Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 114 Peace Talks Attempt
The only one who really saluted and showed respect to Orville was the Gallic nobleman. The other two were a little indifferent, but Orville didn't care. The two sides were still in a state of war, which was normal.

Signaling Procopius to retreat first, Orville took a half step forward and expressed his wishes to the other party: "The city of Paris has been completely surrounded by me. There are two fully equipped legions around it as my guards. If you expect reinforcements, I don't think they can defeat me and the other two legion commanders head-on, so surrender is a more cost-effective option for you.

I promise not to plunder the city or retaliate against the local citizens. As long as the rebels lay down their arms and surrender, I will forgive them. As long as you obey my custody until the end of the war, I will not deprive you of any of your rights now. My mission is to resolve the rebellion, not to kill people. The peace treaty is beneficial to both of us. This is the first time I have proposed to persuade you to surrender, so the treatment is the most lenient. The next time, I will not be treated so well. "

It was obvious that the Gallic noble was somewhat tempted. They were carnivores under Roman rule and relatively speaking, they had less resistance to the Romans. The peace talks standards proposed by Orville were already incredibly generous, and for him, it was indeed something he could consider.

But Jeanne d'Acre rejected Auvers's peace terms without hesitation: "Although I think that killing is an extremely painful evil, I will not accept any Roman peace terms until the Romans leave the Gauls' land and both sides return to their original state.

You already have enough land to feed yourself and live in peace and contentment, so why do you want to encroach on the homes of other nations? In your reply to me, you claimed that the Romans would not negotiate peace because of failure, but at this moment, the Romans' concession may not necessarily mean failure. The greed for land and wealth will sooner or later swallow you up. It is not too late to return to the right path before then. "

Orville looked at the other party in surprise, not only because of this overly idealistic speech, but also because the other party's last sentence could be regarded as a prediction of the future direction of history. If a king or politician said this, it would not be surprising. The problem was that she was not, and she couldn't even read.

After a few seconds of careful consideration, he replied: "I certainly cannot agree to your request, and I have no right to do such a thing. There are actually limits to what I can do within the framework. It is unrealistic to expect you to surrender. I hope to reach some agreements that are beneficial to both sides during this meeting.

How about this? You write a letter to restrain the vagrants who are disturbing us, and I will let you deliver the letter. You should all be aware of the current war situation. Their harassment of us is useless and will only increase casualties. In return, I can guarantee that my army will not destroy your farmland or forcibly requisition food from nearby civilians. This should be a reasonable suggestion for both of us. "

According to his idea, the Gauls would not accept it directly. The two sides would bargain and finally reach an agreement that was better than nothing. This would be considered a sign of his efforts. However, Jeanne Dacre did not think so.

"No problem, we will write to them when we get back, and you will see the results soon."

Orville was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, approving the other party's approach.

Unexpectedly, they reached a consensus earlier, but he did not take it to heart. He believed that Jeanne Dacre's words would not have such a strong binding force that could constrain villagers who had no subordinate relationship with him.

The two sides had to fight, and it would be difficult to reach any consensus other than that. Orville just took this opportunity to get to know his opponent.

In addition to Jeanne, the general behind her also aroused Orville's interest. His name was Gilles Dress, and he was from the same era as Jeanne in history.

The story of an illiterate village girl saving France is a bit bizarre, but it is not that exaggerated. Jeanne has always been surrounded by many outstanding French generals, and he is one of them. Jeanne is a spiritual totem, but the French military operations are planned by these generals, so the military feasibility has always been high.

It should be said that this man was a good military general, but his life outside the military could be said to be very distorted.

He had a miserable childhood with both his parents dead, his grandfather was a puppet, he had a miserable marriage due to political marriage, he was a homosexual, a pedophile, and cruel. It is said that he was still addicted to alchemy after Jeanne's death, and then killed at least 140 children for this, a bloody incident that shocked medieval Europe. He should not be as crazy as he was in his later years, but it is inevitable to attract attention.

History deliberately creates coincidences in these aspects. Jeanne and Gilles de Rais appear together, and Belisarius appears with Procopius. It is unknown what the pattern is.

Finally, it is worth noting that the local nobleman of Gaul, Orville could see that he was the only one who wanted to negotiate, but he did not speak because of the situation. Orville had already caught this idea, which meant that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, and there would be no shortage of opportunities to contact him in the future.

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After the brief negotiations, Jeanne quickly sent a letter to Orville. The content of the letter was as she had said at the beginning, asking villagers from all over the country not to mess with the Roman grain transport team, and to consider their own safety, as life is the most precious.

Orville had the stamped letter displayed everywhere, and also had copies of the letter posted to spread the news as far as possible.

It was very unexpected. After a few days, it was felt that the number of people attacking the grain transport team had obviously decreased a lot, and afterwards they almost disappeared without a trace. Jeanna Darker's words were so contagious and appealing.

Orville was surprised and in a strange mood. If another legion commander saw this situation, his first reaction would definitely be that this woman could not be kept and must die in order for the Roman rule to be stable.

His emotions were much more complicated. To be honest, if Orville had been a Gaul instead of a Palphi hybrid when he traveled through time, and if he had traveled through time two years later, then in this war, he would most likely have chosen to follow Jeanne Dacre instead of the Romans.

During the Palphi War, he did not think that there was anything wrong with the local people's uprising, but the leaders of the uprising were not worthy of his trust or following. If the leaders of the uprising showed many characteristics worthy of recognition, he would be more inclined to the local people in his heart.

Of course, there is no point in saying so much now. He has long been a Roman, and the one in power among the Romans. It is impossible for him to turn around and stand on the other side's front. The matter is already settled.

Now we have to find a way to win the war, and the further goal is to win the war with fewer losses.

Seeing Ragnar reminded him of something else, so he didn't want to arouse the hostility of the Gauls now, but instead wanted to show as much goodwill as possible.

He now has about 18,000 soldiers, which doesn't sound like a lot, and it's just the same within the Roman Empire, especially considering the quality of the troops. But this is within the Roman Empire. If it were somewhere else, 18,000 soldiers would be a lot, and they could do some big things.

Try to update three times a day, depending on the situation. I may not be able to do so due to my busy schedule, but I will give it a try.

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