Chapter 55: The Unexpected Return (3)
“Hahahaha.¢£”
After hearing what he said, the old man from the fox tribe laughed.
"You don't have to pretend to be confused, right? If St. Ostan's 200,000 reinforcements were not about to cut off your retreat to the Principal of Bernardo, may I ask you, would you still invite us to come and talk so calmly?"
The Chief Priest of the Beast King God, who had completely taken the initiative, was too lazy to go around with the other party, and pointed out the embarrassing situation of the other party at the moment.
Hey? Rodman's big lion has arrived? It's moving quite fast!
After hearing what the fox clan said, Feng Kan finally got a little bit of the current situation.
Anyway, 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 offensive that was originally unfavorable was hindered. Although the Santa Alliance was weak, it did not collapse as expected, but gradually adapted to the seemingly incredible tactical mobilization of the Principal of Bernardo, gradually recovering the balance on the battlefield. The army of the Principal of Bernardo was now threatened by King St. Ostan. So, has the army of the Principal of Bernardo already wanted to retreat? Because of the fear of being blown up by the Santa Alliance army, this dialogue was created?
But... it's not right!
If this is true, how could a shrewd person like Count Caridos reveal his intentions to the enemy so obviously?
Is there anything wrong with this?
No, judging from the long-term performance of the Jamins Empire, there should be certain things that are tricky.
The question is - what kind of conspiracy Count Caridos wants to do.
Thinking of this, Feng Kan unconsciously looked at the inheritor beside him.
“…”
At this time, he could hear something a little bit. Maybe he also noticed something wrong and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Haha. I do not deny what the High Priest said, but..."
Earl Caridos stroked the white beard under his jaw, making him look confident.
"...Your army's situation is not much better than ours at this moment, right?"
"Yeah?"
Hearing that he said this, the old man of the fox clan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Your army had completely lost food a month ago. Although St. Ostan's reinforcements had arrived on the battlefield, it was not a task that would be completed in a short while to get enough supplies to hundreds of thousands of soldiers. I admit that the warriors of the Santa Alliance are indeed very brave. It is indeed unheard of to be able to support such a long time when the ammunition and food are exhausted. Your army did create this miracle, but when will such a miracle last? I think the respected high priest knows it, right?"
“…”
The old man of the fox tribe and the people behind him did not speak, but just looked at the opposite side, not knowing whether it was because Earl Caridos was right or because he was considering what Earl Caridos had intent.
Feng Kan secretly rubbed a tooth flower. He went to the Frit wasteland to solve this problem for the Santa Alliance. If it weren't for the three immortals in the Blood Banquet, the supplies of the Santa Alliance would have been no longer a problem.
But that's more than that.
The war that lasted for nearly three months made both sides tired. Although the Santa League was cut off from supply, it was subsequently weak. The Principality of Bernardo may not be much better than its opponents.
Previously, Feng Kan and the others discovered through extraterrestrial orbit satellites that the Bernardo army used precise mobilization and layout to show the illusion of a million troops with an army of only 300,000 to 400,000 troops. However, this tactic is achieved by relying on soldiers' serious overdrawing of physical strength and even vitality. A person's life is limited. In such a continuous and fierce battle, even if he is not killed, the surviving soldiers probably have no way to continue?
Perhaps in Bernardo's plan, the war should have ended long ago? No one would have expected that the resilience and perseverance shown by the Santa coalition was so amazing, and the short-term decisive battle was delayed into a protracted war that was rapidly consumed.
The generals of the Principality of Bernardo may not feel tired. But the ordinary soldiers they led must be unable to hold on.
So……
"What does Lord Earl mean?"
After pondering for a long time, the High Priest of the Beast King God raised his head and asked cautiously.
"If we continue to be in such a stalemate, it will be no good for both of us, right? So I suggest that we might as well stop here."
!!?????
No one expected that Earl Caridos would speak so simply that even Feng Kan and the others would not have thought.
"If the stalemate continues like this, only Bernardo will be increasingly unfavorable, right?"
But it is obvious that the old man of the fox clan would not hand over the dominance to the other party so simply.
"Haha, I don't want to deny this. The Santa Alliance, which received St. Ostan's aid, can indeed completely defeat our army, but... even after a while, we will not be completely powerless in a battle."
Earl Caridos' left mouth slightly raised, and a few shimmers faintly emerged from his half-closed eyes as if he was not awake, and a little threatening smell was revealed in his words.
"Sonta League's Warriors can persist until now at an absolute disadvantage. Then they can continue to persist until the war is truly over."
However, the old priest of the fox clan was not scared, and he sneered and pushed the other party back.
If anyone gives in at this time, then the following conversation will be able to dance with the other party’s footsteps.
Feng Kan carefully observed the actions of both sides not far away. He felt that the current situation was the same as the two gang bosses were negotiating. The only difference was the size of the younger brothers behind both sides - even if they could pull hundreds of thousands of people to negotiate with swords and guns, there would not be one of them in the world even if they searched them all.
"Dear Lord Priest, I think we don't have to continue to get involved in this issue, right? Let's talk about constructive topics, such as: how to end this war with a more decent degree. You can't deny that this is the best choice for both of us, right?"
Seeing that the two sides became more and more irritated, Earl of Caridos immediately changed the subject.
It seems that he does not want this negotiation to break down easily, so does that mean that he does want to end the war?
"Hmph... Lord Earl seems to be very forgetful."
"how?"
"Have you forgotten how this war happened?"
The old man from the fox clan laughed, but he was laughed at by anger.
This war began with the Principality of Bernardo's brazen invasion of the endless plains.
When the situation is unfavorable, start to withdraw and preserve your strength?
What a joke?
If you want to fight, you will fight when you don’t want to fight, but if you don’t want to fight, you won’t fight? Where is such a cheap thing in the world?
I remember a strategic expert once said in the past: War can start whenever you want to fight, but it will not stop when you want to stop.
As long as the Santa League is still holding back such a breath, the Principality of Bernardo will not be able to withdraw from the battlefield so easily.
"Of course I won't forget."
However, in the face of the aggressive questioning of the old fox clan, Earl Caridos admitted very calmly, and he didn't even shake his eyebrows.
"But how can continue to discuss this issue help the current situation? Let's talk about future events."
Earl Caridos is indeed very slippery, and it is so easy to use it to avoid the heavy and light methods like this.
Such principled issues were easily and skillfully passed by him.
...Xuan, you are an absolute old loach!
Hearing this, Feng Kan, who was playing the soy sauce crowd, couldn't help but turn his head and mutter in Xiu's ear.
“…”
What can our inheritors say about this evaluation? Feng Kan is talking about the facts, and Xiu can only smile bitterly alone.
"The soldiers of the Santa Alliance have not had a decent meal in several months, right? There were indeed many soldiers who died in the past battles, but there were also many soldiers who starved to death? Just like now, I think there are also many soldiers from the Santa Alliance who are struggling on the brink of death because of hunger, right?"
“…”
The old man of the fox tribe did not refute this time because such a move was just a foolish act, and what the other party said was indeed the truth, and this was indeed an issue that could not be avoided.
As the saying goes, "Man is iron, rice is steel, and you don't eat for a meal, and you're hungry." All warm-blooded animals must eat frequently to provide energy for their bodies. This is an objective fact and will never be influenced by subjective will. For example, the rulers of the 11th District in ancient times advocated that "In order to face, warriors must hold a toothpick in their hands to say that they have eaten it and must not show a hungry look." This nonsense is definitely something that only the two-items among the two can be mentioned.
If you don’t have strength, you don’t have strength. Even if you put the knife on his neck and tell him that you must have strength, he still doesn’t have strength.
"In that case, I am here to make a proposal that is beneficial to both parties."
Seeing that the other party did not reply, Earl Caridos pretended that the other party had agreed, so he continued to speak.
"I hereby suggest that from today on both sides, both sides will no longer take over the formation, and will retreat fifteen miles away. You and I will never engage in any active military actions. My respected Chief Priest, if you can accept my proposal..."
As he said that, Earl Caridos waved his hand behind him.
After his signing, the Bernardo army, which was originally densely arranged, suddenly divided more than a dozen passages, and heavy carts carrying bulging sacks were pushed into the open space between the two arrays.
“…I am willing to exchange one-third of our existing food.”
"!!!"
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Chapter completed!