king of ros

Chapter 562 The Journey Ends

Among the many Crusaders who came to the Holy Land in 1101, no one thought that the British Crusaders were the first to succeed.

Although the definition of success is very problematic, the British Crusaders won a historic city after all, and it can be regarded as a success. The nobles and civilians who came for the holy war can also return with glory.

Edgar Wessex claimed to be the Prince of Alexandria. In fact, except for Jerusalem, the leaders of the Crusaders were all titles of small kings (that is, princes or princes, anyway, it depends on which one you are happy to use) ), indicating that their feudal relationship was established with the church.

Titles such as Earl and Duke actually had to be canonized by European monarchs such as the King of France, but due to habit, these Crusader lords still called themselves Earl and Duke, and the people below were used to calling them this way.

The brand-new Alexandria regime is an obvious city-state. Edgar only controls Alexandria and its surrounding areas, and the rest are Muslims who are hostile to the Crusader regime. Distributed in the Upper Egypt area, we can't count on their help for the time being.

Fortunately, the population structure of Alexandria has been slaughtered and reshuffled. Many British Crusaders will settle in this city. Their number is almost 1. Make them very satisfied.

Now the streets of Alexandria are filled with Anglo-Saxons. They occupy the mainstream of Latin immigrants. Now they are making some changes to the city according to their own habits in their hometown. The city is exuding strong vitality and vitality.

Now this city is a Christian city. Apart from the Catholics in the city, there are Coptics, and there are more Catholics than the Copts. Most of these people are Edgar’s former subjects, and their loyalty is impeccable. .

The only non-Edgar faction in the city is the Italian Concession. Edgar also introduced three Italian families, the Venetians, the Genoese and the Pisa. Edgar’s idea is very simple. It is better to introduce a few more companies to let them compete with each other.

As for the Ross people, they don’t have a concession here. The two princes of Rurik just signed a trade agreement with the Alexandria regime.

There are also some British Crusaders who intend to stay in Alexandria for a period of time. After all, the Alexandria regime has not yet been stabilized, and they plan to continue fighting here for a period of time before leaving.

But some people intend to leave immediately. They have worshiped the holy city, fought for God in this land, and fulfilled God's obligations, so they can leave the holy land without shame.

When someone left, someone came. The success of Alexandria attracted many Crusaders who fought in the East. Although strict military discipline was cruel to deserters, there were no restrictions on aiding Crusaders in other battlefields.

As a result, Edgar's manpower was abundant, and new adventurers came to Alexandria every day. They either wanted to fight here, or they wanted to settle here.

Edgar welcomed these people very much. His regime needed these Christians from the Latin world to be consolidated. Whether they were civilians or nobles, they were very welcome. Only with enough nobles and knights could the Crusader regime in Alexandria be able to Continuation and expansion, and although civilians may look inconspicuous, these people are the cornerstone of the Crusaders after all, and they are much more credible than Muslims and Eastern church believers.

Although it is said that the manpower has been enriched a lot, Prince Alexandria has no plans to expand further. The strength in his hands is seriously insufficient, and it is obviously not the right time to conquer Egypt. The power of the Fatimid Caliph is still strong, and the Crusaders actually It also occupied a bridgehead in the Islamic sea in Egypt.

Edgar planned to consolidate Alexandria first. He knew that the Crusades would never end here. When the news of the Crusades' victory in 1101 spread back to Europe and the return of the Crusaders from all walks of life, he knew that the new Crusades would be a storm. It will rise again soon, and he is planning to use that time to take Cairo.

As for why he is so sure that the target of the next crusade is Egypt, because the fall of Aleppo and Damascus is only a matter of time, and the next wave of crusades wants to fulfill their obligations to God, so there is only one direction for them to choose. , that is, Egypt.

After all, here is the foundation laid by the Crusaders in the early stage, and the next wave of Crusaders must make use of it.

As for defending Alexandria, Edgar has no doubt that he can do it. The city is already strong, and it is also a city of seaports, which can continuously obtain supplies from the sea.

Now with the loss of Alexandria, the Fatimid Caliphate has actually lost the sea dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean. Next, the Italian fleet will cooperate with the Crusaders to take down the ports along the Egyptian Delta. As the Crusaders complete this goal, Fatima The Ma fleet can only be an inland river fleet.

In short, the Alexandria Crusade regime can be said to have a promising future. Edgar, who has been displaced for so long, finally feels that his future is extremely bright. If the form can continue as expected, then he will definitely wear the crown of the King of Egypt in the future .

However, just when Edgar was planning to consolidate his country, a sudden incident gave him a huge blow, that is, the Ross people decided to leave. Of course, they did not leave Egypt, but left the East and returned to Ross.

Over the years, the Eastern mission of the Russian Crusaders has actually been overfulfilled. They even took part of Egypt, so Volorida and Vasiliko can return to Ross with their subordinates at any time.

I didn't leave before, mainly to help Godfrey, a comrade-in-arms, but later it became to help Edgar obtain his own land. Now that Edgar has completed his goal, the Ross people can also leave.

The news of the return of the Rus made many people very uncomfortable. The rulers of overseas countries sent a lot of gifts when they got the news that the Russ were going to leave. The gifts once filled the camp of the Russ in Alexandria.

After all, the people of Ross really came for the holy land of Christians. Although the reason behind it was Ross's business strategy, they seemed so selfless, and the relationship between the people of Ross and everyone was not bad, so there was Such a grand occasion.

However, some people did not leave. After all, this place is a holy place, the place where the last judgment will be opened. Many devout believers choose to stay in it, so that they can bury themselves here after death.

Edward and Meshko did not return to Ross. Edward is old, and he wants to bury himself in Jerusalem, and he can also help his son. As for Meshko, it is to follow his old friend, and he can do it casually. buried himself in Jerusalem.

There are many people who make the same choice as them. As for the property in Ross, they will be entrusted to their descendants, and those who have no descendants will be handed over to the Grand Duke. Edward and Meshko are the latter, but they are not without descendants. , but intends to bring the family to the Holy Land.

For leaving the Holy Land, Vasilico was the most emotional. He had been in the South for decades. Although he was mainly fighting, he already had feelings for this place.

Vasilico intends to record this period of time after returning to Rose, this is his youth, this is his golden years, just like his father wrote it down.

Although Volorida has regrets, he is still very satisfied overall. For him, this is just a big adventure. Now that the adventure has come to an end, he should also go home.

Even he's starting to plan where his next adventure will start, he won't be able to stay at home, and he'll have to be active soon.

As for Gregory, his attitude was purely fleeing. The experience in this land was really not good for him. He missed his wife, her tenderness, and life in Kyiv.

In short, the Ross Crusaders embarked on their journey home with countless gifts and glory, and the story of the Ross people in the Holy Land came to an end, but the story of the East continued and did not end.

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