Chapter 1425: Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting (Part 2)

Shaoyin looked at the other officers again; there was no fear on their faces, and one by one they were eager to try. They were truly not afraid, and they truly wanted to earn this Military Merit. Shaoyin, however, did not need that much Military Merit, but he had to perform actively and had to lead by example to prove himself.

He had to prove that the position and power he had obtained now relied on his own ability, not on his good father, so he was still a bit too eager. Now that Lu had said this, he also felt he had been a bit excessive, so he could only sit down silently and leave this opportunity to others.

Lu was quite familiar with these people. He looked around and pointed to three men: "Second Battalion Commander, Fourth Deputy Battalion Commander, and Third Regiment Commander, you few are the ones I feel have the sharpest tongues. I feel more at ease if you few go."

"As for you Company Commanders and Platoon Leaders, I don't feel very at ease letting you go in such a situation. The matter is of great importance, and I am afraid you won't dare to open your mouths to make decisions when the time comes, so this time, I won't give you the opportunity."

Those Company and Platoon Leaders who wanted to strive for a chance immediately wilted. No one here was afraid of death; what they feared was not having an opportunity, and what they feared was dying without obtaining great merit.

The three who were named were high in fighting spirit, in a state of readiness to set out at any time, but Lu had also said that only one could go. As for who exactly would go, he let them discuss it among themselves.

After a bout of verbal sparring among them, in the end, the Second Battalion Commander went. There was no particular reason; it was because the Second Battalion Commander had persuaded the others, showing that his eloquence was good, and this mission was meant for him.

With the Huaxia side decided, the Xuanyuan Tribe had also arrived. Finally, he gave Jiang Cheng some parting instructions: "Jiang Cheng, you have already seen clearly what Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe are like now, haven't you? Have you also felt how we have treated you?"

"That's right, General. I am very clear now. Regarding Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe, looking at the food supply and every aspect of the Soldiers, unless the entire Shennong Clan gathers all their Soldiers together, otherwise, there is no hope of winning."

Lu laughed: "But it's impossible for us to only have this few Soldiers, right? We all felt there wouldn't be any large-scale war this year, which is why so many people came. Otherwise, we could have brought many, many more people than this."

"I think so too, so I will go and properly persuade them, at least to make them not come and fight again. I also don't wish for my brothers to die anymore."

Lu patted Jiang Cheng on the shoulder: "Go. The treatment in Huaxia depends on your merit. If you can persuade them to retreat, or achieve some other results, you will be able to enjoy a better life when you go to Huaxia."

"At least, it will be better than the treatment of a Company Commander here. Huaxia never treats anyone with merit unfairly."

"If you don't succeed in persuading them, it doesn't matter. You just need to come back alive. As long as you aren't urging them to fight, you still won't be punished."

With Lu's guarantee, Jiang Cheng now felt full of confidence. The destruction of his tribe had caused him to lose faith and feel very sorrowful; now, living under someone else's roof had slowly worn away his arrogance. He even felt he was no longer a Tribal Chief—that was all in the past. Now, he had to bring out his aura as a great Tribal Chief once again.

Under Jiang Cheng's lead, the three of them did not take any Weapon at all, then swaggered out and walked toward the camp of Jiang Yuwang and the others. Lu and Xuanyuan nervously watched through the Telescope.

Yinglong had also wanted to go, but Xuanyuan felt that his going would be of no use; he didn't know Jiang Yuwang and the others, and he didn't want to lose such a good Soldier, so he didn't let him go.

Now Xuanyuan and Lu were expectant, and also anxious, because this negotiation would determine what they should do next. In any case, large-scale fighting was completely out of the question; at most, they could fight a few small skirmishes to test the waters.

The number of Soldiers was relatively small, and the number of Bombs in Huaxia was not very large either, so they could not cope with such a large-scale enemy. After their Bombs were used up, they would have to withdraw. Although there was still a long time until the arrival of Winter, when there was no longer the ability to continue advancing, they still had to stop in time.

Jiang Yuwang and the others did not have a Telescope. They exposed their figures and stood at the very front, just to be able to take a look at the enemy from afar, and would return to the center after looking.

So by the time their Soldiers saw Jiang Cheng and the others clearly, the distance was already quite close. Fortunately, there were only three people, which was why it did not cause panic.

After reporting to Jiang Yuwang and Jiang Ke, the two Tribal Chiefs knew that these must be envoys sent to negotiate or probe their strength. The two of them actually had such thoughts as well: to go and see what the situation was like on the Huaxia side first, because they really did not want to fight this battle. One careless move could result in them getting themselves killed.

Now that people had come from the opposite side first, this was good news, so they hurriedly had people bring them over, remembering to be gentle and not to use force. In case they angered the other party before the talks even began, it would be difficult to negotiate later.

Only, they did not expect that the Leader who went to receive the people would see a very familiar face: "You, you... are you Tribal Chief Jiang Ming?"

Jiang Cheng looked at this Leader; he did not recognize him himself. Perhaps his status was high enough, otherwise he wouldn't have seen him before. It was just that he had probably mistaken him for someone else, even though he didn't look like Jiang Ming at all. Although they were both brothers, that didn't mean they were biological brothers.

Everyone just had the same ancestors, and their kinship was relatively close, and they worshipped together. The fathers of these few people were not the same; otherwise, how could there be such a large territory for these brothers to divide up?

"You've mistaken me. I am Jiang Cheng."

That Leader hurriedly hid his expression of surprise: "Ah, Tribal Chief Jiang Cheng, Tribal Chief Jiang Cheng, who are these two?"

"Envoys sent by Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe. Don't ask so many questions. Which tribe are you from? Where are Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang? Take me to see them."

That Leader did not dare to be the least bit negligent. The Tribal Chiefs themselves had asked them to be gentle and polite, and who would have thought that the one who came was actually Tribal Chief Jiang Cheng? He had to be polite, so he hurriedly led the few of them over.

Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang were sitting cross-legged on the ground beside a fire. Beside them was a Soldier who was processing a few wild chickens they had just caught. Having traveled for so long, the two Tribal Chiefs also needed to eat something good.

Only, they did not expect that before the people arrived, the voice would arrive first: "Jiang Ke! Jiang Yuwang! Brothers!"

Jiang Ke and his companion turned their heads abruptly and saw Jiang Cheng, whom they had thought might have already died, walking toward them with excitement.