Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - v9 Chapter 253： Persian strategy (1)

Daves was listening attentively and was pleased with it. Suddenly he saw Mariji kneel down with a “plop” and said with a guilty expression: “Your Majesty…actually I am from Babylon, just to make myself… Noble, so I always called myself a Persian, and later I wanted to confess, and felt that if the people of the kingdom knew that I had lied, it would damage the majesty of the Ministry of Commerce and the implementation of the decree. So… please forgive me The sin I have concealed for a long time!”

Daves laughed, stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said loudly: “You are not a Persian, this is great! I am also worried that defeating Persia by defeating Persia and losing Persia too badly will cause you some harm. , Now I’m relieved! It means that after a decisive battle with the Persian army, I will appoint you as the messenger of Dionia to persuade your compatriots to submit to the kingdom and share the fruits of victory together!”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!” Mariji bowed deeply to Davers with joy.

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The next day King Daves held a military meeting. Not only did he require generals above the legion commander to attend, but he also invited Alexis, Phillips, Tormid, Amintas, and Epithenes. Waiting for the retired former mercenary veterans to participate, after listening to Izam’s detailed report on the Persian army, they jointly discussed whether to change the current defensive posture and turn to attack the Persian army. ,

Almost at the same time, the Persian King Artaxerxes also convened a military meeting in the city of Taposaku. Although his army had more troops than Dionia, there were only a few people participating in the meeting: the confidant of the Persian king. The counselor Trebasus, the governor of Susa, Harpergus, and the commander of Persepolis, Maldonius (both of them are the 6 of the great King Darius who rebuilt Persia. A descendant of an ally, his status is extremely honorable), as well as the Governor of Armenia, Orontas, who is also the son-in-law of the Persian king, and a young general who leads the undead army, Tilteos, who is equally distinguished. He was born in Archie Although the Menidian family is a distant branch, they have married a daughter of Artaxerxes and are close to the king of Persia.

The last one is the Royal Mission Director Mark Tonos. At this moment, he is talking loudly about the intelligence of the Dionian army: “…From the turmoil in Egypt last September, the Dionian army landed in Egypt one after another, to this year In January, the King of Dionia arrived in Egypt, and then they invaded Canaan, captured Phoenician, and occupied Syria. During this time, the so-called’Dionian Army’s banners that we can detect are… …First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, tenth Seventh, eighteenth, nineteenth (Po region, dominated by Gaul), 21st Army (Affilija region, dominated by Phoenicians and Numibians)… According to Dio The fixed number of combat personnel of each army in Nia is calculated by 8,000 personnel, which is 144,000 in total.

In addition, five Dionian cavalry regiments have appeared in the Dionian army, with a number of more than 10,000… The total number of this army, led by King Dionian himself, exceeds 150,000. Our secret spy’s long-term observation of the Diorian army in Syria has made the judgment of the total number of Diorian troops that are consistent with…” Marktonos talked freely, knowing everything about the Diorian army. The ability to obtain such accurate information is due to the department he is in charge of-the Persian Royal Mission Agency.

Cyrus founded Persia, but Darius made Persia truly an empire. He perfected Persia’s political system, established a complete administrative bureaucracy, reformed Persia’s fiscal and monetary system, and established Ahura As the leader of popular belief, Mazda has also established a huge road system within the country, making the communication between the central and regional more convenient…Of course, Persia has such a vast territory, and even some regions are still autonomous In order to rule the subjects more effectively and prevent the recurrence of the great rebellion during the Gambisis period, it is necessary to have a more detailed and accurate grasp of the situation of officials and people in various regions so that they can respond in time. Therefore, Darius established a special The Royal Spy Agency that served the king was more than 100 years earlier than the Intelligence Department of the Kingdom of Dionian.

Although more than 100 years have passed, this intelligence agency has become bloated and inefficient, but it is still the most trusted eyes and ears of the Persian king. It not only monitors the movements of the domestic subjects, but also pays attention to the situation in neighboring areas such as Egypt and Greece. Therefore, As soon as the Dionian army appeared in Egypt and Asia Minor, it immediately became its focus. After such a long period of time, it was within one’s own country, and with the capabilities of the Royal Spy Agency, the situation of the Dionian army could naturally be understood more clearly.

“The Dionian army is only 150,000 people. Our army has twice the number of it. We have such a huge advantage. I don’t understand why I didn’t take the initiative to attack the Dionian, but shrank in fear. Taposacus!” Maldonos said loudly, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction with Artaxerxes, but he had no scruples, not only because his ancestor Gobrias usurped the Persian throne. The closest of the six accomplices of Darius, his family has always been trusted by the royal family, and he was the first Persian top noble to support Artaxerxes in the chaos of Cyrus. In turn, he assisted the Persian king to gain the support of the native Persian nobles and survived the crisis when he first came to the throne. It also made him trusted by Artaxerxes and allowed him to hold a heavy army to guard the real Persian capital of Susa. .

Altaxerxes was a little embarrassed to face Maldonos’ accusations. Although he expressed his contempt for the “barbarian country” Dionia in many public places, in fact, the Persian king’s military performance has almost become a joke among the Persian nobles during his reign for so many years. What he can tell is that when he first came to the throne, he put down the rebellion of the prestigious little Cyrus among the Persian nobles, but in fact he knew very well in his heart that in that decisive battle, he led more troops than the opponent. In the battle, he was at a disadvantage. If Cyrus hadn’t been stupid and led his troops to charge himself, he would die in battle, I am afraid the ending would be completely different.

Therefore, when the aggressive and almost never defeated Kingdom of Dionian in the Western Mediterranean launched an attack on Persia, he was a little guilty, so he stayed in Babylon for more than half a year, watching Canaan and Phoenician one after another. After being captured, he waited until the troops in all regions were all gathered, so that he had enough confidence, he dared to act. But when he was about to face the Dionian army, he couldn’t help but feel a little flustered. The experience of repeated war defeats in the past appeared before him, so that he did not dare to make a decision rashly.

As the most noble King of Kings, Artaxerxes certainly would not show his timidity in front of the minister. He glanced at Trebasus next to him.

Trebasus immediately understood and said: “The king actually wanted to attack the Dionian army a long time ago, but I was dissuaded. Lord Maldonos, although our army is huge, how effective is it? You’ve been here for so long, you should have a lot of experience. The natives and barbarians who make up half of the army look fierce, but they only fight violently, don’t know how to line up, and don’t know how to follow orders. , And don’t know how to cooperate with our Persian army and attack the Dionian army in this state. They will only become our burden.

So we need to spend some time to train them and let them become our help as soon as possible. Master Maldonos, you have also commanded such training several times, and you should have felt their progress. I believe it will not be long before they can cooperate with our army and launch an effective attack on the Dionian army. ”

Maldonos snorted, unable to remember how to refute it.

Halpergs sneered and interjected first: “It is said that Master Trebasus is very wise, I think it is just that! We stay here wasting time, it turned out to be just to make the barbarians a little obedient. But. Don’t forget, the Greek coalition forces in Asia Minor are coming here. Once they are allowed to join the Dionian army in Syria~www.novelhall.com~ The strength of the Dionian army will definitely increase. If you want to defeat them, It’s not that easy, so we can’t waste time anymore, we must defeat the Dionian army in front of us as soon as possible!”

“Fanabazos is doing his best to stop the advance of the Greek coalition forces, and has achieved very good results. According to the information we have now, the Greek coalition forces have not entered the Silesia region, so we still have enough time to deal with it. The Dionian army in Syria.”

Hearing Trebasus mentioning Phanabazos, Artaxerxes frowned unconsciously: In fact, through the intelligence of the Mission, he already knew the true situation of the battle in western Asia Minor. Although irritated by Fanabazos’s false report on military affairs, he did not punish Fanabazos and even gave him more support, because he knew very well that in such a bad situation in Asia Minor, there was only Fanaba. Zos can support the overall situation, and Jason, the scapegoat, just allows both sides to have a step down. Of course, he will deal with the crime of deceiving the king of Na Bazos after the war.

At the same time, he knew that the “Greek mercenaries led by Jason to betray the enemy” was a lie, so he rejected the proposals of some Persian officials and did not anger the Greek soldiers he hired. So I also got the gratitude of these Greek mercenaries.

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