Chapter 473 The Queen of the Gods of the Hittite Kingdom

If the Hittite Kingdom is a juxtaposition of princes, the Athenian Empire is a juxtaposition of queens.

As the emperor of the Athenian Empire, Roy and these queens were one and the same husband and wife, and had completely consistent interests.

As the Hittite king, Hantili not only had no consistent interests with the city-state princes of the Hittite Kingdom, but also had a mutually hostile relationship.

Because Hantili was a city-state prince who usurped the throne, what he was most worried about was that other city-state princes would imitate his behavior.

Just like the Zhao family wearing yellow robes and seizing the throne, what they were most worried about was that other generals would imitate them, so they arranged for the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together, and tried their best to suppress and defend the generals.

It was against this background of embankment city-state princes that Hantili gathered an army of 30,000 men to prepare for a war with the Athenian Empire.

In this war, Hantili was under pressure not to lose.

If Han Tili loses this war, Han Tili, who regicides and usurps the throne, will definitely be jointly opposed by the princes of the city-state.

So Hantili must win this war.

In order to ensure that this war could be won, Hantili did not speed up his march even if news continued to spread that Roy had conquered the city-states in the Yamhad region one by one.

Because the consequences of accelerating the march will weaken the combat power of his 30,000-strong army.

When Hantili's 30,000-strong army entered the Jamhad region, Roy had already controlled the city of Samar, the gateway connecting the Jamhad region to the Cilicia plain.

The Oman Mountains extending southward from the Asia Minor peninsula are the natural dividing line between the Jamhad region and the Cilician plain.

Han Tili's 30,000-strong army wanted to enter the Yamhad region, but they could only pass through two passes in the Oman Mountains.

There are two mountain passes, one is the Oman Pass in the north and the other is the Syrian Pass in the south.

In the history of another world, Alexander and Darius also fought a great battle here.

The wise Alexander predicted that the Persian army would attack from the Syrian Pass in the south, so he sent heavy troops to guard the Syrian Pass.

If Darius took the Syrian mountain passes as his main attack direction, Alexander could take advantage of the terrain to defeat Darius.

As a result, Darius did not choose the Syrian Pass, but launched an attack from the Oman Pass, giving the wise Alexander a hard slap in the face.

The Persian army successfully passed through the Oman Pass, occupied Alexander's camp, captured all the wounded soldiers and supplies, and cut off Alexander's retreat.

The history of another world has proven that the narrow Syrian mountain passes are not the best choice.

Therefore, from the beginning, Roy judged that the Aman Pass to the west of Samar City was the only way for the Hittite army to pass.

The fact was just as Roy expected, Hantili did not foolishly choose to pass through the Syrian mountain pass.

When the Hittite army passed through the Oman Pass, Roy came with an army of 10,000 to snipe and confronted the Hittite army on the mountain road.

The open terrain of the Oman Pass.

Roy's 10,000-strong army faced off against Han Tili's 30,000-strong army. Han Tili's face was not at all relaxed.

Because the consequences of losing this war are something Han Tili cannot bear.

"I never thought we would meet in this situation."

Looking at Han Tili with a solemn expression, Roy couldn't help but laugh.

"Hantili, the Hittite Kingdom has a population of about two million, why did you only bring 30,000 soldiers?"

"To deal with your 10,000 soldiers, my 30,000 troops are enough."

Seeing that Hantili did not answer his question directly, Roy said jokingly.

"Since you don't want to answer, let me take a guess. Although the Hittite Kingdom has a population of about two million, most of these people are Hattians. You Hittites must use most of your soldiers to suppress the Hattians. people, so you can only raise 30,000 soldiers.”

As foreign conquerors, a minority group enslaves a large number of local groups, and must regard suppressing local groups as the most important thing.

Therefore, in the history of another world, the Hittite Kingdom had a huge population and advanced weapons, but it was unable to expand the territory of the Hittite Kingdom in West Asia.

It was not until more than two hundred years later that the Hittites had completed assimilation of the Hattians, and the Hittite Kingdom showed its true hegemony and became the Hittite Empire with an area of ​​550,000 square kilometers.

When Roy told him about the nature of the Hittite Kingdom's external power and its internal power, Hantili said with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty Roy, actually I don't want to have a war with you. As long as you return the Yamhad area to me, I can support you in conquering the Kingdom of Hurrit. As proof of our alliance, I will also give a Hittite princess—my beautiful daughter marries you.”

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"In the Yamhad region, I can easily establish a stable rule by taking advantage of the contradiction between the Eblas and the Amorites. The Hurits in the Hurit Kingdom are dominated by a single ethnic group, and conquering this area is the most Troublesome. If you really want to avoid a war with me, then conquer the Hurrits in the east of the Hittite Kingdom or the Arzavas in the west as a way to secure the Hittite throne! "

Roy is not a fool, and Hantili is certainly not a fool either.

If Hantili led 30,000 people to attack the Kingdom of Hurit and the Kingdom of Arzawa, Hantili would definitely fail.

Because the Kingdom of Hurrit and the Kingdom of Arzawa are dominated by a single ethnic group, they were able to unite and resist to the death in the face of foreign invasion.

"It seems this war is inevitable!"

Hantili gritted his teeth angrily and said.

"Young man, I hope you don't regret your foolish decision."

"I'll give you the word regret. I also hope you don't regret your foolish act of usurping the throne."

After Roy finished speaking, he took the initiative to lead the Athenian soldiers to attack.

Hantili asked his son-in-law Zidanta to lead the Hittite soldiers to fight against the Athenian soldiers while praying devoutly.

"Great Sun Goddess! Great Moon Goddess! We Hittites conquered the Hattites and the Earth Goddess they worshipped under your protection. Now I pray to you as the King of Hittites, please let the Hittites defeat the Athenians and their gods under your protection."

Accompanied by Hantili's prayers, a golden divine light that ordinary people could not see suddenly illuminated the battlefield.

Roy stopped in shock and saw a goddess with a height of 10,000 meters and a pair of huge white wings behind her in the middle of the Anatolian Peninsula.

This goddess is like the sun on the earth. The light and heat she blooms seem to radiate the entire Anatolian Peninsula.

Under Roy's shocked gaze, this goddess with beautiful platinum long hair, golden big eyes, and a face so delicate that it could not be described in words, walked directly from the central Anatolian Peninsula to the Oman Mountains.

The goddess stopped at the Oman Mountains, and Roy discovered that behind the goddess's brilliance was a silver-haired goddess with a height of one kilometer - the moon goddess Selene.

Just like the moon is hidden by the brilliance of the sun.

The moon goddess Selene, at this time, was also covered by the sun-like goddess.

"Goddess Selene -"

Seeing the moon goddess of the Hittite Kingdom, Roy immediately confirmed the identity of the goddess.

This beautiful goddess who radiates infinite light and heat is the queen of the gods of the Hittite Kingdom - the sun and earth goddess Alina.