422 – Peaceful Peace Negotiations (2)
When he swung his sword down, the baron’s head fell off and rolled on the floor, and blood splashed onto Han Sen and other ambassadors.
“Hey, hey!”
Although the ambassadors themselves were not stabbed, they convulsed like a girl who had seen a cockroach.
The face has turned completely white, and the mouth has opened so wide that one wonders if the jaw bone is going to come out, and the person is shaking.
Wow, is this your first time seeing someone fall to death right in front of your eyes?
Or are they misunderstanding that I might kill them like that?
First of all, I have no intention of killing the ambassadors, so I have to moderately appease them.
“Ah, Ambassador Hansen.”
When Han Sen heard me, his body trembled and he responded.
“Yes, oh yes? Marshal, what are you trying to say?”
“No, why are you so worried? “Are you saying that because you think I might kill our ambassadors?”
As soon as he heard what I said, he burst into laughter.
“No. Why would I think the enemy would commit such an atrocity? “It’s just that I was so surprised that he cut down a nobleman to death right before my eyes.”
There is something I learned while serving in the military for over 20 years.
The truth is that human eyes do not lie, but now this guy’s eyes are telling him that he is lying.
The pupils cause earthquakes in all directions.
‘Well, it’s advantageous to misunderstand me a little now.’
Now that I am acting, I have to clearly show that I am a crazy person.
“Noble? “Are you saying that this person who just died was a nobleman?”
“Yes, that’s true, but…”
“Huh, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Austria?”
Suddenly the appointed Australian ambassador looked at me with his eyes wide open.
“Yes?”
“Are the nobles of countries excommunicated by the Vatican nobles? Or are you a pagan?”
After hearing those words, the Austrian ambassador broke into a cold sweat and could not easily answer.
“Didn’t Deus himself show his great power this time and collapse the walls of Polsky Castle? Even without the excommunication, aren’t these already cursed pagans who deserve death by Him? “How great was His anger to show such a miracle?”
Of course, this miracle was created by me replacing Captain Appel (Jin) and the engineers at the Engineer Command.
The castle wall has already completely collapsed, and all kinds of performances have been shown to create a miracle, so even if there is suspicion, it will not be easy to prove manipulation.
I stood directly in front of the Australian ambassador, holding his blood-stained sword in one hand, looked him straight in the eyes, and said,
“By the way. “Why do you say that heretics are nobles?”
As for the Australian ambassador, only onomatopoeia with unknown meanings such as ‘Uh, uhh.. Uh’ came out of her mouth, and she was unable to give a proper answer.
I stared into his eyes for five minutes without saying anything.
As time passed, the Australian Ambassador’s eyes began to shake more and more as he tried to avoid my gaze, and his tears welled up, and eventually his body began to tremble as the tears continued to roll down his cheeks.
I feel a little wet under my feet. Could it be that I’m tired?
Finally, the ambassador shook his head vigorously and spoke.
“No! No! However, I was surprised to learn that those Warsaw bastards who had properly served Deus for hundreds of years were heretics. I only said that because I’m not used to it yet. hahahahaha, yes, whatever.”
I extended my left hand to him to shake his hand.
“Is that so? I also misunderstood that our ambassador thought that the heretics lying dead over there were brothers who believed in Deus just like us.”
“No, I said something wrong. Please do not misunderstand.”
And I immediately took the smile off my face and said,
“But what?”
At those words, the expressions of the ambassadors suddenly hardened.
The atmosphere became cold, as if it were a field hit by a midwinter blizzard.
“Among the Allied forces I dealt with recently, there were soldiers from Austria, Stockholm, and Czechia, right? “It is truly a pity that you agree with the heretics.”
“……”
“I’ll just say it for a moment because our empire is much stronger than your three countries combined.”
It’s something that cannot be done diplomatically, but considering the activities and achievements shown by our imperial army, it is enough for now.
In the first place, we were enemies until we signed a peace treaty with these bastards.
“Does it seem difficult to me to turn your country into a ‘Bastion’?”
Ambassador Hansen tried to point a point at me.
“If you don’t put that finger down right away, I will break it. And I will declare war on the Kingdom of Stockholm. “It means that two years from now, we will mobilize 1 million troops to attack the Kingdom of Stockholm like we do now.”
“Another million-strong army? Are you kidding? hahahaha, isn’t that funny…”
“Stop bragging. Deus is on our side, and that means he can raise more than 3 million armies. Two years later we will destroy Stockholm, two years later we will destroy Austria, and two years after that we will destroy Czechia. Of course, I will always be at the forefront, and the Bastion Division, which grinds its teeth just by looking at your faces, will always be at the forefront.”
When I glanced at Captain Karl, he chuckled and said.
“In Bastion, a 5-year-old child was bleeding to death after being stabbed all over his body, but he stuck a dagger in the foot of an enemy soldier and fought until the end. “I doubt whether there will be such a brave and loyal child in your country.”
The ambassadors began to pour out cold sweat like rain, as if they had imagined the scene.
“You’re lying, right? It must be a lie… How can a 5-year-old child be so fierce?”
“hahahaha, that captain is very pretentious.”
“……. Right?”
I smiled and answered those words.
“That 5-year-old child’s name is Ain. “When the Imperial Army investigated the facts, they found that she actually fought that hard.”
Even though he didn’t make any threats, Ambassador Hansen started shaking again.
I clapped my hands to brighten the mood.
“Okay, let’s stop talking about the past when the atmosphere got sour. What are the terms of the peace treaty? 500,000 Gold for 6 duchies in each country?”
The ambassadors shook their heads at those words.
“We, the Grand Duchy of Austria, will compensate you with 8 duchies and 600,000 gold.”
“In our Kingdom of Stockholm, we have 9 duchies…”
“We will give Czechia 10 duchies.”
There is no duke in the Grand Duchy, but the term duchy exists based on the size of the territory and population, so such a statement is possible.
Well, since we’ve completely overpowered the steamer, we should try to bounce back now, right?
I turned my back after hearing that.
“Are you just trying to avoid war on those terms? That’s it.”
Then the ambassadors held my shoulders and sank down.
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The corners of his mouth quirked up for a moment, but he calmed down his expression so that it wouldn’t be noticeable and showed a look of annoyance.
“No, just prepare for war. Because our empire cannot negotiate peace under such conditions. “It would be better to just get ready to be ‘Bastioned’ and get started.”
Ambassador Hansen gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
“12! 12 Duchies!!! How about 1 million gold?”
1 Million gold for 12 duchies, that means you’ll have approximately 36 duchies, so it’s not a bad thing…
If I am the boss, I have to act properly.
“Take it, two more, and 2 million gold.”
“Isn’t that too harsh?”
“Then is there any other option than going to war? There is nothing bad about our empire, we just need to destroy it and take over everything.”
I said this, but honestly, I have no intention of continuing the war any further.
The Empire recently defeated the Allied Forces, and has suffered a huge blow just by mobilizing 1 million troops this time.
If we raise another large army here, the imperial economy could end up like Germany, which was hit by World War I.
However, if they find out about the situation, they will use that as an excuse to negotiate in a way that is advantageous to them, so I will have to force them.
In times like this, we have to bluff because the enemy will think we are stronger than we thought.
“Okay! “I will give 2 million gold to the 14 duchies.”
I snorted at those words.
“Get 500,000 more gold.”
“Why on earth are you changing the conditions so quickly?”
“If it’s unfair, you should win.”
Ambassador Hansen trembled as he uttered such an obvious truth.
The other ambassadors shook their heads and said that this was not a good idea, but Hansen, the Stockholm ambassador, eventually sighed and said.
“I will cede 14 duchies for 2.5 Million gold.”
With those words, I offered to shake his hand, signifying that the treaty had been concluded.
Han Sen had no choice but to extend his hand to me and shake my hand.
“I hope that the Kingdom of Stockholm, the Grand Duchy of Czechia, and the Grand Duchy of Austria will continue to get along well with each other. Then how happy Deus will be.”
I bowed my head and greeted the ambassadors politely.
“Then, I will see you again in a few days when we officially sign a peace agreement.”
Then the ambassadors left the room first, and after a while I also came out, and only then did I sigh.
“Ha, I ripped off more than I thought. After all, people often have to know how to bluff. Isn’t that right, Captain Karl?”
Karl made a bewildered expression upon hearing what I said.
“Are you bluffing?”
He smiled and answered.
“In life, a man must know how to show off sometimes. “Except when he seduces the girl he has a crush on.”