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At this moment, they are at the front of the line.

Saleh Ali, riding his horse, said to Constantine Eugene, "Lord Eugene, you can leave me here. The rest is up to me!"

Constantine Eugene nodded, his face solemn, and said, "Ali, this trip is unlikely to go smoothly. After all, if it went smoothly, this matter wouldn't have fallen on our shoulders."

Saleh Ali nodded: "Lord Eugene, I know that very well. Nikolaevich Shahar has always been very wary of our Saleh armed forces. He's finally found his chance. However, I will prove them wrong with my strength!"

Constantine Eugene nodded: "I think so too. Those northern barbarians and Turks, those pieces of scrap metal they're carrying can hardly be called weapons... But you have to be careful of them, they're very cunning!"

Saleh Ali nodded: "I will kill them all, and not give them a chance to use any tricks!"

Constantine Eugene looked at Saleh Ali's earnest expression and said, "Ali, if we conquer that land, I can give you half of it, so that your people can have a piece of land that belongs to you!"

Saleh Ali's eyes lit up immediately: "Lord Eugene, is this true?"

Constantine Eugene stated with absolute certainty, "Our Constantine family always keeps its word! That's our creed!"

Saleh Ali, beaming with excitement, said, "On behalf of millions of Salehs, we thank you!"

Constantine Eugene said calmly, "You don't need to thank me so soon. We'll talk about it after you can actually take over there!"

Saleh Ali said with a determined look in his eyes, "Lord Eugene, just wait for my good news!"

...

Along the border between the Turkic and Slavic countries, there is a road that has only recently been opened.

At this moment, Wei Wuji and Yan Jia, along with a group of short-haired soldiers from the Northern Desert, began digging in this area.

Then came the modified grenades and the first batch of makeshift landmines transported from Longhu Village.

"Attention everyone, mark the spots where the mines are laid and make your vows! Each person is responsible for one area..." Wei Wuji said to the thousands of soldiers who were working on the mines, riding his horse.

After speaking, Wei Wuji asked Yan Jia, "General Yan, are these things really useful?"

Yan Jia said, "These landmines have all been tested! Don't worry."

This mine warfare tactic was actually proposed by Xiao Ce back then, but this tactic was more often used for defensive purposes.

If used in battle, it is easily attacked indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe.

Therefore, this tactic has never been used.

Moreover, setting up a minefield on one's own territory is undoubtedly asking for trouble.

Therefore, even after receiving Xiao Ce's instructions, Wei Wuji was still not quite clear about the power of these things.

Yan Jia and his men knew from the beginning that this was a significant asset for the Xiao Kingdom in their defense.

Most importantly, after being bombed, they will develop a psychological fear.

The actual results will depend on real-world testing.

However, they were unsure about these things, but they were confident about Xiao Ce.

After finishing this task, I went to take care of something else.

They turned the entire border into a giant trap.

Moreover, they didn't hide it; they did it secretly.

They do it openly and honestly, and they're not afraid of being seen.

They have no way to get in unless they don't come in.

The landmines were put into operation just two days after they were first laid.

When the Slavic scouts arrived and entered the minefield, they were instantly blown to smithereens.

Of the dozen or so scouts who came, not one of them returned unharmed.

This made Saleh Ali somewhat uneasy.

After all, he had already sent out more than a dozen people, but none of them had returned.

"Still no news from the scouts?"

A lieutenant beside him nodded, then shook his head at Saleh Ali, saying, "Reporting to the general, we have not received a single piece of news! We initially suspect that our scouts have been ambushed."

Saleh Ali frowned, then said to his deputy, "So their men are already lying in ambush over there?"

The lieutenant nodded.

Saleh Ali pondered for a moment, then said to his lieutenant, "Then let's adopt a segmented, zipper-like approach to reconnaissance... one after another, we'll investigate them one by one! That way we'll find their ambush points!"

The lieutenant listened to Saleh Ali's words and immediately began to take action.

Over the next two days, they indeed discovered the minefield and killed several scouts.

They then returned to report.

"General, there is a large minefield at the border crossing between our Slavic country and their Turkic country!"

Saleh Ali was stunned for a moment after hearing the scout's words.

"Minefield? What does that mean?"

The scout respectfully replied, "Your Highness, they have planted many bombs along that road we must take. Those bombs are extremely dangerous! If we step on one of them, it will explode..."

Saleh Ali listened in silence.

"They really do have a lot of dirty tricks and underhanded schemes!"

Saleh Ali asked the scout, "Then do you know how far that passage is?"

The scout shook his head awkwardly: "Looking at that area, it stretches for miles... and judging from the way it's laid out, it's completely random. There's absolutely no pattern to it!"

Saleh Ali said, "Alright, you may all leave."

After the scout left, the lieutenant, his face grim, asked Saleh Ali, "General, what can we do? According to the scout, we have no other choice but to pay with lives!"

Saleh Ali said, "That's impossible! Every warrior of Saleh is a treasure! If all else fails, we'll use our horses to clear the mines..."

The lieutenant listened in silence.

The reason is simple: he felt that this was not a good solution.

"General, our warhorses are also very precious... Moreover, we don't even know how far they stretch. What if it's ten miles? Twenty miles? Or even dozens of miles? How many warhorses will we need to fill that distance!"

Saleh Al-Arina's brows were almost furrowed into a deep frown!

"Let's go there first, then we'll talk... We've already wasted several days!"

The lieutenant had no choice but to nod.

Without further ado, he went to tell the general to speed things up.

Wei Wuji also learned immediately that their minefield had been discovered by scouts.

Some of his lieutenants said, "General, if they know about the minefield, won't they be unable to achieve a surprise attack?"

Wei Wuji laughed and said, "This was originally designed to limit their marching speed... not to kill them! If they want to cross this minefield, they'll have to pay a price!"

"Besides, that's not the real main course. After all, our minefield is only in that area. At most, it will deplete some of their resources and slow them down a bit, but that's not crucial!"

"Let's wait for them to come... Our prince has already laid a trap for them! Let's see how far they can hold out!"

...

A major battle is about to break out in the northern desert.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ce was indeed in a very relaxed and good mood.

After all, it's a good opportunity to temporarily escape the troubles there, to not think about anything, and to treat it like a vacation.

Although the destination of the 'tourism' wasn't all that great!

However, Xiao Ce valued the journey itself more.

They had just arrived in India.

Xiao Ce could actually faintly smell a odor of excrement and urine.

Although in this era, this kind of smell will be present wherever there is a dense population.

However, this India seems to have become much more vibrant.

The checks at the border were not strict.

However, whether it is truly strict or not mainly depends on how much money you are willing to contribute.

Sanjay, who helped clear the way, gave each of them a gold bean.

The guards from India were all smiles, and didn't even open the box.

Whether a country's system is corrupt can actually be seen from this situation.

This situation shows that India is rotten to the core!

However, Xiao Ce was still very satisfied with this.

After all, there was already a powerful enemy next to the Turkic Kingdom.

If this Indian kingdom remains this strong, then there's really no way to win.

After entering the pass, we were considered to have entered India.

I thought there would be many foreigners here, but there aren't.

Xiao Ce then asked Sang Jie, who was driving the carriage, "Sang Jie, didn't you say that the foreigners here are almost under control? We've traveled quite a distance, why haven't we seen a single foreigner?"

While driving the carriage, Sanjay respectfully replied, "Your Highness, as you can see, the environment here is too harsh. Naturally, those foreigners won't come here."

"In the beginning, there were foreigners involved. However, as they found more and more agents, those foreigners only needed to collect the money. There were plenty of people scrambling to do the tedious, money-making tasks!"

"Therefore, foreigners are now mainly in our capital city of India, Delhi, and our largest port city of India, Parga."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement, then asked with some curiosity, "These trades aren't difficult, are they? People here can all do them, right? How come you haven't stolen their business?"

Sanjay waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, of course it's not like that. In fact, our native India doesn't produce much of what it needs; in fact, it's quite scarce. The reason we have so many goods here is because those foreign dignitaries brought them from their respective countries."

"If they don't bring them over, we won't have anything to sell! Besides, these foreigners, although they are not from the same country, are all very united."

“Some people tried to do it themselves before, but the result was terrible... Moreover, because our country of India is a theistic one, we tend to be more easygoing... or perhaps a bit lazy. Everyone believes that what kind of person you are is already predetermined at birth.”

"What they are destined to do is predetermined from birth, and no amount of effort can change that!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce suddenly remembered: "The caste system?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Sang Jie asked with a look of surprise, "Your Highness, you know about this too?"

Xiao Ce smiled awkwardly; he had heard about it before.

However, unexpectedly, things remained the same in this fictional world.

Sure enough, it's just the same old thing in a new guise.

"I've only heard about it... why don't you tell me about it..."

Sangjie began to speak to Xiao Ce: "Your Highness, we are actually divided into five classes. The first class is the Brahmins, which is the highest class in India. They are the core of knowledge and are born into royalty. From birth, they do not have to do anything; they only need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, study, and enjoy themselves!"

"The second class is the Kshatriyas. These people are usually from royal families or noble families, and they also hold positions in various departments of India."

"The third class is the Vedas. These are ordinary people in the middle class of the country. Apart from not being able to become officials, they can choose to be merchants or craftsmen."

"The fourth class is called the Shudras. These are the lowest-class people. They have to make a living through hard labor. They cannot become merchants or learn any trades!"

"Of course, there is also the fifth class, which is called the Dali clan. Simply put, they are the untouchables and slaves! They have their own living areas and are not allowed to enter the city! They must even stay away from the other four classes so that they are not seen by the other classes."

"If those classes were to see this, they would feel their eyes have been defiled. Then they could execute that man from the Daly family..."

Xiao Ce listened and nodded. This class system was similar to what he knew in his previous life.

In fact, nothing has changed; only the name is different.

Xiao Ce said to Sanjay, "So, Sanjay, you belong to the third class of the Vedas?"

When Sangjie heard Xiao Ce say this, an awkward smile flashed across his coffee-colored skin.

"No! Your Highness, I am from the Kshatriya clan."

Xiao Ce asked with a hint of doubt, "Shadi clan? Then why did you become a businessman? You should at least be a civil servant!"

Sangjie was completely bewildered by Xiao Ce's sudden remark about civil servants.

"Civil servant?"

Xiao Ce gave an awkward laugh: "They're just officials from your Tianzhu Kingdom!"

Sanjay nodded and said, "Your Highness, I was originally an official, but later I fell in love with a girl from the Vedas clan!"