As Nicerus withdrew most of his remaining garrison to Constantinople from land and sea, southern Syria and Canaan had almost become a blank area of power.
Although many Eastern Roman troops had no time to evacuate, they were They stayed, but their defensive power could no longer stop the rapid advance of the Western Qin army.
After Zhao Ziliang led his army to Damascus, the Western Qin army quickly dispersed and captured towns respectively.
Some of them climbed over Mount Hermon and crossed the Litanni River into Phenicia.
Soon the mountains of Galilee, the plains of Jaak, the Esdraelun basin, the plains of Sharon, the Philistine plains, the mountains of Samaria, the lowlands of Shepherah, the mountains and deserts of Judea, and the Negev in the land of Canaan.
The Fu Desert and other areas were all taken over by the Western Qin army, and the few remaining Eastern Roman armies surrendered one after another; All the way the army went south passing through the eastern foot of Mount Hermon, passing through the Aram region, the land of Aram, to the small town of Shemona in the Hura Valley, and then along the east bank of the Jordan River to Lake Tiberias, which the Jews called Lake Kennerit, and continued Go south along the east bank of the Jordan River, cross the Yarmouk River and the Zaka River and enter the Amman area.
On the second day of March, Li Muchen reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, General Li Siye sent people to report that they have captured Amman and all the areas east and south of Amman.
The areas east of the Jordan River and the Arab Sea are all under our control."
Zhao Ziliang said doubtfully: "Alaba Sea" Li Muchen quickly explained: "Oh, the Arabian Sea is the name in the Western Christian Bible, and it is actually the Dead Sea."
Zhao Ziliang suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I see, it seems that I haven't studied enough, right?
Is Li Siye's health okay?"
Li Muchen cupped his hands and said: "We have already asked the soldiers who delivered the message.
I am afraid that Li Siye's condition is more serious.
After all, fighting on the battlefield consumes a lot of energy and effort.
The killing spirit is too strong, which is extremely harmful to the body's recovery and cultivation."
Unfavorable.
Taoism says that if you want to live forever, you must follow the way of nature."
Hearing this, Zhao Ziliang said: "I joined the army at the age of fifteen.
Over the years, I have made countless conquests and killed people without accounting.
According to what you said, I am afraid that my life will not be long."
Li Muchen was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down.
I have made such false claims.
Long live your Majesty.
Long live your Majesty."
"Long live" Zhao Ziliang sneered, "Forget it, don't say long live, a person can live for a hundred years and he has to sleep until he wakes up laughing.
What you mean by this is to persuade me to do less killing.
Only by doing things can you live longer.”
"I have absolutely no intention of doing this.
Your Majesty is aware of this."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "Send someone to tell Li Siye to rest assured and rest in the hot springs in Amman.
The army will be temporarily handed over to the commander of Ma Sui.
Order Ma Sui to lead the army across the Jordan River and meet with the king in Jerusalem on March 16.
Meeting under the city" "In compliance with the order," Li Muchen tremblingly exited the Governor's Mansion after agreeing.
As the Western Qin army entered various parts of Canaan, some major cities in Canaan such as Haifa, Tel Aviv, Gaza Bethlehem, Hebron, Beersheba and other cities were successively taken over and occupied by the Western Qin army, except for the Jerusalem area.
It is not yet within the sphere of influence of the Western Qin Army.
On March 16, Zhao Ziliang led the army and Ma Sui's partial division met at the gates of Jerusalem.
Twenty thousand regular troops, 40,000 servants and 30,000 strong slaves, a total of 90,000 people, gathered under the gates of Jerusalem.
The camp they set up stretched for more than ten kilometers.
There is no end in sight, and the nearby plains and hills are all covered with camps.
Since the Mahdi led his troops to withdraw from Syria and Canaan, Jerusalem has been in a state of autonomy.
In order to protect the city, the Arabs, Jews, and Christians in the city prevented the various religious temples, churches, and mosques in the city from entering the city.
The construction was damaged by the war and they organized themselves spontaneously and formed an army of more than 10,000 people.
Even after the Mahdi withdrew, the arrival of the Eastern Roman Army failed to occupy Jerusalem.
In recent years, Jerusalem has been dominated by autonomous forces in the city. control.
Outside the city of Jerusalem, there is the main camp of the Western Qin army and the main tent of the Chinese army.
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Generals and officials gathered in the tent.
After the two armies met, some major officials and generals gathered together, and the number of people increased significantly.
Zhao Ziliang asked Ma Sui: "How is Li Siye's situation?"
Ma Suidao: "Li Shuai said that he felt much better after recuperating in Mayin Hot Spring, but the military doctor said that the specific effects will not be seen for some time."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and ordered Li Muchen to prepare some supplements collected recently and send them to Li Siye, and then said: "Wang Can, tell me about the situation in Jerusalem.
How did I hear that Jerusalem is now in a state of autonomy and that Mahdi led his troops to withdraw?"
In this case, all the forces in the city organized their own armies to protect the city, and even the army of the Eastern Roman Empire couldn't do anything to it."
Wang Can said: "Yes, Your Majesty, it was mainly because of the obstruction of the Christian forces in the city.
As we all know, the influence of Christianity in the Western world is even greater than that of any other country.
At that time, Nicerus did not dare to force them too much, nor did he dare to order an attack.
The city can only be allowed to be autonomous for the time being.
This delay will last for several years.
In addition, with our country watching eagerly from the east, Nicerus will not have the energy to take care of Jerusalem's affairs."
"Now Jerusalem is mainly responsible for daily government affairs, public security and defense by the Autonomous Council.
The highest level of governance of the Autonomous Council is the Standing Committee, which is composed of three people, namely the Christian Bishop Peric, the Jewish Elder Guy and the cannibal Elder Muri In Sardinia, the three of them take turns to serve as the governor of Jerusalem to govern, and the other two are responsible for assisting.
This is also the result of the struggle and compromise between the three forces in order to protect Jerusalem.
The one who is in power now is Christian Perici."
"According to the investigation of our spies, there are now more than 10,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, and 120 knights in Jerusalem.
The infantry equipment is very ordinary.
The equipment of the cavalry is not much worse than that of the Eastern Roman Empire, especially It is a weapon.
Since many blacksmiths with top forging skills are gathered in Jerusalem, the scimitars equipped by their cavalry are more lethal than the weapons of the Eastern Roman Empire."
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin after listening to Wang Can's report.
He looked at the marching Sima Chen Qing and asked: "When can our siege begin?"
Chen Qing stood up and replied: "Now the number of craftsmen in our siege camp has expanded to more than 1,500, including 200 blacksmiths, 600 carpenters, 200 stonemasons, 200 tailors, and 100 masons.
There are more than 200 craftsmen making kerosene bombs, and 60 mathematicians.
Now there are stonemasons in the siege camp.
They are already working with slaves on the stone mountain three miles away to cut stones to make stone bullets.
The blacksmiths are making iron parts for making siege equipment, while the carpenters and tailors are making the wooden parts and cloth bags and net bags needed for siege equipment.
Components, according to the current progress, the siege can be launched in three days."
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Then we will launch an siege in three days.
We will first send slaves to consume the defenders' strength.
When the defenders are about to be unable to survive, we will dispatch the slave army and the main force."
Chen Qing cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, there is a situation that needs to be reported to your Majesty.
Jerusalem is a holy city for Christians, Jews and cannibals.
A considerable number of slaves are unwilling to attack Jerusalem because they think it will cause damage to Jerusalem.
Therefore, once a war breaks out, Wei Chen believes that these people may either defect or fail to work.”
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang frowned, looked at the generals and asked, "What can you do about this?"
Xuan Shisan stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, if you ask me to form a war enforcement team, we will kill those who are afraid of the enemy without mercy.
I don't believe that after killing a group of people, there will still be people who dare to slack off or turn against the enemy."
Xuan Shiwu said: "I agree with the establishment of war supervision and law enforcement, but if there is no other way, it is still not safe.
You must know that the slaves who attack the city have weapons in their hands.
If they want to rebel against the enemy, we only need to control the situation.
I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort, and there will definitely be a lot of casualties, and if the defenders in the city suddenly come out at that time, we're afraid we will be caught off guard."
Li Muchen interjected: "Before, we could use the promise of freedom to divide the land and property after breaking the city to get the slaves to fight for us, but now we cannot use such a move to attack Jerusalem.
I am afraid that many slaves would rather continue to be slaves.
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We are also unwilling to attack the holy city in their hearts, so we can only think of other ways to make the slaves willingly fight for us so that we don’t have to worry about them turning against us."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Do you have any way to make the slaves willing to attack the city?"
The generals and officials all used their brains to think of a solution.
Each of them frowned and looked thoughtful, but after a long time, no one could come up with a good solution.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and ordered: "Pass this order, on the grounds of lack of food, from today onwards the meals for the slaves will be reduced from two meals to one, and the food portion will be halved.
Three days later, each ministry will send people to the slaves."
Convey the king's order to recruit warriors among the slaves to attack Jerusalem on a voluntary basis.
The slaves who attack the city will have three meals a day.
The promise we made to the slaves when we attacked the city can still be fulfilled this time.
Promise them that when Jerusalem is conquered, each of them will be given a house in the city, a field outside the city, and their freedom.
From then on, they will be subjects under our Western Qin Kingdom.
As long as they pay taxes, what do they believe in?
, the government will not care about it.
In addition, there must also be a law enforcement team to supervise the battle.
In order to prevent the slaves from defecting before the battle, the battle team must advance to the front after the siege begins and get as close to the city wall as possible."
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Hunger can make people lose their dignity and reason.
If you have been hungry for a few days, you will know how tempting a full meal is to you.
People who are not strong-willed cannot bear it at all.
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