Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 226: Quickly set Egypt

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Considering the great threat of Dionia to Persia nowadays, Artaxerxes relies a lot on Trebasus who can conquer the war, so he pondered for a long time, and finally ordered the intelligence department not to pursue this. Matter, but the surveillance of Trebasus needs to be strengthened.

On this day, while Artaxerxes was still worrying about the instability of Babylonian politics, Minister Trebasus took the information that the messenger had just sent back from Egypt and hurriedly entered the palace to beg to see him.

"Jiehao died in a storm on his way to Dionia. Nick Tanipus launched a rebellion and was marching towards Memphis—" Artaxerxes saw this, sweeping away the gloom in his heart and exclaimed with excitement. : "Egypt has a 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!"

Terrebasus reminded euphemistically: "The King Yingming, this is indeed a great opportunity to retake Egypt! It’s just that Nick Tanipos suddenly raised his army without notifying us. Obviously, he has other thoughts. I’m afraid it is. Be prepared for us."

"The Egyptian civil strife, he will be of no use to us." Artaxerxes cast aside his mouth in disdain, and then solemnly said: "What we need to worry about is the reinforcements of Dionia. Send out a large army before they arrive in 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 more serious 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!"

Trebasus, facing the expectant eyes of the King of Persia, 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 regaining Egypt, I will marry Atosha to you."

Terrebassus was stunned, and after a while, he thanked him and left in a complicated mood.

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Altaxerxes 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 assemble the army, not to mention the long journey from Babylon to Egypt, and it would also take a lot of time.

Terrebasus felt that he was already trying his best to supervise the assembly of the army, but he didn’t know that the Holy Kingdom of Dionian had planned for it long before the civil strife in Egypt, and when the King of Persia asked him When the order was issued, King Dionia had officially appointed the commander of the Eighth Army Karsidis as the wartime commander of the Egyptian reinforcements.

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

Perhaps it was Hades's blessing. The Dionian army encountered no storm during the voyage and entered the mouth of the Nile 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 had issued a prospectus 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 mass murder 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 their troops to eradicate the rebellion, and some city owners waited and watched the development of the situation...

Naukratis, at the mouth of the west of the Nile Delta, is the Egyptian town with the most Greek descendants and 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, And there are many Dionians who have settled here for a long time. Among them are the personnel of the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Dionians. They have persuaded the officials of Naukratis in advance, so they should be a ship full of Dionian soldiers. When the team arrived at the checkpoint near the mouth of the river, Naukratis city officials and the people opened the city gates, instigated by Dionian intelligence personnel, and lined up to greet 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 powerful army can do it. To ensure safety, Naukratis has the shelter of the Dionian army, and will naturally be able to stay away from the chaos of war.

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

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 with the help of intelligence personnel.

Know that the Dionian army once 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... plus the nearly 40,000 led by Calcidis The army was so powerful that the Egyptian towns that it passed through hardly made any resistance, and they opened their doors to greet them.

The Dionian army went smoothly, and soon approached the city of Memphis.

Nick Tanipos 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 several times. Dionia, who rescued Egypt from distress, is a better partner for cooperation.

So 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 friendship, continue to ally with him, and use his power to defend the Persians.

It’s just that he never thought that the Dionian reinforcements would come so quickly, but he was not too panicked. He thought that he was the only Egyptian royal bloodline today, and it is a fact that he succeeded to the pharaoh. In good faith, 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.

Who knows that Calcidis, who had received instructions from King Daves, did not see the messenger he sent, and detained him directly.

In the beginning, Nick Tanipos didn't see a reply. He thought 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 war against Persia invading Egypt, he had fought side by side with the Dionians, and he had a deeper understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Dionian army, and he knew whether his army could defeat Dionian. The Demi did not have much confidence, not to mention that he had just occupied Memphis, and the officials appointed by the former pharaohs did not fully surrender to him. Once he went to war with the Dionian army, he would probably be in big trouble; but on the other hand He waited deliberately for so many years, and finally took advantage of this great opportunity to sit on the throne of Pharaoh. But once he gave up Memphis and led the army back to his lair, it was equivalent to admitting that he was rebellious without any tricks. Not only would he lose his prestige, but also the position of Pharaoh would be usurped by others...

Just as Nick Tanipos was hesitant, the Dionian army had quickly approached the city of Memphis. He wanted to make the last effort to stand on the top of the city and face the Dior whom he knew under the city. Calcidis, the commander of the Nia army, shouted, 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 most Good friend, 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 restore peace in Egypt!'"

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

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

In this way, the Dionian army basically completed the siege of Memphis. It is impossible for Nick Tanipos to lead his troops out of Memphis again. He can only rush to strengthen the defense of the city and send a messenger at the same time. , Ventured out of the siege, rushed to the city of Pei Ramses (built by Pharaoh Ramses II and is now the resident 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 it difficult for the ill-prepared Egyptian rebels to support it.

The former Pharaoh Tanib reigned for 20 years. The officials and people of Memphis were deeply affected by it. Nick Tanibos’ usurpation made them dissatisfied, and his killing of royal family members and the reuse of Tanib The brutal persecution of officials made everyone feel hatred. 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. The monks of Puta Sanctuary.

In the early morning of the 6th day of the start of the siege, while the tired rebel soldiers were still asleep, these officials led an army of hundreds of people assembled by their own guards and slaves to raid the main city of Memphis. The western gate of the city, due to the mixing of some monks from Puta Sanctuary in the team, caused the rebel soldiers guarding the gate to be at a loss for a while, and the gate was quickly seized.