On September 24, 1005, although Egil, Artoria, Joan of Arc, and nearly 40,000 Norman regular troops and about 10,000 Celtic troops remained in Hersson.

But in fact, this jihad has begun. Now, Egil can receive a lot of messages about the Fourth Crusade every day. At this moment, the Norman Empire's offshore fleet, led by Marshal Carter, had successfully occupied the Cyprus islands. Egil followed suit and issued a statement claiming that the Kingdom of Jerusalem had been destroyed. The Cyprus Island is now free. As the Norman Emperor and the leader of the Crusader, he has the power to deal with the ownership of Cyprus Island.

Of course, Egil did not blatantly claim to include Cyprus in the territory of the Norman Empire. Instead, he cleverly used a concept, claiming that the island would serve as a base for the advance of the Crusaders, a material transit place and a bridgehead. Just as Egil claimed.

"The location of this island is so important, it is like a sharp blade that we Christians stab at heresy. Therefore, this island must be valued and valued. Christians have obtained this place and have the initiative to fight this battle, we can attack and retreat and defend. When we are strong, we use this place as a base for advancement. When the power of justice is temporarily weak, this place is the first barrier to resist evil heresy. Therefore, this place should be given a sacred and noble perception, rather than turning it into a place for the settlement of secular nobles." Egil said with great sound. Then the engineers and baggage soldiers stationed in Cyprus with the army integrated the materials they carried and the resources produced by the island itself, and began to transform the island fortification.

He also reclaimed land and built military facilities such as barracks, warehouses, docks, and docks. Most of the Norman army was stationed in the small land of Cyprus, with more than 90,000 elite Norman soldiers stationed. In addition, the same large number of fleets, heavy troops and engineers. Egil believed that even Saladin was just going to do it, and he wanted to go all out and join the Seljuk and Barbary Pirates to take out all their fleets to attack Cyprus. Cyprus was also defending!

In this way, Egil relied on his advantage in occupying Cyprus and his own elite naval advantages, and was fearless. As he himself said, he is now invincible to advance, attack, retreat, and defend...

The other Crusaders were a little dissatisfied with the behavior of the Norman Empire. However, they had no choice but to do so. Now the Norman Empire is powerful and has a certain degree of tacit understanding with Eastern Rome. If you want to participate in the crusaders, you must act according to the face of the Norman Empire. With the help of Herson's port and the Norman fleet, otherwise the infant would sway in the Mediterranean, like a piranha, pagan pirates like piranhas, and the other Crusaders would suffer heavy losses before they could reach the holy land. This Crusaders turned into a joke, or a one-man show by Emperor Egil.

Of course, this kind of situation has already occurred since the war was just unveiled.

The Norman navy, those sails with the half-phoenix emblem of water and wind, and large warships using extremely scientific soft sails and oars, scattered across the waters of the Near East, attacking Egypt, as well as the Seljuk Turks merchant ships, warships and transport ships. The Near East trade was on the verge of paralysis. Of course, compared to a fool named Renard, the Norman pirates seemed very gentle and polite. Whether they encountered merchant ships or warships, whether the other party chose to surrender or resisted. The Norman navy and pirates eventually treated every prisoner well. In addition to limiting their personal freedom, they would not do more abuse.

After the ships dock, if they are merchants, they will get the warning: "In the near future, the empire will fight Egypt, and it is best to stop your trade." If they are sailors in the army, most of them will be sent to prisons set up in Cyprus. Let a few lucky people go back to report to these merchants and soldiers, and then they will take special ships to return to the land of the Near East, usually some small fishing villages with sparse population and not very important.

After that, these Arabs and Egyptians gradually spread the latest crusade information.

In addition, the Norman Empire also sent a small number of well-equipped Norman Hussars to land in the Near East... They were usually closer to Jerusalem and are still in the territory of Christians. They held the flag of the earth fire half-phoenix in their hands, spoke the Frankish language and half-baked Arabic, and promoted the arrival of the Norman Empire.

"Stand by, soldiers, warriors, those who believe in Jesus Christ, the Fourth Crusade will come soon. We are His Majesty Emperor Egil of the Norman Empire, the most pious, brave, powerful and noble monarch in the world. The army of the empire is coming soon. His Majesty will lead hundreds of thousands of troops throughout Europe and will lead all the warriors who believe in Christ. The Holy Land is ultimately our Christians!" Seeing these shiny and well-trained soldiers saying so passionately.

This series of small Christ territory rejuvenated. Before, the fall of Jerusalem was like the end of the world to them. Saladin and the Muslim army were the devils and demons who came out of hell. Since the powerful Jerusalem Kingdom had all failed.

So what hope do they have? Many Christian nobles surrendered to Saladin. After all, this seemingly very upright and kind king has always claimed that his country can tolerate any form of religion. Whether it is Islam, Christian, Jew, or other people of faith, as long as they abide by the law, they can receive his protection...

Therefore, one task outside the nose of Egil's pioneering troops was to punish these guys, these traitors who abandoned the glory of the Lord Christ and devoted themselves to the arms of the pagans.

The light-armed Hussars did not have much means to attack the town. Therefore, their attack was like a whirlwind in the desert, extremely fast. Before the other party could react, they quickly rushed into the other party's fortress or town, killing all those who dared to resist, and then arrested the nobles, sentenced them to commit crimes of heresy after trial, and then hanged them.

In this way, this group of well-equipped, well-trained, brave in combat, and clear-minded Hussars soon entered Saladin's eyes and became another headache beyond the Norman fleet.

Of course, this well-deserved Desert King is completely different in his attitude towards these two things.

"The Egyptian fleet may not be as good as the Franks (because of Jerusalem's withdrawal of the Kingdom of Leng and the Charlemagne's previous Charlemagne's Empire, the Arabs called all Catholic Europeans the Franks), but the Egyptian cavalry must be unparalleled in the world!" Saladin proudly claimed and sent a large number of light-packed Arab cavalry under his command to go around Jerusalem's retreat, hoping to defeat the Norman light cavalry with these desert cavalry.

These soldiers wearing Arabic style clothing, large white robes, door heads and door faces rode a heat-resistant Arab horse that was extremely suitable for desert combat, holding scimitars and round shields. They came and went like the wind on the land of the Near East. These soldiers were very excellent, light cavalry specializing in desert combat. Although they did not have much defense. In addition to the wide robe and big sleeves that could provide limited long-range defense, they seemed extremely weak to others, regardless of long pole, hands, swords, guns, swords and halberds. However, under the guidance of Allah and the Prophet of the Prophet of the Prophet, and under the influence of a fanatical religious atmosphere, these soldiers fought bravely and fearlessly. They were extremely brave.

In addition, these cavalry had a point that the Christian cavalry could not reach, that is, their expertise in desert combat. These soldiers were very adaptable to the fiery sunshine and soft sand. Unlike Christian soldiers, especially those from the Norman Ross, who came from cold northern regions, would feel extremely uncomfortable due to such weather, and even suffered from fever and other diseases. Egil also obviously noticed this point and heat, perhaps this was the only flaw of his invincible army.

This group of cavalry is the foundation and foundation of the army of Saladin, the king of the desert. It is the best support for him to rule the Mesopotamians, the upper and lower Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. Saladin firmly believes that the cavalry under his command may not be as good as other empires in head-on battles, such as the iron-armored paladin of the Eastern Rome. However, in the vast desert, these cavalry are the most deadly and excellent. After leaving the desert, these cavalry may be defeated. But in the desert, these soldiers are absolutely invincible!

At least, it seems to be like this in Nasal Latin...

In this way, the two armies galloping in the desert, without any protective armor or long-range attack capabilities, fought wildly, with numerous but undisciplined Arab cavalry, and Norman Hussars wearing fine leather armor, short composite bows, strict discipline and high morale, were about to start a fierce battle. "I will win. After all, this is the holy land of Islam. It is at our own doorstep..." In the palace in Damascus, Saladin, who was nearly fifty years old, muttered to himself, pressing his hands on the window edge, looking straight at the sunset in the distance.
Chapter completed!