As the curtain comes down on the unexpected changes of the Ironstone Tribe, another new one is happening in the distance.

I don't know when it began, the uneasiness on this continent became more and more obvious. And some particularly sensitive people have also noticed that the tide that is about to sweep the continent!

On this day, an emissary of Falkenridge arrived in the capital city of Dean, the capital of Stasi, under the protection of several guards, and then met with Archduke Jon to formally hand over a peace agreement between King Viss of Falkenridge and the Grand General Sarakar.

This agreement does not seem to be a big problem, after all, Falkenridge is an invaded country in this border war, and all the counterattacks of Falkenridge's army are just wars to defend the country, and Stasi, as a shameful aggressor, is naturally morally spurned.

At this time, the war has reached this stage, and the two countries are actually very embarrassed: Stasi originally wanted to invade Falkenridge, but Falkenridge's army had already hit the territory of Taukaba in one go; Falkenridge originally wanted to preemptively defeat Stasi, but he didn't expect Stasi's foundation to be so strong, and the people of Falkenridge were a little unable to support it.

In fact, both countries are very uncomfortable now, one is not very willing to fight, and the other wants to fight but loses. Therefore, this peace agreement was thrown out by Falkenridge at this time, which actually has a huge temptation, and Stasi himself has some intention of making peace.

Because Archduke Jon wanted to put an end to this failed invasion and consolidate the domestic discontent that had arisen as a result of the defeat. He summed up the reasons for his defeat this time, and found that in fact, there was such a general around him who could win the war.

Under the iron-blooded purge of Grand Duke Jon in his early years, although the surviving generals were loyal and had no ideological problems, their flaws were also very obvious.

Including the head of Stasi's military attaché, that is, the general and others, although these people firmly support Archduke Jon, but they are all incapable people, who engage in politics or choose to take sides, they may all have a set of masters, but when it comes to commanding operations, they are obviously not as reliable as Falkenridge's generals.

For example, General Igor, and the latest General Salaka, Grand Duke Jon has also heard of them, and he only hates that he did so much back then, that those who are really capable in Stasi are no longer afraid to show their heads.

Another reason why Grand Duke Jon wanted to end the war was that after three years, the Taukaba servants, who were cannon fodder, were almost exhausted, and the main force of Stasi's headquarters was also greatly traumatized.

Of the grassroots commanders he had carefully selected since he succeeded to the throne, it would be good to have three out of ten now, and in terms of soldiers, nearly 200,000 elite troops who obeyed his orders were annihilated by the Falkenridge army, and the captured prisoners, the "Volunteer Legion" of the Tadoya Empire also suffered a lot of losses. Now the only troops he can really use are those near Dean City.

Although it is not very difficult to grit your teeth and smash into it to mobilize another 200,000 army, it is obvious that the situation is not optimistic for Grand Duke Jon.

And there was also a problem on the side of the Duchy of Sefi, Grand Duke Jon originally planned to deal with it with both soft and hard according to the original strategy of conquering Taukaba, and the Grand Duke of Sefi was actually about to be tempted, but because of the complete defeat of Taukaba, Grand Duke Sefi immediately began to think of ways to delay.

He was waiting for a result of this war, at least a more definite one. Also waiting for the outcome of the war is the Duchy of Kore, who is also figuring out which side to show favor to, waiting for the war to be decided. Although these two principalities are not strong, they are quite cunning and very proficient in the strategy of survival in the cracks, which makes it difficult for the Grand Duke Jon to do anything.

After all, now that he is in the position of Grand Duke, it is impossible for him to be as carefree as he was when he was young.

Another reason is that the material assistance of the Tadoya Empire was not as timely as expected. The main reason is that the Hawar Empire is more difficult to deal with than the rulers of Tadoya imagined, although Hawar is the weakest of the four empires, but it is also a country with hundreds of years of accumulation, it is definitely not easy to deal with, not to mention that Hawar also uses adventurers to join the battle by any means......

As a result, the aid that Archduke Jon used as a lifesaver was not as effective as he expected.

Of course, Falkenridge is indeed unwilling to fight to the death with Stasi on the Eastern Front, on the one hand, because the three-year war has depleted Falkenridge's reserves, even if there was a twelve-year-long blood transfusion from Iello before, and on the other hand, Falkenridge's army has indeed not rushed into Stasi's hinterland and completely crushed Stasi's strength.

The Falkenridge army that entered the territory of Taukaba only had 100,000 troops with good mobility, and as a result, the 100,000 army, which originally seemed to be extremely large, entered the territory of Taukaba, and found that it was completely insufficient.

You know, Taukabako is a densely populated country, and its area is not much smaller than Falkenridge, and Stasi even faintly exceeds Falkenridge's area.

There is now a steel line of Hurricane Fortress to the west of Stasi, and a rash assault will only cause a lot of damage. If you attack from the south, you have to cross the entire Taukaba region and then run wild through the vast territory of Stasi......

At this time, the officer of Falkenridge realized that he still underestimated Stassy's strength in many aspects, and he still underestimated the strength of the enemy.

Just as His Majesty the King and the General said at the Supreme Military Council more than half a year ago, it is impossible to win the country without a thorough mobilization for war, without making comprehensive preparations for war, and building up an army of more than 300,000 men with all kinds of weapons and equipment.

In short, Falkenridge must now make a gesture of hope for peace in order to soothe people's resistance to war. The Falkenridge people don't want to fight anymore, they want peace to be restored - this is all nonsense, when a country occupies a country with a territory about the size of their own, everyone wants to be able to develop peacefully, the key is to see whether other countries are willing to see such a powerful country rise.

So this time Falkenridge's emissary came, and even half a month ago he announced with great fanfare that he was going to Dean City - in the name of peace.

They should tell the people of the world their desire for peace in a high-profile manner: "The Falkenridge people are peace-loving, and once there is hope for peace, the Falkenridge people will continue to work hard for this hope." ”

"Border conflicts often occur between countries, especially in a powerful country like ours. This kind of thing is caused by the fact that the two countries are wary of each other and the combat readiness level is too high. There has been a non-aggression pact between our two countries, and I believe it was not torn up by the esteemed Archduke Jon, the supreme ruler of Stasi. ”

Falkenridge's emissary said politely to the Stasi diplomat. He did not discuss the issue of reparations, nor did he explain the conditions of the armistice, but tried to interpret the decisive battle between the two countries, which was nearly a million troops, as a border conflict.

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been fighting for almost three years, and you say this is a skirmish on the border? If this is a border conflict, tell me how many people will be needed if it is a strategic decisive battle? 5 million, or 10 million? Or will all mankind in the western continent fight?

All the Stasi diplomats felt like they wanted to curse when they heard this, but now that the rhetoric of peace was the mainstream, they had nothing to refute but to fight for more benefits.

Of course, Grand Duke Jon knew that Falkenridge was struggling, but so was Stacy under his leadership. If it's just a struggle for everyone, then simply handing over a peace treaty can undoubtedly solve this problem.

However, the content of the armistice treaty in Falkenridge ...... It's really shameless.

This was also a conspiracy between Weiss and Salamondo: they did not intend to make peace with Stasi, and the gesture was mainly to appease the people in the country and subtly incite their xenophobia. Of course, if Grand Duke Jon was really willing to pinch his nose and admit it, then this war would be equivalent to Falkenridge winning.

The treaty stipulated that all of the former Taukaba area would be owned by Falkenridge, that Falkenridge would return only 100,000 prisoners of war to Falkenridge, and that the other part would be permanently transferred to Falkenridge as the population of Falkenridge, and that Falkenridge would pay a full 10,000,000 gold coins as compensation for starting the war without authorization.

What is this? This is an unequal treaty! Reparations for land cession, and confiscation of prisoners of war! Do the Falkenridge people think they have won? Well, for the time being, it is indeed Falkenridge who has the upper hand and is more advantageous. But as long as he, Archduke Jon, does not agree to this treaty, the war is not over, and the Falkenridges have not yet won!

How is it possible to sign such a treaty?

The always tough Grand Duke Jon certainly would not accept the terms offered by the Falkenridge easily, and while secretly ordering all the troops in the southwest area of Stahl to defend to the death, he also ordered to strengthen the elite troops near Dean, preparing to fight again with all his might, and then negotiate a treaty with the Falkenridges.

Soon, the 150,000-strong army in the center of Stacy began to march south, intending to engage in a massive battle with the Falkenridge army, which was advancing to the southern border.

This time, the Stasi army was no longer victimized by leaders who did not understand the war, because Archduke Jon had learned the lessons of the previous and decided not to appoint overseers, but to leave it to the generals themselves to complete the operational command of the front.

"As long as there is one Falkenridge soldier standing on the land of Stacy, the people of Falkenridge will never give in! The war will never end!" Immediately after sending off Falkenridge's messenger, Grand Duke Jon gave a speech, and he stood on the largest square in Dean City and loudly encouraged the Stasi: "Wait until we let the Falkenridge people completely understand what they are wrong, and then come and talk to them about our peace!"

Later that day, in front of the king's castle in Zakif, Vess also addressed his people: "Is there anyone willing to go to Stacy and help me remind Archduke Jon that he is provoking the whole strong and unyielding people of Falkenridge!

There was thunderous applause, and His Majesty was already trying his best to find peace for everyone, but the hateful Grand Duke Jon and the Stasi people had no sincerity.

People realize that the next war is a war for peace!