"Why do we wear this way?" The expeditionary forces including Sun Chuanting were asked by pirates to wear Arab costumes. Sun Chuanting also wore a white turban and a fake beard.

The soldiers of the Expeditionary Force looked at me and I looked at you, and they all felt a little uncomfortable after a sudden change of appearance, and they couldn't help but feel funny.

"This place was once ruled by the Arab Empire, with Arabs and Berbers accounting for the majority, and the Berbers were also influenced by Arab culture. So if you want to gain the mercenaries here and the support of the natives along the way, you must dress up like this. From now on, your identity is an Arab general, and you must lead the army to carry out a great expedition to the east." Yangsong said to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting understood the intention of the pirate in front of him, which made him call himself a general and famous for his division.

"If someone asks me, I will ask people who understand the language here to communicate with them. Your people do not need to speak out to avoid revealing their identities." Yang Song reminded again.

Although Sun Chuanting felt that it was a bit strange for a Han man to wear other clothes, the most important issue at present was to capture Algiers in time. If this could be done better in this way, even if the expedition was dressed strangely, it would be nothing.

"No, I will never wear pagan costumes!"

Sun Chuanting and other soldiers of the expeditionary army felt that there was not much so-called to complete the mission, but Prince Rupert and his German mercenaries from the Holy Roman Empire were completely unable to accept changing into Arab costumes, and they were even more unwilling to disguise themselves as Arabs.

Yansong from the Netherlands narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Rupert and others, and noticed that Prince Rupert and his followers were carrying a hint of arrogance, and maybe some nobleman was some kind of nobleman.

"This young man, this is a place where Morocco is unavailable. Here we only care about money and interests. If you are unwilling to disguise, please forgive me for not being able to take you to act. I don't know how many troubles you will experience on the way!" Pirate Yansong did not give Prince Rupert face at all, nor did he know that the person in front of him was the nephew of King Charles I of Britain.

In his opinion, the Arab army disguised as an expedition could avoid many conflicts on the march and even gain the support of the indigenous people along the way. The benefits were self-evident.

"Your Highness, this is to carry out military operations better. Please put down your faith temporarily and wait until we complete the mission before changing into your clothes. If we cannot launch an attack on the rear of Algiers in time at the agreed time, then our fleet will have to launch a strong attack from the front with the opponent's turret, and we will have more companions sacrificed." Sun Chuanting came over and persuaded.

Prince Rupert and several German mercenaries hesitated for a while before he reluctantly changed into Arab costumes.

The three hundred expeditionary soldiers all changed their appearance. Yangsong sent people to recruit mercenaries in the port and nearby tribes. For most of the indigenous people and pirates living at the bottom, Sun Chuanting and others made generous moves and called themselves Arab generals. They wanted to organize a sacred expedition, so they accepted employment and quickly formed a 500-person mercenary!

One-eyed pirate Yangsong obviously had been here for a long time, and he was a brother to some Arabs and Berbers. He made familiar native pirates serve as the captain of the mercenary army to strengthen control over the mercenaries.

Sun Chuanting still wanted to volunteer to help him manage the mercenaries. The 300 expeditionary forces he led almost only speak Chinese, and if no one helps in Morocco, it would be difficult to move forward.

The Arabs and Berbers who were active in this land knew the road to Algiers. If you want to deal with the Arabs and Berbers here, you need the bridge of Yansong.

The 500 mercenaries gathered and the number of people surged, plus 300 expedition troops reached 800.

In order to transport the supplies needed by the troops, in addition to the part of the ammunition and dry food carried by each person, Sun Chuanting and others also paid for 103 camels and 13 horses to transport supplies.

The heavy artillery was a burden to the team during a surprise attack of hundreds of miles. It was abandoned on ships. They only used muskets, paper-shell ammunition, and explosives packs to carry out this rare expedition in the world in North Africa.

"13 horses, this is not a good sign." Prince Rupert was still worried about the clothes he was wearing. He led a horse and looked around at the clothes he was wearing.

"The number 13 in the East has no inauspicious meaning. The plan depends on people and the success is in heaven. If the action fails, we will retreat according to the plan." Sun Chuanting held a simple map provided by Yansong to him, which had a road from Morocco to Algiers, which was already accessible during the Arab Empire's rule.

"Do you have cavalry in the east? The breastplate cavalry of our Holy Roman Empire is the most elite cavalry in the world. Even in the worst situation, they can persist in fighting until the end. Most people use spinous pistols to fight with double-edged long swords or single-edged scimitars." Prince Rupert seemed to have a special liking for cavalry and took the initiative to praise German cavalry to Sun Chuanting.

"There are tens of thousands of cavalry troops in the east, which are divided into corps, that is, the corps here. Most of the cavalrymen are nomadic peoples of the Mongols, but they no longer use any breastplate. In front of new muskets and artillery, any armor is useless. It is better to give up the breastplate for mobile power." Sun Chuanting said.

"Mongols..." Rupert heard that the cavalry legion in the East was mainly composed of Mongolians and other nomadic peoples who lived on horseback since childhood, and were also equipped with firearms and civilized muskets. Who can withstand this?

"But the breastplate still has certain protection against muskets." Prince Rupert defended.

"At that time, some of your muskets were not powerful enough, but unfortunately, the muskets used by our soldiers could shoot through any armor. Armor was a burden for us. Our cavalry even had light artillery used in field operations." Sun Chuanting said.

The cavalry has exclusive cannons...Prince Rupert was surprised that his chin landed on the ground, and the cavalry's firearm was too high.

"Let's go!" Sun Chuanting, with an expeditionary force of 300 people, issued an order to go to the expedition.

"Warriors, it's time to set off! For completing this great expedition, everyone will receive redemption and generous reward!" The pirates led by Yangsong encouraged the mercenaries to give them a clear goal - to complete a sacred expedition.
Chapter completed!