Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1006 The Hebrews Submit
September of the lunar calendar.

After the Wu army captured the city of Susa, Qingji mobilized another 5 Wu army iron cavalry, composed of Sogdians, Khwarazmians, Stechians, Bactrians, Parthians, etc. 8 mercenaries and hundreds of thousands of civilians began to march towards the Mesopotamia.

To be precise, attack Babylon!
Babylon, located in the plains of Mesopotamia, was about 2000 years ago. People here established a country and a kingdom appeared. It is one of the "four ancient civilizations".

Babylon was originally an Akkadian city dating back to about two rivers referring to the Euphrates and the Tigris.

The world's first city was developed on this plain, the first legal code was promulgated, and the earliest epics, myths, pharmacopoeias, farmers' almanacs, etc. were circulated, and it is known as the cradle of human civilization.

In 539 BC, when the Persians rose and Cyrus II led an army to invade the New Babylonian Kingdom, the priests opened the gate to let the Persian army enter the city.

Belshazzar was killed, Nabonida was captured, and the kingdom of New Babylon fell without a fight...

Today, Babylon is the last capital of the Persians.

Xerxes mobilized heavy troops here to fight the final decisive battle with the Wu army.

However, the Battle of the Tigris River not only defeated the main force of the Persians, but even the courage of Xerxes I was defeated.

Therefore, although Xerxes summoned an army of no less than 10 in Babylon, he did not dare to fight the Wu army head-on.

"Go to war!"

Following Qingji's order, the mercenaries who had been ready to attack for a long time launched a fierce attack on the city of Babylon without fear of death.

As the former capital of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom and the capital of the Achaemenid dynasty, the fortification of Babylon is self-evident.

Therefore, Qingji did not intend to let Wu's elite soldiers die, but instead let the mercenaries attack the city.

When the mercenary died, Qingji didn't feel bad.

Anyway, not even a pension, just enough rewards.

Qing Ji is not short of money!
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For more than ten days in a row, the Wu army failed to capture the city of Babylon.

This city is indeed extremely strong, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Chaldeans who defeated Assyria established a new country in Babylon.

In order to distinguish it from the ancient Babylonian kingdom that was destroyed by Assyria, people called it the "New Babylonian Kingdom".

Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylon, built the capital city of Babylon into a fortress-like city.

The city wall of Babylon is tall and thick, and the wall is triple. The perimeter of the outer wall is 6000 meters, and the inner wall is 8000 meters. wall.

The city walls are made of bricks and painted, and four-horse chariots can run on the wide walls.

There are one hundred gates made of copper in the whole city, and there is a deep moat around the city wall.

The Euphrates River flows in from under the city walls and passes through the city.

In order to attack this city, Wu Jun also killed more than ten thousand mercenaries.

Qingji is also a kind person.

For the mercenaries who died in battle, some pensions can be given to their families, and at the same time, money can be given to the mercenaries who can still fight, so as to encourage them to continue to attack Babylon for themselves without fear of death.

Even so, Qingji has already started to worry.

Due to the fact that there are too many people on the front line and the front line is too long, the supply of food and grass in the rear has begun to be unable to keep up. What should we do?
Just when Qingji was in trouble, a person came and solved the problem for Qingji.

"Your Majesty, there is a merchant outside the camp who claims to be a Hebrew. He wants to see His Majesty, and says that he can solve His Majesty's problems."

"Hebrews?"

Qingji was a little puzzled.

The so-called Hebrews are the modern Jews.

The Hebrews were originally a nomadic people, a branch of the Semites. They gradually moved from Mesopotamia to Syria and then Egypt between 1900 BC and 1500 BC.

During these few hundred years, a Hebrew tribe claiming to be the descendants of Abraham's grandson Jacob began to call themselves "Israelites" by another name of Jacob.

They have also been brilliant. About 500 years ago, David established a unified Israel-Jewish Kingdom, and King Solomon was the most powerful when he was in power.

However, later the country split and was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire and the Chaldean Kingdom one after another.

So far, it has been ruled successively by the Egyptians, Assyrians, the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, and the Persian Empire, followed by the Macedonian Alexander Empire, the Seleucid Kingdom, and finally conquered by the Romans.

However, the Hebrews are indeed a very tenacious people.

In the past, Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom captured Jerusalem twice and took away its residents, known as the "Babylonian Prisoner" in history.

It resisted the rule of the Romans many times and was suppressed. The Romans killed many people and sold many people as slaves. The Hebrews were forced to disperse and go away...

Now, the Hebrews are looking for themselves, so why?
"Let him in."

"promise!"

Not long after, Qingji saw a middle-aged man dressed as a western merchant in the tent of the Chinese army.

His skin is slightly darker than that of Westerners. In comparison, there is not much difference between authentic Hebrews and Persians. He also has black eyes and black hair, but his upper body looks longer and his legs are shorter.

"Your Majesty Seymour, see His Majesty the Great Emperor!"

The man who claimed to be Seymour, after seeing Qingji, knelt down and kowtowed.

Qingji originally hired a translator, but this Seymour is also proficient in Wu dialect?
What a set!
Qingji waved his hand, and after the interpreter around him stepped back, leaving only the emperor's grandson Wu Ji sitting aside, he turned his attention to Seymour and asked, "Seymour, your Wu dialect is so good. Well, who did you learn from?"

"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, my ancestors have been merchants for generations. I have been in business for more than [-] years. I have been to Jinling, Luoyi, Jinyang and other places in the Wu Empire, and even Linzi."

Seymour smiled and replied, "I am proficient in six foreign languages. Apart from my mother tongue, I am most familiar with Wu dialect."

"My humble admiration for the culture of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Wu. I once lived in Jinling for five years, so I can speak Wu dialect fluently..."

Seymour began to flatter and flatter Qingji, praising Wu's cultural prosperity and military strength, which made Qingji feel very comfortable, but he was a little wary.

"Seymour, don't gossip. Is it true that you claim to be able to solve my problems?"

"It's true."

Seymour said slowly: "Your Majesty, the truth is true. All Israelis, including my humble servant, respect His Majesty and are willing to submit to His Majesty's rule. Please accept His Majesty's acceptance!"

"Is there sincerity?"

"Have!"

Seymour said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I recruited 7000 warriors from the clan, as well as more than [-] young and strong men, as well as thousands of carts of milk, grain, etc., [-] cattle, and more than [-] sheep. I can help His Majesty!"

"..."

Such a big deal?
Qingji was also a little shocked.

He knew that the Hebrews were rich, but he didn't expect them to be so rich and to spend so much money?

You must know that the Hebrews in history have been scattered all over the place after the subjugation of the country, and they still exist in the form of tribes.

However, they do have business talents. When Wu State opened up the Silk Road decades ago, the Hebrews took this opportunity to start extensive business...

Butterfly effect?
(End of this chapter)