Chapter 197 Strategy Against Persia (1)
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"This suggestion is very good." Davos nodded and praised: "Tapirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should send envoys as soon as possible to conduct friendly negotiations with the various tribes of Gaul in the mountains adjacent to the Liguria region. As for the Ministry of Intelligence... they Actions have already been launched against the Gaul region beyond the mountains."
"Okay, Your Majesty." Foreign Minister Tapirus immediately stood up to respond.
"Anything else?" Davos continued.
"Your Majesty!" Clotokatax coughed lightly and said, "Yesterday the preparatory team received a clear reply from Egypt that they will send an envoy of nearly 100 people this time, led by Pharaoh Tanib. son Jie Hao."
"Is it Jie Hao, who has been designated by Taneb as the next pharaoh?" Davos was slightly surprised.
"Yes, we have repeatedly confirmed that this Egyptian delegation is led by Vizier Jaho from Egypt."
"Your Majesty, the Egyptian pharaoh actually sent his heir to Turii to watch the games. This will undoubtedly show the world the power of the kingdom and at the same time demonstrate the strong friendship between Dionia and Egypt!" Tapirus said excitedly: "I suggest that the Egyptian mission should be greeted with great etiquette in response to the importance we place on Egypt!"
"This is as it should, your foreign ministry is in charge of the arrangement." Davers did not show joy, instead he asked solemnly: "According to the information from the Ministry of Intelligence, Tanib has been bedridden for up to three times. In January, I wrote a letter proposing to 'send the best doctor to Egypt to treat him', but he politely refused. Although I don't know his current condition in detail, his state affairs have been fully represented by Jie Hao, which shows that his condition is very serious. Seriously! Under such circumstances, Jie Hao actually came to Turiyi himself, just for friendship?"
The ministers fell into deep thought.
At this time, the intelligence chief Aristiras, who was sitting at the back of the queue, stood up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the intelligence department has found out that Jie Hao's cousin Nektanib has obtained many Egyptian generals and monks. The support of Jie Hao has repeatedly raised objections to Jie Hao's sole control of the state, and even declared that he is the most suitable heir to the pharaoh. There seems to be dealings with Persia."
Initially, the chief officer of the intelligence department was not allowed to attend the kingdom executive meeting, but the information obtained by the intelligence department was often the focus of discussions at the meeting, and Aristillas was required to give a detailed explanation, and he was always invited to the scene temporarily. The Regents changed the rules, making Aristiras a regular visitor to the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom.
The news he said immediately caused a heated discussion among the ministers in the hall.
"Your Majesty, Jie Hao led the Egyptian mission to Turii at this critical time. Obviously, he has felt the threat of Nektanib, and he has to come to the kingdom to seek support in person." The Deputy Minister Cypros said loudly. : "We should express our support to him without hesitation to strengthen his confidence! Now the kingdom and Persia are mortal enemies, and Egypt, which is adjacent to Persia, is the most important factor used by the kingdom to contain Persia and even attack Persia in the future. Allies must not be lost!"
As soon as Cypros finished speaking, Antaoris stood up: "But it's not enough for us to support Egypt in words. Tanib is just sick for a long time and has not died. He can be the heir of the pharaoh and also act as an agent of state affairs. , Jie Hao actually came all the way to Turii for help, which shows that neither Tanib nor Jie Hao can rely on their own strength to relieve the threat of Nektanib.
With the support of Persia, Nektanib should be able to launch a riot and finally seize the throne of Egypt! So we must act like 5 years ago and send troops to Egypt to consolidate Jae Hao's rule! "
"Egypt is only an ally of Dionia, not a subsidiary. If you want to send an army, you must first ask Jie Hao, otherwise allies will become enemies." Cypros reminded.
"According to diplomatic practice, this should be done." Antaoris continued: "But we have to take into account that Jiehao is only a young man under 30 years old. It is reported that he resolutely changed Pharaoh Tanib during the period of acting state affairs. The decree that favors monks in Egypt has persisted for many years... Young people are often too confident to see the situation, what if he can't invite us to send reinforcements in time? We must be prepared in advance!"
Since the retirement of Lycias and Hermon, Sedorum has also been in a state of being old and basically in a state of not being in charge. This kind of picture can often be seen in the Council of Ministers. Of course, it is usually Antaoris who takes the initiative.
At this time, Olivers stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since Persia quelled the rebellion in Asia Minor early last year, the Persian army has quickly withdrawn to the east of Mesopotamia. After many years of constant wars, the national strength was greatly depleted, and the Persian king had given up his plan to conquer Egypt.
But now it seems that the greedy Persians have not given up, but have changed their strategy. They used the method of successfully quelling the rebellion in Asia Minor to the Egyptians. They wanted to buy Egypt's generals and trigger a civil strife in Egypt, thus making it easier to conquer Egypt. This must arouse our vigilance!
This Persian king is insidious and cunning, and he will retaliate. Just because Your Majesty rejected the request of the Persian envoy to seek peace for Carthage, he began to hate us Dionia and instigated the Greek city-states to oppose us..."
The more Olivers spoke, the more incensed he said: "In the past four years, we have not only provided material assistance to the rebels in Asia Minor, but also allowed the Greek allies to actively accept the employment of the governors of various regions of Asia Minor and send citizens to participate in the war, which has long been rejected by Artaxerxes. Persia is regarded as the number one mortal enemy. I am afraid that this time Persia not only took action against Egypt, but also other conspiracies against the kingdom. We should no longer respond passively, but should take the initiative and take advantage of the fact that Persia’s national strength has not recovered. Send a large army , attack Persia!"
As soon as these words came out, many ministers were surprised: the focus of the meeting was to discuss the holding of the Games, why did they suddenly talk about waging war against Persia? !
Sedorum coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice: "I remember... I discussed this issue last year, didn't everyone simply reject it... Why bring up this issue again today?"
"Lord Sedorum." Olivers bowed slightly to show respect, but his tone was still firm: "The reason why this proposal was rejected last year was because we did not expect the rebels in Asia Minor to suddenly collapse and the Persians to collapse. People were able to quickly quell the west that had been rioting for several years, and the kingdom was going to hold a sports meeting, so it was not passed.
But after more than a year of investigation, we have figured out that the reason for the rapid defeat of the rebels in Asia Minor was that Artaxerxes bribed and wooed some rebel generals and nobles of Asia Minor, and they assassinated Arioba Zenis and other rebel leaders allowed the Persians to win.
However, the Persians did not establish effective rule in Asia Minor for more than a year after the rebellion was quelled, and the political situation there is still relatively chaotic, which will reduce our resistance to attacking Persia.
The Dionysian Games will be held next month, not only will it not involve most of the kingdom's energy, but it will also inspire the confidence of the people because of its successful holding. In addition, after the kingdom rested for 5 years, food and supplies were sufficient, the troops were neat, and the Greek alliance was completely controlled. Thessaly also integrated into the kingdom, so that our sphere of influence crossed the Aegean Sea eastward, and reached the coast of Asia Minor... ...We have such a great strategic advantage, we should seize this great opportunity to attack Persia! "
"Persia is not Carthage and Greece, it is a vast kingdom with a large population. Even if its national strength has declined due to war, compared with it, we Dionia are still like a wolf facing a sick cow. It is not an easy task to defeat such a kingdom! Has the Ministry of Military Affairs formulated a detailed attack plan for this?!" Asistes' questioning was more like inviting the Minister of Military Affairs to make further explanations.
"Of course there is!" Chief of Staff Printoles took the opportunity to stand up and explained: "Your Majesty! Ladies and gentlemen! Since the proposal to 'attack Persia' was rejected last year, our Ministry of Military Affairs has been further exploring how to defeat Persia. After intelligence gathering and many simulated battlefield deductions, the Ministry of Military Affairs finally formulated an offensive plan, and its general strategy is—”
Plintors cleared his throat to make his pronunciation clearer: "To take full advantage of the chaotic situation in Asia Minor, send an army of about 50,000 people into western Asia Minor, not necessarily all of us Dio. It is composed of the citizens of Nia. The kingdom is the leader of the Greek alliance. We can mobilize all the Greek allies to form an allied army under the slogan of 'revenge against Persia' to attack western Asia Minor.
Greece - especially the Ionian island city-states are very close to Asia Minor, which will make it easier to transport our food. In addition, it will also help us get the support of the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor faster.
The Persian king had sent someone to promise to the coastal Greek city-states in Asia Minor "willing to give them more autonomy" in the course of fighting against the rebels in Asia Minor a few years ago. Therefore, these city-states remained basically neutral and did not support the rebels. "