Chapter 215 About Egypt

Clotokatax is no longer a simple young man who graduated from Turii School, from an ordinary tribune in Rome to a Roman administrator, from an ignorant recruit to commanding the army, and finally winning the Greek War , and served as a consul, actively participating in the administration of the kingdom's government affairs for 5 years... Under the intentional training of Davos, Cloto Katax has grown into a qualified leader with both civil and military skills.

Of course, he no longer only thinks about issues based on his likes and dislikes, but more from the height of the kingdom to consider the gains and losses of the overall interests, so after he pondered for a while, he did not express his opposition, but only reminded with some worry: "Father, we are about to launch an attack on Persia. At this time, we have to conquer Egypt. Will it affect the original military plan? After all, Egypt is an ancient kingdom with its own unique civilization and a large population. The political situation is complicated, and it may not be easy to conquer it, but if it causes the continued resistance of the Egyptians and the war is delayed, it will be troublesome.”

"This possibility is not ruled out." Davos nodded slightly and said, "So we have to try our best to avoid such a situation. From the historical point of view, today's Egyptians are not a strong nation. They have been invaded and ruled by Ethiopians and Persians one after another, and now the dynasty established by Tanib is also dominated by Libyans. For most of the time, the Egyptian people have been relatively obedient, so why can’t they be used by us? What about the Dionians?

After all, Dionia has had close trade relations with Egypt in recent years. Our cheap and high-quality goods flooded the Egyptian people in large quantities, and Egyptian businessmen and civilians were very fond of us. And because the two countries are allies, the troops we sent to Egypt in the past few years have been strictly disciplined, neither harassing the local people nor buying or selling by force. Won a good reputation, which laid a good foundation for our future conquest of Egypt. "

Davos paused for a while, pondered for a while, reorganized his thoughts, and then slowly said his long-considered thoughts in a confident and firm tone: "As long as we can do the following, I believe you The feared situation will not happen, and our rule over Egypt will be very solid! First, you are right, Egypt is indeed a kingdom with a unique civilization, and its history is so long that we cannot use it to govern other regions to govern Egypt in the manner of the Egyptian pharaohs, but must first rule it as a distinct region of the kingdom, in the manner of the pharaohs of Egypt—"

"In the way of the Egyptian pharaohs..." Clotokatax mused.

"Although we Dionians believe in Hades and other gods, when the Egyptians were far more devout than us, they dedicated their lives to the gods before and after death, and the gods ruled their Everything, so we have to get the support of the Egyptian monks, like Tanib, to recognize the rights they once had, to recognize their autonomy on the upper Nile, and to not even allow the Hades belief to spread in Egypt to get them to help us consolidate our rule in Egypt.”

Hearing this, Clotokatax was hesitant to speak.

Davers knew what his son was thinking, patted him on the shoulder, and said warmly: "As the descendants of Hades, we have done a lot for him, I think he will forgive us! After all, it is a very An ancient land, where the gods are older than him, and he should have never expected to be recognized by the Egyptians..."

Clotokatax was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.

"Second, I have read the information about Egypt collected by the intelligence department in detail. When these foreign races ruled the Egyptians in the past, Persia faced the most fierce resistance. Why? Because the king of Persia gave all the land in the Egyptian delta to The nobles of Persia, those Persian nobles regarded the Egyptians in their fiefs as slaves, and they oppressed them extremely severely. Of course, they would be fiercely resisted by the Egyptians.

Why did Artaxerxes attack Egypt several times? I am afraid that there is a strong push from the Egyptian nobles behind this, because they are unwilling to give up the land that makes them richer.

And if we conquer Egypt, we must learn a lesson, and we can't colonize as much as those areas we conquered in the past, but try not to colonize Egypt or compete for land with the Egyptians..."

Davos stretched out two fingers and said solemnly: "Theocracy and land, as long as we basically maintain the status quo in Egypt and do not make major changes, I think Dionia will be able to quickly conquer Egypt and quickly make it Stabilize!"

"Theocracy and the land..." Clotokatax murmured and asked hesitantly, "Father, is the concession we made a little too big? Will it leave a huge legacy for future rule over Egypt? Hidden danger?"

"Look, I didn't want to conquer Egypt just now, but now I'm worried about power." Davos said jokingly.

"Father, I—" Clotokataxes tried to explain a little embarrassedly.

Davos smiled and waved his hand, and said, "We made a lot of concessions, but as long as we can quickly stabilize Egypt, we will get a large granary and a solid territory in the Eastern Mediterranean! We are outsiders after all. In order to gain the recognition of the Egyptians, it was compelled to make big concessions at the beginning, but as time went on, the Egyptian people have completely accepted the rule of Dionia and fully recognized the Hades. The Davos royal family is Egypt The supreme ruler of Egypt, then we will gradually make some changes to the governance of Egypt...

The unique culture of Egypt has been gradually formed over a long period of time, we must be patient enough and not in a hurry! "

Clotokatax pondered for a moment and agreed.

"Okay, now our father and son have reached a consensus on the issue of Egypt." Davos patted the chair and asked, "If we really want to send troops to conquer Egypt first, who do you think is the most suitable leader to send? "

"Prosous." Clotokatax said without hesitation: "His military command ability is one of the best in the kingdom, his political adaptability is not weak, he is also loyal to the kingdom, and more importantly, He has experience fighting in Egypt and is the perfect fit!"

"Prosusus is indeed a very suitable candidate, but using him to conquer Egypt would be overkill." Davos shook his head, and then spit out a name: "Just let Karsidis lead the army."

"The Seventh Legion Commander Karsidis..." Now Clotokatax is also very familiar with the kingdom's army and generals, and he immediately recalled the general's resume.

Davos has gone on to say: "When Prosus was the commander of the Eighth Legion, Karsidis, as a Catane, was the first captain of the Eighth Legion, and performed very well in the war against Carthage. After the war, he was promoted to the commander of the legion. In the Greek War, Prosusus led the army to rescue Egypt, and the Eighth Legion of Karsidis was the main force. This shows that he has strong military capabilities and is also familiar with Egypt.

Moreover, unlike Prosusus, his communication skills are not weak, and he is good at handling the relationship between the army and the people. towns, Egyptian officials and the public are actively cooperating. ’ We want to conquer Egypt and reduce the Egyptian people’s disgust towards Dionia. We need a commander who can flexibly handle the relationship between the two! "

After listening to Davos' explanation, Clotokatax had no opinion on the fact that Karsidis was appointed as the commander of the army to attack Egypt, he just reminded softly: "Father, all these plans we have made are to establish On the basis of the possible death of Jie Hao, if Jie Hao is lucky to be alive, the alliance and friendship between the kingdom and Egypt should still be maintained..."

"It's natural! However, it's best to prepare everything in advance to avoid being caught off guard when an accident does happen. After everything is prepared, everything depends on whether Hades blesses..." Davos He spoke in a calm tone, but there was a hint of sternness in his eyes that was hard to detect.

Then, he said in a more serious tone: "But if Jie Hao is really killed, in addition to letting Karsidis lead the army to attack Egypt, the plan to attack Persia made by the Ministry of Military Affairs is probably going to be implemented quickly. Greece to conquer Persia. The coalition should be formed as soon as possible. I am going to make Prosusus the commander-in-chief of the coalition and launch an attack on Asia Minor as soon as possible to contain Persia and prevent it from attacking Egypt again, which will seriously affect our conquest of Egypt.

And after the games are over, the kingdom will immediately conduct military mobilization. I will lead the main force of the kingdom's army to Egypt to stabilize the situation there as soon as possible! With the war, the kingdom will inevitably have many affairs, and the pressure will increase in all aspects. Moreover, the kingdom's elite troops have been transferred to the Eastern Mediterranean, and the domestic defense strength has also been significantly reduced...

However, in the administrative aspect, Cypros, Antaoris, and Haka will assist you. In the military, Olivers and Plintos will also fully assist you. I also plan to let your brother-in-law Patroclus stay behind. Lie, keep the kingdom safe, but you still have a heavy burden on your shoulders! "

"Father, you can rest assured! I will do my best to maintain the stability and prosperity of the country and wait for your triumphant return!" Clotokatax said in a deep voice.

Davos looked at his handsome son with soft eyes, but his expression seemed a little complicated.