Chapter 199: Appeasement
At this time, an equally angry mercenary came in the distance, and after listening to the loud reprimand, he added fuel and vinegar.
"I went to inquire just now, this order was sent from the eldest prince, they told us to arrive twenty miles away from the elven city before noon, as for the Chiyan army, there was no such order at all."
Everyone showed annoyance when they heard this, and they didn't need to guess that the people present understood that this was taking the life of a mercenary to be the vanguard.
So, a wave of anger suddenly ignited among the mercenaries, and then under the encouragement of some people, they came to the camp of the head of Situ one after another, wanting to ask for an explanation.
Situ was discussing with the group leaders, and when he heard the noise outside the tent, he immediately asked his subordinates.
"What's going on out there, why is there so much noise?"
When his subordinates heard this, they hurriedly told them what was happening outside, and after understanding the reason, whether it was Situ or several other regiment leaders, they all looked sad.
"What do you think we should do?" Situ didn't have a specific method in mind, so he asked the heads of the regiments present.
Everyone listened to you look at me, I look at you, and they didn't know how to appease their subordinates, after all, everyone was able to come together by the exchange of interests, and at the moment, instead of getting the money, they had to take the lead, which would be unhappy for anyone, even if they were doing a few mercenary captains, they also had such thoughts in their hearts.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Situ also understood the difficulty of this matter in his heart, after all, he himself was born as a mercenary, he knew what the mercenaries valued, and he didn't care about anything, and at this moment the crowd was excitedly blocked outside the account, obviously they didn't get what they wanted.
Thinking of this, Captain Situ slowly got up, and then walked out of the tent with all the regiment leaders present, and after the curtain slowly opened, revealing the leaders of the major mercenary groups, the shouting of the people present slowly stopped.
Situ glanced around, and then said loudly to the mercenaries with angry faces.
"What are you thinking in your hearts, I know better than anyone else, I am also a mercenary, and I have climbed to this position step by step from the bottom, and now the elven city has not been captured, and my previous promise has not been fulfilled, I apologize to everyone."
At this time, some mercenaries who were already unhappy with Situ immediately asked loudly.
"What's the use of apologizing, tell me, why do we listen to the orders of the eldest prince, what kind of deal do you have in secret."
The doubts of this mercenary are also what most mercenaries think at the moment, in their opinion, if there are not enough interests, the major mercenary captains will never listen to the orders of the military, after all, mercenaries have always been free professions, and no one will be willing to obey the orders of their superiors, and this time the matter is obviously full of a lot of cats, which will make the mercenaries present excited.
Situ said loudly without changing his face.
"There is no deal, where are the benefits, do you think there will be pie in the sky, if it weren't for our several heads and the eldest prince, would you have gold coins!"
At the mention of gold coins, the angry mercenaries shouted again, "Gold coins? Where do the gold coins come from? Commander Situ should not talk nonsense with his eyes open. ”
Situ glared at the mercenary who dared to provoke his majesty, and the other party just met Situ's gaze, and immediately took it back in a panic, obviously if there were no other mercenaries around him, this person would not dare to say this.
Seeing that the mercenary who spoke gave in, Situ snorted coldly and said again.
"Yes, we haven't seen a single gold coin since we entered the Elven Forest and integrated together, but are you all blind? Can't you see the results of the last battle? Or do you not see the magic of the city of elves? And the elven trees that stand upright? Do you think you can break the magic of the city with your own strength? Or will they be able to defeat the Elven Ancient Tree? ”
Under this questioning, the noisy mercenaries quieted down, and they asked themselves that it was absolutely impossible to complete any of these things with their own strength, even their own mercenary team might not be able to do it, and the reason why they agreed to integrate before was also to improve the strength of the real team, and they could get a lot of gold coins after breaking the elven city.
But the defeat in the first battle made them see that the elves were not a fragile race to be slaughtered, and they also saw that the integrated power was not enough to take the elven city, so after the defeats again and again, the anxiety and uneasiness in everyone's hearts gradually fermented, and they were excited because of the order of the eldest prince.
Situ kept staring at the faces of the people in front of him, and after seeing that the anger on their faces had subsided a little, he continued.
"I believe you have also figured it out, our integrated team alone will not be able to take the Elven City, so I reached a consensus with the leaders of the regiment and agreed to cooperate with the eldest prince, the purpose I don't say that you should also understand, now the eldest prince has issued an order, let me rush to the elven city twenty miles away from the elven city to station, let us closely monitor the elven clan's every move, I am not happy with such an order, I also want to resist, but have you forgotten the purpose of coming to the elven city this time, Do you vainly try to wait for the Red Flame Army to break through the Elven City before reaping the benefits, I think if you really dare to do this, what awaits you will definitely be the tip of the Red Flame Army's sword, by then your gold coins have already been plundered by the Red Flame Empire, and the purpose for which you have worked so hard to come here will also be a dream, do you want that result? ”
Captain Situ's words can be said to be to the point, indeed, according to the Chiyan Army's usual style of doing things, after breaking through the Elven City, they will definitely not let others seize their own interests, no matter who they are.
Naturally, the mercenaries would not have the courage to challenge the imperial army, even if they could win and seize a little benefit, but none of the people present had wives and children, would they take risks for the sake of such a small amount of gold? The answer, of course, is no.
Under these words, the angry atmosphere of the mercenaries present gradually disappeared with the words of Captain Situ, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Captain Situ, we were all a little impulsive just now."
Seeing that everyone was appeased, Head Situ smiled generously.
"It's not all your fault, it's that we didn't make things clear, now that the contradiction has been resolved, everyone will return to everyone and start their journey, but before that, I still said the same thing, as long as we borrow the power of the imperial army to break the elven city, the things I promised before will not change, and at that time, everyone can go home with gold coins and explain to their wives."
One sentence immediately made everyone smile, and then everyone slowly dispersed under the comfort of the captains, and they did not complain until they set off on their journey.
The team was able to set off safely, and Captain Situ was relieved, but his mood was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, because he knew the attitude of the empire towards the mercenaries, and the task this time was obviously to let the mercenaries take the lead, and the imperial army would sit behind and reap the benefits.
And Commander Situ also got the news, that is, there was still an imperial army stationed on the periphery of the Elven Forest, and they did not immediately enter the Elven Forest as if they were waiting for an opportunity to wait for something, obviously things were not as simple as they seemed.