Water Margin people

Chapter 1632 Trading

"I want to go in and take the enemy chief's head first!"

Yue Fei said that he had brought all his special forces here this time with the purpose of carrying out a decapitation operation.

"Killing him isn't difficult. You don't even need to do anything. I can do it today by imitating Jing Ke. But killing him is useless. There are other great nobles in the city. They can be replaced quickly."

Han Shizhong said that killing Muktafi was not difficult, but it would not help in capturing Baghdad and annihilating the enemy, but would instead expose them.

"The war will probably break out soon. The enemy is numerous, and the treasure hunt has left the surrounding area barren. They don't have much food and grass, so they can't keep going!"

  Yue Fei said, ever since the news of the treasure spread, the bandits have gathered together, and the area within a thousand miles has suffered a disaster. Wherever the bandits pass, no grass grows, and all the villages, big and small, have been looted.

On the Persian Plateau, the sand bandits were beaten down several times and did not receive any effective supplies.

Now everyone has gathered in the Mesopotamian region. Although this is a thousand miles of fertile land, it cannot support the food and supplies of a large army. Now the Crusaders have also come to intervene, and supplies are even more scarce.

"I am now assigned to garrison on the eastern riverbank. We will slowly figure out a solution later."

Han Shizhong looked at Yue Fei and said.

"It would be great if I could find an opportunity like today, when all the city's top brass are together, and I can take them all down at once!"

Yue Fei nodded and said that today was a good opportunity, but the war had not yet broken out and he had no way of sneaking into the city. After all, their appearances were very different from those of the locals. It would be easy to conceal their appearance with just a few people, but hundreds of people would be a bit conspicuous.

"There will be a chance!"

Han Shizhong said with a smile.

After receiving the golden plate, Saladin directly met with the top leaders of the Crusaders. This time it was not Baldwin IV, but the cardinal. Now the Crusaders have the final say.

When the news of Saladin's meeting reached the Crusaders, Conrad III and Louis VII both disagreed, as they did not want to have anything to do with the pagans.

"But they have holy objects in their hands!"

The cardinal placed several sheepskin rubbings on the table, which turned out to be rubbings of the gold plates of the Ten Commandments. The key point was that Saladin actually had three of them.

"It would be a good idea to go and see them. There are the Ten Rings Gold Plates in the treasure. Now that the treasure has been almost completely excavated, the situation is gradually becoming clear. If we want to get the holy objects, we should naturally look for them!"

Baldwin IV spoke and said that he had analyzed the current situation. Everything should be caused by Qi State. Only Qi State had such courage and financial resources.

And the purpose is obvious. The entire desert was stirred up, and all forces, regardless of size, gathered together and appeared in the open. Isn't this what Qi State wants most?

"Arrange the most elite Crusaders, and let's go meet that man!"

The cardinal looked at the rubbing in front of him and finally made up his mind that it was too important to recover the holy relic.

Soon the elite Crusaders were summoned, and a group of people rode on horses holding huge crosses and cross flags and headed towards the agreed place.

Saladin had been waiting for a long time, and was overjoyed when he saw the Crusaders arriving.

"Are you Saladin of the Caliphate?"

The cardinal frowned as he looked at Saladin. Saladin was younger and had a more resolute face than he had imagined.

"Your Excellency must be the cardinal of Christianity!"

Saladin looked at the old man in a red robe and red hat in front of him and nodded slightly. The exquisite silver cross on his chest was particularly eye-catching.

"No need to waste time talking nonsense. We want the Ten Rings Gold Plate. State your terms!"

The cardinal frowned as he looked at the Arabs in black robes and black turbans. It was the first time he had seen so many pagans and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Three gold plates. We want the treasure you got. Besides, you have to deal with the Qi army!"

Saladin opened his mouth and quoted a price. The cardinal's face was very ugly. Saladin's conditions were extremely harsh. The treasure had been divided up by the Crusaders, and even he could not take it back. Going to war with Qi State was even more unpredictable.

"Your Excellency is unwilling?"

Saladin looked at the cardinal with a cold face and smiled. He didn't care about the other party's answer because the other party needed his help and had no right to bargain.

"Your conditions are too harsh. I can promise to give you the treasure, but we have no grudges against Qi and will not go to war with Qi."

The cardinal looked at Saladin and spoke.

"Haha, do you think one treasure can be exchanged for three gold plates?"

Saladin smiled and said that if there was only one gold plate, he would not have such great confidence, but three were enough.

The cardinal looked hesitant; he could not refuse the three gold plates.

"How about this, I agree to fight Qi with you, but we can only fight Qi troops less than 40,000, and we can only fight one battle!"

The cardinal looked at Saladin and stated his conditions. As for the treasure, he did not mention it. It would be troublesome to get the money back.

"Okay, then please lead your troops across the Euphrates River to deal with the Qi army on the eastern plateau. According to the news, they only have 30,000 soldiers."

Saladin agreed immediately.

"Where's the stuff!"

When the cardinal saw Saladin was about to leave, he immediately urged him to leave.

Saladin waved his hand, and a Arab soldier left a wooden box.

A Crusader knight stepped forward, took the box and opened it, revealing a thick gold plate.

The Crusader Knight came to the cardinal with the box in his arms in surprise.

"Why is there only one piece?"

the cardinal shouted, looking at Saladin.

"We just reached a verbal agreement. I'm already very sincere in giving you one piece. The rest will be delivered later!"

Saladin said with a smile, then turned and left.

Looking at the golden plate in front of him, the cardinal's face looked very ugly. He still underestimated Saladin. This guy was very powerful.

"Your Majesty, do you want to..."

Conrad III said in a low voice, and his meaning was very clear, that is, to capture Saladin on the spot. With this man in hand, there was no need to worry that the Arabs would surrender.

"Look, they are not unprepared!"

Baldwin IV reminded everyone that Saladin did not come alone, and he had elite Arab troops behind him, so they would get nothing if they rushed forward.

"So let's go to war with Qi? We've learned a lot along the way. Qi is not a simple country!"

Conrad III said that he was not afraid of the Qi army, but was worried that the army around him would suffer heavy casualties. After all, this place was far away from the empire, and every death of his soldiers was one less, but they could not be compared with the Arabs.

"Yes, why should we fight for the Arabs? This is a war between them and Qi!"

Louis VII said that he was not willing to fight for the Arabs either.