Abu *** didn't want to spend too much time on the issue of Arr, his time was running out, and the task given to him by Mansour was to capture Artik alive within a month, and Altiq was not in Arr, but in Maia City, a hundred miles to the south.

Although it is said that the first attack on Arcity can better protect the food route of the army, but he has tried his best, but he has not been able to break through Arcity for a long time, so he naturally can't continue to use this old rule, he wants to break through the shackles of thinking, choose to bypass Arcity, directly attack the strategy of Maia City, and leave Archeng to the remaining soldiers and horses to gnaw slowly.

The 20,000 Khorasan cavalry left behind is not weak, they were originally responsible for guarding the surroundings, but now, they don't need to guard around, they just need to surround Ar City.

Moreover, they can also carry out unhurried attacks, such as digging tunnels on the periphery, leading to Ar City step by step, if this tunnel can really be dug through, they can break through Ar City with the 20,000 soldiers and horses left, of course, if it is discovered, it will be more miserable, and it is likely to lead to the destruction of the underground soldiers.

The threat of the other party's cavalry and archery troops mentioned by Ziyad was also taken into account by Abu ***, so he had already issued an order to the 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, not allowing them to disperse the troops at will, let alone underestimate the enemy, as long as they were vigilant, it should not be a big problem.

Of course, this is just the wishful thinking of Abu ***, these cavalry and archery units under Artik have been trained by the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and there are many Tang soldiers in each thousand-person team, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not weak, and Abu *** obviously underestimated this, which caused great harm to the grain route of the army under his command.

Ziyad's worries did not attract the attention of Abu ***, and the army still left Ar City on time and rushed to the city of Maia, a hundred miles to the south, which is the base camp of Artik's forces, with the largest number of troops and the most elite forces, as long as the city of Maia is captured, Artik can be captured alive.

It takes a certain amount of time for the army to prepare and march, and it takes about two or three days to reach the vicinity of Maia City, and the scouts sent by Artik will definitely be able to get the news of the enemy's attack in a very short time, so as to prepare for all the battles.

In the direction of the Red Sea, the huge fleet led by Li Ang was already on the way north, and their destination was the northernmost tip of the Red Sea, which was closest to the Mediterranean, and the purpose of their trip was to establish a city there that belonged entirely to the Tang Dynasty, and then dig the Tang Canal to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean, so as to facilitate commercial exchanges.

Because the agreement with Artik made it very clear that the entire peninsula where the canal is located is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the specific size of the territory and the location of the border are not clearly stated, so when Li An arrives at the field, he can divide a little more land according to the actual needs.

In any case, the historical Sinai Peninsula must be fully controlled, and if it follows the natural extension of the right branch of the Red Sea, then the whole of Israel is also within the scope of Ang Lee's claim, and within this range there is a Dead Sea, which will be a very good tourist attraction in the future, and it is very worth owning.

The Red Sea is a very narrow ocean from the map, but in fact it is not narrow, the widest position of the Red Sea is five or six hundred miles, which is a long distance, and even the relatively narrow position is hundreds of miles, so the ships sailing in the Red Sea will not feel cramped at all, and they can still feel the vastness of the sea.

The length of the Red Sea is four or five thousand miles, which is a very long distance, and according to the standard of the Tang fleet's daily travel of thousands of miles, it also takes four or five days to reach the northernmost part of the Red Sea from Aden City, which shows the vastness of the Red Sea.

The reason why the Red Sea is called the Red Sea is naturally because of the color, there are a large number of red algae in this ocean, and these red algae will undergo seasonal large-scale reproduction, so that the whole ocean becomes reddish-brown, so that the name of the Red Sea is also available.

Of course, the Red Sea is not always red, only when the seaweed blooms, and most of the time, the Red Sea is blue-green, not unlike the average ocean.

The average depth of the real sea is only five or six hundred meters, and the deepest place is two or three thousand meters, which is already relatively deep, which is much stronger than the average water depth of the Datang Bohai Sea by tens of meters.

In addition, although the width of the Red Sea is hundreds of miles, because the coral reefs on both sides of the bank grow particularly violently, which greatly restricts the navigation of ships, and even these large number of coral reefs will hinder port facilities and make it impossible for ships to enter and exit the port, so it is necessary to use various means to maintain the port every certain time.

In addition, the Red Sea is located in the extension zone of the Great Rift Valley, because of the movement of the earth's crust, there are certain cracks in the seabed, magma takes the opportunity to upwell, the seabed rocks are heated, and the bottom of the sea is warmer, so the Red Sea is the hottest sea area in the world, and correspondingly, the salinity of the Red Sea is also the highest.

The salinity of the Dead Sea is greater than that of the Red Sea, but the Dead Sea is not an ocean, it can only be regarded as a saltwater lake with a decent area, so naturally it will not be able to steal the Red Sea's position as the first place in ocean salinity.

In addition to the high temperatures, the climate on both sides of the Red Sea is an arid desert climate, and there are no rivers that flow into the Red Sea, so this is also a reason for the high salinity of the Red Sea.

The climate of the Red Sea is not very good, but the Red Sea contains a lot of resources, including oil sediments, rock salt, potash, gypsum, dolomite, sulfur, phosphate, and minerals such as copper, iron, zinc, lead, gold and silver, which is a very rare treasure trove of resources.

Li An stood on the deck of the boat, looking at the seagulls flying in the sky, the mood was very good, the current climate is very perfect, neither hot nor cold, the feeling of wearing a single clothes is very pleasant, especially when the sea breeze blows on the face, it makes people feel like a spring breeze all the time.

"Ah Lang, is this the Red Sea?"

Yuna stood behind Ang Lee and asked.

"Yes, we've been in the Red Sea all the way."

Ang Lee replied.

Yun'er looked around carefully and wondered, "The sea water is obviously blue, why is it called the Red Sea!" ”

Li An smiled and said, "There are many theories about the origin of the name of the Red Sea, so many, many kinds? ”

"So what are the kinds?"

Yoona continued to ask.

Li An thought for a moment and replied: "First, there is a kind of red seaweed in this sea, but this seaweed only reproduces on a large scale in a specific season, and when this plant reproduces, the entire sea surface is red, so it is called the Red Sea. ”

"Oh, it seems that we really didn't come at the right time, it's a pity, if we can see the sea of red, it is really worth the trip?"

Yuna said with a little regret and continued to look at Ang Lee.

"The second theory refers to the fact that there are red mountains near the Red Sea, but we haven't seen any red mountains along the way, is it on the shore on the left?"

Ang Lee continued.

"Red mountains, what else?"

Yuna continued to ask.

Li An then replied: "The third type is more peculiar, referring to the meaning of the south, hahaha!" It's so interesting. ”

"To the south, should the south be called the Red Sea? It's a strange idea. ”

Yuna said curiously.

Li An smiled and said: "It's not strange, this idea is not strange at all, because in the north there is another big ocean, called the Black Sea, so the ocean in the south should be called the Red Sea." ”

"It's called the Black Sea in the north, and the White Sea in the south! How can it be called the Red Sea? Isn't black the same as white? The people of this place are really weird. ”

Yuna said curiously.

Li An nodded and said: "It's strange, but it's just a guess, we really don't know why it's called the Red Sea, but these are not important, it's just a name." ”

"Well, it's still Ah Lang who is right, there is no need to care too much about the name, as long as it is the sea, the environment here is really good, and the people who are blown by the sea are very comfortable."

Yuna said.

Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth, took Yun'a, who was full of fragrance, into his arms, looked at the sea in the distance, and put on a very romantic pose.

"Ah Lang, what does this mean?"

Yun'er felt weird, and her feet were a little unsteady, but she was still in a very good mood, this posture was more tiring, but at the same time, it was more comfortable and romantic.

This is the standard Titanic pose, a very romantic pose, a posture that makes thousands of girls excited.

"Yuna, stretch out your hands and close your eyes."

Li An opened his mouth to ask.

"Ah Lang, what is this for?"

Yuna was puzzled, but did as she could.

Li An leaned on Yun'er's ear and said: "Stretch out your arms to embrace the sea, close your eyes to better feel the coolness of the sea breeze, try it, isn't it very comfortable?" ”

"Well, it's really comfortable! Wow! ”

Yun'er shouted loudly, which alarmed the white foxes in the cabin, and they walked out of the cabin and saw Ang Lee and Yun'er posing in such an intoxicating pose, and they were all envious.

"Ah Lang, I want it too."

The beautiful woman made the first request.

"Ah Lang, Ah Lang, I want it too."

The white fox and the magpie also followed suit.

Of course, Ang Lee will meet their needs, let them all enjoy it again, everyone will be the heroine once, and Ang Lee is naturally the only male protagonist.

After playing for a while, Ang Lee saw the steamship in the distance, which was the ship of the advance team, and it seemed that he had something important to inform him.

Soon, the news was sent to Ang Lee, and it was about the territory

"Li Shilang, this is a map drawn by General Li, and he feels that all the places in this map should be the land of the Tang Dynasty."

The subordinates dedicated the map to Ang Lee.

Li An took the map, took a closer look, and smiled very happily, although this map is a little rough, but the basic meaning has been clearly expressed, Li Feiyu has included the entire Sinai Peninsula and Israel, including the Dead Sea, into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and he has now sent a number of troops to occupy many important positions in this area, only in this way can this area be well controlled.

Li Feiyu is very satisfied with Li Feiyu's actions, of course, the more territory, the better, with enough territory, in order to develop a more prosperous economy, although Datang's territory is already very large, but no one will dislike the territory is large, although Datang is very large, but if you can get a larger territory, Datang is also willing.

With the land, it is natural to have a name, this is an imminent problem, although in the end it is still necessary for the court to decide, but as long as Li An's name is good, the court will also pass.

The Tang Empire has always called the Arab world the Great Food Country, and this land is the original land of the Great Food Country, so it is a good name to name this piece of land the Great Food Country.

After Li An thought of the name, he immediately wrote a letter, ready to tell the imperial court, so that the imperial court agreed to the name, of course, the name of the Tang Canal is also very good, and it is also sent to the imperial court.

When Li An's fleet arrived at the northernmost part of the Red Sea, it was already several days later, Li Feiyu greeted Li An at the port in advance, and reported the most basic situation, now there is no construction machinery, let alone enough manpower, and it is not easy to dig the Grand Canal immediately.

Moreover, digging the Grand Canal, not digging a ditch on the line, but also need to consider whether the ditch can support the passage of large ships, in addition, in addition to the passage of ships, but also take into account the connection between the two sides of the canal, it is necessary to build a bridge on the Grand Canal, and because the Grand Canal is relatively wide, large ships are also relatively tall, so that the bridge must not only be built very long, but also must be very high, in addition, the span of a bridge hole in the middle must also be large enough, only in this way can it meet the vehicles on both sides of the river, There is also a requirement for two-way passage for ships on the Grand Canal.

The length of the Grand Canal is hundreds of miles, and the large bridges on both sides of the canal, how to build only one, it will be very inconvenient, and many bridges must be built, according to the standard of a bridge for dozens of miles, it is also necessary to build ten bridges to be enough.

The demand for concrete and steel and other materials for the construction of large bridges is massive, just the building materials required for the construction of a bridge are very huge, and if all these materials need to be transported from other places, it will be very troublesome, only the best way to solve it locally, this area is so large, Li An does not believe that there will be no mineral materials needed.