but he sees it, it s the only realistic option. richard retreats to acre to begin the long voyage home, leaving the crusaders who remain in the holy land leaderless. so saladin took advantage of that. and when richard has to go back to england, saladin realized that was the time to strike and to launch an attack. saladin goes down to jaffa and besieges it. when king richard hears jaffa is under siege, he decides he must immediately return to the holy land once more. and the garrison are on the point of surrender when richard appears in a very sort of action figure way, jumps off his boat, wades ashore.
so saladin took advantage of that. and when richard has to go back to england, saladin realized that was the time to strike and to launch an attack. saladin goes down to jaffa and besieges it. when king richard hears jaffa is under siege, he decides he must immediately return to the holy land once more. and the garrison are on the point of surrender when richard appears in a very sort of action figure where he jumps off his boat, wades ashore. he picks up any weapon he can find and begins battling against saladin and his army.