"Yu Qing, what do you think we should do next?"

To some extent, he was considered to have received allegiance from Yu Qian, and he also knew that the names of Orientals were named first and last. Alexander naturally started asking Qian in a more intimate way. This was also considered a kind of school exam. After all, talking about big truths and giving advice cannot be considered the same thing.

Yu Qian could also see that there was the meaning of testing his own depth, and he said directly to Alexander without thinking.

"The so-called "working is good, we must first sharpen our tools." This ancient oriental saying means that if you want to do something well, you must have a handy tool. And here is Your Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to continue to achieve great achievements, I think the first thing to do is to arm our soldiers with the best weapons."

"What?" Hearing this, the pressure suddenly shrank, and then he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "Is it not sharp enough for you, the soldiers under my command, the short swords and spears of their short swords and spears? Are their armors not strong enough?"

As soon as Alexander finished speaking, the warriors who were resurrected with him and who belonged to the Macedonian Empire had already drawn out their short swords and knocked on their shields while making loud shouts.

The sound shook the whole field. There is no doubt about it. After all, it was a battle made by tens of thousands of people at the same time. In terms of the scene, it was absolutely shocking. In the same era, there were very few troops with such a level, which was why Egypt, a dignified Egypt, surrendered to Alexander without a single arrow. They knew very well at their own level. They were not even against the Persian Empire, so how could they defeat such an elite army? It would be better to be happier and surrender.

Although Lao Yu was also shocked by the elite soldiers under Alexander, he was only shocked. If he was shocked, he felt that this was the only one who saw him in his life. That was just a joke.

Not to mention anything else, the military parades every few years are not worse than those of these Macedonian soldiers. And you should know that there are millions of elite soldiers behind them. From this point of view, the Macedonians' performances are also intimidating.

"Your Majesty, I am a professor of history. I know that around Macedonia, the primitive Italian tribes were once regarded as barbarians by the city-states of Greece. In addition to the inherent prejudice, there are indeed some of them because there are indeed some tribes in it that are still maintaining the primitive nomadic and tribal system. Then, my Majesty, can you compare such a tribal warrior who you regard as barbaric, their equipment and combat power that can be shown with the soldiers under your command?"

"Are those barbarians on the Italian Peninsula? This is not difficult." The wise men have the habit of keeping them in hiding, and Alexander has already been familiar with this. So although Lao Yu's sudden change of path was a little caught off guard, he was not completely unpredictable. It was also considered to respect the knowledge of the wise men. Alexander often follows the flow, and the same is true for the moment.

"I had seen the war between my father and the barbarians when I was young. They often wore animal skins, used wooden spears and stone weapons. Some people had bronze weapons in their hands, but they were often robbed or traded. They themselves did not have this kind of metal smelting technology. Therefore, they could not compare with the Macedonian soldiers under my command."

"The soldiers under my command are equipped with copper helmets, armor and shin guards. Two-piece spears, round shields and short swords are all made of metal. One-on-one, with the advantage of equipment, the warriors under my command can easily kill a barbarian and fight two to three barbarians. If they want to fight in an array, the three hundred soldiers under my command will be enough to defeat two thousand barbarians!"

This kind of loss of one to ten may sound an exaggeration in other places, but it is indeed the case with Alexander. The crushing advantage brought by metallurgical technology, coupled with the support of his famous Macedonian phalanx, unless it is said that it is against the Qin crossbows that have just appeared in the East or the large-scale chariot impact, otherwise he will be invincible in his contemporary era. It is a slight idea to fight against ten. When fighting with Persia, he has fought a 1 to 20 battle.

Of course, Lao Yu asked such a question because he knew that the Macedonian soldiers were powerful at that time, and he naturally had some intentions to ask such words.

"Do you think that under this gap, is the soldier's personal courage more important, or is the equipment gap more important?"

"Of course..." Alexander subconsciously wanted to answer that it was bravery. After all, in his time, this was a general understanding. The Greeks advocated sports and often praised heroic allusions. Some people were able to achieve great achievements in this regard, and they often subconsciously thought that this was the result of courage or wisdom. Few people would think that this had something to do with weapons and equipment that they regarded as tools.

Alexander also fell into such a vicious circle. However, as a king of wisdom, he had a little more thoughtfulness and did not give an answer immediately because he passed this question in his mind again. But after thinking so carefully, he could not be so sure that the answer he thought was correct.

In terms of courage, the Macedonians are certainly not bad. Otherwise, it would be impossible for his father to fight in the north and the north to lay the foundation for his conquest of half of the world. But to say that the indigenous people in Italy are worse than the Macedonians, this is a bit unconscience-free.

Unlike Greece, which once regarded Macedonia as barbaric (Macedonia on the edge of the Greek world), Egypt, which had a long history, Persia, and India, the indigenous people on the Italian Peninsula were really considered barbarians in that era. The living resources were basically nomads and hunting, and they did not even have the ability to build city-states. The cities they built were not so much cities as earthen enclosures, which simply mixed wood and soil together to make a appearance.

To the extent of civilization, he is definitely the most discriminated place on the edge of the Greek world. But because of this, Alexander dared not say that their bravery is not as good as that of the Macedonians.

The most direct change brought about by civilization is the change in the living environment of human beings. A country that is sufficiently civilized will have a large number of artists and scholars, and production activities will also change from dangerous hunting and nomadic things to stable agricultural planting. This change is good overall, but in individual terms, the general physical fitness of people will decline.

Any Greek peasant or an Italian indigenous herder must be stronger. Because he wants to let go of horses, deal with wolves and wild beasts. By the same token, although Macedonian soldiers are brave, they are struggling in difficult environments all year round and often fight against wild beasts. Their courage will not be inferior.

It will even be stronger. Because there are weak people among the Macedonian soldiers, as long as they are within the scope of tolerance. However, the barbarian warriors will not have too weak people, because the harsh environment will directly eliminate these so-called weak people.

But even so, the Macedonians could still easily defeat the barbarians. It is easy to imagine what the real reason is.

"Okay, it seems that the function of weapons and equipment is indeed very important. So, you want to tell me that I should have enough sharp swords and strong armor for the soldiers under my command, Yu Qing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. It's just that you might have some inappropriate words, well, not very accurate."

He gestured with his hand that the distance that could be closed was almost closed by one or two fingers. It looked very small, but only Lao Yu himself knew how far the distance was.

After all, he is a Chinese and a master race of face-savvy. Since he is loyal to Alexander, he naturally has to give him enough face when speaking and doing things. Now that he says this, it is to save face for him. Since the face has been kept, what should be said should be made clear.

"Your Majesty, what you need to understand first is how long has it been since your era. According to the first year, you are probably more than 300 BC, and now it is two thousand years later. In other words, it has been almost 2,400 years since your era."

"Two thousand four hundred years is enough for human civilization to develop to a level that you may not imagine. I say this, maybe it is difficult for you to understand, so let me change it. As the war method you are familiar with, that is, the cold weapon war that we modern people often call, has withdrawn from the stage of history. With the development of weapon technology, the progress and changes of technology, the way of war has undergone obvious changes. It is not that no one wants to stick to the rules and adhere to this ancient creed and write history in the way of cold weapon combat, but the price of blood is enough to make them throw all the ancient and old things into the corners."

"Give an example to illustrate. The British understood the Maxim machine gun and used it to fight the war against the indigenous Maxibeli-Sulusians in Africa. Using this huge killing weapon on the battlefield of Xinming, fifty British soldiers repelled dozens of charges from more than 5,000 Maxibelis and directly killed more than 3,000 people. The deaths on the British side were...zero."

Holding a cold weapon in hand and not rushing to the machine gun's defense line, it is naturally impossible to cause any casualties. This is common sense in today's era, but in front of Alexander, an ancient man more than two thousand years ago, this is a real miracle.

In any cold weapon war, no matter how brave and good the soldiers are, no matter how wise and wise the commander of the divine martial arts, it is impossible to say that one person will win a war without being killed or not. As long as the battle starts, even if there are a group of rabbits on the opposite side, they can occasionally bite a few people to death with their luck.

This is the norm and the reality in Alexander's cognition. Now Lao Yu's introduction obviously broke the common sense he knew and also refreshed his cognition of war. This made him a little confused. After all, the field he was most familiar with suddenly became a situation he didn't understand, and everyone would have such a reaction. But soon, his kingly ambition and desire to conquer had risen again. At this time, he also showed an extremely excited smile.

"Does the new ways and rules of war? This sounds interesting."

Rubbing his lush beard, Alexander's eyes showed a scorching light like a flame.

"For me who is already invincible in the so-called cold weapon war, a brand new way of war is tantamount to a brand new and fun challenge. There is no doubt that I have taken this challenge. Then the question is, my dear Yu Qing, can you tell me, how can I start this brand new game? Or, how can I be qualified to enter this new war?"

Just as Alexander himself said, the progress of the times did not make him feel afraid or retreat, but instead inspired his fighting spirit to be the king, making him want to achieve new conquest and victory by adapting to this era. This may be a manifestation of arrogance, but isn’t it this arrogance that created the miracle called Alexander the Great?

Lao Yu was mentally prepared for this, so when Alexander spoke like this, he immediately said.

"Weapons, Your Majesty. We need enough weapons. Not to mention arming everyone, but at least, we must also arm the elite among us to our teeth."

"Weapons, like what you just said, what is called a Maxim machine gun?"

Alexander was a little curious. He instinctively had great curiosity about things that only existed in this new type of war. That is, the conditions did not allow it, otherwise he would really want to get some modern war weapons to come to him and study them carefully.

"Not only. The Maxim machine gun is a product almost two hundred years ago. To this day, the exhibition of weapons has already had a more complete system and type. To the individual soldiers, there are pistols that are used as emergency backups like daggers, and there are also rifles that are used as common wars like spears. Of course, the use of the so-called gun may be more similar to the bows and arrows of your era. They need an accessory called bullets to be used normally. Otherwise, it would be a fire-burning stick."

"In addition, modern warfare also has some new equipment that is difficult to describe with the equipment of your era. For example, tanks are like a group of bulls covered in armor, and can also spray destructive shells like thunder and lightning. There are missiles, the most powerful ones, you can even imagine that there is an earthquake or a volcanic explosion suddenly appearing in the opponent's camp."

"This is really magical. Has the war reached this point? Doesn't that mean that not many people are enough to kill?"

Alexander just praised, while Lao Yu felt emotion at this time.

"Yes, not many people are enough to kill. Those who teach history actually know that killing thousands of people in an ancient war is considered too much. But in modern warfare, it is normal to kill millions of people. If this continues, humans will sooner or later die like this, but the problem is that they can't stop."

"Then find a way to conquer everyone so that humans have no reason to continue fighting. Just like the empire I established."

Alexander didn't think there was anything wrong with the death of people in war. He loved conquest, so he naturally didn't care about the issue of death. Compared to the sadness of this feeling, what he cares more about now is.

"How do we make the weapon you call it?"

"Create? Can't create it. Without a complete industrial system and technological reserves, we can't create such a thing. We can only think of another way, such as...borrow it!"

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