Unknown Knight

What is unexpected is that in the letter of reconciliation brought by the envoy, Niza, as the Sultan of the Sarand Emirate, first apologized to Saiga Khan.

He said that he had just ascended the throne and the political situation was influenced by the former Chivil Mondhari. Now that he has eliminated the influence of the Mondhari family, he decided to restore order and correct previous mistakes.

As for the previous cooperation with Aix to attack the Khergit Khanate and seize the Uruzdak Castle, Niza explained it as the short-sighted behavior of the former Zivirmondhari, and expressed his willingness to compensate Saiga Khan with one thousand gold coins for this short-sighted mistake, hoping to resolve the conflict between the two countries and end this meaningless war.

This letter of ceasefire and peace put all the blame on former Prime Minister Mondhari, but Saiga Khan was not stupid. Although he was not the first to know about Mondhari's destruction, he had already known the time when Khafra Fort was captured. The time points of the two phases did not match at all.

However, Saiga Khan's current situation is very bad. The previous military operations he led to invade the Kingdom of Vigia all ended in failure. Not only did he lose soldiers and generals, but his prestige also dropped to the lowest level.

Now, in addition to the Tojunayan family which occupies one-third of the country's territory, there are more and more families that oppose him openly or secretly. Some families seem to be his staunch supporters, but in fact they have ulterior motives.

Just like this time, the army was already limited by the problem of water resources, and now Niza Sultan has defeated the coalition of three princes. If the Khanate attacks the Weyehha Fort in Sarand again, it will be almost impossible to succeed.

But there are still a few Nayans who repeatedly clamor for sending troops at military meetings. They are not asking for a fight at all, they are clearly putting themselves on the fire and wanting to be defeated again.

Once he loses this battle, someone will definitely stand up and question him. If things go wrong, they might use this as an excuse to overthrow his rule and establish a new Khan.

Thinking of this, Saiga Khan felt a chill on his back. He glanced coldly at the few Nayans who were shouting the loudest. Seeing their evasive eyes, Saiga Khan became more certain of his guess.

However, the suggestion of the new Sultan Sarander impressed Saiga Khan. If the conditions in the reconciliation letter could be achieved, it would be a good thing for him.

Although he did not achieve much success in this expedition, he did recover the lost territory of Uruzdak Castle. Based on this achievement alone, the domestic opposition could not say that he had suffered a defeat, but rather a victory of some size.

In addition, judging from the content of the settlement letter alone, it is equivalent to the Sarand Emirate voluntarily admitting its defeat to the Khergit Khanate. In particular, the compensation of one thousand gold coins, although not much, has the effect of adding the finishing touch, and on the surface it seems to be an apology.

As long as both parties sign a ceasefire and reconciliation treaty in accordance with the contents of the reconciliation letter, he will not only be able to greatly enhance his already pitifully small prestige, but can also openly announce to the outside world: In this battle, the Khergit Khanate not only regained its lost territory, but also obtained compensation from Sarand, thus achieving the final victory!

Although the Khanate mobilized a large army and spent a lot of food and military supplies, it only achieved such limited results, which is quite regrettable. However, given the current situation, it is already the most ideal result, especially for him as the Khan.

However, now that Sarand had taken the initiative to ask for reconciliation, Saga Khan had to maintain his composure, so he bargained and put forward several demands, some of which were quite excessive.

This included requiring the Sarand Emirate to cede the two border towns of Gamied Fort, and an additional compensation of 300,000 kilograms of grain, 300 Sarand horses, and 5,000 gold coins.

But how could Aix and Niza agree to such an unreasonable request? Soon the messenger came to the Kugit camp again. In the letter to Saiga Khan, Niza complained in the tone of a weak person.

He said that his country had just put down a rebellion and the whole country was in a difficult situation and was unable to meet the Khan's demands. If the Khan insisted on such compensation, it would undoubtedly force Sarander to death.

If there was really no other way, he, the Sultan, would have to mobilize the entire country and lead the army gathered in the Jamiyad Castle to wait for the army of Saiga Khan.

Niza's words seemed to be a sign of weakness, but in fact they were tantamount to a threat. Jamiyed Castle was located at the border between the two countries, not far from Kharma, an important southern city of the Khergit Khanate.

If Niza's army gathered in Gamyed Castle, they could attack Harma City at any time, while the Kugit army, whose camp was in the Four Realms Forest, was still quite a distance away from Harma City.

If Niza really captured the city of Harma before the Khergits returned, it would undoubtedly cut off the Khergit army's route of return, and the consequences would be very serious.

However, Niza said at the end of the letter that in order to prevent the people of the two countries from falling into the suffering of war, he was willing to sacrifice his personal interests, cut the royal family's expenses, and compensate the Khergit Khanate with an additional thousand gold coins in the hope of reaching a reconciliation between the two countries.

After reading the letter, Saiga Khan breathed a sigh of relief. He was also very worried that if the new Sultan Niza had a conflict with him, it would be more disadvantageous for him in the future.

Now Niza has added another thousand gold coins to the compensation, which is considered to be another way for him to save face and dignity as the Khan. It is better to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible, otherwise there will be changes.

Soon, the Khergit Khanate and the Sarand Emirate concluded an armistice agreement. In addition to the withdrawal of troops by both sides, the Sarand Emirate, as the nominal defeated country, compensated the Khergit Khanate with an additional 2,000 gold coins.

However, when the envoys of the two countries exchanged the contract, Sarand did not present the full 2,000 gold coins. The envoy only sent 1,000 gold coins.

It is said that Sarand is now poor, and a thousand gold coins are the maximum he can take out at the moment. As for the remaining thousand gold coins, Sultan Niza will make up for it later.

But when exactly would this be? Under Saiga Khan's murderous gaze, the messenger hesitated and could not give a specific time.

This made Saiga Khan furious, and he cursed Niza for being shameless in his heart. However, his army had almost withdrawn, and it was useless to worry about the thousand gold coins. He had no choice but to swallow the loss and sign the armistice agreement between the two countries and stamp it with wax.

With the signing of the contract, the war in Sarande basically came to an end. Except for the regrettable escape of the third prince Azzam and the fifth prince Sharif, the overall result still made Aix, Niza and others very satisfied.