With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

Seeing this scene, the disguised soldiers were all filled with indignation.

His fists were clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

"These beasts! Sooner or later, I will tear them into pieces!"

A disguised special forces soldier cursed softly, his voice trembling slightly with anger.

"Shh! Keep your voice down and don't expose yourself."

Night Owl reminded in a low voice.

"Remember our mission and be sure to control your emotions."

After arriving at the dam burst, Ye Xiao and the others dispersed.

Secretly contact the people who were forcibly recruited by the Javanese State to repair the collapsed dam.

They pretended to chat and carefully tried to find out what the people were thinking.

Look for those who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Javanese State.

Night Owl found a middle-aged man who was carrying stones.

He was dressed in rags, thin, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

Night Owl pretended to ask casually:

"Brother, this job is really tiring. The Javanese are really going too far!"

The middle-aged man sighed and whispered:

"Who says it's not true? We work from dawn to dusk every day, with insufficient food and clothing. If we make a mistake, we'll be beaten."

"Oh, this life is really unbearable!"

Seeing that he was in a low mood, Night Owl struck while the iron was hot and continued:

"Brother, are you willing to be enslaved by them like this?"

"Don't you want to fight for a chance to live for yourself and your family?"

The middle-aged man raised his head, a flicker of hope in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed, and he said helplessly:

"But we are unarmed. How can we resist them? They have knives and guns."

Night Owl smiled mysteriously and whispered:

"Don't worry, we have prepared weapons and are hiding them in..."

Night Owl was about to reveal the location of the weapons hiding.

Suddenly, a sharp voice interrupted their conversation.

"Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around like that?"

A burly Javanese soldier holding a spear.

Pointing at Night Owl and the middle-aged man, he shouted loudly.

The feathers on his helmet trembled slightly in the wind, and there was a look of suspicion on his face.

Ye Xiao thought to himself that something was wrong. It seemed that their actions had been discovered.

He quickly glanced around.

They discovered that several Javanese soldiers were surrounding them, their weapons flashing coldly.

Seeing that more and more Javanese soldiers were surrounding him, Ye Xiao began to sweat on his forehead.

He made a prompt decision and gave the middle-aged man a look that seemed to say:

"Brother, you retreat first!"

The middle-aged man was also a smart guy and understood immediately.

Before the encirclement was completely closed, he ran away and disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, the Javanese soldiers were unwilling to let go and immediately shouted loudly, pretending to chase after them.

Seeing this, Night Owl quickly stood in front of the soldiers with a shameless face.

With a flattering smile on his face, he said in broken Javanese:

"Sir, stop chasing him. He's just a coward and doesn't know a thing."

"I've disturbed your interest by being so startled. I apologize to you!"

As he spoke, Ye Xiao took out a heavy bag of silver from his arms.

He stuffed it into the soldier's hand and continued:

"It's just a small gift, not a token of respect, but please accept it. Just think of it as buying some wine for the brothers. It's so cold in this damn weather."

The soldier weighed the silver in his hand and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

His tone softened, and he said in Javanese:

"You're smart! Be careful next time and don't be so sneaky. If our boss sees us, he won't be so easy to deal with!"

Night Owl nodded and nodded like a quail.

Taking advantage of the soldier's good mood, Night Owl rolled his eyes and came up with a plan.

He decided to strike while the iron was hot and extract more information from the Javanese soldier.

He rubbed his hands together and pretended to be in admiration.

He approached the soldier and said in a more flattering Javanese:

"General, you are truly wise and brave. You are obviously a veteran who has fought many battles! My admiration for you is like a surging river, endless..."

The soldier was blown by the night owl and felt dizzy. He puffed out his chest and almost raised his chin to the sky.

Night Owl took the opportunity to point at the collapsed dam and asked:

"General, how's the dam going? I'm very curious about the engineering technology involved. Could you please give me some pointers?"

As Ye Xiao spoke, he secretly took out another small bag of silver from his arms and stuffed it into the soldier's hand.

"It's just a small gift, not a token of respect, but I hope you will accept it."

The soldier weighed the silver in his hand and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

The soldier waved his hand and began to introduce himself in a torrent of words.

It seems like he is the chief designer of this project.

"This was built under the personal order of our Lord Jin, so of course it has to be the best! We're using thousand-year-old black iron, ten-thousand-year-old diamond steel, and…"

The soldier spoke eloquently, spit flying everywhere.

Night Owl listened and nodded in agreement, but he was complaining madly in his heart:

"Thousand-year-old black iron? Ten-thousand-year-old golden steel? I'm afraid this isn't something I heard from my master's storybook, is it?"

The soldier continued to boast:

"This dam will be repaired in less than a month! Then we'll see how arrogant those Datong monkeys can be!"

Night Owl listened calmly, but his heart was filled with joy.

From the soldiers' description, he learned that the progress of repairing the collapsed dam was slower than expected.

Moreover, the guards were rather lax, with the main forces concentrated on the front, leaving the rear defense empty.

"This is a godsend!" thought Night Owl.

He asked with feigned concern:

"Military Master, such an important project must be heavily guarded, right?"

The soldier said triumphantly:

"Of course! Our Lord Jin sent..."

Before the soldier finished speaking, Night Owl suddenly interrupted him and said with a worried look on his face:

"Master, I heard there are bandits around here recently, you have to be extra careful!"

The soldier immediately said proudly.

"They're just bandits, they're scared to death!"

"Master Jun is really awesome! I admire you!"

Night Owl continued to flatter him and asked:

"So what's the security situation around here? Is there anything I need to be aware of?"

The Javanese soldier said proudly:

"Our Javanese warriors are capable of fighting ten enemies at once! The defenses around here are impregnable."

"Not even a fly can get in, let alone a human!"

Ye Xiao laughed in his heart, this guy was bragging so much that he was almost exaggerating to the sky.

He continued to ask following the soldier's words:

"So, what routes does the general usually take on patrol? I can avoid them in the future to avoid bumping into him."

Ye Xiao rubbed his hands and asked in a flattering manner, but he was thinking in his heart:

Wait until I blow up your dam and then we’ll see what you’re still patrolling for!

When the Javanese soldier heard this, he puffed out his chest and said proudly:

"Our patrol route is confidential. I won't tell anyone!"

When Ye Xiao heard this, it seemed that this silly boy was about to take the bait!

He quickly added fuel to the fire, took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket, stuffed them into the soldier's hand, and said:

"Master, this is just a small gift. It is not a token of respect, but it is my humble tribute to you."

The soldier weighed the silver in his hand, smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, and said:

"Since you are so sensible, I will tell you, but you must not tell anyone else!"