"The root of the Holy Kingdom of Ionia is in the Western Mediterranean, in Italy!" Instead of showing dissatisfaction with his son's opposition to the war against Persia, Davos laughed and looked at his son with relief in his eyes: "Crotokatax, I hope you will remember what you just said, and in the future, let your children and grandchildren remember it, and concentrate on governing the Western Mediterranean, so that the Divine Kingdom of Dionya can be peaceful for a long time!" ”

"Yes!" Cloto Katákáx responded respectfully.

But Dionya wanted to attack Persia, not to covet its wealth and land, but to change from passive to active, to seize the favorable opportunity of its weakened national power and defeat it completely. At that time, depending on the situation, either a few puppets will be raised in Persia, or it will be divided into several countries to reduce the threat to the kingdom...... These methods should be more efficient and less labor-intensive than the direct annexation of land. ”

Davers said calmly: "As for the difficulties you mentioned about the attack on Persia, which war that Dionia has experienced in the past has not had difficulties or accidents!" It's just that the difficulties in facing Persia are greater. And why do we Dionyas win and defeat our opponents every time? It's because we attach great importance to each and every opponent, and we have careful planning and preparation, so we have more advantages.

Since the establishment of the kingdom, Persia has been left in the whole Mediterranean, and Artaxerxes and I both know that there will be a war between the two sides, so he will incite the Greek city-states to unite against us. When there was a rebellion in Asia Minor, I had thought about sending troops to attack Persia proper, but at that time, the Greek war had just ended, and our military rations and materials were greatly consumed, the Greek alliance had just been established and needed to be consolidated, and Thessaly had just been conquered, and it would take time to digest it...... That's why I had to cancel the idea.

However, the Ministry of Military Affairs has always aimed at Persia, and has been carrying out military training and improving weapons and equipment against Persia in recent years, so it has accumulated many advantages over Persia today, so the offensive plan against Persia cannot be delayed any longer!

I believe that with the blessing of Hades, we will win in the end! ”

After Davos finished speaking categorically, Sedorom completely understood in his heart: sure enough, the attack on Persia was the intention of His Majesty Davers, and it was just for the Ministry of War to propose it, and he may have discussed it with Bagul and Arcistes in advance, and played a scene with everyone in the palace hall.

Sedorum's gaze swept over Oliver and Printors, then at Bagul and Assies, and then lowered his eyes and fell silent.

At this moment, Davers let out a long sigh and said in a low tone: "Yesterday, I went to visit Amintas, because of the recurrence of his old injury, he can no longer sit up at all, and can only lie on the bed and talk to me...... He talked to me a lot about the past, especially his adventures in Persia.

He said, 'He has gone from being a homeless man to a powerful kingdom in the Mediterranean, and he has not had many regrets in this life, the only regret is ...... It may no longer be possible to see the Dionian army attacking Persia, recovering the bones of the mercenary comrades who died in battle in a foreign land, and taking revenge on the Persians who chased us like cattle and sheep......"

Speaking of this, Davers sighed deeply again: "...... Amintas's words touched me a lot! …… I vividly remember how hard we escaped from Persia and rested in Byzantium. Bulkos, do you remember? You have come all the way to Byzantium to hire us to fight the Lucalians in Turiyi, and I have agreed-"

The Minister of Agriculture, Burkos, stood up tremblingly and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, of course I remember! I heard that a Greek mercenary army had successfully returned to the Aegean Sea after a thousand miles of war in Persia, so I believed that as long as I could hire this army, I would be able to defeat the Lucanians, but the mercenary leaders refused my invitation one after another, and just when I was about to despair, it was Your Majesty who did not hesitate to agree to my request and gave me hope! But who would have thought that this small invitation would create a powerful kingdom and change the pattern of the entire Mediterranean! ”

Davers looked back on the past and sighed: "Yes, no one can predict the world in a few decades...... Therefore, at that time, the Spartan army and the Byzantines, fearing that we would accept the invitation of Turiyi, took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and made a harsh demand: 'We will not be allowed to go to the port and leave by boat unless we take off our armor and put down our weapons, and enter Byzantine city naked.' ’

The former leaders of the mercenaries were very wary of entering the Persian camp to negotiate with their bare hands in Persian because they blindly believed the words of the Persian generals, and they were brutally killed, so the mercenaries were very wary of this, and I managed to convince them with great difficulty...... And then on that day, we laid down our arms and went into Byzantium, only to be humiliated by the Spartans and the Byzantines, and the road to the port was so difficult! ……”

"Your Majesty, I remember the events of that day very clearly!" Oliver, whose eyes were a little moist, gritted his teeth and said, "They call us lowly bastards, let us get out of Byzantium and not defile their land." Some even threatened that if we didn't run faster, they would chop up our bodies and feed them to the dogs...... They didn't just scold, they threw all kinds of debris at us!

I was standing beside you, Your Majesty, and I saw with my own eyes that you were hit by a few rotten fruits, and your face was a little swollen, but you endured it...... When we got on board, many of us were so angry that they swore in the name of the gods that one day they would return the humiliation to the Byzantines! ……”

For the first time, Klotocatax heard his father talk about the bitter past decades ago, and he clenched his fists with empathy, and was about to say something.

Davers's gaze quickly swept over Oliver and Alpunes, who looked sad and angry, and then looked at the others with solemn expressions, and said in a heavy tone: "It is these mercenaries who have gone through hardships and been spurned by others who came to Great Greece in embarrassment, fought bloodily, and fought bloodily, so that today's powerful Divine Kingdom of Dionya is born!" They are the founders of the Kingdom, but we owe them an account!

Mersis, Zpit, Zantiparis...... They have left this world, and Amintas, Alexis, Felicius ...... In a few years, I am afraid that they will follow in their footsteps, and let these heroes of the kingdom go to the Elysée with regrets!

What's more, among the Dionian army, they were the most familiar with the combat characteristics of the Persian army, and they were also the most familiar with the geography and customs of Persia, shouldn't we take advantage of the fact that some of them were barely able to put on armor and launch an attack on Persia in time, which not only solved the hidden dangers of the kingdom, but also returned their wishes!

Elites of the kingdom, agree or disagree, please give your opinion immediately! ”

After a moment of silence in the main hall, Klotocatax, Assistes, Cypros, Antaoris, Haka, Bagul and many other ministers rushed to respond with loud voices: "Your Majesty, I agree that the kingdom will declare war on Persia after the Games!" ”

"Good! Good! Good! Davers looked at Oliverus, Assistes and the others who were excited, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "Since everyone agrees, then the matter of attacking Persia is decided!" ”

He paused for a moment, then said: "I have read the report of the organizing team of the games, and the city-states of the Greek alliance that have accepted the invitation will send the most important officials of their government to participate, and it is just the right opportunity to convene a high-level meeting of the Greek alliance and reach an agreement with them to form an alliance to deal with Persia!" Leave this matter to Tapilus. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After deciding on the most important thing, Davos looked at his son again and said in a deep voice: "Klotocatax, the questions you just mentioned about the expedition to Persia are 'too far away, the kingdom cannot get the latest news on the battlefield in time, nor can it convey new instructions in time, and the leading generals dare not make their own decisions in the face of complicated situations'...... Wait, these problems are indeed worthy of our attention, but the solution to the problem is also very simple, that is, I personally led the troops to the battle! ”

Everyone was amazed.

Sedorum blurted out: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not good-"

"What's not to do!" Davos interrupted him in a stiff tone, and said with a confident face: "Since I came to Great Greece, personally led the army, and conquered Lucania, Crotone, Syracuse, Mesapi and Puchetti, Rome, and Carthage, and won victory after victory, I helped the kingdom through the most difficult period and gradually become stronger......

The war with Persia is undoubtedly of great importance to the kingdom, and it is related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the rise and fall of the kingdom. ”

Some shrewd ministers heard Davers's words: Dionyas was about to attack Persia with all the forces of his kingdom, and there was a certain uneasiness about putting such a large force in the hands of a general. What's more, after the victory, the great glory was placed on the generals of the unified army, which made this uneasiness even greater...... Therefore, it is safest for the king himself to lead the army.

Of course, Klotocatax was aware of this problem, but he still suggested worriedly: "The environment and climate of Persia are different from those of the kingdom, and this is a thousand-mile battle, which will definitely be more tiring, Your Majesty...... Father, you are too old to make such a strenuous expedition, so let me go for you! ”