Water Margin people

Chapter 1583 Meeting with the Leper King

"This teaching is well organized, let's promote it!"

Sun Lei flipped through the latest doctrine and nodded with satisfaction. The Seljuk Sultan had been captured, and the army would soon cross the Wuhu River and continue westward.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Xi was overjoyed and very excited to be recognized.

"Don't just sit there, come and preach together. If someone plays the good cop, someone else will play the bad cop!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Jiuyuan and Lu Jiuling again and said, Zhu Xi is very radical, which is good for missionary work. It is impossible to change the minds of those stupid people without thundering means, but after thunder, rain and dew must be used to nourish, this is called thunder, rain and dew are all grace from the king!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two brothers also bowed and said that Zhu Xi's method could only deal with stupid people, and they still had to rely on them to deal with those smart people.

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Sun Lei led his army and marched lightly, reaching the southern Caspian Sea in just a few days.

At this time, near the Caspian Sea, a large group of knights had already set up camp, and the flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was fluttering in the wind.

Baldwin IV wore a mask and felt the cool sea breeze at the beach.

Baldwin IV was in a good mood during this period. Since taking the medicine given by the Emperor of Qi, his symptoms had improved a lot, which gave him hope of survival.

"Your Majesty, the Qi army has appeared in the south and will be here in half a day!"

William walked quickly over and said to Baldwin IV that he was a little worried. The Emperor of Qi brought 20,000 elite troops with him, while they only had a few thousand knights. The combat effectiveness of both sides was not at the same level at all. If Qi wanted to kill them, it would be difficult for them to protect themselves.

"What is the teacher worried about?"

Baldwin IV asked with a smile, he could hear the worry in William's voice.

"Your Majesty, I still think this is too risky!"

William replied.

"Killing me will not do him any good? He is the one who invited me here. If he kills me, it will greatly damage his reputation. He is a great emperor and will not do such a thing."

Baldwin IV spoke.

William thought about it and felt relieved.

"Get ready to welcome the Emperor of the East!"

Baldwin IV gave orders to several followers around him, saying that although it was not convenient for him to dine with others, etiquette was still necessary for the sake of face.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin had also received the news of the arrival of the Qi army at this time. They were also very happy. They were all thanks to Baldwin IV for their help along the way, otherwise they might not have been able to break through the siege of the Arabs.

The Qi army marched slowly, covering the entire horizon in black. Their neat steps and strict military formations gave off a sense of oppression.

Those battle-hardened Jerusalem knights couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment. What they had faced before were only the Arabs, who were no match for the elite troops before them.

"Teacher, you said that Qi State sent 80,000 troops?"

Baldwin IV looked at the majestic and powerful army. He was shocked by the oppressive feeling like mountains collapsing and a tsunami sweeping across. He had never seen such a terrifying army. The sharp aura hung in front of him like a knife.

"Yes!"

William replied firmly that he had seen all of that with his own eyes.

"It's really powerful! The mysterious country in the East is so powerful. Why did those merchants who went to the East never report it?"

Baldwin IV's tone was full of envy. Even the most elite knights of their Crusades were no more than this strong. However, there were tens of thousands of such troops in the East, and this was only on the surface. He had no idea how many more there were in the East.

"It's hard to tell the true and false news. It's rumored that Dongfang is a descendant of dragons, and the emperor has true dragon blood..."

William started talking about some rumors about the East.

When the two sides were less than a mile apart, the Qi army held on, but the Jerusalem army on the opposite side was already frightened. Those self-proclaimed brave knights retreated in fear under the terrible pressure and momentum. If the Qi army came closer, those knights would probably nervously draw their swords and roar to give themselves courage.

Sun Lei looked at the ugly appearance of the knights opposite him and didn't care. The so-called Crusaders were just fanatics, and there were very few real soldiers. "Excuse me, has the Emperor of Qi arrived?"

Baldwin IV, wearing a golden mask, rode out on horseback, saluted, and then spoke.

"You must be the Leper King, you came quite early. It took me some time to deal with Sanjar, so I hope I didn't keep you waiting for long!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

The first part of his speech made the knights around Baldwin IV furious, as his words were full of arrogance and superiority, but the second part of his speech made those people dare not act rashly.

"Did it take a while to deal with Sanjar? He has already defeated the Seljuk army?"

Everyone was shocked. Although the Seljuks were no longer as strong as they used to be, they were not that weak. How could they be defeated so quickly?

"Your Excellency won the war?"

Baldwin IV's tone was a little stiff. The Seljuk Turks had risen in recent years, and there were many Arabs among them. They had fought several wars, and they had not gained any advantage.

"Sanjar was a stubborn guy, so I put him in a cage and hung him in Samarkand."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the knights around Baldwin IV became nervous. The Seljuk Sultan Sanjar was captured alive and hung in a cage.

"Your Excellency is truly amazing!"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and sighed. He was no longer disgusted by Sun Lei's arrogance. With Sun Lei's strength in destroying Western Liao and Seljuk, he had the ability to be proud of everything.

"I have prepared a banquet. Would you like to attend?"

Baldwin IV invited Sun Lei.

"I'm hungry, let's go!"

Sun Lei didn't hesitate and waved his hand, and the army moved forward directly.

Baldwin IV also immediately signaled the cavalry to make way to the side.

Sun Lei brought a group of generals to the Caspian Sea.

“This place is really nice!”

Sun Lei felt the slightly salty sea breeze and said with a smile that although the lake in front of him was called the sea, he knew very well that it was just a larger inland saltwater lake.

"Sir, your two generals were chased by the Arabs and fled to our country. I brought them with me this time."

Baldwin IV spoke.

"His Majesty!"

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin were brought over, and when they saw Sun Lei they immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"I thought you were dead! I searched all over Western Liao but couldn't find you!"

Sun Lei looked at the two men and spoke. The last trace of the two men was found at the border of Hezhong Prefecture. Their entourage returned and said that the two generals continued to move west.

"Your Majesty, we are just wandering around!"

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin hurriedly explained.

"okay!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that he could scold his men later and there was no need to do it in front of outsiders.

"Your Majesty has come a long way, why not try some of Frank's top wine first!"

Baldwin IV spoke to Sun Lei, and two blonde maids came up carrying a small oak barrel and demonstrated the sealing of the barrel.