Four words suddenly flashed in Wu Lin's mind———— eloquent and strategic.

Tiger King Yaoxian stared at Libin with dark black eyes amid everyone's shouting and accusations.

When the news of Tiger Prison Pass came, he immediately sent reinforcements of 70,000 people. Calculating the time, this dragon envoy should have set off at the same time as the attacking force.

In other words, all this was premeditated.

He raised his hand and made a silent downward motion. looked at Libin like this, his eyes did not move at all, and said coldly: "This king sent someone to kill your national teacher? It's the most boring joke I've ever heard. ”

Wu Lin sighed secretly in his heart, and then sneered———— Hu Yaoxian really didn't have the knowledge, he actually said such things on such an occasion, and the other party was just a mere messenger.

The difference in their position determines their views and positions on the same issue. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong for the time being, even if there is an argument, it can only be the Tiger King vs. the Dragon Regent. What use do you say these words to the messengers? Can he make decisions in place of the Dragon Regent? Or are you intimidated by the majesty of Your Majesty the Tiger King, and revise the terms of compensation for the regent who is far away in Pointe-Noire?

Libin's answer confirmed Wu Lin's thoughts: "I am only responsible for handing over this letter to His Majesty the Tiger King. This is not a formal negotiation between the Dragons and the Tigers, but a claim for compensation from the Tigers by His Royal Highness the Regent. ”

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

Indemnify?

was uttered the word "compensation" by a mere messenger in a commanding tone in front of so many people.

I am the king, the supreme king of the entire Tiger Clan!

A hideous expression appeared on Hu Yaoxian's face, and the ferocious killing intent was clear at a glance.

His reaction was swift, only two seconds before and after, and reason had overwhelmed the fury.

"This is the Dragon Regent's so-called casus belli?" Hu Yaoxian, who recovered, sneered and shook his head, and let out a mocking mockery that pretended to be calm: "A transgression, a guy who is arrogant to the extreme. He killed the two princes first, then the princess, and finally the great master whom you respected...... Tut-tut! This is really an expert in tricks, but no one can debunk his conspiracy. All the good things were taken by him alone, and he changed the Niu clan to some inexplicable dragon clan...... Sometimes I really don't understand what you cow people think. Don't you feel ashamed that even such a rebellious and thief can be recognized and crowned as king? ”

Libin maintained the normal ceremonial posture of kneeling on one knee, and he turned a deaf ear to the cynicism from Hu Yaoxian. I have received diplomatic training in the past to deal with similar situations———— no matter what the other side says, I can only remain silent. After all, the disparity between the identities of the two sides is too great for the argument to be meaningless.

"I took the letter."

Hu Yao first raised the letter in his hand, he wanted to tear it to pieces and smash it on Libin's face, but suddenly changed his mind. He casually handed the letter to the auxiliary minister standing on the right: "Let's take a look, this is the request made by the regent of the dragon clan." ”

The letter paper was very thin, not a traditional animal skin, and when it turned around between the minister and the commander, and returned to Hu Yaoxian's hands, the atmosphere inside the hall became more and more solemn than before, and almost all of them showed anger on their faces, and their eyes with hostility and murderous intent were focused on Libin.

"It's just arrogant."

"Hmph, what kind of regent, it's clearly a transgressor who has committed the following crimes."

"You want us to cede Iron Jaw City, and we have to take out so much gold and silver...... What are you kidding, you can't agree to such a request under any circumstances. ”

Angry denunciation once again became the mainstream, occupying the entire hall.

When the letter was delivered to Wu Lin, he quickly read it, did not express any opinion, and did not see the slightest change in emotion on his cold face, and handed it to a commander standing beside him. As if this thing has nothing to do with me, it is strange and distant.

He knew that there were many people staring at his cronies arranged by Hu Yaoxian———— opponents of the royal family and nobles, and covetous eyes from different corners.

The Tiger King had previously ordered the temporary dismissal of the Wulin National Master. In Hu Yaoxian's view, this order was not wrong, and it could effectively appease the nobles whose interests had been seriously damaged in the process of reform. He was glad to see that those who opposed the witchcraft had come out of the shadows, which would help to rule the entire Tiger Clan...... All in all, the only people who were injured and injured were Wu Lin, and the overall form of the Tiger Clan at the moment looks good and is thriving. Of course, if it weren't for the dragons' declaration of war, everything would be much better.

Wu Lin is a smart man, he knows that he can't do anything, he can't say anything. If you make the slightest move, you may be used as a handle by your opponent and attack by the opponent.

He was shocked by what the letter contained.

Cession of Iron Jaw?

Up to thousands of tons of gold and silver?

Wu Lin is not a lion king after all, and he does not have the keen economic concepts of the civilized era, but he is especially sensitive to land and population. Iron Jaw City is the most important town in the north of the Tiger Clan, with more than 200,000 residents. Once ceded out, it means the complete loss of the Tiger Prison and the stable logistics supply base.

No ruler with the slightest discerning will agree to this condition. This means that the gateway to the north is wide open, and the strategic initiative is ceded.

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

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

Wu Lin has 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's territory.

In his opinion, it is indeed a good move for the Niu clan to destroy the deer clan and change its name to the dragon clan.

As long as there are different races, the war will continue. Annexation and conquest are the norm, but it is a truly commendable political skill to truly integrate the conquered tribe with the conqueror, to willingly obey orders, to become part of a common ethnic group in a short period of time, and to make new contributions in terms of manpower and materials.

When the Niu Clan sent troops to attack the Pig Clan, Wu Lin had already seen some clues. But he didn't think it was worth expending his strength for a savage tribe caught between the lions, the tigers, the ox, the deer, and the eagles. The status of the pigs is only cannon fodder, they are expendable on the battlefield of the tribe. Their ugly physiognomy makes them unpleasant, and their appetites that are more than twice or even greater than those of ordinary people (barbarians) are simply a bottomless pit of food. The pig people are not good at farming, and the land they occupy is also very poor. Their only merit is that they are strong enough and are excellent heavy infantry recognized by all tribes.

The conquest of the Pig People brought little practical benefit, and they were of little use except to be able to fight. The conquistadors, in turn, had to pay a lot of food for these guys. But even the lion tribe, who own potatoes and corn, is just as indifferent to the pigs. The reason is simple, because of the lack of food, the pig people are neutral to the tribes. Whoever comes up with enough food can hire them.

Although the pig tribe is a small tribe, there are hundreds of thousands of people. If you want to hire the whole clan, the amount of food spent is an astronomical amount. Considering their meagre ability in farming, and the sheer amount of consumption it takes to feed these pot-bellied warriors, any ruler with a brain would hesitate to dispel such an unrealistic idea.

Wu Lin didn't expect that the Niu Clan would be ruthless to the pigs. The previous was weakened, and the next thing was to completely annex the entire Pig Tribe, leaving a barren clearing between the tribes. In addition to being stunned, Wu Lin also had the idea of watching jokes. He felt that the cattle had made a loss-making deal, and that by the following winter at the latest, the grain would be consumed by the hungry pigs.

However, the imaginary situation did not happen, and what happened next completely subverted Wu Lin's understanding of the four words "governing the group".

Far from being mistreated, the captives were even given more food than their normal rations. They did not eat and do nothing all day long, but carried iron pickaxes and rattan baskets up the mountain to quarry and go down to the cave to mine.

Peat is nothing new, but the gods are particularly fond of the cattle tribe, and almost all the peat veins that have been proven are in the territory of the cattle tribe. In fact, this kind of thing is not important in the eyes of the northern barbarians, and its status is to some extent equivalent to ordinary firewood. Because of this, when the cattle merchants used carts to transport peat to the Tiger City to sell it, Wu Lin didn't 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, then there is no difference between friend and foe.

The peat sold by the "Shengxinglong" trading house is very special, it is a mass of flat cylinders with many holes on the surface. They call it "honeycomb coal", and it sells at a very cheap price, and most of the Tiger people can afford it.

After using peat a few times, you will find that the advantages of this thing as a fuel are far superior to that of firewood. It is fire-resistant, fire-powered, and more importantly, much more cost-effective than firewood.

Peat was quickly accepted by the Tiger people, and the semicolon of "Shengxinglong" quickly spread to Tiger cities large and small.

These cattle people who were engaged in business were very disciplined, and they used the profits from the sale of peat to buy horses (mares) in large quantities. This reassured Wu Lin, who later learned from the watchers that the Niu people were also engaged in the peat business in other tribes, especially the Lion Clan, and that the exchange of peat for grain was a good deal for both parties. Batches of cornmeal, chopped and dried potato pellets, as well as coarse noodles and brown rice, were shipped to Rock City to feed the pig people who were mining and quarrying in the mountains.

Wu Lin suddenly discovered that the Niu Clan was carrying out an extremely clever strategic plan. In particular, from the point of view of the position of the commodity "peat", the pig people play a vital role in it, and it can even be said that it is indispensable. The Niu tribe did not cause the internal order of the group to collapse because of the addition of hundreds of thousands of pigs, and their reasonable use and ruling methods of the pigs were wonderful.

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

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

He annexed the pig and deer tribes one after another. No army was used, no war broke out, and the Mantis were directly subdued.

The change of the name of the Ox to the Dragon Clan was a great innovation, especially the "Dragon Flag" that was open to the tribes, on which an artifact was said to be called "Dragon". It has the nose of the pig clan, the horns of the deer clan, the body of the mantine clan, and the arms of the cow clan......

From Wu Lin's eyes, of course, he can see that this artificially created artifact is not complete. It is missing some important body parts. Neither the dragon nor the dragon banner itself mattered, and the young regent did look forward, interpreting the word "conquest" in a whole new way. It is not difficult to imagine that any tribe that is conquered by the dragon clan after that will have a part of the totem appear on the dragon flag.

It means recognition, it means integration.

The dragons will not let the tigers go. As long as you listen to what the envoy Libin said before, "The killers of the Tiger Clan killed our great master", you can understand that the Dragon Clan people have chosen an excellent excuse, especially with the rumors that have been widely spread some time ago, they have already occupied an overall advantage in terms of public opinion and public sentiment.

However, why would the clever and clever Dragon Regent propose such an unrealistic compensation clause as "the Tiger Clan must cede Iron Jaw City"?

Whether it was Hu Yaoxian or the high-ranking nobles of the Tiger Clan, they would never agree to such an unreasonable request. They would rather choose war than cede land for peace.

In Wu Lin's opinion, the current comprehensive strength of the Dragon Clan far exceeds that of the Tiger Clan. Even if we make a fuss about the death of the great master Wu Peng, the best and most appropriate compensation claim is the population. 30,000, no more than 50,000 at most. Such conditions are in line with Hu Yaoxian's psychological expectations, and there is a great possibility of making profits through negotiations.

In the battle of Red Moon City last year, the Tiger Clan lost a lot of elites. In particular, the dragon clan's warship advantage on the Pantuo River cannot be surpassed by the tiger clan in a short period of time. What is needed most now is time, but the dragons do not intend to let the tiger clan breathe, they storm the tiger prison pass, although the specific battle situation on the front line is not yet known, but it can be imagined that it will be a difficult and bitter battle.

Wu Lin had lost confidence in Hu Yaoxian, but after all, he was a member of the Tiger Clan, and he was more on his own side when considering problems. He doesn't think Tiger Prison will 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 people had warships and could go down the Pantuo River and attack the north of Hugao Pass, or directly attack Gangwei City, they would not be able to win this battle in a short time.

Last year, Gangwei City was destroyed by a fire, and when it was rebuilt, it was directly set up according to the specifications of the fortress. A few months ago, Wu Lin inspected that the current Gangwei City is more difficult to fight than before, and all kinds of defensive equipment are complete, and it is really a high wall and a deep ditch, which is impregnable.

Wu Lin couldn't help frowning: Why would the Dragon Regent make such an unreasonable demand for compensation?

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

It was a Tiger Courier in a red like.