Chapter 837 It’s better to vote for the Alliance
"It's weird...aren't you here?"
There was no reply after knocking on the door for half a minute. The man standing at the door was wondering if no one was inside, but the quietly opened door and the muzzle of the gun stuck to the crack of the door made him stunned on the spot.
Cold sweat broke out, and the man quickly raised his hands to show that he was not hostile, and then glanced at the stairs at the end of the corridor.
"Don't, don't get excited...Brother, I am General Absak's man."
Putting the Tenthurion's pistol against his chest, the warlord asked expressionlessly.
"Where did you hear my name?"
The man spoke quickly.
"Mr. Bennot sent a telegram... We probably know that the messenger here is called Pangolin. Isn't that your name?"
"your name?"
"Anwo...you don't recognize me even if I tell you."
"Haha, how do you know I don't know you?" Hearing this name, Warfield smiled meaningfully and slowly put away the muzzle of his gun.
The person standing here is none other than Anwo, a commander under General Absak.
Generally speaking, it is unlikely that a senior military officer would be sent for such a joint matter, but it is very reasonable for an organization that has only been established for less than a month.
After all, whether it's through cheating or training, it takes time to raise a confidant.
As for a group of monkey kings who are proud of themselves, anyone who can be trusted is basically promoted to a high-ranking officer and taken with them. When things happen, they cannot leave it to those losers who are eager to get the upper hand.
Naturally, we can only let these senior officers do it in person.
Not only that, the selection of people to handle different tasks is also very particular.
After all, meeting the legion's envoy before the King of Heaven, if word got out, he would be shot.
Even if they were from the same faction, Absek could not completely trust him. At this time, the only one he could trust was Anwo, who had handed in the certificate of surrender.
With the blood debt of the church massacre, the road to defecting to the Legion was blocked, and it was impossible to defect to the Alliance.
If someone else had come, the warlord would probably be on alert, wondering if it was a scam.
However, this guy named Anwo came, and he could basically conclude that Absek really wanted to talk to him.
And I want to talk confidentially.
Looking at the confused Anwo, the warlord asked with an indifferent expression, knowingly.
"Why did you come to me?"
"I'm not looking for you, you're looking for the general... Why don't you go into the city and stay at the north gate instead? Who doesn't know that Absek's subordinates are stationed here..." Anwo glanced again
At the end of the corridor, he said nervously, "Can you let me go in to talk?"
Firstly, he was worried about being seen, and secondly, he was worried that the envoy of the legion would shoot him dead.
He is still not sure whether the legion already knows that the 200 "human lives" in the church are related to him, and he is even less sure why General Absek suddenly wants to meet with the legion's envoy at this time. Of course, it is impossible to know that the man in front of him is from the legion.
The alien envoy is actually a secret agent of the alliance.
He took great risks to keep the survivors of the church alive, submitted a fake surrender letter, and finally gained the trust of General Absek, and saw that he was getting closer and closer to the core of the conspiracy...
…
If you eat peanuts at this time, it would be too unfair!
"...Wait for me at the door for two minutes."
Without agreeing to his request to enter the house, Warfield Guy closed the door expressionlessly. After a moment, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked over to Penny, who was huddled in the corner.
Huddled in the blind spot in the corner of the room, Penny looked at him nervously and mouthed a question.
"……who?"
The warlord said seriously.
"General Absaek's men."
Penny said nervously.
"He found us?!"
Looking at those nervous eyes, Warfield approached her ear and kept his voice very low in order not to be heard by anyone outside the door.
"He probably doesn't know you, but he must have noticed me. This place itself is his territory, but this is not a bad thing... I originally planned to meet with Janusz before the alliance representative contacted him, and ask him about his betrayal
Lord Bennot’s reasons, and then find a way to bring him back to our side."
The low and magnetic voice made Penny feel her earlobes itching. However, she was already leaning in the corner of the room, and there was no place to hide behind, so she could only shrink her neck.
"Betrayal...father?" She suppressed her soft voice, and her incoherent voice was a little out of tune.
Perhaps due to nervousness, the warrior felt that the breath next to his ears was a little disordered.
It's still a bit hot.
But he didn't have time to observe the expression on Penny's face, so he continued in a very soft and fast voice.
"...Yes, didn't I tell you? Lord Benoit planned an operation, but because a stronger financial backer intervened and bought his partners, the whole plan changed from the very beginning.
It got out of control.”
Penny's eyes widened and her chest heaved.
"Yes, it's...who? The financial backer."
"Currently the most suspected one is the Southern Army. The Eastern Army and the civilian group obviously don't want to fight."
"Uncle Ross?! How is this possible!"
"Do you think a commander is qualified to be involved in this kind of thing? He is probably a chess piece, or even the one that was picked out deliberately... Of course, this is also my guess. Don't take your guess as a clue and write it into the report.
, I will tell you if there is any new news."
Warlander spoke very abstractly.
Because now there is no time to explain clearly, nor is it suitable for her to know everything.
For some reason, Penny didn't break the casserole this time and asked, she just said "Yeah" obediently.
Satisfied with her reaction, he continued speaking quickly.
"You have to remember what I say next. You wait for me here. Don't go out under any circumstances. Don't open the door if anyone knocks. Just pretend you're not here. If I don't come back at twelve o'clock in the evening, you can leave a note
I’ll write down the address and room number of this hotel I’m staying at.”
"Remember! You must take the main road, avoid the light of the fire, and don't go into alleys! The key to the room is hidden under the flower pot opposite the guest room. You will know it when you go there."
As he said that, the warlord hurriedly wrote an address on a note paper and tore it off. Worried that Penny wouldn't be able to find it, he pulled out a map and circled the location of the hotel.
Tiandu's infrastructure construction is very poor, and the so-called map only has a few traffic arteries, a few abstract landmarks, and large circled blocks.
As for some naturally formed branches, it is impossible to mark them on the map.
Yuan Yuan's four brothers used drones to take aerial photos of Tianducheng, but he didn't even have a VM and couldn't borrow one. He could only use the local people's map.
Looking at the map and address handed over by the pangolin, Penny looked at him in surprise.
"This is……"
"The other room I opened on the outskirts of the city contains a folding PU-9 submachine gun and 200 rounds of ammunition... You can think of it as a safe house, just in case."
"When?" Penny opened her eyes in surprise, and the look in her eyes became even more surprised.
This guy never left her sight.
How on earth could a room be opened without anyone noticing?!
"...Of course I have my own way."
The warlord confused this topic with an incomprehensible expression.
There's no way to explain this stuff.
He can't possibly say that he asked someone to help him open it on the forum, right?
Anyway, the funds for this task are sufficient. With the money given by Benoit and the money given by the manager, he doesn't mind the expense. It's better to be careful in everything.
After explaining everything, he was about to leave when Penny suddenly held his hand.
He turned around and saw those bright eyes full of seriousness, looking at him meticulously.
The look in his eyes was exactly the same as when Colway entrusted him with a heavy responsibility when I sent him away in the darkest time.
Unexpectedly, I actually became comrades-in-arms with the reporter.
"...must come back."
The warlord nodded slightly.
"Yeah, I promise."
This is the only thing you don't need to worry about.
He cannot be killed.
…
In the military camp on the northern outskirts of Tiandu, bright bonfires burned slowly, and soldiers carrying rifles patrolled around them.
In a tent located at the edge of the camp, "Lion King" Absek was holding a golden lion in his hand, playing with it along the rounded lines with his rough index finger.
This is Wutuo's collection.
Previously, Janusz turned the imperial palace in Tiandu upside down and found many treasures that Wu Tuo had no time to take away, and rewarded more than half of them to his subordinates.
It must be said that Janusz is indeed very generous to his own people and never eats alone.
It can be seen that that guy has big plans. Only those who have the world in their eyes will not care about the treasure in front of them.
It's actually not bad to follow a boss with clear rewards and punishments.
But it's a pity that he doesn't like to pick up what others have left behind.
He gently placed the golden lion on the table and looked at the two people standing in front of the tent.
One of them is his confidant Anwo, and the other man in a cloak is probably the envoy of the legion.
Looking at his confidants, General Absek said in a gentle tone.
"You go outside and watch for me."
"yes."
Anwo gave a military salute, turned around and walked outside the tent, pulling down the curtain for the two of them.
"Sir, feel free to sit down."
Hearing Absek's voice, the warlord took off the hood of his cloak, walked straight to him and sat down in front of him.
"This is the only chair here."
Hearing this interesting answer, Absek laughed and said in a joking tone.
"This is a place for storing miscellaneous things. There are tables, chairs and teapots. It's pretty good. You don't expect me to invite you to the military tent and invite all the soldiers to have a long chat."
Thinking about these interesting words, the warlord looked at him with a half-smile.
"Aren't you going to explain?"
"Explain what."
"Three thousand lives," Warfield Man stared into his eyes, "This is different from what was promised."
"Haha... What about the Orissas and the tens of thousands of Orissas? Let's not talk about the cannon fodder of the wolf tribe who were coaxed to die. Do you, as a foreigner, also think that we
Are you born to be a slave?"
Abu Sak picked up the boiling teapot and calmly poured a pot of local specialty Masu tea for himself and the pangolin sitting opposite.
This kind of tea has a licorice aroma, smells slightly bitter, and tastes sweet. It is considered a cheap hobby locally and is very popular among nobles and commoners. However, the method of drinking and the amount of spices vary.
The difference.
Warlander tried it once, but he couldn't stand the strange smell of cough syrup mixed with ginger water.
In front of the pangolin, Absek took a sip first, then looked at him who was silent and continued.
"Mr. Pangolin, we are different from wastelanders like you. Our roots are here, and we love this land very much. In your eyes, a thousand pillars are inserted into our backs, and we know better than you.
Those thousand pillars are us...can you understand?"
"I don't understand, and I'm not interested." Glancing at the cup of herbal-scented tea on the table, the warlord leaned forward a few inches and stared directly into Absaik's eyes, "I think
I know what you are thinking, why did you betray Lord Benlot."
"Betrayal?" Absek sneered, "I'm not his subordinate, how can you say I'm betrayed?"
After a pause, he said again.
"And I'm not telling you that you don't know the situation of the civilian group in the legion. You don't even have a direct unit, and the ones you use are the rags that have been eliminated by the four major legions. What is the future of cooperating with you?"
Although he did not want to speak for the legion, the warlord still faithfully performed his duties and said solemnly.
"At least we don't want your land."
"Haha, do you believe this?"
Absek laughed loudly and continued.
"And just because you don't want it doesn't mean that others don't want it. Before the empire was destroyed, three of the thirteen states were sent away by Wu Tuo and you, as well as the two unruly ones from Huzhou and Baozhou.
How many more countries will the province build? Thirteen? This is what you will get if you follow your civil servants! You say you don’t want land, but you want more than anyone else!”
The warlord said patiently.
"You can't blame all the problems of the witch camel on us, and the reason Lord Benoit chose you is because he hopes you can change the empire——"
"Come on, what you want is a castrated dog, I don't understand you yet."
Absek curled his lips and continued.
"The Southern Legion is not a good thing. They are the most ferocious wolves, but I don't think it is a bad thing to follow them. If you follow them, you will get meat, but if you follow you, you will only get shit."
The warlord said in a deep voice.
"Besides overthrowing the empire, what other benefits has he promised you?"
Absek said without hesitation.
"Guns! Cannons! And ammunition! And the factories that produce these things! Only with these things can we stand and negotiate with you."
Warlander asked.
"What about the price? Since it was bought, the price is not cheap, right?"
Absek continued.
"It's just Lion State. Anyway, it doesn't make any difference even if we don't give it to you. That place is always in your hands."
The warlord took a deep breath and couldn't help but say.
"You are cutting meat to feed the wolves!"
Absek chuckled and said indifferently.
"Wrong! To exchange the land of one state for the tranquility of twelve states is to save the nation through curves!"
What a curve to save the nation... I'm afraid someone named Wang will be an expert after hearing this nonsense.
The warlord shook his head.
He didn't want to criticize this guy's naivety. After all, as a legionnaire, he had no position to do so.
And as an outsider, when he talks about any big principles, he can only speak while standing up without feeling any pain in his back, and he is not convincing at all.
A person who is extremely hungry will even eat dirt, and a terminally ill person will not be afraid of whether the elixir or arsenic in his mouth is chewed.
He could only start from the facts and speak patiently.
"...You think too well of the Southern Army. Those people are different from us. Their ambitions will never be satisfied with just one state. They will take the Lion State first, and wait until you and the Empire are exhausted, and then take one step at a time.
The land is approaching, demanding from you the cattle state, the snake state, the dog state, the wolf state, the snake state..."
Absek sneered, but did not take these words to heart.
It's not that he hasn't considered this situation, but it's not something he needs to consider now.
What they want to do is become stronger!
And becoming stronger at all costs!
After all, if the empire continues to weaken, it will only be a matter of time before these states are taken away one after another. Even if they don't want to give, it will be useless, no one will care about their voices.
Only when the empire becomes truly powerful can they gain the capital to compete with the various forces in the wasteland!
The Vaillant people are not invincible. There is never anything in this world that is invincible.
Warlander knew that no matter how much explanation he had, it would be empty talk, so he took out a stack of photos from his arms and placed them gently on the table.
"I know what I say is unfounded...then just take a look at these."
Absek glanced at the photo and frowned slightly when he saw the artillery pieces and heavy equipment.
"What's this?"
The warlord continued.
"This is the equipment deployed by the legion at Xisail Port. I took a photo of it when I was passing by."
"In addition, three regiments... I mean a thousand-man regiment has arrived at the port. In addition, there is an airship and a ten-thousand-man regiment on the way."
"Obviously they are ready to completely take over Lion State. However, taking over Lion State obviously does not require so much equipment. Guess who these equipment are used to deal with."
The expression on Absek's face was slightly stiff, although the stubbornness hanging between his brows still said "it has nothing to do with him."
"...The Heavenly King's Army, but it doesn't matter, we will change a flag to draw a clear line with Janush later -"
The warlord shook his head.
"You're so naive. No matter how you draw the line, it's just a matter of them saying whether you admit it or not. When you are almost killing each other, it's time for them to start making more demands."
After a pause, he said again.
"But if you think that these equipments are used to deal with you, you are thinking too much. Even one-third of the equipment cannot be used to deal with you. I dare say that 90% of the remaining equipment is used to deal with you.
Alliances and enterprises...or, in other words, used to deter them."
"As for you, it's just a fire they set. Once the weeds on this land are burned out, it will only take a matter of minutes to crush you to death."
When he said this, the warlord suddenly smiled evilly.
"You probably don't know... In fact, we have cooperated with Torch. But later, Torch lost control and made us feel threatened, so we moved our fingers and extinguished their little flames."
The sound struck Absek's heart like a heavy hammer, causing his eyes to become dazed for a moment.
However, it is difficult, even impossible, to change a person's cognition.
He was like a victim of electronic fraud, still trying to be strong and unwilling to believe the facts before him.
"...This is just your speculation."
The warlord shook his head slightly and stood up from his chair.
"Then just pray that a group of wolves who are more like wolves than you can keep their promise in the end."
"We lost this game, and we shouldn't have handed over our chips to a group of speculators. But although we lost, the game is not over yet. If the Weirant people win in the end... Such an outcome will be very important to the civil servants."
It’s not unacceptable to the group.”
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the door of the camp, but when he reached the door, Absek suddenly stopped him.
"Please, please wait!"
The warrior stopped and turned around, only to see the general standing up, his forehead covered with big beads of sweat, and his face full of struggle.
"……what should I do?"
He was finally afraid.
In other words, he finally realized that the fire ignited by their ambition was dragging themselves and even the entire empire into an abyss that could not be seen.
"The fire has been lit, and our strength alone cannot put it out——"
Absek shouted angrily.
"Then what should we do! Did Benoit send you here just to laugh at me?!"
Looking at Absek who was yelling, the warlord raised his hands to signal him to calm down. After his breathing calmed down, he continued patiently.
"Listen to what I have to say first... The power of our civil service group alone is of course not enough, and the Eastern Army is too far away from here. But adding the alliance should be enough."
Absek's head buzzed, and he was completely confused.
"……alliance?"
He squeezed the word out of his mouth with difficulty, mainly because he didn't expect that the person who said these words was actually the messenger from the legion.
The warlord sighed and made a helpless expression.
"We are also helpless. We had planned everything, but no one expected that we encountered a group of madmen addicted to gambling. Now if we want to control the fire, we can only rely on the power of our opponents."
Absek's expression was a little awkward. He knew that the madman this guy was talking about was him and everyone in the same faction as him.
Perhaps as he said, they did not listen to the Southern Army's advice to take a big gamble, and they would not have been forced into a desperate situation like now.
"Just tell me what to do..."
Warlander said patiently.
"The ambassadors of the alliance happen to be in this city. They should have met Janusz... but I believe they must be very, very dissatisfied with the current situation in Tiandu, or with Janusz himself."
"It would be great if someone could raise a more equal flag at this time... The alliance's requirements are actually not high. It only needs to meet the abolition of slavery. As for residents' participation in legislation and representative meetings, they can take their time.
"
Absek looked at him in confusion, wondering why an envoy from the legion would know such detailed information about the alliance.
If Lord Benoit hadn't sent the telegram in advance, he couldn't help but wonder whether this guy might be a spy for the Alliance.
"...Put up another flag? What's the difference between that and what we're going to do?!"
The warlord rolled his eyes in disgust.
"Do you only listen to half of what people say? What about the part after setting up another flag?"
"Or if I want to be more direct, go and pull down that idiot named Janusz, overturn the verdict for the Sun and Moon tribesmen, at least show the attitude of correcting the mistakes, and then immediately turn around and turn to the Alliance...
What I said is not nice, but you have already changed jobs once, so I think you won’t mind being a house slave with a third surname.”
"Then, you must stop the invasion of the three states in the north, Xiangzhou in the center, and Snake State in the south... Ignore the occupied areas for now, but the ongoing invasion must stop immediately! Then turn your guns to attack the outside world in unison, and aim at the landing west
The Army of the South at Sail Harbor!"
"According to the agreement we reached with the alliance, the alliance will exert its own influence to prevent the warlords of Mammoth State, Golden Gallen Port, and Hu State and Leopard State from taking the opportunity to attack you."
"At least until the Legion reduces its military presence in the east, you don't have to worry about being stabbed by your own people. And if the Southern Legion breaks out and directly sends troops, the Alliance will take reciprocal countermeasures."
"When everything is over, whether you want to continue fighting your civil war or sit down and talk to others, it's all up to you..."
"The Alliance still says the same thing. The survivors of Borneo should decide their own future destiny. They don't intend to force you to follow the same path as them... Of course, I don't like to listen to their farts.
But this might not be a bad thing for you."
After a pause, he said again.
"As for us...to be honest, we are a little discouraged. Even if the previous cooperation is still effective, we will probably change the method."
The second half of the sentence was spoken by Benoit, and he probably meant it from his heart.
Although Penny was still blaming her father, Warlander still had to say a few pertinent words for the old man who was trying to turn the tide.
Compared with those bellicose Wilante lunatics, that guy actually has one of the few consciences. He would rather break his own arm to hold down the Southern Army.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that this guy is the Legion’s last error correction mechanism.
At least, he knows how to stop losses.
Absek stared at this guy with wide eyes, as if he were looking at a lunatic crazier than himself.
but--
He thought about it carefully in his mind, and it seemed that this was indeed the only way he had left to survive.
He touched the bridge of his nose with his trembling index finger, then picked up the teacup on the table and drank the cold tea in one gulp.
He seemed to have finally calmed down. He looked at the messenger named Pangolin and asked in a mixed voice.
"Then... what should we change our name to? How about calling it the Borneo Alliance?"
Warlander said without hesitation.
"It would be better if you talk to someone from the alliance about this matter. I can't give you any advice."
Absek reached out and patted his forehead and nodded hastily.
"...Yes, yes, we need to talk to the representatives of the alliance. Why did I forget?"
As he said this, he smiled sheepishly and rubbed his hands to resolve the embarrassment.
"My memory... I almost forgot that you are the envoy of the legion. You have to talk to the representatives of the alliance about this matter."
Hearing these words, Warfield Man's face suddenly darkened.
"Are you questioning my loyalty to His Majesty the Marshal?"
Seeing that the opponent looked like he was going to duel with him, Absek quickly apologized.
"Don't dare! I didn't mean that. Don't get me wrong."
"Haha... No matter what you mean, I have said what I need to say anyway. It's up to you to decide whether you live or die."
The warlord glared at him warningly, and then walked out of the tent with that attentive look as his farewell.
Anwo, who was standing outside the tent smoking, saw the pangolin coming out of the door and quickly took him to the side entrance of the military camp, escorting him all the way with a green light.
After sending the pangolin away, he hurriedly returned to the tent where General Absek was staying, and couldn't help but ask.
"Sir...what does the legion mean?"
Absek gave him an inscrutable look.
"...The water here is too deep. It's not your place to ask. Don't ask blindly. I will tell you what to do."
Realizing that he was too impatient, Anwo quickly lowered his head.
"yes!"
I'm not in the mood to educate this guy.
Absek moved his eyes away from his confidant, looked at the dark night sky outside the tent, and narrowed his eyes slightly.