Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

For Zhao Kuo, after the results of the war between the East and West camps came out, Zhao Kuo already had a very intuitive assessment of the combat effectiveness of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.

The simplest way to put this assessment is that no matter what, the army of the Ptolemaic Dynasty could not defeat the army of the Han Dynasty.

And the facts did develop as Zhao Kuo said.

Although it is said that many archers were lost in the east and west camps, in itself, there are thousands of archers in the city of Jerusalem.

So when they noticed that the musketeers of the Han Kingdom were approaching, the archers in the city of Jerusalem also stood up again, wanting to kill and wound the soldiers of the Han Kingdom.

But it is a pity that the soldiers of the Han Kingdom were obviously more experienced this time, so the archers in the city of Jerusalem did not have any significant effect, and were immediately suppressed by the dense musket volley.

When the archers couldn't make any sound, the musketeers naturally approached the city, still shooting round after round, making all the defenders on the city wall unable to raise their heads.

If anyone dared to show his head above the city, there would be at least 10 musketeers shooting at this place in the next moment, basically guaranteeing that the person's head would be blown out on the spot.

After the musketeers had completely suppressed the defenders on the city wall, it was time for the bombs to appear.

Numerous explosive packs were piled up at the gate of the city, and they were immediately ignited after the generals of the Han Dynasty gave an order.

Then there was another earth-shattering explosion. Although the walls of Jerusalem must be stronger than those of the two camps in the east and west, in the face of explosives, there is actually no essential difference between the two camps.

So when the smoke from the bomb dissipated, a gap appeared in front of the Musketeers of the Great Han Kingdom without any suspense.

The Musketeers of the Great Han Kingdom were very unified. They threw a round of grenades into this gap first, and immediately blasted the warriors who rushed up and tried to hold the gap as much as possible to the west.

After completing this unexpected harvest, the musketeers fired a few more salvos inside, and then slowly pushed into the gap.

This is also the result of step by step optimization of the process by the Musketeers of the Great Han Kingdom after so many siege tactics.

When they pushed into the city, there was no enemy soldier in the entire gap, with a radius of about 20 meters.

Then the musketeers could take advantage of their muskets and charge unscrupulously through the entire city.

Standing where he was, Zhao Kuo watched as the city walls of Jerusalem collapsed, he let out a long breath and smiled.

This means that the war has basically come to an end.

After the musketeers attacked the city wall, all the soldiers of the Ptolemaic dynasty in the city had to surrender, and the only choice left was to die.

Considering that almost all the troops of the Ptolemaic dynasty are concentrated here, Zhao Kuo can make an assertion at this moment that the Ptolemaic Egyptian dynasty has come to its end.

This is a good thing.

In this world, there shouldn't be so many ethnic groups and so many countries.

Only one nation, one country is enough.

In this way, war can be avoided, and peace can be brought to the vast majority of people in this world.

Undoubtedly, Zhao Kuo believes that the Great Han Kingdom is the country chosen by heaven. Only by uniting everyone under the banner of the Great Han Kingdom and making everyone a member of the Huaxia Ming can the ideal of great harmony in the world be finally realized.

The failure of the Ptolemaic Dynasty will bring a channel to Africa for the Han Kingdom.

According to the knowledge in Zhao Kuo's mind, the ancestor of mankind "Homo sapiens" came out of Africa and spread to the whole world step by step before millions of years ago.

So now, it's time for Zhao Kuo to lead the army back to Africa and pay homage to the ancestral land of our ancestors!

Chapter 1237 Entering Alexandria City

Ptolemy's soldiers were actually quite heroic. After all, their fathers and grandparents all started with Alexander the Great. In terms of inheritance of courage, the Ptolemys were not inferior to the Han Dynasty.

But the problem is that the military strength of the two sides is not on the same level.

Facing the constantly roaring muskets, no matter how bravely Ptolemy's soldiers rushed forward, they could only fall tragically on the way to the charge.

Some warriors in heavy armor rushed over, and then they encountered a series of grenades oncoming.

No pair of heavy armor could cope with the bombardment of so many grenades, and when all the heavy armored warriors fell, the fighting spirit of the Ptolemys finally completely collapsed.

A steady stream of news is reaching Zhao Kuo's ears.

"Your Majesty, we have entered the city of Jerusalem."

"Your Majesty, more than [-]% of the city of Jerusalem has been occupied by our army."

"Your Majesty, more than [-]% of the cities in Jerusalem have been occupied by our army."

"Your Majesty, the city of Jerusalem has been completely occupied by our army!"

After hearing the news, many Han soldiers around Zhao Kuo immediately cheered.

Zhao Kuo also showed a smile on his face, nodded and said: "Very good, pass an order to Wang Jian, let him clean up the city well, don't let any fish slip through the net.

Let's see if the king of the Ptolemys has been captured. If not, send an army to pursue it! "

Of course, Zhao Kuo hoped to directly annihilate King Ptolemy and other core executives here, but this time, this wish did not come true.

Ptolemy II ran away immediately after realizing that the city of Jerusalem had been breached.

Of course, if you just run away, there are tens of thousands of cavalry on the Han side, so it is not difficult to catch up.

But according to the analysis afterwards, this Ptolemy II actually asked everyone around him to change into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, and then ran away on horseback.

For any normal cavalry commander of the Han Dynasty, they will always subconsciously pursue those guys who look like generals. If they can't do it, they can be an officer, because they can get more military exploits.

It was precisely because of this mentality that Ptolemy II, a group of deserters who looked like ordinary soldiers, were ignored.

Regarding this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I didn't expect this colleague of mine to be a master of psychological warfare."

We are all kings, and it is actually true to say that colleagues are.

With a shameful expression on his face, Wang Jian said to Zhao Kuo, "It's the minister who didn't think carefully, so I beg your majesty to come down."

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "It's okay, it's all trivial.

We can't catch him here, so let's go to Alexandria to catch him.

Egypt is only such a small place, are you still worried that they will be able to fly?

Well, rectify for two days, count the results of the battle, and then continue southward. "

For Zhao Kuo, rectification and rest after the war is now a must.

The Great Han Kingdom has an absolute advantage in strength, so Zhao Kuo does not need to worry that if the renovation takes too long, the opponent will be revived.

On the contrary, Zhao Kuo wished that the opponent could gather more power, so that Zhao Kuo could wipe out the opponent all at once, once and for all.

During the rest, Zhao Kuo did not forget to visit the temple in the city of Jerusalem.

In modern times, this city is more famous as a site of "Palestine-Israel conflict", but in fact, it is the birthplace and holy place of the three major religions of Christ, Judaism and Islam.

The only thing that reassures Zhao Kuo is that the Jews in Jerusalem today have long been expelled, and the other two sects are far from being born.

Since this place was occupied by the Ptolemaic dynasty, the temple here is not enshrined in the Jewish prophet Moses, but the Zeus gods from Greece, as well as various unnamed gods and pharaohs in Egypt.

An elderly priest whose body seemed to be crumbling all the time knelt in front of Zhao Kuo, and tremblingly offered what looked like a scepter to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo took the scepter and looked it over carefully.

It is golden in color, and it is not known whether it is made of gold or copper. There are strange symbols and characters engraved on the scepter. All in all, it is the kind of thing that is full of mystery, solemnity and ritual at first glance.

The translator on the side said: "Your Majesty, this is the most qualified old priest of the temple. He said that although you led the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty to conquer this place, you did not stain the temple with blood, which is enough to prove that you are An extremely benevolent king, but also a messenger from the gods in the sky.

To this end, they will offer this scepter blessed by the gods to show their surrender and recognition to you. "

Zhao Kuo listened, smiled, and said to the priest: "Although I don't believe in your gods, you can believe freely, and I will not hinder you.

But I want you to remember that the gods can't be against me. If one day I find out that the gods want to be against me, then things will become very troublesome. "

As a time traveler, Zhao Kuo, like most modern Chinese, is a person who does not believe in gods.

For Zhao Kuo, he knows very clearly that the essence of religion is a tool used to control people's thoughts, so that rulers can become messengers of gods or even gods themselves, and people who believe in gods believe in gods for faith , Naturally, he will endure the endless exploitation of the rulers in the name of gods with peace of mind.

The dark European Middle Ages is the truest portrayal of this phenomenon in history.

So why did Zhao Kuo not ban religion? The answer lies in what happened next.

After listening to the translated words, the old priest nodded again and again, and said respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I will tell all believers that your army of the Han Dynasty is an army sent by the gods, and you are the gods." Only the spokesperson in the world.

All believers should stand by your side and fight for the Han Kingdom, and absolutely will not allow any betrayal of the Han Kingdom. "

After listening to the old priest's words, the smile on Zhao Kuo's face became even stronger.

The old priest was clearly a wise man.

Since Zhao Kuo allowed the continued existence of religions, these religions must consciously become Zhao Kuo's ruling tools.

Next, the believers here will become the first loyal citizens of the Great Han Kingdom here. Considering that the more loyal believers will be more determined in their actions, there is no doubt that they will do their best to consolidate the rule of the Great Han Kingdom here. made an indelible contribution.

With a happy mood, Zhao Kuo left the temple.

The next day, Zhao Kuo left part of the army and all the wounded there, and then led the rest of the army to continue marching along the Mediterranean Sea.

At this time, Wang Jian also raised a question.

"Your Majesty, do you think these Ptolemys will use their naval superiority to attack us?"

Although it is true that it is impossible for the Ptolemys to beat the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty on land, it is also true that the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty have almost no navy.

Although a batch of ships were seized after the conquest of the Seleucid Empire, it is important to know that the Seleucid Empire’s own naval power was not strong. Today’s real Mediterranean overlords are actually the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Antigonian Empire , it happened to be the target of the Han Dynasty's simultaneous north-south conquest.

Therefore, if the Ptolemys are willing, they can indeed come from the sea to harass the rear of the Han Kingdom, and they can even directly approach the city of Antioch.

Zhao Kuo was not worried about this, and said with a smile: "This matter is indeed troublesome, but it doesn't matter.

I don't know if the Ptolemys will do this, but if they do, it won't have much impact on us. "

Why can't it have too much impact?

First, the army of the Han Kingdom has an absolute advantage in firepower. Even if it is surrounded by the Ptolemys, the Musketeers of the Han Kingdom are enough to guard the city, and they may even be able to defeat the Ptolemaic army in turn.

Second, the Ptolemys did not have the conditions of gunpowder and muskets, so their siege would still be the most traditional way, and this traditional way is destined to be a long-term siege for the Ptolemys. Yes, at least ten days and a half months to start.

Even if the Ptolemys could really make up their minds and pay a huge price to conquer some cities with fewer soldiers in the Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuo had already taken over all Ptolemy's lairs at that time, and he could return to the division to clean up calmly. Get rid of these Ptolemys.

So, Zhao Kuo is not worried.

After listening to Zhao Kuo's analysis, Wang Jian also nodded in conviction: "Your Majesty really has a good opinion!"

Zhao Kuo chuckled, suddenly alerted, and looked up at Wang Jian.

This kid, could it be that he deliberately changed his way to flatter me?

Wang Jian, oh Wang Jian, I didn't expect that you, a boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would fail in his studies!The army of the Han Kingdom marched forward along the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and then slowly followed the coastline and turned to the west.

The Sinai Peninsula has arrived.

Sitting on the carriage, Zhao Kuo looked at the Sinai Peninsula in front of him, his heart moved slightly, and he smiled at Wang Jian and said, "Wang Jian, tell me, what will happen if I build a canal here in the future?"

Yes, this is where the famous Suez Canal in history is located, but it took 2000 years for the Suez Canal to be dug successfully.

Wang Jian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "If other people say such things, I must think that this person is wasting people and wasting money.

But if His Majesty said something like this, then I think His Majesty must have thought it through carefully, and I agreed with both hands and feet! "

Zhao Kuo glanced at Wang Jian, couldn't help laughing, and became more certain of a fact in his heart.

This guy really has learned badly!On the way of marching, of course, many cities were passed by.

However, most of these cities chose to surrender voluntarily.

That is also something that can’t be helped. I just heard that Seleucus was destroyed last year, and I heard that Ptolemy II was defeated in Jerusalem a few days ago. At this time, anyone who thinks about saving his life is absolutely impossible to continue. He pledged allegiance to the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Only a few cities chose to resist, and were easily wiped out by the Han army.

Zhao Kuo even felt that the number of these resisting cities might be a little less.

"After all, this is the army's first conquest. If the local people can be beaten more painfully, they will probably have a longer time to settle down."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Wang Jian couldn't help laughing and said, "If you follow His Majesty's theory, then it's better to just kill everyone you meet along the way, so that there will be absolutely no one. Unconvinced people."

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly and said, "How can that be done?

If they are all killed, who will dig this Grand Canal for me in the future? "

If you can't kill it, then assimilate it.

In terms of assimilation, Zhao Kuo thinks he is still very confident.

After all, the civilization where I belong is the Huaxia civilization known as the strongest assimilated civilization in the world!A few days later, the city of Alexandria arrived.

This city is a very young city. It was built near the mouth of the Nile River when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt decades ago to facilitate the transportation of grain.

Although the Alexander Empire fell apart because of the sudden death of the young emperor, it was still under the control of Alexander's general Ptolemy I until now.

The arrival of the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty will be the biggest crisis since the city of Alexandria was founded.