The three days passed quickly, and as the "host", Ning Yuan came to the pavilion early, drinking tea while waiting for the other party's arrival.

After receiving Ning Yuan's reply, the Eaglehoof Empire's side was immediately furious, and many people thought that Ning Yuan did not have the sincerity to negotiate.

They persuaded Niu Houtu not to go to the appointment, because once Ning Yuan chose to turn his face, Niu Houtu would probably never come back, after all, it was the territory of the Condor Army.

In the face of Ning Yuan's overwhelming power, Niu Houtu was also very angry, but he quickly calmed down.

The Eaglehoof Empire needs time to recuperate too much, if there is no truce, then not only will they not be able to keep their current territory, but in a few years, it is likely that everyone will be forced to enter the deep mountains and old forests in order to continue to survive.

So even though he knew that he might not be able to come back this time, he finally decided to go and meet Ning Yuan in person for a while.

He wanted to see who this powerful opponent was, and he was ready to be opened by the other lion.

So after the appointed time, Niu Houtu appeared in the pavilion on time.

"You may be seated."

After carefully looking at the tall minotaur in front of him, Ning Yuan motioned for the other party to take a seat.

After Niu Houtu sat down, Ning Yuan took the initiative to ask: "Your Excellency is Niu Houtu, the beast king of the Minotaur clan?" ”

"That's right, I am Niu Houtu, and Your Excellency is Ning Yuan, the Great Emperor of the Divine Condor?"

Niu Houtu didn't show any displeasure about Ning Yuan deliberately calling himself the beast king of the Minotaur clan, since he was able to come here, he was ready to endure all kinds of ridicule from the other party.

"That's right, it's me."

Seeing that the other party was very calm, Ning Yuan no longer used words to squeeze the other party, and he went straight to the point: "Thick Earth Beast King, since you are willing to take the initiative to propose peace, you must already know the difference in strength between you and me."

For the sake of you killing the culprit Lin Xiao, I can give you a chance to get peace, but peace has always been hard-won, I don't know what price you want to pay in exchange for peace? ”

There are some things that everyone knows, so Ning Yuan also gave the other party a step down, but as the victorious side, the war reparations that should be obtained cannot be reduced by a penny.

Glancing at Ning Yuan, who was going straight in, Niu Houtu knew that the critical moment had come, he took a deep breath and said, "In order to express our apologies, we are willing to cede all the land west of Siping, and hope that the Emperor of the Condor can return Shuangliao City to us." ”

Although he was unwilling to bargain, it was impossible to negotiate such a thing in one step, so Niu Houtu tentatively quoted a price.

"Thick Earth Beastmaster, I think I need to remind you again, now it is my Condor Army that has the absolute advantage.

To put it mildly, when the grain and grass in Shuangliao City are exhausted, you will not be able to defend any of the other cities except your royal city, so you must show enough sincerity.

Again, peace does not come easily, and if you want to have peace, you must provide enough bargaining chips in exchange, otherwise peace will not come to you. ”

Ning Yuan also didn't like to bargain, especially when his own side had an absolute advantage, so he directly asked the other party to quote the reserve price.

"We can cede all the land west of Wangcheng (Changchun), this is already the greatest sincerity we can show, if not, then we can only continue to fight."

Seeing that Ning Yuan was not satisfied, Niu Houtu hesitated for a moment and quoted the second price, although this was not his bottom line, but it was almost the same.

After listening to Niu Houtu's second offer, Ning Yuan didn't say anything, just shook his head gently.

Seeing that Ning Yuan was still not satisfied, Niu Houtu's brows also furrowed, and after staring at Ning Yuan tightly for a while, he said, "Since this is the case, let's see you on the battlefield." ”

After saying that, Niu Houtu got up and left with the guards.

Looking at the departing Niu Houtu, Ning Yuan didn't say anything, he just sat there, smiling and looking at the other party's back.

After Niu Houtu walked out of more than a hundred meters with the guards, he looked back at Ning Yuan, and then turned around and turned back.

After returning to the pavilion and sitting down, Niu Houtu said helplessly: "Okay, you won, Emperor Condor, if you have any conditions, you can say them all, if I can accept it, then we will sign an agreement, if I can't accept it, I will leave immediately, and I will definitely not return this time." ”

Originally, he thought that Ning Yuan would take the initiative to let him stay, and then the two sides renegotiated the conditions, but he didn't expect Ning Yuan to be so resolute.

After seeing that Ning Yuan didn't mind continuing the war, Niu Houtu finally chose to bow his head.

It's not that he doesn't have blood, but he doesn't want to see the Minotaur clan destroyed in his own hands, so he can only grieve himself and bow to Ning Yuan.

Looking at Niu Houtu, who had a lonely face, Ning Yuan said with a smile: "Houtu Beast King, if it weren't for your identity being too sensitive, I really wanted to invite you to my Condor Empire for a spin."

For it is only when you see with your own eyes how strong my empire is that you will know how merciful I am to give you peace. ”

Ning Yuan did not rush to say his conditions, but began to launch a psychological offensive against Niu Houtu, and he was ready to further destroy the opponent's psychological defense.

Only when the opponent's psychological defense line is completely destroyed can he get the maximum benefit.

Seeing that Niu Houtu didn't speak, Ning Yuan didn't care, he continued: "I admit that the totem warriors under your command are very elite, and they are fighting head-on, and my legions are not their opponents.

But as you can see, my army has a lot of ranged weapons, and there's no need for a head-to-head fight with you.

Even if your totem warriors are in the elite, even if they can be a hundred, they are still flesh and blood after all, so even if you retreat to the Beast King City, it will only be a little longer, and the today of Shuangliao City is your tomorrow.

So, before you negotiate, you have to face up to where you are so that the negotiation can proceed normally. ”

"You and I both know very well why you chose to negotiate peace, although you still have a large army, you no longer have enough resources to feed so many people after losing large tracts of fertile land.

As for me, I don't want to drive you to a dead end, but I'm not a bad person. I can give you a way to live, but you must pay tribute to me, this is the basis of this negotiation, and only if you agree to this condition can we continue to talk. ”

Ning Yuan knew that the other party wanted to get time to recuperate, and he could also give the other party this time, but nominally, the Eagle Hoof Empire had to become a vassal state of the Divine Eagle Empire.

Although this is just a name, the other party can turn his face and deny it at any time, but Ning Yuan just wants this name, because this title can allow him to occupy the righteousness in some future actions.

He wants to let the orcs of the Eagle Hoof Empire gradually acquiesce to the status of the Condor Empire in their hearts, which is conducive to him completely integrating them into the Condor Empire in the future.

Ning Yuan's words directly hit Niu Houtu's soft underbelly, and when he heard the end, he closed his eyes directly, unwilling to open them for a long time.

After a long while, Niu Houtu reopened his eyes, "Okay, I promise you, from now on, the Eagle Hoof Empire will become a vassal state of the Condor Empire, and it will be the leader of the Condor Empire." ”

After opening his eyes, Niu Houtu regained his composure, he calmly stood up from his seat, knelt down on one knee towards Ning Yuan and said, "Niu Houtu, the king of the Eagle Hoof Kingdom, see the Emperor of the Divine Eagle. ”

"Excuse me."

Although he couldn't see any evidence about Niu Houtu's surrender, Ning Yuan still didn't choose to expose it.

With a hero like Niu Houtu, it was definitely not an easy thing to ask them to surrender sincerely, so Ning Yuan didn't care about the other party's false submission, because he had already obtained the name he really needed.

After Niu Houtu got up, Ning Yuan continued: "Okay, Houtu Beast King, everyone will be their own people in the future, sit down and talk." ”

"Emperor Xie."

"Now that everyone is their own people, then let's talk about it next."

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After Niu Houtu pretended to surrender, Ning Yuan put forward his conditions.

Next, the two sides had a "very friendly" consultation on these conditions, except for some conditions related to the life and death of the race, Ning Yuan put forward other conditions, Niu Houtu basically agreed.

Then the two sides drew up a detailed treaty in duplicate and signed each other on the treaty, because this treaty was signed under the city of Shuangliao, so it is also called the Treaty of Shuangliao.

Treaty of Shuangliao

First, the Eagle's Hoof Kingdom is a vassal state of the Condor Empire, and it pays tribute every year.

Second, the Eaglehoof Kingdom handed over all the wild boar and bear people in the country, and these two races will be under the direct jurisdiction of the Condor Empire from now on.

Third, without the permission of the Condor Empire, the Eaglehoof Kingdom is not allowed to expand the wolf cavalry legion without permission, and the number of wolf cavalry in the country cannot exceed 2,000 people.

Fourth, the two sides redrew the border line, and the Eagle Hoof Kingdom occupied the territory east of Buyeo, Nong'an, Changchun, Gongzhuling, and Dongliao, and the rest of the land was merged into the Condor Empire.

Fifth, the army of the Condor Empire is allowed to borrow the territory of the Eaglehoof Kingdom.

Sixth, Niu Houtu needs to send his eldest son to Condor City for exchange and learning.

Seventh, immediately withdraw all the troops that are still in the territory of the Condor Empire, except for the bears and boars.

These seven articles are the core content of the entire Shuangliao Treaty, although Ning Yuan still wants to get more, but Niu Houtu refuses to let go, and in the end he can only give up.

Ning Yuan originally wanted to ask for all the orcs except for the Minotaur and the Owl Clan, but Niu Houtu just didn't agree, he was only willing to give up the two big stomach king races of the Bear Man and the Wild Boar Man to Ning Yuan.

Both of them knew the particularity of the werewolf clan and the leopard clan, so neither of them would give in easily, and in the end, they had no choice but to take a step back.

Ning Yuan promised to let these two races continue to stay in the Eagle Hoof Kingdom, while Niu Houtu promised Ning Yuan to only keep a wolf cavalry corps of two thousand people, and never expand the army without Ning Yuan's permission, Ning Yuan could send people to the Eagle Hoof Kingdom at any time for a surprise inspection.

Ning Yuan has been coveting the totem warriors of the Minotaur clan for a long time, so he took this opportunity to propose to ask Niu Houtu to hand over the secret method of training totem warriors, but unfortunately he was still strongly rejected by the other party.

The totem warrior is the lifeblood of Niu Houtu and the hope of his resurgence, even if he dies, it is impossible for him to hand over the secret method of training totem warriors to Ning Yuan.

For the sake of the Eaglehoof Empire, he can hand over the bear-people and the wild boar people, he can cede a large area of the country, and he can let his eldest son be a hostage, but he just can't hand over the totem warriors, this is his bottom line.

After seeing that Niu Houtu's attitude was extremely resolute, Ning Yuan didn't force it anymore.

Although it was the defeated side, Niu Houtu still had the cheekiness to put forward some conditions to Ning Yuan, but most of them were also rejected by Ning Yuan.

Niu Houtu hopes that the craftsmen of the Condor Empire will tailor some armor and weapons for the orcs under his command, which he can exchange for magic crystals and furs.

In this regard, Ning Yuan directly said that it was impossible, and let him die as soon as possible.

He couldn't see Niu Houtu's attribute panel at all, there were still enemies between them, how could he open these strategic resources to the enemy? He never did anything about the enemy.

Niu Houtu also hoped that Ning Yuan could let go of those orc warriors in Eagle Shocking and Shuangliao City, and let them return to the Eagle's Hoof Kingdom.

After learning that Eagle Shocking was trapped in Shuangliao City, Ning Yuan chose to refuse without hesitation, and he told Niu Houtu that the defenders of Shuangliao City had killed a large number of his soldiers, and he was going to take them prisoner and send them to the mines to work as coolies, and then return them to their free bodies after ten years.

Eagle Shocking being trapped in Shuangliao City was an unexpected surprise for Ning Yuan, and he was going to plan carefully to see how he could maximize the effect of this chess piece.

After rejecting several requests from Niu Houtu in a row, Ning Yuan felt that the atmosphere on the scene was a little stiff, so he finally agreed to send someone to instruct the Eaglehoof Kingdom on how to cultivate crops, and provided them with all the seeds for free.

In addition to this, Ning Yuan also promised to sell them a batch of grain every year to help them survive the food crisis until they were able to provide for themselves.

Don't look at every article of the Shuangliao Treaty, on the surface, the Condor Empire takes advantage of it, and Niu Houtu loses all kinds of power and humiliates the country, but as long as you can understand the current situation of the Eagle Hoof Empire, you will know how decisive Niu Houtu is.

After killing Lin Xiao, the Eaglehoof Empire suddenly lost all external channels for obtaining food, and the entire empire would soon fall into a serious food crisis.

If it weren't for the food crisis, how could Niu Houtu be a vassal to Ning Yuan?

If he couldn't afford it, how could he give up the bear people and the wild boar people to Ning Yuan?

The reason why he made so many concessions was nothing more than wanting to get some food from Ning Yuan in order to survive the impending food crisis.

And it is better to ask for others than for yourself, and he can't let the enemy control his lifeline, so he must create a peaceful environment for the development of the Eaglehoof Empire.

Why did Ning Yuan dare to besiege Shuangliao City for a long time?

Why dare you force them to come to a decisive battle without fear?

Isn't it just that the Condor Empire has plenty of food?

Isn't it because the Eaglehoof Empire has lost its main food production area?

If the Eaglehoof Empire had sufficient food reserves, how could they end up where they are today?

Therefore, after learning from the pain, Niu Houtu decided to wait for the time to rise again, and when they could completely control the lifeline in their own hands, it was time for them to launch a war of revenge.

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