Chapter 91: Split
The number of troops to send is decided, and all that remains is to choose who will be the leader of the alliance. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In fact, this is not an easy task, and the Earl of Don even thinks that even if he fights King William in the future, it will not necessarily be more troublesome than this.
Because the leader of the alliance means power, glory, status, and ...... There is a possibility of ascending to the throne in the future.
This is not alarmist, when most of the nobles on the island of Ireland have agreed that Ireland needs a king, then it is no longer a false idea to want to establish a state in Ireland. In this battle, if you lose, then everyone will continue to go home and nest, and if you win, it will not be difficult for the alliance leader to rely on the strength and prestige in his hands to become the king.
Moreover, the alliance leader can also decide who will be the substitute for the dead, and who can save his forces until the end and become the biggest winner.
Therefore, as long as there are ambitious nobles, they will never give up this right easily.
"The main purpose of this alliance is to fight King William, so the alliance leader needs to know how to command the battle, and I ......"
After a short silence, Duke Ed puffed up his chest and said in a loud and sonorous voice: "I am still very confident in my command ability, and I also have enough prestige, I support myself!"
"Joke!"
As soon as Duke Ed's words fell, Archduke Mulchid couldn't wait to jump out and sneered loudly: "As long as you can lead the army, you can be the leader of the alliance?" There are so many counts and so many nobles here, which one will not lead troops to war? What we really need is someone who can coordinate all the nobles and unite them as one, and not boast that I do have the ability. ”
After the Grand Duke of Murchid said this, most of the nobles immediately nodded, especially about the Grand Duke of Murchid's sentence 'The leader of the alliance is only used to coordinate the contradictions of the nobles', which won the hearts of the nobles.
Because for some small independent earls, since they are almost certain that they will not be able to become the leader of the alliance, they will choose a weaker one to go up, so that this position is like a vacancy.
But Archduke Mulchid has a fatal flaw, that is, he has the Earl of Don by his side, although the Archduke's own military is not very good, but he has the Earl of Don, the strongest auxiliary in Ireland, which makes many people feel uneasy.
"I'm not disrespectful to the two Grand Dukes, but I think the leader of the alliance must be an earl."
At that time, Count Connor of the Northern Earls Alliance stood up, first bowed apologetically to the two Grand Dukes, and made a full gesture, and then said: "The two Grand Dukes are both dukes and proud people, no matter which of you becomes the leader of the alliance, will the other willingly obey his orders?" This is simply a fatal injury for our army! Therefore, we must choose an Earl that is acceptable to both of you to be the leader of the Alliance. ”
"It's a good thing to say, but the Grand Duke can't be it, do you want to say that you want to be the leader of this alliance?!"
Hearing Count Connell speak like this, the grumpy Duke Ed was so furious that he almost jumped up from his chair and said.
"No, no, no, Grand Duke, you misunderstood, I will never plot the position of the alliance leader."
Hearing Duke Ed say this, Count Connor hurriedly said this in a panic, but anyone who saw the expression on his face knew that he was not really afraid, but deliberately provoking Duke Eddard!
"I support Earl Kopil of Leinster, after all, we are going to set out from Leinster after we have gathered our forces, and I think it is natural for Earl Leinster to assume the position of leader of the alliance."
Hearing Count Connor say this, everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Count Kopil, and Count Kopil almost pointed at Count Connor and scolded, what kind of heart are you?! I'm honestly hiding here and pretending to be an ostrich, and you can find me?!!!
Yes, Count Kopil is an honest man, the kind that is rare in a thousand years, he knows that his ability is limited, so he never goes out to fight for those things, just wants to keep his own one-third of an acre, so at that time, when all the earls' eyes were focused on him, the earl panicked on the spot.
Almost instinctively, he wanted to push the bomb out.
But when the seats were first arranged, they were arranged in order from north to south, and the northernmost were the four counts of the Northern Earls' Alliance, first Pass, then Duke Eddard, Pass, Archduke Mulchid, Pass, Count of Kildel and Count of Osoruny, both of whom were also independent little counts, and Count Kopil had just turned his gaze to them, and they quickly avoided their gaze, as if they had seen some plague.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you! Count Kopil's heart throbbed, and these two counts also passed, so all that was left was ......
"I recommend the Earl of Donchester! The Earl of Donchester is young and ambitious, and no one in the younger generation can stand out from him, so he is the best person to be the leader of the alliance! ”
Groove Groove Groove !!!!
Count Don Jr. was in a daze, and Count Kopil's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, and he simply split him off the chair.
What the hell are you doing? I'm still struggling, you elected me as the leader of the alliance, you honestly, what are your intentions?!
But the surprise of the little Earl of Don was not over, as soon as the Earl of Kopil finished speaking, the Grand Duke of Mulchid immediately stood up and said: "I second, I agree with the Earl of Donchester to be the leader of the alliance!"
My dear uncle, you're pushing me into the volcano!
But only the little Count Tang thinks so, and the Grand Duke of Mulchid doesn't think it's a volcano at all, this is the leader of the alliance! Count Xiao Tang has strong soldiers in his hands, and there is a grand duke behind him to make a foundation, this position of the leader of the alliance is really going to sit down, it is stable and will not go wrong.
This is the two counts and a duke supporting the Earl of Don Jr. - the nobles count the Count of Don Jr. himself, plus the Earl of Kildel and the Earl of Osorul are also on the move, if they really vote for the Archduke of Mulchid, then half of Ireland is supporting the Earl of Don Jr., then the Duke of Ed and the Earl of Donald will not have a chance!
At that time, Duke Ed gave Count Donald a look, these two were old rivals for half a lifetime, and the primary reason for the establishment of the Northern Earls Alliance was to stop Duke Ed, so Count Donnell knew Duke Ed well, and he understood Duke Ed's meaning at that time.
"I recommend Count Donal! Count Donnell was originally the leader of the Northern Earls Alliance, and he already had considerable experience, and he would definitely be able to do a good job as the leader of this alliance this time. ”
At that time, Duke Ed stood up and said like this, although it was a bit of a slap in the face like this, and he simply ate back what he just said, but at the moment of interest, how much is face worth?
"We, the Northern Alliance, have also agreed that Count Connor will be the leader of the alliance."
On the other side, one of the Earls of the Alliance spoke, and this was also four Earls and a Duke, which was enough to compete with the Archduke of Mulchid, in fact, this was the struggle between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland!
"That's why I just want to say, what to fight, I haven't met the enemy yet, the victory or defeat is not clear, for the sake of the false name of an alliance leader, I have already messed up first, what is the meaning of the existence of such a coalition army?!"
At that time, Count Xiao Tang saw that the two parties were looking at each other as if they were cross-eyed, and he sighed in his heart.
But the world will not be transferred because of the will of the Earl of Little Tang, the contradiction between North and South Ireland has a long history, starting from the period of the Four Kingdoms Rebellion in ancient Ireland, which lasted for hundreds of years.
So, in the end, things went for the worst, and the coalition split - of course, on the surface, the same goal. But in fact, the coalition army is divided into the south and the north, and the leader of the southern alliance is the Earl of Xiao Tang, the leader of the northern alliance, this ...... It's up to Duke Ed to fight Count Donnell again.
The two sides agreed that in October, they would lead their troops to Leinster to make peace, and then after crossing the St. George's Strait, they would go their separate ways, and the road would go their separate ways, and no one would know anyone, so that they could gather and disperse, which would be good for everyone.
"I always feel ...... Lose more and win less, the future is worrying......"
At that time, the Count of Little Tang looked at Archduke Mulchid, whose face was flushed as if he had won a great victory, and looked at him who came together to celebrate his becoming the leader of the alliance...... One of the counts couldn't help but think pessimistically.
So, time passed, and finally it was time to send troops.