Kago remained silent for a long time.
He stared at Lin Mo for a long time, the boy before him instilling in him a fear that went straight to his soul.
"What is it all for?" Kago asked.
"On this continent, only one of the Dos people and the Daxia people can coexist!"
Lin Mo answered him firmly, word by word. "I am tired of the news of the Dos people slaughtering my Great Xia people. I am tired of your habitual plundering and your custom of taking pleasure in killing."
I'm tired of your ruthlessness and brutality, tired of your culture, tired of everything about you!
Perhaps you think what you're doing is nothing out of the ordinary, that your killing is your glory, and your plundering is your nature.
But I, Lin Mo, hereby swear that I will completely wipe you Doss people off this continent!
Upon hearing this, Kago stood there, speechless for a long time.
"You...you're not human...you're a demon!"
"A demon? If it can bring lasting peace to the people on the border of my Great Xia, what does it matter if I become a demon?" Lin Mo said sternly.
After receiving the Empress's order, Lin Mo pondered for a long time before finally steeling himself and making a plan:
"The Dos Grassland is a vast land. By occupying this place and retreating in order to advance, we can be invincible. We can stockpile grain and recruit soldiers to defend Xichuan. We can build high walls, store up grain, delay declaring ourselves king, and steadily advance our campaign!"
After that, a decree was issued.
A ruler treats his ministers with propriety, and ministers serve their ruler with loyalty. If a minister is loyal but the ruler does not treat him with propriety, then the ruler is not a wise ruler. What is a wise ruler? What is a good minister? A wise ruler makes decisions before events occur, and a good minister plans ahead of time.
The current emperor is incompetent and immoral, shameless and heartless. His court officials are deceitful and arrogant, and they act recklessly. The emperor and his ministers are immoral towards the country, do not care about the people's plight, impose heavy taxes, and engage in militarism without any measures to bring peace to the people. They are always thinking of causing chaos in the country.
"Heaven's sins may be avoided, but self-inflicted sins are inescapable. I, Lin Mo, will now save this crumbling edifice and restore order to the world!"
To completely conquer the Dos grasslands, it is necessary to thoroughly eliminate the Dos scourge, which is inherently bloodthirsty and takes pride in plundering.
The Dos Grassland is vast and sparsely populated.
Similar to other landmasses, the Mongolian steppe historically comprised six tribes: the Khalkha, Uriyangkhai, Ordos, Tümed, Chahar, and Kharachin (Yongsheb). (This example is based on the period around 1500.)
Besides the Kago regime, there were five other large tribes on the Dos steppe.
It would be too troublesome for Lin Mo to go and find them one by one, which is why he took such a crazy action.
“You…you will go to hell!” Kago cursed.
"Hmph!" Lin Mo sneered coldly, "What do I, Lin Mo, have to fear?"
Kago trembled uncontrollably. "Good, good, good!" he shouted three times. Then he said, "I, Kago, son of Zoka, hereby swear an oath before the Supreme God."
I grant your request. I will sound the 'Doomsday Horn' to summon the warriors of the entire Dos Plains to come and conquer you.
At the same time, I will fight with all my might to kill you and send you back to the deepest hell!
"Hahahaha!" Lin Mo let out a chilling laugh. "Very good!"
Then, with a wave of his hand, the Xia cavalry made way for him.
Kago couldn't help but take a deep breath, then took a difficult step, intending to leave.
Just then, Lin Mo suddenly called out to him, "Wait!"
Kago instinctively turned around. "What, are you regretting it? Or are you scared?"
"Afraid?" Lin Mo sneered. "I am indeed afraid!" He said, "I'm afraid you'll break your oath, sneak into the Dos Grassland, and live the rest of your life as a coward!"
"You..." Kago shouted excitedly, "I, Kago, will never be a coward!"
Lin Mo snorted again, "Words are meaningless. I've decided to leave you a mark so you'll never forget your vow!" As he spoke, he looked at Xu Chu, "Xu Chu, hold him down!"
Xu Chu immediately stepped forward and restrained Kago.
“What are you going to do?” Kago asked.
Lin Mo did not answer, but walked to Kago's side, took out a dagger, and then grabbed Kago's right hand.
Then, Lin Mo swung his sword forcefully, cleanly severing Kago's little finger and ring finger on his right hand.
Kago, the chieftain, was no ordinary man; the pain of losing a finger did not break him.
Throughout the entire ordeal, he never uttered a single plea for mercy, nor did he let out a single wail.
He looked at Lin Mo, trembling all over, biting his lip until it bled.
"Lin...Mo..." Kago called out Lin Mo's name in broken Daxia language, "I...Kago...remember you..."
"Remember me for the rest of your life! Now, you can go," Lin Mo said with a smile. "Oh. Remember to take your translator with you. Otherwise, next time we meet, we won't understand each other's conversations."
After saying this, Lin Mo mounted his horse and led his troops away into the vast grasslands...
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Even after Lin Mo had gone far away, Feng Xueqian remained in fear.
"Is he...is he really Lin Wenzhong's son?" Feng Xueqian wondered. "Why...why is he so ruthless? Why is he so cruel? He actually said he wanted to wipe the Dos people out of this world completely!"
"A demon...yes, Kago is right, he is a demon! A demon from the eighteenth level of hell!"
Kago was stunned for a long time until his Blood Guard came up to him and called out his name, "Chief Kago!"
A sharp pain shot from the severed finger to the brain.
pain.
It hurts like fire.
Upon seeing this, his Blood Guardian quickly heated his curved blade until it was red-hot, and then used the heat to seal the wound.
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