Chapter 703: Chapter 703 No Other Choice
Hearing Yang Yu’s filthy curses, the negotiation team of the Luo Ze Empire almost jumped out of their chairs, itching to punch him dead.
But under the pressure given off by the giant dragon, the negotiation team still controlled their emotions, glued their buttocks to their seats, and waited for Liu Qi to steer the direction of the negotiations.
As the director of the intelligence departnt, Liu Qi originally had other pressing matters to attend to.
— Organize manpower, investigate the destruction of the magic communication devices, and if possible, trace who the mole is.
It was only because of this ergency that she dropped what she was doing and rushed over.
Before the formal negotiations, Liu Qi was also full of confidence.
Negotiations are a ga in which both sides strive to gain advantage.
The fact that Wansheng Country proposed such an exchange table seed unbelievable, but in reality, it was just a ans to fight for the initiative in the negotiation. As long as they countersued their moves, the upper hand would still fall into the hands of the Empire.
Alas, no matter what rhetoric Liu Qi used, she could never convince Wansheng Country to change its mind.
The envoy team from Wansheng Country was sowhat swayed by her words, but the man sitting in the main seat of the negotiations, along with the Pri Minister of Wansheng Country, showed no sign of wavering on their faces.
Negotiations must be based on the premise that both individuals wish to talk.
Liu Qi knew that she might co back empty-handed this ti.
The other party did not want to talk, only putting forward their own demands, assuming an attitude of “take it or leave.”
Even if she had all the negotiation skills, it wouldn’t help.
“Sir, let’s not be impulsive, let’s both calm down and think this through in the long term.
The Beastn we have captured are citizens of Wansheng Country. I believe, rather than residing in a human nation, they’d prefer to return to the embrace of Wansheng Country — and our soldiers feel the sa.
This ti, both sides have engaged in special operations.
We’ve both suffered heavy losses, and the number of captives is enormous.”
Liu Qi made one last attempt, but all she received in return was Yang Yu’s cold sneer,
“You’re aware of the heavy losses, but did you ever consider who started this war and who employed such tactics?
The lead negotiator from the other side, versed in various forms of intelligence, you must know who I am, right?
I have already experienced the stance of the Luo Ze Empire on the plains of Selovon this winter.
From the beginning, you planned to devour our Wansheng Country whole.
Given the rare opportunity this winter to capture so many of you, we will not easily let this chance slip away.
Moreover, we quite like the armor and weapons on your soldiers — those items they carry are our spoils of war, and we have every right to confiscate them.
As for the spoils among the Beastn prisoners, do as you wish.”
In his speech, Yang Yu was full of taunts, disregarding all past negotiating rules.
Even if Liu Qi proposed a massive concession like “To maintain ownership over their belongings for our soldiers, we are willing to exchange eight Beastman Soldiers for ten human ones of equal evaluation,” Yang Yu’s expression remained unchanged.
And so the first round of negotiations ended in discord.
Both parties temporarily returned to their respective camps to gather their thoughts and prepare for the second round of negotiations.
Just back at Little Night City, the envoy team of Wansheng Country imdiately surrounded Yang Yu, advising him to quit while ahead, leave so room for maneuver, and keep the door open for future encounters.
Yang Yu said that the other side never acted humanly, so why should they bother to be kind-hearted and return favors with virtue?
After Liu Qi and the Luoze negotiation team returned to camp, they imdiately used the Crystal Ball to contact the Emperor of the Luo Ze Empire, notifying Emperor Luo Hui of the negotiation process and outco.
“Is that so? They’ve already shown an unwillingness to negotiate?
It was too soon for those elites to reveal themselves. Once this year is over, and in the spring and sumr, if we deploy those elites, we can completely crush the Beastn’s hope of revival…
No, this year’s tactics were already good enough… where did the problem arise…
We shouldn’t have lost so many people.”
After pondering for a long ti, Emperor Luo Hui convened the generals for a eting to discuss the pros and cons of refusal, and whether to make a greater concession to bring back the soldiers of the Luo Ze Empire.
“The Beastn are too arrogant this ti, completely disregarding us. We absolutely cannot afford to bolster their brazen montum.”
“As much as that’s the case, before deploying our troops, we all made promises to our soldiers that if they were forced to surrender due to an overwhelming disparity in strength, we would exchange them back at the first opportunity.
We have plenty of Beastn laborers in our hands, so we had the courage to make such promises. Failing to exchange them back will to so extent damage our own Morale.”
“After all, how did our troops get captured by Wansheng Country in such large numbers? Our extermination plan should have been perfect. What did General Scarlett and General Wulan say? They were in direct contact with the Extermination Force; they should know so information…”
“Not a clue.
By the ti they realized, the Wansheng Country Army had already penetrated deep into our territory.
The other standby Extermination Forces didn’t notice anything unusual either…
It happened just like that, without anyone being the wiser…”
“How is that possible? Perhaps they can fly?… They have the Winged Hand Clan, forget I said anything. Even with the Winged Hand Clan, they wouldn’t be able to transport many at a ti.”
“To train fifty thousand new soldiers will take quite so ti. Losing so many soldiers and just filling the ranks with recruits, we do not know if it will create gaps in our formations and strategies.
The casualty statistics have not yet co out, but this winter has undoubtedly been the most devastating in terms of losses.
If we redistribute soldiers from other places, it should still be fightable, evenly matched… but…”
The scene was bustling with endless debate about what could happen after rejection, which lasted for over an hour.
Ultimately, under the advice of the National Guardian General, the Emperor of the Luo Ze Empire chose to compromise.
However, the concessions made in this negotiation will be repaid twofold in the spring and sumr offensive.
Year 415 of the Lux calendar, March 3rd.
The second round of negotiations began, which was also to be the last.
On this day, Liu Qi tried to have Yang Yu take a step back once more.
However, this ti, before Liu Qi could even speak, Yang Yu miraculously made the first concession.
On top of the original conditions, Yang Yu added the possibility of exchanging ‘B’ evaluated soldiers, still on a one-to-one basis.
“This ti, consider it a special discount just for you, adding this clause on top of the existing ones.
If you accept the exchange, go ahead and make the exchange.
If you don’t accept, we’ll proceed as initially planned.”
“Why do you assu that we will entirely accept your terms as a precondition?”
Liu Qi kept observing Yang Yu, trying to read so of his thoughts from his face.
However, she had never seen such a uniquely dressed person before, so where to start in reading his thoughts was beyond her.
Yang Yu crossed his fingers, made a stretching motion, and replied,
“You have no choice, do you?”
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