Water Margin people

Chapter 1638 Backstab

With the decision from the top, the war factions did not stop at all. They organized an army of 30,000 and marched towards the Qi camp in the south. They wanted to launch a surprise attack at night.

When Saladin walked out of the tent, the army had already shouted and set off, disappearing into the night.

"Hey!"

Saladin sighed, fearing that these 30,000 men would suffer a crushing defeat.

"Maybe the death of these 30,000 people can wake these people up and make them face reality!"

Saladin comforted himself in his heart and returned to the tent to rest.

In the middle of the night, Saladin suddenly woke up. He didn't know why he felt uneasy, as if something big had happened.

"When is it?"

Saladin shouted outside the tent.

"My Lord, it's only after midnight!"

the guard replied.

"It's only midnight!"

Saladin stood up, put on his robe and walked out of the tent. He looked at the moon in the sky, which was just overhead.

"What's wrong with me?"

Saladin rubbed his forehead. Due to his fitful sleep, he thought it was almost dawn, but it was only midnight, which made him even more uneasy.

Suddenly there was an alarm outside the camp, as if a messenger was coming in a hurry.

"Baghdad has been taken! Baghdad has been taken!"

The Messenger screamed and gasped.

Saladin's face was ashen. During the day, he received news that there was no movement outside Baghdad.

"How could a force of more than 200,000 people be conquered so quickly?"

Saladin could not understand it at all. The Abbasids had blocked the river with iron chains, and it was impossible for Qi's ships to go upstream. Baghdad had hundreds of thousands of bandits and tens of thousands of defenders, and Qi could not attack the city so quickly.

Saladin hurried to the central military tent to discuss matters. The Pope and the nobles looked very unhappy. They had not expected that Baghdad would be breached.

"Is this true? Is there some misunderstanding? Baghdad is not that easy to capture!"

The king of a small country spoke up. He was still unwilling to believe that Baghdad had been conquered. Baghdad was the largest city in the Mesopotamian region and had existed for thousands of years.

"The news is correct. The Qi army launched an attack during the day. The bandits outside the city did not dare to resist and attacked the city instead. After being stopped by Muktafi, the bandits suddenly attacked the city at night and entered Baghdad."

The king of the Kingdom of Fatima spoke up and said that he had someone confirm the news.

"Sand bandits? These damn guys!"

Everyone was furious. They had never had a good impression of the bandits in the first place. Now the bandits dared to attack the city. Wasn't this helping the State of Qi? This was a traitor to the entire Arab Empire.

"not good!"

Saladin cried out after hearing this.

"what happened?"

Everyone looked at Saladin.

"Qi State took Baghdad without a single drop of blood. The 30,000 men who went there before may never come back!"

Saladin said that he didn't quite understand how the Saudi bandits dared to attack the city, nor did he understand how such a big city like Baghdad could be captured so easily by the Saudi bandits, but he was sure that it must be controlled by the State of Qi.

The State of Qi was probably waiting for them to launch a surprise attack and had already set a trap, so they would never return.

"Quick, send someone to call them back!"

A high-ranking member of the church shouted to the guards behind him that many of the elite members of the Arab Church were in the team and they could not afford to suffer such losses.

"Baghdad is so big that the enemy can't occupy it in a short time. Why don't we attack them? Maybe we can still save it!"

Some people are still unwilling to give in and they still want to retake Baghdad.

However, there was really no support this time. Everyone was silent. Baghdad had already been captured, and there was not much point in going there again.

"Saladin, just do as you say!"

The King of the Fatimid Kingdom looked at Saladin and said that they had originally wanted to save Baghdad and control the Mesopotamian region, but now it was too late. "Then we must send troops now!"

Saladin spoke.

"Send troops now?"

Everyone looked at Saladin. He was too impatient. The situation on the front line was still unclear.

"Yes, the development of the war is far beyond our expectations. Without Baghdad, Qi's advancement will be very fast!"

Saladin spoke with a serious face. He thought Baghdad could hold off the Qi army for a month, but it was breached in an instant. Qi would probably advance quickly next.

Everyone was a little scared when they heard that Qi might attack soon. They knew without thinking that the Baghdad incident was planned by Qi, which showed how terrifying Qi was.

"so be it!"

After a brief discussion, everyone made a decision.

Saladin did not care that it was night and led his army towards the Crusader camp in the north.

As daybreak approached, the shouting and screaming in Baghdad became louder.

Those nobles and officials who were only concerned with escaping simply opened all the city gates. They left the city, but it also became easier for the bandits to enter the city.

"You want to run away with the gold, silver and jewelry? Everything in this city belongs to your Majesty!"

Following Pang Wanchun's cold laugh, the Qi cavalry began to charge at those who were trying to escape.

The Abbasid nobles and officials carried large amounts of gold, silver and jewelry, which weighed down the horse-drawn and camel-drawn carts and slowed them down.

In order to save their lives, these people did not care about any treasures and wanted to escape with their people, but what awaited them were only arrows from Qi.

The Qi army quickly surrounded the city of Baghdad, killed all the fleeing people, and drove all the sand bandits into the city.

Those bandits were afraid of the Qi army, so they immediately blocked the city gates, trying to fight a desperate battle.

But the sand bandits were bandits after all. Once they entered the city, no one was willing to defend it. They rushed into the city greedily and joined the team of burning, killing and looting.

"Mr. Li, when will the general attack be launched?"

Du Fu looked at Li Zhu and asked, "The city of Baghdad is now surrounded."

"No hurry, let them kill for a few more days, it's just a low earthen city!"

Li Zhu smiled and shook his head. The equipment of Qi State was now ahead of its time. There were countless ways to break into such a low earthen city.

"Military Advisor Li!"

Yue Fei and Han Shizhong arrived with their troops. They blended into the chaotic army and successfully left the city before dawn.

"His Majesty is summoning you!"

Li Zhu smiled and looked at the two of them and said.

"Then let's go first!"

When the two heard the emperor's summons, they immediately headed towards the camp.

In the Qi camp, Sun Lei was lying on a rattan chair to rest. Next to him was a piece of intelligence, which said that 30,000 troops were heading towards the camp.

"His Majesty!"

Yue Fei and Han Shizhong bowed to Sun Lei.

"No need to be polite, you did a great job!"

Sun Lei looked at the two people and said.

"It's all thanks to your Majesty's wise command!"

The two of them quickly flattered him.

"Okay, stop flattering us. Thirty thousand Arab cavalry are heading towards us, but I have already asked Master Lu, Wu Erlang, Tang Bin, Hao Siwen, and Qin Ming to lead the Tibetan troops."

"Your current mission is to chase after Saladin. This guy led his troops to the Crusaders, probably intending to stab the Crusaders in the back."

Sun Lei said.