonia, not at all noticeable. 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 Gentile warrior who had helped the mission on the way and was highly valued by Prince Alexander.

After listening to Alexander's advice, King Philip II asked in detail about the conversation between His Highness the Prince and Amon and others, and then summoned the ministers to discuss military reforms and formed the first legion in this way.

Although Macedonia is the most powerful country in the northern part of the Heaton Peninsula, there are only 1,800 warriors who awakened their bloodlines, and there are only more than 1,000 regular cavalry. Philip II maximized the combat power of the infantry and formed a spear battle formation, which is the Macedonian phalanx that later shocked the continent. The first commander of this regular legion was his son Alexander.

Alexander became the commander of the legion at the age of eighteen. This was not only the test of His Majesty the King on his heirs, but another more important reason. The new infantry battle formation was created by Alexander. The legion was officially incorporated into 4,096 spearmen, and each thousand and twenty-four people formed a thousand-person infantry team led by a general.

Each thousand-person team has four spear phalanxes, each phalanx includes 256 soldiers. Each of them forms a combat unit, and can take turns to fight during battle. This most basic combat unit is divided into two squads, each with 64 people and a captain commander.

Philip II sent the most experienced generals in the kingdom to assist Alexander in the military formation, and Medanzo often guided Alexander to help out with advice.

These 4,000 spearmen are the core of the army's combat, and Amon has pointed out the fatal flaws of this battle formation, so he usually needs to train various troops to cooperate and flank protection. Cavalry and auxiliary infantry are also important combat forces of this army, most of which are composed of regular warriors.

Philip II had the ambition to unify the Sidon Peninsula. If he wanted to achieve it, he would start by building this legion and allow Alexander to establish authority in the process of forming the legion. Alexander, the eighteen-year-old commander, was the future heir of the Macedonian Kingdom, and Philip II also hoped that he would gradually control the military from now on.

Since the return of the mission led by Aristotle, the shameful behavior of the Yaron people's treason has been made public, and everyone is waiting for when Philip II will send troops to attack Yaron. However, after the new legion was formed, Philip II's first target of conquest was Delphi in the middle of the Heaton Peninsula.

The first army formed by Alexander himself was named Delphi Legion. When Philip II decided to lead the expedition, he decided to leave Alexander in the Macedonian state. His Majesty the King personally acted as the commander of the legion. This legion had a main priest and two deputy priests. The former high priest of Yaren, Merlin, was one of the deputy priests. Imole, the great warrior who surrendered with Merlin, was also one of the four generals who commanded the Thousand-man team.

It took a year to form and train the legion, but when it was really about to go to war, it was left behind. Alexander's depression was imaginable. However, 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 Heatons, and some things are not suitable for you to do."

How special is Delphi? It is the "holy land" of the Olympus gods on the Heaton Peninsula. Delphi is only equivalent to a small city-state in terms of scale. It has no city walls and is built on the half waist of a mountain. The main buildings are various temples, the main residents are the priests in each temple, and the slaves dedicated to these priests by the city-states.

As we all know, there are twelve main gods in the Olympus system. The main gods believed in by each city-state are different, and they do their own things in the world. However, the concept of "Hitton United Kingdom" exists not only because of geographical reasons. Although the nations are in their own right, there has always been a "PanHeton Alliance". The core of maintaining this alliance is the Delphi Oracle.

When the Heaton states want to act together, representatives will be sent to Delphi to ask the gods for advice. The oracle obtained here is called the Delphi Oracle, which has the highest authority beyond the oracles of the city-states. The annual sacrifice ceremony here will be sent to each state to participate. It is the most important sacrifice ceremony in the United Kingdom of Heaton.

Therefore, Delphi's status is nominally independent of the states and is not involved in civil wars between city-states. However, Delphi's superficial transcendent status must be influenced by the complex political and military forces in the world. When the Yaren alliance dominated the Yaren League, the power of the Delphi oracle was controlled in the hands of the Yaren people, and the Yaren people were also leading the city-states to sacrifice to the gods in Delphi.

Now the Yalun League is in a difficult situation, the Kibada League has gained an absolute advantage in the battle for hegemony, and the promulgation of the Delphi Oracle is controlled by the Kibada people. This is common in the history of the Heaton Peninsula. It is often the most powerful state that has grasped the promulgation of the Delphi Oracle by virtue of its strength, and in fact become the leader of the United Kingdom of Heaton.

However, what Philip II had to do was different from his predecessors. 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. This move would inevitably lead to fear and opposition from other city-states.

Philip II did this, which would lead to all potential enemies becoming open opponents, but he decided. This may be related to Zeus' oracle, but the more important reason is 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 and become a complete kingdom.

If the occupation of Delphi was successful, it would lay the foundation for the Macedonian Kingdom to completely unify the Heaton Peninsula in the future; if it was unfortunately defeated, it would be a move to make enemies, and perhaps even sin the gods and expose all potential enemies. Therefore, this time Philip II decided to fight in person and prevent his successor Alexander from participating.

At Alexander's age, when he was a natural lover of adventure and impulse, he went to fight for such a major event, but he could not participate in it. He was naturally depressed and could not be interested in anything he did. At this time, he remembered the old scholar Aristotle who always taught him on weekdays, so he ran to the teacher to complain.

Aristotle smiled and comforted him, "The king personally conquers the throne and keeps the heir to the throne and reigns the country. This is the most normal practice, and your responsibility lies in this. Shoulder the responsibility you deal with, why do you sigh?"

Alexander said a little disappointedly: "I understand this truth, otherwise I would not have stayed in Macedonia obediently. But that was the battle formation I created myself, and the legion I formed and trained was to perform such a major task. I had no chance to participate and could not personally verify its combat effectiveness and enjoy the glory and achievements."

Aristotle also advised: "War not only means glory and achievement, but this battle will determine the future of the Heaton Peninsula and even the status of the gods. No one will let a general who is only nineteen years old and has never been on the battlefield to command it, which is irresponsible for the fate of the entire kingdom.

If your father succeeds, glory and achievements will still belong to you, because that is the legion you formed and trained, but the command on the battlefield should be responsible for by more experienced people. Summarizing the gains and losses of this new tactic in actual combat can allow you to better practice and train the military formation in the future.

If this expedition is unfortunately unsuccessful, or even sinning the gods, it is not your sin. The Kingdom of Macedonia is still there, and you will inherit it and inherit all the experiences and lessons. Your father’s actions are actually carrying the charges that may be caused and cleared as many obstacles as possible for you. You should not sigh, but be full of gratitude."

Aristotle clearly told Alexander that all dirty and tiring work were done by Philip II, and the consequences of offending the gods and the infamy they caused were also brought back by him, but he cleared the obstacles on the road and left glory and achievements to his future heirs. Philip II may not be a kind and wise monarch, but from his father's perspective, what he did for Alexander was close to perfection.

Alexander was slightly calmer. Of course he could understand these principles, but he asked unwillingly: "I heard that when Mr. Amon was the commander of the Ejuan-La Legion, he was only nineteen years old. That was also the legion he and Mr. Medanzo formed and trained. If Mr. Amon were left behind during the war, what would he think?"

Aristotle smiled slightly: "You can ask Amon."

Amon happened to walk in and replied calmly: "Your Highness, my situation is different from you. I have no responsibility to supervise the country, and my purpose in going to the battlefield was to save my tribe. At that time, the An-La Legion was just a partial division, purely to attract the attention of the enemy, and no one expected me to win the battle.

On that expedition, the real main force was the Horus Legion and Isis Legion led by Pharaoh. It was because the main force was defeated that I had achieved my achievements. The Delphi Legion you formed today is the main force of the Macedonian army, led by your father himself. Take me as an example, do you hope that your father will fail and wait for your success?”

Alexander quickly stood up and explained: "I have no such thought!"

Amon nodded and said, "Since there is no such idea, don't sigh like this. When we sigh, we must be clear about what we are sighing!"

Alexander couldn't help but behave in a manner in front of this god. He bowed and said, "I understand, thank you for your understanding."

Aristotle also said: "Your identity is not just a commander of the army, but you cannot be interested in military affairs. In the future, you will inherit this kingdom and now you can learn from the ministers how to deal with various government affairs and solve all aspects of governing a country. Since you understand, go back to the palace as soon as possible."

Alexander left, Medanzo walked into the house, frowned and said, "Philli II first captured Delphi. This is an act of making enemies. If you don't do it, you will be guilty of the gods. No matter whether you win or lose, you will be stabbing the hornet's nest."

Amon smiled and said, "I'm afraid that this is the intention of a certain god. Unifying the Heaton Peninsula means unifying the Olympus divine realm. The Kingdom of Macedonia that completes this mission must first control the holy land of the Olympus gods on earth."

Medanzo said again: "The Delphi Oracle is released by the Temple of Apollo, and the Delphi Oracle a long time ago was released by the Temple of Themis. This goddess Themis is not Artemis you know, nor one of the twelve main gods of Olympus today. Have you heard of her?"

Amon shook his head and said, "I don't know very well. This situation may be caused by the battle of the gods, because Zeus replaced the original Creator God."

Medanzo asked again: "But why is the Delphi oracle now released by the Temple of Apollo?"

Aristotle explained: "I don't want to interrupt the matter about the gods, but I know better about Heaton's history. According to ancient legends, in the battle of the gods you mentioned, Zeus won, and Apollo may have made the most efforts, which was his victory. On the other hand, it may also be that he has received the most contributions in the world, which is the result of historical heritage. As for the goddess Themis, the god of fairness and justice in Heaton's myth, the Delphi oracle was released by her temple a long time ago."

Medanzo smiled: "If Philip II occupied Delphi and the Kingdom of Macedonia controlled the promulgation of the Delphi oracle, then the Delphi oracle might have been released from the Temple of Zeus, and Apollo might not be willing."

Amon also smiled: "Zeus is willing to see it."

Aristotle smiled bitterly and said, "Do you still remember the drama you have watched in Yaren? The Temple of Apollo has mastered the oracle of Delphi, so this god has received the most ridicule in the world. In the play "Oedipus", the wall of the Temple of Apollo is engraved with a sentence 'Know yourself', which refers to the Temple of Apollo in Delphi."

Amon sighed: "Actually, if that is the case, it is also written for the gods. The gods should know what kind of god they are."
Chapter completed!