Redemption of WWII

Chapter 47 Saladin Fort

A group of camels walked slowly in the desert. The desert on the side was endless, and the scenery on both sides was desolate and vast. 【】Although not far away is the world's longest river 'Nile River'.It's a bit like "the solitary smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting in the long river".

Liu Qi couldn't understand why the Great Elder 'Amur' insisted on going back to Cairo from this desert without taking a good road.Although Liu Qixin was very anxious and worried about the fate of the small storm troop, but as the unknown role of the messenger of God, he couldn't open his mouth to ask 'Amur'.

The camel's steady walking step by step made Liu Qi very comfortable.Except that the camel's hair pierced Liu Qi's buttocks through the fabric of the robe.This also made Liu Qi, who only had one coat on his body, quite uncomfortable.

The other nine elders have already returned to their respective places.Only 'Amur' led Liu Qi towards Cairo.Of course, as a great elder, 'Amur' still has many servants to serve.In front of 'Amr' they all had no camels to ride on.Only Liu Qi, the envoy of God, was respectfully let onto the camel by 'Amur'.

The servants and bodyguards of 'Amur' are very strange. I have never seen the great elder of 'Amr' treat people so respectfully. Even foreign sultans can't enjoy the treatment of this young man in front of him.But good education and strict laws made them very unified and no one spoke.

Although the camel is slow, the journey will end at some point.In the evening, Liu Qi finally stepped into the land of Cairo Plain.

The ancient Egyptians called Cairo the "Mother of Cities", and the Arabs called Cairo "Kahel", which means conqueror or winner.The Nile River, a famous river in the world, flows through the urban area, divides into two branches, continues to go north, and flows into the sea that separates the continents of Europe and Africa, forming the vast and fertile Nile Delta.Cairo, the capital city, is in the south of this delta.Cairo is located in the transportation hub of Europe, Asia and Africa.The location is extremely dangerous, and more than 100 kilometers to the east is the famous Suez Canal.

Ever since humans began to have the ability to navigate the ocean, the ocean has been fighting indomitably with humans.But the dangers of sailing at sea are quite alarming. Storms, hidden reefs, diseases, and loneliness have always accompanied those who go to sea to seek wealth and freedom.Therefore, sailors are still a symbol of the brave in people's hearts until now.

In the early days, European navigators traveled all the way south, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.Then go to the mysterious East to buy and trade goods.But everything in the vast sea is love.Ten sea-going ships went out, but only one or two could return with goods.The high cost of transportation made oriental silk and porcelain a work of art that only wealthy aristocrats could collect.

But the thirst for wealth is something that every ruler cannot avoid.When it was found that the Suez region of Egypt was connected to the Earth Sea and the Red Sea for only 175 kilometers, and it took a long 11000 kilometers to bypass the southernmost tip of Africa, digging a canal became the most important thing.

The earliest canal was excavated by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh 'Senna and Srit'.Through the large-scale construction of the canal 'Serna, Srit', the country's employment problem was successfully solved, and of course it also cost the country a huge amount of finances.Later, because the canal was abandoned, it became silted up with sand.Successive conquerors conquered Egypt for the canal in later years.The Suez Canal was not opened for another 1300 years until the Muslims conquered Egypt 150 years ago.

With the advent of the industrialization revolution in Europe, Britain and France, the problems of opening up foreign trade exports, reducing transportation costs, and seeking exports for domestic excess production capacity are placed in the hands of those in power in Britain and France.

The final result was that Britain and France sent troops to Egypt, directly causing the local feudal regime in Egypt to collapse directly by means of war.The Suez Canal became an international canal. On November 1869, 11, the Suez Canal was opened to international transportation. Of course, tolls must be collected, and they are not cheap at all. The money also directly entered the finances of the British Empire.And poor Egypt has become one of the most important colonies of Britain and France.

Liu Qi couldn't help laughing when he heard the Great Elder 'Amur' asking him to lead the Egyptian people to resist the British rule and take back the Suez Canal in the temple.It turns out that the request of the Great Elder of 'Amur' is what he is doing.The British must fight. As for the ownership of the Suez Canal, we have to wait until the British are laid down.

But it turned out that Liu Qi didn't understand anything, and only relied on luck and the mysterious radar in his brain to kill Meng Ge's headquarters.Then dreamed of further attacks on Cairo.Little do they know that using the phrase "a snake swallows an elephant without a human heart" is a bit underestimating Liu Qi. It should be called an ant swallowing an elephant, or there is only one ant.

On the way from Cairo to the city, you can reach the British military camps and anti-aircraft positions, as well as checkpoints every few hundred meters on the road.It can be seen that the British are heavily guarded here.But for these 'Amur' big elders are not very concerned.When the Great Elder 'Amur' rode a camel on the street, the vendors on both sides stopped their business consciously and bowed to the Great Elder 'Amur'.The pedestrians and vehicles in front also stopped, and they all obediently stayed on the side of the road to let the road out of the way and stood with their heads down.The streets that were crowded and noisy suddenly seemed wider and quieter.Liu Qi found out from behind the veil that he specially brought on that there were British and French people saluting on the side of the road, and he couldn't help being shocked by the status of the Great Elder 'Amur' in the local area.

Liu Qi was even more surprised when he passed through those military checkpoints. No one from all the checkpoints came forward to inquire and stop the team of the Great Elder 'Amur'.Instead, when they saw the team of the Great Elder of 'Amur' coming, they removed the roadblocks early on, and then they all stood at attention beside them and gave a military salute.And the great elder 'Amu'er didn't even glance at them, and walked over directly.

The Great Elder 'Amr' led the team through the southern part of Cairo directly to the Muqatam Mountain in the eastern suburbs.After walking all the way, Liu Qi finally couldn't help but asked, "'Amur', where are you taking me? Didn't we arrive in Cairo? Why did we come out of the city again?"

"Honorable Angel, our ancestor 'Saladin' predicted your arrival. The place we are going now is the Saladin Castle built by our ancestors. Only there can be worthy of your noble status."'Amur ' replied.In fact, there are two reasons why 'Amr' didn't say anything, one is that 'Amr' himself lives in the house in Saladin's castle, and the other reason is that 'Amr' has contacted his subordinate 'Jihad Cavalry Union' The location is here.

After walking for a while, Liu Qi saw a castle-like building appearing in front of his eyes. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, it looked so majestic and majestic. In front of the castle was a green grass field. The city wall was 2 meters wide. The castle was divided into inner city and outer city. There are palaces and temples in the city, the top tower of the mosque towers like a sharp sword, and the huge dome shines brightly in the setting sun.

There is also a large square outside the castle, and there is a mosque at the other end of the square, which is also very large, echoing the castle.

Liu Qi followed 'Amr' directly into the 'Saladin' Fort. The feeling of entering the castle was shocking, quite shocking.It’s not that I’m shocked by the magnificence of the castle. To be honest, Liu Qi also graduated from the civil engineering department of later generations. During the internship, the teacher took Liu Qi and the others to visit several huge building complexes, so even if this No matter how magnificent and tall the castle is, Liu Qi will not be shocked.Of course, Liu Qi will not be shocked by the splendor of the castle. No matter how well you decorate it, can you still compare to the Great Hall of the People?

What really shocked Liu Qi was that there was no interior decoration in the castle, and the stones inside the castle were not decorated at all. Everything was so rough, and there were no patterns, gold and silver decorations on the stone pillars. , the ground is also paved with ordinary marble, and a few Persian jujube trees that can be seen everywhere in Egypt are sporadically planted on the side of the marble road.Is this the residence of a generation of emperor 'Saladin'? How is it like a military prison?

Liu Qi asked 'Amur' very puzzled; "Could it be that this place was once occupied by foreign races? Why is there not even a decent thing?"

"Respected angel. It's not like this. It has been intact and intact since it was built. As my ancestor 'Saladin' used all his wealth in the construction of the country and the unity of the nation. , he also distributed a large amount of money to the poor. When he died, he left only 1 gold coin and 47 silver coins to his descendants. And the palace here was not decorated according to his requirements. Our ancestor 'Sa Latin' was very generous with people, including his enemies," explained 'Amr'.

"Oh, being generous to the enemy? How did he do it?" Liu Qi asked.

"At that time, our ancestor 'Saladin' only led a small part of the army to Damascus, and the form was quite dangerous. As long as the defenders of Damascus resisted for an hour, 'Saladin' would be in danger of destroying the entire army. But 'Saladin' 'But he did not attack Damascus with bows, arrows and broadswords, but comforted people along the way. He brought a large amount of gold and coins from Egypt, and rewarded the army willing to follow him on the road. In this way, when they arrived in Damascus, the defenders simply No resistance, just open the door to welcome." 'Amur' said.

"Really, there is such a thing." Liu Qi said

"Yes, and then our ancestor 'Saladin' distributed a lot of money to the army and civilians in Damascus, and almost exhausted all the gold and money brought out of Egypt. In this way, he has been fighting all the way to the important town in northern Syria'Ah Under the city of Lepo. He negotiated with the generals defending the city and offered to exchange five cities for Aleppo. He also asked the defenders to take away all the treasures in the city. He only wanted the stones of Aleppo. It was opened, and 'Saladin' kept his promise and let the defenders leave with the treasure in the city."

Hearing this, Liu Qi couldn't help sighing that the Arabs' imagination and creativity are really rich enough, and they can even use this ingenious way in war.No wonder the 'Arabian Nights' this popular story can only be handed down by the Arabs.