Considering the great threat posed by Dionya to Persia today, Artaxerxes relied heavily on the warlike Tribassus, so he pondered for a long time, and finally ordered the intelligence services not to pursue the matter further, but to increase the surveillance of Tribassus.

On this day, while Artaxerxes was still worried about the political instability of Babylon, the minister Tribasus hurried into the palace with the information that the messenger had just returned from Egypt.

"Jaho died in a storm on his way to Dionia, and Nytanian Persia rebelled and was marching on Memphis—" Artaxerxes saw this, swept away the gloom in his heart, and exclaimed excitedly, "There is civil strife in Egypt, this is a rare opportunity!" We should take the opportunity to send troops to help Nichotani Persia regain Egypt! ”

Terebasus tactfully reminded, "Wise King, this is indeed a great opportunity to retake Egypt!" However, Nicotanipers suddenly raised his army, but did not inform us, obviously with other intentions, I am afraid that he was on guard against us. ”

"With the civil strife in Egypt, he will be of no use to us." Artaxerxes pursed his lips disdainfully, and then said solemnly: "What we need to worry about is the reinforcements of Dionia, we must send a large army before they reach Egypt, as long as the army crosses the Nile and captures Memphis, Egypt will become our hand—"

Artaxerxes paused, then said in an accentuated tone: "So I have decided to appoint you as the military commander of the attack on Egypt, hoping that you can successfully complete the regret that the kingdom has lasted for many years!" ”

Facing the expectant eyes of the king of Persia, Terebasus immediately bowed and saluted, and said aloud: "Thank you for your trust!" I will do my best to fulfill my mission and dedicate Egypt to the king! ”

"I'm waiting for your good news!" Artaxerxes thought for a moment and suddenly said, "If you succeed in retaking Egypt, I will marry Atosha to you." ”

Tribasus was stunned, and after a long while, he left with a complicated feeling.

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Artaxerxes wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Egypt and quickly send troops to conquer Egypt, and the quickest way was to send out the undead army stationed at the Babylonian court. But for the sake of his own security, it was impossible for him to send this elite force loyal to him, but to mobilize the army near Babylon.

As a result, it would take a lot of time just to gather an army, not to mention the long journey from Babylon to Egypt.

Terebasus felt that he was doing his best to urge the armies to be assembled, but he did not know that the Divine Kingdom of Dionya had planned long before the civil strife in Egypt, and that when the King of Persia gave him the order, the Dionyse King had officially appointed Calcides, the commander of the Eighth Army, as the wartime commander of the Egyptian reinforcements.

Only two days later, the four Sicilian legions, which had already been assembled on standby, and the light cavalry corps boarded ships in the ports of Liliba and Hadru Mentum and headed for Egypt.

Perhaps thanks to Hades, the Dionian army was able to enter the mouth of the Nile five days later without encountering any storms during the voyage.

At this time, Nikitanipos had just captured Memphis, and publicly declared that Pharaoh Tanib had died of illness, and before he died, he issued a decree to replace him as Pharaoh.

But while appointing himself as pharaoh and forcibly marrying the queen, he also sent people to kill members of the royal family and former pharaoh's cronies, causing panic in the city of Memphis and turmoil throughout the Nile Delta.

Some of the city lords declared their support for Nytanic Persia as the "new pharaoh", while others raised an army to eradicate the rebellion, while others waited to see what the situation would do......

Nauclatis, at the western estuary of the Nile Delta, is the Egyptian town with the largest Greek descent, and it is also the town that has benefited the most from the alliance between Egypt and Dionya in the past 20 years. At the instigation of the Dionian intelligence officers, the officials and citizens of Naucratis opened the gates and lined up to greet them.

When they saw the well-groomed and imposing Dionian soldiers marching into the city of Naucratis, the people were not only not worried, but reassured, because only a strong army could guarantee safety in these turbulent times, and Naucratis would naturally be able to stay away from the war with the protection of the Dionian army.

After only one night's rest in the city of Naucratis, Calcides marched swiftly south the river on the second day, along the same route as the Dionian army that had arrived to the aid of the Persian invasion a few years earlier, but with a completely different purpose.

The slogan "The Ionian Allies will destroy the rebellion and help the Egyptian people regain peace and tranquility" quickly spread throughout the Nile Delta with the help of intelligence officers.

You must know that the Dionian army once left an excellent impression on the Egyptian people: they were disciplined, brave in battle, and fought without offending the people...... Coupled with the strength of the nearly 40,000 troops led by Calcides, the Egyptian towns he passed through did little resistance and opened their doors to greet them.

The Dionian army made a smooth journey and soon approached the city of Memphis.

Nikitani Persia originally colluded with Persia just to strengthen his power so that he could usurp the throne in the future, but he knew very well in his heart that compared with Persia, which was bent on annexing Egypt, Dionia, who had been allied with Egypt for more than ten years and saved Egypt from danger several times, was a better partner to cooperate with.

So he had made up his mind: as soon as he had usurped the throne and the situation stabilized a little, he would immediately send an emissary to Dionya to express his friendship and continue to form an alliance with him, and use his strength to defend against the Persians.

It's just that he never expected that Dionya reinforcements would come so quickly, but he didn't panic too much, he thought that he was the only Egyptian royal blood today, and the succession of the pharaoh was a fact, and in the case of his own goodwill, Dionya could only admit that he was the next pharaoh, and an alliance with him was the best result.

So he sent an emissary to the Ionian army, which was marching towards Memphis.

Who knew that Calcides, who had already received instructions from King Davers, did not see the messenger he sent at all, and directly detained him.

At first, Nikitanipos did not reply, thinking that the messenger had an accident on the way, but he began to feel uneasy when many of the messengers sent were gone.

In the previous Persian invasion of Egypt, he had fought side by side with the Dionians, and had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Dionian army, and he did not have much confidence in whether his army could defeat the Dionians, not to mention that he had just occupied Memphis, and those officials appointed by the former pharaoh did not completely submit to him, and once he went to war with the Dionian army, he was likely to be in big trouble; But on the other hand, he waited for so many years, and finally took advantage of this great opportunity to sit on the throne of Pharaoh. But once he abandoned Memphis and led his army back to his lair, it was equivalent to admitting that he was a rebel without telling himself, not only would his prestige be greatly lost, but the position of pharaoh would also be usurped by others......

Just as Nikitanipos hesitated, the Dionian army was rapidly approaching the city of Memphis, and he wanted to make a final effort, standing at the head of the city, shouting at Calcides, the commander of the Dionian army he knew, and sincerely expressing his willingness to ally with Dionyon.

It was only at this time that Calcides made a clear response: "Pharaoh Tanib was a hero of the Egyptians (referring to his overthrow of Persian rule in Egypt) and the best friend of the Kingdom of Dionia, and His Majesty Davers gave an order, 'The rebels must be severely punished and the murderers of Pharaoh Tanib must be executed, so that the Egyptian people can be reassured and peace can be restored to Egypt!'" ’”

At this time, Nikitanipos finally understood that war between himself and Dionysia was inevitable.

At the same time, an Egyptian river fleet originally stationed in Naucratis and a dozen small warships of the Dionian First Fleet also arrived in the river near Memphis.

In this way, the Dionian army basically completed the siege of the city of Memphis, and it was impossible for Nicotanipos to lead the army to evacuate Memphis, so he could only hastily strengthen the city's defenses, and at the same time send messengers to risk breaking out of the siege and rushing to the city of Pe-Ramses (founded by Pharaoh Ramses II, now the residence of Nytani Persia) for help, and to ask the Persians for support.

Calcides did not give Nikitani Persia time at all, and launched an attack on the city of Memphis on the second day, and although the siege of the city for several days caused many casualties to the Dionian army, it was even more difficult for the ill-prepared Egyptian rebels to support.

During the 20-year reign of the former Pharaoh Tanib, the officials and populace of Memphis were deeply affected by it, and they were dissatisfied with Nikitanipos's usurpation, and his murder of members of the royal family and the brutal persecution of officials who were reused by Tanib made everyone resentful.

In the early morning of the 6th day of the siege, while the tired rebel soldiers were still asleep, these officials led an army of several hundred people composed of their own guards and slaves to raid the west gate of the main city of Memphis.