Chapter 1459 North-South Alliance (Ⅱ)
Sir William Nichols, Governor of Midgard, who presided over the meeting of the alliance, made two proposals.
First, the two great powers, Hailan and Feizhen, are attacking from the north to the south. The garrison in the colony alone cannot withstand the attack. The reinforcements from the mother country are slow to arrive. In order to defend their homeland, both Midgard and Alfheim are urgent It is necessary to win the support of the Asa natives, and the immigrants from the New World should unite with the natives to fight against foreign invaders.
This initiative was easily passed in Jalfheim.
The Asa natives of the south, mainly the "Algonquin Tribe", had always had good relations with the colonial authorities.
Many Asa people from the Algonquin tribe serve as soldiers in the army of Yalfheim, and interracial marriages are also common. In fact, southern immigrants and Asa people have begun to integrate and assimilate. What obstacles exist.
The situation in the north is quite different.
The Asa tribe in Midgard is dominated by the "Volsong Tribe" in Shizhu Town. From "Thanksgiving" to "Land Purchase Case", the Volsong Tribe was betrayed by the colonists time and time again. Deep, it is not so easy to resolve.
The representative of the Volsong tribe, Elder Zigmund Volsung, faced the initiative initiated by Sir Nichols and took the case on the spot, expressing angrily:
"You colonists, you oppress us aborigines on weekdays. Now that you are about to fight, you only think of us. You encourage us to go to the battlefield and shed blood and sacrifice for your benefit. There is no way!"
Sir Nichols is asking for others, facing Elder Zigmun's accusation, he can only keep smiling and persuasion patiently.
"Elder, what you just said is a legacy of history. You should at least admit that the relationship between the colonists of Midgard and the aborigines has greatly improved in recent years."
"Take this year as an example, when Lemon Tree Township was attacked by Pelidon, and when Elk Town was besieged by monsters from the Snowy Mountains, according to your logic, we can completely hate these two Asa towns. Don’t save us, but we are not that cruel.”
"You said it was not worth shedding the blood of the Asa for the benefit of the colonists, but in the battles of Lemon Tree Township and Elk Township, didn't our garrison officers and soldiers shed their blood and die? What did they fight for?"
"Let's take a step back, if the Phi people invade the land we live together and become the new master of Midgard, based on the Phi people's consistent cruel and brutal attitude towards the aborigines, the future situation of your Volsong tribe may be very serious. It's not as good as it is now."
"Now that the flames of war are about to break out, both the colonists and the aborigines are facing the threat of burning their homes. If the two sides fail to reach a cooperation, the final result is likely to be defeated by the Fiend. Drive the invaders out of Midgard, and then peacefully resolve the conflicts between us, so that the colonists and the aborigines can live in harmony in this land.”
Sir Nichols is indeed eloquent, and Elder Sigmund admits that his views are not unreasonable, but this alone is not enough to dispel the long-standing resentment of the Asa aboriginals towards the colonists.
Although Elder Zigmunt attended the meeting to seek cooperation in name, he actually disliked forming an alliance with Sir Nichols from the bottom of his heart. It is obviously more beneficial for the aborigines to fight with Feizhen first and then intervene in the war.
The differences between Sir Nichols and Elder Siegmund were unable to reconcile for a long time, which caused the alliance meeting to be paralyzed, and it seemed that it was about to break up unhappy. One person came forward to mediate in time and saved the alliance meeting at a critical juncture.
The key figure who once again changed the history of the New World was Lord Dandridge Custis, who was recuperating at home in seclusion.
More than ten years ago, when Sir Custis had not retired, he worked with Sir Nichols in the Midgard colonial government for a period of time, and forged a deep friendship.
But few people know that this lord has also established a friendship with the Volsung family, especially with Logan, the new generation leader of the Volsung family.
Because of this relationship, no one is more suitable than Sir Custis to mediate the conflict between the colonial authorities and the Asa aborigines. In fact, he did.
Lord Custis first wrote a sincere letter to his old friend Logan Walsunger, hoping that the old friend could come forward to persuade Elder Zigmund to let go of his resentment and try to accept cooperation with Sir Nichols.
Lord Custis said in the letter: "If Nichols and Zigmun can turn their enemies into friends, it will set an example for the in-depth cooperation between the aborigines and immigrants in the future, and it will be a good start for promoting the great cause of national integration in the New World. .”
Logan and Sir Custis have the same aspirations, and they are also eager to resolve the past grievances between the aboriginals and the colonists, and promote the harmonious coexistence of all races.
After receiving a letter from Lord Custis, Logan readily accepted the entrustment, and set off overnight to Midgard City, persuading Elder Siegmund and Sir Nichols to abandon their past and fight side by side.
Elder Zigmon was invited to attend the alliance meeting at the beginning, which showed that no matter how emotionally he rejected cooperation with the colonists, he did not completely deny the possibility of alliance intellectually. Up for grabs and strive for the most favorable terms of alliance.
Logan's arrival gave Elder Siegmund a chance to take advantage of the situation and agreed to accept Lord Custis' invitation to attend a luncheon at his secluded manor and pay a visit to this legendary figure.
At the same time, Sir Nichols also received a letter from an old friend and was invited to attend the family dinner of Lord Custis.
The negotiation moved from the formal meeting place to the private living room. The attitude of Sir Nichols and Elder Zigmund in this meeting was much softened than before.
Coupled with the mediation of Lord Custis and Logan, the two sides finally made concessions and finally reached a cooperation agreement.
In order to win over the Asa warriors in Stone Pillar Town to join the war, Sir Nichols made a written promise that after the war, he would return the Vimul River Valley in the western part of the Vigrid Great Plains, a large piece of fertile valley land, to Volsung tribe.
In addition, the Midgard military will also provide a generous commission to Asir warriors who volunteer to fight.
Regarding the specific amount of the commission, Baron Laval, the military representative, should have come forward to negotiate, but as we all know, His Excellency the Baron has always hated the Asa tribe because of the death of his mother.
Even after receiving the invitation from Lord Custis, Baron Laval refused to participate in this private banquet aimed at facilitating cooperation with the Asa tribe. As it involved military terms of cooperation, Sir Nichols could only represent the military with Chigurh. Elder Meng discusses.
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