Alexander, born in 356 BC, died on June 13, 323 BC, succeeded to the king of the Kingdom of Macedonia (Alexander's Empire) in 336 BC. This Aristotelian education nurtured him with the ambition of "conquering the world" since he was a child, and eventually crisscrossed Europe, Africa and Asia!
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Alexander organized an expeditionary force in 334~324 BC for a ten-year war of aggression against Egypt, Persia, India and other regions.
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After a series of conquests, Alexander finally established the Alexander Empire (although the period was short) that spanned Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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One time that attracted the attention of many people in China and the West was 329-326 BC. At this time, Alexander's expeditionary force of more than 30,000 people was flaunting its might in Central and South Asia outside the borders of modern China!
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Alexander's expeditionary force marched north in the spring of 329 BC across the Hindu Kush Mountains and invaded Bactria , breaking the Scythians at the Battle of Syr Darya River. In the summer, the capital of Sogdiana was captured by Malakanda (present-day Samarkand). After two years of tossing and turning in Central Asia, in the summer of 327 BC, he led an army of 30,000 to leave Bactria, and marched south to India. In April 326 BC, the expeditionary force from the Hidaspest River (present-day Jehrum River) eliminated nearly 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry of the Kingdom of Porus, forcing King Porus to surrender.
You must know that at this time, the Alexander Expeditionary Force has been fighting continuously for nearly ten years, traveling more than 10,000 miles, carrying out hundreds of forced river crossings, sieges and fortifications, and mountainous, plain and desert operations, and has extremely rich combat experience! Alexander himself was also a very powerful military strategist and politician, he rationally used the tactics of the Macedonian phalanx, was good at organizing infantry and cavalry, army and navy to fight together, military means and political means, etc., at this time had established a huge Alexander empire from the Balkans and the Nile in the west to the Indus River in the east.
Many people will wonder, if Alexander had not gone south to conquer India, or continued to conquer the East after conquering India, would history have seen the first empire that ran through Eurasia?
So let's see what was the situation in China in 326 BC? At this time, China was in chaos among the princes of the Central Plains, and the attention of all countries was on the newly dead state of Zhao.
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Then do you think that the Alexander Expeditionary Force can raid the westernmost Qin state, and then take the Central Plains, drink the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and face Jieshi in the east to view the vicissitudes of the sea? (Fortunately, Aristotle did not teach Alexander this)
If the Alexander Expeditionary Force marched east, not to mention whether Alexander's logistics at that time could guarantee the passage of more than 30,000 people through the unexplored Western Regions. Most likely, they marched from the Ili River Valley along the Tianshan and Qilian Oases. When an exotic army is coming, may it raid the Qin Kingdom? I think surprise attacks are basically impossible! At this time, there were Xiongnu in the north who had not yet achieved the climate, and InuRong Yiqu in the west had already submitted to the Qin State! The nomadic tribe can't beat it itself, and it must take the initiative to report to the Western Alliance Lord, the State of Qin, one of the seven heroes of the Warring States! So the raid is basically no drama.
What about the Qin State at this time? At this time, the state of Qin was ruled by the powerful King Huanxi (356 BC-311 BC).
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The text has Zhang Yi's strategy of connecting the horizontals, and Wu has Gongsun Yan, Lizi, and Sima Qiankun! After Qin obtained Shangjun (present-day northern Shaanxi) in the tenth year of King Huiwen (328 BC) and took possession of the Yellow River, there was no military action for a few years, and he had already recuperated, and he could wait for work! And in 326 BC, the State of Qin imitated the system of the princely states of the Central Plains, established La Day, and first performed La Festival, so that there was no Qin king, only the King of Qin. The people's hearts are excited, it is precisely when it is necessary to make meritorious achievements, and the Alexander Expeditionary Army is coming to send heads at this moment, I am afraid that it will only add officers to the knighthood for the Great Qin Ruishi!
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Even if the Qin army is defeated by the Alexander Expeditionary Force, imagine how many combat-ready people can be left in the more than 30,000-plus expeditionary army after this bitter battle to destroy the country? I'm afraid it's already difficult to gather people to raise long shields to form the Macedonian phalanx they are proud of, right?
Even if the Alexander Expeditionary Force can continue to fight, do you think that the Wei kingdom that was depleted in Malingdao in Guiling, and the great Wei king Wei Huiwang who drove the carriage for King Qin Huiwen when he was forced to become king, do not want to take this opportunity to expel the barbarians and pick up the crown again?
Even if this old man is slumped, then the Korean house in the east of the Qin Kingdom that produces strong bows and crossbows (not the one that likes to eat kimchi) can bow down? Qiang Qin was brought down, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for South Korea to expand west! King Han Xuanhui once again destroyed Zheng's rise, and it is likely that the capital will be moved to Xianyang to dominate the world. If so, there would be no weak chicken Korea in Chinese history!
Even if Korea was also laid down, there was the iron-blooded state of Zhao, which advocated force, and King Wuling of Zhao had already ascended the throne in 326 BC. Although King Zhao Wuling in the TV series looks like a bumble!
But this guy Taoguang raised obscurity, and the merits of Hufu riding and shooting shined in history! Do you still think that the Alexander Expeditionary Force can take advantage of the Zhao Kingdom? Impossible, decide impossible!
Take a step back, even if the Alexander Expeditionary Army is out of luck and takes the State of Zhao! What about the Chu State to the south? 800 years before and after the Chu State that did not obey Zhou, can you still submit to the barbarian army that came from nowhere? Definitely dry! The humid heat miasma in the south is the favorable location, and the disobedience to Zhou and the expulsion of foreign enemies are people! At this time, it was at the beginning of the accession of Xiong Huai, the king of Chuhuai (reigned 328-299 BC), who promoted Qu Yuan out of the ordinary, and his national strength was strong! The hedgehog array of the Alexander Expeditionary Army is afraid that it will be difficult to exert its fists and feet on the land of Jingchu!
In addition to Qin Han, Wei, Zhao Chu, and Ji Zhiyan Guo and Zhou Tianzi? You must know that the Warring States Seven Heroes are fighting in their own dens, and the villains are still the sub-fiefdoms of Zhou Tianzi, and your sudden appearance of an outlier with a high nose, big eyes, and body hair also wants to conquer Huaxia? The bloodiness of Ji's descendants was stimulated, and the consequences were very serious, referring to the feats of King Yan Zhao who bought bones and took revenge on Qi in those years! King Yan Yi is guarding the frontier hard, and he can finally chase the deer in the Central Plains in a justifiable way!
Finally, there was the State of Qi, which was one of the two great powers that stood side by side at that time! The ruler was Tian Yinqi, the famous king of Qiwei, who reigned from 356 BC to 320 BC. He was a wise monarch who carried out a series of rectifications and reforms in the country, making the Qi state rich and strong.
King Qi Wei attached great importance to the construction of military theory. "Sima Huang Tho Military Law" was written under his rule! If the Alexander Expeditionary Force luckily fought with King Qi Wei, I am afraid that the boiling kettle outside the Linzi Palace would not be enough, and the cruelty of the steaming punishment would scare the butchers of this expedition!
In short, Alexander's expedition would never have conquered China! Personally, I think that the biggest resistance encountered in Alexander's crusade is the Persian Empire, but it is a pity that the Persian king is a soft egg, and he will be incompetent and exhaust thousands of troops, and Alexander will win more with less! The conquest of Central Asian India in the latter was basically adults beating children, completely asymmetrical.
Huaxia in the Warring States period was already a complete national form! The level of war mobilization and armament is obviously much higher than those small city-states or tribes in Central Asian India, and Alexander's expeditionary force is difficult to take advantage! Perhaps the most fortunate thing about Alexander and his expeditionary force was that they did not continue the crusade, but returned to the west!