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The first piece Amon moved was the An-La Legion led by himself. He attacked the Nannar Legion camp in Hati and said lightly: "At noon today, the commander of the Nannar Legion has arrived. I think Lord Gelie has seen him too. This battle has been fought. I have not lost in this flanking battle. I can still launch an attack at any time."
Gelie nodded: "I admire you for training a miscellaneous army to what you are today. The Nannar Legion is indeed no longer an advantage." As he said that, he took the Nannar Legion's camp back and smiled and said, "Then I will let you go further."
Amon pointed to the sand table: "In this way, I can grab the water source and the pressure on logistics supply is greatly reduced."
Gelie still nodded and said, "Yes, it can allow your legion to last longer, but it will not win in the long run. The Nannar Legion is based on the Syrian city-state, which is very convenient to supplement the troops and logistics, and the An-La Legion is far away from the local area. Even if you can win a battle, once the main battlefield is defeated, the Hati army will encircle it, and the An-La Legion will be completely wiped out."
Amon sighed: "It is the main battlefield that determines the situation. The Cape City State will not fail to rescue the Pharaoh, but you will block it in the middle of the desert." He moved a piece from the Cape City State and placed it in the middle of the desert.
Gelie: "You can see clearly that our purpose of fighting is to defeat all reinforcements and let the Pharaohs defeat themselves without fighting. How can you continue this battle?"
Amon did not speak, and moved two pieces from the Roni River in the sea in Eju land, crossed the sea and attacked the hinterland of the Hati Kingdom. After landing, he rushed straight to the capital, and then explained: "With the national strength of the Eju empire, at least two expeditionary regiments can be mobilized. This time the Pharaoh did not use the navy. If you give up the battlefield here and attack directly from the sea, will you come back to help? The Nannar Legion, which was originally stationed in the coastal defense, has been starved to death, and the Enrier Legion on the main battlefield is too far from the Anu Legion."
Gelie frowned and said, "Why do you need to fight like this? The Pharaoh's target was the fertile land of the Yuanduke Town. If he directly crossed the sea to attack the Hati King Capital, the loss would be huge. Although the troops in the King Capital of our country were empty, it was okay to mobilize two garrison troops, and he could defend it with the city."
Amon sighed, "One time and another time. If the expeditionary army is destroyed in the desert, Rases II will either die or escape back, the meaning of the war will be completely changed, and it will become a war of revenge between countries, not just a battle for a new territory. To be honest, if Eju will now cross the sea with the strength of the whole country to attack, you must withdraw your troops, and His Majesty the King dare not bet that the king can defend it, right?"
Gelie narrowed his eyes and said, "This is just an assumption. No matter what, the result is a defeat and fear of injury. No one can become the winner."
Amon sighed again: "There are many things in the world that I know they are not wise, but some people will do it. Who said there is no winner? Take a closer look." He moved two more pieces, which turned out to be from the two kingdoms of Assyrian and Barron. They walked around the plateau from the north and crossed the desert from the south to the two lines.
Gelie frowned: "These two pieces are not under your command."
Amon smiled: "The entire Eju army is not under my command, but what can be used in this game is my chess piece. If Pharaoh dies, Eju will definitely take revenge. If Pharaoh escapes back, he will definitely avenge his shame with his temper. Direct crossing the sea to attack is the best choice. No matter what the result of this battle, Hathi will be severely damaged, and Eju will not be able to launch an expedition in a short period of time. Thousands of fertile soil will appear here. Do you think Assyria or Barron will not participate in the competition?"
Gelie sighed: "Everyone is guided by the gods, no one will give up. But the war is going on like this, it is just your personal deduction by the Legion Commander, and it will not actually develop this step at all. If I heard that the warships of the Eju Empire were going to sea today, I would immediately order to return to the army, and I cannot take risks with the fate of the entire kingdom, nor can I gamble with the lives of many tens of thousands of people. Unfortunately, you are Amon, not Eju Pharaoh Rases II."
Zhuguli, the prime minister of the kingdom, also understood the situation and suddenly said, "In fact, there is another way to play this game of chess, so that nothing on the sand table will happen."
The great magician Celia asked curiously: "Prime Minister, what do you want to do?"
Juguli glanced at Gelie but didn't say anything, and Gelie was silent. But Amon smiled and explained to Celia with a smile: "The Prime Minister's deception is very simple, it is to kill me."
Then he looked around the table and said, "It's easy to kill me. Just mobilize heavy troops to siege this tent. All the adults can hide far away and not be affected. But there are two points to consider when doing this. First, even if I die, Lasis II or the next pharaoh of Eju may not be as I said. Second, if I die, how long can you keep the news of the king's death? Which prince is going to support the throne?"
Everyone here, including Lucill, had their faces turned dark, and the king's eyes when he looked at the prime minister became extremely gloomy in an instant. Juguri quickly bowed and explained: "Your Majesty, the old minister is definitely not what he meant!"
The king's tone was low and there was no obvious anger: "Sir, I know you are loyal to the kingdom. Here we are just talking about all kinds of assumptions. You might as well say anything. I am the king and should also sacrifice for the kingdom if necessary! Amon, you can continue."
Amon nodded to the king and continued, "I cannot guarantee my life or death, but since I come, I will not be afraid of death. What will happen if King Hati dies here? Medanzo, tell me."
Medanzo finally got the opportunity to speak and said with a short blade: "If the news is tight, we won't mention the spirit of the army. Suppose the Hati army will win a great victory. But as far as I know, His Majesty the King did not designate a successor. This time he took Prince Ashe to the emperor and the Prime Minister was also in the army. As for the capital, your eldest son, Enis, was left to supervise the country and the Minister of Internal Affairs.
These two princes should be His Majesty the King's favorite sons, and the person who is in the throne is still there, and the situation will be complicated.
Prince Ashes has the army in charge, and as long as the people around him push him to ascend the throne, they will have the merit of supporting him. But Prince Inis has taken advantage of the situation and can completely accuse Prince Ashe of the crime of killing the king and father, and succeeding himself with the support of his ministers. Without foreign enemies to attack, the Kingdom of Hati will have civil strife. I am a straightforward person, and I will say whatever I think. Your Majesty the King must not blame him."
Before coming, Master George analyzed the situation in the Hati Kingdom and was indeed facing a dispute over the throne, especially when one prince led the army outside, while another prince was in the capital. Once the king died and did not officially designate his heir, the possibility of such civil strife was very high. Medanzo was learning and selling it in public and told this prediction.
Gelie and other ministers dared not speak anymore. Although the issue of the succession of the two princes is an open secret, everyone will only talk about it privately, otherwise it will be unexpected trouble if it is spread.
Only the king himself could speak. Lucill showed inexplicably tiredness and said slowly: "In fact, Rassis II has the same trouble. If he died on the expedition, the Eju Empire would have a dispute over the throne, and I am afraid that there would be civil strife for a while."
Amon smiled and said, "That's right, but Your Majesty should consider yourself first. You are a noble king, and there is no need to be buried with me."
The king finally looked up and asked, "My dear Lords, if Eju promised all our conditions and the Kingdom of Hati won without a fight, what conditions would they put forward?"
Gore and Juguli looked at each other and replied, "If you ask Pharaoh and the ministers around him, the commander of the Amon Legion may not be able to make a decision."
Amon thought for a while and said, "I have a suggestion that the two countries sign a non-aggressive peace treaty. What exactly can be negotiated and swear in front of their respective gods. With Rassis II's temper, I may still have fantasies. I send an envoy to send the news. If there is no reply, maybe there will be a battle to sit down and talk carefully."
Lucill asked, "Sir Prime Minister, Battlefield Commander, Do you agree?"
Gelie sighed: "Then let Amon send an envoy to try it...but who can you send?"
Amon smiled and pointed at Medanzo: "There is only this personal guard captain by my side. I will send him to the An-La Legion to inform us of the news here, and then rush to the Pharaoh's camp to explain the situation. I'm afraid you will need to send someone to escort it, the faster you go, the better."
Gelie thought for a while: "I suggest that Celia control the Flying Shuttle, Aruka protect him, and escort the warrior with the orders of the king to set off at the fastest speed."
Lucill nodded and said, "Very well, I will give an order now, waiting for Pharaoh Eju's reply."
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Medanzo reached the peak of glory since his life, and rode a shuttle under the escort of King Hati's great magician and warrior, and returned to the camp of the An-La Legion. When the soldiers learned that King Hati had been captured alive by Amon, cheers rang out throughout the sky.
When he set out from here to the Pharaoh's camp, the main priest George also controlled another shuttle to follow him, and tried to bring a batch of supplies in the space magic weapon. Although it was a drop in the bucket for the army, it was better than nothing. He had to take this opportunity to explain to the Pharaoh why he did not immediately advance to the camp east as ordered.
Because the An-La Legion was fighting fiercely with the Nannar Legion, and the main force of Hati in the desert had already set up a defense line, the legion commander Amon took the risk of establishing a magical power alone, held King Hati hostage, and forced the Hati army to take the initiative to negotiate.
When Rassis II received the news from Medanzo, he was first filled with ecstasy and rewarded the messenger who delivered the message and George who came with him. Then he was dissatisfied and asked Medanzo why did Amon force King Hathi to surrender?
Without Medanzo explaining anything, the ministers around Pharaoh persuaded His Majesty not to think so. Hathi's army had the advantage and could not give up the destiny of the entire kingdom because of a king. If Lucierning refused to surrender, Amon would have no choice. What's more, the army was outside, and the orders given by a hostage king could be executed.
Rases II was somewhat unwilling to accept it. He had already captured the other party's king and still had to agree to the harsh conditions proposed by the other party. How could he be convinced? He asked Medanzo to go back and report to the death and agreed to withdraw his troops, but Hathi still wanted to be subordinate to the Eju Empire, and the two countries would no longer fight and restore the relationship before the war.
Of course, Lucille, Gore and others could not agree to such conditions. Amon sent Medanzo back to send a message and conveyed Hati's attitude. The three conditions proposed could not be changed. If you want to talk, talk about other things. It was really a Pharaoh who opened his mouth and Medanzo broke his leg and went back and forth several times in a few days. Fortunately, a great magician was driving the shuttle for transportation, otherwise he would have to be exhausted, and heroes would not be so easy to be.
The reason why Pharaoh was hesitant was that he had fantasies about the situation of the army and hoped that reinforcements from the Cape City State would arrive as soon as possible. While Medanzo was flying around, another war broke out in the desert. The reinforcements that the Cape City State were urgently rushing to the Cape City State were defeated and could not cross the defense line of the Hadi army to join the Pharaoh. The Eju army was about to face the situation of running out of water and food, and even there were not many arrows left to fight.
The Pharaoh finally decided to bow his head. At the same time, several other things also caused Hathi's concern and decided to negotiate as soon as possible.
According to the secret report, the Kingdom of Barron is gathering troops in the Uruk city-state. The Uruk Legion led by Gilgamesh seemed to have actions, but they didn't know what target it was targeting. Barron is a city-state United Kingdom, and all legions are named after the city-state. Among them, the Uruk Legion led by Gilgamesh and Enqidu is the most powerful.
On the other hand, two legions were also gathered in Eju, among which the Geb Legion was already on the way to the Cape City State, and the other Osris Legion was the navy, which had appeared at the mouth of the Ronnie River. Although these two legions could not catch up with the rescue of the Pharaoh's army, if they entered the battle, Hathi would also pay a great price.
Geb and Osiris were originally the main forces defending the northern border and southern coasts of the empire respectively. This time, half of the troops were left to garrison, and then the other half of the troops were replenished from the garrison troops of each city-state, forming a reorganized army to set off. This is a bit different from the chess played by Aiju in the sand table. The subsequent stance of the army of Aiju was to advance together by sea and land.
There is another news that is the most worrying thing about the king. Some rumors have spread to the capital of Hati. It is said that King Lucier was assassinated in front of the formation, and Gore conspired to support Prince Ashe ascend the throne and would return to the capital with the power of victory. However, Lucier was held hostage by Amon and could not publicly appear in front of the army to refute the rumors, and it is impossible to return to the capital for the time being. Prince Enis is also arranging a response, and Hati's political situation is full of variables.
Both sides had their own difficulties and could not be delayed. After seven or eight trips, Medanzo finally decided to join the talks. Aiju put forward a condition to let the An-La Legion join the Phara army with the supplies, and the Hati army was not allowed to stop it along the way. Gere agreed, and at the same time ordered the Nannar Legion to advance eastward to join the army.
So a strange march appeared between the two countries. The elite An-La Legion led the way and escorted the logistics team through the desert to advance eastward. Not far from their north, the Nannar Legion also advanced side by side, staring at each other tightly.
The main priest George has returned and walked with the baggage team behind him, but the commander of the legion, Amon, was not there. The person who led the personal guards to lead the way was General John. The front troops of the two legions had met several times during the march, and although they did not fight, they fought a lot. The opponent's legion commander Aurebene satirized John and others for only hiding behind and letting the superior take risks. The battle was unfavorable but they engaged in the despicable act of kidnapping and hostage.
John answered bluntly: "It's not that I haven't fought before. I know who wins and who loses! If I don't agree, neither of us will rely on support. We will set up a battle in the desert. We are not afraid of you!" Of course, these are angry words, but if these two legions really fight, the An-La Legion is indeed not afraid of each other at all.
The king was escorted by the numerous guards and walked north of the Nannar Legion, and he had two close-fitting "bodyguards". The king sat in the carriage, with Medanzo standing straight, holding a short blade behind him. There were no other guards in the car, and the chariot was actually Amon.
The great magician Celia did not take a car and followed her on the side by horse. She advised Amon: "Sir, why do you have to be a coachman yourself?"
Amon replied with a smile: "I have seen the number one warrior in the mainland, Nqidu, drive for Gilgamesh. What's wrong with driving for His Majesty the King today? It was me who held the king hostage, and it was also me who proposed peace talks. Of course, I have the responsibility to personally send the king to the negotiation venue."
Celia reminded: "Don't forget the agreement between us."
Amon: "Are you talking about a duel? You're too impatient. I'll command my army to withdraw to Eju. After everything is stable, I will send an envoy to you and make a special appointment for the time and place of the duel, and never break my promise."
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The venue for the peace talks was ready, and two large tents were set up in the desert, with doors facing each other twenty feet apart. The tables and seats were placed outside the doors, and everyone negotiated face to face, while the army retreated to the distance. Just in case, the great magicians on both sides each arranged a magic array with extremely powerful defensive effects in the tent.
The edge of the junction of the magic array is in the center of the open space. If you break through this boundary, any abnormal movement will be attacked by powerful forces.
On the side of Eju, there are Long Teng, the commander of the Isis Legion, Wald, the commander of the front line, Long Ying, the commander of the Horus Legion, Li Quaid, the commander of the front line, Van Brez, the commander of the Ann La Legion, John, the commander of the front line, and the important guards around the Pharaoh, there are a total of more than a dozen people.
Lasis II sat in the middle. Except for Pharaoh himself and John, the rest of the people were all great magicians or great warriors. The commanders of each legion had seats with great magicians, while the rest of the warriors stood with swords, and there was an empty seat in the front row.
Chapter completed!