Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

“He who doesn’t help himself will not be helped by God.”

——Sophocles

I don’t know what good programs Demetri prepared for these city-state representatives, but in short, they all left Corinth with a satisfied smile.

Although the Allied Forces did not succeed, many representatives with more ideas promised to lead a small number of capable soldiers and ships to help "in their personal capacity". Of course, this small force is better than nothing for combat, but there are political problems Very significant.

This alliance will boost Demetrius' momentum, and sending his troops north to deal with Cassander is naturally on the agenda.

At the beginning, the Macedonian army was like an early joint-stock company. Each partner recruited troops from their respective territories to follow the old chairman Philip and the young chairman Alexander in the north and south, and everyone suffered losses.

When the Thracians, Greeks, Asiatics, Phoenicians and various eastern peoples joined in, the assets of these retail investors were naturally controlled by the emperor himself. He was able to appoint his trusted comrades as senior generals, and the troops and nobles The Macedonian territories gradually became disassociated.

When Yadi died suddenly, the company was left without a leader. The top executives of the head office and the heads of various regions used their authority and prestige to wantonly embezzle the company's assets. With the deaths of Olympias and Eumenes, the Agid empire was finally divided up. After all, several new large companies have stood up using the huge market and assets it left behind.

Antigonus took a lot of advantage in the fight against Perdiccas and Eumenes. Most of Alexander's treasury and the most elite troops were almost under his hands. If it hadn't been for the defection of Seleucus, he now controlled His territory should also be the largest. In addition, thanks to his advanced age, he has become the most senior among the successors after Antipater's death. It is no wonder that he looks down on the others.

Due to his outstanding prestige and abundant funds, he was able to build a huge fleet and support a large number of standing armies and mercenaries. Many small entrepreneurs who joined the army eventually had to become his wage earners, and some generals who were not from Macedonia , such as the old man Aristodemus and most of the admirals, they can use whomever they want.

The internal situations of several other practitioners are different.

Ptolemy's qualifications and status in Alexander's army were not very high, but he started very early. He was almost the first to gain independence and captured Egypt, which was relatively far away from the center of the struggle. With a stable internal environment, the family transformation has basically been completed. Some territories far away from the center of Egypt, such as Cyrenaica and Cyprus, which were still in his hands before, are served by members of his family as kings, and his generals are also loyal to him. Not two.

Seleucus was the last to start his career. He did not break away from Antigonus until the last war. He obtained the largest territory, but there were also many proud soldiers and generals left over from the Alexander era. He carefully treated them with care, While maintaining a balance between the Macedonian shareholders and the Persian shareholders, he is also working non-stop to consolidate his own power.

Lysimachus's background was relatively ordinary, but he gradually accumulated military exploits in the Eastern Campaign. Before the death of Emperor Adi, he had become one of the seven personal attendants, together with Hephaestion, Leonardo, and Perdy. Cass, Ptolemy, and Pesson are all tied together, but it seems that he is the one with the lowest status. When Babylon was divided, he was also assigned the most terrible land in Thrace, and there was also Odry in the territory. The Kingdom of West Asia was in rebellion, and when he finally got rid of the thorns, he had nothing to do with the Successor War. However, thanks to the years of fighting, he was good in his own army, but he had a bad temper and was not very popular. .

Cassander's rise to power was the most bumpy. What his father Antipater left for him was simply not worth mentioning compared to what others had. However, in all previous conflicts, he was always at the forefront of the struggle. He defeated Polyperchon and Olympias along the way, and killed Alexander's whole family inside and out. Now Antigonus slapped him in the face again, and the reward he got after many years of hard work was Alexander's homeland and sister, and Those partners left behind in the country.

As a digression here, many nobles or high-ranking officers who were highly employed by other successors still retained territorial property in their hometown in Macedonia, which shows the strength of Cassander's control over the territory.

As for Polyperchon, everyone knows that he is a bad guy, so it’s okay not to mention it.

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I don’t know what it’s like for Old One-Eye to hold meetings in the army. It is said that the old man governs the army very harshly.

In short, Dmitry hosted military meetings and banquets in exactly the same style.

He himself sat on the throne in the middle, and the others lay on the couch in groups of three. It was also equipped with a smooth dining table and soft footstools. Waiters and maids shuttled between them, delivering fruits, snacks and dishes to everyone. All kinds of beautiful wineware filled with wine.

Oh shit!With these insects...

Forget it.

The closer the seat is to the throne, the higher the natural status. On one side are the officers under Dmitri's command, and on the other side are the military envoys of the allies.

Although Pyrrhus was Tagus of Thessaly, since he could not send out a large army to assist in the battle, he had to be shy and attend the meeting as one of Demetrius's own, just a prospective son-in-law.He saw his own son Antigonus sitting at the end, so he prepared to go there too.

But Demetrius stopped him and asked him to sit in front with the two great men, Aristodemus and Medes.

Seeing that the others had no objection, Pyrrhus did not refuse.

You really think highly of me!

Pyrrhus sighed while trying to lie down in a less arrogant posture, but he caught sight of Cratesipolis, who was sitting opposite with the envoys of Aetolia and Boeotia.

As soon as the two people's eyes made contact, Cratesipolis rolled her eyes and threw her face aside hatefully.

This scene fell in the eyes of Dmitri next to him.

He raised the wine glass and looked at the female tyrant with a frosty face, and then at Pyrrhus whose slap marks had not completely faded away, with a look of sudden realization on his face.

He came over and patted Pyrrhus on the shoulder, and said seriously:

"Don't worry, I won't tell Fila."

After all, it was "Hahahahahahaha".

Pyrrho was demoralized.

You are laughing your ass off!Isn't it because of your stupidity that I got beaten?

Before he could marry the promised daughter, he ran away with the woman he had obtained, and he suffered a huge loss!

Demetrius entrusted Pyrrhus to preside over the military meeting.

Speaking of which, Master De thought highly of him for a reason, and it wasn't just because he was his son-in-law.

Although Hieronymus, the scribe, fought many battles with his good friend Eumenes, he always felt that culture was better than quality. Moreover, he had been with Eumenes, and all the soldiers from Macedonia treated him favorably.

Aristodemus was a veteran with both civil and military talents, but he was from Antigonus and was only temporarily sent to his son to help him fight, and he was not young at all.

So he really lacks such a person who can take charge of civil and military affairs.

As for Pyrrhus, from his advice after the Eleusinian Mystery to his busy work for the Corinthian League, Demetrius felt very sympathetic, so he did not hesitate to rely on him.

Pyrrhus clapped his hands, "Myron! Leonardus! Come in!"