Satan laughed again. "Faust, do you want to have everything in desire? Fine. I am willing to help you. Go back to the temple, there are two emissaries waiting for you at the door. They will help you and Samir assassinate Cyrus. As for whether you can succeed, it depends on your strength and wisdom. "
What Faust did not know was that just after he left the palace, Samir closed her eyes and shouted in her soul.
Zhong Li shouted, "God Amon, why did you make me ask such a question as Faust?"
Amon's voice sounded in her soul. "Isn't that what you want to ask, right?
Although he didn't make a choice, you got the answer you wanted. He will go with you to assassinate Cyrus. "
Samir: "God Amon, do you think I will succeed?"
Amon: "I don't know if you can succeed, but your idea is not unreasonable. The Kingdom of Boz was originally established by the union of six farming tribes and four nomadic tribes, and Cyrus was the leader of the strongest of them, the Ahmenneds. Under his leadership, the kingdom rose very quickly, as you have seen.
But such rapid expansion, opening up such a large territory in a short period of time, the complex ethnic composition of the kingdom, and the uneven development of the various regions, this is an unprecedented challenge to the governance of the Kingdom of Boz. If Cyrus dies, the tribes will fight for power, and without a strong ruler like him, the provinces may fall apart.
It seems that assassinating Cyrus is a way to save the fate of Assyr. If there is internal strife in Boz, Assyr will have a chance to breathe, and the newly occupied provinces may also take the opportunity to restore the country. But even so, the Assyrians also need to know how to run their own country, otherwise even if there are no strong enemies, it will be difficult to avoid decline. "
After saying this, Amon's voice disappeared. Samir opened his eyes, and a man walked into the inner hall. It was none other than the disciple of the Garden of Eden, Rulio, who was born as a mermaid.
Rulio asked: "Your Majesty, are you ready? We will set off this afternoon. "
Samir turned and said: "I am very happy that Amun sent you to help me. Although I am not a mermaid, my people have a deep relationship with the ancient King of the Mermaids. The power I received also came from him. Seeing you, I know that the Mermaids are not extinct. You helped Goliath assassinate Sinnach, and I did not expect you to help me assassinate Cyrus today. "
Rulio replied: "It is precisely because of this that God Amon sent me here. But I will not help you assassinate Cyrus, I will only help you escape after the assassination. Amun does not want you to die. He once said that assassinating Sinnach was not the only way to solve Assyr's problems. You are a more suitable monarch than Sinnach. Unfortunately, no one could have expected the situation to change. "
Samel smiled a little miserably. "Escape? Even if the assassination succeeds, I may not come back alive. But I hope that Faust can live. He is more useful to this country than I am. If you really have a way to save someone, then please save him. This is my prayer to the gods. "
Rulio: "Another messenger has already gone to help Faust, otherwise your assassination plan will not succeed. As for me, I will follow by your side.
Faust returned to the main shrine of the empire, and there were indeed two people waiting for him in front of the door. A powerful aura suddenly emerged, as if emerging directly from the darkness. The guards were startled and hurried forward to reprimand them. Faust said from the carriage: "Do not be rude. These two are my honored guests, quickly invite them over."
One of them was the King of Killers of the Anunnaki divine clan, Bright Moon Night. This divine emissary not only mastered the power of violence, but was also a master of concealment, assassination, ambush, tracking, and escape. The other was the divine emissary under the God of Wisdom, Dumz, the younger brother of Peloponnus, the Goddess of Spring and Life.
Dumz had once set up an ambush with Bright Moon Night against Amon, but Amon did not kill him. He only captured him and sent him to the Underworld in exchange for Peloponnus, and made an agreement with Peloponnus that the siblings would take turns to serve in the Underworld. Later, Amon led the army to attack the Underworld, and Dumz also participated in that operation, and Peloponnus just happened to pass the test and become a god who transcended eternal life.
Now that the Anunnaki divine clan had lost its divine realm in the mortal world, the gods had understood the decision of Anu, and in the future, Amon would replace the position of God of Creation. The God of Wisdom was also wise to order all the divine emissaries in the mortal world to obey Amon's orders. This time, Amon sent Bright Moon Night to assist Faust, and Dumz volunteered to help.
On the one hand, he had a good personal relationship with Bright Moon Night, and on the other hand, he also needed to do something at this time. The Green Bamboo Snake Staff in Dumz's hand was a divine artifact left behind by Tiamat, and his strength was not weak. Except for the fallen God of Gale, Dumz's speed was the fastest among the divine emissaries of Anunnaki. So his task this time was mainly to attract the pursuers and cover the others to escape.
Samir's original plan was to assassinate Cyrus in the city of Nippur, because the King of Potz was going to hold a grand ceremony in this city to celebrate the establishment of the kingdom's new province. On occasions of major ceremonies, the people would watch the ceremony in the square, and it would be relatively easy to sneak in. Cyrus would definitely appear in public, and this was a good opportunity to assassinate him.
But Bright Moon Night made a new plan, which was riskier than Samir's original plan, and more likely to succeed. He suggested that Faust give this plan to Samir for discussion.
As it was a last-minute decision, Faust only hurriedly handed over the daily affairs of the shrine and packed his belongings.
The sky was already bright, and he needed to go to the palace again to participate in the court meeting. In front of the ministers, Empress Samir unexpectedly changed the decision she made last night. She would go with Lord Faust to inspect the border, and Sinnach's son would still be the governor, and the Minister of the Interior, Lohuard, would assist her.
In the afternoon, the empress set off. Although the order to leave the capital was only issued last night, Samir was clearly well prepared, and everything seemed to be in order. Lohuard led the ministers to send the empress' carriage out of the city, and Faust also followed the royal guards to the southern border.
That night, when they were resting in the palace, Empress Samir summoned Faust again. When Faust saw the empress, he found that there was a guard armed with a sword standing beside Her Majesty. It was Rulio, who had participated in the assassination of Sinnach. Samir told Faust about her assassination plan. First, they would inspect the border garrison according to the plan, and everything would proceed as normal, without letting the outside world notice anything unusual.
Samir had already sent people to closely monitor Cyrus's movements. When Cyrus was about to arrive at the city of Nipur, Samir also left one city to inspect another city. She quietly left halfway, disguised herself, and sneaked into the province of the Kingdom of Potsdam. Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, she and Faust could not reveal their identities. If they were besieged by the enemy and unable to escape, they could not even leave behind their own corpses.
If the assassination was successful, it would certainly cause internal strife in the various tribes of Potsdam, but if the identity of the murderer was revealed, it would probably immediately lead to a large-scale retaliation from the Kingdom of Potsdam. Things would backfire, and the Assyr Empire would not have a chance to breathe. Faust took the opportunity to hand over Bright Moon Night's assassination plan to Samir.
Bright Moon Night and Dumz did not follow the Empress's carriage. They had already rushed to the city of Nipur in advance to make arrangements. Bright Moon Night was an oracle who was best at setting traps. Even Amon had almost fallen into an ingenious trap he had set back then. Enril was eventually killed by Marduc because of that trap, and now they had to deal with a king on earth.
When Samir saw the plan, she decided to follow it.
Her Majesty the Empress came in person, and the Sage Imperial Advisor also followed beside her. The morale of the various armies stationed at the border was naturally greatly boosted, and there was a rare sign of renewed enthusiasm after the defeat. The Empress appeased the soldiers, and Faust organized the affairs of the grassland administration. No one could see any unusual movements from them.
The spies sent by Samir had been paying attention to Cyrus's journey and would send back secret reports at any time. About ten days later, Cyrus was finally about to arrive at the city of Nipur, and Samir also left the city that she had just inspected and went to another city. When the Empress went out, she had a large guard of honor, so it was impossible for her to travel on a light horse. Therefore, her speed was not fast, and it would take seven or eight days to reach the next destination, and this period of time was enough to sneak into the territory of Potz and carry out the assassination.
On the night of their departure, Faust, Samir, and Rulio left quietly. Before they left, they gave strict orders that their trusted subordinates were to wear the clothes of the Empress and the high priest, sit in the carriage during the day, and stay in the tent at night, but they did not see anyone.
Faust and the others sneaked into the territory of Potz, as if they had silently disappeared from the world.
One morning three days later, in the territory of the city of Kish in the Lisbon province of the Kingdom of Potz, smoke and dust covered the sky from the distant official road. In a majestic manner, the army in bright armor crossed the Euphrate River and was marching in the direction of the city of Kish.
At the forefront of the procession was a group of personal guards, surrounding the Supreme General of Potz, Darius.
One could roughly tell the level of training of an army by looking at its march. This army of about a thousand people, three hundred cavalry and seven hundred infantrymen, marched in four rows. The long procession on the official road was neat and tidy, without the slightest hint of disorder. These were the elites of the "Ten Thousand Immortals" under Darius' command. They were here to be inspected by Cyrus the Great, and at the same time, to escort Cyrus to the border of the Empire of Eygut.
Of course, the upheaval of the nations of the continent was not limited to Assyria. After Darius defeated Goliath and destroyed Hittite, Cyrus immediately sent his officials to divide Hittite into three parts, establishing three new provinces. Darius incorporated the navy of Hittite and moved south along the coastline, approaching the Cape States of the Empire of Eygut.
The main naval force of Hittite originally belonged to the Army of Nanar. Almost all of its warships were intact during the war, because the decisive battle was fought on land, the naval warships could not go ashore. After Hittite surrendered and was annexed, the original naval force was incorporated by Darius and became the army that continued to attack the Empire of Eygut.
However, the navy of the original Army of Nanar was not the main force of the attack, but more of the role of transporting supplies and covering the flanks. The main force commanded by Darius was personally formed and trained by him, the "Ten Thousand Immortals". This army had ten thousand soldiers, which was twice the size of the regular army of the continent. According to folklore, their warriors were unkillable.
Of course, the legend could not be true. In fact, this was the elite of the elites in Potz's army. Whenever someone died in battle, the missing member would be immediately replaced. They always maintained a complete organizational structure, received unified battle formation training, and became stronger and stronger in battle, almost invincible.
With the prestige of annexing Hittite, Darius incorporated the navy of Hittite and led the Ten Thousand Immortals to approach the Empire of Eygut. He sent messengers to ask the Empire of Eygut to surrender, so as to avoid the disaster of war.
The Empire of Eygut was greatly shaken, and the nobles in the country were divided into pro-war and pro-peace factions. The pro-war faction hoped to rely on the Khenmet defense line at the border to repel Darius's army, just like how they stopped the invasion of the Uruk legion. The pro-peace faction believed that the Empire of Eygut was no match for Potz's army, and pointless resistance would only lead to greater losses. They suggested to surrender to avoid the fate of annihilation.
The pro-peace faction in the Empire of Eygut actually had their own selfish motives. If there was really a decisive battle, it would no longer be the era when Amon led the army to fight against the Uruk legion. The Empire of Eygut had lost the vassal state of Hittite in the last war, and its national strength was already weak. Later, the new Pharaoh Merneptah implemented monotheism to sheep, and the various factions in the country underwent a new round of reshuffling. Although the internal situation had stabilized, there was also a huge amount of internal friction in the process, and the recovery of the national strength did not show much improvement.
Merneptah built a new capital in the southern part of the Empire, and a large number of people were recruited. At present, this magnificent new capital had begun to take shape, but in Merneptah's plan, the construction blueprint was only halfway completed. Such a large-scale construction of the new capital was also a waste of money and manpower. The financial burden of the Empire was huge, and the taxes of the city-states had also become heavier. In short, the Empire of Eygut was no longer as glorious as it was in the past, and it was difficult to resist the Potz army. Moreover, there was no genius commander like Supreme General Amon in the country.
Even if Supreme General Amon was still there, what could he do? With Goliath's ability, he could defeat the Eygut Army back then, and Hittite's national strength did not decline, but didn't it still lose to Potz? Goliath died for his country, and the King of Hittite, Asher, surrendered. And according to the policy of Cyrus, after the establishment of the new province, the original nobles would not lose their privileged status, and would still become the local rulers representing the new King, so why would they risk their lives to resist?
Therefore, the pro-peace faction became the mainstream in the court of Eygut, but the ministers could surrender, but Pharaoh Merneptah could not take the initiative to surrender. Asher, the King of Hittite, had no choice but to surrender, because the last resistance had been defeated. Although he was still alive, how could his status be compared to that of the King? He was nothing more than an ordinary lord, and he would also be under the close surveillance of the Potz Kingdom, and there was no telling if one day he would find an excuse to get rid of him.
Merneptah could not lose his empire, but he did not have the heart to defeat the Potz army, fearing that he would suffer the same fate as Asher, so he had to rely on the pro-war faction.
This Pharaoh prayed to the gods for guidance, but Seth, the head of the angels, did not respond. Instead, Angra sent down an incomprehensible oracle. The high priests of the main shrine of the Empire and the elders of the Academy of Magic of Eygut could not guess the exact meaning of this oracle, which only said, "Wait for Amon."
Amon was already worshipped as a god in the city of Tuleng, and in the folklore of Eygut, Amon was considered to be a god who had come to earth. Now that the army was approaching, many people began to miss Supreme General Amon, who had led the army and people of Eygut to repel the Uruk legion. The people also knew that the situation of Eygut was critical, and many people even called out to Amon during prayers, hoping that the god would come to earth again to save Eygut.
Did Angra mean for the people of Eygut to wait for the arrival of Amon and save the Empire like last time? But where could they find Amon? After this god had completed his mission, he might have returned to the divine realm in heaven.
In the end, the Empire of Eygut made the decision to surrender, which was subtly different from surrendering. It was based on the Hittite Kingdom's surrender to Eygut. They worshipped Cyrus, the King of Potz, as the Emperor of Potz, and Eygut became a vassal state of Potz. They were willing to build temples for the gods of Potz and pay tribute to the Empire of Potz.
The Empire of Eygut became the Kingdom of Eygut, and the Kingdom of Potz became the Empire of Potz. Although this was also a surrender without a fight, at least Pharaoh's throne in the country was preserved, a complete country was preserved, and the current rule of the noble group was still maintained. Therefore, it received the support of the majority of the court officials, and the only worry was that the Kingdom of Potz would not agree.
But this decision was already the bottom line of Merneptah. If surrendering and paying tribute were not enough, then they could only fight. Even if they completely surrendered, it would have to wait until they were defeated.
Darius received the letter of Eygut's willingness to surrender on the march, and hurriedly sent someone to send it to King Cyrus. Cyrus, on the other hand, analyzed the current situation: Just Yue had established many new provinces, the situation was still unstable, and the next strategic goal was to annex Bablon and Assyr. For the time being, it was not the time to act against Ejypt, so he agreed to the request of the Ejyptian Empire.
From this day on, Cyrus officially called himself the Emperor of Potz, and Potz became a true great empire. Cyrus the Great accepted Eygut's request to surrender, but he made a condition. He wanted Merneptah, Pharaoh, to come to the border in person to kneel and salute him, and hold a ceremony to show his submission.
So this time, Cyrus rushed to the border of Eygut to accept the surrender of Merneptah, and at the same time to inspect the newly established provinces to show off his achievements to the whole continent. Along the way, he also had to hold a celebration ceremony, which gave Samir and the others the opportunity to assassinate him.
According to plan 1, after Cyrus held a celebration ceremony in the city of Nippur, he would continue west, cross the Euphrate River into the former territory of Hittite, and then follow the coastline south to the border of Cape States in Eygut.
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