"Hehehehehe. ”

Hearing him say this, the old man of the fox clan smiled.

"If it weren't for the 200,000 reinforcements of St. Austin that were about to cut off your retreat to the Duchy of Bernardo, would you have invited us so calmly to talk, Lord Earl?"

The High Priest of the Beast King God, who had completely grasped the initiative, didn't bother to go around in circles with the other party, and pointed out the embarrassing situation of the other party at the moment.

"Eh, Rodman's big lion has arrived, it's pretty fast!"

Hearing the old man of the fox clan say this, Feng Kan finally grasped the current situation a little.

In any case, this is good news.

No wonder.

No wonder Count Caridos took the initiative to ask for a dialogue with the highest level of the Santa Alliance, the original invincible offensive was hindered, although the Santa Alliance was weak, but did not collapse as expected, but gradually adapted to the seemingly incredible tactical maneuver of the Duchy of Bernardo, and gradually regained its balance on the battlefield, and the back road of the Principality of Bernardo's army expedition to the Fritan Wasteland is also threatened by the army of the Kingdom of St. Austin at this moment, so does the army of the Duchy of Bernardo already want to retreat? Because I was afraid of being blown up by the Santa Alliance army, I had this conversation?

But...... That's not right!

If that were the case, how could such a shrewd man as the Count of Caridos reveal his intentions to his enemies so obviously?

Isn't there anything wrong with that?

No, judging from the long-term history of the Empire of Jamins, it should be certain that there is a cat.

The question is what kind of intrigue the Count of Caridos intends to play.

Thinking of this, Feng Kan unconsciously looked at the inheritor beside him.

“......”

Xiu also heard a little bit at this time, maybe he also sensed something wrong, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Hehehe. I do not deny what the chief priest said, but ......"

The Count of Caridos stroked his gray beard under his chin, looking confident.

“...... Your army is not in a much better situation than ours at the moment, is it?"

"Really?"

Hearing him say this, the old man of the fox clan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Your army has been completely out of food a month ago, and although St. Austin's reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield, it is not a task that can be completed in a moment or a half to get hundreds of thousands of soldiers to be supplied immediately, right? It is indeed unheard of to be able to sustain such a long period of time when the ammunition is exhausted, and your army has indeed created this miracle, but how long can such a miracle last?

“......”

The old man of the fox clan and the people behind him did not speak, but just looked at the other side, not knowing whether it was because Count Carridos was right or because they were considering what Count Carridos was thinking.

Feng Kan rubbed his teeth secretly, he went to the Frite Wasteland to solve this problem for the Santa Alliance, if it weren't for the three old immortals who met the blood banquet, the supply of the Santa Alliance would not have been a problem a long time ago.

But that's not all.

The war, which lasted for nearly three months, was exhausting on both sides, and the Santa Alliance was certainly weakened by the lack of supplies. And the Duchy of Bernardo, on the other hand, is not necessarily much better than its opponents.

Before, Feng Kan and the others found that the Bernardo army was using an accurate mobilization layout to use an army of only three or four hundred thousand to show the illusion of a million troops, but this kind of combat method is achieved by relying on the soldiers' strict and even vitality to achieve it, a person's life is limited, in such a non-stop fierce battle, even if there are no deaths, the surviving soldiers are estimated to have no way to continue, right?

No one would have expected that the resilience and perseverance shown by the Santa coalition would be so astonishing, that the short-term decisive battle would be delayed into a protracted war of rapid attrition.

The generals of the Duchy of Bernardo may not have felt much fatigue. But the ordinary soldiers they led must no longer be able to support it.

So......

"What do you mean, Lord Earl?"

After pondering for a long time, the Beast King God High Priest raised his head and asked cautiously.

"This stalemate continues. It's not good for both of us, is it? ”

『！！？？？？』

No one thought that Count Caridos would speak so plainly so simply, not even Feng Kan and them.

"If this stalemate continues, only Bernardo will be more and more disadvantaged, right?"

But it is clear that the old man of the fox clan will not so simply hand over the control to the other party.

"Hehe, I don't want to deny this. The Santa Alliance, aided by St. Augustan, was able to defeat our army once and for all, but ...... Even after a while, we are not completely without the strength to fight. ”

The corners of Count Carridos' left mouth were slightly upturned, and a few gleams faintly poured out of his half-closed eyes, as if he hadn't woken up, and there was a hint of menace in his words.

"The warriors of the Santa League can hold on to the present in an absolutely inferior situation. Then it is completely possible to continue to hold out until the time when this war is really over. ”

However, the old priest of the fox clan was not frightened, and sneered and stubbornly pushed back the other party's words.

At this time, if someone backs down, then the next conversation can only dance in the footsteps of the other party.

Feng Kan carefully observed the actions of the two sides not far away, and he felt that the current scene was the same as two gang bosses negotiating, the difference was only in the size of the little brother behind the two sides - a gang that could pull hundreds of thousands of horses and carry knives and guns to negotiate, even if he searched all over the world, there would not be one.

"Dear Priest, I don't think we need to dwell on this issue, right? Let's talk about some constructive topics, such as how to end this war with dignity. You can't deny that it's the best option for both of us, can you?"

Seeing that the two sides were getting more and more stiff, Count Caridos immediately changed the subject.

It seems that he really doesn't want this negotiation to break down lightly, so does he really want to end this war?

"Uh-huh...... The Earl seems to be very forgetful. ”

"How?"

"Have you forgotten how this war really happened?"

The old man of the fox clan laughed, but he was laughed at angrily.

The war began as a result of the Duchy of Bernardo's brazen invasion of the endless Great Plains.

Wait until the situation is unfavorable to start withdrawing and leaving to save strength?

Are you kidding?

Fight when you want to, and don't fight when you don't want to? Where in the world is there such a cheap thing?

I remember a strategist once said: War can start at any time you want to fight, but it doesn't stop when you want to stop.

As long as the Santa Alliance is still holding its breath, the Duchy of Bernardo will not want to withdraw from the battlefield so lightly.

"Of course I won't forget about jì. ”

But in the face of the old man's aggressive questioning, Count Calidos admitted it very calmly, and he didn't even shake his eyebrows.

But how can continuing to discuss this at this point help the current situation? Let's talk about the future. ”

The Count of Caridos is indeed very slippery, and it is very handy to use it in such a way as to avoid the heavy and light.

Questions of principle like this were gently and skillfully brushed over by him.

『...... Xiu, you Lao Tzu is an out-and-out old loach!'

Hearing this, Feng Kan, who was playing the soy sauce crowd on the side, couldn't help but turn his head and whisper in Xiu's ear.

“......”

What can our inheritors say about such an evaluation? Feng Kan is telling the truth, and Xiu can only smile bitterly alone.

"The soldiers of the Santa Alliance haven't eaten a decent meal in months, right? There are indeed many soldiers who have died in the past battles, but there are also many soldiers who have starved to death, right? Just like now, I think there are also many soldiers of the Santa Alliance who are struggling to die because of hunger, right?"

“......”

The old man of the fox clan did not refute this time, because that kind of action was just a foolish act of willfulness, and what the other party said was indeed the truth, and this was indeed an unavoidable question.

As the saying goes, "man is iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic", all warm-blooded animals must eat frequently to provide energy for their bodies, this is an objective fact, and it is never swayed by subjective will, like the rulers of the eleventh district in ancient times preached that "for the sake of face, the samurai must hold a toothpick to show that he has eaten, and must not show a hungry look", this kind of is definitely the second of the two goods.

No strength means no strength, and even if you put a knife on his neck and tell him that he must have strength, he still doesn't have the strength.

"That being the case, I hereby propose a mention that is beneficial to both parties. ”

Seeing that the other party did not reply, the Earl of Caridos acquiesced, so he continued.

"I hereby mention that from today onwards, the two sides will no longer engage in battle, and each will retreat fifteen miles away, and you and I will never carry out any more active military acts. My esteemed priest, if you can accept such a mention from me......"

As he spoke, Count Carridos waved his hand behind him.

After the signal, Bernardo's army, which had been densely arrayed, suddenly divided into a dozen passages, and carts loaded with heavy sacks were pushed into the open space between the two formations.

“...... I am willing to exchange one-third of our existing grain in exchange. ”

“！！！！”

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