Chapter 215: About Egypt

Crotocatacus was no longer a simple young man who graduated from the school of Turiyi, from an ordinary tribune in Rome to a Roman administrator, from an ignorant recruit to command the army, and finally won the Greek war, and served as an archon, actively participating in the administration of the kingdom's government for five years...... Under Davers's deliberate nurturing, Klotocataques has grown into a qualified leader with both civil and military skills.

Of course, he no longer only thinks about problems based on likes and dislikes, but more from the height of the kingdom, to consider the gains and losses of the overall interests, so after pondering for a while, he did not explicitly object, but reminded with some concern: "Father, we are about to launch an attack on Persia, and we will conquer Egypt again at this time, will it affect the original military plan?" After all, Egypt is an ancient kingdom with its own unique civilization, a large population, and a complicated political situation, and it may not be easy to conquer it, but if it causes the Egyptians to continue to resist and cause the war to drag on, it will be troublesome. ”

"I don't rule out the possibility of this." Davers bowed slightly, and said, "So we have to do our best to avoid this happening." Judging from the past history, today's Egyptians are not a strong nation, in more than 100 years, they have been invaded and ruled by Ethiopians and Persians, and now the dynasty established by Tanib is also dominated by Libyans, and most of the time the Egyptian people are more obedient, so why can't they be ruled by our Dionians?

After all, Dionya had been trading closely with Egypt over the years, and our cheap and high-quality goods flooded the Egyptian people in large quantities, and Egyptian merchants and civilians had a good impression of us. And because the two countries are allies, the troops we sent to Egypt in the past few years have been strictly disciplined, do not harass the local people, do not force them to buy and sell, and always take the lead in battle, and their performance is far superior to Egypt's own army, and they have won a good reputation in Egypt, which has laid a good foundation for our future conquest of Egypt. ”

Davers paused, pondered for a moment, recollected his thoughts, and then spoke his long-thought thoughts in a confident and firm tone: "As long as we can do the following, I am confident that what you feared will not arise, and our rule over Egypt will be very secure!" First, you are right that Egypt is indeed a kingdom with a unique civilization, and it has a very long history, and we cannot govern Egypt in the same way that it governs other regions, but must first make it a unique region of the kingdom, and rule it in the way of the Egyptian pharaohs-"

"...... in the manner of the Egyptian pharaohs," Crotocatax thought.

"Although we Dionians believe in Hades and other gods, when the Egyptians were far more devout than we are to the gods, they gave themselves to the gods in life and death, and the gods ruled everything over them, so we must have the support of the Egyptian monks, like the Tanibs, to recognize the rights they once had, to recognize their autonomy in the upper Nile, and not even to allow the Hades faith to spread in Egypt, so as to get their full cooperation and help us consolidate our rule in Egypt."

Hearing this, Klotocatax stopped talking.

Davos knew what his son was thinking, patted him on the shoulder, and said gently: "As a descendant of Hades, we have done a lot for him, and I think he will definitely forgive us!" After all, it was a very old land, and the gods there were older than him, and he should have never expected to be recognized by the Egyptians......"

Clotokataks was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Second, I have read in detail the information collected by the intelligence services about Egypt, and in the past, when these aliens ruled the Egyptians, Persia had suffered the most fierce resistance, why? Because the Persian king gave all the land of the Egyptian Delta to the Persian nobility, those Persian nobles regarded the Egyptians in their fiefdoms as slaves, and oppressed them extremely severely, and of course met with fierce resistance from the Egyptians. Why did that Artaxerxes attack Egypt several times? I am afraid that there is a strong push from the Egyptian aristocracy behind this, because they are not willing to give up this land that makes them richer.

And if we conquer Egypt, we must learn a lesson, not to colonize as much as we have done in the past, but to try not to colonize Egypt and not to compete with the Egyptians for land......"

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

"Theocracy and the ...... land," Crotokataks muttered, asking with some hesitation, "Father, are we making a concession a little too much?" Will it leave a huge hidden danger for future rule of Egypt? ”

"You see, I didn't want to conquer Egypt just now, but now I'm starting to worry about power." Davers quipped.

"Father, I-" Klotocatax tried to defend himself a little embarrassed.

Davers smiled and waved his hand, and said, "We have made great concessions, but as long as we can quickly stabilize Egypt, we will get a big granary and a solid territory in the Eastern Mediterranean!" After all, we are outsiders, and we have to make big concessions at first in order to gain the approval of the Egyptians, but as time goes by, the Egyptian people have fully accepted the rule of Dionys, fully approved of Hades. The royal family of Davos was the supreme ruler of Egypt, and at that time we will gradually make some changes to the governance of Egypt......

Egypt's unique culture has been formed over a long period of time, and we need to be patient and impatient! ”

Crotocatacs pondered for a moment, agreeing.

"Okay, now our father and son have reached a consensus on the Egyptian issue." Davers tapped his chair and asked, "If we really want to send troops to conquer Egypt first, who do you think is the best one to send to lead them?" ”

"Prosus." Klotocatax 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 the experience of fighting in Egypt, so he is the most suitable candidate!" ”

"Prosous is indeed a good candidate, but it would be too much to use him to conquer Egypt." Davers shook his head, then spat out a name: "Let Calcides lead the troops on the march." ”

Calcidis, the commander of the Seventh Legion, ...... "Now Klotocatax was also very familiar with the army and generals of the kingdom, and he immediately recalled the history of this general.

Davers had already continued: "When Prosous was the commander of the Eighth Legion, Calcidis, as a native of Catanay, was the first captain of the Eighth Legion, and he performed very well in the war against Carthage, and was promoted to the rank of Legion Commander after the war. In the Greek War, Prosous led his army to rescue Egypt, and Calcides' Eighth Army was the main force, contributing the most and performing the most in the defensive battle against the Persians...... This shows that he was militarily capable and familiar with Egypt.

Moreover, unlike Prosous, he was not weak in communication, and was good at dealing with the relationship between the army and the people, and the War Ministry submitted a report on the Eighth Legion in Egypt that specifically mentioned that 'all the towns where the Eighth Legion was stationed, the Egyptian officials and the people actively cooperated.' 'If we want to conquer Egypt and reduce the dislike of the Egyptian people towards Dionia, we need a commander who can handle the relationship between the two flexibly!' ”

After listening to Davers's explanation, Klotocatax had no opinion on Calsides becoming the commander of the army attacking Egypt, and he only reminded softly: "Father, all these plans we have made are based on the possibility of Jeho's death, and if Jaho is lucky enough to be alive, the alliance and friendship between the kingdom and Egypt should continue to be ......."

"It's nature! However, it's best to prepare for anything in advance to avoid being caught off guard if the unexpected does happen. And when everything is ready, everything will depend on whether Hades will protect you......" Davers said in a flat tone, but there was a subtle hint of gloom in his eyes.

Then, he said in an emphatic tone: "But if Jaho is really killed, in addition to letting Calcides lead the army to attack Egypt, I am afraid that the plan drawn up by the Ministry of War to attack Persia will be carried out more quickly." The Greek coalition to conquer Persia must be formed as soon as possible, and I am prepared to make Prosus the commander of the coalition army, and launch an attack on Asia Minor as soon as possible, so as to contain Persia and prevent it from attacking Egypt again, which will seriously affect our conquest of Egypt.

And after the end of the Games, the Kingdom will also immediately carry out military mobilization, and I will lead the main force of the Kingdom army to Egypt to stabilize the situation there as soon as possible! After a big war, the kingdom's affairs will inevitably be numerous, and the pressure on all sides will also increase, and all the elite troops of the kingdom will be transferred to the eastern Mediterranean, and the domestic defense force will also be significantly reduced......

However, in the administrative aspect, there are Sipros, Antaoris, and Haka to assist you, and in the military there will be Oliver and Printors who will also do their best to help you, and I am also ready to let your brother-in-law Patroclus stay in Turiyi to protect the safety of the kingdom, but the burden on your shoulders is still not light! ”

"Father, don't worry! I will do my best to maintain the stability and prosperity of the country, and I will wait for your triumphant return! Klotocatax said in a deep voice.

Davers looked at his son in his prime with soft eyes, but his expression was a little complicated.