[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

Yinan came forward to demand the sovereignty of the "Republic of Chaldea" from these wolf-like Macedonian warlords, but of course he did not get consent——

Not only did she not get consent, she was directly ignored. The warlords continued to argue about "who is the strongest" among them. After the quarrel, they became very excited, and they all expressed their plans to leave Chaldea and return to their army. On the battlefield, verify who Alexander the Great's last words will be fulfilled.

Cassander is the worst, he pretended to help his father Antipater to smooth things over, and asked all the generals to stay in Babylon—because now in Babylon, his soldiers are the most "fine" and the power in his hands is the "strongest".

"Everyone, please don't leave Chaldea just thinking about it going so smoothly." Yi Nan finally spoke in pure Greek.

Her voice overwhelmed the noise in front of Alexander's coffin, causing the people in front of her to suddenly quiet down and look at her inexplicably.

Her eyes slowly swept across these scheming or hostile faces.

The fiery Lysimachus jumped up first, cursing manically: "Woman, what are you talking about?"

"I mean, if you don't take an oath not to enter Chaldea for life, you won't be able to leave here safely."

Lysimachus hopped harder, joined by the "young and impulsive" Cassander.

But the experienced Ptolemy and others have already felt that something is wrong.Because of the "Chaldea Rules", they gave up their large group of troops and came here with only a small number of troops - but they never thought that this "Chaldea" might not be the "Caleb" they were familiar with before. end".

"Have you ever thought about why there are 'Chaldean Rules'?" Yinan asked seemingly casually.

The famous generals looked at each other: Yes, why are there Chaldean rules?They originally thought that Alexander the Great wanted his generals to show respect to him, and he did not allow soldiers to enter the country, and went straight to the capital to prevent mutiny.

But thinking about it now, this simply doesn't fit Alexander the Great's personality.

With the prestige of the emperor in the army, how could he be afraid of the army coming to him?

But the rules of Chaldea were obviously formulated by Alexander the Great himself.Could it be that the formulation of this rule is also related to the girl in front of me?

"This beautiful and charming lady," Ptolemy said, "can you tell us what you did in the palace of Babylon?"

He was a cousin of Alexander the Great, handsome and quite charming.He deliberately used a gentle tone. In fact, he was nervous, as if he was on the battlefield.

Seeing him like this, Yinan also nodded to him, and said softly, "What can I do? This palace belongs to the Chaldeans. All I have done is to restore it to its former glory."

As she spoke, she clapped her hands lightly.The generals gathered in the hall looked around, and their expressions changed.

The Macedonian Guards who were still guarding here not long ago have now all changed into Chaldean uniforms.They are not at all the guards who followed Alexander the Great in the past, they have been "replaced" from the beginning to the end.

The heroes who were still discussing "who is the strongest" just now found that they were already surrounded without knowing it.

"You are..."

Three months ago, on the first day of Alexander the Great's death, Inan had set out to control the Macedonian army in Babylon.The Praetorian Guards were captured, and the Babylonians, who were about the same size and appearance as them, put on their battle robes and took up their weapons.

The Babylonians were originally good at communicating with people. Many of them could speak Greek, and they could imitate the Greek accent occasionally mixed with local dialect.

In this way, the Macedonian army in the city of Babylon, starting from the imperial guards, to senior generals, then to ordinary generals, and then to ordinary soldiers stationed outside the city... Batch by batch, no one noticed.

Ptolemy and others who came from afar only had power and positions and the territory that should be entrusted to them. They even left all the 1000 people who followed them outside the city and came to this palace alone—who knew that this palace There is no longer any cronies belonging to the Macedonians.

Several warlords looked at Aristotle angrily at the same time, thinking that he had tricked them all the way here.

Aristotle had no choice but to spread his hands: "Everyone, please think back to the news I sent for you. Is there a sentence that invited you to come?"

Indeed, in the letters Aristotle sent to various places, he only reported the news of the death of the great emperor, and reminded them to enter Chaldea to mourn and need to abide by the "rules".

But which of these famous generals is willing to fall behind, everyone chases after each other, and you compete to come to Babylon, preparing to carve up the huge empire left by Alexander.

Who would have thought that they discovered the "conspiracy" against them after arguing for three or four days?

It can be seen that greed blinds the eyes.

"What are you going to do? Capture all of us in one fell swoop and cut them all down?" Ptolemy was very powerful, and while he continued to inquire gently, he secretly planned the next plan.

"No, you all have capable subordinates, brothers, and grown-up sons—killing you will only make the whole world more turbulent. Moreover, it is difficult for me to resist so many people seeking revenge on Chaldea." Yi Nan answered very frankly.

"So I can only ask each of you to take an oath before the spirit of Alexander the Great. After leaving Chaldea, go directly to the fiefdom you just agreed upon, stay on your territory, and never enter Chaldea again for life."

The warlords glanced at each other with "never expected" expressions on their faces.

The beauty in front of me can arrange such a careful plan, but the purpose seems naive——

What is a promise?What is an oath? ... In this world, does anyone really think that the promises and oaths of these warlords are valid?

"And you don't have the ability to enter Chaldea again." Yinan said lightly, the corners of his lips slightly raised when he spoke, with a hint of mockery.

But the look in her eyes made everyone feel the pressure. These generals who had fought against others countless times in their lives actually felt for the first time: It is indeed possible that they will never be able to attack the Chaldean barrier again.

On top of that, Chaldea is so important that it lies almost at the center of the known world.

If they can no longer enter Chaldea in this life, I am afraid they will never be able to wage land wars with each other again.

For example, Ptolemy in Egypt wanted to attack Antigonus in Asia Minor. He needed to build ships and transport troops across the sea;

And Antigonus in Asia Minor, if he wants to attack Seleucus in the east, he needs to pass a series of checkpoints belonging to Chaldea.

Getting stuck in Chaldea is equivalent to getting stuck in the whole world.

——how can this work?

"And every vow you made before Alexander the Great's tomb will be immediately sent to the border and told to your soldiers."

The warlords present all changed color again.

The ridicule at the corner of Yinan's mouth remained undiminished, she seemed to really enjoy watching the changes in the expressions of these people in front of her——

It is true that warlords can be full of lies and ignore oaths, but among the Macedonian army, there are many very pious and extremely loyal soldiers to Alexander the Great.

If the woman in front of me can do this... Well, she can definitely do it - several warlords made their own judgments almost at the same time.

However, based on these alone, this woman feels that she is sure to win, can she take down Chaldea?

The warlords looked at each other, exchanging glances.

They still have 5000 soldiers outside the city - as long as they can unite and gather these 21 people, they will not be able to fight before the beginning, regardless of whether it is [-] or [-], first take down Babylon, control this woman, and then go back to deal with themselves strife between.

But even these five small forces cannot completely trust each other.Among them, some people want to come out on top and take the lead.

At this moment Cassander, the son of the Macedonian consul Antipater, slowly stood up and said to Yinan: "My father was originally the regent of Macedonia. How about this, we father and son will swear an oath in front of the late emperor's spirit first."

"If you swear early, you can go back sooner."

Cassander said with a somewhat playful smile.

Yinan looked at Cassander's expression seriously, and finally said "Oh", and said, "Please!"

"This... the master of Chaldea," Cassander casually called Yi Nan, and asked, "will you accompany us? After we make the oath, will you personally send us out of Babylon?"

Yi Nan replied flatly, "I will—"

There was a commotion among the other Macedonian warlords, and they were very upset.

They had already seen through Cassander's intentions, and knew that the young general was lying and deceiving, and planned to summon his thousand warriors to counterattack Babylon when he left the city.

Although 1000 people were like hitting a stone with an egg in front of the city of Babylon, if the woman in front of him sent him out of the city, Cassander would naturally be able to take advantage of the unpreparedness and restrain the female leader of Babylon.When the time comes, the Babylonians will definitely give Cassander an opportunity.

Ptolemy and others can't think about it: this matter must not let Cassander and his son be beautiful.

They immediately stated that they would swear an oath at the same time, and the five soldiers and horses left Babylon at the same time.

Yi Nan seemed to have no idea how deep the water was.She only said: Everything comes first and then, since Cassander spoke first, then Cassander and his son will take the oath first——

"However, when these two leave the city, you can accompany them to watch the ceremony." Yinan politely invited the remaining four warlords.

Cassander, the son of the ambitious regent, has been secretly watching the Babylonians, especially the "Master of Chaldea", the young girl whom the Babylonians respect as their leader.

He noticed that she was very frail and had little strength.The door in the royal palace of Babylon was very heavy, and when she reached out to push it, she couldn't move it. It was Cassander who stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help, and was politely thanked by the girl for this.

The girl never wore a weapon either, and she was even so confident that she did not always carry a guard when she went in and out of the Babylonian palace.

But Aristotle was always with that girl, even if Cassander wanted to make a move on that girl, he couldn't do it because the late emperor's teacher was present.

So everything went according to the original plan, and Cassander decided to go out of Babylon, join up with his subordinates, and take advantage of the opportunity that the gate of Babylon was not closed to attack the Babylonians.

The Macedonian warlords, together with Yi Nan, sent Cassander and his son, who took the lead in taking an oath before the emperor's spirit, out of the city.

A suspension bridge was lowered at the city gate, allowing a group of people to pass through the moat with rising water levels.

Cassander noticed that the girl had finally taken dozens of Babylonian guards with her.Surprisingly, each of these dozens of Babylonian guards carried a very peculiar thing:

It was a pot, but it was not the clay pot that the Chaldeans were accustomed to using every day, but it was made of bronze.The jars were so heavy that Babylonian guards had to carry them on their backs.

The mouth of this tank is sealed, and several long metal tubes extend out from the underarm of the right arm of the guards, about two arms long.There is also a handle-like thing installed on the metal pipe.

Cassander subconsciously mistook the object for a weapon.

But he couldn't see the power of this weapon.

Could it be that the heavy canister carried on the back can be used to smash the opponent, and the metal nozzle protruding from the armpit can be used to stab the opponent?

Cassander thought: what a joke! —he had never seen such a weapon.What has never been seen must be useless - the pride of the Macedonian Empire made him immediately put this idea behind him.

A group of people came to the city gate.Four warlords, including Ptolemy, were invited to the tower of the city gate to "watch the ceremony", while Antipater, Cassander and his son and several of their entourage were sent out of the city gate by Yinan, crossed the drawbridge, and came to Laicheng. on the ground outside.

The thousand elite soldiers brought by Cassander had been informed in advance and were waiting in line here.

The [-] soldiers carried by the other warlords, because they failed to get the commander's order, were scattered in the open space outside the city of Babylon, watching from afar.

Ptolemy and the others stood on top of the tower at the gate of Babylon, anxious and hopeful that their subordinates would be able to adapt a little bit. When Cassander's people started to fight, the subordinates also knew how to fish in troubled waters and share a share. soup.

At this time, Yinan stepped forward to see Antipater and Cassander off.

Behind her, dozens of Babylonian guards stood in a row, some reached out to support the metal pipes and handles on their backs; others stood indifferently, as if waiting for Yinan's order.

"You two, thank you for choosing to quickly return to Macedonia without any setbacks. I guarantee that you can leave Chaldea safely." Yinan said goodbye to the father and son calmly, "I wish you two success in becoming the overlord in the future."

Antipaternono agreed, and peeked at his son.At such a juncture, the father knew that his son would never be willing to go back to his hometown honestly.

So Cassander stepped forward and saluted Yinan respectfully, expressing that he wanted to kiss the soft little hand of the "Master of Chaldea" to bid farewell to his master.

Yi Nan stretched out his hand generously, but Cassander, who was kneeling on the ground on one knee, suddenly pinched his wrist, unable to break free.

Immediately behind her, two Babylonian guards rushed to the front guards, and one of them drew a saber from his waist and pointed at Cassander.

It was this moment that Cassander was waiting for, and he immediately shouted: "The Babylonians are murdering the noble Macedonian warriors, loyal and brave followers of the late emperor, everyone, go up and rush into the city of Babylon—"

At the same time, Yi Nan had already pulled her wrist out of Cassander's hand. She rubbed her right wrist lightly, as if feeling a little pain.At the same time, escorted by the two guards, she quickly turned around and walked towards the suspension bridge in front of the city gate.

Cassander's soldiers are indeed the strongest and most shrewd soldiers in Macedonia.As soon as they heard Cassander's order, two of them rushed forward. They didn't go towards Yinan, but rushed to the drawbridge in front of the city gate.

There they raised and lowered their knives, only to hear a few swipes, and the noose that was originally tied to the suspension bridge was cut off immediately.The drawbridge could no longer be hoisted aloft, and the moat was no longer an obstacle for Macedonian soldiers entering the city.

Cassander's 1000 men suddenly let out a uniform cry, and everyone drew their weapons and rushed towards the gate of Babylon.

In addition to the elite of the Thousand Macedonians, the subordinates of the other four warlords were also watching from a distance, ready to move.But they didn't get the leader's order, so they didn't dare to act rashly. 4000 people, just a little closer to the city gate here.

Cassander was proud of himself, feeling that he had finally "come first".He caught a glimpse of Yi Nan who had already turned his back and stepped onto the suspension bridge.

Cassander flew forward, reaching out to grab this woman—once he controlled this woman, the situation in Babylon would be completely under his control, and besides having another peerless beauty by his side, why not do it?

At this moment, the situation in front of the city gate suddenly changed.

Hearing an order from nowhere, the Babylonian soldier who was originally carrying the heavy pot and holding the handle also held the metal pipe extending from the pot, and turned the handle together——

Flames spewed out from the metal pipe immediately, and the flames sprayed far away, reaching a distance of more than ten steps in front of them.

The Macedonians had almost rushed in front of them, and they seemed to be licked fiercely by the tongues of fire that suddenly protruded one after another.

The first group of Macedonians were on fire, screaming and rolling on the ground, or jumping directly into the moat in front of the Babylonian wall.

The second group of Macedonians couldn't hold back their feet. Before they could react, the flames fell again—this time the flames sprayed farther and more fiercely. screamed out.

Cassander escaped a catastrophe because he chased Yinan up the suspension bridge, and he was completely stunned when he saw it.

Before his eyes, there seemed to be the legendary "Fire Hell"——

The first Macedonians mostly leapt into the moat.But the flames on their bodies would not be extinguished by falling into the water. On the contrary, these flames floated on the water and continued to burn.In an instant, the moat seemed to be boiling, and the people who fell into the water called for help, floated up and down, and trampled on each other in the burning river.

The fate of the Macedonians who failed to leap into the moat was similar to that of their companions. These people continued to roll and howl in vain on the ground, but they seemed to be targeted by the fire demon. No matter how much they slapped, the flames on their bodies could not be extinguished.

Black smoke billowed in front of the city gate in an instant, flames burst out from time to time, and the scorched smell of burning permeated the air.

All the Macedonians who witnessed all this in front of the city gate were completely stunned.

Cassander witnessed that the best of the 1000 men under his command, the best of the best, were all buried in flames in an instant.He stayed there, unable to speak a word.

His father, Antipater, has long disappeared in the chaos, and it is unknown whether he has also been swallowed by the fire demon.

The Macedonian warlords who were standing on the tower to "watch the ceremony" were also shocked at the moment.They were all glad now that Cassander had not been so reckless and made his men fall prey to the flames.

But are there only a few dozen of these terrible weapons of the Babylonians?

Just thinking about it, I only heard the sound of hooves.

At this moment the gates of Babylon opened wide, and the heavily armed cavalry rushed out, crossed the drawbridge, and passed the stupefied Cassander.

Each of these cavalrymen carried a pot on their backs, and a slender metal pipe was supported in front of the pot. It seemed that raging flames could be ejected from the metal pipe at any time.

The cavalry rushed across the drawbridge and came to the wilderness outside the city.Like sweeping leaves, they swept away only a few hundred of Cassander's thousand elite soldiers.

But the four thousand subordinates of other warlords in the distance, seeing this scene, were terrified, shouted in unison, turned around and fled, wanting to escape as soon as possible, as far as possible from these fire-breathing cavalry.For a moment, no one could remember that their leader was still trapped in the city of Babylon.

Cassander knelt on the drawbridge, realizing that one wrong decision had cost him everything in such a short time.

The thousand elites from Macedonia have completely become the test subjects and victims of this mysterious weapon of Babylon.He bears the brunt, proving the power of this weapon on behalf of other Macedonian warlords.He was defeated, and the rest of Macedonia, after witnessing the power of this weapon, would probably rush to swear before the spirit of Alexander the Great: never serve Chaldea for life.

All because of this woman—

He looked at the woman next to him bitterly.

The two white knives are now firmly placed around his neck, so that no matter how much he hates him, he can't touch the woman in the slightest.

But when he looked at the "Master of Chaldea" beside him, he saw that she was staring at Shura Purgatory outside the city of Babylon, and two lines of tears were rolling down her beautiful cheeks.

So is this woman a cruel devil, or a benevolent god?

"Cassander, I warned you!"

Cassander heard the woman murmuring.

Indeed, she did remind Cassander and his son.

"Thank you for choosing to return to Macedonia quickly without any setbacks. I guarantee that you will be able to leave Chaldea safely." The words are still in my ears.

But in the face of interests, who can resist greed and ambition?

So she took out the most terrifying weapon, and killed the strongest Macedonian elite in an instant, completely eliminating their greed.

The weapon Yi Nan sacrificed has a name in history, which is called "Greek Fire".

It is derived from the oil that is abundant in the Chaldean region - this mineral is associated with the bitumen used in the construction of Chaldean ships, and can be easily mined from very close to the surface.

What the Babylonian guards carried on their backs was the instrument that launched the "Greek fire": the heavy bronze pot was actually the oil tank, and the thin metal tube was the conduit.The handle mounted on it is crucial, it's actually a small hand pump that pressurizes the jar.

When the pressure is increased to a certain level, the oil in the instrument will spurt out, and ignite the combustibles passing through the mouth of the conduit, instantly turning into a fire dragon.

If the pressure is right, the "Greek fire" can be sprayed 30 meters away, and the raging fire it caused cannot be extinguished with water.

The reason why Yinan chose this most terrifying weapon was to deter him.

She had been mentally prepared to exchange the lives of the first thousand Macedonian warriors for the peace of the entire region in the next few decades, and the lives of tens of thousands of people.In this way, more wives will not lose their husbands easily, and more children will not lose their father.

She will not regret such a decision.

But at this moment, Yi Nan saw such a terrible scene, and it was still difficult to accept it for a while.

This is only the third time she shed tears in this target time and space: the first time was for Saar's departure, the second time was for Dori's departure... This time it was for the monster she created by herself.

For the first time in her life, she felt the horror of technology. Human beings climbed faster and farther on the technological tree.Perhaps it is not ignorance, ignorance or prejudice that leads mankind astray, but civilization itself.