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Chapter 1430 Armistice Treaty
Newcastle was besieged by the Covenant Army for eighteen days. The morale of the King's Army collapsed after the defeat in the battle, and the city was filled with war weariness.

Many soldiers of the king's army could not understand why the king insisted on using force to completely integrate England and Scotland. They believed that England was England and Scotland was Scotland, and they could have a common king, but there was no need to unify the church.

This kind of war-weariness was not obvious when the army was assembled, but when it came to the real battle with the high-spirited Covenant Army, this kind of war-weariness, which was hindered and revealed, was high and pervaded the entire city.

The commander of the Covenant Army, Leslie, is undoubtedly an absolutely shrewd person. He is fully aware of the sympathy of the soldiers of the King's Army and their families for the Scots. Instead of Newcastle, they sent envoys to the city several times to find the king for a truce and peace talks.

Eighteen days of King Charles' siege by the Covenant seemed like years.

It was obvious that he was defeated. His military advisor Sun Chuanting, like other officers, had been very active in commanding the battle, but the soldiers under him didn't want to continue fighting. Who could command them?

"Is there really nothing we can do?" Charles I asked his favorite Earl Stratford again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers have expressed that they do not want to continue fighting. If the Covenant Army attacks Newcastle, I believe they will surrender to the Covenant Army without resistance." Earl Stratford said helplessly.

"I see, let Leslie's envoy come over and negotiate with me." Charles I said unwillingly.

The negotiations between King Charles and the Covenant Army were held in the town hall of Newcastle, and Sun Chuanting also attended this brief negotiation meeting as a military adviser.As Chu Yun's new representative in Europe, he must pay attention to whether the actions of his ally Charles I will harm China's interests in Europe.

Although the Battle of Newcastle where Sun Chuanting intervened failed, all the British nobles and officers knew that the battle was caused by the lack of fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers at the bottom, and it had nothing to do with the commander, not to mention that they were not soldiers trained by Sun Chuanting.

If the Far West dispatch army led by Sun Chuanting was brought in, it might not be the result of this battle at all.Regardless of the grievances between the English and the Scots, the dispatched army will only follow military orders.

Despite the defeat at Newcastle, Sun Chuanting suddenly became famous among British officers.

"We Scotland and England are brothers, and together we accept your wise leadership, King, and therefore pointless war should cease. Until a permanent solution is reached, this is a preliminary treaty. The two countries cease war from the moment the treaty is signed, we The Covenant Army will occupy Northumberland until the Permanent Settlement Treaty is signed. At the same time, England should pay us 850 pounds in compensation every day until the Permanent Settlement Treaty is signed. In addition, in the Permanent Settlement, England should reimburse us for the Pledge Army because The cost of this war. After the signing of the Permanent Settlement Treaty, our Covenant Army will return Northumberland and withdraw from the territory of England." The Scottish envoy said.

"If you still think that I am your king, don't you think your conditions are too harsh!? If you stay here for 100 days, wouldn't I have to pay you 85000 pounds? And why do you want me to compensate you? War expenses, not only your Scotland, our England also spent a lot of money because of this war!" Charles I said angrily.

"Of course you are our Majesty the King, but your initiative to initiate war has seriously hurt the brotherhood of England and Scotland. You must pay the necessary price for your reckless behavior. Our Commander Leslie also specially ordered In this battle, English soldiers must not be pursued, and losses on both sides should be avoided as much as possible. However, you, king, want to sacrifice the precious lives of the Scottish and English people to achieve your goals, which is too much..." The Scottish envoy shook his head.

What a sharp tongue.When Sun Chuanting heard the opponent's making things difficult, Charles I was speechless.

Given that neither the officers nor the soldiers wanted to continue fighting, Charles I was forced to sign a provisional treaty.

In order to urge King Charles to resolve the permanent treaty as soon as possible, Northumberland was handed over to the Covenant Army in the temporary treaty, and the Covenant Army was also compensated 850 pounds per day.

The permanent treaty will be negotiated in the City of London, where the Scottish Council will arrive in a month.

Negotiating in the city of London is equivalent to disowning the king in front of the citizens of London. The king has almost no possibility of breach of contract under the eyes of everyone.

After the temporary treaty was signed, the Covenant Army gave up the siege of Newcastle, and the King's Army withdrew from Newcastle in disgrace, handing over Newcastle and Northumberland to the Covenant Army.

The king's army began to retreat to Yorkshire, and almost everyone looked dejected.

"I really don't understand. We England lost the war, and the compensation is our English money. Why don't those soldiers fight hard." Charles I rode on his horse and complained to the Earl of Stratford.

"I don't understand either." Earl Stratford thought to himself, King, you are still a half-Scot, but you pretend to be an Englishman and beat the Scots.

In fact, Charles I's father was a Scot and was also the king of the Scots. Later, Queen Elizabeth of England let Charles I's father inherit England, and there was a strange scene where the United Kingdom shared the king.Charles I grew up in England, consciously or unconsciously seeing himself as an Englishman rather than a Scotsman.Lack of knowledge about Scotland, where he was not that popular with the locals.

"The indemnity paid to the Scottish Covenant Army is still required to start the war, and the spoils obtained from the Mediterranean are exhausted. Is it necessary to reconvene Parliament to solve the financial problem?"

Charles I realized that he seemed to be playing too big this time-initiating a unification war against Scotland on his own initiative, but was defeated again.

"Yes, it is possible that the negotiations with the Scottish Committee will require the Parliament to proceed..." Earl Stratford smiled wryly.

Sun Chuanting was also contemplating on the way to withdraw the troops. The defeat of King Charlie did not have much impact on him, but he was also considering whether this matter would affect China's interests. The problem did not seem to be very serious. Maybe it will be more dependent on them.After all, the English militia who had no intention of fighting may have disappointed Charles I with them and had to find foreign aid.

(End of this chapter)