Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

For Zhao Kuo, the current Jerusalem is actually just a very ordinary city.

Zhao Kuo turned his thoughts while staring at the small city in front of him.

Although the city is small, it feels different when 15 Ptolemy troops occupy it.

Even around the city, there are also dense military camps, surrounded by various fences, which look quite impressive.

Not only that, Zhao Kuo also received information that there are still many ships on the sea, and they put on a look that they may land at any time, flanking Zhao Kuo or even copying Zhao Kuo's back route.

Zhao Kuo glanced at Wang Jian beside him, and said, "What do you think of our current situation?"

Wang Jian said almost without thinking: "Your Majesty, our current situation is very good, and we are only one step away from victory!"

Zhao Kuo: "" Zhao Kuo discovered that sometimes it's not that Zhao Kuo is too optimistic, but that everyone around Zhao Kuo is too optimistic.

Moreover, the reasons for these guys' optimism are exactly the same, that is, because they feel that following His Majesty the Emperor will surely win.

Zhao Kuo sighed and was about to say something when a message came suddenly.

"Your Majesty, those Egyptians have sent envoys, saying that they are here on behalf of Ptolemy II."

Zhao Kuo grunted and said quite calmly, "Then let them come."

Before the battle, Zhao Kuo didn't mind meeting those Ptolemys to see what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourds.

Anyway, for Zhao Kuo, the Egyptian dynasty established by these Ptolemys has actually been on the road to extinction.

After a while, Zhao Kuo saw Ptolemy's messenger.

The envoy looked a little thin, with a pair of slender eyes that were extremely energetic, and said to Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty the Great Han Kingdom, on behalf of the equally great His Majesty Ptolemy II, I extend my highest regards to you." greeting."

The conversation this time was still conducted through a translator.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said lightly: "After you go back, remember to also convey my greetings to your king.

So, let's get down to business.

Your king has sent you here, what business is there? "

The envoy said: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor of Han, after hearing the news of your army going south, our Majesty Ptolemy II believes that there may be some small misunderstandings between you and me.

For this reason, His Majesty Ptolemy II is willing to offer you [-] catties of gold and the most beautiful princess in our dynasty, hoping to calm your anger and restore peace between the Ptolemy dynasty and the Great Han Kingdom. "

After Zhao Kuo listened to what the messenger said, his expression also changed slightly.

Frankly speaking, this is actually a big deal, a total of [-] catties of gold.

If it was someone else, it might have been tempting.

But for Zhao Kuo, it was different.

Ten thousand catties of gold?

In fact, there is not much money.

You must know that Zhao Kuo is now a major shareholder of dozens of listed companies, a rich man worth hundreds of billions, and the manager of nearly 500 million square kilometers of land.

In Zhao Kuo's eyes, the money is really nothing.

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "I have indeed felt the sincerity of Ptolemy II.

But let me just say it bluntly, in this world, the weak are not worthy of peace.

I am not here for other goals this time, but just want to conquer the land of Egypt.

Whether it is the Alexander Empire or the Ptolemy Dynasty, it is not important to me. What is important is that Egypt must become my territory.

You can go back and tell your king that if he is willing to surrender, then the Ptolemy family will be relocated to my imperial city, and will become a family that has no power but can live a lifetime of wealth.

If he is unwilling, then the fate of the royal family of the Seleucid Empire will be a lesson for him! "

After saying this, Zhao Kuo waved his hand, and issued the order to expel the guest so directly.

The messenger wanted to say more, but several guards from Chi Youjun had already stepped up and took the messenger away mercilessly.

Seeing the figure of the envoy leaving, Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to Wang Jian beside him, "Okay, it's time for us to prepare for war."

Wang Jian rubbed his fists, smiled at Zhao Kuo and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, after this battle is over, not only Jerusalem, but the whole of Egypt will surrender to our Han army!"

Ptolemy II did not speak for a long time after hearing the messenger's reply.

In just a few minutes, the ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty seemed to have aged several years.

Beside Ptolemy II, the eldest prince said in a deep voice, "Father, don't worry, this is just the result we expected.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Kingdom is indeed ambitious and wants to destroy our dynasty.

However, he had a full army of 20 before, so the soldiers and horses in the hands of the servants did not dare to attack him when facing him.

It's different now, he only has [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, but he is still so arrogant and frivolous.

As long as we can grasp it well, we can definitely teach His Majesty an unforgettable lesson in his life, and let him know that our Ptolemaic Dynasty is not so easily broken! "

While speaking, the eldest prince inadvertently licked his lips, because he remembered the 16-year-old princess who was sent to Zhao Kuo's camp and returned.

That was the elder prince's own sister. According to the rules of the Ptolemy dynasty, as long as the elder prince wanted to, he could choose this younger sister to become the elder prince's future queen.

Thinking about it this way, the eldest prince suddenly felt that this is actually not a bad thing.

Ptolemy II didn't know what the eldest prince was thinking. He just sighed and said slowly: "Then, let everyone be vigilant and wait for the attack of the Han army!"

Chapter 1235 Breaking through the camp outside the city

Although he had made up his mind to fight a decisive battle, Ptolemy II was still very cautious. He did not lead an army of 15 troops who had an absolute advantage in strength out of the city to fight Zhao Kuo in a decisive battle in the field. Outside the city of Jerusalem, they put on a guarded attitude.

For this, Zhao Kuo was quite appreciative: "It seems that this Ptolemy II is more or less military-savvy, and he also knows that his soldiers and horses are not my opponents in the wild."

Wang Jian stood aside, with a regretful expression on his face: "If they can leave the city, then we can defeat them in half a day at most, Your Majesty."

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter, for me, the outcome of this war is already doomed."

Wang Jian thought for a while and said very seriously: "Your Majesty, you said a few days ago that we should not be overconfident."

Zhao Kuo blinked and said with a smile: "I also remember that someone said a few days ago that as long as I'm here, I will definitely win!"

The pair of monarchs and ministers laughed at the same time.

Zhao Kuo turned his attention to the city of Jerusalem in front of him again, and slowly scanned from east to west.

A small city of Jerusalem is not enough to accommodate 15 troops, so Ptolemy II built two large camps on the east and west sides of the city, and these two large camps used almost all the migrant workers of the Ptolemys. Build with craftsmen, even now you can see many craftsmen busy inside.

It is conceivable that with each passing day, these two camps will become stronger.

But Zhao Kuo was not worried about this. He said to Wang Jian beside him, "If it were you, how many days would it take you to break through these two camps?"

Wang Jian said without thinking, "One day."

Zhao Kuo said, "One a day?"

Wang Jian is full of confidence: "Two seats a day."

Zhao Kuo laughed: "Then what are you waiting for?

Start showing me now. "

Wang Jian smiled and left.

After a while, the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom began to attack.

On the city wall of Jerusalem, Ptolemy II watched the Han army slowly approaching, with some thoughts on his old cheeks.

"Is this the powerful army that swept across the entire Seleucus? It doesn't seem like there are many."

The eldest prince on the side hurriedly said: "Father, they only have 6 people, maybe we can defeat them directly outside the city."

Ptolemy II slowly shook his head and said: "In the Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great had only 15 troops, but he defeated Darius III of Persia's [-] troops.

Since this is Alexander from the East, we must give him enough respect.

The order continues, no one is allowed to leave the camp without authorization, and must guard in the tent, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded! "

The eldest prince was obviously not convinced, and said, "If we don't leave the camp, how can we defeat him?"

Ptolemy II smiled and said, "Why did we defeat him?

We just need to stick to it, the whole Seleucid area is so vast, someone will rise up and start a rebellion, understand?

As long as the Alexander from the East in front of us can retreat, it will be a great victory for us. "

The eldest prince frowned and remained silent.

Although the strategy of negotiating a peace was proposed by the eldest prince, from an inner point of view, the eldest prince feels that negotiating a peace is definitely a bad idea.

Only by defeating the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty in front of us like defeating the Seleucids, can we truly prevent the continued expansion of the Han Dynasty and buy more time for Ptolemy Egypt.

But it is a pity that the eldest prince is not the real decision maker, which makes him feel a little regretful.

In any case, the war had already begun, and even the eldest prince had to restrain his mind and watch the battle that started in front of him.

After a while, the eldest prince couldn't help but exclaimed: "Isn't this the giant shield soldier of Seleucid?"

In front of the Han army, there was a long row of giant shields that were slowly moving.

Standing on a high place on the city wall, the eldest prince could clearly see that many soldiers from the Han Kingdom were following the giant shield soldiers and attacking forward.

Ptolemy II said slowly: "I heard that the Seleucids used giant shield soldiers when they fought against the Han Dynasty, and suffered a disastrous defeat. I didn't expect these Han people to use the giant shield soldiers. "

The eldest prince snorted and said, "They probably want to use it to guard against our bows and arrows, but bows and arrows cannot be prevented by such a shield."

When a bow and arrow shoots, it actually forms a parabola. The longer the range, the more obvious this parabola is.

Therefore, it only needs the Egyptian archers to make a projectile within the limit range, then the bows and arrows can easily pass over these giant shield soldiers and fall on the heads of the Han soldiers behind them.

Sure enough, after a while, many bows and arrows were shot out, drawing a parabola as the eldest prince expected, and falling on the heads of the soldiers of the Han Kingdom.

The soldiers of the Great Han Kingdom obviously panicked, but they quickly adjusted their formation and continued to advance.

Seeing this scene, the eldest prince had a somewhat smug expression on his face: "These soldiers from the Han Kingdom seem to be nothing more than that."

Around the eldest prince, many generals were obviously relieved.

Ptolemy II shook his head slowly, without speaking.

In the main formation of the Chinese army in the Great Han Kingdom, Zhao Kuo was also watching this scene with the same calm expression.

For Musketeers, siege is actually a weak point.

In the era of hot weapons, artillery was actually responsible for siege, but the technology tree of the Han Kingdom was still a bit crooked. Now that muskets and explosives have been produced, artillery that can be used in actual combat has not come out for a long time.

But Zhao Kuo didn't care much about this, because for Zhao Kuo, the current war weapons were enough.

As for the Ptolemaic Egyptian dynasty in front of him, Zhao Kuo opened his mouth and yawned unhurriedly.

tedious.

The prestige of the Egyptian archers did not last long, because after discovering the attacks of the archers, the musketeer phalanx began to stop slowly.

Then, more densely packed muskets protruded from the gaps of the many giant shields.

"Bang bang bang!"

Flames burst from the muzzle.

In terms of range, muskets of this era are still inferior to crossbows, so giant shield soldiers are equipped to block crossbows.

But bows and arrows are different. The range of a longbow is far inferior to that of a crossbow, and naturally it is not as good as a musket.

Compared with shooting each other, it is impossible for muskets to surpass these archers.

Sure enough, under the intensive volley of muskets, the Egyptian archers immediately suffered a big loss.

Since they had no real experience of fighting musketeers before, most of the Egyptian archers stood along the camp walls, which looked like a row of humanoid Great Walls.

After the muskets were fired, the row of humanoid Great Walls collapsed in an instant.

Only a few archers who reacted very quickly hid directly after sensing something was wrong, and were lucky enough to escape the musket fire.

On the walls of Jerusalem, the Egyptian monarchs and ministers of the Ptolemaic dynasty watched this scene, and there was no sound for a moment.

The eldest prince's eyes widened, and it took a long time before he cried out: "This, how is this possible?"

Ptolemy II sighed again, but still did not speak.

The Egyptian archers were not so easily defeated, so after a while, they stood up again and fired a second wave of bows and arrows at the musketeers where they were.

And what responded to them was also a second wave of gunfire.