Wilson, who had been cautious all his life, stood in the heavy rain at this time, looking at the straight Speaker Taaffe, and then at the young man. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This was supposed to be his total victory, but how could there be a reversal in an instant, which made him emotionally unacceptable anyway.

Before initiating the action, he repeatedly thought about whether there was any mistake and whether there would be anything he missed, and only acted after confirming that it was correct.

But now it seems that he was doomed to failure at the beginning, and he, who has been calculating others all his life, let others calculate?

"But why? I've considered the possibility of your ill intentions, but isn't it the right thing for your empire to cooperate with us now and force the expeditionary force to withdraw? ”

Even though Lin Ye had already stood up and declared his defeat, Wilson still looked at him in disbelief, unable to accept this result.

"Duke Lin Ye, you are a smart person, a smart person will never make a loss-making business, I really can't understand why you would give up the greater interest to cooperate with Taaffe, I am sure of this, I believe in the stability of the alliance, isn't it stupid for you to do this?"

Wilson questioned again, in his opinion, Lin Ye's approach was too stupid to even understand the basic trade-offs.

If it weren't for this Duke of the Far East, who stabbed him in the back and informed Taaff of all his deployments, even before he launched the operation.

He was already secretly ready to install his henchmen to take over the position of commander of the gendarmerie and garrison at any time.

He would never end up in such a dangerous situation, even if he knew that he was already lost, but he still needed an answer.

"At first glance, it seems that the benefits of cooperating with you are greater, after all, if you cooperate with you to the end, the Taaffe father and son will be eradicated, and the Federation will not be able to go north for a long time, and the two sides will be safe and sound, and they will be happy to conclude a cooperative relationship. ”

Lin Ye confirmed Wilson's speculation, and in all fairness, he did think about it, and on the surface it was indeed more beneficial to cooperate with Wilson.

"But if you cooperate with Speaker Taaffe, you have to face many risks, after all, he is now in power, and with him, I can not show too many cards, Speaker Taaff can completely take me down and conquer the empire in one fell swoop, and there is no worries. ”

Lin Ye was well aware of his situation, and any decision he made was the result of careful consideration, and he was even more cautious than Wilson.

However, Speaker Taaffe is well aware of the predicament that the Federation is facing today, and although war alone can divert domestic contradictions, after defeating the Empire, it will only plunge the Federation into a deeper quagmire, accelerate the collapse of the Federation, and be completely dragged down, even if it is a vast territory and opens up unprecedented territory. ”

"But as long as my Far East elite troops go south, it is absolutely overwhelming, and it is impossible for the Federation to hold the territory of the Empire, so if I take a long-term view, it will not hurt me to defeat the Empire, and it will not be beneficial to the Federation, but if I don't do that, I have a way to resolve the crisis of the Federation. ”

Lin Ye drew a simple map on the ground with dead branches, outlining what it would be like after the Confederates took over the Empire.

Most people think that the more territory they occupy, the better, but Lin Ye doesn't think so, and directly points out the drawbacks.

"If the benefit I want to seek is the withdrawal of the Union Army, I can achieve this goal no matter which side I cooperate with, but compared with the two, there are two advantages to cooperating with Speaker Taaffe, first, to induce His Excellency Wilson to act and remove the hidden danger of the Union from the roots. ”

"In this way, a new federation is full of vitality, it is a vibrant market, it is very attractive to me and the Far East, and second, Green is my friend, and it is still very uncomfortable to turn his back on his friend, so I can only be sorry for Your Excellency. ”

Lin Ye threw the branch in his hand to the ground, and the sketch sketched on the mud was quickly washed away by the heavy rain, and the thunder roared incessantly.

"Because of this reason, do you want to cooperate with the Taaffe father and son? You idiot, how can a person who wants to do great things still take care of the so-called friends, you can't do big things at all, you are simply stupid, sooner or later you will regret it one day, you will definitely regret it!"

Wilson couldn't accept the reason given by Lin Ye, and struggled desperately, trying to grab the young man by the collar and beat him to relieve his hatred.

But the soldiers next to him kept him under control, and his henchmen had already been arrested before that, and these soldiers had long since ceased to obey him.

"Your Excellency Wilson is still worried about himself, so Speaker Taaffe, now that the arrest of the old forces composed of big businessmen is being staged all over the city, it is not difficult to use this as an excuse to carry out a comprehensive crackdown, then our agreement should almost be fulfilled, right?"

"After all, war is not the best way to solve problems, and if you cooperate with me, you can not only solve the contradictions within the Federation, but also clear the way for Greene to succeed as Speaker, which is the best of both worlds, and now I have shown enough sincerity, right?"

What Wilson didn't know was that there was no formal agreement between Lin Ye and Taaffe, and the cooperation between the two could be said to be a completely accidental result, rather than a long-term plan.

"The order to inform Green of the withdrawal of troops has been sent, and it is on the way to be delivered, and he will return with his army in about a week, and the war on the southern front of the empire will subside, so the Duke can rest assured, as for the issue of trade between the two countries, we will talk about it after the empire has completely calmed down the war. ”

The war to which Taaffe is referring is clearly the final battle on the Western Front, if the Empire is unable to withstand the onslaught of the Crusade of Light and declares its fall.

Then naturally there will be no possibility of continued cooperation, and now the Federation needs to calm the internal troubles, and there will be no war in the short term.

"It's been so long, there should have been several tough battles over there, and now that the matter here is over, I should almost rush over, and it seems that I can't wait for Green to come back and drink with him, so I can only wait for the next time." ”

Lin Ye looked at the western sky, the rainy season was as long as last year's harsh winter, and he turned back to Liberty City.

Soon we will be on our way to our next destination.