I walked around the city again, and when I returned, I entered the Doge's palace through the side door, and went directly to the room behind me.

And the envoys sent by the Governor to negotiate with me, Carlos was receiving them in the antechamber.

The reason why Carlos was asked to come forward to receive them first was that, on the one hand, the status of these envoys was not high enough to require me to greet them personally, and on the other hand, as the first person to assist me in the next few days, Carlos would be able to get a rough understanding of the opponents through this reception.

As agreed, I should stay in the back room until the luncheon was over, and then Carlos would report back to him what he thought of the envoys. But I finally couldn't hold it back, and crept up on the rocks to the antechamber, and found a suitable angle in the pane of the back wall to continue peeping - to be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with my actions.

Magnificent decorations and a dazzling array of cuisine.

This lunch in the antechamber was enough for the soldiers of my battalion to open their stomachs and smile. But what can be done? It is necessary to pay for the predetermined goal.

And my chief of staff, Brigadier General Carlos, with a wine glass in his hand, a "sincere" smile on his face, and a mark on his forehead that seems to be "harmless to humans and animals", is approaching the envoys.

Carlos is older than all of us, and naturally has more experience in relationships with these old men than we do...... It's not easy to be a staff officer!

On the other side is Mo Ya, who accompanied the reception, although he also shouldered the mission of reception, but this kid didn't speak much, and he didn't drink a drop of alcohol.

Even if the envoys wanted to communicate with him, they could not find any topic, and with a calm face, he sat contentedly in the most inconspicuous corner. Although his demeanor is exactly the same as usual. But the set of golden yellow Protoss armor on his body that fits exquisitely. But he became the focus of attention of the envoys.

"Brigadier General Moya, I've heard of your name a long time ago. An envoy in the prime of life held up his glass and said, "I wonder if I will have the privilege of toasting with you?"

He knew Moya's name, and it seemed that Carlos had already introduced Moya.

"I'm sorry. The expression on Mo Ya's face did not change in the slightest: "This general is on duty today, and he is not allowed to drink alcohol according to military law." ”

"That's right. The envoy who persuaded the wine was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't put down the wine glass, so he drank the wine in the glass himself: "Then it's not good to force Your Excellency the brigadier general." ”

"You have to understand our Commander Moya, he has a very strong sense of responsibility. Carlos came over with a flask to refill the envoy's wine and comforted him: "On the eve of this war of rebellion. His Majesty also held a banquet for the senior generals of our army, toasting one by one, but our Moya Legion Commander also rejected His Majesty with what he just said. ”

"Hehe, I see. The envoy nodded with relief: "Commander Moya is really a loyal soldier, and I admire him very much." ”

I felt in my heart that this guy's words were wrong, but I couldn't think of what the problem was for a while, but Mo Ya, who had always given everyone a feeling of woodenness, had already spoken.

"The reason for rejecting His Majesty's wine is to be able to serve His Majesty better. No matter what Mo Ya was talking about, the expression on his face would never change anyway: "In my heart, His Majesty's status is supreme. I am not proud of the fact that I refused His Majesty's liquor at the time, in fact, in this matter. I am deeply sorry for His Majesty. ”

The envoy smiled dryly, his intention to attack His Majesty's prestige was exposed, and he had to drink two glasses of wine in a row to hide his embarrassment.

As a brigadier general, but dare to refuse His Majesty, then this Majesty is not very good - this is the implicit meaning of the envoy's words.

"Well said!" I applauded.

In fact, Moya is a very smart guy. Because he has to take care of his younger brother's relationship since he was a child, he completely hides his feelings and never reveals his scheming in front of others, compared to his younger brother who has been taken care of and pampered by him, he gives people a feeling of being unresponsive.

Think about it, can a really unresponsive child wander in the wilderness for so long and still support himself and a little brother?

The answer, of course, is no, so I'm sure that in the days to come, there will be people who will continue to be deceived by Moya's appearance - to the point of paying a small price.

"That's right, Your Excellency, Chief. The other envoy put down the knife and fork in his hand and asked seemingly casually, "Why haven't you seen the god knight Cohen yet?" What about Governor Al Qaeda, the other rumored corps commander, Brigadier General Haiert, is not here either!"

"Don't worry, everyone! Since several of them can meet and come together on the way here, it's normal for Chief Cohen and Captain Helt to go out on business. Carlos turned his head and replied with a smile, "But—as long as it's wartime, Chief Cohen asks that people call him Major General or Chief, and you should be aware of that." ”

"Really?" the envoy smiled faintly, and played with the wine glass indifferently: "What will happen if you call something else?"

Carlos's face fell silent quickly and clearly, and I was taken aback by the rapid change of his demeanor, and several envoys were fascinated by his expressions, and the atmosphere in the antechamber inevitably became tense.

Only Mo Ya, he was still eating the small bread in front of him, without even raising his head.

"Why, why do you ask such a thing!" Carlos bowed his head slightly, and his words were filled with great pain: "That tragic scene...... The bloody earth...... The eyes were full of pain and despair...... Those who go against the will of the prefect will no longer suffer...... Never......"

Mo Ya held the knife and cut the barbecue in front of him into thick and thin slices very intently......

"Dang!" and the glass in the hand of one of the envoys fell to the ground.

"Those who go against the will of the chief, they don't want to think about it......," Carlos muttered in a blur of eyes, as if still immersed in his memories, "What kind of person is Chief Cohen? A knight of the gods who sits on an equal footing with the priests in cardinal, a regimental commander who hanged more than 300 officers sent by the temple at the beginning of his tenure, a major general who runs rampant in the alliance of gods, a commander who has beaten the demon alliance and fled—what are the consequences of going against his will?"

Over there, Moya picked up another slice of medium-rare, blood-streaked barbecue, stared at it approvingly for a moment, and then put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.

As the muscles of his face rose and fell. The countenance, which had always remained peaceful, became hideous......

"Giggles". An envoy's throat was ringing.

"Ah...... I'm so sorry. It's my fault, how can I let you listen to my boring feelings. As if he had suddenly come to his senses, Carlos smiled embarrassedly: "That's all in the past, don't mind, please drink, drink." ”

"Drinking, drinking. An envoy glanced at Mo Ya, who was wiping his mouth with a napkin, and said uneasily: "It's just a banquet, what ...... banquet?"

I can't stand it anymore. Lala Rock's clothes corner went back to the back hall, and he couldn't laugh out loud all the way, and he had to hold it so hard.

Seriously, I was more surprised by Moya's table just now.

He is usually quiet, but he can cooperate so well with Carlos at a critical time...... I used to really underestimate him.

In my heart, his character is still stuck in Cheng Dù, who is willing to endure a qiē in order to protect his younger brother, and never takes the initiative in case of trouble.

This is a sign of growth!

I have to admit that the brutal war is very good for training people, and I am very happy to see my partners grow day by day. Compared with. My growing reputation has become irrelevant.

After luncheon, I discussed with them carefully the negotiation strategy for the envoys.

"Sir. I think that since they were able to come, they had already been given a bottom line for negotiations with their respective governors, and what we had to do now was to find out the bottom line that they could accept. Carlos looked stern: "In this way, we will be able to achieve the predetermined goal with the least cost." ”

Moya on the side nodded: "We can also change the requirements." ”

"I've figured out that I don't have to meet with them today. I smiled: "I discussed with Helt earlier, and decided to hold a regimental-level military parade tomorrow, and we will meet at the parade! ”

"Isn't it a bit impatient to finalize it all at once?" said Carlos, a little worried, because the steps we had agreed to had been negotiated separately by province.

"It's okay, since you have this opportunity, you shouldn't let it go, you can contact them separately tonight and give us a brief overview of our requirements. I sighed: "One more day we wait here, and the enemy will have one more day to prepare—we can't afford to wait!"

"Understood. Moya asked softly, "Boss, do you need me to do anything?"

"You go to the logistics officer, exchange the materials of several warehouses in our city with each other, and the logistics transport team will move for me, and transport the materials from the staff camp to the city, and then transport them to the second army after a short stay...... Cycle. I whispered, "Overnight, sneaky." ”

"Why are you sneaky?" Mo Ya frowned: "With such a large scale of transportation, no matter how sneaky you are, you will be discovered." ”

"Of course. I snorted: "I want them to find out that our army is secretly transporting a large number of supplies." ”

"Do they think this negotiation is a trick for us?" Moya nodded, "Understood. ”

"Yes, although we are in a hurry, we must not express it. Carlos: "Let them go in a hurry, and we will have the initiative." ”

Moya nodded and walked out to make arrangements.

Carlos looked at Moya's back and whispered to me, "It's slowly maturing." ”

"Well, what's even more comforting to me is that my staff officer isn't overdone. I laughed and said, "Your performance in the front room is really just right." ”

"Compared to us, you're worried, boss!" Carlos picked up an official document: "Peeking through the window is not what a chief should do. ”

......

"Oops...... Look, sir, the weather is surprisingly good today!"

※※※ "Hello sir!" a large group of officers saluted me under their horses.

I dismounted and returned the salute and walked to the high platform that had been temporarily built on the hillside.

"Are you ready?" I asked as I walked, "The envoys will be here in a moment, they are all old gangsters, do you have what it takes to deter them?"

"No problem, Chief Heert has already arranged it. ”

I climbed the high platform and observed the surroundings.

"What about Hellet?"

"Chief Haiert is in the exercise unit. One of the wing commanders replied to me: "He insisted on leading the cavalry regiment." ”

"Really?" I sat down in the middle seat, "You don't need to accompany me, you can arrange it!"

"Yes!"

When the fog on the eastern horizon is dyed red by the rising sun. A convoy from the city carried the envoys to the bottom of the platform. The envoys, accompanied by Carlos, walked up.

In yesterday afternoon to evening. Carlos had already approached each of these men and basically confirmed our earlier assumption that they had been given full authority to deal with the matter of negotiation, that is, that they did not have to contact their respective governors about the details of the negotiations.

As long as it does not exceed the bottom line they can afford, an agreement can be reached.

"Report to the sir, Officer Carlos and the envoy have arrived. The star officer reported loudly from the side.

"Got it. ”

I got up from my seat and turned to face them.

"Cohen. Good morning, Major General Al Qaeda!" several envoys saluted me in unison. Calling me by military titles, it seems that the "shadow" of yesterday's luncheon still hangs over them.

"Good morning everybody, no formality. I said lightly, "I'm really sorry for everyone coming here early in the morning to meet me." ”

"Where, where, ......," an envoy said modestly, "the purpose of our coming here is to meet with you, the major general, don't say it's here, even if you train in the desert, we have to go with you, right?"

"Haha......" I laughed: "You have an optimistic personality, I like it!"

"Where, Where, ......"

"Sit down, everybody. I pointed to the seats next to me and asked them to sit down: "General Ben doesn't like to go around in circles, and there won't be many opportunities to meet you under such circumstances, so let's not say any more kind words." ”

"Yes. Checkmate. ”

"As for the current situation, I believe you know it very well. I moved my wrist: "My request has been made clear to you. Now, I'll give you a few of you. ”

Several envoys looked at each other, and one guy asked in surprise: "The general means to negotiate here? Isn't it for us to come and watch the military parade?"

"It's okay! It's just a different venue. Carlos said on the side, "Originally, Chief Cohen was going to discuss it with all of you, but it was too time...... No, it's because of the cumbersome affairs, so we can only meet together. You're welcome, just ask for something. ”

"Yes! General Ben also understands that being a governor is not so easy, let alone a dilemma. I said to them mildly, "Tell me, everybody, as long as it is a reasonable request, General Ben can do it...... Then I'll be able to satisfy everyone. ”

After listening to my words, several envoys will be suspicious, they should not have imagined that multi-party negotiations can be carried out at the same time!

"Then General. One of the envoys said helplessly, "What do you want us to talk about?"

Oh, it turns out that an opening line is missing.

"Well, I invite you to come to avoid a possible war. I stood up and walked back and forth on the high platform: "Then let's make sure that a few of you think the same way as me." ”

"Yes, General. The envoy who had just questioned said: "I am loyal to the family I represent, and my mission this time is to avoid war as much as possible - but you also know, General, that peace is not wishful thinking, and that it requires good faith on both sides." ”

"Well said. I applauded and asked the other envoys, "Do you think the same way?"

"Yes, General, we all mean that. Another envoy nodded and replied, "I personally don't want to hide anything, we have already exchanged views on the way here." ”

"Since you confess like this, then I can also say it clearly, now in the form of shì, between Lu Man and me, you must choose a side to support. I glanced at Carlos, "Of course I hope you can support me. ”

"Yes! The provinces you represent are close at hand. Carlos was beating the drums on the side: "For our army, it is an inevitable passage to advance, and you are all people who know military affairs well, don't you understand?"

"Of course we understand. Someone said: "Please forgive me for the reality of the general, you also know that Lu Man's forces are risky, what advantages do you have to reassure us?"

"Hehe, as I said earlier, your province is close at hand, wouldn't it be more dangerous if you supported Ruman?" Karos replied with a smile: "It took less than ten days to take two provinces, how sure are you about defending such an army? ”

"It's been fought in ten days, and Lu Man can't get reinforcements even if he wants to!"

"Yes, Lu Man may have wanted reinforcements, but he didn't have time. Carlos's head turned quickly: "Your family is so powerful, naturally you know a lot of things about Lu Man. So, tell me, have there been any movements of the troops on the side of the Luminan so far?"

Several envoys did not speak.

"He simply gave up these two provinces, everyone should know! The governors of these two provinces are Lu Man's close friends, such people have been abandoned, and the status of the family to which you belong can be imagined in his heart. Carlos struck while the iron was hot: "And what about our Majesty! His Majesty is of a very noble character, and will not give up anyone who is loyal to him—there is no doubt about that, right?"

"But......" An envoy stopped talking, his eyes looking at me.

It's my turn to speak.

"Do you want to ask if General Ben can represent His Majesty?" I replied to him softly: "In this matter, I have full powers to represent His Majesty, and the results of the negotiations are approved by His Majesty." ”

The envoys put their heads together and whispered a few words, and Carlos and I looked at each other and smiled.

"Okay! When they finally agreed, one guy looked at me: "We have reached an agreement, now please say what you want." ”

I was about to speak, but the star officer had already run up to the high platform......

"Report sir. He saluted and said aloud: "The second regiment parade is ready, please give the order!"

"Let's go. ”

"Yes!"

I stood on the edge of the platform and beckoned to the envoys: "Come and see, everyone! ”

On the distant horizon, the fiery red sun had just shown a little. (To be continued......)