After walking for a few days, Davers saw a huge wall of more than twenty meters high standing in front of him, extending infinitely to the southeast......

"Oh! Medean Wall!! No matter how many times you see it, you will still feel shocked!! Xenophon exclaimed loudly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info these days, when he was marching, he would run to the ranks of Menon mercenaries and walk with Davers. In his words, 'Talking to Davers is good for stimulating his thinking about knowledge.' Davers, on the other hand, thought that his march in Proxinus was boring, because he had no common language with anyone but Proxinus, so he came to show off his knowledge to Davers.

"It is said that this Medesian wall is more than a hundred miles long and was built by the former Babylonian kingdom to defend against the Medes in the north. But the kingdom of Babylon was still destroyed by the Medes......" Xenophon looked up at the tall walls and sighed: "The Medes were later destroyed by the Persians, which Herodotus described brilliantly in his book History. Just as people are born, old, sick, and die, no matter how powerful a kingdom is, there will be a time when it will perish. So don't look at the vast territory of Persia now, and I don't know who will destroy it in the future! I wish I could see that day in my lifetime! ”

Davers, of course, remembered that in his previous life, Persia was destroyed by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, who had been admired by Westerners for more than 2,000 years, and he could not remember the exact time, probably decades later. In his memory, the current Macedonia is not yet a unified kingdom, and it is also his "enemy".

Looking at the huge wall made of burnt bricks and asphalt, Davers was also full of emotion: it seems that building the Great Wall to defend against barbarians is not the patent of the Chinese nation. The current China should be in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period......

He turned his head to look at the east, and stood for a long time, with indescribable nostalgia and regret in his eyes: as a Greek in this world, he is thousands of miles away from his homeland, and it is impossible for him to return......

"Davers! Davers! ......" Hearing Shiros's shout, Davers came back to his senses and found that his stay had affected the movement of the column. He quickened his pace, but he couldn't help but say, "You know what? Perhaps there is a country in the far east that governs a territory larger than Persia, rules more people than Persia, has customs and habits completely different from Greco-Persia, and its political system is completely different from Greco-Persia, but it is strict and efficient! It has gorgeous costumes, elegant manners, magnificent mountains and rivers, and delicious and abundant food! Its army is strong, its people are rich......"

"Davers, you're dreaming. How could there be such a powerful kingdom in the East? Xenophon interrupted Davers's rambling remarks and said earnestly: "According to Herodotus, Persia is bordered by India to the east, Arabia to the southeast, and the Scythians and One-eyed people to the northeast...... There should be no kingdom as you call it! Could this be a revelation from Hades? ”

"So what is it to go beyond the races you speak of, further east?" Davers asked.

"It should be the ocean." Xenophon said uncertainly.

"That's what Herodotus said again. Did he personally check it out? Davers asked again.

He ...... It should be someone else's story...... Record it. Xenophon began to stutter.

"Since it is heard, it cannot be confirmed that it is true, and it cannot be denied that there is no such country in the far east!" Davers retorted.

Xenophon was speechless for a moment, and looked at Davers strangely: "Look at your serious appearance, as if there really is such a country." ”

Davers smiled and didn't speak.

"It would be great if one day I could go to the far east and see it!" Olivers, who was on the side, was attracted by the scene described by Davers, and suddenly sighed.

"Then you must first pass through the kingdom of Persia, and then there are the Magsates, a race of horsemen who come and go, and who are said to have cut off the head of the great king of Persia, Cyrus...... Well, and the terrible one-eyed, and the mysterious Indian...... If you're lucky not to be killed or taken as a slave, you can see that the far east is the ocean, and there's still a powerful country......," Xenophon said, half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Oliver craned his neck and didn't speak again.

Mattonis was a little annoyed, although he didn't like Oliver, but he hated the learned Athenian even more: "What are you afraid of! If I had a strong army, I would dare to go anywhere, not to the far east! ”

"A powerful army?" Xenophon pointed slightly contemptuously at the loose line of troops in front of him: "Like this? ”

"Of course it's stronger than this!" Mattonis, exclaimed.

Davers listened to their bickering and narrowed his eyes: a stronger army?

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Crossing the Medean wall meant that the Greek army left the Babylonian region. For the next few days, Davers kept in sight: the plains, the endless golden wheat fields, and the artificially dug rivers...... These man-made rivers divert water from large rivers into more small canals, ditches, and eventually into farmland......

When Davers saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: this should be the oldest irrigation project in the Middle East! The fertile land and abundant water sources have given birth to a large number of people, creating one after another splendid ancient civilizations of the two rivers! ……

Further on, you will reach the source of the man-made river: the Tigris. As the other mother river of the Mesopotamian plain, the Tigris River is equally wide, and it is difficult to reach the other side of the river at a glance, with countless sails swaying on the river, and the oars should be driven by merchant ships, and the sails are lowered and flowing slowly down the water, and the songs of the fishermen on board and the shouts of the sailors resounded on both sides of the river. Countless water birds chirp and soar over the river, and big fish leap in the water from time to time, a beautiful and tranquil river scenery.

Near the banks of the river was a large and densely populated city, Sitas, and Greek mercenaries approached this city and set up camp. The Persian army and the troops of Arireus crossed the bridge and camped on the other side of the river. That night, because the Persian army was on the opposite bank, the psychological pressure on the Greek soldiers was much less, and Davers and they rarely had a good night's sleep.

By the next day, the atmosphere had suddenly changed a little differently. When Davers and the others crossed the river, they saw heavily armed soldiers on both sides of the bridge, and when they crossed the pontoon bridge, they were also on guard.

What happened?

It wasn't until Xenophon came over that Davers understood what the reason was.

"Last night a man came from the other side, saying that he was a close confidant of Arilus, and that he had a message to bring to Clearchus and Proxinus. Then he was received by some of the chiefs, and I followed Proxinus in the tent, and heard the man say, 'Arireus warned Clearchus to be vigilant, for the Persian army might attack the Greek mercenaries at night, and also intended to destroy the pontoon bridges and trap you between the Tigris and the artificial waterways.' The chiefs were nervous, and I—"

Xenophon said in a slightly aggravated tone: "After thinking about it, I think this news is unreliable!" ”

"Oh, what do you think?" Davers asked, feigned curiosity.

"Because the Persians came against us, either victorious or defeated. If they are defeated and destroyed, will they not have nowhere to escape; If they win, we will have nowhere to escape from the Persian land, so why should we destroy a bridge that was not easy to build. Clearcus: They followed my advice! Xenophon said with a slight smugness.

"Well, that makes sense!" Davers thought for a moment and praised.

"Even you can think that Tisafonis is not a fool, why would he make up such a thing that is a lie when it sounds?" Oliver said sarcastically.

"That's because he's really afraid we're going to destroy the bridge!" Xenophon glanced at him, not wanting to deal with this uneducated fellow: "You have all seen in the past few days, there are many villages in this area, and the land is fertile, and it produces a lot of food, enough to feed our mercenaries for more than half a year, if we destroy the bridge and don't leave, and Tisaponis's army is on the other side of the river, and we can't get over for a while, then—"