But... the sudden rise of the Shadow Clan was unstoppable. The tribes in the northern part of Hongzhou were either completely wiped out by it, or surrendered and merged into the Shadow Clan. In a short period of time, the Shadow Clan's strength had surpassed that of the Yellow Clan.
"How much weapons and supplies do we have?" asked the leader of the Huang clan.
"There are not many left, but recently a group of businessmen came from outside and said they would sell us weapons and supplies. As long as the price is right, we can have any weapons we want."
"Oh? Then I want the Mo family's machine beast...the Baiyi clan's poison gas bombs...the Tata clan's blood thunder...can they get it?"
One of the subordinates said: "I heard that there are goods, but there are not many and the price is very high."
"Find an opportunity to talk to that group of merchants. I want all their weapons. As long as their prices are reasonable, we can have in-depth cooperation with them." The leader of the Huang clan said.
"Chief, what do you mean..."
The leader of the Yellow Clan gritted his teeth: "Of course they are fighting to the end. Now that they are on an expedition, the supplies may not be able to keep up. In addition, the Shadow Clan moves too fast. The territory won in the previous expedition has not been fully digested, and the people have not been fully digested.
On the one hand, we resisted, and on the other hand, we sent people to fan the flames in their backyard. As long as there was a fire in their backyard, they would naturally be overwhelmed. When the time comes, we would counterattack, capture the main force of the Shadow Clan in one fell swoop, and then advance with the trend. Instead, we might be able to
By unifying the northern part of Hongzhou, we can become a powerful tribe like the Tata, Leng and Mi tribes."
The five people from the main fighting faction on the left looked at each other in disbelief, and hurriedly raised their hands and said: "The leader is wise."
Although the five people from the Main Peace Sect on the right felt that this was too risky, they were still loyal to their leader in their hearts.
"I will obey the order of the leader!" the five people on the right said in unison.
...
Huang clan territory, somewhere in the periphery.
The blood-clothed general cut off the head of a Huang warrior during the day with his sword, and spat viciously.
Ada looked at Bai Tian, frowned and said, "This man has already surrendered, why do you still want to kill him?"
Bai Tian stabbed his sword into the head, raised his sword and said, "He doesn't really have to surrender. Let's fight here, then push forward a hundred miles, knock out the seven star cities of the Huang clan, and then we can approach their capital."
"
"But our supplies of food, grass and weapons are not enough. The war in the past month has consumed too much supplies. The supplies from the Qian tribe's Ulula tribe have not arrived on time for more than a month." Ada worried.
"This is actually our shortcoming. Our logistics have always been controlled by the Qian tribe's Urula tribe. If one day they suddenly cut off the supply, the land we captured in the early stage and the population we conquered may all rebel. These days
, we were eager for success and did too much bloody suppression." Bai Tian said thoughtfully.
"Yes, grandma is also aware of this problem, but if we can't take down the Huang clan, all our previous work will be in vain. General Bai Tian, what are your countermeasures?"
Bai Tian thought for a moment and said, "Is that woman still unwilling to take action?"
Ada shook his head: "Yes, she said she is waiting for someone, and she will not take action unless that person appears."
"Well, is she waiting for the patriarch (Ma Xiaoquan)?" Bai Tian guessed.
"I don't know, maybe it's someone else. That woman is too ruthless. The reason why we went so smoothly in front of us is that that woman also helped us a lot. Maybe she wanted to see what our Shadow Clan has in the battle with the Yellow Clan.
How capable you are."
Tian Tian sighed: "Min Xian'er from Heiqing Kingdom, this woman is too scary. If you have the chance, you must remind grandma, lest we capsize in the gutter."
"knew."
...
Behind the ShadowClan army, inside the main camp tent.
Princess Ting was dressed in a smart outfit, her long hair was tied up with a dagger as a hairpin, and the color of her eyes was also very different from before. They were extremely blood red and looked very scary.
Min Xian'er sat quietly opposite Princess Ting, slowly playing with the crystal ball in her hand.
"You have been walking in the camp for an hour." Min Xian'er did not raise his head, but said lightly.
Princess Ting stopped pacing: "Can I not be anxious? The supplies are already seriously insufficient, and we have no retreat. If we cannot win the next battle, all our previous efforts will be wasted."
"Do you really not need my help? In fact, if I help, you won't need to go to such trouble at all." Min Xian'er raised her head, her beautiful eyes flashing slightly.
"I know you are very powerful, but if you help us, even if the Shadow Clan conquers the Huang Clan, there will be big trouble later, so let's forget it. If we want to completely control the northern part of Hongzhou, the Yellow Clan must
Take it."
"You're so stubborn..." Min Xian'er continued to play with the crystal ball in her hand, "But since you practiced the secret techniques of the Bone Clan, I feel that you have become a lot more violent. Look at you.
His eyes...you are not a member of the Bone Clan. Forcibly refining Qi and transforming into gods to merge with Ada's blood will only make your lifespan drain faster."
Princess Ting sighed and smiled: "I want to fulfill my previous wish. It's you. Ma Xiaoquan asked me to invite you before leaving. What is your purpose? My leader of the Assassin Alliance?"
"I, hee hee, I told you, I want to see him..."
"But he's not here..."
"I have a feeling that he will come." Min Xian'er smiled slightly.
"Okay, please give me your kind words." Princess Ting sneered and stopped meeting with Min Xian'er regularly.
...
On the other side, Ma Xiaoquan was leading a few people to contact the business officials of the Huang tribe. The content of their discussion was exactly this transaction of weapons and supplies.
The two sides disagreed on the price, but the war was urgently needed at the moment, so the business officials of the Huang clan did not bargain too much.
After finalizing the price, the Huang clan paid half of the deposit first and the remaining half. The Huang clan merchant said that after defeating the Shadow clan, he would pay the other half. Ma Xiaoquan also followed the agreement and provided 30% of the weapons and supplies.
In exchange.
After leaving the Huang Tribe Commercial Department, Ma Xiaoquan rushed back to the inn carrying a bag of gold beads.
In the upper room of the inn, a group of about ten businessmen were waiting for news about Ma Xiaoquan. When they saw him returning with the gold beads, everyone showed a satisfied smile on their faces.
"Old Zhang, you still have a way to deal with the Huang people so quickly."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, poured some gold beads out of the bag, and put them into his pocket: "I took my share, and I didn't care about the rest. I didn't take more."
"Of course, of course~" A Mi businessman smiled and took the remaining gold beads and reached out to touch in the bag.
"Lao Zhang, what are you going to do next?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "The cooperation with you has come to an end. I have to find another way to make money, right?" After that, Ma Xiaoquan got up and left.
"Lao Zhang, wait a minute!" A Tatar businessman said, "I have a suggestion. If we only make a profit for this batch of materials and weapons we have shipped, it will be a bit too little."
Ma Xiaoquan stopped and looked at the Tata businessman: "It's just one batch of goods, do you still want to make two families' money?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Ma Xiaoquan saw everyone smiling.
"Damn it, you guys really...you had this in mind from the beginning, right?" Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be surprised, "You profiteers, not only making war fortune, but you're also going to take advantage of two families?"
"Hehe~~" The leader of the Leng clan businessman laughed, "Old Zhang, thank you for your protection these days. Don't worry, we are in business. As long as you don't tell our intentions, after the matter is completed, we will
There is also a sum of money for you as hush money."
Ma Xiaoquan frowned: "Don't you think a dead person is worth more than hush money?"
The businessman of the Mi tribe said: "No, we know that you are very skilled, and we are not practicing martial arts. Although we also have troops accompanying us, for you, you are not worthy of our action. Besides, even if you
No one would believe it if we told it, because the Huang tribe only paid us half of the deposit, while the Qian tribe, Ulula Tribe, paid the full amount."
"Qian Clan? Ulula Tribe?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned, thinking that Urula Tribe has always had plenty of supplies, why did they suddenly ask these people to buy them? Has there been a change?
"Haha, Lao Zhang, everyone is a businessman. They say that no businessman is a traitor. In our hearts, although we come from different places and have the blood of different tribes in our bodies, we are still businessmen. Businessmen have no dignity.
, and there are no national boundaries. In our hearts, there is only profit at all."
Ma Xiaoquan clenched his fists and exhaled. He was not resentful that these people were discussing business, but he was surprised that something had really happened to the Qian clan's Ulula tribe.
With careful attention in mind, Ma Xiaoquan decided to go to the Ulula tribe of the Qian tribe to find out.
"You are right~" Ma Xiaoquan suddenly laughed, "I have a proposal for business, do you dare to do it?"
"What?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "You sold supplies and weapons to the Ulula tribe of the Qian tribe, so why not add another one? Sold to the Shadow tribe. Presumably, you sold only about 40% to the Ulula tribe, right?"
"Haha, I can't hide anything from you, Lao Zhang. You said you have to sell it to the Shadow Clan. How do you sell it?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "The war is tense right now, and both sides are in urgent need of supplies and weapons. No matter how much we sell, the buyers will have nothing to do with us."
Several businessmen looked at each other, as if they had had similar considerations.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at them and said nothing, and then said: "I, Zhang Hongtao, proposed it, so of course I went to contact him, but I don't know if you dare to defend yourself?"
A Qian businessman said: "What do you need from us?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Give me the remaining supplies and weapons."
Several people looked at each other again: "No, I will only give you 10%!"
"Okay, then it's up to you to do it. If it succeeds, I'll give you half of the profit this time."