Newcastle was surrounded by the pledge army for eighteen days. The morale of the King's Army completely collapsed after the defeat of the battle, and the city was filled with war-weariness.

Many soldiers of the Kings Army cannot understand why the king insisted on using force to completely integrate England and Scotland. They believe that England is England and Scotland is Scotland. They can have a common king, but there is no need to unify the church.

This kind of war-weariness is not obvious when gathering the army. However, when it comes to a real battle with the highly motivated Vow Army, this kind of war-weariness that is hindered is rising and permeates the entire city.

Leslie, commander of the Vowed Army, was undoubtedly an absolutely shrewd man. He fully realized the sympathy of the Kings soldiers and their families for the Scots. He was also willing to show the English that he was just to defend Scotland's freedom of belief and did not attack Newcastle, but sent envoys to the city to find the king's truce and negotiate.

King Charles lived in the eighteen days of being surrounded by the pledge army.

It was obvious that he was defeated. His military adviser Sun Chuanting, like other officers, had already actively commanded the battle, but his soldiers did not want to continue fighting. Who could command them?

"Do we really have no choice?" Charles I asked his favorite Earl Strafford again.

"Yes, His Majesty the King, the officers and soldiers expressed their desire to continue fighting. If the Vowed Army attacked Newcastle, I believe they would surrender to the Vowed Army without resistance." Earl of Straffor said helplessly.

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

The negotiations between King Charles and the Oath Army were held in Newcastle's Town Hall, and Sun Chuanting also attended the 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 would harm China's interests in Europe.

Although the Battle of Newcastle, which Sun Chuanting intervened in command, all British nobles and officers knew that this battle was caused by the lack of fighting spirit between the officers and soldiers at the bottom, and had little to do with the commander, let alone that this was not the soldier trained by Sun Chuanting.

If the Far West Expeditionary Army led by Sun Chuanting was brought here, it might not be the result of this. No matter what grudges there are between the English and the Scots, the Expeditionary Army will only obey military orders.

Despite the failure of the Battle of Newcastle, Sun Chuanting suddenly became famous among British officers.

"We Scotland and England are brothers and jointly accept your wise leadership from the King, so meaningless wars should cease. Before the permanent solution is reached, this is a preliminary treaty. The two countries cease the war from the day of the signing of the treaty. Our vows will occupy Northumberland and the permanent settlement treaty will be signed. At the same time, England should compensate us 850 pounds of compensation every day before the permanent settlement treaty is signed. In addition, in the permanent settlement solution, England should reimburse our vows for the costs of this war. After the permanent settlement treaty is signed, our vows will return Northumberland and withdraw all from England's territory." The Scottish envoy said.

"If you still think 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 compensate you 85,000 pounds? Why should I ask me to compensate you for the cost of the war? Not only you Scotland, but also our England has consumed a lot of money because of this war!" Charles I said angrily.

"You are of course our King, but your act of voluntarily launching war seriously hurts the brotherhood of England and Scotland. You must pay the necessary price for your rash behavior. Our Commander Leslie also specifically ordered that English soldiers should not be pursued in this battle and to avoid losses from both sides. But King, you want to sacrifice the precious lives of Scotland and the English to achieve your goals, which is too much..." The Scottish envoy shook his head.

What a clever look. When Sun Chuanting heard the other party’s difficulties, Charles I was speechless.

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

In order to urge King Charles to resolve the permanent treaty as soon as possible, the interim treaty handed over Northumberland to the Oath Army to occupy it, and the Oath Army was also compensated 850 pounds a day.

The permanent treaty will be negotiated in the city of London, and the Scottish Commission will arrive in the city of London in a month.

Negotiations in the city of London are equivalent to giving the king a warning to the city people in front of London. The king has almost no possibility of breach of contract in full view of everyone.

After the signing of the provisional treaty, the Oath Army abandoned the siege of Newcastle City, and the King's Army withdrew from Newcastle City in shame and handed over Newcastle City and Northumberland County to the Oath Army.

The Kings began to retreat to Yorkshire, and almost everyone looked dejected.

"I really don't understand. Even though we England lost in the war, we were used to compensate us English people for the money. Why didn't those soldiers fight hard?" Charles I rode on the horse and complained to Earl of Stratford.

"I don't understand." Count Straffor thought to himself, King, you are still half a Scot, but you think you are an Englishman and you will beat the Scots.

In fact, Charles I's father was a Scotsman and the king of the Scots. Later, Queen Elizabeth of England asked Charles I's father to inherit England, which led to the strange scene of the United Kingdom sharing the kingdom. Charles I grew up in England from childhood, and deliberately or unintentionally regarded himself as an English rather than a Scotsman. Without understanding Scotland, he was not so supported by the locals in Scotland.

"The war also requires compensation to be paid to the Scottish Vowed Army. The spoils obtained from the Mediterranean are consumed. Should we reconvene parliament to resolve the financial problems?"

Charles I realized that he seemed to be having a big time this time - he took the initiative to launch a unified war against Scotland, but was defeated.

"Yes, it may be that negotiations with the Scottish Commission will require parliament to proceed..." Earl of Stratford smiled bitterly.

Sun Chuanting was also pondering on the way to withdraw his troops. King Charlie's defeat had little impact on him, but he was also considering whether this matter would have an impact on the interests of China. The problem seems not very serious. Charlie may rely more on them after his defeat. After all, the unwilling English militia may disappoint Charlie I in them and have to find foreign aid.
Chapter completed!