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At that time, Aprakhin's thought was as follows: the opponent was the enemy's base camp. Although the number of regular troops was not large, with just one order, it was possible to mobilize a hundred thousand troops. Therefore, it is best for us to cancel the plan for this attack.

However, what Artoria thought was like this: Egypt, thanks to the flooding of the Nile River and advanced agricultural science, is therefore a large population - but can't that large population be used by us while being exploited by enemies and pagans?

"The more enemies there are, the better, because the number of them means how many people can enslave them - to attack the pagans with pagans. This is what the palace will do."

At that time, Artoria's domineering words were recorded by the clerk who accompanied the army. They became another famous saying in the hearts of the Norman people and the Celtic Britons. At the same time, they also became another favorable evidence of the so-called "Norman hegemony" of other races.

But it's casual. By the way, I came to Caesar back then, I see, fuck. This is also very rogue, right? In the end, there are not many people who are following him?

Or is it because the Roman Empire has disappeared now and cannot fuck their country?

Maybe that's the case.

However, in short, Artoria's series of actions in Egypt were absolutely unrelated to justice, light or other similar words. She plundered the Arab people and attacked all the villages and towns along the way from Alexandria to Cairo. She burned all the towns and towns. The residents, both men, women, young and old, were tied together with ropes, and in groups of ten people. She forcibly drove them away and used them as cannon fodder for the crusaders.

In this way, when the Crusaders arrived inland Egypt, the largest city near the Nile River, and the capital of many Egyptian dynasties. They were a superior geographical location and extremely important city in Cairo, the Crusaders had already reached 50,000 Arab slave soldiers like this.

These people are unkempt and malnourished, leave their hometowns, and their wives and children. They will soon die.

After learning that Alexandria was captured by Norman, not as rumored, and occupied by pirates, the Cairo defenders began to panic and became busy - their main forces were concentrated in Jerusalem. The number of troops left in Cairo would definitely not exceed 5,000. Under such circumstances, the Cairo garrison general was facing a great enemy and mobilized the people of the whole city - and after learning that the other party had burned, killed and plundered along the way, he cursed "The pagan devil will not die well". He moved all the villagers around Cairo and the residents of the towns to the city.

Although this approach is very good from a humane perspective, it also provides Cairo with an insufficient army to defend the city. However, it also increases the burden on Cairo. Fortunately, the Egyptian region has developed agriculture. Near the Nile River, Cairo has a large number of granaries built today. The wheat that has been stored for a period of time is not very delicious. However, it is not easy to take care of so many in extraordinary times, and it is good to eat if you can have it.

In short, the food problem in Cairo is not to be considered for the time being. After the garrison general implemented the rationing system, the food in the city would be enough to support for a year, and even more. Considering the casualties in the war in the city defense, this number may still be possible to continue to increase.

There are sufficient troops and no shortage of military and food. Cairo is even a large city with strict garrisons and towering walls. However, the enemy came from afar and was exhausted. Or they could use some tricks to take over Alexandria's advantage of sneak attacks. But when it comes to Cairo, it is not that easy.

The defenders of Cairo thought this way. Although in the war situation, the soldiers seemed relatively relaxed. Most Arabs believed that the final victory of this war would be themselves.

Until they really encountered the crusaders.

At that time, on April 17, 1006 AD, after nearly twenty days of march and the operation of collecting cannon fodder along the way, Artoria brought a large army to the bottom of the city walls of Cairo. The first thing that was discovered by the Arab soldiers was not the well-equipped Norman and Celtic infantry, nor were the well-equipped crusaders or any kind of siege machinery. Instead, they were tied together, like shrimps, howling Arab compatriots. Behind them were crusad soldiers holding long swords in one hand and whips in the other.

The crusaders whipped their Arab prisoners of war and asked them to speed up their pace. Occasionally, those who stopped - either really couldn't walk or wanted to resist - went up without hesitation and cut off his head with a sword, making the whole scene look cold and cruel.

"What's going on?" Seeing this scene, the Arab soldiers guarding Cairo were extremely surprised - did the other party want to use the method of driving away civilians to attack the city?! This is really cruel!

"Hey! Who is the person in charge here?!" When Arab soldiers were talking and their uneasiness increased sharply, a cavalry ran out of the crusad array under the city. The leader, a silver-haired and golden-eyed woman with a pale face, shouted at the top of the city. At the same time, a man next to him was wearing an Arabic burqa, but his face was definitely European-style, and a Norman spy repeated her words in Arabic.

There was a little riot on the top of the city. The Cairo garrison general was about to come forward to talk, but he didn't expect that the other party had already continued to speak impatiently - it seemed that he had no intention of letting him speak.

"Our palace, the Queen of Celtics, Queen Norman, one of the commanders of the Crusaders. Now leads a hundred thousand most elite crusaders to attack Luo! If you are tactful, open the city and surrender quickly. Otherwise, after the city is captured, it will be burned!"

"I can't speak nonsense, I don't know what's wrong!" After hearing the other party's words, the Cairo garrison general shouted: "Your so-called 100,000 troops are probably all concentrated on the front line and are about to be destroyed by the great Caliph! And you are just a partial army without support and supply! You are just dreaming if you want to break through Cairo City!"

"Do you think we don't have a 100,000 army?! Then you can take a look, look at these people - see if their number is enough for 100,000?"

Still not waiting for the other party to reply, Artoria continued: "Even if it is not enough, do you think the people in the entire Egypt are enough - if it is not enough, I can still capture more! In the Arabian Peninsula and in Syria, I can attack many other parties! Organize these people. Are you still afraid of not being able to break a city?!"

"This - this demon!" Hearing the other party's remarks, the soldiers guarding the city became even more uneasy. The Arab slaves gathered next to Artoria also cried louder, as if interpreting the tyrant's declaration in disguise.

"I have as much cannon fodder as this kind of cannon fodder - and how much power can you have in your city?! Even if I build up with corpses, I can finally reach the city of Cairo!"

"Wouldn't you be afraid of going to hell after you kill innocent people like this?! You madman!" the garrison general in Cairo shouted.

"No, no, no, no, you should go to hell, and the deaths of these people are all because of you. Because of your unwillingness to surrender!" Artoria laughed and said, "If you are willing to surrender obediently, then this kind of thing will not happen. So, they are all killed by you!"

"You--" After hearing Artoria's fallacies, the Cairo garrison general was so angry that he wanted to refute, but Artoria had turned his horse and returned to the original formation. After that, the crusaders began to drive the old, weak, women and children, and drove them to run towards Cairo. The crusaders used these prisoners of war very cleverly, or as cruel as ever. In order to prevent the other party from turning against the battlefield, these slave soldiers were not dispatched with any weapons at all. Every time they charged, the crusad soldiers only cut off the ropes on about a thousand slaves.

These slaves were unarmed, let alone armor or something. Under the coercion of the crusaders, the slaves cried and moved forward with simple ladders. Some refused to move forward and were immediately chopped to the ground. Some ran halfway and turned their heads back and forth. So they were shot into sieve by the crusaders' crossbows. In this case, the slaves had to stumble towards Cairo...

"What, what should I do? General...why should we open the city gate and let them in?" Some officers said next to the garrison general.

"Bastard - what if the other party takes advantage of the situation and kills in?" The garrison general shouted in anger.

"But, should we leave these people alone? The other party can treat them so cruelly because they are pagan devils. But we are Muslims who believe in Allah as they do!" Another officer protested.

"... Then, let them take the ladder up." After thinking for a while, the garrison general finally said helplessly. After that, soldiers immediately shouted at Han, the slaves under the city.

"Put the ladder up. Climb up! We will save you!"

After the soldiers guarding the city shouted like this, the Arab slaves under the city put the ladder on the top of the city as they said, and began to climb little by little.

"Your Highness - like this..." Seeing the other party's behavior, the guard knights next to Artoria were somewhat different. They looked at Artoria and wanted to ask how to deal with this situation. Artoria just chuckled and said, "Just keep watching."
Chapter completed!