Chapter 56: Magrunius's Strategy
During this time, the Emperor's attention was all drawn to the elusive Bohemond, and he ignored the grandson of Plani on the island of Respos, so the little sunfish and his grandfather, under the cover of the operation of the Smyrna branch of the Bank of Bari, disguised themselves as pilgrims and mixed into a small group of pilgrimages, and with the means of bribery, they passed through Panphylia without any obstacles, and then boarded a ship that carried out secret trades, and the ships of the Brenus and Gawains were secretly trading, and came to Alalmanburg. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It was still the little bird in the palace that Nikdemia was concerned about this, and he sent a letter to Maisem to inquire, and received a report that the Norman bandits had attacked the port of Mytilene on a Pisan ship, and there were only a dozen archers at that time, so they carefully chose the "evasion tactic" in front of many murderous Norman knights, but when the large garrison of the castle of Massem arrived, they felt that the whereabouts of Plani Zusun and Bohemond were unknown at the same time, perhaps killed by the Norman bandits, or perhaps plundered.
As for the new palace guard officer, Pukrips Jr., was thought to have died in the halls of the manor, having his throat cut open with a sharp dagger, and beside him was a bloody corpse, his face was completely disfigured, and his clothes were burned, and it seemed that he was believed to be the uncle of the dead guard.
"I once advised this stupid fellow countryman not to give too much for his nephew." The little bird who received the report was first annoyed, and then sighed, "That old Plani, the former mentor of the Empire, who began to be snubbed after the emperor ascended the throne, must be dissatisfied with His Majesty!" If you can't find his body, it is very likely that you have secretly defected to Gawain. ”
The bird guessed correctly, and when Maglendius arrived, Anna in the court immediately reinstated his honorable title of "Mentor" and the Grand Vizier of the former Sultanate of Konya. Maimon Maimun's official title is the wise man of Agallen, and he is responsible for the work of retranslating the scrolls, that is, translating the ancient Roman manuscripts translated by Persia and Saracen into Greek, and becoming the brainchild of Xi side by side, becoming the behind-the-scenes assistant of the state of Tarsus, and the Danish prince Sven is in charge of the construction and maintenance of military supplies, and the Cappadocian herdsman Ryanstein is in charge of salt administration, and Ma Zheng is also a special "Privy Council Adviser of State Affairs", and fully supports Anna in terms of armament, civil affairs, and strategy.
A large number of graduates and graduates of St. Paul's College and St. Michael's Military Academy are more akin to classes, most of them are highly professional, and they are awarded certificates in six months to a year to be sent to workshops, schools, docks, and the army, and enjoy the same "holy fish" as soldiers.
After Maglendius went, he immediately put forward a complete set of national policy plans:
"The only enemy who is trying to destroy us today is the Emperor's family in Constantinople. In order to protect the prince of Apulia, the previous great guarantor had a conflict with the Cypriot side, which led to the severance of trade routes. In my opinion, Apsomates may not really want to be a complete enemy of us, not to mention that the mineral output of Melitene and Tranzac is not abundant at present, and we still need lime and copper from Cyprus, and it is very beneficial for both sides to secretly restore bilateral relations, as long as the situation of no war and no peace with Apsomatus is maintained, there will be no worries in the southern seas. The Grand Guarantor can immediately send an envoy to negotiate. ”
Anna, who wore a small golden crown of Qiling, a dark gold embroidered robe of the Virgin, and a long purple dress underneath, held a golden wheat ear ring scepter and sat on the throne in agreement, "Then, how should Theodoro and Fell of Marash be disposed of?" ”
"Theodoro and I have known each other for many years, and he has always been at odds with the emperor, and now he has Trabzon, Amasya, Chaldia, and Kherson across the ocean, and he will not be willing to submit to Constantinople. And the emperor is also very worried about him, and it is too late for the two sides to fight in the future, so what kind of sincere cooperation can be discussed. In addition, now that the guardianship system of the great lord on the plateau has been perfected, Theodoro has nothing to fear, not to mention that this king has always believed in Orthodoxy and respected John who is now in the city of Tarsus. The Grand Pastor of Okhilt could let Okhilt mediate, and gave Theodoro a large crown to wear, and used his delicate power to make him sit on the seat of the coals, and he could not withdraw. ”
"As for the Arni Crowd in Marash, their territory is dangerous, but it is also closed. In other words, as long as we ask our ally, Count Adana, to defend the Kastabara, Issus, and Armenian passes, and leave a small number of frontier people to defend the fortress of Vanka, we can block Marash and save us from worries on the Eastern Front. At the same time, ask the Grand Patron and Caesar to pour out all that they have in the treasury to bribe the Ducaq of Damascus. Tutosh sowed discord between him and the enemy's united front in Tyre, Sidon, Acre, Tripoli and other places, and ensured the stability of Jubail. In this way, Your Royal Highness, your third brigade, the Gemagis Brigade, and the Guardian Brigade, can be transferred to the Western Front to concentrate on a decisive battle with the Emperor. ”
"In other words, this group of mountain monkeys and crescent crescentists can't toss any tricks." Anna concluded.
"Exactly, and politically, we have a lot to do in the imperial capital...... "Mentor Magrundius bowed to his chest and said, "As long as the Great Patron, Caesar, and all the wise men and soldiers cooperate sincerely to thwart the Emperor's offensive, then we will win the initiative, and the Emperor will be completely passive, and then the situation will be easy." ”
"Oh! Sure enough, Gawain and I need great strategic planners like you. Anna's big eyes sparkled, her fingers rubbed her scepter, and her original grim state of mind stabilized, but she was full of ambition, "Isn't it possible for us to take advantage of the victory and go westward and sweep away the whole rich Lydia and Misia?" The plains and rivers there are nearly two million people, and there are many excellent woodlands, fertile fields, minerals, and harbors, and if you capture the other place, you and Gawain will become the empress of ten thousand cities. ”
"The Genate system of thirty years ago has long been destroyed by the collapse of the empire and the invasion of the Turks, and the lower Roman people are in a state of not knowing where to go, and once the army of the great patron and Caesar enter in a strong and orthodox appearance, they will definitely be able to bow down, then we will indeed have the foundation to rule the entire empire, but ah, please Caesar, do not be anxious, if we defeat the emperor this time, we should not rush to the west, but should turn to the east."
"I see what you mean. If we reflexively attack the east, we can crusade against the infidels and traitors, and gain strong barriers in Greater Armenia and the Levant. When we have enough strength to annihilate the lands of Cyprus, Marash, and Erzurum, we will take a second decisive battle......" Speaking of this, the eyebrows under Anna's golden crown on the throne suddenly flashed with a smug murderous aura, "That is to fight with Theodoro and completely defeat him, so that the whole of Asia will be my and Gawain's." ”
"Allow me to praise your wisdom." Magrundius smiled and bowed deeply again. To be continued.