Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Thanks to Honno Yo's angry intervention, the meeting finally got back on track.

The head of the intelligence headquarters of the Yi Kingdom, Ii Go, spoke first: "I heard that the Salo people are sending people to lobby and actively promote the plan of the Western Luo Kingdoms to jointly besiege the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"If the Sharo people's plan to annihilate them can be realized, I think we should firmly join in this plan!"

"No matter how powerful the Daqian Zhenguo Army is, it is absolutely impossible for it to cope with the joint encirclement and suppression of so many powerful countries at the same time."

"The problem is that the Western Luo countries haven't even cleaned up their own messes yet. The most fundamental question is whether we can hold out until the encirclement and suppression plan is completed."

"Therefore, based on the current situation, I believe that making peace with the Qian people for the time being may be our best option."

Some people immediately raised different opinions.

“If we want to persevere, we can still do so,” said Inai Shinichi, the Minister of the Army of the Foreign Empire, solemnly. “However, once the flames of war reach the Empire’s homeland…”

"The losses we suffer will inevitably be enormous."

"Even if the Western Luo Kingdoms unite to fight against the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, they would be happy to see a barbarian country severely weakened!"

"We all know what the Western Luo Kingdoms are thinking."

"They'd love for us to be consumed by the Qian people."

"In that case, it would be more advantageous for them when dividing up the Qian Kingdom after dealing with the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"In short, it is not worthwhile for us to continue to confront the Qian Kingdom head-on before a united front to encircle and annihilate the Daqian Zhenguo army is formed."

"Even if we and the Salo people ultimately withstand the pressure and resist or even counterattack the Daqian Zhenguo Army, the casualties we suffer will be unimaginable."

"At that time, if the Western Luo Kingdoms interfere and take advantage of our misfortune, we will suffer a huge loss!"

"Yes! The Western Luo Kingdoms are very adept at this kind of thing."

"When faced with profit, they won't care about morality, let alone reason!"

“The Salo people must have figured this out.”

"That's why they were so eager to send people to actively encourage the Western Luo countries to join the campaign to suppress the Daqian Zhenguo army."

"The Salo people are doing this simply because they don't want to be taken advantage of."

"If our two countries pay such a heavy price only to have the Georgians and the Dunli reap the benefits in the end, it would be an absolutely unfortunate outcome!"

"Neither we nor the Salo people want to see this happen."

"So what do we do now? Should we take the initiative to bow down and negotiate peace with the Qian people?"

“I think there’s nothing wrong with negotiating peace with the Qian people now.”

"Moreover, this should be the safest option at present—it can avoid suffering a great loss and allow us to wait for the encirclement alliance to be established before taking revenge on the Qian people."

"I also agree with the temporary peace agreement."

"We have just suffered two crushing defeats, and the morale of the army has plummeted."

"Continuing to fight the Daqian Zhenguo army at this time would make it difficult for us to exert our full fighting capacity..."

"Actually, if you ask me, we should observe the Salo people's actions before making a decision."

"Don't forget, everyone—the Salo people have just lost control of the Dagasa region."

"Moreover, the Salo people suffered far greater losses in the Dagasa region than we did."

"The Dagasa Fortress, built at great expense, and hundreds of thousands of troops were all lost to the Qian people."

"The loss suffered by the Salo people is considerable."

"Moreover, after losing the Dagasa region, the Daqian Zhenguo army has actually directly threatened the homeland of Salo."

"The Dagasa region borders the Saro mainland directly!"

"We at least do not have any land borders directly adjacent to the Qian Kingdom..."

"Therefore, the situation and threats facing the Salo people are far more severe than ours."

"I think the Salo people must be considering their next move now."

"Therefore, I think we don't actually need to make a statement before the Salo people."

“We can wait for the Salo people to make a statement first.”

"If the Salo people want to compromise with the Qian people, we will respond accordingly."

"The advantage of doing this is that—at least we won't be the first to compromise with the Qian people."

“Hmm!” Honno Yo also agreed with the plan: “Let the Salo people make the decision first, and then we will adjust our policy towards Qian based on their decision.”

"This approach is relatively safe."

"I just don't know if the Qian Kingdom, which currently holds all the advantages, will agree to peace talks..."

Someone immediately expressed concern: "The Gan people have just achieved a major victory in the naval battles of Dagasa and Anma Island."

"Shen Moshen is another vindictive guy!"

“Shen Moshen previously used a strategy of politeness before resorting to force—demanding that we and the Salo people voluntarily return the territory of Anma Island and Dagasa.”

"But we rejected them all, and they even made a lot of hurtful remarks..."

"Now, the Daqian Zhenguo Army is on a winning streak, achieving victory after victory."

“If we propose peace talks at this time, the Daqian side will have very good reasons to refuse the talks.”

"After all, we were the ones who refused to return the territory first and made all sorts of harsh statements..."

“Now that we have lost on the battlefield, if we turn around and talk to the people of Qian, they may not be willing to listen.”

"That is a problem—we can do whatever we want if we have the advantage on the battlefield, but why should we talk to them if we can't win on the battlefield?"

"Under these circumstances, even if we negotiate, we must be prepared for the Qian people to make exorbitant demands."

"Heaven knows what kind of outrageous demands Shen Moshen will make."

"However, if we want to talk, we must accept the demands of the Qian people."

"Now, the initiative is completely in the hands of the Qian people."

"If we can't win on the battlefield, then how we negotiate is up to them."

"If you don't agree, they'll keep hitting you until you agree!"

"What a cruel twist of fate..." Honno Yo listened to everyone's words and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Wasn't this how the Qian Kingdom was manipulated by various countries back then?"

"Unexpectedly, Shen Moshen from the Qian Kingdom has repaid all the inhumane treatment the Qian Kingdom suffered in the past, with interest..."