Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1001 A Rich Country

After Qingji's imperial conquest, he swept through Persia's Khwarazm and Daxia within two months, and then led his troops westward and entered Parthia (rest).

The Wu army successively conquered the cities of Nysa and Ctesiphon in the Achaemenid Dynasty, and fought fiercely with the main force of the Persians on the Tigris River.

In order to defeat the invasion of the Wu army, Xerxes I personally marched and mobilized 15 heavy troops.

The composition of the Persian soldiers is still somewhat complicated.

Persians, Sogdians, Medes, Parthians, etc., you name it.

Qingji didn't know where Xerxes I got the courage to fight against such a motley army.

"kill!"

The Persian army attacked first.

Seeing the enemy army rushing towards him like a tide, Qingji didn't panic at all, and began to issue orders.

When the Persian army began to charge, Wu Jun's iron cavalry retreated deliberately, and always kept out of the short range of European bows and arrows, constantly covering the pursuing enemies with arrow rain.

During the pursuit, the original neat formation of the Persians became disorganized, and the infantry fell far behind.

It is worth mentioning that the bows generally used by Wu Jun's light cavalry are backward-curved compound bows, which are made of wood, horns and tendons. The maximum range can reach more than 270 meters, and it is possible to shoot the enemy from a long distance .

In addition, most of the cavalry of Wu State have very high archery skills, and they are also extremely accurate in archery while galloping, and they can turn their heads backwards and accurately shoot the chasing enemy.

Each cavalryman must wear at least sixty arrows in a battle, which can cause effective damage to the enemy.

Therefore, one of the tactics of the Wu army is that when confronting the Persians, the first step is to retreat, keep a distance from the enemy, and shoot the enemy with bows and arrows.

The enemy army had to launch an attack because of the continuous bow and arrow, which hit Wu Jun's arms.

When the cavalry and infantry of the Persian army separated, Qingji would let the heavy cavalry in heavy armor fight with them, and then surrounded and wiped out the Persian cavalry...

Relying on such tactics, Wu Jun is invincible.

In the Battle of the Tigris River, the Wu army beheaded 12 people and captured more than [-] people. The dead bodies were scattered all over the field, and the river was stained red with blood.

It is a pity that Xerxes escaped.

However, if you can run away from a monk, you cannot run away from a temple.

At this time, the warship army led by Wu Zhang should have arrived in the Persian Gulf and headed for Persepolis, the capital of the Persians.

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Lunar August.

After Qingji led his army to wipe out the main force of the Persians on the Tigris River, he occupied the Parthian province of the Persians and recruited 3 people from Parthia, Bactria, and Khwarazm as mercenaries (cannon fodder). Start heading towards the city of Persepolis.

When Qingji arrived in the city of Persepolis, Wu Zhang led the army to break through the city.

Was it a waste of time?
"Father, let Xerxes escape, he should have fled to Elam and Babylon."

Wu Zhang said seriously: "My son is willing to lead his troops to pursue Xerxes!"

"it is good!"

Qingji nodded slightly.

To be honest, Qingji's body was a bit overwhelmed by the constant running around in the past few months.

"Wu Zhang, lead 3 iron cavalry to pursue Xerxes. If you can't catch him, try to defeat Elam and Babylon as much as possible."

"promise!"

After Wu Zhang left, Qingji set his sights on Wu Fan again.

"Wu Fan."

"My son is here!"

"You will be responsible for defeating the Fars province of the Persians. I will hand over [-] iron cavalry and [-] mercenaries to you."

"promise!"

Wu Fan took orders and left immediately.

The province of Fars can be said to be the hinterland of the Persians and the land of dragon prosperity.

Now, the Persians have even lost their own country. Fortunately, Xerxes escaped, otherwise the Persian country would be declared destroyed.

After Wu Zhang and Wu Fan left one after another, Qingji visited this resplendent palace.

Persepolis, also known as Takht Jamshid, is the fifth capital city ordered to be built after Darius I ascended the throne to commemorate the successive kings of the Achaemenid Kingdom.

It is said that ancient Persia was the kingdom of the gods, and Jamshid was the name of the king in ancient Persian mythology...

This magnificent capital has been built for 50 years and has not yet been completed.

It is not only the heart of the Achaemenid dynasty, but also a huge warehouse for storing the wealth of the empire, equivalent to Jinling, the capital of Wu.

Historically, Alexander captured here and mercilessly burned the entire city after frenzied looting.

Legend has it that "he used 5000 mules and [-] camels to transport all the treasures away".

How can such a rich country not make Qing Ji salivate?

"It's really a luxurious palace."

Even Qingji had to sigh with emotion.

Mu Le, the translator beside him, sighed and said, "It's just a palace built by abusing people's power. Your Majesty, look, there is Avadhana, the main hall of Persepolis. It is the place where the emperor used to receive the tribute group."

"According to legend, Darius I buried a large amount of currency and documents under the hall during his lifetime."

"Oh? Can you find it?"

"You can give it a try."

"Then leave it to you."

"promise!"

Mueller is also very interested in collecting documents.

After all, he was a scholar himself.

Muller once served as an official of the Achaemenid dynasty, and later went to Wu as an envoy. He was impressed by Qingji and gave lectures at Jixia Academy. theory.

However, Mueller's native place is not Persia, he does not consider himself a Persian.

Immediately, surrounded by all the guards, Qingji slowly boarded the main hall of Persepolis.

The palace stands on a natural stone platform 15 meters above the plain.

The platform is 448 meters long and 297 meters wide. All buildings are built on the platform, and there are defensive walls outside the platform.

There are steps at the northwest end of the platform, the steps are 7 meters wide, and there are 111 stone steps in total, each step is only 10 cm high, which is enough for people to ride up.

At the end of the stairs is the "Gate of All Nations", also known as "Xerxes Gate" or "Persian Gate".

On the platform, there are two huge ceremonial stairs, which lead to the north and east of the audience hall respectively, which is one of the most magnificent sights in Persepolis.

The steps are decorated with a large number of reliefs, depicting the scene of the march of the tributaries in different national costumes of the Persians.

At this time, the Achaemenid Dynasty had 35 vassal states and 23 ethnic groups.

The tribute groups from different countries and nationalities on the reliefs hold gold, silver and jewelry, or lead lions, unicorns, Bactrian camels, etc., all of which reflect the prosperity and prosperity of this country and present Persia in a magnificent way. The splendor and majesty of the Achaemenid dynasty...

(End of this chapter)