Satan smiled again: "Faust, do you want to have everything you desire? Well, I am willing to help you, you go back to the temple, there are two messengers waiting for you in front of the door, they will help you and Sebastian Mir goes to assassinate Cyrus, and whether you succeed depends on your strength and wisdom."
But Faust didn't know, just after he left the palace, Semier closed his eyes and shouted in his soul: "God Amon, why did you ask me to ask Faust such a question?"
Amon's voice sounded in her soul: "That's exactly what you wanted to ask, right? Although he didn't make a choice, you got the answer you wanted. He will go with you to assassinate Julu scholar."
Samir: "God Amon, do you think I will succeed?"
Amon: "I don't know if you will be successful, but your idea is not unreasonable. The Kingdom of Bozi was first established by six farming tribes and four nomadic tribes, and Cyrus is the most powerful Ahemen The leader of the Ned tribe, under his leadership, the kingdom rises very fast, as you have seen.
However, with such a rapid expansion, such a vast territory has been opened up in a short period of time. The ethnic composition in this kingdom is complex, and the development of various regions is very uneven. This is an unprecedented challenge to the governance of the Kingdom of Potts. If Cyrus died, the various ministries would fight for power. Without a powerful ruler like him, the provinces might fall apart.
From this point of view, the assassination of Cyrus is a means to save the Assyrian national fortune. If there is civil strife in Poz, Assyria will have a chance to breathe, and the newly occupied provinces may also take the opportunity to restore their country. But despite this, the Assyrians also need to know how to run their own country, otherwise even if there are no strong enemies outside, it will be difficult to avoid decline. "
After saying these words, Amon's voice disappeared, Samir opened his eyes, and a person walked into the inner hall, and it was the disciple in the Garden of Eden, Urio who was born as a charming mermaid. Ruolio asked: "Your Majesty, are you ready? We are leaving this afternoon."
Semir turned around and said, "I'm very glad that God Amon sent you to help me. Although I'm not from the Charm Mermaid family, my people are quite related to the ancient Charm Mermaid King, and the power guidance I got also comes from this." Seeing you, I realized that the Charming Mermaid Clan is not extinct. I thought you assisted Ge Lie to assassinate Sinach back then, but I didn’t expect you to assist me in assassinating Cyrus today.”
Yulio replied: "Because of this, God Amon sent me here. But I will not help you assassinate Cyrus, I will only help you escape after the assassination. God Amon does not want you to die. He I said at the beginning that the Assyrian problem cannot be solved just by assassinating a Sinach, and you are a more suitable monarch than Sinach, but it is a pity that no one has thought of the changes in the current situation."
Semir smiled sadly: "Get away? Even if the assassination is a fluke, I may not be able to come back alive, but I hope Faust can live, he is more useful to this country than me. If you really have a way to save someone , then please save him, this is my prayer to the gods.”
Yulio: "Another envoy has gone to help Faust, otherwise, your assassination plan will not be successful. As for me, I will follow you."
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When Faust returned to the main temple of the empire, there were indeed two people waiting for him in front of the door, and a powerful aura suddenly emerged, as if directly emerging from the darkness. The guards were taken aback, and hurried forward to scold them, only to hear Faust say in the carriage: "Don't be rude, these two are my distinguished guests, please come here quickly."
One of the comers was Ming Yueye, the king of killers among the envoys of the Anuna Enlightenment Department. This envoy not only possessed the power of berserk, but was also a master at lurking, assassinating, laying an ambush, tracking and escaping. The other is Dumuzi, the envoy of Ea, the god of wisdom, and the younger brother of Peran Rose, the goddess of spring and life.
Dumuzi once set up an ambush with Mingyueye to deal with Amon, but Amon didn't kill him, he just captured him and sent him to Hades to exchange for Polan Rose, and made an agreement with Polan Rose that the siblings Served in Hades by turns. Later, Amon led the crowd to attack Hades, Dumuzi also participated in that action, and Peran Rose happened to pass the test and become a god beyond immortality.
Now that the Anuna enlightenment system has lost its divine domain in the world, all the gods have understood the decision of the creator god Anu, and in the future Amon will replace the status of the creator god. The God of Wisdom is also wise, and ordered all the envoys in the world to obey Amon's orders. This time, Amon sent Mingyue Ye to assist Faust, and Dumuzi asked for his help.
On the one hand, he has a good personal relationship with Ming Yue Ye, on the other hand, he also needs to do something at this time. The Green Bamboo Snake Staff in Dumuzi’s hand is a divine weapon left by Amart, and his own strength is not weak. Apart from the fallen wind god Pruli, Dumuzi’s speed is the fastest among the envoys of Anuna. fastest. So his task this time is mainly to attract the pursuers to cover the escape of others.
Semir's original plan was to assassinate Cyrus in the city of Nippur, because the king of Bozi was about to hold a grand ceremony in this city-state to celebrate the establishment of the new province of the kingdom. On occasions of major ceremonies, people would watch the ceremonies in the square, and it was relatively easy to sneak in, but Cyrus would definitely appear in public, which was a good opportunity to assassinate him.
But Mingyueye made a new plan, which was more risky than Semir's original plan and easier to succeed. He suggested that Faust hand over this plan to Semir for discussion.
Since it was a temporary decision, Faust only hurriedly explained the daily affairs of the temple, packed up his belongings, it was already bright, and he needed to go to the palace to attend the court meeting again. In front of the ministers, Queen Semir unexpectedly changed the decision she made last night. She will go to the border with Lord Faust to inspect the country, and the son of Sinaher will still be in charge of the country, and the Minister of Internal Affairs, Loward, will assist the government .
The queen set off in the afternoon. Although the order to leave the imperial capital was only issued last night, Samir had obviously made preparations long ago, and everything appeared to be in order. Loward led his ministers to drive the queen out of the city, and Faust also went to the southern border with the royal guard.
When she was resting in the palace that night, Queen Semir summoned Faust again. When Faust saw the Queen, he found that there was a guard with a sword standing beside Her Majesty, who was Urio who had participated in the assassination of Sinach. Semir told Faust about his assassination plan, and first inspected the border garrison as planned, and everything went on as normal so that the outside world would not see any abnormalities.
Semir has sent people to pay close attention to Cyrus' movements. When Cyrus was about to arrive in the city-state of Nippur, Semir also left one city-state to inspect another city-state, left quietly halfway, and sneaked into the provinces of the Kingdom of Bozi in disguise. territory. Whether this assassination succeeded or failed, neither she nor Faust could reveal their identities. If they were surrounded by the other party and couldn't escape, they couldn't even leave their own corpses behind.
If the assassination is successful, it will certainly cause civil strife among the various ministries in Pozi, but if the murderer is revealed, it may immediately cause a big report and revenge from the Pozi Kingdom. Faust took the opportunity to hand over Ming Yueye's assassination plan to Semir.
Mingyueye and Dumuzi did not follow the queen's car, they had already rushed to the city-state of Nippur to make arrangements. Ming Yueye is the best envoy who is good at setting traps. He set up a clever trap back then, and even Amon almost caught him off guard. Enlil was finally cut down by Marduk because of that trap, and now he has to deal with it Is a king of men.
When Samir saw the plan, he decided to follow it.
Her Majesty the Empress came in person, and the sage National Teacher also followed. The morale of the legions stationed on the border was naturally boosted. After the defeat, there was a rare sign of revival. The queen comforted the soldiers, and Faust rectified the military and political affairs, and no one could see any abnormal behavior from them.
The spies sent by Semir have been watching Cyrus’s itinerary, sending back secret reports at any time. About ten days later, Cyrus will finally arrive in Nippur, and Semir also leaves the city-state he just inspected for another city-state. The queen has a huge guard of honor when she travels. It is impossible to ride a fast horse on the road, so the speed is not fast. It takes seven or eight days to reach the next destination, and this time is enough to sneak into the territory of Potts to carry out the assassination operation.
On the night after departure, Faust, Semir, and Urio left quietly. Before leaving, they issued a strict order, ordering their confidantes to wear the clothes of the queen and the high priest, sit in the carriage during the day, and stay in the tent at night. , but no one is seen.
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Faust and others sneaked into the territory of Potts and disappeared in the world as if without a sound.
One morning three days later, in the city-state of Kish in the Reese Province of the Kingdom of Pots, the official road was covered with smoke and dust, and the army array with bright armor was winding and stretching, crossing the Youdi River and heading towards the city of Kish. direction. Walking in the front of the team is a team of personal guards, surrounded by General Pozzi Darius.
You can get an idea of the training level of an army by looking at the march. This army of about 1,000 people has 300 cavalry and 700 infantry. Not at all messy. This is the elite of the "Undead Squad" under Darius, who came to accept the review of Cyrus the Great, and also escorted Cyrus to the border of the Ecu Empire.
Of course, the drastic changes in the countries of the Tianshu continent did not only happen in Assyria. Darius led his army to defeat Gelie and destroyed Hatti. Cyrus immediately sent officials to divide Hatti into three and established three new provinces. And Darius incorporated the Hatti Navy, went south along the coastline, and approached the cape city-state of the Ecu Empire by land and water.
The main force of Hatti's navy originally belonged to the Nannar Legion. Almost all the warships in the war were well preserved, because the decisive battle was fought on land, and the naval warships could not go ashore. After Hatti surrendered and was annexed, the original naval force was incorporated by Darius and became a force that continued to attack Ecu.
However, the navy of the original Nannar Corps was not the main offensive force, and played more of a role in transporting logistics and flanking cover. The main force under the command of Darius was the "Undead Squadron of Thousands" that he personally formed and trained. The number of this legion is 10,000, which is twice that of the regular legions of the mainland countries. According to folklore, their fighters are unkillable.
Naturally, the legend cannot be true. In fact, this is the elite of the Potts army. Once someone is killed, the lack of personnel will be replenished immediately. They will always maintain a complete organizational system and receive unified battle training. Invincible.
With the prestige of annexing Hatti, Darius incorporated the Hatti navy, led an undead army of ten thousand people to approach Eju, and sent messengers to deliver a letter, asking the Eju Empire to surrender voluntarily, so as to avoid the continuation of the war.
The Eju Empire was greatly shaken, and the domestic dignitaries were also divided into two factions: the main war faction and the main peace faction. The main combat faction hopes to rely on the red cape defense line on the border, just like how it stopped the invasion of the Uruk army back then to repel Darius' army. The peace faction believed that the Ecu Empire could not be the opponent of the Potts army, and that unnecessary resistance would only result in heavier losses. They suggested that they voluntarily surrender to avoid the fate of destroying the country.
In fact, the peace faction in Eju also has its own selfishness. If it is really a decisive battle, it is no longer the era when Amon led the army to fight against the Uruk army. The last war caused the Eju Empire to lose its vassal state of Hatti, and its national strength has been weakened. Later, the new pharaoh Eraht carried out monotheistic reforms, and the various factions in the country underwent a new round of reshuffle. Although the internal affairs have stabilized , but there is also huge internal friction in this process, and the recovery of national strength has not improved much.
Erlacht also built a new capital in the southern part of the empire, expropriating a large number of civilians. At present, this magnificent new capital has begun to take shape, but in Erlacht's plan, the construction blueprint has just been half completed. The construction of such a large-scale new capital is also a waste of money and people. The financial burden of the empire is heavy, and the taxes of the city-states have become heavier. In short, the Ecu Empire is no longer the glory days of the past, and it is difficult to fight against the Bozi army, not to mention that there is no such genius commander as General Amon in the country.
Even if General Amon is still there, so what? With Ge Lie's ability, he was able to defeat the army of Eju back then, but Hatti's national power has not declined. Didn't he also lose to Bozi? Gelie died for his country, and King Asher of Hatti surrendered. Moreover, according to the policy implemented by Cyrus, after the establishment of a new province, the original nobles will not lose their privileged status, and will still become the local rulers representing the new king, so why risk their lives to resist
Therefore, the voice of the peace faction became the mainstream in the Eju dynasty, but the officials could surrender, but Pharaoh Eraht could not voluntarily surrender. King Asher of Hatti had no choice but to surrender, because the last resistance force had been defeated. Although he was still alive, how could his status be compared with that of a king? Surveillance, maybe one day they will find an excuse to clean up.
Erlacht couldn't lose his empire, but he didn't have the confidence to defeat the Bozi army. He was afraid that he would suffer the same fate as Asher, so he had to rely on the strength of the main battle faction.
The pharaoh prayed to the gods and asked for the guidance of the oracle, but Seth, the chief of the angels, did not respond, and Allah sent an incomprehensible oracle. The high priests of the main temple of the empire and the elders of the Eju Theological Academy could not guess the exact meaning of this oracle. It only had one sentence: "Wait for Amon."
Amon has been worshiped as a god in the city of Salem, and in the folklore of Eju, Amon was considered to be a god who came to the world. Now that the army is pressing down on the border, many people are beginning to miss General Amon who led the army and people of Eju to repel the Uruk army. The folks also knew that the situation of Eju was critical, and many people even called out to Amon during their prayers, hoping that the god would come to the world again to save Eju.
Did An-La mean to ask the people of Egypt to wait for the arrival of Amon and save the empire like last time? But where can I find Amon? After completing his mission, this god may have returned to the heavenly kingdom of God, right
In the end, the Ecu Empire made a decision to surrender, which is subtly different from surrender, and it borrowed from the practice of the Hatti Kingdom to surrender to Eju. They regarded Cyrus, the king of Pots, as the Great Pots, and Ecu became a vassal of Pots. They were willing to build temples for the gods of Pots, and paid tribute to the Pots Empire.
The Ecu Empire became the Ecu Kingdom, and the Poze Kingdom became the Poze Empire. Although this surrendered without a fight, at least the pharaoh's throne in the country was preserved, and a complete country was preserved, and the current rule of the aristocratic group was still maintained. The Kingdom of Potts did not agree.
But such a decision is already Erlacht's bottom line. If surrendering and paying tribute is still not enough, there is only one battle. Even if he completely surrenders, he will wait until he is defeated.
During the march, Darius received the letter of credence from Eju, who was willing to surrender, and hurriedly sent someone to King Cyrus. Cyrus analyzed the current situation: Many new provinces have just been established, and the situation is still unstable. The next strategic goal is to annex Baron and Assyria. It is not yet his turn to attack Eju, so he agreed A request from the Ecu Empire.
From this day on, Cyrus officially became known as Pozi the Great, and Pozi became a real great empire. Cyrus the Great accepted Ecu's request for surrender, but he put forward a condition. He asked Pharaoh Eraht to come to the border to bow down and salute him in person, and hold a ceremony of surrender.
So this time, Cyrus rushed to the border of Eju to accept the surrender of Eraht, and inspected the newly established province by the way to show off his achievements to the whole continent. A celebration ceremony was held halfway, which was given to Semir and others. opportunity for assassination.
According to the plan, after Cyrus held the celebration ceremony in the city-state of Nippur, he would continue westward across the Yudi River and enter the territory of the original Hatti, and then go south along the coastline to the border of the cape city-state of Eju.
General Darius came to pick him up. He led a thousand elite soldiers from the Ten Thousand Immortal Squad to meet Cyrus the Great in the Kish city-state, and then crossed the river to Eju with him.