"Good, Wright has improved a lot. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info I can go to Fort Medence with peace of mind. Gawain did not enter the city of Sith, and continued his journey in the direction of the Syrian Gate.

Although the patron was very leisurely, Bohemond of Medensburg was restless, and he had been in peace at Antioch for too long, and he was so angry that he had not been able to extend his victory after the victory over the cliff, so he had a bad temper, pacing up and down the halls of the fortress, looking for a reason to lose his temper.

At the head of the lord of Antioch sat the former Grand Duke of Cyprus, Apsomatus, a merchant rather than a governor, who always smiled and was careful not to say a word.

On the other hand, it was the secret envoy of the king of Aleppo, Bohemond, who summoned him at the meeting, but he was not allowed to participate in the immediate meeting of the secret room, but only made him wait for his life, because Riedwan was now only a vassal in the eyes of Bohemond.

Gregor, the general of the Gemaggis's brigade, sat in a seat a little closer to the duke, and in the face of the duke's incessant torment, he asked: "Why hasn't your master Gawain arrived yet?" Even in the end, his voice was a little broken, and his voice was particularly sharp.

But Gregor replied blandly: "The Grand Patron should be here today." ”

It was not until Gawain, guided by the guards, entered the hall at the sound of the welcoming horn that Bohemond calmed down, and sat back in his seat, and when Gawain was seated, he announced the beginning of the Chamber of Secrets - and then the envoys of Gregor and Ridvin were invited out, and the curtains were raised, the sunlight was tightly blocked, and the candles were lit.

Except for Gawain, Bohemond, and Apsomatius, only two intimate military servants and two low-ranking clerks were present.

But even among the three, the only ones who can throw out the issue and make a final decision are the two Caesar of Tarsus and the new lord of Antioch, and Apsomatus is very clear about his role: to accompany the last seat, and by no means modest.

"I need Latakia and Tartus." As Anna had expected, Bohemond was in a hurry to ask for it at the beginning.

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

Aptsomat bows his head in agreement (x1).

"What do you want?" Bohemond took a step closer and leaned against Gawain's side, his beard as red as blood, and his neck and pupils were red spots from agitation.

Gawain seemed to think for a moment, then turned his face to Bohemond and pointed his finger at the map sandbox, "Latakia and Tartus are yours, so that Antioch can double its territory; Then I wanted Tripoli, Jubail, Sidon and Tyre. ”

It was a long and narrow territory (equal to all the territories on the coast of present-day Lebanon), and a very rich territory, but apart from the fact that Jubail had been captured and the whole city was slaughtered, the rest of the castle port was only temporarily subjugated to the pilgrims, and tribute was paid, which Gawain would have met with fierce resistance if he had taken it by force. Because the majority ethnic groups of Latakia and Tartus are still Syriac Greeks, and the vast majority of them are Saracens and Turks.

"It's not a big problem." Bohemond's glassy eyes rolled a few times, and he readily agreed. Let Gawain spend it here - after he has acquired these territories, he will do his best to destroy the Armenian state of Marash, and when the time comes, the Great Norman Empire will be established, and he will be invincible.

Apsomatus bowed his head and agreed (x2), but he still didn't quite understand what this secret meeting called him for.

"The common theme now is that if you want to occupy these areas, you must exclude the forces that expel Raymond." Then, despite the presence of Apsomatus, the two quickly moved on to the next topic, "Raymond is now betraying his relatives, and it's the best time." You are responsible for cutting off his supplies and food routes, and from now on all the food supplied by Antioch, Adana, and Tarsus to the pilgrims will be diverted from the Venetian and Amalfi fleets to Cyprus, and then to the port of Haifa, where they will be supplied to the besieging forces of the Holy City. At this moment, Gawain finally turned to Apsomatus, who was sitting on the cold bench, and it seemed that there was finally such a thing.

Aptsomatus (x3) in agreement.

"But you have to put all the Syrians under my command, plus Ridwan's servants, and I will threaten to go to Fort Argyll, cut off Raymond's food routes and supplies, and within a month all his army will collapse without a fight."

"Well, after the complete expulsion of Raymond from the Levant, I informed Guillaume, Duke of Aquitaine, who was waiting in Bari, through Florina's father (Duke of Burgundy), to block the return of One-Eye. Then he only has one place left to ......" Gawain paused, then looked around and reported the answer, "That's back to Constantinople, he has always been a close friend of the Emperor. ”

"Yes, the Emperor of Greece will protect him, and he will lead the pilgrims, vying for power, and making the pilgrims the tools of the emperor, just like the First Crusade. Then Raymond, Guillaume, and Conrad will have fierce internal conflicts. Bohemond laughed knowingly.

"Then there will be a rift between the Emperor and the pilgrims, and there will be a rift within the 260,000 pilgrims, and the Emperor's attempt to recover Paphragonia will be difficult, and Merrick of Danishmond will concentrate his forces and fight desperately on the lines of Gangara, Ankara, and Konya - I will take the opportunity to give Merrick a stab in the abdomen at Kayseri. I will protect many, many noble lords and pilgrim civilians, and then the Seleucian Hospital will be a beacon of white and glorious torchlight that towers over the hills—and you, Bohemond, will be able to secure the Iron Bridge of the Orontes, which Raymond had originally occupied, and truly unify Antioch. Besides, when I attack Seli, you attack Marash, and you cooperate with each other so that Merrick and Fell can't take care of each other. ”

Apusomatus jaw head (x4) in agreement.

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

"As long as Raymond is expelled, the following is too clear." Gawain took the initiative to say the plan, or Bohemond was waiting for the other party to put it forward, "We will serve Godfrey as the king of Jerusalem, and Baldwin and Tanrred will each be Godfrey's vassals, and they will tear the ground there and defend the restored holy city, so that everyone can rest assured." ”

"Tanfred ...... too," Bohemond's slender eyebrows twitched twice.

"That's right, so what I just said was - everyone is at ease, including you, of course. Tanfred has established a satellite nation of his own in the Holy City, no, it is the Kingdom of the Stars, which guards Godfrey, the king of the sun-like Holy City. Then you will be able to establish a kingdom in Antioch with peace of mind, while I am in Tarsus, Baldwin in Adana, and Godfrey in Jerusalem, and we will all be united and dependent on each other. Gawain had already seen through Bohemond's thoughts and pierced it directly.

Apusomatus jaw head (x5), in agreement. (To be continued.) )