"I've heard these things come up with my people, and my eldest brother even said gratefully, 'Without their help, his tribe wouldn't be the biggest tribe in Dukeya'! Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Lord Marigi! Izzam saluted both of them sincerely.

Mariji hurriedly avoided it, and said in a flat tone: "It's nothing, it's all for the kingdom!" ”

"Izzam, I've been to Dukeya, how did I not look like you anymore." Davers quipped, "Don't say any more thanks, what I want to hear now is the details of your adventure to Dukea!" Come, sit down, let's talk slowly. ”

After the guards brought wooden chairs and several people sat down, Izzam began to speak: "...... After I had arrived in Egypt with the vanguard of Calcides, I boarded an Egyptian merchant ship arranged by Lord Marigi to belong to his Persian friend, and entered the port of Issus on it, and then followed a caravan arranged in advance by the Persian merchant to the plains of Mesopotamia—"

"Your Majesty, this Persian merchant is the Mazayas I mentioned to you before." Marigi interjected.

"Did you send someone to contact him after we got here?" Davers asked with interest.

"Your Majesty, I sent someone to Issus to find him...... But unfortunately he was not at home, and I heard from his servants that he was still doing business near Babylon and did not return......"

Davers noticed the hesitation shown in Marigi's reply, and said in a gentle tone: "After all, Persia is his mother state, and it is understandable that he is reluctant to completely fall to us, but we must not forget the help he has provided, and after the victory, he will definitely be rewarded!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Marigi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Izzam, you go on."

“…… I followed the caravan of Mazayas eastward along the north bank of the Euphrates, which at first went relatively well, and later it was said that ' The news of the entry of our army into Egypt and the landing of some of the Greek coalition troops in Asia Minor has reached Babylon, and the king of Persia has given the order for military mobilization, and the order of the whole town along the Euphrates River has become somewhat chaotic, and my caravan has been intercepted by the town outposts several times, and those improvised armies have tried to seize the supplies carried by the caravan for various reasons, although Mazaias has some means to finally let them go, but after consulting with me, he still decided to go north in advance after the city of Corsoti has replenished enough water。

The Mesopotamian plains were even more chaotic, and my caravan was not only robbed, but also killed and wounded, and I had to pretend to be an emissary sent by the Dukeyas, claiming that the supplies carried by the caravan were used by Dukeya to form reinforcements...... It may be that the prestige erected by the defeat of the Persian king's army in that year made the Persians fearful, and after that, the caravan was no longer harassed by the garrisons of those towns, and we passed through Caine, Lalisa, and Mespyra relatively smoothly...... Smooth arrival in the Dukeya Mountains—"

At this, Izzam was still a little proud, and then his tone was lowered: "When I met my people, I learned that my father had died 10 years ago, and that my eldest brother and several brothers had died in that war against the Persians...... Now in charge of the tribe is my second brother Remy, who was surprised by my sudden appearance, but not very surprised, according to him his tribe has been in close contact with several caravans such as Mazayas over the years, through them he has learned some things about Dionia, and even learned that I am not only not dead, but also a high official in the kingdom...... Since Lord Marigi has asked these caravans to help the tribe all the time, my second brother has a good impression of the kingdom, and he is glad that I can come in time, otherwise he doesn't know what to do next.

Because the king of Persia had sent an envoy to Dukeya, asking the tribes to send warriors to participate in the war against the kingdom, and more than half of the tribes had agreed, only some tribes led by our tribe did not express their position because of my second brother's opposition, so that the Dukeya tribal assembly did not make a final decision for several days——"

"Didn't the war between Dukya and Persia be won! How could the Persians still command Dukia so casually? Davers was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, I heard from Remy that although Dukeya won that war, Dukeya also suffered a lot of losses, and the Persians later made concessions, such as reducing the annual tribute and placing some disputed areas under the administration of Dukeya...... Therefore, the tribes of Dukya were still willing to attach themselves to Persia in the end, and because the Oppression of Dukya by the Persians in the following years was reduced, the tension between the two sides improved a lot......

However, since the Ksokant tribe is now the most powerful tribe in the Dukeya Mountains, my second brother is against it, and it is difficult for the entire Dukeya tribal alliance to reach a unified opinion. The Persian envoy dragged several tribal leaders to persuade Remi for several days, and even threatened at the end, 'Even if the Ksokanta tribe refuses to join the war, the other tribes will join, but when the war is over, Persia will treat the Ksokanta tribe differently!' This put Remy under a lot of pressure.

I relayed to Remy your Majesty's plans, and although he was somewhat moved by Your Majesty's promise to allow Dukoya to become independent after the victory in the war, and even the kingdom would fully support him to become King of Dukeya, he was still quite worried, and I gave him a detailed analysis of the military strength of Dionya and Persia and the current situation in the Mediterranean, and he reluctantly agreed, and decided to agree to the request of the Persian envoy to lead his army into battle. ”

"Did your second brother persuade the other Dukeya tribes to join in this plan?" Marigi interjected.

"I have also asked him this question, but he was very cautious, and he told me that two of these tribes in Dukya have a bad relationship with the tribe of Xokant, and if he dares to contact other tribes secretly, it is difficult to guarantee that the news will not leak out, and once the Persians know that the tribe of Xokante will be in danger, so he will not take this risk, but he has gathered all the young and middle-aged people of the tribe, more than 5,000 people, to participate in this war, This power is very important among the tribes of Dukya, and when it comes to the critical moment, as long as he secretly convinces the tribes that are close to the Ksocont tribe to act together, I believe that he will definitely have a great impact on the situation of the battle! Izzam said confidently.

Davers smiled and praised, "Very good, your second brother is calm and thoughtful, but it makes me believe that our cooperation with the Ksokant tribe will be successful!" Issam, and then you went with your people to Taposakus? ”

"Your Majesty, after the consensus of the Dukeya tribal assembly, the tribes have formed armies to go to Mesopotamia, and although the warriors led by Remy are the largest, they are the first to set out, and I have been following the second brother in the guise of a warrior of the Ksocont tribe.

We left the Dukya Mountains and headed south along the Tigris, the towns along the way were supposed to be ordered to provide us with a certain amount of food supplies, and when we reached the city of Opis, the Persians did not allow us to go further south, so we stopped near the city of Opis, waiting for the rest of the Dukya tribe to join us.

During this time, every day the armies of the towns of the upper Tigris were summoned to meet at the city of Sitak, further south of the city of Opis—"

When Izzam said this, Davers suddenly sighed lightly and said with some sighs: "Opis...... SeaTac ...... We were also there back in the ......"

Mariji immediately answered, "Your Majesty, this time you have plenty of time to revisit these familiar Persian towns. ”

Davers looked at him and said in a nostalgic tone, "Marigi, the first time I met you was in the Medes region, right?" ”

Mariji said excitedly: "Your Majesty, more than 30 years have passed, and you still remember it so clearly!" Thanks to Hades's blessing, I met you when I was in danger, and my life changed dramatically! I just hate myself for not meeting you earlier and serving you earlier! ”

Listening to Mariji's sincere words mixed with compliments, Davers nodded slowly and said softly: "It is also my greatest luck to have the help of you and Mersis!" Take care of your health, I'm still waiting for you to take me on a good tour of Persia after this war is over! ”

"Yes...... Be...... Your Majesty, I will be a good guide......" Marigi choked up slightly in her trembling voice.

Davers suppressed the emotions surging in his heart, and then asked, "Izzam, how long have you been in Opis?" ”

"All the Dukya tribal armies have been there for more than two months, and the reason why they have not moved for so long is that I heard that the main reason is that the Persian king had to wait for the Persian troops and Indians who had arrived from the far east. During this time, I also saw armies from Ameria, Tawkia, and even the Kaldans......"

Speaking of this, Izzam's expression became a little solemn: "Later, the large area closest to the two rivers was full of military camps, and there were soldiers everywhere, and I can't count how many troops there were...... My relatives were therefore wavering about their continued support for Dionia, but during this period the Greek coalition defeated the Persian army in Asia Minor, our fleet crushed the Persian fleet, and Your Majesty personally led the conquest of Canaan...... These news came one after another, and I had to persuade them, which strengthened their confidence again! ……”