In the palace of the ancient city, the king of Gudi and his ministers had been restless since they received the news of the start of the war, waiting for further battles.

They were the first to learn the information that the genetics were attacking Xizhou in four ways from the messenger in Langcheng, because Kapok Zi immediately telegraphed the news of the war to Haidong in Langcheng, and Haidong immediately informed the second prince and the treasurer, and the second prince immediately sent a messenger to the ancient city to report.

However, because the telegraph signal on the front line of Xidi City was interrupted, it was impossible to know the final battle situation, so Kapok decided not to convey half of the message to Haidong, after all, the news of defeat was not good for the army. Therefore, it was not until the second half of the night, when the king of the ancient land and his ministers were sitting drowsy, that the third prince, who had finally withdrawn from the battlefield of the West Earth City to the ancient West City, sent a messenger Pegasus to send a battle report.

The unfavorable news of the war was like five thunderbolts, and the king of the ancient land and his ministers were terrified.

The King of the Ancient Land tried his best to keep his composure and listened to the messenger who fled back from the front line crying about the battle in the West Earth, he was full of regret in his heart at this time, it was the rush to capture the West Land that caused today's disaster, otherwise, the sea people attacked the West Continent, and the first to bear the brunt of the West Land King.

What made the King of Gudi feel a little comforted was that his third prince successfully withdrew to Guxi City with five legions, and he immediately ordered the defenders of the ancient city to draw out five legions to bring food and grass supplies to Guxi City overnight to rescue. In addition, Guxi City already had ten newly recruited legions stationed there, and the strength of twenty legions could withstand it for a while.

Waiting for the messenger of the third prince to leave, Prime Minister Zuo first stood up and spoke: "Your Majesty, the chariot of the seamen is difficult to resist, and now there are five legions of the King of the West to join. The old minister thought that unless half of the chariots and cannons sent by the prairie were given to us, the ancient city would not be able to be protected. ”

"Yes! Yes! There was a chorus of echoes in the chamber.

The King of the Ancient Land said with a gloomy face: "That prince's envoy is now the fast son-in-law of the King of the Southland, he will definitely only try his best to protect the New South City of the King of the Southland, how can he care about the life and death of us?"

Prime Minister Zuo then said in a resolute tone: "If this is the case, Your Majesty can only protect himself by following the example of the King of the West." ”

There was silence in the hall for a while, everyone sitting here had already thought of this road, but the undersea people were aliens, and it was terrifying to think about, not to mention sitting together and working together in the future, not to mention that even if they surrendered to them, the outcome was unpredictable, who knows if the undersea people will keep their promises? But if you don't, you may only be dead.

"Alas!" The King of the Ancient Land sighed, "If the seafarers win the battle tonight, and the chariots and cannons of the prairie in the southern city can't stop it, even if we sue for peace, what bargaining chips can we bargain with the underseamen?" Isn't the ending at the mercy of others? ”

Just when everyone was at a loss and silent, the commander of the guard regiment hurriedly walked in from outside the door of the council hall: "Report to Your Majesty, the envoy of the King of the West asks to see you!" ”

Immediately, an old official walked in from outside the door, the king of the ancient land and the ministers knew each other, this person was originally the envoy of the king of the west to the ancient city, and it was not until the two countries completely tore their faces not long ago that the envoy was forced to return to the west city.

With thirty years of experience in the Xizhou Continent, he had already guessed that the purpose of the King of the West Land was to persuade him to surrender in a hurry, and it seemed that he still had a way to live.

Sure enough, after making a salute, the visitor went straight to the point and said the purpose of his visit: "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, although my king and you have a family feud and national hatred, but in the face of the seafarers about to dominate the Xizhou continent, my king reads that you are all Xizhou people, and I can't bear to see you and others are about to become cannon fodder under the cannons of the undersea people, so I specially sent this envoy to persuade Your Majesty to give up resistance and cooperate with the seafarers." ”

The speculation was confirmed, and the king of the ancient land and the ministers were secretly relieved.

The King of Gudi said in a calm tone: "There is an envoy from Lao Lao who has come to deliver a message, please sit down and speak!" This king has a question, please tell the envoy the truth, is it also the intention of the people under the sea that your king sent you to persuade you to surrender? ”

The old envoy sat down in front of the throne and said, "Back to Your Majesty, yes, the commander of the Eastern Route Army of the Seamen listened to the advice of my king and decided to make an exception for His Majesty to adopt the strategy of saluting first and then soldiering, and the three southern kingdoms have only a dead end, and those three kings are not worth the trouble of the undersea and my king." ”

The King of the Ancient Land nodded and continued, "This king still has a question, since the combat power of the people under the sea far surpasses that of the countries of my Western Continent, why do they still cooperate with your king? Also, if this king gives up his resistance, how can the people of the sea guarantee the lives of me and everyone here? ”

The envoy said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, the people under the sea have superior combat strength, and they can conquer Xizhou by themselves." But have Your Majesty and all the adults here ever thought about what is the ultimate goal of the seafloor people occupying the Xizhou Continent? Also, after the seabed people occupy the Xizhou continent, how can they rule over tens of millions of Xizhou people with only 50,000 genetic people?"

After a pause, he asked the audience to think about the series of questions he had raised.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the King of Gudi nodded again and again as if he had come to his senses, the old envoy continued: "Your Majesty understands now, after the seafarers occupy Xizhou, the next target is Qizhou and the grassland, so they have no time to take care of the specific management affairs of Xizhou. Moreover, the undersea people need to accumulate a large amount of materials for the underwater world and the next military operation, so they need talented people in Xizhou to manage Xizhou and create wealth.

This envoy will tell you the truth, the people of the sea have promised our king that after they occupy Xizhou, Xizhou will become a big kingdom in the underwater world on land, and this Xizhou kingdom will be highly autonomous by our Xizhou people, and my king will be the acting king of this Xizhou kingdom. Therefore, if Your Majesty submits to the people of the sea, not only will the lives of all of you here be saved, but you will also be given the corresponding official position in the Xizhou Kingdom according to the merit after the war. ”

When the king of the ancient land and the ministers heard this, their originally tense faces relaxed, so that after the seamen occupied Xizhou, they would not wipe out the Xizhou people, and they needed the Xizhou people to create wealth for them. Although the life of a young man at the bottom of the sea is much more difficult than that of a king, it is important to save his life first.

Thinking of this, the King of Gudi looked at his Zuo Prime Minister, meaning: Aren't you advocating surrender? Look what you have to say now.

Prime Minister Zuo immediately understood the king's will, he made an exception and stood up and saluted the envoy, and said politely: "Old envoy, fortunately, my king intends to imitate your king, but can the old envoy tell me what guarantee I can have if my king returns to the sea people, and in addition, what should my king do next?" ”

The old envoy stood up and returned the salute to Prime Minister Zuo, and said, "My king has received a promise from the commander of the seafarers, as long as His Majesty surrenders, His Majesty and all the adults here can still live in the ancient city, and their official positions remain unchanged. However, the Oldland Legion must be dispatched by the Commander of the Seamen, and in a few days join forces with us to attack the Three Southern Kingdoms, and the Oldland Legion will mainly attack New South City. ”

A military attache present stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed touching that the King of the West can send a special envoy to visit in the middle of the night, regardless of his previous suspicions. But Your Majesty, there are still nearly fifty legions of combat strength and several cities in our ancient land country, and it is not a trivial matter for me to wait for 50,000 soldiers to attack Xinnan City. ”

The military attaché's words made the King of Gudi quickly calm down, and he thought about it, yes, why did he want the soldiers to work hard to help the undersea people fight the Xinnan City and kill the Xizhou people? Moreover, the bitter hatred of the king of the West will be resolved so easily? Will he persuade himself to surrender first, and then let the legions of the Ancient Land Kingdom be cannon fodder for the undersea people to attack New South City, and when the legions of the Ancient Land Kingdom are exhausted on the battlefield, then the King of the West Land can take revenge by the hands of the seamen.

Although he had just lost the battle in Xidi City, according to the report of the front-line messenger just now, the seamen were not indestructible, and his third prince used five corps to ambush in the suburbs, not only destroying more than a dozen chariot troop carriers, but also destroying hundreds of submarine infantry, and finally successfully retreated to Guxi City.

Thinking of this, the ancient land king felt a little bit of the domineering spirit of the Xizhou overlord in his heart, how could the strength he still possess be comparable to the five corps of the Xidi king and a broken city? Why should he be the king of the West in the future? If you want to surrender, the people under the sea should also give themselves more favorable conditions than the king of the West, otherwise, even if they can swallow their anger, the fifty legion commanders under him will definitely no longer be willing to die for themselves because of the hopeless future.

The King of the Ancient Land straightened his waist and said in a polite but serious tone to the envoy of the King of the West, "Can the old envoy give this king a little time to consider your king's suggestion to surrender?" For the king shall convene a meeting of fifty legionnaires under his command to discuss the matter.

And before that, this king will discuss the conditions of surrender with all the ministers present, and tomorrow Prime Minister Zuo Cheng, as the king's special envoy, will go to Xidi City to negotiate with the old envoy, hoping that the king of Xidi can introduce Zuo Cheng to meet and negotiate with the commander of the seamen, and after getting the written commitment of the commander of the seabed, we will implement the next step according to the terms reached by the three parties. ”

The old envoy had been in the officialdom for a long time, and he could see through the heart of the king of the ancient land, and he said happily: "Of course you can, but my king has warned in advance, the people of the sea only plan to rest for five days after the battle tonight, and then they will launch a second war to complete the occupation of Xizhou, so my king has three days to decide whether to fight or surrender."

Since His Majesty wants to send Zuo Cheng and this envoy to Xidi City tomorrow, then this envoy will stay at the Diplomatic Hotel in the ancient city tonight to rest, and tomorrow Prime Minister Zuo can go to the hotel at any time to summon this envoy. ”