The royal family didn't care about those famous warriors, and the Luo family didn't have any sincere loyalty to the royal family, they just performed the duties they had to perform for the empire.
"Some time ago, in the battle of the territory, I captured the earl, an accessory of the royal family. The emperor was confused and angry, so he appointed me as the commander of such a dangerous fortress." Lin Qing said.
"You mean?" Taylor asked.
"Yes, meanwhile, my ancestors did their duty silently because of their land and the helpless people they had to take care of, but, I think differently than my ancestors."
So, will you surrender?" told Tyron.
Tyron nodded.
At that time, one of the staff members intervened in their conversation.
"Then why are you surrendering at this time?"
For this question, Lin Qing thought~thought.
"Do you know how the Empire treats nobles who surrender to their enemies?" asked another staff member.
The Barlocke Empire will wipe out the surrendering nobles, will take their lands, execute all their relatives, and erase all records of them from history.
In addition, their retainers will be enslaved, their people will be heavily taxed, and traitors will be dismembered.
"However, sometimes the punishment is light, like in the case of an overwhelming army like yours occupying a piece of land," Lin Qing said.
As the nobles of the empire, there are duties that the nobles must perform, and they are the servants of the empire.
It is impossible to be treated like a servant when fighting a large army, even without the help of backup troops.
The grounds for surrender are valid in violation of the contract concerning war.
"Since it's just me, I have no blood relatives who will be punished, and none of my retainers will be punished. It's a waste of time and land, but I think it's something I need to start doing again."
"So, you used tricks to mitigate our attack?"
"Yes, give me a week."
Hearing Lin Qing's words, Tai Lun and his men looked distressed.
Honestly, fighting is better than seeing soldiers bleed.
There is one thing that makes Tyronn uneasy.
"You know the importance and necessity, but there's no guarantee that everyone under your command will surrender, can you?" Tyronn asked.
"Everyone is facing tough times. The knights and soldiers in the fortress are all nobles or displaced nobles. Some of them have to fight to the end in the fortress, but they will not swim against the current." Lin Qing assured .
"Is that so? But in case..."
As soon as Tai Lun finished speaking, he first looked at Lin Qing and asked him a question.
"What if we don't accept your request?"
King Ling, who had been silent all the time, looked at Lin Qing nervously.
If the other party rejected their proposal, the barracks would be bloodied.
However, Lin Qing did not panic, but responded,
"Then we will fight to the end. I will collect all the gunpowder and magic stones on our side, and blow up the fortress.
"D......."
Lin Qing's answer was quite different from what he said, and both Marquis Tai Lun and his men froze.
While the Trot Fort is only a "bridge" from the Republic to the Barlocke Empire, they need to keep the fort as intact as possible.
After thinking about it, Tyron made a decision.
"Okay, we accept your offer.
"Thanks."
Tai Lun said coldly to Lin Qing who bowed his head: "If you break your promise, you will be responsible for everything that happens after that. Your life is at stake, and the glory of your dead ancestors will be tarnished."
"You don't have to worry about that."
Lin Qing laughed big.
His life was always at stake, and Lin never respected his dead ancestors.
His only concern is whether the other party will keep his promise.
Lin Qing is fine, the old wizard sitting in front of him is not a sneaky person, which means he can rest.
"Phew, I thought we were all screwed, Lord."
After leaving the barracks, King Ling wiped his sweat.
"Then don't follow me."
Hearing Lin Qing's words, King Ling jumped out.
"No, if the escort isn't following you, who will? I mean it literally."
Lin Qing walked towards the fortress, listening to King Ling's words. He turned to look at the army of the Republic.
The reason why Lin Qing visited the enemy camp so unscrupulously was not just to surrender.
It's also to see the enemy's positions firsthand, to see what the enemy is doing, what problems they might have.
"I don't know about uniformity, but the types and specifications of weapons are different, and besides..." Lin Qing thought.
On the way to the Commander's Barracks, the coalition forces that were about to attack the fortress were nowhere to be seen.
...asking for flowers...
"Did they find a local estate?"
When Lin Qing returned to the fort, Tai Lun met a man.
Of Dark Elf descent, an agent of the Republic Intelligence Service.
Hiding in the dark, he overheard the conversation and told Tyron: "It's best not to take their word for it.
"Why?" Taylor asked.
"That man Lin Qing, he was indeed dragged into the battlefield because of the emperor, but he doesn't seem to be the kind of person who would surrender."
"Is there any reason?" Tyrann asked.
"In the battle of the kingdoms in the southern part of the empire, the Luo family has recently turned the tide and won a huge victory. Without a lot of assets and land, they suddenly stood out in the south.
"Your statement is not unfounded, is it?"
Facing Tyron's question, the agent nodded and added something that might be meaningful,
"Not only that, but he was with the former Volga royal family. It is known that his relationship with Princess Reina was not normal.
"Are these real?"
"Yes, the last time the intelligence service tried to kidnap Princess Reina, the mission ended in failure, and the report said that Lin Qing ruined their mission."
"Well….."
"We don't need to think about the relationship between them at all. He went directly to save Princess Reina, right? Besides, the man who gave his heart to Reina shouldn't surrender to our enemy, right?"
"Well, that's something I don't know, doctor." The dark elf responded.
Unlike Peter II, whom Tyron knew personally, Princess Reina never spoke ill of the Volga Republic or acted politically.
Moreover, since the news that the princess was also taking care of refugees in a different place, the admiration and love for Princess Volga have reached a very high level.
Therefore, many felt it was advantageous for Princess Volga to be brought back to her land and treated as a true royal.
Tyron agrees with this.
"But we have to be careful in case he cheats us," Tyron said.
"Then what are you going to do with the Commander?"
"If he fixes the broken walls and the armory, he's cheating us. It means he's ready to fight with us. But if nothing changes much, we'd be a little foolish to miss the attack." .
