Chapter 751

Yingzhou City, filled with low thatched buildings, was home to twenty thousand Golden Tent Khanate tribesmen who had settled there.

Beishan’s gaze lingered on Carey for a long time before he squeezed out a smile, “Please come in, honored guest.”

Carey bowed and entered the dark hut. He had grown accustomed to the dilapidation and poverty of these places.

Compared to Britain, this was simply an uncivilized wilderness.

But he dared not be disrespectful. These barbaric tribes did not care for etiquette; if displeased, he might be killed.

At this moment, Beishan had already prepared a roasted whole lamb and mare’s milk wine in the room. These were the food and drinks used by the Golden Tent Khanate to entertain their most distinguished guests.

Seating himself on a blanket, Beishan served food and wine to Carey and the others, then asked, “The Japanese say you can help us defeat the Great Yu Empire. Is this true?”

Carey said, “No one can be sure if you can defeat the Great Yu Empire, but one thing is true: we are here to help you. With all due respect, if your country still plans to attack this country with ancient tactics, you will only end in failure.”

After a pause, Carey said, “As far as I know, the Great Yu Empire has just ended its internal strife and is still in a state of weakness. They might win one or two battles in Goryeo, but they are unable to advance into the grasslands to conquer you. Therefore, you still have time to prepare.”

Beishan had been a soldier his entire life and naturally understood the problems the Great Yu Empire was currently facing, which was precisely what he feared.

A weak Great Yu Empire could still defeat him. If the Great Yu Empire recovered, it would be the end of the Golden Tent Khanate.

“Earl Carey sees things very clearly,” Beishan said. For every sentence he spoke, the British translator conveyed Beishan’s words to Carey.

“I know all these principles very well, but now we can’t do anything but watch the Great Yu Empire slowly recover,” Beishan said with a solemn expression.

Carey smiled, “No country can withstand continuous warfare. As long as the Great Yu Empire remains at war, it will quickly collapse.”

Beishan’s eyes narrowed. He was not a foolish man and immediately understood that this Carey had ill intentions. He said in a deep voice, “I thought a savior had come, but instead, a jackal has arrived. Your true purpose is to plunge the Golden Tent Khanate and the Great Yu Empire into war, isn’t it?”

“You have no choice now. As far as I know, your Golden Tent Khanate and the Great Yu Empire are ancient enemies. A powerful Great Yu Empire will not tolerate your existence,” Carey said.

He was somewhat surprised. This Beishan was very intelligent. His purpose was to instigate a war to the death between the Golden Tent Khanate and the Great Yu Empire.

This way, Japan, whom they supported, would have time to develop. When the Golden Tent Khanate and the Great Yu Empire were both severely weakened, that would be the time for them to dismember these two nations.

Beishan was annoyed. As Carey said, he indeed came with ill intentions, but he currently had no recourse.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, “What the Great Yu Empire excels at are firearms. As long as you provide me with high-quality firearms, I can defeat the Great Yu Empire.”

Carey and Wilson exchanged glances. They understood that this prince also harbored ulterior motives; his goal was to get them to provide firearms.

But this was very difficult. After all, helping Japan this time would consume a lot of their resources, and it would also risk being discovered by the Great Yu Empire, thus leading to the Great Yu Empire’s hostility towards Britain.

Moreover, going to Japan was different from going to the Golden Tent Khanate. One could bypass the Great Yu Empire’s shipping lanes and travel outside Ryukyu to Japan, or even directly transport goods from their North American colonies to Japan. But now, the Goryeo waters were controlled by the Great Yu Empire, and their merchant ships would be extremely dangerous.

His ability to reach here this time was entirely dependent on Wilson’s rich maritime experience.

However, he did indeed need this Golden Tent Khanate to serve his purposes now, because his reason for coming here was not only to deal with the Great Yu Empire but also to deal with an even more important enemy for him.

This was the “barbarians” in the mouths of Europeans: the Russians.

According to Carey, the Russians’ continuous expansion had reached the north of the Golden Tent Khanate. And for European countries, Russia’s expansionist policies were extremely dangerous.

Because these barbarians’ desire for land reached an obsessive degree. They would occupy more land whenever there was any opportunity.

Half a year ago, Queen Victoria of England shouted the slogan “Fight for the interests of the British Empire” in Parliament. Since then, Britain officially began its expansion in Asia.

According to their plan, they would use India as a base to continuously encroach upon Asian countries, until British interests spread throughout Asia.

However, what they didn’t expect was that the Great Yu Empire became a major concern for them at this time, and at the same time, the continuously expanding Russians also reached Asia.

Compared to the Great Yu Empire, the arrival of the Russians was even more intolerable to them. No European country liked the crude Russians.

“Of course, I will do my best, and I will also teach you how to deal with firearm armies,” Carey said, appearing polite and friendly.

Beishan smiled, “You are truly our friend. If you can help us defeat the Great Yu Empire, we are willing to share the Great Yu Empire’s land with you.”

Carey’s face bore a smile, but inwardly he was deeply contemptuous. These barbarians were still stuck in the primitive instinct of seizing land.

But now, for them, trade was everything.

He was confident that current British industrial products could capture seventy percent of the world’s market. It was precisely because of this that Britain was so rich and powerful.

Carey nodded, then warned, “Besides being careful of the Great Yu Empire, also be careful of your north. A very powerful enemy has arrived there.”

Beishan was startled for a moment. He then said, “Earl Carey jests. There has never been an enemy in the north of the Great Yu Empire. Even if there were, it would only be the corpses of enemies. No one on the grasslands can defeat the Golden Tent Khanate.”

Carey pursed his lips to prevent himself from laughing aloud. The Cossacks and the Crimean Khanate were once just as confident, but they were eventually conquered by the Russians. Now, Cossack cavalry was the main force for Russia’s conquest of the Siberian ice plains.

He truly wanted to see whether this Golden Tent Khanate was more formidable or the Russian Cossack cavalry.

“I hope so. I am only reminding you, Prince, they are a very dangerous people. Remember, do not trust them, otherwise you will lose your grasslands and all your land,” Carey stirred the pot.

This was his main purpose for this mission to Japan and the Golden Tent Khanate. What they wanted was prolonged warfare in this region. At the same time, they wanted to support Japan against the Russians. As island nations, he knew very well what Japan desired.

The two hit it off immediately. Beishan and Carey were both in high spirits. Then, the two ate lamb and drank mare’s milk wine.

Although he inwardly loathed these two foul-smelling items, the thought of the beautiful Queen Victoria instantly made him feel he could sacrifice anything.