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Chapter 228 The War Is Coming
Dahab.

This ancient desert city, under the khaki city walls.

Flags fluttered.

People neigh and horses cry.

Rauf's well-armored headquarters army comes from the armies of various subordinate vassals, most of whom only wear civilian clothes, and come from Bedouin nomads in the desert.

There are also a large number of levies who are unarmored and have only a spear in their hands.

These complex armies, at this time, are all gathered under the command of Rauf the Impaler.

At a glance, the number is no less than five thousand!

Rauf received the summons from the falconer, glanced at it, and there was a trace of contempt in his eyes: "Zan, a coward, seems to be frightened by that Frankish barbarian, and actually claims that attacking those fortresses is useless , want to withdraw troops.”

"This is impossible! Send a falcon to send him a message. At least three fortresses on the border of the Franks must be taken down. Unless the enemy army overwhelms the border, he will never be allowed to retreat."

He looked back and saw the well-formed army, and not far away, those Bedouin nomads who had been conscripted to hear the news that they could freely rob the Pearl of the Red Sea—Ella Port.

A tribal leader riding a white horse and wrapped in a turban came to Rauf and put his hand on his chest: "The holy fire will burn forever, Your Excellency Rauf, Governor Adil forbids us to fight the Franks. Will we do this?" punished?"

Rauf smiled and said: "But Master Adil never said that we are not allowed to fight back, respected Chief Mosangko.

That savage and unreasonable Frankish lord named Lothar, forcibly occupied my brother's territory, plundered his wealth, enslaved our Zoroastrian brothers, and forced them to convert to paganism. "

"This is a humiliation that no devout person blessed by the Holy Fire can bear."

Chief Mosanco was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "That's right, but Ella Port is originally..."

"What is this?"

Rauf's voice was cold, like a poisonous snake in a cave: "Is this the territory of the Franks?"

Mo Sanke quickly said: "No, of course it belongs to you, the honorable Aladdin family."

A smile appeared on Rauf's face.

"Oh, very good."

He raised up his sword inlaid with jewels and gems, and shouted:

"My people under the protection of the holy fire, the insolent Franks have occupied our holy places, robbed our wealth, slaughtered our countrymen, and raped our women."

"These barbarians from the barren lands of the West, they are locusts that destroy civilization and their greed will never be satisfied. Now, they are ambitious and waiting for an opportunity to attack us."

"As the lord of Hejaz and South Sinai, in the name of the holy fire, I summon you to avenge the enemy."

"On the day the port of Ella is breached, everyone is free to plunder, and the harvest belongs to the individual!"

The cheers of the mountains and tsunami sounded.

Mosangko looked at Rauf, who was full of ambition, and wanted to persuade him, but seeing him with a slightly cold expression, he said loudly: "Push those traitors out, behead them and sacrifice the flag!"

One by one, the Saracens, who were chained up, were pushed and shoved by Rauf's personal guards to the city.

All of these were bought by Mueller, or had been in contact with Mueller, and they often summoned Mueller in private.

Right now, they didn't know how to expose them, and they were all caught by Rauf.

With an order.

The whole family of these people, men and women, regardless of age, were all strung on wooden stakes.

This tragic scene, even the tribal people who still believed in the old gods and worshiped blood sacrifices, shuddered a little.

Rauf snorted coldly, "This is what happens to traitors."

The tribal leader didn't dare to persuade him any more, so he bowed his head and retreated.

Rauf looked at this scene, his expression was full of complacency.

Zayn was sent to attack the fort on the enemy's frontier, of course for the purpose of making a fool of himself.

This is a very simple strategy.

Zayn was the outcast he threw out.

It has a certain weight, but throwing it away is not enough to hurt yourself.

"Is Mr. Minomet ready?"

Standing behind Rauf, wearing human bone earrings and a collar, the evil black wizard said with a smile, "Of course, the great scorpion god can't wait to accept the sacrifice of blood."

Mosanko was taken aback by this terrifying character who had a very low sense of presence, but as soon as he noticed it, he felt cold all over his body.

Accompanied by roars of beasts, more than a dozen huge manticores, carrying the riders, rose into the sky.

The conscripts of the various ministries who saw this scene once again let out bursts of exclamation and cheers.

As the most powerful predators in the desert, they don't know how many livestock and people they will be taken away by manticores every year. Now, they find that Rauf can drive this powerful beast, and they can't help but double their confidence.

They gathered here not because of fellow Zoroastrians, or holy places or unholy places.

In fact, quite a few of the Bedouins on the Sinai Peninsula have dual beliefs in the holy fire and the old gods, and even many tribes do not believe in the holy fire at all.

They are willing to fight with Rauf, just for the sake of robbery.

Aqaba.

A galley is docked in the port.

Lamor, the henchman of Rauf the Impaler, is anxiously awaiting the summons of Falcon.

Once Rauf's army approached the city, he had to attack from the sea and attack the port of Ella.

At this time.

Accompanied by a chirp.

Falcons swoop down from the sky.

Lamor opened his hand, and because he was too impatient, he forgot to wear the armguard. When the falcon landed, its claws were deeply embedded in his skin.

"This damned beast."

With a curse, he threw the falcon to his servant, and unfolded the letter tied around the falcon's leg.

A smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Board the ship immediately, we have to teach those damn Franks a profound lesson!"

Zahn looked at the summons from the southwest, his face a bit ugly.

The Mamluk leader next to him was a little puzzled: "Master Rauf wants us to capture at least three enemy border fortresses. What are you doing?"

It doesn't take much time or siege equipment to break through that kind of crude rammed earth fortress.

But the cost of building such a fortress is very low, even if it is built, it is meaningless.

Zayn was silent for a moment.

He whispered: "Obviously, Rauf is going to launch a full-scale attack on Port Ella."

"We are just bait."

"I've discovered a long time ago that something is wrong in Dahab City today. It seems that my brother has always been on guard against me."

Zayn didn't know that if he was still as reckless and arrogant as before, his brother wouldn't be so guarded against him.

"Then what should we do now?"

Zahn said angrily: "What else? Wandering under the hands of which monarch, do you expect to be taken in as a vizier? We have no choice at all!"

"Send an order to surround the fort in front!"

The so-called fort is really small.

It is not a stronghold for defense, it just provides a simple shelter for the nearby villagers, so that the militiamen can use the city wall to delay for a while, so as to wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

This small rammed earth fortress can only accommodate dozens of people at most, and it is already overcrowded at this time.

The nearby villagers, families of all ages are crowded inside.

People neigh and horses cry.

The sounds and smells of sheep, camels, chickens, ducks and poultry are mixed together.

Otto heard the cries of children in his ears, and said a little annoyed: "Why don't these Saracens retreat? What are they going to do, regardless of the peace treaty signed by Saladin and King Baldwin?"

Petty border conflicts are not worth mentioning at all. The border fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem are full of such scenes.

Ulm was bandaging his wound. Hearing this, he said solemnly, "Perhaps those Saracens are really planning to tear up the peace treaty and attack us."

Zahn brought a group of Mamluk guards to the fortress.

Although he had expected it, he still couldn't help but sneered and said, "Look, what Rauf wants me to capture is such a mound made of mud."

The head of the personal guard asked: "My lord, are we going to launch an attack?"

Zayn looked at the hussars and militiamen who had climbed to the city wall, shook his head and said, "What are you attacking? What the hell, send someone to cut down trees and make siege weapons."

The leader of the personal guards was puzzled and said: "My lord, if you want to build such a fortress, you don't need a siege weapon at all. You only need to find a wooden stake and smash the gate."

Zayn sneered, "Does it make sense?"

"Rauf wants us to be a bait to lure the main force of the Franks, so that he can take the opportunity to attack Ella Port. All we need to do is pretend here."

"Falconer, you must always pay attention to the enemies coming from the south. Those winged cavalry are extremely fast. Once we find their traces, we will retreat immediately."

Zahn found that he could not rely on anyone now, only the Mamluk guards in his hand who spent a lot of money and trained.

(End of this chapter)