The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The loss of Jerusalem shocked Egypt. In addition, Egypt besieged the canal zone for nearly two months. Not only did Egypt lose Jerusalem, it also suffered from a serious shortage of troops.

Mahmud fled back to Cairo in embarrassment. He did not dare to face the vassals and citizens, and kept himself locked in the door. The people's dissatisfaction with him has erupted. Now that the enemy army is attacking, they need to send peace talks, so they formed a citizen delegation to go to peace talks.

But before they could set out, an envoy from the Roman Empire arrived, bringing with them a copy of the terms of peace negotiation for the other party to sign.

The terms of this peace negotiation include several parts: First, Egypt needs to cede all territory east of the canal zone. Second, compensate the Roman Empire 2 million lei. Third, Egypt became a Roman vassal, and Roman merchants were not allowed to collect any additional taxes except basic tariffs in Egypt. Fourth, the rights of Christians in Egypt must be protected and they must not be suppressed.

This condition is to suppress Egypt in all aspects. It is impossible for Sudan to accept it, but they have another sentence behind it. If they don't agree, they will be destroyed.

Ordinary Egyptian people naturally did not agree, but Sudan and the others have already agreed. Mahmoud's hands were shaking when he signed, and there was the signature of the Egyptian Caliph on it, so he agreed.

There is no way around this. Due to the influence of Egypt's climate, most towns are concentrated on both sides of the Nile. Cairo, which is in the delta, is the leader. Once Cairo is occupied, they will occupy one by one along the Nile River. At that time, they can only go into the desert to eat sand.

And if you can't defeat foreign enemies, then you can't defeat the people. All you need to do is use the army to suppress them. In this way, Mahmoud's courage only lasted for part of two months and then disappeared. In the face of power, bravery has no use except adding a tragedy.

Egypt sued for peace with Rome. The compensation of 2 million gold coins, the cession of large areas of territory, and the protection of merchants disappointed those who originally supported the new Sudan. They cried, made noises, and begged the Sultan not to agree. Jerusalem was their city.

But the Sultan didn't hear it. He only saw a group of mobs who wanted to cause trouble, so he asked soldiers to suppress it across the country. He still cared more about himself than justice.

Peter left 10,000 men to garrison the Canal Zone and 20,000 men to garrison near Jerusalem. He himself watched as Jerusalem was recovered and left for the city of Rome, where a great war had begun.

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Aragon called for the retaking of Sardinia, and they sent a navy to plunder the coasts of Rome and Naples, and landed in Sardinia, where they were confronting Stanissa.

News of the recovery of Jerusalem also spread to most parts of Europe, and the church bells in Rome never stopped ringing. At the same time, the mobilization of the Roman army did not stop. Although some troops were temporarily mobilized, there were still nearly 100,000 troops left. There were 30,000 troops in Rome alone, all coming along the Emilia Avenue. of.

The two republics of Florence and Siena were very nervous. They held meetings every day to discuss issues. Some said they would ask France, some said they would surrender to Rome, and some said they would fight to the death with them. This person was kicked out directly. It was a bad idea.

Florence was very realistic. They had to expel the Roman forces so that they could make money again. They also sent representatives to join the anti-Romanian alliance and had to deal with the monitors sent by the Roman Empire.

But John has long known their little tricks. How could they be willing to be ruled by Rome? Only a complete blood change can regenerate this place. It is useless to rely only on selfish businessmen and quarreling parliaments.

"They still defected to the other side."

John looked at the current situation and expressed his thoughts. In his view, Florence must completely remove this dirt before she can regain her life.

"When will the imperial army arrive?"

"It will take about five days."

Five days, hope everything goes well before then.

But on the next day, someone surrounded the place where John was staying. They threw stones and shouted at them to leave. It seemed that some people couldn't stand it any longer.

The crowd continued to grow, and John was not afraid. On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and expand this diplomatic problem, which would end badly in Florence. Then the Roman army would move north to occupy this place, and the problem would be solved.

Heavily armed patrols quickly arrived to disperse the crowd, and some physical conflicts broke out between the two sides.

When the patrol leader saw John, his face looked a little ugly. He said threateningly: "Romanians, this is the result you asked for! The Florentine citizens who cannot protect their own interests will vent their anger on you. I'm afraid this will It's just the beginning, and I can't guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time."

"In view of Florence's anger towards you now, I hope you will stay here these few days and not go out. Otherwise, if something happens, it will not be our responsibility!"

This is just a bluff. Now that Florence is surrounded by Rome on three sides, they have no bargaining chips.

"Thank you for your advice!" John responded, "If the Roman envoy is killed in Florence, guess what the Emperor will do here?"

"You threaten Florence, don't forget John, this is your hometown."

Another hometown attack, but John was immune. "Is there such a hometown? The political power is controlled by a group of people who only know how to make money. Can such people govern it well?"

"But this is the most democratic way."

"Ha, democracy, this is just a joke invented by the Athenians. If it were democracy, Socrates would not be dead."

"Instead of handing over power to this group of selfish people, it is better to concentrate the hands of one person, so that we can do our best to develop the local area."

The captain didn't want to hear the theory promoted by John, so he left quickly. Isn't this a dictatorship? Caesar's example tells them that dictatorship has no good end. It is better to share power with the Senate like Augustus. See how strong the Roman Empire is when sharing power, and then wait for Constantine to become a dictator like this. The national strength is not as good as before. This fully demonstrates that the parliament must be retained. Only in this way can the country maintain its strong strength.

"Another poor man corrupted by Florence." John shook his head. Everything here was not working, and force was needed to solve all problems. Arguing with the parliament is something that only those who are well fed can do to reduce efficiency.

With Aragon's attention on Sardinia, the Duke of Argau led the Roman army north toward Florence and Siena. It brings an end to the final outcome of the Italian peninsula.