Chapter 471: Plan to Conquer the Hittite Kingdom

Roy's original plan was just to take advantage of the civil strife in the Hittite Kingdom to capture the Yamhad and Kizuvatna regions.

Annexing the entire Hittite Kingdom - this was obviously impossible to achieve in a short time.

However, the appearance of the Hittite princess Hatepuna made it possible for the plan to annex the entire Hittite kingdom to be realized.

If it were not for Hatepuna, Roy's invasion of the Hittite Kingdom would probably cause the city-state princes of the Hittite Kingdom to unite against Roy.

Hatepuna became Loy's wife, and Loy, like Hantili, had the right to inherit the Hittite throne.

Since Hantili could usurp the throne and become the Hittite king, of course Loy could also seize the throne.

As long as this war turns into a battle for the throne between Loy and Hantili, the city-state princes of the Hittite Kingdom have no reason to intervene in the war.

Roy's enemies have changed from all the city-state princes of the Hittite Kingdom to Hantili alone, and the difficulty of winning this war will plummet.

"The question is - do I really want to leave these city-state princes alone?"

The city-state princes of the Hittite Kingdom were not fools.

If he wanted them to remain neutral in the war between Roy and Hantiri, Roy must ensure that they would not harm their interests.

Roy wanted to implement the policies of the Athenian Empire in the Hittite Kingdom, and these city-state princes would definitely support Hantili.

"To ensure the interests of the city-state princes, I can become the Hittite king as long as I defeat Hantili. If I want to implement the policies of the Athens Empire in the Hittite Kingdom, I will be the enemy of all the city-state princes in the Hittite Kingdom——"

After some careful consideration, Roy finally decided to implement the policies of the Athenian Empire in the Hittite Kingdom.

While this would make Loy an enemy of the Hittite kingdom, the Hittite kingdom was not monolithic.

Twenty years ago, there was an uprising of the Hittites against the Hittites in the Hittite Kingdom.

Although the policies of the Athenian Empire harmed the interests of the city-state princes, they could ensure the interests of the Hittites conquered by the Hittites, and did not cause much harm to the interests of the Hittite civilians.

As long as Roy gets the support of the Hittites, he can conquer the Hittite kingdom.

Because in the Hittite Kingdom, the conquered and enslaved Hittites were the largest ethnic group, and the Hittites as the ruling class were a minority ethnic group.

The second day after Hatepuna arrived in Aleppo.

After Roy and Hatepuna finished breakfast, they revealed their plan.

Although Roy's plan would harm the interests of the city-state princes and nobles of the Hittite Kingdom, Hatepuna did not care at all.

"My father was killed by Hantili, and the city-state princes and nobles did not unite to eliminate the rebellion. Since the city-state princes and nobles do not care about our Hittite royal family, of course we, the Hittite royal family, do not need to care about the city-state princes and nobles. "

"Hatepuna! The Athenian Empire will allow Hittites and Hattians to enjoy equal treatment. Will you object to this?"

"Won't!"

Hatepuna shook her head and said.

"The Hittites and Hattians are both our people, and we should treat them equally. It is to take care of the feelings of the Hattians that we let the great sun goddess Alina annex the Hattian earth goddess, Become the goddess of the sun and earth.”

This is really gangster logic.

If the Hittites had cared for Hattian feelings, they should not have allowed the Sun Goddess Alina to annex the Hattian Earth Goddess, but should have allowed the Hattian Earth Goddess to continue to exist.

The sun goddess Alina annexed the Hattian earth goddess——

Just like the Hittites enslaved the Hattians!

After complaining in his heart, Roy said with a smile.

"Since you don't object to my plan, let's start this war!"

Under Roy's order, two thousand Athenian soldiers and eight thousand Ebrarian soldiers gathered in Aleppo and followed Roy and Hatepuna to the city of Aralach.

The city of Aralach is located in the Antioch plain.

There is not only fertile and rich land here, but also wealth brought by navigation and trade.

In the history of another world, this place was a transit point for the silk trade between the East and the West for a long time.

Business travelers from the East would sell their goods to Western merchants here, and let them transport the goods to various civilized areas along the Mediterranean coast.

The prosperous city of Aralach is undoubtedly the most powerful city-state in the Yamhad region.

It has a population of more than 100,000 and can gather tens of thousands of soldiers.

This is why Roy did not attack the city of Aralach with two thousand Athenian soldiers before recruiting Ebrarian soldiers.

Unlike other city-states that were conquered by the Hittite Kingdom not long ago, the cities of Aralakh and Samar have been conquered by the Hittite Kingdom for more than 25 years, so the Hittite Kingdom has a fairly stable rule here.

After entering the Antioch plain, Loy and Hatepuna approached the city of Aralach with their army, and at the same time sent envoys in the name of Hatepuna, ordering the Hittite governor of Aralach to surrender.

The envoy quickly brought back a reply from the governor of Aralach - the city of Aralach was willing to remain neutral. When the outcome of the war between Hatepuna and Hantili for the throne was resolved, the city of Aralach would continue to be loyal to the royal family.

This was of course a reply that did not satisfy Roy and Hatepuna.

The army arrived outside Aralach, and Roy directly launched a siege.

While Roy was attacking the city, Hatepuna also shouted to the soldiers defending the city.

"Soldiers of Alalach! I am Hatepuna, the Hittite princess. I order you to lay down your arms and surrender. I need the power of Alalach to defeat Hantiri, who usurped the throne, but the governor of Alalach refused to obey the royal order and became an accomplice of the regicide Hantiri."

There are now three ethnic groups in Alalach.

The first ethnic group is the Ebla people, the second ethnic group is the Amorites, and the third ethnic group is the Hittites.

The Hittites are the smallest in number and the highest in status. The Amorites are about the same in number as the Ebla people, but the status of the Amorites is higher than that of the Ebla people.

As the lowest class of slaves, the Ebla people will naturally not fight to defend the city.

As the main ruling class, the Amorites should have been the group that fought to defend the city.

But the Hittites were pressing on the Amorites, and the Amorites also felt that this was the Hittites' Alalach City, so the Hittites should fight to defend the city.

As the highest ruling class, the Hittites also felt that they were too few in number, so the Amorites and Ebla people should defend the city.

Therefore, the enslaved Ebla people were unwilling to defend the city desperately, the highest-ranking Hittites were unwilling to defend the city desperately, and the Amorites, who were the middle class and the main ruling class, were also unwilling to defend the city desperately.

Roy personally broke the city gate and led the army into the city of Alalach, and the war had a result.

After occupying the city of Alalach, Roy first demoted the Hittite governor and the Amorite nobles to slaves, and then implemented the policies of the Athenian Empire in the city of Alalach.

When the policies of the Athenian Empire allowed the Ebla people, the Amorites, and the Hittites to achieve equality of status and wealth, the Ebla people, as the lowest level of slavery, immediately became fanatical supporters of the Athenian Empire.

Even some Amorites who did not live a rich life became staunch supporters of the Athenian Empire.

Roy recruited soldiers in the city of Alalach and obtained 4,000 Ebla soldiers and 1,000 Amorite soldiers.