In ancient times, there was still the Suez Canal, but as the years passed, the waterways of the Suez Canal gradually became filled with sand. Since then, the Suez Canal has officially disappeared from view. It was not until modern times that this far-reaching canal was opened in the hands of the French, so that European countries no longer need to go around the Cape of Good Hope, but can go straight to the East from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. During this period, I don't know how much manpower and material resources were saved, but because of the opening of the Suez Canal, the speed of colonization of Asia by Western colonies was accelerated.

However, in this wild medieval era, the Suez Canal is naturally a no-brainer.

On this day, the Egyptians under the rule of the Fatimid Dynasty, the great cannibals were busy working for their livelihood as usual, and the prosperous Port Said in later generations is now no shadow at all, and the world-famous port of Egypt is Alexandria. Maritime merchants from all over the world came to Egypt to do business, and Alexandria was a must-visit place for them.

Today, a large fleet sails from the Mediterranean to Egypt, carrying flags that even the most unheard of are recognizable. It was a flag representing the Tang people, and in the center of the mast, a flag representing the royal family was hung. At the bow and stern of the ship, the national and naval flags of the country are hoisted. At the very center of this vast fleet was a gigantic ship, unlike it was then, with masts erected on it and white sails hanging from it. It was slowly moving forward at a slow speed.

As it approached the Fatimids, the huge naval fleet began to accelerate, and on the deck stood densely packed, heavily armed soldiers. They silently looked at the land in front of them, and finally came to a halt near the sea as the fleet accelerated. A heavily armed soldier jumped out of the boat, bursting into a large spray, stepping on the sand with both feet, and struggling forward against the waist-high water. It didn't take long for a dense and huge army to be assembled on the shore.

"What are you doing here?" Lu Duan stood at the bow of the ark, watching the dense elite army that was no less than 10,000 people landing, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart.

General Tangren, who was accompanying the escort, smiled, "Don't worry about Mr. Lu, we have another important reason besides escorting you this time." ”

"Oh?"

The general smiled and said, "It is to completely seize this gateway to the Red Sea and hold it in the hands of our country." Lu Duan naturally didn't understand, he asked suspiciously, "Why is this?" He looked at the land in front of him, "This is not yet uninhabited, it is a wild land, and its value is not as good as your land, I wonder why your country is fighting for the territory of other countries at the risk of war?" ”

The general said: "Mr. Lu does not know the specific reason, but my majesty is determined to occupy this place for the purpose of building a canal. By opening up the Red Sea passage, our merchant ships will be able to go directly from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, and then to the ocean, cross the strait close to your country, and reach your territory for direct trade with your country. ”

When Lu Duan heard this, he was shocked, and then realized that once the canal was opened, the Tang people would have huge trade profits in their hands. Moreover, the canal will also be a vital transportation artery. However, in this way, the extraterritorial nations will also be able to reach Middle-earth directly. This worry was immediately discarded by Lu Duan, who believed that although there were many countries outside the territory, none of them could go on an expedition beyond the territory across thousands of miles of sea. Moreover, he was not worried about the military affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, although there was a shortage of horses, but it was facing the north. Once in the south, it will be a world of steps, and once the northern nomads dismount. The Central Plains Dynasty beat them every minute to be people.

However, Lü Duan also realized that once the canal was opened, it would be able to grasp the eye-catching profits of trade. However, it will also be a powder keg at the same time, and there will inevitably be various disputes around the canal in the future.

"Once the canal is opened, it will have far-reaching consequences, but at the same time, it will also be the target of foreign conquest. Aren't you worried that once the canal is opened, the nations will compete with each other? ”

"Hahaha." When the general heard this, he laughed out loud.

Lu Duan frowned, "Why is the general laughing?" ”

"Mr. Lu, haven't you heard of our country's protector beast after you have been in our country for so long?"

"This is nonsense, how can it be taken seriously?" Lu Duan naturally disdained to talk about this, in his mind, the so-called Protector Divine Beast was nothing more than some rare beasts, in the face of war, what use could a mere beast have?

The general naturally didn't argue with him, and didn't answer with a smile, and then Lu Duan felt the giant boat under his feet move slightly. I felt strange in my heart, just because he had never felt any bumps along the way. The sea is no better than stagnant water, it is calm, and the sea flows all the time. The undulating waves, one high and one low, are constantly undulating with the sea. If you are not familiar with the water, people who will pass here soon will naturally not be able to stand the bumps along the way.

However, Lu Duan did not feel any bumps on this huge boat, and the people on it were as if they were on flat ground, which was the most comfortable moment since he crossed the sea route to the Tang Kingdom.

However, now, this huge boat, which was as smooth as land, actually shook a little. This made Lu Duan extremely curious, and at the same time a little panicked, "Isn't the hull of the ship in the water?" ”

Just as he was thinking this, he was attracted by another change on the sea. He only saw the undulating sea, and suddenly there were big waves and blisters, just when he looked at it intently, and he didn't know why. The splashes and bubbles that were constantly gushing were scattered along with the sudden explosion of the sea. Lu Duan, who was caught off guard, was suddenly taken aback, and at this moment, a melodious dragon groan sounded, and Lu Duan looked at it and opened his mouth wide in shock.

What did he see? An incomparably huge dragon head rose from the bottom of the sea, its blood-red eyes, the sharp dragon horns extending towards the back of its head, and the whiskers next to its mouth, shaking down endless spray. Then, the dragon suddenly burst out of the bottom of the sea, a huge and slender body, like a snake-like body, constantly rushing out of the water from the bottom of the sea, followed by a pair of huge wing-like things.

And as this huge dragon rushed out of the sea, with the melodious sound of the dragon's groan, accompanied by the whirring sound of the flesh's wings spreading, the wings that covered the sky and the sun, and the dragon's body that meandered and flew in the sky, Lu Duan completely lost his soul. He looked at the dragon flying in the sky in a daze, and at this moment, he saw that the huge dragon head seemed to appear as if it had phantom, and two dragon heads appeared on the left and right sides of its dragon head again!

"Should... Ying Long! ”

This three-headed dragon that constantly flies in the sky and makes bursts of dragon groans, the pair of wings that cover the sky and the sun like a feather, is almost similar to the dragon with wings recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas, that is Ying Long. The only difference with Ying Long is that it has three heads, and in addition, whether it is the dragon head, the dragon body and the dragon claws, it is almost identical.

"I never thought that a certain overseas trip, not only saw such a rare country in the world, but also had the fate to see Ying Long's posture, and Lu Duan died without regrets!" He was dizzy and stunned, looking at the three-headed 'Ying Dragon' in the sky in shock, his mood was simply indescribable in any words. His mission was not only a success, but also a perfect one. First, he recorded a brief book of the Tang Dynasty for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, which contained all aspects of the deeds of the Tang people. came, he brought 60,000 tall and majestic war horses to the Great Song Dynasty, no matter which one of them was enough to make him an official and a knight, glorify his ancestors, and leave a name in history.

And now, after seeing the 'Ying Long' who helped Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor break through the Emperor back then, Lu Duan felt that it was worth it to be a man who could do what he did.