Chapter 366: Preliminary Contact
"Do you have any gossip? Don't hide it, just say it. β
"It's not a bit of gossip, you will soon find out, it is said that an agreement has been reached above, and we will soon form an alliance with the Eternal Night, not the previous one, but the kind without gaps. β
"Isn't this the thing that has been rumored about joining the Eternal Night Army? The Council of Elders has been dragging on this matter, why did it suddenly relent?"
"What's so strange about this? I can't stand the pressure, our army has always been supported by the other party, many clansmen have retreated to the Eternal Night Army Leader in order to avoid the disaster of war, don't look at our absolute advantage now, once the Eternal Night Army Leader withdraws its aid, with the 200,000 army of the Kingsley family, it can also suppress us and force us into a desperate situation, but the elders of the Council of Elders stiff their necks and refuse to admit this, not greedy for power. If we had accepted the offer of the Eternal Night Commander from the beginning, our people wouldn't have to suffer so much. β
"Brother is a person who understands, but the right thing will always fascinate people's eyes, but fortunately, the Council of Elders finally figured it out this time, and there is no need for us to suffer together, what do you think they will do next?"
"This still needs to be asked, of course, the army, I estimate that this reorganization is not as simple as verbal shouting, it is very likely that it will be broken up and reorganized like the new army. β
"Break up and reorganize, if you really do this, it will be a bit big, and the Council of Elders is afraid that it will not agree, right?"
"So far, no elder has stood up to oppose it, I'm afraid there are factors that we don't know, but that's all about the above, it has nothing to do with us, let's just take care of ourselves. β
"That's right, what does the new reorganization chief mean by his personal wishes, and how should he choose?"
"Just ask what you want to do in the future? This is the consistent style of the eternal night, but this is mostly used as a reference, in the end, it depends on whether your personal ability is up to standard, if not, your personal will is to be a general is also in vain, the first choice is of course to choose the main army, in the eternal night, the main force corps is the best treatment, food and equipment military salary, all priority, followed by the attached engineer regiment, although the treatment is a little worse, but the requirements are also a little lower, if even this can not be selected, then as far as possible to the craftsman side of the side, but one thing is certain, in the eternal night, as long as you are willing to work, there is no hunger, they will definitely arrange properlyγ β
"We have no doubt about this, we have heard that the people who have fled to the other side of the eternal night have settled down and have a stable life, and even if the war is over, many people are not willing to return to the swamp of despair. β
Faced with the new order, the crocodile army reacted differently.
There was strong resistance and demanded to meet with their elders.
There are also those who know that there is a problem inside and pretend to be confused.
There are also those who are happy to hear about it and have a warm welcome attitude.
Regardless of their attitude, in the end their choice is the same, because they find that they have no other choice.
There was the blowing and agitation of the young reformers.
Outside, surrounded by the strong troops of the Eternal Night Army.
If you look down from the air, you will find that the crocodile army has long been dismantled and scattered along the Danube River, and it is the main army of the Eternal Night Army that is intertwined with it.
It's not a day or two since the Eternal Night Army leader planned to annex the crocodile.
When it comes to real action, the Eternal Night Leader only thinks about the army, and as long as he holds the army in his hands, the matter will be more than half successful.
Artificially cutting it apart is not a difficult task for the Eternal Night Warlord.
Don't forget, the supplies of the crocodile people in the last two years have come from the Eternal Night Commander, and it is not a matter of words where you want them to be stationed.
Bringing the Council of Elders under control is only the first step in the whole plan, and it is the foundation of everything, to prevent them from hindering them in the next actions.
Their real goal was to go to the army of the crocodiles.
The control of the crocodile reformers over the army is still a little weaker, in addition to the Crocodile Elders' Council of Elders restricting their efforts, but also because the crocodile army itself is chaotic enough.
Even with the support of the Eternal Night Army Leader, a new army has been established and its own army has been reorganized, but the root of the Crocodile Elders' Council has not changed, no matter how it changes, they are still a plate of scattered sand under the rule of the Crocodile Elders, and their cohesion is relatively limited.
Naturally, the combat effectiveness in the face of large-scale battles is also limited.
This chaos was a good thing for the young reformers, especially when the Council of Elders was brought under control, and the forces were leaderless and at the mercy of others.
These crocodile troops were all dispersed and reorganized into an army, just as they had been reorganized into a new army.
Now it seems that the Crocodile Council of Elders made a mistake when he promised to let the Eternal Night Army leaders help form a new army.
Not only did the Eternal Night Army have the opportunity to mix sand, but it also inspired the young reformers who dealt them a fatal blow, and they also accumulated enough experience in army reorganization.
This time, the Eternal Night Army Commander accounted for a heavier proportion of it, no longer a special low- and middle-level officer, but sent a large number of elite veterans, the ratio reached two to ten.
Compared to the Council of Elders, the greatest advantage of the young reformers is that they recognize the real situation of the crocodiles and accept it.
The crocodiles do not have the ability to grow up from the prying eyes of many jackals on their own, and accepting the kindness of the Eternal Night Leader is the best option.
Although the crocodiles have no way to maintain their former independence, their race can survive.
What's more, the way of life of the crocodile people in the past is really nothing to be missed, leaving them with more memories of hardship.
Led by a certain percentage of veterans, these recruits are quickly able to grow, and after months of training, they are able to engage in uncomplicated battles.
Moreover, they are not recruits in the pure sense, most of them have a certain military foundation and combat experience, and they grow faster.
This time, the crocodile people should be reorganized to adopt the out-and-out eternal night military leadership model, and only those who meet the standards can enter the main army.
Those who fail to pass will be screened twice, and those who pass will enter the affiliated engineering regiment.
If it is eliminated again, then it can only be repatriated, and it will be honest as a flat people.
At this point, the Eternal Night Leader did not back down.
The Eternal Night Army is leading the way of the best soldiers, and they will equip their soldiers with the best weapons and armor possible, which also creates financial pressure.
You can only strive for excellence in soldiers.
The reorganized army of the crocodiles retained only one army group, that is, three integrated corps.
This group of troops is called the Dawn Group Army.
Originally, this army group wanted to be named United, Brother, or Crocodile Army.
But it was too deliberate, as if it was artificially distinguishing it from the Eternal Night Leader, and kept emphasizing their origins, which was not conducive to the unity of the two sides.
Therefore, he resigned himself to the previous naming style of the Eternal Night Warlord.
The name of Dawn has been recognized by both parties and has a double meaning.
The first layer is the most superficial, that is, after the eternal night, there is the dawn.
The other meaning is that the crocodile people will usher in their own dawn.
The actions of the Eternal Night Army Leader are not insignificant, and after the success of the Crocodile Council of Elders, the Elders Council of the Crocodile Clan will be a thing of the past forever, and the situation in the entire Swamp of Despair will also change fundamentally.
But the whole operation was almost completed under the surface of the water, and the whole process was uneventful and natural.
In addition to being well-planned, it is also because the Eternal Night Warlord has invested enough energy in the Swamp of Despair and the crocodiles.
In the past three or four years, the various materials spent by the Eternal Night Army on the crocodile people have added up to an astronomical amount.
Even if it's a brother, it's just that.
On the contrary, the Council of Elders has always been aggressive, not wanting to give, but also wanting to take more from the Eternal Night Commander, as long as the crocodile people who are a little sensible are a little unbearable, and they naturally favor the Eternal Night Commander emotionally.
When the people want, everything naturally becomes much simpler.
By the time Akmesser realized something, the reorganization was nearing its end, and at this time, they didn't dare to move.
After the formation of the Dawn Group Army, it is true that the number of the Crocodile army has decreased sharply, but the combat effectiveness will not only not decrease, but may even increase.
Because from the beginning of the offensive and defensive battles of Brother Port, it has always been the Eternal Night Group Army that has been fighting against them, and the Crocodile Army is beating the side drum.
Most of the time, if the crocodile army doesn't drag down the Eternal Night military leader, then burn high incense, let alone cooperate.
After being reorganized into the Dawn Group Army, although the combat effectiveness will not soar immediately, it will at least be upgraded by one notch.
Without the interference of the Council of Elders, the Eternal Night Army leader began to make initial contact with the Kingsley family's Eastern Army.
"Do you think it's possible?, Sir Sir, if you want us to open the way, 20,000 crocodile civilians are far from worth the price, and if we do, we will be sorry for the dead soldiers, and we will be sorry for the crocodile civilians who were killed by you. The chief of staff of the main force, Brynn, said with a cold face and a tough attitude, "That's not how negotiations are discussed, if you want to talk, you can show some sincerity in talking." β
He was the representative of the Eternal Night Commander for this engagement.
The current three military chiefs of staff of the Eternal Night Army Leader have their own characteristics.
Ben Hebrew, cunning and cunning, all-round ability, the military, government and financial aspects of the three aspects of the hand, the shortcomings are as prominent as the advantages, that is, the background is complex, there is no way to trust 100%, most of the handling of foreign affairs.
Kelman, with a tough personality, is an out-and-out hawk who likes to play offense instead of defense, and is best suited to develop offensive military strategies.
Bryan, with a steady age and thoughtfulness, is an out-and-out diplomatic candidate, and he is mostly responsible for things like the one in front of him.
The Kingsley family's contact for the Eastern Army was Sir Kleist, and for Axmeither, his ability was secondary, and most importantly, he was a double-headed officer who could speak directly to Archduke Buck.
This kind of negotiation with the confronting enemy is very sensitive, and if it is not handled well, it will leave behind the charge of collaborating with the enemy.
And now, Akmetseby needs the trust of Grand Duke Buck at any moment, and he is naturally cautious.
As soon as the contact was not smooth, Akmaise's side regarded the 20,000 crocodiles as a strange commodity, and at the cost of this, wanted to let the Eternal Night Leader open a passage back to the West Bank.
Brann didn't even think about it, so he just blocked it back.
Are you kidding.
If you want to exchange 20,000 crocodile people for the lives of the 200,000 elite Kingsley family, there is no such cheap deal in this world.
Do they really think that the Eternal Night Warlord is for charity?
It is true that the Eternal Night Army leader wants to redeem the crocodile civilians in the hands of the Kingsley family's Eastern Army, and that is without affecting the overall situation.
Once it affects the entire strategic layout of the Eternal Night Commander, let alone redemption, even if Akmesser sends them to the knife, the Eternal Night Commander will not blink an eyelid from top to bottom.
It's not like they haven't done it in Brother Harbor at the beginning.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, don't say too much, everything is possible, seeing death is not conducive to your reputation among the crocodile people, and it is not conducive to your rule in the Desperate Swamp in the future, as long as you are willing to let go of a mouth, I promise, the Kingsley family's army will all withdraw from the Desperate Swamp, and the brother port will also return it with both hands, this is a mutually beneficial thing, why not?" Sir Kleist also knew that with the lives of 20,000 crocodile civilians, it was very unlikely that the Eternal Night Army would let the Kingsley family go to the Eastern Army, but he still had a chance and made a final attempt.
Brian laughed angrily: "The fox is worthy of being a fox, when I saw it today, it really deserves its name, and its ability to sophistry is indeed superior, but don't take us for fools, do you need me to analyze the current situation to your Excellency? We only need to block the Danube, not a year and a half, everything Your Excellency just said is no longer a threat to us, so why bother? On the contrary, we are now willing to take over the 20,000 crocodile civilians, which has already done you a great favor, otherwise can you sleep peacefully in normal times?" Are you not afraid that they will explode at any time? Or are you going to push them all to the river and cut them all down? It's one thing to drive civilians to attack a city in wartime, it's another thing to kill civilians in non-wartime. β
"They're just a bunch of barbarian natives, kill them, who else will be held accountable?" Sir Kleist's face was not very good-looking, before he went out on a mission, he had already considered that his opponent was difficult, and when he actually fought each other, he realized that he still underestimated the terrifying degree of his opponent.
In just a few rounds, he was forced into a corner, and the other party looked at things very trickily, and now turned his head against him.
"Barbarian natives?" the sarcasm on Bryan's face intensified, Speaking of which, in the eyes of Your Excellency, we Eternal Night are also barbarian natives, and unfortunately, you were defeated by a group of barbarian natives that you despise, and I will tell you an unfortunate news, just three days ago, the four great elders of the crocodile tribe have sworn allegiance to our lord Sean, who is now part of the Eternal Night Army, and even more unfortunately, His Excellency Sean is also a guardian knight and royal baron personally canonized by Her Royal Highness Sophilia, the regent of the Lancelot royal family. β
Brann pretended to look at the height of the sun outside the ship and said, " Well, at this point in time, the news of the crocodile's return to the Eternal Night Army has been sent to the royal capital Valesta for registration, please Sir believe in our ability to do things, and say that what can be done today will definitely not be delayed until tomorrow, if you dare to raise the butcher's knife against the 20,000 crocodile people, no, it should be said that the 20,000 Eternal Night Lords raised their butcher's knives, believe it or not, the news about the Kingsley family's massacre of the defenseless Byrons will spread throughout Valesta, and in three days, it will spread throughout the Plains of Asia Minor, I guarantee that in less than a week, the whole Ashane will know about the glorious deeds of the Kingsley family, and when that time comesDo you think that the Eternal Night Army will have the slightest chance of letting the 200,000 troops of the Kingsley family return to the West Bank? Even if your Grand Duke brings countless mountains of gold and silver to Valesta, it is useless. β
"The four Grand Elders of the Crocodile have declared their allegiance to Baron Sean?" Sir Kleist was really stunned by the news.
If this is the case, the crocodiles will no longer be outlaws, no longer simply barbarian natives, but through the bridge of the Baron of Eternal Night, they will be inextricably linked to the Byron Alliance.