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Chapter 4669 4672 [Three Surrounded and One Missing]

Xiang Nan easily resolved the war in Semna, and then he reappointed the general who was guarding the local area, ordered General Heli to lead the army to the north, and then returned to Thebes.

After returning to Thebes, Xiang Nan began to implement a series of things.

The first thing he did was to establish Tiangong Workshop. He had a large number of technological inventions and crop seeds to promote.

For example, curved plows, harrow carts, millstones, drum carts, cast iron, papermaking, glass, carts, soybeans, peanuts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peppers, sugarcane, tomatoes, etc.

Although the ancient Egyptian civilization originated early and made remarkable achievements in architecture, agriculture, astronomy, mathematics, etc., it was not very strong.

For example, they have never mastered the technique of deep plowing, and usually just scatter seeds on the ground at random, and then let livestock trample them down and consider the sowing completed.

Moreover, they did not master fertilization, irrigation and breeding, and relied on nature to provide them with food. If the Nile River flooded or there was insufficient water, the agricultural harvest would be poor, leading to hunger in the country.

Therefore, the promotion of these advanced tools and crops can greatly increase food production and help enhance the national strength of ancient Egypt.

The current population of ancient Egypt is only over 3 million. Although it sounds like a lot, it is not an easy win as it faces the invasion of the Nubians in the south, the threat of the Hittite Empire in the north, and the Mycenaeans and Greeks across the sea.

We need to strengthen our national strength in order to cope with external challenges.

In order to enhance national strength, there must be a sufficient population and more food, so these high-yield crops and agricultural tools will come in handy.

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The second is to reform the political system.

The political system of ancient Egypt was a feudal system, in which the pharaoh divided the land among the nobles and priests, who participated in the governance of the country.

If the pharaoh is relatively powerful, he can suppress the nobles and priests and maintain the unity of the country. But if the pharaoh is relatively weak, the nobles and priests will take the opportunity to become more powerful and even revolt.

Therefore, ancient Egypt often fell into the cycle of "unification-prosperity-decline-division-unification". This is why ancient Egypt was divided into 26 dynasties within 2,500 years.

Xiang Nan naturally knew the benefits of centralization. Only by centralization can we concentrate our strength to accomplish great things. Therefore, he had to reform the political system from a feudal system to a centralized system, suppress other nobles and priests, and concentrate power in himself.

After the reform was successful, he could promote writing, educate the people, build water conservancy projects, and expand the territory...

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Just when Xiang Nan began to promote the construction of Tiangong Workshop, General Heli had already driven a giant ship north along the river, joined General Sis, and surrounded Menxis where Seti I was.

The two armies totaled more than 40,000, which exceeded the number of Seti I.

Moreover, the people in Mengxi City were already in a state of panic after hearing about the miracles performed by Xiang Nan. Now seeing the 40,000-strong army besieging the city, they were even more terrified. They were afraid that after the army took over, they would also be caught in the crossfire.

However, General Holly and General Sith did not attack the city immediately.

Because when General Heli returned to Thebes, he met Xiang Nan and received his oracle.

"Whether they are soldiers or civilians, they are all my believers. I don't want too many casualties, so it's best to surround them without attacking, and to surround them on three sides while leaving one missing." Xiang Nan said in the oracle.

General Heli now regarded Xiang Nan as a real god, and therefore did not dare to disobey his will. Since Xiang Nan said that they could only besiege the city and not attack, he decided to just besiege it and not attack, and he also gave up the gap to the north of Mengxi City.

This behavior made Seti I very confused and he didn't understand what General Holi meant.

With their current military strength, they have surpassed the military strength in the city. There are only 20,000 people in the city, which is no match for the 40,000 people outside the city. And even if they were to besiege the city, why would they leave one side open?

"What on earth are they doing? They are just idiots and have no idea how to fight a war." Seti I smiled at his daughter Princess Nefidili, "It seems that we will definitely win this time."

"Father, is there a conspiracy?" Nafidili asked worriedly. Her intuition told her that things were not that simple.

"Conspiracy?! Impossible! They don't even know how to fight, so how could there be a conspiracy?" Seti I waved his hand and said.

They didn't even know how to surround the city, and there was even a gap. They were able to do such a stupid thing. What kind of conspiracy could there be?

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But by night, Seti I knew something was wrong.

Fearing that they would be implicated, the nobles and common people of Mengxi were all preparing to flee the city.

The soldiers guarding the city were also very frightened when they saw the 40,000 troops and six large ships outside.

Especially when they heard that Xiang Nan was a true god who had performed many miracles, they also did not dare to confront him.

Therefore, that night, the defenders and nobles opened the north gate of Mengxi City, and fled in a hurry, carrying the elderly and children.

By the time Seti I received the news, the entire city of Menes had become a deserted city.

One hundred thousand civilians and fifteen thousand soldiers all fled.

He was defeated before the war even started.

"How could this happen? Why did it happen like this?" Seti I had no idea.

Even if General Heli attacked the city, it would not have caused such a huge loss. Why did he surround the city without attacking, and then the nobles, civilians, and soldiers in the city all fled?

He couldn't understand it at all.

"Father, I understand. They surrounded the city without attacking, and left one person outside in three places, in order to give the people in the city a glimmer of hope." Nafidili finally understood now, "If we attack the city or surround the entire city, everyone will fight desperately knowing that they can't escape."

"I see." Seti I finally understood. "They are really cunning. I never expected that."

"Father, we only have 5,000 defenders left. What should we do?" Nefidili asked worriedly.

"We can sneak out of the city at night and head to Canaan," Seti I thought, "and gather our forces there."

Nefidili nodded.

"Notify your brother that we will set off in the evening," Seti I said immediately.

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At night, Seti I ordered his men to quietly open the north gate, and then led his army to escape from Menes.

Not long after they came out, they saw countless torches suddenly lit up in all directions, and then they heard shouts and screams. For a moment, everyone was frightened and stunned, and their legs went weak.

"Father, we have been fooled~" Prince Abbas came close to Seti I and said loudly.

Seti I also realized that something was wrong at this time.

They could still rely on the strong city walls to stop the enemy in the city, but now in the wilderness, their army could not withstand the enemy's attack at all.

The time of death has come!

At this moment, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He looked down in surprise and saw a bronze dagger stuck in his left chest, and the handle was in his son's hand.