Chapter 172: The Expedition Ends
No one believed that this mighty expedition would end in such a way.
The tripartite alliance was unilaterally notified by Chang Hao, the lord of the Bright Field, that the war was over without troops in Istanbul, the capital of the Desert Kingdom.
The eldest prince, Simbak, who was one of the commanders, was silent.
Yes, even the desert lord Azir has fallen, what else is there that they can't overcome? As long as Chang Hao is willing, he can take the capital Istanbul bloodlessly at any time, and the desert humans will definitely not be able to resist.
The ultimate goal of the tripartite alliance was indeed to reach the Maginot Line on the border of the Human Empire through the Desert Kingdom, but the capture of Istanbul, the capital of the Desert Kingdom, was also part of the plan.
Speaking of a thousand ways and ten thousand, this desert expedition is actually a "clever plan" that a group of nobles who have never been on the battlefield came up with with a pat on their heads.
The Orc Kingdom and Iron Hills tried to make a windfall "incidentally" through the war, and the Elven Mansion questioned the other two's impure motives and stated that they would not participate in the siege of Istanbul, but the Orc Kingdom and Iron Hills still did not abandon this plan and made a lot of preparations in advance for this.
But now, just because of Chang Hao's words, all preparations have been in vain.
However, who is qualified or dares to question Chang Hao's decision now?
If it weren't for the strength of the Bright Wild forces to turn the tide, they wouldn't even be able to withstand the attack of the Desert Kingdom's Prism Tower, and if it weren't for Chang Hao's action, they would now have become the most inconspicuous handful of yellow sand in the desert, and they would have been annihilated by the Desert Emperor Azir in one fell swoop.
No one will question the heroes, and no one will dare to question the top powerhouses.
Chang Hao obviously reached some kind of agreement with the Lord of Dragon Island, and the eldest prince is not stupid.
Chang Hao's first words when he came to the headquarters of the Tripartite Alliance Army were not greetings, but: "Everyone has worked hard, the war is over." ”
"And their capital, Istanbul...", a high-ranking general of the orc kingdom was obviously still thinking about this.
"Please don't mention it again. Chang Hao smiled meaningfully: "Isn't the general's purpose to reach the Maginot Line as soon as possible, how can he be so interested in the capital of the Desert Kingdom?"
"Hey, hey... If there is nothing and there is no matter, I will ask in passing. The general wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his head.
Now who dares to look at this young Lord of the Bright Fields as an ordinary earl, then he will undoubtedly be the biggest fool in the world.
A guy who has the ability to fight the Desert Lord and finally win, and can talk and laugh with the Lord of Dragon Island afterwards, is definitely not an existence that they can be angered by mortals.
Unlike the high-ranking nobles with evil intentions, the ordinary soldiers in the coalition showed extreme fanaticism and admiration for Chang Hao. Soldiers and warriors have the simplest and most direct minds, and whoever can lead them to victory is a hero worthy of worship.
Chang Hao's efforts to turn the tide were all watched by the soldiers, if it weren't for the fact that they were still wearing the armor of the kingdom and psychological shackles, many people would even plan to take off their military uniforms and join the bright field immediately.
"Then what should we do now?" The eldest prince was the fastest person in the group of people in the headquarters to accept this fact, originally he had a lot of ideas about the advanced weapons and equipment of the bright field, but now he has six pure and desireless.
"Let's settle down and wait for the desert lord Azir to wake up before we discuss. Chang Hao beckoned everyone to sit down and don't stand, he felt indescribably strange like a leader inspecting the grassroots.
"Ah? That Desert Lord isn't dead? We still have to wait for him to wake up? Won't he attack us again when he wake.....s up?"
Chang Hao was full of thoughts in the battle before, and the wind and grass of the entire battlefield were in full view, and this cowardly general rushed the slowest and retreated the fastest, and even the little prince, who had never been good at conquest, was ten times braver than him. If it weren't for the Lionheart Legion led by the Great Prince to stand in the way for him, maybe he could have done something even more despicable.
Chang Hao picked up a war knife from his side and handed it over, smiling, "I heard that the general is very brave, and now Azir can't even move half a finger, it is better for the general to cut off his head with a knife and return to China in triumph, His Majesty the King will definitely be rewarded." ”
"The earl said and laughed, no, no, no, no!" The orc general's face suddenly turned the color of pig's liver, and his two fat claws shook like a crumbling windmill.
"The desert lord won't be against us anymore when he wakes up, right?" asked the eldest prince.
"Probably not, even if he wants to disadvantage us again, I don't mind letting him die again. "Anyone who has been a lord twice will be as confident as Chang Hao.
"Actually, strictly speaking, the Desert Lord's attack on you can't be faulty, we are the one who invades. Chang Hao looked directly into everyone's eyes, and there seemed to be a flame rising in his pupils: "We have entered the territory of other countries without authorization to carry out military operations, which is a big problem in itself. If the Desert Lord hadn't been asleep for a thousand years, I'm afraid you wouldn't have made such a bad idea, and would rather take a long detour than fight against a country with a lord in the name of "borrowing the road". ”
In the past, Chang Hao was not qualified to shout at the two princes and the high-level generals of the kingdom like this, but Chang Hao has now become a super powerhouse at the lord level, no matter how ugly he says, everyone has to hold back, not to mention that what he said is still the truth, and it is all caused by the word "greed".
"After all, this is the territory of the Desert Lord, and I and the Lord of Dragon Island have no right to overstep the border in many things, and when Azir wakes up, I will negotiate with him, so that he can let our army and rear reinforcements go to the border of the Human Empire through the channel. Chang Hao's tone was very light, but there was no doubt.
The high-level leaders of the Orc Kingdom, Iron Hill and Elf Mansion look at me, I look at you, and there is no second choice, so I have to nod and agree with Chang Hao's decision.
Chang Hao nodded to everyone, got up and left, and when he walked away, the others didn't breathe a sigh of relief, and the orc general before began to chatter again: "I admit that this Bright Field Lord is very powerful, but he is not qualified to order us for His Majesty the King! We more than 100,000 people waste time waiting here and don't rush to the Maginot Line, delay the military plane, can he, a Bright Field Lord, bear this responsibility!"
There was a pop, the sound of a blade entering the body, and blood dripping along the blade.
The orc general bowed his head incredulously, and a war knife stabbed him in the abdomen.
And the owner of this knife is none other than the eldest prince Simbak!
The orc general felt that life was passing quickly, his eyes widened, his trembling hands couldn't stop the blood flowing, and he didn't seem to believe that the eldest prince would do such a thing to him!
Isn't he afraid of going court-martialed? Isn't he afraid of losing the favor of His Majesty?
"There are those who die so that the living will not suffer. ”
The eldest prince pulled back his sword suddenly, and the orc general fell to the ground without breath, he wiped the blood on the knife, looked around and said, "Have you seen anything?"
"I didn't see anything. "The higher-ups of Iron Hills didn't even glance at the orc general's corpse, as if the bright blood on the ground was just a puddle of water.
"Nope. Although the upper echelons of the Elven Mansion frowned, they did not object.
Some people are dead and no one will remember.
After a small turmoil with a sudden change of commander in one unit, the Tripartite Coalition soon set up camp around the Oasis outpost to recuperate, all waiting for Azir to wake up.
Three days later, the endless river of yellow sand in the desert finally stopped surging, and Azir, who had recovered from his injuries, slowly opened his eyes.
The first face that caught his eye was Chang Hao, and he trembled subconsciously.
Then the second face was the Dragon King, and he exhaled softly.
Although he had just recovered from his injuries, he was not in any danger, as long as the Dragon King was here.
"How long have I been unconscious?" Azir asked the Dragonlord directly.
"Three days and three nights. ”
"It's only been three days and three nights?" Azir was slightly stunned, and immediately shook his head and said: "This is impossible, I know best what I have been injured, and it is impossible to wake up without more than half a month." ”
"I've seen your injuries, and if you want to use the yellow sand to repair your injuries, three days is really not enough, but if someone is willing to help you, it's not impossible to be faster. The Dragon King spread his hands.
"Did you help me?" Azir paused again, he had some friendship with the Dragon King, but it didn't seem to be good enough for him to help him heal his wounds.
"I don't have that ability, it's Chang Hao who helped you, he is now one of us, and Agomoto is already in the past. The Dragon King explained.
"When did you help me? When did you humans get so kind, or did you have some purpose?" Azir's eyes were complicated, after all, if he put himself in his shoes, he would never make his opponent feel better, let alone treat him.
"Our previous confrontation was unnecessary, you are here to protect this land from foreign enemies, and I am for the safety of my subordinates. At any other point in time, we might not have to face each other, and maybe we would be good friends who sit down and cook wine and talk about heroes. ”
Chang Hao said very sincerely: "I take back what I said to you before, you are a good emperor, a qualified monarch, and a monarch who is willing to sacrifice his life for the desert kingdom. ”
"It's... This... How embarrassing is that..."Azir was dumbfounded.
If Chang Hao drew his sword and shouted something like "The dog thief will run away, and then fight with me for three hundred rounds!" or a few sarcastic words "What a desert emperor, but that's it!" and so on, Azir can accept it, after all, the two sides were still life-and-death opponents a few days ago.
But Chang Hao's sudden engagement with such a move was indeed unexpected by Azir.
Is there any such thing in the world as an apology to an opponent?
But this opponent is even stronger than him!
For the first time, Azir, who had lived for hundreds of years, had encountered such a thing.
"No... It's okay... As explained in advance, this king is the emperor of the desert, and he has no spare time to drink. "Azir is a super tsundere.
"We can talk about the drink later, but there are still urgent things to deal with right now. ”
Chang Hao asked Azir tentatively: "Since you already know that the Desert Kingdom has been controlled by the Human Empire for hundreds of years, have you thought about resisting?"
"Then do you need to say?I'm a dignified desert emperor, do I need to see the face of the Human Empire?" Speaking of this, Azir was full of anger, he never imagined that he would die if he failed to ascend, but the later rulers were incompetent to such a point and became a dog of other countries, where did this make him lose face?
"The ultimate goal of this tripartite alliance is to go to the border of the Human Empire, and undoubtedly stay in the desert country, I wonder if you can let the coalition army go to the human empire in the desert country?" Chang Hao assured Azir: "If there are any cross-border behaviors in the coalition army, you can do whatever you want with them." ”
Azir didn't say yes right away, saying he would think about it.
After knowing that the current royal family of the Desert Kingdom is just a group of lackeys who obey the orders of the Human Empire, a purge is destined to be inescapable. Azir will re-establish the ruling order of the Desert Kingdom, and it is really appropriate for a foreign army of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands to walk around in his own territory at the time of this great blood change?
Azir hesitated for a long time on this issue, but in the end, for Chang Hao's willingness to heal him and the other party had become one of them, he still agreed.
"In the future, the Orc Kingdom and the Desert Kingdom can conclude an alliance and build an officially recognized trade route, which can not only put an end to the poaching and smuggling that was rampant in the past, but also deepen the trade and economic cooperation between the two sides, why not?" Chang Hao followed the temptation.
"Let's put this matter aside, to be honest, I'm not interested in anything from the Orc Kingdom. In terms of weapons, the Damakosaber forged by our Persian tribe is several times stronger than that of the Orc Kingdom, and in terms of armor, we are not inferior in quality. Azir waved his hand, signaling that he would talk about it later, and now he was not in the mood.
"In addition to this matter, there is another thing that requires you to raise your noble hand. Chang Hao lowered his posture very low, he knew when to speak and how to speak.
"You say. "Azir thought to himself, I can even put your army on my own land, what else can I not hold high?
"It's the young sorceress you fought before, Amilia. Chang Hao's eyes were blazing.
"I'm very impressed by that female magician, but she is only in the realm of a great magician, but she can perform the pinnacle blow of a magician, which is comparable to a pseudo-forbidden spell. ”
"So outrageous?" the Haibo Dragon King, who had ears pricked up next to him, was also slightly surprised.
"It's outrageous. Azir was not shy about his assessment.
"She's fallen into a magical backlash because of your elemental forbiddenness, and I need you to save her. When it came to Emilia's life, Chang Hao uncontrollably accentuated his tone, and his hands were subconsciously clenched, all of which were seen by Azir.
"She's important to you, is she your wife?" Azir asked.
"No, not yet. Chang Hao replied.
"Well, I'll save her. ”
Azir looked at Chang Hao for a long time, and finally nodded.