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"Your Excellency, Gao Li is holed up in the city. Although our army is fighting bravely, we are making slow progress due to a lack of effective means to breach the city."

The imperial court made full preparations for this expedition, and all kinds of siege weapons were available. However, to everyone's surprise, the catapults and siege hammers, which were usually quite effective, were of little use when facing Gao Liguo.

After hearing the battle report, Zhou Wu pondered the problem. After thinking for a long time, he could only attribute it to the fact that Gaoli Kingdom was like a miniature city, with all its buildings being much smaller than those of the Great Dragon.

"Has the general given orders for our Fourth Route Army to move?"

"Reporting to you, sir, the general said that we can't wait any longer and has asked you to send the Fourth Route Army off as soon as possible in the hope of making a breakthrough in the battle."

"it is good."

This is the only way to proceed now: send the Fourth Route Army out to open up a new battlefield behind enemy lines and seek opportunities.

"Lady Lin, give the order: everyone board the ship and set sail."

"Yes."

The Fourth Route Army was already prepared, just waiting for the order to board the ships and set off.

. . . . . .

Gaoli Kingdom, Royal Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Great Dragon army is still being held back by my army and has not set foot on my territory."

The prime minister excitedly reported the battle against the dragon to the king, but it was obvious that he was exaggerating. Although the dragon had not made any great progress, it was not as if the dragon had been kept out of the country as he claimed. However, the king, who was only interested in luxury and debauchery, did not doubt him and praised the prime minister highly.

Furthermore, he bestowed further rewards upon the prime minister, who was already all-powerful. Now, he no longer respected anyone. Many loyal officials in the court had completely lost faith in the government.

The loyalists exchanged glances; it seemed they had to find another way to show their patriotism.

A secret room.

"Lord Li, the court is currently ruled by a corrupt emperor who favors treacherous officials. Although the Great Dragon has not made much progress yet, even if we win, the people of Gaoli Kingdom will not live a good life in the future."

"Yes, why don't we take advantage of the Dragon's invasion now and find another way?"

"Sir, what do you mean?"

Several ministers were secretly discussing matters in a dimly lit room.

"Why don't we take this opportunity to overthrow this incompetent and corrupt court and establish a brand new Gaoli Kingdom, a Gaoli Kingdom where the people can live a prosperous life?"

"Sir, with just a few of us, we can't possibly have any military power at all."

"We can contact the Great Dragon Empire."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked shocked, but their expressions quickly turned to joy and agreement.

“That’s right. At this time, we can’t help Da Long and let them overthrow the current court tonight. Then Gao Li can rebuild, and we’ll be the ones calling the shots.”

"That's a good idea, then let's..."

The plan was agreed upon by everyone, and they began to discuss the details.

. . . .

The frontline military camp of Dalong.

"General, someone claiming to be Gao Li's envoy requests an audience."

"The envoy from Gaoli? Our two countries are at war, what are they up to?"

Although Gu Changqing was somewhat puzzled, this was, after all, his own territory, and the other party couldn't cause any trouble, so he let them in.

Soon, two short, middle-aged men with small, single-eyelid eyes were brought in.

"Greetings, Grand General of the Great Dragon Empire."

As soon as they entered, the two of them knelt down and bowed to Gu Changqing.

"Are you envoys of Gaoli?"

Gu Changqing did not ask the two to get up, but instead asked the question directly.

"Reporting to the General, we are not envoys of Gao Li."

"Oh, so you dare impersonate Gao Li's envoys! Guards, drag them away and behead them!"

"General, spare us! General, spare us! Although I am not an envoy of Gao Li, we are officials of Gao Li. We have come to pay our respects to the general to help Da Long."

As expected, Gu Changqing's move terrified the two men so much that they quickly introduced themselves and explained their purpose.

"Hmph, you claim to be high-ranking officials, yet you're helping my Da Long. You're clearly lying to me, hmph."

"General, I dare not, I dare not. We are truly here to help you."

"Then tell me first, why do you want to help my Big Dragon?"

In fact, Gu Changqing believed the other party halfway from the beginning, but he didn't know why the other party wanted to take the dragon.

"Our current ruler of Gaoli is incompetent and corrupt, and he has trusted treacherous ministers. The people of Gaoli are suffering greatly. We, the loyal subjects, have petitioned the emperor many times, but to no avail. We have even been eliminated by the treacherous prime minister under various pretexts. This time, the Great Dragon Empire has raised the banner of justice to help Gaoli escape its misery. We are naturally willing to contribute our modest efforts to the Great Dragon Empire."

The words sounded nice, but Gu Changqing wasn't stupid. The other party was indeed there to help him, but it was nothing more than using the Great Dragon Army to overthrow the existing Gaoli Dynasty so that they could establish a new one.

Everyone is taking advantage of each other, but with the support of Gao Li, they might actually be able to solve the current problem. Gu Changqing's expression immediately changed.

"So you are a righteous and powerful person. Please rise."

"Thank you, sir."

The two men from Gaoli, seeing that Gu Changqing's attitude had improved, knew that the matter had been resolved, and their faces showed happy expressions.

"I wonder if either of you has any good ideas for dealing with the current situation."

"General, we can pass on the imperial edict to our families and trick the guards into opening the city gates. This way, you can easily take over the city."

The two had already devised a plan before they arrived, so that their own people wouldn't have to admit any risks, which Gu Changqing naturally agreed to.

After another round of feigned politeness, Gao Liren returned home.

Gu Changqing watched the two figures leave.

"Pass down the order to cease the attack. Let everyone get some rest these next few days."

"promise."

The guard outside the door received the order and went to relay it.

Now all we need to do is wait for them to open the city gates and surrender.

Sure enough, the next day the enemy opened the city gates, and all the guards dropped their weapons, allowing the Great Dragon army to occupy the high-powered city.

With the help of the Gaoli people, the Great Dragon army made significant progress, and various intelligence reports came from within the Gaoli, which greatly helped the Great Dragon.

Knowing about Gao Li's military deployment in advance, Da Long's side suddenly made a rapid advance into Gao Li's heartland.

Gao Liguo.

"Prime Minister, why is Dalong suddenly so powerful, having already captured several of my cities?"

Even the carefree King Gao Li is starting to get anxious. If he really gets taken down by the dragon, he, as king, will never be able to enjoy this luxurious life again.

"Your Majesty, I'm also wondering. Everything was fine until suddenly Da Long seemed to have divine assistance. It seems we've eliminated an internal traitor."

"A traitor."

Gao Liwang's eyes suddenly turned sinister.

"Besides this, I cannot think of any other reason."

In fact, the prime minister had heard some rumors, but because he had no evidence and did not know who was behind it, he did not take any action. Moreover, at this time, making too much of a move might cause Gao Li Wang to misunderstand and think that he was going to rebel and confront him head-on, which would be a loss.