Mage Veigar

Chapter 699 Reaching a Contract
Red Leaf Fortress.

Vega's 300,000-strong army has been stationed here for more than five days.

During these five days, he did not rush to launch an attack, but quietly waited for someone——

Imperial Envoy.

When Vega captured the Red Leaf Fortress, he knew that the Empire would definitely send envoys to negotiate with him, because everyone could see clearly that the Empire’s primary target was not him, but the domestic rebels.

If you continue to leave it alone.

Once the rebels continued to expand and became uncontrollable, it became very difficult to suppress them.

However, the prerequisite for clearing out the rebels is that other forces cannot take advantage of the situation.

This other force refers to Vega himself.

As long as he does not leave the territory of the empire, the empire will not dare to take drastic actions against the rebels.

Therefore, sending envoys to seek peace and ask him to withdraw his troops is the best option.

If you want him to withdraw his troops, you must have a bargaining chip. This bargaining chip is self-evident, and that is the entire East Coast.

knock knock --

While Veigar was relaxing, a guard knocked on the door.

"Commander, the envoy from the Empire requests a meeting with you."

"It's finally here. The Empire is really anxious."

Everything happened just as Vega had guessed. The empire's envoy really came to the Red Leaf Fortress, and it only took five days from making the decision to sending the envoy, which surprised Vega very much.

When air routes are blocked.

It would take at least 10 days for a large-scale march from the imperial capital to reach the Red Leaf Fortress. A small team of about ten people could arrive in about three days if they were lightly equipped and marched day and night. However, the empire only took two days to make a decision on such a big matter, which surprised Vega.

Or……

When he captured the Red Leaf Fortress, had the Empire already discussed this matter?

If this matter had indeed been discussed in advance, then the Empire must have already made plans to take action against the rebels. After all, the prerequisite for defeating the rebels is that they retreat to the west coast. This kind of thing can be guessed at once.

Therefore, Vega was not in a hurry to meet the messenger.

He instructed his adjutant, "Send someone to the rebels in Coverdale and tell them that we are about to withdraw and that the Empire will probably take action against them in the near future. Tell them to be on high alert."

"Yes, Commander."

After sending his adjutant, Vega went to the reception room to meet the empire's envoy.

"Meet the President."

Since Vega's real title to the outside world is the Provisional President of the Galan Empire, it is not wrong for envoys from other countries to call Vega that.

"Please take a seat."

Veigar motioned for the messenger to sit down, then looked him up and down.

The envoy was a lieutenant general. By letting a lieutenant general come to the enemy camp alone, the Empire was giving Vega enough face. After all, for the Empire, which had lost a number of high-ranking generals to Silis, every general was particularly valuable now.

"Thank you, Mr. President."

The envoy sat upright and did not dare to be presumptuous at all.

This is completely different from the arrogant empire of the past. If it had happened in the past, the empire's envoys would probably have put on a condescending attitude, as if they were negotiating with you because they were looking up to you.

Seeing the Empire's humbleness, Vega did not smile. Instead, he frowned.

The proud and arrogant empire that regards glory and dignity as its life is not scary to Veigar.

Because dignity, honor, glory, responsibility... these things, in Vega's opinion, can indeed enhance the morale and the soldiers' sense of belonging to the force, but they will also form a huge obstacle to the force. There is indeed a saying that goes "Arrogant soldiers will go before a fall."

It's the end of the day.

Once too much emphasis is placed on things like honor and dignity, it will actually cause great harm to a force. In many cases, they will be restrained by these things or will act arbitrarily.

Seeing the big from the small.

Now that this envoy had actually given up his former glory and dignity and treated him with humility, this showed that the empire had most likely discarded those burdens and truly embarked on the highway of using any means necessary.

Therefore, Vega did not feel any joy about the envoy's attitude, but was worried instead.

Modesty and lowliness are synonymous with the weak.

But it is precisely because of humility and humbleness that the weak have the possibility of defeating the strong. Now that the Empire has picked up these two most powerful weapons, Vega realizes that the good days of the rebels are probably over.

I'm afraid for the rebels.

After this winter, there will no longer be a spring with blooming flowers, but an ice age with no end in sight.

"Your Excellency the President."

The empire's envoy did not notice the myriad thoughts in Vega's mind during this minute. He did not even notice the strong vigilance against him and the empire behind Vega's expression.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he got straight to the point and said, "Mr. President, I am here on behalf of the Empire to make a deal with you. The content of this deal is that your troops withdraw from the Empire's territory and promise not to invade again within five years. Our country will also transfer back our troops on the east coast of your country. What do you think?"

“When will your country withdraw its troops?”

Vega's answer was straightforward, without even bargaining.

This also made the lieutenant general who had prepared a long speech subconsciously stunned for a moment. He did not expect Vega's answer to be so straightforward, so he hurriedly said: "As long as you agree, our country can immediately order the withdrawal of troops. Everything is up to you."

"In that case, let's have a happy cooperation."

Vega stood up, saluted the envoy, and then they exchanged a few polite words before leaving the reception room. The whole process took less than half an hour, which made the envoy feel very unreal.

"This Vega Saint Laurent."

The messenger smiled bitterly, then returned to the capital with the contract.

Vega also began to order the entire army to prepare for retreat, without any delay.

This is also a matter of course.

He did not have an absolute advantage in this deal. If he really asked for too much, it would anger the empire. They might give up the idea of ​​peace talks and use their huge military base to fight him to the death.

Really start such a war.

Vega felt that there was no possibility for him to advance the front line, and that would expose his weakness.

Moreover, withdrawing the troops to the east coast is probably the bottom line of the empire. It is very unrealistic to let them pay a higher price. So instead of wasting time here, Vega thinks it is better to pack up and go home early.

It is precisely because the Empire does not want to get entangled with Vega.

Vega wanted to quickly take back the east coast and rebuild his territory.

So the two parties hit it off and reached such a contract.

As for the promise in the contract not to invade for five years?
Now that the summits of various countries have completely collapsed and international treaties are meaningless, it is only a matter of time before we decide whether to attack or not.

(End of this chapter)