I thought that the Kingdom of France might be destroyed by a mistake.

Philip II was sweating coldly. Seeing Egil, Charles, and even Edward all looked at him with no intention. Then he remembered again. The 100,000 troops were tied to his French army, which was only 15,000. He had started the attack on Marseille before and lost some manpower. If he converted to combat power in this way, he might not even be one tenth. If he insisted on withdrawing from the coalition, he would probably pounce on him immediately and tear his army into pieces together with himself.

Well, in fact, the guard knight standing on both sides wearing plate armor and holding long swords said that Philip II could not wait to be with his army. As long as he dared to say something no, he would dare to go up and chop his head.

"Ah hahaha, actually, I just wanted to make a joke with you just now. How could I abandon the safety of the Roman Catholic Church and get out of the holy crusade?

Everyone, so nervous, so nervous...ahhahahaha..."

Philip II said this.

While sitting back, I tried to relieve the tension and depression here.

"Is it just a joke?" Egillu smiled sarcastically: "But, this joke is not really funny. And I am also the kind of person who is easy to move and take jokes seriously. So, please don't tell me such a thing in the future. How about it?"

"Of course, of course." As Egil seemed to have no intention of further action, Philip II finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement. He also said actively: "Then Marseille City is also as your Majesty, you will. During the Crusades, they will be jointly managed by the allies."

"That's good." Egil looked at the almost complete deterrence effect, so he nodded with satisfaction: "Actually, before this, I have made a plan that is not very complete, so that you can discuss it together."

"How dare you?"

“Where do it.”

"His Majesty Egil has outstanding strategy. The plan formulated by His Majesty is definitely the most suitable."

So the king and two dukes below rushed to flatter Egil.

"Well, the specific situation is this. Our four families each sent 5,000 troops and gathered 20,000 to station here. They patrol and transport logistics to the front line."

"Five thousand? Isn't it a little too much?" Philip II frowned. He now has only a little more than 13,000 troops under his command, but he accounts for one-third of them.

"Indeed, the total number of troops under the ranks is only 5,000." Edward on the other side also said.

"Well, there is nothing we can do about this." Egil shrugged: "Because the important thing in Marseille City is the most important transit station after our coalition forces entered the Apennine Peninsula. Therefore, it is very likely that both heretics and pagans will come to invade this city. Leave heavy troops to guard it, and armed transportation will be helpless."

"But Marseille is adjacent to France on three sides, so doesn't there be no room for attack at all?" Charlie interrupted at this time. The other two monarchs also looked at Egil's very mihuo.

Egil was a little speechless.

"Navy, I mean on the sea. Hasn't this happened before? Did the Renaya use the navy to send troops, attack Marseille and occupy it?"

"Indeed...but..."

Although such a thing has happened before, the other three still don’t believe it. Those pagans (Muslims), and heretics (Roma) will use the same method.

Because the so-called assaults use naval to send troops, such tactics are rare on the medieval battlefield. It is not that there is no such thing as naval transportation. But the so-called elite raids, Marines, and other things are unimaginable for these guys who do not pay attention to the development of the navy at all. It should be said that there are almost no Shenma Navy. Is this saying that they are stupid? It is just because of their different positions and insights.

After Egil explained this to them, these guys suddenly realized and began to think about it seriously.

"This is indeed a very good tactic and worth considering. But do you really think that those heretics and pagans have this mind and ability?" Philip II continued to ask. It seems that he still only regarded the previous raid of the Gernaya as an isolated case, not a typical one.

"Of course." Egil nodded with certainty: "I feel a little embarrassed to speak.

Before that, we Normans had used similar tactics many times.”

Egil was so direct and the other monarchs didn't feel embarrassed. They nodded to each other, which was considered to be acknowledging Egil's statement.

"But this 1 force! It seems to be a little problem.

Yaoli continued! "In theory, using this kind of surprise attack, Mou Neng didn't invest much troops. In terms of defense, I think only about five thousand troops is enough."

"That's not the case." Egil shook his head: "The whole route from Marseille to the mountain pass on the west side of the Alps. This section is a flat coastline. The opponent's pirates can land at any place and then attack our food supply troops. Therefore, we must send enough armed transport troops to prevent similar incidents from happening."

"But on average, 5,000, 5,000 is not very appropriate. After all, the troops dispatched by each family are different." Edward still expressed his objection.

"So, the number of troops in each family will determine the share of troops according to the number of troops they have. Norman, 10,000, Burgundy, 6,000, France, 3,000, Aquitaine, and 1,000. There are still 20,000 troops in total. But... In this way, the rights of the city of Marseille must also be directly linked to the garrison troops." Is the rights directly linked to the garrison troops that are directly linked to the garrison troops that are in this crusade, that is, during the operation of this Nose Crusade, the city of Marseille will be controlled by the person who sent the most?! Egil will control this city that is extremely important to the coalition forces, France, and even the so-called Catholic world for several years, or even more than ten years?!

"Okay, let's use the first plan!" Philip II slapped the table and said this. Because for the first plan, he occupies one-quarter of the right, while for the second plan, it is less than one-sixth. "No, no, no, the second plan is better." Charlie, who was next to Burgundy, said in the reasons.

Edward hesitated and continued to remain silent.

"Duke Edward."

However, Egil did not want him to continue to maintain this state of silence, so he came to him directly and said, "You must be worried. Because your army is not many. There are almost all five thousand people. If all these troops are stationed in Marseille in exchange for the rights of one quarter of Marseille, then you can no longer participate in this Crusade. That is to say, one tenth of the spoils will be gone. But if only one thousand troops are sent, it is almost no different from not being sent. Is that right?" "Indeed." Edward smiled bitterly. He thought to himself: In addition, there are also troops to continue fighting and will suffer losses no matter what. His soldiers are small and few generals, and if he loses a few thousand people, he will be in trouble. Such a thing was not said.

"In the name of the coalition commander, I promise you that no matter how you use it, your five thousand soldiers participated in this crusade. As agreed before, the promise that one tenth of the spoils will be returned to Aquitaine is still valid."

Egil made a very solemn promise.

Then he waved his hand and pointed at the other three people: "King Philip and Duke Charles are all proof." "...Be serious?" Edward was a little surprised. He didn't believe that such good things could be found in this world.

"Of course." Edgeil nodded: "I swear in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Everything I say is true." "...If this is the case, I believe your Majesty." Edward took a deep breath: "I stay. The five great army will stay."

"Very good. Duke, if that's the case, as the highest-ranking person among the Marlows defenders, you will naturally become the supreme commander of the Marseille defenders. This is certain." So, in the end, the matter was settled. The coalition left behind 20,000 troops in Marseille, shocking all the pirates who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a vote in Marseille. It stabilized the rear and found a way out for the coalition to fail and flee in a panic.

Of course, none of these are the most important. The most important thing is that Egil slightly changed his way of doing things. He rose from a scum to a tasteful scum. Because Egil clearly realized that if you want to defeat Eastern Rome, your Norman Kingdom alone is definitely not enough. You must unite the entire continent. In other words, all Catholic countries, that is, at least before Eastern Rome was defeated, Egil must ensure that he can win at least one trustworthy Catholic allies.

Rights and military power can certainly be feared. But justice and righteousness can only be admired. The most important thing in maintaining the stability of an alliance is fairness and faith. Therefore, Egil had to temporarily put aside his shameless nature and try to make the alliance fairer as much as possible. This was the case before killing the soldiers who did not defend the military order. Now, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the same is true.
Chapter completed!