If the Kazan region, which is being watched by 500,000 Mongolian troops, is an ant on a hot pot. Then the Moorish army led by Arslan, the Mongol army of the Ilkhanate led by Hülegü, and the army formed by Ethiopia in collusion with the remnants of Egypt were attacked. The provinces of Egypt, which were attacked on three sides, were like the king carp on a cutting board.

After all, General Wende can muster an army of 100,000 from there. And it's a defensive stance. So it can barely hold on. However, in the Egyptian region, Upper Egypt, which has been completely destroyed, is not to mention for the time being, and in Lower Egypt, it is all pagans who believe in Islam. It's good that they don't cause trouble for General Erth. How is it possible to help?

The original garrison here, a hussar corps and a standard garrison corps, also lost many soldiers and horses after years of suppressing local pagan rebellions and resisting the invasion of the Ethiopian Empire. Previously, because communication in the Mediterranean was blocked by the Black Death, it has not been replenished. At this moment, the communication was finally restored. As a result, a large number of recruits were added. Although there is no change in quantity. But the combat effectiveness has decreased somewhat.

And even then, they could only supply 10,000 troops. Although 10,000 troops was already a large number for the feudal lords of old Europe. But for a war in which the scale of the battle rose to the level of the Empire. It's nothing.

The number of troops brought by General Ers was also not very large. Although Egil knew that his task was daunting, he tried to take care of him as much as he could. He has received a lot more troops than the other three generals. But if you calculate it carefully, it's only 30,000. Three hussars in a thousand-man army, a Norman knight in a thousand-man team. 10,000 Norman infantry and 10,000 Norman new army. The longbow weighs about 3,000 crossbows. About three thousand assault infantry. Thirty thousand people combined. Say more, say less, say less. In the face of the enemy's attack from three sides, it really seemed a little stretched.

On this day, the Suez Canal area was in an emergency, and General Ers led his troops to lead the army at the battery on the south bank of the canal to crush the Ilkhanate troops who wanted to force their way through. A few days later, there were reports of Arslan riding in. Tens of thousands of camels and 30,000 Moorish soldiers approached Alexandria, and General Ers led his troops over. A fierce battle killed the Moors. Before he could catch his breath, another piece of information came. When the inhabitants of Cairo heard of the advance of the army, they rioted, and the combined forces of Upper Egypt and Ethiopia were put into the city, and the garrison was struggling to support it. Request Support......

“...... I'll it. ”

Despite his outstanding ability, General Ers was known as the first general in the Norman Empire who was good at garrisoning. But in such a continuous war. He still felt physically and mentally exhausted. I couldn't help but complain like this.

It can't go on like this. Even the monster-like General Ace can endure such a high-intensity battle. But the rest, the average Norman soldier, couldn't stand it anymore. General Ers then made a decision. He returned to the city of Cairo. Suppressed the nth rebellion of the Muslims in the city. Then he held on to the city, and never went out again.

Only part of the forces were divided to hold the batteries along the Suez Canal. Hussars patrolled back and forth between Alexandria and Cairo, a newly paved stone road. In addition, he requested the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet to assist in the defense of Alexandria. And to bring in enough supplies and food—for he could not get enough supplies in a chaotic and resistant Egyptian region.

In such a situation, General Ers could only guarantee Alexander. Cairo and the Suez Canal. Such a small area is barely stable. As for the rest of Lower Egypt, it was helplessly occupied by the rebellious Muslims and the Moors.

During this time, General Ers wrote several letters to the Norman Emperor asking for help. A detailed report on what happened here. And hopefully the emperor will give an idea. It would be better if we could give him some reinforcements. However, at that time, Egil was desperately attacking Constantinople. So there were no troops for him or anything. Just write him back. Encourage him to fight. and agreed with his strategy of now holding on to the important cities of Lower Egypt. and assured him that, after the affairs of Constantinople were settled, he would begin to take care of Egypt.

So the time went back to November 1014. When the Norman army triumphed.

Egil's army returned to Krakow. After the fall of Constantinople, Athens surrendered without a fight. The entire Balkan Peninsula, as well as countless islands in the Aegean Sea. Including Rhode Island, which is strategically located. All became new territories of the Norman Empire.

The Empire encountered a slight obstacle in its conquest of the islands—the Greeks from Anatolia. The revolt of these mournful deceased.

On the eve of the complete capture of Constantinople by the Norman Empire, a group of desperate Greeks hoisted the boat from the walls of Constantinople in the east of Constantinople with a sling. After many hardships, he fled to the Anatolian region. In Nicaea, the most important city in the Asian territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.

One of their royal relatives, Theodore Lascaris, the sister-in-law of the former Eastern Roman emperor Basil, was proclaimed emperor. They, as well as the Eastern Roman forces and populace in the Asian part, refused to recognize Lilianu's current position as emperor. Declare them the rightful successors of Rome. Theodore I was crowned Emperor of Nicaea. And declared that they would fight the Normans to the end.

It's just that, for the time being, the Norman emperor did not include Anatolia in his strategy. After the capture of the Aegean Sea, a large number of islands on the Mediterranean. Having completed the siege of the nascent Nicaean Empire, or the remnants of Eastern Rome, and firmly holding the strategic initiative firmly in his own hands, Egil had no further action.

So, first of all, the Empire of Nicaea was not facing the Normans, with whom they had a blood feud. But...... The Turks, who were rejuvenated and ready to continue their expansion to the west.

In the end, Suleiman was the lord of the generation. After quickly putting down the rebellion in the country. He also argued for a political, military, and diplomatic break in his relations with the Mongols, or the Ilkhanate. This has increased the status of the original vassal state. And the Ilkhanate is now busy with the raid on Egypt. So I can't control them for the time being. So after weighing the pros and cons, Hülegü exempted the other party from the high tribute.

So, after several years of recuperation, Turkey gradually regained its strength. And so another round of war of expansion to the West began.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Egil. Egil is now focusing on the Kazan region. He's ready. After a short break in Krakow, there was another national mobilization. Personally led the army to Kazan. Once again with the Mongols.

Under such circumstances, the reinforcements originally promised to General Ers naturally could not arrive. But the emperor will not treat the general badly. Large quantities of artillery passed through the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea Fleet continued to transport them towards the Egyptian region. to consolidate the defenses in the local area. Since it is not possible to draw enough troops to attack for the time being. At least there must be no holes in the defenses. It's the same with supplies.

With sufficient supplies, as well as a large number of artillery, and the Norman Emperor's order to "garrison the Suez Canal line." To be without fault is to have merit. General Erse was relieved. Check the sentry every day to consolidate the defense and appease the morale of the army. For a while, the three-way army couldn't help him. The province of Egypt presents a strange state of equilibrium.

The Ilkhanate soldiers will adhere to the Mongol tactics and be extremely fierce. At the same time, Hulegu recruited a large number of Muslim fanatical fighters. Elite cavalry of Arab tribes. So the combat effectiveness is extremely strong. However, a Suez Canal wiped out their advantage. On the south bank of the canal, the Norman army built forts and guarded them closely. At both ends of the canal there are two military ports in the Eastern Mediterranean. If necessary, the Norman Eastern Mediterranean Fleet was able to sail directly into the canal to fight.

The navy has always been the weakness of the Mongols - the eastern, and the Yuan Empire, which inherited the legacy of the Central Plains, was slightly better. But the naval capabilities of the Ilkhanate in the Middle East are basically zero. The Middle Eastern Muslim shipbuilding technology they inherited is not bad. But from the Fourth Crusade to the present, the Near East has long since ceased to prosper. In the case of complete Norman control of the Mediterranean. It is very difficult to build a strong navy.

And then there's the Moorish army under Arslan. These fierce desert herders riding camels and veiling are indeed fighting well. It's just that North Africa is deserted. They also had no seaborne capacity, so they had to transport supplies by land in the barren North Africa, as well as local recruitment. So I said that I was having a hard time. The Moors, who lacked the means to siege the city, suddenly felt a lot of pressure when facing the castle in Alexandria and the Norman warships patrolling the coast.

As for the Ethiopian army, not to mention, a group of indigenous people of black Africa. Soil slag. Regardless of equipment, training level and combat effectiveness, it has lagged behind the world for a hundred years. The annexation of Upper Egypt by virtue of their numerical and geographical superiority was already their limit. As for Lower Egypt, they were powerless. The Muslim mob there branded the name of the Fatimids of Egypt. Don't bird these scum from black Africa at all......

And so, it was December 1014. When the Norman Emperor and his army returned to Krakow. The situation in Egypt has not changed much......

(To be continued)