Grand Duke Buck snorted and asked expressionlessly: "So, His Highness can make a promise now?"
"There is still no way to promise anything." Sophilia made a helpless expression, "Others don't know it, so does the Grand Duke also don't know it? How can the leader of the Yongye Army be just a vassal of me when he is so powerful?
The real relationship between us is just an alliance of interests. I am still on the more passive side. Jacob and Jiang Fuliu were approached by others on their own initiative. I just took the opportunity to seek some benefits of my own. If they had not informed me at the beginning,
We, can you imagine what our situation will be like now? My fiefdom will become an out-and-out ghost. In fact, my influence on the leader of the Evernight Army is quite limited."
Grand Duke Buck just looked at Sophilia and her performance expressionlessly.
The highest level of lying is nine percent true and one percent false.
Even if Sophia Liya has not reached the highest level of cultivation, she is still not far behind.
Grand Duke Buck believed that the relationship between the Princess Regent and the Yongye Army Leader was, as she said, just an alliance of interests. After all, the strength of the Yongye Army Leader was there. If Sophia Liya had the ability to support such a powerful puppet
, it is better to enrich oneself.
He also believed that the affairs of Jacob Jiang Fuliu were indeed led by the leader of the Yongye Army.
He had personally experienced the power of black gunpowder, and they should have used this to change the world and bring Jacob Jiang back to life.
But don’t you realize it’s too late for you to talk about these things now?
If it had been known that the leader of the Yongye Army had a secret weapon like black powder, how could the Kingsley family suffer such a big loss?
Sophilia said that she had no influence at all on the leader of the Yongye Army, and she would not believe it even if she killed him.
Where did the Yong Ye Army's large amount of cheap military rations come from?
She didn't transport it single-handedly. Without her military food supply, it would be difficult for the Yongye military leaders who had just been established for just ten years to support their own army, let alone provide a large amount of food to aid despair.
swamp.
As long as the Princess Regent cuts off the army's food supply, the Yongye Army Commander will be in the same food shortage situation as the Kingsley family. If he doesn't give in, Grand Duke Buck still doesn't know that his food supplier has switched to the Yongye Army Leader's arms.
, the 8,000 tons of military rations that should have been sold to him at the beginning are now in Sean's pocket.
Even if we don’t use the military rations, we still have the Jacobs River trade.
With this as a means of coercion, how could the leader of Yongye Army not care about her?
In the end, Archduke Buck did not choose to expose the Princess Regent, because he knew that in this case, the power of truth was pale and powerless. He asked stiffly: "People in the dark don't tell secrets. You and I both know that, the Kingsley family
Once the elite army of the Carter Army is completely annihilated, what kind of fatal impact will it have on the Carter Army Leader? Let’s put aside the covenant made three hundred years ago. If the Carter Army Leader falls into a long-term war, the metal of the entire Byron Alliance will
The supply has been reduced by half out of thin air. When the Kingsley family's three hundred years of inheritance can no longer continue, I'm not sure I can still stay sane. Once large-scale landslides occur in those large mines, it will not last for ten or eight years.
, don’t even think about resuming production.”
The implication of Grand Duke Buck's words is very obvious. If the Kingsley family is finished, you will not get any advantage. He will destroy those mines at all costs. No matter who falls into the hands, there will be no way to resume production in a short time. By then,
The entire Byron Alliance will be affected. Once the Odin Orcs are given an opportunity to take advantage of it, the Kingsley family will drag the entire Byron Alliance to be buried with them.
Archduke Buck knew very well what the Princess Regent feared most.
"Are you threatening me?" Sophia Liya's beautiful face suddenly turned cold, her delicate eyebrows raised, and there was an evil aura that could not be concealed.
"Threat? How could it be? I'm just stating a fact." Archduke Buck looked like he was breaking something.
When the Commons family's third fleet was defeated and the Kingsley family's 200,000 troops were trapped on the east bank of the Danube River.
He had already lost all face, and the lords and nobles of Valesta made him realize this more clearly.
In order to rescue his own army, he no longer cares about these nonsense.
The air became very cold and hard at this moment.
Two people at the pinnacle of power just looked at each other, as if they wanted to find something out of each other's demeanor and expression.
Unfortunately, nothing was found.
Both of them are masters of disguise and have perfect control over their emotions.
Especially on this occasion, the emotions expressed have unique and profound meanings.
This suffocating atmosphere lasted for three minutes before it thawed with Sophia's blooming smile, "Your Majesty is Laurie's biological uncle. Laurie's relatives are my relatives. We are all one family. I
How could it be possible to ignore death? But I can only promise that I will try my best to deal with it, but I can't guarantee whether I can succeed."
"Your Highness's words are enough." Archduke Buck was overjoyed and smiled for the first time in these days. His tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he only felt extremely tired.
Although the Princess Regent's promise is not equivalent to a death-free ticket, it at least represents an attitude, an attitude that can enter the negotiation process.
Judging from Sophilia's previous performance, she must have communicated with the leader of the Yongye Army and reached a certain consensus.
The only thing left was the price, for which he was mentally prepared.
Sophia Liya said: "When negotiating this kind of thing, there must be one person who bows his head first. Your Majesty is someone who has been through this before. You should understand this without me having to say it. Now that we are at a disadvantage, should we take the initiative to release this signal?"
Grand Duke Buck asked thoughtfully: "What do you mean, Your Highness?"
"I heard that there are nearly 20,000 Crocodile civilians in your army. Why not hand them over to Baron Sean as a gift for peace talks to show your sincerity?" Sophia Liya said eloquently, "I also heard that
Your supreme commander, General Akmeser, wants to use the 20,000 crocodile tribesmen to obtain a large amount of military food from the Yongye Army leader. What is the point of doing this? If the peace talks fail, no matter how much food your army has, it will only be a delay.
When you collapse, if the peace talks succeed, you can't transport so much food back all the way, right?"
"Your Highness, can you ensure that after we release those 20,000 Crocodile civilians, the Yongye Army Commander will agree to peace talks?" Archduke Buck asked rhetorically.
"I still can't guarantee this. I just raised a possibility. How to choose, the right is still in your Majesty's hands." Sophilia's answer was still ambiguous, "If Your Majesty is willing to nod, when I convince Baron Sean,
At least I can have one more trump card."
"As long as the leader of the Yongye Army shows his sincerity in the peace talks, there will be no difficulty in releasing the 20,000 Crocodile civilians." Grand Duke Buck said without hesitation.
"What can Baron Sean do to show his sincerity in peace talks?" Sophia Liya asked.
"Let 20,000 of my elite troops cross the river."
"I understand. I will convey it to Baron Sean and see how they respond. I also ask His Excellency the Grand Duke to go back and wait for the good news. If there is any news, I will inform you as soon as possible."
"Then please, Your Highness, this is a little bit of my thoughts, please accept it." Grand Duke Buck pushed a gift list in front of Sophia Liya.
"Your Excellency, you are so polite." The smile on Sophia's face became even sweeter. Although it was just a glimpse, the numbers on the gift list still made her heart skip a beat.
Although there are rumors that the Kingsley family is in financial crisis, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and cutting off a piece of meat from the opponent is still not a small experiment.
Not to mention that in order to save his 200,000 troops, Archduke Buck spent a lot of money. What he just pushed over was not just a mountain of gold and silver, but a mountain of gold, a mountain that the Lancelot royal family had coveted for a long time.
With a hundred years of control over the viscounty territory, the annual output here is no less than one million royal gold coins. If it is managed, it will not be a problem for two or three million. It is definitely a huge deal.
Compared to what the leader of the Eternal Night Army gained from the battle in the Swamp of Despair, this may not be anything, but it was obtained effortlessly by Sophia Liya, who was on the throne, and was of a different nature.
With the help of the regent Princess Sophia, the Yongye Army Leader and the Kingsley family formally reached a consensus and began lengthy negotiations.
At the beginning, the talks were held remotely, but in the end, Sean personally led the negotiation team to the royal capital of Valesta.
The initial discussion between the two sides centered on the 20,000 Crocodile tribe civilians. After all, this issue was the most urgent. The longer the Crocodile tribe civilians stayed in the hands of the Kingsley family's Eastern Army, the more casualties they would suffer.
The depreciation becomes more severe as time passes.
The terms of exchange offered by the Kingsley family have also changed. They no longer want food, but they want the Yongye Army to release an elite force of the Kingsley family across the river.
The reason for such a change is that the situation of the Kingsley family has changed. Their neighbors are becoming more and more excessive. If the Kingsley family does not take a counterattack, they will be cannibalized.
There are not so many mobile troops to mobilize within the Carter military leadership. The mine slaves have also got the news and are whispering in the dark corners. Once there is an opportunity, they will inevitably rise up. At that time, it will be the true god coming to the world.
, and could not save the Carter military leader.
"Your Majesty, Grand Duke, why don't we each take a step back, and you release all the civilians of the Crocodile Tribe in your hands. Not only will I let your five thousand elites cross the river, I will also send a fleet to transport them back to the Carter Army." Sean said with joy in his tongue,
"Even if we really let 20,000 elites go back, they will drag their feet back to the Carter Army territory. They will not be able to do it in a month or two. What's more, the rainy season in Despair Swamp is about to enter, and they will probably go even slower by then.
, with our help, it will definitely not take more than a week to transfer it from the Danube River to the Jakob River, and we can deliver it to the designated location."
Sean and the others have now spotted the Kingsley family's weakness and are taking advantage of it.
They used troop transportation as a condition in exchange for allowing less elite members of the Kingsley family to return home, because the more Kingsley family soldiers detained on the east bank of the Donau River, the greater the cards they hold in their hands during future negotiations, and
The faster the food is consumed, the less time Archduke Buck will have to react, and the greater the possibility of making concessions.
As for whether other forces who want to take advantage of the situation will be overwhelmed during this process, the leader of the Yongye Army cannot control it. He has no relationship with them and has no obligation to take care of their interests.
Archduke Buck showed a heart-beating expression.
Soldiers are valuable and quick.
As Sean just said, the Despair Swamp has now entered the rainy season. For heavy armored infantry, the muddy roads are simply a disaster. Even if the leader of the Yongye Army promises to let 20,000 Kingsley family soldiers cross the river, dragging
I don't know how long it will take to rush back to Carter's army. Their enemies have already received the news and united.
What's more, there are other constraints, such as logistical supplies, and the Yongye Army leaders who refuse to let go. In their eyes, 20,000 Crocodile civilians are not worth the price.
But they can afford it, but the Kingsley family can't.
Five thousand is a very accurate number, barely reaching the bottom line of the Kingsley family. When the time comes, several thousand elites and tens of thousands of slave soldiers will be mobilized from the territory to deal with those who take advantage of the situation. It will be enough.
According to Grand Duke Buck's understanding of Yong Ye's military leader, this number did not come out of thin air, but was obtained through careful calculation by their military staff.
"Five thousand is five thousand." Grand Duke Buck gritted his teeth and said with a final struggle, "In addition to the five thousand elites, you are also responsible for transporting two hundred tons of grain and grass, free of charge."
Archduke Buck already knew the news that the grain merchant from Huayu Plateau whom he had worked hard to attract with huge sums of money had fallen into the arms of the leader of the Yongye Army. Now he was filled with hatred when he dreamed about it at midnight, but he could do nothing.
If they lose, they lose. I have no extra energy to take care of them. It is only natural for those grain merchants to find their own way out.
But it is impossible to have soldiers without food.
"No problem." Sean is a businessman who never wants to suffer losses, "but you have to use the 10,000 mercenaries as a supplement."
When the Kingsley family previously attacked Brother Port, they recruited tens of thousands of mercenary cannon fodder from the Criminal Alliance City and Huayu Plateau grain merchants, and now there are still tens of thousands left.
What do they want these mercenaries for?
Such questions flashed through Duke Buck's mind, but he nodded without hesitation: "Deal."
No matter what the Yongye Army leader wants to do, they are willing to accept it, and the Kingsley family is eager to do it.
Because these 10,000 mercenaries have become a scourge for the Kingsley family in the Eastern Army. They are here for money from the beginning to the end and have no loyalty or recognition to the Kingsley family.
When the Kingsley family's Eastern Army was in a desperate situation, they were not thinking about how to tide over the difficulties with them, but how to get their commission back home.
They have become the biggest source of instability.
If the leader of the Yongye Army doesn't want them to leave and the Kingsley family cleans them out, it will be a matter of time.
The people at the top move their mouths, while the people at the bottom are busy with their legs.
The agreement between Sean and Archduke Buck was just a matter of a few words.
Because of these few words from them, the Yong Ye Army Leader and the Kingsley Family's Eastern Expedition Army began to circle around.
Transport ships led by the Yongye Army began to sail into Brother Port in large numbers.
"Brother, wait until you get to the battlefield and help us kill a few bandits who took advantage of the situation. They really think that our Kingsley family is finished."
"No problem, just hang in there. Negotiations have been started now. I believe it won't be long before you can go home. See you in my hometown."
"See you back home."
Brother Port was a scene of farewell. They didn't say it clearly, but they all knew that for many people, this was a farewell and they might never have the chance to meet again in this life.
After all, these five thousand elite soldiers were not sent home, but rushed to the battlefield.
This Akmesse didn't hide anything, he made it clear from the beginning.
There is no way to lie about this kind of thing. If when they get to the end of the field, those soldiers find that they are not going home but going to the battlefield. Once they feel conflicted, it will be a disaster for the Kingsley family.
What's more, they still have to appease the remaining Kingsley family soldiers.
As time goes by, it becomes increasingly difficult to appease them, and the emotions of returning home and anxiety become stronger and stronger.
The only good thing is that since the two sides started the formal negotiation process, the army led by the Yongye Army only blocked it and no longer used mind-attack tactics.
With his former majesty, Akmeser could barely hold it down.
Five thousand people, a total of three tower ships and eighty troop transport merchant ships were used by the Yongye Army.
The building ship is truly an artifact of inland river troop transport, and its single transport capacity is more than ten times that of ordinary troop transport ships.
"All five thousand soldiers have been loaded onto the ship. Here is the roster. Please inspect it, Your Majesty the Marshal." Brann and Akmeser performed the final handover.
For this kind of task, Yongye Army Leader is very skilled and meticulous.