Water Margin people

Chapter 1717 Saladin's Guerrilla Warfare

Red Sea.

Yue Fei quickly made adjustments. He asked Han Shizhong to continue digging the canal with slaves, while he himself took the elite troops and was ready to attack at any time.

"Scouts, send out at night and eliminate all the enemy spies around here!"

Yue Fei spoke to several personal soldiers around him, saying that there were many Saladin's spies around his fortress. Before, he wanted to paralyze the enemy, so he didn't deal with them and pretended not to see them. Now that he was going to attack, these people must be killed and they must not be allowed to tip off.

"Yes, General!"

The bodyguards took the order and went out.

night.

Outside the fortress, Saladin's scouts returned to their temporary resting point. During this time, they were ordered to gather information. At first, they were very cautious, fearing a sneak attack by the enemy.

But after a while they found that the enemy had no intention of coming out and was just guarding the fortress. Even if they came out, they would send troops to the canal construction site.

Over time, these people let down their guard and no longer stayed on guard at night. Instead, they found a place they thought was safe to rest.

The special forces under Yue Fei had already found out the movements and resting points of the enemy scouts, and at night, small teams were dispatched.

As night fell and the moon just rose, the Qi State took action. The special forces suddenly rushed out from the darkness and resolved the battle in almost an instant.

The special forces did not kill them all, but deliberately left some alive, because living people are always more useful than dead people.

Before the moon rose very high, the special forces took the prisoners back to the fortress.

"Tell me, what's going on with Saladin?"

Yue Fei looked at the prisoner in front of him and asked.

The captives all had resolute expressions, gritted their teeth and could not speak, looking ready to die.

"You are pretending to be stubborn again. Take him away and torture him severely!"

Yue Fei waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to drag these people away. Even the hardest bones could not withstand the torture.

In the dungeon, whips, pepper spray, steel needles, nail boards and branding irons were prepared early.

When the prisoners saw these things, their legs became weak with fear and they confessed everything without any torture.

"So they wanted to contact Fatima and attack from both sides."

Yue Fei stroked his chin and thought. He originally thought that Saladin was just gathering the natives to kill him, but now it seems that this guy is making quite a big move.

"Send a message to His Majesty. Things are a bit complicated. I may have to stay a few more days."

Yue Fei immediately spoke to the telegraph operator.

The telegraph operator nodded and went to arrange for the message to be sent. Because it was not an urgent matter and the radio stations along the way were not ready, the information might take several hours to arrive.

"Send out scouts to the west to see what's going on in Fatima."

Yue Fei spoke again to his personal soldiers.

"General, what should we do next?"

A general looked at Yue Fei and asked.

"Of course we will follow the plan and attack Saladin first, so that he will think we know nothing!"

Yue Fei said that since the enemy scouts had been eliminated, it was impossible to remain idle.

"Let's set off now!" Yue Fei said directly to everyone.

Soon a cavalry unit of 3,000 people left the fortress, and Yue Fei personally led the team towards the east.

Saladin was holding a banquet at this time. Because Qi State quickly occupied this land, various countries and tribes felt threatened. They responded to Saladin's call and prepared to unite to expel those outsiders.

The Arabs' banquets were simple, just a bonfire and some barbecue.

"Everyone, we are gathered here today to deal with those invaders. We must drive the Qi people out!"

Saladin looked at everyone and said.

"Saladin, what's your plan? The Qi people are very strong and it will be difficult to fight them head-on."

A bearded leader asked. He had participated in the previous war and witnessed the power of the Qi army. Even though they had the advantage in numbers now, they did not dare to guarantee victory.

"Don't worry, everyone. I have already contacted the Kingdom of Fatima and asked them to send troops together. Then we will attack from both sides and the enemy will surely be defeated!"

Saladin looked at everyone and said.

"But those people in Qi are not easy to fight!"

Some people still said worriedly that they had seen the power of Qi and now had no confidence at all.

"I understand your concerns. We will definitely not be able to take down the fortress in the bay. The enemy's weapons are too powerful. With the fortress, they are almost invincible."

"But we are not going to attack the fortress. What we want is to stop the enemy from digging the canal, so that they can't divide the two continents, and we can't split the Arabs!"

"The canal construction is huge. The Qi army only has 20,000 soldiers. How can they control tens of thousands of slaves? Not to mention the long route."

"We only need to send light cavalry to attack continuously. When the Qi army arrives, we will retreat. When they leave, we will come again. Repeat this process several times. The construction site will inevitably be shut down and the Qi army will be exhausted to cope with it."

"This is our chance. When they are exhausted, they will show their weakness and we can start to defeat them. By then, those who have been captured will also respond. Qi will be trapped both internally and externally and will be doomed!"

Saladin talked about his plan. He was not going to fight a tough battle this time. He knew he could not win, but he had the advantage of home field and numbers, so he had more and better ways.

All the Arab leaders were whispering and nodding to each other. They agreed with Saladin's idea. With such tactics, they could deal with the enemy at the lowest cost, and they could escape even if they could not defeat him.

"Okay, let's do it!"

Finally, everyone made up their minds. Although they were afraid of Qi, they also knew that this battle had to be fought, otherwise they would be ruled by Qi in a few years.

To them, faith, dignity and nationality are worthless. What they care about is their own wealth and glory. Now they are the kings of a land and the heads of a clan. Once they are ruled by the State of Qi, all this will be lost. How can they let go of the wealth and glory they have worked so hard to obtain?

"Okay, everyone, let's wait for news of victory!"

Seeing that everyone agreed, Saladin also laughed.

Yue Fei and his men had already reached the outskirts of Saladin's camp.

"This camp layout is a bit troublesome!"

Yue Fei looked at the camp with flames in the distance. Saladin's camp was very well designed. The army was divided into several square formations, surrounding the central army, with buffer zones in between.

"General, if we rush over, it will probably take... half an hour!"

A general whispered to Yue Fei that the enemy had a large number of people, and even if they found a weak point, it would not be easy to penetrate it with their sharp weapons. And the buffer zone was also very fatal, as there was a river surrounding the central army, and it would take a lot of time to get through it.

"Half an hour? That won't work. All the enemies will surround us in half an hour!"

Yue Fei simply shook his head. Half an hour was too long. By that time, they would be surrounded and the surprise attack would become a trap.