Water Margin people

Chapter 1574 Heng Ross

"Look, it has scabbed over and healed!"

Baldwin IV walked out from behind the curtain. He was still wearing the gilded mask and thick royal robes. His hands were still covered with gloves, but his sleeves were rolled up a little, revealing part of his arms.

There were red spots the size of gold coins all over it, many of which had already ulcerated. However, the ulceration seemed to have been curbed at this time. There was a thin layer of mucous membrane on the ulcerated surface, which was a sign of wound healing.

"Impossible, what kind of medicine is that!"

William felt that all his understanding had been overturned. Leprosy was a punishment from God, so how could it be cured? Baldwin IV had consulted many doctors over the years, but all of them were helpless against leprosy. They had even tried holy objects such as holy water.

“It really works, I feel much better now!”

Baldwin IV continued in surprise, his own feelings would not lie, over the years, he knew best the feeling and duration of each attack, and now the discomfort was subsiding and the symptoms were improving.

"Could it be some mysterious witchcraft from the East? Your Majesty, please ask the bishop to come and take a look!"

William spoke worriedly. As a devout Christian, he was very worried that Baldwin IV would be influenced by the mysterious power of the East and eventually fall.

"Teacher, aren't you the bishop?"

Baldwin IV laughed. He knew what his teacher was worried about, but his teacher had met the Emperor of Qi and brought back this bottle of medicine. If there was any evil aura, it should have been discovered long ago.

William was speechless when asked this question. As a bishop, he felt that his faith was in trouble.

"I am becoming more and more interested in the emperor. What kind of person is he?"

Baldwin IV said that only those who have experienced despair know the value of hope. He had already smelled the scent of death and was ready to enter the grave at any time, but now the hope of life has appeared again, which makes him very excited.

"Teacher, have the people been sent out? I want to see the emperor as soon as possible!"

Baldwin IV looked at William and asked.

"I have sent them out. There should be a reply soon. The Seljuks have already invaded Hezhong Prefecture. Given the emperor's character, he will never allow such a thing to happen. The war will definitely spread to the Seljuks."

William spoke up.

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Hezhong Prefecture, Hengrus.

"Report, the enemy has all crossed the Wuhu River!"

The cavalry reported to Lin Chong and others.

"How brave of them to cross the Wuhu River just when we were afraid of them?"

Yang Zhi sneered and said that since they had withdrawn their defenses and the garrisons along the Wuhu River, the Seljuks had been alert for some days, hesitating and worried about an ambush, but ultimately they could not resist their greed and the army crossed the river into the Central Asian region.

"Isn't this exactly what we want?"

Everyone laughed. The order they received was to let the enemy enter the river area, and they were worried that the enemy would not be fooled.

"In that case, let's send troops now!"

Yang Zhi couldn't wait to say.

"No hurry, His Majesty is coming soon, we just need to wait for orders. Besides, these Seljuks are very cunning. They are just staying near the Wuhu River and have not marched deep into the river. If we go there now, we will alert them. The Wuhu River has many shallow places and the water is not deep. We can cross it with a horse."

Lin Chong shook his head and said that the Wuhu River could not serve as a natural barrier to stop the enemy.

At this time, Sun Lei also led his troops across the Syr Darya River.

"Your Majesty, this is Transoxiana!"

Wang Jin introduced to Sun Lei.

"To be honest, it's pretty desolate!"

Sun Lei looked at the shallow grass and the vast yellow sand Gobi and spoke, compared to the previous barrenness, the land in front of him was truly barren.

"Your Majesty is right. Although there is a river here, the water source is very small and there are no tributaries. This area is the driest place."

Wang Jin said, this is also the reason why they did not set up defenses here. This place is too desolate, and logistics will be a big problem if they station troops here.

"Just leave it alone, don't bother taking care of it!"

Sun Lei nodded. He came here to conquer, not to rule. The desert has its own way of conquering it.

The army arrived near Hengluo. Lin Chong and others greeted Sun Lei.

"Where are the enemies?"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and asked.

"The enemy has just crossed the Wuhu River and is still under observation!"

Lin Chong replied.

"Wuhu River, so slow? I walked here slowly!"

Sun Lei was a little dissatisfied. He had slowed down, but the enemy was still far away.

"Your Majesty, maybe we fought too hard in the previous times, and now we are suddenly withdrawing our troops, so the Seljuks are suspicious."

Lin Chong said.

"Why don't you think of a way? If you lose a few games, those people will be happy. Maybe when they are happy, they will leave faster."

Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong and said.

"Your Majesty, I will arrange it right away!"

Lin Chong immediately clasped his fists and said, of course he knew to lure the enemy deep into his territory, but after all, the people on the other side were stupid and uncivilized barbarians. He couldn't be sure how they would react, so he kept waiting for Sun Lei to arrive.

Several armies quickly left Hengluo City and headed towards the Wuhu River.

"You fought well in the first few battles!"

Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong, Du Fu, Sun Li and others.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone smiled and bowed in thanks.

"Tell me what you think of the Seljuks!"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, the Seljuks are crazy. They couldn't even defeat the Western Liao before, but now they dare to go to war with our Qi State. There must be someone supporting them behind the scenes."

"The Seljuk Turk army's combat effectiveness is not strong, but they have a large number of people, and they have no psychological burden when they flee. And they are fighting on their own land, so it has become a war of attrition."

Du Bo said.

"War of attrition?"

Sun Lei touched his chin and said.

"Your Majesty, we suspect this group of people want to use a war of attrition to wear us out! Just like the Battle of Hengluo!"

Sun Li said.

"The Battle of Hengluo? Who among you is Gao Xianzhi?"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and laughed.

"Your Majesty is far more wise than the short-sighted Li Tang, and we are definitely not Gao Xianzhi!"

Everyone spoke in unison, saying that although Gao Xianzhi was brave, he suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Hengluo, and it was impossible for Qi to be defeated.

"Very good! Would you like to invite everyone from the Karluk tribe?"

Sun Lei looked at Hebule, Anbahai, Wujisi, Yinan, Bilege, Ajisi, Ibrahim, Mahmud and others.

These people didn't understand what Sun Lei was talking about at all. The Battle of Henglus happened hundreds of years ago, and the people and events at that time have been forgotten. The ethnic groups living on this land have even changed several times.

"You must serve as the vanguard and fight against the Seljuk army!"

Seeing these people grinning foolishly, Sun Lei said helplessly that these people didn't understand what he was talking about at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

These people responded without hesitation, and they were even a little surprised. This was exactly the opportunity they had hoped for.