Volume 2 Wild Ambition Chapter 191 One-Year Clause
By the time the armistice agreement was finally negotiated, two hours had passed. In the past two hours, the high-ranking officials of the Eastern and Western Oguna Empire have been tugging at each other, refusing to give in to each other, from whether and how each destroyed siege tower can be recovered, to the ownership of Yiwang City, and the demarcation of the national border between the two countries after the armistice have been discussed one by one, and each issue has been recorded in the notebook of the armistice agreement - it is estimated that even their own expressions will be recorded in this densely written notebook, after all, this armistice agreement may have a great impact on the future pattern of the continent. Fidel thought to himself.
Fid also noticed that most of the high-ranking officials of the East Oguna Empire showed extremely reluctant expressions, and most of them could not accept some of the proposals made by the West Oguna Empire. Obviously, the army was overwhelmed and overwhelmed, and it successively captured countless cities in the south. Now they had to sign these agreements just because of those weird white lightning strikes, which was really unacceptable to several nobles. And Saresa's father, the bearded nobleman, was already with his hands crossed on his chest, and he didn't want to say a word. Probably because he was so angry with the little Emperor Manfrett that he didn't say a word during the two-hour meeting.
In the second half of the meeting, there were also a number of mid-ranking officers on both sides, most of whom had come to the chamber from inside and outside the city, and then let the senior officials of all sides leave their seats for a while, and report to them what was going on outside, so that the negotiators could make a more accurate judgment. The Eastern Oguna Empire received bad news, and every time their senior officials heard the report, they would make certain concessions on the agreement until there was no way back.
Until the end, Fidel did not say a word, and the chief of the General Staff, Stanley, who invited him, did not communicate with him. It seems that there will be no problem even without him, which makes Fei De suspect that Stanley brought him in order to use himself as a scapegoat in the terms of the agreement when necessary, and other than that, it is estimated that only the role of a thug is left.
The armistice concluded that the Western Oguna Empire would become an independent state, and that the Eastern Oguna Empire would be disassociated with the Western Oguna Empire in the future. The titles of the two countries can also be changed according to the intentions of their leaders, and neither side can blame the other.
In addition to the sense of independence, the new regime in the West was given a "one-year truce" agreement. This clause first affirmed the contribution of the heroic sacrifices of the warriors of both countries, and every deceased member of the Oguna Empire could bring their bodies back to their hometown for burial, and even the soldiers of the East Oguna Empire could be sent back to the land of the West Oguna Empire for burial. At that time, it will be handled by the troops in charge of the funeral, and neither country will interfere or obstruct it. The "one-year truce" is one year from which the two countries must not fight again for 12 months after the end of this month. This statement will be sent to all countries on the continent, and because of the special and time-sensitive nature of the armistice, both countries have agreed not to send hostages to each other's countries, but to choose to turn a certain place into a neutral zone as a buffer zone between the two countries, so as not to misfire during the armistice.
The determination of a neutral buffer zone is highly controversial. The high-ranking officials of the Eastern Oguna Empire generally believed that the area between the city north of Yiwang City and the city of Doret would serve as a neutral buffer zone, which would not only ensure their interests, but also maintain a threat to the capital of the Western Oguna Empire. But of course the people of the Western Oguna Empire will not agree, they even threatened that there are more than 100,000 elite soldiers in the north of them who are rushing to Doret City, you must know that yesterday was the first day of the invasion of the city, if this war continues, maybe the East Oguna Empire will spit out all the swallowed, so the senior officials of the Western Oguna Empire do not accept the Yiwang City into the land of the East Oguna Empire. They believed that Yiwangcheng could be used as the core city of a neutral buffer zone, and that neither side could deploy troops on the east and west sides of Yiwangcheng, nor could they claim sovereignty.
Subsequently, with the mutual agreement of both parties, it was confirmed that the original "Righteous King City Defense Line" was a neutral buffer zone, except that the lord of the Righteous King City would be appointed by the East Oguna Empire. In this way, although it was not possible to deploy troops in the area of Yiwang Castle, in general, this neutral zone was left to the East Oguna Empire. The Theoguna Empire did not seem to have any objection to this, and it seemed that their so-called "100,000 elite soldiers" were nothing more than a scare, as if they felt that they were satisfied as long as they did not have to be afraid of the capital every day.
In addition, there is no agreement at all on the fate of Xiumo, Golia, Bonziner, Derek and others. When Fidel heard Stanley and them discuss Shumo, he realized that the regent Shumo was not the one who held all the power, and when he was not present, ten counts like Makilov could decide his life and death. So everyone, including Xiumo, is nothing more than a pawn in politics, and in this emerging regime, there is neither a dictator nor a real emperor. The fate of the little prince Manfrett was not on the agenda, as if everyone knew that the boy's intentions had been decided.
On top of that, both countries have to pay for their own losses, as the terms of the one-year truce are rare enough to include no reparations. Neither of the two Oguna empires could settle their own losses and the losses of the other party, and neither could really grasp the real balance of power, so they could only go forward while feeling the stones while blindfolded, and continue to negotiate. Field, who was sitting on the sidelines, was in thought for a long time in the meeting, calculating how much combat power the two sides had lost. It was difficult for a mercenary to participate in such a large-scale battle for the first time, even some battle-hardened generals could not do it, and the key to this loss was the damage caused by the magic of Saint Golia. But one thing is certain, if the Eastern Oguna Empire temporarily lifted the siege and let all the soldiers withdraw from the outside of Doret City, it would definitely not be possible to attack this giant city again - their soldiers would definitely not risk being struck by lightning to climb the ladder and climb over the wall, on the contrary, the Western Oguna Empire also appeared very calm on many issues, and it is estimated that they also realized that it would be difficult to let St. Golia use that terrible power again in a short period of time.
Eventually, Stanley, Chief of Staff of the Western Oguna Empire, and Saresa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Oguna Empire, signed at the same time, it was agreed that the soldiers of the Eastern Oguna Empire who had entered the city would be able to exit the city without surveillance or hindrance. Saresa also decided to remain in the Underground Palace as a sign of peace until all the soldiers had withdrawn, and she and her father, Sir Bernardo, Duke of Grape City, would not leave. This sincerity is indeed full of sincerity, although Saresa's father, Duke Bernardo, is not as powerful as the two major dukes in the east - Popo and Petvich, but he is also a royal family plus a duke, with this pot-bellied bearded nobleman, those soldiers of the East Oguna Empire will never dare to do anything to violate the armistice agreement.
By the time Fei De came out of the dungeon, it was already midnight outside, and the head of Jasmine behind him yawned. The two of them were exhausted after fighting all day, but Ayana, who was used to living in the forest, remained vigilant and energetic, and Fei had to suspect that Ayana was sleeping while standing in the meeting just now. But in fact, Ayana didn't distract for a minute, she kept all her attention on the Saresa with good facial features and a perfect body.
"Captain Field, there doesn't seem to be any mention of our mercenaries in the agreement just now," Jasmine reminded in a whisper as she walked beside Field, "They won't forget us, will they?"
Feder immediately replied: "Probably not, maybe it was only because of the occasion and time, and in order to avoid the other party's objection to the death of Captain Carlos, we were not mentioned." In fact, Fei De also felt that there was no need to mention mercenaries in the meeting, after all, the mercenary group and the mercenaries were just accomplices in the war and money thugs, since the other party did not mention anything about the widow mercenary group, it was understandable that Stanley did not mention the dozens of mercenary groups in the Theoguna Empire.
Recalling the fleeting look of loss of the wasteland python when he left the dungeon just now, the other party was a very strong woman. As the commander of the First Army, she has done her best to fight for everything she can for her homeland. This expedition to the west and the capture of most of the cities in the south in one go were already a success—those who do not know the state of the war may think that the Western Oguna Empire fought a beautiful turnaround at the Battle of Dorette, repulsing the powerful attacking army. In reality, however, the attacking forces had already taken two-fifths of the original territory of the Western Oguna Empire in their hands, and did not have any vested interests in the terms of the final "one-year truce" agreement.
But even so, Goliath sat in her place with her father, who was also lonely, and didn't even want to stand up. The reason is also very simple, it is because he did not bring the little prince Manfret back to Greencor.
Feder remembered the expression of the boy who had been standing beside the regent Xiumo to study politics, military affairs, and strategy in the chamber of the underground palace, and it was that expression that made Saresa feel hopeless and feel useless. I don't know why Fei De suddenly felt a little sad, maybe it was because of the night when he was moved by the other party's appearance.
"That weird northerner doesn't seem to show up. Ayana interrupted Fett's train of thought by speaking suddenly.
"Well, Ludwig should have appeared at the meeting, could it be that he wants to avoid suspicion because of his status as a third country?" However, even if the other party dies in battle, it is not surprising, after all, the other party is an inexplicable and self-righteous person.
"But on the battlefield before, I saw him. ”
"Where is it?"
"At Golia's side," said Ayana blandly, "after a few words with a blind man, he suddenly disappeared again, and even the blind man disappeared with him. ”