There was a dead silence in the city of Jerusalem. &*..Fastest update**When the news of the fall of Syria came, when the news of the fall of Egypt came. When the loot in large quantities - the blood-stained, tattered banners, armor. and the dried, dead heads, belonging to the Arabs......

Everything proves the victory of the Crusaders and the decline of the Muslims. The news that the Crusaders had attacked these two regions had gone viral before that was exactly what went viral. Damascus, Aleppo, Alexandria, Cairo. These famous Muslim cities were attacked by the Crusaders and fell one after another. By the time the time of June had passed, the huge temple outside Jerusalem had been piled up almost as tall as the head of Jerusalem.

The defenders of Jerusalem had little courage to resist. And what's the point of continuing to resist, because a large part of your territory has already been occupied by the enemy. Relatives, wives and children in the rear are being ravaged by the Crusader infidels. In the minds of the vast majority of people, although the holy place is important, their belongings, wives and children are even more important. If the Holy Land is lost, it can be regained. And the family property is gone, and the wife and children are gone. I became nothing.

The army of Jerusalem was awe, except for a small number of soldiers, who were indeed left alone. The vast majority of people have become panicked. Even the most devout believer, the bravest warrior, could not lift up the slightest spirit in such a desperate situation. During this time, Saladin, the king of the desert, also lost the courage to stand up to the crusaders.

So, he sent emissaries in the hope of peace talks with the Crusaders. But such an attempt was quickly defeated.

When Saladin's emissaries, after a series of humiliations, ridicule, and insults, finally met the commander of the crusaders, the Norman Emperor Egil. The messenger handed Saladin's handwritten letter to the tyrant as if it were medieval. However, after reading the letter, the tyrant did not even think for a second before ordering the barbaric knights around him to push the messenger out and behead him.

To be sure, Saladin's conditions were a bit excessive. It is not appropriate for today's situation. In the treaty he drafted, the Arabs withdrew from Jerusalem and ceded the holy city and all the territories occupied by the Fatimids, which had belonged to the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the other Crusader states. &*..Update** as soon as possible** and give up the lands they occupy in Syria and Egypt. The two sides ceased fighting. At the same time, the Crusaders could not prevent the Muslims from making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Such a seemingly "equal" treaty certainly did not satisfy Egil's appetite, who was now the victor in Egil's view, and Jerusalem was on the verge of victory. At this time, Saladin should learn from Liu Chan back then, put himself in the coffin in mourning clothes, and directly open the city to accept it.

So, after this, Robin Hood, the Emperor's captain of the archery and the first marksman of the Empire, shot a book of arrows with the conditions proposed by Egil into the city of Jerusalem. In this treaty, Egil describes his relationship with Saladin in terms of bounty and mercy in the tone of a complete victor. And he ceded all of Syria and all of Egypt with his mouth.

The letter, which is also a treaty in duplicate, was written in Norman and Arabic. The content of the treaty is as follows:

"I am the victor, so I deserve the glory, wealth and treatment that the victor deserves. And the loser should obediently bear all this. However, I am a benevolent and broad-minded emperor. I don't want to exterminate you wretches—unless you unwisely provoke me. ...,

I allow you to keep the two river valleys, the kingdom of Babylon, and the territory of the Arabian Peninsula. However, your pagan caliphate title. I don't want to hear it anymore. From now on, you can call you Sultan or King. This is also my gift to you.

In addition to this, I also ask your country to pay tribute to me in the future. Every year to come, you will pay a hundred thousand Norman gold to the Norman Empire as the price for your ridiculous, impudent confrontation with the Empire.

After that, the Norman merchants did business in your country, and you had to provide the utmost convenience. Norman travelers enter your country. You also have to be of the utmost help. If the people of the Norman Empire have sinned in your country. It cannot be judged by your judge. and must be placed at the disposal of the Empire. And the priests of the Empire who come into your country to preach, you still need to provide the utmost convenience.

Suppose the people of the empire have an accident in your country. You must hand over the murderer, you must punish the local officials, you must make satisfactory reparations, and you must make a formal apology to the people who have happened and to my empire.

I believe that after all these terms have been agreed, my empire, and your people. will all enjoy eternal peace. May God forgive you for your hubris. And I will forgive with it

- Norman Emperor, Tsar of Rus', Egil Skadergrímsson

Jesus' Birthday June 4, 1006. ”

When Saladin got his hands on the letter and its terms, he almost fainted in anger, and almost tried to tear the letter to shreds several times. Eventually, however, Saladin kept it, trembling, and finished reading the treaty.

After this, the king of the desert was in a daze.

To be sure, he didn't want to agree to Egil's terms. No one, the vast majority of people with normal intelligence, even idiots, would want to agree to such a condition. Such a treaty can no longer be described as a loss of power and humiliation of the country. It can be said that after the signing of this treaty, his country would become a vassal and subordinate of the Norman Empire. He will also go from being a hero of the Islamic world to a laughing stock of the Islamic world. Cowards and idiots, synonymous with losers.

However, what if you don't agree to this condition?

In Jerusalem, Saladin also had 150,000 soldiers ready to fight. When necessary, hundreds of thousands of residents in the city can also be mobilized to help defend the city. And the food in the city, because of the advance storage and search, coupled with the rationing system implemented by Saladin. That's enough to last two years, if not more.

But so what? Egypt, Syria. Both plots of land were lost. The force that attacked Syria could continue to penetrate deeper and attack the two river valleys at any time. And the barren Arabian Peninsula, where a large number of barbarian tribes are distributed. Can't do much to count on either. His back path has been completely cut off.

In addition to that, because of his string of failures. The emirs gathered under his command, the chiefs of the tribes, did not trust him as much as they had before when he had taken Jerusalem. Saladin could detect it. Where he can't see. Some people, their own people, are secretly planning some conspiracies against their own conspiracies. And his head spy, Hassan, the leader of the Assasin sect, warned him several times, hoping that he would take action. It is better to mobilize the army and bring these opponents under control.

Internal and external troubles, many betrayals and relatives. It is very appropriate to use such words to describe Saladin today. Or he can pick himself up again, as Hassan said, to capture, imprison, and even kill his opponents. Hardworking, use money, status to stimulate his army, so that they can regain their fighting spirit. He might be able to defend the city for another two years, or even longer. ...,

But what is the point of all this? What will he do in two years, or years' time, when his empire will be in ruins, and the Muslim lands will be in ruins or conquered. If that's the case, then it's better to surrender and save a little strength in order to make a comeback.

Although he lost these lands in Syria, Egypt, and Palestine, he would lose most of his territory and strength. But he also has a rich valley of two rivers. There is also the Arabian Peninsula, which produces fierce Arab warriors. As long as these two pieces of land are preserved, it is not a dream to recharge and make a comeback.

"It's just...... Such conditions are too harsh to accept. ”

Although I don't want to fight anymore. But thinking about the other party's conditions, Saladin smiled wryly. I don't know how it should be.

The war was lost. In Syria, which is already under the control of the other side, Jerusalem, which is still the target of the enemy, will be ceded out, and in addition to the huge war reparations. This was all expected by Saladin. It is only a matter of being a vassal, paying tribute, and making a group of Normans who have come to their own country their ancestors. This is a bit excessive. If he had agreed, the Arabs, who had already been disgruntled with him, would have eaten him raw.

After some thought, Saladin made a decision: send someone more and bargain with Egil. Syria can do without, but Egypt has to fight for it. The amount of compensation will also be negotiated. Abolish the title of caliphate, law enforcement powers, and other sovereignty. These cannot be promised.

However, the second time, Saladin's emissary was killed by Egil. This was the arrogance of the Norman Emperor and unstoppable. He cried out, "Or Saladin unconditionally agreeing to my terms." Or let him be reduced to ashes with Jerusalem. I have given him only these two paths, and nothing else!"

Then, on the 6th of June, the Crusaders, who had been preparing and resting for more than two months, moved again, and hundreds of thousands of Crusader soldiers gathered again under the walls of Jerusalem to prepare for the siege in order to force Saladin to agree to Egil's terms, or to destroy it outright!