Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 237: Return to Byzantium

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At this time, Melisanda asked: "I see on this map, the distance from Egypt to Cyprus seems to be farther than the distance from Crete to Cyrenaica. Such a long sea distance, the road On the way, I can’t stop and rest and replenish fresh water. Can the troop carrier really arrive smoothly? After our fleet arrives in the waters near Cyprus, is there any combat capability?"

Karsidis replied earnestly: "I have specifically and carefully asked the Greek merchants in Naukratis who often go to Cyprus to trade. They all told me that there will not be any storms in the Near East during this season. As long as you have enough water on board, you can travel day and night without stopping, you can reach Cyprus in only three or four days. Uninterrupted sailing), and we can hire these Naukratis merchants as guides to guide us.

As for the navy...I still remember that they once rushed to Carthage from Sicily and eventually defeated the Carthage fleet. They should be very experienced in this aspect. Of course, they need to make their own judgments. "

"How is the defense on the island of Cyprus? How many troops are there?" Matonis was a little moved, and his tone became anxious.

"A few decades ago, Cyprus was only a subsidiary of Persia. The king of Cyprus united the Greek city-states of Asia Minor several times. In order to gain independence, Persia finally suppressed it. Since then, the Persians have learned their lesson. , Abolished the king of Cyprus, split Cyprus into multiple city-states, and did not allow them to build tall and thick walls, otherwise they would be dissatisfied with Persia.

Although I don’t know how much force Cyprus can gather to fight us, it is clear that their defensive capabilities are not strong, and their largest city-state, Nicosia, is located in the middle of the plain, which is easy to be captured... and, just now You all feel that it is more difficult to attack Cyprus from the sea. We all have this idea, and the Cypriots will never think of this. Our raid will surely be successful! "

After Calsidis finished speaking, the eyes of the legionnaires lit up.

Daves coughed slightly, attracted the attention of the generals, and then groaned: "It is indeed a good idea to attack Cyprus from the sea, but it is more about gaining the dominance of the sea, not us. The main way to attack the Persian Near East? After all, apart from the Gulf of Issus, no other areas have the conditions for large-scale landing...

According to intelligence, the Persians have already assembled a large number of troops in the Mesopotamia? Once we capture Cyprus? It will inevitably cause the Persians to be vigilant? They will definitely strengthen the defense of the coast of Issus, our main force. If we want to carry out landing operations in the Near East, we will undoubtedly take great risks? Therefore, our offensive focus should still be placed on land.

As long as we occupy Cyprus? Eliminate the Persian fleet, the transport fleet can safely sail along the coast, ready to supply troops marching on the land. Even with the maritime transport guarantee? Our army can not attack Gaza at all? It will advance directly to the north—"

Daves looks down at the small, narrow seaside area north of Gaza City on the map? His expression is a bit complicated: "Calcidis? Do you know anything about Jerusalem in Canaan?"

"Your Majesty? I have asked people? The Jews living in Jerusalem are a weak people. They were massacred by the Assyrians and imprisoned the survivors in Babylon, although the Persians later released them. , Let them return to their hometown? But decades have passed? Their number is still small......

I heard that some years ago, they sent people to plead with the king of Persia? I hope they can allocate some money to rebuild their dilapidated temple. The Persian king agreed to their request? He even appointed Nehemiah, a Jew who he trusted, as the governor of Jerusalem to take charge of this matter.

As a result, after Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem? But he had conflicts with Samaritan Governor-General Sanballa in the east, and there are still conflicts...So the weak Jews simply can't stop our army, and we can even occupy this place—" Karsidis pointed at an icon on the map: "Jaffa, a port town in the Jerusalem area, for our fleet to anchor..."

"Very good!" Daves looked away from the map, looked around the crowd, and said solemnly: "Everyone, I think everyone agrees with Calcidis's suggestions, so I will soon Invite Sekrian, Midolades and Stefakas to hold another military meeting to discuss the feasibility of attacking Cyprus and destroying the main force of the Persian fleet...

Regardless of the outcome of the next military meeting, the attack on Persia will be launched in a short period of time. I only hope that you can use this time to let the soldiers of each legion learn and adapt to marching, camping and fighting in the desert as soon as possible! "

"Yes, your majesty!" everyone responded in unison.

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The next day Daves took the high priests of Asistus and Amonhotep to the temples of Puta and Osiris to make sacrifices, and was warmly welcomed by the priests of the temple. He also went to the temple The raised holy cow Apis had close contact.

The black fat cow with only a white star on his forehead behaved very friendly to him. It flicked the oxtail, and quickly ate the forage he passed over, letting Priest Puta and Orisis The priests all praised loudly (apis was first thought to be the incarnation of the creation **** Puta, and later evolved into the incarnation of Osiris): "Pharaoh Daves is worthy of being the son of Amon, and even the easy sacred cow dares not Something to slack off!"

Daves then went to the temple of the goddess of wisdom and war Knight, and he even made a promise to Amon Hottepu that he would take time to worship at the Karak Temple in Thebes, but he refused Another suggestion from the Egyptian high priest: Go to the Temple of Amon in Siwa Oasis to obtain the oracle.

Siwa Oasis is located in the desert of western Egypt. The Temple of Amon there is quite old and highly respected. Its oracles are well-known. Not only Egyptians often go to worship, but even Greeks also worship. , Especially in Thessaly and Macedonia in Northern Greece.

Daves refused because it was very difficult to go to the Siwa Oasis. Although he remembered that Alexander in the previous life, after conquering Egypt, he went to the Siwa Oasis Temple to worship, and encountered encounters on the way. It is very dangerous, but Amonhotep has repeatedly explained: Although Siwa Oasis is in the desert, its journey is very safe due to frequent people going to worship.

The question that Daves considers is that many Greeks who go to the Siwa Oasis to worship are seeing Amon in that temple as the incarnation of Zeus in Egypt. In history, Alexander declared that he was a child of Zeus. Of course he Going to worship, but Daves, who is a descendant of Hattis, is obviously not suitable.

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At the same time that King Davos arrived in Egypt, the Central Italian coalition led by Wolsey, Herniki, and Sabine also landed in Asia Minor by ship. So far the Greek coalition under the command of Leotichides The troops have all gathered.

During the time that the Greek coalition forces arrived one after another, he did not wait quietly, but was always in an active offensive posture. Not only did he continuously push down the towns near the Hellespong Strait, but he also used Samo The impact of the victory in the Battle of Slovakia led the main force to leave the coastline and penetrate deep into the interior of Missia. At the same time, some troops were sent south and entered the territory of Lydia.

Due to the inability of the Persian army to fight, the Greek coalition forces were shocked for a while. Not only the coastal Greek city-states, such as Bosworth and Caios, surrendered, but also some inland towns in Missia and Lydia. Surrender to it.

An interesting incident occurred during this period. The Tenth Army Commander Stefros made a request to Leotichides: he hoped that he could take a troop to the other side of the strait and force a surrender to Byzantium.

Thirty years ago, the Persian mercenary, the predecessor of the Dionian army, was humiliated in Byzantium. This also included King Davos. Leotichides had heard of this, and in his heart Clearly: This request is probably not Stifros's own will, but from his father Amintas, and may even be a collective instruction from many veterans in the army.

Leotitchides certainly would not refuse, and even because there is not much military pressure at present, he generously approved: Stefros can lead the entire Tenth Army.

Stefros led an army to land on the beach near Byzantium. Just after setting up a camp, the Byzantine messenger arrived and humbly stated to him: Byzantium is willing to worship the Holy Kingdom of Dionia!

For Byzantium, which has almost changed a generation, I don’t remember what happened decades ago, but the Byzantines know that Athens and Sparta, to which they once attached, and even the whole of Greece They were all crawling at the feet of Dionia. Dionia’s forces had not yet spread to the Yoke Star Sea, and the Byzantines could still pretend to be ignorant. Now the opposing army is close at hand, and they have always understood how the wind will lead them. Be soft immediately.

Of course, Stefluos will not take the initiative to revisit the embarrassment of the year, but put forward some demanding requirements, such as providing a large amount of food, tribute, and providing fleet and labor to provide assistance to the army... …Byzantium accepts it all.

The Byzantines are so fascinated. Of course, Stefros could not make trouble unreasonably. He had to lead an armed march of 8,000 soldiers in the Byzantine city, and finally asked the Byzantine government to build a memorial column in the port. Inlaid with a statue of King Davos wielding a sword on horseback.