362 Negotiations
"You, you... I'm too lazy to make your name. Don't think I don't know what you are trying to do. Viscount Alan will be your strongest competitor in the future. One less of him can give you an extra seat in the future... Damn bastard, when is it time to think about such a dark trick!"
"Pengka! You are slandering... For God's sake, I want to duel with you..."
"A duel is a duel! When I am afraid that you will not succeed? I will let you three go together..." Pengka was able to become the brigade commander as a baron, which means that he still has real skills.
"Enough!" In the midst of a noise, Earl Tabris yelled, "Do you all think I'm dead? I tell you, as long as I'm still breathing, as long as the military headquarters has not removed me, then I will always be your commander... Shut up now!"
Veteran Huwei is still useful. When everyone saw that the old earl was really angry, they all pirated their horses back half a step awkwardly. The old earl straightened his military cap and said coldly, "Let me go and negotiate with this Xiao Letian. I want to see what kind of Chinese he is..."
"Teacher! No..." The officers rushed up all of a sudden. "There are a group of bandits opposite. These barbarians do not know morality. What if they detain you? You can't take risks!"
"Get out! Do you think Besmai is blind? Since he can reach some kind of alliance with this Chinese, and even be willing to let the Chinese lead the Prussian soldiers, it can prove that Xiao Letian is a politician. With the Prussians as their endorsement, what am I afraid of..."
Although Besme is the enemy of the Austrians, as soon as the title of Iron-blooded Prime Minister appeared, everyone really had no objection, and everyone shut up.
Then Count Tabris and Penka rushed forward to the trench with three guards on horseback.
"Don't shoot... We want to see Xiao Letian, we hope to negotiate!" Pengka shouted with his neck a hundred meters away from the trench.
After a while, a tall and thin young man jumped out of the trench, and more than a dozen gun-carrying soldiers behind him protected the left and right.
"I am Xiao Letian, the first prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the master of Western learning in the Qing Empire, an honorary citizen of the United States of America, a firm ally of the Prussian Kingdom, and a loyal partner of the Protestant religion in Asia... What do you call the old gentleman on the other side?" Xiao Letian smiled wickedly, while Yonas, who was translator next to him, looked bitter.
"Cough cough cough..." The old earl had never seen such a person before. He had a lot of cynical remarks from the beginning, and these dazzling titles made him dizzy.
"You... are the Eastern Prime Minister Xiao Letian? Although I have seen your photos in the newspaper, I didn't expect you to be... so young?" The old Count and Pengka looked at each other, with disbelief on their faces.
"Tsk... Put away your vague aristocratic etiquette and say whatever you want! Do you suspect that I am a fake? I can tell you that as long as I give orders, the brothers behind me will dare to jump even if they are in front of them... Do you want to try it?"
The old count rolled his eyes when he was unruly and said unruly. He had faced countless negotiations and countless verbal confrontations in his life. But he had never seen such a cynical negotiating opponent. He was smiling in the last second, but he started to speak harshly in the next second, and turned against him faster than turning a book.
"Don't get me wrong, I just spoke with my feelings...Okay, I'll formally introduce myself. I'm the commander of the Thorn Flower Division. I'm here to negotiate with you with sincerity..."
"Mr. Xiao, you should withdraw your troops. I can promise you that you will not be attacked during your withdrawal. Let us end this meaningless war and not let more people die in vain..."
Xiao Letian laughed and said, "Cease the war? Let's give up the high ground? We have paid more than 300 lives, but you want to take it away with some words? Are you kidding me?"
The old Count shook his head and replied seriously, "Sir, I will not joke about the lives of soldiers. Although you have killed more than 300 people in battle, more than we have died, ten times more than yours... You have achieved brilliant victory, and retreating now is definitely not an insult to you..."
"You should consider the remaining soldiers, most of them are injured, and everyone is exhausted. Do you really want them to sacrifice them all here? Also, I am very curious. You Chinese have no grudges with us in Austria. Why do you kill so hard?"
"Let's go! Leave here with your proud record. Instead of being wiped out in vain, why don't you save your fruits of victory..."
I have to admit that the old earl's eloquence is still very good. After all, everyone present was a little moved. If there were a commander, no one would refuse such kindness.
Xiao Letian listened quietly to the old earl's reason. At the end, he even turned his head to look at the cross on the high ground, looked at Viscount Alan's white underwear waving in the wind, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"If I guess correctly, Viscount Alan must have a very noble identity in Vienna, right? He has a wide connection? Or is he rich in wealth? Is it so important that he gets a war to make a deal?"
The old count's face was slightly red when he said something. He didn't say anything, but he did not deny it. Although Alan was just a viscount, the boy's family had a close relationship with the Dutch royal family and was one of the few nobles in Austria who could earn the benefits of maritime trade.
Moreover, Alan and many high-ranking ladies in the noble circle were involved. If Alan had something unexpected, his family and his mistresses would definitely take their anger on him.
The old Count was filled with helplessness. He had just ordered the artillery to bomb without distinguishing between enemy and us, which made him lose all his military spirit. It can be foreseen that when the battle ended, his career would probably come to an end.
But the death of some ordinary soldiers and a group of nobles is completely unequal. At most, it is a loss of official positions if the aristocrat is killed by mistake. If the aristocrat is killed by mistake, it may be a noble title or even life.
"Mr. Xiao, please don't hesitate anymore. The conditions I offered are very reasonable. You can still save your victory fruit if you leave now. If you insist on doing your own thing, you have really hurt several nobles of the Habsburg dynasty..."
"Oh, God! I dare not think of such a picture. By then, even if the King of Prussia and the Prussians want to reward you, they will not dare to resist the anger of the entire European aristocratic circle! At that time, you may not be able to take away any of the benefits you deserve..."
"Hahaha, don't say that you joined this war just for morality. If Prussia did not give you enough benefits, would you be so desperate?"
The old earl's eyes flashed with a cunning light, "Let me guess, what do you want? The latest technology or the most advanced factory? Maybe you want to get more talents or a batch of warships? Hahaha, backward China needs too many things, many of them are clearly visible in front of us, and this is not difficult to guess!"
"But please remember! Don't challenge the entire European aristocratic circle, don't let the monarchs of all kingdoms hate you. If you really kill Viscount Alan, then you are the enemy of life and death in the eyes of all European aristocrats... If that's the case, I'm afraid that Prussia promises you all the interests you will not be able to take away!"
With a hiss, Xiao Letian took a breath of air. He looked at the old count coldly and sighed in his heart. It turned out that he was really cunning. This knife hit my weakness.
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