Chapter 485 Apennine Peninsula

The loss of Jerusalem shocked Egypt. In addition, Egypt had been besieging the canal area for nearly two months, which not only caused Egypt to lose Jerusalem, but also caused Egypt to be seriously short of troops.

Mahmoud fled back to Cairo in a panic. He did not dare to face his vassals and citizens and kept himself locked in. The people's dissatisfaction with him had already erupted. Now that the enemy army was attacking, they needed to send people to negotiate, so they formed a citizen delegation to negotiate.

However, before they set off, the envoy of the Roman Empire came and brought a peace negotiation condition for the other party to sign.

The peace negotiation condition includes several parts: First, Egypt needs to cede all the territories east of the canal area. Second, compensate the Roman Empire with 2 million lei. Third, Egypt becomes a vassal of Rome, and Roman merchants in Egypt are not allowed to collect other additional taxes except basic tariffs. Fourth, the rights of Christians in Egypt are guaranteed and they must not be suppressed.

This condition is to suppress Egypt in all aspects, and the Sudanese cannot accept it, but they have another sentence behind it. If they don't agree, they will be destroyed.

Ordinary Egyptian people naturally don't agree, but the Sudanese have agreed. Mahmoud's hands were shaking when he signed, and there was also the signature of the Egyptian Caliph on it, which was considered to be an agreement.

There was no way around it. Affected by the climate of Egypt, most of the towns were concentrated on both sides of the Nile River. Cairo, located in the delta, was the leader. If Cairo was occupied, they would occupy one by one along the Nile River, and then they would have to go into the desert and eat sand.

And if they couldn't fight foreign enemies, they couldn't fight the people. They just had to use the army to suppress them. In this way, Mahmoud's courage only lasted for two months before it was gone. In the face of power, bravery was useless except for adding a sad song.

Egypt asked for peace with Rome. The compensation of 2 million gold coins, the cession of a large area of ​​territory, and the protection of merchants disappointed those who originally supported the new Sultan. They cried and made a fuss, asking the Sultan not to agree, Jerusalem was their city.

But the Sultan didn't hear it. He only saw a group of mobs wanting to make trouble, so he asked the soldiers to suppress it throughout the country. Compared with justice, he still cared more about himself.

Peter left 10,000 men to garrison the canal area and 20,000 men to garrison near Jerusalem. He himself was watching Jerusalem leave for Rome after its recovery. A great war had already begun.

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Aragon called for the recapture of Sardinia. They sent their navy to plunder the coasts of Rome and Naples, and landed in Sardinia, confronting Stanitsa.

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

The two republics of Florence and Siena were very nervous, holding 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 one was kicked out directly, a bad idea.

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

But John had known about their tricks for a long time. How could they be willing to be ruled by Rome? Only a complete change of blood can make this place reborn. It is useless to rely on those selfish businessmen and the quarreling parliament.

"They still defected to the other side."

John looked at the current situation and expressed his thoughts. In his opinion, Florence must completely remove these dirts to be reborn.

"When will the imperial army come?"

"It will take about 5 days."

Five days, I hope everything goes well before then.

But on the second day, someone surrounded the place where John was staying. They threw stones and shouted for them to leave. It seems that someone couldn't hold back.

The number of people gathered was increasing, and John was not afraid. On the contrary, he hoped that they would rush in and expand this diplomatic issue. Florence would not end well, and then the Roman army would go north to occupy this place, and the problem would be solved.

The fully armed patrol team arrived soon to disperse these people, and there were some physical conflicts between the two sides.

When the patrol leader saw John, his face was a little ugly. He threatened: "Romanians, this is the result you asked for! Because the citizens of Florence who cannot guarantee their own interests will vent their anger on you, I am afraid this is just the beginning, and I cannot guarantee that every patrol will arrive in time."

"In view of Florence's anger towards you now, I hope you will stay here these days and don't go out, otherwise if something happens, it is not our responsibility!"

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

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

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

Another hometown attack, but John is 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 well?"

"But this is the most democratic way."

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

"Instead of handing over the power to this group of selfish people, it is better to concentrate it in one person's hands, so that the local area can develop to the best of its ability."

The captain did not want to listen to the theory promoted by John, so he left in a hurry. Isn't this dictatorship? Caesar's example tells them that dictatorship has no good end. It is better to share power with the Senate like Augustus. Look at the Roman Empire when sharing power, and then wait for Constantine's dictatorship. The national strength is not as good as before. This fully shows that the parliament must be retained. Only in this way can the national strength be maintained.

"Another poor man corrupted by Florence", John shook his head. Everything here is not good, and force is needed to solve all problems. Arguing with the parliament, this kind of thing that reduces efficiency is only done by these people who are full and bored.

As Aragon's attention is on Sardinia, the Duke of Argau led the Roman army north to Florence and Siena. Put an end to the final outcome of the Italian peninsula.