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Chapter 1610: The Arab Alliance

"The Emperor of Qi wanted to conquer everything, and he called himself the Conqueror!"

Saladin said, looking at everyone.

"Insanity!"

"Too arrogant!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. This was the greatest insult to them from the conquerors.

"Do these people from Qi really think we can do nothing to them? I will contact all the major kingdoms right now and kill all these people from Qi! We defeated the Tang Kingdom back then, how dare a mere Qi be so arrogant!"

Muktafi was furious and said that the Tang Kingdom in the Central Plains in the east had extended its hand to the west and established a protectorate, but in the end it was defeated miserably in Hengrus and completely withdrew its hand from the Western Regions.

"Come here, inform all the kingdoms that I will convene a Sekifa Conference and invite all the caliphs, emir, sheikhs, and kings of the kingdoms to participate. We are going to defeat this vicious Qi Kingdom!"

Muktafi spoke to the crowd.

Everyone was shocked. The Sekifa Council was the highest council of their Arab Religion. It was only convened when the prophet passed away. Its purpose was to carry out the prophet's will and select a successor. However, it was the position of this successor that caused the entire Arab Religion to split.

"Caliph, I'm afraid those people won't come!"

Someone said with a conflicted look on his face that the Abbasid Kingdom was no longer as powerful as before and its appeal was not as strong as before, so it was not qualified to hold such a meeting.

"Tell them that if they don't come, I will open the way for the Qi army to attack all the way to Egypt! Let the people of Fatimid fight against Qi."

Muktafi looked at everyone and said that it was not the Abbasids' job to resist the Qi army.

Saladin remained calm when he heard Muktafi's words, but he already understood Muktafi's purpose in his heart, which was to drag the entire Arab Empire into dealing with Qi together.

However, Saladin did not say anything. The current situation was no longer something that the Abbasid Empire and their Ayyubid Empire could contend with.

"My Lord Caliph, I will go back and gather the army again!"

Saladin stood up and said to Muktafi that a decisive battle would require more troops.

"kindness!"

Muktafi nodded.

"Report, sir, bad news, Damascus and Jerusalem have gone to war!"

A cavalryman hurried over to Saladin and knelt down and said.

"What? Who told them to start a war?!"

Saladin was shocked. When he left, he had given his men many instructions to keep their troops in place, so how could the war start now?

"When the city lord heard that the Leper King was not in the city, he wanted to take the opportunity to retake the holy city and sent 10,000 soldiers to attack Jerusalem. However, he was ambushed and defeated. The Jerusalem army pursued him relentlessly and has now reached the gates of Damascus!"

The cavalryman spoke.

"Your Excellency the Caliph, I will go back first!"

Saladin did not hesitate, bowed and left.

……

Persian Gulf.

"The scenery here is just average, not as good as the East China Sea!"

Sun Lei looked at the bay in front of him and spoke.

"Your Majesty, you are homesick!"

Li Zhu smiled and said that the seas are actually all the same, they are all blue and there is no difference.

"Your Majesty, these are the gold and silver treasures found in various ports!"

Ruan Xiaowu pointed to the ship's warehouse full of gold, silver and jewelry and said, there were several large red coral trees, which are rare in the Central Plains, and countless pearls, agates and diamonds.

"What about black oil?"

Sun Lei was very satisfied looking at the gold, silver and jewelry, but what he cared about most was oil, which is black gold.

"There is a lot of black oil, and it can be found everywhere along the coast, but the Arabs did not mine it. They only used it as a weapon, and once it started a fire, it could not be extinguished."

Ruan Xiaoer said. "Idiot! Mark the locations of the oil wells. I will have someone study the extraction and refining of this black oil when I return!"

Sun Lei said that oil is one of the foundations of the Industrial Revolution. Unfortunately, the current technology has problems with both its mining and refining. Steam will need to continue to shoulder its historical mission for some time.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ruan Xiaoer saluted and said that he didn't know what the black oil was used for, but since it was something Sun Lei liked, it must be of great use.

"Report, Your Majesty, the enemy is making a move on the other side of the two rivers. They have built a thick iron chain and stretched it across the narrow part of the river!"

A soldier came forward and reported.

"Ah! Iron Chain Across the River? Where did these people learn this?"

Not only Sun Lei, but everyone else was stunned, as they were too familiar with this strategy.

"They don't think a few iron chains can stop us!"

Sun Li immediately said, "The iron chain across the river seems feasible, but it is actually very stupid. How can a few iron chains stop a large army? This is just like covering one's ears and stealing a bell."

"I'll go cut those chains right now!"

Li Kui shouted.

"No need. Let them continue to fiddle with the chains. It will give them something to think about so they don't have to bother me."

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that he had changed his original plan. Now the Arabs should hate him the most instead of Jerusalem and the Crusaders in the north. If he continued to force them, the Arabs would be desperate and might pounce on him to death. Although he was not afraid, he did not like a group of flies buzzing around him.

In fact, the solution to the problem is too simple. Qi State is not only strong in navy, but also in cavalry. The fleet can easily send the cavalry to the nearby area. As long as they occupy both banks, the iron chain will be just a decoration.

"Your Majesty, there are also gifts from the Kingdom of Jerusalem!"

The soldiers continued to report.

"Oh? The Leper King is really sensible. What did he send?"

Sun Lei became interested at this time, as gifts were his favorite.

"Your Majesty, I have brought them all!"

The soldiers stepped aside, and dozens of tall, blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned Western beauties were brought up, including several with burgundy hair.

"what is this?"

Sun Lei's face fell instantly.

"Your Majesty, this is the Leper King's gift list!"

The soldier put a roll of parchment on the ground.

Sun Lei took it, opened it, and walked forward to write a flattering letter, with a completely ingratiating attitude. The letter explained that time was short and these were the only goods they could find. Give him some time and he would definitely find a peerless beauty and send her to him.

"Am I that lustful?"

Sun Lei looked at the people around him and asked, he was a gentleman, and his harem had no more than one woman, which made him the first person in history to keep himself clean.

"Brother is the best man in the world, how could he be attracted by women?"

Li Kui immediately started to flatter him.

At first everyone wanted to agree, but they felt something was not right before they even opened their mouths. The more they thought about it, the more they felt it was wrong.

"Just shut up! If you say that, I'd rather be a lecher!"

Sun Lei glared at Li Kui, saying that he would rather be attracted by women than anything else.

"Your Majesty, what about these women?"

The soldier looked at the emperor and asked.

"Stay, you're just lustful, and this isn't your first time. I just happen to want to learn a foreign language!"

Sun Lei waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)