After seeing the telegram, the Mirage Emperor... who should now be called the Lord of the Island, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He finally ended this damn war and saved... half, or rather less than half, of his country.
At least from this moment on, his way from the main island to the North Island has been opened. The warships of the Tang Empire will no longer attack the ships of the Mirage Kingdom. As long as he speaks and acknowledges this treaty, he will most likely be able to go to the North Island safely.
Already.
To be honest, he now has an impatient urge to get in front of the microphone and announce the good news to all the people: The war is over! The war is completely over!
"Finally, it's over." He took a deep breath and said to the ministers in front of him: "The Tang Empire accepted our surrender, and the war... is over."
Several ministers also breathed a sigh of relief at this time: they were fed up with this one-sided war. Rather than saying that they were at war with the Tang Empire, it would be better to say that they were unilaterally withstanding the attacks of the Tang Empire.
All the attacks they launched, including fatal suicide attacks, were neutralized by the military equipment of the Tang Empire. This made it impossible for them to die together with the soldiers of the Tang Empire.
This is simply a kind of humiliation, but fortunately the humiliation is over now. But the price of the end... is a bit huge.
"According to the provisions of the treaty, our prisoners can be returned... That's hundreds of thousands of people... We can..." Even though Mirage Dabo knew his own end, he still offered advice to Mirage Emperor.
The Mirage Emperor glanced at his prime minister, nodded and said: "The population of Beidao will increase dozens of times. What we will lack by then is not labor, but food."
He smiled bitterly as he spoke: "The Tang Empire promised to provide us with food, but everything has to be purchased with money. There are some ores in the North Island, and there are also fish catches. In short... it is still possible to buy some things to survive.
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These basic trades were more like a charity in the contract. The Tang Empire allowed these goblins to go home and let them live... It was like a charity.
At that time, the Mirage Kingdom will have to rely on a damn poor place like the North Island to support a population that could only be supported by four islands.
In less than a year, the goblins themselves will start fighting, and he, the so-called owner of the North Island, will not know how to deal with it then.
"It's just that the industrial system is completely over, all industries are over!" Finally, thinking about Beidao, which has almost no industrial foundation, Mirage Emperor is even more depressed.
It is not accurate to say that there is no industrial foundation at all. In fact, North Island still has some industrial foundation... It’s just that there are a few hydropower stations and thermal power stations, a few shabby airports, and a few small factories that look like workshops. It’s really
It can be said that it is not worth mentioning.
Expecting a little bit of industry is almost the same as not having one at all. Moreover, the North Island is a bitterly cold place, and development there itself is subject to many restrictions.
"Your Majesty, it's just starting over from scratch. We still have a chance." Dabo Mirage comforted him.
Hearing this, Emperor Mirage became filled with resentment. He snorted and said dissatisfied: "How come we still have time to start over from scratch? The Tang Empire continues to develop, but we have to continue to stand still in the future..."
Mirage Dabo continued to emphasize that the goblins still have their own opportunities: "Your Majesty! In fact, we still have a chance! You see... we are already a vassal state of the Tang Empire. As long as we do not act disobediently, the other party will
It is unlikely that they will continue to exploit us."
He talked eloquently and awakened the still confused Mirage Emperor: "This is a good time for development, because if the Tang people want to annex us, they can actually do it now! The reason why they did not do this means that
They will not choose this way in the future, at least, they will not choose this way in the near future..."
It has to be said that Mirage Wen Dabo's point was very accurate. The Tang Empire was indeed not prepared to annex Mirage. This is also the reason why Mirage was able to continue to live on the North Island.
If the Tang Empire was willing to destroy the Mirage Kingdom, it would be impossible for the Mirage Kingdom to persist until winter comes. Even if it persists until winter, the Mirage Kingdom will be completely conquered next spring.
But it was obvious that the Tang Empire was unwilling to accept the goblins as a race, so it gave the goblins a private territory like Beidao.
From this point of view, Mirage Wen Dabo sees a future in which the goblins may regain their strength: Look at the Chu State, which serves as a dog for the empire. It is obvious that this dog has a better life and develops faster than other countries!
That’s why Dabo Mirage said this and was so sure that Mirage still had the possibility to rise: “In order to make other countries believe in the Tang Empire and maintain the relationship between subordinate countries, the Datang Empire even gave us some benefits.
Let us set an example."
"Therefore, I feel that although we have paid the price of land, we have gained an opportunity for development!" He said this, stopped and looked at Mirage Emperor.
"It would be better if you could continue to assist me." The Mirage Emperor, or the owner of the North Island, sighed and said to Mirage Dabo who was standing in front of him.
He felt a little regretful now. Talents were hard to come by, and it was indeed a waste to let such an experienced and somewhat capable minister die.
Thinking of this, he took a look at Mirage Wenxin. This minister who had been spared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire seemed to be worse than Mirage Dabo.
Unfortunately, it is too late to say anything now, because the fate of Mirage Dabo has been determined by the contract between the two countries.
Not only him, but Mirage Wuke, the general of Mirage Kingdom, is also waiting honestly for his fate.
Mirage Wenxin felt that he should find a hole in the ground and crawl into it... He had never even flirted with the Tang Dynasty Empire. Why did the Tang Dynasty Empire mention him in the negotiation?
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, he has been thinking about this issue a lot recently. The reasons he thought of include praise and praise, but he does not think he has the qualifications and is worthy of the Tang Empire.
Do this.
So he thought another possible reason was that the Tang Empire was just talking about it casually, and it happened that the goblin diplomats mentioned that their chief officer was called Mirage Wenxin...
As a result, the Tang Empire casually mentioned his name, Mirage Wenxin. As a result, he was forced to go to heaven and to the earth with no way out.
Emperor Mirage saw Mirage Wenxin averting his gaze in vain, and his mood became bad again. He clenched his fists, but did not dare to really get angry at Mirage Wenxin.
Because he also knew that if Mirage Wenxin was really from the Tang Empire, or fell into the eyes of a nobleman from the Tang Empire, then if he got angry at Mirage Wenxin, he would most likely be retaliated by the Tang Empire.
But if Mirage Wenxin is not from the Tang Empire, then he seems to have fallen into the Tang Empire's counter-intentional plan by venting his anger on Mirage Wenxin, which is obviously a mistake.
Both sides were displeased, and the Mirage Emperor did not make such an irrational or smart choice. He just withdrew his gaze, and then discussed with Mirage Dabo the follow-up plan of the Mirage Kingdom's migration to the North Island.
Why should such a plan be discussed in front of Mirage Wenxin? In fact, this is also an attitude. If Mirage Wenxin is really from the Tang Empire, then he will also tell the news that Mirage is really preparing to move.
, spread back to the Tang Empire.
The words that Mirage Dabo said earlier, which made Mirage listen, actually meant to reassure the Tang Empire: Mirage just wanted to cling to the thick legs of the Tang Empire and be a dog, and it no longer had any small thoughts such as revenge.
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In fact, there is really no desire for revenge. The goblin clan has been frightened by the terrifying war capabilities of the Tang Empire, and those who dared to fight... seem to have been killed.
The Mirage Kingdom's ability to persist until now mainly relies on the crazy loyalty and fanaticism of its citizens towards the Mirage Emperor. Now those fanatics and brave soldiers have been exhausted in this war that lasted for a year.
They died from repeated charges, from using sting mines to attack enemy tanks, from driving suicide planes, from driving suicide speedboats...
In short, they are all dead, and the only ones left are just cowards and some ordinary people.
For the people of the Mirage Kingdom, there is still a lot of good news. At least the orc troops have never fired artillery again after receiving the order from the Tang Empire.
The rumble of cannons that had been accompanying the goblins in the Mirage Kingdom all day long finally stopped on this day. They no longer had to hide and live in hiding, and finally no longer had to worry about whether their lives could be saved.
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Among the ruins, the soldiers of Mirage Kingdom could finally get up and feel the chill of the cold wind blowing on their faces.
They didn't dare to look up before, because the orc shooters would punch holes in their heads. Now they can look at the orc soldiers on the opposite side, and see the weapons and equipment across the road that they didn't dare to look at before.
They have so many steel helmets, their machine guns are so good, their cotton-padded clothes are so thick... They are so tall.
In the afternoon of that day, the Mirage Emperor read the armistice treaty to all the people on the radio. He officially announced that the war was over.
Also announced at the same time was the news that the Mirage Kingdom no longer existed and that in the future there would be only Beidao. Many Mirage Kingdom civilians burst into tears, and some Mirage Kingdom officers even chose to commit suicide after the war.
Later, the Mirage Emperor announced another news that made the civilians cry louder: they would be forced to leave their homeland, abandon their land and homes, and go to the North Island... to continue living there.
This migration is destined to become a mirage and goblin disaster.
