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Chapter 465 Opportunity for peace talks
"puff!"
After squirting out a mouthful of tea, Hudson couldn't help laughing.
"What, the Orc Empire sent an envoy to ask for truce negotiations?"
This news is definitely big news. In the history of the Alpha Kingdom, there is no precedent for the orcs to take the initiative to propose a truce to the kingdom.
Every time the orcs invaded, the war between the two sides ended only after the Human Alliance intervened.
"Yes, Marshal!
You heard it right, the orcs did send an envoy to negotiate a truce with the kingdom. "
After receiving the guard's confirmed answer, Hudson briefly wanted to kill the orc envoy and sacrifice the flag. Anyway, killing orcs in the Alpha Kingdom must be politically correct, and you can get by with any excuse.
For example: In the name of negotiation, the orcs let assassins sneak into the delegation as envoys and take the opportunity to assassinate.
Even if this kind of nonsensical thing is reported to the kingdom, everyone will only call the orcs despicable and shameless, and no one will verify the truth at all.
In everyone's subconscious mind, they have long believed that orcs are capable of such unscrupulous things.
There is no such thing as overturning the verdict. Anyone in the kingdom who dares to defend the orcs will immediately be infamous. This is the power of hatred.
After calming down, Hudson fell into deep thought. Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, the Orc Empire really has no chance.
If you keep spending it here, not only will you waste money and food, but you will also miss the time to stock up on supplies for the winter.
In fact, even if they immediately cease fighting and go back to make preparations, this winter will still be a nightmare for countless orc tribes.
The wounds caused by the last war have not yet been healed, and a new war has been launched in a hurry. The Orc Empire itself is making mistakes.
If it were Hudson who was in charge of the Orc Empire, he would immediately recuperate after destroying the Seven Prairie Kingdoms.
As for the alien alliance, just make some noise in the border area and stage a confrontation with the Alpha Kingdom.
Knowing that one's own strength is not enough, but still running out to compete for continental hegemony is simply out of the blue.
From a rational analysis, it is not impossible for the top management of the Orcs to realize the mistakes in their strategic decisions, correct them in a timely manner, and choose to stop the war.
But this is only in theory. In fact, those in power have to consider many factors when making decisions.
Many times, the best is not necessarily the most suitable. A multi-racial alliance, the internal situation of the Orc Empire itself is a mess.
The interests of the empire often conflict with the interests of the race. The leaders of the five royal families will definitely give priority to the interests of their own race, followed by the interests of the empire.
"Tom, immediately send someone to spread the news back to the country, so that the kingdom's senior officials can decide whether to negotiate with the orcs.
As for the orc envoy, let them go back to their own camp and wait until the news is better. "
After hesitating for a while, Hudson chose to transfer the trouble up.
"Orcs" itself means trouble, not to mention that it is a far-reaching matter such as setting aside the human alliance and privately conducting truce negotiations with the orcs. It is better not to get involved if possible.
After all, he is just the commander-in-chief of the kingdom's army, and he is not a powerful official with a lot of power, so he doesn't need to worry so much.
Anyway, Caesar IV has been too busy recently, so he left this problem to him to deal with. His Majesty the King is always dictating the front line.
For the Alpha Kingdom, which needs time to recuperate, being able to win without a fight is naturally the best choice.
But the problem now is that although the truce was proposed by the orcs, the orc empire has not yet been crippled, and even occupies the seven northern provinces of the kingdom.
It is not an easy matter to get back something from the negotiation table that was not obtained on the battlefield.
What's more, just recovering the lost territory may not satisfy the appetites of all parties in the kingdom. Why do everyone still want to kill the orcs to make up for the losses in the war?
…
In the Emerald Palace, Caesar IV, who received the news, had no idea that he had picked up a hot potato and was still rejoicing that the orcs took the initiative to ask for a truce.
Being able to force an old enemy to bow his head is a very honorable thing. If this thing is done well, it will definitely leave a mark in the history books.
If one day he could go to the kingdom of God and meet the ancestors of the kingdom, he would have bragging rights.
If it weren't for the fact that we were in the midst of a continental war, and negotiations with the orcs had to be conducted in private, Caesar IV would have gone out to show off.
"Your Majesty, is the news confirmed?
Do the orcs really want a truce? "
Marquis Delgado asked hurriedly.
Hatred for hatred, if the war can be ended with dignity, no one will want to continue.
Fighting against the orc empire is a bloody business in itself. Even if the war is won, they will only occupy a piece of grassland at most, and the ownership of property rights will have to be litigated after the war.
Given the current international situation, the Alpha Kingdom may be forced to hand it over just as it eats it at the front.
In the Aslant continent, there is no legal support, and the difficulty of expansion is completely hellish.
Even if it is barely eaten, the huge war expenses will crush the kingdom's finances; the heavy casualties will suffocate the kingdom.
"The news came from Marshal Hudson. The orcs sent a negotiating delegation to enter the kingdom, but he persuaded them to retreat.
Based on the current situation analysis, the enemy should really not want to fight.
After all, the expeditionary force had just caused a scene in the Orc Empire, and their logistics should have had serious problems.
If they continue to waste money and food on the battlefield with the kingdom, they will not get any benefits except for wasting money and food in vain! "
Caesar IV said enthusiastically.
No one has any objection to this explanation. When it comes to understanding of the Orc Empire, everyone present knows as much as the top Orcs.
Every year, the kingdom spends a large amount of money to infiltrate and collect intelligence on the Orc Empire. It is said that there are collaborators of the Kingdom within the Orc Empire, and there may even be more than one.
This is the case with multi-racial tribal alliance countries that are full of contradictions. As long as they are willing to spend money, they will not worry about finding collaborators.
The specific race and tribe are highly confidential. Apart from the person in charge of the connection, only the king knew.
Of course, in-depth understanding of the Orc Empire is limited to a few high-level officials of the kingdom. Including many local nobles, the information they received was abridged.
It’s not that I deliberately concealed it, the main reason was that the Orc Empire back then was much more powerful than the Alpha Kingdom. Every time we see the data, everyone feels the pressure.
This heavy pressure can only be endured by a few senior people. If the whole world knew about it, people's hearts would be in chaos.
It was not until after the last war that the Orc Empire showed signs of decadence, and the intelligence that was originally tightly sealed was gradually released to all the kingdom's top officials.
"Your Majesty, what the Beastwatchers are doing now is probably to bypass the two major alliances and conduct armistice negotiations with us alone.
They had been traitors once and were not welcomed by all races in the alien alliance. It would not be a big deal to betray them again.
But we are different. The Kingdom has always been the backbone of the Human Alliance. The Alliance has provided help to us during every orc invasion.
It would be unjustifiable to bypass the Human Alliance and stop the war with the Orc Empire alone!
What's more, with the current battlefield situation, if we want to get what we want at the negotiation table, the orcs may not agree.
It is better to wait and see how the situation develops. After a breakthrough is achieved on the front line, it will not be too late to contact the orcs. "
Grand Duke Efiero immediately objected.
Even though the battle in Northern Xinjiang lasted only half a year, in fact the kingdom's mobilization sequence had not yet been completed, and there were still troops from many provinces that had not yet had time to go to the battlefield.
To end the war in such a hurry would be disrespectful of everyone's efforts. Especially those aspiring young people who have invested a lot of money and want to make great achievements may cry to death at home.
At the very least, we have to wait for the noble private armies from each province to rotate to the battlefield, giving everyone a chance to make contributions.
In the past, the nobles in the kingdom were not as warlike as they are now.
After all, the Orc Empire is really not easy to mess with. If you are not careful, you will lose your wealth and life.
But it's different now. Everyone knows that fighting under Marshal Hudson is not only easy to achieve military exploits, but also extremely safe.
The most direct evidence is that after Hudson took office, fewer people reported funerals in various places. The troops recruited in the early stage were replenished once, and it was caused by the predecessor.
Referring to the data from previous orc invasions, which month on the front line didn't tens of thousands of people die in battle?
When the flesh and blood millstone is turned on, it is not impossible that hundreds of thousands of people will die in a month.
Compare this to the current average monthly casualties of less than 3,000, and the intensity of the war is no longer on the same level.
The casualties were small, and not many enemies were killed. This was all due to unreliable propaganda from government departments, and the ordinary orcs killed by the expeditionary legion were also included in the results.
The battle damage data of both sides suddenly rushed to one to hundreds. With the excitement of these gorgeous data, any aristocratic child who was a little bit ambitious couldn't help it.
For a time, the arrogance of the main war faction in the kingdom was soaring, and it seemed that they could destroy the Orc Empire at any time.
Even King Caesar IV was affected by the general environment and couldn't help but make suggestions in the past few days. However, the suggestions he gave were regarded as wrong answers by Hudson and he was eliminated first.
After being rejected, Caesar IV was brought back to reality and no longer fantasized about destroying the Orc Empire at once.
The main reason for leaning towards the peace faction at the moment is political needs.
As a disobedient marshal, Hudson's military exploits were already prominent enough. As the war continued, Hudson's influence in the military would further expand, which would be detrimental to the balance of power within the kingdom.
The originally planned internal checks and balances in the military, which had grown along with Hudson's popularity, were now completely bankrupt.
As a king, Caesar IV also had a bit of a bottom line. Deliberately causing trouble and delaying his teammates, in his opinion, it was completely the work of a foolish king.
Caesar IV, who regarded himself as a wise king, would naturally not do it. For a while, I couldn't think of a better solution, so I could only stare at the situation.
This situation lasted until the news of the orcs' request for negotiations came, which made him see a different path, using political and diplomatic means to end the war.
By ending the war as soon as possible, the kingdom can resume normal operations as soon as possible, and the power that has been usurped by the military can slowly return to the king's hands.
If it was delayed for too long, the kingdom's army won the final victory on the battlefield, and the prime minister returned triumphantly, and the prime minister would have to make room for him. It would be difficult to take back power from the military.
With a glance, the Foreign Minister who understood everything stood up immediately and said: "Your Excellency, the account is not settled that way.
According to the intelligence collected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the three countries in China and the mainland have secretly started negotiations with the alien alliance, and high-level officials from both sides have met at least three times.
Maybe at some point, a secret agreement was signed between them. With a few of them in front, our little actions are not worth mentioning at all.
Once the negotiations are successful, it is estimated that all countries in China and mainland China will follow suit. Even if the Human Alliance wanted to punish the crime, there were so many forces involved that they couldn't conduct a thorough investigation.
As long as we do it covertly and leave no obvious evidence, even if the matter is leaked in the future, we can deny it.
The voice of the domestic war faction is easier to handle. As long as they explain the pros and cons to the governors of each province, they will naturally appease the good people.
What we really need to worry about is whether we can get what we want during the negotiation process.
Taking into account legal issues, I feel that before it is certain that the Seven Prairie Kingdoms have failed to restore their kingdom, there is no need for the kingdom to rush to expand its territory for the time being. As long as it can successfully regain its lost territory, it will be enough.
The peace talks were initiated by the orcs themselves. With our basic demands, the orcs’ top brass should be able to agree to them. "
Earl Francis analyzed calmly.
After all, this is all about diplomacy. The little moves between the three countries in the Central Continent and the alien alliance cannot be hidden from professionals at all.
Many times, some inadvertent little habits become the biggest flaw in the eyes of caring people.
Before the main war faction could continue to speak, Caesar IV said first: "First send someone to meet with the orc representatives in private. It would be best if we can reach an agreement. If we can't reach an agreement, we will continue to fight!"
The right to speak in the military has been almost deprived, but the right to speak in politics and diplomacy is still in the hands of him, the king.
Just sending people to contact the orcs, not signing a treaty, just to give the king a face, and simply no longer object.
…
In Mainland China, after many in-depth meetings and communications between the top leaders of both sides, the two sides once again sat on the negotiating table.
What was different from the past was that the faces of the representatives from the three countries in China and Mainland China all looked terrible. It was obvious that they had been severely beaten by society in recent days.
There is no other way. Our own army is not performing well on the battlefield. When diplomats go outside, they don’t speak forcefully.
"Everyone, we meet again. I hope everyone can get what they want this time and successfully reach an armistice agreement!"
Delise said with a smile.
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