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"Yak meat? What kind of cow is a yak?"

Apart from Zhou Wu, the envoy, everyone else was hearing about yaks for the first time.

"Yaks are a unique type of cattle native to the Tubo people and are also their main source of meat."

"What? Groundhogs can eat cows without it being illegal?"

Da Long is so rich that he gets fined for slaughtering healthy oxen, yet a mere bumpkin can eat beef at will.

"Hmph, it's not surprising that even ordinary people like us can eat yak meat."

Originally, the land envoy was trying to save face, but unexpectedly, Zhou Wu tore away even his last fig leaf.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Yaks don't know how to farm, so we don't eat them. What's the point of keeping them?"

"Hahaha"

So that's how it is. Cows can't plow fields; they're only good for eating.

The laughter of the crowd seemed to be a curse, constantly drilling into the ears of the Earth God. He had thought he could turn the tide, but instead, he only ended up humiliating himself.

. . . . . . . .

The Tubo people originally planned to establish a marriage alliance with the Dalong and then use this marriage to extract various resources and technologies from the Dalong.

The plan was good, but the reality was that they were repeatedly humiliated.

Before dawn, the envoy secretly left the capital. He had had enough of the ridicule from the people of the Great Dragon these past few days, and even envoys from other countries would laugh at him when they saw him.

After returning to Tubo, he embellished everything and told the king, Uganbu, what had happened.

"Da Long, I will never let you get away with this."

Ugamba was originally hailed by the Tubo people as the most capable and talented ruler in Tubo's history.

Unexpectedly, they suffered repeated setbacks against Da Long.

Uganbu grew increasingly angry and, with a wave of his hand, ordered hundreds of thousands of troops to be stationed at the border with Dalong.

This move completely stunned Emperor Li Tiancheng of the Great Dragon Dynasty.

"Is Tubo Kingdom stupid? They probably only have this many troops in the whole country, and they've deployed them all to the border?"

Li Tiancheng was stunned as he listened to the report below. Was Tubo Kingdom really this stubborn just because of a marriage alliance?

"Your Majesty, the Tubo army is at the border. Should we respond?"

The Minister of War, Zhang Zuo, came at this moment to ask the Emperor how to respond to Tubo's actions.

Although Da Long was not afraid of Tubo at all, Zhang Zuo was just a Minister of War, and it was not up to him to make decisions on such border conflicts.

"Let's also send troops to assemble, then bring out the latest artillery, fire a few shots, and see the effect."

"promise."

Upon hearing the word "cannon," the Minister of War couldn't help but feel excited. Although Zhou Wu had developed cannons long ago, at that time, cannons used a large amount of copper, and iron cannons were unstable, so they could not be mass-produced.

So at that time, Dalong didn't have many cannons at all. However, after two months, Zhou Wu finally solved the material problem. Now the cannons no longer use copper casting, but instead use some kind of synthetic metal.

This cannon not only solved the problem of casting materials, but was also more stable than copper. At that time, Li Tiancheng ordered that the production of this cannon be accelerated, and all other projects and matters had to give way to the cannon.

So in just two months, Dalong already had over a hundred cannons.

One hundred cannons may sound like a lot, but for the Great Dragon, it's just a drop in the ocean and not nearly enough.

First of all, the walls of each city in the Great Dragon Kingdom are equipped with at least dozens of cannons for defense. In large cities like the capital, hundreds of cannons are easily found. Then there are the navy, the army, and the border area, where even thousands of cannons would not be enough.

Although there are only a little over a hundred gates now, that's enough to scare the local bumpkins and other country folk.

. . . . . . . .

The news of Tubo stationing troops on the border has spread far and wide, reaching not only the Great Dragon Kingdom but also many neighboring countries.

Some distant countries are watching with a detached, amused attitude, while those closer to the border are already gripped by panic under the pressure of the two superpowers. Many people have even begun to leave their homes and flee, fearing being plunged into the flames of war.

However, before anyone could react, the Tubo troops withdrew, just as quietly as when they had amassed troops; the withdrawal was equally puzzling.

This matter has also sparked considerable discussion among the public.

Why did the Tubo suddenly withdraw its troops?

"I heard that the Dragon Army fired a few shots on the border?"

"Fire off cannons? What cannons?"

"You don't know this? Da Long's latest secret weapon can shoot for miles. It could destroy the city wall of our county with just one shot."

"That's amazing? No, wait, how would a lowly pear seller like you know these secrets?"

People were gathering in small groups to gossip when someone suddenly dropped a bombshell. Everyone was drawn to the news, only to find out it was from a fruit vendor.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me just because I'm a pear seller. Actually, my uncle's second aunt's husband is a soldier. He saw it with his own eyes."

"real or fake?"

"Can this be faked?"

It was obvious that the pear seller was very confident, and he stood up straight.

"Is that cannon really that powerful?"

"Of course it's true. Do you know who built this cannon?"

The pear seller deliberately kept everyone in suspense.

"Who?"

As expected, this attracted the attention of even more people around.

"This cannon was made by Lord Zhou Wu. He said that when the Crown Prince was trapped by the Dazi, it was Lord Zhou who brought the cannon and fired a few shots that scared the Dazi so much that they wet themselves. That's why the Crown Prince was able to destroy the Dazi so easily."

"So, Lord Zhou actually performed a great service in destroying the Dalai Lama?"

"Of course, it's also because Lord Zhou is low-key and doesn't compete for credit, and he's too young. Otherwise, the credit would definitely have gone to Lord Zhou."

The stunt, which started strong but ended weakly, has truly become a laughing stock among neighboring countries.

. . . . . . .

Earth-shaking.

"hateful."

Uganbu slammed the precious porcelain teacup in his hand to the ground, shattering it instantly. He had completely lost face this time.

Uganbu really didn't intend to go all out with Dalong; he just wanted to take the opportunity to extort some money or scare Dalong. However, he never expected that his attempt to steal a chicken would backfire, as the other party would actually pull out some unknown artifact.

The thing made a deafening roar, and after hearing that the Dazi had also perished under its power, the Tubo Kingdom was so frightened that it withdrew its troops overnight and declared that the previous troop deployment was just a show. Now that the show was over, everyone naturally returned to their original units and went about their business.

"Hey."

Uganbu looked at the assembled officials before him. In this critical moment, there was not a single person he could rely on. Such a large earthen mound could only depend on himself. It was truly pitiful.

Ultimately, the plan to station troops on the border turned into a farce, drawing laughter from various countries.