Chapter 639 [**** crime]
Athens, which successfully joined the "United Nations", began to promote China's "International Law" in all aspects.▲∴▲∴, this is also one of the conditions proposed by Bai Dong. No matter how powerful Rome and Sparta are today, no matter how long Athens has weakened, Athens' influence is still the number one in the Mediterranean countries.
Bai Dong wanted to use Athens to promote China's "International Law", and also to make those enemies who were trembling under the attack of the United Army of Rome and China understand that joining the United Nations would be their only way out.
In this era when China is expanding its territory, the "priority of occupation" currently recognizes the "principle of occupation". The land occupied by the joint army that is about to attack the Iliad Peninsula will be recognized by the "International Law". Even if the Gauls, Carthaginians, and Iliadians expressed their intention to join the United Nations, these lands will not be returned to them.
This seems to be a bit of robber logic, but it is a necessary stage for the development of International Law. Even international law two thousand years later must recognize that the occupation of force before the 1950s was legal. It is precisely because of this principle that the Western Regions of China can be called "a territory that has belonged to China since ancient times". Otherwise, just a name of "new x" would be a bit contradictory.
China and Athens are now trying to tell these Western countries that I can "occupy" your land first, but I will not decide your way out. Join the United Nations, and countries that join the United Nations will be protected by International Law and will not be "occupied" by others. Of course, if someone does not realize until death like Carthage, the United Army will not mind completely erasing the Carthage nobles from this world. The "humanitarianism" advocated in International Law always protects civilians, not these ulterior motives ruling classes.
For these Western countries, the United Nations will always open the arms of welcome, even the Gauls who were called barbarians. Although they often massacre cities and even create plagues, it seems unforgivable, but after all, it is a Western move against the enemy in a frequent chaos. In the West of this era, there has been such a "glorious tradition" since the Battle of Troy. The Romans in the ignorant period did it, and the Greeks in Homer's epics did it. It is unfair to just blame the Gauls. Therefore, this kind of thing that was regarded as a crime in the later "International Law" did it, and Europe at this time did it.
The Spartans are the exception!
This nation not only slaughtered enemies, but also slaughtered their own people! And they were their own babies! A country like Greece and Rome would transform the enemy into slaves. Even if it was so strict with slaves, slaves at least had basic right to survive. At this time, Rome had not established an arena and had not entered the era of crazy killing of slaves. However, the Spartans regarded their slave "Shilos" as wild animals, and used it as prey for them to train young warriors! Being cruel to their own people, being cruel to the enemy, and being too cruel to the whole world! Such a country is untolerated by Bai Dong. After hearing the story of Spartans killing babies, Meng Ke overturned the table on the spot. If it weren't for Bai Dong's stopping him, he would almost have to raise his sword to go out for war, compete with Sun Bin for military power and then personally exterminate Sparta!
Sparta violated the '****** crime'. Even in order to maintain the dignity of the "International Law", China must take serious measures against this fighting nation.
The Athenians, who were bullied by Sparta, held their Chinese brothers with one hand and started the recruitment and mobilization work. In just two months, Athens organized 5,000 elite young and middle-aged men. They wore gorgeous armor depicted in Homer's epic and held round shields covered with various patterns and patterns in their hands, and conducted a "military exercise" with the Chinese army.
Most of the Athenian troops are temporarily mobilized from citizens. The state provides food and water, and these soldiers bring their own armor and weapons. Just like in Mulan's poem, some people's weapons and armor are passed down from their grandfather's generation. Such equipment is not as good as those of the Qin and Wei army, even compared with those of the Lu and Song army. Sun Bin knew why this city-state, which could mobilize up to 50,000 troops, was bullied by Sparta, whose citizens were less than 1,000.
Such an army cannot be seen directly by Sun Bin. What's the use of those beautiful armor? The thin iron armor cannot even withstand the Qin army's crossbow arrows shooting fifty steps away. Can the helmet be covered with feathers? That will only affect your own vision? The addition of these Athenian troops will only drag the Chinese army back and have no positive meaning at all!
After a 'military exercise', five thousand elite Athenians were defeated by 3,000 Lu** teams, and they didn't even last for two hours! Sun Bin shook his head into a rattle at that time. He had a skill in training the army, but he had no energy to help the Athenians train the army. It was better to refuse them to join the army to conquer Sparta.
Jais quit at that time. How could the Athenian army not participate in such a major event as the conquest of Sparta? He, the chief general, still has no face? What's more, with the military strength shown by China, the Spartans will be overwhelmed by the protection of the god of war Kratos this time. Athena's glory must shine on Sparta! To divide the land and slaves of Sparta, Athens must participate in this war!
"The warriors of Athens must stand on the land of Sparta!"
Jais clenched his fists in front of Bai Dong and Sun Bin, saying that he was determined and that there was no negotiation on this matter.
"Senior Brother Sun, you are right, 'War is not a treat to dinner', uh, isn't this what I said? But Athens is now a member of the United Nations. Athens naturally has the power and obligation to send troops to Sparta that violated the '****** crime'. Of course, I don't believe in the judgment of my senior brother, but war is one thing, politics is another; the senior brother doesn't have to insist on it. Jais will personally lead these 5,000 Athenian soldiers to attack Sparta and send troops to the senior brother. Even if he is defeated, this is not considered to have lost to the Spartans, right? By the way, I wonder if the senior brother has a strategy?"
Seeing that Sun Bin did not object anymore, Bai Dong was relieved and quickly changed the subject.
"There are only one thousand Spartan citizens, and even if the whole country convenes only five thousand troops, the strongest one is the Spartan city-constitution alliance. Although our army is strong, it is not familiar with the terrain and is not suitable for the water and soil, so it is not advisable to go south from Athens. After one city-state after another, our army will suffer too much casualties, which will hinder morale. Therefore, our army should come out from the sea and break through the hot spring pass. Take Sparta first. If Sparta is the first, the city-state will be destroyed."
"That is, to capture the king first?"
Bai Dong smiled slightly, and his senior brother thought of the same place as him. The God King Xerxes also marched from the sea and went to the Hot Spring Pass, but at that time it was because Athens had not arrived. Xerxes believed that Athens had many soldiers and the navy was strong, so he wanted to choose a "soft persimmon" to pinch it, but he did not expect that the losses were heavy in the Hot Spring Pass. Sun Bin wanted to capture the thief and the king, quickly took down Sparta, and quickly let the Peloponnese alliance collapse.
"It's a good thing to capture the king first. My junior brother is indeed a master of military tactics." Sun Bin nodded and said, "But the terrain of Wenquan Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult for the army to launch. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle. Since the chief general insists on sending troops, it's better to lead the general to feint the Spartan Southern Alliance. Our army will raid the Wenquan Pass from the sea, and then the big thing will be accomplished."
Chapter completed!