"A rough calculation showed that there were 32,000, but 7,000 of them died."
"So many?" Ma Xiaoquan was shocked. In his image, there were many Bone Clan people, but judging from their rout, there shouldn't be so many people dead.
"Well, according to the boss's wishes, we followed them to the edge of the Bone Tribe camp. Along the way, some of their own people trampled on each other to death. More importantly, they also had some internal strife, killing their own people.
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"I see~" Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin, "It seems that the rift between the Bone Clan people has already existed. By the way, where is Gu Lai?"
"I'm here~" A voice came over. Ma Xiaoquan looked up and saw Gu Lai leading a man dressed as a Bone Tribe general over.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang" Several guards standing next to Ma Xiaoquan immediately pulled out the sabers from their waists.
"Don't worry~" Ma Xiaoquan made a comforting gesture and waited quietly for Gu Lai and the person next to him to come forward.
"This time, Gu Lai, you have made a contribution~" Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly.
Gu Lai shook his head: "I didn't participate in the frontal battle, so how can I make meritorious service?"
"Yes, it would be difficult for you to kill your own people~"
Gu Lai laughed and said disapprovingly: "The Bone Clan people are too mixed, there are good and bad, some die, it's not a big deal, um, by the way, boss, this is Vals~!"
Gu Lai winked at Vals, who stepped forward, half-knelt in front of Ma Xiaoquan, and said: "Subordinate Vals, I have met the commander~"
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Gu Lai curiously, and Gu Lai explained: "Vals is a talented person~"
"Hmm~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded and asked Vals, "Vals, are you familiar with the military positions in the Bone Tribe camp?"
"Reply to the commander, I'm familiar~"
"Okay, tomorrow, we will attack the Bone Tribe camp, and you will be the vanguard!"
"What?" Zhang Youcai heard this and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, this is too risky. We just won the battle and many of our brothers were killed and injured. Why not postpone it for two days? Besides, this Vals, he...
..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "If we give the Bone Tribe people a chance to breathe, the next head-on battle will not be as easy as today. Besides..." Ma Xiaoquan looked at Vals,
"Don't be suspicious of people, don't be suspicious of people~ Vals, I believe you won't betray me, right?"
Vals was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly became excited. Thinking of all the unequal treatment he had suffered in the Bone Clan, and all the looks he had received, he suddenly felt that following such a master, there seemed to be a possibility of getting ahead.
"I...can't..."
"Well, it's human nature that you're not sure yet. It doesn't matter. You will be the vanguard in tomorrow's war, but you have to remember that I need your results~"
"Yes, yes~" Vals nodded repeatedly.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Gu Lai with a smile and asked, "What about you, do you want to come together tomorrow?"
Gu Lai smiled slightly: "No, there are other things for me to deal with in Tianji Hall. I will take care of things for a few days first." As Gu Lai spoke, his eyes quickly glanced at the little girl standing next to Ma Xiaoquan, and then he felt a sudden change in his heart.
Tightly, I thought that Ma Xiaoquan didn't know Elder Qianyue's identity and asked her to be a maid. It's really... Elder Qianyue didn't know what to think. She seemed to be enjoying it... It's really...
It makes people speechless... That's all, I don't care about this matter, I'd better go about my business first.
Watching the bones coming and going, next to Ma Xiaoquan, Liang Qianyue's lips slightly raised...
At night, the coalition forces began to reorganize their military equipment.
This battle made the morale of the coalition army very high. Seeing the excitement of the soldiers, Zhang Youcai was a little worried and quietly said to Ma Xiaoquan: "Your Majesty, we are going to fight tomorrow. We must be exhausted from the battle, and they must be too."
You know, what if they insist on defending? If we can't take down the Bone Clan camp, wouldn't the coalition army..."
Zhang Youcai's worry is not unreasonable, but Ma Xiaoquan also has his own difficulties. If he doesn't take advantage of this high morale to fight, he will delay for a while and wait for the Bone Clan to recover and have another head-on battle with him.
Such a result today.
Seeing that Ma Xiaoquan was silent, Zhang Youcai guessed his thoughts. In desperation, Zhang Youcai had no choice but to continue: "If the prince really wants to fight, it's not impossible..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "You are talented, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
Zhang Youcai rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty, please come closer..."
...
The next day, the large coalition forces marched towards the Bone Tribe camp.
Along the way, the coalition forces built up a huge momentum. While marching, they constantly sent out soldiers to spread propaganda to the surrounding areas.
There are no decent tribes around the Bone Clan, but there are quite a few merchants coming and going.
The merchants who were stopped were all elites traveling between Hongzhou and other countries (including the United Nations and the Black and Green Kingdom). These people were doing business in Hongzhou, although in most cases they could use gold beads to resolve dangers.
But Hongzhou was in chaos after all, and businessmen in the chaos were often robbed and killed if they raised their heads. Therefore, when they saw the menacing appearance of the coalition forces, the merchants were very frightened.
An older businessman walked up to Ma Xiaoquan, and before he could speak, two bright steel knives were already placed on his neck.
"Gulu~" The merchant swallowed and looked at Ma Xiaoquan with some fear.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, clapped his hands, and immediately removed the two steel knives from the merchant's neck.
"Are you... traveling to Hongzhou for business?" Ma Xiaoquan asked first.
"Yes, yes, yes, I have heard for a long time that the Crown Prince Shanhe of the Heiqing Kingdom is coming to conquer Hongzhou, so we are here to pay tribute to the Crown Prince."
"Oh? Such a good thing?" Ma Xiaoquan sat up straight and raised his eyebrows: "No, you and I are strangers. You suddenly said that you want to send me supplies. Why do I think you have other plans?"
"Uh~" The old businessman snorted, rolled his eyes slightly, and said with a smile, "It would be a lie to say that there is no such thing. The reason we do business is actually to seek wealth, but to seek wealth, we must have a life.
So I ask the prince to be noble and not to attack my companions..."
Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin and asked again: "Aren't you from the Qian clan?"
The old businessman shook his head: "No, Hongzhou can do business and make money, and it's not just the Qian people."
"Then you are..."
"Oh, we don't have a tribe, but we spontaneously formed a chamber of commerce in Hongzhou..."
"Chamber of Commerce?" Ma Xiaoquan smiled, "Making war profits, right?"
"Uh~ Your Majesty's words..."
"Haha, it doesn't matter..." Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand, "When you say that, I am quite interested, but you also know that my brothers and I have just arrived, and we are not familiar with the place here.
, how can you be sure that we will always stay in Hongzhou? What if we lose next? Or... you old guy, no matter what, as long as we don't rob or kill your chamber of commerce,
People, don’t you mind giving some benefits to anyone?”
The old businessman had no expression on his face and didn't say a word.
"It seems I was right, but... if you take the initiative to accept the gift, I will naturally be happy to accept it. Of course, since I have benefited from you, I will also give you a suggestion...
In the next day, can you tell people from your chamber of commerce not to do business with the Bone Clan? Can you do this?"
The old merchant did not answer Ma Xiaoquan quickly. He seemed to be waiting for what Ma Xiaoquan would say next.
"You are a smart man. Of course, I know what you are planning. Do you think that if your people don't join the Bone Clan and don't do business, you will lose a day's income, right?"
The old merchant looked at Ma Xiaoquan and motioned for him to continue.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't mind the old guy's unreasonableness. He smiled and said: "Then let me settle an account with you. Suppose there are a hundred people in your chamber of commerce, fifty of whom do business regularly, and these five
Among the ten people, there are twenty who mainly do business with the Bone Clan... If all twenty of you enter the Bone Clan today and want to do business with them, but I happen to be going to fight the Bone Clan today, what if
If I win, I will enter the Bone Clan and collect everything, um, including everything you do business with them... By the way, my people entered the Bone Clan, maybe for some reason, and accidentally killed some
People, well, some of them may be your people. In this way, the twenty people you originally did business with the Bone Clan may become ten people... In other words, I don't have any of them.
Have seen..."
When the old businessman heard this, he was a little anxious: "You..."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand, interrupted the old merchant and continued: "Of course, I have a high chance of losing against the main force of the Bone Clan. If I lose, you will naturally continue to do business. But, my people have already
Scattered out to spread the news. You should be the president of your chamber of commerce. You met with me before the war. This news may have reached the ears of the Bone Clan people. Do you think your people will go in now? Bone Clan people
What do you think? Spy? Or accomplice?"
"Uh~~" The old merchant slapped his head and then realized. He felt very regretful. He had known better that he would not have come to see this person.
"Well, so I said, your people had better not go in today, what do you think?"
The old merchant chuckled, shook his head and said: "I did the math, but I didn't even count the prince of Shanhe. That's all. Anyway, even if my people come in today, the business will not be smooth... Then I should
I won’t go in today, but if you can’t defeat the Bone Clan today, we will definitely go in tomorrow.” (To be continued)
