The war continued. In Egil's view, it was no big deal to lose a Shenluo Emperor who always sang against himself and was very ambitious and talented. Although this caused more or less morale problems, Egil was sure that this problem could be solved after one or two victories. People are always forgetful. Especially for a guy like Albert, who is very ambitious and talented, few people would like this person - even his ally King Philip was no exception.

In this way, an army of 200,000 to 300,000, and some of them still did not land on the shore - this was what Egil gave - advancing towards the legendary holy land, the legendary flowing of milk and honey.

"I finally left." After several days of preparation, the Crusaders finally left Antioch on January 10, Prince Antioch Posimund I finally breathed a sigh of relief. At his doorstep, there were hundreds of thousands of troops who did not obey his orders. No one could stand this kind of thing. Now, although the Crusaders' influence on Antioch has not been lifted, Posimund I also agreed, saying that they were willing to provide the Crusaders with the maximum supply of food and supplies. But at least, it was a very pleasant thing to not see those dirty Franks overwhelmingly.

In fact, after so many years of reproduction and reproduction in the holy land, these Eastern Ranks, who have long been accustomed to the living habits similar to Arabs and have been severely affected by Islamic style, have found it difficult to find a sense of identity in their compatriots - these Eastern Ranks focus on appearance, like to take a bath, and are dressed closer to Arab style. Some crusaders will even scream when they see these guys: "Pagan!"

The gap in living habits between the two sides also caused psychological barriers. Although the Antiochs could not be said to be hated by the crusaders who appeared in the holy land, there was still a degree of disgust. After they left, many Antiochs celebrated on a small scale in private. Posimund also turned a blind eye to this.

"It is best to let these people die with the pagans. In this way, the holy land is ours." Remarks like this were promoted privately over and over again. Even Pohmond I hoped that this would happen in my heart - the pagans are not good people. But the Crusaders are not good things either. If they die together, it would be indeed a celebration.

"That's it?"

At that time, when Egil left Antioch with his army and marched for three days, nearly fifty kilometers, he received such information from the spies stationed in Antioch.

"Sure enough, these fallen guys have no good intentions." He completely ignored the ** who wanted to put Antioch in his pocket. Egil commented: "They seem to have forgotten their faith in God and their more comfortable life, which has allowed them to degenerate the descendants of the original Crusaders to become a group of pitiful and despicable bugs."

"So, your majesty, how do you want to treat these poor bugs?" asked Baron Talleyran, his clerk, next to Egil.

"I naturally have to step on the worms to death. Is there any other way to go? Of course, it's not possible now. Now, this pitiful insect named Pochmond is still useful to me - although I have obtained Cyprus, I do not have a stable logistics base in Syria. Antioch cannot be messed up."

"If you think so, your Majesty. In fact, Antioch is not the only place where you can serve as a logistics base." Talleyrand said.

"Tripoli, another port city in the Holy Land, the Earl's Territory... are you talking about this place?" Egil knocked on the table and said this: "Indeed, although the territory is slightly worse than Antioch, its relative strength is also worse and better to mercy. After all, it is just an Earl's Territory... but they bowed to Saladin." Egil said.

"In this way, forgive them. Wouldn't it be easier to get gratitude?" Talleyran continued.

"Tsk, instead of buying people with a little favor, I am still the kind of unreliable villain who is always busy with Qin and Chu - I would rather kill them and then replace them with someone I can completely trust." Egil replied.

"But your Majesty, you must know. This area is the only place where Christians gather in the Holy Land have a fruit, and Raymond of Tripoli is also very prestige among Christians in the East. You cannot say that you have to rely on him."

"Maybe. There are hundreds of thousands of people in total, called the Eastern Franks... Hum." Egil snorted softly and expressed disdain: "Anyway, they are all things that can be swept into the garbage dump of history. It's not worth worrying - then this matter will be left to you. Contact the Earl. Let him swear allegiance to me, open up the entire Tripoli to the Crusaders, and send troops to me. In this way, I can spare his life - for the time being."

"I understand, your majesty. I'll leave this matter to me." Talleyran nodded and took over Egil's mission without hesitation. Then he saluted again and walked out of Egil's tent.

"Master... do you really believe him?" asked Maria, the young nun who stood next to Egil after Talleyrand left, who had been performing his identity as a secretary for some time recently.

"Yes, master. According to the information, this guy seems to have received bribes from the other party, so he advised you like this." Sonia said so, behind Egil.

"That kind of thing is fine." Egil shrugged: "In short, if you can receive Tripoli as a help, it will save me some time. The location of Tripoli is closer to the holy land than Antioch. It can be used as a second forward base."

"But-" Sonia wanted to say something, but was stopped by Egil's hair stroke: "Okay, I know you're very attentive. But don't think too much. This is not your specialty."

"It's so cunning - I want my master to touch my head, too." Maria said a little jealous when she saw Egil caressing Sonia like this, and she pulled Egil's sleeve.

"Yes, yes. My Maria is the cutest." Egil said this, stretching out his other hand to stroke Maria's hair. Maria also closed her eyes comfortably like a kitten caressed by her master...

"Raymond of Tripoli...?" Egil thought as he gently stroked the two girls who had been by his side for a while: "It's indeed a very good fence-bearer."

With the development of the war, the Count who enjoyed excellent prestige in the Holy Land had changed its doors for the second time. After the Battle of Harding, when the vast majority of the Templars and Hospital Knights were killed, and Jerusalem finally fell, the Count quickly surrendered to Saladin in the name of "protecting the people of Tripoli". He also worked very hard to help Saladin stabilize the situation in the newly conquered Jerusalem area. He completely ignored Saladin and whipped the legendary true cross. He was blasphemous, and said with his eyes open, saying that this Islamic caliph would treat everyone equally, whether Christian or Muslim.

His shameless behavior was also recognized by Saladin. In addition, it was also to stabilize the hearts of these Eastern Ranks. Saladin did—at least on the surface, to treat Raymond very well. In this way, the count was not questioned for his surrender, but gained popularity.

"In such a dark day, the upright and majestic Earl of Raymond may be the only light in such darkness." The people in the Holy Land commented on the Earl, treating him as a saint-like character.

However, such a so-called saint is actually just a guy who is very suitable for disguise, is also good at embracing me and pretending to behave. It is natural to want to protect his rights. However, pretending to behave like this is a bit disgusting.

"Apart from that, it's a bit too smart." Egil whispered to the guy: "So it can't be convinced or relieved."

Such fencemen have no loyalty to the king of Jerusalem in the same beliefs and legal principles. Not to mention the pagan Saladin. Therefore, when they learned that the Crusaders—and the number of them was so large that they were so large that they made such a tyrant like Saladin come to the holy land, it was reasonable to betray this butterfly betrayal.

In fact, at the beginning, when the Crusaders had not yet made a large-scale landing, only a small number of Norman Hussars used guerrilla tactics to declare the arrival of the Norman Emperor. At that stage, Raymond had already had the idea of ​​changing the party. However, after that, the actions of the Norman Hussars made the count feel very scared - all the Christian nobles who had contact with Saladin were attacked by them, and the Norman Hussars killed all the nobles, all the big and small, without any mercy.

Therefore, Raymond changed his mind and became more cautious. He even had the idea of ​​simply following Saladin along the way to the dark. However, after learning that Saladin did not want to defend and that all cities except Jerusalem had been completely abandoned, the count had to pinch his nose and continue to tentatively contact the Crusaders... (To be continued.
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