"Do you still have conditions?"
Kaluqi was originally just a cavalryman in the Kadan camp. His brother suddenly became the king, and he became a general who never dared to dream of such a position. He became a bit arrogant and spoke much more domineeringly than before. However, the King of Jin was not afraid of him. Instead, he made demands, which made Kaluqi feel a little unhappy.
"My condition is..."
So, the Prince of Jin repeated the suggestion he had just made to the leader of the Qingyang Sect.
"Ha ha…"
Upon hearing this, Karucci burst into laughter.
The Prince of Jin asked in bewilderment, "What is General Kaluchvan laughing about?"
"I laugh at you for overthinking it!"
Kaluqi snorted coldly: "Cooperation aside for now, I'm here to demand compensation from the Prince of Jin! We in the Western Frontier suffered heavy losses in helping you capture people, and you must compensate us! Moreover, before I came, our King instructed that if the Prince of Jin is sincere, it's not impossible for him to put pressure on Anguo, let alone start a war with Anguo!"
"..."
Upon hearing the first half, the Prince of Jin grew increasingly angry and clenched his fists, but his anger subsided upon hearing the second half.
He then glanced at the Qingyang Sect Leader, who shared the same thought and nodded in agreement.
"Very well, since King Kadan is so sincere, I naturally cannot be stingy!"
The Prince of Jin looked at Kaluchi: "Then what do you want?"
His ultimate goal was to launch a military campaign against Jingzhou, overthrow Emperor An, and seize the throne for himself. His pressure on Anguo through the Western Frontier and his acquisition of Jing Zhe were merely means to control other sects and increase his chances of victory.
However, if he could directly use the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment to attack Jingzhou, he wouldn't need to control Jing Zhe at all; it would be redundant.
Moreover, for him, utilizing the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment was more likely to be successful.
The Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment was far more powerful than the Anguo army. They had previously been reluctant to engage in long-distance warfare because of food shortages, which were insufficient to sustain them through mountains and rivers.
However, if he cooperates with the Western Frontier from within, he can help them solve this problem and catch Jingzhou off guard!
"This time, in addition to food and cotton clothing, we also need weapons!"
"weapon?"
Both the Prince of Jin and the leader of the Qingyang Sect were stunned.
They expected food and clothing, but the demand for weapons... exceeded their expectations.
The Prince of Jin had been preparing for a rebellion for many years.
So he secretly recruited soldiers and sent people to forge weapons. The number of bows and arrows alone almost exceeded the total number of all the other armies in Anguo. He originally planned to rebel by overwhelming the number of weapons. Why did Xijiang suddenly want to?
What do you need weapons for?
"hehe."
Kaluqi sneered: "Our 10,000 heavy cavalry regiment was defeated outside Liangzhou City because of the tragic death of King Huyan Lie and had no will to fight. We lost most of our weapons, so we naturally need more weapons."
"..."
The Prince of Jin sneered inwardly, filled with contempt.
They were clearly terrified and scared out of their wits, yet they claimed they had "no intention of fighting" to glorify themselves. They are utterly shameless.
“King Jin, our Western Frontier now has an irreconcilable feud with Jing Zhe and the An Kingdom behind him. The purpose of obtaining the weapons is to wage a full-scale war against the An Kingdom—isn't this exactly what you want to see? So you must give us these weapons!”
The Prince of Jin's expression shifted, but he still largely agreed with Karuqi's words. If the Western Frontier and Anguo went to war, the soldiers he had raised for so many years could simply follow behind and pick up the pieces, without needing so many weapons to lead the charge.
So he waved his hand and said, "Very well! Food, cotton clothes, and weapons—I'll give you everything!"
Karucci's face beamed with joy, but he was secretly thinking to himself, "My brother is right, he's really easy to fool."
"However, once you have the goods, when will you begin the war?"
Without even thinking, Karucci replied, "The earliest would be after the New Year, or after the start of spring."
Why are you so late?
The King of Jin wished they would start a war right now; he really didn't want to wait a moment longer.
"Prince Jin, my elder brother has only been king for a few days. Don't the people of the Western Frontier need to be appeased? Don't the various tribes need to be suppressed? There are still many discordant voices within the Western Frontier regarding my elder brother's ascension to the throne, which need to be quelled by him. What, Prince Jin, do you think it's time to launch a large-scale invasion of Anguo?"
After Kalucci finished speaking, the Prince of Jin believed him without a doubt.
He was too hasty just now. If he calms down and thinks about it, what kind of newly enthroned monarch starts a war right away?
"Very well, then after King Kadan has completely quelled the affairs of the Western Frontier, we will launch a full-scale war against Anguo! At that time, the western gate of Jin will be open to the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment, from which we can travel directly east and reach Jingzhou! I congratulate King Kadan in advance on his ability to massacre the palace and personally kill Jing Zhe!"
Karuchi was in high spirits after the successful negotiations and laughed heartily, "Your Majesty is too modest! If our King can massacre the Anguo Palace and kill Jing Zhe, wouldn't Your Majesty be the one who benefits the most? Of course, if Your Majesty can become the monarch of Anguo, our King would be more than happy to do so. At that time, we hope that Your Majesty will not forget our deep friendship and will continue to cooperate!"
"Okay, no problem!"
The Prince of Jin smiled and said, "Kaluchvan will be traveling a long way, so I will prepare some fine guest rooms for you to rest in."
"Thank you for your kindness, Prince Jin, but there's no need."
Kaluqi hurriedly waved his hand in refusal: "Prince Jin, you should quickly prepare the grain, cotton clothing, and weapons, and load them onto the carriages I brought. We need to take them away immediately!"
"Very well, Prefect Jing!"
"Yes, Prince Jin."
"Take General Kaluchwan down there and, as he instructed, help them load the grain, cotton clothing, and weapons onto the carts!"
"Yes, Prince Jin. General Kaluqiwan, please come!"
Kaluch bowed to the Prince of Jin and said with a smile, "Then thank you very much, Prince of Jin. Farewell!"
So he followed Jing Ba down.
As the two figures walked further and further away, the smile on the Prince of Jin's face gradually froze, and then turned gloomy.
"Heh, what a pipe dream!"
"A bunch of uncouth barbarians, how dare they threaten me, the king?"
"When these barbarians and Su Muyan's troops are both exhausted, I will then step in and reap the benefits! At that time, I will not only be able to reclaim the throne that belongs to me, but also take the opportunity to eliminate the powerful enemy of the Western Frontier. By then, which of the people of Anguo will not remember my good deeds?"
When Emperor An Su Muyan was in power, the Western Frontier was a friend to Prince Jin. But once Prince Jin ascended the throne, the Western Frontier became a formidable enemy that he had to face. His idea was to destroy it completely; he would never do anything like trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin!
"But is it inappropriate to give them weapons?"
The Qingyang Sect Leader had some doubts, after all, weapons were what they relied on to openly challenge Emperor An.
"Don't worry, with the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment leading the charge, we don't need to rely so much on weapons!"
The Prince of Jin smiled, then muttered to himself, "Before the war begins, I must bring Xinping back..."
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