The old steward glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then whispered to Hubaye, "Master, your ancestors were Aryans. They conquered this land, which is why you have your current status. Now, will these merchants... establish a new dynasty?"
Hubaye looked at the large number of soldiers entering the camp one after another, shook his head and remained silent. In his opinion, the question of Qin Mo was not whether he could conquer this land, but whether he was willing to conquer it. There were five or six thousand of these fully armed soldiers, and more would follow. Unless all the city-states on the eastern coast of Zhuo united, they would be no match for Qin Mo.
Qin Mo thought so too. He was leading four battalions of six thousand men drawn from Lion City. These men would serve as the vanguard to establish strongholds in the local area, then spread throughout the entire eastern coast of Zhu, and finally achieve the goal of infiltrating the inland by supporting other Zhu forces.
"Your Highness, my relative has been detained by the northern city-state of Masuripaten. They want me to exchange my armor and weapons for his ransom. I cannot decide what to do. Please give me some advice."
That evening, unable to resist his wife's pleas, Hubaye finally sought help from Qin Mo, hoping to rescue his brother-in-law as soon as possible.
"You can ask Director Lin to handle this; you don't need to come to me."
Qin Mo casually agreed, her carefree attitude making Hu Baye feel ashamed. He had to ask his master for help with even the smallest things, which showed that he wasn't doing so well himself!
"Hubaye! How much armor and weapons do they want?"
"Lord Lin, they want five hundred sets, but... I don't have that many, and even if I did, I can't give them to them! That would bring trouble."
"Hehe! That's exactly what we want to do—bring them over."
Lin Yongqian glanced at Hubaye, his eyes gleaming with excitement. The situation in Zhu was too chaotic, with over two thousand ethnic groups and hundreds of city-states. If they were to cultivate agents for each one and negotiate with them one by one, who knows when that would take! The fastest way was to directly and decisively eliminate the opposition.
When Hubaye generously exchanged five hundred sets of armor and a thousand weapons for his brother-in-law, everyone thought Hubaye was incredibly foolish.
Hubaye did not keep all the spoils to himself. In the past two years, the merchants in the local area had become extremely wealthy, and the neighboring city-states had long been envious. However, Hubaye formed a small but well-equipped "guard team" to thwart the covetousness of the other city-states.
Now that Hubaye has handed the blade to the city-state of Masuripatnam, how can those envious fellows sit idly by? The day when their army arrives is not far off.
Just half a month after Qin Mo arrived in the local area, a "coalition" led by the city-state of Masuripatnam and followed by more than a dozen city-states assembled and marched towards the local area.
"A coalition has formed so quickly? These people are quite organized!"
Qin Mo was amazed by Zhu Rao's organizational skills, but at this point, they still needed to fight before deciding on the next strategy.
"Great! This will save me the trouble of going to them one by one. Let's do it once and for all this time."
Procrastination is not a good habit. I finished half of yesterday's work, and even though I'm rushing to finish it today, it'll still be two hours late. Thank you all for your understanding and patience! (￣￣￣)
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