Chapter 91 Did you see it? The dazzling fire light

In the city of Jerusalem, there was a dead silence. (《》》 When the news of the fall of Syria came, when the news of the fall of Egypt came, when the large number of spoils - those blood-stained, broken flags, armor, and those dried, died with no eyes closed, belonging to the Arabs...

Everything proves the victory of the crusaders and the decline of the Muslims. Before this, the news that the crusaders attacked the two regions was spread wildly. Damascus, Aleppo, Alexander, and Cairo. These well-known Muslim cities were attacked by the crusaders and fell one after another. When the time advanced to June, the huge capitals outside Jerusalem had already piled up, almost as high as the head of Jerusalem.

The defenders of Jerusalem have almost no courage to resist. Moreover, what is the point of continuing to resist? A large area of ​​our territory has been occupied by the enemy. The relatives and wives and children in the rear are being ravaged by the Crusaders. In the minds of most people, although the holy land is important, their own belongings and wives and children are even more important. If the holy land is lost, they can be recaptured. The property is gone, and the wife and children are gone. They have nothing.

In the army of Jerusalem, except for a small number of soldiers who were indeed nothing and alone, the vast majority became terrified and uneasy. Even the most devout believers and the bravest warriors could not raise any spirit in such despair. During this period, Saladin and the King of the Desert lost the courage to fight against the Crusaders.

So he sent an envoy to negotiate with the Crusaders. But such an attempt was soon failed.

When the messenger sent by Saladin, after suffering a series of humiliation, ridicule and insults, finally met the commander of the crusader, the Norman Emperor Egil. The messenger handed the handwritten letter written by Saladin to the tyrant in the middle ages. However, after reading the letter, the tyrant had not even thought for a second, and ordered the barbaric knights around him to push the messenger out and behead him.

To be fair, Saladin's conditions were indeed too much. It was not suitable for the current situation. In the treaty he formulated, the Arabs withdrew from Jerusalem and gave up all the territories occupied by the Fatima dynasty, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Jerusalem and other crusaders. They also had to give up the land of Syria and Egypt that they occupied. The two sides ceased to fight. At the same time, the crusaders could not prevent the Muslims from making pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Such a treaty that seemed very "equal" could certainly not satisfy Egil's appetite. In Egil's view, he is now the winner and Jerusalem can be put on a verge. At this time, Saladin should have been like Liu Chan, wearing mourning clothes and putting himself in a coffin and directly opening the city to surrender.

So, after that, Robin Hood, the captain of the empire's archer and the first sharpshooter of the empire, shot the archer with the conditions proposed by Egil into the city of Jerusalem. In this treaty, Egil described his relationship with Saladin with the tone of a complete victorious person, with words such as gifts and mercy. He ceded the entire Syria and Egypt.

This letter is also written in duplicate in the treaty, written in Norman and Arabic. The contents of the treaty are as follows:

"I am the winner, so I should receive the glory, wealth and treatment that the winner deserves. And the loser should bear all this obediently. However, I am a kind and broad-minded emperor. I do not want to kill you poor people-unless you are unwise to anger me.

I allow you to retain the Mesopotamian Basin, the Kingdom of Babylon, and the territory of the Arabian Peninsula. However, your pagan caliphate title. I don't want to hear it again. In the future, you can call you a sultan, or a king. This is also my gift to you.

In addition, I also ask your country to pay tribute to me in the future. Every year in the future, you will pay 100,000 Norman Kings to the Norman Empire as the price of your absurd and rude confrontation against the Empire.

After that, if the Norman merchants do business in your country, you must provide the greatest convenience. The Norman travelers enter your country. You must also provide the greatest help. If the Norman people commit sins in your country, they cannot be judged by your judges. They must be handed over to the Empire for disposal. And the Empire's pastors enter your country to preach, you still need to provide the greatest convenience.

If there is an accident in your country, you must hand over the murderer, punish local officials, make satisfactory compensation, and make a formal apology to the people who have had the accident and my empire.

I believe that after all these terms have been met, my empire and your people will enjoy eternal peace. May God forgive your arrogance. I will forgive you.

——Norman Emperor, Tsar Ross, Egil Scadragrimson

The birth of Jesus is June 4, 1006.”

When Saladin received this all-round, humiliating letter and clause, he almost fainted from anger and almost wanted to tear the letter to pieces several times. However, in the end, Saladin still maintained it, trembling, and finished reading the treaty.

After that, the King of Desert was dazed.

To be fair, he did not want to agree to Egil's condition. No one - most of them, with normal IQ, or even some idiots, would want to agree to such conditions. Such a treaty can no longer be described as losing power and humiliating the country. It can be said that after signing this treaty, his country will become a vassal and subordinate of the Norman Empire. He will also go from a hero in the Islamic world to a laughing stock in the Islamic world. Cowards and idiots are synonymous with losers.

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

In the city of Jerusalem, Saladin also has 150,000 soldiers who can fight. When necessary, he can also mobilize more than 100,000 residents in the city to help defend the city. The food in the city, due to the advance reserve and search, and the rationing system implemented by Saladin, is enough to support two years or even longer.

But so what? Egypt and Syria. These two pieces of land were all lost. The troops that attacked Syria could continue to go deeper and attack the Mesopotamia at any time. And the barren Arabian Peninsula, which is distributed with a large number of wild tribes, cannot make too much hope. His retreat has been completely cut off.

In addition, because of his series of failures, the Emirs and the chiefs of the tribe gathered under him no longer trusted him as before, as before, as he had conquered Jerusalem. Saladin could detect that in places he could not see, some people, their own people, were secretly planning some conspiracies against their own conspiracies. His spy chief, Hassan, the leader of the Assassin sect, also warned him many times, hoping that he could take measures. It would be best to mobilize the army and control these opponents.

It is perfect to use such words to describe Saladin today. Or he can regain his heart, as Hassan said, arrest, imprison, or even kill his opponents. Work hard, use money and status to stimulate his army and regain their fighting spirit. He may be able to guard the city for two years or even longer.

But what is the point of all this? What will he do in two years, or a few years? His empire will be destroyed, and the Muslim land will either be turned into ruins or conquered. If this is the case, it would be better to surrender and preserve some strength to make a comeback.

Although the lands in Syria, Egypt, and Palestine will be lost most of its territory and strength. However, he still has the rich Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula that produces strong Arab warriors. As long as these two territories are preserved, it is not a dream to keep your energy and make a comeback.

"It's just... such conditions are too harsh and unacceptable."

Although he didn't want to fight any more, he thought about the conditions proposed by the other party, and Saladin smiled bitterly. He didn't know what to do.

The war failed. Syria, which was under the control of the other side, and Jerusalem, the enemy's target, would be ceded, and in addition to this, there were huge war reparations. These were all expected by Saladin. It was just to surrender, pay tribute, and let the Normans who came to his own kingdom be their ancestors. This was a bit too much. If he agreed, then the Arabs who were dissatisfied with him would definitely eat him raw.

After thinking about it, Saladin made a decision: send people to bargain with Egil. Syria can be refused, but Egypt has to fight for it. The amount of compensation must be discussed again. The caliph’s title, law enforcement power, and other sovereignty cannot be agreed.

However, the second time, Saladin's messenger was made by Egil. This made Emperor Norman arrogant and arrogant. He shouted: "Or Saladin agreed to my terms unconditionally. Or let him turn into ashes with Jerusalem. All I have given him is these two paths, and nothing else!"

Then, on June 6, the Crusaders, who had been resting for more than two months, took action again. Hundreds of thousands of Crusaders gathered under the walls of Jerusalem to prepare to attack the city to force Saladin to agree to Egil's conditions, or directly destroy it!

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