Technique

The sea water washed away the golden sand beach, and there were almost no defensive fortifications on the coast. Apart from a few watchtowers, there was nothing that could prevent the other party from shore.

"Oh, there is no way, we have insufficient weapons and insufficient manpower. It is already difficult to defend Damietta City!"

There is no good impression of Damietta Zhao Fubo. In the ancient city, there is garbage everywhere, and it smells like a foul odor along the gutters on the side of the road. The center of the crowded city is the so-called fortress of Damietta. Not far from the wall is the harbor.

This is a typical Arabic city. Although it is undeniable that there are schools and many public buildings in the city, the castles in the Middle World are far less spacious than later generations, and are not as romantic as everyone thinks.

Although Zhao Fubo and his team also built two castles on the Island of Ferai, it was just that it was an area that was almost entirely public facilities and factories. According to what Zhao Fubo knew, the city Martin was about to build on Socotra will look different.

"They can't be allowed to board the shore easily. When the other party launches a landing battle, the best way is to eliminate them on the beach!"

This is what Martin once told him about the basic strategy of the so-called "beach defense technique". In fact, Martin didn't know much about fighting. He just heard from Rommel on TV what he said on the Normandy Beach.

"Is it annihilated on the beach? That's not an easy task!"

Looking at the beach, Zhao Fubo was wondering whether he should help Carlos defend here. This matter does not depend on whether he will marry Sophia, but on whether Damietta's persistence will be beneficial to their future business.

In the harbour near Egypt, Zhao Fubo chose Alexandria. Martin's choice was probably due to the reputation of this historical city. As for Zhao Fubo, he was attracted by the sturdy stone castle transformed by the Alexandria Lighthouse.

At the same time, the war between the Crusaders and the Egyptian Mamluk Legion was like a bystander. The port on the edge of the combat zone could be dispatched at any time to attack the ships of the return Crusaders.

Since I chose Alexandria, is it worth sticking to here not far from there, the Port of Damietta?

Zhao Fubo looked at the beach, but his silent appearance made Carlos a little anxious. As one of the provinces directly under Baghdad, his status is not reliable. If he lost this place, he would probably lose the province of Cote. Maybe Zhao Fubo should know about this.

"Fubo, if you have any good ideas, just say it. You know if I lose this place, I'm afraid the province of Cote will be replaced by another governor!"

Carlos's words surprised Zhao Fubo. It is definitely not a good thing that Huangsha City loses the support of the Cote Province. Simply put, Carlos, the governor of the Cote Province, has long become a friend of the Zhao family over the years. Now, for the sake of his daughter's future, he is more inclined to Huangsha City.

But if we lose this place, then the things that Huangsha City loses are as serious as paying money from Zhao Fubo's pocket.

"What happened like this? This King of Baghdad is really..."

Zhao Fubo originally wanted to curse, but fortunately he stopped talking in time. In this way, losing Damietta is really not beneficial to the Zhao family. It seems that even if he doesn't want to help Carlos, it won't work.

However, Zhao Fubo and Gong Zi stayed for a long time and understood the principle that they would not get up early without profit. Since they had to help, Carlos naturally had to share some benefits.

"Well, Governor, then I would like to ask whether His Majesty Mustasin, the Caliph of Baghdad, is willing to take out enough money? If not, I think it would be very difficult to build some fortifications on the beach!"

When Carlos saw Zhao Fubo's heartbroken, he became happy. Speaking of which, this was the front line of the fight against the Crusaders. Whether in Baghdad or Cairo, he would be willing to spend a lot of money to do this.

"Although this matter cannot be completely confirmed now, if I have a good way to prevent attacks here, then both Baghdad and Cairo will be willing to spend this money!"

Zhao Fubo only thought about it for a moment and understood the reason. In fact, the reason was very simple. When the Crusaders did not come, everyone was happy to be idle, and they had no updates on the coast's defense tactics.

It is nothing more than building castles in some places where waterways are controlled, or installing weapons such as stone throwers in the port cities to protect the port. As for the beach, it can be said that this is a landing defense gap.

But at this moment, when the Crusaders attacked, these things became close. Although the Crusaders attacked Egypt this time, who can guarantee that when Egypt fell, no more Crusaders would set out from this bridgehead to attack other parts of the Arab Empire?

So for his own safety, the Caliph Mustasin of Baghdad sent Carlos. Not only did he book the garrison here, but he also paid a lot of money to ask Carlos to stick to it as much as possible.

After all, the war at this time is based on the huge consumption of the attacking side. If the coast has not been captured for several years, the cost of attacking one side will be very huge. Moreover, the defense side can also take the opportunity to gather troops to fight the attacks of the subsequent Crusaders.

Therefore, as Carlos said, both Mustasin of Badag or Saleh Naidimdin of Egypt would be willing to take out a lot of money to defend the Port of Damietta.

"If that's the case, it's easy to do. Governor, we need a lot of wood and some skilled craftsmen. But I don't trust people outside, so I want to use my own people. I think as long as there are enough supplies and my staff, this section of the coast will be safe!"

Carlos really couldn't believe Zhao Fubo's statement. He was just a young man who had just grown up from a child. How could he say such a big thing? But Carlos also guessed that it must be the teacher Martin who had received the magical metaphor and taught Zhao Fubo something.

"If this can be done, that's a good thing. Let's discuss it first, you briefly tell me your thoughts, and then when we go to Cairo, we will tell His Majesty Saleh Naidimdin, I think that in this way, we will get everything we need!"

The words I didn't say were that I didn't need to pay for it myself anyway. As long as this defensive project was completed before the Crusaders attacked, my goal was initially achieved.

"Since that's the case, Governor General, we will go back and discuss it. I will write my thoughts to you, and we will discuss it again!"

Since the Port of Damietta is to be defended, Zhao Fubo has to take out some things from the "coastal defense techniques" he has studied for use.

In his case, the defense of the beach is the first priority. In addition to a strong enough navy, it is to arrange obstacles in places with good conditions on flat ground. The use of warships comes from Zhao Fubo's own considerations, and the obstacles on the low tide line are derived from Teacher Martin.

With warships, the remaining obstacles are attack weapons on the shore. In this dynasty, since the most powerful ones are stone throwers and crossbows, then with these things, you can kill and damage the personnel when the opponent lands.

Generally speaking, the attack and defense methods of seaports in this era were mainly fortresses near the harbor and the defensive measures of the harbor themselves. This often caused huge losses to the attacking side. However, if you bypass the harbor and go directly from the beach, although it is slower to use a small boat, the landing army will cut off the supply line of the harbor city, which will easily form a siege.

However, it is precisely because of this that if the harbor is unable to attack, the landing army will be counterattacked by the waiting counterattack on the coast, and the attack on the beach will be relatively easy to defeat.

This is the basis of Zhao Fubo's coastal defense technique. Now the problem is coming. Even if the Caliph of Cairo or Baghdad takes out money, who will take charge of the mobile troops on the coast and what is the command authority of both sides? These issues are the real issues that need to be discussed and come up with the results later.

Looking at the blue sea and the golden beach, Zhao Fubo sighed in his heart. Although he could not deny the importance of Huangsha City, Huangsha City was also something that the Arab Empire could use to threaten him at any time. Therefore, he told himself in his heart.

"Okay, I won't go to Alexandria for the time being. Let's see what you can think of on this beach!"

Just when Zhao Fubo and Carlos and the others had a temporary result, it can be seen from the beach that Fernando came on a horse and rode a horse. Looking at his daughter who was coming from afar, Fernando turned to Zhao Fubo.

"Well, I heard Sophia say that when she was in Aden, you took her to the battlefield!"

"this……"

Zhao Fubo hesitated and didn't know how to answer. Sophia was Carlos's only relative, although she was also a good warrior. But it was a bit unreasonable to take her to the battlefield.

Carlos could see from Zhao Fubo's hesitation that he was a little embarrassed. He stroked his short beard and made a laugh.

"What's that? Although she is the daughter of a governor, she can experience some things on the battlefield with such a good friend as you. I believe it will have a good promotion of your friendship..."

Having said that, there is probably no need to continue. What Carlos was thinking about was already on the surface, and even if it was not necessary to explain, everyone understood it.
Chapter completed!