To please the Great Elder, the Barbarian King immediately said, "I propose that we notify Yunlu Pavilion of all our future actions and let Yunlu Pavilion act as the intermediary for dispatching.
Only in this way can we exert our strongest fighting power.
So that they don’t fight alone without cooperation.
In the end, Dayuan took advantage of me.”
The Jin Kingdom and the Khitan Khan cursed in their hearts after hearing this.
They pretended so well. If they had been notified from the beginning to join the expedition, they would never have ended up like this.
But now is not the time to take action.
Everyone followed suit.
"That's right. We must learn from this experience and let Yunlu Pavilion help with command in the future."
Seeing that even the Khans had admitted their mistakes, the Great Elder knew that the time was almost right.
His expression also relaxed: "That's right, if we want to deal with Dayuan, we must cooperate sincerely to succeed.
Going it alone will only lead to failure!
Since you are in trouble now, Yunlu Pavilion will certainly not sit idly by.
However, Dayuan's iron ore smelting chain has been very slow in recent months, and prices have remained high.
It's almost impossible to supply in large quantities!
At most, I'll provide you with 10,000 kilograms. You can distribute it among yourselves!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other with anxious eyes.
They lost more than 200,000 soldiers, so they needed more than 200,000 sets of weapons and armor.
What could ten thousand refined irons be used for? They couldn't even forge ten thousand sets of weapons and armor.
Are they going to let their soldiers go into battle with only a knife?
The crossbows of the Dayuan army were so sharp that the damage was so great even with the protection of armor. Without armor, they probably wouldn't be a match for the enemy.
"Great Elder, please think of another way. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. Just tell me how much you need.
Even if we buy it from farmers, they have to give us one million kilograms of iron.
Even one million jin may not be enough!
We plan to cover the shields with iron sheets as well, which will require a lot of iron."
The barbarian king has already lowered his posture very low.
He knew in his heart that the Great Elder was pretending to be difficult just to get a high price.
He didn't say it explicitly, but he had to make himself say it.
I cursed in my heart, but I had to put on a smile on my face.
In fact, I have long hated Yunlu Pavilion.
In the name of doing good for them, they wantonly plundered the money of the grassland countries.
"Yes, a thousand pounds of iron is just a drop in the bucket for us and will have absolutely no effect.
You have to give me at least 100 kilograms first, and I’ll keep asking for more later!"
"Although this is indeed difficult to do, your Yunlu Pavilion will definitely be able to handle it."
The Khans kept flattering each other and begging earnestly.
The Great Elder finally relaxed and sighed in a very embarrassed manner: "I can only say that I will do my best. I can get you one million kilograms of iron, but how long it will take is hard to say."
While they were chatting, the envoys sent by the enemy finally arrived.
"My lord, I finally found you! So you're here!"
"Why did you come so soon? Did the negotiations produce any results?"
Both the Barbarian King and the other Khans couldn't help but feel their hearts sink.
He came here in such a panic, and it was obvious that they didn't talk much.
It seems that the negotiations have failed and Li Ye is unwilling to cease fire with them.
"Does the Sixth Prince of Dayuan still want to continue the war with us?" The Khitan Khan stood up suddenly.
His face was extremely angry.
Wouldn't it be the end of them if we started a war at this time?
"No, there's a misunderstanding! The negotiations went very smoothly, and the Sixth Prince agreed to a ceasefire.
They made a request for us to pay 1,000 cattle as compensation.”
Unexpectedly, the barbarian king became even more angry after hearing the request.
"Why didn't he just rob the thousand cows? You guys agreed to such harsh conditions. I'm so disappointed."
He wished he could drag the envoy out and chop him into pieces immediately.
I personally explained the bottom line of the negotiation before I left. How could I raise the price arbitrarily?
"Your Majesty, listen to me. Although the Sixth Prince's request is a bit excessive, he intends to do us a big favor.
He said that the captured armor could be sold to us at a low price, only seventy taels of silver per set.
Including armor, weapons and a complete set of clothes.
If we can reach this deal, we can quickly recover our strength.
However, the situation is so serious and the money required is so great that I dare not make a decision on my own, so I have hurried here to inform the king."
"It's outrageous. They're selling us the supplies they've seized. Are they trying to humiliate us?"
Some people couldn't stand it and started cursing on the spot.
"Your Majesty, please think twice. Reforging weapons is not only more expensive, but also very time-consuming.
If the Sixth Prince sells these weapons and armor to other enemy nations, it will be even more disadvantageous to us,” the barbarian envoy earnestly advised.
Several khans of Khitan and Jin also listened to their subordinates' accounts of the negotiations.
Although he was very angry, he also knew that completing the deal was in their best interest.
The Khitan Khan said, "It's okay if we have to bear the loss. Tell the Sixth Prince immediately that we are willing to buy it at the price he said.
As for the compensation of 1,000 cattle that he requested, that could also be given to him.
Who made us lose the battle? This is the price we should pay."
The Khan of the Jin Kingdom also said: "Let's do this deal together, and our countries will bear half of the compensation.
The Great Elder also said that the iron supply is too tight and it is impossible to buy more in a short period of time.
We cannot afford to lose our temper and put our country at risk.”
Watching the alliance collapse in an instant in the face of interests.
The barbarian king snorted coldly and roared loudly, "Look at what you have become. We agreed to advance and retreat together.
Even if it is just a deal, we should unite and negotiate together.
He made the decision without even saying hello.
No wonder Dayuan looks down on us!"
The Khitan Khan pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Didn't your general just say that it was a great humiliation and he was unwilling to do this business?
We are a small country and our strength cannot be compared with that of the barbarians.
Moreover, there are enemy countries in the north who are eyeing us covetously.
If we can't recover our strength quickly, we might be swallowed up by them.
You barbarians can wait, but we can't."
"Who says we barbarians won't make this deal? We should all buy together. How can we listen to the advice of any one general?"
After the barbarian king finished speaking, he glared at his men fiercely.
He actually interrupted me to speak even though I was there. Did he still take me, the king, seriously?
He was even caught by the other party and humiliated in front of him.
The angry barbarian general was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and stood there submissively, not daring to say a word anymore.
Seeing that the khans of several countries quickly reached a consensus, the chief elder of Yunlu Pavilion was very angry.
It was originally a good opportunity to make a fortune, but unexpectedly it was ruined by Li Ye again.
He could do such a thing just for money.
It's a miracle that he could think of selling weapons and armor to the enemy country.
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