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Baldwin IV glanced at the people behind him with a look of disappointment. He did not expect these people to cause such a big disaster and involve everyone.

The city lord and others lowered their heads and dared not speak. They did not expect that the matter was so clearly understood by the State of Qi.

"General Wu, we know we were wrong, and we are willing to pay to atone for our sins!"

The merchants hurriedly said that they were not only atonement for their sins, but also atonement for their lives.

Qi withdrew its troops. The Vatican might not be able to do anything to Qi. Qi could just withdraw its troops and leave. But what would they do? They had nowhere to go. The Vatican would kill them all.

"Atonement?"

Wu Yong looked at the businessmen coldly, but did not agree.

"General Wu, just tell us what conditions you have, and we will definitely agree to them!"

The city lord looked at Wu Yong and said.

"I'll go back and think about it. You guys wait!"

Wu Yong smiled and left in a small boat, leaving Baldwin IV and others in a daze.

"Let's go!"

Baldwin IV had no choice but to leave with his men.

"What should we do?"

The city lord and others looked at Baldwin IV and asked.

"What should we do? Just wait. Since Qi has not said anything absolute, there is naturally hope for easing the situation. Prepare your money first!"

Baldwin IV said while looking at the city lord and others.

"Okay, okay, let's go prepare the money now!"

The city lord and others left immediately.

"Stupid, why are all the people here so stupid!"

Baldwin IV gritted his teeth and said that these merchants disobeyed Qi's orders in order to save money, but now they have not made any money, but have to pay more money.

Baldwin IV did not return to the city, but rode out of the city.

"How's the situation?"

Baldwin IV looked at William and asked.

"It's very bad. The civilians who escaped said that the Vatican coalition forces have arrived in San Marino."

William spoke up.

"So fast!"

Baldwin IV's face became even uglier. San Marino was only 400 miles away from Venice, and the army could arrive there in six days.

"Your Majesty, what does Qi say?"

William asked, looking at Baldwin IV.

Baldwin IV sighed and recounted the situation.

"What? Qi has withdrawn to the island! What should we do? Venice can't stop the Vatican's coalition forces, not to mention that there are also large armies coming from the Alps!"

William was anxious, because the Venetian army was not enough to resist the Vatican coalition forces.

"We can only wait and see. I hope Qi can find a solution!"

Baldwin IV shook his head. He was also in despair. They could do nothing now and it was impossible to organize the civilians. There was not enough time and weapons and armor.

"Wait? It's too late for Qi to send reinforcements from the Red Sea now, what else can we do!"

William's face showed despair.

"Qi State is not anxious, so we don't have to be anxious either."

Baldwin IV shook his head.

……

Jerusalem.

"What, the Western Church wants to deal with Qi?"

Saladin became interested after hearing the news. The recurrence of the Black Death made him anxious, but fortunately it was finally under control. As long as a few people died occasionally, it was no longer a big deal.

"Yes, there is news from Byzantium! It is said that this is the Third Crusade!" the general reported.

"Finally I couldn't bear it anymore!"

Saladin said with a smile on his face that the news that Qi had sent people into Venice and the entire Kingdom of Venice surrendered to Qi had already spread. He had been paying attention to what the Western Church would do, but the Black Death delayed everything. However, the Western Church could not help it after all.

"Pay close attention to Qi's movements. I want to see what Qi can do to fight this war!"

Saladin smiled and gave the order, saying that there were only a few thousand people from Qi going to Venice, and sending such a small number of people to fight across the sea would be tantamount to seeking death.

"Lord Saladin, can we also take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Qi's garrison? There has been no news from Sam!"

One of them looked at Saladin and spoke.

"No, we can't go now. The Qi army hasn't been mobilized yet. How can we fight now?"

Saladin immediately rejected this proposal, saying that even if he wanted to fight, he had to wait until Qi reinforced Venice.

"Sam!"

Saladin took a deep breath. There was no movement on the Red Sea. Sam must have failed, and failure meant death.

"I didn't expect that the Black Death couldn't harm Qi!"

Saladin frowned in thought.

"It is rumored that Qi can cure the Black Death. Do you think it is true or not?"

Saladin looked at everyone and asked, this rumor was spread among the people, and it was difficult to tell whether it was true or false. Most people believed that this was just a lie spread by the Qi Imperial Cult to mislead the people.

"Lord Saladin, we have all seen the Black Death. It is an extremely terrible and virulent plague. How can it be cured? Only God can cure it!"

Most people don't believe it. The Black Death is no longer something that human power can resist.

"That's possible. I heard some rumors at sea that Qi State cured the Black Death in Venice. Qi State has all kinds of magical medicines!"

Suddenly someone spoke.

"impossible!"

"It must be fake!"

"That's a cult lie!"

……

People immediately began to criticize and condemn it, saying that speaking well of other religions was tantamount to apostasy.

"Don't shout, I just want to ask! Qi dares to go to Venice, aren't they afraid of the Black Death?"

Saladin called everyone to a halt.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. Since Qi dared to go to the West, it must have a way to deal with the Black Death. But they were unwilling to believe that their gods could not solve the Black Death, but Qi's gods could. Doesn't that mean that Qi's gods are more powerful than their gods?

"If Qi has a way to cure the Black Death, can we learn it too?"

Saladin looked at the crowd and expressed his thoughts.

"We'll send someone to investigate right away!"

There was excitement in everyone's eyes. If they mastered this method, they could also fight against the Black Death and become heroes in the church.

After everyone left, Saladin picked up the pen and parchment and began to write a letter. This letter was again written to Zhang Qing in the Persian Gulf.

During this period, Saladin had been keeping in touch with Zhang Qing. He hoped to establish a good relationship with Zhang Qing. Of course, he wanted to contact the Red Sea side more, but they had just fought a war last year, so he really couldn't bring himself to speak now.

"Sir, are you sending letters again? They don't reply again!"

The confidant looked at Saladin and said that Saladin had sent four or five letters to the Persian Gulf, but had not received a single reply.

"It doesn't matter, as long as they are willing to accept the letter!"

Saladin quickly wrote the letter. The content of the letter was very simple, stating that the West wanted to join forces to deal with Qi's vanguard. He believed that Qi would definitely need this information.

"Hurry up and send it over! I think there will be a reply this time!"

Saladin rolled up the parchment, sealed it with wax and gave it to his confidant.

The confidant took the letter and left immediately.

"I think they should be interested this time. If they want to support the front line, the Red Sea alone won't be enough. I don't mind opening a path for them."

Saladin thought to himself that now it was time for Qi to ask him for help. (End of this chapter)