Riding and Slashing

General Agathon, who was determined to die, still failed to fight Li Ang to the death.

Moreover, he was involuntarily held up by strong men such as Klose, and went to the lord's barracks to eat an extremely unpalatable meal—it was said that Li Ang made it himself.

The quality of the ingredients is very good, and it is veal that is difficult for the Bacchus who lack cattle and horses.

But it tasted salty and astringent. The steak was burnt on one side, but the other side was bloody and undercooked. It looked like poison.

And it was packed in a military lunch box, even with only knives and no forks... It's really not particular at all, it's not what it should be like to treat guests to dinner.

However, Agathon ate happily with an attitude of taking poison, his mouth was bloodshot when he poked the steak.

It came out of the unfamiliar side.

"You said you, why don't you want to believe me? I've always been honest and reliable. I said I invite you to dinner, so I invite you to dinner... What's wrong with your chest? It won't hurt you if you get stabbed by a broken sword. ?”

Li Ang looked at the steak that was half charred and half bloody in front of him, he didn't dare to speak, and kept babbling about Ajiasong.

Agason was rubbing the side of his chest, the steak couldn't be chewed, he swallowed it with great effort just now, the wound on his ribs was painful from the whole swallowing action.

Li Ang's steak is really poisonous... more poisonous than the Red Death of the Snake Cult.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, if you want to pay me back with a sword, I'll admit it, but can't you use your own sword? Why stab me with a broken sword... My ribs are broken..."

Ajiasong drank several mouthfuls of water, and managed to calm down.

There is not a drop of wine in Li Ang's barracks, and the guests can only be served with boiled water... The lord will never let the people of Mettenheim see anything related to wine bottles when they send troops to fight.

"What? Broken ribs? You don't want to blackmail me, do you? You're wearing armor! How powerful can a broken sword be?"

The lord expressed his disbelief, and he didn't use much force. Could it be that he has unknowingly practiced the unique skill of stabbing people to death without the tip of a sword in this day?
Is the effect of Dragon Tears so strong?

That seems to make Agathon bleed a lot...

Li Ang stabbed Ajiasong for a while with the broken sword—this was mainly to return the broken sword to the general, to express that the marshal does not accept the decisive battle, and you take back the broken sword by yourself...

This is really a formal etiquette between warriors or generals. The enemy sent a broken sword to express that he would fight to the death. Send the sword back.

This means that I will not die, and neither will you. I don't regard you as an enemy, and you don't need to pay homage to us. Moreover, you have already gained my respect, and you will not lose your honor because of it.

But Li Ang stabbed him not for revenge, and stabbing someone with a stubble is naturally not considered revenge. Li Ang just needs to let the troops of both sides see this scene and get his face back.

Of course, Li Ang regained his face even with the profit - after he stabbed Agathon, Klose and others swarmed up, holding up their shields and rushing to force Agathon before his subordinates could react. He was taken captive to his own army camp.

This probably counts as capturing the enemy general... But after Agason realized that he was not injured, he loudly ordered the troops to stand by at Qicha Fortress, and he honestly went to eat Li Ang's meal.

In fact, the lord must make General Agathon owe him favors. After finally finding some opportunities, Li Ang will of course take the opportunity to become a creditor—this is much more cost-effective than repaying his injustice...

Anyway, I can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, there is no need to make an enemy.

Now that the two countries are hostile, Ajiasong's sneak attack on him is just to be loyal to the country, and indeed he should not be treated as an enemy. Li Ang can still clearly distinguish between an enemy and an enemy.

But Wendy shed so much blood in order to save herself, so the Bacchus must also bleed...

Li Ang looked at Ajiasong, thinking about how to blackmail Emperor Marius.

Yes, the logic in the lord's heart has always been very fair. Ajiasong stabbed himself with a sword, intending to kill himself, and now he owed himself a life.

The lord never collects debts overnight, and he has to collect them on the spot.

Since he didn't die and the actual loss he suffered was a dragon's tear, of course Agathon didn't have to die, but he had to double the compensation—at least several times higher than the value of the dragon's tear. What mental damage, medical expenses, Lost wages, army time delay fees, horse and vehicle transportation expenses... Anyway, everything has to be counted for him.

And since Wendy has lost so much blood, it is necessary for those who care about Agason to bleed, but it is said that Agason's parents have died... so the patriarch Mario can only bleed.

Fair enough.

"Earl Leon...cough...Forget it, my small injury is nothing to mention. But your injury...are you alright?"

Ajiasong still couldn't believe that Li Ang was still alive and kicking, and his spirit was much better than his own...

"How could it be okay to be stabbed by a sword! I almost died..."

The lord gestured to his heart: "But my doctor's level is good, and it took a huge price and a lot of dragon's tears to save me... So, you owe me a big debt now!"

"I'm in debt...but...are you sure you won't attack the empire?"

Ajiasong looked at the half of the poison-like food left in the military lunch box, put down the knife and looked at Li Ang.

Leon's food is horrible....

Swallowing down a piece just now almost killed him... He usually eats this kind of bloody stuff...

Could he really eat children?

Agathon couldn't help shivering.

"What am I doing with the idea of ​​the Bacchus Empire at this time? Your country is so poor now, and you have to spend money to relieve the disaster..."

The lord beckoned to ask Klose to remove the lunch box and took out the map.

"Then where is your army going?"

Agathon has now believed it.

He knew that if Li Ang really wanted to attack Bacchus, then the sword he was stabbed an hour ago should be the Griffin Sword on Li Ang's body.Li Ang still didn't retaliate and kill himself after being seriously injured by himself, so he really didn't want to be an enemy of Bacchus.

Unaffected by any personal grievances, he is dedicated to plotting the world...

This kind of magnanimity... Only Emperor Marius can compare with him, not himself.

This is indeed a sword owed to him, and he really should repay the debt.

"Look, I'm planning to go to Aishikeman. You should know about that place, right? The largest port city in Desha is only separated from Siyuan City by a bay."

Li Ang pointed to the map and asked.

Of course Agathon knew about Eichkoman. In fact, that place was once occupied by the Bacchus Empire for a short period of time—that was more than twenty years ago, before Emperor Marius came to power. At that time, Agathon was still a child. child.

For the Bacchus Empire, Eichkeman is indeed a very important port city - this allows the capital Siyuan City to have a big city across the sea, which can not only serve as horns for each other, guarantee the safety of the capital, but also pass Short-distance sea trade quickly created a lot of wealth.

Eichkeman and Siyuan City are only separated by a bay with a width of several hundred miles. Even small boats in the sea can pass through it, but the culture and output of the two sides are completely different. This kind of short- and medium-distance ocean trade is the cheapest and most profitable.

Moreover, Eichkeman can provide a large number of war horses for the Bacchus Empire.

The previous emperor of Bacchus captured Eichcomman once, but that emperor also caused heavy losses to the Shadow Legion because of the capture of Eichcomman. Agathon's father died in battle at that time.

However, the result of storming Eichkeman that year was not good. The hasty dispatch of troops and the disastrous victory with huge casualties not only caused the empire to meet the enemy on both sides, but also almost exhausted its national strength.

And Eichkeman only stayed for more than half a year before being taken back by the Principality of Dexia.

It wasn't until Emperor Marius, who was the consul of Siyuan City at that time, negotiated peace with Descia, threatened the Senate with the Descia army, and won the throne by almost coercion, everything improved.

Under the leadership of Marius, the empire regained its vitality, and Agathon grew from an orphan to a general under Marius in the past 20 years.

"That's not a good place to fight... Your Excellency Li Ang, and I suspect that you won't be able to defend it after you fight it... Besides, it's too far away from your territory!"

Ajiasong shook his head. Since he owed Li Ang a sword, he naturally had to help Li Ang think about it now.But he clearly remembered that when the Bacchus Empire had all the best, it still only ended in a miserable victory.

If it weren't for the fact that the naval fleet of the Bacchus Empire was really strong, none of the soldiers stationed in Eichcoman might not be able to return home.

"That's right, I also think it's too far away from my territory. So, I plan to give Ashcomman to the Bacchus Empire...Of course, the empire has to exchange places."

Li Ang smiled at Agathon: "I said that I want to form an alliance with the Bacchus Empire - I am responsible for taking down Eichcoman, and you only need to send troops to defend it and provide fleet support to protect my retreat. After that, Ashcomman belongs to the Bacchus Empire... I know you have always wanted this port..."

Ajiasong looked at the map, then at Li Ang, the expression on his face gradually turned into disbelief, and then gradually turned into a sigh of admiration.

"Huh... I don't understand... This kind of cooperation is of course a great thing for Bacchus, but what do you want?"

General Agathon is just a general after all. If Emperor Marius was here, he would definitely not say that...

"I'm a businessman, Agathon. For a businessman, everything has a price. Including the sword you stabbed me with, there is a price tag—I spent at least three...five... Eight Dragon Tears, you now owe me a huge debt of eight Dragon Tears! Agathon... I am a businessman, and I intend to give you a chance to repay your debts. Aishikeman is very rich, you know..."

Li Ang stared at Ajiasong's eyes, and raised the standard for asking for Dragon Tears from three to eight with his fingers.

"Dragon tears? Is there really such a thing in the world?"

Ajiasong became confused: "You said that I owed the debt, I admit it... But I have never seen the Dragon Tears you mentioned, how can I pay it back? Oh, everything has a price... But I really have no money."

Ajiasong spread his hands, like an old Lai who owed money and didn't pay it back.

"No way... You have been in the Shadow Legion for so many years, haven't you learned anything from Governor Levius?"

Li Ang also spread his hands: "Levius is a capable person. Even when he was so downcast that he hid in the mine, he still provided me with several cartloads of gold and silver treasures..."

"Cough... But you don't mean you want me to go to Eichkemen to scrape the ground?"

Ajiasong looked at Li Ang's expression, as if he was looking at a devil who ate children.

"What else? The empire is now so poor that it asks me for a loan! How can you get the money to pay off the debt if you don't scrape the land? To be honest, except for the land, you are short of everything now..."

Li Ang shook his head, when he said the word 'land' the volume was very loud...

"Okay... I understand, you want the territory, right? You've even figured out how to operate it... Are you going to let me exchange the territory for Eichkoman? But my territory is Leyla Fortress, then It's a military fortress, I can't make a decision..."

Ajiasong is actually very smart, and he also understood Li Ang's intentions, but he still shook his head with his hands spread out, like an old man who owed money and didn't pay it back.

"Agason, don't be stupid, I said 'you', not 'you'! I am a fair person, at least half of the debt you owe me must be paid by Emperor Marius! You go to Emperor Marius Well, tell him my request, he will definitely make the decision... and he also owes me 50 dinars, all of which are owed to me, you must have a lot of common language, and Emperor Marius must know where I want ..."

Li Ang twisted his neck and turned his head to look at the Qicha Fortress opposite the camp: "By the way, I can make you a hero of the empire... Before you return home, you can burn the Qicha Fortress!"

"What? Are you... serious?"

Agathon stood up in surprise and almost turned the table over.

"Don't be so excited... Isn't it just burning an empty castle? Qicha Fortress was broken by you, and it is no longer a legend of invincibility. Burning it is the best commemoration of it. Moreover, only burning it Only then can Emperor Marius send troops with confidence..."

Li Ang looked at the cold and heavy bastion, and sent Agathon back.

In fact, there were many other reasons for burning Qicha Fortress, but Li Ang didn't mention it, and Agason didn't ask.

The next day, Qicha Fortress was besieged by Earl Leon's army and burned down by the famous imperial general Agathon. The fire lasted for several days.

This huge bastion, which had not been captured for 150 years, was destroyed after the first fall.

There are many mourners in Lie Lion City, and many middle-class people with money but no power plan to move to other places after hearing the news.

And Earl Leon, the Marshal of the Lion Kingdom, passed the order of peace to the city of Lion, saying that he has recovered the Sava River Fort, and is about to invade the territory of Deshar. …

Afterwards, the army marched in a big way, and under the raging fire of the Qicha Fortress, it took only three days to advance to the south of the Sava River Fort and east of the Turda Fortress.