Warlord: King of All Clans

Arina Mishe, who was standing by, had already seen her father's true intentions, and stepped out of the line to kneel on the ground to dissuade him, "Father, the casualties in this expedition have exceeded our expectations. More than half of the warriors from the Kerait and A'er tribes have been killed, and the soldiers have lost their fighting spirit. We have no chance of attacking the city. We might as well resolve the issue through negotiation."

The grim-faced leader of the Kerait tribe, Dukak Kerait, also stood up and said loudly, "Lord Burke, the men of the Kerait tribe are willing to die for Burke, but the warriors of the grassland should die on galloping horses, not die in frustration under the city walls."

The other thousand captains also took the opportunity to force the emperor to abdicate.

The Kerey and A'er tribes were both thousand-man tribes that were subject to the Talhan, with a population of over 10,000.

The Kerait tribe even had 30,000 people, occupying a quarter of the pastures in the Tarhanbek territory. Their leader Dukak was over 30 years old and had already been promoted to a mid-level extraordinary person.

Such a young and strong tribal leader with strong power would certainly not be satisfied with the title of grassland centurion. When Dukak saw that Tarhanbek was old, he couldn't help but want to replace him.

So in the past few years he has been seeking his own prestige and always strives to be the first in battle.

If one wants to establish prestige on the grassland, political scheming alone is not enough; a reputation for bravery is also important.

Just like the Banner Knights of the North, when Captain Dukak can't find any external enemies, he likes to attack his own people.

The surrounding grassland tribes were either annexed or oppressed.

However, this behavior not only did not cause collective hatred on the grassland, but became famous. Many grassland tribal leaders felt that he could replace the elderly Talhanbek and eat meat and drink soup with him.

This time, Dukak brought 500 armored cavalry and 1,000 light cavalry, and his military strength was second only to Talhanbek.

But after two battles, more than half of his troops had been lost. If he continued to fight, he would not be demonstrating his bravery, but would just be serving as cannon fodder.

Sure enough, under the persuasion of his daughter and his generals, Tarhanberk hesitated for a moment, and said dejectedly after a while: "It's not that I don't want to continue the siege, but I really love the sons of the generals. The people of the North are strong, so I can only come back to take revenge in the future."

"Now... let's try to find a way to negotiate for the time being."

The captain under his command had suffered psychological trauma from the firearms. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and all bowed, "Lord Burke is wise!"

Talhanberk, who had been a soldier all his life, was certainly not overwhelmed by the counterattack of the northerners. He was just in a high position and had no choice.

If he doesn't fight this battle, the captains under his command will only think that he is old and weak, his minions are weak, and he is no longer suitable to be the leader.

People outside would also think that he is easy to bully after hearing this.

After a fierce battle, we recaptured Fort Buck, and of course everyone was happy.

If they cannot take it back, their authority will certainly be damaged, but as long as they handle it properly, they can also take the opportunity to consolidate their internal rule.

Having a powerful enemy from the North watching closely is not entirely a bad thing. At least the centurions won't always be looking at him, and the heir of the Talhan family can have a few more years to grow.

At this time, there was an unusual movement outside the military tent, a burst of noise from people and horses, which almost caused a camp roar.

Before the generals from the western border could go out to check, an iron ball slowly rolled into the military tent.

While they were talking, the cannon of the Ten Thousand Man Army at Buck's Fort a few miles away fired another shot.

The cannonball flew several miles away, and the randomly ricocheting shells broke through the wooden walls of the legion camp and rushed into the camp, creating chaos.

Five miles away at Fort Buck, Marvin looked at the data of the artillery shells and quickly recorded them in a small notebook.

He had no intention of achieving any results; he was just conducting routine artillery tests.

As the first heavy cannon in Hewan, the data of the Ten Thousand Cannon were all calculated by Master Morse on paper and have not yet been verified in actual combat.

It is impossible to get complete data by firing only two shots. Marvin has to fire a few more shots before going back.

It was definitely not a threat of force, it was purely an accident!

Soon, the Talhan Legion was forced to move its camp five miles back under the "test firing" of the 10,000-man cannon.

More than half of the centurions simply left the legion with their cavalry and returned to their own territories.

If you don't leave early, you won't even have food to eat.

Talhanbek had never fought such a cowardly battle. There were many times in his life when he was defeated in a head-on battle. Even the wolves on the grassland had encountered tigers and leopards before.

But if you can't defeat them head-on, you will also be robbed from behind.

The groundhog that came in every night to steal stopped pretending when she saw that no one in the camp could hurt her.

As soon as evening came, he would burst into the camp, pick and choose everywhere, and specifically choose the delicious and expensive things.

In the entire Talhan Legion camp, only Arina Mishe and Geshuman were able to drive away the marmots. The rest of the soldiers went forward to drive them away, but Freya ignored them.

Arina Mishe also tried to beat Freya twice, making her cry for her parents, but less than half an hour later, this tough guy came running over again, stealing things while wagging his tail at her.

Seeing the giant marmot carrying away ten carts of food and fodder, and also finding a carriage, tying itself to a leash, and dragging it past the military tent, Tarhan's face was pale, as if a corrupt official whose property had been confiscated. "Arina, you will be in charge of the peace talks. Just guarantee two conditions. One is to save Yue Gechar's life, and the other is to promise that the people of the northern border will not invade the western border. As for Buck Fortress, we are not as strong as them, so we will give it to them."

"One hundred years ago, this place was originally the territory of the people from the North."

This was Arina Mishe's original plan. The people of the Western Border were not good at attacking cities. Under normal circumstances, the Talhan Legion would have to suffer more than half casualties before it could capture the Bak Fortress, which was garrisoned with 2,000 people.

This is already not cost-effective. Now it seems that even if the whole army is wiped out, there is nothing we can do about the other side. So we must not intensify the conflict and can only compromise.

This is the family tradition of the Talhan family. All members are very pragmatic. When it is time to bite, they can bite without hesitation, but when it is time to tuck their tails between their legs, they will also tuck their tails between their legs quickly.

Countless families that hesitated when they should have taken action, and still bared their teeth when they should have tucked their tails between their legs, have now declined.

Soon, Arina Mishe formed a small delegation and entered the Buck Fortress under the white flag.

But no one paid any attention to her. Solovy and Ivan from Bak Fortress did not dare to act on their own. They just left her aside and said that they had gone to Xinhe Bay and were waiting for the overlord to come and talk in person.

Arina Mishe was extremely anxious. The marmot did not sleep every night, and the stolen food and grass filled the fortress, including some crossbows and armor.

If this goes on, the Talhan family's assets will be emptied by the groundhogs.

The only consolation was that his younger brother, Yue Gechar, was living well in Buck Fortress and even became friends with a kobold musketeer.

Hewan had no habit of abusing prisoners of war, and if there was any, it was just a personal hobby and was quickly banned.

The prisoners of war in Fort Buck were innocent civilians and soon became legal subjects, working as laborers on the fort's construction site to survive.

Captured soldiers were classified as minor criminals and were sentenced to unpaid labor, and only those who disobeyed would be punished.

A small number of leaders, such as Yue Gechar and Ainisangji, have been detained.

Especially Ainisangji, because he has been an administrator in Buck Fortress for ten years, he is familiar with the local customs, tax system, topography, etc., and now he has become a consultant to the Civil Affairs Department of Buck Fortress.

If it weren't for the traces of torture still remaining on his face, this fat man from the Western Territory would have already returned to his official appearance.

As for Leo, who has the power to agree to peace talks, he is now in the imperial capital, following Ostara to track down the blood magician.

Or rather, following Six.