Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 252 The Taste of Conquerors, Cairo Beauties!
There are three gates on the north wall of Cairo.

One gate is called the Gate of Victory, located on the west side of the north city wall. Another gate is called the Gate of Conquest, located in the middle of the north city wall. There is also a gate called the New Gate, located on the east side of the north city wall.

One hundred and fifty years ago, the Fatimid dynasty, which ruled Egypt, was beset by internal and external troubles. The powerful minister Badr entered Cairo and rebuilt the city's defense system. These three city gates were built at that time.

Among them, the Gate of Conquest and the Gate of Victory were rebuilt and renamed based on the old city gates, while the new gate is a newly built city gate.

Without a doubt, of these three city gates, the Gate of Conquest and the Gate of Victory are the most crucial.

According to Egyptian custom, victorious armies enter the city through the Gate of Victory. The coronation ceremony of the new Sultan, however, is conducted through the Gate of Conquest.

Today, Zhao He's army entered the city, naturally through the Gate of Conquest.

Two towering, cylindrical structures, resembling mountains, stood majestically, their imposing presence and breathtaking presence despite being less than five horse lengths apart.

Between the two towers lies the Gate of Conquest, with the powerful inscription "(Gate of Conquest)" carved on the archway above the gate.

Each letter is deeply engraved in the stone heart, and although the gold paint is mottled, it still strives to shine with the glory of the Gate of Conquest under the sunlight.

Of course, this glory today belongs to Zhao He's army.

"kneel!"

With a resounding shout in Chinese, more than a hundred nobles of the Ayyubid dynasty, led by Pearl Branch, all dressed in plain white robes and barefoot, knelt before the Gate of Conquest.

Pearl Branch held a tray containing the Sultan's Seal, representing the authority of the Ayyubid dynasty, as well as registers of military and civilian households.

Boom~~
With the thunderous sound of hooves, Zhao He, protected by five hundred armored soldiers, reined in his horse three zhang away from Pearl Branch.

"Sultan Adil of the Ayyubid Dynasty was arrogant and ignorant, unaware of the greatness of the Eastern Heavenly Army, and has already received the punishment he deserved. Now, as the Queen of the Ayyubid Dynasty, on behalf of the Ayyubid Dynasty, I unconditionally surrender to the Crown Prince!"

"From this day forward, all soldiers and civilians of the Ayyubid Dynasty shall be subjects of King Zhao Shuo. All men shall be at the command of King Zhao Shuo. All women shall be at the mercy of King Zhao Shuo. Anyone who disobeys shall be considered a traitor and shall be executed by all!"

Pearl Branch repeated these words four times.

The first time, Chinese was used; the second time, Kurdish was used; the third time, Arabic was used; and the fourth time, Turkic languages ​​from Central and West Asia were used.

Other nobles of the Ayyubid dynasty also repeated this four times.

They were not unfamiliar with Kurdish, Arabic, and Turkic languages. However, learning these few sentences of Chinese under the threat of death took considerable effort.

Then--

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Leading the way with a small pearl branch, more than a hundred nobles from the Ayyubid dynasty kowtowed deeply to Zhao He, three times in a row.

"Get up!"

Zhao He spoke fluent Mandarin, pointed his whip forward, and said, "You are wise; you have avoided the destruction of Cairo and the fate of losing your families. Now, lead the way and welcome my army into the city!"

"Yes!"

The once high and mighty Ayyubid dynasty leaders turned around, bowed their heads, and walked barefoot through the Gate of Conquest, welcoming the new conquerors into Africa's largest city with the utmost humility.

Zhao He waved his hand, and the army filed in.

Although the Gate of Conquest is magnificent, for military reasons, the actual gate opening is very narrow, only allowing four cavalrymen to enter side by side.

Also for military reasons, the entire city gate was winding and dark.

However, once you exit the city gate and reach Muyiz Street ahead, the view suddenly opens up.

"Long live King Zhao Shuo! Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Prince!"

Countless Ayyubid citizens knelt on both sides of the street, greeting the conquerors into the city in broken Chinese.

There were ordinary citizens in linen robes, merchants in silk clothing, doctors in dark blue robes, craftsmen in linen jackets, and black slaves in linen shorts...

There are Kurds with black hair, thick beards, and olive skin; Arabs with light brown skin; Coptic people with curly hair and dark olive skin; and Berbers with curly hair and dark skin...

The species here has changed.

Since the rise of the True God religion, Arabs, Turks, and Kurds have entered this fertile land, slaughtering the natives and squeezing their living space.

In present-day Cairo, the Coptic people, native Egyptians, Nubians, Berbers who migrated from Africa, and even those captured black slaves, make up less than 30% of the total population.

However, regardless of their wealth or ethnicity, these Cairo residents now share a common name: "the conquered."

They had to display the utmost humility, and possess countless riches and women, just to earn the right to survive.

Of course, for the conquerors, it was an unparalleled honor and joy.

Qian Xiaoshan rode a tall Arabian horse, the sphinx on his body reflecting the dazzling sunlight, and proudly straightened his chest.

He was from Lijiazhuang Village, Suning County, Hejian Prefecture, Hebei Province, the son of a farmer.

Influenced by Li Tiezhu, a Manchu soldier who participated in the first westward expedition of the Mongol army, he longed for the wealth to change his family's circumstances and even more so for the sights he had never seen before. He diligently practiced martial arts and finally joined the Han Chinese Eight Banners.

He not only received generous treatment from the Eight Banners army, but also participated in the wars to destroy the Jin dynasty and Goryeo, acquiring immense wealth that he could only dream of as a child. However, he never saw the Western scenery he had always longed to see.

When his eldest son went on the western expedition, Qian Xiaoshan volunteered and became a member of Zhao He's army.

He crossed the majestic Pamir Mountains, traversed the rushing Euphrates and Tigris rivers (in Iraq), passed through the Sinai Desert, and today set foot in Africa's largest city, where he received the Order of the Sphinx.

As for his promotion to head of ten households for his merits, the wealth he gained that was worth more than one hundred taels of silver, and the pleasure he enjoyed with seven or eight women from different ethnic groups, including a noblewoman from the Ayyubid dynasty, that goes without saying.

At this moment, countless alien races knelt on both sides of the street, and their submission was partly due to Qian Xiaoshan.

The majestic Mosque of Cairo, the bustling Cairo Market, the clear public pools... all of these owe a debt to Qian Xiaoshan.

How could he not feel extremely proud?
By now, Qian Xiaoshan's first two dreams had been largely fulfilled. However, he had a new dream.

That is the saying that circulated among the Eight Banners army: "Wherever the sun shines or the rivers flow, all of this is Han land."

It is such a pity that the Han people, so powerful, are confined to their ancestral homeland.

The boundless exotic landscapes should all belong to the Han people!
A beautiful woman from another ethnic group should bear a child for a Han Chinese!
That fertile land should be cultivated by the Han people!
And Qian Xiaoshan was one of the soldiers who participated in this great undertaking!

Of course, there were also the Mongols, and heroes from other ethnic groups.

Both King Zhao Shuo and Crown Prince Zhao He had Mongol blood.

The Mongols were also one of the helpers of the Han Chinese in conquering the world.

The Han people are magnanimous and inclusive, and they will not refuse heroes from other ethnic groups to join them.

"so good!"

At this moment, the Bedouin Lebnahan was also deeply moved.

He was the son of the chief of the Bedouin Anaza tribe. Although he outwardly pledged allegiance to the Ayyubid dynasty, he actually held the Ayyubid sultan in contempt.

So what?

What can the Ayub Sultan do to the Bedouin nomads in the desert?
Raiding other Bedouin tribes or plundering merchants along the Silk Road was Lebnahan's daily routine. He respected no one except his father. He felt no belonging to any other organization besides the Anazar tribe. But now, Lebnahan had completely changed.

The immense wealth gained from conquering the prosperous Nile Delta made Lebnello's previous plunder seem like a complete joke.

Leading half of the Bedouin warriors in a war involving hundreds of thousands of people to conquer a country was a feat that Lebnahan had never even dreamed of before.

The issuance of the Order of the Sphinx strengthened Lebna Huan's sense of belonging to the Han army.

This grand entry ceremony made Lebnár feel exceptionally honored.

"Genghis Khan was right. Suppressing rebels, defeating enemies, eradicating them completely, taking everything from them, making their married women weep and wail; riding their smooth-backed steeds and using the bellies of their beautiful consorts as sleeping clothes and cushions—that is the greatest pleasure in life!"

“But I want to enjoy these pleasures, and my own strength alone is far from enough. Even if I were to unite all the Bedouins, it would still be far from enough.”

"Only by standing with the Han and Mongol people of the East can we achieve such glory! Today, I stand on the right side! We Bedouins stand on the right side!"

"I must quickly send word to all the tribesmen of the Sinai. The remaining half of the warriors, don't stay in the Sinai Desert and suffer poverty, come and serve the Crown Prince! Together with the Easterners, we will conquer all of Egypt, and even the whole world!"

Lebner thought to himself.

Zhao He's army did not march quickly, taking a full two hours to circle Cairo and receive the kneeling worship of all the soldiers and civilians of Cairo before the entire entry ceremony came to an end.

Zhao He led five hundred personal guards into the Cairo Royal Palace.

There, the Cairoans set out a small tower made of five thousand sugar cubes, worth more than silver, as a symbol of their submission.

They even prepared 45,000 young and beautiful women for Zhao He's army.

Thanks to Adil II's scorched-earth policy, Cairo saw an influx of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, bringing the total population to nearly one million.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather so many young and beautiful women.

Thus, Zhao He's army rested in Cairo for a full half month, enjoying the warm hospitality of the Cairo people.

Then, at Zhao He's command, 20,000 Han soldiers, 6,000 Bedouin warriors, and 120,000 Balu soldiers began their march south to Upper Egypt.

Five days later, at the Temple of Amur.

"Our chance has come!"

Ashraf, a member of the Ayyubid dynasty's royal family and Adil II's cousin, looked at the forty-odd nobles in the hall with excitement in his eyes.

"Zhao He was indeed impressed by Cairo's prosperity and refused to leave. Now, there are only about 10,000 Han Chinese and Mongols in the city, as well as more than 20,000 Balu troops."

"We don't need to worry about the Balu Camp. They believe in the true God and hate heretics. They only submitted to Zhao He because they had no other choice. All we need to deal with are ten thousand Han soldiers!"

"Once this is launched, the true citizens of Cairo will surely rise up in response, and they can drown those ten thousand Easterners! Our chance for revenge has arrived!"

When Pearl Branch inquired about the surrender of the nobles, about a third of them remained silent, thus preventing Pearl Branch from carrying out a major purge.

However, in reality, many people are not at a loss, but have already formed a group and come up with their own ideas.

It is impossible to withstand Zhao He's army head-on.

But how can the people of the true God kneel before pagans?

Given Cairo's prosperity, it's highly likely that Zhao He, after acquiring the city, would remain there to command his generals in conquering new territories.

This is their chance!

An opportunity to kill Zhao He!
With Zhao He dead, the Han army was leaderless. Cairo had a million soldiers and civilians, so the Ayyubid dynasty might very well be able to be revived!

Therefore, they did not oppose Pearl Xiaozhi's surrender, and even went so far as to offer all the young and beautiful women in the city to the Han army.

On the one hand, it was to lull Zhao He and the Han army into a false sense of security, and on the other hand, it was to incite the Cairo people's hatred towards the new conquerors.

Now, it seems that everything is going according to their plan.

"Storm the palace and kill Zhao He!"

"Kill all the damned Han Chinese! Kill all the damned Mongols!"

"They've taken advantage of so many of our women, it's time they paid the price!"

"The true God will not abandon His people; He has given us the opportunity for revenge!"

"Any man with guts in Cairo would be willing to fight to the death against these evil Easterners!"

"Let's move! Let's do it tonight! We're ready!"

……

The nobles responded in unison, their eyes filled with hatred for the Easterners and Zhao He.

They have the pride of being the people of the true God and will never kneel before heretics!

Their beautiful wives, daughters, and female slaves were also offered to the Han army, and everyone's heart was bleeding these days!

It's time for revenge!

……

……

Meanwhile, in the royal palace hall.

"Your Highness, the fish have been caught in the net."

A middle-aged man in his thirties with an ordinary appearance bowed slightly to Zhao He.

He was Tang Mao, a commander of the Semu tribe under Xin You's command, the Black Ice Guard.

The so-called "Semu Thousand Households" were filled with various ethnic groups. Most of its members were children of various ethnicities secretly adopted by the Black Ice Guard. From a young age, they were not only rigorously trained, but also instilled with the idea of ​​loyalty to King Zhao Shuo, becoming die-hard loyalists of the Zhao Shuo Dynasty.

Then, they can be sent to the Western world to carry out secret espionage work.

Otherwise, let alone language, the appearances of Han Chinese and various Western ethnic groups are very different, so how could they obtain all kinds of information?

Zhao He's western expedition naturally required close cooperation from the Black Ice Guard.

How could the joint operation of dozens of nobles from the Ayyubid dynasty be so flawless? Their little tricks had already fallen into the hands of the Black Ice Guard.

"very good."

Zhao He put down the official document in his hand and said, "Notify Shi Tianze to prepare for action! Tonight, all the restless Cairo residents will jump out. Show no mercy; I want to see rivers of blood!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)