Chapter 953, Not as good as toilet paper

Chapter 953, Not as good as toilet paper

The two parties who signed the contract were Texas and Veslani.

The two of them, representing their respective factions, shook hands at the negotiating table, each wearing a smile.

This scene was also captured in a photograph. We don't know how the Dark Eldar are handling it, but on the human side, related information will be featured in the news.

Another thing worth mentioning is the background of this photo.

If you remove the two smiling and shaking hands ambassadors in the middle of the photo, and look at the overall background, it appears to be an execution ground.

At the execution ground, there were twenty-three corpses, clearly countable, hanging from the gallows, already dead.

The hanged corpses further away were not very clear; the one in front, however, had a clear face.

In human time, just a few weeks ago, she was considered a major general of the Dark Eldar, wielding considerable influence in the real universe and within the Alliance's homeland. This Eldar general played a crucial role in transforming the Alliance's arrogant stance of demanding unconditional surrender from one of unwavering commitment to negotiations.

She is Isara, the governor of Twilight Fang. The unrestricted warfare she led, waged deep within the Alliance's territory, is, frankly, the source of the Alliance's greatest losses since the start of the Comoros War.

During the peace talks, the alliance put forward an additional condition: that the Dark Eldar hand over Isara and hang her on the spot during the talks.

In the Alliance's words, "This is a war criminal hated by all the people of the Alliance," and they demanded that he be publicly executed for his war crimes.

Although the two sides were at war, war is a struggle between soldiers. The biggest factor in Isara's numerous crimes in the heart of the Alliance was her targeting of civilians, carrying out various horrific acts of extermination that resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than seven billion civilians.

Their crimes are heinous and unforgivable!
The Dark Eldar, of course, could not accept this.

At least initially, they were unwilling to accept it.

They are certainly aware of just how malicious the alliance's demand is.

The condition for signing the peace treaty was to betray one's own 'war heroes'. How ironic it was to have the corpses of war heroes hanging behind the signing of the treaty.

For the various factions within the Dark Eldar who support Victor, this is undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

This is completely different from Victor executing dissidents. That was demonstrating his power, even if it was in a horrific way.

But betraying Isara to humans is a completely different matter.

Viktor was forced into submission.

This would certainly be a huge blow to the authority of a leader who relies on his own power to govern internally.

Veselani initially strongly rejected Texas's demands.

She retorted that humanity had also committed numerous crimes during its invasion of Comoros, especially the several times it used the extinction weapon of planetary destruction to destroy several cities and cause massive deaths...

However, Texas refuted this claim without hesitation.

Do the Dark Eldar have any civilians? No.

They were either ruling classes similar to government officials, combatants, slave owners, or secret agents... According to the human definition of civilians, that is, those unrelated to war, there were really not many among the Dark Eldar.

Of course, the Dark Eldar also need to eat, wear clothes, and consume goods. These, of course, require producers.

However, in the society of the Dark Eldar, producers are not commoners, but slaves, slaves of other races.

Of these, more than half were human.

Who made humans the most numerous and largest race in the current universe?
Dexa, using this incident as an opportunity, made an angry statement, declaring that the trial and execution of Isara was a prerequisite for peace talks and was non-negotiable. Furthermore, according to the agreement, the Alliance had extraterritorial rights within the Comoros "lease." If an Alliance member committed a crime or did something wrong, it would be dealt with according to Alliance law. If the Dark Eldar committed a crime unrelated to humans, the Dark Eldar would handle it themselves; however, if it involved humans—murder, being murdered, or other crimes—it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Alliance.

This wasn't even the most humiliating part. More directly, in Queen's Rose Harbor and Pursat Harbor, two places entirely under the jurisdiction of the Alliance and considered Alliance territory, the Dark Eldar had to follow human rules in whatever they did. Humans also had the right to refuse entry to the Dark Eldar into these two ports.

According to the treaty, Isara and her troops committed serious crimes within Alliance territory. The Alliance did not demand that all soldiers involved in attacks on the human world in the real universe be tried, which was already a concession to save face for the other side.

Now, the alliance has already made a huge concession by only asking for the removal of the ringleader, and even feels somewhat guilty towards the wronged souls of seven billion civilians!
If the Dark Eldar don't even agree to this, it means they have no sincerity in negotiating, so there's no point in talking!

Ultimately, Veselani, or rather the dark-skinned ruling class behind her, reluctantly agreed.

Isara is a powerful psionicist who has undergone Bloodling modifications and is also a formidable warrior.

She possesses enough power to kill an ordinary Warband Champion.

Normally, it wouldn't be easy to 'hang' such a being. First, capture her, drug her, basically destroy her body, then put on anti-magic handcuffs. With these multiple methods, Isara would already be half-dead.

The final act of hanging was nothing more than a formality.

But formalism itself is very important.

Isara's death itself wasn't so bad. It was a pity that a champion-level individual fighter, along with an excellent commander, died, but there were plenty of replacements among the Dark Eldar.

What the Alliance wants is her death, the negative political impact on the Dark Eldar, and to create a huge pitfall for Viktor.

Besides Isara, the other twenty-two hanged bodies were all from the list of 'war criminals' provided by the Alliance.

In any case, since even General Isara had been given away, the Dark Eldar naturally satisfied all the remaining demands.

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Once the peace treaty was signed, the war was indeed put an end.

Both sides withdrew their troops from the current battle lines. Once the Allied military received orders, it began to retreat, handing over several districts that were in the midst of conflict. Even some districts that had been completely captured by the Alliance were relinquished.

These districts themselves are of little significance to the Alliance—as long as there is no state of war.

However, some districts were not handed over, and the alliance maintained a garrison there.

This is part of the agreement between the two parties.

The Dark Eldar promised to grant eight ports as concessions and pledged an alliance, allowing them to consolidate their control over these ports.

The cities and districts that humans have preserved, or that were handed over from the Dark Eldar, are the links between the eight ports and Queen Rose Port.

Before the peace talks, humans occupied approximately 4% of the Comoros. After the peace talks and the transfer of territory between the two sides, the human-occupied area remained at approximately 4%.

However, the shape has changed. Previously, it was centered on Queen Rose Port and extended to Pursat Port, resembling a fist. Now, it resembles a chain, connecting a total of eleven ports via land transportation lines. Of course, this is simply to facilitate the transport of goods, personnel, and transportation along the way.

If war were to reignite, such controlled areas would be quite vulnerable, easily cut off and surrounded by the Dark Eldar.

It's normal to have such concerns.

The agreement was indeed signed, but can that piece of paper guarantee peace?
That's far from enough.

Given the current conditions, from the alliance's perspective, Gu Hang is actually barely satisfied.

Satisfaction means that the strategic goal has been achieved; reluctance means that one still wants more.

However, the league also needs to catch its breath.

The current league can be described as fighting on five fronts.

Despite the fact that the internal operations are quite good, the internal pressure brought about by military pressure also exists.

The alliance needs to raise the level of mobilization even higher.

At the same time, the league also needs to come up with solutions to the two major problems that previously blocked their offense.

Fortunately, I have some ideas now.

Given that the Dark Eldar will undoubtedly continue to cause trouble in the real universe, the Alliance's 'hunting fleet' needs to be further expanded.

As a result, the Alliance's domestic warship production lines will make some adjustments to their orders. The construction plans for various high-speed ships have been significantly increased to a limited extent.

In addition to the Western Front Army, which has already penetrated into the other side of the Empire, more high-speed ships need to be deployed on the other fronts.

The 'hunting fleet' strategy has already demonstrated in previous confrontations that it can significantly reduce the losses inflicted on the Alliance's heartland by the Dark Eldar's unrestricted warfare.

Logically speaking, the more effective the strategy of hunting down fleets is, the better.

Furthermore, the information on defense should be communicated to all alliance territories to prepare for military preparedness.

That's about it.

Of course, this cannot completely solve the problem of the Dark Eldar's attacks on civilians and weakly defended areas. After all, you can't guard against thieves forever. To maintain the current defense strategy, the Alliance would have too many troops tied up in the real universe and on its homeland, putting significant financial pressure on them.

The truly effective and permanent solution is to find a way to completely destroy the Dark Eldar and conquer Comoros.

Then we need to find a way to solve the maze problem.

Humans believe that the Blood Rose Maze is a colossal living weapon, and there are specialized research groups working on developing countermeasures and technologies to target this living weapon.

Meanwhile, the Alliance's military and various warbands have accumulated a wealth of experience fighting in the Blood Rose Labyrinth. This valuable experience will be refined and summarized, with some being provided to technical personnel for weapon development, and others being used by military commanders and staff to optimize their combat strategies and devise suitable tactics to deal with this major problem before the war resumes.

In short, although the alliance still has more to gain from Comoros, it is ultimately a good thing to be able to stop the war and have more time to prepare.

As for the Dark Eldar, they need even more time to lick their wounds.

The invasion of Comoros was, in essence, a self-inflicted attack that backfired. The Dark Eldar were severely unprepared for the current situation.

The situation was extremely passive as the war progressed, and the sudden losses were particularly large.

However, for the dark-skinned people, they were stunned and hurt.

But were they scared after being beaten? Maybe a little, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a hurry to start a ceasefire and peace talks.

To say they were beaten into submission is a gross exaggeration!
Forget about being convinced; they might not even be entirely convinced verbally.

They also need time to catch their breath and heal their wounds. They need to resolve some internal issues, rebuild their strength, and devise some practical strategic plans.

From this perspective, the peace agreement is quite fragile.

The party that profits from the agreement feels they haven't earned enough; the party that loses is completely dissatisfied.

In this situation, it is ostensibly a peace treaty, but in reality, it can only be considered a temporary ceasefire agreement at best, and its effectiveness is no different from that of a piece of toilet paper.

Gu Hang was 100% certain that these completely unconvinced Dark Spirits would break the agreement and start a new war without any scruples once they were ready.

And coincidentally, that's exactly what the league was preparing for.

With eight new leased ports secured, the territorial exchanges within Comoros are now complete. Admittedly, the newly acquired areas are rather scattered, making them less defensible.

However, there are also advantages: the alliance can actually make better use of their troop strength.

As long as troops can be rapidly reinforced from several ports, the area under actual control will become wider, allowing the alliance to launch a full-scale offensive in the next phase, covering a larger area simultaneously.

In general, risks and benefits are mutually reinforcing.

For both the dark-skinned people and humans, this is a tacit, temporary truce.

Both sides are secretly preparing for war under the guise of peace.

Once either party is ready, they will surely tear up the agreement immediately.

The renewed flames of war will likely be far more devastating than the war that has raged for the past six months!

In order to prepare for the inevitable war that will break out again in the future, the most important thing for the alliance right now is to speed up the reinforcement of troops to Comoros.

It would be best to make use of those eight newly acquired 'concession ports' as well.

However, the league encountered two major problems in this matter.

The agreement stipulated that Robert's Terra Expeditionary Force must leave.

These two points are, at present, very difficult problems to overcome.

(End of this chapter)