I just started playing as the Egyptians on Normal for my first game and have had some interesting events.

I bribed an Byzantine army on Rhodes and used the Inn to hire some mercs to fight the rebellion. I never had bribed an army and wanted to check it out. Rhodes is now in my possession and I am building ships in Egypt to allow for reinforcements/conquest of the other islands. I've got a Dhow in the Eastern Med and a Baggala on the Nile Coast.

I tried to bribe a Turkish army that was laying siege to the Byzantines in Anatolia but a large Byzantine force moved in and the Turks retreated to Rum. The army was bribed though and I had to retreat to Lesser Armenia which I had taken a few years prior.

I've pushed into Syria and just defended against the Turks. Barely won that battle and we both had heavy casualties. My peasants held the line Turkish spearmen are quite tough.

I am allied with the Byzantines so hopefully they will assist in taking out some Turks.

In the short term I hope to destroy the Turks and consolidate my power to take on the Byzantines. The Almohads did not take my offer of alliance but they do not have many forces in Cyrenacia so I am not too concerned.

I am having a problem with Loyalty, however. My generals are wavering. How can I improve their loyalty?