Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Liu Rusi couldn't help but blush for her own greed, but the modern technology tree can be said to have grown from various mines!

I found an area rich in coal. If I just left, it would be like going to a mountain of gold and coming back empty-handed.

"The deal is between me and Wala. If the deal had not broken down, perhaps the soldiers I borrowed would have withdrawn..." Chu Shiyu answered with a smile while putting the basin and ladle in his hand back in place.

"But I don't say that other Daxia troops won't come. After all, this was originally the territory of the Tatars, wasn't it?"

Liu Rusi understood immediately! Chu Shiyu had no intention of returning it! At that time, Chu Shiyu's troops would withdraw, and King Kang would lead his troops to occupy it... Or, Chu Shiyu's troops would stay under the banner of King Kang, could Wala insist that Chu Shiyu had breached the contract?

Besides, what if it is destroyed? We are here to fight, and in the end the worst that can happen is who has the harder fist.

"But apart from the coal mine, there seems to be nothing else here. The land is so dry and barren, and it is far away from the mainland of Daxia... Will the Daxia army keep guarding it?" Liu Rusi couldn't help but ask.

Chu Shiyu took out a handkerchief and wiped her still wet hands, while whispering: "I don't want to occupy this piece of wasteland, but I want the people of Daxia to travel freely on the grassland, and even be eagerly awaited..."

"The resources in Caoyuan are scarce. In fact, the Oirat and Tatar are eager to trade with Daxia. But first, they are very poor. Basically, they can only sell cattle and sheep, which are not necessary for Daxia. Second, they are obviously the party that needs to trade the most, but they hold an arrogant attitude and even want to dominate."

Liu Rusi nodded. She had roughly figured out these things... There were deeper reasons behind this. The Tatars and the Oirat Mongols still had a very primitive slave system.

Most of the people in charge of herding were slaves, and they did not have their own cattle or sheep. If the cattle or sheep died or were lost, they would be punished or even executed... All the slaves could own were some dairy products from the cattle and sheep, and these were also what they ate.

And those slave owners often disdain to lower their proud heads for trade. Anyway, they will not live too badly.

The reason why Chu Shiyu was able to buy so many cattle and sheep this time was because the gathering place was occupied, and the men in charge were basically away or had become prisoners of war - to them, it was a shame for a man to escape from fighting, and the more noble the man, the more he had to stand up.

The remaining people who can make decisions in the gathering place are women. They are not inexplicably arrogant. They just think that if they don't sell, many people will freeze to death, and selling can help them recover some losses.

Those who came secretly to sell cattle and sheep were either led by women, or were influenced by them. If someone "bowed their heads" first, the psychological pressure on those behind to "bow their heads" would not be so great.

"So, you want Wala to relax their minds, break down trade barriers, and let Daxia take the lead?" Liu Rusi asked quietly, being pulled by Chu Shiyu towards the big tent that she hadn't returned to for several days.

"Just give it a try. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work." Chu Shiyu said, frowning again.

"That's right, getting Sun Zhizhao back... isn't going to be easy right now."

Liu Rusi understood and frowned slightly... They were originally friendly forces, and exchanging eight thousand prisoners for one person would be a slight loss. Even if there were objections, they would not be too strong.

Now the relationship has broken down, and Daxia has lost more than 1,800 soldiers to the Oirat—more than 600 people in the southwest medical area could not be saved...

If he continued to rush to do this thing which was equivalent to giving it away for free, not only would all parties in Daxia feel that they had lost face for the country, but the Northwest Army would also probably have complaints. Chu Shiyu could not let the soldiers down for the sake of Sun Zhizhao.

"Wala... should still want to exchange the prisoners back, right?" Liu Rusi narrowed her eyes slightly.

Chu Shiyu couldn't help but feel a little strange. She should be able to figure out the reason. She whispered, "The problem now is not whether they want to or not, but that I can't..."

"I heard that this time they attacked from the east, but at the beginning someone couldn't help but rob the Tatar gathering place, but was stopped by someone, right?"

When Liu Rusi was treating the wounded, she would sometimes chat with them to distract their attention, and through these bits and pieces, she learned a lot of details about the battle.

Chu Shiyu answered somewhat confusedly: "Well, the Oirat must be trying to pretend to be Tatars. After the battle, no matter the corpses or prisoners, there was nothing on them that could prove their Oirat identity."

"Why do they want to dress up as Tatars? What reasons do we have for them not to reveal their identities?"

Liu Rusi's eyes became more and more erratic. While thinking quickly, she said, "Sixty thousand people came to fight. They must have reached an agreement with the Tatars. They must not want to maintain the deal that they had ulterior motives for, right?"

"You mean, they are hiding their true intentions in order to maintain the superficial friendship and continue the prisoner exchange?" Chu Shiyu also agreed. There is indeed no other reason besides this...

"Yes, they may really want to exchange prisoners, which may even affect the actions of tens of thousands of troops." Liu Rusi looked at Chu Shiyu meaningfully.

"They sneaked in late at night, intending to launch a surprise attack, but were discovered. They may not have expected that we had built a city, but don't they know that cavalry attacking a city is a taboo? Why would they rather take the risk than retreat?"

"Is it possible that they are launching an attack because the arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot? For the faction advocating attacking Daxia, there are many obstacles to the decision to attack. If they retreat, it will be difficult to organize an attack on the Northwest Army again?"

Chu Shiyu vaguely grasped the key...

"The Oirat people probably have different opinions on whether to attack us or not. Many people are still hostile to the Tatars and don't want to give up the deal with us... and everyone is willing to hide their identities, which proves that the vast majority of the Oirat people want to exchange prisoners."

The two walked into the big tent. There was no one else inside. Liu Rusi still lowered her voice and asked, "Among the eight thousand captives, are there any important people?"

Chu Shiyu paused. He didn’t care much about the prisoners of war. He just packed them up and sent them to mine after they were captured…

Suddenly, Liu Rusi's mouth curled up in a strange arc: "And this time, the attack of the Wala is considered a major failure, right?"

"Well, the population of the northern tribe is not large. The total number of Wala soldiers who can be considered as combat-capable is no more than 150,000. Previously, they lost about 12,000 at the northwest border."

Chu Shiyu gave a detailed account of the situation: "After that, we fought with the Tatars, and there should have been 40,000 to 50,000 casualties. This raid caused more than 30,000 casualties, which is already a serious blow."

"Then, will Wala have no complaints against those who made wrong decisions?" Liu Rusi smiled maliciously.

Chu Shiyu suddenly realized: "…There are many voices within the Wala, and even the troops going out to fight are not united, which shows that it is difficult for the Wala Khan to coordinate the Wala! Now that they have suffered heavy losses again, it will definitely be more difficult to convince the people!"

But then, Chu Shiyu frowned again: "However, Daxia has very few inner spies in Wala, and it may be difficult to incite Wala to usurp the throne in a short time... Even if it succeeds, there is no guarantee that the person who replaces him will be more beneficial to Daxia than the current one..."

"Why do we need an inner room?"

The malicious smile on Liu Rusi's face was particularly charming...

"Don't they want to exchange prisoners? We got another 12,000 prisoners..."

His heart was beating wildly, and Chu Shiyu's heart was throbbing again because of her! She was planning a conspiracy, and she was a temptation that he could not resist, and did not want to resist...

"Why not give it a try? How much do the Oirat really want to get the captives back? Are you willing to use the Oirat Khan to exchange them?"