Water Margin people

Chapter 1589 The Arrival of the Arabs

"Send someone to take a look and we'll know! Aren't there many Jews who want to go out to trade? Let them go to the East!"

Baldwin IV spoke to the people in front of him and said that they should not believe the other party's one-sided words, so it would be better to send someone to take a look.

"Your Majesty, this is the safest arrangement. Let those profit-seeking Jews deal with the State of Qi!"

William and others burst into laughter. They believed that Jews were profit-driven and were the best people to be sent out to harm others.

Qi State Camp.

"Comfortable!"

Lu Zhishen and others walked out of the military camp yawning. They drank a lot yesterday, which was the most enjoyable drink they had since they went to the expedition.

"Master, you were really powerful last night! You fought ten enemy generals in a row without losing!"

Mi Sheng looked at Lu Zhishen and smiled.

"Haha, I don't care about any of these unsophisticated idiots, let alone ten or even a hundred of them!"

Lu Zhishen patted his chest and laughed proudly. Those white-skinned guys were too useless. They got dizzy after drinking less than a jar of wine.

"Stop bragging. If there are a hundred people and each person has a jar of wine, you will be drunk by the hundred jars of wine!"

Sun Lei's voice sounded.

"His Majesty!"

Everyone immediately saluted Sun Lei.

"Bring them all!"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and asked.

"Your Majesty, Tie Niu hasn't woken up yet. This guy is so useless!"

Li Yan said with a smile.

"This guy, let him stay in the Western Regions. Why did he insist on transporting food and grass here?"

Sun Lei shook his head helplessly. Originally, Li Kui was left in the Western Regions, but this guy actually followed him under the pretext of transporting food and fodder.

"Okay, tell me what intelligence you found out."

Sun Lei looked at everyone and asked.

All the generals grabbed the back of their heads in embarrassment. They had been busy drinking last night and had completely forgotten about these things.

"Your Majesty, we have noted it all! The Kingdom of Jerusalem has only a few hundred thousand people and a few tens of thousands of soldiers. The Western Empire and the Kingdom of the People together have a population of just over 20 million..."

Lu You immediately came out and said that he didn't drink much, but instead wrote down everyone's conversation.

"Well, that's good. I have a general understanding now!"

Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction. His understanding of the West only remained in his memory. Even though he had conquered so much territory, the intelligence he obtained was still limited.

"Your Majesty, if you want to make those people fight, there is a simple way, which is to provoke a war between the Arabs and the Crusaders. Actually, it's not really a provocation. They will fight to the death even if we don't take action. We just let them do it a little earlier."

Zhu Xi reported to Sun Lei that he had also been there last night. From what those people said, he knew that religion was everything in the West, even above the imperial power. Those Western knights always talked about God and how loyal their ancestors were to God.

"Have you figured out a solution?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Xi and asked.

“I haven’t thought of the details yet!”

Zhu Xi said embarrassedly that these two major sects could be regarded as the entire West, and it would not be easy to provoke them.

"Then think seriously!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and went to the tent to rest.

Zhu Xi and his companions could only return to the tent to look for countermeasures. They had to analyze these sects carefully.

Sun Lei did not leave in a hurry, but camped at the seaside.

Baldwin IV stayed for one day and then prepared to leave as he still had many things to deal with in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Out of politeness, Sun Lei brought his men to see them off for a while.

"Your Majesty, I will arrange the matter when I return, and will write to Your Majesty as soon as possible!" Baldwin IV bowed politely to Sun Lei.

"I can rest assured that you will do the work!"

Sun Lei said generously.

Suddenly a scout came over on horseback.

"Your Majesty, a large number of black-clad cavalrymen appeared in the southwest desert, and their heads and faces were covered with black sand."

A soldier reported.

"It's the black-clad Arab cavalry!"

Baldwin IV immediately said that those in black were mainly from the Abbasid Empire, which was just across the desert in the southwest.

"Black-clad Arabs! Looks like your whereabouts have been exposed!"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said, these people must have come following Baldwin IV.

"Your Majesty, we will take care of them!"

Baldwin IV said that since he had brought the enemy here, it would be natural for him to deal with it.

"Come on, just go. You can't help me if you stay here. I'll help you solve it!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that if Baldwin IV really had to fight the Arabs, it might take several days, which would be a waste of his time.

Baldwin IV wanted to say something else, but William and others quickly signaled to him that they would be more than happy to have Qi help in blocking the enemy.

"Then thank you Your Majesty!"

Baldwin IV bowed again, then left with his army.

"Your Majesty, why should we help them!"

Li Yan said.

"Help them? We should send them away. The Arabs coming here must be very powerful. If we want to have a big fight between the Arabs and the Crusaders, we can't just focus on Baldwin IV and others. We also have to add fuel to the fire on the Arabs."

Sun Lei said that he was not a good man and would not help Baldwin IV for no reason.

"How many enemies are there and how far away are they?"

Sun Lei looked at the scout and asked.

"There are about 30,000 troops, and they are still 50 miles away! At the speed of the enemy cavalry, it should take them another three hours to arrive!"

Scout reports.

"It looks like it's still early. I'm going to take a nap while you guys get ready!"

When Sun Lei heard this, he yawned and went back to the camp.

"Everyone cheer up!"

Lu Zhishen ordered the soldiers that the enemy army was coming and they needed to respond in time. If they took action, they would kill all the enemies.

In the desert, the black-clad cavalry were marching quickly.

"Is the news confirmed? Baldwin IV actually took people to the Caspian Sea? What did he do in the Caspian Sea?"

Saladin looked at a general beside him and said that he had just finished his pilgrimage when he received news that Baldwin IV was found near the Caspian Sea.

  Saladin didn't believe it at first. The Caspian Sea is very far away from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Why would Baldwin IV go to the Caspian Sea for no reason?

Many people suggested attacking the Kingdom of Jerusalem at this time and retaking the holy city in one fell swoop.

But the Kingdom of Jerusalem was well prepared, and the attack would not be successful in a short time. Finally, they decided to surround and kill Baldwin IV near the Caspian Sea. As long as Baldwin IV died, the Kingdom of Jerusalem would be theirs.

"It's true. A small tribe saw the flag of the Crusaders and headed towards the Caspian Sea. Sir, could it be that some holy object has appeared there?"

A general said confidently that they would not be mistaken about the Crusaders' flag.

"Sacred object? What sacred object?"

Saladin frowned and asked, each of their religions has its own holy objects, and each of them cannot drive believers crazy.

"Some people suspect it is a pure gold cross! It is said to be given by the evil god and is under the Caspian Sea!"

One person immediately started telling the rumor he had heard.