Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 251: Izam’s Persian experience

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"I heard these things from my people, and my elder brother even said gratefully,'Without their help, his tribe would not become the largest tribe in Dukeya'! Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you Mali. Lord Ji!" Izam cordially saluted the two.

Marigi quickly avoided, and said flatly: "It's nothing, everything is for the kingdom!"

"Izam, I went to Dukeya, how come I don’t look like you anymore." Daves said jokingly, "Don’t say any more thank you. What I want to hear now is your adventure. The details of the journey to Dukeya! Come, sit down, let's talk slowly."

The guards moved to the wooden chairs, and after a few people sat down, Izam began to tell: "...I followed the pioneer troops of Karsidis to Egypt, and boarded the Umari in the city of Naukrates. An Egyptian merchant ship arranged by the Ji-dama actually belonged to his Persian friend, took it into the port of Issus, and then followed a caravan arranged by the Persian businessman to the Mesopotamian plains—— "

"Your Majesty, this Persian businessman is the Mazayas I mentioned to you before." Mariji interjected.

"After we got here, did you send someone to contact him?" Davers asked with interest.

"Your Majesty, I sent someone to Isus to find him... But unfortunately he was not at home. He heard his servant say that he was still doing business near Babylon and did not return..."

Daves noticed the hesitation that Mariji showed when he answered, so he said in a gentle tone: "Persia is his motherland after all, and he is unwilling to fully understand what we can understand, but we must not forget what he said. After the victory, he will be rewarded for the help provided!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Mariji breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked him immediately.

"Izam, keep talking."

"...I followed Mazayas' caravan and headed east along the north bank of the Euphrates River. At first, it went smoothly. Later, it was said that "our army has entered Egypt and part of the Greek coalition has landed in Asia Minor". Entering Babylon, the king of Persia issued an order for military mobilization. The order of the towns along the Euphrates River became a bit chaotic. The caravan I was in was intercepted by the town checkpoints several times. The temporarily formed troops used various reasons. He wanted to seize the supplies carried by the caravan. Although Mazayas had some means? He could finally let them go, but after discussing with me, he decided to replenish enough water in Corsotti City? He went north in advance.

Who knows? The order in the Mesopotamian plains is more chaotic? Not only did my caravan be robbed, but also several people were killed and injured. I had to pretend that I was an envoy sent by the Dukya? It is claimed that the supplies carried by the caravan were used by Dukeya to build reinforcements... Maybe it was the prestige erected by our Dukeya who defeated the Persian king's army that year that made the Persians a little jealous? After that, the caravan was not received anymore. For the harassment of the garrison in the towns, we passed Caine, Lalisa, Mespila... smoothly to the Dukya Mountains——"

Speaking of this, Izam still seems a little proud? Then his tone fell again: "Waiting to meet my people? I just know that my father has passed away 10 years ago? My eldest brother, still Several brothers died in the war against the Persians... Now my second brother Remy is in charge of the tribe? He was surprised by my sudden appearance? But he was not very surprised? According to him Said that his tribe has been in close contact with several caravans such as Mazaias over the years. Through them, they have learned some things about Dionia, and even learned that not only did I not die, but I also became a kingdom. High official...Because Lord Maliji let these caravans always help the tribe, my second brother has a good impression of the kingdom? He is very happy that I can come in time? Otherwise, he doesn't know what to do next.

Because the king of Persia has sent envoys to Dukeya? Asking the tribes to send warriors? To participate in the war against the kingdom, more than half of the tribes have agreed to it. Only some tribes headed by our tribe have been opposed by my second brother. Didn’t make a statement? As a result, the Dukeya Tribal Assembly did not make a final decision for several days—"

"Didn't the war between Dukeya and Persia won! How can the Persians order Dukeya at will?" Daves was a little puzzled.

Izam hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I heard Remy say that although Dukeya won in that war, Dukeya’s losses were also great, and the Persians made concessions afterwards, such as reducing The annual tribute puts some controversial areas under the management of the Dukeyas... So the Dukeya tribes are still willing to attach to Persia in the end, and because the Persian oppression of Dukeya has been reduced in the following years , The tension between the two sides has improved a lot. This time the Persians have promised some benefits in order to let Dukeya participate in the war, so many tribes are tempted...

However, since the Xokant tribe is now the most powerful tribe in the Dukya Mountains, my second brother expressed opposition, and it is difficult for the entire Dukya tribal alliance to reach a unified opinion. The Persian envoy dragged several tribal leaders to persuade Remy for several days. He even threatened to say, "Even if the Xokant tribe refuses to participate in the war, other tribes will participate, but after the war, Persia will fight against Croatia. Sokant tribe treats differently! ’This puts Remy under a lot of pressure.

I relayed your Majesty’s plan to Remy. Although he was a little tempted by his promise to your Majesty (to allow Dukeya independence after the victory of the war, and even the kingdom will fully support him to become King of Dukeya), there are still some differences. Little worry, I gave him a detailed analysis of the military strength of Dionia and Persia and the current situation in the Mediterranean, and he reluctantly agreed and decided to accept the request of the Persian envoy to lead the army into the war. "

"Did your second brother persuade the other Dukeya tribes to participate in this project?" Mariji interjected.

"I also raised this question to him, but he was very cautious. He told me that two of these tribes in Dukeya have a bad relationship with the Xocant tribe. If he goes Secretly contacting other tribes, it is difficult to guarantee that the news will not leak out. Once the Persians know that the Xokant tribe will be in a dangerous situation, so he will not take this risk, but he has gathered all the young and middle-aged in the tribe. The tribe, more than five thousand people, came to participate in this war. This force is very important among the tribes of Dukeya. When it is critical, he only needs to secretly persuade the tribes close to the Xokant tribe to act together, believing that it will definitely It can have a great impact on the situation of the battle!" Izam said confidently.

Davers smiled and praised: "Very well, your second brother is calm and considerate. On the contrary, it makes me believe that our cooperation with Xocant tribe will be successful! Issam, you followed Your people came to Tabosacus together?"

"Your Majesty, after the Dukeya Tribe Assembly reached an agreement, the tribes successively formed armies to Mesopotamia. Although Remy commanded the most soldiers, they were the first to set off. I pretended to be a Khmer The warrior of the Sokant tribe has been following his second brother.

We left the Dukya Mountains and headed south along the Tigris River. The towns along the way should have been ordered to provide us with a certain amount of food supplies. After we arrived in the city of Opis, the Persians would not allow us anymore. Heading south, we were stationed near the city of Opis, waiting for other Dukya tribe troops to come and meet.

During this period, every day, troops from various towns on the upper Tigris River went to the city of Seatac, which is further south of the city of Opis, to meet—"

When Izam said this, Daves suddenly sighed, and said with some exclamation: "Opis...Sitak...we also visited back then..."

Marigi immediately answered: "Your Majesty, this time you have plenty of time to visit these familiar Persian towns again."

Davers looked at him and said in a nostalgic tone: "Marigi, was it in the Medea area when I first saw you?"

Maliji said excitedly: "Your Majesty, more than 30 years have passed, and you still remember so clearly! Thanks to Hades’s blessing, I met you, who was in danger at the time, that made me Life has changed drastically! I just hate myself for not meeting you earlier and serving you earlier!"

Listening to Maliji’s sincere words of compliments, Daves nodded slowly and said softly: "It is my greatest fortune to be able to get help from you and Merses! You, take care of your health. , I'm still waiting for the end of this war, you take me around the whole Persia!"

"Yes...yes...Your Majesty, I will be a good guide..." Mariji's trembling voice was slightly choked.

Davers suppressed the emotions in his heart, and then asked: "Izzam, how long have you been in Olympus?"

"All the Dukya tribe troops have been there for more than two months. The reason why they haven't moved for such a long time is that the main reason is that the Persian king has to wait for the Persian troops and Indians from the far east. During this period, I also saw troops from Amelia and Taukya, and even the Kardan people..."

Speaking of this, Izam's expression became a little dignified: "Later, the large area closest to the two rivers was full of military camps and soldiers everywhere. I can't count how many troops there are...I Fortunately, during this period, the Greek coalition forces defeated the Persian army in Asia Minor. Our fleet defeated the Persian fleet. Your Majesty, you led your army to conquer Canaan... …These news came one after another, and I had to persuade them to strengthen their confidence again!……"