[Egyptian doujinshi] The legend of flattery and misfortune

Sai Nasha stepped on the couch beside his feet, the evening breeze of the Nile River and the glow of the sky seemed to describe a secret place in the world, where there were orchards on the shore and sandbars in the shallows, but when he closed his eyes, it was all Ah Kenna Mei's pretty face.

He knew that Sid Halle might be laughing at himself secretly. The pharaoh in battle armor was lying on a light-colored calico pillow stuffed with papyrus cores and lotus petals, exuding a feminine Residual sweetness.Sai Nasha has almost no doubt that if he continues to fantasize so much, he will probably lose the battle.

Something rumbled out of his neck, and he stuffed the naughty little thing back into his robes. He was no stranger to it when Akenami handed it to him on parting, This is clearly the relic of Akenami's father, the Zhanbai who once found water in the desert.

It is not just the meaning of saving lives, it may be the only memorial left by Amenhotep IV as a father to his beloved daughter Akenami, and now she has given this pendulum to him.

There seemed to be a fire burning in Senasa's chest. In return, he had nothing but fiery love and the glory of a hero, and he would unreservedly invite Akenami to share it with him.

After passing the third cataract of the Nile, the fleet will soon enter Nubia, which is only a short distance away from Kush where the conflict took place.Sai Nasha sent an order to count the number of people and weapons and equipment, and to match everyone's share.A pharaoh was no different from an ordinary soldier except for his carriage and his splendid attire.

Sai Nasha had been a battlefield commander for at least eight years, and most of them were the deputy of the left and right wing armies. The equipment of Egypt and Xitai was similar to that of the grassroots soldiers except for iron.A complete set of Churnik shirts and robes for replacement, a coat for desert nights, a leather breastplate and headguard, and a copper helmet.The weapons are the original bronze saber and a double-headed ax with great lethality. The archers will be equipped with a big bow that reaches the chin. To open this bow, all the archers equipped are Hercules.

If you choose the direct shooting method, the bow and arrow can be shot from one bank of the Nile to the other; if you choose the parabolic shooting method, the shooting range can reach more than a hundred steps.Before setting off, Sainasha rallied the crowd to replace all bow strings with beef tendon and deer tendon bow strings, which greatly increased the shooting range. Although the tendons of this kind of animals would be scrapped once they were soaked in water, they were going to The most important thing is the desert. How many times can it rain in the desert in a year?

Sai Nasha believed that his luck was definitely not that bad. He satisfactorily played with his acacia wood bow and arrow with a range of more than two hundred steps. If a crocodile appeared on the river, he would definitely be able to shoot the crocodile upside down.

The dinner on the boat is also treated equally. Senasa stuffed a bun and ate some figs and dried meat. The dark river in front of his eyes suddenly opened up, ushering in the sky full of stars, Senasa stood at the bow of the boat, and found that Ramthus's blond hair was particularly obvious among the people who greeted him on the shore.

As soon as the ship docked, the engineers surrounded the rectangle with four large shields and began to work in this simple construction site.They quickly set up the pharaoh's tent with their hands and feet, and erected the whole cowhide object. After fixing it, Sai Nasha found that there was a bedroom, a study room and a living room inside, which was simply a luxury in this barren desert area. .

Ordinary tents were distributed to mid- and low-ranking officers. Generals Ankhtike, Neqb, and Hetfelis lived together in another large tent of the pharaoh, and low-ranking soldiers used wool blankets to sleep in the desert.If it really rains, there will be dense papyrus shelters accompanying the army.

The surrounding area of ​​the camp was properly circled. Sai Nasha's tent was closest to the river bank, with the barge behind him, and all the tents surrounded him.There is a movable wooden door with sphinxes carved on both sides at the gate of the camp. There is a wide avenue between the tents leading to the big tent. Except for the tents of the three generals, the other side of Sai Nasha was built by the priests accompanying the army. Temporary Temple of Amun.

It is said to be a temple, but it is just a small tent, but it is very lively.Senasa looked on coldly, and felt that the god Amon had a great market among ordinary Egyptians, but what caused all this was the rashness of the founding Pharaoh, who set the capital of the country at Thebes where the god Amon was. It gave the Temple of Amon the greatest support, and as a result, the temple is now showing a hideous face and is about to devour the Pharaoh.

In order to appease the emotions of the soldiers, Sai Nasha had to pretend to sacrifice once.

The camp was ready, the soldiers laid down their weapons and began to go about their chores step by step.Some people took care of the horses and donkeys with loads and fed them hay; more people washed, cooked, and repaired and checked the wheels of chariots. The smell of dried meat boiled in the camp area made people forget where they were The land is actually the hinterland of the desert.

The evening activities included hand-to-hand combat and brain-based gambling, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.

To be honest, the performance of these three legions has greatly exceeded Sai Nasha's expectations, it is surprisingly good.You must know that compared with the rapid rise of Western Taiwan, Egypt, an old empire, is almost on the decline. The achievements of Thutmose III are still being passed down, but Amenhotep IV has lost a large part of Egypt's power in Asia. Even The Nubian kings began to feel restless.

Sai Nasha understood that the current Egypt is both strong and weak.It is said to be strong because the cohesion of the Egyptians is still there, and the nation that can build the miraculous Great Pyramid does not lack perseverance; it is said to be weak because the Queen Mother Nefertiti or Huo People like Mhab are corrupting people's hearts with greed and ignorance.

For Akenami, a pharaoh like Senasa is undoubtedly the last warrior to save her fate, but she doesn't know that perhaps for Egypt, Senasa is also the last warrior.

The third legion can be guessed from the ranking alone. It is a fairly old legion. The commander, General Ankhtic, has already grown a beard. He is the same as Ayi and Homheb. A veteran of Pu IV, even his service experience is longer.It's just that for one reason or another, there is no commendable achievement.

Senasa didn't know whether this flat military career predicted the old general's incompetence. He sat on the side, his old fingers scraping the soot from a large snail shell, and then stuffed it with tobacco from Greece .After two puffs of cigarettes, he took a sip of spirits, which was not wine or beer, but a strong spiced wine, and then he put the unburned shredded tobacco in his mouth and began to chew.

The other two didn't seem to be surprised, they just listened intently to Ramses' report, Ramses evaded the most serious and put all the blame on the Nubians.But Senasa can imagine how he made things difficult for the other party, even with a sip of water, Ramses can also give various reasons for being too cold or too hot, that is, the prophet will be angry with him.

Before Ramses finished speaking, the Nubian king came to meet Pharaoh with his adult sons and entourage. He had seen Tutankhamun who had just begun to grow in Thebes five years ago. He was contemptuous of the decline of the Egyptian royal family, but this new pharaoh, who was sitting on a gold-inlaid cedar wooden folding chair, this Western Taiwanese, had a vaguely resolute silhouette under the dim light, which made him jealous.

Sai Nasha purposely looked at the big-bellied Nubian king in leopard skin for a long while, and pretended to take out a roll of papyrus. This was the homework that Akenami had told him to do before departure. Of course, he didn’t go there at all. Look: "Well, the king of Nubia... let me look for it."

The Nubian king's face flushed.

As if he had found the answer, Senasa suddenly realized: "It turns out that here, Nubia is a province of Egypt. You not only have the title of King of Nubia, but also the right banner bearer of Pharaoh, the general and chariot of the southern desert. Captain, for your size, how long has it been since you have been on a chariot?"

"Your Majesty, the government affairs are too busy." The Nubian king had many reasons to prevaricate: "I guard the throat of the south. I need to maintain trade and supervise various towns. You also know how scattered the fortresses are in the desert..."

Sai Nasha smiled: "The result of your supervision is that you lost the gold? And all forty ships?"

"Your Majesty, it's been more than 100 years," the Nubian king said with half forbearance and half maliciousness: "There has never been such a thing before."

This is simply saying that Sai Nasha is unpopular, how could Sa Nasha allow him to be presumptuous: "Because it has been like this for more than 100 years, so you treat gold as a stone, and you don't send an escort fleet to protect it, just let it Ship open to Thebes, king of Nubia, your luck has come to an end."

The Nubian king was a little nervous, but he stuck his neck.

"It seems that there is no need to say more." Sai Nasha sneered: "Within three days, no matter what method you want, I want to see gold!"

A young man next to the King of Nubia couldn't help shouting: "This is impossible, forty ships, our annual output is only this, if we can't find the stolen goods, will Nubia want to empty the treasury for it? "

"You're right." Sai Nasha drove them out, and then announced to all the generals present: "The king of Nubia will not be able to resist confronting us in three days. I know he can't come up with forty ships. Gold, but I must let him do it, and when he wins, Nubia will have a new king."

Ramses was not willing to be left out, but his title was Minister of Foreign Affairs. Senasa saw through his motives and just comforted him: "You can't go to the front, but you bring Kushi's original defenders to the rear, Can it be done?"

Ramses was already very satisfied with this result, and Cenasha asked coldly, "Are those just now the sons of the King of Nubia? How many sons does he have?"

Ramses disdained it, but he forgot that he also had many children: "There are fourteen sons alone, and the ones brought today are all grown-ups."

"Fourteen sons are a good thing for Egypt." Senasa pulled out his saber. This kind of iron unique to Western Taiwan shone with extremely seductive light, which hurt the eyes of Ramses and the three generals: " After killing the Nubian king, choose a prince with average ability to succeed him, and then keep the other thirteen, let them fight each other, and the new king will have to rely on Egypt."

This is the experience tempered in countless court struggles. Senasa solved the problem of whether Nubia will submit to Egypt in the next ten years. Senasa was also very generous to his subordinates. Even General Ankhtic chewed tobacco leaves. All the movements stopped: "The best performance of the three legions, I will reward this iron sword to its commander. In short, it is one of the three of you."

Everyone was stunned, and immediately decided not to underestimate the new pharaoh, not to mention whether the battle of Nubia will be easy or difficult, but it seems that Egypt will not lose.

At this time, Akenami in the Thebes palace was completely different from Senasa who was fighting in the wind and sand.The empress dowager had intentionally kept her busy before, and asked her to spend less time with Sai Nasha. The concubine's property that was handed over to her included several textile, jewelry, and clothing workshops, as well as a craftsman school. Akenami had to free up her hands to manage an organization with thousands of people, and she had to learn to understand various current accounts.

She was going to discuss with Hashett about the style of cloth to be dedicated to the gods when the new year's flood season comes again. She found vermilion, pink and white, emerald green, and sky blue to be very satisfactory, and because of the recent handy management of the property, In Hashett's narrative she sees problems.

"The price of linen has increased by [-]%?" Akenami was puzzled.

Hashett was also a little puzzled: "It is reasonable to say that during the war, materials are given priority to the front line. Due to the shortage of goods, there may be a small increase in price. For example, the price of wheat, cattle and sheep almost doubles, but such as linen and bronze It really shouldn't be like this, not to mention that the war has not really started yet, and those businessmen have no reason to deliberately raise prices so quickly to hoard inventory, which is too risky, unless the country must purchase for the war, these huge price differences will be passed on to on the treasury, or they will eat all the losses themselves."

However, Akenami sighed strangely: "Sure enough, Homeheb is very rich now, but he still disregards the safety of the expeditionary army, just to satisfy his selfish desires, he is really a hateful person!"

She asked Hashett to obtain the list of merchants who were driving up prices, then turned around and called Anubis again: "Go, find out where Homheb hid the forty shipments of gold for me." Mheb is really shrewd, and the whereabouts of the gold made Akenami puzzled, so she had to ask Anubis for help: "I don't believe that so much gold will disappear out of thin air!"