Hu Lie was talking to the general who looted the caravan last night at the military camp outside the market. After a few words, the soldiers outside reported: "General, Batu said he wanted to see General Hu Lie, and said that General Hu Lie invited him."
Hu Lie was stunned for a moment: "He just said he was not in the mood."
The general lowered his voice and asked, "Why invite him?"
They were a tribe directly under the Great Khan Timur, and their ideas were different from those of other tribes. As the coalition forces were heading south, Timur was in no mood to create trouble by swallowing up the War Lions, but logically he should have mediated at this juncture, and done the big thing of heading south first, but he allowed the War Lions to fight among themselves, and he did not speak or mediate when the other tribes were eyeing him covetously. Of course, he had his own agenda.
The purpose is nothing more than to make Batu sensible and hand over his treasures to seek asylum, and then smoothly devour the entire tribe without losing a single soldier, which will also make him famous.
Hu Lie smiled and said, "The Khan doesn't want to cause any unpleasant things when all the troops are marching south, but we can make it look good. For example, if Batu dies at the hands of Yue Hongling, and we kill Yue Hongling, wouldn't that be a natural consequence?"
The general suddenly realized: "I see. Please invite Chief Batu in."
Batu entered the military tent with a few guards. Hu Lie and the others took a look and paid no attention. No matter how miserable Batu was now and how divided his clan was, he was still the direct descendant of the clan, mastered the treasure passed down by Helei, and had a group of loyal clan members. It was normal for him to have a few guards.
Hu Lie laughed: "Why are you suddenly in the mood again?"
Batu said in a muffled voice: "Since we can't sell the stuff there anyway, we might as well come and capture Yue Hongling. After all, she came to the Central Plains to cause trouble, so we should avenge our uncle."
Hu Lie secretly laughed at the fool in his heart, but said on the surface: "That's right! At this time, all our tribes must work together! If you can help in capturing Yue Hongling, the Khan will look at you with more respect, and some things may be easier to handle."
Batu asked: "Do you know where Yue Hongling is?"
"I didn't know it at first, but I could roughly guess it when I saw her show up at the caravan near the market last night. She's probably in the northwest Rocky Mountain."
"But she's not stupid. The rocky mountain has a wide field of vision. As soon as the army appeared on the horizon, she saw it from a distance and ran away." Batu said, "Hasn't there been similar incidents before? How can it be so easy to surround them?"
Zhao Changhe was also confused about this. Even if you can guess Yue Hongling's exact location, in a place with a wide view, Yue Hongling can see far ahead from a high place, and will run away if he sees anything wrong. Why do you think you can catch him
The general from last night laughed and said, "Someone from the Central Plains gave us an idea, saying that a chivalrous woman like Yue Hongling has a very strong heart for Taoism. Do you think if we find two female slaves from the Central Plains in the zoo and take them out, will she try to rescue us?"
Batu said: "I definitely won't do that if there are too many people around. Knights are not brainless."
Hu Lie said: "So we only went with a small number of people, with two or three female slaves disguised as newly kidnapped good women... Seeing that we were few in number and had never encountered strong masters, is it possible that she would try to be a 'one-man bandit'?"
Batu was stunned and stopped talking.
Considering Yue Hongling's temperament and his previous experience as a solo bandit, this kind of thing is absolutely possible.
The other troops do not need to get close, but should wait in a faraway, invisible place. Once a fight really breaks out here, and the army suddenly attacks and surrounds them, even if Yue Hongling can escape from Hu Lie, she will not be able to escape from the siege of the main army.
The chances of success are quite high.
Hu Lie said, "We don't have many experts originally, so it's not a sure thing. Since Chief Batu is here, you are a potential dragon, and now that you have inherited the treasure, you should have improved a lot, and you should be able to fight Yue Hongling for a few moves, which is a great help, so I invited you to come."
Batu said: "I understand. When are we going?"
Hu Lie looked at the sky and said with a smile, "We can't wait until nightfall. She will be more cautious in the dark and windy night. I'm afraid she will run away when she sees someone and won't do anything. So we have to leave during the day. It will take a while to get there, so we have to arrive before dusk."
Batu nodded: "Let's go then."
As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at a disheveled barbarian beside him. The barbarian had a blank expression on his face.
In fact, Zhao Changhe thought that this trick would be useless against Yue Hongling... Yue Hongling was not the silly heroine in the book. Although she looked young, she had been wandering around the world for many years and was a seasoned veteran. The world was full of turmoil and she had seen a lot of things. She had probably encountered this kind of trick eight out of ten times. If she was so easily fooled, how could she be the Yue Hongling she is today
But no matter what, others have set a plan here, so I have to help... Zhao Changhe followed them silently and got on the horse, rushing towards the Rocky Mountain at lightning speed.
Not long after, the army behind them set out and approached quietly. There were also thousands of shadowy figures, just to capture one person, this was a huge effort.
As they walked, Batu approached Zhao Changhe with an unpleasant look on his face. "Hey, how did I really get dragged into dealing with Yue Hongling? Didn't I say we were only exchanging information?"
Man, you just realized it... You can only get the information if you participate, but how can you not go if you have participated
Zhao Changhe was amused and said in a voice transmission: "Brother, do you really think they need a 'master' like you? Or do they need a few 'guards' like us?"
Batu was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed.
It turns out that he is not too stupid.
Zhao Changhe continued, "Just wait. If they really catch Yue Hongling, their swords will turn towards you and me the next moment. Or in the process of fighting with Yue Hongling, when Yue Hongling's sword stabs you and me, no one will help..."
Batu looked depressed and silent. It seemed that after these days of embarrassment, he had also realized the evilness of human nature, and knew that the yellow-faced man's analysis was definitely possible.
But what can we do
Turning sides at the last minute, and helping Yue Hongling attack Hu Lie? It would be fine if they could kill all of Hu Lie's men quickly before the army arrived, but if they couldn't kill them all, and were seen by the following army, the entire tribe would be in calamity!
But why kill all of Hu Lie's people? Who is the 41st on the list of people, who kills whom
How did the message change to this? Batu was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and he almost couldn't suppress his voice transmission: "Anyway, you got the message. I'll tell Hu Lie now that I have something to do and I can't go. He can't force me to go. Where's your message? Where's the food?"
Zhao Changhe did not intend to deceive him and would trade fairly: "Qiao Er's grain was originally sold to you, right? But when he arrived at Huangshaji, it was empty, and you couldn't do anything about it, right?"
Batu was even more surprised: "How did you know?"
"Because I know he sold the food to the Wild Wolf Tribe halfway through the journey."
Batu's face became increasingly ugly.
The Wild Wolf Tribe was indeed just a small tribe, with only a few thousand people. On paper and morally, he could have slaughtered the tribe and taken back the food without spending any money. But the problem was that he was in a state of panic and did not have the strength on paper. And why did the Wild Wolf Tribe dare to do this? Did they have the support of the Khan? At least the commander of this area, Ubaru, was supporting them.
Zhao Changhe said calmly: "Brother Batu, I suggest you give up your luck. The one who wants to swallow up your tribe is none other than the Khan."
Batu suddenly asked: "Who are you?"
Zhao Changhe was a little embarrassed. He Lei was "slandered by the kingly way". If he pretended to be the kingly way, Batu might want to chop him first. However, his original identity might cause unpredictable troubles. After thinking for a long time, he came up with a unique trick: "I am the Buddha of the Northern Saibei of the Maitreya Sect. When Brother Batu went to the south of the Yangtze River, he had contact with my sect. We have some affinity."
Batu: “?”
When did Maitreya Buddhism emerge from the Northern Frontier
"It's not that I don't trust you, but can you prove something?"
Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked at him, his eyes suddenly became deep, as if there was a whirlpool spinning in the depths, and the lotus platform was hidden.
Batu felt dizzy and almost fell off his horse. He couldn't help but said, "That's enough... It really is the real bliss Dharma. What is the Buddha doing here?"
Zhao Changhe said: "I just want to play with Yue Hongling and see if there is a chance to eat alone."
“…” Batu believed it. This was truly the real Maitreya religion.
But Zhao Changhe continued, "Brother Batu, don't worry about what I want to do. I am surprised to see Brother Batu in this situation. I feel sorry for him. To be honest, if I were Brother Batu, what I should consider now is to gather all the strength to quickly destroy the Wild Wolf Tribe, capture its people and obtain food, and use this as a basis to sweep away other rebellious brothers and integrate the War Lion Tribe. Only when the entire tribe is in hand, the Khan will not dare to act rashly against you. Otherwise, you will be at the mercy of others, and your head will be cut off by the traitors and used as a wine jug sooner or later. Wake up and expect to seek shelter from others."
Batu asked, "Doesn't the Supreme Buddha have an alliance with the Khan? Why are you helping me?"
Zhao Changhe said coldly: "Our alliance is to rally together. If we can really break through the Central Plains, the enemy and I will change."
Batu nodded silently. He felt disgusted at this kind of internal strife before anything was accomplished, but he didn't say anything. He had seen too many such things recently.
But Zhao Changhe said, "The reason why I want to help you is very simple. If Brother Batu is in power, let's not talk about anything else, just talking about the slaves of the Wild Wolf Tribe, can I play with them?"
Batu nodded and said, "If that is true, of course I will let the Supreme Buddha choose."
Zhao Changhe laughed smugly, looked at Hu Lie riding his horse in front of him, and lowered his voice again: "For grassland tribes, ups and downs are common. Whoever has the bigger fist is the king. Today he is the Golden Horde, why can't the War Lion be the king tomorrow? Brother Batu, how can a man be depressed and inferior to others for a long time!"
Batu took a deep breath and asked, "How many people in the upper Buddha can help me?"
"We have great potential, do you believe it, Brother Batu?"
Batu nodded. He was willing to believe it. He knew in Jiangnan how sophisticated the Maitreya sect was in deceiving people secretly.
If the Maitreya sect is willing to support secretly, and if I gather my own people, I can quickly crush the Wild Wolf Tribe, it seems that it will work...
Batu pondered for a long time and was about to speak when Hu Lie in front of him slowed down his horse.
Zhao Changhe and Batu also subconsciously slowed down and looked up. In the distance, the sky was filled with sunset glow and a cluster of rocks pierced the clouds. The scenery was magnificent and strange.
Faintly visible on the top of the rocks is a person in red clothes, whose body blends into the sunset, as if he is standing in the sunset and gazing into the distance.
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PS: Qidian has organized a famous scene voting activity, everyone can participate. At present, several scenes have been marked. It is recommended to vote for the line "The stars hang in the sky, how can there be no me" and concentrate the votes on one.
(End of this chapter)