Water Margin people

Chapter 1575 Pagan

By the Wuhu River, the Seljuks were grazing their war horses.

"Enemy! Enemy!"

Suddenly a cavalryman rushed over shouting.

"Gather! Gather!"

The Seljuk cavalry immediately shouted to assemble.

The cavalry rushed to their horses, climbed on their backs, holding the reins in one hand and their scimitars in the other, ready for battle.

"Where do the enemies come from?"

Sanjar looked at the soldiers and asked.

"Sultan, the enemy is coming. Four armies! Two thousand cavalry in each army."

The soldiers immediately reported.

"Finally they're here! These people can't hold back! Kill them!"

When Sanjar heard that there were only 8,000 cavalrymen, he immediately perked up. He also had 50,000 troops around him, so it would be no problem for him to deal with 8,000 people.

"kill!"

Those Seljuk cavalrymen charged forward with roars. They were not good at fighting tough battles, but they were experts at bullying others by relying on their numerical advantage.

"Sultan, how many warriors will die if we continue fighting like this!"

An official looked at Sanjar and said that the Seljuk Empire had a difficult time in the past two years. First, they suffered a great defeat in the Battle of Katwan, with hundreds of thousands of troops suffered heavy casualties. They had not yet recovered, and then they had been at war with the State of Qi, with people dying constantly. This made the Seljuk Empire already precarious.

"There is no other way. If we don't fight, everyone around us will rebel!"

Sanjar spoke and said that he also knew that he should rest now, but he was under a lot of pressure from Saladin. If he could not show enough prestige, the small countries and tribes under him would rebel, and then the Seljuk Empire would fall apart.

"Sultan, what about us?"

Officials don't know what the future will be like and are somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, I have already discussed it with Saladin. That side is the territory of their Ayyubid Kingdom, and this side is our Seljuk territory!"

"The price is that we need to take back the Transoxiana region and suppress Qi on the other side of the Syr Darya!"

Sanjar spoke up and said that this was why she brought the troops here.

"Saladin really wants to attack Jerusalem?"

A group of officials reacted immediately. They were well aware of the feud between the Arabs and the Crusaders. Jerusalem was the center of the vortex. If Saladin wanted to become a powerful ruler, he had to take Jerusalem.

"That's their time. The Crusaders are coming again. We can't resist the Crusaders and fight against Qi at the same time. In comparison, Qi, who came on an expedition, is easier to deal with. It's just like dealing with Tang!"

Sanjar said that Qi State was different from Western Liao State. Yelu Dashi had no other way to go, so he established a country and wanted to take root for a long time. However, Qi State's roots were in the east. As long as it could not bear the erosion, it would naturally retreat.

All the officials and generals were delighted. They thought this arrangement was the best.

The army rushed out, but Sanjar did not follow the command as he was worried that there was a trap.

"Great victory!"

Half a day later, the scout came back roaring with joy.

"Great victory? Won? So quickly!"

Sanjar said in disbelief, he had thought that this battle would last a whole day.

"Let's go and have a look with me!"

Sanjar immediately took his men to the front line. The battlefield was in a mess, with abandoned flags, armor, and broken carriages everywhere.

"Sultan, the enemy has escaped!"

The general reported it with great joy.

"Okay! Have you given chase?"

Sanjar looked at everything and finally felt relieved. He finally won.

"We've gone after them, but the enemy is running too fast. I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up."

The general replied.

"Where did the enemy flee to?"

Sanjar asked quickly.

"Towards Hengluo City!"

The general pointed to the east and said.

"Chase them all! Kill all the enemies!" Sanjar shouted. The enemy showed signs of defeat, and this was the best time to chase them. Defeat is contagious, and so is victory.

"kill!"

The Seljuk army rushed towards the city of Hengrus.

……

To the west, the Gobi Desert.

"Why can't I get rid of it?"

Ma Lin became very anxious when he saw the cavalrymen chasing him relentlessly from behind. He thought he could shake them off by running for a while, but after a day and a night, these people not only did not retreat, but chased him even more closely.

"These people are not right. Look at what they are wearing. They all have clean robes, their scimitars are very exquisite, and their war horses are even better. They must be the elite of the Arabs!"

Han Shizhong looked back and spoke.

"What should we do? Our horses are tired!"

Ma Lin said that the warhorse had been running for so long that it could no longer hold on. Running wildly in the desert Gobi consumed a lot of physical energy.

"More than fifty people! It's not impossible to kill them!"

Han Shizhong pulled the reins of his warhorse, waved the lance in his hand and spoke. In order to facilitate hiding, his lance could be disassembled. After the tip of the blade was removed, the pole became an iron rod.

"Then kill them and take the warhorse!"

Ma Lin made up his mind and drew out a big iron knife and said.

"kill!"

The two men rode their horses and charged forward.

Seeing that the two men dared to resist, the Arab cavalry rushed forward with roars.

The two sides fought together. Han Shizhong swung his lance and several Arab cavalrymen fell off their horses immediately. Ma Lin's big iron knife also chopped the Arabs and made them retreat again and again.

Although it was two horses against fifty, Han Shizhong and Ma Lin clearly had the upper hand, and soon more than half of the Arab cavalry were killed or wounded.

Only then did the Arab cavalry react and realize they could not win, so they fled.

"These people are so disloyal! They just ran away like that!"

Ma Lin searched for food and water from the enemy, looked at the enemy who didn't even turn his head, and spat.

"A bunch of barbarians!"

Han Shizhong led a few war horses over. These horses were all uninjured, and he and Ma Lin could take turns riding them.

"That's all, it should be enough for us for a few days!"

Ma Lin hung the water and food on the horse's back. Because they were chasing the Arabs, they did not bring much food and water, but fortunately there were many of them, so it would be enough if they gathered together.

"They're chasing us again! Go!"

Han Shizhong looked at the smoke and dust in the distance and immediately spoke.

The two men each rode a horse and led two horses to continue their escape.

This pursuit lasted a long time, with others joining in along the way.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin were alone and had no choice but to flee.

"What should we do? We're going to get caught if we run like this!"

Ma Lin looked at Han Shizhong again and asked.

"Go north to Jerusalem. I don't believe these Arabs dare to continue chasing us!"

Han Shizhong immediately came up with a plan. The entire west was under the control of the Arabs, with the exception of Jerusalem.

"Okay, let's go over there!"

Ma Lin nodded.

The two men headed towards Jerusalem, and Jerusalem also received news that the Arab army was approaching.

When Han Shizhong and Ma Lin entered Jerusalem, the Arabs hesitated. Although they had destroyed the Kingdom of Jerusalem, they were not qualified to start this war.

"Savages, this is not the place for you!"

More than a thousand Crusader knights gathered at the border, watching the approaching Arab cavalry warily and shouted.

"Hand over the two pagans!"

The Arabs roared, referring to Han Shizhong and Ma Lin.