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In the middle of the night, Prince Yuande, who was then the ambassador of the Qing Dynasty, came to the temporary study of Earl Mark, the ambassador of the Red Kingdom.

The former came in led by the attendants, and the latter hurriedly got up to greet him, "My lord, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Earl Mark looked concerned, while Prince Yuande showed a helpless expression, and sighed, "I feel anxious when I think that the people of the Red Earth Continent are in dire straits, so..."

Prince Yuande took a step closer, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, with a sincere and gentle tone, "I just want to have a good chat with Lord Mark, to see if we can find a consensus, solve the problem as soon as possible, and return the Red Earth Continent to peace .”

"Oh, my old friend, I'm so happy to hear you say that!" Earl Mark showed an excited and relieved smile.

But in fact, this is two old foxes acting.

As early as half an hour ago, Earl Mark received a secret telegram from Ice Blue City. They told him that due to some reasons, in the next negotiations, Qingguo is likely to make substantial concessions, and asked him to seize the opportunity to reach a peace agreement with the other party.

Although there were no details in the secret message, Earl Mark could also guess that someone in Qingguo must have been caught and hurt, and it was very fatal, so he had to make some concessions.

On the other side, Prince Yuande also received a secret message from the emperor, asking him to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, and told him the bottom line of the negotiation, that is, in the next war, the two supreme powerhouses of the Red Kingdom cannot Enter the battle directly.

Although he didn't explain the specific reason, Prince Yuande also guessed most of it, that is, his family was caught with a fatal sore foot.

Both Zhao Yuankai and Chen Xing chose to remain silent about the Zhao Ruoxi incident. For the emperor of the Qing Kingdom, it was an extremely embarrassing thing for his own daughter to be kidnapped by an enemy country. Naturally, the less people knew about it, the better. For Chen Xing, it was for the sake of safety, to avoid some domestic opposition forces waiting for an opportunity to sabotage behind the scenes. Once something goes wrong with the meat ticket, Zhao Yuankai will start a war recklessly, and the consequences will be extremely dire. In order to reduce the risk, the less people know about it, the better.

After a night of close talks, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus, and the specific terms will have to wait for tomorrow's official diplomatic conference.

In a blink of an eye, it was daytime, and the ambassadors attended the dinner.

When Earl Mark and Minister Jed, who represented the Red Country, entered the venue, they were full of energy and flushed, as if their waists had straightened a lot.

Seeing this scene, the Saudi ambassador, Prince Sebastian, wondered whether the two had become mentally ill under the repeated blows these days. He had a silly and silly face, which was extremely funny.

Earl Mark went straight to the head of the table, his eyes slowly swept across the audience, and then announced:

"Now, on behalf of the most powerful country on the Red Earth Continent, the United Kingdom of Ambergris, I issue a solemn statement to all invaders."

His voice was loud and powerful, full of indescribable confidence and strength, "You must immediately withdraw your troops and return your country, otherwise..."

"After talking with you for so many days, it turns out that you are teasing us!"

Prince Sebastian slapped the table and left the table angrily. But as soon as he walked to the door, he found that things had changed, so he stopped involuntarily.

The ally who was supposed to advance and retreat with him—the ambassador of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Yuande, was still sitting there, his buttocks seemed to be covered with glue, and he was firmly stuck to the seat.

For a moment, Prince Sebastian was frightened and angry, looking at the ambassador of Qingguo, his eyes seemed to spew fire.

Although it is only a small action, it represents the position of the country. The expression on Prince Sebastian's face changed rapidly. He was startled and angry at first, then fell into deep thought, his expression gradually turned cold, and finally regained his composure, turning around and returning to his seat.

In the face of national interests, personal emotions are insignificant. Even if an ally turns his back on the spot, he must use the last bit of guilt of the other party to fight for the interests of the country. This is diplomacy.

During the exchange of eyes, the atmosphere at the scene became subtle.

"Ahem..." Earl Mark cleared his throat and continued his speech just now, but this time, he stared straight and unabashedly at the Saudi ambassador, "Otherwise..."

"The heavy armored army of Longxihe will sweep across the entire Dafang Continent just like it did thousands of years ago."

"An ancient spear will pierce the sand people's hearts, string them together, and then **** their wives and daughters in front of them, and cut off the roots of countless boys and throw them into the hot sand!"

"We will slaughter your cattle and sheep, burn your tents, and enslave your descendants!"

"We will bring back the fear of thousands of years ago to your homeland!"

Earl Mark raised his hands high, his body trembling with excitement, and his forehead was covered with sweat, as if he wanted to vent all the humiliation of these people in one breath.

Jed next to him was also very excited, clenched his fists, the muscles in his neck were tense, and he felt like he would jump up and shout slogans at any time.

On the other side, Prince Sebastian, whether it was because of anger or fear, his hands and feet were shaking non-stop, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked like he would faint at any time.

A few hours later, under the extremely resentful eyes of the Saudi ambassador, the Qing ambassador and the Red ambassador reached a consensus and signed a peace agreement on the spot.

The content of the agreement generally has three items:

1. Ice Blue City recognizes the independence of the five northern cities among the ten city-states, and promises not to send troops to attack within 50 years.

2. In this war, Alia and Triris are not allowed to directly participate in the war.

3. The two sides coexist peacefully and remain unchanged for 50 years.

On the day the agreement was reached, Chen Xing returned to the front line in Lacey's Flying Lion, ready to start a big counterattack.

"Boss, you came back just in time, Huozui is waiting outside to see you!"

As soon as he returned to the military headquarters of the Principality of Nice, Xiao Yang reported to him that Huo Zui was running to the headquarters every day during this time and wanted to see him.

After hearing this, Chen Xing frowned slightly. Huo Zui was in a hurry to meet at this time, so there must be nothing good, even he could guess the other party's purpose.

Nine times out of ten, I couldn't bear it and came to ask for a fight.

"Let him in." Chen Xing said. Although I don't really want to see him, but after all, we are one of our own, so we can't keep hiding from facing them, right?

"Boss, you are back."

After entering, Huozui had a naive smile on his face, rubbing his hands, looking for nothing to say.

"Well, I'm back." Chen Xing nodded while looking at the documents at hand.

"Boss, have you eaten yet?"

"have eaten."

"Is it okay to eat?"

"good."

After some unnutritious conversations, Chen Xing really lost his patience, and said straight to the point, "Okay, we are all my brothers, so just say what you have to say."

Huo Zui showed hesitation, as if he was struggling with something in his heart, but as time passed, his eyes became more and more determined. He took a deep breath, said in a low voice, "Boss, then I'll say it."

Chen Xing put down the document and looked at the other party seriously.

Huozui focused his gaze, stood up straight, and gave a standard military salute, "Report to the supreme commander, the first elite regiment of the Expeditionary Army Guards, apply for battle!"

Chen Xing couldn't help sighing, and threw the document on the table, with a look of resentment, "Didn't I discuss it with you before?"

"Our main task now is to preserve our strength and our seeds." He said bitterly, "Everyone is dead, so what ideals are we still pursuing, what kind of country are we still building? Do we rely on air?"

"Boss..." Huozui showed embarrassment, "Brothers understand your painstaking efforts and know that you are protecting us, but..."

"But…"

"In the past, Tie Nuo always said that the most important thing for a person to live in the world is to be worthy of his own heart."

"My country was invaded, but I hid behind and watched others shed blood and die for me."

"We can't stand ourselves like this, and we will look down on ourselves if we live like this." "Boss, you can help us!"

Having said that, Huozui knelt down on one knee, "Sir Supreme Commander, please help us!"

Chen Xing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his throat was blocked, and he couldn't say anything. He closed his eyes and fell into a long silence.

After a long time, he opened his mouth slowly and asked, "Huozui..."

"Is this what you mean personally, or what everyone else thinks?"

Huo Zui stood up straight and replied seriously, "This is the opinion of everyone in the regiment."

"Everyone?" Chen Xing repeated.

Huozui nodded firmly.

"Okay..." Chen Xing nodded discouragedly, "Since it's everyone's opinion, then I agree."

"Report to Baiye Fenghua and fight with the Southern Group Army."

Probably because he didn't expect Chen Xing to agree so easily, Huozui was stunned for a while before he realized it, and said overjoyed, "Boss, did you agree?" As if afraid that he heard it wrong, or that Chen Xing would regret it, he repeated again. Said, "You agree to our participation in the war?"

"Otherwise, what else can I do?" Chen Xing showed a helpless expression, "As the highest military commander of the kingdom, I have given you special treatment time and time again. I want to save you, but you still don't appreciate it. Want to fight, want to be cannon fodder, as if how wronged you are by me."

"If I don't agree again, I will be a villain in vain."

"What's wrong with me?"

Huozui was still immersed in ecstasy, and didn't notice the loneliness in Chen Xing's tone, and said excitedly, "Thank you, Boss, for fulfilling it!"

"I'm going to find Commander Baiye right now and apply to join the battle order of the Southern Army."

Huozui stomped heavily, stood at attention and saluted, then turned and walked outside.

"etc…"

Chen Xing called Huo Zui to stop. The latter looked back, somewhat confused.

"I have a few more words to tell you."

Although he didn't understand, Huo Zui returned to Chen Xing immediately, "Boss, tell me."

"From today onwards, I am no longer the head of the Thunder Light Regiment..."

"Ah!" Huo Zui was shocked and opened his mouth to speak, but Chen Xing stopped him with gestures.

"From now on, you will be the head of the Thunder Light Regiment, and you will lead the group to move forward."

"Just now I figured it out. I am not Tie Nuo, nor will I be Tie Nuo, but Lei Guang Tuan is the successor of Tie Nuo's spirit."

"So, I'm not the most suitable leader for the Lei Guang Regiment."

Chen Xing looked at Huozui with firm eyes, "You are the most suitable candidate!"

"Boss..." Huozui showed a sad expression, "I, I didn't mean that just now, you will always be my boss, and you will always, always be my brother!"

"I'm not blaming you." Chen Xing waved his hand and said, "I'm sincere, sincere."

"A lot of things have changed over the years..."

"I'm not who I used to be anymore. What I have to take care of now is not a group of people, but a whole country."

"I can't go out with you anymore, I have my own things to do, I have to do it, so..."

"Lei Guangtuan's dream, Tie Nuo's dream, and brothers' dreams can only be entrusted to you."

"Boss..." Huozui shed tears, the imposing seven-foot man, like a child who made a mistake, stood there blankly, looking a little at a loss.

"Leaving sometimes is not necessarily a bad thing, nor does it mean goodbye..." Chen Xing paused, "As long as everyone still recognizes me and believes in me, I will be your honorary leader."

"Always..."

"Thank you, my brother!" Huo Zui burst into tears, and stepped forward to hug Chen Xing.