Chapter 32: The Female General

After speaking, the prince closed his eyes more calmly and sincerely, and wished his sister Dedo and her husband to perform their duties on this land and the sea well, "Lydia, Misia, and Pamphylia are the traditional rich lands of the empire, I hope that Brenus can build the fleet well, and we have suffered a great loss from the lack of ships in this battle." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

At this time, on the door of the backyard, the dusty and ragged guard Diognis appeared again with a flail, out of breath, grabbed the dirty head and kept wiping the sweat, it seemed that he had been in a long way, and after seeing the prince and another princess in purple, Diognis hurriedly knelt down and saluted, claiming that he was ordered to answer and guide the prince to the other side of the ocean.

"Take care, sister." The prince and Dai Duo passed side by side with the sedan chair, and the Turkic slaves behind him rose to follow.

"Take care, brother. However, what do you think of Gawain, I am very much like Brenus and I want to hear your opinion. Dai Duo gently wiped the handkerchief on the back of her neck, and then raised her head slightly, and carefully rubbed her small chin, the sun shining through the half-green and half-yellow leaves of early autumn, and jumping vividly on the hem of her skirt with the calls of birds and cicadas, turning the little princess into a small colored sculpture.

"Gawain's military system and governance are very novel, by no means Valyan, nor imperial, but very effective. I decided to emulate and improve his methods in the future kingdom of Moria. John didn't look back when he said this, but Dedo laughed with a funny expression on his face, "How sad and disappointing it would be for you to abandon the best and most advanced imperial system in the world, and to learn the methods of a barbarian, and to let your father know." ”

"Gawain's territory has a population of only about 400,000 people, and he still comes from various regions, but he can pull out 20,000 elite soldiers to fight at any time, I can only say so much about my sister - after all, it is my brother-in-law who bears his troops on the front line." After John whispered this, Dedo fell silent, although the silk handkerchief in her hand was still shaking, and the beads of sweat on the tip of her nose were still rolling slowly, but she was still silent, and when she turned her dark eyes, John had disappeared behind the door of the courtyard.

"I'm not going to lose." Then Dai Duo's rosy lips pursed, and she said silently in her heart, and then she stared at the colored rosary wrapped between her fingers, and laughed, "Come on, hurt each other, sister...... You don't need boring palace fighting skills, just fight like a male politician and a general. ”

Then she raised her hands and practised a well-behaved smile, and the maids around her hurried to help her with her grooming, and after a while Dedo took her skirt and walked into the hall where she was in deliberation, and snuggled up to her father like a lovely bird, "Why don't you wait outside to meet my good girl, so that you can't be separated from Brenus for a while?" ”

"Father, I'm also a woman in purple who can participate in politics, and I want to spend my time waiting in the garden, why don't I come here and sit down and listen to your thoughts on the current situation?" Then Dai Duo sat down generously beside her father and husband.

Alexios smiled helplessly, thinking that this little daughter was so similar to Apatte that it was not good.

"Your Majesty has instructed that the main enemy of the empire now is Bohemond of Antioch." Brenus hurriedly explained to his wife respectfully.

"Yes, I had heard that Bohemond owed a large sum of money to the Pisan people when I was in Moria, so I heard that the previous massacre of the Pisan Chamber of Commerce in Antioch City was instigated by this red-haired barbarian." Dedot said softly, "So if you want to deal with Bohemond, why not use the power of the Pisa?" Moreover, in the previous war, the Venetians secretly camped with Gawain and other flies, and it was time to win over other Italian city-states and suppress this group of mercenary fur seals. ”

Hearing these words, Alexios nodded, "That's right, the one who got the information and immediately became the patriarch of the Pilgrim team seems to be Archbishop of Pisa, Saphobel. ”

"Then the father received him 'more warmly' in the imperial capital, gave him some fine silks and treasures, and promised the Pisans a great order, that they would feel that they could enjoy the meals that the Venetians had given them, and that they would be sincerely grateful to your father, and that they were also close to the Patriarch of Rome, and that this was also an opportunity for your father to improve his relations with the Catholic Church."

"It's easy to authorize the Pisa's people to open commercial ports and warehouses in the imperial capital." Alexios still thinks that this is not a matter of course, that is, the question of the edict of the Golden Canon.

Then the Pisians would naturally use their money against Bohemond, and if not let him fall, they would make him miserable. But father, Bohemond is far away in Antioch, and now there is a great trouble for us on this plateau......"

"You mean Gawain, Baldwin, Reuben, Gillicky, and Merrick?"

"Well, yes, then it's better to instigate them to kill each other." A sneer appeared on the corner of Dai Duo's mouth, "Father, you are the emperor who the pilgrim lords have sworn allegiance to, and you are also Gawain's superior, please send a note and an edict to divide the area into battles, just like putting iron cages on beasts one after another." Let Gawain and Baldwin travel to the treacherous plateau to defeat Merrick, the chief of Danishmund; Then let Ruben and Bohemond split and fight each other; As long as Gawain and Bohemond are held back, the rest of the pilgrims gathered in Antioch will not be able to attack the Holy Land, and there will inevitably be infighting and chaos. When the appointed date came, my father smoothly recovered Seleucia and Cilicia, which were occupied by Gawain, whose strength had been damaged, so that the road to the East was opened, and the imperial army went straight to Antiochus and subdued Bohemond—Father, the beasts were uncivilized beasts after all, and they could be subdued by throwing them a bone and carrying a leather whip and an iron cage. ”

At this moment, the people in the entire hall were silent and impressed by the wisdom of this petite "female general", and they were silent. Even Alexios and Brenus were dumbfounded, and after a while, the emperor re-"consulted" his daughter, "So what about Gilichi?" ”

"The Konya dogs were previously hit hard when the pilgrims swept through Anatolia. Now, although Gilligi is a bit of a revival, most of his subordinates are mountain bandits and people, and they are only numerous. But father, husband, we must not hand over the gilliki to Gawain to solve, we must slaughter with our own hands, because his territory is the key to the Sitong Plateau, if Gawain is allowed to take advantage of it, then our path will be completely blocked. Therefore Father, you have been deceived by the Count of Blois and Tetisius, and now your sword and your horse's hooves must not let go of your sword and your horse's hooves, and you will resolutely and resolutely take the city of Konya. Dedo then almost half-knelt in front of Alexios, tugging at the corner of his coat, pleading bitterly. (To be continued.) )