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An officer hurriedly broke into the reception room of the Grand Duke's Mansion in the center of Yada City, attracting everyone's attention. www.biquge.info Wood carvings, rattan weaving, and woodblock prints full of strong Lai ethnic style are full of woodcarving, rattan weaving, and woodblock prints that decorate the entire living room with a particularly fresh and natural appearance, and Wu Feng is the first time to see the customs of the peninsula region, and this kind of various small ornaments and handicrafts showing the ethnic features of subtropical and tropical regions are quite attractive, especially for girls, and it can be seen from the girl sitting next to Wu Feng that she can't put down the pair of delicate rattan animals connected by silver chains.
The officer who walked into the reception room hesitated slightly, and immediately turned his gaze to the upper position, but seeing that Wu Feng had no expression, he immediately handed the letter in his hand to Ling Tianfang, the director of military affairs, who was at the head of Wu Feng, Ling Tianfang glanced at it, and immediately handed the information to the girl sitting behind Wu Feng's side, the girl glanced at it roughly, and quietly whispered behind Wu Feng's ear.
After listening to Su Jie's report behind him, Wu Feng frowned slightly, and wanted to speak, as if he had any scruples, and Ling Tianfang's eyes were also thoughtful, looking at the eyes of the guest sitting opposite the host and guest, the visitor's heart was also tight, could it be related to his mission?
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, if there is any inconvenience, the minister will retire first, and it will not be too late to give the minister a reply after His Royal Highness has considered it. He stood up obediently, and the visitor wanted to get up and take his leave.
"No, Mr. Special Envoy, there is no need for this, sooner or later these news must be known, and there is nothing to hide. Yesterday afternoon, the 3rd Division of the 4th Army Corps of our Western Xinjiang Army had occupied the city of Jiana, the capital of the Principality of Bali, and the Grand Duke of Bali, Mutu II, had been allowed to surrender. Wu Feng smiled faintly and said, "The population of the Principality of Bali is less than 500,000, and the population of the capital Jiana City is less than 50,000, such a small country actually wants to block our army from going south, does the Peninsula Alliance really want to resist to the end and burn a jade?"
When the visitor calmed down at this time, when he heard that Balia had fallen, the visitor had already understood that there was not much bargaining weight in his own hands, and as soon as Jiana was lost, the Tang River people could wave their troops to the east to cut Medan in half, and Woda City would be attacked from both sides, with Medan's current strength is simply not enough to resist the opponent's offensive, it is already a miracle that Woda City can hold on for three days, even the capital Miyaluo City can hold out for a week at most, which is also the main reason why the general sent himself here to discuss the future of Medan.
"Your Highness, our Medan is not as good as Balia, Bali is originally a small mountainous country, Jiana City is just a town to put it mildly, but we have two big cities in Medan, the walls of Woda are high and thick, and there are our general's brother General Maroka to defend it, even if your army can take this city, it is not something that can be done in three or five days, and our general is to guard the capital Miyaluo City, Miyaluo City is a natural fortress of our Peninsula Alliance, your army wants to take Miyaluo City, I am afraid that it will pay a great price, I believe that His Royal Highness King Qin is also very clear。 If His Royal Highness the King of Qin can't meet the requirements of my general, my general will not hesitate to fight, and would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile!"
"Mr. Special Envoy, I can't comply with your request, I can retain the position of Grand Duke of your country, but I must retain the administrative power and garrison power in your country, but since your general can understand the general situation and understand the righteousness, he must also be a well-informed person, I am very willing to give him a chance, let him prove it to me, this king will not refuse those who are capable, and will make the best use of it, but there is one under this king, that is, the army does not interfere in politics, politics does not ask the army, and the military and politics cannot be combined, so this is the basis of negotiations between our two sides, as long as this requirement can be met, everything can sit down and negotiate specifically。 If your general intends to take charge of the army, then if the Peninsula Alliance is taken by this king in the future, he will be the commander of the army of the peninsula garrison, and if he is interested in politics, then the governor of the peninsula will be in his hands. Li Wufeng knew that the other party was already inward-looking, and what he said was just the last struggle to ask for it, which was really not worth mentioning.
"Your Highness, do you really want our Medan people to fight you to the end? Don't hide it from Your Highness, according to our intelligence, the Pasha people have already intended to make peace with the alliance, and our mercenaries in the east are about to return eastward, which is close to 100,000 elite troops, once they return to the east, even if Your Highness can defeat Woda and even capture Myalo during this time, but in the face of the alliance of the four city-states, as well as the Maqikhans and the Nanyang Alliance who are about to send troops, what are the chances of your Highness still winning?"
"Hehe, Tuji and tile dog, why did you put it in the eyes of this king? Mr. envoy, I think you also know that the 100,000 allied troops were defeated by a division of this king, and this kind of army dares to claim to be elite? As for the Macedhans and the Nanyang Alliance, it's not that this king despises them, when will the parliament of the Nanyang Alliance become more efficient, you can hope with them again, Maqi Khans, if they still have extra troops to go west, this king is thinking that they will only have the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob and share a spoonful of soup. Wu Feng played with the delicate sandalwood in his hand, suddenly pulled it apart, and suddenly closed it, with a leisurely and complacent posture, but there was no mercy between the words, and every sentence pointed directly at the other party's vital point.
A ray of anger mixed with anxiety flashed in his eyes, obviously the damage brought by the first battle in the territory of the Principality of Sulawesi to the coalition forces was huge, and in the case of occupying an absolute advantage, the other party actually used magic means to defeat the victory, and the elephant soldiers who relied on the magic weapon to defeat the enemy actually attacked their own side, resulting in the rout of the whole army, which greatly shook the confidence of the coalition forces on the peninsula to defeat the enemy, which is also the main reason why the general took the initiative to seek a better solution.
"Your Highness, if you can meet our conditions, we Medan people can immediately pledge allegiance to you, and your army can drive straight through our Medan, and Moro, Eastern Samoa, Legon and even the Three Treasures will be unguarded in front of you like a woman undressed, let your presence be lucky, isn't this your ultimate goal? Isn't His Highness really thinking about the pros and cons of this?"
Wu Feng also admired the opposite side of this very convincing rhetoric, if it were not for this, the other party would not be qualified to talk to him at all, the people of Medan still have more than 30,000 regular troops, although the combat effectiveness is not flattering, but if they carry out war mobilization, desperately defend the city of Woda and Miyaluo, and the south of Bali is all mountainous, it is difficult to march, and it is really difficult for their army to get out of the south for a while, if they really drag the mercenaries to the east and return by boat, if they want to take the four city-states, I don't know how much trouble they will have to add。 However, the other party's proposal is indeed a bit tricky, and Maloda's appetite is really too great, and he actually wants to take care of both military and political affairs, so isn't that the second self again? Once this kind of opening is opened, the future troubles will be endless, and this is absolutely intolerable to him.
"Mr. Special Envoy, this king wants to admit that your words are very tempting, but this king never acts beyond the principles, and the conditions within the principles can be put forward and discussed, but there is no room for negotiation outside the principles, and the first article you have just proposed cannot be agreed to, but the latter can still be sat down and discussed. In this case, Mr. Special Envoy, you should go back to the post house and consider it again, and this king also needs to consider your sincerity and weight, and we will come back in two hours to come up with a final decision. ”
Looking at the back of the envoy's vanishing, Wu Feng fell into deep thought, and he didn't even notice the arrival of Wen Jie, who had quietly entered through the side door, but Su Jie gently touched Wu Feng's arm, and Wu Feng woke up from the fugue.
"Uh, Wen Jie is here, you probably heard it clearly when I talked to the other party just now, Maroda asks for a very high price, the city-state of Kalegon outside the Three Duchy has become a county in the western Xinjiang, and he wants to be the governor of both military and political affairs, hmph, even if he is self-aware, he didn't say that the three coastal city-states will be included in his jurisdiction, otherwise even I don't know why we are moving south this time." Although Wu Feng's words were relaxed, everyone in the reception room knew that there were indeed many complicated issues behind it.
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much, according to the understanding of your subordinates, Maroda is a typical bully and afraid of evil, in the face of our strength, he first considers his own interests, and completely throws aside the interests of the Grand Duke of Medan and other Medan nobles, although the Principality of Medan is Maroda is in charge of military affairs, but it is not that he covers the sky with one hand, and the people of Medan have always feared the strong, our army has approached the border of Medan, and his subordinates think that they might as well do their best to take Woda in one fell swoop, and then come to negotiate with Maroda and even other people in power in Medan about the follow-up conditions, Mialo is indeed an easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the military strength of the Medan people is insufficientAs long as Voda is conquered, it will be enough to scare the courage of Maroda and other Medan nobles, and perhaps the negotiation environment will be much better by then. Wen Jie, who was confident, listened to the owner's inquiry, and immediately put out the suggestions in his heart.
As you said, it is not impossible to storm Mialo, but it will delay a lot of time and bring great losses, and once the mercenaries return to the east, we will be quite passive, and the Macedhans and the South Seas Alliance may send troops at the same time, I am not willing to spill the blood of my sons on this land in vain, if I am not sure, I would rather choose to accept Maloda's terms, and then slowly plan for it. Wu Feng's expression at this time became quite cautious, which may be the key to determining the final outcome of this Southern Expedition Campaign, once lost, it is likely to bring irreparable losses.
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