Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 197: Strategy against Persia (1)

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"This suggestion is very good." Daves nodded and said in praise: "Tapirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must send an envoy as soon as possible to the tribes of the Gaul in the mountains adjacent to Liguria for friendly negotiations. As for the Ministry of Intelligence ...They have already launched an action against the Gaul region beyond the mountain."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Foreign Secretary Tapirus immediately got up to respond.

"Anything else?" Daves asked next.

"Your Majesty!" Croto Kataks coughed lightly, and said: "Yesterday the preparation team received a clear reply from Egypt. This time they will send an envoy of nearly 100 people to the Games. The leader is the Pharaoh. Jiehao, son of Tanib."

"Is it Jehao, who has been designated by Tanib as the next pharaoh?" Daves was slightly surprised.

"Yes, we have repeatedly confirmed that this Egyptian delegation is led by Vizier Jhao of Egypt."

"Your Majesty, the Egyptian Pharaoh actually sent his heir to Turye to watch the Games. This will undoubtedly show the world the power of the kingdom, and it also reflects the strong friendship between Dionia and Egypt!" Tapirus was excited! Said: "I suggest that the Egyptian mission should be greeted with grand etiquette in response to the importance we attach to Egypt!"

"It should be the case. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the arrangements." Daves did not express any joy. Instead, he asked solemnly: "According to the information from the Ministry of Intelligence, Tanib has been sick and bedridden. For 3 months, I once wrote to propose'send the best doctor to Egypt for treatment,' but he tactfully refused. Although I don't know the detailed condition of his current condition, his state affairs have been fully represented by Jie Hao. The condition is already very serious! In such a situation, Jie Hao actually came to Turiyi personally, just for friendship?"

The ministers were in deep thought.

At this moment, the intelligence chief Alistairs who was sitting at the back of the queue stood up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the intelligence department has found the news. The support of the generals and monks repeatedly raised objections to Jiehao’s dominance of state affairs, and even claimed that he was the most suitable heir to the pharaoh. This poses a great threat to Jiehao’s succession to the pharaoh’s throne, and we also found this Nek Tanib seems to have a relationship with Persia."

In the beginning, the chief officer of the Ministry of Intelligence was not able to attend the Kingdom Executive Council, but the information obtained by the Ministry of Intelligence was often the focus of discussion at the meeting. Alistairs was required to give a detailed explanation, and he should always be invited temporarily. At the scene, the ministers finally revised the regulations, making Alistairs a frequent visitor at the Executive Council of the Kingdom Ministers.

The news he uttered immediately caused a heated discussion among the ministers in the hall.

"Your Majesty, Jiehao led the Egyptian mission to Turri at this critical time. Obviously he has already felt the threat of Nekhtanib and has to come to the kingdom to seek support in person." Loss said loudly: "We should not hesitate to express our support to him clearly to strengthen his confidence! Now the kingdom and Persia are mortal enemies, and Egypt, which is adjacent to Persia, is used by the kingdom to contain Persia and even attack Persia in the future. The most important allies must not be lost!"

As soon as Cypros’s voice fell, Anta Oris stood up: “But it’s not enough for us to support Egypt verbally. Acting for the state affairs, Jiehao went all the way to Turiyi for help, which shows that neither Tanib nor Jiehao can rely on their own strength to relieve Nekhtanib’s threat.

With the support of Persia, Nekhtanibu should be able to initiate a riot and eventually seize the throne of Egypt! So we must take action, like 5 years ago, send troops to Egypt to consolidate Jie Hao's rule! "

"Egypt is only an alliance of Dionia, not a subsidiary. If you want to send troops, you must first take the initiative of Jie Hao, otherwise allies will become enemies." Cipros reminded.

"According to diplomatic practice, it should be done this way." Anta Oris then said: "But we have to consider that Jiehao is only a young man under 30. It is reported that he resolutely changed the pharaoh while acting as an agent of state affairs. Tanib has adhered to the decree of preferential treatment of monks in Egypt for many years...Young people, often too confident and unable to see the situation, what if he can’t invite us to send reinforcements in time? We must be prepared in advance!"

Since Lucias and Hermon retired, Saidorum has also been in a state of being too old because of his old age and is basically in a state of indifferent. The name of the Chief Minister of State has faintly fallen to Cipros and Anta Oris. People, so you can often see such a picture in the executive meeting of the ministers, of course, under normal circumstances, it is Anta Auris taking the initiative.

At this time, Olivers stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since Persia put down the rebellion in Asia Minor at the beginning of last year, the Persian army quickly withdrew to the east of Mesopotamia. People have been fighting for more than three years. As a result, the national power has been greatly depleted. The Persian king has given up his plan to conquer Egypt.

But now it seems that the greedy Persians did not give up, but changed their strategy. They applied the method of successfully quelling the rebellion in Asia Minor to the Egyptians. They wanted to buy Egyptian generals and trigger the civil unrest in Egypt, so that it would be easier to conquer Egypt. This must arouse our vigilance!

This Persian king is insidious and cunning, and he will be repaid. Because your majesty refused the request of the Persian envoy to make peace for Carthage, he began to hate us Dionia and instigated the Greek city-states to oppose us..."

Olivers became more and more angry: "In the past four years, we have not only provided material assistance to the rebels in Asia Minor, but also allowed the Greek allies to actively accept the Tarxerxes is regarded as the number one mortal enemy. I am afraid that this time Persia has not only taken action against Egypt, but also has other conspiracies against the kingdom. We should no longer respond passively, but should take the initiative to take advantage of the fact that Persia’s national strength has not recovered. , Send an army to attack Persia!"

As soon as these words came out, many ministers were surprised: The focus of the meeting was to discuss the holding of the sports meeting. Why did they suddenly talk about starting a war against Persia? !

Sedorum coughed a few times, and said in a hoarse voice: "I remember... I discussed this issue last year. Didn't you simply reject it... Why did you mention this again today? Question?"

"Master Sedorum." Olivers bowed slightly to show respect, but his tone remained firm: "The proposal was rejected last year because we did not anticipate that the rebels in Asia Minor would suddenly It was defeated, the Persians were able to quickly put down the western part of the country that had been rioting for several years, and the kingdom had to hold a sports meeting, so it was not passed.

However, through more than a year of investigation, we have figured out that the reason why the rebels in Asia Minor was quickly defeated was that Artaxerxes bought and wooed some rebel generals and nobles in Asia Minor, and they assassinated them. Rebel leaders such as Alio Bazenis allowed the Persians to win.

However, the Persians have not established an effective rule in Asia Minor for more than a year after the rebellion was put down. The political situation there is still relatively chaotic, which will reduce our resistance to attacking Persia.

The Dionian Games will be held next month. Not only will it not involve most of the Kingdom’s energy, but it will also inspire the confidence of the people because of the successful holding. Coupled with the five-year rest and reorganization of the kingdom, sufficient food and materials, neat soldiers, and complete control of the Greek Alliance, Thessaly also integrated into the kingdom, making our sphere of influence across the Aegean Sea to the east and reaching the coast of Asia Minor... …We have such a big strategic advantage, we should seize this great opportunity to attack Persia! "

"Persia is not Carthage or Greece. It is a vast and populous kingdom. Even if its national power has declined due to war, we, Dionia, are still facing each other like a wolf. Sick cow, it is not easy to defeat such a kingdom! Has the Military Affairs Department drawn up a detailed offensive plan for this?!" Assistus’s doubts are more like inviting the Minister of Military Affairs to take further steps. instruction.

"Of course!" The Chief of Staff Plintors took the opportunity to stand up and explained: "Your Majesty! Your sirs! Since the proposal to attack Persia was rejected last year, our military department has been exploring further how to defeat In Persia, through intelligence collection and many simulated battlefield deductions, the military department finally drew up an offensive plan. Its general strategy is—"

Plintors cleared his throat to make his pronunciation clearer: "Make full use of the chaotic situation in Asia Minor and send an army of about 50,000 people to attack the western part of Asia Minor. We are formed by Dionian citizens, and the kingdom is the leader of the Greek alliance. We can mobilize all the Greek allies to form a coalition with the slogan "Vengeance to Persia" to launch an offensive to the western part of Asia Minor.

Greece-especially Ionian island city-states are very close to Asia Minor, which will make our food transportation more convenient. In addition, it will also help us gain the support of the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor more quickly.

In the course of fighting the rebels in Asia Minor a few years ago, the king of Persia sent people to the coastal Greek city-states of Asia Minor to promise them'willing to give them more autonomy.' Therefore, these city-states basically remained neutral and did not grant rebels. Army support. "