I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 72 Holy Army
In the royal barracks in Pella City, it was a lively scene at this time. Five hundred Thebes holy soldiers were conducting routine training on the spacious school field. , Antico noticed that these soldiers were generally of high physical fitness. Although not all of them were muscular men, compared to ordinary civilians, they could also be said to be physically strong.

The arrival of Antigonus and Epaminondas did not cause any major disturbance. They all stood outside the school grounds and observed the soldiers who were still training from a distance.Pointing to several heavily armed soldiers in the field, Epaminondas proudly said to Antigonus: "Your Majesty, these are the elite troops of our city-state of Thebes, the Holy Army of Thebes."

"It looks pretty good." Antigonus nodded. The soldiers of the Holy Army uniformly wore the most sophisticated bronze pseudo-muscular breastplate, which can show off their good figures. The helmet is the famous Corinthian helmet. Antik's favorite is this kind of helmet, because it looks very handsome, although this kind of helmet will block the line of sight when worn, the disadvantage is so obvious.

The equipment of the Holy Army of Thebes is the best in the entire city-state. There is no doubt about it. In addition to the high-defense and beautiful bronze pseudo-muscle breastplate and Corinthian helmet, they also have armor that runs through the entire Hellenistic era and even The belt skirts, bronze greaves, and finally the iconic bronze round shields of the early Roman Empire, on which they painted various patterns with paint, including portraits of gods, city-state symbols, family emblems, etc. It can be said that the variety is extremely rich, making people dazzled and overwhelmed.

In terms of weapons, they use the iconic Greek Dory spears like the warriors of other Greek city-states, with a Siphus dagger and a knife in their waists. The Greek Dory spears are the weapons they use when they meet the enemy. , and as the battle progressed, the spears would inevitably be broken or abandoned. At this time, they had to draw out the Siphus daggers at their waists to fight the enemy hand-to-hand.As for the small knife, its function is very simple, it is purely a tool for cutting when they eat barbecue.

Compared with the armies of other Greek city-states at the same time, the fighting spirit and military cohesion of this army composed of homosexuals are unmatched. They are close and their cooperation in battle is also perfect. In the 40 years since their formation, He rarely suffered defeats, and even defeated the Spartans, who were famous for their martial arts, several times, but in the end they were defeated by the Macedonian army armed with Sarissa spears created by King Philip of Macedon.

Seeing that Antigonus gave an affirmative answer, Ipaminondas looked reasonable, and Antigonus couldn't help laughing when he saw his performance. In that era, Greeks still generally kept the most simple With patriotism and a sense of national honor, they are proud of the city-state and share honor and disgrace with the city-state.

"After the army comes back, I want to organize a competition where the soldiers of the holy army and my Macedonian fighters can compete with each other. What do you think?" Antigonus asked.

"I have no objection." Ipaminoda nodded, "Thebes fighters will not be afraid of any match, no matter who it is."

How does this sentence sound so similar to what the Spartans said, "Spartans don't ask how many enemies there are, only where they are."Antigonus groaned.

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The game has finally been decided temporarily, but because the Macedonian army is still stationed in the Mariki Plain and Arcelos, the specific start time will be postponed indefinitely.After Antigonus and Ipaminondas had another conversation in the barracks, Antigonus parted ways with each other, but he did not go directly back to the Vagina Palace, but took a few guards and wandered in the street up.

Speaking of which, since transmigrating to this world, Antigonus has never found a chance to take a good look at the city of Pella. After transmigrating, he was either under house arrest in the palace by the queen of Ophelia Asia Pacific, or it was for the country after the seizure of power. He was busy with government affairs, and when he was done, the bloodthirsty moon came, and he had to lead the army to conquer Wenquan Pass, and then embarked on the journey to the west.

During that time, the only time he had the opportunity to observe the streets of Pella City was when he escaped from the palace pretending to be a labor force.

Looking back now, he was completely a tool man when he traveled here, and he did not experience the luxury and extravagance of the upper class like other traversers. All he had was an elevated throne and a total war system.

The streets of Pella are still more prosperous than before he left. Although many residents have migrated because of the immigration policy, the more than [-] Thebes immigrants who came here filled the vacancy of the left population and made Pera The temporary population of La City has increased by a large margin.These immigrants seemed to have opened the door to a new world in the city of Pella. They were fascinated by the novelties sold in the market, and spent most of their silver coins, which stimulated the development of commerce.

Although there are many more things invented by generations of traversers in this world, many Macedonians still retain the traditional craftsmanship. They put many clay pots on both sides of the street, and use paint to draw various patterns on the pots. And patterns, let the passers-by choose the pottery pots they want to buy.There are also many women who put small fruit boxes and clay pots filled with water on their heads, talking with people around them. There are usually many children chasing and playing around them. These children are like loaches in the crowd. generally.

Beside some small fountains, there will be a few people holding traditional Greek musical instruments to play, while humming softly the folk songs from their hometown. Walking on the street, listening to this beautiful music is so comfortable , People can't help but stop and watch, or give coins to those who play musical instruments.

On the streets of Pella, there are very few patrolling soldiers walking together. Those soldiers who guard the safety of the king's capital are generally distributed on the walls, gates, barracks, some important buildings, and the palace and the capital of the king. In the temple, they stick to their posts while observing passers-by and looking for suspicious persons. Generally speaking, they will not chase after an emergency after discovering an emergency, but will blow the sound first. Whistle, call the nearby soldiers, and act together with the soldiers who heard the news.

　Sure enough, I was rushing to the street, and I didn't feel like many people watched it. I'm afraid it wasn't that the first order would not be more than ten after it was put on the shelves.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)