Water Margin people

"They want to hide in the mountains? Then I'll take people there right away!"

Xin Qiji immediately asked for a fight.

"It's too late. Although the enemy is frightened, our numbers are only limited. If we really go forward, the casualties will probably be even greater."

Yue Fei shook his head and said that their military strength was limited and every man was of great use, so they must not suffer losses for no reason.

"Letting the tiger go back to the mountains will cause trouble!"

Xin Qiji spoke.

"Let the tigers go back to the mountains? Are those people tigers? And where can they run to? They definitely don't dare to go back to Rome. Cross the Alps? Given their current condition, how many people would die crossing the mountains?"

Yue Fei shook his head and said that the Alps were not so easy to cross, especially since the enemies were already frightened and had suffered heavy losses in baggage.

"Then we just wait?"

Xin Qiji was somewhat unwilling.

"Let's occupy this peninsula first and control it. As for other places, we will use the mobility of the navy to seize all the ports! We will trap them inland."

Yue Fei said, "It is foolish to pursue them further. They are not familiar with the terrain and have no connections in the local area. All the initiative is in the hands of the enemy. How can we fight this battle? Even if we have an absolute advantage in force, we cannot go."

“Isn’t this very slow?”

Xin Qiji was somewhat unhappy. If the war continued like this, who knows how long it would last.

"What can you do if you go deep into the mainland? You don't really think you can catch up with them, do you?"

Yue Fei looked at Xin Qiji and asked.

"for this I……"

Xin Qiji scratched his head. He wanted to speak but didn't know how. He knew nothing about the mainland, so how could he be sure to catch up with the enemy?

"That's right. In a foreign land, you can't be led by the enemy when fighting. You have to fight your own battle! You have to understand your purpose and know what you want to do."

Yue Fei looked at Xin Qiji and said.

"Been taught a lesson!"

Xin Qiji saluted Yue Fei thoughtfully, as if he had figured out something: how to fight a war should be defined by the powerful.

"General!"

Lu You walked into the tent and bowed.

"How is it?"

Yue Fei nodded slightly.

"Everything is going smoothly, but the scope is too large. It will probably take two days to complete. The prisoners are very honest and none of them have escaped."

Lu You said.

"If these people don't want to die, they have no choice but to behave themselves!"

Yue Fei smiled and said that Ruan Xiaoqi had destroyed the entire Byzantine navy. These people were already full of fear, and when they saw Qi's artillery fire bombing the Crusaders, the bombing turned them into ashes. How could these captives dare to resist?

"I have arranged for soldiers to set up a blockade. Those people will be isolated and locked up after everything is cleared."

Lu You spoke again, there was blood and flesh flying everywhere on the battlefield, and it was easy for an epidemic to break out in such an environment. That was why Yue Fei ordered people to clean up the battlefield and bury everything.

But the battlefield of emotion and reason is still dangerous. If these people are infected with the disease, they must be isolated.

"Let the doctor prepare something. If these people get sick, they can try the medicine!"

Yue Fei nodded.

……

seaside.

The followers of the Imperial Church were extremely excited. Even though the war had been going on for half a day, they were still very excited. These followers did not care about the ironclad ships and artillery. They only cared about seeing a miracle. Two hundred thousand Crusaders were wiped out. This was a miracle. Only God could do this.

The believers laughed and rejoiced around the bonfire, singing and dancing, praising the Emperor of Qi.

“These people…are going too far!”

William gritted his teeth as he looked at those laughing people and said, no matter what, two hundred thousand people died today, and many of these people were from the same clan as them, so laughing at this time would be somewhat unfair to their ancestors.

"They are just paying homage to the powerful!"

Baldwin IV said that he did not blame these civilians, as they also had many frustrations.

"Shall we just continue like this?"

William looked at Baldwin IV and asked, they are still spreading the teachings of the Imperial Church, and the believers are very willing to listen to them.

"Yes, let's continue and make these people believe in the Emperor's Religion. Only in this way can we gain the trust of the Emperor's Religion and the State of Qi can really accept them!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"Are we really giving up just like that?"

William asked unwillingly. He didn't think Baldwin IV would surrender so easily.

"Of course we can't give up like this. None of our original plans will work. Qi has been on guard against us. Our only solution is to really show enough loyalty so that Qi can't refuse!"

"Then we will continue to implement our plan of learning Qi's skills to rule Qi. As long as there are enough fanatics, Qi will not be able to refuse!"

Baldwin IV said that he would certainly not give up so easily. Since he could not win by direct battle, he could only choose to save the country in a roundabout way.

"But won't the enemy become more powerful this way? The more fanatics there are, the stronger Qi's control over us will be!"

William said worriedly that this was a gamble, a gamble on how loyal those people were to the West. Once they lost the gamble, they would lose everything, and their chances of winning were not great.

"We have no choice but to fight now. This is our last chance. If we don't seize it, there will be no chance of recovery! Don't worry, we have a chance!"

Baldwin IV looked at William and said

"A glimmer of hope?"

William asked quickly.

"Yes, just look at our faces! We have white skin, blond hair, red hair, brown hair, green eyes, and blue eyes."

"And the people of Qi have yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair, which is completely different from us. We can be completely distinguished just by our appearance!"

Baldwin IV said that this was their last chance. After all, they were of different races and it was fundamentally difficult for them to integrate. Although the common people had chosen Qi now, they would develop resentment in the future and would have ideas of resistance.

Baldwin IV led his people to preach devoutly, telling the glorious deeds of the Emperor of Qi and praising his greatness.

After hearing the news, the believers worshipped him devoutly, and regarded the Emperor of Qi as a real god.

“Are these people really preaching?”

Several soldiers who were following him frowned. They had followed him all the way and found that Baldwin IV was really preaching seriously. Every sentence he said was praising the Imperial Religion and the Emperor of Qi, which made it impossible for them to find any fault.

"Don't worry about it, just keep an eye on it!"

A soldier said that their mission was to keep an eye on Baldwin IV.

The revelry lasted until dawn, when the believers gradually quieted down and fell asleep on the ground as they were tired.

On the other side of the beach, the aroma of barbecue wafted in the air. The Doge of Venice wanted to have his people cook himself, but the Qi logistics department refused. The Qi army only ate food prepared by its own logistics department.

The governor and a group of noble merchants widened their eyes at the tempting aroma.

“Spices, so many spices!”

Everyone swallowed their saliva and looked at the food. (End of this chapter)