Facts have proved that there is some truth in the saying that evil people need to be punished by evil people. Of course, the Nikancha people are not evil people. At most, they can only be regarded as rogues. Many people know the nature of the rogue, which is to bully the weak and fear the strong. The more you obey him and tolerate him, the more arrogant he will become. But you got real in your anger and decided to fight to the death with this rogue, so he can only be the one to kneel in front of you and beg for mercy...
Don't look at these Nikancha special envoys talking nonsense in front of General Bolonik and General Skri, saying that the two pieces of land delivered to the war zone are more valuable than gold. In fact, they themselves are very concerned about the young and strong armed forces of the Nikancha people in the last war. They also knew that there was no room for dog meat, so they decided to give up two pieces of territory and let the war zone ward off disasters for them.
The reason why the lion opened its mouth in front of the two generals in the war zone was that General Bolonik and General Skerry were not on the front line. Even if Claude and others disparaged the Nikancha people's young and strong armed forces after the war, it was just hearsay. It is impossible to understand the performance of the young Nikancha armed forces on the battlefield without seeing it with your own eyes. At best, you can discount it and think that no matter how poorly the young Nikancha armed forces perform, they can still be a boost to the war zone... .
Another reason is that these Nikancha envoys covet the new rifles newly equipped by the two legions in the war zone. They believe that it is uneconomical to hand over the northern coastal mountainous area and the eastern mountainous area to the directly governed war zone for nothing. At the very least, it is uneconomical. Gotta get some good stuff back. If a few older envoys hadn't been sober-minded, maybe these Nikancha people would have offered 10,000 new rifles in exchange, instead of a thousand.
As a result, General Albert went to find these Nikancha envoys and told them that the directly-administered war zone rejected the conditions they proposed and suspended negotiations. At the same time, he truthfully repeated Claude's words, abandoned the entire defensive front in the eastern mountainous area, and All the troops in the directly-administered territorial war zone retreated to the northern coastal mountains, allowing these Nikancha envoys to eat well and eat more after returning. After enjoying the good time for two or three months, all the Nikancha envoys were shocked. shocked.
The Nikancha people were not stupid. They knew exactly what Claude meant, and they took action that night. In order to congratulate Claude on his move, three Nikancha envoys sent Claude gifts for moving into his new home overnight. This is a set of bowls and plates made of gold, but the Nikancha people's casting skills are not very good, so these bowls and plates appear thick and heavy.
Claude reluctantly accepted the large box of relocation gifts sent by the three Nikancha envoys, and then unceremoniously scolded the young Nikancha armed forces for their poor performance on the battlefield. Performance, believing that no matter which unit in the war zone has lost the confidence to cooperate with the Nikancha people, so the Nikancha people can only ask for their own blessings in the next war.
In front of Claude, these three Nikancha envoys showed their good qualities and education. They were obedient and accepted Claude's criticism humbly. However, the three of them also told Claude about the plight of the Nikancha people. The shortage of young men and women would affect the survival of each Nikancha settlement. In the First World War, nearly 60,000 young men of the Nikancha people were wiped out. , the Nikancha people really can't afford such a price.
Claude kicked the big box filled with golden plates: "I think General Bolognik also has a box like this, maybe there are more..."
The three Nikancha envoys were silent.
Claude laughed: "I understand, you can go back first. When I receive as many gifts as General Bolognik, I will help you come up with an idea to avoid the next one for you Nikancha people. This war.”
"But he is the supreme commander of the war zone." A Nikancha envoy said unconvinced.
Claude shook his head: "He is the acting supreme commander of the war zone, and I am in charge of this colonial war. I have the final say on how to fight it."
So the three Nikancha envoys sent Claude a large box of gold bowls and plates the next night.
Claude expressed great appreciation for the knowledge and knowledge of these Nikancha envoys. He smiled and said to the three Nikancha envoys: "In fact, you handed over these two territories of the northern coastal mountainous area and the eastern mountainous area to the war zone. Everyone is very clear about the purpose. Don’t you just want the war zone to defend these two territories for you so that you can avoid the Hicks’ front
But the question is why do we in the direct-controlled war zone defend these two pieces of territory for you to withstand the attack of the Hicks? What is the use of these two barren hills? We deploy troops to guard the country's gate for you so that you can be peaceful. Are you living happily in the inland colony of the former Kingdom of Hicks? Are we mentally ill?"
"Well, there is a gold mine and two silver mines in those two territories..." an old Nikancha envoy with a long and knotted beard argued.
"Haha, that's a small gold mine and two small silver mines." Claude stared at the three Nikancha envoys and said, "Our troops in the theater went to fight with the seven Hicks people for the sake of the peace of you Nikancha people. A standing army of more than 400,000 troops is engaged in a life-and-death struggle just for these three small gold and silver mines. Gentlemen, I wonder if you Nikancha people have misunderstood something, or that this is why you Nikancha people have given us precious soldiers. The price paid for one’s life.”
Claude shook his head regretfully: "Gentlemen, I have always maintained the greatest goodwill towards you Nikancha people. Unfortunately, you have always disappointed me, whether on the battlefield or elsewhere. From the bottom of my heart. On the other hand, if I want your gold and silver mines, I can completely occupy the inland colonies of the Hicks. There are nearly 60 gold and silver mine resources there. But I will give them to you without hesitation. I will also give you one-third of the loot captured.
I kept my word and allowed your Nikancha people, large and small, to regain their land to live and work in peace and contentment after leaving the mountainous areas. But what did I get for doing this? The betrayal of you Nikancha people. Don’t tell me that you didn’t. Your young and strong armed forces did not obey orders on the battlefield and even tried to get our new equipment and new rifles. Logistics We all understand why so much of our supplies are lost on the transportation and supply routes...
As the front-line commander in chief of the upcoming war, my subordinates jointly submitted a letter asking me to abandon the Eastern Mountain Defense Front and use the hands of the Hicks to destroy your country of Nikancha people. This is to use you as bait to kill the Hicks. Si Ren caught this big fish. After the Hicks penetrate deep into the territory of your Nikancha country, then close the door and beat the dogs, cut off their food routes, and eliminate them in your territory.
In this way, our war zone will not only eliminate the Hicks, but also gain the territory of your Nikancha people. By then, not to mention the three small gold and silver mines, all the gold and silver mineral resources in your territory will belong to our war zone after the Nikancha people's country is gone. And our war zone will have three or four more direct jurisdictions, which is many times larger than the two small mountainous areas you want to hand over to us. So, gentlemen, if you were me, what would you choose?"
The three Nikancha envoys had pale faces. They were all frightened by what Claude said. The old Nikancha envoy with a knotted beard tried to embolden himself: "I, our country has five million people, and you, your war zone, want to occupy our country, if I, our Nepalese All Kancha people, young and old, will fight with you to the end..."
"No, no, no, gentlemen, don't get me wrong." Claude smiled and waved his hand: "It's not your turn to fight with our war zone, because you have to fight with the Hicks first. As for what will happen to the Hicks Let me roughly imagine that it is nothing more than killing all the old and weak women and children, and capturing the young men and women to be slaves. It just so happens that there are so many gold and silver mineral resources in your territory, they will capture all the young men and women. Throw it into the mine and let them dig up gold and silver...
And our war zone will wait until they occupy almost all the territory of your country of Nikancha people, and then we will outflank their back roads, cut off their food routes, and lock up the Hicks' army of more than 400,000 people. Defeat them again in the territory of your country and avenge you Nikancha people. Then you can rest in peace, we will not let go of these Hicks who massacred your settlement..."
A Nikancha envoy knelt directly in front of Claude, hugged Claude's feet and wailed: "General, general, you said yesterday that there is a way for our Nikancha country to avoid This war..."
Claude kicked off twice, but he didn't push away. The Nikancha envoy's hug was too tight.
"I have a way, you, please let me go and stand up." Claude stretched out his hand and finally lifted the Nikancha envoy from the ground.
"I can tell you this method. Perhaps this is the only way to save your Nikancha country. But whether you can do it depends on how you choose." These three Nikancha envoys have been Scared enough, it's time to show off.
Claude turned around and found the one of the Nikancha country from a large pile of maps on the table, and took another charcoal: "You originally wanted to hand over the northern coastal mountainous area and the eastern mountainous area to our war zone. These two territories allow the troops in the war zone to help you resist the attack of the Hicks. But in my opinion, you Nikancha people are so petty that no one will care about these two territories. It's like fishing. , with such a big fishhook, if you just put a little bait and don’t even cover the fishhook, do you think there are still fish that will take the bait
Everyone knows the plan of you Nikancha people, but you are prepared to pay such a small price. Who will be willing to help you resist the seven standing legions of the Hicks with an army of more than 400,000 people? They even asked the war zone for help. You give me a thousand new rifles in exchange. Do you know that it was your small-mindedness that angered the staff officers in the two legions, and they signed a letter one after another, proposing a plan to use the Hicks to eliminate your country of Nikancha people, so that we in the war zone can sit down Watch the show from the sidelines, wait for the results to come out, and then send troops to make a profit.
Although I am the commander-in-chief of the front line, even if General Bolognik is the acting supreme commander of the theater, he cannot ignore the collective voice of the following staff officers and senior regiments. I cannot force my soldiers to sacrifice their lives for these two small territories, and any sane person knows which option is most beneficial to him. Therefore, if you Nikancha people want our troops in the theater to help you resist the Hicks' front, you will have to pay a heavy price. Have you ever heard of a saying that the most generous rewards attract the bravest people..."
The old Nikancha envoy with a knotted beard replied tremblingly: "General, just tell me how much it will cost us to avoid this war."
Claude picked up the pen and drew a line directly on the map. If we say that the two pieces of land that the Nikancha people are willing to hand over to the war zone are like two rectangular blocks on the map, they are only connected at the corners. Then Claude has included these two rectangular blocks with one stroke, making it a very fat Arabic numeral 7 lying horizontally, and at the same time it is leveled with the inland boundary of the Vibato Port Colony. .
"You have to hand over all the territory in front of us to our war zone, so that General Bolognik and I can convince our staff officers and army officers. Because such a large territory means that our persistence is important to the kingdom. In order to not lose an inch of territory, the soldiers will fight to the end with the Hicks for their meritorious service in opening up the territory. Your Nikancha country will not enjoy peace and tranquility until all the troops in our theater are sacrificed. .. ... "
Claude clicked on the underlined portion of the map.
This time the faces of the three Nikancha envoys began to turn pale, because the area drawn by Claude's line was almost twice the area of the two pieces of land that the Nikancha people were willing to hand over to the war zone, especially on the map inside. The locations of many gold and silver mines are also marked.
"General, this, this area is too big," the old Nikancha envoy with a knotted beard pointed at the map in surprise.
"Not big, not big at all." Claude shook his head: "You Nikancha people's horizons are too small. Compared with your large inland territory, this small area of area is not worth mentioning. Just like the gold and silver mines here, there are fourteen in total. Most of them are small mines. There is only one medium-sized gold mine and one medium-sized silver mine. And there are about sixty gold and silver mines in your inland territory. Among them, there are about five or six large and medium-sized mineral resources, so this should be considered a resource-poor area.
However, only with such a large territory can we convince the staff officers and officers of the troops in the theater to willingly resist the next attack launched by the Hicks. By the way, in addition to this territory, I hope you will also provide some money for the war zone to reward the officers and soldiers who participated in the war.
I said that only generous bounties can fill soldiers with courage. Otherwise, if I deploy them to the front line, if they think they are fighting for you Nikancha people, they may not have the determination to resist the Hicks. Once you lose morale, just like the young and strong armed forces of your Nikancha people, they only know how to flee, the result will be very bad for you.
Therefore, I need you to provide some money as a bounty. It doesn’t need to be a lot. Two million gold crowns is enough. With this money and that territory, I can assure you on behalf of the war zone that all the Hicks will be blocked in front of the defensive front in the mountainous area, and they will never be allowed to invade an inch of the territory of your Nikancha country. . "
There was silence in the small reception room, except for the increasingly heavy breathing of the three Nikancha envoys. No one expected that Claude would put forward such a condition, not only asking for the land, but also paying money. This was not a small amount of money, but two million gold crowns. You have two legions in a war zone and only have about 100,000 people. Do you want twenty gold crowns per person...
"General, general, can, can it be less?" a Nikancha envoy asked hoarsely.
"Less," Claude asked in surprise: "Which territory or bounty are you referring to?"
"All, all less..."
"This is not a bargain." Claude sighed: "Gentlemen, if it weren't for your sincerity and this box of gifts, I wouldn't do such a thankless thing. In fact, if you adopt my The suggestion is more troublesome for me, because I have to convince my men and supervise them to fight bravely on the front line. Thinking of the more than 400,000 troops of the Hicks, I also feel a headache.
You'd better treat my words as a gust of wind and don't take it to heart. Eat more when you go back. If you want to have fun and have fun, go and have fun. Anyway, it will be over in two or three months, so why not let yourself enjoy it more and spend more time with your family. That way you will feel comfortable and it will save trouble on my side. For the sake of us all being friends, I promise that I will avenge you in the future.
It's getting late. You can think about it after you go back. Just take this map back with you. Just say that I drew it casually, but this is the bottom line in the war zone, and no one will bargain with you. I personally think you should listen to my advice and go back and enjoy it more. If you don’t want to live and die with the settlement, you can bring your family to the war zone, and I can send you and your family to the colonies of those countries on the west coast. There are also many of your tribe there... "