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Chapter 1283 Davos goes to Egypt
Davers stayed here for two days and met with members of the Messenian Council and a few Messenian citizens, which caused a sensation among the people throughout the territory.High-level officials from neighboring city-states such as Sparta, Arcadia, Ellis, Argos, and Corinth also came to pay homage, causing Davos to stay for two more days.

Five days later, Davos said goodbye to the Peloponnesian people, and the fleet sailed southeast, passing through Crete. After replenishing enough water, it sailed straight south.

The next 500-mile long sea voyage is slightly risky, but in recent years, under the leadership of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia, it has become the most prosperous route between the Western Mediterranean, mainland Greece, Cyrenaica, and Egypt. One of the routes (the other route is through Sicily to Carthage, and then along the African coast to Egypt. Due to a storm in the African waters last year, which destroyed the fleet of the Egyptian envoy delegation, the Dionia fleet The king chose this route for his safety).

The fleet sailed smoothly and without any trouble arrived at the coast of Cyrenaica.

Although Cyrenaica was once known to the world as a sub-state of Sparta, Dionia and Cyrenaica established friendship as early as Dionysius's cross-sea expedition to Dionia. relations, and this friendly relationship has been continuously strengthened over time. Of course, Cyrenaica has also consciously transformed from the initial equal status of both parties into a respectful attitude of a small country serving a big country.

Since several waves of Dionian armies have passed through Cyrenaica since last year, the Cyrenaica people were not panicked and were even quite accustomed to it. However, when the envoys of the Dionian army informed Cyrenaica’s senior officials When "King Davos was in the army", these Cyrenaica oligarchs hurriedly asked people to prepare generous supplies of gold, silver and military rations, and then rushed to the temporary camp near the port to visit.

Davers patiently had a friendly conversation with them, and made it clear in the conversation: Dionia will also do its best to ensure the political stability of Egypt during the war with Persia.

For the Cyrenaica people who have never been invaded by foreign enemies, the war between Dionia and the Persians has no impact on them. The only things that can affect the security of Cyrenaica are civil strife and famine, and what happened in Egypt The unrest will cause a large number of Libyans living in Egypt to flee westward, which will inevitably undermine the political stability of Cyrenaica. Although the Dionian army helped Egypt put down the rebellion last year, its new pharaoh has not been elected. This The oligarchs of Cyrenaica have always felt uneasy. Now with the guarantee of King Dionia, they can go back with confidence.

The Dionia fleet rested for two days at the port of Cyrenaica, and then continued sailing eastward along the African coast. By mid-February, it finally arrived at the Egyptian coast.

While Davos was leading the fleet to walk and rest throughout the journey, the clipper ship that also set out from Thurii and served as a messenger had arrived in Egypt eight days ago, whether it was in Memphis or Assi Stetus, Tapyrus, and Chalcides in Perramesses all led their officials and rushed to the city of Naucratis.

When Daves' ship successfully passed the checkpoint at the mouth of Peleusia, a tributary of the Nile River, and slowly sailed into the port, the Egyptian people who came to greet him gave a deafening cheer, which made Daves, who had not yet disembarked, also smile. Surprised.

After he stepped onto the dock, Asistes and others immediately greeted him and bowed respectfully.

"You have worked hard during this period. On behalf of the people of the kingdom, I would like to express my gratitude for your contribution to the kingdom!" Davos also solemnly returned the gift, then looked around at the densely packed Egyptian people outside and asked curiously: "This is Did you arrange it?"

"Because we were worried about safety issues, we did not publicize it to the outside world. This was all their spontaneous behavior." Asistes hurriedly explained.

"Oh!" Davos looked at the excited faces in the distance and asked with interest: "Are they from all over Egypt?"

"No, Your Majesty." Asiastus answered frankly: "Most of them come from this city and surrounding villages and towns."

Naukratis was a stronghold provided by the Egyptian pharaoh for Greek mercenaries hundreds of years ago. It later gradually developed into the only Hellenistic Egyptian town that often traded with the Greeks. Most of the residents of the city have Greek ancestry. Not to mention that most of the closer diplomatic and trade exchanges between Dionia and Egypt in the past 20 years have been carried out in this town, causing some Dionia citizens to settle here for a long time.

Precisely because of the uniqueness of the city of Naukratis, it was excluded and suppressed in the conservative Egyptian society. It was like an isolated island in the ocean and had no political influence on Egypt. This time, the Dionian reinforcements pacified Egypt. After the rebellion, they stayed for a long time without leaving, and even the recent decrees sent from Memphis to the towns in the Nile Delta had vague shadows of the Dionians. This made the sensitive Naucrates realize that the political situation in Egypt may have changed. Earth-shaking changes, this may be a great opportunity for them to stand up, so there is today's grand welcome scene. This is the Naukratis people showing their loyalty to the King of Dionia.

Of course Davos thought of this, and he felt slightly disappointed.

At this time, a voice sounded in his ear: "Your Majesty the King, in fact, the people in other towns in Egypt are also very happy for your arrival. It is just because of the long distance and the rush of time that they were unable to come here in time to welcome you, Your Majesty. On the way to Memphis, I believe you will be able to see with your own eyes the enthusiasm of other Egyptian people." The speaker stood beside Asistes, with dark skin, a slightly fat body, obvious wrinkles on his face, and a pinch of gray on his chin. He had a goatee, slightly bowed his upper body, and looked at Davos with a flattering smile.

Davos saw that he was wearing a pure white short-sleeved linen robe, a golden hat crown, and holding a slender cane. He had roughly guessed the identity of this person, but he still asked in surprise: " Who is this?"

"Your Majesty, this is the high priest appointed by Pharaoh Tanib during his reign, Amenhotep from the Karak Temple. We received great help from him after we came to Egypt!" Asistes was busy making introductions. .

Davos smiled: "I'm glad to see you. Asistes mentioned you many times in his letters to me. You have given us great support!"

"Your Majesty the King, it is my honor to meet you!" Amenhotep saluted respectfully and said passionately in slightly stiff Greek: "You are the son of Amun, the Lord of Upper and Lower Egypt. It is an honor for me to serve you, and it is also an honor for the Egyptian people, so you don’t have to be surprised that they gather here, because in the future, the people of Egypt will listen to your teachings devoutly!”

Although Davos has learned from Asistes' letter that this distinguished high priest has completely turned to Dionysia, his overly flattering attitude still surprised Davos, and he felt that I couldn't help but wonder: Did Dionia's powerful force frighten these pampered Egyptian priests, which made their knees so soft!

You must know that the advance troops led by Chalcides three months ago not only wiped out the usurping Nikitani Persia, but also quickly extinguished the rebellion in other towns in the Nile Delta, scaring Thebes, which was also a little turbulent (not The city-state of Thebes in Greece, but the religious center of Upper Egypt) also quickly settled down.Then, starting from December last year, other legions in the Kingdom of Dionysia arrived in Egypt one after another. Counting the first and second legions that arrived on the shore today, there are close to 12 Dionysian legions in Egypt (including cavalry) Legion), with a huge force of 20+ people, coupled with its powerful combat effectiveness, is enough to destroy the entire Egypt, how could Amenhotep not feel trembling!

Most of the people at the port of Naukratis understood Greek. When they heard the high priest Amenhotep loudly pronounce the title "Son of Amun, King of Upper and Lower Egypt", there was an uproar at first, and then they burst into cheers. Then they all knelt down and shouted the name of "the great and noble Pharaoh Davos" in unison.

Facing the cheers of the Egyptian people, Davos did not forget about it. He knew very well that Amen Hotep called him so respectfully, which was actually a kind of test for him, so he said with a smile: "I am very grateful to the great Amen I have been given such an important mission, but Dionia has a vast territory and my energy is limited. I hope that the servants of God Amun can assist me in managing this ancient country together, so that the Egyptian people can once again bask in the radiance of God Amun's kindness. under."

Davos's direct and clear reply made Amenhotep greatly relieved. He immediately expressed his position loudly: "All servants of Amun are willing to devote all their loyalty to the great Pharaoh!"

The agreement reached through many negotiations between Tapirus and the Amun monks in Egypt in the past few months has now received the commitment of Davos and Amenhotep, and the cooperation between the two parties has been officially established.

Then, Davos came to the front of the kneeling people, motioned them to stand up, and said loudly: "Subjects of Egypt, Persia in the north has repeatedly sent troops to attack Egypt over the years in an attempt to occupy the land of the Nile River, and then turn you into slaves. Forcing you to give up your belief in Amon and turn to reform Ahura Mazda, and the Persians are behind the rebellion in Nectani Persia, and Egypt's situation is already very dangerous!
So the great god Amun made me the new master of this land, and I brought brave and fearless soldiers who will defend Egypt and defeat Persia, so that you can enjoy long-term peace and tranquility!Guarantee that Egypt will always be an Egypt for Egyptians! …”

(End of this chapter)