After all, General Agathon, who was determined to die, failed to fight Leon to the death.

Moreover, he was involuntarily carried by Klose and other men, and went to the lord's military camp to eat an extremely unpalatable meal - it is said that Li Ang made it himself.

The quality of the ingredients is very good, and it is a veal that is difficult for the Bacchus people who lack cattle and horses to enjoy.

But it tasted salty and astringent, and the steak was fried to the point that one side was scorched, and the other side was uncooked in the blood lake, and it looked like poison at all.

And it's in a military lunch box, and even only knives without forks...... It's really not elaborate at all, and it's not at all what a dinner should be.

However, Agathon ate very happily with a poisonous attitude, poking the steak and mouthing it with blood.

Soaring from the uncooked side.

"Why don't you want to believe me? I have always been honest and reliable, and when I say that I invite you to dinner, I invite you to dinner...... What's wrong with your chest? A stab with a broken sword won't hurt you, will it? ”

Li Ang looked at the half-blackened and half-bloody steak in front of him, and didn't dare to put his mouth down, and kept babbling about Agathon.

Agathon was rubbing the side of his chest, the steak couldn't chew, and he had just swallowed it with great effort, and the wound in his ribs was painful from the act of swallowing.

Leon's steak is really poisonous...... More poisonous than the Red Death of the Snake Cult.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, you want to return my sword to me, but can't you use your own sword? What are you doing with a broken sword...... I have broken ribs......"

Aga Songmeng drank a few large mouthfuls of water, and finally calmed down.

There was not a drop of wine in Leon's barracks, and the only way to entertain guests was boiled water...... The Lord never let the people of Metenheim see anything related to wine bottles when he went to war.

"What? Broken ribs? You're not trying to blackmail me, are you? You're wearing armor! How powerful can a broken sword be? ”

The lord said that it was incredible, and he didn't use much force, could it be that he had unconsciously practiced the stunt of stabbing people to death without a sword head in this day?

Is the effect of dragon tears so strong?

That seems to make Agathon bleed......

Leon stabbed Agathon with the broken sword - this was mainly to return the broken sword to the general, to show that the marshal would not accept the decisive battle, and that your broken sword would be taken back by itself......

This is really the official etiquette between samurai or generals, the enemy sends a broken sword to say that he wants to fight to the death, if he does not accept the agreement to fight and intends to negotiate peace, or at this time the two countries strike and cease fighting, then the broken sword should indeed be sent back.

This means that I will not die, you will not die, I will not treat you as an enemy, and you do not need to pay tribute to both of us, and you have already gained my respect, and you will not lose your honor because of it.

However, Li Ang stabbed him not to retaliate, and stabbing someone with a broken stubble was naturally not revenge, as long as Li Ang let the troops on both sides see this scene and get his face back.

Of course, Leon was able to save face with his own interests - after he stabbed Agathon, Klose and the others rushed up, holding shields and taking Agathon into his own military camp before Agathon's men could react.

This is probably a capture of the enemy's generals...... But after Agathon realized that he was not injured, he loudly ordered the troops to be on standby at the Qicha Fortress, and he honestly went to eat Li Ang's meal.

In fact, the lord must make General Agathon owe him a favor, and finally find some opportunities, and of course Leon must take the opportunity to become a creditor - this is much more cost-effective than revenge and death......

Anyway, it's a blessing in disguise, and there's no need to make an enemy.

Now that the two countries are hostile, Agathon's sneak attack on him is just intended to be loyal to the country, and it really shouldn't be regarded as an enemy, and the difference between the enemy and the enemy is still clear.

But Wendy shed so much blood to save herself, so she must make the Bacchus bleed too......

Leon looked at Agathon, thinking about how to blackmail Emperor Marius.

Yes, the logic in the lord's heart has always been very fair, and if Agathon stabbed himself with the intention of killing himself, then now he owes himself a life.

The lord never collects debts overnight, and has to collect them on the spot.

Since he didn't die, and the actual loss he suffered was a dragon's tear, then of course Agathon didn't have to resist his life, but he had to double the compensation - at least several times higher than the value of the dragon's tear...... Anyway, everything has to be counted for him.

And since Wendy has lost so much blood, she needs to get some blood from the people who care about Agathon, but it is said that Agathon has both parents dead...... That can only make Marius, the eldest parent, bleed.

Fair enough.

"Count Leon...... Cough...... Forget it, my little injury is not worth mentioning. It's your ...... Are you okay already? ”

Agathon still couldn't believe that Leon was still alive and kicking, and his spirit was much better than his own......

"How can it be okay to be stabbed with a sword! I almost died......"

The lord gestured to his heart: "But my doctor is good, it cost a lot of money, and it took a lot of dragon tears to save me...... So, you owe me a lot of money now! ”

"I admit to the debt...... But...... Do you promise that there will really be no attack on the Empire? ”

Agathon looked at the half of the poison-like food left in the military lunch box, put down the knife and looked at Leon.

Leon's food is horrible......

I swallowed a piece just now, and I almost died...... He usually eats this kind of blood lake thing......

He can't really eat children, right?

Agathon couldn't help but shudder.

"What am I doing with the idea of fighting the Bacchus Empire at this time? Your country is so poor now, you have to spend money on disaster relief after fighting......"

The lord beckoned Klose to take the lunch box down and pulled out the map.

"And where are your army going?"

Agathon has now believed.

He knew that if Leon was really trying to attack Bacchus, then the sword he had stabbed an hour earlier should have been the griffin sword on Leon's body. Leon still didn't retaliate and kill himself after being seriously injured by himself, so he really didn't want to be an enemy of Bacchus.

Not affected by any personal grudges, he is bent on plotting the world......

This kind of magnanimity and open-mindedness...... Indeed, only Emperor Marius can compare with him, not himself.

This is indeed a sword owed to him, and he really should repay the debt.

"Look, I'm going to Eichkoman, you know that place, right? The largest port city in Dexia is only separated from Siyuan City by a bay. ”

Leon asked, pointing to the map.

Agathon knew of course that Eichkoman, in fact, had been occupied by the Bacchus Empire for a short time—more than twenty years ago, before Emperor Marius ascended to the throne, when Agathon was a child.

For the Bacchus Empire, Eichkoman was indeed a very important port city - this allowed the capital Siyuan City to have a large city across the sea, which could not only serve as horns for each other, ensure the safety of the capital, but also quickly create a lot of wealth through short sea trade.

Eichkoman and Siyuan City are only separated by a bay a few hundred miles wide, and even small offshore boats can sail through, but the culture and output of the two sides are completely different, and this short- and medium-distance maritime trade is the least expensive and most profitable.

Moreover, Eichkoman was able to provide a large number of war horses for the Bacchus Empire.

Bacchus' previous emperor had captured Eichkoman, but that emperor had also suffered heavy losses to the Shadow Legion by capturing Eichkoman, and Agasson's father had been killed in battle at that time.

However, the results of the storming of Eichkoman were not good, and the hasty dispatch of troops and the huge casualties of the disastrous victory not only led to the empire engaging the enemy on both sides, but also almost exhausted the national strength.

And Echkoman only held for more than half a year before he was recaptured by the Duchy of Dexia.

It wasn't until Emperor Marius, who was the consul of Siyuan City at the time, made peace with Dexia and threatened the Senate with Dexia's army, and took the throne in an almost coercive manner, that everything took the better place.

Under Marius's leadership, the empire was revitalized, and Agathon grew from an orphan to a general under Marius over the past twenty years.

"That's not an easy place to fight...... Your Excellency Leon, and I doubt you will be able to hold it after you defeat it...... Besides, it's too far away from your territory! ”

Agathon shook his head, since he owes Li Ang a sword, he naturally has to help Li Ang think about it now. But he clearly remembered that when the Bacchus Empire was exhausted, it still only ended up in a miserable situation.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bacchus Empire's naval fleet was indeed strong, none of the warriors stationed in Eichkoman would have been able to return home.

"Yes, I think it's too far away from my territory. So, I'm going to give Eichkoman to the Bacchus Empire...... Of course, the empire had to trade for places. ”

Leon smiled at Agathon, "I said I would ally with the Bacchus Empire - I would take down Eichkoman, and you just need to send troops to defend it and provide fleet support to protect my retreat." After that, Eichkoman belonged to the Bacchus Empire...... I know you've always wanted to get this port......"

Agathon looked at the map, then at Leon, and the expression on his face gradually turned into disbelief, and then gradually turned into a sigh of admiration.

"Whew...... I don't understand...... This collaboration is certainly a great thing for Bacchus, but what do you want? ”

General Agathon was just a general after all, and if Emperor Marius was here, he would certainly not say that......

"I'm a businessman, Agathon. For a businessman, everything has a price. Including the sword you stabbed me, the price must be clearly marked - it took me at least three ...... to heal the wound Five...... Eight dragon tears, you now owe me a huge debt of eight dragon tears! Agathon...... I'm a businessman, I'm going to give you a chance to pay off your debts, Echkoman is rich, you know......"

Leon stared into Agathon's eyes and crossed his fingers to raise the standard for asking for dragon tears from three to eight.

"Dragon's tears? Is there such a thing in the world? ”

Agathon began to be confused: "You said I was in debt, I admit it...... But I haven't seen the dragon's tears you mentioned, how can you still do it? Oh, and everything has a price...... But I really don't have any money. ”

Agathon spread out his hands, like an old man who didn't pay back the money.

"Won't you...... You've been in the Shadow Legion for so many years, haven't you learned anything from Governor Livius? ”

Leon also spread his hands: "Livius is a capable man, even when he was so downtrodden that he hid in the mines, he still provided me with several carts of gold and silver treasures......"

"Ahem...... But you don't want me to go to Eichkoman to scrape the ground, do you? ”

Agathon looked at Leon as if he were looking at a devil who eats children.

"Or else? The empire is now too poor to ask me for a loan! If you don't scrape the ground, where will you get the money to pay off your debts? To tell you the truth, you don't have anything but land...... right now."

Leon shook his head, and when he said the word 'land', the volume was very heavy......

"Okay...... I see, you want territory, right? Even the operation method has been found...... You're going to trade my territory for Eichkoman, right? But my territory is Fortress Leila, which is a military fortress, and I can't call the shots......"

Agathon was actually very smart, and he understood Leon's intentions, but he still spread his hands and shook his head, like an old man who didn't pay back the money.

"Agathon, don't play dumb, I'm talking about 'you', not 'you'! I'm a fair man, and at least half of the debt you owe me must be paid by Emperor Marius! Go to Emperor Marius and tell him what I want, and he will be able to call the shots...... And he owes me 500,000 dinars, all of which are owed to me, and you must have a lot of common language, and Emperor Marius must have known what I wanted......"

Li Ang twisted his neck and turned his head to look at the Qicha Fortress opposite the camp: "By the way, I can still make you a hero of the empire...... Before you return home, you can burn down the Seven Forks Fortress! ”

"What? You...... Earnest? ”

Agathon stood up in amazement, and nearly knocked the table over.

"Don't get so excited...... Isn't it just burning down an empty castle? The Seven Forks Fortress was breached by you, and it is no longer an undefeated myth, and burning it is the best commemoration of it. Moreover, only by burning it can Emperor Marius send troops with confidence......"

Leon looked at the cold, heavy fortress and sent Agathon back.

In fact, there were many reasons for burning the Qicha Fortress, but Leon didn't mention it, and Agathon didn't ask.

The next day, under the siege of the army of Count Leon, the fortress of Qicha was burned by the famous imperial general Agathon, and the fire did not go out for several days.

This huge fortress, which had not been conquered in a hundred and fifty years, was destroyed after the first fall.

The Lion City is full of mourning, and many of the wealthy and powerless middle class are planning to move to other places after hearing the news.

And the marshal of the Lion Kingdom, Count Leon, sent an order to the Lion City, saying that he had recovered the Sava River Fort and was about to invade the territory of Dexia......

Subsequently, the army marched in a big way, and under the blazing fire of the Seven Forks Fortress, it took only three days to advance to the south of the Sava Fort, to the east of the Turda Fortress.