Chapter 86: The Price of Command
At this time, who will send a letter to himself?
Confused, Claire opened the letter.
After reading the contents of the letter, the expression on Claire's face became very exciting.
"What's wrong?" Everyone asked with concern when they saw Claire's face change.
"Don't guess." Claire shook her head, then smiled with relief. "I already know what's going on."
In the face of everyone's expectant eyes, Claire no longer sells off the guanzi and takes the initiative to solve everyone's doubts.
He raised the letter in his hand and said with a relaxed face.
"This is a letter Fred wrote to me, he brought reinforcements from Trois-Rivières and joined the other two barons, and will come together when the time comes."
Hearing that there were reinforcements, the atmosphere in the room instantly relaxed a lot.
Now, none of the issues discussed before are a problem.
"Marlon, you send someone to inform Baron Moore of this news, so that he doesn't worry anymore."
"Okay." Ma Long hurriedly agreed.
After receiving Claire's message, Moore really breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past few days, he has undoubtedly been under the greatest pressure, and the alliance was initiated by him, but two barons agreed not to come, which was a huge blow to his prestige.
Fortunately, it's all over now. Well, for him, successfully organizing an alliance of nobles will still be of great benefit to his prestige.
However, for the reinforcements from Trois-Rivières City, Moore was a little unhappy in his heart.
If Trois-Rivières does not have reinforcements, winning this battle will bring great prestige to Mor, and it will be of great benefit to him in the future, whether he is competing for the patriarch of the family or gaining a higher status in Trois-Rivières.
But reinforcements came from Trois-Rivières, and even if he won the next battle, for Moore, he might not have much political capital and prestige to accumulate.
However, the arrival of reinforcements is not completely without benefits, at least, the possibility of winning the battle has increased a lot, and the certainty of holding the territory of the Tiling River valley is even greater.
Thinking that the commander of the reinforcements was Fred, given that Claire and Fred were very close, Moore thought about it and decided to talk to Claire in person. If you want to show your talents with Fred in command, Claire's support is indispensable.
Moore personally visited Claire, which surprised Claire, but after a polite remark, Moore also stated his purpose.
He hoped that with Claire's relationship with Fred, Fred would be able to hand over the command of the army to him when he arrived in Montseren.
Moore knows very well, don't look at what kind of false name he is now holding on to the leader of the Overwatch Alliance, these barons also listen to him on the surface, but as long as Fred comes, the other party, as the son of Count Wright, has the opportunity to compete for the status of heir, and there is no need to guess who those barons will listen to.
What's more, Fred didn't come alone, and he also brought an army, and the command of this army was even more unlikely to obey More's command.
Unless, on his own initiative, Fred can take the initiative to hand over command to More.
In terms of personal feelings, Claire undoubtedly supported Fred in commanding the overall situation. But although he didn't know Fred's ability, he still remembered the original owner's waste evaluation. Such a campaign, which was related to whether his territory could be maintained, was handed over to Fred's command, and he was also a little uneasy.
As for Mohr, although I don't know what his personal ability is, but just because someone can organize a watchman alliance and personally lay down his own territory, he must be better than a big fool.
Claire had already agreed to help Moore get the command in her heart, but on the surface she was unmoved, pretending to be very embarrassed.
The little abacus in Moore's heart, Claire is naturally clear. Since Moore wants to make a name for himself through this campaign, Claire wants to see how much Moll can pay for it.
Claire told Moore that he was a soft-spoken person and could only be regarded as Fred's subordinate, how could he convince Fred, in this matter, it was better to ask Moore to ask for another master.
Moore secretly cursed in his heart, it is no secret that Fred was grounded in Three Rivers City by Earl Wright for Claire's guilt, the two grew up together, and to say that Claire can't influence Fred is completely farting.
Moore initially thought that Claire was concerned about his relationship with Fred and was unwilling to help, so he moved Claire with affection and reason.
More pointed out that Claire was right to invest in Fred, but even if Fred had become an earl, it was more important than the friendship with the earl, and that he had a strong territory and strength. The ass decides the head, no matter how good the relationship is, Fred must also consider the interests of the family first after becoming an earl.
In order to invest in a possible heir to the earl, and put the territory already in hand at risk of loss, the deal could not be sought.
Claire chuckled in her heart, he didn't understand this truth.
Seeing that Mohr was talking dryly, and there was a faint tendency to get angry, Claire had to remind the other party kindly.
It's not impossible to help Moore take command, but if it gets out, Claire's reputation is not very good, and if Earl Wright knows, maybe he will blame him for not letting his son be gilded. If you want to not be implicated, don't you have to walk around the relationship?
After Claire's obvious hints, Moore also understood that Claire pretended to be reserved for a long time, because he wanted benefits, this was not said earlier, and he wasted so much tongue.
More was shocked and angry, thinking that he wanted the command of the army, and he was also helping Claire defend the territory, and Claire also wanted benefits, so he almost didn't leave directly.
Thinking about the benefits of leading the army and winning the next battle, Moore still resisted the urge to beat Claire and walk away, and patiently negotiated with Claire amicably.
After some intense negotiations between the two men, Moore and Claire finally reached an agreement.
Claire will help Moore get rid of Fred and get him to relinquish command. Before the arrival of the main forces of Trois-Rivières, he became the supreme commander of the army of Monseren. Of course, Claire also has to be a deputy and know everything about the war.
It's not that Claire wants to split power, it's mainly that although she has read a lot of information about the war in her previous life, she really has no experience in commanding large-scale battles and wants to learn from Mohr.
In exchange, Moll will increase Claire's armament for 300 light infantry and cover the expenses of Claire's army during the war, and sponsor Claire with an additional 5,000 dinars as military expenses to defend against the invasion of Count Macas's army.
For Claire's lion mouth, Moore's heart was dripping blood, but the man had to bow his head under the eaves, and in the face of the shameless Claire's blackmail, he could only agree.
Claire is also satisfied, and finally gets an extra income, which can relieve the increasingly tight financial pressure.
"It's a pleasure to work with."
Claire picked up the deed she had written, poured Moore a glass of wine, and smiled brightly.