Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - v9 Chapter 226： Speeding Egypt

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Considering the great threat of Dionian to Persia today, Artaxerxes relies a lot on Trebasus who can conquer the war, so he pondered for a long time, and finally strictly ordered the intelligence department not to pursue this matter. The surveillance of Trebasus should be strengthened.

On this day, while Artaxerxes was still worrying about the political instability in Babylon, Minister Trebasus took the information sent back from Egypt by the messenger and hurriedly entered the palace to ask for a meeting.

“Jehao died in a storm on his way to Dionia. Nick Tanipus launched a rebellion and is marching towards Memphis—” Artaxerxes saw this, sweeping away the gloom in his heart and exclaimed excitedly: “Egypt There has been civil strife, this is a rare opportunity! We should take this opportunity to send troops to help regain Egypt in the name of Nick Tanipos!”

Trebasus euphemistically reminded: “Wang Yingming, this is indeed a great opportunity to retake Egypt! It’s just that Nick Tanipos suddenly raised his troops without notifying us. Obviously, he has other thoughts. I am afraid it is for us. Be guarded.”

“If the Egyptian civil strife happens, he is of no use to us.” Artaxerxes cast aside his lips in disdain, and then solemnly said: “What we need to worry about is the reinforcements of Dionia, and we must catch them. Send out a large army before reaching Egypt. As long as the army crosses the Nile and captures Memphis, Egypt will become something in our palm—”

Altaxerxes paused, and then said in a strong tone: “So I decided to appoint you as the military commander in the attack on Egypt. I hope you can successfully complete the regret that the kingdom has lasted for many years!”

Facing the expectant eyes of the King of Persia, Trebasus immediately bent over and saluted, and said: “Thank you for your trust! I will do my best to fulfill my mission and dedicate Egypt to the King!”

“I am waiting for your victory!” Altaxerxes thought for a while, and suddenly said: “If you succeed in retaking Egypt, I will marry Atosha to you.”

Trebasus was stunned, and after a while, he thanked him and left with a complicated mood.

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Artaxerxes wanted to take advantage of the Egyptian civil strife and quickly send troops to capture Egypt, the quickest way is to dispatch the undead army stationed at the Babylonian court. But in order to maintain his safety, it is impossible for him to send this elite force loyal to him, but to mobilize the army near Babylon.

In this way, it would take a lot of time just to gather the army, not to mention the long journey from Babylon to Egypt, and it would also take a lot of time.

Trebasus realized that he was doing his best to supervise the assembly of the army, but he did not know that the Holy Kingdom of Dionian had planned plans long before the civil strife in Egypt, and when the King of Persia gave him an order. At that time, King Dionia has officially appointed the Eighth Army Commander Karsidis as the wartime commander of the Egyptian reinforcements.

Only two days later, the 4 Sicilian regiments and light cavalry regiments that had already assembled on standby boarded the ships at the ports of Lilivi and Hadrummentum, respectively, and headed to Egypt.

Perhaps it was Hades’s blessing that the Dionian army encountered no storms during the voyage and entered the Nile Estuary smoothly after 5 days.

At this time, Nick Tanipos had just captured Memphis and declared publicly that Pharaoh Tanibu had passed away from illness, and he issued a letter before his death to let himself take over as Pharaoh.

But while he became a pharaoh and forced a queen to marry, he also sent people to massacre members of the royal family and former pharaoh’s cronies. The people in Memphis were panic, and the entire Nile Delta was also turbulent.

Some city owners announced their support for the “new pharaoh” Nick Tanipos, some city owners raised troops to eradicate the rebellion, and some city owners waited and watched the situation develop…

At the western mouth of the Nile Delta, Naukratis is the Egyptian town with the most Greek descendants. It is also the town that has benefited the most from the alliance between Egypt and Dionia in the past 20 years. Not only do residents have a good impression of Dionia, but also The few Dionians have settled here for a long time. Among them are the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Dionians. They have persuaded the officials of Naukrates in advance, so when the fleet full of Dionian soldiers arrives At the checkpoint at the mouth of the river, Naukratis city officials and people opened the city gates, instigated by Dionian intelligence personnel, and lined up to welcome them.

When seeing the well-groomed and imposing Dionian soldiers entering Naukratis city, the people were not worried, but relieved, because in this turbulent period, only a strong army can guarantee safety. With the asylum of the Dionian army, Naukratis can naturally stay away from the war.

After only one night’s rest in Naukrates, Karsidis led his army quickly along the Henan Province on the second day. Its route was exactly the same as the Dionian army that came to rescue a few years ago because of the Persian invasion. , But the purpose is completely different.

With the help of intelligence personnel, the slogan “The Dionian Allied Forces will eliminate the rebellion and help the Egyptian people regain peace and tranquility” quickly spread throughout the Nile Delta.

We must know that the Dionian army has left a very good impression in the hearts of the Egyptian people: they have strict military discipline, brave combat, and no offense with the people…In addition, the nearly 40,000 troops led by Calcidis are huge. Therefore, the Egyptian towns through which they passed hardly made any resistance and opened their doors to welcome them.

The Dionian army went smoothly and quickly approached Memphis.

Nick Tani Persia originally colluded with Persia, just to strengthen his power in order to usurp the throne in the future, but he was very clear in his heart: Compared with Persia, who wanted to annex Egypt, he had allied with Egypt for more than ten years and saved Egypt several times. Diornia in distress is a better partner.

Therefore, he had made up his mind: When he usurped the throne and the situation became a little stable, he immediately sent envoys to Dionia to express his friendship, continue to ally with him, and use his strength to defend the Persians.

It’s just that he never thought that Dionia’s reinforcements would come so quickly, but he was not too panicked. He believed that he was the only Egyptian royal bloodline today, and it is a fact that he succeeded to the pharaoh, showing his goodwill. Next, Dionia can only admit that he is the next pharaoh, and alliance with him is the best result.

So he sent an envoy to the Dionian army that was marching towards Memphis.

Unexpectedly, Calcidis, who had been instructed by King Daves, did not see the messenger he sent, and detained him directly.

At first, Nick Tanipos didn’t see a reply, thinking it was the messenger who had an accident on the way, but the many messengers sent were gone forever, and he began to feel uneasy.

In the previous Persian invasion of Egypt, he had fought side by side with the Dionians and had a deeper understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Dionians. He had no idea whether his army could defeat the Dionians. Too much confidence, not to mention that he has just occupied Memphis, and the officials appointed by the former pharaohs did not fully submit to him. Once he goes to war with the Dionian army, he may be in big trouble; but on the other hand, he is deliberate. After waiting for so many years, he finally took advantage of this great opportunity to sit on the throne of Pharaoh. But once he abandons Memphis and leads the army back to his nest, it is equivalent to admitting that he is rebellious without any tricks. Not only will he lose his prestige, but the position of Pharaoh will be usurped by others…

Just as Nick Tanipos was hesitant, the Dionian army had quickly approached Memphis, and he wanted to make the last effort to stand on the top of the city, facing the Dionian army he knew under the city. Commander Calcidis shouted loudly, sincerely expressing his willingness to form an alliance with Dionia.

Until this time, Karsidis made a clear response: “Pharaoh Tanib is the hero of the Egyptians (referring to the overthrow of the Persian rule in Egypt) and the best friend of the Kingdom of Dionian. , His Majesty Daves issued an order, “We must severely punish the rebels and execute the murderer who killed Pharaoh Tanib, so that the Egyptian people can feel at ease, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com can restore peace in Egypt!”

At this time, Nick Tanipos finally realized that the war between him and Dionia was inevitable.

At this time, dozens of small warships from an Egyptian inland fleet and Dionian First Fleet that were stationed in Naukratis also arrived in the river near Memphis.

In this way, the Dionian army basically completed the siege of the city of Memphis. It is no longer possible for Nick Tanipos to lead his troops out of Memphis. He can only hurriedly strengthen the defense of the city, and at the same time send a messenger to take risks Out of the siege, rushed to the city of Pei Ramses (built by Pharaoh Ramses II and now the residence of Nick Tanipos) for help and seek support from the Persians.

Calcidis did not give Nick Tanipos any time to buffer, and launched an attack on Memphis on the second day. Although the siege for several days caused many casualties to the Dionian army, it also made preparations. The inadequate Egyptian rebels found it difficult to support.

The former Pharaoh Tanib reigned for 20 years, and the officials and people of Memphis were deeply affected. Nick Tanibos’ usurpation made them dissatisfied, and his killing of royal family members and the cruelty of the officials who re-used Tanib The persecution made everyone even more hated. When he had to weaken the control of the city when he commanded the army to defend against the siege of the Dionian army, some Memphis officials strengthened their private contacts, and they also persuaded the city of Puta San. Monks in the field.

In the early morning of the 6th day of the start of the siege, while the tired rebel soldiers were still sleeping, these officials led an army of hundreds of people made up of their own guards and slaves to raid the west gate of the main city of Memphis. , Because some monks from Puta Sanctuary were mixed in the team, the rebel soldiers guarding the city gate were at a loss for a while, and the city gate was quickly taken.