At the same time, the Tyrians also discovered that King Davos personally led an army of more than 100,000 people, and there was a Greek coalition army of 6-70,000 people in Asia Minor, a strong army of more than 200,000 people, which had defeated the Persian army many times, and was mighty and unstoppable. The Persian army may have been numerically outnumbered, but in terms of combat effectiveness it did not seem to be a match for the mighty, uniform Dionian army, which was the feeling of the generals of Tyre, who had fought with the Persian army many times.

More importantly, during the Battle of Cyprus, many of the Tyrs became prisoners of Dionys, where they remain held today.

Davers was greatly delighted by Tyre's surrender, and he immediately sent messengers to consult with the three legions that had landed in Cyprus and the First and Second Fleets of Dionia, and to draw up a military plan for landing in the Syrian Gulf and capturing the city of Milian and Ruws as soon as possible.

At the same time, the surrender of Tyre also had a great impact on the other Phoenician city-states, which were not as strong as Tyre, nor did they have cities built in the sea to defend, let alone dare to confront Dionia, so Sidon, Aduras and other city-states also surrendered quickly, and the Dionian army successfully conquered the Phoenician region.

Davers did not immediately lead his army north, and he waited for the successful landing of his troops in Cyprus in the Syrian Gulf before giving the order to go north. But the route of the march was no longer along the coast, for the Libanos Mountains became a barrier from north to south on the northern near eastern coast, and the further north they went, the more difficult it became, especially against such a large army as Dionia.

Nor did Davers choose to bypass Mount Lebanus and take the edge of the desert to the east, which is farther away, and because of the hot climate, sparsely populated routes, and the difficulty of water supplies, there are no major towns, except for Damascus, which is at its southern end, close to the Phoenician region.

Perhaps in the future of history, Damascus would become a battleground for soldiers in the Near East, but at this time Davers really did not take it seriously, although it was still a small town, it did not have a Persian garrison, and second, it did not show hostility to the Dionian army, but sent an envoy to Davers to express his willingness to neutrality.

Therefore, Davers did not take the time to capture Damascus, but had the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade closely monitor the movements of Damascus, and he himself led the army out of the Phoenician area and eastward into the Libanos Mountains.

In northern Syria, the snow of the Amanus Mountains converges into a river, the Olontis, which flows from north to south, through the Libanus Mountains, and finally into the northern part of the Phoenician region, thus forming a wide and narrow plain in the center of the mountain range, the Amic Plain, which is the route of the Dionian army to the north.

Fearing that the Persians would be heavily intercepted in the north, Dever ordered his troops in Cyprus to land in Syria first to ensure the smooth movement of the main force north.

But in fact, Davos was too worried, and not long ago, part of the garrison in Syria had been transferred by the Persian king to Fanabazos in Asia Minor, resulting in an empty force here, unable to intercept the main force of Dionia, and even unable to provide adequate defense for the region.

The Cypriot army landed comfortably on the Syrian coast and quickly captured the city of Milian Andrews, before rapidly advancing eastward, besieging the town of Sochi at the northern entrance to the Amic Plain.

By the time the main Dionian forces reached the vicinity of Sochi, the town had already been conquered.

After leading the army through Sochi and into Syria, Davers halted his advance and began to camp and rest.

The camp under construction stretches from the foot of Mount Amarus in the north to the foothills of the Libanus Mountains in the south, the river Ojuntis in the east, and the bay in the west.

Davos also sent a large number of scouts across the Eurontes River to the east to reconnoiter the movements of the Persian army.

At the same time, he sent part of his army to attack the northwest coastal pass - the Syrian pass, once it was occupied, he continued to attack westward, attacking Issus, Castabum, Philotas and other towns in turn, opening up the coastal passage of Asia Minor, meeting the Greek coalition as soon as possible, and then attacking east together after the two armies met, which was Davers's next plan.

But what Davers didn't know was that the Greek coalition, which had been attacking quickly, was now in trouble.

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After the Greek coalition was defeated in the attack on Hascarnassus, in order not to waste time and reduce the loss of troops, Leoticides decided to leave part of his troops to surround the city, and the main force of the army continued to advance eastward.

But after passing through Carria and entering the region of Lysisia, the Greek coalition could no longer advance along the coast, because Lysisia and the adjacent region of Pisidia were mountainous and difficult to navigate, and the army could only go north around Lysia and Pisidia, and then pass through the pass of the Taurus Mountains in the Cappadocia region into the rich region of Silesia, and the road to be trekked was mostly the straight road to the western part of Asia Minor built by the Persian court in order to rule the empire, although this road was relatively easy to walk. But it will enter the interior of Asia Minor.

During this time, the Persian military commander of Asia Minor Fanabazos reorganized part of the defeated army, and received some reinforcements from the royal court (after Fanabazos's war report reached Artaxerxes, the Persian king believed that "the reason for the failure of the battle was due to the sudden defection of the Persian mercenaries" in the letter, so he did not remove him from his post, but sent additional reinforcements, ordering him to do his best to intercept the Greek coalition in Asia Minor), and his strength was partially restored. Ironically, Fanabazos did not dare to confront the Greek coalition again, but instead decided to carry out the advice of Iason, whom he had killed: to clear the wilderness and send small forces to use the terrain to constantly attack the Greek coalition transport lines.

The governors of Asia Minor, who had already tasted the strength of the Greek coalition, did not resolutely oppose this time, so that this strategy could be implemented.

Due to the failure of the Greek coalition forces to conquer Halicarnassus, an important town with a large port, the Greek coalition army's grain convoy could only land at the port of Miletus, and the supply line was extended, and the defensive tactics of Fanabazos posed a huge threat to this long supply line.

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In September, Davers sent a receiving force to capture Issus, take Castabrum, and even advance westward to Maras, just across the plain of Alain from rich Silesia.

But the Greek coalition had not even reached Cappadocia through Pisidia, and the two sides were far apart.

During this time, the scouts sent to the east reported that they had found a large Persian army camp near the city of Taposacus (which was located on the banks of the Euphrates River, more than two hundred miles from the Eujuntes River), and that Persian troops were constantly coming from the east......

The Persian army is finally coming! …… Both Davers and his generals immediately cheered up, not only ordered his soldiers to strengthen the camp and strengthen the defense, but also sent heralds to the plain of Alaine, informing the troops there who were preparing to meet the Greek coalition to return immediately.

Not long after, a number of Persian cavalry appeared on the eastern bank of the Eujuntis River, trying to cross the river to spy on the Dionian camp.

The Dionian cavalry drove them away, and there were many skirmishes, but the main forces of both sides stayed in Syria and the other near Taposacus, and both sides stood still and faced each other for more than a month.

At dusk that day, a guest was welcomed into Davers's tent.

"Izzam, you're finally back! I haven't received a message from you for so long, I thought you were nostalgic for your hometown and didn't want to go back to Dionia, hahaha......" Although Davers was joking, he was very excited, strode forward and gave Izzam a strong hug.

"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I went back to Dukeya and saw those brothers of mine speaking familiar words, wearing familiar clothes, and eating familiar food...... I'm always inexplicably scared—" Izzam said with a relieved expression, "I'm afraid that my decades in Dioonia have been nothing more than a dream!" Now that I see Your Majesty, I am completely relieved! ”

Then he said with a little guilt: "I find that I can't live without the prosperity of Dionia, and I can't adapt to the poverty of Dukeya......"

Davos comforted him: "When conditions permit, people are willing to enjoy pleasure and do not take the initiative to suffer." But Dukoya's poverty is mainly caused by the cruel oppression of the Persians, and as long as we defeat the Persians, I believe that this terrible situation of the Dukya people will gradually improve! Oh, by the way, you haven't eaten all the way back, have you? ”

"Your Majesty, I went to see Master Marigi before I came to see you, and I have already eaten a little at his place. This time, if it weren't for Lord Marigi finding a Persian caravan to provide cover for my movements, I wouldn't have been able to get Dadukeya so smoothly! ”

Davos looked at Marigi, who was next to Izzam with a calm face, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you don't know, Marigi used to be the royal merchant of Prince Cyrus, and he has a lot of connections among the merchants in western Persia, as early as after defeating Carthage more than ten years ago, considering that Persia will become the biggest enemy of the kingdom, he quietly supported several trusted friends in Persia with the assistance of the Ministry of Intelligence, and these friends of the kingdom have also quietly sold weapons and food forbidden in Persia to Dukya several times......"