Black Iron Crown

Chapter 538: Another unequal treaty

Listening to Count Redmara’s angry rebuke, the grumpy King Elmaru was rarely angry. Instead, he smiled and said: "Earl Redmara, what you said is true, but these lands are here now. Under my control, do you have the power to take it back?"

   King Elmaru spoke with a subtle smile. Such an expression fell in the eyes of the Earl of Redmara and the lords of the coalition army, which was a naked mockery.

   "Are you despising the great empire?" Count Redmara gritted his teeth.

"I'm sorry, Lord Earl, I don't despise the empire. First of all, you must have enough power to make me value so that I can value you. I want to admire your Majesty the Great Kafit, who built the empire, but you...hehe... "

   King Elmaru didn't say the following words, but the meaning in it couldn't be more straightforward. Even a fool could hear the contempt and disdain in his words.

   The empire’s upstarts drew out their long swords from their waists in anger, pointed at King Elmaru and roared angrily.

  Especially headed by the Earl of Pedas, he cherishes the honor of the empire so much. How could he be indifferent to King Elmaru insulting the dignity of the empire so much?

   Seeing the extreme actions of these people, King Elmaru performed calmly, with a smile on his face as always, completely disregarding these nobles who drew their swords.

   These upstarts were firmly grasped by the lord beside them, worried that they would ruin the peace talks this time.

This group of lords agrees very much with the peace talks. Before seeing the enemy’s combat effectiveness, they still wanted to regain lost ground and expel foreign enemies. After seeing the previous battle with the enemy, they wisely changed their minds. Think.

   They are unwilling to pay a higher price. They have been fighting non-stop for the past year and a half.

   Years of war have left them exhausted physically and mentally, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

   That's it, it's because they are controlling the power of the empire, and they are willing to fight south and north in order to protect their rights.

   Even when the old emperor was still alive, he would not launch wars so frequently. This would make many lords feel dissatisfied. Even if they don't directly stand up to oppose them, they must be full of complaints.

   In addition, it may not be possible to defeat the enemy, and this group of upstarts is naturally unwilling to really fight another battle.

   "Let go of me! I'm going to kill this insult to the dignity of the empire! Let go of me!" Earl Pedas looked at King Elmaru glaringly, shouting hoarsely.

   King Elmaru looked at the farce in front of him and couldn't help applauding softly, and said: "It's a wonderful performance, but it should end here!"

   As he said, King Elmaru looked at King Sateri and Count Redmara, and said, "Are you willing to spend with me like this? Ten thousand troops consume a lot of food and military expenses, right?

   "The rations in my team are all from the western border of your empire. I am not afraid to consume it with you. If you firmly disagree, then we can only continue the confrontation like this!"

   "But if you think you can defeat me, you can lead the army in a decisive battle with me. If I lose, I will naturally retreat. It all depends on your ability!"

   King Elmaru confidently said to King Satri and Count Ridra.

  The Earl of Redmara and the King of Satry looked at each other, and did not speak.

   They are all weighing the pros and cons in their hearts. King Satri is nothing but Count Redmara hesitating.

   If you abandon nearly half of the land in the West in this way, you will have to be criticized by thousands of people. The current royal family is not very popular. The purpose of the Western Expedition is to restore people's hearts. If it is withdrawn in this way, it will obviously fail to achieve the goal.

   But, thinking of what the queen and herself said, and the independence of the northern and royal lords, Count Redmara felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

   King Elmaru quietly observed the expressions of Count Redmara and King Satri, but his heart was actually very unfounded.

   When he said that, although he was arrogant and dry, he was not sure of victory. If the defenders stationed in Rolburg did not break through, he would naturally be sure of it.

   But in such a frontal battle with the coalition forces, he really did not dare to take risks.

  Although the army of the Kingdom of Bukerdern was weak and inexperienced, he was shocked by the fighting power of the soldiers of the empire. At that time, the siege was outside the city of Rolburg and the siege during the breakout.

All of the combat power demonstrated by the light cavalry came into the eyes of King Irmaru through the transmission of the light cavalry. What's more, he also understood that although mercenaries were unwilling to work hard, they didn't mind taking all their skills under the temptation of wealth. Come out to fight the enemy.

   King Elmaru subconsciously licked his lips, exposing his uneasiness. However, Earl Redmara was also very complicated in his heart, so he did not find the abnormality of King Elmaru at all.

Count Redmara was weighing the pros and cons in his mind. He knew that King Irmaru did not know the news that Rainer and the royal lords had become independent. Otherwise, he would never raise a dispute, but would continue to confront himself here until now. If they can't bear it, they can get greater benefits.

After a while, Count Redmara nodded and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable. I can allow you to take these lands away, but you must publicly acknowledge that it was your Bazaran Kingdom that provoked the war. The Empire apologizes and asks for forgiveness!"

   King Elmaru heard the words of Count Redmara and couldn't help but smile. He knew that his bluff had been successful~lightnovelpub.net~Where did you know that Count Redmara also had his own thoughts in his heart.

   At the moment when King Elmaru proposed a peace agreement, Count Redmara knew that the other party had no confidence in defeating him, so the peace talk was inevitable. The only difference was the trump cards held by both sides.

   Originally, Count Redmara wanted to regain more territory from the enemy, but what he didn't expect was that King Elmaru's attitude was so determined.

   In addition, Count Redmara was also not sure of defeating the opponent, and worried that the time would be too long to let King Elmaru know the situation in the north to give up the peace, so he could only agree.

King Elmaru didn’t realize that he had missed a great opportunity. He thought he was taking advantage of it. He hurriedly said with a smile: "No problem, my Lord, I have all your conditions. acceptable!"

   For King Elmaru, this small loss of reputation counts. The land and wealth in his hand are the real benefits, including the lords under his command.

   Even because of this, his prestige has skyrocketed again.

   So just like that, on November 5th, 27th year of the Empire, the Kingdom of Bazaran and the Redka Empire signed a peace treaty.

Although the clauses in it are high-sounding, it seems that the empire has won, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a big loss for the empire, so this became the second unequal treaty of the empire after the treaty with the Kingdom of Bukerdern. .

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