Each era and field has its own heroes. In Asia, the Qin Dynasty, as the first dynasty in China to establish an empire, is very legendary. There was the Qin Dynasty in the East, and there was also a presence in the West that could match its fame, that is, Alexander's Expeditionary Force. Both have their strongest voices in their respective regions and eras.
But time is the solid wall in front of Alexander's expeditionary army and the Qin Dynasty, and the two cannot meet after all, and no matter how much later generations discuss it, we will never know which of them is stronger or weaker. History does not give this answer, but we can make the most reasonable conclusion in our minds according to reasonable speculation, whether it is the fame of the Western Haojie spear shield or the elite troops created by the emperors of the ages to be better.
Unify the six and establish a dynasty
In the ancient wars in China, the Qin Dynasty did use its strong strength to cut off the internal situation of the civil war for a while. Qin is in the Warring States, which means that it will not live a peaceful life, and he has added an extraordinary point to this unease, and in the case of countless small countries due to the existence of the sub-feudal system, the Qin state still stands at the forefront of the times as a countable strongman.
The State of Qin, which was riding on a horse, continued to develop its military, even in the face of the joint resistance of the other six countries, it did not yield, he first suppressed each country with his strong military strength, and then separated the "plastic relationship" of the apparent cooperation between various countries but each had a desire for hegemony, which can be described as both wisdom and courage.
The disputes of the Warring States period ended with the victory of this great power, and during this period, history officially began to enter a new era. The State of Qin also transformed from a princely state into a unique Qin Dynasty.
However, the Qin Dynasty did not stop because of this, and the experience of standing out in the chaotic world made its leader Ying Zheng understand that the old system would inevitably lead to war, so it was imperative to change the system at that time, and it was natural that the sub-feudal system became a county system, such a move not only facilitated the rule but also greatly avoided the emergence of the masses like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Not only in terms of the feudal system, but also in the construction of life, the government is also indispensable to you, because there are more countries in the old era, coins and writing are also different, so he unified money and writing, and adopted a unified unit of measurement and measures, which greatly facilitated the rule.
After doing all this, the Qin Dynasty did not relax because of this, but built the Great Wall to defend against foreign enemies, which also enabled the Qin Dynasty to create a rare peace in the chaotic world in the next hundred years. Qin is arguably the most legendary dynasty in Chinese history, and his military prowess is unquestionable.
The expeditionary force swept all the way, and all sides retreated
There is no shortage of wars on the other side of the country, and the history of Europe is more like a history of struggle between countries than in Asia, and there are constant disputes between countries. But in the era of the struggle for supremacy, there is still an army that stands up and suppresses the crowd with its own strong strength.
If it was a group of lions vying for territory on the European continent, then the army called Alexander's Expeditionary Force was a hunter with hunting gear, making all sides famous and retreating, and paying their highest respects. But the original intention of this army is not to make everywhere it goes, but to show a muscle to the countries on the path, so that the countries can willingly push themselves to the top.
Their best weapon, the Macedonian phalanx, was a good complement to this army. With this housekeeping skill, they fought from Asia Minor all the way to the gateway to Syria.
It should be known that in the eyes of the Westerners who are interested in fighting, it is more difficult to make him submit than to kill them, and this army has done a good job of conquering all countries along the way, which is not only related to the leader's keen tactical vision, but also thanks to the strong combat strength of this army, and the combat strength of the expeditionary force can be seen.
But the most powerful and matchless force of nature in the world was in their way, and the intercontinental river was finally cut off by the conquest journey of this army, and if it were not for the inability of this army to pass through the river in front of them, it is still worth speculating where they would eventually go.
Which is stronger or weaker
Whether it is Qin or Alexander's expeditionary army, the two have each created their own legends in Eurasia, but we still can't know whose military is better than one point, and who wins and who loses when the two meet, after all, history has not let them meet after all, and everything is just left to imagination. Historians of the profession in the midst of the controversy have also expressed their views.
They believe that the military level of the two is not a level, and I support this statement, so let me explain my views.
First of all, the goals of Qin and the expeditionary force were still different after all. Qin's goal was to fundamentally eliminate every country that existed in the Warring States Period and establish a centralized state as the ontology, which required Qin to shake the fundamentals of each country or even completely erase it.
But the goal of the expeditionary force is only to conquer, not to destroy, as long as the corresponding country surrenders to the next destination and does not want to destroy each country, the difficulty of the two is no longer a level.
Secondly, even if Alexander's expeditionary army crossed the mainland, they would not face the Qin first but the surrounding nomads.
The reason why Qin was able to resist foreign enemies was based on the Great Wall, and outsiders without any foundation had no foothold in this land at all, and in the face of nomadic warriors who had no fixed residence, the expeditionary army could not deduce from what direction the enemy would attack from, and they could not even break through the natural "nomadic barrier" of the Qin Dynasty, let alone the Great Wall of Qin Shi Huang in order to resist foreign aggression.
Therefore, in my opinion, the military level of the two is not at the same level, and the strength of the Qin army is far superior to that of the expeditionary force.
epilogue
After all, history still does not give the answer to the end of the two encounters, everything is just our speculation based on history. We have never been able to put it on the sand table for a simulation, so why do we have to argue a definite answer to the question of who is stronger than the Qin and Alexander Expeditionary Forces?
Wouldn't it be better to let it leave room for future generations to continue to discuss, our rational analysis is already a respect for this history, and perhaps forcibly marking them with the mark of who is superior and who is inferior is actually making this history a little less colorful, isn't it?
Let us keep the speculation of this history, we will polish it every time we deliberate, let us leave this unique charm of history to future generations, this unknown is not its charm.
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