Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

That night.

"No wonder Commander Jeremy is so confident about this operation."

"It turns out that Mr. Chen from the Secret Intelligence Bureau personally came to the capital city..."

Bernard Levi looked at Chen Guyan, who would be leaving the capital city early the next morning, and glanced at Edgeworth Jeremy with a complicated expression: "No wonder the Ministry of the Interior was completely unaware of this before the Guards Corps' operation."

"So it turns out there was a 'master' giving on-site guidance..."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "I didn't expect President Levi's Chinese to be so fluent. It seems that our Chinese language is quite popular."

"As the head of the secret intelligence agency, Mr. Chen should already be fully aware of my situation..."

Bernard Levi shook his head with a wry smile: "I do have some talent for languages."

"Back then, the Salo military organized a special training program for senior military officers in the language of the Qian Kingdom."

"Of course, this is not mandatory; it is entirely voluntary."

"That's when I learned my Mandarin."

"And I did quite well in my studies; I even got first place when I graduated from the training program..."

"To be frank, my Mandarin level is so good that if I were to become the Salo's diplomatic ambassador to the capital, we wouldn't even need a translator!"

"I am also aware of the language training program for senior generals of Salo that President Levi just mentioned."

"If my understanding is correct, this training program should have taken place four years ago."

“Yes!” Bernard Levi nodded. “As expected of someone who works in intelligence, you even know such trivial matters from years ago so clearly…”

"It's alright," Chen Guyan smiled. "But it shouldn't be considered a trivial matter, right?"

"I remember that when you first came up with this plan, it was very 'meaningful'."

"This is to make it easier for Sharo to invade Daqian and divide up the territory."

"It's full of details!"

"They even considered such small details."

"It's clear how eager you were to establish your Great Qian Dynasty back then..."

“I didn’t expect Mr. Chen to know even this detail…” Bernard Levi blushed upon hearing this: “Looking back now, I realize how presumptuous we were in our initial ideas about the Qian Kingdom.”

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Mr. Chen..."

"Wasn't this a lucky accident?"

"Without this training program, there wouldn't be a President Sharo who is fluent in the language of the Qian Kingdom today."

Chen Guyan glanced at Edgeworth Jeremy beside him: "Otherwise, we'll have to have General Jeremy translate our conversation."

"Oh! No, that's not right..." Chen Guyan slapped his forehead: "I should call him Secretary Jeremy now!"

At a press conference today, Bernard Levi publicly announced the new senior management team.

Bernard Levi succeeded as president of Salo.

Edgeworth Jeremy, in addition to remaining as commander of the Salo Guard, also served as the Salo Defense Minister.

Senior officers of the Guards Corps involved in the armed operation have also received new appointments.

However, Alcott Antoine, the corps chief of staff who was slated to succeed Edgeworth Jeremy as commander of the Guards, did not appear at the press conference like other senior officers of the Guards.

Alcott Antoine's name appeared on the Guards' list of casualties.

The official version of events is that—Guards Chief of Staff Alcott Antoine was shot and killed on the spot while trying to persuade the enemy to surrender near the end of the "suppression" operation...................

Alcott Antoine became the highest-ranking member of the Guards Corps to die in this armed "counterinsurgency" operation.

As for how Alcott Antoine died, the commanders and division commanders of the Guards Corps who were left in the meeting room that night to wait for the operation to end naturally knew the truth.

Because Alcott Antoine was the only senior commander of the Guards who did not accept Edgeworth Jeremiah's "persuasion" after the operation.

Even more emotionally, Alcott Antoine shouted that he wanted to avenge the already dead Kolcraw Glen and rid Salo of the traitors!

So, with Edgeworth Jeremy's tacit approval, Alcott Antoine was roughly dragged out of the conference room by several soldiers.

Immediately following, a gunshot rang out, and Alcott Antoine's tirade came to an abrupt halt...

Faced with tangible benefits, the generals of the Guards, who had been directly or indirectly promoted by Edgeworth Jeremy, quickly reached a consensus and accepted this established fact.

Moreover, after Edgeworth Jeremy's persuasive arguments and presentation of facts, the generals of the Guards were more inclined to agree with his viewpoint.

From a practical standpoint, Edgeworth Jeremy's actions did indeed provide a decent alternative for these veterans of the Guards.

At the very least, Edgeworth Jeremy's actions not only mitigated the risk that the Salo Legion might be wiped out by the Daqian Zhenguo Army in the future.

It also secured an opportunity for these old subordinates.

In short, after being enlightened by Edgeworth Jeremy, the group, who already lacked confidence in winning the war, felt even more strongly that the Anti-Qian Alliance was simply incapable of defeating the Great Qian Zhenguo Army.

If you don't want to watch Saluo become a second barbarian kingdom, then you'll inevitably have to surrender...

Establishing connections with the Qian people before surrendering is entirely different from trying to curry favor with them after surrendering to secure a better future.

Well, thanks to Edgeworth Jeremy's actions, these old subordinates have also benefited from it.

This means that we have firmly established a relationship with the people of Qian.

So, according to Edgeworth Jeremy, apart from Alcott Antoine, who "followed" Colclough Grant, this statement was made.

These veterans of the Royal Guard have finally come to their senses.

After all, nobody wants to just die like that.

If the outcome is already predetermined and cannot be changed, but there is an opportunity to choose, who would want to go down a dead end?

Being pragmatic is not just something to talk about; it must be put into practice!

And the attitude of these old subordinates did not disappoint Edgeworth Jeremy—they were all quite pragmatic!

In short—get on the right track! Listen to advice...................

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"Next, President Laurie and Secretary of Defense Jeremy will stabilize this hard-won positive situation in the capital."

"What is certain is that Kolclough Glenn must have contacted the Anti-Gan Alliance and made some arrangements before his death."

"Fortunately, we dealt with this by shifting the blame for the messages sent out by Kolclough Glenn onto the rebels."

Chen Guyan glanced at Bernard and Levay, then said, "Now you just need to handle the situation in Sharo."

"After all, the Anti-Qian Alliance is too far away to reach us. No matter what they say to the outside world, we can simply categorize their claims as conspiracy theories."

"The most important thing is to get the people of Salo to accept and change their stance, so that the Salo army can resolutely carry out the orders issued from the capital city without causing trouble."

"With Mr. Chen personally paving the way for us, everything else will surely fall into place naturally."

Bernard Levi shrugged: "Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, things have developed to this point, and it's not difficult to stabilize the situation and get everyone to accept this established fact."

"In fact, war-weariness has always been quite serious in the Salo army."

"After experiencing one fierce battle after another with the Daqian Zhenguo Army, many people had long since given up the idea of ​​continuing to fight."

"However, when Kolcraw Glenn was alive, no one dared to express the sentiment of 'not wanting to fight'."

"After all, the fear of being shot for retreating cannot be eliminated in a short time."

"To be honest—Kolcliffe Glenn was actually quite unpopular within the Sharo army!"

“I’m sure that when most of the Sharo soldiers learned of Kolcliffe Glen’s death, their first reaction was not grief, fear, or bewilderment.”

Instead, it was a moment of relief!

"They'll feel like they can finally catch their breath!"

"Life under the grip of fear that 'retreating is a capital offense' is truly suffocating..."

"If it weren't for Kolcliffe Glen's repeated insistence, I think most of the Sharo people would have long since given up on continuing to be enemies with the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"There's no need to mention examples of barbarian countries..."

"The tragedy at Dagasa Fortress still terrifies the Salo people to this day!"

"Therefore, the transition from Salo to the Salo Protectorate is not as difficult as imagined."

"If people could live a peaceful and stable life, there would be no need for them to risk their lives."

As he spoke, Bernard Levi's tone revealed a hint of self-deprecation and a deep sense of helplessness: "Besides, risking your life is pointless..."

There's no way around it; when faced with absolute power, the weak can only submit to the domination of the strong.

"It seems we really made the right choice in selecting this interim CEO!"

After listening to Bernard Levi's analysis, Chen Guyan smiled and said, "With a professional like President Levi, who knows how to prescribe the right medicine, in charge of the capital, things should be much simpler from here on out."

"We can save ourselves a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"Mr. Chen, what about the conditions I proposed..."

"Look at my memory, I almost forgot about this!" Chen Guyan looked at Bernard Levi and then at Edgeworth Jeremy beside him: "The conditions that President Levi proposed."

"Secretary Jeremy has already relayed this to me."

"I can now say with absolute certainty that I can agree to President Levi's conditions on behalf of the capital."

"completely fine."

"I have said this before – our Great Qian will never mistreat those who have made contributions."

"If President Levi can successfully help us complete the transition to the Sharo Protectorate as soon as possible, your contribution will be truly outstanding."

"When the time comes, feel free to raise any new needs."

"Furthermore, I, Chen Guyan, can assure you that we will take full responsibility for your safety."

"We will absolutely not allow those who have made contributions to end up with a tragic fate of having money but no life to enjoy it!"

"In this regard, I think our secret intelligence agency has a pretty good reputation, right?"

"President Levi can consult with Defense Secretary Jeremy."

"Secretary of Defense Jeremy spent a great deal of effort to understand this issue thoroughly before finally deciding to cooperate with us."

"No need for further consultation... With Mr. Chen's words, I'm relieved!" Bernard Levi breathed a long sigh of relief after receiving Chen Guyan's assurance in person.

"This trip to the capital city has been very fruitful. I can now give my Chief of Staff Shen a satisfactory answer when I get back."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "History will remember this moment."

"It was you who single-handedly saved the entire Salo..."

“Mr. Chen, I’d like to ask a question, though I’m not sure if I should,” Bernard Levi said, explaining as he spoke, “It’s purely out of curiosity, and I have absolutely no other intentions!”

“Speak freely!” Chen Guyan then made a gesture of “please do as you please”, indicating that Bernard Levi should speak his mind.

"If it weren't for this military action, and if the Sharo army, following Kolklav Glenn's orders, had broken the rules of engagement by using prohibited weapons on a large scale in the port of Regan River..."

How severe will the Daqian Zhenguo Army's retaliatory actions be?

Will Saluo become a second barbarian kingdom?

"meeting!"

Chen Guyan glanced at Bernard Levi and said bluntly, "I wonder if President Levi has ever heard of a saying."

Those who offend our Great Qian Dynasty, though far away, shall be punished!

Chen Guyan smiled and said casually, "Besides, you should also know our Chief Shen's temper."

"He can be truly tolerant, but he can also be truly vengeful!"

"Avenge must be taken immediately! Not even a day can be wasted!"

In short—don't suffer a loss...