Chapter 18: The Eastern Kingdom of Dreams?

After a few days, Davers saw a huge wall of up to 20 meters in front of him, extending infinitely to the southeast...
"Oh! The Medea Wall!! No matter how many times you have seen it, you will still feel shocked!!" Xenophon sighed loudly. When he marched these days, he would run into the queue of the Mennon mercenary and walk with Daves. In his words, ‘talking with Daves helps to stimulate his thinking about knowledge. Davers thinks that he is boring in the queue of Prokhsinus, because apart from Prokhsinus, he has no common language with others, so he ran to show off his knowledge to Daves.
"It is said that this Medea wall is more than a hundred miles long, built by the former Babylonian kingdom, in order to defend against the northern Medes. But the Babylonian kingdom was also wiped out by the Méridien..." Xenophon looked up at the tall The city wall, sighed: "The Midi people were later destroyed by the Persians. Herodotus has a wonderful description in his "History" book. Just as people are old and sick, and the powerful kingdom is also dead. So don't look at Persian's vast territory now, I don't know who will be destroyed in the future! I hope that I can see that day in my lifetime!"
Daves certainly remembers that in the past history, Persia was destroyed by the Macedonian King Alexandre, who had been admired by Westerners for more than two thousand years. He couldn’t remember it at specific time, probably several decades later. In his memory, the current Macedonia is not a unified kingdom, but also his own "enemy."
Looking at the huge wall made of burnt brick and asphalt, Davers also felt a lot of emotions: It seems that repairing the Great Wall to defend the barbarian is not a patent of the Chinese nation. China should be in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period...
He turned his head and looked at the East. He stood for a long time, and there were unclear attachments and regrets in his eyes. He is a Greek in this world. It is impossible to return to the homeland with thousands of miles away...
"Davers! Davers!..." Hearing the cry of Hilos, Davers returned and found that his stay affected the march of the column. He speeded up his pace, but he couldn't help but say: "Do you know? Maybe there is a country in the far east. It has a territorial jurisdiction that is much wider than Persia. It rules more people than Persia. Its customs Habits are completely different from Greek Persian. Its political system is completely different from Greek Persian, but it is strict and efficient! It has gorgeous costumes, elegant etiquette, magnificent mountains and rivers, and delicious food! Its army is powerful, it The people are rich..."
"Daves, you are dreaming. How can there be such a powerful kingdom in the East?" Xenophon interrupted Daves's endless remarks and said seriously: "According to Herodotus's record, Persian East There are India, the southeast is Arabia, the northeast is the Scythians and the one-eyed people... There should be no such kingdom you said! Is this the revelation that Hades has given you?"
"So what are you going to do over these races you are talking about?" Daves asked.
"It should be the ocean." Xenophon said uncertainly.
"This is what Herodotus said. Has he personally confirmed it?" Daves asked again.
"He... It should be listening to other people's complaints... Record it." Xenophon's words began to stutter.
"Since it is heard, it cannot be sure that it is true. It cannot be denied that there is no such country in the distant East!" Daphus retorted.
Xenophon spoke strangely and looked at Daves strangely: "Hey, you look like this, it seems like there is such a country."
Davers smiled and didn't speak.
"If one day, I can go to the far east to see, how good!" Oliver, who was on the side, was attracted by the scene described by Daves, and suddenly sighed.
"Then, you have to go through the Persian kingdom first, and then there is a horse riding race like the wind, Magsate, who is said to have cut off the head of the great Persian king of Cyrus... well, there are terrible The one-eyed person, and the mysterious India... If you are lucky not to be killed or as a slave, you can see that the distant East is the ocean, or there is a strong country..." Xenophon half-joking half-serious Said.
Olivers shrank his neck and didn't talk anymore.
Matones was a little annoyed. Although he didn't like Oliver, he hated the Athenians who loved to learn. "What are you afraid of? If I have a strong army, I don't want to go to the far east, anywhere I am. Dare to go!"
"Strong army?" Xenophon pointed slightly to the loose march queue: "Like this?"
"Of course it is more powerful than this!" Mattonis said loudly.
Davers listened to their bickering and narrowed their eyes: a stronger army?
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Passing through the Medea wall means that the Greek army has left the Babylonian region. In the next few days, what has appeared in the field of Davers is: the vast plains, the endless golden wheat fields, and the artificially excavated rivers... These artificial rivers bring the water of the river to more small In the canals, the ditch, and finally into the farmland...
When Davers saw this, he couldn’t help but feel that this should be the oldest irrigation project in the Middle East! The fertile land and abundant water source have given birth to a large number of people, creating one after another brilliant and brilliant ancient civilization of the two rivers! ......
Going forward, it is the source of the artificial river: the Tigris River. As another mother river in the plains of Mesopotamia, the rivers of the Tigris River are equally wide. At first glance, it is difficult to reach the opposite side of the river. There are countless sails on the river, and the ship’s paddles should be a merchant ship. The slow-moving water flow is the fishing boat, the singing of the fishermen on the boat and the snoring of the sailors resounding across the river. Numerous waterbirds screaming over the river, and there are large fish prancing from time to time, a beautiful and peaceful river scenery.
Near the river bank there is a densely populated big city, Sitas, where the Greek mercenaries approached the city and plunged the camp. The Persian army and the troops of Alijos crossed the bridge and camped across the river. This night, because the Persian army was on the other side, the psychological pressure on the Greek soldiers was much smaller, and Davis had a good night's sleep.
On the second day, the atmosphere suddenly became a little different. When Daves crossed the river, they saw armed soldiers on both sides of the bridge guarding the police. They passed the pontoon and were also guarded soldiers on the other side.
What happened?
When Xenophon came over, Davers understood what it was.
"Last night, there was a man on the other side, saying that it was a confidant of Alijos, and a message was sent to Clairkus and Prokhsinus. So several leaders met him, and I followed Prokhsinus. In the military account, listen to the man, 'Aririus reminds Clerkus to be vigilant, because the Persian army may attack Greek mercenaries at night, and also intends to destroy the pontoon and trap you in the Tigris and artificial waterways. Between. 'Several leaders listened a little nervous, and I--"
Xenofino said with aggravated tone: "After thinking, I think this news is not reliable!"
"Hey, what do you think?" Daphus asked curiously.
"Because the Persians attack us, it is not victory or failure. If they are defeated and destroyed, there is nowhere to escape. If they win, we are in the Persian land, there is nowhere to be. Escape, why bother to destroy a bridge that was not easy to build. Clairkus they followed my advice!" Xenophon said with pride.
"Well, it makes sense!" Daves thought, and praised.
"Even you can think of it, Tissa Funes is not a fool, why do you still make such a lie?" Oliver said with sarcasm.
"That's because he really is afraid that we will ruin the bridge!" Xenophon glanced at him and didn't want to care about this uncultivated guy: "You have seen these days, there are many villages in this area, and the land is fertile. Producing a large amount of food, enough to support our mercenaries for half a year, if we ruin the bridge, the army of Tisafunis is on the other side, and it will not come at once, then --"