“Your Highness Parley, the Sea Clan has retreated!”
“Yeah”
Without needing to be reminded by the general next to him, Parley also noticed the movement of the Sea Clan. The Sea Clan warriors and patrol guards on the dragon boat no longer struggled to break forward, but gradually slowed down their offensive and retreated step by step, covering each other. Prepare to retreat into the sea.
“Your Highness, do you want to pursue me?”
From a purely tactical point of view, the enemy’s retreat is an opportunity to beat the dog in the water. There are many troops who can attack well, but those who can retreat in an orderly manner and prevent the enemy from taking advantage are definitely among the elite. Elite, the Sea Clan army is obviously not elite. It can maintain order during the attack. The cover action during the retreat is completely unqualified in the eyes of this group of human officers. A pursuit should still yield many results.
“No, let them go, the rest of the matter will not need to be solved by fighting.”
Parley naturally sees more than his generals. He could guess that the Sea Clan had received news that Benchang was under threat when they retreated from the Sea Clan.
Now that we have been chasing for a while, killing thousands more Sea Clan soldiers will not change the balance of power. There are as many of these cannon fodder Sea Clan soldiers as there are, and now the focus can be changed to negotiations. There is no need to make extraneous matters.
“In addition, order each ship to raise its sails, distance itself and resume the marching formation.”
“But, the surrounding sea people are still…”
“Do as I say. The soldiers have completed their mission. There is no need to huddle together like this anymore. As long as the Sea Clan doesn’t want to die together, they will not attack again. If the Sea Clan doesn’t care, they will continue to attack. , no matter what formation we use next, the result will be the same.”
Pa Lei saw clearly and knew that as long as the lifeblood of the Sea Clan Clam Field was threatened, the next focus would not be on the battle but on the negotiation table.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Your Highness, do you want to go down and take a rest now?”
After the person who delivered the order left, the general on the other side couldn’t help but ask. After three days and two nights of fighting, the total rest time for Parley was probably less than three hours. Even with the physique of a knight, it was inevitable. Although her face was full of fatigue, Natalis still looked as normal as usual. With her strength, she could last at least two days in such an intense battle.
“No need. The negotiators from the Sea Clan should be arriving soon. It won’t be long now. Let’s summon the Marquis of Walaya and General Paul to prepare for negotiations.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
…
“Say it again?”
“Our conditions are that you evacuate the dragon knights in Benchang in the south and demolish the castle built in Benchang. We promise not to launch attacks on cities on the mainland and ensure the safety of legal merchant ships at sea. Safe.”
On the dragon boat, a tense negotiation was going on.
The Sea Clan’s negotiator is named Bastian, an upright blood warrior in his prime. He brought several patrol guards on board the ship to negotiate on behalf of Sea King. It is impossible for humans to send people to the sea to talk to the Sea Clan. Sea King It is impossible to risk one’s life and go to the dragon boat to negotiate. When the time comes to be detained by the human race, it will be even more passive. It’s hard for others to say. Anyway, Parley is definitely capable of doing this kind of thing, and the people of the Charman family have never done it. What a moral gentleman.
“Mr. Bastian, you are the one asking for peace now. Are you sure this is your sincerity?”
Pare’s tone was very normal, and there was no other expression on his face, but in fact he was confused in his heart.
What? Is there an extra city in the Sea Clan Clam Field? The Sea Tribe thought that Parley must know about it, so he directly raised it as a condition, but in fact, Parley had no news at all. He still couldn’t understand how Richard built a castle out of thin air in Bangchang. of. If the Sea Clan hadn’t directly proposed the demolition of the castle as a condition for peace talks on such a serious occasion, under other circumstances, Pare would have simply regarded this kind of thing as a ridiculous joke and would not have believed it at all.
Of course, Pare’s adaptability is very strong. Although he himself did not understand the specific situation, it did not prevent him from showing a confident look at the negotiation table.
“So which one do you think should be modified?”
Although Bastian has a certain understanding of human beings, it is also very limited and he is not skilled at negotiating. He can ask for a sky-high price, but if the other party is dissatisfied, he should make concessions little by little. How can he give in directly? The other party offers suggestions for modification.
When Pare heard what Bastian said, he felt happy. He still underestimated the importance that the Sea Clan attached to the clam farm. Now he would be sorry for himself if he didn’t open his mouth.
“Our conditions are:
1. The castle in Bangchang in the south must be preserved and troops stationed there for a long time. The Hai Clan must not stop it.
2. The sea tribe must ensure the safety of human ships at sea and have the responsibility to rescue human ships when they are in danger.
3. The sea tribe will never invade land again.
4. Select one of the ports under the jurisdiction of Posey City as a trade port between humans and sea people, and both parties will jointly manage it.
Five,…”
“Enough! You humans did not win. What we want to negotiate is an armistice agreement, not a surrender agreement!”
Bastian couldn’t bear it after hearing several conditions put forward by Pare, and interrupted Pare directly. He felt that this was simply humiliating him.
“Oh, you don’t think you have lost, do you? The Dragon Knight has arrived at the clam field and can completely destroy your birthplace in an instant. How do you think you have lost?”
“Oh, I heard that you have two other large-scale clam farms. Maybe one-third less tribesmen born every year will not have a big impact on you, so you feel that you have not lost?”
“Humans, if you dare to do that, not one of you, including you and the dragon knight, will be able to leave the sea alive!”
Bastian’s words are correct. First of all, the fleet will definitely not be able to escape. Without the support of the fleet, it will be difficult for the red dragon to return to the mainland even with its extreme flight distance. If the Sea Clan does not hesitate to Everything destroyed the fleet. Richard might be able to escape by teleportation, but the Red Dragon and even Natalies might be lost at sea.
“Are you threatening me?”
“I’m just stating a fact to you, human being!”
Bastian’s momentum increased with his speech just now, and his voice became a little louder.
“Bang!”
Parley, who had been speaking in a calm tone just now, suddenly knocked on the table and stood up.
“Are you insulting me? There are no warriors among us humans, including the Dragon Knights, who are afraid of death! And there have never been men in our Charman family who are afraid of death!”
“Roar!”
“I am willing to fight and die for the kingdom!”
As soon as Pare finished speaking, the surrounding human warriors raised their weapons in response. Even several senior generals at the negotiation table blushed, obviously a little excited. Only Natalis was expressionless. He stood aside, as if he had seen through everything.
At this time, Richard, who was thousands of miles away, touched his suddenly red ears, which was a little baffling.
“You won’t catch a cold, right?”
……
“Is this the result of your negotiation?”
Under the sea, the Sea King and a group of high-level priests and generals were listening to Bastian’s report on the negotiation process and results, with a calm tone but an unconcealable anger.
“Your Majesty, these are just conditions put forward by humans, and we are still waiting for your Majesty to decide.”
Bastian acted like a messenger and didn’t even have the consciousness to take the blame, so he knocked the ball back to Neptune.
“Your Majesty! Human beings have no sincerity in negotiating.”
“Your Majesty! Please give me another chance. I promise to eliminate all humans on the ship within one day!”
Before Neptune could respond, some people below could not help but step forward to take charge of the battle. Anyway, there would be no risk in the main battle at this time. From a purely war perspective, the initiative has always been in the hands of the Sea Tribe. As long as If the Sea Clan is willing to fight, then humans will definitely lose at sea. The armies of the Sea Clan are still gathering. After fighting for several days, the number of soldiers still not only has not decreased, but has even increased to nearly one million. The nearby fish schools They were almost eaten out.
After several senior generals jumped out to take the lead in the battle, Neptune calmed down. It was easy to eliminate the humans in front of him, but the clam field could not be saved. He could not gamble with the one-third of the annual population of the sea clan’s new born population on the opposite side of the human race. courage. If the dragon knight really destroys the southern clam farm, he will become the sinner of the entire sea clan.
After thinking about it, Neptune has made a decision in his heart. I am afraid he can only accept human conditions. Now he looks at Bastian with an even worse look. Why does this guy come back to ask for instructions? If he just agrees, it will be over. .
“Bastian!”
“Your Majesty!”
Bastian just raised his head and met Neptune’s unkind eyes, feeling increasingly nervous.
“Go to the human ship to talk again. The truce conditions are too harsh. Let the humans show some sincerity.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
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(There will be another update later, you can read it tomorrow morning)