Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 52 Su Yi's Big Appetite
On July 3011, 21 in the Tang calendar, Earl Gaocan Grasim of the Army Department of the Jisk Empire walked into the county guard's mansion of Kangshan City with a few entourages. He was negotiating with Su Yi on behalf of the Jisk Empire of.

In the afternoon of that day, Su Yi started negotiations with Gerasim in a meeting room of the Sheriff's Mansion.

"Your Excellency the Baron, this time I came here with sincerity on behalf of the Gisk Empire. Now that the Star Empire has signed an armistice agreement with our Gisk Empire. Your Excellency can lead the army under your command and voluntarily withdraw from Kangshan County of the Skystar Empire." Gerasim said to Su Yi calmly.

After the translator recounted Gerasim's words in Tang Chinese, Su Yi snorted coldly and said, "Never mind those high-sounding words, if it weren't for the fact that I have more than 5 prisoners of war from your Gisk Empire in my hands, Gerasim must have The Earl will not appear in Thornhill today."

In the sea battle with the first fleet and the second fleet of the Gisk Empire Navy, the independent fleet captured more than 4 naval officers and soldiers of the Gisk Empire. In addition, in the battle to capture the entire Kangshan County, the army under Su Yi, More than 5 officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire Army were also captured, making Su Yi's prisoners of the Jisk Empire exceed [-].

Gerasim then said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Baron, I am here this time not only to hope that the Baron will withdraw from Kangshan County, but also that the Baron can release more than 5 captured officers and soldiers of our Gisk Empire. Of course, our Gisk Empire According to the usual practice, I will pay a ransom for the more than 5 officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire and the twelve captured warships, how about 500 million silver dollars?"

When Su Yi learned from the translator that the Gisk Empire was only willing to pay a ransom of 5 million silver dollars for more than 500 prisoners of war and 500 warships, he couldn't help but pouted and said, "Count Gerasim, your Jisk Empire is It’s not for beggars! 5 million silver dollars just want to redeem more than [-] prisoners of war, and there are four dreadnought battleships, four former dreadnought battleships, two ironclad battleships, an armored cruiser and a light cruiser. It’s a dream !"

Gerasim shrugged and said, "Then how much ransom does the baron think is appropriate?"

Su Yi stretched out a palm and said: "5 million silver dollars, I will return the more than 5 prisoners of war to your Jisk Empire. As for the twelve warships, they have been incorporated into the fleet under my command. Your Jisk Empire No matter how much money you pay!"

After Gerasim heard the interpreter tell him the amount Su Yi said, Gerasim laughed angrily: "Your Excellency the Baron, your appetite is a bit too big, don't you worry about breaking it!"

Su Yi smiled and said: "My appetite is very good, even a little more can be consumed, Earl Gerasim, I think 5 million silver dollars can redeem more than 5 experienced officers and soldiers, and There are more than 1 professional naval officers and soldiers among them, and your Jisk Empire will definitely not suffer."

Gerasim sighed and said, "Okay! Our Jisk Empire is willing to pay 2000 million silver dollars to redeem more than 5 officers and soldiers and twelve warships."

"For 8000 million silver dollars, we can only redeem more than 5 captured officers and soldiers of your Jisk Empire."

"Your Excellency the Baron, 3000 million silver dollars..."

After nearly an hour and a half of bargaining between Su Yi and Gerasim, the two parties finally agreed that the Jisk Empire would spend 5000 million silver dollars to redeem more than 5 captured officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire. No matter what Gerasim said about the twelve warships captured by the independent fleet, Su Yi was unwilling to return them to the Gisk Empire.

Before coming, Gerasim knew that it would be almost impossible to get back the twelve warships captured by the baron's fleet of the Jisk Empire Navy, so Su Yi was unwilling to return the twelve warships in the end. Sim didn't care too much either. Before Gerasim came to Kangshan City, the task entrusted to him by the emperor was to redeem more than 5 prisoners of war in Su Yi's hands.

"Your Excellency the Baron, the issue of the captured officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire has now been resolved. Although the amount of 5000 million silver dollars is a bit high, it must be agreed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Jisk Empire. Then you evacuate Kangshan County. Question, what do you think?"

Su Yi felt very satisfied to be able to sell more than 5 prisoners of war of the Gisk Empire for 5000 million silver dollars. When Gerasim asked whether the Su family army would withdraw from Kangshan County, Su Yi said with a smile: "Take Kang There is no problem with returning the mountain county to the Skystar Empire, but I can't let me give up such a large piece of land for nothing!"

Gerasim frowned again, "Give up Kangshan County, what are your conditions, Your Excellency the Baron?"

"I can return the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Kangshan County to the Skystar Empire, but I will not give up Kangshan City and Kangshan Port no matter what. In addition, the Skystar Empire needs to compensate me for those eight counties. For example, one hundred transport ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons. I have formed hundreds of thousands of army troops in Kangshan County. If you want me to transfer these hundreds of thousands of troops out of Kangshan County, you have to give me some Transport ship!"

"Your Excellency, the Gisk Empire hopes that you can return the entire Kangshan County to the Skystar Empire, including Kangshan City and Kangshan Port. Otherwise, the flames of war may be ignited again." Gerasim said in a deep voice.

Su Yi sneered and said: "Earl Gerasim, you don't need to scare me. I will never give up Kangshan City and Kangshan Port. If your Jisk Empire wants to attack Kangshan City by force, just let your horse come. I don't believe that with the artillery support of so many warships, your Jisk Empire's army can still capture Kangshan City!"

Su Yi's words made Gerasim frowned. With the powerful fleet under Su Yi's command, even if the Jisk Empire gathered millions of troops, it would be difficult to capture the port city of Kangshan City, and the loss It is not something that the Jisk Empire can bear.

"Your Excellency the Baron, your request involves the Skystar Empire, so I need to report to the country."

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry anyway."

After receiving Gerasim's telegram, Lazarik, the emperor of the Gisk Empire, called Maxim, the Prime Minister of the Gisk Empire, to negotiate.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Su Yi will not give up Kangshan City and Kangshan Port, but in order to calm down the affairs of Kangshan County as soon as possible, I believe that we can agree that our Jisk Empire should focus on completing the agreement in the future. In terms of content, we will establish the concessions of our Jisk Empire in the various provincial capitals of the Skystar Empire and the capital of the Skystar Empire as soon as possible."

Emperor Lazarik said somewhat unwillingly: "I really want to send troops to destroy that Su Yi, and avenge the fallen soldiers of our Jisk Empire."

"Your Majesty, the fleet under Su Yi's command is too strong. If Su Yi retreats all the army troops to Kangshan City, we can't do anything to him even if we gather an army of one million."

"Forget it, I'm just complaining, so what's the Prime Minister's opinion on Su Yi asking the Skystar Empire for a transport ship?"

"Your Majesty, let the Skystar Empire discuss this matter with Su Yi."

(End of this chapter)