Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 616 - 571: Am I not as close as brothers with Dashi Bian? Could I deceive you?

Chapter 616: Chapter 571: Am I not as close as brothers with Dashi Bian? Could I deceive you?

Zhang San suddenly blurted out, "You’ve been fooled," leaving the Tujue people present completely bewildered.

Tie Jiba inquired, "We hope the Evil God can enlighten us, how have we been fooled?"

Zhang San sighed, shook his head, his expression one of regret and disappointment.

"You, ah! You’re truly naive! Didn’t you notice that you fell for Sharlobi’s trap?"

Only then did Tie Jiba realize that Zhang San was referring to their attack on the Great Sui, and he explained with a smile, "Evil God, you’ve misunderstood this matter. How could our Khan not know that Sharlobi just wants to use us to attack the Great Sui and take the opportunity to weaken our power? But our Khan also knows that he has just unified the many tribes of the grasslands’ western side; whether these tribes are truly loyal is unknown."

"Taking advantage of this battle, it’s the perfect chance to test the loyalty of these tribes! That’s one thing!"

"It’s also an opportunity to have our soldiers exercise, to see the differences between the tribes, for our Khan aims to one day reclaim the position of Great Khan, and his soldiers must be strong! So, we also want to take this chance to train our troops; that’s another thing!"

"If we can take down Longyou Road, not only can we annex the power of Longyou Road, but we can also expand to the nations in the Western Regions to the west! By then, we will only become stronger; that’s one more thing!"

Zhang San had to admit that, apart from the third point, due to the Tujue’s lack of understanding about the real situation in Longyou Road, the first and second points were actually quite reasonable.

But he still feigned a look of sorrow and disappointment, heaving a deep sigh.

"You all! You’re too easily deceived!"

Zhang San immediately explained, "Do you really know what the true situation in Longyou Road is like?"

Tie Jiba shook his head.

If he had known, he would have attacked directly, so why would he need to dispatch so many scouts every day to probe the conditions and realities of Longyou Road’s borderlands?

Seeing that his opponent indeed did not know, Zhang San felt even more reassured.

"It’s only because I have been like brothers with your Khan, Dashi Bian, considering him an elder brother, otherwise, as a person of the Great Sui, I would have just watched you come to your deaths."

When they heard the words "come to your deaths," several Tujue generals present became anxious.

After all, everyone willing to join the battle had come for the spoils and women, not with the intention of presenting themselves for slaughter.

Seeing that everyone was curious and attentively listening, eager to find out what was really going on, Zhang San began his true performance.

"Firstly, you really know nothing about Longyou Road at all!"

"Longyou Road is a land of a hundred battles; almost all soldiers of the Longyou Army there are Martial Artists, and although they are all at the Primordial Qi Realm, Martial Artists of the Primordial Qi Realm, especially those in the army, are surely much more formidable than your ordinary soldiers, right?"

The assembly of generals nodded, also quite shocked: how come the Sui Army in Longyou Road was so formidable!

Of course, Zhang San did not mention that the number of Longyou Army in Longyou Road was actually not very large.

"Secondly, the most powerful force in Longyou Road is not our great Sui Army, but the Demon Clan! The Town Demon Office was specifically established by our Great Sui to deal with these demons."

At this moment, a Tujue general spoke up, "I’ve heard of this. The Great Sui has an organization that directly obeys their Emperor called the Town Demon Office, specifically for combating the Demon Clan!"

Zhang San immediately seized the opportunity to exaggerate further.

"Why was an organization specifically established to deal with the demons of this region? It’s because the Demon Clan is too powerful and extremely aggressive!"

"So, Longyou Road has always been in a state of war. I believe you have occasionally had contact with Longyou Road in this vicinity; go and ask them if you want to verify the truth."

Despite his trust in Zhang San, Tie Jiba knew that intelligence needed to be corroborated by multiple sources.

"The last, and most important, point is that in this full-scale war the Tujue have declared on Great Sui, Sharlobi has secretly sent people to deliver messages to us."

"Ah!?"

Upon hearing this, Tie Jiba was stunned.

"You mean to say... Sharlobi orders the war and then informs you in advance? Is it a declaration of war?"

Zhang San shook his head, "Of course not. It’s not a declaration of war; he stealthily informed us about the situation of your five-pronged armies. Of course, what he mainly told us about were your four prongs; he didn’t say much about the central one."

"Plainly put, do you think he wants to be the Great Khan, or does he wish to be the only khan on the steppe?"

At this point, Tie Jiba and several Tujue generals started to understand.

Clearly, Sharlobi wanted to use Great Sui to wear them down.

The Longyou Road, a battlefield of a hundred battles, not only had the formidable Sui Army but also more powerful and terrifying forces from the Demon Clan.

If they attacked Longyou Road, victory was not certain, and even if they won, could they plunder anything valuable from a place constantly at war?

Zhang San, observing the expressions and eyes of the people, felt it was about time to add the final piece of kindling.

"You think you can make a fortune by attacking Longyou Road, but this place has nothing. On the contrary, the Longyun Path being attacked by the Central Army is countless times more affluent than here, while behind Longyou Road lies the Capital Region Road, the location of Great Sui’s capital— that is where the true wealth lies! Sharlobi intends to use your four armies to pin down Great Sui’s main force while he takes advantage of the situation. So, once you truly invade Great Sui, what do you think you will gain?"

At this moment, Tie Jiba gnashed his teeth, "I knew Sharlobi was no good, but I didn’t expect him to be this despicable!"

Zhang San, seeing the mood was ripe, then took out a piece of paper and handed it to Tie Jiba.

"This contains some intelligence on the Demon Clan in Longyou Road. These demons are incredibly ferocious. If you invade Longyou Road and make enemies with these demons, your losses will surely be heavy. The Demon Clan, they hold deep grudges. Of course, I know you trust me, and my elder brother Dashi Bian trusts me even more. But after all, there are still many here who are unaware of the friendship between my brother and me. It’s alright, when you go to convince my brother, if anyone doubts you, let those doubters send someone to test the tribes of these demons. One test will reveal the truth of my words."

Moved by how Zhang San had thought of everything for his Khan, Dashi Bian, Tie Jiba was overcome with emotion.

Then remembering something, he quickly asked, "Wait! Aren’t you coming with me to meet our Khan? The Khan has been missing you greatly."

Zhang San gave a bitter smile and said, "To be honest..."

As he spoke, Zhang San lowered his voice and whispered in Tie Jiba’s ear: "Although my relationship with Khan Long Bo is only average, if she leads troops south to attack Longyou Road, causing the Demon Clan to move north, what if the demons turn on you? Therefore, I must go and persuade Khan Long Bo immediately. As long as Khan Long Bo does not dispatch troops, you will be even safer in the west."

"Even better, if my elder brother Dashi Bian is willing, you could even join forces with Khan Long Bo to counter Sharlobi together!"

At this moment, Tie Jiba was on the verge of tears.

The Khan was indeed fortunate to have forged such a friendship with the Black Dragon Evil God.

He had come all this way to tell him such critical information.

Every word was for our Khan!

It was more brotherly than the Khan’s own brothers!

This bond was profoundly touching!