Hu Lie had gone to converse with the general who had led the raid on the merchant caravan the previous night. Just as they were talking, a soldier came from outside and reported, “General, Batu says he is here to see General Hu Lie. He claims that General Hu Lie invited him.”0

Hu Lie was stunned for a moment. “Hm? He just told me that he wasn’t in the mood to help me.”0

The general lowered his voice and asked, “Why did you invite him?”0

They were directly affiliated with Khagan Timur’s tribe, which led them to have different perspectives compared to the other tribes. At this critical juncture, as the coalition forces prepared to march southward, Timur was not in the mood to create any trouble by swallowing up the Warring Lion Tribe. But logically speaking, he should have also intervened and sorted out any major internal issues before proceeding with the plans of attack, yet he allowed the internal strife of the Warring Lion Tribe to continue without interference, with various tribes watching eagerly. In other words, he had his own agenda.0

It was nothing more than wanting Batu to be sensible, to surrender their tribe’s treasures and seek refuge, and allow for the seamless absorption of their tribe, sparing any expenditure of men or resources.0

Hu Lie chuckled. “The khagan does not wish for any unsightly incidents to take place during this time when we must unite and...0