Chapter 189: Night's Truce
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"It's right ahead. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeใ info"The man in charge of picking up Fed came to the side of the square, and in front of him was already the dividing point of the temporary truce between the two armies. This man informed Fide and the two behind him that the entire central square had been under the control of the Imperial Army of East Oguna that had rushed out of the dungeon, but since the commander of the invading army found that the situation was a bit tilted in favor of the defenders, they immediately ceded half of the square, gathered all the troops that had invaded the city, and stationed them on the other side. Now in the whole city of Dorette, the area controlled by the invading army was only the perimeter of the square, but their density was very high, and every house and the roof of the house was crowded with soldiers.
The entrance to the dungeon was an inconspicuous lawn, and I didn't expect the lawn to move to one side like an iron plate, revealing a clear staircase leading to the ground.
When he entered the dungeon, Fei De had already found that the corridors of the dungeon were already full of people, with soldiers from the East Oguna Empire standing on one side and soldiers from the West Oguna Empire standing on one side. They were hostile to each other, wary of each other, and even Fed, who had walked in front of them, felt the serious hostility spread in the air. After all, it was only a temporary truce, and the agreement for the next truce might not be finalized yet, so maybe in the next second, they would immediately draw their swords and attack the enemy standing on the opposite side.
As he walked on the road, Fei suddenly remembered that he had killed Carlos, the leader of the Knights of Lightning, and the other party was the son of the prime minister of the East Oguna Empire, and this matter would probably be proposed at the armistice meeting later, I wonder if anyone else knew? The faces of several knights standing on the side in front of them were full of anger, and there was a golden lightning-shaped brand on their breastplates, if I guessed correctly, they were Carlos's subordinates.
Jasmine also noticed, and she whispered to Fidel, "Captain Fidel, I heard that you put that..."
"Well, that's right, his body was brought back," Fidel knew that this incident would undoubtedly be a difficult problem for both sides bent on peace, "Let's stay quiet and see what the establishment has to say." Head Jasmine then nodded in agreement.
By the time the three of them entered the hall of the dungeon, there was already a longer conference table than at the beginning, and on either side of the table sat a large group of knights and officers, all guarded by guards behind them. Everyone's expressions were solemn, and they either whispered things to each other, or closed their eyes and tried not to make too much eye contact with the enemy leader sitting across from them.
The first thing Fed saw was Saresa, the Python of the Wasteland, who was similar to the one he met that night, wearing light red scale armor, fair skin, and a slender body. Saresa, who was sitting in the middle of one side, also raised her helmet head and saw Fidel, but she also saw Ayana next to Fidel, looking at her with eyes like she was looking at her prey.
"Stand over there," Fielder noticed Chief of Staff Stanley beckoning to him and sat down next to Stanley, "the rest of the men don't seem to have their places." โ
"Understood. The leader of the Mulika Mercenary Regiment understood, and she gently pulled Ayana by the shoulder, pulled the girl with a strange temperament, who looked like a delicate boy, and stood against the wall behind Fed.
By the time Fide sat down, there were only two vacant seats, presumably reserved for the regent Shumo and the Virgen Golia, but neither of them showed up.
"Everyone is almost here, then let's get straight to the point, don't waste everyone's time!" A thick-bearded, pot-bellied nobleman sitting opposite him slapped the table, and some of the cups were knocked over, "You rebels immediately hand over Prince Manfret, the traitor Shumo, and the witch Golia! His words were so loud that everyone present immediately stopped whispering, and his proposal was so firm that it seemed that there would be no room for any argument from the officials of the Theoguna Empire.
It's just that these words did not arouse the disgust of the officials of the Theoguna Empire, they all just looked at this nobleman quietly, and no one responded. Fide noticed that although the regent Shumo was not present, Marquis Makilov, one of the seven nobles under house arrest, appeared at the armistice. He sat next to Stanley, the chief of the General Staff, and next to him sat General Glenn, who was in charge of guarding the eastern lieutenant city.
The nobleman saw that the defenders were silent, and he snorted coldly for a few words before continuing: "It's all a bunch of cowards! Even your regent is hiding, isn't it? Even the armistice meeting is participating? It seems that you don't know the great power of the empire, you must know that your so-called capital defense line has already been taken by us, don't think that our forces are in Doret City!"
"Of course, our forces are also deployed in other places," Stanley couldn't sit still after hearing the other side accuse Xiumo of being a coward, "and the current situation, isn't it because we have gained an advantage, so your side has proposed an armistice? I have never heard of anyone proposing peace so arrogantly." โ
A capable man beside the bearded nobleman stopped him with his hand, "Although there are some strange white lightning bolts in the sky attacking our army, but think about the fact that we took Windmill City without bloodshed, even if we withdraw from Doret City now, we still have many ways to take this rebel stronghold." "The person who spoke had high cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and short hair.
"Sloman, you little manโ" Franchester, Earl of Orange Pid, sat at the back of the seat, and couldn't help but stand up, pointing at the other man. It turned out that the calm and capable guy in front of him was Sloman, the admiral of the Oguna Empire, who was a naval admiral with heavy troops.
"What others think of me is someone else's business, I'm just loyal to Your Majesty," Sloman didn't even look at the Earl of Orange Peel who had taken the town from him, "If you want to talk to me, I'd suggest using strength." โ
"Strength, aren't you afraid that we will do it now and catch you all?!" a general of the Theoguna Empire threatened.
The high-ranking officials of the East Oguna Empire sneered, and the general who spoke intimidating also realized his gaffe and immediately closed his mouth in Stanley's eyes.
Sloman continued: "Although we proposed an armistice, it was an unwritten rule on the mainland, and it was not suitable for fighting at night. And you just said you were going to capture us, but I'm afraid that none of you here will be our Lord Saresa's opponent, right?"
The Wasteland Python didn't speak, and Fidel noticed that the other party was just quietly listening to the people arguing - if he did fight at the conference table, then he still had an advantage, after all, he was a mercenary and not an official.
"Of course, I am willing to meet with you for a meeting this time, of course, not for the sake of fighting here," Stanley, the chief of the General Staff, spoke again, "Since we are both interested in peace talks, it is better to put forward some practical proposals." โ
After Stanley, the chief of the general staff, finished speaking, the group of people in the East Oguna Empire also sat down and listened quietly to the man who temporarily controlled the military power of Doret City. Stanley made it a condition for the withdrawal of the entire Eastern Oguna Empire from the city of Dorit, and they would no longer pursue the ownership of the seized lands south of the city. At the same time, it will also sign a long-term peace agreement with the East Oguna Empire, with the city of Doret and the shallow river as the boundary, and the two countries will coexist peacefully. As for the Little Emperor Manfret, it will be up to the Little Emperor to decide whether he wants to stay in Doret City and become the Lord of the Holy Oguna Empire.
This general outline of the proposal was very dissatisfied with all the officials of the East Oguna Empire, and they immediately let out a "whoop" sound to express their dissatisfaction every time they heard a proposal. Fei De can also understand the other party, after all, the people who are now pressing the territory of the army are the soldiers of the East Oguna Empire, and the land south of Doret City has already fallen into their hands, this is not a bargaining chip of the West Oguna Empire at all, and the most important thing is that the little emperor that the East Oguna Empire wants has not become a negotiation condition, but let the six-year-old child decide whether to return or not, which is really a bit ridiculous.
"Sir Stanley, may I ask you that you are stupefied by those terrible lightnings?" said the bearded nobleman sarcastically, "but you must know where we are now and why we are. His meaning was so clear that even one or two officials from the Theoguna Empire were talking in low voices, apparently unhappy with Stanley's proposal.
Saresa then put forward the terms of the armistice: the Empire of Theoguna must surrender immediately and unconditionally, and surrender the Minor Emperor Manfret, the Virgen Goliath must be expelled from the eastern and western borders of the empire, and she must never enter the land, and Shumo could be reinstated and remain in the city of Doret and govern the city as the lord of a city. The other nobles of the northern part of the West will be forgiven and will no longer be prosecuted for the crime of treason, nor will the other officials. All the cities in the west must return to the Oguna Empire, not independent, but self-governing.
The outline of the armistice sounded so much more plausible, and it sounded like it would allow all the rebels to be acquitted, even Fidel felt reasonable.
"But there is one more condition, the murderer who killed the head of Carlos, please find out in Doret City and hand it over to the Prime Minister. Saresa was looking at Fidel when she said this, and perhaps she had guessed that Feld had killed Carlos after leaving him in the alleyway. Although it was not Fidel who killed Carlos himself, the culprit was Fidel.
The Chief of the General Staff, Stanley, didn't seem to hear Saresa's words added later, after all, at this time, it was only when each other's initial proposals were put forward, and no one side would directly accept the other party's proposal.
"I'm not going back, I'm the Emperor of the St. Augusta Empire!" Luxon pushed open the door to the chamber and said as a man walked in through the door. Fed looked at Lixson, wasn't this teenage boy the one who had been following the regent, how could he say that he was going to be emperor here?