Chapter 786: Lobbying
The next day.
Archduke Baya made an appointment with Vega in his private drawing-room.
"Thank you, Your Majesty Vega Saint Laurent, for your advice. ”
As soon as he came up, the Grand Duke of Baya once mentioned that the two had a conversation by the lake, and that time it was because of Vega's guidance that he rebelled against the empire, destroyed 18 vassal states and established himself as king, and established himself as a great power in the East in one fell swoop.
If you leave aside the question of position.
Vega can be said to have the grace of reinvention for Archduke Baya, equivalent to a teacher-like existence.
It's a pity that it's the most ruthless emperor's family.
If the commoners at the bottom of the pyramid still maintain the good side of humanity, then the higher the pyramid sequence, the less human feelings are sophisticated, and kindness and gratitude are the deadliest poisons for the king.
Interests are the eternal theme at the top of the pyramid.
Therefore, the reason why Grand Duke Baya brought up this topic again was not really to be grateful to Vega, but just to get closer to Vega and prove that he was harmless.
Vega, of course, understood Archduke Baya's overtures.
He smiled and said: "No need to say thank you, helping an ally is helping yourself, the Jialan Empire and the Principality of Baya have had a very deep friendship from the beginning, and this friendship is naturally remembered by me." ”
Vega selectively ignores that when the World Alliance attacked the Jialan Kingdom, there was also a part of the Principality of Baya.
Nor does the Grand Duke of Baya mention that Chillis and Tenniel took their lands in the East with their army.
The two tacitly forgot about the holiday, leaving only a friendly side to each other.
Seeing that Viga also meant to be friendly with him, Grand Duke Baya hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Majesty Vega, since our two countries have always had a deep friendship, then I will also say it bluntly, regarding this summit of all countries, your position is ......."
"Your Majesty Baya. ”
Vega said with a smile: "This is the territory of the Duchy of Baya, you are the lord and I am a guest, don't you think you should first explain your point of view before asking me about this guest?"
Eyeballs rolled.
Grand Duke Baya said very firmly: "It is rumored that the Freedom Alliance and the Gangti City State are planning to propose an armistice agreement, and it just so happens that our Baya Principality also needs time to develop, so I intend to support this armistice agreement, I don't know what the attitude of the Jialan Empire is?"
Although it is very firm.
Grand Duke Baya is indeed more inclined to sign an armistice agreement as analyzed by Vega before, but there is still hesitation in his heart, so he plans to test the plan of Jialan and then make a final decision.
After all, Jialan is the largest country in the continent, and Vega's every move has always affected the world.
If Vega had any idea of going west, and his territory was the closest to the Jialan Mountains, and when the Jialan army crossed the Jialan Mountains and could attack them, then they wouldn't even have a chance to breathe.
So he had to pay attention to Vega's thoughts.
"Is His Majesty Baya really ready to sign an armistice?"
Vega did not elaborate on his opinion, but shook his head regretfully: "I thought that Your Majesty Baya was a far-sighted king, but I didn't expect that you didn't realize that this meeting was a conspiracy of the Western countries against the East. ”
"Conspiracy?"
Vega's words succeeded in arousing the curiosity of Grand Duke Baya, and he subconsciously asked.
Vega smiled when he heard Archduke Baya's question.
Vega's biggest fear is the kind of person who is stubborn, or does not give people a chance to speak at all, as long as the other party is willing to listen to his words, then there is a chance for the Duchy of Baya to stand by his side and continue to support the next war.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question. ”
Vega hit the nail on the head and said, "What do you think is the reason why you have been able to win consecutive battles in the West and lay a great foundation?"
"General Aiden Gary is in good command?"
"It's really one of them, but it's not the deciding factor. ”
"I want to hear about it. ”
Grand Duke Baya made a gesture of listening.
Seeing this, Vega continued: "Talent is one aspect, and the other aspect is the pride and inexperience of the Western countries themselves. ”
"Proud and inexperienced?"
"The Western countries have not experienced the deceitful wars of the East, and their concept of war has always remained stuck in the hard-fought confrontation of the last world war. This led them to underestimate you when your country landed in the West, thinking that it would be easy to defeat you, and as you can see, General Aiden Gary used his experience to put them in front of them. ”
"But yes. ”
Vega continued: "The war has been fought so far, and countless losses have been suffered, and the nations have realized that they are inexperienced, and that the old war mentality is no longer viable, and that more advanced war techniques must be learned to deal with you. ”
"What does this have to do with them initiating a summit of nations?" said Archduke Baya.
"Not only is there a relationship, but there is a direct relationship. ”
Vega tried his best to explain to Grand Duke Baya: "If you want to change your combat thinking, you can't do it overnight, the reason why they were able to defeat you last time, but the result of joining forces to attack with all your might, this is not a skill at all, but this is simply the main combat method of the last world war, I don't know if I'm right?"
Grand Duke Baya recalled carefully.
No one wants to admit that he is weak, especially as a king, and he will not admit that he is really inferior to those Western countries, and it is true, so Archduke Baya said: "They are indeed crushed by numbers. ”
"That's right, now their means are only in numbers. ”
Vega threatened: "But once you sign the armistice agreement, it won't take decades, as long as it takes five years, they can teach every officer the combat skills that we have summed up in countless wars in the East, and they can also think of countermeasures against us at this time, and then our advantage will not be lost?"
"Without an advantage, why do you win?"
"That being said, if they're improving, aren't we improving?"
"Don't you understand?"
Vega said intently: "If you compare war to an exam, the full score is fifty points, and now you are standing at forty-five points, no matter how hard you try, you can only improve by five points. And the Western countries are now standing in a zero-point position and starting to catch up, they don't even need to catch up with you, they just need to stand on 40 points, and then they can unite to deal with you completely. ”
"There is a reason for that. ”
Grand Duke Baya suddenly understood the meaning: "As you said, the biggest reason why the war has been smooth from the past to the present is the pride and lack of experience of the Western countries, and if they are allowed to develop for five years, they are only afraid of ......."
"That is, Your Majesty Vega, you want to oppose the armistice?"
Grand Duke Baya looked at Vega with a puzzled look, a little suspicious that Vega was dragging him into the water.
But Vega shook his head directly and said, "What does the battlefield in the west have to do with me? I just ate the land of the Old Kingdom, and I urgently need a lot of time to digest it, so the armistice agreement is the most advantageous existence for me. ”
"Then why are you telling me this?"
Archduke Baya became more and more disbelieving what Vega said, and if Vega's purpose was to stop the war, then there was no need to tell him this. Once he said this, he would discourage him from supporting an armistice.
"Hmph, why bother asking if you don't want to believe me?"
Vega pretended to be angry, slapped the table and walked towards the door: "In vain, I also want to guide you for the sake of being a big country in the East, so as not to fall into the conspiracy of the Western countries and weaken my reputation in the East, I didn't expect Your Majesty Baya to be so ignorant." ”
"IMHO!"
Walking to the door, Vega glanced at Grand Duke Baya with disdain: "Do you think that the armistice agreement can bind my dignified Jialan Empire? ”