Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 299 The Hunnic Expedition to the West: The Scourge of God (Part Two) [Requesting Recommendation Votes]

The Seleucid Empire was one of the three Hellenistic kingdoms that emerged after the fragmentation of Alexander's empire, ruling from West Asia to Central Asia.

At this time, Antiochus III launched the Fourth Xulian War to expand his territory and fiercely confronted the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.

However, Antiochus III never expected that a yellow plague would come from the east.

The vast Xiongnu army was enraged by Chen Hong's pursuit.

If I can't beat Chen Hong, can't I beat you?
Thus, Antiochus III tragically discovered that his proud Greek army phalanx was like paper against the Huns' projectiles and charges.

The Seleucid Empire collapsed.

All the cultural classics and treasures were acquired by Chen Hong.

This time, Chen Hong chased the Huns south to the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt, a region that competed with the Seleucid Dynasty.

The Ptolemaic dynasty was founded by Ptolemy I, a general under Alexander the Great, but its military strength was no longer comparable to that during Alexander the Great's reign.

Moreover, even if their master Alexander the Great were to be resurrected, it would still be uncertain whether he could defeat the vicious Huns.

How could these disciples and their followers possibly be a match for the Xiongnu?

The Xiongnu, burning with pent-up anger, wreaked havoc on all sides.

They discovered that not every country in the world is as perverse as the Qin Dynasty, nor is every person as perverse as Chen Hong.

These supposedly Western countries are all so incompetent.

There is no one who can fight.

The Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasties were evenly matched, and unsurprisingly, they were defeated again.

The capital city of Alexandria, a key Mediterranean trading hub, was directly captured by the Huns.

The Huns discovered that this country was richer than any country they had ever seen before.

The fertile Nile River basin has nurtured countless treasures.

The Xiongnu were overjoyed and looted extensively, seizing countless supplies and causing countless deaths.

I finally had some fun, experiencing the thrill of crushing newbies and racking up tons of coins.

It turns out, as long as they don't fight that freak Chen Hong, they're actually this strong!

In order to prevent this ancient Egyptian civilization from disappearing into the long river of history, Chen Hong kindly preserved a large amount of ancient Egyptian astronomy, medicine, and architectural techniques.

Yes, it's stored in my phage.

I have made an indelible contribution to the preservation of culture for two thousand years. Is there anything wrong with that?
There's nothing wrong with it.

In addition to Egyptian civilization, Chen Hong also preserved the achievements of Greek civilization from the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Then they continued chasing the Xiongnu northward, and then westward.

Finally, we arrived in the real European world.

The first to be encountered was the Antigonid dynasty, which was Macedonia in a period of decline.

Macedonia was one of the three kingdoms that emerged after the division of Alexander's empire.

Macedonia competed with the Roman Republic, but could not defeat the rising and thriving Roman Republic.

The Huns encountered the famous Macedonian phalanx.

This refers to a dense formation of spearmen (16 rows deep), supplemented by cavalry for coordinated combat.

The Macedonian phalanx was once the core fighting force of Alexander's eastern expedition, and was renowned for its prowess.

Unfortunately, it's somewhat outdated now.

In that monster-infested arena in East Asia, I witnessed the terrifying tactics of the Qin Dynasty's infantry spear formations, the barrage of powerful crossbow bolts, and the coordinated cavalry attacks—a three-in-one combination.

They also witnessed Chen Hong's abnormal and heaven-defying combat power and blitzkrieg tactics.

The Huns declared that the Macedonian phalanx was nothing but a bunch of charlatans selling their heads.

The Huns, who quickly figured out this tactic, taught the Macedonians a lesson.

Macedonian cavalrymen were no match for the Huns, a nomadic people on horseback.

They were taken away by a few waves of kite-shaped arrows from over 200,000 Xiongnu archers.

The Xiongnu cavalry flanked the enemy from the flanks and rear, unleashing a hail of arrows.

The Macedonian phalanx, unable to move flexibly, became targets; the spears and javelins they threw couldn't even touch the tails of the Huns' horses.

The Xiongnu cavalry came and went like the wind, shooting and running away, never engaging in direct combat.

Even if the Macedonian phalanx had heavy infantry, it could not withstand the firepower suppression and attrition of the Huns' large number of light cavalry.

Ultimately, Macedonia, already beset by internal and external troubles, collapsed; the phalanx broke down, and the soldiers fled in panic.

They were chased and easily killed by the Xiongnu.

Macedonia was destroyed when the Huns captured its capital.

However, Macedonian mobile towers, catapults, and other siege engines also caused some casualties to the Huns.

Although the casualties were small, only a few thousand, it enraged the Huns, who then carried out a massacre in the Macedonian capital.

The Muses Palace in Alexandria once gathered Aristotelian scholars and housed 70 papyrus scrolls, becoming the largest library and research hub in ancient times.

Chen Hong collected and protected all 70 scrolls of papyrus documents, as well as various cultural and artistic achievements and treasures in the library, preventing the Greek culture preserved here from disappearing completely in the long river of history.

That is truly a great deed.

After defeating Macedonia, the Huns, driven by Chen Hong, continued their westward expansion, reaching the rising power of the Roman Republic, the strongest new hegemon in Europe.

This was during Rome's period of expansion, with the Roman Republic defeating Carthage in the three Punic Wars and gaining control of the western Mediterranean. Rome at this time was in its rise, not yet the Roman Empire at its peak.

Given the slow-paced efficiency of their Senate republican system and their rudimentary, weak, and small army.

They were simply no match for the two hundred thousand Huns.

At this time, the Xiongnu were already in the stage of rising to hegemony, having experienced countless wars, and each of them was an elite soldier.

Chased by Chen Hong again, he became a stray dog, reckless and only wanting to have some fun.

These reckless, homeless dogs are terrifying; they are truly capable of risking their lives for wealth and pleasure.

Looting, massacring cities, and kidnapping women are all child's play.

Rome withstood the Hunnic attacks for a period of time, but soon could not withstand the fierce Hunnic onslaught and the capital was eventually captured.

The Senate and the slave plantation owners were all trampled into mud.

Chen Hong looted all the Greek and Latin classics of the Roman Republic, legal classics such as the Twelve Tables, and various books on architecture, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, history, and mythology, and put them all in his possession.

Chen Hong drove the Xiongnu army to continue their westward expedition, bypassing the Mediterranean Sea, and arrived at Carthage, a powerful maritime nation in the western Mediterranean.

Carthage was once a powerful nation that monopolized maritime supremacy in the Mediterranean, controlled the Mediterranean trade network, and managed a large amount of precious metal trade, making it extremely wealthy.

However, with the rise of the Roman Republic, it became envious of Carthage's wealth and began vying with Carthage for maritime supremacy in the Mediterranean.

Carthage, having endured two Punic Wars, is now greatly weakened.

Faced with a large-scale cavalry invasion by the Huns, Carthage suffered repeated defeats, and even its most fortified capital city-state fell after a period of fierce fighting.

Carthage was destroyed.

However, although the Xiongnu were invincible on land, they were not good at naval warfare.

They were helpless against the remaining naval fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic.

Chen Hong studied Carthage's navigation technology.

Carthage developed triremes and circular commercial and naval port complexes, with the commercial port connected to the ocean via narrow waterways and the naval port capable of accommodating 220 warships.

Chen Hong mastered all of Carthage's naval warship and port construction techniques, and acquired all of Carthage's knowledge.

Thus, Chen Hong led the Xiongnu people from east to west, conquering the entire Eurasian continent.

Wherever he went, no one could defeat him.

None of them are any good; they're all noobs.

This time, Chen Hong's westward expedition utterly crushed the entire Eurasian continent.

Alexander's eastern expedition was nothing compared to Chen Hong's western expedition.

Chen Hong led only 800 cavalrymen on a sightseeing tour, driving a herd of cattle and sheep, and lashed these barbarians with the "Scourge of God."

They were whipped until they howled and knelt down to kiss Chen Hong's horse hooves.

Offer up your backside to receive a kick from a horse's hoof.

Chen Hong stopped paying attention to the Xiongnu and let them go and wreak havoc on the European barbarians.

Chen Hong led his cavalry eastward, preparing to return to the capital.

What Chen Hong didn't know was that as Meng Tian followed behind him, the more news he heard and the more places and things he saw, the more shocked he became, until he eventually became numb.

Meng Tian witnessed the devastation of the Great Xia Dynasty. He then dispatched troops to occupy the Great Xia, incorporating its territory into the Qin Dynasty's domain, and sent someone to report to the First Emperor.

Meng Tian left 20,000 troops to guard the Great Xia, and led the remaining 230,000 troops to continue westward.

They continued their westward expedition, following the route taken by the Xiongnu and Chen Hong.

Having witnessed the devastating defeat of the Parthian Empire, they left behind 20,000 troops to garrison it and incorporated it into the Qin Dynasty's territory.

With the remaining 210,000 troops, they continued to advance slowly.

Upon arriving at the Seleucid Empire, they found it to be another ravaged kingdom. Meng Tian left 40,000 troops to garrison the region and continued westward.

With the remaining 170,000 troops, Meng Tian did not dare to continue westward to the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.

Because that would require crossing the northern edge of the Arab world and the Jordan River to reach Cairo on the Nile.

The Arab world in between included a stretch of desert, and the cautious Meng Tian dared not take the risk.

So Meng Tian followed the trail left by the Xiongnu and Chen Hong, and headed north to the European world.

They crossed the continental belt between the two Black Seas and moved north into the European world.

After circling the long Black Sea coast, they saw Macedonia in ruins and left 70,000 troops to guard Macedonia and the surrounding small countries.

They continued their westward expedition, arriving at the Roman Republic, where they left 80,000 troops to guard Rome and the surrounding small states, incorporating them into the Qin Dynasty's territory.

Looking at this completely unfamiliar world, Meng Tian shook his head helplessly: "Immortals are indeed extraordinary. They have actually conquered this far west. Their casual fighting is beyond the reach of us mortals for hundreds of lifetimes."

Meng Tian was simply unable to advance westward; his supply lines had become too long.

Even with free supplies from grain depots in various countries along the way, it couldn't withstand such consumption.

Meng Tian had no choice but to lead the remaining 20,000 troops back eastward, preparing to return to the capital.

On the way back, they encountered 800 cavalrymen who had caught up with Chen Hong.

When they learned that Chen Hong had also conquered Carthage further west and the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, further south in northern Africa, they were shocked.

Meng Tian was dumbfounded and exclaimed, "Since ancient times, no one has ever achieved military merits like you, sir."

(End of this chapter)