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The Empire has never had a divine renewal of the total [Forbidden Water]—

The Empire has never had a sacred [Forbidden Water]-

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On September 24, 1005, Egil, Artoria, and Joan of Arc, as well as nearly 40,000 Norman regular troops and about 10,000 Celtic troops, remained in Kherson. But in fact, this holy war has already begun. Today, Egil receives a lot of information about the Fourth Crusade every day. At this moment, the Norman Empire's offshore fleet, under the leadership of Field Marshal Carter, had successfully occupied the island of Cyprus. Egil followed suit with a statement declaring that the Kingdom of Jerusalem had been destroyed. The island of Cyprus is now free. And as the Norman Emperor, and the leader of this crusade. He has this power to dispose of the ownership of the island of Cyprus.

Of course, Egil did not blatantly claim to include the island of Cyprus in the territory of the Norman Empire. Instead, it used a clever concept to claim that the island would serve as a base for the Crusaders' advances, a transit point for supplies, and a bridgehead. As Egil claimed.

The location of this island is so important that it is like a sharp sword for us Christians against heresy. Therefore, this island must be valued and valued—when the Christians have gained it, they have the initiative in this battle, and we can attack and retreat. When we were strong, we used this as a base for advancement. And when the forces of good are temporarily weak, then this is the first barrier against evil heresy. Therefore, this place should be endowed with a sacred, noble perception. It was not to turn it into a settlement for the secular aristocracy. ”

Egil's words sounded. Immediately afterwards, the engineers and baggage soldiers stationed on the island of Cyprus used the materials they carried and the resources produced by the island itself to integrate and begin to fortify the island. And on a large scale, the land was reclaimed and military facilities such as barracks, warehouses, docks, and docks were built. And most of the Norman army was stationed here, the land of Cyprus. There were more than 90,000 Norman elites stationed there. Plus the same huge number of fleets, as well as baggage and engineering troops. Believing that even Saladin would be enough, Egil thought of attacking Cyprus with an alliance with the Seljuks and Barbary pirates. Then Cyprus is also well guarded!

That's it. Egil relied on his advantage in capturing Cyprus and his elite navy to have nothing to fear. As he himself said, he is now invincible and invincible......

And for such an act of the Norman Empire, the other countries of the Crusaders were slightly dissatisfied. But there was nothing to be done about it - now the Norman Empire was strong. And there was a certain degree of tacit understanding with the Eastern Romans. I want to be part of the crusade. Then you have to look at the face of the Norman Empire. With the help of the ports of Kherson, as well as the fleet of the Norman Empire. Otherwise, the pagan pirates, who roam the Mediterranean like piranhas, will cause the other countries of the Crusaders to suffer heavy losses before they reach the Holy Land. Turn this crusade into a joke, or a one-man show for Emperor Egil.

Of course, from the time when this war was just unveiled. There is already a similar situation.

The Norman navy, with its sails and the coat of arms, and the large warships with their most scientific soft sails and oars, roamed the waters of the Near East, attacking the merchant ships, warships, and transports of Egypt and the Seljuk Turks. Trade in the Near East is on the verge of being paralyzed. Compared to some idiot named Renard, of course. The Norman pirates were very gentlemanly and polite. Whether it was encountered by merchant ships or warships. Whether the other side chooses to surrender or fight hard. The Norman navy and pirates eventually treated every captive well. No more abuse than restricting their personal freedom.

When the ships come to shore, if they are merchants, then they will get: "In the near future, the empire will be fighting Egypt, and your trade better stop." Such an admonition. And if they were sailors of the army, they would have been sent to prisons in Cyprus. Let the lucky few go back and report the news, the merchants and soldiers, and then return to the land of the Near East on special ships. Usually small fishing villages are sparsely populated and not very important. ...,

After this, these Arabs and Egyptians gradually spread the latest news of the crusades.

In addition to this, the Norman Empire also sent a small number, mainly of well-armed Norman hussars, to land in the Near East, usually relatively close to Jerusalem, and still in Christian hands. In their hands, they held aloft the banner of the half-phoenix of the earth's fire. Speaking the Frankish language and half-baked Arabic, he proclaimed the arrival of the Norman Empire.

"Hold on, soldiers, warriors, and people who believe in Jesus Christ. The Fourth Crusade is just around the corner. We are His Majesty the Emperor Egil of the Norman Empire, the most devout and courageous in the world. A subordinate of the most powerful and noble monarch. The army of the Empire is about to arrive. His Majesty the Emperor will lead hundreds of thousands of troops throughout Europe, and will come with all the warriors who believe in Christ. The Holy Land belongs to us Christians after all!"

Seeing these shiningly armored and well-trained soldiers so impassioned. This succession of small Christian territories was revitalized—the fall of Jerusalem had seemed like the end of the world to them. Saladin, the Muslim army, is the demon king and the demons who have come out of hell. Since the mighty kingdom of Jerusalem has failed. So what hope did they have? Quite a few Christian nobles surrendered to Saladin as a result—after all, the ostensibly upright and good king had always declared that his country would tolerate any form of religion. Muslims, Christians, Jews, and people of other faiths can be protected by him as long as they obey the law......

Thus another task of Egil's advance troops was to punish these fellows, traitors who had abandoned the glory of Christ the Lord and thrown themselves into the arms of the heathen.

The lightly armed hussars did not have much of a means to attack the town. Thus their attack was as swift as a whirlwind in the desert - before they could react, they rushed into their fortresses or towns, killed anyone who dared to resist, and then captured the nobles, tried and sentenced them for heresy. After that, hanging.

In this way, this group of well-armed, well-trained, brave and well-aimed hussars soon entered Saladin's eyes as another headache after the Norman fleet.

Of course, the attitude towards these two things is completely different from that of the well-deserved king of the desert.

"The Egyptian fleet may not be as good as the Franks (because of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Charlemagne Empire before that, the Arabs called all Catholic Europeans Franks), but the Egyptian cavalry must be unparalleled in the world!"

Saladin proudly proclaimed, and sent a large number of lightly armed Arab cavalry under his command to the perimeter of Jerusalem, hoping to defeat the Norman light cavalry with these desert cavalry.

Dressed in Arabic-style attire, with large white robes, masked heads and masks, these soldiers rode Arabian horses of a heat-tolerant breed adapted to desert warfare, armed with scimitars and round shields. It goes up and down like the wind in the land of the Near East. These soldiers were excellent light cavalry who specialized in desert warfare. Although there is not much defense on the body. Aside from the wide robe and large sleeves that provide limited long-range defense, it is extremely powerless against other ands, whether it is a long pole or a pair of hands, swords, guns, swords, halberds. However, under the guidance of Allah Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, and under the influence of a fanatical religious atmosphere, these soldiers fought without fear of death. Extremely brave.

In addition to this, these cavalry also possessed a feature that the Cavalry of Christ could not match, and that was their expertise in desert warfare. These soldiers are very accustomed to the blazing sun and soft grains of sand. It was not like the Christian soldiers, especially the Norman Rus, who came from the cold regions of the north, who felt unaccustomed to the weather, and even suffered from fever and other diseases. Egil was also noticeable about this - the heat, perhaps the only flaw in his invincible army.

This group of cavalry is the foundation and foundation of the army of Saladin, the king of the desert. He was the best relier for ruling the vast empire of the Two Rivers Valley, Upper and Lower Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula. Saladin was convinced that the cavalry [Shining God Slaughter] under his command might not be as good as other empires in hard-fought frontal combat, such as the ironclad paladiers of the Eastern Romans. But in the vast desert, these cavalry were the deadliest and the best. After leaving the desert, perhaps these cavalry will be defeated. But in the desert, these soldiers are absolutely invincible!

At least, that's what it seems to Saladin......

In this way, the two armies galloping in the desert, without any protective armor or long-range attack capabilities, fought wildly, but undisciplined Arab cavalry, and the well-armoured, short-bodied Norman hussars, with short compound bows, and high morale, were about to enter a fierce battle......

"I'll win. After all, this is the holy place of Islam. It's on our own doorstep......" In the palace of Damascus, Saladin, who was nearly fifty years old, muttered to himself, his hands pressed against the window and looked straight into the distance at the sunset...... (To be continued.)

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