"If Xiang Yu is good at tactics, Han Xin is good at strategy, and Liu Bang is good at grand strategy, then Alexander seems to have both." The comparison with the historical figures of the Celestial Dynasty is not to lead to war, but to give friends who may not be familiar with Alexander have a general impression that everyone will make their own judgments about which is better or worse.
The first time
★★★★★ Winding back to the bottom of the Tenby Valley, the situation in Greece was stabilized without bloodshed
- Strategic strategy
(Note that this battle was when Alexander first ascended the throne, not Alexander's surprise attack on Thebes after the Northern Expedition.)
At the beginning of Alexander's reign, rebellion broke out on all sides, and the Greek city-states north of Thessaly and Collins, which had originally belonged to Macedonia, began to have independent ideas, and Alexander led an army to raid the south despite the political situation at home (the biggest political enemy was still leading troops abroad). Entering the Tempi Valley (a well-known Greek place of danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack), the Thessaly asked Alexander to be stationed outside so that they could discuss how to treat him, and intended to prepare secretly. Alexander, taking the plan, pretended to give the Thessaly time to agree to peace, and stationed outside the valley, but on the other hand secretly ordered his army to build a hidden staircase on the sea side of mount Osa, only to bypass the valley and go directly to the rear, the Thessari was unlimited, so he decided to surrender without a fight, at the same time, the rest of Greece was also shaken and because of the lack of preparation, it still submitted to Macedonia, and elected Alexander as the ally of the Collins League. Alexander then consolidated his father's unstable victory without bloodshed.
Zan: The knife is hidden in the smile, and the calculation will be calculated. Darkness Chen Cang, soldiers and nobles are fast. Fight the grass to frighten the snake, and the prestige begins. caricature
The second time
★★★ Kill with a knife and brutally murder all potential opponents
- Scheming strategy
Alexander had many political enemies, led by Atalas, who was his father-in-law before Philip II's death, and his daughter and Philip had a pure-blooded Macedonian descendant, and he was one of the three giants of the Expeditionary Force of Asia Minor. After Philip's death, Alexander ascended the throne, and after his mother returned to Macedonia (and previously returned to her mother's home), she killed the Atalas family and other princes and princesses with inheritance rights, not even the babies, alexander was very angry at his mother's behavior, but did not stop it, of course he was optimistic about it. At the same time, he sent emissaries to contact Parmanio, the number one general of the Expeditionary Force of Asia Minor, to get rid of Atalas, and to appoint the high-ranking official Houlu (during Alexander's expedition, Parmanio was the deputy commander, the eldest son Philotas was the commander-in-chief of the cavalry, and the other son Nicano was the commander-in-chief of the royal infantry). Parmanio was Atalas's father-in-law, but he was also moved, so he executed Atalas, and there were no more political enemies in the country who could challenge his authority, which laid the foundation for political stability for his expedition. The Purge, which was rarely carried out by hand at the same time, did not affect Alexander's positive image.
As for the fate of the Parmanu family, the following is explained.
Zan: Take the sheep by the hand and kill people with a knife. Hostile forces are all harmonious.
The third time
★ See through the enemy's plan, cleverly arranged, the big thief soldier
- Tactical strategy
Alexander now wanted to create a safe rear for his expedition, but the Illyrians, Tribari, and the other Thracians didn't buy it, so he decided to teach them a lesson. The first battle of the war took place at the Chimas Pass, an extremely steep pass, so Alexander had to capture it. Although this group of enemies was not strong, they occupied favorable terrain and arranged many vehicles in front of the formation, one can be used as a battlefield fortification, and the other can be used as a rush to kill the dense Macedonians when the enemy is approaching. Alexander immediately saw through the enemy's little trick, so he made two arrangements, when on the flat ground, do not have to stick to the formation, scattered on the spot. When it is impossible to dodge, when the shield is assembled and leaned over to let the vehicle rush down, it will fly out because of its speed and will not be injured. The battle began, and everything was as Alexander said, and no one died. Alexander suppressed the fire with heavy fire from his archers, while he led the elite Agranians and other troops to carry out a surprise attack and destroy the enemy army. The battle reflected Alexander's super-fast resilience when facing the enemy, as well as the good qualities of the Macedonian army.
Zan: Break the enemy's plan in seconds and counter it on the spot. The tiger pounces on the sheep and grabs it with his hands.
Fourth time
★★★ Luring the enemy out of the fortress, the attack on three sides is unstoppable
- Tactical strategy (slightly strategic)
Alexander had already let the Tribearis know of his strength, and King Tribeari decided to move to his retreat, but there were still some reluctant people who did not carry out their orders and returned to the canyon of the Darleginas River to defend. Alexander quickly led his troops, he would never tolerate anyone scorning his power, and then he found himself in a canyon and had to be deployed in a large deep formation (i.e., a phalanx elongation), which was not conducive to the attack. So he ordered the long-range troops to keep harassing, the enemy finally did not tire of it, abandoned the safe canyon and attacked, Alexander decisively ordered the two wings of cavalry to detour, each striking two wings of the enemy, and himself led a phalanx to attack the enemy from three sides, the result needless to say, the enemy was powerless, Alexander won another victory
Zan: Lure the enemy to attack, throw bricks and attract jade. The two wings are roundabout and the three sides are sandwiched.
Fifth time
★★★★ Crossing the East River (Danube) at night, ambushing and attacking the north of the river
- Tactical and strategic strategies
The enemy now was the Gotai, a tribe said to have an army of about fifteen thousand men, who were stationed on the north bank of the East River, and they were merely defending themselves, but apparently this could not be allowed by Alexander, for he needed absolute stability in the rear, so he decided to cross the river to attack. However, the East River was the largest river in Europe, and with the conditions of BC, there was no ready-made water army, and it was basically difficult to cross the East River in a short period of time, but Alexander and the Macedonians once again showed their versatility. Alexander ordered hay to be packed into the hides used as tent roofs, and then sewn in tight sewing, and soon a batch of small rafts was made, and at the same time some small boats or canoes were urgently collected from all over the country, and the river crossing operation was about to begin without delay. However, such a rudimentary and urgent ferry must have been insufficient, and he must have been able to lead only part of his army across the river, and for safety he needed a hidden crossing point, and finally he found it. The time to cross the river was at night, and there was a very tall wheat field area in front of the crossing point, and they crossed the river smoothly, and the army was only 5500 people. After successfully crossing the river at night, Alexander ravaged the wheat fields (leaving the enemy short of food to avoid rebellion), and attacked them without the Gertars being alerted, and the result was undoubtedly a great victory. Alexander took advantage of the victory to pursue, and along the way he made arrangements for the area where the enemy might ambush, eliminating the possibility of enemy ambush. In the end, he succeeded in occupying and razing the city called the Getai as a sign of authority.
This action greatly shocked the tribes adjacent to the East River, and from then on, the vast East River was no longer their natural barrier, and the Tribearis along the river, and even the Celts, sent people to show friendship or alliance with Alexander, who would send them to participate in Alexander's subsequent expeditions to Persia.
Zan: The bottom of the pot is drawn, and the tree blossoms. Cross the river overnight and attack the enemy. Anti-customer-oriented, almost no bamboo shoots.
Sixth time
★★★★ Trying to capture the enemy, the night attack of the two crossings of the river defeated the enemy's coalition army
Some Illyrians (allied with the Kingdom of Daolandi and Chretas, son of Badilis) attacked, threatening the western frontier of the Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been stabilized and was now preparing to solve the long-standing problems in the west, so he led his army. Alexander first defeated the approaching Kreitas, who had to hold the city wall for reinforcements, and soon the Dorandi army arrived, and Alexander was in danger of being caught between the inside and the outside, so he decided to cross the river to suspend the attack and move his camp to the opposite bank.
This crossing of the river showed him and his army a great deal of talent, and Alexander had to cross the river quickly, with only four small enough to pass. So he decided to hold a military exercise in front of the line to intimidate the enemy, and to prepare the array, so he ordered the troops to change from the original sequence to the 120 columns, and quiet, the cavalry made many difficult tactical moves, these orders were carried out well, the enemy was obviously shocked, alexander at this time led the army to cross the river in reverse. At first, the enemy was addicted to watching the wonderful "performance" of Alexander's army, and when he woke up to pursue, Alexander lined up with his back to the water, ordered the archers to fire arrows in the river on the spot, the trebuchets on the shore suppressed the fire, and the troops on both sides were concentrated, but almost hit the enemy army, the enemy army was forced to retreat, and Alexander did not lose a single person in the river crossing operation.
Alexander had been keeping an eye on the enemy, and when he heard that the enemy camp was in ruins 2 days later, he decided to cross the river again for another night raid, this time in order to quickly and expand the results of the night attack to adopt column assault tactics, and sure enough, the enemy was cut down by the Macedonian army while he was still asleep, and Alexander led his army to pursue the enemy's army into the mountains of the enemy territory in order to consolidate the results of the battle, until he learned of the instability of Thebes, and then returned.
Like: The array changes, do as you please. The golden cicada shed its shell and wanted to get away with it. Day and night, it is impossible to prevent.
Seventh time
Long run, Thebes splendor into the dust
The Thebans did not know where the rumors began that Alexander had died in the northern war, so they gathered enough courage to prepare for a rebellion and began to besiege the Macedonian army in the fortress. When Alexander learned the news in the north, he knew which was more important than the other, and the war in the west was stopped, and the situation in central Greece could not be further expanded, otherwise the revolt in Thebes would usher in an anti-Macedonian climax, so he led his army to quickly turn back. Alexander returned to Thebes from Thelia and marched hastily, marching about 850 miles in just 12 days (probably longer, since Alexander had already penetrated deep into the west). At first, respect for the history and culture of the Thebans (especially the great poet Pinda) gave them enough time and face, but the Thebans refused to surrender. Finally, after a temporary incident, Alexander decided to lead an attack, and the Theban army initially fought back, but Alexander would appear here and there, relying on his strong on-the-spot command ability and speed to suppress the enemy army on all sides (it was not excluded that Alexander used a stand-in to break the morale of the enemy), and finally completely annihilated the enemy and won the victory.
The battle was less conspicuous as a strategist, but it was the beginning of Alexander's long-distance campaign, and it was excellent as a military operation.
The war has had a great impact on the grand strategy level, which will be explained in the next time.
Like: Long distances, a drumbeat. A hundred years of glory, it is difficult to resist the front.
Eighth time
★★★★★ Killing chickens and monkeys, stealing concepts, thunderous "divine punishment"
-- Grand strategic strategy
Early in the war with Thebes, Alexander did not want to react hard to them, given that he was one of the four most famous greek city-states and the last authentic native hegemony of Greece. Moreover, as an ally of the Corinthian alliance and an ally of the anti-Persian alliance, he clearly wanted to maintain the unity of Greece. But Thebes eventually failed to measure up and was destroyed. Some of the city-states that had previously feuded with Thebes began to carry out slaughter operations without authorization, and Alexander, as the ally, could have stopped it, but he did not, and as a result, Thebes was slaughtered, but for very strange reasons. Thebes was a member of the Corinthian League, and the Treaty of Alliance provided that any confederation of the existing governments of the city-states or rebellion against Philip and his descendants had the power to suppress them militarily and to impose penalties. The pro-Macedonian government of Thebes had effectively been overthrown and besieged the Macedonian army, in fact violating the treaty, so Alexander had the legal right to impose arbitrary sanctions on them. But Alexander's reason for destroying Thebes was not this secular treaty, but his public reason was that 150 years ago, in the Greek-Persian War, Thebes had defected to the Persian side.
It sounds like an interesting reason, 150 years have not been pursued, why is it now being pursued, the responsibility of the ancients must be borne by the present? In fact, there are several reasons for choosing this reason:
1) Make the punishment of the Thebans seem sacred, so that others cannot find a reason to object. The Greek-Persian War had become a symbol of the sanctity of Greek prosperity and independence and freedom, rather than a secular ordinance. Thebans' default is actually known to everyone, and stressing this will undoubtedly make the anti-Macedonian people even more disgusted, and he will not give them the opportunity to continue the seditious rebellion. So this sacred reason was used to prove that the "divine" punishment that Thebes was going to accept was a divine punishment, making this reason more difficult to attack, and packaging himself as a man of the way of heaven rather than a person of power
2. Create spiritual preparations for future Persian expeditions. Alexander's goal was in the East, and after Hippocrates, Greece had this explicit desire to avenge the war against Persia, which Alexander hoped to rekindle for his use.
3, the slaughter of Thebes this time, but also a de facto warning to Athens and all Greece, Athens also had unstable performance before, but did not do anything out of the ordinary, Alexander will go to the East for a long time, so after he has dealt with the north and the west, he does not want the most important rear base Greece to rebel, in order to create fear and influence, he chose to slaughter Thebes, kill chickens and monkeys, let everyone know what the consequences of opposing him are
Praise: Kill chickens and monkeys, steal beams and change pillars. Watch the fire from the other side, and attack from afar and close in.
Although the Thebans helped Persia in the "holy" war against the Persians throughout Greece, how could Macedonia have been better than the former? In several Greek-Polish wars, the Persian army entered the Greek hinterland from Macedonia through Thessaly without exception, and the Belt and Road Party has a long history, and now it has become the legitimate ally of all Greece and the commander-in-chief of the expedition to Persia. However, the Thebans suffered the calamity of slaughtering the city and destroying the country, and they could not help but sigh.
The ninth time
★★★★ Redefining the Trojan War and drawing together the Greek city-states on both sides of the Aegean
Alexander ascended to the land of Asia and symbolically indicated that he would take it. But he was not a man who knew only how to fight, he knew what Persia feared most. Herodotus once said that the Trojan War was a war between the Greeks and the barbarians, but Alexander openly objected, praying for the Trojans atonement for their sins at a public sacrifice at the tomb of Achilles. Alexander's identity is interesting, his patrilineal line is of Greek blood, while his matriarchal line has the Trojan blood, such opposition has two advantages, one is to prove that his blood is authentic Greek, as the leader of the anti-Persians his blood is very pure, and the other is to divide the connection between Asia Minor and the Persians, because the former is regarded as authentic Greek, which helps to evoke their memories of their previous persian conquest. He will also implement this idea in his future actions, his opponents are Persians, the Greeks should be on our side, those enslaved by Persia should be on our side, which created a very favorable environment for his later conquest, and it is another excellent grand strategic strategy of Alexander
Zan: Borrow corpses to return souls, and make good use of public opinion. Step forward, don't open the situation.
Tenth time
★★★ Sound east and west, Alexander broke through Granicas
By this time, Alexander had already led his army into Persia, and the main warrior faction of the viceroys of the west of Persia, mainly Asitis, decided to concentrate their forces on a devastating blow to Alexander, (they thought) that perhaps only need to take down Alexander's head and the battle would be over.
Alexander arrived at the banks of the Granicas River nearly half a night, his adjutant general Parmanio thought that the enemy would retreat, and thought that the battle across the river was very dangerous, and asked Alexander to consider another day to fight, Alexander refuted his point of view, he thought that the enemy could not retreat, the enemy's western governors gathered here, just for the decisive battle, and he could not let go of this opportunity, if the enemy army dispersed to carry out containment tactics, he would spend a lot of time to break one by one, he needed to seize this opportunity, So he decided to attack.
The Macedonian army had a slight advantage over the enemy, but the Persian cavalry was more numerous and elite enough. The enemy placed the cavalry at the forefront of the riverbank, and their intention was clearly to crush them as soon as the enemy came ashore. Alexander responded to this challenge by attacking the west with a loud thud, and he ordered Philip's son Ptolemy to lead a cavalry attack on the enemy at an oblique angle, and the Persian army would undoubtedly be dense in the local area, this cavalry team was brave, but obviously unable to break through the enemy position, but Alexander's opportunity came. The enemy was obviously relatively empty in some areas because of the density of troops, Alexander personally commanded the army to attack, there was a fierce battle here, Alexander beheaded two famous Persian generals, but was almost killed, the black Kretus saved him, due to the death of several commanders, the Persian army collapsed here. The Macedonian army soon extended its superiority, defeating the enemy forces, and the remaining troops were easily taken over by Alexander, and the Battle of the Granicas River was a complete victory and significance. Since then, Persia has lost mobile troops in Asia Minor and even the entire western region, and due to the death of several governors, the local control has been problematic, and the initiative in Asia Minor is completely in the hands of Alexander
Zan: Sound east and west, seize the opportunity. Lead the way, slash the enemy general.
Seemingly simple, this battle requires the commander's superb insight, accurate grasp of time and bravery, the Persian army has taken full advantage, the general general will only choose to retreat, at the same time, this is also Alexander's first attempt at the magic of the diagonal attack tactics, has been quite effective.
Eleventh time
★★★ Broken, Alexander made a desperate bet on the expedition
-- Grand strategic and strategic strategies
This occurred before Alexander's expedition, when the Macedonian kingdom did not have much reserves of materials and gold and silver, and Alexander's controllable finances were actually weaker than most people thought (he only had enough supplies for 30 days and had a lot of debt). Alexander knew where his way out was, and greece had succumbed except sparta, but since they were the leaders of the anti-Persians in the Persian War, and they were not very rich, Alexander did not use troops against Sparta, and the only way out was Persia.
Before the expedition, Alexander placed the families of many of the soldiers who went with him, tirelessly went west to understand these situations, tried to supply their needs, and gave the whole village to his soldiers, so that he had already given away the royal family's assets. His friend Paticas asked him what he had left behind in doing so, and Alexander replied, "Is hope." Yes, Alexander made a desperate bet, on the one hand, so that the soldiers had no worries, on the other hand, he showed his determination, this battle is not a victory or a defeat, only forward can there be a way out.
The result was the same as Pattikas later replied to him, "Your soldiers will share your results with you." And returned the property that Alexander gave to himself to Alexander, and Alexander continued to give these property to other soldiers in need, so that the soldiers would give their full strength to Alexander's cause on the future battlefield, all the way to India.
Like: Break the boat, go up the ladder. Be willing to make a lot of money and do great things.
Alexander's "hope" has inspired the footsteps of countless latecomers for thousands of years. Wealth is nothing but smoke clouds, money is different from dung! I am the owner, I hope only, and the rest must not shake my heart.
Twelfth time
★★★ Kindness and magnanimity set positive examples, and the city-states around the Aegean Sea surrendered
After the occupation of Sardes, the people's anti-Persian, anti-current government actions began to break out, cruel treatment of the former pro-Persian oligarchy and their families, even children and unrelated relatives, Alexander immediately stopped this inhuman behavior, and knew that if the law and order were not stopped, all kinds of problems would be vaccinated. Alexander's kindness worked so well that those who served Persia understood that he was not a retribution-blinded villain. This action was immediate, with the surrender of Magnesia, Telalis and other places, and the conquest of Asia Minor has been smooth so far, and it has set a good precedent for future conquests.
Zan: Promote the prestige of our army and pass on my moral name. Tree Delian, far away people come to serve.
Thirteenth time
★★ Joint land and sea operations, continue to establish the image of magnanimity -
— Tactical strategy
Alexander came to Miletus, who, because they had a good port, wanted to take advantage of the Persian navy's advantages (the Persian navy had 400 warships and the Allied forces had only 150 ships) to hold the city for a long time. Alexander's army and navy were one of the first to occupy several islands near Miletus, forming a chain of islands to prevent the Persian navy from entering the harbor.
His adjutant General Parmanio thought that he should let his navy and the Persian navy compete, because if he won, he would earn, and if he lost, it would be nothing, and Alexander immediately refuted his idea, thinking that he should maintain his advantage now, otherwise it was definitely not the best choice to have fewer enemies and more enemies, and once the fleet failed, his accumulated prestige would be lost in an instant, and could even lead to the consequences of the Battle of Salamis, obviously Alexander saw farther.
Alexander decided to attack the city, and at the same time his fleet blocked the narrow sea, the Persian navy was numerous but could not enter, and the strong attack could not exert its advantage, so it had to watch the battle without doing anything. At the same time Alexander's army began to bombard the enemy's fortress with countless trebuchets, the walls were breached, and Alexander, in view of the position of Miletus and his appreciation for the heroism of their defenders, decided to allow them to surrender and to account for the 300 heroic mercenaries.
Like: Land and sea go hand in hand, and encircle points to block reinforcements. Victory over not arrogance, the benevolence of heaven.
Miletus was born in Greek history and the first philosopher in Western history, Thales. The status of this city is beyond doubt, and how many Ionian tears have been earned by the sad song of Florinikos.
Fourteenth time
★★ Before the end of the war in Kariya, he supported the local queen and allowed the newlywed soldiers to return home temporarily
-- Grand strategic strategy, leadership strategy
After capturing Halicarnassus, Alexander drove directly to Kariya, where the original legal queen Ada was driven away by force by others, and when Alexander arrived, he decided to make Ada the local queen and make him the governor of Kariya. Ada made an unexpected move, recognizing Alexander as her son, and Alexander did not refuse because of his identity, but acquiesced. This is clearly conducive to the unification of the region through the prestige and power of Ada
At the same time, Alexander, in the face of the tight war, let the newlywed soldiers return home and go to various places to re-recruit troops. This order was a great success, fully demonstrating his love for his soldiers, and on the other hand, they would pass on Alexander's victory back to Greece, which was bound to consolidate his local rule of Antipat
Zambar: Push the boat along the water, there is no fear. Compassionate soldiers, three armies with life.
Fifteenth time
★★★ Challenge the legend and unravel the Goldi knot
- Grand strategic strategy, mode of thinking
This story is famous, legend has it that the oracle that Friggia got said that there was a magical knot in the area of Goldi, and it was said that the head and tail were hidden in the knot, which was difficult to distinguish and very difficult to understand, but if it could be unraveled, then that person would be the overlord of Asia. The legend was so deeply rooted in people's hearts that Alexander heard it, so he wanted to see his luck and destiny. He and his retinue came here, and seeing the knot, Alexander began to try to untie her. But it was clear that the knot was actually very difficult to untie, and Alexander could not untie it, which must have caused a commotion in the crowd of onlookers, and it is conceivable that his entourage was very reluctant for their monarch to come here, because if it was not untied, the impact would be very troublesome. But when Alexander saw it, he immediately used the sword on his body to cut the rope, and the knot was untied. Of course, there is another theory that the wooden bolt on the pole of Alexander's bar was taken out and untied smoothly. In any case, Alexander succeeded in conquering the legend, and that night the thunder and lightning were combined, just in harmony with the legend: the overlord of Asia had been chosen. We cannot ignore the ancient legends, the influence of oracles on the populace, which obviously gave Alexander a sense of destiny.
This is the origin of the Western idiom of quick knife chopping, and it highlights Alexander's thinking mode of thinking beyond the framework
ZANE: Jump out of the frame and be eclectic. The sword stands upright, and the destiny is returned.
Sixteenth time
★★ Believe in friends, drink "poison" with confidence
- Leadership strategies, other strategies
Alexander had a serious illness in the early days of the Battle of Issus, and his doctors were afraid to treat it, for they were afraid that if they were not cured, they would be resented by the Macedonians, and only Philip, a friend of Alexander, dared to heal it, even at the risk of honor and life. But at this point Parmanio received news that Philip had been bribed by the King of Persia and was even willing to marry his daughter to him and have him murder Alexander. This did not come suddenly, because there had been a murder planned by the King of Persia in Alexandria, but it was discovered in time. When Alexander received the letter, he put him under his pillow and waited for Philip to arrive. Philip arrived and boiled the medicine and offered it to Alexander. Alexander took the medicine in trust and handed it to Philip. Philip read the letter, Alexander drank the medicine, read Philip and fell to his knees, it should be said that he was frightened, he defended himself, let Alexander believe in himself, Alexander drank the medicine as an answer, and then Alexander was indeed well, and then there was the Great Victory of Issus.
With such trust in your friends and leaders, will you not be forced to die for it?
Zam: There is no doubt about the use of people, and there is no doubt about the use of suspicious people. Lie down and drink soup medicine, sit and collect people's hearts.
Potato only gave this scheme 2 stars, but this incident shows more of Alexander's trust in his friends and loyalty to friendship, and the courage to try the medicine in a multiplication body is a world of difference compared to many suspicious and suspicious only husbands.
Seventeenth time
The acceptance of the Persian nobility and the first demonstration of the will to conquer Persia (★★★)
-- Grand strategic tactics
After the Battle of Issus, Alexander captured a large number of persian nobles' families, including even the mother, wife, and daughter of the Persian king Darius III. The fate of these people was now in Alexander's hands, and according to the general ancient tradition, the fate of these people would be quite miserable, and it was normal for women to be ravaged, but Alexander wanted to show something else. Darius III's family was saddened to see Darius's chariot and bow and arrow and thought he was dead, but Alexander sent someone to inform them that Darius was not dead. In later personal encounters, Darius' mother bowed to Alexander because of her misjudgment. Alexander was not annoyed by this, and broke the siege, saying that he was also "Alexander" (Alexander means protector of mankind). He treated them well, allowing them to retain the title of nobility and what they deserved, while saying that his battle with Darius III was not for personal grievances, but for the sovereignty of Asia.
This for the first time shows that his ambitions involve the whole of Asia, and that the strategy of differentiation which he is best at is again implemented, and yes, it is clear to him that he is not saying to enslave Persia, but to fight for sovereignty, in short, that his opponent is not the Persian people or the Persian nobility, but the Persians who support Darius III's exercise of sovereignty in Asia, and even Darius III will not treat him out of personal grievances as long as he surrenders his sovereignty.
Alexander now possessed a large number of Persian nobles, which was his political resource, and if these nobles supported him, then he could gain more rational rule in Persia, or at least make the Persians who had entered the war scrupulous, and the attitude of Darius's mother to Darius in the future would prove the effectiveness of his strategy.
Zan: The Chieftain of Eucharist, and the Old People. The intention of conquest is to be a grudge.
Alexander's move is called the upper attack plotter. From then on, the Persian nobility had a relationship in their hearts and could not return to darius.
Eighteenth time
★★★ The Battle of Issus, Cleverly Laid Out, Breaking the Dilemma (Part 1)
- Tactical strategy
Alexander and Darius III's desire for a decisive battle was very strong, but due to intelligence errors, the Macedonian army was attacked by Darius's strategic surprise, but Alexander's rapid reaction eliminated this danger, and because Darius entered the narrow area of Issus, unable to take advantage of the size of his large army, but gave the Macedonians a relative advantage, Alexander decided to attack.
Darius III had a considerable advantage (recorded as 600,000 men), occupying an area with relatively open terrain, but still unable to fully deploy his troops. At the same time, a force of 20,000 men was also deployed on the right flank in Macedonia at any time. At the same time Darius concentrated the main cavalry on the left flank of Macedonia, which was the coast, which was known to be an unstable flanking barrier, so it was relatively easier to detour, and he obviously expected these cavalry to detour back against the Macedonian army. The center was run by elite Greek mercenaries, and on the right side of Macedonia he stationed infantry on the riverbank and was supported by archers, after all, the Persian infantry was of poor quality.
Alexander led his army, and he had an insight into Darius's deployment and strategy at a glance. He first repelled some of the Darius army on his right flank, occupied the hill, and deployed a small number of troops to monitor the enemy forces. In addition, he found that Persia had deployed a large number of cavalry on the coast, and the intention was obvious, so he ordered the elite Thessaly cavalry to the right flank for support, but asked to pass through the rear of the line to avoid being detected by the enemy, in order to give the enemy a sudden blow. At the same time, he knew very well what the river + infantry + archer meant, unless the quality of the infantry was worrying, he would not protect the infantry with the double obstacle of the bow river, and he decided to start from here.
Alexander was now crossing the front of the line to encourage the army by shouting the names of the meritorious soldiers, and the war was about to break out, but Alexander had already understood all the plans of Darius.
Like: The cave is like a fire, and the bamboo is in the chest. Calmly dispatch, win before the battle.
Sun Tzu Liuyun: The shang army won the battle before the battle. Alexander got it too. Darius is a symbol of timidity, complemented by bows and arrows on horses. To show the weak soldiers, and to the Division of the Tiger and The Wolf of the Ashi, the way to self-destruction is also.
Issus was the second largest of the four major battles of Alexander's Crusade. Darius III poured out half of the Persian Empire's strength and jumped right behind the runners-up, intending to force Alexander to fight a decisive battle and end the war in Syria. If defeated, Alexander has no way back, and he wants to be a nouvelle. In this battle, Darius gathered troops, the rapid supply, coupled with the choice of raid locations, showed the man's organizational ability, and his strategic vision belonged to the upper echelons. However, after the defeat of this battle, the Persian Empire's Mediterranean coastal corridors were no longer able to form an effective resistance to Alexander. This battle can be described as the winner of the early days of the Crusade.