Eagle Byzantium

At this time, she and Hertomia walked to the alcove of the palace at the same time. Anna, who was listening to the negotiation through the curtain, faced Gawain's words with a calm face - Anna is already sixteen years old and has matured. At least she regards herself as the ruler of a country For the female queen, the concept of "politics is a transaction and a game" has been deeply rooted in her blood. If she had been faced with Gawain's words about his willingness to cooperate with the pagans three years ago at Brachna Palace, she would have It must be regarded as "treasonous and unethical".

Just when the messenger Hajib was overjoyed, Gawain's next words made him cool down a bit, "However, it is impossible for us to provide you with direct military assistance, neither troops, war horses, nor weapons."

"Then give me the money!" Hajib was so anxious that he directly proposed a revised plan without any regard for dignity.

Unexpectedly, Gawain did not shy away from anything. He nodded and said, of course, "I can give you materials or money in batches of about 20,000 Byzantine gold coins, so that you can at least get money from Danish Mongolia. Germany or Armenia will hire two thousand cavalry to fight for you for at least half a year, but the money is not free. "

"Konia has been burned to ashes. Our Sultan really does not have any valuable materials to exchange with the Grand Duke!"

Gawain smiled slowly, raised his hands to stop and said, "You don't need anything of value. You can increase the number of trade openings in Miliocephalon and give us two bulk items at low prices. That is Turks." War horses and iron ingots.”

At this moment, Hajib continued to be confused. To be honest, Gawain was too shrewd and ruthless. These two things, let alone Sudan, even he understood that they were very important strategic materials for any country. At this moment, Hertomia had already turned out from behind the curtain and handed the drafted paper to the Grand Duke, "Hajib, take a look at it. This is the characteristic of my palace. You don't have to look at it with big eyes and small eyes." Yes, there is nothing wrong with using a careful and considerate aristocratic woman to serve as the ink officer, and using this kind of dense, smooth and white paper to write. Sooner or later Konya will need this kind of paper." Gawain said, rolling up the paper. Then he sent it to Hajib and asked him to pay attention to the number on it.

How many qualified war horses must be sold within half a year (Gawain's brotherhood subordinates will carefully identify them and will not allow the Sultan to pass them off as good ones), and how many weights of iron ingots must be sold, are all recorded in detail in the secret agreement document, "As long as you respect the The Sultan is willing to accept it, and I will provide you with a batch of wheat for free in half a year. You can treat it as a flower."

In the end, Hajib agreed to Gawain's request with difficulty but felt "overjoyed". After all, the only one willing to help the Roma country came and went with exclusive business.

"By the way, please tell the Sultan that I have a strategy that will allow him to survive the emperor's attack for longer." Gawain put his hands behind his back and faced the envoy who was about to leave, "Please Sultan stop being greedy. For a big city like Konya, they have to wander among the mountains of Firna, constantly attack the flanks of the emperor’s camp, and even climb out of the mountains to attack the imperial cities of Pamphylia, giving full play to the Turks’ horse-riding skills.”

"Thank you, Grand Duke, for your excellent strategy. I will definitely report it back to the Sultan." Hajib took Gawain's advice to heart and left the small palace.

Then, Gawain held his hands on the pillars and gazed at the sea in his eyes.

Anna tiptoed obediently and came to his side, "Now, are you finally going to take action against Prince Ruben?"

"That's really what I think, but there's still something missing."

"Flags and strength to start a war?"

"No Anna, I don't lack any of these. Reuben's hyena has already become a rage. Moreover, my Sith City and Syria Gate, as well as Baldwin's Adana County, happen to form a pincer on his territory. Now I invented another little sunfish The siege weapons that came out were enough to sweep across his castle on the plains of Eastern Cilicia. There are three things I'm waiting for." Gawain patted the pillar and turned to sit on the couch, with Anna next to him. Sit down and wait for Damanzi's analysis and answers.

"The first thing is war horses and iron. I have solved this through the secret agreement with Giliki. My cavalry team will be indispensable in future wars."

Anna raised her head and listened quietly, "The second thing is the situation in South Cappadocia. It seems that under Reinstein's operation, the civil affairs problem is not big. In terms of military affairs, I plan to send Walter's armored cavalry The regiment will be sent back to defend Karon City and the surrounding salt fields and farmland, and monitor and defend Danishmund. What do you think, Anna?"

"Of course. If necessary, we can also draw the armored cavalry back to you as a reserve team." Anna's voice was clear.

"The third thing needs to wait the most, but the result is coming soon, and that is to deal with Prince Ruben's allies."

"Are you talking about Baldwin and Godfrey? I believe it's not a big problem. The female physician Grana Eyre who treated Duke Godfrey also returned by ship. In her previous letter, she said that the Duke's injury was close to recovery. , as long as the maintenance is in place.”

But what Gawain said next surprised Anna, "I have more than just these two allies. The biggest ally I need is Bohemond."

"Bohemond?"

"Yes, that's him, the red-bearded Bohemond." Gawain didn't look like he was joking at all.

"But when his nephew Tancred was marching in Cilicia and Marash, and even now, he has close allies with many Armenian lords, including Prince Reuben!" Anna made a strong statement question.

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Gawain let out a long breath, "At this moment, Bohemond has now occupied Antioch, and it seems that around him, a Norman Armenian Empire is forming in the east. However, after careful observation, I feel that this situation is not stable - —There were too few Normans, and Bohemond was In terms of controlling people's hearts, there are no outstanding and novel creations, and the relationship between him and Raymond is very poor. There will definitely be disaster in the future, and I predict that this disaster will definitely come from the hands of the Pisa and the Armenians. , because Ruben was not honest with Bohemond.”

"It seems that my father's diplomacy will also be involved." Anna raised her beautiful little chin thoughtfully at this time, listening to the sound of the undulating waves, "My brother John was expelled and replaced by Bray Nus came with my stupid and stubborn sister, and now my father is taking her advice to attack the remnants of Konya. This is on the military level. On the political level, it is impossible for my father to ignore Bohemian of Antioch. Virtue takes action.”

"Yes, smart Anna, our previous diplomatic conspiracy has successfully misled your father into believing that this Bosch was behind the 'tragic death of Hugh', the 'monopoly of Antioch' and the 'fall of Alemanburg'" Mondstadt, and it happened that Archbishop Sapphobel of Pisa was coming. According to intelligence from the city of Bari, he also brought many The Pisa merchants are coming, so a series of violent reactions are about to come." Gawain laughed and leaned on the railing of the colonnade near the sea. "What we have to do is to receive Safbel well. It is said that there are others who are traveling with him. As for the patriarch appointed to me by the Holy See...who could he be?" (Unknown) To be continued ~^~)