Yusuf enjoyed the campaign. Best of all was fighting at
Shirkuh’s side, riding with the Syrian army against King
Amalric and his Frankish knights, and against the Egyptian
enemies of Vizier Shawar. Yusuf watched and learned while his
uncle won quickly with a few short, well-fought battles.
With the help of the Syrians, Shawar was soon the strongest
man in Egypt once again. But he wanted to be strong without
the help of Nuradin’s army, and he did not want to pay Nuradin
the gold that he promised him before. Shawar decided to talk to
the Franks. ‘I don’t like General Shirkuh and the Syrians. They
want to get their hands on Egypt, so I want your knights to push
him and his army out of the country. If you do what I ask, I’ll
give you the money that I promised Nuradin!’
The Frankish generals agreed to help Shawar, and they battled
against Shirkuh and his soldiers and pushed them out of Egypt.
The Syrians fought bravely, but in the end they had to go back
to Aleppo with nothing to show for their hard work. Nuradin
was very angry. He thought that the campaign was a bad use of
time, money, horses and men. He didn’t want his army to go to
Egypt ever again. Shirkuh was angry too.
‘Don’t worry, Yusuf,’ he said to his nephew, ‘Shawar will
never win against me! Just wait. Nuradin doesn’t want more
fighting now, but when he sees how Amalric and the Franks get
rich in Egypt with Shawar’s help, he’ll send us again. And then
we’ll make that criminal Shawar sorry that he was ever born!’
Egypt –1167
The old general was right. Three years later, Yusuf, now twentynine,
was marching beside his uncle at the head of the Syrian
army. ‘Why aren’t we taking the same road to Egypt as last time,
General?’ asked Yusuf.
‘Shawar and the Franks know that we’re coming. We must
Yusuf enjoyed the campaign. Best of all was fighting atShirkuh’s side, riding with the Syrian army against KingAmalric and his Frankish knights, and against the Egyptianenemies of Vizier Shawar. Yusuf watched and learned while hisuncle won quickly with a few short, well-fought battles.With the help of the Syrians, Shawar was soon the strongestman in Egypt once again. But he wanted to be strong withoutthe help of Nuradin’s army, and he did not want to pay Nuradinthe gold that he promised him before. Shawar decided to talk tothe Franks. ‘I don’t like General Shirkuh and the Syrians. Theywant to get their hands on Egypt, so I want your knights to pushhim and his army out of the country. If you do what I ask, I’llgive you the money that I promised Nuradin!’The Frankish generals agreed to help Shawar, and they battledagainst Shirkuh and his soldiers and pushed them out of Egypt.The Syrians fought bravely, but in the end they had to go backto Aleppo with nothing to show for their hard work. Nuradinwas very angry. He thought that the campaign was a bad use oftime, money, horses and men. He didn’t want his army to go toEgypt ever again. Shirkuh was angry too.‘Don’t worry, Yusuf,’ he said to his nephew, ‘Shawar willnever win against me! Just wait. Nuradin doesn’t want morefighting now, but when he sees how Amalric and the Franks getrich in Egypt with Shawar’s help, he’ll send us again. And thenwe’ll make that criminal Shawar sorry that he was ever born!’Egypt –1167The old general was right. Three years later, Yusuf, now twentynine,was marching beside his uncle at the head of the Syrianarmy. ‘Why aren’t we taking the same road to Egypt as last time,General?’ asked Yusuf.‘Shawar and the Franks know that we’re coming. We must
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