Chapter 225 Civil Turmoil in the Royal Court of Persia

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"It's his insistence, I'm afraid he wants to personally protect the few remaining Spartan citizens. Besides, I think he's old, but his body is still relatively tough. If it's just a commander of the army, it should be a problem. Not too big." Davos said seriously: "What's more, he has fought in Asia Minor for many years, and he is very familiar with the situation there. He can provide valuable reference for you to lead the coalition to attack western Asia Minor at any time, so I suggest that you fight in the war. Communicate with him as much as possible during this period.”

Hearing this, Leoticides' expression changed again, he was silent for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, this booklet records all the soldiers, food and ships provided by the allies, But it didn't say how many troops the kingdom is going to send?"

Davos smiled and said understandingly: "The Greek allies have sent a total of 30,000 troops. If you don't have enough kingdom troops around you, it will not be conducive to your command of the battle, so I discussed with the Ministry of Military Affairs and decided to send tenth troops. Legion, Eleventh Legion, Twentieth Legion (the Thessaly Legion), and the Sixth Cavalry Legion (composed of Thessaly cavalry), as well as Volsi, Herniki, Sabine of Central Greece , Ekui and other allies are also willing to send troops. They have been allied with us for a long time, and they are on the Italian peninsula. Come, the number of troops provided by the kingdom also exceeds 30,000, and the total strength of the coalition is more than 60,000. Are you satisfied with such an army?"

Leoticides did not respond directly, but continued to ask, "Your Majesty, the Navy?"

"During the landing of the Allied forces in Asia Minor, the Fourth Fleet was temporarily under your command (the Fourth Fleet was mainly adapted from the Thessaly warships captured by Dionysius, with a total of 100 warships. The annexation of Thessa in Dionia After the expedition, the water drained and filled the Almiros wetlands, and the Almiros naval port was built, which became the station of the 4th Fleet), but then it will be merged with other fleets to perform important tasks... In addition, Athens is the main The more than 100 Greek warships provided by the allies will also follow your command." Davos explained roughly.

Leoticides moved in his heart, and then asked: "Apart from letting me lead the Greek coalition to attack Persia from Asia Minor, should the kingdom have other offensive plans?"

"Of course, if you don't ask, I'm just about to say it, so that you can learn more about the entire military plan for attacking Persia formulated by the Ministry of Military Affairs, familiarize yourself with the entire upcoming battle, and help you make the right decision." Diver Strang Henepolis brought the map of the Eastern Mediterranean, then pointed at the map, and explained seriously: "The kingdom has received news, since Egypt's successor Pharaoh Jiehao died in a storm on his way to Turii, he has received news. The Egyptian general Niktanipos launched a rebellion. Tanib, who was seriously ill in bed, was furious and fell into a coma. The city of Memphis was in chaos. Memphis City.

In order to fulfill the covenant and punish rebellion,

I have appointed Karsidis as the commander of the reinforcements, and I will speed up the gathering of several Sicilian legions, rush to Egypt as soon as possible, defeat the rebels, and restore stability to the political situation in Egypt. At the same time, the Ministry of Military Affairs has notified the first and second fleets to complete the mobilization as soon as possible, and then rushed to the southern Peloponnesian Gulf to station, where the wartime merger was carried out. Battle at sea with the Persian fleet.

The Ministry of Military Affairs will also mobilize other main legions in the kingdom's territory, led by myself, and then go to the Eastern Mediterranean... Now the initial plan is to land in Egypt, but whether there will be changes at that time depends on the development of the war situation ... In the end, the three armies met in the Near East of Persia, marched together to the core hinterland of Persia, and fought a decisive battle with the Persian army. "

Davos said plainly, but Leoticides had already sensed the majestic picture of the war from his words, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited: This is an unprecedented war!

He tried his best to calm his excitement and asked, "How long do you give these allies to gather their troops?"

"Two months, because they need to complete the harvesting of the farmland before they can go out to fight." Davos said calmly: "Although it is a little slow, but from another aspect, this is also a good thing, at least when the coalition forces land in Asia Minor. After that, they can raise food on the spot and reduce their dependence on logistics supplies. Then they will rush to Philae in Thessaly within 15 days to complete the final assembly of the coalition... This is what I propose to all allies participating in the Persian war request, they have all agreed.

You can assemble the 10th and 11th legions first and arrive at Larisa in Thessaly earlier to prepare for the attack on Asia Minor. "

Having said this, Davos stood up, looked at the commander with great anticipation, and said solemnly: "Persia is a vast territory, and Asia Minor is even more complicated, so the Ministry of Military Affairs and I will not give specific instructions. After all, you led some officers and staff to Asia Minor three years ago to support and observe the operations of the Persian rebel army. You are more familiar with the situation there. All military operations are up to you. I believe you will definitely Better than Agesilaus did!"

Leoticides was refreshed and immediately replied: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the conquest of western Asia Minor as soon as possible, and join the main force of the army led by you as soon as possible!"

After sending Leoticides away, Davos said to Henepolis: "Go and call in Karsidis (commander of the Eighth Legion)."

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After Persia spent several years quelling the rebellion in Asia Minor, its national strength was too great, and it was unable to conquer Egypt, and had to retreat, which made Artaxerxes' second military campaign against Egypt to fail, resulting in a further decline in his prestige. .

In order to frighten his subjects, he followed the advice of Trebassus and wanted to clear up the rebellion in Asia Minor. Many officials and local nobles in Asia Minor were implicated as a result, and they were punished in light of cases, beheaded in heavy cases, and a large amount of wealth and land were confiscated, and then It was then passed on to the nobles in the eastern and central parts of Persia who supported Artaxerxes, and many Persian noble officials centered on Susa were transferred to the western part of Asia Minor and entrusted with important positions.

Artaxerxes's successive actions won the praise of the Persian nobles. They no longer urged the Persian king to continue to prepare for the war against Egypt, but spent all their energy in the fight for the fat in western Asia Minor.

However, Artaxerxes, who had suffered setbacks in several personal expeditions, completely put out his mind to obtain military honors, and decided to stay in Babylon with peace of mind and enjoy the rest of his life. question.

Artaxerxes was very old, and he began to look for a successor for this huge empire a few years ago. He had many children, but he did not hesitate to pass the throne to his eldest son Darius, just like his father. The throne was passed on to him, and Darius had been allowed to wear the crown of the king of Persia in public.

According to Persian traditions and customs, the heir can publicly ask the parent to grant a favor, as long as it is within the scope of the parent's authority, it must be granted and not arbitrarily rejected. And Darius made a request to "give it to Aspasia".

Aspasia used to be one of the most beloved concubines of Cyrus, and was later brought into the palace by Artaxerxes. Of course, he was reluctant, but due to customs, he perfunctory declared: Aspasia is already the one of freedom. She cannot force her to go against her will, and if she is willing to obey Darius, he is also happy to do it.

To his surprise, Aspasia chose Darius as his lifelong support in public. Artaxerxes could only follow the provisions of Persian law and handed her over to his son, but his heart was full of anger. . Before long, he took Aspasia away from Darius and sent her to the Temple of Anatis in Iqbatana, where she was dedicated to the gods as a priestess, and she was to be strict for the rest of her life. chastity.

Artaxerxes was very proud that he punished the woman who betrayed him in such a gentle way, and also taught his son a lesson, but he didn't know that the heir of the kingdom was so angry that he began to conspire to rebel, and it didn't take long for many people to participate. During Darius' treason, just when he was about to put it into action, an eunuch who participated in the treason denounced Artaxerxes out of fear. The Persian king was furious and not only killed Darius with his own hands, Moreover, many Persian officials who were implicated in this were executed, and the blood of Babylon was poured into rivers for a while.

A spy told the Persian king that Darius also seemed to have lobbied for Trebass, and he may have been involved in the treason.

However, the intelligence services could not produce any conclusive evidence, and the only reason that could be presented was that Trebassus and Darius were in the same situation.

It turns out that many years ago Artaxerxes, in order to win over his confidant, had promised to marry his daughter Amestreus to Trebassus, just as he married his other two daughters to Orontas and Ojuntas respectively. The son of Phanabazus was the same, but the Persian king quickly repented because he himself had married Amystrius. So he changed his promise and wanted to marry his youngest daughter, Atossa, to Trebassus. But then he became obsessed with Atossa and couldn't extricate himself, and he didn't keep his promise at all. This incident made Trebassus a joke of the Persian royal court, but he himself has always behaved very calmly and never complained, but the intelligence services thought that he might still have dissatisfaction in his heart, so Darius could not to contact him.

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