When Tualik found out that Liu Xi's mother and grandparents were killed by people who robbed the rich merchants' residential area, he was a little surprised, because he had promised Liu Xi that he would protect his mother and grandparents so that he could continue to serve him. However, the current situation was a little tricky.
Even piles of gold, silver, treasures, and women could not make Tualik feel better. He knew that among his ancestors, those who could successfully defeat the Han people, had some Han advisors who could assist them.
On this trip to the south, he has witnessed the wisdom of the Han strategists, which is a far cry from his previous dog-headed strategists.
Although Liu Xi was only a businessman, he was smart enough. Tulik could not leave Liu Xi now. He still needed Liu Xi's directions to leave this place. Although he had obtained a lot of wealth, it would be useless if he could not take it with him. Tulik's eyes lit up.
At this juncture, Liu Xi's family was killed.
He knew that the Han people cared more about family than the grassland people. Although that old woman was very annoying, everything Tualik knew about the Han people was told by that old woman. Otherwise, he would have been blind to the Han people now.
Now that he had completely fallen out with the Han people, there was no possibility of continuing peace. Without Liu Xi's help, he might not even be able to return to the grassland.
Looking at Liu Xi's red eyes, he knew that if he did not appease Liu Xi's anger, he would not be able to use him at ease.
He decided to pursue the maximum benefit.
Pointing at the three corpses lying on the ground, Tualik found the two people who killed Liu Xi's mother and grandparents and tied them up. These two people were Tualik's former guards. Although he was a little reluctant to let them go, he had no choice.
"Before you went there, I warned you not to cross that circle and kill people at will. Not only did you disobey my orders, but you also killed the family of the military advisor. The military advisor made a great contribution to me. Without him, how could we enter this city?
Now, I can't protect the safety of his family, causing the military advisor to lose his family. This is my fault, and also the fault of you two bastards! The military advisor is one of us, and his family is also one of us. According to our rules, if you kill one of us for no reason, you must pay with your life! Don't blame me! You can only blame yourselves! "
Tualik pulled out his precious saber and stabbed it into the belly of a guy who was tied up. He killed him in front of Liu Xi. The blood that had not lost its temperature was still steaming. After a while, it cooled down completely.
Talic handed the knife to Liu Xi.
"Military Counselor, I killed the first one for you. This one, you kill it yourself. Avenge your family with your own hands. After that, we will still be on the same side!"
Liu Xi looked at Lalik, then at the saber. He took a deep breath, took the saber, and held it tightly in his hand. Looking at the bastard who killed his family members, he roared loudly and fiercely pierced the man's chest with the saber. Then, he stabbed the man again, and again, and again.
After stabbing for an unknown number of times, Liu Xi used up all his strength. He collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly. Even a wolf like Tualik was touched by such a sorrowful look. Only then did Tualik believe that Liu Xi had really vented his hatred and could be used by him again.
Looking at the smoke-filled Taiyuan City, Tualik let Liu Xi cry for a while. When Liu Xi was almost done crying, Tualik helped him up and asked him about what happened next.
"We have completely taken over this city and looted a lot of things. Now, how to take it away is a problem. We don't have many warhorses, and most of them have been transported with food. How can we take the gold, silver, and treasures away?"
Liu Xi wiped his tears and calmed himself down. He said, "May I ask, Your Majesty, which is more valuable, the food, or the gold, silver, and treasures?"
Tualik was stunned.
"Of course, the gold, silver, and treasures are more valuable. However, the weather is so cold now, and everyone is short of food. Of course, food is more precious."
Liu Xi shook his head.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. Although food is precious, the gold, silver, and treasures are more valuable. As long as we have enough gold, silver, and treasures, we can trade for more food. You don't need me to tell you which is more valuable, the food or the gold, silver, and treasures of the same weight."
Tualik nodded involuntarily. Then, he showed a worried expression.
"However, if we bring all the gold, silver, and treasures, won't the food be enough?"
"No, it's enough."
Liu Xi shook his head. "From Datong to Shanxi, we have transported a lot of food back to Hua City. As long as we can go back smoothly, we will have the food to deal with emergencies. With the gold, silver, and treasures, we won't have to worry about not having enough food to eat. Your Majesty can rest easy."
Tualik immediately understood. That's right. Before they went south, they had already transported a lot of food back to their hometown. The entire food cave of Datong had been emptied. Now, his tribe was no longer short of food. As for the other tribes of the allied forces …
He was too lazy to care about them.
"Then we …"
Tualik looked at Liu Xi. Liu Xi decisively replied, "Leave three days' rations and throw away the rest of the food. Then, take all the gold, silver, and treasures with us. Find the valuable gold and jade wares and take them away. Silver is not worth much. The more beautiful, the more valuable it is. Throw away the rest and we will leave with light luggage!"
Tualik was overjoyed.
"Good! With the military counselor's help, it's like adding wings to a tiger! Hahahaha! Everyone, get ready! Let's go back together … "
"Wait!"
Before Lalik could laugh out loud, he was interrupted by Liu Xi. He looked at Liu Xi in astonishment, only to see Liu Xi shaking his head with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, we can't go back yet."
"Ah?"
Tualik couldn't think straight.
Liu Xi stared at Lalik for a while and smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, think about it. If we burn Taiyuan City and the fire gets bigger and bigger, the black smoke will rise higher and higher. No matter how stupid the Ming Army in the north are, they will know that Taiyuan City is in trouble. Will they be indifferent? Taiyuan City is too important to them. They will definitely rush back at all costs.
Don't forget that there are hundreds of thousands of Ming Army here. We can't deal with them. If we go back from the north, we will encounter the main force of the Ming Army and be entangled. Even if we won't be defeated, if we are surrounded by the hundreds of thousands of Ming Army coming back, we will all be finished! "
Tullik came to a sudden realization. Then, he revealed a panicked expression.
"Then … then, military counselor, what should we do? If we can't go back to the north, where can we go? How can we sustain three days' rations? "
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