Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

In mid-September, under the single-handed planning of the Wu people, the "Heiros" in Sparta, that is, the Hilos, finally set off a large-scale uprising.

"We were like donkeys carrying an unbearable burden, oppressed by violence!"

"Half the fruits of hard work shall go to the master's barn."

"Brothers! Dear friends, reverse! Kill all the Spartans!"

"This land was originally the hometown of our Hilo people. It was the Spartans who robbed us of our territory and cruelly enslaved us!"

"Kill all the Spartans! Kill!"

In the countryside of Sparta, the Hilo people who obtained weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds from the "Business Brigade" of the Great Wu could not bear the oppression, and finally rose up to resist the Spartans and began to attack the Spartans wantonly.

Hearing that riots broke out in the country, the Spartan king Archidamus, who was still preparing his army for war in Corinth, was shocked.

What followed was another king of Sparta and letters from the elders, asking Archidamus to lead his troops back home as soon as possible to suppress the Hilo rebellion.

It is true that all the people of the Kingdom of Sparta are soldiers, and all men, women and children can be sent to the battlefield to fight against the enemy, but "tigers can't stand a pack of wolves". Spread, the city-state of Sparta may be in danger of being destroyed by then...

In view of this, Archidamus rejected all opinions and gave up the position of commander-in-chief of the Greek coalition army to the Athenian consul Ephialtes, then led the Spartan army and returned to the country in a hurry.

Qingji, who heard the news, was overjoyed and immediately issued an order to march.

The Western Expeditionary Army consisted of 25 cavalry and [-] sailors, one-third of which were composed of Wu people, and two-thirds were composed of foreign nations such as Persians, Lydians, Syrians, and Egyptians.

Qing Ji had learned the lesson from the last time. These foreign soldiers were not mercenaries, but the real "Wu Army".

So this greatly inspired the fighting spirit of soldiers of different races, and also won their sense of belonging to Dawu.

In order to completely wipe out the enemies on the Balkan Peninsula, Qingji divided his forces into two groups.

Along the way, King Wu Zhang of the Liao Dynasty was the commander in chief, leading 10 troops on foot and cavalry to attack Thrace and Macedonia from the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Along the way, Qingji personally led a 20 land and water army across the Aegean Sea and was expected to land on the Marathon Plain.

However, before that, Qingji sent troops to capture Cyprus, an important city in Asia Minor, and Byzantium.

In Cyprus, Qingji also met a famous ancient Greek figure——

Themistocles!

Themistokeli, who is over 50 years old, has gray temples, looks senile, and leans on a cane. He looks not very energetic, but his eyes reveal wisdom, which makes people dare not underestimate him.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor Wu, the Athenian Mistocles salutes you and sends you the highest regards!"

After seeing the anniversary, Themistocles bent down to salute according to the etiquette of the Athenians.

Qingji didn't mind that Mistocles didn't pay homage to him.

"Mr. Themistocles, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Great Emperor."

Only then did Themistocles slowly sit down.

He still didn't forget to look at the man in front of him, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, you are younger and more heroic than I imagined."

"I heard that you are over 60 years old, nearly 40 years old, but I didn't expect to look like someone in their [-]s and [-]s. Could it be that His Majesty can really live forever?"

Sitting next to Qingji was a mature and beautiful woman, who was Zhu Di.

Judy is from Athens, a native of Athens, so this time she acted as a "translator" and accompanied Qingji to translate for Qingji and Themistocles.

At this time, after knowing what Themistocles had said to him, Qingji smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Themistocles, immortality is just a passing cloud."

"It's just that I pay attention to health preservation and have the skills to maintain my appearance. I can't talk about real immortality."

"I see."

Themistocles was actually flattering Qingji on purpose.

Qingji said with a smile: "Mr. Themistocles, you once had a classic sentence, which I very much agree with—"

"Whoever is the master of the sea will sooner or later become the master of the empire!"

"I know what you have done, and I appreciate you very much. With your talent, if you are still the chief consul of Athens, I am afraid that I would not dare to attack the Greek city-states and Athens easily."

"His Majesty the Great Emperor is absurd."

Themistocles said bitterly: "I consider myself an Athenian, but the Athenians, especially the nobles in the city-state of Athens, have never regarded me, Themistocles, as their own..."

"Themistocles, are you willing to help me defeat those stupid Greeks? After the war, I will make you the lord of Athens and give you 1000 taels of gold, how about it?"

Qingji makes a condition that Themistocles can hardly refuse.

Themistocles came from a family of merchants.

His father, though rich, did not belong to the most prominent Athenian family, and his mother was from the foreign Thrace, and was not of the descent of Athenian citizens.

This led to Themistocles being discriminated against by the children of noble families when he was a teenager...

Fortunately, he has been extremely intelligent and eloquent since he was a child.

His teacher, the wise Mnesiferos, admired Themistocles very much, and commented on him: "This child will definitely become a great person in the future, either to benefit or cause chaos."

In fact, it is true.

Themistocles was an outstanding statesman and military strategist in ancient Greece.

He advocated the expansion of the navy, and started to build the port of Piraeus and the "long wall" connecting the city of Athens, aiming to resist the invasion of the Persians.

After the naval battle of Salami Bay, Themistocles, who defeated the Persian fleet, reached the peak of his personal prestige and power.

But the Athenians were afraid of the emergence of a military dictator, and Themistocles was also hated by the aristocratic faction headed by Cimon, so they exiled him through the pottery exile method, and fled after several times...

Thinking of these past events, Themistocles sighed.

However, he still didn't think about betraying his motherland and fighting against his compatriots.

"Your Majesty, thanks to your attention, I always think of myself as an Athenian, and I can't do anything to betray my compatriots."

"what ever."

Qingji smiled and said: "Mr. Themistocles, you are a wise man, you should see the situation clearly. My Great Wu's tiger and wolf division is not comparable to that of the Persians back then. The Greek city-states have to surrender , or... die."

"..."

Themistocles fell silent.