I Will Be The Crowned King

The moment he saw Alexei, the "commander-in-chief of the advance army" walk into the camp under the **** of two cuirassiers, Bernard was completely stunned, thinking that something was wrong with his eyes.

In Bernard's impression, the storm divisions are extremely cautious guys, and they will never take the slightest risk unless they have to.

The most critical opponents of the entire Hantu War are the Storm Division, but the Imperial Expeditionary Force has little impression of this levy formed by the Clovis people, but there is always a kind of "I was defeated by the Hantu people." "The illusion is the best embodiment of this.

This style is also appreciated by Bernard: not being impulsive, not pursuing the so-called sense of smell on the battlefield, and relying on strict plans and rational judgments; only when confronted with such an enemy is more "game". Barbaric acts such as looting and robbery are sublimated to the level of art.

So... what was it that gave the commander-in-chief the courage to think that he would not directly detain people and then raid Black Reef Harbor?

For this question, not only Bernard was puzzled, but even Alexei himself wanted to know the answer - he was really scared now.

Feeling the countless pairs of gazes thrown at him around him, Alexei, who had a bandage on his left shoulder, was sweating coldly on his back, and his fast-beating heart was about to fly out of his throat under his indifferent face.

Didn't it mean that the attack had just been setback, and the imperial army must have been depressed and the atmosphere was depressed? How does this look like it is already preparing a celebration feast in advance, and the next step is to attack the city!

Alexey's mind was spinning rapidly in an instant, and he was already trying to find an escape route out of the corner of his eye.

But as the highest-ranking officer and the commander-in-chief of the advance army in Heijiao Harbor right now—on the surface—he still endured the beating heart of "dong dong dong!" and planned to wait and see the situation before deciding who he was. Negotiations are still running.

So facing the eyes of everyone, Alexey, who was forcefully calm, coughed lightly and shouted loudly:

"Lt. Col. Alexei Dukasky, Commander of the First Line Infantry Regiment of the Storm Division, on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Division, the High Council of the Free Confederacy and the Autonomous Council of Black Cay Harbor, to the former Colonial Chancellor Bernard Sincere greetings from Lord Morwes!"

The voice fell, and Alexei took a steady step forward, with his right hand behind his back, and bowed to the minister in charge who was sitting at the main seat of the banquet—and it was standard imperial etiquette.

Bernard, who had just woken up from a dream, took a deep breath and got up in a panic, "Thank you for the concern of the Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Division, and I wish him good health and the blessing of the Ring of Order!"

After speaking, he also hurriedly bowed down to the stage before taking his seat again.

Alexey couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

Aware of the strange expressions of the surrounding officers and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Bernard reacted - the other party was just an ordinary lieutenant colonel, and he was the Minister of the Imperial Court, so how could he return the salute? !

But since he has done it, he can't go back on it, Bernard can only pretend that everything is normal, and greet Alexei's line of sight as if nothing had happened:

"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, I heard that you intend to negotiate with us?"

"Indeed!"

Alexey raised his voice deliberately, according to someone's "perfect plan" - be sure to control the dominance of the words, so that his voice can clearly enter the ears of everyone present:

"The form of war in the New World is now clear: the Empire firmly controls Sail City, and has Grey Dove Castle as a forward base, and Black Reef Harbor, a colonial port close to the west, is a pincer that cannot escape the two colonies. offensive."

"In addition to the siege of the past ten days, the powerful strength of your army has been fully demonstrated. It is only a matter of time before the fall of Black Reef Port; therefore, we believe that it is meaningless to continue this siege, and it is better to use a more civilized way to end this war that benefits neither side at all."

This well-founded tout, combined with Alexei's "showing weakness" with his injured left arm, made everyone present very useful. They were convinced of the "invincibility" of the imperial army, and nodded in agreement.

Only Ser Sado, the battalion commander of the Cuirassier battalion, narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Alexei's bandaged left shoulder.

According to last night's impression, it should be impossible for them to hurt the commander-in-chief of the advance army - so how did his injuries come from?

"A more civilized way?"

Bernard snorted coldly, not believing the sincerity shown by the other party: "Interfering in the internal affairs of the empire, participating in colonial rebellions, and even supporting forces in it... Is this what you call 'civilization'?"

"We are fighting a war, Lord Bernard Morwes." Alexei showed no signs of weakness, and his heart beat faster:

"When the Empire attacked Thunder Fort in winter, it did not give any suitable reason, and cut off the communication artery in the middle of Clovis without warning, almost causing the loss of half of the kingdom's territory!"

"But this is war. The pursuit of war is to maximize the interests of one's own side. On this basis, the two sides follow certain principles and avoid certain things that are meaningless, or even have no benefit to each other - Iser and Hantu What happened, shouldn't I need to remind you again?"

The voice fell, and everyone present turned their eyes to Bernard in the main seat.

Looking at those eyes full of "curiosity", he could only hold back his slightly twitching cheeks and keep smiling.

Alexey Dukasky, you bastard...

Originally thought that the storm division was only Anson Bach as a bastard, but now it seems that he really underestimated them - these Clovis mud legs are just talented people!

"Then may I ask, what kind of conditions are you or Heijiao Port prepared to offer in exchange for our goodwill?" Bernard, who was surging with anger, was not angry, and said solemnly with a hint of yin and yang:

"If 'the imperial army will release the blockade and let the people of Black Reef Harbor evacuate' and leave us an empty city, please go back!"

Alexey smiled indifferently, calmly - or rather stiff - took a half step forward again, ignoring the cuirassiers behind him and on both sides pressing the hilt of the sword: "Of course not."

"Black Reef Harbor can be given to you, and the fifty thousand people of Hei Reef Harbor and her wealth are all yours. I swear to you in the name of Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach that the advance army will not touch a single piece of grass in the city. Wood, everything will be waiting for you to come and take it."

"That you……"

"We just need your troops to open a path so that the liberals in Black Reef Harbor, escorted by local militias and advance troops, can leave safely, that's all."

Alexey put his left shoulder on his left shoulder, spread his hands, and smiled at everyone present: "Promise us this trivial condition, Black Reef Port is yours."

This is a good proposal, and the knights and property owners are silent; if they can try to avoid too much damage to win the city, it is also beneficial to them; but...

"Leave a city with no ammunition and tens of thousands of hungry people, let the empire clean up the mess, and want to run by patting his trouser legs?" Bernard directly pierced his "careful thinking":

"As a Cloviser, don't you quite understand what 'shameless' means, Dear Lieutenant Colonel Alexei?"

"Of course it's clear, but since you want to get the wealth of Black Reef Port and don't want to pay the price, how is that possible?" Alexei laughed:

"If this condition is unacceptable to you, then you might as well put forward your idea - negotiation and negotiation, which should be bargained."

After speaking, he put his right hand behind him again and waited for the other party to make an offer.

This time, the Colonial Chief Minister did not speak immediately. He lowered his head without saying a word, showing a thoughtful expression.

Very good, it seems that he really considered the issue of peace talks.

Alexei breathed a sigh of relief, and the little heart that was beating so fast gradually calmed down.

In the crowd, Ser Sardo, who was standing behind several cavalrymen, squinted slightly, his eyes never taking his eyes off him.

Bernard was in a dilemma.

Judging from the reactions of the surrounding officers and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, there are not a few people who support the peace talks. If they refuse, it is likely to cause some bad results; but reason is reminding myself repeatedly that this is likely to be a trap.

wait, trap?

The herald seemed to have reminded that Alexei came alone... So that's what happened, so that's what happened.

"Your proposal is very interesting, and indeed very realistic - in terms of conditions, it can be regarded as beneficial to both parties."

In the atmosphere of silence, Bernard suddenly changed the subject: "But such an important negotiation, what is the opinion of the Black Reef Harbor Council?"

"Are they, like you, willing to abandon the Black Reef Port that they have held for more than ten days for their own lives?"

"I can assure you on this issue that the advance army has complete control of everything in Black Reef Harbor."

In the face of Bernard's question, Alexei still looked indifferent, but the lack of confidence in his words still exposed his inner tension: "As long as you are willing to accept the peace talks, please don't worry about the rest, we will solve it for you. "

In other words, there was a conflict between the Black Reef Harbor Council and the advance army, but in the chaos last night, the victor was the advance army, so they were eager to negotiate in order to control the situation.

As for those "liberal" traitors... Bernard doesn't care about the life or death of these people at all, it's better if they even die - if they're still alive, why don't they make it difficult for themselves whether to kill them or kill them? kill them?

"If that's the case, then I don't have any doubts."

Pretending not to notice the problem in Alexei's words, Bernard let out a sigh of relief, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Then when are you going to retreat?"

"Three days later." Alexei replied in a deep voice:

"Because of the previous battle last night, Black Reef Port suffered a lot of losses, and all four warships also sank into the port. We need three days to rest for a while, and then evacuate Black Reef Harbor - what do you think?"

Well, it means that the supplies in Black Reef Harbor can last for three days at most, and they really have run out of ammunition... Bernard nodded slightly: "No problem."

"In the early morning three days later, I will let the army open a gap on the eastern front until about ten o'clock noon, enough for you to evacuate safely."

"East line? This is not good!"

Alexei, who was still calm just now, suddenly changed his face and categorically refused: "It doesn't matter in terms of time, but can you change the direction to the north?"

"Oh, why is that?"

"Because the entire east of Black Reef Harbor, that is, many colonies on the border of Red Hand Bay have long been evacuated, and there is no one inhabited." Alexei explained:

"If we want to evacuate, we must first enter the territory of Winter Torch City, and then go south to Red Hand Bay from them before we can safely reach Beluga Port."

This answer was impeccable, but it also exposed an important message to Bernard: the surrounding area of ​​Red Hand Bay has also been cleared away. In other words, it is the real defense line of the Free Confederation and the Storm Division.

Everything is exactly the same as Bernard's guess: Storm division... Or Anson Bach doesn't want to stick to Black Reef Harbor at all, Red Hand Bay is the bottom line, and his real purpose is to divide the six colonies equally with the Empire.

Well, this is also in line with his usual cautious style: Clovis has only two colonies in the New World, and the combined population is less than a quarter of the six colonies. With such a huge disparity, occupying half of the colonies has already It's the limit of their appetite.

Considering their pitifully weak navy, it was a helpless act to be cautious.

"No problem." Bernard, who didn't know that the Green Dragon had been captured, agreed very readily:

"But in return, only the advance troops are allowed to carry weapons when evacuating, and the rest must be disarmed. All materials in the arsenal must be sealed and waiting for our people to take over."

"Yes!" Alexei agreed decisively:

"At that time, the advance army will leave the city first, the Black Reef Harbor Liberals and the defenders will leave the city after, and finally the advance army will cut off the rear - your army only needs to open the gap and wait until ten o'clock noon. During this period, please try to avoid the front and leave it on the two wings. If there is enough space, we will ensure to evacuate as soon as possible.”

"If there is any unexpected situation, I will send someone to report to you in advance; if you have any new requirements temporarily, please send someone to notify you specially - to prevent accidents from happening."

"Makes sense!" Bernard agreed.

The originally depressing atmosphere was in the words of you and me, which became very harmonious, and the guests and hosts enjoyed each other; it seemed that the two parties were close friends who had not seen each other for many years, rather than enemies who wished to smash each other into pieces.

………………

By the time Alexei got up and left, it was already evening; the commander-in-chief of the vanguard alone, accompanied by the cuirassiers who "escorted" him into the camp when he came, rode back to Black Reef Harbor.

When he was completely far away~www.novelmt.com~, Alexei, who was always silent, suddenly turned his head and looked at the cuirassiers who accompanied him: "How, is it different from what was originally planned?"

"no!"

The cuirassiers happily took off their helmets, revealing Anson's delicate face like a musician, and an indescribably proud smile under the reflective monocle:

"Unsurprisingly, Bernard and his counter-insurgency army are already at the end of their shot, and they are not far from running out of ammunition. Now he is probably more eager than us to end this siege, but he does not intend to let go. let's go."

"I have a hunch that there will be many surprises that morning in three days; dear Alexei, are you looking forward to it?"

"I'm not looking forward to it, I'm not interested, can I not go?"

"No." Anson raised the corners of his mouth:

"So let's look forward to it, after all, you are the protagonist."

Alexei Dukasky: "..."