Chapter 334, Father, times have changed
When Eureka was still thinking about the role of the political commissar in the Alliance army, a call woke him up from his meditation.
"Eureka Pampos?"
Eureka raised his head a little uncomfortable. In his life experience, he had very few opportunities to be called such a name.
Of course, he still knew that he was being called.
Standing not far from him was a woman wearing a long black coat with a strange symbol, and a short knife at her waist.
Although he was not tall, his sharp eyes made him shudder.
Eureka stood up without saying a word, her meaning was already there.
The lady who didn't look like a soldier, but seemed a little bit more special than a soldier, continued: "Follow me."
So, Eureka followed him and met a man who always seemed to be smiling in a temporary room in the prisoner of war camp.
When the man saw them pushing the door open, he immediately stood up to greet them.
He first nodded to the lady wearing a long black coat and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Ms. De Jong."
"Yes." Demon hunter Milia De Jong nodded slightly and withdrew.
She still has a lot of work to do next. She needs to select many people who are suitable to be put back and who can help the alliance government when the alliance takes full control of the entire Raging Owl. She has no time to dwell here.
Help bring Prince Eureka here just because she has been exploring the situation in this prisoner of war camp for two days and is relatively familiar with it.
In addition, another reason was that she really didn't want to stay in that room.The man in the room named Niko LS Likhovich, who had been colleagues with her elder sister in the Alliance's Loyal College, was always smiling, but she really felt uncomfortable staying with him, as if It's like being stared at by something all the time.
According to her sister Haerce Morgan, the current dean of academic affairs at Loyalty College, Salihovich was not like this in the past.Suddenly one day, he had an enlightenment, as if he had received some inspiration, and had some ability to see into people's hearts. After talking to him for a little longer, he was easily persuaded.
Milia felt that it was more like 'bewitchment'.
Of course, according to Haiersi, she herself seemed to have changed at the same time.The difference from Salikhovich is that her "enlightenment" is to build a more prominent understanding of morale, teach students to be more loyal, and analyze ideological and political theory.
After they all gained some kind of enlightenment and felt that they had grown a lot, Salikhovich was transferred from Zhongsi College and worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union Government.
Milia De Jong did not expect that this person whom she had only known through casual chats with her sister would one day work together on the Black Arrow.
Although according to Haiersi, Salihovich is actually a very good person in essence, but... although she is not familiar with Salihovich and has not personally experienced his special ability, she does not want to at all. experience.
Let the native prince experience it.
...
At this moment, Prince Eureka felt like a spring breeze.
The communication with this diplomat was the most comfortable period he had spent since he was captured at the end of the war.
Mr. Diplomat's words could always hit home what he was thinking, making him unable to help but follow the other party's suggestions.
Finally, he nodded to Salikhovich and said: "Mr. Diplomat, I will do everything possible to help you, hoping to eliminate the war."
Salikhovich stood up and said to Eureka very solemnly and respectfully: "You are the most loyal subject of the empire. I pay tribute to you."
...
A month later, Salikhovich and Prince Eureka, who had changed into a suitably dressed suit, boarded the Wind Falcon heading to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Pampos.
He is a diplomat, and of course he comes here with a diplomatic mission.
Sitting on his seat, he stared at Prince Eureka, who had his back to him and was sitting upright in front of him, with admiration in his eyes.
His next mission will, to a large extent, require this person's help.
Because of this, in the past month, in addition to constant exchanges with local history and political scholars to learn about the political history and traditional culture of the Black Arrow Star, and understand the current political situation on the planet, he has basically spent the rest of the time It was spent on this prince.
He took out some of his old skills from teaching at Zhongsi College, and with the help of a political commissar from the military, he has been doing the prince's ideological work.
The effect is remarkable.
Although he had convinced Prince Eureka to accept his proposal a month ago, it was not stable after all.
After receiving 'enlightenment', Salihovich's abilities greatly increased.But in fact, it is not as evil as what is transmitted from the outside world, and he does not possess any supernatural abilities.He was originally good at understanding people, good at speaking, and good at communicating.But now, he just has more experience in these aspects.
He is better able to capture the mentality of others from details that others cannot notice, such as micro-movements, micro-expressions, and changes in tone; he also has a more precise grasp of his own speech skills, including what kind of expression he should use when speaking. , tone.The combination of these two methods is the source of his ability to see through people's hearts and confuse them.
To be honest, it wasn't a big deal, but thanks to the favor of the Governor-General, he was transferred to the Alliance Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The job here seemed to be able to bring out his strengths better than teaching at Chuji Academy.
So he came without hesitation.
It was an honor for him to serve the Governor.
In fact, the subsequent diplomatic mission is not simple.
In the month since the end of the decisive battle, the two sides have actually not reached any ceasefire agreement, and the war is still continuing.
Although the alliance won a great victory in the decisive battle, it actually suffered a lot of losses.Although, after that battle, they pursued the victory and fought several good battles, but when the enemy fully retreated and shrunk, they occupied a larger area, and the impact on the effective forces was not that big.
Of course, the Royal Army does not have the ability to win the war, but if it relies purely on military means, it will take a lot of time for the Alliance to win.
no need.
So, the rest is his task.
Of course, there is a possibility that the current leader of the Kingdom Council, the old king of the Kingdom of Pampos, the largest country in the Black Arrow Star, suddenly lost his mind and arrested him as a diplomat after landing. .
Then die.
But he feels that this risk is not great.
His guess was right.
After he used the release of an important prisoner of war: Prince Eureka as a stepping stone and meeting gift, he received a considerable degree of courtesy.
But it's just a courtesy.
After meeting with the old king for the first time, and after the two sides roughly exchanged the terms of the armistice, Salikhovich lost the intention to continue serious talks with the old king.
Based on his knowledge of people, he felt that the old king of Pampos really regarded 'maintaining independence' as the final bottom line of negotiations. At most, he could only accept the delivery of a certain population and wealth, and cede part of the land, but refused. Surrender your sovereignty.The country wants to be independent and will not accept the alliance's special ambassadors dictating the country's politics...
And obviously, this is unacceptable to the alliance.From the beginning, the two sides had no room to continue negotiations.
But Salikhovich continued to maintain the progress of negotiations.
It's true that the old king has this bottom line, but... what about the others?
The remaining forces in the entire Black Arrow Star that resist the alliance are not only the Kingdom of Pampos; even within the Kingdom of Pampos, is the old king really so true to his words?What is the attitude of those generals and those powerful nobles?
On the pretext of peace talks, Salikhovich frequently contacted senior figures in the Kingdom of Pampos.
In fact, this is against the rules.It stands to reason that the only people Salihovich can reasonably contact are the personnel responsible for docking and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Pampos.
But...the Prime Minister was convinced by him.
Many contacts with key figures are also conducted secretly.
Of course, it is impossible for him alone to have the ability to secretly contact ministers and generals in other countries.
But didn't someone provide the necessary help?
...
It has been two months since the end of the decisive battle; it has also been a month since Salihovich came to the ruling area of the Kingdom of Pampos as the alliance ambassador.
Peace negotiations and the exchange of armistice conditions have been continuing, and the two sides have "fully" exchanged opinions. Salihovich has had four formal talks with the old king of Pampos, and each time he could not reach an agreement; with all kinds of The ministers have negotiated conditions countless times, and both sides are testing each other's bottom line.
At least that's how it seems.
During this time, the war continued.
The scale is not large, but everyone knows that the Kingdom of Pampos, or all the remaining Kingdom troops, are actually dead, they just haven't been buried yet.
Under Purbeuf's command, the Allied forces moved forward step by step and firmly captured strategic locations one after another.
The Royal Army, which had neither strength nor morale, was completely powerless to stop them and was about to collapse upon contact.
To use what Salikhovich said to Pampos and the ambassadors of other countries in the diplomatic field, that is:
"What you can't get on the battlefield, don't expect to get it from the negotiation table. None of the alliance's demands are excessive. The only difference is that we have reached an agreement now and everyone ends this with dignity. Maybe you still have hope to survive. ; Or you can continue to wait, waiting for our soldiers to send all of you to the trial and the gallows one by one. By then, we will be able to get everything we want, and you will still be able to get it when the time comes. No one can guarantee what will be left."
There is no doubt that the failure of the previous decisive battle not only broke the backbone of the Royal Army, but also broke the backbone of the rulers behind them.
And now, the news that the city was conquered and that the troops were encircled and annihilated was like a piece of flesh being cut into their bodies that were paralyzed on the ground and unable to resist.
Most people's psychological defenses collapsed after the decisive battle; the few who did not collapse also collapsed amid the frequent news of defeats during this period.
Against this background, the fifth formal negotiation between Salikhovich and the old king of Pampos began.
They negotiated the terms as usual.
The chamberlain, who spoke on behalf of the old king, lowered the conditions again as he had done several times before.
In general, they are willing to cede more land, contribute more wealth, and more people.Even the alliance's request to send envoys to the palace was reluctantly agreed to, but they only had the power of supervision but could not interfere in internal affairs.
Overall, the situation is improving.
According to the wishes of Pampos and his ministers, even if the negotiations cannot be reached this time, it will be just like the previous times and they can just wait for the next negotiation.
They still have hope for the situation on the battlefield.
It is impossible to win the war, but the Royal Army still has millions of people. They can resist layer by layer, retreat step by step, and fight with a tenacious attitude to show their strong determination.
It is true that your alliance can get everything on the battlefield, but if you want to get anything, you need to pay the blood of soldiers to get it. Is it worth it?Might as well accept our terms.
That's about the mentality.
Salihovich has already seen through this.
Even after the first negotiations he had given up hope that the old king would accept the terms of the alliance.And the reason why he has been making excuses with the king and ministers of the Kingdom of Pampos for the past month is to prepare for a big event.
And as of today, all the preparations that need to be made have been made.
Then it's time.
This time, his attitude suddenly changed.
He no longer maintains his always smiling face, no longer in the past negotiations, so everyone in Pampos has to admit that he is a very graceful and gentle man.
His expression became serious and serious, even a little harsh.
"Altay Pampos, on behalf of the Governor of the Alliance, I express my deep regret to you. All the lenient conditions of the Alliance are based on the Governor's true kindness. But in the past month, you have ignored the overall situation and repeatedly And the third one ignored the Governor's good intentions with unrealistic conditions."
"I reiterate to you the conditions of the alliance once again. According to the imperial decree, the order signed by the Governor of Black Arrow Star, and approved by the Imperial Executive Council, the 'Alliance', as a legal imperial interstellar organization, has effectively controlled all the land of Black Arrow Star. , all the people, have all the power to rule. As a subject of the empire, you can only accept all the conditions of the alliance, without any room for bargaining."
"This is the ultimatum I issue to you on behalf of the Governor of the Alliance."
Salikhovich changed his usual toughness and caught people off guard.
The old king coughed twice: "Can you give us more time? We need to discuss..."
"No." Salikhovich decisively refused, "The ultimatum time is only 30 seconds. Your Majesty the King, this is the last time I call you this. Please give me an answer immediately. There will be no next negotiation."
Even though he had always been forced to show respect to Salikhovich because of the strength of the alliance, Altay was actually the powerful king who had controlled the most powerful kingdom on the Black Arrow Star for decades. I still feel a little embarrassed.
What's more important is that the specific conditions proposed by Salihovich crossed the bottom line in his mind.
He would rather perish his country and his clan than accept the terms of the alliance.In his opinion, there is no difference between the two.
He took a deep breath, and the majesty of the king returned to his face again: "Mr. Ambassador, we cannot accept the alliance's proposal."
Salikhovich had expected this.
He shook his head slightly, sighed, and said: "I understand, I will bring your meaning back to our governor."
At this moment, heavy footsteps suddenly appeared behind him at the door of the hall.
The old king could tell that it was the sound of the Sentinel Mecha and the Knight Titan moving.
A young figure walked in from the hall.
Prince Eureka took off his helmet and said to his father at the top:
"Father, times have changed."
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