King’s Kingdom

There was silence in the military tent, Theodosius did not answer Skrein II's words immediately, but stared straight into his eyes.

He was originally handsome and majestic, and his broad chin further strengthened the sense of oppression of this kind of man.

Fortunately, just as Skrin II was feeling uneasy in his heart, Theodosius said: "As we all know, the Kingdom of Lanine loves peace, but you have destroyed this hard-won stability and greatly hurt the Kingdom of Lanine. All the people and my heart, you have to pay for the loss of a large number of brave young men to die on the battlefield!"

Theodosius' words filled King Skrein II with disdain. He said that other countries love peace and are reluctantly established, but the Kingdom of Rhine loves peace? Forget it, how many battles have you fought in the 40 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China?

Of course, he naturally wouldn't say what was in his heart, but on the surface he still had a humble appearance of being punished and punished, saying: "King Lan Yin said very much, for this unnecessary war, Lan Yin The kingdom is the biggest victim, and we deserve it when we make compensation!"

"It's just..."

Skrein II carefully looked at Diodosius' face and said, "I don't know what price we have to pay to satisfy you?"

Theodosius didn't think too much, and said neatly: "Indemnify 200,000 gold for sunshine, 1,500 tons of iron, 200 tons of steel, 20,000 tons of ground wheat flour, 2,000 excellent war horses, excellent There are 2,000 blacksmiths, 20,000 cattle, 50,000 sheep, and the rest…”

He pondered for a while and said, "I will tell you the other conditions within a day, and all you need to do now is to make the lords under your command stop gathering and give up resistance!"

Although the capture of Skrein II almost gave Theodosius the victory, if the group of lords assembled to resist, then Theodosius had no other way, and it would be a lot of trouble to clean up them. What's more, the loss of his subordinate's display is not small now, and losing more soldiers will only make him weaker!

After Skrein II heard Theodosius' conditions, his expression was slightly unnatural.

Although he has already controlled the domestic situation through many means and gained an advantage, even if a behemoth like the Northern Empire had to take out such a high price first, it would still hurt his bones.

When the Hilkati Empire was not divided, even in the early days of the Northern Empire, it was easy to mobilize such resources. The huge territory and large population, all the resources produced fell into the hands of the central government. Things are just a drop in the bucket.

However, with the passage of time, the long-term melee caused the resurgence of the feudal system, and a large number of territories and population fell into the hands of the lords, and the resources also decreased sharply.

As the initiator of this war, it is impossible for Skrein II to let his vassals bear this expense, so if he wants to pay out this compensation, it will be similar to hemorrhage.

"Respected King Lanyin, I sincerely apologize for the harm this war has caused to all the citizens of the Lanyin Kingdom, and I am very happy to take responsibility, but such compensation is almost impossible for me to pay. Numbers, I wonder if you can lower some standards appropriately?"

Seeing his frankness, Theodosius did not refuse. The conditions just reported were, in the final analysis, a lion's mouth.

Those resources really have to be counted, and the Lanyin Kingdom has been able to survive for 20 years.

The Northern Empire has a great business, but there are not many people who can actually get it into the hands of Skrein II.

If you really push the other party in a hurry, just doing it like this will be a big burden for yourself. Eating and chewing for a day is a huge consumption of resources.

No way, Theodosius also made some concessions, and finally the two sides finally reached an agreement. The amount of compensation is tentatively set as: 150,000 sunshine gold coins, 800 tons of iron, 80 tons of steel, and 10,000 milled wheat flour. Five thousand tons, five hundred excellent war horses, five hundred excellent blacksmiths, ten thousand cattle and twenty thousand sheep.

In the end, both parties were very satisfied with the amount of compensation, no wonder!

The only one who was satisfied was Theodosius himself. The reserved smile on Skrein II's face was very stiff, and he wanted to pull the eighth ancestor of this **** vampire from the grave and whip the corpse.

Theodosius didn't take it seriously, he just asked for war indemnities. There's no such thing as vampires at all. Anyway, it's far worse than the capitalists!

With a smile on his face, Skrein was ordered to be taken away by Theodosius and placed there properly.

In this regard, Theodosius did not treat him badly. It was impossible for him to be arrogant and extravagant, but maintaining the dignity of a monarch was not a big deal.

Lying comfortably in the tent to make up for a nap, Theodosius handed over all other chores to Count Camota. He was very assured of this close friend who had a 200 favorability rating for him.

After the night attack, the Lan Yin army also pursued the army of the Northern Empire. The results were not brilliant, but they killed and wounded hundreds of enemy troops and captured a thousand people.

The failure to achieve greater results was mainly due to the lack of cavalry, because the cost of training an excellent warhorse was extremely high.

Not to mention how cumbersome breeding is, just feeding horses and training requires a huge investment. Therefore, UU reading www.uukanshu.com wants to have an established cavalry. For the Lanyin Kingdom with a population of only more than two hundred thousand. For a small country, this is not realistic.

When Theodosius woke up from his sleep, it was already afternoon. The entire military camp was heavily guarded, and the fences around the camp seemed to have been pushed and relocated. There were patrolling soldiers everywhere, checking for anything unusual. .

The smoke from the cooking rose, the barracks was full of fragrance, and the meaty aroma mixed with the spices made people appetizing. This was the military ration that the army of the Northern Empire hoarded here before, but now it is cheaper for the Lanyin Kingdom. help people.

The post-war statistics were also sent to Theodosius by Count Camota. A papyrus recorded the casualties of each group and squadron in each military region.

A total of 8,320 troops were invested in this operation. More than 740 people were directly killed in the battle, more than 100 were seriously injured and could hardly recover, and 100 were seriously injured who lost their ability to work. There are many people, and there are more than 200 lightly wounded, which is considered heavy casualties for such a force.

"Alas... We must make compensation to the families of these fighters. I can't let their families become embarrassed after they died for the country. Anyway, this time we have also obtained huge benefits. It's nothing to share some of these fighters!"

Theodosius knew that these sacrificial warriors were living people, not a string of data in the game, nor a "1" that would be wasted in the manpower slot. They had flesh and blood, family and friends, and everyone's Deaths represent an almost broken family.

"You are such a merciful king, my majesty, I am proud of you!" Count Camota was a little emotional, and at the same time was very curious about the benefits of Theodosius digging out of Skrein II's mouth.