At the end of summer, the port of Sohar, a major maritime trade center of the Kingdom of Oman.

Sohar Port is located on the east side of Cape Oman [Strait of Hormuz], to be precise, it is no longer in the Persian Gulf, it is an important sea trade center between Heaven and the East, and it is also the most important foreign trade port of Oman.

A small naval fleet was stationed here. Since the Seljuks reorganized their armaments, there has been no second naval force with different positions in the Persian Gulf, and the current small naval fleet, as the only warship in the Kingdom of Oman, is unwilling to follow the Seljuks to fight against the land, so it can only be driven out of the Persian Gulf by the Seljuk naval forces in the Persian Gulf.

The latter is an area under the absolute control of the Seljuks, and the Omanis are unwilling to obey, so they can only leave.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

The Seljuks were not as powerful as the Omanis, and for many years the actual control of the Persian Gulf and the eastern Gulf of Oman had been in the hands of the Seljuk Empire. In the past, the Omani fleet had to be obediently grandsons, and now it is even more so.

The beast that feels the danger is the most attacking, and if it causes a misunderstanding among the Seljuks, give Oman a claw first, and the small country of Oman with a single strength will not be able to stand it.

One by one, the naval warships returning from the patrol returned to the port to rest and receive supplies, which made the port of Sohar lively.

The role of the sailors in promoting local consumption is quite obvious! But more importantly, at a time of heightened tension, the inhabitants of Sohar Harbor wanted to be protected by their own naval fleet, so they welcomed it with the warmest welcome.

A small fleet, with a total of 10 large and small warships, with a total strength of less than 1,000 men.

Although the local population of this place is less than 5,000 people, it is an important commercial port, and the needs of food, meat, etc., can be met through trade.

The Al Khaimah completed its berth again. It had already lowered its anchor, and as a result, a Seljuk merchant ship sailed into the harbor, forcing them to be moved to another berth.

As an Omani navy, he had to move his position in his own port in order to give up a good berth in a better position to the Seljuk merchant ships. This caused the sailors on the Al Haima to boo.

"Did you hear that? The Seljuks now require that all ships passing through the strait be inspected! I don't know if their own merchant ships will do this when they go to Bandar Abbas! "Nothing to do. Some of the sailors aboard the Al Khaimah watched the Seljuk merchant ships entering the harbor and began to chat with each other.

"Probably not." An elderly sailor with a wrinkled face said uncertainly: "I have heard that the Seljuks do not have such a rule. It is mainly to look at the officer who is the head, and his will is the main thing. In fact, they are mainly staring at the Kalmatists, they don't care about the ships of other countries, and they are not stupid, and they will not be stupid enough to offend all countries now. ”

The Kalmatists, a religious group of the Ismaili branch, established a utopian republic on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf during the reign of the Abbasids (899~1077). The faction is headed by the supreme leader of the faith, administration, and military, and is headed by a council composed of six consuls and six assistants. The state was based on slave labour, with equality for all members and communal ownership of property. Residents do not pay taxes, and the state provides financial assistance to the poor. But at the same time, he has no mercy for heretics.

After the fall of the Republic of Kalmat, its sect continued to exist for more than a hundred years, that is, in recent years, it has been suppressed by the Seljuk government.

What the reason is, no one knows. It is only said that the existence of this faction has affected the rule of the Seljuk Empire, and there are also rumors that this faction is inextricably linked to the death of two generations of Seljuk Sultans and the assassination of the emperor's famous minister, Nizam Mulek.

Before, Sanjar could not reach Kalmat, but after the Seljuk dynasty in Iraq was nominally integrated into the Great Seljuk Empire, Sanjar, who was in control of Baghdad, called the Kalmatites to become street rats, and everyone shouted and beat them.

"The Kalmatists didn't put their names on their faces, and the Seljuks were nervous, didn't they check anyone they wanted?" A young sailor said with a very bad feeling.

This is the helplessness of weak and small countries, especially weak and small countries next to the big powers.

"The Seljuks are really well prepared this time, and there are rumors everywhere on the dock about how many soldiers they have prepared and how many warships they have prepared, but I don't know if they can beat the Chinese." Some sailors said with a complicated expression of both worry and hatred.

Seljuk is a member of the heavens, although they are very domineering and arrogant, but Lu Qi is from another world.

The captain reclined on the side of the ship, eating fruit and laughing as he listened to the small talk of his sailors. He is the old man of the Omani navy, and as one of the few captains, he certainly knows much more than ordinary sailors, especially since he is also a nobleman in the Omani kingdom, and he can always know something that is not easy for ordinary people to hear - and it is certainly not a secret.

The attitude of the Kingdom of Oman now is very clear, that is, watching the fire from the other side, waiting for Lu Qi and the Seljuks to lose each other, and they can also take the opportunity to make a lot of war profits, which is the most in the interests of the kingdom.

The Seljuks invested a lot in the navy, but the Chinese had a greater advantage at sea - China's firearms were not simply offset by a superior number of ships, and compared to the size of their army, the Seljuk navy was a small thing.

Besides, with the sign of the former car of Beitianzhu, what will the Seljuks do? The captain was also curious about what the Seljuks could do with the war.

Horizontal and vertical will not be able to deal with him, and the Chinese will not lose their wisdom and include Oman in the scope of the attack. They just have to watch quietly.

Just then, another small dhowing sailed into the harbor. Then a powerful news suddenly swept through the entire port of Sohar. The officers and soldiers on the Al Khaima suddenly saw a small Seljuk dhow, quickly pulled out its anchor and set sail, and sailed out of the port of Sohar as fast as possible.

Everyone expressed ignorance until the news reached the Al Khaimah from land. Only then did they know that the Chinese had already come.

They suddenly arrived outside the port of Zufar, and brutally seized the port of Zufar.

Zufarhar nominally belonged to the Abbasids, the second hereditary dynasty of the Celestial World, known in Chinese historical texts as the Great Food of the Black Clothes. Under the reign of this dynasty, the Celestial World reached its zenith. However, when Li Tang was dying, the black-clothed caliph completely lost his rights. The only area under the direct control of the dynasty was Baghdad and a small area around it. The caliph became a puppet of the Bouweishi dynasty and then the Seljuks.

"The war has begun!"

Countless people suddenly realized.

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