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Red Sea.

"How many people are outside?"

Han Shizhong looked at the slave groups that kept entering the city and asked the generals around him.

"There are still more than 30,000 people! It is expected to take another two days for all of them to return!"

The general spoke.

"Two days. Who will give them two days? Pass the order down. If they can't get back before dark tomorrow, they will have to fend for themselves!"

Han Shizhong immediately gave the order.

"General, isn't two days too tight? The slaves are a bit scattered, and the various construction sites still need to be cleaned up."

The general spoke.

"Your Majesty has issued an order to close the fortress. Who dares not to obey the imperial order? Tell them that they only need to bring back the steam machinery, and don't worry about the rest!"

Han Shizhong said.

"Yes, General!"

After hearing the imperial edict, the generals dared not say anything anymore and bowed and accepted the order.

The slaves were very puzzled. They had become accustomed to working on the construction site and were happy to work there. Now that the construction schedule was so tight, why were they all suddenly called back?

But the slaves dared not ask, they could only obey.

An area in the fortress had already been reserved for the accommodation of slaves. These slaves did not need a very good living environment, and a bunk bed for ten people would be enough.

As the order was passed down, slaves from all over the place put down the unimportant things in their hands and followed the steam locomotive to the Red Sea Fortress.

By the evening of the next day, all the slaves returned to the fortress.

As the fortress doors were closed, the entire Qi garrison and slaves in the Red Sea were concentrated in the Red Sea Fortress in the south and the Port of Alexandria in the north.

The slaves were gathered together in the open space.

"Everyone be quiet!"

Han Shizhong shouted through the loudspeaker, and the agitated slaves immediately quieted down.

"You must be curious about why we called you back. The smart ones must have thought of the Black Death. Yes, it was because of the Black Death!"

Han Shizhong said.

The slaves immediately began to talk and chat among themselves; the thing they were most worried about had happened.

"Don't be so excited. It's not what you think. There is no Black Death in Qi! You are safe too!"

"But someone doesn't want you to live so comfortably. Saladin sent me a letter saying that we should join forces to fight the Black Death!"

"Haha, this hypocrite says one thing to your face and another behind your back. Look at this!"

Han Shizhong asked someone to unfurl a flag that had faded from washing.

"This is... the general's flag, General Sam's!"

Someone recognized the flag. Sam also had a certain prestige in the Arab Church, and he had an elite cavalry under his command.

"It's good that you know each other. This guy sent a lot of people to drive the sick people to our side, trying to spread the Black Death. In the Gobi Desert in the east, we have killed dozens of people who tried to cross over!"

"And now, this guy named Sam has led people into the southern mountains. I don't know where he will drive the patients out from and where he will spread the Black Death, so I can only gather you together."

"Of course, my Qi country values ​​freedom the most. If you don't want to, you can leave now. I promise to let you go and will never make things difficult for you!"

Han Shizhong said to those people.

Naturally, no one would leave. The world outside was too scary, and the only way to survive was to stay in Qi.

"General, we have surrendered to you and will never leave you!"

"General, we are willing to defend the fortress together!"

"General, we will fight to the death with the Arabs!"

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The slaves shouted. They were not fools. Smart people knew Han Shizhong was not lying. Saladin's several disastrous defeats had proved that the Arab states were no match for Qi.

Under such circumstances, the Black Death had not even broken out in Qi State. How could the Arab countries be willing to accept this? If they could not defeat them, they would naturally have evil thoughts, and the Black Death was the best weapon.

"It's good for you to know. Now I will convey the order of His Majesty the Emperor. The Red Sea Fortress will be closed for one month from now on. Except for the routine inspection of the army, no one else is allowed to go out!"

"Also, you will not be idle this month. You must seize the time to learn the language, writing, and customs of our Qi State. This is a prerequisite for you to escape from your slavery."

Han Shizhong shouted to the slaves.

"Yes!"

The slaves answered in unison that they would never neglect to learn everything about Qi State, and no one wanted to be a slave for life.

After arranging everything, Han Shizhong came to the military camp again.

"General!"

The generals saluted Han Shizhong.

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"Get ready, the next month is going to be very tiring!"

Han Shizhong looked at everyone and said that although they were defending the fortress, they still needed to patrol outside and anyone wandering outside would be killed.

"Don't worry, General. We are ready!"

A group of generals spoke up.

"Then follow the plan and send five teams out of the city every day!"

Han Shizhong nodded to everyone.

Five generals led 500 men each and left the city.

"I wonder how Hongyu is doing?"

Han Shizhong looked to the north. Liang Hongyu was currently in charge of the Port of Alexandria.

Port of Alexandria.

Liang Hongyu looked at everything in the port and nodded slightly. He didn't have many slaves, but there were quite a few soldiers, half of whom were navy.

"General Liang, we have received news that there are many merchant ships approaching the port!"

Ruan Li said that he was ordered to lead 5,000 naval soldiers on foot to the port of Alexandria, modified a batch of merchant ships, and established the Liangshan Navy here.

"General Ruan, please do as you wish."

Liang Hongyu looked at Ruan Li and said that her military rank was now the same as Ruan Li's, but she was in charge of the affairs here, so Ruan Li asked her.

Liang Hongyu did not dare to be arrogant. According to her military seniority, Ruan Li was much older than her. She was promoted faster because there were fewer female soldiers.

"General Liang, I just want to ask if we need a live person. After all, we can only learn about the situation over there from a live person!"

Seeing Liang Hongyu being so polite, Ruan Li explained with a smile.

"Isn't this... a bit risky?"

Liang Hongyu hesitated. She couldn't tell whether those people had the Black Death or not, and she didn't dare to take the risk of bringing them into the port.

"General Liang, it's actually very simple. There is an island on the sea. All we need to do is get there. If we don't get sick or die within a certain period of time, we'll be fine!"

Ruan Li spoke up. He had attended Qi State School and received systematic education. After analyzing the Black Death and the intelligence, he came up with some simple ways to deal with it.

"This is a good idea!"

Liang Hongyu's eyes lit up. She didn't expect that the young general in front of her was so capable and could come up with a way to deal with the Black Death so quickly.

"That's it, General Ruan will take care of everything. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll ask the fortress to find a solution!"

Liang Hongyu looked at Ruan Li and said.

"There's nothing I can do. I want my own ship. These merchant ships are really useless!"

Ruan Li shook his head helplessly. Ships are everything to the navy, but the Red Sea and the Mediterranean are not navigable, so they can't bring ships here. (End of this chapter)