Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Tan Cheng's expression changed slightly. He stared intently into Lin Yi's eyes, trying to discern the truth in his words.
He sensed something was amiss. With Lin Yi commanding over 100,000 troops, how could he allow a foreign race to be so arrogant, daring to disrespect him, the Prince of Xiliang?
This is unreasonable!
However, he didn't delve into it further; he had only come to place nails, not to argue.
He laughed and said, "So that's how it is. With the Crown Prince's abilities, I'm sure he can subdue them. It will surely be a legendary tale in the future."
"Haha, thank you for your kind words!" Lin Yi smiled and said.
Tan Cheng gestured to Wei Tong, then followed Lin Yi into the Prince's residence, leaving the rest to Wei Tong.
Damn it!
Wei Tong knew what this guy meant just by looking at him, and his face turned green. This bastard was no good.
Given the current situation, he's being asked to investigate. If Lin Yi's men find out, he probably won't be so lucky this time. However, he has an imperial order to carry out the investigation, even if it's a tough one.
After arranging for his men, he also followed into the Prince's residence. If he were to disappear now, even a fool would know what he was up to.
In the living room, Lin Yi personally greeted the guests, showing them considerable respect. This attitude relieved Tan Cheng, as it was better than them immediately threatening to fight Tan Cheng meeting.
After taking a couple of bites, Tan Cheng couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Highness, I am a steward, in charge of various tribes. I would like to ask what the background of this White Horse Tribe is?"
He found it strange, as he had no information about this White Horse Tribe.
"Why!"
Lin Yi understood immediately; this guy was trying to probe him. He sighed and said with a wry smile, "Actually, the White Horse Tribe is an indigenous group deep in Great Yu Mountain. These people are extremely powerful fighters; they are true warriors."
The only downside is that they are quite brutal; they kill at the slightest provocation, and they also have a wild streak, which gives me a real headache!
Holy crap!
Upon hearing this, Tan Cheng was terrified, and Ran Zijin's face turned green.
This is absolutely terrifying! Although it might be Lin Yi who's scary, the fact that he'd kill someone at the drop of a hat is just too horrifying.
He swallowed hard, frowned, and said, "Your Highness, it can't be that exaggerated, can it? How did you manage to borrow troops from them?"
"That's simple. They don't recognize anything else, they only recognize one thing!" Lin Yi glanced meaningfully at Ran Zijin and said with a smile.
What is that?
"Gold!"
"They'll kill and burn for gold, and they're incredibly professional at it!"
"Gold?"
Ran Zijin slightly taken aback. Was it really bought with money? That seemed a bit suspicious. He should find out more about it later.
Tan Cheng glanced at him, then continued, "I've heard that the battle to pursue Tuoba Yu was quite exciting. I wonder if Your Highness would like to discuss it?"
"Well..." Lin Yi hesitated for a moment.
"Is Your Highness unavailable?"
"No, that's not it. My throat isn't feeling well today. How about I find someone to tell you?"
"Alright then!" Tan Cheng wanted to object, but he agreed nonetheless.
" Zhou Cang, come in!"
Lin Yi summoned Zhou Cang and told him to brag to them. Anyway, with the title of Prince of Xiliang in hand, the moral high ground was no longer an issue, and there wouldn't be any problems afterward.
He then made up an excuse about feeling unwell and simply left.
When he arrived at the backyard, he found all his men staring at the two elephants. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time; these guys were really curious.
"My lord!"
Upon seeing Lin Yi, Gao Shun was the first to burst out excitedly, "Our Formation-Breaking Camp has so much equipment, so we have very high requirements for warhorses. If we had enough elephants, we could totally build a Super Formation-Breaking Camp!"
This thing is incredibly strong. All seven of them stood on it just now without any problems. It's definitely a freakishly powerful mount.
Just imagine the scene: the invincible defensive Formation-Breaking Camp, coupled with the terrifying advance of war elephants—it was practically a mobile steel fortress. Who could withstand the attack of the Formation-Breaking Camp?
If you also coat the elephants in armor, they can carry a large number of weapons, making the Formation-Breaking Camp absolutely armed to the teeth.
Well...
Lin Yi thought for a moment and then immediately rejected the idea.
After all, it's fine to bring a few elephants to the north, but if you bring a large number of them over, there are too many things to consider. Putting aside everything else, whether the elephants will suffer from acclimatization issues is a major problem.
Whether the elephant's food suits its taste is another big problem.
He shook his head and said, "This matter needs further consideration. However, I will have someone find some more elephants, but bringing them in on a large scale is unrealistic. There are some top-quality warhorses in the Western Regions. I have already sent Mi Zhu to make contact with them, and we can obtain them."
Today, Mi Zhu has essentially opened up the Western Regions passage, establishing a brand-new trade route that connects to Xiliang Commandery.
With a little manipulation, it's entirely possible to acquire top-tier warhorses from the Western Regions.
These warhorses are all of excellent lineage, far superior to those given to him by Li Sansi. Some breeds are even better than the warhorses of the Northern Region Barbarians.
"Alright then, my lord, if you manage to get your hands on elephants in the future, you must give them to our Formation-Breaking Camp. These things are extremely rare." Gao Shun somewhat disappointed, but he knew it wouldn't be easy, so he had no choice but to try his best.
Zhang Liao gave him a disapproving look and said with a hint of sourness, "You should be grateful, kid. Your Formation-Breaking Camp has the most powerful equipment."
This guy came and took away his Formation-Breaking Camp as soon as he arrived, which really annoyed him.
However, since this guy was the true leader of the Formation-Breaking Camp, and his command of the Formation-Breaking Camp was beyond words, which made him feel inferior, he simply handed it over to Gao Shun.
The equipment of the Formation-Breaking Camp is absolutely awesome.
Fortunately, his lord gave him 50,000 Xu Province cavalry, who, once trained, would surely be formidable warriors, perfect for storming into the Northern Barbarians and vying for credit with Ma Chao.
With so many new colleagues lately, he's under a lot of pressure.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan spoke up, saying in a deep voice, "My lord, this Li Anlan has actually sent out a prime minister. What should we do? Should we just let him cause trouble in Xiliang?"
Ran Zijin is the Crown Prince's enemy, and now that Li Anlan has sent him in, even a fool would know what's going on.
This annoyed him greatly; it was clearly a case of one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch.
"Haha, this is nothing. You'll deal with him tonight!" Lin Yi glanced at him and said coldly.
In the past, he might have been willing to engage in some scheming and maneuvering with the other party, but these past two months have been a period of rapid development for Xiliang, and he doesn't want a troublemaker.
Therefore, Ran Zijin must die!