Chapter 4684 4687 [Opportunity to Become a God]
Xiang Nan led the army of the God of Death to chase and kill all the way.
Ansuna led the army to receive all the way behind.
Property, food, livestock, as well as children and young women are the main objects of acceptance.
Property, food and livestock are all valuable wealth, and children and young women can be used as slaves. As for the elderly, weak and disabled people, they are basically killed.
After all, it takes time, energy and resources to transport them back to Egypt. Those who are old, weak and disabled are not worth plundering.
Within a month, the Nubians who used to wreak havoc in the southern border of Egypt were almost wiped out.
In fact, their population was not large, about 300,000 people. Even if there are still some children and women left, they can't turn the tables.
Because a one-meter-tall child is only seven or eight years old, even if he remembers things, he can't remember them clearly, and it is easy to be brainwashed. And if they are taken back as slaves, it is also a problem whether they can live and grow up. Even if they live and grow up, it is difficult for slaves to turn over.
The same is true for women. Even if they were originally Nubians, after being taken over by the Egyptians, the children they gave birth to would also be Egyptians, not Nubians.
In this way, even if there were still some remnants of the Nubians, they would not cause much trouble in a hundred years, and would no longer be a problem for Egypt.
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After annihilating the Nubians, the army returned in triumph, loaded with slaves, livestock and wealth.
This naturally made the Egyptians very excited. They not only shouted "Long live the Pharaoh", but also praised the protection of the God of Wealth and the God of War.
This made Xiang Nan gain a lot of faith.
After returning to Thebes, Xiang Nan began to distribute the spoils of war, rewarding according to the number of troops sent and the number of heads killed, and distributing the captured slaves, livestock and property.
The first merit was naturally Xiang Nan, followed by Ansuna, and then the princes who provided soldiers and logistical supplies, and the soldiers who charged into battle, etc.
Xiang Nan alone was allocated 500 slaves, 200 camels, and 100 loads of gold, silver and jewelry.
After everyone got a share of the wealth, their interest in war became stronger, and as a result, the belief in the God of War and the God of Wealth became more and more prosperous.
At this time, Xiang Nan also received the opportunity to become a god of "God of War".
He wanted to promote a war with more than 100,000 participants, and he had to defeat the strong with the weak and the few with the few. Only in this way can he become the God of War.
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After getting this revelation, Xiang Nan led the army to set out for the Northern Expedition again.
It is not easy to defeat the strong with the weak and the many with the few.
Since ancient times, although there have been many examples of the weak defeating the strong and the few defeating the many on the battlefield, such as Xiang Yu's breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, Han Xin's back-to-the-water battle, Cao Cao's Battle of Guandu, Xie An's Battle of Feishui, etc.
But it is precisely because it is rare that it has been passed down through the ages. Basically, the victory or defeat on the battlefield still depends on strength.
However, Xiang Nan still did not give up. He began to plan and layout, select a suitable venue, and carry out this war of the weak defeating the strong.
He investigated the ideas of the king, ministers, and princes of the Hittite Empire, investigated the deployment of the army, investigated the character of the commander, and investigated the public opinion...
After considering various factors that may affect the war situation, he finally decided to set the battlefield in the city of Arah in the south of the Hittite Empire.
This is the fief of Ram II, the son of Ram II, the king of the Hittite Empire. Ram II is stubborn and unruly, and is very unpopular. The generals under his command and the people under his rule are dissatisfied with him.
Internal discord is also a way to death.
The Euphrates River lies in front of Arah, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Egypt has attacked the Hittite Empire several times, but it has been defeated here.
This also made the people of Arah very confident and believed that Arah was an invincible city. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, which is also one of the reasons for the failure.
And Xiang Nan has already thought about how to change the terrain advantage of Arah into a noose to strangle Arah.
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The army went north along the Nile River.
Xiang Nan led the army of the god of death as the vanguard and successively captured Hama, Katna, Arwad, Ugarit and other cities of the Hittite Empire.
However, he did not kill people this time. He just released magic to destroy the walls of these cities and let the army of the god of death enter the city and destroy many buildings.
Even though there were not many casualties, the nobles, merchants and people in these cities were trembling with fear when they saw the army of the god of death that was like locusts and the collapsed city walls. They did not dare to stay in the city and immediately fled with the elderly and children.
And their destination was the city of Arach, which had never been captured.
This made the city of Arach increase by more than 300,000 people at once, and the population doubled.
Many refugees did not even have houses to live in and could only live on the streets, which put great pressure on the city's logistics and food supply.
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Xiang Nan took the opportunity to send out spies to spread rumors in Arach, saying that Xiang Nan was the incarnation of God, the messenger of God, and had the protection of the god of death, and would kill them all.
He also said that the refugees were infected with the plague and could not be taken in, otherwise the plague would spread to the entire Arach; he also said that Egyptian soldiers were mixed in with the refugees, and the city gates would be opened when the army arrived.
He also said that the city lord, Ram, was unpopular and had already angered the gods, and that the gods would no longer bless him this time, but would divert the Euphrates River, etc.
In short, it was to instigate discord between the city residents and the refugees, and to try to exaggerate the atmosphere of terror in the city.
As a result, everyone in Arach was terrified and uneasy.
There were cracks between the residents and the refugees, and between the people and the officials.
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At the same time, Xiang Nan assigned 500 people to drive ten large ships, loaded with stones, and then crossed the Euphrates River together, then smashed through the cabin and sank the large ship.
The ten large ships loaded with stones blocked the surging river water at once. Xiang Nan immediately ordered people to build a dam to block the water of the Euphrates River.
"Oh my God, the water of the Euphrates River is really dry!"
"It's over, we have no moat."
"How could the river water dry up? Oh my God, we are really punished by God."
"The gods really brought down a disaster, and we will really die this time!"
The people in the city were very panicked for a while.
The Euphrates River is not only their mother river, but also their moat. It is because of the natural barrier of the Euphrates River that they have been safe for so many years.
But now the Euphrates River has dried up. If the army attacks, they will lose an effective barrier.
Moreover, the drying up of the Euphrates River seems to indicate that the ruler Ram is unpopular. Even the gods do not bless them. It seems that they are really doomed to lose this time.
Therefore, before Xiang Nan's army arrived, the people and defenders in the city were already scared.