Chapter 792: Negotiators
The barbarians officially declared war on the divine realm, and as soon as the news came out, the whole city was shocked!
For a long time, the Protoss has regarded the barbarians as rats crossing the street, and when they remember, they will clean them up, and the barbarians basically have no power to fight back, and they are always beaten around.
But now, the rats crossing the street actually want to challenge the authority of the tiger, if it weren't for the previous sneak attack, the Protoss would not have taken them seriously at all, and would only sneer at them.
Although many people laughed at the barbarians on the street, many people couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when they recalled the tragic scene that night.
The sneak attack caused hundreds of casualties among the Protoss, plus thousands of houses turned into ruins, and it happened without everyone being prepared, how could it not be terrifying.
Since that day, there have been hundreds of patrolling wings in the air, so much so that there is an unpleasant buzz in the sky over the city all day long, and many people are unable to rest and cultivate normally.
Now that the barbarians are going to fight hard, they should make a bigger move than last time.
Under this panic, the Protoss lived their lives very carefully.
But five days passed, and the city was not attacked by the barbarians, not only was it safe in the air, but there was no sign of the barbarians outside the walls.
Ye Yunyang also wondered, Mo Village was slaughtered, according to the character of the barbarians, it should be revenge immediately, just like the last time Teng Village was slaughtered, Teng Xing'an led a group of people to sneak attack the construction site of the North City Wall, causing a total of tens of thousands of gods to die on the spot.
"The reason is very simple, the four elders in charge don't want to fight. Mi Yun gave the answer.
Ye Yunyang frowned: "What do you mean you don't want to fight?"
"They're still leaning towards peace. Mi Yun explained.
"That's not right, nearly three thousand people died in Mo Village, can they swallow this breath?" Ye Yunyang said he couldn't understand: "Which side are your so-called four elders on, isn't this kind of deep hatred and hatred serious?"
Mei Yu also felt incomprehensible: "If you want to negotiate peace, why do you want to openly declare war on the Protoss?"
Mi Yun replied: "That's because the four elders were forced to agree to declare war under pressure, and this matter was handled by my uncle, so it was done vigorously. Originally, they had already planned a sneak attack, but when the operation was about to begin, the four elders came forward at the same time and asked for a halt to the operation. ”
Ye Yunyang frowned: "They won't be bought by the Protoss, right?"
Mi Yun shook his head: "That's not it, they are all native-born barbarians, and they all have immediate relatives who died at the hands of the Protoss, so it is unlikely that they will rebel." ”
That's strange, what made them choose to believe in the Protoss without hesitation, and the lives of the three thousand Mocun people were not enough to make them recognize the true face of the Protoss?
Mi Yun whispered: "The Protoss attacked Mo Village just to get the Star of the Divine Realm, obviously they didn't succeed, otherwise it would be impossible to continue to negotiate peace with the four elders." ”
That's true, if the Star of the Divine Realm has already arrived, why should the Protoss be polite to the barbarians anymore.
Ye Yunyang thought more deeply, and said: "Since the four elders are desperately asking for peace, they must have something to rely on, and the Protoss did not find the Star of the Divine Realm in Mo Village, so it must be in the hands of the four elders, and it is precisely because of it that they have the capital and confidence to face the Protoss." ”
Mi Yun patted his head: "Yes, why didn't I think about it, if you say this, the people of Mo Village died too unjustly, and the Star of the Divine Realm is not in their hands at all." ”
"By the way, what is Ma Hongde's attitude towards peace talks?" he remembered Elder Ma, who had not heard from him for a long time.
He objected. Mi Yun said, and then added: "Including when my uncle advocated peace, he was also against it. ”
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The Protoss sent people to meet the four elders of the barbarians, and their attitude was very resolute, either peace or war, there was absolutely no third choice.
The four of them felt very embarrassed, and the other party immediately offered to compensate them for the previous Mocun incident and give them 100,000 tons of various materials, mainly grain, cloth and other daily necessities.
This is quite a temptation, considering that the total population of the barbarians is only more than 70,000, which means that each person can be divided into about one and a half tons of supplies, and within two years the problem of rations and clothing will be solved.
The envoy of the Protoss is very tyrant, whether you are willing to negotiate peace or not, today Lao Tzu will not come in vain, first give the four of you a big gift - two small shuttles filled with various materials, the total weight of the materials is more than 2,000 tons.
The four guys' eyes lit up, and they glanced at them with disdain, then walked away.
The four people are Lu Cheng, Xu Hao, Yan Yuda and Xie Chengye, all of whom are over a thousand years old, and they are considered to be the longest-lived among the barbarians.
Because of the harsh living environment, the barbarians' mandate is far less than that of the Protoss, and it is rare for people to be more than six hundred years old, and it is really not easy for four guys to live to such an age.
Boarding the shuttle and seeing the piles of materials, Lu Cheng took three deep breaths in succession and said, "I have never seen so many good things in my life, and the Protoss is generous enough." ”
Yan Yuda was about to drool: "Let's divide the things, it just so happens that everyone is half a shuttle." ”
"What's the hurry, look at your useless appearance!" Lu Cheng glared at him and said, "Now divide things, wouldn't you not admit yourself, everyone will think that the four of us have colluded with the Protoss, and we are unwilling to avenge the dead clansmen in Mo Village." ”
"What then?" Yan Yuda asked.
Lu Cheng's eyes rolled: "Actually, it's very simple, we have to make a resolute appearance of not accepting it, and send the shuttle back to the Protoss in front of everyone, showing our uprightness." ”
"Ah, send it back?" Yan Yuda's face was full of reluctance.
Xu Hao smiled and said: "Didn't you understand what Brother Lu meant, and made a resolute look of not accepting it, meaning to show it to everyone." ”
Lu Cheng also smiled: "That's right, after we leave everyone's sight, we can hide the shuttle somewhere, the thing is still ours, but we say that it has been returned to the Protoss, with our character, who dares to doubt it?"
Yan Yu Dale couldn't close his mouth: "I understand, we not only have to leave things, but also be good people." ”
Xie Chengye, who had not spoken, said: "Everyone, calm down, this is just the first benefit, if we negotiate with the Protoss, we will definitely get more things." Didn't you listen to what the man said just now, just to compensate them for 100,000 tons, and then each of the people of the human race will share one ton, and there will be more than 30,000 tons left, all of which are the four of us. ”
There is no way to compare 2,000 tons with 30,000 tons, and the four of them know very well.
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"What, let me be a representative of the council?" Ye Yunyang had a surprised expression on his face.
Standing opposite him was Lei Shaoyuan, the old man shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's an order from the Council of Elders, and Elder Zhao personally named him, saying that you have been in contact with the barbarians for a period of time and know them better. ”
Ye Yunyang glared: "Everyone I know has been killed by them, and the rest are all strangers, is this also a reason?"
Lei Shaoyuan was a little helpless: "The order has been issued, you have to go if you don't go." ”
This kind of practice of directly ordering without asking for other people's opinions made him deeply hateful, and those old guys never considered the feelings of others, but just gave orders according to their own likes and dislikes, and they didn't know what the word respect meant.
This is not surprising, because they are high-minded, usually only respected, and no one dares to disobey their will, and over time, this bad habit is formed.
Lei Shaoyuan then said: "This time the leader is Deputy Elder Chu, a guy with a stubborn personality. ”
Ye Yunyang raised his eyebrows: "What, is he difficult to get along with?"
"It's not your average difficulty. Lei Shaoyuan explained: "To put it simply, Deputy Elder Chu is a combination of Deputy Elder Wu and Ma Hongde, he has no lack of integrity, but he has a lot of eyes, he is stubborn and self-serving, and he can't listen to other people's advice when he is stubborn, even if he has realized his mistakes, he will persevere." Some people say that he does this to protect his face, some people say that he is missing a string in his head, anyway, everyone has mixed opinions about him, and I will never take the initiative to intersect with him. ”
The old man of Deputy Chief Wu has a poor character, because he is open-mouthed, he will say whatever he sees, and he has offended many people, but the joy and anger of such a person are all written on his face, as long as he does not take the initiative to provoke him, it is actually very simple to get along with him.
But Deputy Elder Chu is different, he also has times when he is open-mouthed, but he likes to play tricks, it is difficult to guess what he really thinks in his heart, when he says certain things and does certain things, whether it is for your good or wants to harm you, you can't guess at all, such people are the most terrifying.
Sending such a person as the head of the negotiation team, the four elders can be regarded as well-intentioned.
Because such a person is unwilling to suffer losses, he can not give an inch on key issues, so as to avoid his own losses.
He remembered another thing and asked, "The barbarians actually agreed to negotiate with us, did their heads get caught in the door, and they were clamoring for an all-out declaration of war on the Protoss a few days ago, is it because the thunder is loud and the rain is small?"
To be exact, it should be thunder and no rain.
Lei Shaoyuan smiled: "I also don't think it's understandable, according to reliable sources, Elder Zhao sent someone to meet the other party's high-level and left two shuttle supplies as a meeting gift, the other party was overjoyed and felt that it was profitable to negotiate peace with us." As for declaring war, it is more like putting on a show, using it as a bargaining chip to seek higher interests. ”
Ye Yunyang frowned, according to Mi Yun, most of the barbarians were ready to fight the gods to the end, but the opinions of the upper echelons were completely different, what were they doing.
I thought that barbarians were backbones, but now it seems that they are not enough, and they will also show their greedy side in front of interests.
Lei Shaoyuan stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't think about it so much, you are just a negotiator, helping to do some simple things, as for how to talk to the other party, this is what Deputy Elder Chu should think about, just go to play." ”
"It's easy to say. Ye Yunyang expressed his disapproval of such a point of view, and finally broke away from the front-line command, thinking that he could live a few days of leisure, but he didn't expect to have a new task so soon.
If it were someone else, he would definitely be happy to be so valued by the four elders.
But he was not at all happy, and God knows what would happen if he went to the barbarians.