Chapter 268 My Goal Is War

After incorporating the city of Buto into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens, Loy was not eager to launch a war against the city of Sais. Instead, he lived in the Governor's Palace of Buto City - the palace that used to belong to the pharaoh of Buto City, and began to live in Buto City. and the surrounding areas pursued the policies of the Kingdom of Athens.

Under Roy's order, almost all of Buto City's four thousand troops were dispatched to raid various towns and villages under Buto City's rule, eliminate the priests and priests there, and replace them with town mayors and village chiefs appointed by the Kingdom of Athens.

Although the almost tax-free policy and the policy of allocating twenty acres of land to each family won Roy the support of Egyptian civilians, it also earned Roy the hatred of the priests and nobles.

The priests and nobles who escaped from Buto City all came to the city closest to Buto City, Sais City, the capital of the Fourteenth Dynasty, and prayed for help from the pharaoh who ruled Sais City.

The pharaoh who ruled the city of Sais was named Sekharn, which was also the name once used by his great ancestor.

The Pharaoh's Palace in Sais.

The young Pharaoh Sekharn sat on his throne and received three representatives of the priests and nobles from Buto City.

The three representatives of the priests and nobles entered the hall and immediately knelt under the throne and cried to Sekhahn.

"Great Pharaoh Sekharn! The city of Buto is a vassal of the city of Sais, and we are all your loyal subjects. Now King Loy of Athens has taken away your Pharos area and the city of Buto. Please be sure to take it away. Drive away this evil intruder."

"As long as Sais City helps us drive away the Athenians and take back Buto City, we will hand over three-tenths of Buto City's tax revenue to Sais City."

"Your Majesty Sekhane! Those Athenians are not only our enemies, but also your enemies! When the Athenians occupied the Pharos area, we did not immediately treat them as enemies. As a result, the greedy Athenians robbed Buto City. Moreover, those Athenians violated the thousands of years of tradition of our Egyptians and drove away all our families who served the goddess Vadjet. If the Athenians occupied the city of Sais, they would definitely serve the goddess Nite. All the priests’ families were driven away.”

After listening to the cries of the three representatives of the priests and nobles, Sekhan said with a faint smile.

"You, the city of Buto, only surrendered to the city of Sais in name only in name, but now you ask us, the city of Sais, to launch a war against the Athenians for you. It is difficult for me to convince my generals and soldiers with the reasons you gave."

After hearing Sekhaen's words, the three priest nobles looked at each other, and the priest noble in the middle gritted his teeth and said.

"As long as you promise to restore our identity and power, we are willing to let the governor you sent to rule Buto City after you regain it."

Send the Governor——

Although this condition really made Sekhaen's heart move, he did not agree immediately.

"Three representatives! I want to discuss it with my subordinates. You guys, please wait outside!"

After driving the three representatives of the priests and nobles out of the hall, Sekhahn looked at his subordinates and said.

"What do you think about the recapture of Buto City?"

The most trusted minister in Sekhahn was the first to say.

"The Kingdom of Athens has replaced the city of Knossos on Crete as the overlord of the Aegean Sea. It is not a wise choice to become an enemy of them. But the Pharos area and the city of Buto that were taken away by the Kingdom of Athens are nominally ours." If we don’t respond to this, we may encourage the ambition of King Loy of Athens.”

A general in armor sneered.

"I heard that the city of Buto was unprepared for the sudden attack of the Athenians, and that's why King Loy of Athens led a thousand soldiers to defeat 6,000 temporarily recruited soldiers, and the city of Buto was taken away. Our city of Sais It is the strongest city-state in the west of the Nile Delta. If we are fully prepared, our soldiers will definitely not lose to the Athenian soldiers. Moreover, we have tens of thousands of troops. King Loy of Athens only has a thousand troops. We have not lost at all. reasons, so I support taking back the city of Buto that belongs to us.”

"Have you not received the latest news?"

Sekhaan looked at the general with some dissatisfaction and said.

"King Roy of Athens already has four thousand troops in Buto City. Even if we send five or even six thousand soldiers to attack Buto City, we may not be able to defeat the Athenians who are defending the city."

"How can the new recruits they just recruited be like us in Sais City-"

"Do you really think that all our soldiers have the same combat power as your private soldiers? If you continue to underestimate the enemy, I will think that you are not suitable to be a general."

After leaving the general speechless, Sekhahn said with a solemn expression.

"In the past few days, I have collected information from all aspects and found that King Loy of Athens has never lost a battle. We cannot make decisions easily against such a powerful enemy. In order to avoid unnecessary wars, I plan to talk to King Loy of Athens first. Let’s negotiate and see if he wants to stop at Buto City or capture more cities.”

Two hours later, Sekhan's envoy rode a fast horse and arrived at Buto City from Sais City.

The royal palace in Bhutto City.

Roy and Andromeda were sitting on the throne in the hall together, dealing with numerous government affairs in Butuo City.

After learning that Sekhane had sent an envoy to see him, Loy immediately asked the Athenian soldiers guarding the palace to take the envoy to the hall.

After the messenger came to the hall and explained his purpose, Roy said with a smile.

"Sekhan wants to know what I will do next - then you go back and tell him that after my rule in Buto City is stable, I will attack Sais City, incorporate Sais City into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens, and implement the policies of the Kingdom of Athens."

As soon as the envoy left the hall, Andromeda frowned and said worriedly.

"Buto City and Sais City are less than 50 miles apart. Aren't you worried that Sekhan will bring a large army to the city tomorrow?"

"That's my goal!"

Roy said confidently.

"If I go to attack Sais City, even if I suffer huge casualties, I am not sure I can occupy Sais City. But if Sekhan comes to attack me with a large army, I have full confidence to defeat him and easily occupy his Sais City."

"But your soldiers-"

"With a hero like me who is only one or two steps away from the demigod hero [Ten Thousand Enemies], even if the number of enemy troops is more than five times ours, I will never lose."

Looking at Roy's confident expression, Andromeda said with wide eyes and a complicated expression.

"If you really conquer Sais, you will replace Sais and become one of the three major forces in Egypt. I hope you can join hands with my father to defeat Kamose, the Pharaoh of South Egypt."

Looking at Andromeda's pleading eyes, Roy stretched out his right hand and pinched her cute chin and said.

"In order for you to stay with me with peace of mind, I promise you that I will help your father defeat Kamose."

Sais.

The palace.

After the messenger brought back Roy's reply, Sekharn's subjects demanded war.

Sekharn frowned and said.

"Although I want to avoid war, in order to eliminate the ambition of King Roy of Athens, I can only lead you to drive the Athenians out of Egypt."