What Pu Yana was thinking about at this time was the issue that should be paid most attention to.
Greek soldiers once conquered Persia and left a splendid culture behind. So much so that Europe, which is just around the corner, has never received such a glorious heritage.
The greatest achievement of an empire is not the size of its territory during its lifetime, but the fact that there are still people who care about its culture after death. That's called the fucking immortality of the soul.
Such a country's combat power is probably beyond words, and it is definitely not an opponent that can be ignored.
When the elders in the family heard his statement, they were a little unbelievable at first. But more and more tribesmen are bringing back similar information, making them unable to stop looking at Puyane - he is the family's expert in this field.
Holding a book in one hand and a sword in the other - with this concept, the cannibals have always been short of intellectuals who are capable of fighting, and Pu Yane is indeed one of them.
But today was different. He was not going to show off his knowledge, but invited a local friend - at least in his opinion - to explain the reasons with him.
So, Li Ning, who was enjoying dinner, was sent to appear in front of the elders.
"Friends, we have come a long way, and you have some knowledge that you do not have. But I know that your culture is as brilliant as ours, and there must be some knowledge that we have not seen. But you and my descendant Back to the same conclusion. Please tell me, friend, is this true?"
"It's true!" Of course Li Ning knew what the other party was asking?
"That's right. I beg you again. For the sake of our family's comfort, please tell me honestly, have you really seen the Greeks who conquered our hometown?"
"Dear friend. I'm sorry to tell you that we will indeed face a formidable opponent."
"Why do you see it?" Someone next to him asked unconvinced.
"Short swords, short spears, in addition to short spears, there are also spears for two people, as well as archers who are used as auxiliary soldiers. This is a characteristic of the Greeks. In our Imperial Song Dynasty, archers were the main force for local security. There are fifteen fixed personnel in a county, so they cannot be used as auxiliary soldiers. Most of the new soldiers recruited at the border are archers. How can a country that attaches so much importance to bows and crossbows allow them to become auxiliary soldiers? And the Sarisha spears, that's not true Was it invented by King Philip II of Macedon? With this thing, the Macedonians defeated the Thebans at the Chaeronea Exhibition.”
Although there are major differences in the translation of proper nouns, and Li Ning's Arabic is not enough to support him in accurately expressing words like Thebes.
But the other party seemed to understand, and Puyana ran back to his study room excitedly and brought in a lot of various books, including many parchments.
He flipped through various records excitedly, his hands trembling with excitement, and he spoke so fluently that Li Ning was at a loss. In the end, he only understood one sentence.
"We know for sure that they do come from a place further away than us."
These words were the consensus between him and Li Ning, and of course they quickly gained support from Li Ning. What he didn't expect was that the elders around him quickly accepted this reality.
The horizons of this group of people are far beyond the imagination of normal time travellers.
It is not unusual for a group of Middle Easterners to be well aware of the situation in the Near East, not to mention that the Golden Age of the Arab world was mainly engaged in the translation of Greek classics, which is even widely considered to have laid the foundation for the Renaissance.
And now that they live in the Far East, which together constitute almost three-quarters of the so-called civilized world, it is certainly not unusual for them to learn certain things.
But some questions may still be worth asking.
"My dear brother," an old man asked, "Are you really sure they are Macedonians?"
He also used Li Ning's statement, maybe he thought this translation was correct.
"I'm not sure." Li Ning hesitated. "The Macedonians later conquered many countries and brought Greek civilization and customs further afield. So much so that there were still Greek nobles remaining in northern India. This means that even they It is possible that these weapons were used. Of course, it is also possible that they continue to this day."
Puyane didn't expect this to be the case, but he was still very excited. Although India is a place they have never heard of - in fact, they just haven't heard of the place name. When they were trading, they often passed by "Zhuxi" and other countries in southern India - but they were able to preserve the battle formations recorded in ancient books. , and he was lucky enough to meet him, which was enough to make him, a Song Dynasty military fan, excited.
But actually, the more exciting things are yet to come.
Because he will have the opportunity to fight directly against the idols, and the weapons used are actually related to Greece.
Just when the elders began to praise Li Ning for his vast knowledge, three or four servants suddenly rushed in to report that a group of thieves were coming in their direction. It's still almost ten miles away from here.
After hearing the news, Pu Yane and Li Ning looked at each other, and both sides saw the word excitement in each other's eyes, because they could more clearly infer who this person was.
But the so-called thieves, those guys who look like Greeks, probably don't have any good intentions towards this manor. In other words, if the two of them really wanted to clear up the doubts in their hearts, they would not be able to communicate peacefully.
Then, taking action is inevitable.
However, the thieves came so quickly that they did not have time to fully prepare. Then someone has to go out and delay it for a while.
Soon, several old men were elected, took some wine and meat from the warehouse, and walked out of the house to reward the army.
Many knew that they might not make it back alive, but they had no time to worry because they had to reinforce the estate's defenses.
defense. This is a pretty difficult thing to do. Because the manor occupies a large area, it increases the space that each person needs to guard against and reduces the safety index of the city wall. This means that the main young men can only conduct mobile defense inside the manor, and at the same time hope to make some movement on the outside to kill the enemy more effectively. This is something most people understand.
But what to do?
You must know that even young people have little fighting ability. After all, they are all farmers, so Xiangyang's strategy should still be implemented.
Fortunately, there are two military enthusiasts among them. It may not be useful on the battlefield, but it can still be done by talking about military affairs on paper and providing everyone with inspiration.
"Greek fire!" Puyane suddenly laughed, "I have this thing, and the thieves will not be able to get close to us."
Li Ning was startled by this term. Unexpectedly, Pu Yane had this thing in his hands.
In the eighth century AD, when the Tang Empire defeated the Talas, their enemies encountered powerful enemies on the Western Front battlefield. When the Eastern Roman Empire was still on its last legs, it used this so-called "fire of the sea" to defeat the Arabs.
The name is probably derived from its ability to burn on water. And this may be very important to the future of this manor, because it is separated from Quanzhou City by the Luoyang River. Even if you approach from the land, you cannot easily cross the isolation zone composed of flames.
Thinking of this, Li Ning immediately said to Pu Yane: "Spread a layer on the river, and then set up traps outside Zhuangzi. First use a set of earth ditches as fire prevention isolation belts, and then use straw on the outside of the isolation belts..."
"Good idea!" Pu Yana was not an idiot. Before Li Ning could finish speaking, he immediately realized that this was a clever plan.
At this time, their opponents, the brothers Ptolemy and Menelaus, had already met the elders who came to reward the army.
Both of them were sons of the minor nobleman Ragus. Ragus once married Philip II's concubine. Moreover, the concubine may have been pregnant at the time, so the eldest son Ptolemy, the later founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, may be the son of Philip II.
As for who Philip II was, he was the father of Alexander the Great and the former king of Macedonia.
To a certain extent, the reason why Macedonia was able to embark on the glorious Eastern Expedition was mainly due to the excellent foundation of Philip II.
The first is the excellent army he created. The second was the basic expansion that took place during his reign. Not only did he make the Greek city-states ostensibly submit to him, but he also extended his tentacles to Asia Minor.
Speaking of Asia Minor, the goal of Ptolemy and Menelaus' trip was Asia Minor.
At that time, they were preparing to cross the Granikas River and launch a further attack on the hinterland of Asia Minor. However, at that time, a strange thing happened.
A giant blue curtain suddenly fell from the sky, like a mysterious prophecy from a god.
However, when the war is about to begin, no coach wants the soldiers to be too frightened. So their king Alexander had no choice but to declare. This was a good omen sent by his ancestor Achilles.
Therefore, the brave Alexander led the right wing composed of heavy cavalry to rush into the light curtain. Unexpectedly, after a dazzling moment, there was not a single Persian soldier on the opposite river bank.
"I seem to have landed without crossing the center of the river." Parmenio, the commander of the left-wing light cavalry, said.
"Didn't we come to another place?"
"Is there something wrong? Your Majesty?"
"Nothing. Just feeling the atmosphere...Look at those buildings, are they from Asia Minor?"
Parmenio was already in charge of the campaigns in Asia Minor when Philip II was in power. So he is still very familiar with this area. So just by looking at it, he knew that this was definitely not Asia Minor. ,
Immediately, both of them thought of the light curtain at the same time.
"Damn it!" Alexander whispered, "This is indeed the power of God, and it seems that it is not friendly enough to us."
"But you have already told the names of your ancestors. How can you explain it to the soldiers?"
Alexander frowned and immediately ordered: "Send someone to look around quickly. I want to know where the enemy has fled. Also, where did my ancestors send us?"
Not long after, the soldiers reported back to Alexander: "A huge city was discovered not far away. Although the city wall is not high, it is very large. It is most likely a Persian city, and unfortunately it belongs to them." Xidu.”
Alexander was moved. If we can bypass the enemy's densely defended border and transfer directly to the Western Capital in the hinterland. Then he really wants to lament the blessings of his ancestors.
However, being too superstitious about his Achilles bloodline was almost the Achilles' heel of this great emperor.
Soon, other soldiers reported to Parmenio: "The people here have yellow skin."
Alexander was startled, but he quickly regained his composure: "Attack on that city. We must maintain a good formation and advance steadily."
Soon, the formations of all parties who were to cross the river were assembled. They had no time to check the surrounding scenery and threw themselves into an intense and orderly attack.
This was exactly the siege that Li Ning and Puyane encountered.
What they didn't see was that Alexander quietly called his close friends Ptolemy and Menelaus and asked them to drive the warship to the other side of the river to see if they could find a way back.
Ptolemy and Menelaus followed the order and soon discovered the manor where Li Ning was located.
The estate was so vast that Ptolemy and Menelaus initially overlooked an important detail.
That light curtain.
They were actually a little scared. So subconsciously I dare not think about it.
So their attention was to go down the river and ask someone to see if they could go back to Greece by going north or taking a boat.
And that manor was the place most likely to have people around.
So not long after, Puyane's family discovered this group of people, and a reward event occurred. After drinking wine and beef, Menelaus and Ptolemy finally understood that there was no place called Greece at all, or in other words, they did not understand what the other party was saying at all.
Some knowledgeable soldiers explained to the two young generals: "Their language must have some Semitic flavor. This may not be far from Greece."
If Li Ning heard this sentence, he would definitely be overjoyed.
Those elders were all cannibals and spoke Arabic. Arabic comes from the Semitic language family and is naturally similar to the Semitic language. But they were a group of maritime merchants who were far away from home. Where they were, no one knew about Greece.
Ptolemy I also quickly realized something was wrong.
"This group of people does look like Semites. But...don't you think their number is too small? Obviously there are not as many people with yellow skin. Moreover, their language is also different. Maybe, there is no such thing here. It’s not their hometown.”
Menelaus thought it reasonable, so the two quickly went back to report to Alexander and
Alexander was furious. Because he had discovered more shocking facts from other channels, and at the same time believed that these two cronies had been deceived by the elders. So he angrily ordered an attack on the manor.
Ptolemy didn't understand what happened at all, so he was so anxious that he almost called his brother.
"Your Majesty. That family is so hospitable to guests, how can you kill them?"
"If you can't show mercy, then I'll go."
Alexander said decisively.
How could Ptolemy let him go? Of course I would take my brother with me.
So several boats went down the river again.
However, this time, even the river water has changed.
They didn't seem to notice that the moon reflected in the river was actually somewhat different.
Suddenly, a torch floated from the distant sky. Under Ptolemy's gaze, he seemed to defy gravity and slowly fell like an autumn leaf.
The reason why this happened was because the hidden worries in his heart finally became clear at that moment. But once he understood it, he never wanted it to happen again.
So this period of time passed very slowly for him.
But what's the use?
The torch still fell into the river.
There was no need to be accompanied by a loud noise. The future King of Egypt, Ptolemy I, also knew that his life would not be saved.
Because the ship was surrounded by tongues of fire and began to burn.
