There is always a crossing that suits you

"It seems that you have already made your choice." Qiao Mu pouted, clearly achieving his goal, but he didn't have the expected happiness and sense of accomplishment at all.Obviously he just wanted to watch Ma Diwasai betray his relatives, and then come to him obediently, and had to rely on his support to serve him.But when all this really happened, he felt inappropriate sympathy and...anger.Obviously it's all his arrangement, isn't it?It's clearly in line with his expectations, isn't it?Obviously everything is going well, isn't it?But...why do you feel so uncomfortable?I would like to question Nadia—【Didn't you say you loved him, why did you give up on him for your son and status? ]; Worried that the Black Prince would be sad and angry when he knew he was abandoned and betrayed?

As if eager to prove something, Qiao Mu said to the woman who was still sobbing in front of him: "Don't cry, you will find out how wise your choice is in the future. A person like Black Prince is not worth what you pay, he doesn't value you , Otherwise, you and other women will not be driven away like flies, and you are worthless in his heart."

"You take risks for him, but he doesn't care at all! When he left, he took the king of Mitanni, treasures and weapons, but he didn't expect your son. After the palace was captured, the royal family members were the first to be killed. Since you fend for yourself in the palace, it can be seen that he doesn't have you at all in his heart. You regard him as everything, but he has countless women like you."

"He's just a jerk." Qiao Mu finally concluded.

About half a minute later, the woman stopped her tears, and no one could see that she had cried except for her increasingly red and swollen eyes.She stopped crying, she knew that what Qiao Mu said was the truth, and it was the truth that made people even more desperate.Her husband is dismissive of her, so she can only think more about his children.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

"I want my son to be the next Mitanni king." She seemed to have regained her purpose in life, and her whole body glowed.She is a princess of Babylon, who grew up in a palace full of gunpowder. In terms of scheming and skill, she is not comparable to ordinary women. "I can take the initiative to surrender to the king of Xitai, Mitanni can be included in the territory of Xitai, and my son will also give up his royal status and join the nobles of Xitai, but Mitanni must be a fief for my son."

"You're smart." Qiao Mu couldn't help admiring this woman. This kind of vision and determination are really rare in the world.The princes of Babylon are not very good, but the princesses are more promising than each other.It is undeniable that Qiao Mu originally wanted to break the contract after getting the map, but now he was aroused by this woman.

"Mitanni was about to perish. According to you, everything will go on as usual, and you have found a backer for yourself."

"Your Highness, Xitai captured Mitanni only for wealth and slaves. The ordinary people of Mitanni don't care who is the king at all as long as they live well. After they become Xitai people, they will naturally work for Xitai, but the place of work is Nothing changed."

Qiao Mu looked at the woman who was crying in panic 2 minutes ago and talked slowly, feeling indescribable entanglements in his heart.But the entanglement is entanglement, Qiao Mu will not delay the business because of this, he finally agreed to the other party's request.It can be regarded as a win-win situation. This new Mitanni will become a powerful arm in his competition for the throne of Xitai.As for the inheritance of the fiefdom?That will be decades later, who knows how many variables will arise in these years?Maybe the lord suffered misfortune before leaving an heir?

Who Cares

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After seeing off Mrs. Nadia, Qiao Mu got up and walked towards King Xitai's camp.Now that he has agreed to the other party's conditions, Qiao Mu will do his best within the possible range.

When he entered, he just heard Kairu's voice, "Send assassins to sneak into the city. As long as the king and crown prince are killed, Mitanni will be destroyed, and the soldiers who lose their leaders will also surrender to us. The city is currently There is no need to increase the number of unnecessary deaths if there are people who starve to death."

With his wisdom and vigor on the battlefield, his clumsiness and forbearance in the court, coupled with his timely benevolence to the people, his elder brother already has the necessary qualifications to become a king.Qiao Mu felt a surge of pride in his heart. This excellent leader was his elder brother, and he was also his lover.However, Qiao Mu knows that there is no room for mercy on the road to power, and if Kailu stands in front of him in the future, he will definitely not hesitate.

"How do you plan to let assassins sneak into the city?" Xitai Wang asked.

"This... I didn't expect that the black prince would leave with only the elite, and the disguised attendants that we planned to use can no longer be used. We can try to lure them with food..."

"Father, I have a suggestion about this." Qiao Mu lifted the curtain and said straight to the point.

"Oh? Senasa, what good idea do you have?" King Xitai's attention was instantly attracted.

"Father." Qiao Mu stepped forward to salute, and secretly gave Kailu a flirtatious look, "The black prince is very strict in the army. His soldiers regard him as a god and only obey his orders. Everything he gives Orders must be able to be ordered and prohibited. The Black Prince is not a person who will be tempted, and now the city gate must be controlled by his personal soldiers, and it is almost impossible to break through from them."

"I know this too. I'm already mentally prepared for a long-term battle. Anyway, they will always succumb."

"No, father. Xitai cannot fight for a long time." Qiao Mu ruthlessly shattered his father's good idea, "Xitai suffered heavy losses in the First World War with Egypt. Our soldiers and food are not enough to support a long-term war, so we It must be resolved quickly!"

Seeing that King Xitai looked gloomy and wanted to get angry, Qiao Mu immediately smoothed his hair, "However, the Mitanni must be more short of food than us. A hungry desert fox can't escape the hunter's palm."

"Your Majesty, people have starved to death in the city, and the smoke of burning corpses has never stopped. When food is in short supply, the Black Prince will definitely collect the food in the city and feed it to his elite soldiers first. Local soldiers Maybe we can still get a small amount, but ordinary civilians can only wait to die." Qiao Mu concealed the fact that he emptied the food and treasures in the royal city, which were his political capital and a small safe treasury. Rhythm.

"The local soldiers are all born and bred. Their families live in the city. They will not watch their wives and children starve. The food is getting less and less and the resentment is growing. When the food in the city runs out, don't we Do it, the Black Prince will come out naturally."

"However, since you don't plan to fight for a long time, you have to take advantage of the resentment of those native soldiers. Use heavy troops to transport food outside the city, and promote the benevolent government of Xitai. Your Majesty, you feel sorry for those innocent people who are about to starve to death, and specially distribute food. Black The prince will definitely not open the door, but the people who are about to starve to death and the ordinary soldiers will definitely feel resentment. At that time, they will fight among themselves. If your majesty tells them again at that time, those who surrender can Forgive the past, and you will not become slaves. Mitanni will be included in the territory of Xitai, and they can all be qualified as commoners in Xitai. One more sentence, those who present the head of the black prince will be rewarded. I am afraid that within a day, the king city will be destroyed. gone."

Of course, Qiao Mu concealed a very important point, that is, he did not evacuate all the spies in Wangcheng.Those spies left behind can now become the best disseminators of rumors, as long as they put in more effort to fuel the flames and fan the flames, what city can't be broken?

"Okay!" The eyes of the king of Xitai flashed brightly, and the old king once again glowed with a strong spirit, "I will leave this matter to you, don't let me down."

"I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations." Qiao Mu's mouth curled up a mocking and cold smile, which disappeared in an instant.But Kailu was sure that he was right.

Let the soldiers transport the rations to the vicinity of the royal city, just outside the range of the bow and arrow, a subtle distance.Qiao Mu asked the soldiers to remove the cover on the grain truck, then dug a hole in the ground, lit a fire and started cooking.Half of the captive animals were slaughtered, and after a while, the smell of barbecue was everywhere, and the southeast wind with the smell of food blew into the city.Green light flashed in the eyes of the people suffering from hunger, their emaciated bodies staggered and struggled to get up, and staggered towards the source of the fragrance.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Qiao Mu asked the soldiers to shout again, asking the people in the city to exchange the heads of King Mitanni and the Black Prince for food.

Now, the city is boiling!People who are extremely hungry are irrational. They frantically attacked the soldiers defending the city and robbed them of food. Many local soldiers also joined them.The rioting team is getting bigger and bigger, and the rioters are getting more and more emotional. Although most of them are skinny and have little combat effectiveness, the so-called ants kill elephants, not to mention that they are not ants, and the soldiers of the black prince are not elephants either. .

Seeing that nothing could be done, Prince Hei sighed deeply, "Open the city gate."

"Yes, Your Highness." The guards also knew that the situation was critical, Xitai was pressing every step of the way, and they had no choice.

The heavy city gate opened slowly, and Qiao Mu ordered the soldiers to retreat and line up.

But Qiao Mu was destined to be disappointed. What appeared from the city gate was not his long-awaited opponent, but the Mitanni people who were so hungry that they would do anything.The hungry crowd was attracted by the food and plundered it frantically. Qiao Mu didn't dare to push his edge and ordered the soldiers to drop the food and retreat.

Opposite the chaotic city gate, in a dark passage leading directly to the outskirts of the city, the black prince was running quickly with his remaining personal guards and wealth.Sai Nasha was not an idiot, the Black Prince knew very well that he only had to act quickly when the opponent's body was weak, and there was only one chance.

"Your Highness, there is no trace of the Black Prince here, do you need to search the whole city?" Kaxiu asked.

"At this moment, that guy has long since disappeared." Qiao Mu curled his lips, "All the elite are left behind, and the search is left to those miscellaneous diseases who want to take advantage of it."

"Yes."

"By the way, you are very good." Qiao Mu blinked playfully, turned and left.

The tall, blond young man lowered his head slightly, his handsome face was as red as the morning mist, and even the tips of his fair ears were stained crimson.

"His Royal Highness Sai Nasha..." The young man murmured, and pronounced the master's name in a low voice, as if singing a long-standing legend.