When Lansha took over the Grey Army, he had a verbal agreement with Josia that he would lead the Grey Army to conquer the entire northern part of Bran in about half a year!

When the time comes, the gray-clothed army is in an awkward situation and is in a dilemma. Therefore, Rao was Josia, who knew what kind of amazing military talent Lan Sha had and his fierce record, and he didn't seriously consider this agreement. Even later, under the command of Lansha, the Grey Army did sweep thousands of miles like a tiger, Josia never mentioned this topic again.

Afraid, that is, embarrassing Lansha.

The current record is already amazing, and if you can't do it, it's really not interesting to mention it again.

Just like those members who sit in the Bran House Chamber, at the beginning of the new year, they always habitually talk a lot, make countless promises, and earn enough eyeballs and funds for their departments. Of course, these promises will not be fulfilled, but as long as they become one of them, or even if it is only a preliminary progress, they will be able to cope with the difficulties and will not be left behind by the royal court of Bran.

That's pretty much what it means......

But now, with the retreat of Bran's main army on the front line, this seemingly illusory agreement suddenly became real.

Maybe it's a fool's thousand thoughts, but there is also a reason. Or maybe he was frightened by the bloody methods of the gray-clothed army to block the enemy with purple-chested cannons...... The rare and correct decision to retreat of the Bran royal court was carried out quite thoroughly, and it did not entangle with the tribal army and the gray-clothed army at all, and with an extremely rare high efficiency, the troops were reined in, and the river was quickly crossed by boat and retreated to the south.

This also means that the resistance of the gray army is getting smaller and weaker...... In less than a week, the red-eyed and powerful gray-clothed army suddenly found it in his field of vision. There are no more enemies. There was even an advance under a city. Don't wait for them to show their carriages and horses. When he took out the purple-chested cannon, he was stunned to find that the white flag of the war was hung high on the wall, and then the heavy city gate was automatically opened.

It's completely a posture of welcoming guests with an open door.

This made the gray-clothed soldiers who had been fighting for several months and fighting non-stop in small battles very uncomfortable, and there was a wonderful and absurd feeling of 'I took off my pants, you can show me this'......

Well, put that weird feeling aside. The current situation also made the soldiers and people of the Gray Army really realize a fact for the first time.

Brand. Defeated?

Bran, defeated!

Just a month ago, Philip had bargained with Donn for his determination not to give way to the North. There was no need to negotiate at all now, and the entire northern part of Bran was nominally part of the Grey Army.

At this time, it has only been three months since Lansha and Josia agreed to ......

I have to say that there is a handsome as Lansha, which is really terrifying!

......

In such a short period of time and such earth-shaking changes, it also made the gray-clothed army, from Josia to ordinary soldiers, suffer from a kind of strict problem called 'suffering from gains and losses'. I want to cheer and celebrate, but I also feel that this solemn face in my eyes is not real. It's like waking up and disappearing into nothingness like a dream, and I'm really not happy.

Of course. This apprehension will eventually disappear. Instead, there is an explosion of faith in ecstasy......

"Here's the news, Bran did escape this time...... According to the intelligence of the secret agency, in the past few days, there have been many official ships coming and going on the banks of the Lenau River, mainly transporting soldiers and officers back to the south, as well as some urgent military supplies, rich merchants, nobles, etc., and it seems that they want to empty the north in the shortest possible time...... It is still being transported, and it will take at least three days to complete the delivery depending on the scale of the frame. Chief, Deputy Marshal Lansha, do you think we should send an army over to attack ......?"

After a pause, Frey, who personally read the information, looked at Josia and Lansha and shook his head slightly, nodded and continued to smile, "Well, it's really not necessary. We can't ship anything in a few days, and this little cheap is not worth it. ”

Frey, who has the air of a rich nouveau riche, waved his hand in a loud manner, and Zhou's body was filled with a wayward aura called buying a bun and throwing a bun - this is also the general psychological temperament of the gray-clothed soldiers and people who have come back to their senses a little now and are beginning to accept that they have defeated the behemoth of the Bran Empire.

The poor can't resist this kind of ecstasy of windfall.

Flipping through the last page of the love newspaper and glancing at it, Frey couldn't help but laugh again, "Oh, there's news here." The Bran court sent a negotiating team again, and had just crossed the river to the north the day before yesterday...... Well, this negotiation lineup is quite sincere!"

After a pause, looking up at the surprised eyes of Tang En and the others, Frey licked his lips and said, "It was the second prince of the empire who led the negotiation team this time. In addition, in addition to a group of congressmen, there are no less than five cardinals of the Temple of Light...... Tsk, what kind of excitement is the Temple of Light here, can it still be canonized as a leader......?"

Shaking his head, Frey thought about it and couldn't help but chuckle sarcastically, but then looked at Josia and Lansha with strange looks, and was stunned for a moment, realizing something, his smile stiffened slightly, and turned into shock, "No...... No way...... Is it really ......?"

"What is it?"

There were only four people in the room at the moment, Donne, Josia, Lansha, and Frey. Judging from the relationship between these personnel, Tang En is the best senior in the Gray Army. It's kind of a fixed small group, with Don as the link. Don't underestimate the energy of these people, most of the affairs and orders in the gray-clothed army are decided by this small group first, and then discussed and promoted by a group of high-level generals.

There is no doubt about the importance of Don here, and it is no exaggeration to say that without him, there would be no gathering of several people here.

But other than that, for most of the discussion, Don was just a decoration. No way, whether it's military strategy, or internal affairs, etc., this is not an area that I am good at, or I am not good at it by a few people here. In this way, naturally there is nothing to say.

For example, right now, Donne, who is not a native of another world, is still questioning Frey. And Josia and Lansha, a former Bran nobleman, and the other is now His Royal Highness the Northern Wilderness. No matter who it is, they are familiar with the high-level etiquette of the royal power. Even Frey, who has never seen it, has a common sense in his mind when he hears it.

Bran is an empire where kingship and divine power are closely intimately combined, except for warfare. It seems that only when the lord level of the canonization is on the side of the town. Only then will there be a situation where several cardinal archbishops will be dispatched at once. Of course. Coronating a king is another matter, and the crown is usually awarded by the pope himself.

Other words

"It should be canonized. After a pause, the corners of Lansha's mouth lifted slightly, and he looked at Josia with a slight smile. Not to mock Josia, but to mock Bran's approach, "It can be regarded as saving some face for himself in the Temple of Light, which means that he was not defeated." Instead, they took the initiative to back down. Hehe...... Hypocritical Bran, these hypocritical routines are always in your head. ”

"It still doesn't seem to be hard enough. Shaking his head and laughing, Don En didn't understand the etiquette of imperial power, and he wasn't stupid, and when he heard this, he immediately understood the intention of Bran's move - the north can give it to you, pay attention! Yes, it was not you who took it from us. In short, it is to do what and want to set up a torii.

"It's weird, I'm also a Bran before, why can't I understand what they think now?" Frey, who also understood, grinned and mocked, "What the hell are you thinking about them?" Do you still have the heart to think about these things?"

"Actually...... It was also a good move. After squinting and muttering for a while, Lansha suddenly smiled, turned his head to look at Josia and said, "If you guess correctly, the main purpose of the other party's coming this time should be to appease and appease the Grey Army to withdraw from attacking the Bran Empire, and may also give you some war reparations or something." Well, I propose that you accept this negotiation and accept the canonization!"

"Uh, why?" Before Josia could say anything, Frey couldn't help it, and his emotions were a little excited, "Is it necessary to negotiate?

"The key is not negotiation. Shaking his head lightly, Lansha calmly explained, "Actually, there are some things I wanted to say when most of Bran's forces retreated to the south, but I never found the right opportunity...... Well, the nature of the Gray Army is a bit special, and in a sense, it is an elite strategy. This also means that the scale of the force is not large enough, and to put it simply, the existing military strength of the Gray Coats Army alone will not be able to destroy the Bran Empire, and there will be no hope for at least two or three years. This is a fact, and I think you know it too. ”

Josia and Frey were silent when they heard this, this was not a tacit acquiescence, it could be seen from the more or less unconvinced in their expressions.

In fact, from a certain point of view, no matter how much self-effusion and self-reflection are poured, including Josia, Frey, and the thousands of gray-clothed soldiers who are now celebrating outside, their psychological state is now a little floating. It feels like the empire is nothing more than that, and it feels like it will be able to enter the city of Brando tomorrow and get out of the king......

Honestly, they can't be blamed either. The poor are suddenly rich, and their feelings are still unstable, not to mention that they are now overthrowing a huge empire, and it is natural that they will have a sense of accomplishment.

But

Lan Sha didn't see the two of them slightly conflicting, and continued, "Moreover, as an emerging force that has just made achievements, the Gray Clothes Army, including the superstructure, the substructure, and so on, are all in the bud, which will take a long time to build and precipitate, and slowly digest, and it is impossible to be in the continuous war for a long time...... Even if you do, the soldiers will get tired, and the people who follow you will not be able to accept it. ”

After a pause, he waved his hand, "Don't be in a hurry to refute, listen to me...... I believe in your prestige, and I also believe that as long as you go outside and shout now, the gray-clothed army will immediately start to cross the river and fight, and there is no objection. But, pointless, isn't it?"

"Do you still remember the purpose of your gray army when you started from scratch and became an army? Can you still remember the purpose of those people who were willing to send their children into the army to fight for life and death? Can you still remember the original intention and never forget the beginning?"

"Those people, the soldiers, they followed you to take up arms, to rebel, to want a peaceful life without much oppression and exploitation, instead of killing people all the time, or dead people - you can understand that now, right?"

In the face of Lansha's repeated questioning, Don looked up at Josia and Frey, who were speechless, and pinched his hands and bowed his head, this time it was truly silent.

Sighing lightly, from beginning to end, Donn, who has been standing in the perspective of a bystander, has a clearer cognition than everyone else.

He knew that Lansha was right.

That's the truth, not many people are warmongers, and not many people want to fight all the time. The Grey Army is made up of ordinary people, and they definitely prefer a stable and peaceful life to a war. The reason why he was in favor of fighting before was because he was forced to be ruthless and pressed ruthlessly, and only by fighting a war could this qiē be changed.

But now it's different, they've got the results they wanted. To fight a war that is destined to be unwinnable is not to forge ahead, but to be greedy......

From this point of view, the royal court of Bran is also sober. They knew that the Grey Army would not be able to destroy themselves, but they were also afraid that the Grey Coats would do stupid things against the wind, so when they were defeated, they still sent this self-humiliating negotiating team, and all they wanted was to persuade the Grey Coats to calm down and stop attacking the south again.

"Tell me your true purpose. Tang En deliberately eased the atmosphere, and looked at Lan Shadao with a smile, "Hehe, I don't believe you poured cold water for such a long time, just for the good of the gray army?"

Lan Sha glared angrily, but it was also dry, and he said directly: "Accept the negotiation and strive for benefits as much as possible." Then the gray-clothed army settled down, well, you can think about where to build the capital and other issues, and enjoy the joyful results. As for the next war, you should not mix it up, and give way to a military route, so that the army of my tribe can reach the banks of the Lenau River through Guò!"

"Hmph—this is a thousand-year-old feud between Bran and my Northern Wilderness tribe, it's time to settle the score!"

............ (To be continued......)