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Persian Gulf.

Saladin led his cavalry to surround the only exit of the Qi fortress.

"Lord Saladin, these Qi people are holding on tightly, we can't attack!"

A general looked at Saladin and said that they had tried to attack the city several times, but the results were not good. They were killed by the Qi defenders before they got close.

"Go get me some slaves and have them attack the city!"

Saladin looked at the generals around him and gave orders, saying that he had limited soldiers under his command and it was impossible for them to fight with their lives.

But there are still many refugee gathering points around. These were built by the State of Qi for refugees fleeing the flood to live in. These will become their weapons for siege.

"Yes, Lord Saladin."

The generals took the order and left.

On the fortress.

Zhang Qing was watching everything with a telescope.

"Some of the enemies have left. It seems they want to capture strong men."

Zhang Qing said.

"Maybe they are targeting those refugee bases."

Qiongying said.

"His Majesty has said that we should fight with all our might! So many enemies have left, it's time for us to get out too!"

Zhang Qing nodded and said.

After dark, everything fell silent. After running so far and besieging the city, the soldiers under Saladin were very tired.

However, Saladin was alert. He knew that he must not take the Qi army lightly.

"Everyone, cheer up. The sentry post is of utmost importance!"

Saladin looked at the general in charge of the guard and gave instructions.

"Don't worry, Lord Saladin. This is the only way. The enemy can't get through!"

The general smiled and said that the fortress of Qi State now has only one road leading to the outside world, so it is too easy to defend it.

"Don't be careless, I always feel that this road is not easy!"

Saladin shook his head and said that the Qi fortress was built in a strange way. Fortunately, it was still some distance away from the sea. Now it was flooded and ships could not get close, otherwise he would not dare to stay here.

"This road?"

The generals looked at the wide and flat road in confusion. This road was the best road in the entire Persian Gulf. The State of Qi built it specifically for convenient transportation.

But now they lit bonfires on the road, illuminating the entire road, making it impossible for the Qi army to come out without being noticed.

Saladin took a round inspection and made sure the sentry post was correct before leaving.

Below the fortress.

Zhang Qing led his men into a secret passage, which was just below the road. It was built to deal with this situation.

In the bushes somewhere on the road, a stone moved and Zhang Qing's head popped out. He looked around and found himself behind an enemy sentry.

The nights in the desert were a bit chilly, and the soldiers on guard gathered around the fire, roasting various foods.

What they didn't know was that a sharp blade had appeared behind them.

Zhang Qing easily solved this checkpoint.

After several days of observation, he had already clearly understood the habits of the Arabs: they only had visible sentries, no secret sentries, and there was no one to change guards at night.

"Next place!"

Zhang Qing shook off the blood drop on the dagger in his hand.

In less than an hour, all the Arab outposts were eliminated without the Arabs noticing anything.

Big cannibal camp.

"According to the timetable, the Holy See is about to have a decisive battle. If we can win this war, Qi will at least retreat back to India and will not be able to pose a threat to us within ten years."

Saladin looked at the cowhide map in front of him and fell into deep thought. This was their last chance and everything seemed to be going well.

The candlelight flickered in the tent. Saladin felt a little sleepy. He held his head with one hand and fell asleep in a daze.

In his dream, Saladin met Allah and came to heaven, where flowers were everywhere, rivers were flowing with milk and honey, there was endless delicious food, and countless beautiful women served him.

But suddenly, the ground shook, the land cracked, the rivers overturned, and it looked like the sky was falling apart. What frightened Saladin the most was that an extremely arrogant face appeared in the sky, a face he would never forget, that was the emperor of Qi, Sun Lei.

"Saladin, you can't get away!"

Sun Lei looked at Saladin jokingly, and stretched out his big hand to grab Saladin, just like grabbing a chick.

"No! No! No!"

Saladin screamed in fear.

Saladin woke up in shock, his head sweating and his clothes soaked with sweat.

"It turned out to be a dream!"

Saladin let out a long sigh. He was really scared just now.

"How could I have such a dream! Sun Lei has already returned to the East, there is no way he can come back!"

Saladin comforted himself, he knew that Sun Lei and Qi State put too much pressure on him.

"kill!"

Suddenly there were shouts and screams outside.

"Bang bang bang!"

What followed was a burst of intensive gunfire, which did not stop for a long time after it started.

"The State of Qi is coming to attack us!"

Saladin couldn't believe it. He had set up so many sentry posts, how could the Qi army approach them without making any noise?

"Saladin's army, Qi's army is coming!"

A general ran into the tent and spoke.

"Hasn't it been arranged? Hold on!"

Saladin looked at the general and shouted that he had prepared a lot of things to besiege the Qi fortress. He built a defense line with huge stones outside the camp, and the enemy's guns and artillery could not shake those huge stones.

"Boom boom boom!"

The explosion followed immediately.

"Lord Saladin, Qi has begun bombarding!"

Another general ran in to report.

"Why are you panicking? Hold on!"

Saladin walked out as he spoke. At this time, the front line was already a sea of ​​fire, and the flames of the explosions shone in the darkness.

"The boulder is still useful!"

Saladin looked at the explosion area and said that although the enemy's bombardment was powerful, it had little effect against the hard rocks.

"Sir, you can't always be like this."

The generals were very anxious. The enemy had not been able to break those huge rocks before, but they could do nothing about the enemy. If this continued, no matter how hard the rocks were, they would be blown into powder.

"Fight back with bows and crossbows!"

Saladin spoke up. He knew that this was totally not on the same level, but he had no choice. The best they had were just some bows and crossbows.

On the Qi side,

“These boulders are such a nuisance!”

Zhang Qing looked at the huge rocks in front of him helplessly. These things blocked their way. It was actually easy to move them away. All they had to do was send a tractor over. But now it was wartime and a tractor couldn't get close.

"Suppress the enemy with spears! Cannons move forward and hit them from behind!"

Zhang Qing gave the order.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Arrows flew out from the Stonehenge, preventing the Qi army from approaching.

Although arrows are not as powerful as artillery and guns, if there are enough of them, the Qi army would not dare to get too close.

After switching to hot weapons, the Qi army's armor and weapons were gradually replaced. Heavy iron armor was rarely seen, and shields were not often equipped, which made the army lack defensive means against arrow attacks.

"Blow up Stonehenge for me, blow them all up!"

Zhang Qing was furious. He didn't believe that he couldn't kill these people who were hiding behind the boulder and shooting. (End of this chapter)