On the third day of September, at noon, Antel returned to the border city "safe and sound". The first thing he saw was not the merchants who were anxiously waiting for their reply, but the giant Yanbei master Jian Bo.

From Jian Bo's expression, you can see that he failed. Huaihuang Town rejected his conditions and did not allow border merchants to enter the fortress to take refuge. However, Antel asked with a hint of fantasy, "How about this trip?"

Jian Bo smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said angrily, "If you don't save me, you're not as good as a beast."

This was in Antel's expectation. Since Middle-earth wanted to fight the Northeast, launch a small-scale war, and seize the advantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, it was natural to curb and weaken the Turks. The purpose of Li Fengyun's out-of-bounds battle was in this way. He not only wanted to restrain the southeastern Yaqi and cut off the smuggling channels in Yanbei, but also severely cracked down on the Han merchants walking between the north and the south, making it difficult for the Turks to rescue the Northeast due to lack of materials and could not compete with the Middle-earth people for control of the Northeast.

This is the strategy of extinction. Li Fengyun is the executor, and the defenders of Huaihuang Town are also the executor. Both sides cooperated tacitly and directly pushed the Han merchants in the border market into a desperate situation. Fortunately, Li Fengyun had ambitions and used the strategy to strengthen himself by being someone else's "sword" to give Han merchants in the border market a glimmer of life.

"Did you see the white-haired thief?" Jian Bo looked solemn when he saw Antel's expression, no joy, and his mood was even heavier.

"See you." Antel said expressionlessly.

Jian Bo suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and asked anxiously, "Does the white-haired thief accept our conditions?"

Antel did not answer, looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to listen to?"

"Good news." Jane Bo said without hesitation.

"The good news is that I saw the knife."

"Knife?" Jian Bo was puzzled, then woke up and couldn't help but exclaim, "He is still alive? He is not dead? Isn't he dead? He is back to life? Oh my God, why doesn't he die? Why can't he die?" Jian Bo was in pain, sad and angry, and opened his arms and shouted at Antel, "Is there any reason for the law? Why doesn't he die? Why does the ghosts keep dispersing, and harm us year after year?"

Antel said nothing and let Jian Bo vent his heart. Jian Bo yelled a few times before calming down and accepting this fact. Anyway, it was not the first time that the knife had resurrected the zombie. He was already used to his resurrection from the dead.

"This is indeed good news." Jian Bo sighed, "especially at this moment, we do need his help to survive. Although the price may be too high, it is better than being wiped out." He looked at Antel and asked, "Where is he? Where did you see him?"

Antel's expression was gloomy and his tone was very low, "This is bad news."

Jian Bo was puzzled again, "What should I do?"

Antel looked at him and said word by word, "A knife is a white-haired thief, and a white-haired thief is a knife."

Jian Bo widened his eyes in disbelief, moved his mouth a few times and wanted to say something, but he didn't make a sound. He could only use all his strength to "digest" this incredible "bad news". The knife is a white-haired thief? How could this be possible? How could such an incredible thing be?

After a long time, Jian Bo accepted the fact again. The sword is an immortal legend. It has the ability to turn decay into magic. Things that are more incredible than this in the past have happened. As for the death and resurrection, it is even more sparse and not surprising. Therefore, it is not surprising that the sword turns into a white-haired thief today. It is completely acceptable. So he stabilized his emotions and asked, "Has he accepted our conditions?"

"He gave us a condition," Antel said.

"What are the conditions?" Jian Bo asked anxiously.

Antel explained the conditions and causes and consequences of Li Fengyun. Jian Bo fell into a dull again. Although he had guessed that the crisis of Huaihuang was directly related to the tension in the north and south, he did not expect that the inside story was so complicated and that the pace of the Civil War was so close. Of course, the more intense the confrontation between the north and the south was, the more opportunities for the Han merchants, it meant that the greater the chance of making money, the greater the risk, the greater the benefits. Even if life and death were hanging between the front lines, merchants were in danger of death and being destroyed at any time, but in the face of the temptation of huge profits, they could not refuse, and would only go one after another, just like a moth to the fire, and they would spare no effort.

Jian Bo quickly made a decision. Such a huge business opportunity cannot be missed. It must be firmly grasped, which can save lives and make money. Such good things are not everywhere, but a thousand years of experience. Although the risks are indeed a little greater, they are completely worth a try. After all, Li Fengyun is extraordinary, especially now that he has transformed into the number one rebel in Zhongtu with tens of thousands of troops. What is even more incredible is that behind him is the joint support of the Emperor of Zhongtu and the Future Crown of Zhongtu. Such strength can indeed make trouble outside the frontier and even dominate the king.

"In this way, the war between the North and the South is about to break out?" Jane Bo seemed to be making a conclusion, and seemed to be asking Antel.

"According to the knife, the war between the north and the south will take two years." Antel looked serious and his tone was solemn, as if he agreed with this inference. "We can't believe in the knife hidden in the dark, but we can't believe in Pei Shiju of Middle Earth, and Shi Shuhu Huxi of the Tooth Treasure. Dao said that Pei Shiju had already traveled west to the West, and according to Zhongtu's usual practice, it was nothing more than provoking the fight between the two Turks of the East and West, so that the snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman could benefit.

In the face of the sharp attack of Zhongtu, Yaguan has a strong sense of crisis and has been looking for opportunities to take the initiative. This time, Shi Shuhu and Huxi rushed to the southeast of Ji, and had an attempt to provoke war to test the weakness and reality of Zhongtu. In this way, it is not difficult to foresee that in order to curb and attack Zhongtu, the Turks of the East and West were very likely to take advantage of the exhaustion of Zhongtu for years to conquer and attack Zhongtu, and jointly attack Zhongtu, and severely damage Zhongtu to the greatest extent possible."

Jian Bo nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Antel's analysis, and was full of expectations for the future development of the situation in the north and south. War is all about money, food and grass weapons, and food and grass weapons are inseparable from merchants in the process of raising, transport and hoarding. In particular, the tribes of the desert have a greater dependence on Han merchants. This is a business opportunity that can be reached, and money that can be obtained at your fingertips. It is too tempting. However, the most urgent task is that the current real problem is that you must save your life, compromise with Li Fengyun, agree to Li Fengyun's conditions, and stand on Li Fengyun's side to advance and retreat with Li Fengyun. But what if Li Fengyun fails? So you must find a safe retreat for yourself and cannot be buried with Li Fengyun, otherwise what is the point of having only a mountain of gold and silver but not taking it for yourself?

"According to your judgment, what kind of response will the Turks deal with the attack of this Middle-Turkish rebel?" Jian Bo asked, "Will Chi Jishe attack with all his might, encircle and suppress the enemy from all sides, or retreat and avoid fighting? Or, the troops are divided into two groups, support Bulishi one by one, help the Xi people block the Middle-Turkish army, and the Lightning River along the way to prevent the Middle-Turkish rebels from plaguing the chaos of the southeast of the Misty Rail?"

Antel said after pondering for a moment, "The Middle-earth people use the strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolves without any concealment, and killing people with a knife. If the Turks surround and kill people regardless of the cost, they will definitely fall into the strategy. Once Chi Jishi gets into the strategy and fights both sides with the Middle-earth rebels, his strength will be greatly reduced, and the position of commander of the Yaqi Banner is in danger. At the same time, he cannot support the three tribes of the Northeast in time. He can only allow Zhongtu to defeat the three tribes of the Northeast and annex the land of the Northeast, causing serious losses to the interests of the Turks.

This is a major mistake, and the serious crime will inevitably endanger Chijishi's power in the den. Therefore, I think that from Chijishi's standpoint, his countermeasure should be to retreat and avoid fighting. Only in this way can he preserve his strength, take into account the interests of the den conservatives, maintain the current relationship between the North and South through compromise and tolerance, delay the outbreak of the North and South War as much as possible, and win more time for the Turks to grow and grow."

Jian Bo immediately questioned, "If Zhongtu sends troops to Gubeikou and approach Anzhou, and points to the three tribes in the northeast, it will actually be apart from the Turks. How can Chi Jishe's tolerance bring peace to the north and south?"

"So what if you tear your face apart? So what if you turn against each other? Middle-earth has the strength to launch a war between the north and the south, but does the desert have the courage to engage in a war between the north and the south? With the trend of three-legged tripods today, once the Turks in the desert are trapped in the east and west attacks between the Central and the Western Turks, they will inevitably repeat the mistake of falling apart." Antel sneered, "There is a true saying in the knife. If the Turks in the desert want to launch a war between the north and the south, the premise is that the east and west Turks must form a solid alliance and work together to fight against the outside world. Otherwise, relying solely on the power of the Turks to carry out a war between the north and the south, there will be only one, either dead or injured, and seeking death."

"But you just said that if Zhongtu defeated the three tribes of the Northeast and controlled the Northeast, the interests of the Turks would inevitably be seriously damaged. Chi Jishe's avoidance and no war would be unforgivable, which would inevitably endanger his position in the den." Jian Bo continued to question, "Can Jishe protect his own strength and his power in the den?"

"Of course not." Antel said, "but now Chijishe has the best scapegoat around him."

Jian Bo suddenly realized, "Shi Shu and Hu know?"

Antel nodded, "The knife has clearly told me that Middle-earth wants to recover Anzhou and control the Northeast. His purpose of revealing this secret is very obvious, which is to remind Chi Jishe to find a scapegoat immediately, otherwise Chi Jishe will be in trouble and will be doomed."

"Taking cooperation, each of them will benefit from their own interests, and join forces to plot against Shi Shuhu Huxi." Jian Bo smiled, "A good plan. In this way, even if we agree to the conditions of the knife and temporarily advance and retreat with the knife, we will not completely offend Chi Jishe and form a life-and-death hatred with the Turks."

Antel glanced at him and asked solemnly, "Would you accept the conditions for the knife?"

"Is there any choice?" Jian Bo asked back.

"The knife has ambition, very big ambition." Antel warned.

Jane Bo was surprised, "Do you suspect that the knife has other plans?"

"If he didn't lie to me, he really wanted to go around a big circle to attack Anzhou and plot against Zhongtu and the Turks together..."

Before Antel finished speaking, Jian Bo's face changed. If this was the case, the pit would be too big and everyone would be in trouble.

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Chapter completed!