At midnight, Prince Yuande, who was the ambassador of the Green Kingdom at the time, came to the temporary study room of Count Mark, the ambassador of the Red Kingdom.
The former walked in under the leadership of his attendants, and the latter quickly stood up to greet him, "Sir, it's so late, is there anything important?"
Earl Mark looked concerned, while Prince Yuande showed a helpless expression and sighed, "When I think that the people of the Red Earth Continent are in dire straits, I feel anxious in my heart, so..."
Prince Yuande took a step closer, like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, with a sincere and gentle tone, "I just want to have a good chat with Mr. Mark to see if we can find a consensus and solve the problem as soon as possible so that peace can return to the Red Earth Continent. .”
"Oh, my old friend, I am so happy to hear you say that!" Earl Mark showed an excited and gratified smile.
But in fact, these are two old foxes acting.
As early as half an hour ago, Earl Mark received the secret message from Ice Blue City. He was told that due to some reasons, Qingguo was likely to make substantial concessions in the subsequent negotiations, allowing him to seize the opportunity and reach a peace agreement with the other party.
Although there was no detailed explanation in the secret message, Earl Mark could also guess that Qingguo must have been caught in some way, and it was very fatal and had to make certain concessions.
Prince Yuande on the other side also received a secret message from the emperor, asking him to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, and told him the bottom line of the negotiation, that is, in the next war, the two supreme powerful men of the Red Kingdom cannot Enter the battle directly.
Although he did not explain the specific reasons, Prince Yuande also guessed most of them, that is, he was caught in a fatal pain.
Both Zhao Yuankai and Chen Xing chose to remain silent about the Zhao Ruoxi incident. For the Qing Emperor, it was an extremely shameful thing for his daughter to be tricked into being kidnapped by an enemy country. Naturally, the less people knew about it, the better. For Chen Xing, it was for safety reasons to prevent some domestic opposition forces from waiting for opportunities to cause sabotage behind the scenes. Once something went wrong with the meat ticket, Zhao Yuankai launched a war desperately, and the consequences would be extremely terrible. In order to reduce risks, the fewer people know about it, the better.
After a night of secret talks, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus, and the specific terms will have to wait for tomorrow's formal diplomatic meeting.
In a blink of an eye, it was daytime and all the ambassadors were attending the dinner.
When Earl Mark and Minister Jed, representing the Red Country, entered the venue, they were in high spirits, their faces glowing red, and their backs seemed to have straightened a lot.
This scene made the Saudi Ambassador Prince Sebas wonder in his heart whether the two of them had become mentally ill due to the repeated blows these days. He looked silly and happy, extremely funny.
Earl Mark walked straight to the head of the table, looked slowly across the audience, and then announced:
"Now, on behalf of the most powerful country on the Red Earth Continent, the Ambergris United Kingdom, I issue a solemn statement to all invaders."
His voice was loud and powerful, full of indescribable confidence and strength, "You must withdraw your troops immediately and return the country, otherwise..."
"After talking to you for so many days, it turns out you are just teasing us!"
Prince Sebas slapped the table and stood up, leaving the table angrily. But as soon as he reached the door, he noticed that things had changed and stopped involuntarily.
The ally who was supposed to advance and retreat with him—Prince Yuande, Ambassador of the Qing Kingdom, was still sitting in the same place, his buttocks seemed to be stained with glue and was firmly attached to the seat.
For a moment, Prince Sebas was shocked and angry, looking at the Ambassador of Qing Country, his eyes seemed to spit out fire.
Although it is only a small action, it represents the position of the country. The expression on Prince Sebastian's face changed rapidly, first he was shocked and angry, then he fell into deep thought, his expression gradually became cold, and finally he regained his composure and turned back to his seat.
In the face of national interests, personal happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy are insignificant. Even if allies fall out on the spot, they must use the last bit of guilt of the other party to fight for the interests of the country. This is diplomacy.
In the exchange of eyes, the atmosphere at the scene became subtle.
"Ahem..." Earl Mark cleared his throat and continued what he had just said, but this time, he stared straight at the Saudi ambassador without any taboo, "otherwise..."
"The heavily armored legions of Ambergris River will sweep across the entire continent just like they did thousands of years ago."
"Ancient spears will pierce the hearts of the Sand People, skewer them together, then rape their wives and daughters in front of them, cut off the roots of countless boys and throw them into the hot sand!"
"We will slaughter your cattle and sheep, burn your tents, and enslave your descendants!"
"We will bring the fear of thousands of years ago back to your homeland!"
Earl Mark raised his hands high, his body was shaking with excitement, and his forehead was covered with sweat, as if he wanted to vent all the humiliation of these people in one breath.
Jade next to him was also very excited, clenching his fists, and the tendons in his neck were tense, feeling like he would jump up and shout slogans at any time.
Prince Sebas on the other side, whether because of anger or fear, his hands and feet were shaking non-stop, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked like he would faint at any time.
A few hours later, under the extremely resentful eyes of the Saudi ambassador, the Qing ambassador and the Red ambassador reached a consensus and signed a peace agreement on the spot.
The agreement contains roughly three articles:
1. Ice Blue City recognizes the independence of the five northern cities among the ten city-states, and promises not to send troops to attack them for fifty years.
2. In this war, Aaliyah and Trilis are not allowed to directly participate in the war.
3. Peaceful coexistence between the two sides will remain unchanged for fifty years.
On the day the agreement was reached, Chen Xing returned to the front line in Lacey's flying lion, preparing to start a major counterattack.
"Boss, you came back just in time. Huozui is waiting outside to see you!"
As soon as he returned to the military headquarters of the Principality of Nice, Xiao Yang reported to him that Huozui had been running to the headquarters every day during this period and wanted to see him.
After hearing this, Chen Xing frowned slightly. Huo Zui was eager to meet at this time, so there must be nothing good going on. He could even guess the other party's purpose.
In all likelihood, he couldn't hold it any longer and came to ask for a fight.
"Let him come in." Chen Xing said. Although I don’t really want to see him, he is one of our own after all, so we can’t keep hiding from him, right?
"Boss, you're back."
After coming in, Huo Zui had a naive smile on his face, rubbing his hands and looking for something to say.
"Well, I'm back." Chen Xing nodded while looking at the information at hand.
"Boss, have you eaten?"
"have eaten."
"Is the food okay?"
"good."
After a sterile conversation, Chen Xing lost his patience and said straight to the point, "Okay, we are all brothers, just say what you have to say."
Huozui looked hesitant, and seemed to be struggling with something in his heart, but as time passed, his eyes became more determined. He took a deep breath, his voice deepened, and said, "Boss, I'll say it."
Chen Xing put down the document and looked at the other party seriously.
Huozui's eyes narrowed, he stood up straight and performed a standard military salute, "Report to the Supreme Commander, the first elite regiment of the Expeditionary Guards, to apply for combat!"
Chen Xing couldn't help but sigh and threw the documents on the table, as if he hated iron and steel, "Didn't we discuss this with you before?"
"Our main task now is to preserve our strength and preserve our seeds." He said earnestly, "If all the people are dead, what ideals can we pursue and what country can we build? Do we rely on air?"
"Boss..." Huozui looked confused, "Brothers understand your painstaking efforts and know that you are protecting us, but..."
"But……"
"Tie Nuo always said in the past that the most important thing for a person to live in the world is to be worthy of his own heart."
"My country was invaded, but I hid behind and watched others bleed and die for me."
"We can't stand ourselves like this. If we live like this, we will look down on ourselves." "Boss, just help us!"
Having said this, Huozui knelt down on one knee and said, "Supreme Commander, please help us!"
Chen Xing opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was blocked in his throat and couldn't say anything. He closed his eyes and fell into a long silence.
After a long time, he slowly spoke and asked, "Huozui..."
"Is this what you mean personally or what everyone means?"
Huozui stood up straight and replied seriously, "This is the opinion of everyone in the group."
"Everyone?" Chen Xing repeated.
Huozui nodded firmly.
"Okay..." Chen Xing nodded in frustration, "Since it is everyone's opinion, then I agree."
"Go to Bai Ye Fenghua's place to report and fight with the Southern Group Army."
Probably because he didn't expect Chen Xing to agree so easily, Huo Zui was stunned for a while before reacting, and said overjoyed, "Boss, do you agree?" As if he was afraid that he had heard wrong, or that Chen Xing would regret it, he repeated it again He said, "Do you agree to our participation in the war?"
"Otherwise, what else can I do?" Chen Xing showed a helpless expression, "As the highest military commander of the kingdom, I have given you special treatment again and again, trying to protect you, but you still don't appreciate it and shout every day I want to fight and be cannon fodder, as if I have wronged you."
"If I don't agree again, then I will be a villain in vain."
"Why should I suffer?"
Huozui was still immersed in ecstasy, and did not notice the loneliness in Chen Xing's tone. He said excitedly, "Thank you, boss!"
"I will go to Commander Bai Ye right away and apply to join the Southern Group Army's order of battle."
Huozui stepped heavily, stood at attention and saluted, then turned and walked outside.
"etc……"
Chen Xing called Huo Zui to stop. The latter looked back, somewhat confused.
"I have a few more words to say to you."
Although he didn't understand, Huozui returned to Chen Xing immediately and said, "Boss, please tell me."
"From today on, I am no longer the leader of the Thunder Light Regiment..."
"Ah!" Huo Zui looked shocked and opened his mouth to speak, but Chen Xing stopped him with a gesture.
"From now on, you will be the leader of the Thunder Light Group, and you will lead everyone to move forward."
"I also figured it out just now. I am not Tienuo, and I will not be Tienuo, but the Thunder Light Group is the successor of Tienuo's spirit."
"So, I am not the most suitable leader of the Thunder Group."
Chen Xing looked at Huozui with firm eyes, "You are the most suitable candidate!"
"Boss..." Huo Zui showed a sad expression, "I, that's not what I meant just now. You will always be my boss, and you will always, always be my brother!"
"I'm not blaming you." Chen Xing waved his hand and said, "I'm sincere, sincere."
"A lot of things have changed in the past few years..."
"I am no longer the same person as I was before. What I have to take care of now is not a group of people, but an entire country."
"I can't go with you anymore. I have my own things to do and I have to do them, so..."
"The dreams of the Thunder Light Group, Tie Nuo's dreams, and the dreams of our brothers can only be entrusted to you."
"Boss..." Huozui shed tears. The dignified seven-foot-tall man stood there blankly like a child who had made a mistake, looking a little at a loss.
"Leaving sometimes is not necessarily a bad thing, nor does it mean goodbye forever..." Chen Xing paused, "As long as everyone still recognizes me and believes in me, I will be your glorious leader."
"Always..."
"Thank you, my brother!" Huo Zui burst into tears and stepped forward to hug Chen Xing.
