Chapter 129: The East is in the Wind
"Just one Aragonese is so arrogant!" The monarchs of the kingdoms sneered slightly, although they were not all kings, but more only monarchs of principalities and counties, but each of them had a long heritage, and it was a state that existed as early as the time of Charlemagne. ↖,
Aragorn was originally only a small country, when the pagan army crossed the southern mountains to invade the hinterland of the Western world, but was defeated by the Merovingian Franks in their heyday, and then Charlemagne launched a Western counterattack against the Moors, and after twenty years of fighting, finally planted the cross flag on the land of Iberia and liberated the northern region.
Aragorn was one of the countries that was canonized during that period, and it had been more than 100 years since the kingdom was established out of the control of the Franks, and its position was between the Crescentists and the Holy Church. Even the Kingdom of Castile, an ally of Iberia, had great ambitions for it, and no one had a favorable opinion of the Kingdom of Aragon.
Of course, today's Aragon is no longer the weak country it once was, and even the three major Western powers have to weigh whether the cost of going to war with it is worth it. Moreover, Aragon also had a first-class navy in the Mediterranean, and after Venice and Genoa chose to attack Asia Minor, the Crusaders had to hand over the security of the sea to the Aragonese, whom they despised.
Because of this, even if you are dissatisfied, these words can only be hidden below, and cannot be said explicitly.
"In the past few years, has the strength of the Aragonese swelled to such a point?" The man sitting in the front seat watched from afar away from the seat of the Western monarchs, listening to the whispers of the monarchs.
"Your Majesty, you still don't get involved in such things." Behind the man, another man whispered.
"Regina, are you still worried about me?" King Guy said with a sly smile.
"All we need is the assistance of the Holy See and the Western countries to protect the Holy Sepulchre, and nothing else we need to care about. Wechen was just reminding the king. Regina said indifferently. Without Raymond's obstruction and the Western coalition, I think we would have been able to go to Saladin's head. The man licked his lips subconsciously, and the frenzy in his eyes flashed. It was enough for him to kill the infidel army, and the warlike Regina was constantly suppressed by his predecessor, Baldwin IV, who had always pursued a policy of neutrality and chose to sign an equal contract with Saladin to allow the Crescents to enter Jerusalem for worship.
At last the man who hated to be feared was finally dead, and Raymond, who pursued appeasement, was driven away, and there was nothing more to stop him.
The monarchs of the West could not have imagined that the culprit for the collapse of the Jerusalem front was none other than this man - Regina. It was he who attacked the caravan of the Crescent Empire, which eventually led to the enraged Saladin launching an attack on Jerusalem, where the unprepared army of the three kings was stationed and was caught off guard, and the Western countries suffered an unprecedented defeat.
He's a war-loving madman!
And at this moment, everyone's voices were quiet, and a man walked in from outside the palace.
Ill-intentioned eyes followed, but no one immediately attacked, after all, even if Aragorn was a nouveau riche, its national strength was enough to deter small countries.
"Your Majesty, Aragon, welcome to you, we have been waiting for you for a long time as the commander of the coalition forces." Surprisingly, the first person to speak was Philip, the king of the law, who had not spoken a word before, but there was no trace of hostility in his face and tone.
However, Regina, who was watching from a distance, sneered lowly, "It is worthy of the little fox Philip, who pointed everyone's finger at the king of Aragon with one sentence." No matter how you answer, Aragorn completely offended the Western countries because it was confirmed, although it was nothing to the current Aragon, but it greatly limited its future expansion. And the fewer countries that stood behind Aragon, the greater the threat to Aragorn from the Frankish kingdom.
However, Jaime only smiled and nodded, "Lone is just adhering to the Pope's order, and it is my responsibility to protect the Holy Sepulchre, so what is the commander." Even if there is no call from the Holy See, we should go, right? Jaime's face was full of solemnity, like a devout believer, which made it difficult for others to blame. Such an evasive and light-hearted answer easily dissolved King Philip's hidden needle.
"It is indeed a lonely negligence to keep you waiting for a long time, but it is also for the sake of the Hajj Holy Land, and I ask for your forgiveness." Jaime's gentle answer made it hard to believe that this man was the iron-blooded king who had been fighting the infidels for more than a decade, and that he was like a true pious.
"Let's continue our meeting, then!" King Philip kept his smile unchanged as if he had been friends for many years, and the two rivals had actually been playing game for so many years.
"I didn't expect that compared to His Majesty Philip, this Majesty Jaime is not much better!" Looking at this scene, Guy leaned on the throne boredly and whispered.
"That's not pretending, my majesty. You know, it's hard to endure a centuries-old struggle without changing your faith. In contrast, the Iberians were more committed to their faith than the Orientals. Regina said that this was the reason why he looked down on the East, they were so mixed, and even in the Crescent Empire there were still many people who believed in other pagan religions.
He couldn't help but look at the majesty beside him, although he was personable, but he really didn't look like a king who reigned in all directions, but like a wandering knight in the west. Of course, Guy's original identity was a declining nobleman with no title, but he was favored by the sister of the first king, otherwise how could he be qualified to inherit the throne. And Reginer's choice to elect Guy to the throne is also a helpless move, of course, he can no longer sit back and watch Raymond, who is-for-tat with his hawkish self, once again control power. Otherwise, his revenge on the East will surely come to naught once again.
This time, no one can stop him from taking revenge on the East!
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And very close to Jerusalem, the army of the Crescent Empire was stationed, 200,000 men, and the slaughtering army was encamped in an orderly manner, and although there were countless casualties in the day's fighting, the soldiers did not weep and wept, but cremated the bodies of their brothers and comrades in an orderly manner. (To be continued.) )