Chapter 131: Take the initiative to negotiate peace
The war between the kingdoms of Lampari and Sark has attracted the attention of almost everyone on the continent of Sainz.
Before the official start of the war, of course, there are many people who will predict and analyze the outcome of this war.
In the eyes of the vast majority of people, they will still be slightly inclined to the Lampari Kingdom, and feel that the Lampari Kingdom is more likely to win the final victory.
When the war between the two countries actually started, it turned out that their prediction was very correct, and it was indeed the Lampari Kingdom that had the upper hand.
However, no one expected that the advantages of the Lampari Kingdom over the Sark Kingdom would be so obvious.
The battle between the two sides in the Muerto Mountains on the border between the two countries was a battle between the Zhenbei Army, which claimed to have the strongest armament in the Lampari Kingdom, and the Greedy Wolf Legion, which was also claimed to be equipped with the most military magic machinery and the strongest combat effectiveness in the Kingdom of Sark.
Countless people were extremely interested in this battle, because it was the first time on the continent of Sainz that two armies equipped with military magic machines had fought each other, and it was very valuable for reference.
Prior to this, the military magic machinery produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had been demonstrated in the battle of the Ruerson Kingdom to repel the two invasions of the Candela Empire, and had gained the attention and attention of countless countries.
The Kingdom of Sark had previously announced that it had the ability to mass-produce military magic machines, and the war that also invaded the Kingdom of Angela fully demonstrated that the military magic machines they produced themselves did have strong combat effectiveness.
So this time the two sides fought, and everyone wanted to see if the military magic machinery produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was stronger. Or is it the kingdom of Sark that produces better.
Most people still think that the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is more powerful. After all, the new flying chamber of commerce has invested more time in it.
But wait until the two sides are really at war. The fact still scared everyone.
In addition to a brief stalemate with the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom on the positions in the Muerto Mountains in the first four days of the war, the greedy wolf legion of the Sark Kingdom was defeated all the way without suspense, and there was no resistance to the offensive of the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom.
Only half a month after the start of the war, the vanguard of the Zhenbei Army of the Lampari Kingdom was actually like a bamboo, and the troops came to the city of Lordaeron, the capital of the Sark Kingdom.
Although this vanguard force was only a small army of only a few hundred people, it was undoubtedly a great humiliation for the entire Sark Kingdom to let an enemy army come to their capital city so long and leave intact after shaking around.
However, the kingdom of Sark could do nothing about this humiliation.
On the frontal battlefield. The Greedy Wolf Legion and the White Bear Legion together could not resist the advance of the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom.
No matter how strong the position was established, under the fierce magic artillery offensive of the Zhenbei Army, there was no way to hold on for even an hour.
In just half a month after the start of the war, the regular army of the Sark Kingdom had already suffered more than 30,000 losses, and even the White Bear Legion, which they were proud of, equipped with a large number of homemade military magic machines, and was said to be able to compete even with the escort team of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, had already lost most of their combat effectiveness.
Seeing that the main force of the Zhenbei Army had already fought all the way to Nordanren City, and he was no longer able to resist at all, the Kingdom of Sark finally chose to take the initiative to sue for peace with the Kingdom of Lampari on the twenty-sixth day of the official war between the two sides. To the surprise of many, the Kingdom of Lampari readily agreed.
Immediately, the two countries each sent delegations for peace talks that lasted for half a month.
Not many people know the exact content. However, according to some of the facts published by the Lampari Kingdom in Guò Lampari Weekly, it can be known that the Kingdom of Sark paid a very heavy price in this peace negotiation to allow the Kingdom of Lampari to sign an armistice agreement.
The Lampari weekly newspaper doesn't reveal much detail about these costs, but just a few of them are shocking.
First, the Kingdom of Sark ceded all seven cities in the Southern Province and the Southeastern Province to the Kingdom of Lampari.
These seven cities are all previously close to the border between the two countries, and they are connected to each other, with a total area of more than 20,000 square kilometers, which is really not small.
Originally, the border between the two countries was bounded by the Muerto Mountains, which both sides relied on as natural defenses, but now after the Kingdom of Sark ceded these seven cities to the south to the Kingdom of Lampari, the Kingdom of Sark has completely lost its natural barrier to the south.
At the moment when the military strength of the Lampari Kingdom is obviously far superior to that of the Sark Kingdom, this is equivalent to the Sark Kingdom stripping off its own clothes and showing itself naked in front of the Lampari Kingdom, and there is no possibility of resistance.
Second, the Kingdom of Sark paid war reparations to the Kingdom of Lampari with a total value of 20 million gold coins.
Of course, these reparations cannot all be in cash, and in order to pay this compensation, the Kingdom of Sark has fully opened up its countless resources including minerals, timber, medicinal herbs, etc., to the Kingdom of Lampari.
Thirdly, the Kingdom of Sark will be fully opened to the Lampari Kingdom.
That is to say, in the future, no one or caravan from the Lampari Kingdom will need to be checked when they enter the Sark Kingdom, just like entering and leaving all parts of the Lampari Kingdom.
Of course, the Lampari Kingdom has now completely abolished the entry tax for all cities, so the cities of the Sark Kingdom are also not allowed to collect the entry tax.
In this article, "Lampari Weekly" also deliberately pointed out a very special place, that is, while the Kingdom of Sark is fully open to the Kingdom of Lampari, it must also be completely open to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
It's easy to understand.
Because everyone knows that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is the most important supporter behind the scenes of the Lampari Kingdom, and the Lampari Kingdom has gained a lot of benefits from winning this war, and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will certainly not be polite.
And now the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is only asking the Kingdom of Sark to be completely open to them, and in the eyes of everyone, this condition is really too lenient.
After the armistice was signed, the Zhenbei Army retreated from the hinterland of the Sark Kingdom, but did not completely retreat to the territory of the Lampari Kingdom. Instead, he took up residence in the seven cities that had been ceded to the Kingdom of Lampari by the Kingdom of Sark.
Here they will oversee the kingdom of Sark relinquishing the administration of the seven cities. At the same time, the kingdom of Lampari is waiting for the corresponding men to take over these seven cities.
And after the garrison base of the Zhenbei Army. It will also be set up here.
Because now the border between the two countries is no longer the Muerto Mountains, but the border between these seven cities and the other cities of the Sark Kingdom.
After another month, a delegation set out from the kingdom of Lampari and traveled north, and three days later entered the capital of the kingdom of Sark, Lordaeron.
This delegation was sent by Queen Sevigny of the Kingdom of Lampari to formally sign a comprehensive armistice and cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Sark.
Here they will negotiate with the Kingdom of Sark on the final details of the armistice, and finally sign the agreement. It is expected that he will stay in Lordaeron for about half a month.
When they entered Lordaeron City, a small team left the delegation's residence and went straight to the Military Magic Machinery Research Institute, which was affiliated with the Kingdom Magic Research Institute, located in the western part of Lordaeron City.
This team did not belong to the delegation of the Lampari Kingdom, but the personnel sent by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The reason why they came here was because in the armistice agreement signed between the two countries, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce asked the Kingdom of Sark to hand over some researchers from the Military Magic Machinery Research Institute, and now they are here to receive these people.
Seeing these people in the uniforms of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce rushing in, the Grand Magician of Moev, who was in charge of this research institute, naturally did not give them any good looks.
"You want us to hand them over to you, no way!" Moev unceremoniously stopped the other party from entering, and his tone was extremely unceremonious.
"Grand Magician Moyav, this is something that has been negotiated and determined in the armistice agreement signed by your country. You have no right to stop us. ”
This time, Ms. Fei Wen, who has now been promoted from the administrative director of the magic machine tool R&D workshop to the deputy administrative director of the headquarters of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, faced the obstruction of the Grand Magician Moev. She did not panic at all, and calmly stated this fact to the Grand Magician of Moyav.
"That's a deal signed by those bastards in the Kingdom Council, and it has nothing to do with us!" said Archmage Moev, still holding his neck to prevent them from entering. "The people of our Magic Research Institute are not under the control of the Kingdom Council, and they have no right to hand us over!"
In fact, a large part of the reason why Grand Magician Moev was so resistant and angry was due to his previous hesitation.
In the early days of the war between the kingdoms of Lampari and the kingdoms of Sal, the military once asked for the help of seven great magicians, including him.
At that time, Grand Mage Moev refused on the grounds that he was concentrating on more powerful military magic machines, so he couldn't help.
Later, five other archmages actually participated in the battle against the invasion of the Lampari Kingdom, but according to the news that came back, even with the addition of these five archmagicians, they were still unable to defeat the army of the Lampari Kingdom on a frontal battlefield.
Even in one battle, when a great magician tried to sink a magic airship of the Northern Army of the Lampari Kingdom, he was besieged by five magic airships and eventually fell tragically.
It was precisely because of the fall of this great magician that the last vestiges of resistance in the Kingdom of Sark were defeated, so that His Majesty the King and the Kingdom Council unanimously agreed to choose the initiative to negotiate peace.
After learning the news of the fall of the great magician, the great magician Moev felt a little sad on the one hand, but he felt happy on the other.
He was glad he didn't go to war, otherwise if he had fallen, it would have been irreparable.
At the same time, because of this psychology, he still has some guilt.
So when facing the culprit of the fall of the Great Magician, the leader of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the Grand Magician of Mayev was extremely angry.
However, Fei Wen didn't care about him at all, shook his head, and still said calmly: "Grand Magician Moev, I must remind you. Although you may not obey the decisions of the Kingdom Council of the Kingdom of Sark, you do not have the power to block the choices of others. ”
Grand Magician Moev was stunned: "What do you mean by this? Do you want to say that these subordinates of mine will take the initiative to run to your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
A smile appeared on Fei Wen's calm face, and she pointed behind him, "You can go and ask their opinions." ”
Grand Magician Moev was stunned again, and when he turned back in amazement, he saw a group of subordinates from the Military Magic Machinery Research Institute who had gathered behind him at some point.
The eyes of these people looking at Fei Wen were full of anticipation and excitement, and there was not even the slightest disgust or even hatred. (To be continued......)