Water Margin people

Chapter 1597: Black-clad Arab Reinforcements

"Okay, you've got your revenge, where is the treasure?"

Ou Peng looked at Sanjar and asked.

Sanjar looked at the bloody Saji in front of him and finally calmed down. He looked at the scimitar in his hand and then at the civilians kneeling around him.

"Hey!"

Sanjar sighed and dropped the machete to the ground.

"The treasure is in the city! General, just follow me!"

Sanjar looked at Ou Peng and spoke.

"Lead the way!"

Ou Peng and his men nodded.

Following Sanjar, they arrived near an abandoned residence in the city.

"There is a dry well in this ruin, and underneath the well lies a treasure that the Turks have treasured for hundreds of years!"

Sanjar pointed at the ruins and spoke.

"The treasure is actually hidden in the city, in this inconspicuous ruin. What a good trick!"

Ou Peng smiled and said, this trick of hiding in plain sight is really great, the empire's treasure is actually hidden in the city.

"This was originally the capital of the Buyid Kingdom. This was the former royal palace. It was destroyed when my ancestors conquered Isfahan. Later, they discovered that there was a secret vault underneath, so they used this place as a place to store treasures."

Sanjar spoke up.

Ou Peng smiled and waved his hand to order the soldiers to start cleaning up the ruins. They soon found a dry well. After entering, the soldiers discovered the entrance to the secret library on the wall of the well.

Boxes of precious jewels were carried out. Looking at those treasures, Ou Peng smiled. The Seljuks, as a powerful empire that had roamed this place for thousands of miles, had indeed plundered a lot.

"Okay, take him away and lock him up!"

When Ou Peng saw the jewelry, he waved and spoke.

"General, with so many treasures, His Majesty will surely be satisfied!"

Several generals said with a smile.

"Hehe, your majesty is generous, and you will benefit from it. When will our Qi Kingdom lose money in the war?"

Ou Peng smiled and said, other people spend money like water when they go to war, and if a country has no money, it will increase taxes, and then there will be domestic turmoil and instability in the dynasty.

But Qi was different from those useless dynasties. The Qi army never needed the country to spend too much money when going to war. Instead, it made a lot of money. The emperor was very generous every time, and everyone who went to war, from the emperor to the soldiers, got a share of the money.

According to Sun Lei, the purpose of fighting is to make money, just like going down the mountain to get rich. If there is no money to be made, it is better to lie down in the mountain and enjoy life.

"hey-hey!"

When everyone heard about the reward, they laughed happily.

……

Outside the Zagros Mountains, the Euphrates River was really flowing, and a large number of black cavalry were lined up.

"Caliph, the time is almost up!"

A general spoke to the leader who was wearing a black robe embroidered with gold thread.

"No news yet?"

The man spoke.

"No, I don't know if it's because the war is too intense and we didn't have time to send anyone!"

A general spoke.

"Sending troops without any news is too risky!"

The man spoke without frowning. He looked at the Zagros Mountains on the other side of the Euphrates River. Across the mountains was Isfahan, but he knew nothing about the situation over there.

"Where are the people we sent over?"

The man spoke again.

“He hasn’t come back yet!”

someone answered.

"Let's cross the river!"

The man was silent for a long time before giving the order.

"Caliph, Lord Saladin is here!"

At this moment, a cavalryman came over to report. "Saladin! You're back so soon!"

The man frowned and said that Saladin led his troops to the Caspian Sea to intercept King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.

Soon, a large number of black cavalry appeared on the Euphrates River. They were Saladin's men.

"caliph!"

Saladin rode forward and saluted the Caliph.

"Saladin, what's going on?"

the Caliph asked, looking at Saladin.

"Baldwin IV did go to the mountains and forests south of the Caspian Sea. He went there to meet the Emperor of Qi. I don't know what they discussed."

Saladin said with a serious expression.

"What! Baldwin IV went to see the Emperor of Qi! Are they going to unite?"

The Caliph also spoke with a serious expression on his face. Since half a year ago, the reputation of Qi State has resounded throughout the West, and all countries are afraid of this mysterious Eastern country.

"I don't know. His Majesty the Emperor of Qi didn't explain, and I didn't catch up with Baldwin IV!"

Saladin shook his head. After hitting a wall with Sun Lei, he tried to chase after Baldwin IV and wanted to start with Baldwin IV, but Baldwin IV retreated quickly and he couldn't catch up with him.

"Have you met the Emperor of Qi? What kind of person is he? What did he say?"

The Caliph immediately looked at Saladin and asked, he knew nothing about the emperor of Qi.

"He is a very scary person. I can't see through him, but it's as if he sees through me. He wants me to surrender to him and be loyal to him!"

Saladin spoke.

"So, he is determined to go to war with us?"

The Caliph's face was gloomy. Things were finally developing towards the worst.

"The condition he proposed is that the entire plateau belongs to Qi, and we can only stay below the plateau!"

Saladin spoke.

"He is delusional. He is an emperor from the East. Not only does he come to our West, but he even wants to occupy the plateau!"

The Caliph said coldly.

"Are you going to the plateau? Are you going to Isfahan?"

Saladin asked, looking at the Caliph, who saw the massive Abbasid army.

"Saji has already led 20,000 troops there. Isfahan should have been taken by now. According to the situation, the Qi army is also outside the city! I am going to lead the troops to cut off the retreat of the Qi army and force the Qi people to retreat!"

The Caliph spoke.

"Already at war?"

Saladin was shocked. He had not made a choice yet, but he did not expect that Abbas had already gone to war with Qi.

"What do you mean? If I don't occupy Isfahan, the plateau will belong to Qi! That's our territory!"

The Caliph spoke in a bad tone.

"Are you really ready to go to war with Qi? I have observed the Qi army up close and they are very elite. If we want to go to war, I'm afraid we should prepare for the worst."

Saladin said, looking at the Caliph.

"Elite? The Bedouins and the Fatimid Kingdom have agreed to unite to fight against Qi! What's there to be afraid of? Even if the Crusaders come again, we are not afraid!"

The Caliph spoke.

"Crusaders? How can those people compare with the army of Qi!"

Saladin shook his head repeatedly.

"Is it that scary? Are you too nervous? You are Saladin! The highest general of our Arab religion! You have to lead the troops to recapture the holy city!"

The Caliph looked at Saladin with dissatisfaction. Such words that boosted others' morale and destroyed his own prestige came from Saladin's mouth, which made him wonder if he had chosen the wrong person.

"Sir, I am absolutely not exaggerating. The Qi State in the East is really too terrifying!"

Saladin shook his head.

"Then follow me to meet him!"

The Caliph waved his hand and the army began to cross the river. They were still a little hesitant, but Saladin's words completely aroused his competitive spirit, and he had to go and see what kind of army it was.