time travel system

Chapter 537 Mamluk
It is high tide time, and the battleship can move closer to the shore.

On the Sultan's orders, the troops began to disembark one after another, and soon filled the coast near the village of Soto.

There are eleven warships in total, with a total force of more than 7000 people. There are all kinds of soldiers, craftsmen, slaves and maids who travel with the ships. They all stand on the beach, waiting for their fate blankly.

Liu Zijun didn't disembark, but took the AK47 and fired a round of bullets to the south and north respectively, leaving a clear mark on the beach.

This is the limit. Anyone who dares to cross the limit will be killed immediately.

Guli also adjusted the mortar and fired a shell in two directions, which further deepened the fear of the Sudanese soldiers.

In fact, the rumors had spread long ago. In the face of such unheard-of force, no one dared to resist, no one dared to escape.

Jiang Xiaobai said with emotion: "There are so many. At present, there are probably less than 1 people on the entire Socotra Island?"

"No, there are currently at least 7 people on the island, and it may even reach 10." Gaguwa said: "It is because of their invasion and plundering of spices that the island's population has dropped sharply. By the 21st century, it has already Less than 4 people."

"Are you planning to keep these people?" Jiang Xiaobai felt it was inappropriate, and said, "You are accelerating their entry. It is estimated that the indigenous people on Socotra Island will become extinct in a short time."

"Of course not all of them." Jaguwa said: "Didn't you notice that this is not a pure Arab navy, but a large number of Europeans, East Asians, and Africans mixed in."

"You mean Mamluk?" Jiang Xiaobai was moved.

Indeed, the composition of the soldiers in this fleet is very complicated. Among them are a large number of blond people, and there are even many blacks and East Asians.

The identities of these people are actually slaves, and the legion they formed is the slave legion, commonly known as Mamluk.

According to legend, from the ninth century to the thirteenth century, the sultans of West Asia formed a large number of Mamluks, and made great contributions to their expeditions to the north and south.

With the growth of Mamluk, they even became the overlord of this region, replacing Sudan and establishing their own country.

The composition of the Mamluks is very complex, most of them were captured by slave traders from all over the world, so many of them can't even speak Arabic, and they can't integrate into the lives of the local people at all.

It is precisely for this reason that the Mamluks were extremely loyal to their masters in the first period of time.

"Could it be that this is Mamluk?" Jiang Xiaobai clicked his tongue, and finally saw the legendary Mamluk.

"I estimate that there are at least three thousand Mamluks." Jia Guwa said: "Don't worry about their loyalty. They are essentially mercenaries. As long as they have food and drink, they will work hard for you."

Liu Zijun opened a cover on the deck, walked down the ladder, and said at the same time: "Xiaobai, come here, and I will show you another kind of person."

"Who?" Jiang Xiaobai was full of suspicion, and followed the ladder down.

As soon as I entered the bottom warehouse, a disgusting smell came to my face. It smelled too bad. It was sweat, urine, feces, rotten food, and pus-filled wounds. It was the dirtiest toilet. It's also unbearable.

The bottom cabin is dark and damp, with the long keel of the battleship in the middle, and eighteen holes on each side. A huge paddle protrudes from each hole, nearly ten meters in length. There are two or three meters.

When Jiang Xiaobai saw those paddling people, a surge of anger began to rise in his heart.

It's too miserable, even if it's cruel to animals, they are all human!

Inside the cabin, next to each giant oar, there were four or five naked, scrawny, and scarred slaves.

The chains on their insteps were tightly locked to the wooden boards on the ground, and they lay hunched over and weak.

When they saw Liu Zijun and Jiang Xiaobai coming in, they all stood up, grabbed the oars with both hands, and watched in horror, for fear of being punished.

"This is an Arabian galley. Under each galley, there are a group of slaves paddling." Gaguwa also followed in, saying: "After they are sent here, their fate is to die of exhaustion. .Eat here, pull here, sick here, can be whipped at any time, can be slaughtered at any time. If they die, they will race directly out of the oar holes and sink into the sea."

No wonder Jiang Xiaobai could hear the sound of whips coming from the bottom cabin every time he gave the order to speed up. It turned out that these slaves were being beaten!

Liu Zijun said: "There are 150 ships on this ship, and 97 ships on the Karen Lake. Sudan's fleet has a total of [-] ships, and there must be a lot of effort in rowing. The total number should reach [-]."

"Release them and give them freedom. They will become the most loyal fighters, even more loyal than Mamluks, and they can also restrain each other." Jia Guwa said excitedly: "With these people, conquer the entire Socotra Island, is it still difficult for me to become the queen of Xiangdao?"

"Hey, hey, don't be all yours. They are sailors and they want to form a navy!" Liu Zijun was not happy.

"You and I are sisters, do you still divide each other?" Jiaguwa said with a smile: "Conquer the land first, and then conquer the sea. We complement each other!"

"That's about the same." Liu Zijun put his arm around Jia Guwa's shoulders, and said to Jiang Xiaobai, "Now, you can show your kindness."

Jiang Xiaobai was puzzled: "What kindness?"

Liu Zijun smiled and said, "Announce the release of them, give them freedom, let them be grateful!"

Gaguwa said: "We don't understand their language, so it's better for you to speak it."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Xiaobai finally agreed with the greed of the two women, turned to face the trembling slaves and shouted, "Brothers, from now on, you are free!"

No one answered, all the slaves showed terrified expressions, and some even knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"You are free!" Liu Zijun also shouted: "You are no longer slaves, but free men!"

"From now on, you will go to the deck to bask in the sun and watch the stars every day." Gaguwa also shouted loudly: "Your food will be doubled, you will have new clothes to wear, and you will be paid if you paddle , There will also be wages for fighting!"

Jiang Xiaobai translated the words of the two, but the slaves were still trembling, they didn't believe it was true at all, thinking that the masters were going to kill them.

Empty explanations are not as convincing as actual actions. Jiang Xiaobai stopped talking and took a step forward. With a few clicks, he broke the chains on the feet of a few hard workers, and pointed to the exit above and shouted: " Get out, you haven't seen the sun for a long time."

"The sun?" a slave trembled, and rushed out.

"Ahhhh..." He cried!

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