Mamluk dynasty, Cairo.
A middle-aged man with a cloth on his head hunched over, licked his lips that were chapped due to thirst, looked back, and shouted to Amina, who was only ten years old: "God bless you, can you Step up your legs, a little wider, and a little faster."
Amina looked at her father Renebo tiredly, looked down at her bare feet, and moved her toes: "Father, can you let Allah bless you and make the road to the Red Sea a little closer? I'm afraid of these feet. , can’t go too far.”
"Haha, Allah is in your heart, and the road is under your feet. If your heart is in the distance, your feet can reach the distance."
Renebo said, trying to stand up straight. His strong body seemed to be back at this moment. However, when he saw someone in the distance, Renebo restrained himself again, hunched over like a weak person.
Amina looked back and saw the towering Saladin Castle on Mount Muqatam, and to the west of Saladin Castle was the huge city of Cairo.
I want to leave here and leave with my father.
To say that he was leaving seemed to be to escape for his life.
Amina felt her eyes dimming, and looked at her father, only to see her father in front of her. His body was hunched like a beast, staring into the distance, and then a deep voice came: "Amina, I feel a murderous aura. If I am captured, you must find a way to survive. You know that the emirs are expanding their slaves, and they will not kill me."
"Father."
Amina became a little nervous.
Renebo clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "As long as you live, there will be a day when we can meet again."
Amina wanted to cry, so she hid behind her father and looked, only to see an army she had never seen before appear in the distance, led by twelve cavalry, followed by infantry. This group of people did not wear aprons similar to their own, nor were they wrapped in a layer of cloth, nor were their heads tied with turbans. They were wearing armors. These armors were pure black, giving people a sense of defense that was difficult to break through. a feeling of.
Their equipment is also very strange. Although they carry bows on their backs, these bows are different from the bows they have seen. They are even more exquisite. There are also many wheels on the bows and arrows. What they wear around their waists is not Damascus. A scimitar, but a broad and long weapon at the waist. Many of them were carrying two quivers on their backs. When they got closer, they could see that there were four iron objects hanging on their waists. There were also many people carrying iron pipes in their hands and wooden boxes on their backs.
Strange outfits, strange weapons, strange people.
"Is that the city of Cairo?"
A majestic voice sounded.
A general walked up to Renebo and Amina, muttered a few words, and then turned back: "Your Excellency, King Mingning, the great governor of Africa, they humbly told us that there is Cairo City and Saladin Castle."
Ning Wang Zhu Quan sat on his horse, looking in the direction of Cairo City, and said slowly: "Where is Faraj? Let's go and see this person who is blocking our way. Is he a long-lived hero or a human being?" The short-lived butcher.”
Yang Shan glanced at Zhu Quan. No one expected that Zhu Quan would change his mind temporarily and land in the Mamluk Dynasty in person. With an army of 800 people, he swaggered to the capital of the country - outside Cairo!
This was an extremely risky behavior. Yang Shan tried to stop it but failed.
Li Suliu was mining in the south of Africa. Zhao Yan led his army north and occupied a place called Yemen. He was building a stronghold there and looking for a suitable port, but he did not follow.
His own words lacked weight to Zhu Quan. In addition, Zhou Yihu, Chu Siyuan, Keshan, Jiang Wu and others led by Zhu Quan were all direct descendants of Zhu Quan and die-hard loyalists of Zhu Quan. They never opposed Zhu Quan's decisions.
Zhu Quan looked at Renebo and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Ask him, where is he going?"
Tongshi Latib was recruited from Yemen. He was a businessman who had traveled through Western Xinjiang and was fluent in Chinese. When the Ming Dynasty's army occupied a port in Yemen, he chose to surrender out of his respect for the Ming Dynasty and his desire for wealth. Yu Daming, and handed over his wife, children, and property.
Latib looked at Renebo.
Renebeau had never heard of Nawe
Their pronunciation of Sergeant Yan's words was very strange and strange, and I couldn't understand it at all. Until Latib translated it, I couldn't help but ask, "Who are they?"
Latib did not hide anything: "They are the far Eastern Seris, the richest golden land in the world, envoys of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This great general is the uncle of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. On the order of the Emperor, he Come to Cairo to negotiate with Faraj, hoping to open trade routes and exchange things."
"Salys?"
Renebo didn't know what the Ming Dynasty was, but he knew that Selis was a legendary place full of gold. They were an extremely distant country, how could they appear here?
"Tell him that we are willing to be his slaves as long as they keep us alive."
Renebo moved his shoulders, and his whole body changed from a rickety state to a straight one. The originally inconspicuous body actually showed powerful muscles.
Yangshan and Keshan stared at Renebo and put their hands on their waists.
Latib's face lit up and he quickly said to Zhu Quan, "He is a refugee. If you can let them leave here alive, they are willing to become your slaves and be driven by you."
"slave?"
Zhu Quan looked at Renebo, laughed, and said seriously: "I don't need slaves, what I need are warriors. If he is willing, then accept them."
Latib became happy and quickly explained it to Renebo.
In other people's countries, it is obviously unreasonable to recruit other people's citizens as sergeants, but it is different in the Mamluk dynasty. People here have the right to sell themselves as slaves.
The four words Mamluk itself mean slave in the eyes of many people.
Some selected slaves can not only participate in the highest level of training, but also serve as senior generals in the Mamluk military regime, or even become small emirs, in charge of armies of dozens to hundreds of people.
The slaves here are not just slaves, they are different from those who did not have any rights in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Quan accepted Renebo and his son Amina, and then continued to Cairo.
However, just when Zhu Quan had a clear view of the Cairo city wall, an army of three thousand people surged out of the city and surrounded Zhu Quan's army.
Bows and arrows, shields, scimitars, and spears nearly two feet long that were beyond the awareness of the Ming Dynasty surrounded everyone.
Renebo became nervous. With such a huge crowd, just one charge would definitely wipe out these humble 800 people. Seeing this situation, he quickly said to Zhu Quan: "We need to retreat before the opponent is completely closed." , withdraw from their siege, and then seek higher ground."
When Latib translated the words to Zhu Quan, Zhu Quan just smiled and said nothing.
Although the Ming army only had 800 people, it was not afraid of the 3,000 troops.
Zhou Yihu, Chu Siyuan and others saw Zhu Quan nodding, and arranged the sergeants in an orderly manner on all sides, with shields in front and archers behind. Some sergeants had already taken off grenades, and the middle sergeant was hammering nails on the ground. Eighty-door tigers squatted The cannon was aimed in four directions, and the gunpowder shells were taken out.
The sword is unsheathed and the arrow is on the string.
The armor is in readiness and the visor is fastened.
Renebo regretted a little. This group of people didn't know how to fight at all. There were obviously too many opponents, but there were too few people on his side, and they were surrounded from all sides. It was like being beaten by a crowd. This kind of Once the war starts, it will be impossible to die.
He was still confused. Selis in the East was wealthy, but not necessarily powerful. Such a reckless choice might cost the lives of himself and his children.
However, regretting it at this time, there is no way out.
Zhu Quan watched quietly. There was no sign of a direct attack from the opponent's army, and they were obviously waiting.
really.
The army in front made a way, and a tall and strong man came out. He looked at some of the troops who wanted to fight back, and sneered, with disdain on his bearded face: "You are Dongfang Saili. Si, Ming’s envoy team?”
Translated by Latib.
Zhu Quan drove the first two
He stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "The document has been delivered. Is this the way you Mamluks treat guests?"
Nowruz Hafiz stared at Zhu Quan and laughed: "The Ming Dynasty is far away in the east, so there is no need to come to Cairo. It's such a long way, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it back home."
Zhu Quan stared and said very unhappily: "What, what do you mean, do you mean you don't want to negotiate? Let your king come out. If he doesn't come out, then we will go in and ask him to come out to negotiate."
Nowruz Hafiz was stunned for a moment. He had never heard such bold words and such contempt for the king. He couldn't help but get angry: "Don't you fear my powerful soldiers and let you die here?"
Zhu Quan raised his hand, took off his visor, clasped it on his face, and said slowly: "I am here to negotiate with your king, not with a nobody like you. If you are not convinced, you can negotiate after a fight." It’s just that you have to think clearly. Once the war breaks out, it will be difficult to talk at the negotiation table. If you anger me, the naval fleet will come over, haha, this small city can be destroyed in an instant!"
Nowruz Hafiz's face changed slightly.
Originally, I wanted to give the envoys of the Ming Dynasty a warning and let them know what it means to be powerful, so that the negotiations can go more smoothly and get more benefits. Who would have thought that Ming people could be so arrogant and want to fight at every turn? .net
If the Mamluks could not care about the Ming Dynasty five or six years ago, and could even mock them unscrupulously, the situation is different now.
The failure of the Timur Empire's Eastern Expedition completely shocked the entire world.
The power of Ming Dynasty cannot be underestimated by anyone.
Especially the Ming Navy fleet. They have appeared in the Red Sea. Their huge scale, huge warships, and tyrannical force make people have to consider the consequences of offending them!
After all, Timur died in the hands of Ming Dynasty!
