Eagle Flag of Epirus - v8 Chapter 104.23

“Eagle Flag of Epirus (

“Now they are all gone, and you and I are the only ones left. Can you tell me your plan, Lord Clavou?” Emperor Henry asked solemnly, if he could defeat An in one fell swoop. On the Natoria Plateau, the remnants of the Greeks and the Turkic people are entrenched, then he will establish an immortal feat, even the Komunin emperors of the Greeks will be incomparable. By then, those subjects in the city of Constantinople who did not obey him would surely choose to succumb.

Although he didn’t believe in his heart that the young man in front of him could really help him to do it, Emperor Henry couldn’t help but want to hear the little Clevu’s plan.

And Kleivu smiled. He had already guessed that the majesty in front of him could hardly refuse such a temptation, so he replied decisively: “Yes, your majesty. I have already prepared such a plan, but here it is. I have to ask you a question before, do you think Plessis and the Marquis-sirs are reliable enough?”

“Do you still need to ask me this question? Don’t you see that their attitude is clear just now.” The emperor Henry who was taken aback at first showed a helpless wry smile, what Baron Clavou said. The nobles headed by the Marquis of Reichs were also born in Flanders. They were the elder brothers of Emperor Henry and vassals of the former Emperor Baldwin. These people had great power and great ambition, and they had always been the objects of great distress for Henry. Now Henry can only rely on constant victories to gather their loyalty in front of him, but he knows that this is not a long-term solution. Long before, Henry of Flanders was consciously reusing Greeks who were willing to cooperate, but those were in the minority after all, so that’s why he would look at the Clevo family from Normandy so much.

Seeing Emperor Henry’s statement like this, Clavou was also confident, so he offered a plan: “If this is the case, then why not let them disappear together with the Greeks and Turks?”

“Disappear?!” Such terrible words made Henry, who had been accustomed to battlefield killings, also stunned, and he instinctively resisted this way. Although there are conflicts with the relatives left behind by the brothers, but it has not yet reached the point of endless death.

“I think you may have misunderstood my thoughts, Lord Clavou.”

“Your Majesty, your current status is the emperor, especially the emperor of Constantinople, not the second son of a ranger. You should understand the cruelty of tactics, especially when you can’t really dominate the courtiers under your hand. The French King. Philip has done so well in this respect, otherwise my uncle and I would not end up here.”

“But it’s not necessary now.”

Emperor Henry once again emphasized that he certainly understood that the Latin aristocrats chose to be loyal to themselves, not an oath of monarchs, but a bond of interest. They wanted to establish their own fief on the land of the original Eastern Roman Empire, which in itself was their participation. The purpose of the crusade.

It was true that Emperor Henry wanted to centralize power, but he felt that there was no need to do things so absolutely.

Sure enough, he was an emperor born as a crusader knight. Clavou still admired Emperor Henry for this point, so he also chose to compromise and said:

“Then take the second place. If your Majesty can rescue the Marquis of Plessis and his party in danger, then I believe they will be grateful to your Majesty in the future.”

“what do you mean?”

“In Ankara at this time, the Greeks and Turks are likely to stand firm and refuse to come out, but they will never do nothing honestly. When I inspected the barracks these days, I found Turkic cavalry outside. They must also be looking for our weaknesses.” Clay Wu talked freely and devised a plan for his majesty in front of him, and Emperor Henry couldn’t help but sigh secretly when he saw this.

Little Kleivu’s calmness is like what he would have at this age, and his acumen surpassed himself. Emperor Henry, who was convinced of the information that Baron Clavou had said, continued to let him speak.

Just listen to Clavou said: “Then what is our weakness, Your Majesty.”

“It’s our food and grass supply.”

“Yes, I think the Turks must be looking for an opportunity to find our way to transport food and try to fight back. So why don’t we count it? Pretend to make them think that they can win, and then jump into our trap.” As soon as it appeared, Emperor Henry knew Clavou’s strategy, but this strategy was flawed.

“But how can this make the Greeks and Turks think that they can win?” The two sides have already fought fiercely, and have mastered each other’s strength. Emperor Henry didn’t think the other side was so easy to get caught.

But Clavou’s next words immediately reminded the Latin emperor, “Your Majesty~www.mtlnovel.com~ Don’t forget David Komunen of Pavlagonia, you entrust Nicaea to him, now It’s also time for him to repay your majesty.”

“David Komunen.” Henry pondered for a moment, and then his eyes lit up. A large part of the reason why the previous attack on Nicaea went so smoothly was because of the support of the Komunen family in Pavlagonia. They and La Scaris had long ago grudges, the insider who got in opened the city gates and made it easy for the Latin army to conquer the city wall. As a reward, Henry ceded the city of Nicaea to the other side. Now the two sides are considered close allies. It’s just that this incident caused a controversy among the nobles under him, and the trouble was very unpleasant. The upset emperor would have almost forgotten if it hadn’t been reminded by the little Clement.

“Keep on talking.” Talking to this young man was a breeze, and Emperor Henry became more interested in what to do next.

Baron Clevoud was also patient and talked: “We can ask someone from David Komunen to come over, pretend to be the messenger of Trabizon, and tell the Nicaea that Alexe Komunen has already Bring troops to come to support. Our army is about to retreat, and Trabizon will invite them to chase, cut off our food road and wipe out the lost supplies. At that time, they will step into us like wild boars in the forest. They are in the trap they are prepared.”

“But don’t you say that there is an old grudge between Komunen and Lascaris?” Emperor Henry had one last moment of hesitation, because such a plan should be more cautious after all.

And the last words of the little Clavou completely dispelled the Latin emperor’s doubts, “We can directly admit to them that David Komunen of Pavlagonia has taken refuge in Your Majesty. This way, we will pretend to be When the messenger sent them again, the Greeks and Turks would not hesitate to think that there was an infighting between the two Komunin brothers.”