Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

The time has entered the 46th year of Wu Shihuang, that is, 468 BC, the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

Qingji led his army across the ocean on a warship, and after several months of sea voyage, they finally arrived at Sardis, the capital of Lu State.

Wu Fan and Wu Zhang had already led their troops to Sardis to join forces with Qing Ji.

This time in the Western Expedition, Qingji used 25 horsemen, more than 5 warships, 30 sailors, and a total of [-] Western Expeditions.

At this time, Qingji sat around with Wu Zhang, Wu Fan, Wu Ji, Wu Ming, Sun Di and other generals, looked at the military sand table, and fell into deep thought.

The army has been assembled, but how to advance is a problem.

Wu Zhang thought for a long time, and first said to Qingji: "Father, my son thinks that our army should divide into two groups and attack the Greek city-states, Macedonians and Thracians."

"The last Western Expedition was a draw. Our army was defeated on land, but we also won a big victory in the Aegean Sea. We wiped out the so-called powerful navies of the Greek city-states and won a big victory."

"So, the breakthrough this time should be a decisive battle at sea."

"Athens, Sparta, Thebes and other Greek city-states border the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the east, and the Mediterranean Sea in the south. They have a long coastline and can be crossed in many places."

"As long as our army can defeat their navy at sea, we can form an outflanking trend against the Greeks, Macedonians and Thracians from the north and the south."

"In terms of military strength, our Western Expeditionary Army has an absolute advantage."

"In the last Western Expedition, the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Kingdom of Thracia were almost crippled by our army, and they were devastated. In the past two or three years, the sons and kings of Sai have continuously invaded the territories of the Macedonians and Thracians and inflicted heavy losses on them. "

"These two countries have long been vulnerable. Therefore, the biggest enemy of our army is actually the Greeks."

"Destroy the Greeks and everything will be settled."

"good."

Qingji nodded slightly.

The last Wu army's westward expedition was actually similar to the Persian marching route in the Hippocratic War. They adopted a land-based offensive, crossing Thrace and Macedonia, and then went south to Greece.

Although this road is long, it has a higher insurance factor than crossing the Aegean Sea, and it is conducive to passing a large number of troops and giving full play to Wu's advantage of having a large number of soldiers.

But this time, the Wu army will focus on the route of advancing troops by sea, supplemented by the route of advancing troops on land, and wipe out the countries and city-states in the Balkan Peninsula in one go.

"Report-"

At this time, a guard entered the tent of the Chinese army with a memorial, and said: "Your Majesty, Corinth is urgent!"

Hearing this, Qingji read the contents of the report, couldn't help but smiled, and said: "Second and three sons, people from 130 and nine Greek city-states including Sparta, Thebes, Athens, and Argos gathered in Corinth to form an anti Wu League."

"The Greeks elected Archidamus, king of Sparta, as the commander-in-chief of the army, and Cimon, the Athenian, as the commander-in-chief of the navy."

"The main force of the army is the most elite Spartan army, and the backbone of the navy is Athens, which is known as a sea power. There are 12 troops and more than [-] warships."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, the generals present couldn't help but gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

Unexpectedly, the Greek military was still so powerful.

In fact, including Qing Ji, no one dared to underestimate the military strength of the Greek city-states.

Historically, the Hippo-Persian War lasted for nearly half a century. The Persians, who had an absolute advantage, lost all three battles, and they were still defeated. The Wu army only fought a tie with the Greeks before, which shows how powerful the Greeks are.

"Know yourself and your enemy, and you will be able to fight a hundred battles. Wu Zhang, Wu Fan, how much do you know about the Greek commanders, the Spartan kings Archidamus and Cimon?"

Hearing this, Wu Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "Father, this Archidamus is the grandson of Leonidas, who is said to be the descendant of Hercules. Leonidas once led three hundred Spartan soldiers His heroism in the Second Persian War made him a hero to the Greeks."

"Compared to my grandfather Liedanio, Archidamus is not much inferior. He is brave and good at fighting, and he always strives to be the first in every battle. In the last battle of Boeotia, he commanded the Greek coalition forces..."

The Battle of Boeotia can be said to be a disgrace to the Great Wu Western Expeditionary Army.

The invincible Wu army, which has always been invincible in attack and victorious in battle, was defeated in Boeotia.

Of course, this is because the Lydians, Syrians, Assyrians and other foreigners stabbed knives in the back and cooperated with the Greeks internally and externally, which led to the defeat of the Western Expeditionary Army in Boeotia last time.

Compared with bravery, Qingji doesn't think that Wu Ruishi is inferior to those so-called "Spartan warriors".

At least in terms of weapons and equipment, Wu Jun beat the Spartans by a few streets.

"There is also Cimon. Cimon is a famous general among the Greeks. He is the son of Miltiades, and his ancestors are famous noble families in Athens."

"His grandfather, Methiades the Elder, was the consul of Athens, and his grandfather was a wealthy man in Athens, who won three times a car at the Olympia with a team of horses."

"Cimon's father, Methiades, was also consul of Athens, and later became tyrant of Hersonnesus, a colony in Thrace."

"Methiades married the daughter of the King of Thrace, Hegesipile, and Rongmeng was born of Hegesipile."

"Cimon is not interested in the skills that ordinary Greeks study, and he doesn't like to dance with words."

"It is said that he is not good at words and indulges in drinking and sex, but he is bold and open-minded, and treats people sincerely."

"On the eve of the Battle of Salamis, when most Athenians were very reluctant to leave their homeland where they had lived for generations, Cimon resolutely supported Themistocles' plan to abandon the city for a decisive battle at sea."

After a pause, Wu Zhang continued: "During the Battle of Salamis, Cimon won the trust of the Athenians because of his bravery in battle. Soon he was elected as a 'general' and has been elected every year since then."

"After that, Kemeng was in a hurry and made great military exploits for Athens."

"In terms of valor, he is no less than his father Methiades; in terms of wisdom, he is no less than Themistocles."

"It is undeniable that in addition to being able to fight against Kemeng, he also has certain political talents..."

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but look at Wu Zhang with admiration.

Wu Zhang really worked hard to know so much about Kemeng.

"Wu Zhang, I will give you [-] cavalry, can you conquer Thrace and Macedonia, and fight fiercely with the Greek army?"

Hearing this, Wu Zhang immediately bowed to Qingji and said solemnly, "If I can't attack Thrace and Macedonia, and restrain the main force of the Greek army, I would like to come and see you!"

"it is good!"