I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 104 Forming a Legion
After the army expansion, Antigonus also gave the formation of the new army.

Because there are not many people in each branch, he did not make a particularly detailed division. He just used each branch as a unit and organized it into squadrons or brigades according to type. For example, cavalry was unified into cavalry squadrons, while infantry was organized into squadrons. It's an infantry brigade.

This is also simple and rude. Antigonus is considering that they are not a standing army anyway, they are only conscripts recruited during wartime and disbanded after the war. There is no need to make such detailed organization and grouping, otherwise he can give him detailed Divide into teams.

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September 9, Pella City, Royal Barracks Campus.

After the successful completion of the two conscriptions, all the soldiers were called up and lined up on the spacious Royal Barracks grounds to welcome His Majesty the King's inspection.

Under the dazzling sun, countless phalanxes are arranged in an orderly manner like a chessboard. They are mainly copper shield pikemen holding Sarissa super long spears. The spears are like a forest, and the flags are hunting. The faces of each soldier are full of excitement and excitement. Expectation, although the superiors did not tell them directly, they could still vaguely guess the purpose of being gathered today.

The barbarian civil war in the west intensified, and even some small tribes fled to Aceros in desperation, and asked for asylum from Ipaminondas, the consul of Thebes stationed there. The news had spread throughout the kingdom, and the king Judging from His Majesty's temper, he will definitely make some fuss about it.

The soldiers did not wait long. Under the eyes of everyone, Antigonus, who was fully clothed, walked up to the parade platform built on the school grounds followed by the guards. The soldiers noticed that one of the fellow cavalrymen was holding a pole with the top wrapped in red cloth. The red cloth was protruded with many edges and corners by the things inside.

I don't know how many times this is the first time he has stood on the parade platform. Antigonus's heart has long been calm. His eyes swept over every square formation. The spears erected by the soldiers are densely packed. From a distance, it looks like a forest. .

"Soldiers of the kingdom..." Antigonus took a deep breath, then let it out, and spoke slowly.

"It's a great pleasure to meet you on this occasion, because it means that everyone everywhere is a loyal and brave man who loves his country and is willing to fight for his country, and I have always admired this kind of people."

The soldiers who were praised by the king showed joy and seemed very happy.

"I believe you have heard the news of the civil war breaking out among the barbarians in the west. Just six days ago, a barbarian tribe fled to the city of Arcelos after being defeated, and was surrounded by the soldiers of General Ipaminondas. The leader then surrendered to General Ipaminondas and asked for the protection of the kingdom. This is a good opportunity, a good opportunity for us to avenge, the barbarians gathered a coalition to attack our Arcelus, but were defeated by our brave army, although In that battle, we won an unprecedented great victory, but more than 2000 comrades in arms left us forever, and we must not forget this hatred."

"Because of this, I have recruited you, whether you are citizens of Macedonia or free people from various tribes, without exception."

"Are we going west?"

A soldier under the stage asked boldly and loudly.

"Yes, we will go west again!" Antigonus glanced at the soldier, and replied firmly, "This time we go west, we want to conquer the barbarian tribes who participated in the Battle of Arcelos, this is what I give you My mission is also a mission for myself!"

"hiss--"

After receiving Antigonus's answer, the soldiers below couldn't help but take a breath. What a lofty mission goal this was. It actually wanted to conquer dozens of barbarian tribes at once.

Ignoring the shock of the soldiers, Antigonus continued: "Soldiers, besides announcing the Western Expedition, there is another very important thing to call you here today. I believe that this matter will also follow the The Second Western Expedition will be recorded in the annals of history together."

As soon as Antigonus finished speaking, the soldiers whispered to each other and started discussing in low voices. Some people guessed that it was about the long object surrounded by red cloth, but they didn't know what was inside.
Looking at the discussion of the soldiers below, Antik smiled slightly, and waved to the guard soldiers behind him, who quickly handed over the long pole in his hand to Antik.Feeling the touch of something heavy in his hand, Antigonus slowly tore off the red cloth hanging on the top. The moment the red cloth fell, a winged eagle all made of gold proudly appeared in everyone's sight. The eagle reflected the dazzling light under the sunlight, which made the soldiers in the audience speechless for a while.

Holding up the long-pole eagle flag in his hand, Antigonus suppressed the trembling in his voice, and said: "Soldiers, in the name of the King of the Kingdom of Macedonia, I officially announce the establishment of the First Army of the Kingdom! All of you are the first Members of the First Legion! And this eagle flag..."

He looked around and paused for tens of seconds before continuing: "This eagle flag will be the flag of the First Legion. It symbolizes the glory of Zeus and the glory of the First Legion. The flag depends on the people. The flag is dead and the people are dead!"

After his words fell, the school ground was silent for a long time. It was unknown who was the first to respond, and soon the whole school ground was surrounded by wild cheers from the soldiers!

"The flag is in the people! The flag is dead and the people are dead!"

"Long live the king! Long live the First Legion!"

"..."

Military spirit is available.Antigonus nodded secretly in his mind. He imitated the methods of the Romans in forming the First Legion and awarding them with the flag. Historically, the Romans' eagle flag could inspire the morale of the legionary infantry and allow them to avoid tarnishing the eagle flag. They fought bravely for the glory of the eagle flag. They took the eagle flag so seriously that if the eagle flag was lost, the entire legion's establishment would be permanently revoked. This also caused the legion to attack the enemy crazily after the eagle flag was lost, regardless of I want to take back the flag at all costs.

As for why Antigonus used the eagle as a symbol, it is actually not plagiarized from the Romans, because in the eyes of the Greeks, the eagle is the incarnation of Zeus, so there is nothing wrong with him using the eagle as the logo of the legion. sense of violation.

As the soldiers gradually quieted down, Antigon turned his attention to a heavy infantry phalanx standing on the right, and said loudly, "All the [-]st Heavy Infantry Battalion stand out!"

The hoplite phalanx that was named was already prepared. After Antigonus finished speaking, they all marched forward under the command of the battalion commander, and did not stop neatly until they reached the foot of the parade platform.When they came here and stopped, Antigonus and the guards had already walked off the parade platform, waiting for their arrival.

This battalion is the flag guard unit handpicked by Antigonus. As the soul of the entire army, the flag must be guarded by a unit composed of pure Macedonian citizens. Antigonus originally wanted to recruit the flag guard team from nobles, but he considered The supply of soldiers is not enough, and when it is not time for them to wave, they can only choose a battalion from the legion to form.

And the first battalion happened to be the one he chose. This battalion is mostly composed of veterans because of its high number. Naturally, there is no need to worry about combat effectiveness and will. It is most suitable for them to serve as the flag guards.

(End of this chapter)