Before AD [Babylonian Favorites]

There are many things about the military that I didn't know at the time.Later I heard about some soldiers who followed Alexander to the northeast to pursue the Sogdian rebel army. At that time, the Sogdian people and the rebel army in the northeast resisted fiercely and decisively. The Uninvited Guest of the West.Several Sogdians even risked their lives to try to hug the bull's hooves, just to allow their accomplices to drag Alexander off his horse.

This growing suicidal rebellion shocked Alexander, who felt that it was not what he wanted.He didn't intend to implement any iron-blood policy in those newly conquered territories. The power was in his hands, but the people who governed those places were still the locals who submitted to him.

He wanted these aliens to recognize him and his ability to rule and conquer wherever he went.He went to these places, talked with the local leaders, learned about their culture, treated them as his subjects, and treated them with courtesy, but he didn't bother to really participate in these trivial matters that required daily management.All he wants is to prove his greatness.

Although the resistance of these locals failed, Alexander felt that a series of uprisings also violated his original intention.So after many discussions with the ministers and generals, he decided to give up the idea of ​​going north, turned around and headed south to the Indus River Basin.Of course, although I knew this result, I didn't understand these thoughts in time.I just lament that the Greek army and Qin Shihuang's army really couldn't meet head-on. Fortunately, it is so, otherwise it is really hard to imagine what will happen.

The days of resting in the valley were extremely peaceful, as if isolated from the world. Except for the first few days, Alexander never mentioned his ambitions and ideals again.Although he is busy chatting with people most of the time, the content is often casual and simple.

"In the north of Egypt, there is a small port on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. The sea there is very beautiful. I built a city there six years ago and named it after myself." Alexander lay on his side in the tent, flipping through the Scroll, speaking to Roxana.

"Alexandria?" Roxana blinked.The dark red skirt was scattered on the carpet, and the transparent long gauze trimmed with gold covered her black hair. She looked at Alexander with her chin resting on her shoulders, and her childish black eyes were lively.

"Yes. I had just come from Syria to Egypt, and one of my generals, Amyntas, met a wandering boy on the way to meet me and took him back to the army. He was terrified and never stopped Ken spoke. Amyntas teased him for a long time before he opened his mouth. He stammered and said that he was a Greek. He fled with his parents because of the war, but got lost accidentally. Ah, yes, his name is very interesting , called Euclid."

I've been dozing off in a daze behind them, and my head slid off my wrist when I heard that.

Euclid?The mathematician who discovered Euclid's theorem?So he was also from this period?It felt as awkward as a player named Obama suddenly appeared at an NBA game.

"You may not be clear," Alexander continued to explain with a smile, "Euclidean means good reputation in Greek. We guess this little guy should come from a famous family, otherwise how could there be such a unique name?" name?"

Roxana nodded: "That's interesting, what about you, Your Majesty? What does your name mean?"

"Me? My name is very common, meaning the guardian of mankind."

Roxana showed a crescent-like smile: "Very suitable for Your Majesty."

Time is like quicksand that cannot be grasped, slipping slowly through the fingers.In the blink of an eye, after a month of rest, it has already arrived in midsummer in July.During Roxana's 15th birthday, Alexander gave her a necklace studded with white pearls, which he said was given to him by his mother, Queen Olympias, before leaving.He gave it to her, wishing her to be beautiful and cherished like a princess in the days to come.

The Sogdian nobles who surrendered, including Oxyates, received courtesy from Alexander. He allowed them to enjoy their original status and wealth, and even entertained and comforted them personally.These actions caused all kinds of gossip in the army. Some people said that Alexander must have been bewildered by Roxanna, an alien beauty, and he fell in love with her, so she and her father who had fiercely resisted him could be forgiven.

As for whether Alexander really thought so, I dare not say that I fully know the truth, but I still consciously leave more personal space for the two of them.I told Hephaistion that Alexander would certainly marry her in this light.As a legal and orthodox wife, a beautiful story of a prince and princess that can be accepted by the world and written in history books, a good medicine to ease the war situation, he has no reason not to do so.What's more, in history, that's what he did.

One night, Alexander suddenly woke me up who was sleeping next door.I was in a drowsy sleep, and when I opened my eyes, I felt his head come closer.His lips were soft and moist, lightly touching my forehead, eyebrows, and the bridge of my nose, and finally fell onto his lips slowly.I was still dizzy from his thin kisses, and he had wrapped my tongue tenderly.

I don't know what he's up to, my heart is constricted by him.I froze, trying to convince myself to relax.However, I had vaguely sensed what was going to happen. Alexander has always been a very emotional person. As long as he has something on his mind, he has the ability to make everyone worry about him.

He hugged me, gently lifted my clothes, reached in with one hand, and gently stroked my shoulders, back, and waist.He leaned down and kissed my chin, then my throat.He nibbled on my neck with his teeth, like a huge but docile beast.I supported his back, opened my eyes, and looked at his appearance carefully.

In fact, in such a dark night, I couldn't see anything at all.But I could feel his gentle and magical eyes staring at me.The hand that walks over me slowly pushes my clothes up above my chest.

I think he is depressed.He is such a cheerful person, it is really not suitable for suppressing such emotions.He'd better be happier.As I thought about it, I couldn't help but slowly hold his other hand.

He tilted his head, straddled me, and leaned over me.

"Bagoss," he called out indistinctly while propping his arms and kissing me.

"What?" I took a quick breath and whispered.

"I'm going to marry a wife, I'm going to marry Roxanne."

"Well, I guessed it."

He pinched a little bit on my left side, teased me slowly with his fingers, and then licked it calmly with his head down.

I was a little emotional because of his torment, and I didn't want to show too out of control, so I said intermittently: "She is a challenge for you."

"That's right, it's a big challenge." Alexander continued to move while laughing, "She's a bit like my mother."

I also laughed.He wanted to avoid his hand, but he grabbed it and raised it above his head.

He kissed me, then put his hand in my pants.

Drops of water kept hitting my cheeks, silently, as if they had never been there.But Alexander didn't stop, just kissed me deeply, over and over again, without getting tired.

I raised my arms, wrapped them around his head, and slowly tightened them.

He announced the news to everyone the next day.Some are for and some are against.Kassander was for it, Ptolemy was against it.It's one thing to hear me say it, quite another to hear it from Alexander himself.Hephaistion didn't say anything, just sat and watched others argue with high spirits like an ordinary general, but he almost couldn't even hold the glass when drinking water.

It is written like this in ancient historical materials.In 327 BC, when Alexander was attacking a Sogdian fortress, he fell in love with Roxana, the daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyates at the time.It was the first love of the chaste and ambitious young king.

In addition to accompanying Roxana, Alexander also began to spend more and more time alone on the top of the mountain looking out, seeing the dense green forests in the far south, the big river meandering in it, and the sporadic villages and cities that were vaguely covered.He is as energetic and motivated as before, but I know that he needs to think about things and shoulder much more responsibilities than before.

"Bagos," Alexander, who was wearing a blue and gray Persian robe, pointed into the distance, "Look at those mysterious lands, what could be more exciting than advancing?"

"Yes, you are creating miracles, Alexander." After Roxanna walked away, I walked up against the wind.

He looked back happily: "It's not me, it's us."

A figure suddenly ran over not far away, and when he got closer, we saw clearly that it was Ptolemy in full armor.

While wiping the sweat from his brow, he handed Alexander a scroll: "Alexander, the letter from Queen Olympias has arrived again. Melanie is at the training ground. I happened to see it, so I brought it to you along the way."

"Thank you."

Alexander didn't intend to dismantle it immediately, but handed it to me.

"Recently, Queen Olympias has sent several letters one after another. If you don't answer any of them, will it make her worry?" Ptolemy looked at his movements and asked worriedly.

"No, you don't need to go back now," Alexander said, "Caris testified, and I will give her a huge surprise. India will be conquered soon. When the last eastern country is conquered by me, I will write it myself A good news for her."

"Okay, but Alexander, are you sure we're leaving tomorrow?"

"There is no time to delay." Alexander raised his head, his eyes filled with eagerness and confidence.