Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Chapter 443: Let the Exiles No Longer Exile

"what!"

After hearing Aibu's peace talks, Reynard was so excited that he almost stood up from his chair. His eyes widened instantly, and a glimmer of disbelief flashed in his eyes. The other party actually asked for peace talks when he was about to collapse!

But Leonard soon realized his own loss of composure. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He slowly sat up straight, crossed his hands on his knees, and stared at Aibu in front of him, as if he wanted to find out something from him. After a while, he slowly asked:

"Is this true?"

Aibu bowed slightly, with a sincere and confident look on his face, and replied:

"Your Majesty is absolutely sincere in making this promise, and I hope you will respond soon."

After hearing Aibu's answer, Reynard fell into deep thought. His eyes gradually became a little blurry, and various possible scenarios began to emerge in his mind. Now the soldiers are exhausted, and many of them reveal despair and fatigue in their eyes. At the same time, the long war has consumed a lot of supplies. If it continues like this, the consequences will be disastrous.

However, he was also well aware of the possible risks of the peace talks. Is there some conspiracy behind the Kusha Empire's proposal of such conditions? These pagans would not make such a big concession for no reason.

If peace talks really take place, and if something goes wrong, how will Reynald explain to his soldiers, and how will he explain to John who is still unconscious?

As time passed, Reynard was struggling internally. On the one hand, peace talks seemed to be his only hope to change the status quo; on the other hand, risks were always around, forcing him to be cautious.

Finally, after a period of deep thought, Reynard raised his head, his eyes showing a hint of determination. He said to Aibu:

"I agree with the Kusha Emperor, but we need at least a hundred ships to transport the soldiers, and it will take three days to prepare."

When Aibu saw Reynard nod in agreement, a relieved smile appeared on his face. He bowed slightly and said:

"Thank you for your trust. I will go back and prepare."

After saying that, he prepared to get up and return to the Kusha military camp.

"slow!"

At this moment, Leonard suddenly called out to Aibu who was leaving. Aibu turned around in confusion and watched Leonard stand up, pick up a bag from the table beside him, then slowly walked to Aibu, handed the bag to him, and said:

"Please accept it."

Aibu took the bag and weighed it instinctively. Suddenly, he heard the sound of coins rustling. He was startled and subconsciously opened the bag to see that it was full of golden coins.

After Aibu put away the bag, he immediately returned to the Kusha military camp without stopping.

After returning to the Kusha camp, Abu walked straight to Galisika, knelt down and saluted, then raised his head and told the chiefs and generals the results of the peace talks in detail:

"The other side agreed to peace talks and withdraw from Celerius, but required a hundred warships to transport soldiers."

"What? One hundred ships, warships?"

Kalishiga stood up suddenly, his voice full of questioning and anger. His brows were tightly knitted, his eyes were wide open, and his gaze stayed on Aibu for a long time.

After all, this meant giving half of the 200 ships requisitioned in Acre to the pagans, and they were precious warships. These ships were requisitioned from Slave Bay and other southern towns. It was hard for him to accept losing half of them.

Abu knew that Kalishika was very unhappy, but he still tried to persuade him:

"Your Majesty, if the ship is lost, we can rebuild it. Moreover, even if you want to attack the pagan country in the future, you can directly invade from the land. The navy is not so important to us. Moreover, we were able to let these pagans leave peacefully this time, which is also a victory for the current situation."

After listening to Abu's words, Kalishiga began to think about it. He kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind. He thought that after these pagans left, they would engage in a naval battle with the Yuda people at sea. To some extent, this would also relieve the pressure on the Kusha Empire and reduce the power of the Yuda people.

After some struggle, Galixica finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, I'll give it!"

He frowned slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and unwillingness.

"What's the situation of John, the pagan leader, now?"

Calixces thought of John again and continued asking.

Aibu quickly replied:

"I didn't see him. I was greeted by a general named Reynard. He didn't come for such an important event. I think he must be seriously ill or died in battle."

Upon hearing the news, the chiefs and generals were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes. Someone wiped the tears from his eyes and sighed:

"Oh God, the infidel is finally dead and we can go home!"

Three days later, Calixga arrived at the fortress gate with some followers and generals. He looked at the tall fortress and felt deeply moved.

The fortress gate slowly opened, and a cloud of dust flew up. Reynald rode up slowly with a group of White Wolf Knights. Only then did Galisica really see the faces of these pagans. Although Reynald, the leader, was haggard, he still stood tall and in good spirits. His resolute eyes made people shudder.

The White Wolf Knights behind him were also wearing slightly damaged armor, full of murderous aura, as if they had just emerged from a sea of ​​blood and corpses. Although they looked exhausted, the aura of battle was still awe-inspiring.

“Really elite.”

Galixica secretly admired in his heart, and at the same time he was glad that he did not continue fighting, otherwise he would have suffered heavy losses.

Reynald rode up to Galixica, dismounted, saluted Galixica, and then looked at this equally haggard but burly man and said, "Hello, Emperor Kusha, I am General Reynald, the commander-in-chief of the French King's Office."

After hearing this, Galixica replied with the same dignity:

"I agree to the peace talks. Even though we are enemies, I still want to say that you are warriors worthy of respect."

"The ship you requested has been delivered to the western port. I hope you can leave here as soon as possible. I need to go north to deal with the threat of the Yoda people."

Leonard nodded and said:

"Of course, we'll leave immediately and see you again if we're lucky."

As he said this, he turned over, mounted his horse, and immediately headed west, followed by the White Wolf Knights behind him.

The troops behind also followed Reynard and moved forward in an orderly manner, including many wounded soldiers. Those with minor injuries could still walk on their own, supporting each other and moving forward step by step; those with serious injuries or disabilities could only be carried by soldiers on stretchers.

Seeing this, Galixica turned his horse around and prepared to gather his troops to march north. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and saw a carriage in the team moving slowly forward under the protection of the White Wolf Knight.

Galixica was sure that John was here. To be honest, he really wanted to meet this pagan who had tortured him for almost a year and see what this person who had made him suffer so much looked like. But he put away the idea. After all, he wanted to unify the entire continent in the future. If John survived, they would meet again one day.

"Anyway, the most important thing now is to resolve the current situation. See you later."

He tightened his grip on the reins, quickened the pace of his horse, and led the army northward.