Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 85

On the border between Aden and Livia, the armies of Aden and Livia set up their positions on a hill.

They were not far from Edelsberg, where thirty thousand Aedirn troops were besieging the fortress.

The black-red-yellow chevron pattern of the Kingdom of Aden and the red checkered flag of the Kingdom of Livia can be seen everywhere, and there are also a large number of soldiers and knights wearing ceremonial armor to show majesty and etiquette as much as possible.

On the top of the hill a beautiful shed has been erected, and a bonfire has been lit to ward off the cold.

The actual rulers of the two countries are about to meet, so please don't make the ceremony more serious.

Although the two countries are currently at war, and the war has just improved, it is precisely because of this that these diplomatic ceremonies must be as serious as possible to show the world that the two countries have recovered from the disaster of defeat.

At present, Lord Protector of Aedirn is wearing a typical northern duke's clothing.

Only the cuffed fur hat with its beautiful feathers was in Harkland's style, representing his relationship with Harkland, and pinned to his chest was his golden hand as Lord Protector.

The Duke Protector looked very mighty, and there were two attendants by his side.

One is Valentin, the squire, and the other is Marondo, the captain of the guard.

The two of them were also dressed solemnly and respectably, matching Hermi's attire.

"Speaking of which, Lord Protector, I really didn't expect you to make it this far."

When heading to the meeting place, Marondo said with admiration.

He still remembered how tiny Herme used to be, and could only look at those kings from a distance, but now he was a figure who faced those kings directly, a big man standing side by side with them.

"Me too. Back then, I could only watch the Queen from a distance, but now, I can communicate with her face to face and decide the fate of countless people in the two countries."

Hemet remembered some past events, recalling that he had received an appointment from King Demawi to go to Hackland, and went to that land with full expectations.

He has indeed made some achievements, and now he is a figure standing at the apex of the northern countries.

"Lord Protector, you deserve this."

Valentine said, expressing some flattery to Herme, but not too much.

This is what Herme likes about this servant, he flatters and flatters in moderation, and knows how to speak properly.

Coupled with its own excellent ability, it is naturally even better.

"Yeah, I deserve it."

After saying these words, Herme felt a little surprised, this was something that the self four years ago would never have said.

This bit of surprise quickly passed, after all, it was just recalling the past, which produced some small thoughts, and his current state of mind has undergone a huge change compared to that time.

At the meeting point, Herme met Queen Mivi and her entourage.

According to the rumors, Mi Wei has many outstanding qualities: keen insight, stunning beauty, and unparalleled courage.

Hermi used to think that these were exaggerated, but when he saw the queen, he knew it was all true.

Queen Meeve wore a brass-colored armor, with one hand resting on the hilt of her sword, and her golden braids behind her head.

She just stood there, making people feel mighty and extraordinary. Although the scar on her face was terrifying, it also gave Mi Wei a different kind of majesty.

Standing beside Mi Wei was a serious and steady middle-aged knight in a blue cloak.

On the other side is a blond young man who is shorter than Mi Wei and whose face is [-]-[-]% similar to Mi Wei.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Protector of Aedirn."

"Nice to meet you too, Queen Mi Wei."

The supreme rulers of the two northern countries exchanged pleasantries and exchanged some diplomatic etiquette.

They are mostly clichés such as good neighborliness and friendship, and then continue to introduce the entourage.

When Mi Wei mentioned that the young man who was [-]% similar to her was his son Prince Wilm, Hemei was not surprised by this person's identity, but rather surprised by his temperament.

Originally, Herme thought that this prince who had always been famous for being cowardly and betrayed his mother under the instigation of powerful officials should not be able to support the current occasion, but what Wilm showed was self-confidence and sunshine, and he did not have the arrogance of the second generation ancestor. He speaks and behaves very well, and looks like a very outstanding noble young man.

Seeing Wilm like this, Hemei didn't wonder why Mi Wei forgave this son. After all, there was no overnight hatred between mother and son.

When Wilm resolutely fell to his mother, and was willing to bravely tell her everything he thought and explained everything he did, the hatred between them was naturally resolved.

Next, Queen Mi Wei looked at the Lord Protector of Aden.

At first glance, Hemei gave Mi Wei the feeling of being ordinary and calm, and her temperament was not as strong as she imagined. It was difficult to connect the man in front of her with those great achievements, but he had achieved those great achievements.

Hemei saw Mi Wei as a legend, and when the king returned with almost nothing, she took back her country with a group of mercenaries and remnants.

And Mi Wei sees Herme as a legend. Mi Wei has personally experienced the flames of war in Aden, and she has seen the brutal methods of Adar Aip Darcy and the swift and violent offensive of the Nilfgaardians. She thinks Aden is a Inevitably, she and Demawi reached a consensus on this point.

It's just that Demavi chose to escape to Redania as an apartment, but she chose to continue looking for opportunities to restore the country and continue to fight against the black army.

And now, Demawi died at the hands of the Nilfgaardian Assassins, and she successfully recovered the country.

Aden, who was considered destined to perish, was blocked by the man named Herme Botterdan in front of him.

He also defeated the main force of the Eastern Group Army, which he had no confidence to face at all and only planned to deal with it firmly.

So Mi Wei naturally admired Hemei very much.

"The clichés are finally finished, Your Majesty Mi Wei, in private, I really admire you, you are really a heroine."

After finishing the process, Herme expressed his admiration for Mi Wei.

And this is undoubtedly from the heart. Mi Wei's experience is indeed legendary. It is estimated that even if it has been hundreds of years, people will still spread the story of the White Queen's return to the country.

Naturally, Mi Wei could hear the sincerity in Herme's words, but the queen never liked to talk too much about these vain things.

She prefers to be direct and talk about what really should be talked about.

"Thank you very much for your praise, Lord Protector, I also admire your achievements very much. But now let's talk about some practical things. If we spend all our time flattering and flattering each other, then there is no time. "

When Mi Wei spoke, she was full of the majesty of a king. The gesture of holding a sword and speaking with eloquence not only expressed opinions, but also did not make people disgusted. It really lived up to her reputation.

"Yes, let's talk about the practical stuff."

Hemei's attitude towards Mi Wei wasn't too strange, and he didn't feel disgusted either. He had studied the queen's character before,
"Valentine, map."

After speaking, Herme's attendant placed a map of the southern border of Aedirn and Livia on the table.

The map was obviously old, and Valentine pressed a corner of the curled map with a dagger.

"Right now, among our two countries, there are still places where the Nilfgaardian army exists, mainly in the Edesberg and Leiria areas, but now the Nilfgaardian army in the Leiria area is retreating rapidly , I think the queen's army should be able to take it there soon."

"As a matter of fact, our army has marched into the city of Lyria, and the Nilfgaardians have fled with their golden sun banners as quickly as they came. It may be said that Livia and Leiria united The kingdom is restored."

When mentioning this, Queen Mi Wei's face was full of pride.

Now she has finally fulfilled the oath she made when she escaped from Livia, regained her throne, and expelled the black army from her country.

Herme noticed that Wilm lowered his head when he heard his mother say that.

After all, he had handed over his mother's kingdom to the Nilfgaardians before. Although his mother had forgiven him, he was still ashamed to mention his own bad things.

"Then congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen."

Herme wished from the bottom of her heart that the entire kingdom had been restored, and he still had Eggs Bird, that bastard Adal guarding there like a rascal.

"Since this is the case, our country has only one request for your country, which is to resist possible Nilfgaardian counterattacks from the west and south. If your country has spare capacity, our country hopes that your country can send some supplies to the siege camp in Edelsberg .South Aedirn has been too damaged by the Nilfgaardians for us to gather enough supplies locally."

Speaking of this matter, Herme was a little embarrassed.

Due to ignoring the situation in the south, it is more accurate to say that they are too optimistic about the situation in the southern border. When the army of the protector of the country entered the southern border, they found that although they were welcomed by the people and the people were willing to join the army and cooperate with the army, the people were unwilling to offer food. .

The food obtained from the Nilfgaardian army was not much in the first place, and the properties of the traitors who had been stolen were not enough. They only lasted for a while, and finally they had to collect food.

Originally, Herme wanted to use tax exemptions to restore the southern border, but because they supported the army, these liberated Aden people turned around and enjoyed the "benefits" of the tax collectors bringing the Cossacks to their door.

This is really too bad for reputation, and Herme is quite unwilling to do so.

But there is no way, we can't let the army collapse because of lack of food.

Fortunately, the people who experienced the atrocities in Nilfgaard still understood (but did not accept) the grain requisition, so there were no large-scale disturbances.

Even the small-scale anti-conquest struggles have continued, causing many disturbances.

After all, the people in the southern border basically had the experience of guerrillas and rebels, and they all killed the Nilfgaardians. They were really pressed, and it was no problem to knock off the heads of a few tax collectors and their entourage.

In the end, Hemei still solved the problem by scraping the big family. Anyway, there are many nobles and powerful people in South Yadian, and most of them are the group of people who keep a distance from the black-clothed army.

When the army of the protector of the country arrived, he decisively helped the protector of the country, so he was not liquidated.

But under the rule of Nilfgaard, no matter how hard you try, you will inevitably get involved with Nilfgaard. This is where you can take advantage of it.

So Herme put the knife on their necks. If you don’t want to pay the money, we will expose the matter between you and Nilfgaard. If you don’t pay it, you will die.

At first they were quite stubborn, and after Herme really slaughtered a few big nobles and big businessmen, the others honestly sent the things over.

It's just that these can only alleviate the problem, not solve it, but before a stable logistics system can be established, they still have to collect food and support the army in this way.

The rear obtained a lot of supplies from Herme's new collection, but it took time for these items to be sent to the front.

Hemei suspected that if the conquest continued like this, there would be a large number of hungry people in the southern border. This was a scene he didn't want to see, and it would be a hell of a joke if this happened.

So Herme has been writing letters to beg for alms during this time. Both Temeria and Mahakam have received letters from him, but Temeria itself is not safe, and its own food is barely enough. Maha Kan brought out some grain, but it was better than nothing.

The only thing Herme can count on right now is Livia's Mi Wei.

"There is no problem, Lord Protector. Thanks to my son's... choice, our country has not suffered too much damage from the black army. Our country can provide supplies to the army under the walls of Edsberg."

When saying this, Mi Wei looked at Wilm with a slightly pointed tone.

And the prince lowered his head in front of his mother again. He was indeed wrong about that matter.

Watching the interaction between the mother and child, Herme didn't say anything, nor did she make any comments.

That's a family matter, what kind of talk is he talking about as an outsider.

As for the matter of Livia's surrender, it cannot be said or discussed.

The current situation in Livia is actually very easy to suspect that it is a hat-trick. After all, Livia surrendered when the Nilfgaardian army arrived, and then Nilfgaard was defeated. Livia Anyway, you mother and son sing double reeds, right?

It is also thanks to the fact that Mi Wei marched into Livia and captured this important castle at the beginning of the Battle of Burning God Tower, otherwise such gossip would not be less.

But even so, some people still chew their tongues.

As for such conspiracy theories, in the northern countries, they were regarded as the destruction of Nilfgaard, and they were gagged together with Temeria's separate peace with Nilfgaard.

The reason for this is also very simple. This is too damaging to unity. At present, there is great unity in the north, and such untimely words cannot be said.

As for when the war is over and the conflicts among the northern countries re-emerge... Then we have to talk about it, this is also very good ammunition.

"Since Queen Mi Wei has helped our country solve a problem, let's help Livia solve a problem too,"

Herme naturally knew the principle of reciprocating favors,

"I know that the Nilfgaardians moved a large number of immigrants to the Kingdom of Livia during the occupation. Now your country is suffering from these immigrants."

When mentioning this matter, Mi Wei gave Wilm a hard look. She was upset when she mentioned this matter, and the prince lowered his head even lower.

During the occupation of Nilfgaard, although the United Kingdom of Livia and Leiria did not encounter large-scale looting, they encountered "exchanging blood".

The Nilfgaardians slaughtered or enslaved the people of the wealthy Rivian villages and replaced them with immigrants from Nilfgaard.

This is also Nilfgaard's consistent war strategy. Military operations and immigration operations go hand in hand. Often after the imperial army completes the massacre, the imperial immigrants will accept everything left by the original residents.

Queen Meeve is now back, but many Nilfgaardian immigrants did not leave with their army.

Because they all gave up everything to come here, most of them have no turning back.

At home, there are either slave contracts or creditors, and enemies waiting for them. In Nilfgaard, especially in the province, life has always been difficult.

For these people, Mi Wei really didn't know what to do.

It was impossible for her to accept massacre, and these people were indeed good farmers, so it was not bad to accept them.

But all the nearby villages of Livia are ready to move. Although Livia was not destroyed by the men in black, there are still a lot of bad things done.

Mi Wei seriously suspected that if there was any trouble in the country, these Nilfgaardian immigrants would all be massacred.

Although Nilfgaardian immigrants have a strong sense of armed forces, they are bound to lose in the face of so many villages and officials who are bound to sideline, so maintaining the status quo will certainly not last long.

But driving them away forcibly would undoubtedly send them to their deaths, and Mi Wei was unwilling to make such a decision.

And the existence of these people also has a risk, that is, if the Southern Empire strikes again, will they remain loyal instead of falling to Nilfgaard?

"Our country is willing to accept these immigrants."

What Hemei said made Mi Wei a little surprised, Lord Protector of Aedian was asking for trouble for himself.

Aden obviously didn't have the problem of Nilfgaardian immigration, but he found such a problem for himself.

But the next words let Mi Wei know why Aiden did this.

"Hackland, our country intends to immigrate them to Hackland."

It is indeed a good choice to immigrate the Nilfgaardians to Hackland. On the Hackland side, all they can do is to get close to the Lord Protector's government, and they don't have to worry about these people when the Southern Empire comes back. Betrayal.

Hackland needs immigrants at any time, and these Nilfgaardians are indeed good. They are very organized and will be a good help in that land.

Herme planned to let the Nilfgaardian mercenary group who had defected to lead these people, and it happened that the Nilfgaardians came to lead the Nilfgaardians, so it was a reward for these people.

"In this case, these troubles will be handed over to your country, and our country will hand over these immigrants soon."

Mi Wei happily agreed to Hemei's suggestion, and this trouble in the country was finally resolved.

This was a deal that everyone was satisfied with. Herme got what she wanted, and Mi Wei also got what she wanted.

Therefore, the atmosphere at the scene was very good, and the relationship between the two parties was further deepened.

(End of this chapter)