Stonehelm Earl's words were resounding, as if he was eager to start a war immediately and teach the southern nobles who had high self-esteem a lesson.
He can also get compensation from the Golden Dragon, which is exactly what he wants.
Roose Bolton, who was sitting on the other side, seemed to have different opinions.
"Master Gulian's high fighting spirit is commendable, but I have a question.
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The Terror Fort Earl from the north had calm eyes and no emotional fluctuations on his face. He just spoke in a soft voice with some prudence, "Our goal is to force the Southern Border Army to surrender and make the Southern Borderers who once stood on Mad King's side pay the due price for their choices.
But looking at today, except for Tyrell - looking at the appearance of the other three representatives the Reach, the Southern Border Army seems to be willing to surrender - Sir, maybe you can achieve your goal without being so tough?"
He was obviously confused about Titus's performance today. Seeing that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces just smiled and did not answer, he continued, "Furthermore, five hundred thousand gold dragons is by no means a small amount. Such harsh conditions, and then Coupled with the demand to kneel down and surrender, if the Reach people are aroused to share the same hatred of the enemy and become united and stubbornly resist, even if we win, we will inevitably pay some unnecessary losses. Isn't this not worth the gain?"
Roose Earl's words are clear and to the point, obviously well thought out.
He always values actual interests rather than temporary conflicts of temper.
"Roose Earl is looking down on Lord of Highgarden and that gang of lords the Reach. The wealth of the southern border is not just a lie."
Sir Simon, who was at the bottom, put down the wine glass in his hand and interrupted with a smile.
This pioneer officer, who was born in Vale of Arryn, has always had a neutral attitude, and there is not much tendency on his face.
"Highgarden's plantations and breeding gardens, Oldtown's overseas trade, and Arbor's wine sales, which one is not a source of wealth with large inputs? The Reach's wealth far exceeds other realms!
Five hundred thousand golden dragons is a big number in our opinion. Those in the south may not find it difficult, it just depends on Lord Mace whether they are willing to part with it or not."
He paused and continued, "As for kneeling down and asking for surrender - I think it doesn't matter.
The Reach people have always followed the crowd, and if they are really at the end of their rope, how many golden dragons is their face worth?
It's just that the adults are stubborn, and it is indeed possible for them to unite for a short time. Then there is no need to fight with us. It will be troublesome enough for 40,000 people to form a formation and stick to Storm's End——unless there is really bad news from Highgarden.
This point, Roose Earl actually makes sense. If some unnecessary losses occur, it will really be more than worth the gain."
The three deputies each expressed their opinions.
Gulian takes the lead in the battle, Roose takes the lead in peace, and Simon is incompatible with the two sides. They are neutral and wait and see, which can almost represent the three attitudes behind the parties and within the Southern Expedition Army.
What Titus has to do is to convince Roose Burton, who has the largest number of representatives among the three, and Simon Temperton, who will assume an important task in his next plan.
It will definitely be much more convenient to talk things through with them than to talk to the lord of the North and the knight of Vale one by one in person.
Black Earl raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and slowly spoke, "What you all said makes sense, but what I want is never just the surrender of the Southern Border Army."
He faced the Dreadfort Earl with an extremely firm tone. "Inflatable fish, I'm going to eat it! Even Queen of Thorns can't protect him."
His eyes swept over the three people whose expressions changed, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of Titus's mouth.
"What pride do those the Reach nobles have? Even if they do, I will crush their pride.
Roose Earl, are you worried about arousing their common hatred? I can reply to you, that is impossible, at least under the control of Mace·Tyrell, it is impossible for that to happen on the opposite side."
When Lord of Highgarden's control ability was mentioned, Titus sneered even more.
"The Reach has the strength in numbers, and it looks really strong. But many people, especially many outsiders, tend to have a misunderstanding:
That is to equate the Reach with Highgarden, and equate Highgarden with Mace·Tyrell.
Yes, due to the decline of Hightower and the help of Queen of Thorns from Highgarden, the strength of House Tyrell is about to reach its peak in 280 years - but the word "about" also means that they have not reached that highest point yet."
Titus stretched out his index finger and took the people he met today as examples to break it down.
"Mace did not inherit his mother's ingenuity, and to this day, she still cares about his personal face; and no matter how far-sighted his mother is, she is just a woman who is not here - even if she is here, she is not very good at things like marching and fighting.
With him as the supreme commander of the 40,000-person army on the opposite side, I feel very relieved, and everyone here should also feel lucky! This is simply a gift from Father "and the warriors"."
Gulian Earl and Sir Simon were very supportive and laughed loudly after hearing this.
"And what about the famous Hightower? You all saw it today.
The guy who represents Oldtown and Hightower is just a great guy who uses "Laughter" as his nickname.
Did he say even one word during today's negotiation?"
Titus sat in his seat, thinking about it, then shook his head and chuckled disdainfully, "Did you hear that - I don't know, anyway, I have no impression of this person at all.
I'm afraid that House Hightower's voice "is also so silent in the entire Southern Border Army"? I can even guess that they did not send many troops at all to support the Tyrell family's Eastern Expedition."
Because this is simply a farce.
Please think about it, everyone, even Mace's wife's family does not support our Lord of Highgarden. So you can imagine how powerful House Tyrell is."
Titus's fingertips tapped the armrest on the right side of the seat, and continued to talk without stopping, "Where is Redwyne? I must admit, Arbor's House Redwyne's support for Mace·Tyrell is not low--even if Lord Paxter did not show up today, I have to admit this.
They abandoned their business experience, took out most of the Redwyne Fleet, and blocked the Storm's End from the water for the Southern Border Army----"
His tone changed. "But so what? Can Redwyne abandon his fleet again and order his sailors to run to land to cause trouble for us?"
Hearing such rhetorical questions, Gulian and Simon, the supporting duo, laughed again.
"Goldengrove's Rowan, everyone must be able to judge this person's attitude. I think Matus is the one who least wants to fight among the representatives today.
Just like what Gulian just said, when we really fight against the 40,000 soldiers on the opposite side, do you think that Matus Rowan will use all his strength to fight to the death for his Lord Duke? Or will he choose to avoid it in order to protect himself? "
Starpike Earl talked about the details of the Reach's several major families, with a manner of knowing all the family treasures.
The mentioned families, Stormlands, the North, and Vale, are all great nobles who stand on their own and can compete with local dukes and guardian families.
But when it comes to his mouth, he is either a chicken or a dog, and he is vulnerable. Even if he is self-preservation, he will not force himself for Tyrell even if he has the strength.
Looking at such a posture, in the eyes of Gulian, Roose, and Simon, they can't help but think that Lord Titus, who is also a member of the Reach aristocracy, has a strong say in this.
Everything he said now was convincing to them, at least they initially recognized his main point. The Reach seemed strong, but in fact it was scattered.
The major families within it that are the main force either lack strength or lack the fighting spirit.
Facing such an opponent, they don't seem to have to worry about the opponent's ability to unite and fight?
After eliminating several people's worries about the Reach princes and the 40,000 southern border troops, Titus began to talk about the benefits again. "Sir Simon is right in what he said. The big families of the Reach are indeed extremely rich.
They traveled from the Reach to Stormlands, and fifty thousand people brought a large amount of baggage materials, which allowed them to surround Storm's End for nearly a year, and they have not yet experienced a logistical shortage——"
This is very meaningful.
The two ends of the scale of war and harmony suddenly shook violently.
Roose Bolton, who initially held the concept of "peacefully resolving the Southern Expedition", couldn't help but be aroused by greed, wondering if he was too conservative?
He began to seriously consider the possibility of "violent solution" and the benefits it would bring to the North people.
The North is very poor as a whole, and their nobles are certainly not much better. Sir Simon of Vale and Lord Commander-in-Chief Titus have just learned about the "wealth" of the Reach people, which really makes Earl of the Dreadfort quite tempted.
When the heat was almost done, Titus said to the three of them with a smile, "----In short, I will contribute, and everyone will have something to eat."
After the Southern Border Army was surrendered, not counting their war compensation and the ransom of noble captives, the logistics materials left behind by the army alone were enough to be divided among Starpike, the North, and Stormlands.
Vale has the smallest number of people, and Ninestars knights who can participate in the battle can also get some benefits.
Titus will try its best to satisfy you in all aspects.
After the benefits, then the value. "And don't worry, everyone, I am also the lord of the Reach. Although I am not like House Tyrell who carries the title of Warden of the South, I still have many friends in the other party's camp that I can talk to.
I also believe that not all the generals of the Southern Border Army are as stubborn as Mace·Tyrell. There are always people who want Iron Throne and "justice"!"
When Gulian Earl heard this, his warlike mood became more intense. Does this mean that the Commander-in-Chief still has "nails" buried on the opposite side?
By cooperating inside and outside like this, their chances of winning are greatly increased!
Roose Earl also nodded slightly, a hint of understanding flashed through his pale eyes.
He also felt that Black Earl, who had fought all the way from the south to the north, and now fought back from the north, would definitely not choose to fight head-on so recklessly - after all, there were still 40,000 people there.
No matter how weak they are, no matter how inconsistent their hearts are, they are still 40,000 living people.
Master Titus must have some special arrangement.
He uses himself to judge others, and he predicts that Starpike Earl must have some deep-seated calculation that is not convenient to say now.
At the moment, Roose Bolton no longer raised any questions, but instead stated that he would do a good job for the the North nobles on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief.
To persuade a group of "poor lords" to use war to make a fortune, Roose believes that this is not too difficult.
"Since your lord has a plan, I will wait for the good news. The vanguard cavalry is ready to go at any time. As long as your lord gives the order, it will definitely open up a smooth road for the army."
Simon Temperton also has a similar idea to Roose, to get some benefits while gaining honor, which even the Canyon Knight will not refuse.
Titus once again unified the combat thinking within the coalition forces and set the tone for this southern expedition.
In addition to Starpike's own troops, Stormlands people, the North people, Vale people, no matter what their original thoughts were, now they all want to fight.
This is good and morale is available.
The military meeting that day came to an end with the sonorous speech of Knight Ninestars.
Anyway, if I work hard, everyone will have something to eat: