Yatai Policy: The New Order of the Mainland

Chapter 891 Regent (Part )

The question from the fence-sitter Holmes made the fat man realize something, "How could I forget about this old guy?!" He secretly blamed himself for being careless.

Seeing Maisang turn to him and smile evilly, Holmes felt something was wrong. He heard the other party say, "Old man, I came in a hurry and we haven't had time to talk properly. Please tell me what you think of the current situation! In addition, please tell me what Deputy Marshal Balke thinks. He can't speak now, so you can say whatever you want!"

"You, are you interrogating me? Don't think that you can exonerate your men by diverting the conflict. I..." Holmes shouted angrily.

"Hey! Marshal, please take a look at this imperial edict!" Emin suddenly interrupted his old boss and took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over.

"What? Let Maisan be the regent? Are you kidding?!" Holmes took a few glances at the documents and his face changed immediately.

"Huh?!" When the fat man heard that it was related to him, he stretched out his big hand and took the edict. His action was so swift that Holmes, who was at the high-level primary annihilation realm, had no time to react.

The edict clearly stated: "If I encounter an accident and cannot exercise the power and duties of King Suril, please ask the following people to take over as regents..." The first one in the order was Capricorn, followed by Mai Sang, and the third one was Balk. The edict was written by Dengpula, and at the bottom was the king's seal of the Suril Kingdom.

"Marshal, this edict was given to me by King Dengpula before he went on the expedition. Although I have doubts about Marquis Muhong's current actions, I must obey the king's orders. Please don't make things difficult for me!" Amin said in a deep voice, taking a defensive posture.

"This guy has had the imperial edict in his possession for a long time, but he didn't show it until now. This shows that he also suspected Balke's death. Humph! They are all bad guys!" The fat man was deeply moved by Dengpula's loyalty and righteousness, but he was also very dissatisfied with Emin. However, he put on a bright smile on his face and sighed: "King Dengpula is very insightful. He has long understood that fence-sitters cannot be trusted!"

"Okay! Marshal, as the Regent of Surir, I now order you to answer the questions truthfully! In addition, I have to tell you some bad news. Luoyan died in the battle between Qino and the McKen people!" Mai Sang then frowned and said.

Hearing the name Luoyan, Holmes's face, which had turned red with anger, and his trembling body suddenly froze. He had already learned about the events that happened in Beidu, but he didn't know that the young wind master who loved to talk and laugh, was a little nonsensical, and even sacrificed himself to save his life at the critical moment, had actually died in the battle.

A huge sadness came over him, and Homerus felt exhausted both physically and mentally, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant.

"Marshal," seeing the other party's strong reaction, Mai Sang felt sad, and unconsciously softened his tone to comfort him, "You have been with Dengpula for longer than I have, and you should know him well. He didn't include your name in the edict of succession, probably not out of trust, but because he felt that the Suril military couldn't do without you, the pillar of stability!"

The words were a happy lock. Holmes sighed, calmed down and replied: "In order to rescue Capricorn, the king did not hesitate and gave everything he had. Although we fought with Macken for only four days, it almost exhausted two-thirds of Suril's war resources. It's a pity that the reinforcements from Chino and Ruers have not arrived yet. The former is excusable because of the long journey, but the latter is obviously watching the fire from the other side of the river!"

"The Macan side could have easily won the battle, captured the palace, and wiped us out, but they suddenly stopped the attack, leaving us a glimmer of hope. The one who gave the order was Atesban. In a sense, this man was indebted to Surir, because he preserved our royal bloodline!" "Maybe you don't believe it, but it was not me who first proposed peace talks with the Macan, but Balk. We can't put thousands of people in dire straits for the sake of a few individuals' family ties and friendships, can we? We certainly share the same view, but we didn't expect the Macan people to agree so readily!" At this point, Holmes turned his head to look at Amin, and the latter nodded to acknowledge the fact.

The fat man originally thought that it was Homlus who advocated surrender, and then used a trick to kill Balke who held an opposing opinion, but he did not expect that the truth was completely another version.

Then why did Atesban agree to negotiate peace? Wouldn't it be a better choice to capture Suril directly and gain the strategic initiative in the central part of the Yatai continent? Who killed Balk? It seems that the speculation that the Macan people took action is also untenable. At least Balk has admitted defeat and has shown signs of moving closer to Macan, right? Could it be that it was the intention of Rules or Chino...

Mai Sang was overwhelmed. He felt that not only was the problem not solved, but his doubts were increasing.

"So what are your plans now?" The fat man asked this question to Holmes and Emin.

The two looked at each other, and the latter thought for a moment and answered, "We originally planned to use the opportunity of peace talks to seek the intervention of Chino and Rules to make Suril a neutral country as a buffer zone between the various forces... But now that you are here, everything depends on the instructions of the Regent."

"This judgment is reasonable!" Mai Sang thought, nodded and asked his question: "Why do you think Atesban agreed to hold a peace conference?"

Holmes and Emin had obviously thought about this question. The former analyzed after hearing the question: "The current situation in the Yatai continent is that Macken, Chino and Rules are each the leader of one side. In terms of comprehensive combat power, Macken should be the strongest, Chino is second, and Rules is slightly weaker than Chino but not by much. No matter which side Macken joins forces with, the remaining side will inevitably be destroyed, and even if Chino and Rules join forces, it will be difficult for Macken not to defeat it!"

"Is Macken so strong?" The fat man asked the same question again, and this time Holmes gave the same answer: "Although Suril is not a strong country, its armaments are not something that anyone can bully. But when we fought Macken, we were completely in a passive situation. To be honest, I think the opponent can actually win in half a day. The reason why it took four days is probably to train the troops..."

As one of the few commanders-in-chief of the three armed forces who had a head-on conflict with McKeon, Holmes' analysis was highly credible. Macon's face was gloomy, and he felt that the challenge he faced this time was by no means as simple as fighting alone and competing with several high-end combat forces in the past.

"Having said that, if Chino and Ruels form an alliance, even if McKen is sure to win, it will inevitably incur huge losses. And the key is that the three parties all have powerful weapons such as atomic-energy fuel-air bombs. Once they get angry, it is likely to cause the destruction of the entire Yatai continent. I think this is exactly why Atesban did not want to see it and agreed to peace talks." Emin made a timely summary.

"Let's put aside the matter of Lord Balk's murder for now, but I promise that no matter who is involved in this, I will not tolerate it!" Mai Sang set the tone for the previous incident and asked, "Where are the envoys from Ruers and Chino who are attending the peace conference now? Who is leading them?"

"The leader of the Ruhr team is a young man named Valodia. They will arrive in the suburbs of Suril tonight. I heard from Chino that the person coming is Daiyun, the chief national security adviser. They should arrive in two days." Holmes was obviously not satisfied with the decision on the handling of Balke's murder, but he still suppressed his emotions and answered.

Holmes: The truth is often unexpected, but it is also helpless