"I'll die!" Glenns blurted out these words without thinking.
After the battle, Glens thought about it again and again, feeling that ending his military career with such an embarrassing battle would be a disgrace to his ancestors. But now, no matter how nice the words of the superior Cohen Keda
, as a general who surrendered the army, his future life must be full of hardships. Now that he can exchange his life for the lives of 30,000 soldiers and still have a good reputation, what else is there to consider, so there is nothing
He said these words hesitantly.
"How dare you! How dare you abandon your mother and your tribe to seek death alone?" Glens's mother stood up from her chair with a cry and looked at her son with a very stern look, "If you had died on the battlefield before,
, that can be regarded as being loyal to the country. As a mother, I have nothing to say, but what does it mean if you die now? It is simply ridiculous!"
Cohen looked at Glens and then at Glens's mother, then silently picked up the water glass and took a sip of the refreshing drink, not interfering at all with the good show played by the mother and son in front of him. As an emperor, as an emperor
As a decision-maker and arbiter, Cohen is not afraid of others acting in front of him - what he is afraid of is that others are unwilling to act in front of him.
"Mother!" Glens called out sadly and aggrievedly, and then stared at Cohen with eyes filled with strong hatred, "I...I don't accept it!"
"That's it." Under the intense gazes of mother and son, Cohen smiled faintly, "Do I need you to obey me?"
"It doesn't matter if it's necessary or not, it's just my wish." Judging from his firm tone and stubborn demeanor, Glens was seeking death at this time, "No matter what, I will never accept it in my heart.
Never admit that I am a loser. Cohen Keda, Emperor Sibiya, never want to be treated like a winner from me!"
"What you say is a capital offense." Cohen put down the water glass and smiled like a small grocery store owner. "You have to think carefully. Since you entered this tent, I have given you many opportunities."
"Your Majesty, as a dog is punished by death, I, as a mother, will naturally not be able to escape the crime of incompetent teaching." Seeing her son's attitude, Glens's mother could only sigh secretly and bowed to Cohen, "Please punish me as well.
!”
"I've said it before, what's wrong with Madam?" Cohen knew that Madam was trying to ease the atmosphere, so he replied with a smile, "If I kill your son's head, I will adopt him among the most prominent nobles in Sibia."
I will give Madam a promising son. I believe that Madam’s education will be very successful. As for this son, Madam should stop interceding for him. He has forgotten what advancement and retreat mean.”
After hearing Cohen's words, the Guards officer behind him had already moved forward calmly. Seeing that the situation was not good, Glenns' mother immediately changed her tune and said, "Since His Majesty the Emperor has made up his mind to punish the crime,
Then please listen to Quanzi's thoughts at this time. Your Majesty has such a generous mind, and I doubt he won't even give him the time to say a few words."
"Of course." Cohen nodded and said to Glens: "If you have anything to say, just take this opportunity to say it!"
For you, this time is already very precious."
"I don't accept it. This war is unfair. If my troops are returned to me and we fight again, I will definitely win!" Glens said with determination, "I will bet this game with you.
If I lose again, I will let you do whatever you want!"
"It's broad daylight, what are you talking about in your sleep? How could I bet on military and national affairs with you? If you lose again, let me handle it. Why aren't you letting me handle it now?" Cohen's laughter became louder, "Actually,
I am the emperor. Compared with other emperors, I have no secret. It is to treat people as human beings. Soldiers are human beings and their lives are precious. Therefore, I will not make this bet with you. You should die as soon as possible.
Tiao Xin... if you lose again, it won't do me any good."
"That's different!" Glens' neck was as hard as a stone bar.
"Oh? I would like to hear, why is it different?" Cohen wrote a sentence lightly, leaving Glens speechless. He was choked by a breath of bad breath and really wanted to die. What should he say?
Do you make an oath such as submitting to His Majesty from now on and never changing your mind?
"Your Majesty, please listen to me." Glens' mother stood up. "Quinzi's demands are indeed excessive, and his attitude is bad. But think about it from another angle. Your Majesty is expanding your territory, and you don't need to be convinced by everyone.
Do you want to take it orally? Your Majesty is so wise, there must be a way to make Quan Zi change his mind. As long as Your Majesty is willing to nod, no matter how this matter ends, my tribe and I will be extremely grateful to Your Majesty and will always be fully loyal to Your Majesty and will never change our minds."
"Madam! Nothing I do is trivial." Cohen shook his head and replied sternly, "To put it bluntly, Master Ling is not the most famous and influential general of the demon genus. War is very important to me.
For him, it’s completely over. Mr. Ling is no longer worthy of me doing this. Madam, you are so smart, how could you not think of this?"
"Your Majesty's words are very correct. A defeated general is indeed no longer qualified to make many demands, but Your Majesty can look at this matter from another angle." Glens's mother's performance at this moment is more like a mother than a mother.
Politician and diplomat, "Your Majesty certainly knows that to govern a country is to govern the hearts of the people, but an empire is composed of families. In-laws, parents, wives, husbands, children, these are the basic members of a family. To win an empire
, we must win their hearts.”
"I have been taught this every day since I was five years old. Of course I know it best." Cohen laughed again, "What is the contradiction between this and my current treatment of Mr. Ling?"
"I am now requesting His Majesty as a mother, the mother of an ordinary family." Glens' mother knelt down like a man, "Now, kneeling in front of Your Majesty is a mother and son, and waiting outside is a whole family.
A family. Your Majesty has such big differences and old grudges with this family. If Your Majesty is willing to find a way to make Quan Zi change his mind, he will win the hearts of everyone in this family. As long as Your Majesty can win the loyalty of such a family, then in Wales
Is there any family on earth whose heart your Majesty can’t get? Is there any family on this continent whose heart your Majesty can’t get?”
"What Madam is saying now is a bit ridiculous." Cohen stopped smiling and pointed at Glens, "In order to win his loyalty, you are taking the lives of soldiers as a joke? Other emperors can do this kind of thing without batting an eyelid.
, but I won’t do it. Someone, drag this man out and chop him down!”
The two Guards officers agreed, rushed forward one from the left and one from the right, set up Glens and dragged him out of the tent. They walked quickly to the execution site of the military court. They grabbed Glens's hair with a big hand and pulled him out of the tent.
His proud head was pressed on the guillotine, and the execution team of the Military Justice Department came up with a big knife. The white blade flashed and chopped down like this - with a "dang" sound, the blade bounced back, and Glens's
The head was still connected to the neck. While everyone was in shock, a young woman in white clothes walked next to her and said to the prison officer expressionlessly: "This person has a different identity. Before execution, you should call a priest."
, let him complete his final prayer."
"Yes." The officer said with a military salute, "Lord Bai Ying, I will go to the surrender camp to grab a priest."
Even if he was not afraid of death, Glenns, whose head was still pressed on the guillotine, would still be dripping with cold sweat if he was played like this. In fact, it was still light. If it had been someone else, the stench would have reached the sky.
But compared to the son outside, the mother in the tent at this time was so calm and nonchalant. After her son was dragged out, she tidied up the few strands of hair that had fallen to her ears when she knelt down, with gentle and natural movements.
Indescribable grace and splendor. But everyone knows that if her son dies, this mother will not survive alone.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor." Finally, the mother saluted Cohen again with a calm look in her eyes. "Your Majesty has been very lenient in treating the dog. I don't have any complaints."
"Madam, why are you doing this?" Cohen shook his head, "There are some things that I will never agree to even if my mother asks for it."
"But His Majesty's mother will definitely do everything for Your Majesty." When she said this, the lady's eyes were full of love, "Although this child is willful, naughty, and stubborn, he is my child...
...I no longer have a husband, and I can no longer let this child face such a difficult thing alone. After all, I am really a selfish mother."
"Madam, you are a good mother. In the demonic land, it seems that every promising child has a good mother." Cohen smiled slightly, "It must be quite hard to control such a stubborn son."
"Indeed..." Seeing Cohen mentioning her son again, the lady couldn't help but want to try one last time, "Actually, Your Majesty can also find a way not to make this bet with Quanzi, but find another way..."
"Madam, do you really think I'm going to chop off his head? I'm just joking to relieve my boredom." Cohen chuckled, and his majestic kingly aura suddenly disappeared, "But I didn't expect that the joke would actually lead to Madam.
Preserve the wonderful speech of your son and clan members."
"But." Madam's face remained calm, but she couldn't laugh or cry in her heart, "She has already been pulled out..."
"You have to be professional when joking! If people around me have been with me for so long, if they can't tell whether I'm joking or not, what's the point? Take them all out and chop them up!" Cohen finished his answer with a smile, and then straightened his face, "Mrs.
I also understand that treating your son is a national policy, and this national policy will never change just because of my temporary likes and dislikes."
"Your Majesty said this, I feel relieved." After hearing what Cohen said, Madam finally regained her breath, "Actually, I also know that among the entire family, only the dog is of some use to Your Majesty.
It is of no importance to Your Majesty."
"How can such a huge family not have talented people? The generals and ministers have no talent, and the future is long. Everything depends on one's own efforts." Cohen politely denied Madam's truth, "Madam, you don't have to worry anymore."
"His Majesty the Emperor." An officer came to the tent door, "Lieutenant General Helter from the front sent back a report, as well as a secret envoy from the Welsh Empire."
"Go and bring Glens back." Cohen took the report and glanced at it briefly without showing any special expression.
It wasn't until the frightened Glens was brought back to the tent that Cohen showed a smile, "Hero, how do you feel after walking around the military camp?"
Being brought back under such circumstances, Glens was naturally full of doubts. He first looked at his mother, but his wife did not give him any hints, so he did not know about the Emperor Sbia in the tent.
Did he reach some secret agreement with his mother? He could only answer vaguely, "I'm used to seeing military camps, I don't have any special feelings." Then he added, "The emperor should kill me as soon as possible and let our soldiers go!
"
It seemed that Cohen's joke was effective. After being chopped on the neck with a large blade, Glenns' arrogance dissipated a lot.
In fact, Cohen understood the young man's mentality very well. He knew that he had no other way out except to surrender completely. He just suffered from his arrogant personality and could not let go of his dignity.
"I have no intention of killing these soldiers. After the battle is over, there are less than 30,000 people left of the 70,000 troops under your command. After all, they are the elites and living people on this land! They have not mutinied. I
How could you do this?" Cohen threw the documents in his hand on the table. "As for you, Glenns, do you want to be a farmer in the future! Or a general?"
Glens looked at Cohen with confused eyes, not sure what kind of trap there was in Emperor Sbia's seemingly ordinary question... There was indeed a trap, that is, Cohen skipped the question of surrender or not to surrender in order to confirm
In a tone of voice, he directly asked Glenns about his choices after surrender. This way of asking questions not only saves time, but also prevents everyone from feeling embarrassed again.
But Glens, he still couldn't say those words. Glens's mother could only worry about him.
"Although I am not in a hurry at this moment, since I am asking you personally in the name of the emperor, you must give me an answer and cannot delay it any longer." Cohen thought for a moment, "Let's do this! I now have to meet with a man from
Wells's special envoy, it will take about a quarter of an hour for you and your mother to go behind the screen and think about it carefully. After the interview, you must give me an answer, otherwise I will directly issue a military order to appoint you. Someone, please pass.
Envoy Well.”
Sitting down behind the huge screen in the emperor's tent, Glens and his mother were still sighing at the simplicity of His Majesty's life when they heard the announcement from the guard outside, "Replying to His Majesty the Emperor, Envoy Wells has arrived!"
"Come in!" After Emperor Sibia's clear voice, there was a sound of subtle footsteps in the big tent. Glenns listened carefully. The footsteps were cautious at first and then hurried. From an envoy's point of view, they were unorganized.
I can't help but sigh because I'm so far below the standard.
"Having met the great and wise Emperor Sibia, I wish His Majesty Emperor Cohen Keda and members of the Sibia royal family good health and the prosperity of the Sibia Empire." The special envoy's voice sounded, with fatigue and a little bit of fear.
, Glenns felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was at the moment - he was born in the military, and he was a very young hero. Although he was not domineering, he did not pay much attention to civil servants.
"Are you a special envoy?" Emperor Sibia asked calmly, "Name? Title? Mission?"
Through this comparison, Glenns discovered that Cohen Keda's previous attitude towards him could only be said to be too good.
"The envoy's name is Sosa Curia, first-class hereditary earl of the Wells Empire." The special envoy cleared his throat and his tone returned to normal, "Accepting the order of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, he came to convey this message to His Majesty the Emperor Sbia.
Greetings and making some suggestions. Because His Majesty the Emperor’s camp could not be found before, only Sibia’s army arrived nearby first. Please do not blame His Majesty the Emperor.”
"Don't blame me. If you have any suggestions, just say them clearly."
His Majesty Cohen still spoke calmly, but the Glens mother and son behind the screen were surprised. Count Sosa Curia was an eloquent nobleman in the empire, whether in the aristocracy or the civilian class.
A person of great importance.
Time passed little by little. Listening to the occasional words coming out of the big tent, several senior Sbia generals waiting outside were a little impatient. They were soldiers and looked down upon political negotiations, until
After Bai Ying came out and told them some things, they left with smiles on their faces.
After a while, the most luxurious carriage in the camp arrived outside the emperor's tent. After receiving the report from the guard, His Majesty Cohen said to Envoy Will: "I am not uninterested in what the envoy just said, but our country is at war.
The losses were huge. Not to mention anything else, there were tens of thousands of wounded in the nearby camp. On such a major issue, they represent the military and public opinion. I will take you to see them now, as long as you convince
They, I agree with your suggestion."
"Well..." Envoy Wells hesitated.
"Everything should be said to others, so what do you have to worry about? If you don't go there, you won't have to talk about it."
"Since it is His Majesty's wish, the envoy will comply." The Wells envoy relied on his eloquence and did not take the wounded seriously.
"You go and wait in the carriage first, I will come soon." His Majesty Cohen, who had no expression on his face, first asked Wilster to move out of the tent, then called out the Glens mother and son. At this time, the question to Glens changed again.
, "Glens, do you want to be a forward general or a legion commander?"
Glens looked at Cohen for a long time and lowered his arrogant head. "When His Majesty returns from the military camp, I will definitely make a choice."
"Yes!" Cohen left his seat and walked out, "Choose well."
The luxury carriage stopped at the gate of the military camp. Envoy Wells got out of the car and, under the guidance of several officers, climbed onto the small earthen platform in the military camp playground. On the playground, more than 20,000 shirtless soldiers sat on the ground in an organized manner.
Next to the ten-man team, there was a sergeant who looked like a supervising team standing. The person sitting was in a low mood, and the person standing had a serious expression. In the eyes of Envoy Wells, there was always something strange about this military camp. Why?
No matter how strange it seemed, he never expected that the nearly 30,000 people sitting in front of him were actually the surrendered troops of Wales!
"Why are you sitting there?" The leading officer checked the sound transmission magic and signaled Sosa Curia to start. "Applause, everyone applaud! Welcome the special envoy of the Wells Empire to speak!"
The nearly 30,000 people in the audience had no idea what was going on, but they always obeyed orders without hesitation, so applause broke out. The count coughed lightly, took two steps forward, and spoke to the tens of thousands of shirtless soldiers.
.
"Hello, brave soldiers of the Sbia Empire! I am the special envoy of the Wells Empire - Count Sosa Curia." Sosa Curia tried her best to make her voice cordial, loyal, and kind.
Trying to let his cheerful and optimistic mood spread with his speech, to infect the people around him, "I am here to express goodwill to the Sibia Empire and the army, and to propose an end to the war to the Sibia Emperor on behalf of our emperor.
Proposal. Everyone stay away from home, thank you for your hard work in the battle!"
The gazes of the shirtless people in the audience had become very strange at this time. Fortunately, there were enough soldiers from the war supervisory team, so there was no whispering. Except for an occasional strange cough or two, the playground was full of people.
There was basically silence on the ground. The special envoy saw this and did not feel discouraged. He disapprovingly attributed this reaction to the fact that the stupid soldiers had not seen the world. Besides, he was also confident in convincing these "wounded soldiers of the Sbia Empire".
"Everyone knows that in recent years, the Sibia Empire has had a series of wars with our Wells Empire. In a series of wars, both empires have been seriously injured. For anyone, especially for
For soldiers, war is a tragedy. And the most urgent thing we have to do now is to end this protracted tragedy." After the straightforward opening remarks, the diplomat named Sosa Curia
The officer has gradually entered the state, "Of course, if we want to investigate the cause of the war, the responsibility on the Wells Empire will be relatively heavier. Here, I have to thank His Majesty Emperor Sibia for his generosity and giving
I have given myself this opportunity to explain all these misunderstandings to everyone.”
After assuming such a low posture, the "warm applause of encouragement" that Sosa Kuria had hoped for did not ring out on the playground. The soldiers' eyes changed from strange to heavy, which made the special envoy feel a little boring.
However, he understands his mission, so he does not intend to give up. On the contrary, he will try his best to use his sharp tongue to convince these "wounded soldiers".
"As far as our Welsh Empire is concerned... everyone actually doesn't know that His Majesty the Emperor of our country is a benevolent and peace-loving emperor, as are the nobles and the people. We don't want to be in the same relationship with the Welsh Empire.
A long-term state of war, because in this case, other empires will only benefit from it, so the Wells Empire does not advocate war from beginning to end." At this point, the special envoy emphasized his tone, "But the problem is
The key is that the person commanding the northern army of our empire is a war madman——Glens!"
Seeing the shocked eyes of the "wounded soldiers" below, the special envoy finally sighed in his heart: You finally have some reaction, and you don't blame me for giving such a strong medicine.
"Glens, who came from a military family, was punished by the empire for deserting before battle. However, he used his scheming to gather a group of ruffians who committed the same crime and formed the so-called Youshui Army, thereby threatening the empire and
The royal family deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors, and through a series of insidious actions, they stole most of the command rights in the northern defense zone." After saying the above remarks, the special envoy paused for a moment, "The empire has long been against him and his army.
We are conducting a secret investigation, and now we have conclusive evidence that they are directly related to this series of wars! Although it was his personal behavior, we still made some oversights."
Many of the "wounded soldiers" have lowered their heads, but the special envoy is optimistic that this is because his speech triggered everyone's thinking...
"So, if we want to end the war now, we have to punish this person. As far as I know, the Sibia army is at war with this person. Our two empires can work together to achieve the purpose of punishing this person and threatening him.
The Ers Empire is willing to provide all the conveniences within its power in order to achieve the goal of eliminating this bandit. As for how to do this, we can arrange the details separately." After saying the most critical part in a few words, the special envoy had a smile on his face.
, "In other aspects, the Wells Empire also wants to compensate everyone, and everyone present has a share!"
After confirming that the special envoy was not a madman or an idiot, the "wounded soldiers" had mixed feelings in their hearts, but they did not expect that the greater fun was yet to come... The soldiers from the Military Justice Department standing beside them had already begun to leave.
, before they were strictly ordering everyone not to speak, but now they are gradually walking to the sidelines.
"What's the specific amount! It's three million gold coins in cash. Everyone knows that the Wells Empire's harvest in the past two years has not been very good. This amount is already the limit of cash. But on the other hand, we will do more
Consider, that is to compensate with slaves, the number is about 600,000." The special envoy said the key point, "Don't worry about our country's ability to pay. Although we do not have a large number of idle slaves in the country, the source of slaves is very wide.
Not to mention, there are hundreds of thousands of war madmen in the empire whose eyes light up when they hear about war and who want to donate their underwear. We have all recorded them. They were the first batch to be escorted to Sibi.
Slaves of Asia!" The soldiers were already stunned.
"In addition to the war compensation for the Sibia Empire, we will also allocate a batch of funds as subsidies to the injured Sibia soldiers, and the Sibia soldiers who participated in the battle will also receive it." He did not notice that he was behind him.
The officers had already left, and the special envoy was still talking, "On the other hand, if the Sibia Army feels the need to punish the Youshui Army personally, we will provide convenience. Every time you capture a Youshui Army soldier, we will give you a reward."
A reward of one gold coin; for every Youshui Army soldier killed, we will reward five silver coins. These prisoners do not need to be returned, they are directly treated as slaves in the war compensation, two prisoners are deducted from one slave... By the way, these Youshui Army soldiers do not need to be returned.
The family members of the navy are also part of the slaves..."
With a "hoo" sound, a stone flew out from the group of "wounded soldiers" and accurately hit the special envoy on the forehead. The sharp corners brought out a string of blood beads from the skin, making the special envoy squat down on the spot...
…Seeing that no one came out to stop him, the second and third stones flew over immediately after.
"I am the special envoy of the Wells Empire, you can't treat me like this!" Of course the count didn't know what was going on. He held his head in his hands and tried to avoid more and more "dodging left and right" on the stage.
The stone said, "If you think the conditions are not good, we can discuss it again, ah - ah! Your Majesty the Emperor, help me!"
At this point, there was still no one to stop them. The Sibia soldiers stood neatly outside the playground, looking at this scene with serious expressions. Faced with the funny fact in front of them, they could not laugh at it, because these soldiers still remembered that on the
In the second war between gods and demons, the Ninth Legion of the Divine Alliance, the predecessor of Sibia's army, was also "technically treated" in this way.
Hundreds of "wounded soldiers" who were not afraid of trouble swarmed onto the platform and swamped the Welsh Empire envoy with incomparable fury.
At the gate of the military camp, His Majesty Cohen, who had been looking at the documents in his hand, knocked on the car window and said lightly, "Go back to camp."
On that day, after completely tearing apart the special envoy of the Welsh Empire, nearly 30,000 surrendered troops, under the heavy gaze of the Sibia Army soldiers, hugged their heads and cried until their voices became hoarse and there were no tears in their eyes...