The Youngest Prince Of The English Royalty House [EN]: Chapter 40

[40. Red River (2)]

-Islamic Camp, Acre-

Acre was, in truth, easily taken.

An opportunity arose from the rebellion led by Joscelin, a greedy nobleman of Acre, and the Ayyub Sultanate seized it without much effort.

However, Acre is not easily lost.

If this strategically important stronghold were to fall back into Christian hands, it would be a significant disadvantage in an already fierce war.

The brothers who believe in Allah have lost control of the Middle Eastern sea.

Because they were defeated in naval warfare.

Thus, the first button was completely misbuttoned [a metaphor for a mistake with cascading consequences].

It was incredibly painful to have been deprived of naval supremacy in the Middle Eastern waters by John, who was only known as a lover or a poet.

The moment he was soundly defeated by John, who had just become an admiral.

“John… How dare this bastard!”

Saphadin was furious at the news of John gleefully heading to the port of Alexandria to collect taxes.

Repairing ships and stockpiling supplies.

At first.

He could tolerate it to some extent, thinking.

‘Sigh! The Christian bastards have started looting again.’

However, the uncomfortable truth of the Egyptian region.

The outrageous act of brazenly taking away Coptic Christians who were living in hiding left him speechless.

Of course, they didn’t commit the heinous act of converting existing Muslims to Christianity.

But who are the Copts?

They were quite useful infidel ‘slaves,’ so to speak, called the ‘Jews’ of Arabia.

Moreover, symbolically.

Our Western Christians have not forgotten the unprotected ‘Arab’ Christians in the East.

They blatantly promoted this political message, relocating them to their territory in Ireland while also trying to lure the Islamic fleet with cunning tactics.

So, Saphadin thought.

‘What on earth is John up to? Is he thinking of recovering the five holy sites of Christianity that they speak of?’

John, the seemingly ordinary but capable Prince of England!

No matter how much Acre was the best defensive fortress Saladin had built.

The power of a ‘united’ Christianity was a tremendous crisis from the Islamic perspective.

Fortunately for the Ayyub Sultanate.

Support troops were sent to Acre from the Islamic Union.

The support troops consisted of powerful figures from the eastern borders of the Islamic Empire.

The commander leading them dismounted and greeted Saphadin.

“May the peace of Allah be upon you.”

Saphadin also returned the greeting.

“And upon you, may the peace of Allah be.”

After the brief Islamic ‘greeting’ ended.

Saphadin said.

“That brothers from the far east would come all the way to Acre.”

“Doesn’t that mean the situation is not good enough to warrant it?”

“The infidels will soon strike our fortress. So…”

Saphadin, the brother of the great hero Saladin and the de facto manager of the Egyptian region.

He hesitated for a moment, trailing off.

However.

The commander, sensing Saphadin’s thoughts, said.

“Do not worry. Even if we believe in different sects, aren’t we ultimately brothers who believe that Muhammad is the last prophet?”

So, they smiled at each other.

But they both knew. That they were wearing masks.

Christianity on a massive scale.

Launched a new Crusade (the Third Crusade). And the Islamic Union retaliated.

Thus, the powers of the Mediterranean clashed, and naturally, Europe and the Middle East began to fall into a whirlpool of war.

The Third Crusade, which could not even be compared to the original history.

And the fate of the world, reorganized because of the Third Crusade!

Frankly speaking, all of this is due to Prince John, who died in the 21st century and was reincarnated.

Of course, he didn’t want to change history entirely, but in fact, he changed all of current history, becoming the reincarnated Safe John.

As a child, John saved his teacher Thomas Becket as a birthday present, simply out of pity.

Thanks to that, Henry II did not have to cross the irreversible river with the Vatican [a point of no return].

And England’s diplomatic suffering did not occur.

And furthermore.

Thomas Becket became the second English Pope, Pius II, and declared the ‘revocation’ of mutual excommunication between the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Catholic Church.

The Crusades began with the forgiveness and reconciliation of the Eastern Roman Empire and the West.

Moreover, the Eastern Roman Empire, which would have been groaning in the original history, saying, ‘Ah. The phoenix does not die. It has only been sick for a while,’ and engaging in mental victories.

Now, it prevented the civil war in its early stages and escaped its doomed fate.

And.

‘We will also soak the Islamic bastards together and completely take over Anatolia (Asia Minor)!’

Emperor Alexios II of the Eastern Roman Empire declared participation, not support, in the ‘Crusade,’ a plan created by the Holy Roman Empire and England.

He is the son of Emperor Manuel I, who was born when he was over 50 years old.

Thanks to his late birth, the Eastern Roman Empire was on the verge of collapse after his father Manuel I’s death.

However, Alexios II, who met Prince John and achieved a great awakening as much as St. Augustine repented, prevented the rebellions of his uncle Andronikos and sister Maria in advance.

He massively participated in the Crusades, showing that the Eastern Roman Empire was still strong.

Then what is Emperor Frederick I of the same Holy Roman Empire thinking?

‘Balance is needed.’

He was thinking of something the British Empire would do in the future.

Since England was relatively superior now, he wanted England, which was much stronger than France, to weaken for the balance of Europe.

Of course, England.

There was no need to add more because the power struggles between the princes were already severe.

In the first place, the Angevin-Plantagenet family was a dysfunctional family where three sons tried to kill their father.

And those three sons were fighting each other to sit on the throne, weren’t they?

Frederick I was thinking of checking France and England in the neighborhood for the sake of world order, but anyway, his country was strong now.

The Holy Roman Empire is the strongest in Central Europe.

It is a powerful country that also has some influence in Eastern Europe, where the Eastern Roman Empire is the mainstay.

But even Frederick I, the 12th-century absolute emperor of such a strong country, had concerns.

‘The power of our country so far has come from my power… But if my son ascends the throne… it will be very difficult.’

He knew very well that the Holy Roman Empire could not always be a powerful ’empire.’

Usually, he could see many things that others could not see.

With the eyes of accumulated years.

To such Frederick I.

A man named ‘John, the youngest prince of England’ caught his eye.

At first, John was famous for his minnesang (medieval ballad).

Thanks to the unexpected beautiful melody and lyrics, he drove the minnesingers of the Holy Roman Empire crazy.

Of course, at that time, the opinion that John was just a fun friend was the mainstream among the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire.

They checked each other, and they were also close to each other, a love-hate friend.

To borrow the words of Henry II, the great king of England.

‘He prioritizes his own survival, but he is not a hateful, human youngest son.’

From a nobleman of the Angevin family.

The ruler of the Angevin-Plantagenet family.

It was a subtle evaluation for Henry II, who created the history of the Great Angevin family.

With such curiosity about John, Emperor Frederick threw a few baits to Heinrich the Lion, who he was worried about purging.

He sent him to Prince John’s Mortain territory.

After that, he was gradually getting to know Prince John through the letters Heinrich sent.

Prince John was ordinary, unlike his talented brothers.

But.

Paradoxically, because he was ordinary, he seemed to have something different from his other brothers.

So, after the Crusades were declared.

Emperor Frederick I, who was so curious about Prince John.

He made Prince John the admiral of the vanguard fleet.

He lived with him in the same space and carefully observed the ‘ordinary youngest prince.’

And he could feel affection in many ways.

Beyond that.

The old emperor, seeing the collapsing Islamic fleet, thought.

‘He’s a really fun friend. It would have been better if he were my son.’

Frederick I liked Prince John.

“The enemy’s fleet…”

“Has all been sunk.”

“Our Christians have won once again.”

There was another troublesome naval battle.

The naval battle between the Egyptian fleet, which had been building up its strength, and our Christian First Fleet.

But.

Having regained strength at the port of Alexandria.

With the support of the Sicilian fleet, the Venetian fleet, and the Genoese fleet.

The power of the Christian total fleet was strong.

No matter how much the Islamic Empire friends added a joint fleet.

That fact did not change.

In the first place, we were the winning fleet, and they were the defeated fleet.

Even the atmosphere of the sailors was different.

‘Your Highness, please rest a little. We will easily subdue that struggling fleet.’

The naval battle, which highlighted the command of ‘Charles’ from Toulon and the performance of the archer unit led by the sharpshooter Robin, who can be said to be the fleet’s ranged dealer, ‘Shoot them all down!’ was over.

Our Christian fleet was already in a winning situation.

-Wow!

The power of the Holy Roman Empire, which had only been watching our England-Ireland forces, began to move.

‘To see the bizarre helmet I saw in the game here. I’ve become a medieval person now.’

And in my eyes, I saw a knight order that looked very familiar.

The Teutonic (German) Knights, recently created by order of Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire and Pius II.

They were the vanguard.

Of course, we couldn’t just stand still.

“Our great England cannot lose either. Let’s go!”

We too.

Headed vigorously towards the enemies.

“Wow.”

Fortunately.

There is no gunpowder in this era.

If the gunpowder weapon system was common.

It would have been impossible to charge forward in a medieval style with the brain turned off like that.

The Islamic army.

Stared at me with a determined expression.

Of course, I have no intention of putting much meaning into the enemy’s eyes.

What is in front of my eyes is the ‘enemy.’

No other words are needed.

Safe John, who lived peacefully in Ireland.

The damn Crusades were annoying, but.

Now I decided to become John to live.

Danger can come at any time in such a fierce battlefield.

But I am Safe John.

“Do not worry.”

“We will, Your Highness.”

“Protect you!”

I trust the three vassals who protect me, Godfrey, Charles, and Robin.

The fight became more fierce.

“Allah…”

“God.”

-Shoo.

A shower of arrows.

-Clang.

The collision of moonlight-sharp scimitars and heavy greatswords.

But.

The battlefield is where unexpected variables occur.

“Your Imperial Majesty!”

Someone tried to shoot an arrow at the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

If the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire dies, the German guys will pull out of the Crusades.

This will be a disaster!

At that moment, my body moved without me knowing.

And in front of my eyes.

-Neigh.

A snow-white horse, one of Europe’s death flags [a symbol of impending doom], was crying.

It hurts like hell.

-Middle East, Syria-

Saladin, like his brother Saphadin.

Was suffering in many ways.

The Crusaders, with Baldwin IV and Prince Richard joining forces, were strong.

Thanks to that, Saladin chose a defensive tactic rather than his unique aggressive tactics.

Even while being pushed in various ways by the Crusader offensive.

Through spies.

He tried to divide the ‘Crusaders.’

But Saladin did not expect.

That the bond between Baldwin IV and Duke Richard of Normandy, who were relatives inheriting the same Angevin blood.

Could not be easily broken.

Fortunately.

At this time.

The sword of Ismail, an Islamic military alliance.

Was coming to the Middle East to provide massive support.

Saladin’s relationship with the Caliph was not awkward, but if Saladin fell, Egypt, Syria, and northern Iraq would fall into the hands of the Christians.

If such an unfortunate event occurred.

Southern Iraq, Iran, Persia, and the Indian radius would also suffer various losses.

And above all, ‘holy sites’ were important from the Islamic perspective as well.

Isn’t the place where the traces of Muhammad (Mahomet), the last prophet and the greatest prophet, remain a holy site?

However, the main force of the Islamic Allied Forces went to Anatolia (Asia Minor), the front yard of the Eastern Roman Empire.

The troops from the Syrian region were only an army for salvation.

It was not an army to take a counterattack.

However.

Saladin, who could read a big ‘game’ from afar.

Saying, ‘A small but sharp sword of Allah has come to us.’

He used the Islamic Allied Forces, called the ‘Sword of Ismail,’ as efficiently as possible to stop the Crusaders.

‘Our brothers have brought us food, clothing, and weapons.’