Four words suddenly flashed in Wu Lin's mind————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Tiger King Yaoxian stared at Libin with his dark black eyes amid the noise and accusations of everyone.

When news came from Hulao Pass, he immediately sent 70,000 reinforcements. Calculate the time, the Dragon Clan envoy should have set out at the same time as the offensive troops.

In other words, all this was planned.

He raised his hand and made a sound-proof action of pressing down. He looked at Libin like this, without moving his eyes at all, and said coldly: "I sent someone to kill your national teacher? This is the most boring joke I have ever heard."

Wu Lin sighed in his heart, then sneered———Hu Yaoxian really had no knowledge and actually said such words on such occasions, and the other party was just a mere messenger.

Their positions and ranks are different, which determines their views and positions on the same issue. Regardless of right or wrong, even if they have to argue, they can only be the Tiger King to the Dragon Clan Regent. What is the use of saying these words to the messenger? Can he make a decision on behalf of the Dragon Clan Regent? Or is it shocked by the majestic momentum of your Tiger King, and amend the compensation clauses for the Regent who is far away in Black Point City?

Li Bin's answer confirmed Wu Lin's idea: "I am only responsible for handing this letter to His Majesty the Tiger King. This is not a formal negotiation between the Dragon Clan and the Tiger Clan, but a claim for compensation from His Highness the Regent to the Tiger Clan."

A feeling of being humiliated immediately surged into Hu Yaoxian's heart.

compensation?

A mere messenger said the word "compensation" in front of so many people in a commanding tone.

I am the king, the supreme king of the entire tiger clan!

Hu Yaoxian had a ferocious expression on his face, and his fierce murderous intent was fully visible.

His reaction was very fast, and in just two seconds, his reason had overwhelmed his rage.

"Is this the so-called reason for the Dragon Clan Regent to declare war?" Hu Yaoxian, who recovered, sneered and shook his head, and made a pretended calm ridicule: "A man who is arrogant, a guy who is extremely arrogant. He first killed two princes, then killed the prince's daughter, and finally killed your respected great master... Tsk tsk tsk tsk! This is a real expert in tricks, but no one can expose his conspiracy. He took all the good things by himself, and he also changed the Cow Clan to an inexplicable dragon Clan... Sometimes I really don't understand what you Cow Clan people think. Even such a traitor can be recognized and be favored as the king. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Libin maintained a normal etiquette of kneeling on one knee, and he turned a deaf ear to the sarcasm from Hu Yaoxian. He had received similar scenarios in his diplomatic training before - no matter what the other party said, he could only remain silent. After all, the identity of the two parties was too great, and the argument was meaningless.

"I've accepted this letter."

Hu Yaoxian raised the letter he held high in his hand. He wanted to tear it to pieces, but he hit Libin hard on the face, but suddenly changed his mind. He handed the letter to the regent standing on the right: "Look at it all, this is the request made by the Regent of the Dragon Clan."

The letter paper was very thin, not a traditional animal skin. When he walked around between the minister and the commander and returned to Hu Yaoxian's hand, the atmosphere inside the hall became more and more serious than before. Almost everyone showed anger on his face, and his hostile and murderous eyes focused on Libin.

"It's so arrogant."

"Hmph, what is the Regent? It's obviously an outspoken person who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is

"We actually wanted to ced the Iron Jaw City and take out so much gold and silver... What a joke, we can't agree to such a request no matter what."

The anger was once again mainstream and occupied the entire hall.

When the letter was passed to Wu Lin, he quickly browsed it without expressing any opinions. There was no change in his mood on his cold face, and he handed it to a commander standing beside him. It seemed that this thing had nothing to do with him, it was strange and far away.

He knew that many people were staring at him—the confidants arranged by Hu Yaoxian, opponents of royal nobles, and coveted eyes from different corners.

The Tiger King had previously ordered the temporary removal of the position of Wulin National Master. This order seemed nothing wrong in Hu Yaoxian, and it could effectively appease the nobles who had suffered serious interests in the reform process. He was very happy to see those who opposed Wulin stand up from the dark, which would help the rule of the entire Tiger Clan... In short, the only ones who were injured and injured were the only ones. The current overall form of the Tiger Clan looks good and flourishing. Of course, if there were no Dragon Clan to declare war, everything would be better.

Wu Lin is a smart man. He knows that he can't do anything or say anything. If he acts a little, he may be treated as a handle by his opponent and seized it tightly to attack.

The content of the letter shocked him.

Ceding Iron Jaw City?

As many as thousands of tons of gold and silver?

It's fine for the latter. After all, Wulin is not a lion king and does not have the keen economic concepts of the civilization era, but it is particularly sensitive to land and population. Tieja City is the largest city in the northern part of the Tiger tribe, with more than 200,000 residents. Once ceased, it means completely losing the natural danger of Hulaoguan and a stable logistics supply base.

No ruler with a slight vision will agree to this condition. This means that the northern portal will be opened and the strategic initiative will be given up.

After a brief surprise, Wu Lin's thoughts calmed down, and a faint ridicule appeared in his heart, and more of his contempt for the young regent.

I thought he was a smart man with a good vision. Now it seems that he was also a brainless fool, an arrogant idiot who had a big appetite that wanted to swallow the whole world directly.

Wu Lin served as the national teacher of the Tiger Clan for many years and has a clear and profound understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each part of the Tiger Clan territory.

In his opinion, it is indeed a good move to destroy the deer clan and rename it the dragon clan.

As long as there are different races, war will continue. Annexation and conquest are the norm, which can truly integrate the conquered tribes with the conquerors, willingly obey orders, become part of the common ethnic group in a short time, and then make new contributions in manpower, materials, etc. This is the truly commendable and brilliant political skill.

When the Cattle tribe sent troops to attack the Pig tribe, Wu Lin had already seen some clues. But he thought it was not worth consuming power for a barbarian tribe between the Lion tribe, Tiger tribe, Cattle tribe, Deer tribe and Eagle tribe. The status of the Pig people is just cannon fodder, and they are consumables on the tribe's battlefield. The ugly appearance makes them unpopular, and their appetite is twice or even greater than that of ordinary people (barbarians). The Pig people are not good at farming, and the land they occupy is also very barren. Their only advantage is that they are strong enough and are excellent heavy infantry recognized by all tribes.

The actual benefits brought by conquering the pigs are not great, and they are useless except for being able to fight. Conversely, the conquerors have to pay a lot of food for these guys. But even the lions who own potatoes and corn have the same attitude towards the pigs. The reason is very simple, because the pigs are short of food, and the pigs are neutral to all tribes. No matter who they are, they can hire them as long as they take out enough food.

Although the Pig tribe is a small tribe, it has hundreds of thousands of people. If you want to hire the entire tribe, the food you spend is an astronomical figure. Think about their low-income ability in farming, and then think about the huge consumption of feeding these big-bellied warriors, any wise ruler will hesitate and then dispel this unrealistic idea.

Wu Lin did not expect that the Cattle Clan would attack the Pigman. Before, it was weakened, and then it completely annexed the entire Pigman and a barren clearance flowed out between the tribes. In addition to being shocked, Wu Lin also had the idea of ​​watching jokes. He felt that the Cattle Clan had done a loss-making business, and at the latest the next winter, the food stored would be consumed by the hungry Pigman.

However, the imagined situation did not happen, and the following things completely overturned Wulin's understanding of the four words "governing ethnic groups".

Not only were the pig captives not abused, they even received food above the normal ration. Instead of eating enough food, they were idle all day, but carrying iron pickaxes, carrying vine baskets to the mountain to quarry, and digging in caves.

Peat is not a new thing, but the gods particularly prefer the cattle tribe. Almost all the discovered peat veins are within the territory of the cattle tribe. In fact, this kind of thing is not important to the northern barbarians, and its status is equivalent to ordinary firewood to some extent. Because of this, when the cattle trader used a truck to transport peat to the tiger tribe city for sale, Wu Lin did not care about it. He is an enlightened national teacher. As long as the operator is honest and trustworthy, abides by the law, and pays taxes honestly, there is no distinction between us and us.

The peat sold by the "Shengxinglong" trading company is very special. It is a cluster of flat cylinders with many holes on the surface. They call this thing "honeycomb coal" and the selling price is very cheap, and most people in the tiger tribe can afford it.

If you use peat a few times, you will find that the advantages of this thing as a fuel are indeed far greater than that of firewood. It is resistant to burning and has a high firepower. More importantly, it is much more cost-effective to use it than firewood.

Peat was quickly accepted by the Tiger people, and the "Shengxinglong" semicolon was quickly spread throughout the tiger cities of all sizes.

These cattle people who were doing business were very disciplined. They used the profits of selling peat to buy horses (mares). This made Wu Lin feel relieved. He then learned from the monitor that the cattle people were also doing peat business in other tribes, especially the lion people. For peat exchange for food was a good deal for both sides. The cornmeal transported to Panshi City, chopped dried potato particles, as well as coarse noodles and brown rice, feeding the pig people who mined and quarryed in the mountains.

Wulin suddenly discovered that the Cattle Clan was implementing an extremely clever strategic plan. Especially from the position of the commodity "peat", the pigs play a vital role in it, and it can even be said to be indispensable. The cattle Clan did not collapse the internal order of the tribe due to the addition of hundreds of thousands of pigs. Their reasonable use and ruling methods of pigs are wonderful.

It was from then on that time that Wu Lin remembered the name "Niu Tianhao".

Next, Niu Tianhao's actions made Wu Lin feel dazzled and his thinking could not keep up with the progress of the situation.

He successively swallowed the Pig and Deer tribes. He did not use the army, nor did he start a war, and directly forced the Chi tribe to subdue it.

The practice of replacing the dragon clan with the bull clan was a great innovation, especially the "dragon flag" exposed by various tribes, with a divine object called "dragon". It has the nose of the pig clan, the horns of the deer clan, the body of the Chi clan, and the arms of the bull clan...

From the perspective of Wulin, of course, it can be seen that this magical object that was created artificially is not complete. It lacks some important body parts. Neither the dragon nor the dragon flag itself is important. The young regent really looked forward, and he interpreted the word "conquest" in a new way. It is not difficult to imagine that any tribe conquered by the dragon clan will have a part of the totem on the dragon flag after that.

This means recognition, and integration.

The Dragon Clan will not let the Tiger Clan go. Just listen to the sentence "The Tiger Clan sent a killer to kill our great national master" before, and you can understand that the Dragon Clan people chose an excellent excuse, especially in cooperation with the rumors widely circulated some time ago, they have already gained a comprehensive advantage in public opinion and people's sentiment.

However, why did the intelligent and wise Regent of the Dragon Clan propose an unrealistic compensation clause such as "the tiger clan must ced the Iron Jaw City"?

Whether Hu Yaoxian or the high nobles of the Tiger clan, they would never agree to such unreasonable requests. They would rather choose war than cede territory and seek peace.

In Wulin's view, the current comprehensive strength of the Dragon Clan is far greater than that of the Tiger Clan. Even if you make a fuss about the death of the great master Wu Peng, the best and most appropriate compensation requirement is the population. 30,000, at most no more than 50,000. Such conditions meet Hu Yaoxian's psychological expectations and there is a high possibility of making profits through negotiations.

In the Battle of Red Moon City last year, the Tiger Clan lost a lot of elite troops. Especially the Dragon Clan's advantage in the warships on Pantuo River, which the Tiger Clan could not surpass in a short period of time. What is needed most now is time, but the Dragon Clan does not intend to let the Tiger Clan breathe. They attacked Hulao Pass fiercely. Although the specific battle situation on the front line is still unclear, it can be imagined that it was a difficult and bitter battle.

Wu Lin had lost confidence in Hu Yaoxian, but he was a member of the Tiger tribe after all, so he was more on his own side. He believed that Hulao Pass would not fall easily. Hu Zesheng was a steady commander. He sent messengers early, and Hu Yaoxian also sent 50,000 reinforcements as soon as possible. Even if the Dragon tribe had warships, he could go down along the Pantuo River, attack the north of Hulao Pass, or directly attacked Gangwei City, he could not win this battle in a short time.

Last year, Gangwei City was burned down by a fire. When it was rebuilt, it was directly set up according to the specifications of the fortress. A few months ago, Wulin inspected it. Now Gangwei City is harder to fight than before, with all kinds of defensive equipment, and it is truly a high wall and deep trenches, which are as solid as a soup.

Wu Lin couldn't help but frown: Why did the Dragon Clan Regent make such an unreasonable claim for compensation?

Suddenly, a stumble figure ran from outside the hall and rushed to a position more than five meters away from the throne, rolling and crawling in front of Hu Yaoxian.

It was a tiger clan messenger wearing a red cloak.
Chapter completed!