Chapter 405: The End of the War

"Bang la la la ......"

Naine Hinata was sitting on the bank of a clear stream, her hands soaked in the water and rubbing them, over and over again, over and over again. In her field of vision, the frame above her palm that showed "100% cleanliness" bounced repeatedly, but she continued to wash her hands.

It was as if she had fallen into a state of self-forgetfulness in this matter, ignoring everything around her, including the footsteps that gradually approached her from behind. Fortunately, the fiery red figure that eventually appeared was not a bad person, but her lover.

Coming to this place to observe Hinata Nain's actions, Li Mengxi felt heartache. Washing hands is supposed to be an act of caring for the body, but Hinata Naon has clearly turned it into torture for herself.

So, Li Mengxi squatted down beside Hinata Nayin, and then gently pulled the hands that were already quite cold from the stream and put them in the palm of his hand. At the same time, he also persuaded softly: "You can't wash off the things that you don't have." ”

"I know. Hinata Nain, who finally came back to her senses, looked at Li Mengxi with a melancholy expression, "But I can just see that my hands are stained with blood." It's been nearly a decade since we've seen such a thing as blood. But ......"

"I'm sorry. Li Mengxi couldn't help but show a guilty expression. However, Naon Hinata shook her head.

"Nope. It's my own choice, it's me who underestimate the battlefield. I expected it to be painful, but it was naïve. It's all different. Killing someone who can actually feel pain is a completely different feeling than simply slashing and killing an AI that only pretends to be. I've ...... I can't stand it anymore!"

As she spoke, Hinata Nain threw herself into Li Mengxi's arms. This happened so suddenly that the unprepared Li Mengxi was thrown to the ground by her at once. But Hinata didn't care about this and just sobbed on that solid chest, and last night's battle made her accumulate too much mental pressure.

Li Mengxi didn't feel the slightest bit unpleasant from the slight pain of the fall, he endured everything that Hinata Nain released at this time, and raised his arms to hold the other party tightly in his arms.

To be honest, he couldn't empathize with the pain in Hinata's heart, whether it was killing one person or killing hundreds of people, as long as it was something that was supposed to be done for him, he wouldn't have the slightest excess emotion. However, the fact that Hinata is suffering from this can pierce his heart.

And now it's different than ever. While the two were still at home, Hinata Nain's unhappiness with the war and the resulting petty temper with Li Mengxi was, for example, a level of displeasure for a wife who was unhappy that her husband had to engage in a hobby that she didn't like.

At that time, the concept of war was like "golf," "baseball," and "painting" to Hinata. But now it's different, what Hinata feels from the war is no longer in the same dimension as before, it's no longer unhappiness but real pain.

Therefore, Li Mengxi felt that he had to change the way he coped. He had been planning for a long time to solve the problem without war, at least on such a large scale and tragedy, and the time was probably ripe for implementation.

"Let's end this war. Li Mengxi said to Hinata Nayin in his arms, not simply comforting but with solemnity and firmness, "I promise it will be over!"

"Suck ...... Whew......"

After recalling what had happened and the feelings he had at that time, Li Mengxi took a deep breath, and then raised his head and looked directly at the huge camp tent in front of him. He looked at it for a moment, then strode forward, finally reaching out and lifting the curtain.

The place where I walked into was a war conference room, surrounded by four figures around the huge sand table in the center of the field: Duke Edlaide, Edman Schuzer, Bordeaux Lonsmince and Huang He, who were the four leaders of the four knights and the four people who held the first line of decision-making power, especially Duke Edlaide, who was the marshal of the Kingdom Army and had political influence comparable to that of Richard Alphons, the "presidential king".

Li Mengxi, who already clearly knew that Richard would support him, had to convince the four people in front of him if he wanted to truly achieve his current goal.

And this is definitely not an easy thing to do. Among the four, Bordeaux is considered to be a person who has a close relationship with Li Mengxi, and his own personality is relatively gentle, so he can be regarded as a person who is already a companion. But of the remaining three, Edman and Hwang He are absolute hardliners, while Duke Edlaide has always had his own calculations.

However, the problem in front of him is not only a problem, but also a test for Li Mengxi. Li Mengxi is also clear about this, if his eloquence can't be moved, how should these people in front of him implement their new strategy?

"Your Excellency Mengxi!" While Li Mengxi was mentally prepared, Duke Edlaide, who was standing behind the sand table opposite, also greeted him with a smile, "Our biggest hero this time!"

"No!" Li Mengxi said humbly, "The main reason for this decisive battle to be a complete victory is your credit and the great help of Fu Qingshu. ”

"Hmph!" Huang He on the side couldn't help but snort coldly when he heard this, "Don't say polite words." What the hell is the matter with you calling us here?"

"That's right!" the anxious Edman immediately chimed in, "If you have anything to say, don't mother-in-law!"

Following the two, Bordeaux, who was curious, did not say anything, but also cast an inquiring glance at Li Mengxi.

So, Li Mengxi also went straight to the topic at the request of everyone: "I'm here to propose the next plan to everyone." ”

"The next plan!" Edman was the first to feel ridiculous, "What else can there be? Isn't it just to clean up everyone in the Dusk Empire!"

"Is it really as simple as you say?" Li Mengxi asked, "The enemy has indeed suffered heavy losses, but our men and horses are also exhausted from top to bottom, don't we need to rest? In addition, don't we need to consolidate the newly acquired territory? Don't we need to exterminate the remnants of the enemy circulating in our army's rear? Don't we need to restore the interrupted supply lines? Aren't there still a lot of problems that need to be solved urgently?"

"Indeed!" Duke Edlaide immediately caught some of his thoughts after hearing Li Mengxi's words, and then said something rebuttal, "There are many problems that delay the footsteps of our army. But we don't mind taking another step and taking the Imperial capital right in front of us, right? ”

"So, what are we going to do after that?" Li Mengxi turned to Duke and asked, "No, what are you going to do?

"Isn't that a matter of course!" Edman exclaimed, "That's what we're here for!"

"What about war, then? I would like to remind you that the purpose of this campaign is to seize the organizational strength of the enemy, that is, to make the enemy army as weak as possible, but not to destroy all the enemy in one fell swoop. The Empire still has their greatest advantage so far, numbers. Even if it's just a low-level serf, they can hard-pull up two million people to fight us. And the number of them to this point will pose a threat to our army, if there is no support from the strength of the four knights. Moreover, the problem of our army's front stretching too long has not been resolved. In this case, can you really concentrate on the strategy war? You know, unlike the Empire, it is difficult for us to recover immediately once we lose a large amount of combat strength. At that time, it is inevitable that the front will be narrowed or even retreated to the country, and Yuma City will be handed over again. ”

"Hmm......" Erdman was a little speechless, and he could only sulk on his own.

On the other hand, Duke Edlaide couldn't help but smile with relief after thinking about it carefully, and said, "Yes, the Red Demon King, how many times can people feel admired for their thoughtfulness." As His Excellency Mengxi said, it seems that our army is now more suitable to stop and not come to clean up the mess, but what is the point of winning this battle in this case?"

"So what I'm going to make now is a proposal to make the most of this in the current situation. Li Mengxi smiled confidently.

"What proposal?" asked Huang He.

"Before that, let me say something else. What we are fighting now is a war, but at the same time it can be seen as a game. A war strategy game. Can you understand this?"

"Hmm......" After a moment's deep thought, Duke nodded, "After all, you're in a game world, so it's okay to say that." ”

As the words fell, the other three nodded in agreement.

As a result, Li Mengxi laughed even more heartily.

"That's easy to say. As we all know, this kind of game generally has the goal of allowing the player to defeat the enemy through war as the goal of victory, but in fact, many games have another way to win. It's just that that method is too boring for a simple game, so neither developers nor players pay much attention to it. However, what we are living in now is not just a game world, but a game world that is extremely close to reality and can almost be fake. So I think this other way of winning is useful here!"

"Oh!" Suddenly, Huang He let out an exclamation of sudden realization,

"I see. You're trying to persuade you to surrender!"

"That's right!" Li Mengxi said righteously, "The art of war is cloudy, the soldier who surrenders without a fight, and the good who is good." Therefore, persuasion is the most powerful way to use troops. In ancient China, there was Zhang Yi, who connected the six kingdoms to strengthen the Qin state. There is also Su Qin, who lobbied the six countries to form an alliance and wore the seal of the six countries. They are all people who can influence the fate of the country with only three inches of incorruptible tongue. I am now willing to learn from them, and use my incorruptible tongue to persuade the princes of the empire and even the emperor himself to surrender to us, so that wherever you go, the soldiers will not be bloody, and the soldiers will surrender without a fight!"