ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1301 Izam’s Persian Experience
"I heard my tribe specifically mention these things. My eldest brother even said gratefully, 'Without their help, his tribe would not have become the largest tribe in Dukya'! Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Lord Mariji! "Izam saluted the two of them sincerely.

Mariji quickly avoided it and said calmly: "It's nothing, everything is for the kingdom!"

"Izam, after a trip to Dukea, why don't you look like you anymore?" Davos said jokingly: "Don't say any more words of thanks. What I want to hear now is your adventure to Dukeya this time." Ya’s detailed story! Come on, everyone, sit down and let’s talk slowly.”

The guards brought wooden chairs and after several people sat down, Izam began to tell: "...After I followed Chalsidis's vanguard to Egypt, I boarded the ship arranged by Lord Marij in the city of Naukratis. He entered the port of Issus on an Egyptian merchant ship that actually belonged to his Persian friend, and then followed a caravan arranged by the Persian merchant in advance to the plains of Mesopotamia——"

"Your Majesty, this Persian businessman is the Mazayas I mentioned to you before." Maliji interjected.

"Have you sent anyone to contact him after we got here?" Davos asked with interest.

"Your Majesty, I sent someone to look for him in Issus...but unfortunately he is not at home. I heard from his servants that he is still doing business near Babylon and has not returned..."

Davos noticed the hesitation shown by Mariji in his answer, so he said in a gentle tone: "Persia is his mother state after all, and it is understandable that he does not want to completely surrender to us, but we cannot forget the things he provided. Help, after victory, he will definitely be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Mariji breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Izam, keep talking."

"...I followed Mazayas's caravan and headed east along the north bank of the Euphrates River. It went relatively smoothly at first. Later, it was said that the news that 'our army entered Egypt and part of the Greek coalition landed in Asia Minor' had reached Babylon. The king of Persia issued an order for military mobilization, and the order in the towns along the Euphrates River became a bit chaotic. My caravan was intercepted by town checkpoints several times, and the temporarily formed troops wanted to detain them for various reasons. Although Mazayas had some tricks to allow them to release the supplies carried by the caravan, after discussing with me, he decided to head north in advance after replenishing enough water in Corsoti City.

Unexpectedly, the order on the Mesopotamian plain became even more chaotic. Not only was the caravan I was in robbed, but several people were also killed and injured. I had to pretend to be an envoy sent by the Dukyan people and claim that the caravan was The supplies carried were used by Dukiya to form reinforcements... It may be that the prestige established by our Dukiya people in defeating the Persian king's personal army that year made the Persians fearful. After that, the caravan was no longer subject to the garrison in those towns. Due to the harassment, we passed through Caine, Lalisa, Mespira relatively smoothly... and arrived at the Dukya Mountains smoothly——"

Having said this, Yizham still looked a little proud, and then his tone became lower: "It wasn't until I met my people that I realized that my father had passed away 10 years ago. My eldest brother, and several others My brother died in that war against the Persians... My second brother Remi is now in charge of the tribe. Although he was surprised by my sudden appearance, he was not very surprised. According to him, he said that these years His tribe has been in close contact with several caravans such as Mazayas, and through them they learned some things about Dionia, and even learned that not only was I not dead, but I also became a high official in the kingdom... …Since Master Mariji has asked these caravans to provide help to the tribe, my second brother has a good impression of the kingdom. He is very happy that I can arrive in time, otherwise he does not know what to do next.

Because the King of Persia has sent envoys to Dukya, asking all tribes to send warriors to participate in the war against the kingdom. More than half of the tribes have expressed their agreement. Only some tribes headed by our tribe did not express their stance because of the opposition of my second brother. As a result, the Dukea Tribal Conference failed to make a final decision for several days——"

"Didn't the war between Dukiya and Persia win? How come the Persians can still instruct Dukiya so casually?" Davers was a little confused.

Yizam quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I heard from Remy that although Dukya won that war, Dukya suffered a lot, and the Persians made concessions afterwards, such as reducing the annual tribute. Jin, put some disputed areas under the management of the Dukya people... So the tribes of the Dukya were still willing to attach to Persia in the end, and because the Persian oppression of the Dukya eased in the following years, the relationship between the two sides On the contrary, the tense relationship has improved a lot. This time, the Persians promised some benefits in order to let Dukya participate in the war, so many tribes were tempted...

However, since the Kesuokant tribe is now the most powerful tribe in the Dukya Mountains, my second brother expressed opposition, and it will be difficult for the entire Dukya tribal alliance to reach a unified opinion.The Persian envoy took several tribal leaders to persuade Remi for several days, and even threatened in the end, "Even if the Xokant tribe refuses to participate in the war, other tribes will participate, but after the war, Persia will attack the Xokant tribe." The Sokante tribe treats them differently! 'That put a lot of pressure on Remy.

I relayed your Majesty's plan to Remi. Although he was a little tempted by your Majesty's promise (to allow Dukea to be independent after the victory of the war, and even the kingdom will fully support him to become the king of Dukea), he was still worried. I gave him a detailed analysis of the military strength of Dionia and Persia and the current situation in the Mediterranean, and he reluctantly agreed and decided to agree to the request of the Persian envoy to lead his army to the war. "

"Did your second brother convince other Dukea tribes to participate in this plan?" Mariji interjected.

"I have also raised this issue with him, but he was very cautious. He told me that among the tribes in Dukya, there are two large tribes that have bad relations with the Xokant tribe. If he ventures to contact other tribes secretly, tribe, it is difficult to guarantee that the news will not leak out. Once the Persians know it, the Xokant tribe will be in danger, so he will not take the risk, but he has gathered all the young people in the tribe, More than 5000 people came to participate in this war. This force plays a very important role among the Dukea tribes. At the critical moment, he only needs to secretly persuade the tribes who are closely related to the Xokant tribe to act together. I believe he can definitely change the situation of the war. It will have a great impact!" Izam said confidently.

Davos smiled and praised: "Very good, your second brother is calm and considerate, which makes me believe that our cooperation with the Xokant tribe will be successful! Isam, you will follow your tribe later." Went to Taposakus together?”

"Your Majesty, after the Dukea Tribal Conference reached an agreement, each tribe successively formed an army to go to Mesopotamia. Although the soldiers led by Remi were the largest, they were the first to set off. I dressed up as a Xokant The tribal warrior has always followed the second brother.

We left the Dukya Mountains and went south along the Tigris River. The towns along the way must have received orders to provide us with a certain amount of food supplies. After we arrived at the city of Opis, the Persians did not allow us to go south any further. , we stationed ourselves near Opis City, waiting for other Dukea tribe armies to come and join us.

During this period, every day armies gathered from towns in the upper reaches of the Tigris River went to Sitake City further south of Opis City to meet up—"

When Izam said this, Davos suddenly sighed softly, and said with a little sigh: "Opis... Sitak... We also went there back then..."

Mariji immediately answered: "Your Majesty, this time you have enough time to visit these familiar Persian towns again."

Davos looked at him and said with a nostalgic tone: "Maliji, the first time I saw you was in the Media region, right?"

Mariji said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it has been more than 30 years, and you still remember it so clearly! Thanks to the blessing of Hades, I was in danger at that time and met you, which made my future life smooth. Earth-shaking changes! I only regret that I didn’t meet you earlier and serve you earlier!”

Listening to Mariji's sincere words mixed with compliments, Davos nodded slowly and said softly: "It is also my greatest luck to get the help of you and Merses! You, take care of your health, I will also After this war is over, you can take me on a nice tour of Persia!"

"Yes...yes...Your Majesty, I will be a good guide..." Mariji's trembling voice was slightly choked.

Davos suppressed the emotions surging in his heart, and then asked: "Izam, how long have you been in Opis?"

"All the Dukiya tribe troops stayed there for more than two months. The reason why there was no action for such a long time was that the Persian king wanted to wait for the Persian army and Indians to arrive from the far east. During this period Here, I also saw armies from Armenia, Taukia, and even Kardans..."

Speaking of this, Yizam's expression became a little solemn: "Later, the large area closest to the two rivers was full of military camps and soldiers everywhere. There were countless armies... My relatives Because of this, I wavered on whether to continue supporting Dionia. Fortunately, during this period, the Greek coalition forces defeated the Persian army in Asia Minor, our fleet defeated the Persian fleet, and your Majesty personally led the army to conquer Canaan... these news The news one after another, coupled with my persuasion, strengthened their confidence again!..."

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