The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Merchant ships from the east and west passed through the Suez Canal. Roman soldiers were stationed outside. The empire also purchased a lot of land from local landowners to build fortresses and trading stations.

"It's so hot. How can such a hot place exist?"

Icarus, who came to the Canal Zone, looked at the sun in the sky and complained that he would not have come here if it were not connected to the Eastern Road.

His father gave him a shock when he heard this, "How dare you complain? I think you are fascinated by the prostitutes of Constantinople. If you are not allowed to come here, one day you will Die on a woman’s belly.”

Everything about Constantinople was indeed the best, but they were businessmen and it was not good to overindulge. In order to help their son sober up, they moved to Egypt and obtained the qualification to do business in the Canal Zone.

"Hmph, I just want to relax and study all day long. Even smart people have to become fools."

"you"

The old father was speechless about Icarus. He had better take care of his own business as soon as possible.

In addition to the entrepot trade, the most popular item in the Canal Zone is the camel. This animal, which can endure high temperatures and carry out long journeys, is the most important means of transportation in arid areas. The annual business trip from Damascus to Cairo can earn huge profits, and the trade route from the Two Holy Lands to Cairo will pass through the canal zone, and they can also extract tax revenue from it.

Over time, the camel business emerged, purchasing camels from the Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula to form caravans, or renting them to other people in need.

The melodious singing came from the desert, it was the Bedouins, they came to trade with their camels.

The Bedouins sell goats, camels and other items in exchange for salt, tea and other items, which is their main source of income. People from around the canal area were willing to come here to trade. For the sake of security, Rome continued to add troops to this place and built more forts to turn this place into the most defensive place.

Sultan Faraj began to think about it after leaving Umansk. He himself came to power through a coup. After being kicked down for a short time, he came up with the support of others. However, the Sudan did not have any courage to break up the increasingly stable canal zone.

But the people under him couldn't stand it anymore. The imam of Al-Azhar Mosque declared that if they could not drive Rome out, they would drive Allah out of Egypt in the future. As devout believers in Allah, they naturally want to protect this ancient land.

Hundreds of mosques preached language unfriendly to Rome, forcing the sultan to expel the heretics. But Farage still maintained his basic sanity. Once a war broke out in the Canal Zone, the gains would outweigh the losses.

Even if the imam led the citizens in a procession, it would not help, and the Sultan ignored them. But it allowed others to see an opportunity.

Cairo was destined to be restless at night. Many Mamluk soldiers shuttled through the streets and alleys. They killed everyone they saw and soon arrived at the Cairo Palace.

Farage woke up in a daze and found a steel knife in front of him. He was furious and scolded the other person.

"Mahmoud, what do you want to do?"

The other party quickly pulled him up and said.

"What are you doing? I want to kill you, a traitorous guy like you, for Egypt."

This reason is truly ridiculous and traitorous to the country. None of you here have ever done so. Roman leus were spent quite happily, and now half of the coins on the Egyptian market are leus.

"Humph, won't Allah punish you when you say this?"

Although he felt guilty, Mahmoud still stabilized his emotions, but Faraj continued to chatter.

"Anyone in this position would do this to me. Rome is no longer the Rome it was before. The power they erupted is more powerful than any country, and their monarch is more powerful than Saladin. Egypt can only admit their scope to avoid As for encountering the destruction of the country."

"Stop!!", Mahmoud stopped Faraj from speaking. "Egypt will continue to decline because of people like you. If Rome cannot be driven out now, then we will all become prisoners of the Roman emperor."

After speaking, Mahmud killed Faraj with a knife. He became the new sultan and was quickly recognized by the caliph.

"How about this? Is this a good enough gift?"

"Well, Castile will thank you, and may our friendship last forever."

A person walked out of the team, it was Umansk, the Iberian envoy who left a few days ago. He did not leave Egypt at all, but found Mahmoud, Egypt's most powerful vassal. As long as he could launch a coup, he could change Egypt's diplomacy.

So he gave the remaining gifts to the other party, and also talked about the benefits of regaining the canal. The other party immediately came up and asked how much profit Rome had absorbed in Egypt, and how much money he would have if he drove them away. So he decided to launch a coup against the anger of Rome, which also made it appear that he had to ascend the throne for the sake of this country.

At daybreak, news of the new sultan was announced in Cairo. And published a declaration after he ascended the throne.

"The Romans have invaded our land, taken our resources, and made us poor. We must drive them all out, and Allah will bless us."

After the declaration was issued, the imams of other mosques followed and recognized the new Sultan. Then, there was a drive against the Romans in Cairo.

But in the past few years, the Romans also learned to be smart. They no longer dispersed, but gathered together and built a new area with sufficient food and water resources. Of course, it is very close to the Nile River, making it easier for them to escape.

"New people are here, let's run."

As news of the new Sudan came, Roman merchants in Cairo began to flee. They took the most basic things and left all other property with them and left the city as quickly as possible.

"Come on, kill all the infidels."

All morning the inhabitants of Cairo sought vengeance on the Romans, who broke into houses, plundered their property, looted it, and set it on fire. You have to run fast, otherwise you will risk your life.

Watching the black smoke rising from the Nile, the merchants knew their property was in flames and they were heading to the Canal Zone to demand justice from the Empire.

Mahmoud demanded that the entire country surrender taxes and troops, and he was going to take back the Canal Zone and Damascus. Egyptian businessmen and young people contributed the most. Some even gave away all their property, while the mosques only gave a symbolic amount.

For those vassals, each of them had to provide an army ranging from 10 to a thousand people, and they also had to hand over half of their income. The Sultan decided to lead the army himself. As long as he was stable enough, he would be able to take it back.