Chapter 1178: Zhongxing Yue of the Longyan

Even if they were in decline, these Grassland men still had spirit; they could not accept being so insulted by a foreign element!

The men could not stand it, but at this moment, Tiemucheng was very clear-headed.

Although he was also furious, he could not move against this Qiqikefusiji.

Tsarist Russia was just waiting for them to make a move; once any accident befell this Qiqikefusiji in the desert, Tsarist Russia's massive army would immediately march over, and by then, their Mongol people would be wiped off the World Map.

"Calm down!"

He shouted coldly, and the generals under his command then glared at this Qiqikefusiji with resentment, cold snorts rising all around.

Who would have thought that this Qiqikefusiji was not afraid at all, smiling coldly.

With an arrogant face, he did not put these Commoners in his eyes at all!

This made the entire camp even more filled with righteous indignation!

"You want to drag our Mongol people into dealing with Longyan?"

Tiemucheng asked with a frown.

"The Great Khan is indeed wise." Qiqikefusiji smiled and clapped.

"Great Khan, do not forget who the enemy has been all these years... who is truly hindering the Great Khan from moving south, and who possesses the fertile land that makes us green with envy!"

"Great Khan, it is Longyan!"

"The hatred between us is all because of land..."

"But Great Khan, have you ever thought that if we join forces with our Tsarist Russia Empire to partition all of Longyan, would we still have to worry about land?"

Qiqikefusiji's voice was full of temptation.

How could Tsarist Russia not covet the land of Longyan?

And it was a Longyan that possessed Chemical Fertilizer!

Recently, the price of grain within Tsarist Russia had soared to an unimaginable level! In such a situation, grain and land made it even easier for people to lose their reason!

The biggest reason why Tsarist Russia did not withdraw its troops after hitting a reef in the conquest of Longyan was grain! They had reached a point where they could not retreat; once this war was lost, all of Tsarist Russia would fall into an economic crisis.

They only had to continue; they only had to truly conquer Longyan!

At the very least, they had to make Longyan cede territory and pay indemnities!

It was a pity that...

This time, Longyan was truly a tough nut to crack, refusing to negotiate no matter what.

"I think you have found the wrong person. Why would I do such a thing that digs my own grave? The relationship between us and Longyan can be described as 'when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold'! Besides, what benefit do we get from helping you deal with Longyan? You say you will give Jinghua to us, but once you resolve the battles on the eastern and western fronts, wouldn't you just turn around and devour us?"

Tiemucheng laughed coldly.

In his eyes, the Longyan people were indeed hypocritical, filling their mouths with benevolence and morality every day... but at the very least, they would still use benevolence and morality on you!

But this Tsarist Russia was different!

This was a wolf that wouldn't even talk to you about benevolence and morality!

A jackal!

The others also became filled with righteous indignation.

"Great Khan, absolutely not!"

"We cannot fall for the tricks of these Tsarist Russia Barbarians!"

"They are the ones who eat people without spitting out the bones!"

Hearing this, Qiqikefusiji scratched his head and chuckled: "If the Great Khan thinks it won't work, it wouldn't be a big deal for us to eat you now."

"..."

Tiemucheng gritted his teeth; a hero of the Grassland, and he was actually being threatened like this!

"You..."

"Bastard!"

"A mere Messenger dares to defy our Great Khan!"

"Kill him!"

"Don't let him go back!"

This blatant threat made Zhebie almost hack him with a Curved Saber.

Tiemucheng took a deep breath and continued to hold them back.

As the saying goes,

When two countries are at war, one does not execute the Envoy. Not to mention that their Grassland Royal Court had already declared a truce with Tsarist Russia.

Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to stir up trouble again.

"Respected Messenger, give me three days to consider."

After thinking for a long time, Tiemucheng gave Qiqikefusiji an answer.

"Good, then I shall await the good news." After saying this, Qiqikefusiji turned and left.

After the Tsarist Russia Messenger left, Tiemucheng's royal tent became noisy.

"These Tsarist Russia people are too arrogant; they don't put us in their eyes at all. Great Khan, it is time to let them see the power of our Grassland men!"

"Great Khan! Give the order, I will be the first to charge!"

"Great Khan, let's fight! If we stay soft, they will look down on us even more!"

In the camp, there were sounds of war everywhere calling for an attack on Tsarist Russia, but it wasn't all about fighting; there were also different voices.

"Great Khan, I actually think that Qiqikefusiji's words are not entirely unworthy of consideration."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze turned toward that person.

This person was named Zhongxing Yue; he was not a Mongol, but a Longyan.

In his early years, one of his family members committed a very serious crime, and because of collective punishment, he was castrated and sent into the palace to become a eunuch.

From then on, he harbored a grudge against the Longyan Dynasty.

Suffering from a lack of opportunity, he endured in silence until, finally, he waited for a time when Longyan and the Mongols were trading, and he came to Mobei.

Although he was a eunuch, this Zhongxing Yue had a brilliant mind; having studied the classics since childhood and coming from a scholarly family whose father had also been an official, he was well-versed in the systems and laws of Longyan, and because of this, he quickly became an honored guest of Tiemucheng.

After rising to power, he began to offer strategies for Tiemucheng; it could be said that Tiemucheng's ability to unify the Mongols owed no small debt to the contributions of Zhongxing Yue!

Only...

A Longyan person, in the Grassland Royal Court, was naturally unwelcome.

These Mongol generals spoke behind his back, calling him a traitor.

But the level of endurance this man possessed was not something an ordinary person could compare to.

"Military Advisor, what do you mean by this? You should know that the Tsarist Russia Army is coming with great force, and our relationship with Longyan is one of lips and teeth—if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Once Longyan is crushed, Tsarist Russia will turn around and strike us Mongols. Once they have the intent to kill, we won't even have the possibility of self-preservation."

Tiemucheng worried that Zhongxing Yue was acting out of a desire for revenge, so he asked tentatively.

"Khan, whether sending troops is a benefit or a detriment cannot be viewed this way. Look at the map..."

Zhongxing Yue chuckled, walked to the map in the command tent, and began to explain.

"This is Tsarist Russia, this is us, and this is Longyan."

"The strategic strongholds of Tsarist Russia are concentrated in the European region. Although they have occupied the vast Siberia, this place is simply not suitable for human habitation. Even if they fulfill their strategic requirements, the population in the Western Regions and the Northeast will only be slightly larger."

"Has the Khan ever wondered... why Peter would launch such a nation-wide war against Longyan in his later years?"

The group looked at each other in dismay.

This was a question they had not considered.

But surely, it must be because of the land!

Who has not long coveted the fertile land of Longyan?

Zhongxing Yue laughed aloud: "No, it is technology!"

Technology?

Tiemucheng's whole body shuddered.

The others also gasped.

That's right, it is technology!

It is the technology of Longyan that makes people's eyes turn green with envy, and specifically, the technology from Liangzhou!

"That's right, so the focus of Tsarist Russia's war is actually on the Liangzhou side! The Khan can see that the Wusun region has already left them bogged down... Of course, even if everything goes smoothly for them, it will"

"still take a considerable amount of time. By that time, our army will have already moved south to Jinghua. Once we take Jinghua of Longyan, our forces can move the capital there. At that time, we will block Tsarist Russia outside Jiayuguan, Shanhaiguan, and the Changcheng, and then, relying on the people and technology of the Longyan Empire, we will maneuver against Tsarist Russia. At that moment, the great cause can be settled!"

Originally, because of his cooperation with Liu Zheng, he had no crooked thoughts about the Longyan Empire at all, but after hearing Zhongxing Yue put it this way, his heart felt a bit itchy.

The first time he went to Jinghua, he was completely shocked by the prosperity there; compared to their capital, Shangjing, it was truly like heaven versus earth.

Being able to station in Jingshi and enter the Zhongyuan was his greatest aspiration in this life. In a sense, this invasion of Longyan by Tsarist Russia had actually brought him one step closer to his wish.

"Military Advisor, if we are to become opponents of Longyan, then what about Liaodong? It was developed with such difficulty; we cannot just give it away for nothing!"

Hearing these words from Tiemucheng, Zhongxing Yue shook his head.

"Khan, you are the leader chosen by Changshengtian; how can your vision be so short-sighted? What is a mere Liaodong compared to the entire Longyan Empire!"

Zhongxing Yue spoke with great excitement, and even the usually cautious Tiemucheng was swept up by his rhythm.

"Military Advisor, the current Longyan is also a world power. I fear it will be difficult to clean up the mess if we rashly provoke them."

"Khan, you must not know what has happened in Liaodong, right?" Zhongxing Yue said.

After Zhongxing Yue finished speaking, Tiemucheng began to ponder.

He thought for a long time but couldn't make heads or tails of it: "Please, sir, enlighten me."

"A large-scale Plague has broken out in Liaodong. Now, the Jinghua court is exhausted by the war and simply cannot cope. Currently, the interior of Longyan is in total chaos. As long as we can seize this strategic opportunity to march south in one stroke, we will definitely achieve considerable results!"

Although Tiemucheng said this, he still could not make up his mind.

No matter what, he and Liu Zheng were currently partners. To commit an act of treachery because of external pressure—this was somewhat shameful!

The issue of reputation was secondary; what he was actually worried about was Longyan, or more accurately, he was worried about Liu Zheng.

He had seen Liu Zheng's heaven-defying talent with his own eyes. Liu Zheng, all by himself, propped up a collapsing building and brought an empire in its twilight years back to the pinnacle of the world. Could such a formidable character really be taken advantage of by him?

If he won, it would be fine, but if he lost, then there would be no place left in this world for their grassland people to stand!

He was not Zhongxing Yue, who only focused on offense when thinking about problems. He was the Khan of this nation, and he had to be rigorous in his considerations!

He had to be responsible for the entire ethnic group!

"Military Advisor, the matter of using troops against Longyan requires further deliberation."

Hearing these words from Tiemucheng, Zhongxing Yue's mood instantly plummeted.

He dreamed of using the hands of the Mongols to destroy Longyan, and today was the best opportunity. If this chance were missed, the opportunity to destroy Longyan in the future would be slim.

Revenge was his motivation for living, and he absolutely could not let Tiemucheng's cowardice ruin his ideals! Pop-ups are severe recently; you can click to download to avoid pop-ups.