Allister's heart contracted suddenly, and he held his breath and continued reading.
The letter stated bluntly:
This time, the Southern Border Army chose the wrong side. Under the leadership of Lord of Highgarden, the long-term siege of the residence of the king's family had already deeply offended His Majesty Robert I.
This is a great disrespect to the Theon royal family of Baila. The new dynasty will never give up. If they want to save themselves, they must give an explanation to Iron Throne.
If the Reach princes insist on being tied to Mace·Tyrell and choose to bear the blame together, then the king will be furious. Not only will your status be difficult to protect, but it may even bring disaster to the entire clan.
And if the Tyrell family can be blamed for this crime alone, other repentant families, including House Florent, will not only be able to have their punishment reduced, but with the help of Lord Titus, they can even gain the trust of the emerging dynasty and preserve the territory and glory passed down from generation to generation...
The letter is written very clearly.
Either become a loyal minister of the Reach... no, a loyal minister of Highgarden, share the blame with Mace·Tyrell, and bear the wrath of the new king and the Northern Alliance together, or else let the Mace family take the blame themselves, and Tyrell will have to pay the price for their wrong choices.
Families that are willing to surrender do not need to actively surrender to the Southern Expeditionary Army on the opposite side. They only need to cooperate internally and externally and do some "small tasks" for the commander-in-chief.
Then, he saw the specific items that the other party wanted him to personally handle... Allister's fingers were trembling slightly, and the edges of the letter were wrinkled.
Didn't he know that the Southern Border Army was at the end of its tether, and he didn't want to follow the "inflatable fish" Mace into the dark side.
The opportunity he wanted is here!
This letter from Xing Suocheng Earl just pointed out the hidden worries in his heart, and also directly tore apart the fragile trust relationship between the southern families.
When Allister read the end of the letter, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and his eyes flashed with incredible joy.
Titus Earl is very interesting. He made a very special condition for his "distant relative" House Florent:
After the matter is completed, the opponent will be given the "name" and opportunity to surrender Iron Throne on behalf of the entire southern border. Moreover, the treatment will be different from Mace.
This is exactly what Brightwater Keep Earl and House Florent have always dreamed of, but couldn't get.
For many years, Florent has been claiming to the outside world that House Tyrell's inheritance rights to Highgarden are far behind their family.
Allister Florent once longed for an opportunity for House Florent to stand out and become the leader of the Southern Territory, counter-pressing Tyrell from Highgarden.
Now, the black Earl on the opposite side has extended an olive branch, and also given Florent the opportunity to "get ahead".
The temptation to suddenly become "one of the Reach leaders recognized by House Baratheon" was enough for him to abandon all hesitations.
The previous worries seem to have been solved.
Melissa is still very young. After returning home, she can learn mechanical construction and other things from the bachelor of the castle to pass the time.
When she figures it out, she can choose a better son-in-law and get married again.
He looked at Titus·Peake, he looked very good... This old guy didn't care who killed his ex-husband.
After reading the letter, Mr. the Fox, who had similar thoughts to Duke Riverrun, decided to abandon the past and look forward to the future with House Peake.
Florent and Peake were born to stand together!
After reading it twice more, Allister was willing to close the letter. He glanced around vigilantly, as if he was afraid that someone would pry into his secrets.
He placed the letter paper over the candlelight, hesitated for a moment, did not light it, and finally put the letter and its mailbox away together.
This secret letter was not only his handle, but also his opportunity and proof. He might need to show it to others later, so it had to be kept properly. He walked to the wooden clothing box in the corner of the open hood, hid the letter in it, and covered it with layers of clothing.
After doing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on the camp bed, closed his eyes, and started thinking quickly in his mind.
Titus·Peake's method is not clever, but it is very effective.
First, he threw out a huge amount of compensation in the negotiation, which disturbed people's minds, and then set out harsh conditions for Mace, in order to anger Lord of Highgarden and make the Reach nobles have their own thoughts.
Then use the secret message to divide and disintegrate, and use the temptation of immunity from punishment and "joining hands in the future" to make the wavers or speculators slowly turn to the side of Iron Throne and the coalition forces.
And he happened to become a key part of this plan.
No, maybe there are other people or other actions!
Who can guarantee that such a letter was only sent to one person? Who can guarantee that no one else in the Southern Border Army had the same idea as him?
Old the Fox was thinking that he must not be the only one among the Reach princes who received this letter.
He opened his eyes and his eyes became calm again, but there was still a trace of unnoticeable excitement hidden deep in his eyes.
He knew that he had to take action as soon as possible to secretly screen and contact those Mace·Tyrell lords who were also dissatisfied with the Reach, or who had already decided to quit.
Honeyholt, who has advanced and retreated with him, and the two Earl from Half Circle Castle are quite good candidates.
The two families are strong enough, and there is a good degree of trust between them. It may be difficult to persuade them to switch sides. If they do not work hard enough, it will be no problem to hinder the Southern Border Army.
Before that, he had to "reply" a letter according to the instructions in the letter to show his loyalty...
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Old Alister prepared the seal ring engraved in the shape of the Fox animal head next to him, and while writing a letter, he was thinking:
I want to be the master of the Southern Territory... even once.
Everything is difficult at the beginning.
Who can conclude that after this "once"... it cannot become the "first time" among "many times"...
The next day.
Dawn has just broken and the morning fog has not yet cleared.
Above the southern border army's camp, a burst of intensive horn sounds sounded.
The 40,000-strong army suddenly woke up like a giant beast that turned over. According to last night's agenda, they began to make large-scale array adjustments.
The siege front originally surrounding the eastern coast in order to trap Storm's End gradually closed in and evacuated.
The army's center of gravity turned to the north, and several deep lines were laid out on the large plain to the west of the castle, far away from the southern expedition camp coming from the north, and a head-on battle was set up.
In the frontmost array, the golden and green cloaks surged like waves. They were the troops of Tyrell of Highgarden and his trusted family.
The Golden Rose's soldiers were dressed in green robes and gold armor, holding spears and shields, and were arranged in square formations of the same size. The tips of their spears were pointed directly at the sky. They looked majestic... At least the formation was really neat.
The Southern Border Army wanted to stabilize the wavering morale of the army and specially arranged this drama.
The soldiers under his command are also very suitable for this kind of pretentious occasion. In terms of the neatness and efficiency of the formation, they even far exceed the the North army under Titus.
The troops composed mainly of House Hightower and many of his vassals have become the right army of the Reach people. Baelor will guard the flanks of the army to avoid possible sneak attacks from the direction of the condescending Storm's End.
Baelor·Hightower, who takes on this responsibility, has nothing to worry about.
Having been trapped by them for so long, Storm's End has already run out of ammunition and food, so it would be crazy to open the door and attack them.
The left army was headed by Goldengrove's army, with Matus Earl personally in command.
Matus has never been very optimistic about the outcome of the confrontation between the Southern Border Army and the Southern Expeditionary Army. He knew that although his soldiers were well-equipped, they already lacked the fighting spirit after this year of "experience".
Just like many the Reach nobles, they all lack the will to fight for real.
If we really want to start a fight, we will definitely not be able to withstand the impact of the elites from the north...
The candidate to command the rear of the army is the mature and prudent "warrior" Allister Florent Earl.
Brightwater Keep, the troops from Fengchao City, and Semicircular Fort gathered together, and even among these 40,000 people, they became a force that cannot be underestimated. They were responsible for covering the entire army's retreat, and also controlled the retreat channel of the southern border army.
Ever since Mr. Allister got up today, the curve of the corner of his mouth has not been reduced.
His "action" was so smooth that it was even a little scary.
If the commander-in-chief of this southern border army was "Queen of Thorns", Allister would definitely be frightened, thinking that the other side had set up some conspiracy trap and was waiting for him to dive into it.
But Mace? Tyrell?
When I think of this name, Brightwater Keep Earl will laugh. The corners of my mouth are like a naughty rubber ball pressed into the water. I can't control it at all...
Regardless of whether we are the enemy or ourselves, everyone has to admit that the overall equipment level of the Southern Border Army is indeed good.
Whether it is armor, tower shields and other defenses, or weapons such as swords, shields, spears and axes, they are all of high quality. Many soldiers are even equipped with exquisite and expensive crossbows and spear throwers.
After all, they were 40,000 men in good condition... When their troops were fully deployed on the plains, their banners were like a forest, their armor was like a tide, and their momentum seemed very majestic and powerful.
At least from the perspective of the the North guys and Vale guys on the opposite side, it is indeed very powerful and intimidating.
However, behind this decent military formation, there are indeed people's hearts that have long been scattered. There are only a few people who are truly willing to fight to the death for Highgarden and Lord Mace.
The southern expedition camp in the other direction.
This morning, after being awakened by the loud movement of the Reach people, Marshal Ti accompanied his deputies for a walk in front of the formation, and then returned to his Chinese army tent.
Instead of watching the boring show performance opposite, it would be better to say "good morning" to his guard captain.
A snow-white Divine Gyrfalcon was flapping its wings in the sky above the heads of the two armies.
After it passed over the morning mist-shrouded plains and the entire southern army, the white falcon named "Griffith" flapped its wings and cut through the airflow. Its sharp eagle eyes looked back from the clouds to the north, then retraced its original path and returned.
It passed through the wind and clouds, crossed the flag, and flew all the way to the center of the Southern Expedition Camp.
Almost at the same moment as Commander Ti, one by one, they entered the guard captain's tent.
Wenda·Storm opened his eyes, gave Master Earl a smile as he entered the tent, threw a piece of fresh meat at Griffith, and put the white leather eyepatch back on his left eye.
After receiving the reply from old the Fox overnight, Titus judged that it was unlikely that the other party would fake a surrender.
But to be cautious, he still let Wenda's pet fly into the air and carefully confirmed the formation changes of the opposing army.
"Judging from the flag, everything is just as Brightwater Keep Earl said in the letter..."
Wenda brushed her hair with her hands and reported everything she had just observed with a smile.
When the morning sun rises, the military parade in the south begins; when the sun sets, the swordsmen begin to use: