Chapter 491
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Chapter 491: The Test
Abucha and the chiefs of the other three tribes were clearly a bit reluctant about the proposal to each send a thousand men.
In contrast, Siqin, after raising the issue, immediately quieted down.
He quite obediently acted as Abucha’s “echo,” simply nodding intermittently from his corner of the tent, no matter what Abucha said.
After some debate, they finally settled on the number of 700 men from each tribe.
The matter finally came to a close.
Abucha swaggered out of the tent after the discussion ended.
Siqin, sitting in the corner, was not in a hurry to move.
When he saw Abucha and the others leave the tent, a subtle curve appeared on his lips.
This subtle curve vanished in an instant.
Siqin, as if sensing something, slowly turned his head.
He saw Bileg, who, like him, had not left his seat, looking at him with a meaningful expression.
Facing such scrutiny, Siqin nodded to Bileg without changing his expression, then rose and left.
Watching Siqin’s departing back, Bileg withdrew his gaze and fell into thought.
He wasn’t sure how much time passed.
The tent’s curtain was lifted again, and Batel entered from outside with a strange expression.
“Father, the people from the other four major tribes have left. Let’s go back too.”
A gathering of the five major tribal chiefs naturally meant no one wanted to go to another’s territory.
As such, this tent was set up temporarily.
Now everyone has left.
Only Bileg remained, still seated in the tent, and Batel and others who served as escort guards.
Hearing his son’s voice, Bileg slightly returned to his senses.
Then, looking up at the puzzled Batel, Bileg couldn’t help but say with some emotion.
“Did you meet Siqin of the Charhan tribe?”
Facing his father’s inexplicable question, Batel paused, then nodded.
“Yes, I did.”
“He seems to be 3 or 4 years older than you. When you meet him in the future, you need to be careful.”
Bileg said earnestly.
Batel, hearing this, became even more puzzled.
“Careful?”
He really couldn’t understand what there was to be careful about regarding Siqin.
Compared to the strong grassland warriors, Siqin looked quite frail.
If he were to face him, Batel was confident he could stab him to death in one encounter.
As this thought arose, a hint of dismissiveness flashed across his face.
Seeing the change in Batel’s expression, Bileg couldn’t help but sigh.
He naturally understood his own son.
As the first warrior of the Khanar tribe, even among the other four major tribes, he had few rivals.
This made Batel extremely confident in his own strength.
But beneath this confidence, many things would be overlooked.
“My son, we grasslanders revere warriors, but sometimes, this is more important than bravery.”
As he spoke, Bileg tapped his own head. Then, he rose and left the tent.
Horses were already prepared outside.
Mounting his horse, on the way back to the Khanar tribe, Bileg spoke to Batel about what had happened earlier in the tent.
“Siqin possesses a clever mind. Earlier in the tent, I deliberately proposed that each tribe send a thousand men to form a joint army to plunder grain and wipe out the Central Plains people’s forces. This was actually a test.”
“Test?”
Batel looked bewildered.
“Yes, test.”
Bileg nodded, then continued.
“The purpose of doing this was to figure out roughly how many men the other four major tribes currently had. Before the blizzard swept through, a thousand men was not a small number, but given the strength of the major tribes, it wouldn’t have been difficult to field a thousand men while still ensuring their own defense.”
“But when I made this proposal, Abucha and the others were quite reluctant. In the end, after discussing for a long time, they only settled on each sending 700 men.”
“From this point, many things have already been revealed.”
“This entire process was actually within my expectations.”
“At the same time, after what happened 2 years ago, the Charhan tribe should be the weakest among our five major tribes.”
“I was not surprised that Siqin would be the first to raise an objection.”
“But at the same time, I always feel that something is off. That Siqin seems to have seen through my intentions, and also seems to be plotting something that makes me unable to fully understand him…”
At this point, Bileg couldn’t help but sigh heavily, appearing a bit troubled.
“Thinking back carefully, 2 years ago, our four major tribes attempted to divide the Charhan tribe. Although we seized a large number of cattle, sheep, horses, and grasslands, the Charhan tribe still exists…”
“Sigh—”
As he spoke, Bileg couldn’t help but sigh again, his voice carrying a clear hint of regret.
“I should have noticed it earlier. This Siqin is not simple!”
And while Bileg was deeply regretting this matter, on the other side, Siqin, who had left the tent ahead of him and then galloped all the way back to the Charhan tribe, also had a slight frown.
Recalling Bileg’s actions earlier, Siqin, who was currently sitting inside his own tent, suddenly let out a “tsk.”
“Old fox.”
Adjusting his emotions and rubbing his temples, Siqin began to ponder what to do next.
Meanwhile, here in Mirror City…
Luo Ji, having just completed a successful business deal, was in a great mood.
While instructing everyone to go to the city’s granary to tally the total amount of grain, he also received the latest battle report from Guo Jia.
During the time he was invading other players, the grasslanders hadn’t made any further moves and had been relatively well-behaved.
However, Luo Ji wasn’t naive enough to think that the other party would do nothing.
It would surely take some time for these grassland tribes to unite, wouldn’t it?
If they reached an agreement, then in the next round, those grasslanders should make their move.
With this thought, Luo Ji immediately spoke to Guo Jia below.
“Over this period, the Armament Production Department has completed another batch of new crossbows.”
As he spoke, Luo Ji quickly wrote out an order with a quill pen.
“Take my order and temporarily equip that batch of crossbows to the cavalry units on the grasslands. Although they’ll only have one round of firing in combat, it can still boost their combat power to some extent.”
“Your Majesty is brilliant!”
Guo Jia quickly clasped his hands in thanks upon hearing this.
As the Chief of General Staff for the military, he naturally knew the effectiveness of crossbows as a weapon.
Now being able to arm the cavalry units on the grasslands with another batch of crossbows undoubtedly made him feel even more confident.
