Rick's eyes swept over the leaders of the four mercenary groups who were sitting on pins and needles, and continued: "So now we have only two ways to go. ’

As soon as Rick's words fell, Bubaro, the leader of the Miracle Mercenary Regiment, answered, "Which two?" ’

'Surrender or fight!' Rick stood up and repeated, "Surrender or fight." ’

'Never surrender!' Lauders muttered to himself.

Bubaro stood up, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't say it at all, and Dragon Flash's face was gray, his eyes flashed, as if he was making some important decision, only the night wolf did not speak, but looked at Rick with sharp eyes.

Seeing that several people didn't speak, Rick continued, "Surrender represents the fall of Xiangcheng, and now Xiangcheng has returned to the embrace of the Blue Moon Empire because of my takeover, if the mysterious legion wants to attack, it is obviously violating the territory of the Blue Moon Empire, and we are humble defectors and traitors." Rick deliberately paused, carefully observing the reaction of the leaders of the four mercenary groups.

The Night Wolf had an indignant expression on his face, clearly disgusted by the last two titles in Rick's words. Lauders' expression is very strange, because he has always lived in Xiangcheng, and has no concept of a country at all, even when a strong enemy is pressing, it is not unacceptable to give in appropriately, the key is whether he can ensure his own interests and the interests of his mercenary group, so for Rick to equate surrender with a traitor, Lauders has a feeling that it is difficult to accept for a while. Bubaro's face became very ugly, as the representative of the Shuca Kingdom secretly stationed in Xiangcheng, Bubaro certainly did not think that surrendering was so decent. But in front of so many people. At the same time, it has been separated from the kingdom of Huca for many years. Many of Bubaro's ideas have long been self-centered, not centered on the interests of the Huca Kingdom. Only Long Shan, whose eyes had been flickering just now, seemed to have recovered, and he didn't have any opinion on Rick's obvious irritating words, just frowned slightly.

Carefully read the reactions of the four. Rick continued: "Of course, in order to survive, for the sake of the people of Xiangcheng, and for the mercenaries of the mercenary group not to make senseless sacrifices, I, as the lord of Xiangcheng, do not mind surrendering to the powerful United Legion in a desperate situation, but .........' Rick paused, and after satisfying the appetite of the four people, he said..'It's just that it is a surrender. What fate will we face? Now we are understaffed, the number of combined legions. I said last time, about 200,000, and Commander Lauders just said, at least 100,000 people, I don't want to emphasize the strength of the enemy, I just want to remind everyone, more than 100,000 people, how big the need for supplies will be, and Xiangcheng, now there are less than half of the merchants and civilians, if this news spreads, I am afraid that it will be less, can Xiangcheng meet the needs of this army? ’

Lauders stood up first and said: "I can't surrender, once I surrender, I'm afraid that the entire Xiangcheng will be ruined, and what we have done for so many years to maintain the prosperity of Xiangcheng is afraid that it will also be ruined, the army is the most terrible, and the combined army will only be more terrible because of the lack of strict discipline, I don't want Xiangcheng to become ruins, fighting, we are mercenaries, our vocation is to fight." ’

The night wolf also stood up and said: "I don't agree to surrender either, although the enemy is strong, but after all, it is only a joint force of several countries and some small mercenary groups, if you surrender, I am afraid that all the valuable things in Xiangcheng will become their spoils, and we will become a defeated person who is worse than slaves, it is better to fight hard, as long as our four major mercenary groups work together, plus Xiangcheng has continuously strengthened the city defense over the years, and there is also the support of the Shenfeng Fortress behind it, there must be a fight, There's no need to admit defeat before you even start. ’

Bubaro thought for a while before saying: "I also don't think we can just surrender, if we surrender like this, we will lose all the initiative, there have been spring offences before, but at that time, no matter which legion, it was still polite to Xiangcheng, and the grain and grass would naturally not go anywhere, but the relationship between the two sides was still very good, and it would not be like now, when the army was approaching, I was afraid that what I wanted to do was something else." ’

Long Shan finally expressed his position, and also thought about it for a while, before saying, "Three-quarters of them don't agree to surrender, of course I can't agree to surrender, and my Qinglong Mercenary Group is not a vegetarian, if you want to fight, you have to count my Long Shan and my Qinglong Mercenary Group!"

Rick laughed, picked up his glass, and said, "Since everyone thinks the same thing, let's drink this glass first, and then talk." This time, Long Shan was the first to raise his glass, and after a while, everyone's cups were raised, and the strongest alliance in Xiangcheng was concluded in less than two weeks after Rick entered Xiangcheng.

After drinking the wine in the cup, Rick's face became gloomy, and he said with some worry: "I don't really know much about military things, but now as a lord, and you are all the commanders of the garrison of Xiangcheng, I still need to remind you that the size of the enemy now exceeds 200,000, and we are only less than 50,000 when we are full, although we have the walls and moat of Xiangcheng, and there is a nearby Shenfeng fortress to ask for help, but this battle is still not easy to fight, the commanders of the garrison, Isn't it time to start discussing how to start the battle to defend Xiangcheng? ’

In a light word, the previous leaders of the four major mercenary groups, and the current commanders of the garrison army, have fallen into the situation of being pregnant with their own babies again, after all, there are losses in battles, and among the four mercenary groups, who would want to suffer heavy losses themselves? How to fight? Who is the pioneer? Who serves as a reserve? Who as the second echelon? Rick suddenly felt that Xiangcheng's internal problems were not necessarily less than those of the Combined Legion.

With a bang, Her Majesty the Queen smashed a delicate and valuable vase-like ornament on the table on the opposite wall and smashed it into pieces, while Concubine Ji Xue, who had just entered the door, was obviously startled by the Queen's excited expression, and couldn't help but step forward, ignoring the courtesy of the ministers, stretched out her hand to stop Her Majesty's next move, and asked carefully..'What's wrong?' What happened? ’

'Humph!' Her Majesty the Queen eased up, let go of the utensils in her hand, and said angrily, "Do these people still have me as a queen in their eyes?" They are all thinking about how to ensure their own interests, leaving the interests of the empire behind, I want to take the opportunity to replace the bad old man who only eats and doesn't work, so many people oppose it, in their eyes, is there still me? ’

"It turns out that His Majesty is angry about this matter," Concubine Ji Xue said in a flat tone..'In my opinion, His Majesty does not need to be angry about this matter at all, because judging from the effect of this morning, His Majesty's plan should be about to succeed." ’

Her Majesty the Queen was attracted by Concubine Ji Xue's strange words, and couldn't help but ask, "Why?" Earlier this morning, the Auxiliary King, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly objected to my opinion, but Ponge Carlo Zai supported me to the end, would this be a good thing? ’

"Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for speaking bluntly," Concubine Ji Xue thought about it for a while, and said carefully..' "The situation of the early dynasty today, Weichen already knows, whether it is the Auxiliary King, or the Grand Duke of Singo, including the Prime Minister of Pang Kalo, in fact, they are just fighting with each other, to put it presumptuously, except for the Auxiliary King, the two major hostile forces in the empire now do not take His Majesty in their eyes, but are just fighting with each other, this is a good thing!"

Her Majesty calmed down and said, 'Well, it's a good thing indeed!'

Concubine Ji Xue took over the conversation and continued: "This time, Admiral Lei's most important son was suddenly killed, although it destroyed the peaceful and festive atmosphere of the Heavenly God Festival, but it was able to make Grand Duke Singo and Prime Minister Ponge Carlo suspicious of each other, and even advance and retreat together in the court because of the words of the Auxiliary Prince, this effect is already unexpectedly good, isn't Your Majesty still dissatisfied?" ’

After a pause, Concubine Ji Xue continued: "The current situation, the empire is in an eventful season, the Shenfeng Fortress in the north is facing the attack of the four northern countries, and many things have happened in the Red Eagle Business Alliance in the west, it is not peaceful, and Bo Yingte is even more turbulent, in this case, if His Majesty is standing at the forefront, I am afraid that there will be danger, it is better to let those who want to stand on the front line to stand, His Majesty only needs to hold that undefeated trump card!"

Her Majesty the Queen nodded slightly, the expression on her face had returned to her usual appearance, and she suddenly asked, "How is the Divine Seal Fortress now?" ’

Concubine Ji Xue knew that Her Majesty the Queen didn't want to discuss the matter of Bo Yingte anymore, so she said very familiarly: "Just now, the news came that Lord Count Xia Hua Peimeng entered Xiangcheng and declared Xiangcheng to be his territory, and nearly half of the merchants and civilians in Xiangcheng have fled into the Shenfeng Fortress, because there are rumors in Xiangcheng that the four northern countries are attacking Xiangcheng in a big way. ’

'Oh? The four northern countries are attacking Xiangcheng in a big way? Her Majesty laughed and said, "This is indeed very likely, although the spring offensive has not passed for several years, and continue to ensure the smooth flow of information, I want to know very clearly, what can this Xia Hua Permon, who made a mess of Bo Yingte as soon as he arrives, be able to do in Xiangcheng?" ’

'Yes!' Concubine Ji Xue replied very seriously.

'And ......,' the Queen's face turned cold, and she asked, "Have you taken care of everything?" ’

'Please rest assured, it's all taken care of!' Concubine Ji Xue replied cautiously.

'Well, you go down first.' ’

'Yes. ’

Seeing Concubine Ji Xue carefully exit the room, Her Majesty the Queen suddenly smiled, because this plan was very successful.

"Xiangcheng is located in the center, and it is possible to be surrounded on all sides, so I think that according to the current sphere of influence, each mercenary group is responsible for the garrison work in one direction, so that there are not easy problems, and the rights and responsibilities are clear, and it will be more convenient to fight." The night wolf first said his thoughts, for how to protect the incense city, the night wolf actually has no bottom at all, but for how to protect his own interests, the night wolf has a way, this mentions, of course, is one of them. (To be continued......)