Rise of the Empire Total War

A few days later, the news of the fall of Fort Barlem followed the footsteps of the refugees to Dukang, the capital of the Kingdom of Derj. For a moment, the whole city was shocked, and King Mariano of Derj was so shocked that his face turned pale and he was speechless. Come on, you must know that the main army of the kingdom is stationed in Fort Barlem. After this army is wiped out, there will not be many soldiers in the kingdom who can participate in the war.

Mariano originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Winsters were fighting on multiple fronts, break into the Cunha area, rob money, people, and food, and if they were lucky, they would occupy a few governorships. But he didn't expect that the Winsters actually stationed a standing army in the Cunha area, and they directly defeated the army he sent out. Unable to stop their pace, they fell...

"We should send envoys to seek peace from the Winsters." Mariano looked at the courtiers in the palace and said, "No matter what the price is, we must let the Winsters withdraw their troops, otherwise the fate of the country will be destroyed." Come down on everyone!"

"But Your Majesty, we don't have enough bargaining chips to persuade the Winsters to withdraw their troops. You know, without an army, we are like wild beasts that have lost their sharp teeth and can be slaughtered..." A courtier said, his words quickly It was endorsed by others.

Mariano is well aware of this truth, but he still has a trace of fantasy in his heart. Maybe the Winsters will really withdraw their troops?

At this moment, the chief diplomat in the crowd came out, and he said in a hoarse voice, "My king, if I want the Winsters to retreat, I have an idea, but it will cost us a lot. cost."

"What?" Mariano asked.

"Ceding several counties to the Winsters, and at the same time compensating a huge sum of money, this may be able to appease the Winsters." Foreign Minister Crowley said, and he explained later: "The Winsters are now facing Fighting on multiple fronts, you have to fight against the coalition forces of nine countries at the same time in the west, and the Kingdom of Ramirez in the southeast, and we are also at war in the northeast. There must be a shortage of troops. After making peace with us, they will be able to Pull out your hands to deal with the coalition forces in the west or the Kingdom of Ramirez in the southeast, instead of continuing to fight with us, it is better to get enough benefits before withdrawing troops, I believe that any smart person will make the right decision."

After Crowley finished speaking, the courtiers whispered in the palace. They discussed the proposal of the foreign minister. Many people thought it was very reasonable, but there were also people who opposed it. One of them was seen walking away from the crowd. When he came out, he first saluted the king and the foreign minister successively, and then said: "Your Majesty the king, Your Excellency the foreign minister, I think that although the proposal of the foreign minister is very reasonable, if it is actually implemented, it may cause disaster to our country." blow."

After finishing speaking, he paused, and then said: "There are only six counties owned by our country including the Kuli territory.

If the territory is to be ceded to the Winsters, the Kuli Land cannot be counted, and the Dukang Land where Dukang is located cannot be ceded, so there are only four counties left. The Winsters are in a dominant position, so they will definitely open their mouths and ask for the cession of two counties or even three counties. If we agree to their request, our national strength will suffer a great loss. We have just left The Wenster people are in danger of destroying their country, and they are about to usher in the coveted eyes of surrounding countries..."

He didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but everyone present could understand what he meant.

Thinking of this, people's faces changed drastically. Yes, the threat of the Winster people is far greater than the threat posed to them by other countries, so they subconsciously forget about the surrounding countries. If they suffer heavy losses because of this war, they can It is not guaranteed that the neighboring countries with good relations in the past will not take advantage of the fire and annex them directly.

"Then what should we do?" King Mariano asked anxiously. He looked hopefully at the young courtier who spoke. If I remember correctly, this courtier fled from there to join him after the fall of the Cunha Republic. of.

"Surrender to the Winsters, voluntarily become a vassal state of the Winsters, and join the Winsters to fight against the coalition forces." The courtier said firmly, without any wavering in his tone.

"What?"

Everyone was surprised, and looked at the courtier in disbelief, who quickly explained: "According to the usual style of the Winsters, they will not easily annex a country, just like the Kingdom of Ramirez, which once lost In the hands of Richard, who was still the Count of Kuban in the Kingdom of Ravana, Richard did not show much demand for land. He just asked the Ramirez to give up their de jure claim to the occupied area, and ceded A castle fifty miles away, as a surveillance. And when they were at war with my homeland, the Republic of Cunha, they forced the Principality of West Connahta to surrender, and they did not choose to annex it, but let the latter turn to surrender to themselves and submit to the Cunha The Republic of Nigeria and its allies declare war.

There is also the Principality of Lasik, I will not go into details, everyone is very clear that the strength of the Winsters is far higher than that of the Lasiks, and they did not choose to continue the war, but just let the Lasiks cede a duke China signed the contract, doesn't that explain it? "

Speaking of this, some people in the crowd raised doubts, and he asked back: "Damian, your home country, the Republic of Cunya, was annexed by the Winsters, how can you guarantee that they will not treat the Republic of Cunha as your own? Treat us the same?"

"There is no comparison." The courtier named Damian said, "The Republic of Cunya is the main driver of Jutian's rebellion. How could the hatred for the Republic of Cunha be easily let go by King Richard? But We are different, we have not had much contact with the Kingdom of Winster, and this time the war was only provoked by the Kingdom of Pravia, as long as we put all the responsibility on the Pravia people and offer generous Make an apology, and believe that the people of Winster will not hold us accountable anymore."

Hearing Damian's words, King Mariano was a little moved. He glanced at the foreign minister, and then at the cabinet members in the front row of the crowd. Seeing that they had no objections, His Majesty the King coughed lightly, saying yes Looking at the young courtier, he said, "Damian, I appointed you as an envoy to negotiate peace with the Winsters. As long as you can persuade the Winsters to retreat, I will reward you generously."

Damian, who was suddenly appointed, was a little dazed, but he quickly reacted and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I will try my best to persuade the Winsters to retreat."