"Wu Zhang is in a bitter battle in Tyre?" When Qingji got the news, he was not surprised. Tyre was a very strong fortress and a coastal fortress.

Tyre is the Sur of modern-day Lebanon. Because of its wealth and strategic location, Tyre was constantly attacked by powerful local forces and ruled by the Assyrians for a hundred years.

It was besieged for a long time by order of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, but its actual fall came soon after when it was attacked by the Persians.

Historically, the siege of Tyre at the time of Alexander's crusade lasted about seven months. In order to defeat the stubborn defenders, Alexander completely demolished the main city on the continent and used the debris to make a way to the island.

After capturing the city, Alexander responded with blood and brutality to the valor and fearlessness of the citizens of Tyre, and 10,000 were ordered to be executed, while the other 30,000 were sold into slavery.

Although Tyre was rebuilt during the subsequent Egyptian and Roman reigns, it never recovered from Alexander's actions...... Living there were the Phoenicians, the Canaanites, the bitter enemies of the Hebrews.

The Phoenicians never formed a unified state, and the city-states were lined with each other, represented by Tyre, Sidon, Ugarit, etc.

Due to the cramped population of Phoenicia, they colonized the trading posts they had established along the routes. Phoenicia was one of the most prominent slave states in ancient times, and there were many slaves in the country, which were not only used in handicrafts, but also in business and navigation.

They are rich in raw materials for their handicrafts, export cedar and a large number of minerals. In addition, the Phoenician wool textile industry, glass manufacturing industry, pottery industry, wood processing industry, metal smelting and processing industry, etc., can be said to dominate the Mediterranean commercially.

"Get Seymour."

"No!" A short time later, in the palace of Babylon, Qingji summoned the Hebrew messenger Seymour.

"Seymour, you have a feud with the Canaanites, you should know the Canaanites very well, right?"

"Understood."

"I won't tell you the truth, my army has encountered stubborn resistance in Tyre, and the Canaanites have resisted stubbornly, and our army has not been able to attack for a long time. Do you have a way to make my Wu army break through Tyre? Hearing this, Seymour shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, there is nothing you can do to help your army capture Tyre City. ”

"The Canaanites of Tyre, known for their courage and proficiency in business, amassed a great deal of wealth. The money and food in the city could make the Canaanites support it for a year or two! "Two a year?

Qingji couldn't help but squint his eyes. According to Seymour, this protracted battle could not be fought by the Wu army at all.

It is true that the Wu army has advanced siege equipment, as well as indestructible weapons such as return cannons, trebuchets, and bed crossbows, but the strength of the Tyre fortress is also unimaginable.

Wu Zhang at the front conservatively estimated that it could take three to five months for the army to break through the city of Tyre.

But, where is Qingji's surplus grain and grass to help the army on the front line to fight? The most difficult problem of the labor expedition is the supply of grain and grass.

Before Wu's western expedition army was like a bamboo, it seemed simple, but in fact, Qingji was to feed the war with war, not only recruited many mercenaries, but also purchased grain and grass from all over the place, as well as occupied the grain and straw that the Persians had originally hoarded.

This was the only way to sustain the army and make expeditions to Egypt, Syria, the Medes, and other places. Now, as the war dragged on for too long, the shortcomings of the expeditionary force were unmistakable.

Qingji pondered for a moment and then said, "Seymour, I want you Israelis to be in charge of the food and grass of the front-line army, as well as the transportation work. If necessary, send the warriors of the tribe into battle. ”

"This ......," Seymour said again.

"I may allow you to restore the kingdom of Israel in the land of Canaan. However, I have one prerequisite. ”

"Your Majesty, please." Seymour was thrilled. Isn't the restoration of Israel the lifelong desire of Seymour and all Israelites?

"In the restored kingdom of Israel, the king must be the son of me, the prince of Great Wu."

"Your Majesty, how does this work?" Seymour wanted to talk to Qingji. Qingji waved his hand, and said in a skeptical attitude: "Seymour, I will give you a day to go back and consult with the other Israelites." ”

"Whether this matter is successful or not, I don't really care, it's a big deal that the Wu army suspends its offensive, or I just collect grain and grass from somewhere else!"

"Yes." Seymour nodded helplessly. Qingji's attitude made Seymour helpless.

Qingji didn't give Seymour a chance to bargain at all. As he was leaving, Seymour suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, if the kingdom of Israel is restored, I wonder if Jerusalem will be the capital?" ”

"Yes." Qingji agreed. Anyway, it's your son's kingdom, so why not be more forgiving?

Jerusalem was to the Hebrews

"Holy Land". …… The next day, Gyeing received an answer from Seymour, and the Israelites were willing to install Gyngeon's son as king.

So Qingji led the army, left the city of Babylon, and went to the coastal fortress of Tyre to participate in the battle. In order to destroy this fortress and conquer it, Qingji mobilized 60,000 mercenaries and more than 300 warships of the Wu fleet at sea to attack Tyre by land and water.

"Put!"

"Boom!" A large number of earth-shattering thunderbolts were thrown into the city, killing many of the Tyrans who had no time to escape.

The brutal war, the tragic scene of countless fathers and villagers dying in battle, stimulated the Tyrese people. As a result, even the elderly, weak, women and children climbed to the top of the city and fought a bloody battle with the invaders with weapons.

At the behest of Qingji, the mercenaries rushed forward without fear of death and fought with the Tyrians. However, no matter how fierce the offensive of the Wu army was and how ruthless the mercenaries were, the Tyrans in the city were still unwilling to retreat half a step, and they were still stubbornly resisting.

The long-term siege of Tyre stimulated Qingji, and also stimulated all the Wu soldiers and mercenaries.

"Chuan I ordered that after the city was breached, the whole army ...... Three days of carnival! ”

"No!" Qingji's order was quickly conveyed. What is

"Carnival"? It is that the soldiers of the three armies can act arbitrarily in the city, burning, killing and looting, and Qingji will not stop it at all.

This kind of thing, undoubtedly, will boost morale to the greatest extent, but it will cause great suffering to the Tyrians.

However, Qingji didn't care about this matter at all. He did not give the order to slaughter the city, which was already the greatest mercy.

"Kill!" After another round of bloody battles, the Wu army finally broke through the city of Tyre and entered consistently. This tragic offensive and defensive battle took a long time, and it took about three months for the Wu army to conquer Tyre.