Eagle Byzantium

"Very good, Wright has made great progress. I can go to Medensburg with peace of mind." Gawain did not enter the city of Sis, but continued on his way in the direction of the Syrian Gate with satisfaction.

Although the patron was very leisurely, Bohemond of Medensburg was restless. He had enjoyed too much peace in Antioch before, and he was upset because he failed to expand the victory after the victory at the Cliff. So he was in a bad mood and paced around in the hall of the fortress, finding random reasons to lose his temper.

Below the king of Antioch sat Apsomatus, the former Grand Duke of Cyprus of the Empire. He was more like a businessman than a governor. He always smiled and said nothing cautiously.

The other one was the secret envoy of King Ridwan of Aleppo. Bohemond called him to the meeting, but he was not allowed to participate in the secret meeting immediately. He just asked him to wait for orders, because Ridwan was now just a vassal in Bohemond's eyes.

Gregor, the general of the Gimages Brigade, sat in a seat slightly closer to the Duke. He faced the Duke's continuous tortured questioning, "Why hasn't your master Gawain arrived yet?" His voice even broke at the end, making it sound particularly sharp.

But Gregor simply replied calmly, "The Grand Patron should arrive here today."

It was not until Gawain, under the guidance of the guards, walked into the hall with the sound of the welcoming trumpet that Bohemond's mood stabilized. He impatiently sat back in his seat, and after Gawain sat down, he announced the start of the secret meeting - and then Gregor and the Redwan envoy were invited out, the curtains around were also drawn, the sunlight was tightly blocked outside, and the candles were lit.

Apart from Gawain, Bohemond and Apsomatus, there were only two intimate military servants and two low-level clerks present.

But even among these three, the only ones who could raise the issue and make the final decision were Caesar of Tarsus and the new ruler of Antioch. Apsomartus was very clear about his role: he was the last one to take the throne, and he was definitely not being modest.

"I need Latakia and Tartus." As Anna expected, Bohemond asked for them in a hurry from the beginning.

"It's not a big problem." Gawain replied readily.

Apsomartus nodded in agreement (X1).

"What do you want?" Bohemond took a step closer and leaned against Gawain's profile. His beard was as red as blood, and his neck and pupils were also covered with red spots due to his excitement.

Gawain seemed to think for a while, then turned back to Bohemond and pointed at the map. "Latakia and Tartus are yours, so Antioch can double its territory; then I want Tripoli, Jubail, Sidon and Tyre."

This is a long and narrow territory (equal to all the territories on the coast of Lebanon today), and it is also a very rich territory. However, except for Jubail, where the entire city was captured and the people were slaughtered, the rest of the castle ports only temporarily surrendered to the pilgrims and provided tribute. If Gawain sent troops to occupy them, he would inevitably encounter fierce resistance. Because the main ethnic groups in Latakia and Tartus are still Syrian Greeks, while most of the people here are Saracens and Turks.

"No problem." Bohemond's glass-like eyes turned a few times and he agreed readily. Let Gawain waste time here - after he obtains these territories, he will do his best to destroy the Armenian Kingdom of Marash. When the Great Norman Empire is established, he will be invincible.

Apsomatus nodded in agreement (X2). In fact, he still doesn't quite understand why he was called to this secret meeting.

"Then the common topic now is that if you want to occupy these areas, you must eliminate the forces that expel Raymond." Then, regardless of the presence of Apsomatus, the two quickly turned to the next topic, "Raymond is now deserted by his friends and relatives, and this is the best time. You are responsible for cutting off his supply and food supply. From now on, all the food supplied to pilgrims by Antioch, Adana and Tarsus will only be transferred to Cyprus by the Venetian and Amalfi fleets, and then delivered to Haifa Port, and then supplied to the team besieging the holy city." At this moment, Gawain finally turned to Apsomatus, who was sitting on the bench. It seems that there is finally something for him.

Apsomatus nodded (X3) to show his agreement.

"But you have to assign all the Syrian troops (referring to the Guimegis Brigade) to my command, and add the vassal army of Ridwan. I will force Argyle Castle to cut off Raymond's food supply and supply. Within a month, all his troops will collapse without a fight."

"Well, completely drive Raymond out of the Levant. I will inform Duke Guillaume of Aquitaine who is waiting to leave in Bari through Florina's father (Duke of Burgundy) to block the one-eyed man's way back. Then he has only one place to go..." Gawain paused, then looked around and gave the answer, "That is to return to Constantinople. He has always had a close relationship with the emperor."

"Yes, the Greek emperor will protect him, and will let him lead the pilgrims to fight for power and make the pilgrims become the emperor's tool vanguard, just like the first crusade. In that case, Raymond, Guillaume, and Conrad will have fierce internal conflicts." Bohemond sneered knowingly.

"Then there will be a rift between the emperor and the pilgrims, and there will be a rift within the 260,000 pilgrims. The emperor's attempt to regain Paphlagonia will be difficult. Merik of Danishmund will concentrate his troops and fight to the death. Resist on the front lines in Gangala, Ankara, and Konya - I will take the opportunity to give Merrick a hard blow in the stomach in Kayseri. I will protect many, many nobles. By then, the Great Seleucia Hospital will become a shining white torch beacon standing on the hill - and you, Bohemond, can safely seize the Orontes that Raymond originally occupied. The River Iron Bridge Fortress will truly unify Antioch. In addition, when I attack Selli, you will attack Marash and cooperate with each other to prevent Merrick and Fell from looking at each other. "

Apsomates nodded (X4) and agreed.

"Very good, this strategy finally dealt with all our enemies at the same time, but what about Godfrey and Baldwin?"

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"As long as Raymond is expelled, the next step will be obvious." Gawain took the initiative to speak out the plan, or it could be said that Bohemond was waiting for the other party to propose it. "We worship Godfrey as the king of Jerusalem. Baldwin, Tank Red each serves as Godfrey's vassal, breaking the earth there to defend the restored holy city, so that everyone can feel at ease. "

"Tancred too..." Bohemond's slender eyebrows twitched twice.

"That's right, so what I just said is - everyone is at ease, naturally including you, Sir. Tancred will independently establish a satellite country in the Holy City, no, it is the Star County, guarding the sun-like Godfrey, King of the Holy City. Then we can rest easy and establish a kingdom in Antioch, while I am in Tarsus, Baldwin is in Adana, and Godfrey is in Jerusalem. We are all on the same page and rely on each other." Gawain had already seen through Bo. Ximond's thoughts were exposed directly.

Apsomates nodded (X5) and agreed. (To be continued ~^~)