For Liu Xi, no matter how many Northern Barbarians died, he did not care. He just needed to use them as much as he could.
Tualik was a muscular man through and through. His viciousness and greed covered up his stupidity and shortsightedness. Although Liu Xi gave him advice, he would also think of ways to vent his anger.
Among the 50,000 cavalrymen who followed Tualik south, 10,000 belonged to Third Lady's bodyguard army. These 10,000 people did not listen to Tualik's orders, but Tualik put Third Lady under house arrest and used her token to mobilize this army. This army had no choice but to follow Tualik south.
However, it was clear that they were not of the same mind as Tualik and would be a disaster in the future. Tualik was troubled by this, so Liu Xi devised a plan to use these ten thousand unreliable Northern Krupps to lure the main force of the Ming army in Taiyuan City to the north, leaving the south empty.
In order to vent his anger, Liu Xi purposely did not give them enough food. In the end, this army was hungry and cold. They fled north in panic and were completely annihilated by the Ming Army on Mount Wutai.
They used their lives in exchange for a precious empty period in Taiyuan City. During this period, Taiyuan City would not receive any support. The nearest main force of the Ming Army was about a day's journey away from Taiyuan. It was enough for Tualik to rob the entire city and successfully escape.
Next, according to the rules, the biggest problem for Liu Xi was how to escape. During this period, he did not dare to say if the Ming Army had made any preparations, such as attacking Pingxing Pass and lifting the siege of Yanmen Pass. Once that happened, the tens of thousands of people would not know what to do.
After all, with so many supplies, food, and treasures, the cavalrymen could not attack the city.
However, Liu Xi was not worried about this problem. He did not even tell Tualik about this. He only said to run after robbing. Tualik, this idiot, did not even ask what would happen if Pingxing Pass was taken back by the Ming Army.
Because he had been unable to sleep for the past few nights, he had thought through many things.
The reason why he insisted on persuading Tariq to take down Taiyuan was not only for revenge, but also to save his family and send them to a safe place. As for the Northern Barbarians, it did not matter even if they all died in Shanxi. After all, not a single Han would know that he had given advice to the Northern Barbarians and caused the deaths of so many people.
He still had a way out. It wasn't that he didn't have a way out. He knew some places where food was hidden, but he didn't tell La Alik. As long as La Alik killed all the members of the Liu family in Taiyuan City, all the food would be his, and it would be the capital for him to rise again in the future.
When the limelight is tight, he will hide in the grain cave with his family and not come out. When the limelight is over, he will come out again. At that time, he will make up a reason, and everything left by the Liu family will be his.
With his status, as long as all the members of the main family in Taiyuan City died, he would be the one with the highest status. The remaining little cats of the branch family wouldn't be his match at all.
The only difficult thing was how to smoothly escape after achieving his goal, and also send that idiot La Alik to his death. This was to prevent him from causing trouble for him in the future or informing the Ming Court. If that happened, he would not be able to survive. This was a very difficult thing.
Everything he said to La Alik was true and false. In the beginning, he was scared silly and truly planned to follow La Alik in the future. But now that he had regained his senses, he knew that the cold north was not a place he could survive.
He definitely didn't want to go, and he didn't want to stay with that stupid wolf La Alik. Otherwise, he wouldn't know when he would be killed.
He was very insecure.
However, the most important thing right now was to take down Taiyuan City and get rid of the biggest obstacle to achieving his goal. Then, he would take advantage of the chaos to get his mother, grandfather, and grandmother out. Those bastards from the main family had left his mother, grandfather, and grandmother in Taiyuan to prevent him from colluding with other merchants and breaking the rules.
However, they would never have thought that he would bring a group of unruly people back to flip the table.
As for the other losses, the people in Taiyuan City, and so on …
What did it have to do with him?
The more chaotic it was, the better. This was a business opportunity!
The grain was enough for him to sell for a high price. Then, whether it was to continue developing or to leave Shanxi to start again, as long as he was alive, everything was possible! Regardless of whether he could survive or not, he had to do his best to survive!
He very insidiously decided on a plan.
The day before, he would confirm the location of the ambush and then set up an ambush there. The next day, when the chopping team arrived, he would kill most of them, leaving one or two to lead the way. Then, he would pick a few hundred warriors to change into the Ming Army's military uniforms and the Han people's clothes. Then, he would pretend to be the chopping team returning to the city gates.
They had the Ming Army's military uniforms. When they conquered Datong and Shanxi, they had seized many of the Ming Army's military supplies, including the Ming Army's winter uniforms. Many of the Northern Barbarians felt that the uniforms were good and wore them to keep them warm. After all, the cold weather did not only affect the Ming Army, but also the Northern Barbarians.
There were even more clothes for the commoners. This village had been destroyed yesterday, but it had not been burned. If they wanted the commoners' clothes, they could be found everywhere. They just had to get a few hundred sets.
The weapons were hidden in the wooden carts that the chopping team brought back. When they arrived at the gate to be interrogated, they would immediately attack the city gates and then quickly attack the city walls so that the Ming Army would not be able to close the gates. At the same time, the army that had been hidden in the dense forest since night would immediately attack. Once the number of people reached a certain number, Taiyuan City would be finished!
Liu Xi found the few hundred most elite and valiant people under Lalik, who was in charge of the execution. He explained to their leader how to attack the city gates and stop the Ming Army from closing the gates. He knew Mongolian, so he communicated in Mongolian. However, these Northern Barbarians who had nothing else in their minds other than robbing and women were clearly not smart enough.
Liu Xi truly felt that education was the foundation of a country. Otherwise, a simple matter would take a long time to explain. However, these stupid Northern Barbarians still did not dare to say that they really knew.
Looking at their confused expressions, Liu Xi really wanted to cry.
Lalik became more and more annoyed as he watched. He waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow, let the military advisor lead the team to execute the mission. All of you just need to listen to his commands. The rest of you, follow me and be ready to attack at any time!"
The loyal and brave Mongolian warriors would listen to orders.
Liu Xi's eyes widened and he turned pale with fright.
You … you want me, a merchant, to go to war? Are you kidding me?
Lalik patted Liu Xi's shoulder.
"Military advisor, I know you won't kill people. It's okay. These few hundred brothers of mine are the most elite. They are all brave warriors who can fight against ten people. You just need to command them. This way, there won't be any problems. When my army rushes into the city, you can bring them to protect your family. What do you think? Not bad, right?"
Not bad, my foot!
Liu Xi wanted to decline, but Lalik's gaze quickly turned cold.
"Military advisor, if you don't do this, I will doubt your loyalty. If I doubt your loyalty, not only you, but your wife, children, and your mother will also die."
An ingrate who turned his back on him!
The appraisal was completed!
Liu Xi finally understood the nature of the grassland wolf.
He gritted his teeth and admitted it.
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