The war continued, and the coalition forces were constantly changing troops and fighting with the army of the Cang Dynasty. However, the intensity of the next war never reached its peak, but the two sides still broke out in the attack and defense of hundreds of people on the front line positions, although there were soldiers killed every day, but on the whole, it felt like a sigh of relief.

Without the sleepless and constant vigilance of the previous days, soldiers who slept at the end of the day could be seen everywhere in the relatively backward positions, soldiers playing poker, and even some brave soldiers began to drink. The officers did not stop these violations of discipline, after all, everyone survived with great difficulty, and when they relaxed, they turned a blind eye.

The Cang Dynasty sent envoys to hold secret talks with the Middle-earth coalition forces, and did not have any contact with the Rhine Kingdom.

Although the Cang Dynasty was powerless to shake the defense line of Frankfork City, it still had the strength to block the counterattack of the inadequately prepared Middle-earth coalition army.

The coalition forces, on the other hand, considered that they were involved in the interests of too many countries, and if they only gave up part of the land, such as the extinct Duchy of Turin and the badly damaged Rhine Kingdom, it would still be acceptable.

After all, it is almost a matter known to high-level people that Middle-earth is going to launch an Eastern Crusade, and there will be more benefits to be gained by regaining this part of the land at that time than it is now.

So both sides began to tacitly reduce the intensity of the war. It was only for the sake of final consultations and to avoid the loss of hope in the Rhine kingdom that desperate had to continue the war.

As a result of this sudden war, the Rhine Kingdom was greatly damaged, and the rulers of the Rhine Kingdom were unable to prevent the general headquarters of the Middle-earth Alliance from crossing the negotiations between the Kingdom and the Cang Dynasty.

The two sides exchanged views on the Great Library, which is the backbone of the second line of defense of the city. Although as the head of the Unified Knights, I passed out due to excessive wear and tear, and I was unable to participate in this meeting, so I had to be represented by Aishuur in disguise. However, she didn't tell me what the two sides were talking about when she came back, and I didn't care about these political things.

The two sides negotiated for three days, during which they engaged in meticulous dialogue, and each tried to persuade each other in words to contribute to peace for the sake of peace. After gaining an in-depth understanding of each other's ideas, they had another in-depth exchange and finally reached a brief consensus. Both the Cang Dynasty and the Middle-earth coalition will stop the attack, and the Frankfurt line will be used as the boundary to stop the war.

The Kingdom of the Rhine strongly condemned this, expressing that it would never submit to the general command of the Middle-earth coalition and vow to regain the lost territory. Even in order to express their determination, the ambassadors of all the countries in Middle-earth were evacuated. However, the vitality of the kingdom was greatly damaged, and it was unable to deter the Middle-earth coalition army, nor was it able to launch a counterattack against the Cang Dynasty alone.

For the signing of the treaty, the Rhine Kingdom had to sign a peace treaty in humiliation under the threat of the Middle-earth Alliance, which was dominated by the Holy Kingdom and the Kingdom of Rothschild, and under the influence of many factors, known as the "Treaty of Frankfurt".

The war ended as abruptly as it began. Although the Cang Dynasty lost a large number of troops, it got a rare respite, and let the Rhine Kingdom's attempt to counterattack alone be dashed, as a country on horseback, every adult young man can become a soldier after a certain amount of training, and the replenishment of the army will become extremely rapid.

Of course, cruelly speaking, the possibility of famine with the arrival of winter has also been alleviated to a certain extent, at least there will be no misery of cannibalism. The Holy Kingdom got what it had envisioned, the devastated Kingdom of the Rhine, the Middle-earth coalition in Frankfurt, and the nominal return of the countries of Middle-earth under its command. It can be said that only the Kingdom of the Rhine did not get what it wanted.

Frankfork was finally left with nothing but smoke and no deaths, and a large number of workers and soldiers began to clear the ruins, collect the corpses, and restore the city. However, this place will be re-established as the front line between Middle-earth and the Cang Dynasty, and it is foreseeable that countless fortresses, artillery positions, supply pants, and trench communication roads will be here in all directions.

We returned by train, along the way the destroyed railroads had been repaired, the destroyed railway stations were being rebuilt, and the bodies of soldiers who had died nearby had been laid off. Unlike the armored train when it came, this is a luxury train for war heroes, with all kinds of things, of course, limited to non-commissioned officers, as for the soldiers, the good ones can only return home on the slightly better train, and the bad ones can only follow the train that transports supplies back home. Due to the large number of wounded occupying many carriages, this was a last resort. Of course, many heroes are not allowed to get on luxury trains, after all, most of them are only civilians.

The dead nobles would also ride on this luxury train, and their coffins were placed in special carriages, some distance from the carriages in which the people were ridden. But those are former comrades-in-arms, and no one will feel unlucky. The civilian dead can only be buried in a makeshift cemetery in the city of Frankfork, maybe someone will renovate their cemetery into a memorial site in the future, maybe it will be forgotten with the passage of time, but at least they will have a tombstone provided by the government, like the corpses of those Cang Dynasty soldiers, some of them were handed over to the Cang Dynasty, and the rest had to be buried in the trenches.

We return home like the heroes of the Second Apocalyptic War a hundred years ago. Outside the capital of the Holy Kingdom, countless people lined the road, throwing flowers. For various reasons, our unified knights can only enter the city wearing armor. A grand ceremony was held, the troops marched in a procession in bright military uniforms, and the decorated armored combat vehicles slowly drove down the road, and everyone cheered. Although not everyone is sincere, every war is a holiday that the sacrificed soldiers and those around them on both sides will never live.

Honor guards in flamboyant uniforms formed a straight line, and in a sea of joy, countless clergy began to chant the canon, adding a sense of sacredness to the background.

We marched in procession, along the Avenue of the Pilgrims to the Cathedral of Cecilia. In the square there, an award ceremony was held. Since it was a public ceremony, the Holy Kingdom also sent the church guards to stop the order and prevent any accidents, and due to the presence of important people, all troops were required not to load bullets and carry sharp weapons.

Such a grand ceremony made me feel dizzy. I mechanically followed the bishop in front of the procession as I carried out one ritual after another. The celebration is also mixed with religious ceremonies. Fortunately, I am wearing armor and wearing a helmet, otherwise, my unsightly expression will definitely be seen by everyone now.

I didn't get to feel what people were happy about. Maybe it's because people have festivals to free themselves from their busy lives, after all, in the capital of the Holy Country, ordinary people rarely have spare time. The brighter the sun, the thicker the darkness becomes. This is the immutable truth.

In the noise around me, I felt a slight feeling of nausea, as if a person had been caught in a whirlpool. Although there is no spiritual connection anymore, I always feel that something is tirelessly connecting with me, trying to devour my mind.

The rituals of the ceremony are becoming more and more complicated. In order to deepen people's impression and better promote the spiritual religion, the Battle of the Rhine, which was barely counted as a victory in the first foreign war between Middle-earth and China, must of course become a glorious stroke in history. And that requires a ceremony worthy of its fame.

In a daze, I seemed to have been awarded the Order of the Patriotic Nation by the big shots, which is second only to the Order of the Patriotic Religion.

But instead of thinking about this honor, I thought that the spiritual seat, that is, my mother, was also present at the ceremony, but I didn't seem to see her, maybe it was a stand-in? I didn't see the familiar and unfamiliar figure.

In the face of all this prosperity, I only thought of one thing - to go home, to the small house with my family.

。

Led by a soldier, a black-clad emissary from the Rhine Kingdom arrives in a secret office.

"Your Highness." A man in black respectfully placed a document in front of Kirsten.

"Hmm." Kirsten replied casually flipping through the papers.

"The kingdom needs you." The man in black bent down and said.

"Does the Kingdom need me? Come on, how could I be here if I were needed? It was my uncle who drove us out and usurped the throne himself," Kirsten sneered, "and now he thinks of us?" It's late! ”

Kirsten threw the document to the ground. It was a letter that appeared to be in the personal handwriting of the king of the Rhine Kingdom.

"If you want me to help, give me back the throne."

“。。。 Your Highness, you, you know that this is impossible. ”

"Then there's nothing to talk about, I'm doing well in the Holy Kingdom now, why should I betray the Holy Kingdom for this little thing? Ridiculous, the title of a county lord sent me? Kirsten shook his head disdainfully.

"If you refuse to help the kingdom, then you will not let me come, please tell me your true conditions. I have some autonomy and will not bargain with you. ”

"Okay, if that beast promises me a piece of Dominion, I'll help the kingdom develop internal combustion engine technology."

"And the Steam Knights."

"Okay, and the Steam Armored Knight."

After Kirsten finished speaking, he waved his hand impatiently, and the man in black saluted again and left the place with the soldier.

"Do you think that worm will give me that piece of land?" Kirsten asked his henchmen behind him after the messenger left.

"It's mostly Black Dolph, which is close to the place occupied by the Cang Dynasty." The henchman who was questioned replied.

"Also, how could that bastard give me land generously? You go to the Dominion to represent me. I just don't know, what will happen when he knows that Black Doll is a rock oil field? I was looking forward to that time, his expression. ”

Kirsten smiled slightly, chilling and sarcastic.