Now the armies of both sides have built two rows of defensive fortresses in the area where the later Suez Canal flows.
They have built castles of different sizes, especially near the lake, and dug trenches and set up forts in areas where the terrain is slightly flatter.
There are cavalry patrolling the fence day and night, and beacon towers are built on the slightly higher hills.
Once there is an enemy situation, the beacons will be lit immediately to warn.
As long as either side has military operations, it is almost impossible to hide it from the other side.
Zhao Ziliang had no other way to open a breakthrough.
He could only ask the Mediterranean fleet to cooperate and attack by landing on the sea.
Three days after the first army of the assassination army led by Hun Yao was dispatched to Fuad Port on the northern Mediterranean coast, Wan Qingming, the deputy governor of Dongchang, hurried to the main tent of the army camp and reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, The latest news came from Kahale, Egypt's insider.
After Mahdi learned about the arrival of our troops, his condition worsened and he was no longer able to govern.
He would not Knowing how long he can live, after learning about the arrival of hundreds of thousands of troops led by His Majesty, he ordered the canonization of his son Hadi as the crown prince, and appointed his other son Harun Rashid as the highest military commander in Egypt.
To assist Hadi, including the 50,000 troops on the front line, Harun Rashid can directly mobilize 80,000 troops."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang stood up from behind the desk and walked out, asking: "Tell us about the brothers Hardy and Harun" Wan Qingming clasped his fists and introduced: "Hadi is the eldest son of Mahdi.
He is twenty-five years old.
He is an honest and calm man.
He has a relatively mild policy in politics, especially when it comes to domestic people.
He often acts pro-people and is favored by his subjects.
His father-in-law is Yahya, the prime minister under the Mahdi, so half of the ministers in Kahale support him.
Hadi loves literature and poetry.
He loves singing and Western culture, and likes to associate with literati; Harun Rashid is the second son of the Mahdi.
He is twenty-one years old this year.
He led troops to fight against our army when he was fifteen.
He has considerable military talent.
He is extremely good at learning, and many of our army's military operations have failed in his hands, resulting in the loss of many troops.
Harun Rashid is a man with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs.
He treats religion very well.
His attitude was very tolerant, and his ideas were supported by the Mahdi.
Poets, scholars, writers and artists from all over the world could enjoy great academic freedom without being restricted by nationality and religious beliefs.
Harun Rashid was extremely supportive of literature and literature.
Poetry, art and various academic exchanges, poet Abu Nuwas, famous singer and musician Ibrahim Mosul and Ishaq father and son Celebrities from these big food countries have close contacts with him, and they often advocate and sing praises for him, making his reputation not inferior to Hadi.
However, Hadi is the eldest prince after all, and there are also Prime Minister Yahya and many people in the court.
The minister supported it, so Mahdi immediately appointed Hadi as the crown prince after falling seriously ill, and appointed Harun Rashid as the military commander of the Egyptian region. " Zhao Ziliang said: "If you have something to say, just say it without any worries."
"Yes" Wan Qingming agreed and said: "There is news from our inside line in Kahale that since Mahdi became seriously ill, state affairs have been taken over by Hadi.
Harun Rashid got the news and wanted to go to the palace to see Mahdi.
They were all stopped by Hadi, and the two brothers had a big quarrel at the door of Mahdi's palace.
Even so, Harun Rashid also failed to see Mahdi.
In the name of the Crown Prince, Hadi also ordered Harun Rashid to immediately go to the front line to resist our possible attack.
After learning the above news, our insiders suspected that Mahdi had died. , Hadi kept the news secret in order to stabilize the situation, but this is just a suspicion and has not been confirmed.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and ordered: "Let the insiders find a way to find out the real situation.
Once it is confirmed that Mahdi is dead, report it immediately."
Wan Qingming cupped his fists and said: "I obey the order."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and shouted outside: "Come here, please inform the marching Sima General Chen, the chief secretary, the military adviser to offer wine, join the army, the generals of the army, the supervisors, the yamen, and the logistics officials to come and discuss the matter."
Not long after, a large number of generals including Chen Qing, Zhao Bei, Ge Shu Jingye, Wei Gao, Murong Shengrui, Fan Xichao, Gao Chongwen, Chu Ge, Bai Xiaode, Wei Meng, etc. arrived at the Chinese army's tent.
Zhao Ziliang introduced the changes in the situation in Cairo to all the generals, and then asked: "This is the general situation of the changes in Kahale.
We still don't know the specific situation.
What do you think of this matter?
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How can we open a breakthrough?"
Dugujun, the former chief eunuch of the Judiciary Temple, is sixty-nine years old this year.
He has been idle in the past few years after becoming an official.
This time he also came to the Sinai Peninsula with Zhao Ziliang and served as Zhao Ziliang's military advisor.
He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it seems we can take advantage of the conflict between brothers Hadi and Harun Rashid" Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziliang asked: "How to use it?"
Dugujun replied: "Surrender Harun Rashid" Zhao Ziliang looked at Wan Qingming and asked: "Is there any conflict between these two brothers?"
Wan Qingming said: "Your Majesty, the Mahdi is seriously ill, and there is only one caliphate.
When it comes to the struggle for the throne, no matter how good the relationship between the brothers is, they will fall out.
Naturally, there will be conflicts between the two brothers."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said to Li Muchen who joined the army: "Write a letter to Harlan Thomas, translate it into Dashiwen and send someone to deliver it to him."
Li Muchen cupped his hands and said, "I understand."
A few days later, the letter from the Western Qin Army was delivered to Harun Rashid in Timsah Town.
Timsah Town is the closest town to the area controlled by the Western Qin Army.
In the defensive castle belt, Harun Rashid, as the frontline commander, set up his headquarters in the town of Timsah.
There are 20,000 people stationed around this town, which can support the fortress attacked by the Western Qin army at any time. , the other 30,000 men were deployed on each of the forts along the defensive belt.
Ishaq, the think tank standing nearby, saw Harun Rashid asking after reading the letter: "Second Prince, what did the people of Western Qin say in the letter?"
Harun Rashid handed the letter to Ishaq, "Look, these people from Xiqin are really whimsical."
Ishag took the letter and read it hastily and asked: "Second Prince, this letter is signed by Zhao Ziliang, the previous king of Western Qin, who is also the father of the current king of Western Qin.
He is revered as a holy king.
The villain once I have done research on this king, and he actually writes a letter to persuade you to surrender, and also promises to make you the spokesperson of Allah.
This seems inconsistent with his usual tough style, but this man has a strange and elusive character, and he can write letters to persuade you.
It’s not impossible for you to surrender, what are you going to do?”
Harun Rashid suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "What do you think I should do?"
Ishaq frowned and thought for a while, then said to Harun Rashid: "Second Prince, the current situation is very unfavorable to us.
Harry is seriously ill and cannot handle military and political affairs, and all power falls to the eldest prince Hadi.
In our hands, and the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Western Qin people are facing us and may attack at any time.
You and the eldest prince Hadi have always been competitors on the issue of the caliph's inheritance.
Now that Hadi has been named the crown prince by the caliph, he has taken a great advantage.
Judging from the situation in Kahale, the caliphate should be sick.
Very heavy, otherwise Hadi would not have been able to take over all military and political affairs.
In the past few days, I have been I have been recalling Hadi's reaction at the door of the Caliph's palace that day.
Now I wonder if the Caliph has died of illness, but Hadi has been concealing the news and not announcing his funeral secretly.
If so, Hadi is probably talking to his confidants.
Plotting to get rid of you because your presence poses too great a threat to his succession to the Caliphate.
No, the other princes have no strength and qualifications.
Only you can threaten him.
Although the Holy King of Western Qin may have bad intentions, what he said in the letter is not unreasonable.
You have no dissatisfaction with the eldest prince.
There is no guarantee that the eldest prince will treat you.
There is no suspicion.
Otherwise, why didn’t he let you visit the Caliph’s condition?”
Harun Rashid suddenly stood up and said, "You just said that the Caliph had died of illness, but Hadi concealed the news and did not announce his funeral secretly."
Ishaq said quickly: "Second Prince, this is just a guess.
It has not been confirmed yet, but based on my observations and speculations, this possibility is very high."
Harun Rashid was silent for a long time, thinking about the possibility that Ishaq said.
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After a while, he asked: "Ishaq, if the Caliph has really been recalled to heaven by Allah, What should I do?”
Ishaq said: "This requires the second prince to ask his own heart."
Harun Rashid was silent for a while, and then asked after thinking for a while: "If I want to compete with my brother for the position of caliph, what do you think my chances of winning are?"
Ishaq's mind was very flexible.
He only pondered for a moment and then said: "If the second prince wants to compete with the eldest prince for the caliphate, he must first stabilize the Western Qin people in the east.
Otherwise, let alone compete for the caliphate." position, I am afraid that the entire world bathed in the glory of Allah will be swallowed up by the people of Western Qin."
Harim Rashid nodded, agreed with Ishaq's statement, and asked: "If we stabilize the Western Qin people, what are my chances of winning in the fight for the position of Caliph?"
Ishaq said: "What is disadvantageous to you now is that there are too few ministers supporting you in Kahal.
Most of them support the great prince Hadi, and he has been named the prince by the caliph.
If the caliph is recalled to heaven by Allah, After the news spread, he was far more likely to inherit the position of Caliph than you.
Your advantage is that you control the military power in Egypt.
You have 80,000 troops at your disposal.
I think This is why the eldest prince Hadi is afraid of you.
On the premise of stabilizing the Western Qin people, if you want to compete for the position of caliph, we must obtain the support of Thomas, the commander of the Guards, who has 20,000 elite soldiers. , without his support, even if we gather all 80,000 people under Kahale City, there will be nothing we can do to Hadi.
He can calmly mobilize troops from various places to attack you in the name of fighting against the rebels."
Harim Rashid narrowed his eyes, "What if Thomas doesn't support me":