The only gay in the history of the army: true love, 40 years little trick
Not long ago, U.S. President Barack Obama said it would repeal the military’s gay ban, the ban on homosexual soldiers asked their sexual orientation to remain silent, or they will be dismissed. Currently, the armed forces of many countries are difficult to tolerate the existence of homosexuality. However, in history, but there was an army composed of purely homosexual. And “homosexual affect combat effectiveness,” the opposite point of view, this army fighting tough, it established 40 years rarely defeat.
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Thebes “Holy Army” was born
378 BC, the ancient Greek city of Thebes in general high-Ji Dasi created a very special army, that of Thebes, “Holy Army”, which consists of 300 (150 pairs), with soldiers from Legions of Thebes in all selected, and the soldiers are noble birth. The criteria for selection are: gay, romantic relationship, fighting tough. After these three conditions, would return 300, Thebes also reflects a very popular gay army. A military commander Saint said: “The same clan or tribe of the same few people to help each other in times of crisis, a regiment of soldiers should be mixed together in love, so as to form unbreakable, indestructible force, because a person absolutely do not want to lose face in front of his lover, and he would love to protect people who sacrifice their lives. “
Gao Ji Dasi them form a separate Corps, so that they swear loyalty to each other love and friendship, as the Army’s elite forces supporting the use of other, later defined as a vanguard.
Many people may not understand why such a gay troops were able to set up, it should start with ancient Greek culture. Read the classics of ancient Greece, ancient Greece will find a very strong gay culture, especially in Thebes as the most, containing the history of Thebes is Greece’s most open-ended one city to encourage homosexuality. Greek historian Xenophon wrote in his book mentioned in Thebes, adult men and boys can be in a similar open marriage cohabitation. Aristotle described in the book, said there is a sacred Thebes “Yiemosi Tomb,” gay people in the grave oath of loyalty to each other. It is against this background that led to the “Holy Army” well born, as a special color force, which was named “holy army.”
Beat the Spartans, a fame
In 371 BC, Sparta dominated the Greek city-state king Weng Bourotte, rate of 1.1 million troops conquest of Thebes. That time, Greece is at a “heavy armored infantry” of the peak times, through the unique “Spartan military education,” trained the Spartan army fighting strong, good “shock and awe shock tactics”, the key to fighting tactics the formation and progress must be kept intact to ensure that the military square in the same time all the spears into the enemy’s front, which washed away enemy positions in one fell swoop.
Thebes was the national army had only 7,500 people. Spartan army against the powerful “shock and awe shock” tactics commander Epaminondas of Thebes, a novel design of the “ramp-shaped battle formation” to stop the enemy’s spears impact. This new formation, the “Holy Army” will play a “trump card” role, the rapid attack the enemy’s right wing, forcing the enemy chaos, the main force to flee attacks.
August 5, the two sides remain Ke Tela region tactics deployed by their battle array. Campaign began, the commander ordered the whole army to the left rotating Sparta formation in an attempt to maintain a parallel state with the army of Thebes after the implementation of the spear attacks. But opponents ranging lined formation, “Holy Army” to launch an attack. Sparta did not expect that the military wing, and at a loss, sudden chaos formation was shocked too. At this time, Epaminondas command main line of attack. Is adjusting the deployment of the Spartan army is hard to suddenly be playing end to end, across the board collapse. Thebes army victorious pursuit, and annihilated more than 2,000 people, not only to protect national security, but also almost ended Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world (362 years BC, Thebes Epaminondas rate of the coalition in Mandiniya Sparta defeated the coalition campaign, once again, using the still “oblique battle formation”, Sparta completely defeated, but Epaminondas has died).
Eliminated by Alexander
“Holy Army” in World War I battle to stay Kete La fame, after 40 years, with Epaminondas created the “ramp-shaped battle formation” to “holy army” as the vanguard of the few defeat the army of Thebes. However, the “holy army” is ultimately not escape the doom, which also seems to be, because to eliminate it and Thebes are closely related, he is the king of Macedonia, Philip II, which is the famous father of Alexander the Great.
Philip II the age of 15 as a young prince, was taken hostage when Thebes, where he spent 3 years with the “holy army” had a long intimate contact, is well aware of this force tactics. Philip II, after returning to the throne, established a strong professional force, the rapid expansion of the intention of controlling the entire territory of Greece. Thebes and Athens against Macedonia in order to form an alliance.
338 BC, a decisive battle in the khaironia start. Start the campaign when there are natural barriers on both sides of Athens to protect coalition forces, can be said without flaws. But Philip II Guards led the first cavalry attack, and fight and then retire, effective mobilization of Athens Corps, it tightly hot pursuit, making the coalition flank exposed. Alexander then launched a deadly blow in the horn
Sound, he led his troops broke into the right square of Athens, Athens camp soon collapse. Then Alexander’s cavalry corps around to Thebes after the elite troops to hold the line “Holy Army” launched an offensive to wipe out all of these 300 people, and good morale of combat forces. In the face of enemy cavalry advantage, “holy army” without fear, for a difficult and flame until all died. “Holy Army” defeat, Athens coalition forces across the board retreat.
Described the Greek historian Plutarch: “The inspection of the battlefield after the victory of Philip II, he stopped before the bodies of 300 warriors, that each soldier has a fatal chest wound, every two body closely side by side, so that all of this is the famous composition by the love of the warrior “holy army”, he just could not tears, said: ‘No matter who they suspect these people are despicable behavior or experience , should be destroyed. ‘”
Khaironia battle three years later, due to the assassination of Alexander the Great mistakenly believed the rumors, Thebes revolted against Macedonia, the result Alexander insurgency, and destroy this city, Thebes, killing people is not being captured as slaves, Thebes no longer exists, “Holy Army” also disappear.
(Source: House of generous blog)