Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Shahar shook his head: "No, it's too dangerous! I can't let you take that risk!"

Eva waved her hand with a smile: "Father, we just want Mr. Constantine Eugene to take the blame..."

Shahar feigned a curious expression.

"What do you mean?"

Actually, the father and son had already discussed it before they came over; now it's just a performance.

Constantine Eugene asked Eva, "Your Highness, as long as it helps you, I don't care if I have to take the blame! Anyway, I'm not afraid of offending those damned Turks! I'll settle this score with them sooner or later."

Eva feigned a surprised expression: "Lord Eugene, you really are thinking of us... It's actually quite simple. It means that the ambush was your idea, not mine, and I was even imprisoned by you..."

Constantine Eugene listened with a look of doubt and wariness and said, "You don't want to imprison me, do you? Go and appease them to win a chance to negotiate."

When he said this, Constantine Eugene's expression suddenly turned extremely sinister.

Eva laughed and said, "How could that be? I just want an explanation, to let them know that we have two factions on our side. One faction is the one that advocates fighting and is led by you, and the other faction is the one that is led by me and advocates peace... I just want an explanation, and I don't need you to do anything!"

After hearing Eva's words, Constantine Eugene's expression immediately softened considerably!

"If that's the case, then there's definitely no problem! I'm not an unreasonable person! Besides, what you said is indeed the truth!"

"So, that's it? They won't hurt you?" Constance Eugene looked at Eva with suspicion.

Eva laughed and said, "That's right. First of all, I believe they're terrified right now. After all, they understand that if they go all out, they're no match for us. Although I'm not sure what methods they used this time, I have no doubt that their victory this time definitely had an element of luck!"

After hearing Eva's words, Constantine Eugene nodded with a satisfied smile.

"That's right, I think so too. I also think there was an element of luck involved!"

Eva nodded and continued, "That's right! So, I think they won't dare to fight now. As long as I find an excuse and give them a way out, they will definitely take it."

Constantine Eugene nodded: "Yes, Eva. In that case, I only have one request!"

Ivanka looked at Constantine Eugene with a puzzled expression: "Lord Eugene, what are your requirements?"

Constantine Eugene's gaze was sharp as he gently stroked the beard on his chin.

"Exactly, if they're willing to negotiate, they need to come to our territory...that's how they'll show their sincerity..."

After Konstantin Eugene spoke, Nikolaevich Shahar chimed in, "That's right, the real negotiations must begin here. That's how we'll know if they really want to negotiate."

Eva looked troubled: "Father, Lord Eugene, this is not appropriate."

Before Constantine Eugene could speak, Shahar said, "Inappropriate? How inappropriate?"

Eva said awkwardly, "After all, he killed more than 80,000 of our people. I doubt he has the guts to come here..."

Shahar said, “That doesn’t mean we can go... To be honest, I don’t trust them. What if we go and they trap us like turtles in a jar? We can’t afford such a change. Just tell them that if they want peace, they need to pay a price and show sincerity!”

Constantine Eugene said, "Eva, haven't you always said he's a smart man? A smart man knows we're sincere! Let's see if he's sincere this time."

Seeing this, Eva nodded and said, "Okay, I understand! I can only try and see..."

Constantine Eugene said, "If he doesn't dare to come... then he's up to no good! Let's just call off this peace talk."

Eva nodded in agreement. "Lord Eugene, I have another question that I need you to answer truthfully..."

Before Eva could speak, Constantine Eugene interrupted her, saying, "Eva, don't worry. I won't kill him... You've already analyzed the situation, and I'll prioritize the bigger picture... You don't think I'm the kind of person who doesn't care about the bigger picture, do you?"

Seeing that Constantine Eugene had said this, Eva smiled and waved her hand, "Lord Eugene, of course not... I certainly didn't mean it that way..."

He then looked at the oligarchs and military officers on one side.

These military officers all declared that they would obey the Tsar in everything.

As for the oligarchs, they have also made their statements, since Constantine is willing not to pursue the matter further.

Then others will be even less likely to be the first to stick their neck out.

After everyone agreed, Eva said that there was no time to lose and that she would go there herself.

Nikolayevich Shahar told Eva to inform him immediately if she had any news.

He will definitely send troops to provide support immediately.

Eva smiled and nodded.

Shahar originally wanted to send more people, but Eva refused.

After all, if they want to harm her, sending any number of people won't make a difference.

When Eva led her people across their border that day, she saw a scene of utter devastation.

There were also some signs that read "Danger Zone Ahead, Do Not Pass."

Eva didn't believe it at first, so she sent someone to release a horse over there.

As expected... the horse was blown to pieces after entering the minefield.

This really worried Eva.

Fortunately, Eva sent someone to announce that they had come to negotiate.

A short while later, an army appeared.

The soldiers were dressed in Turkic clothing.

“Gentlemen, my name is Nikolayev Eva. I am a friend of your Khan and Prince Xiao Ce of the Northern Desert Royal Palace. I have come here to explain and negotiate… Please allow us to come over.”

"You all turn around!" said a squad leader in the army.

Although Eva didn't know what they were going to do, she did as they were told!

Actually, after they arrived, they had already consulted with the local commander.

The commander here is no longer Wei Wuji; Wei Wuji has gone to attend to other matters.

However, he was also someone Wei Wuji trusted very much.

Before Wei Wuji left, he instructed that if anyone came to negotiate, they should be treated well.

They had no prior experience, so the minefields were randomly placed.

This means that they can't even get past their own minefield.

However, based on their current arrangements, they all have blueprints.

As long as you follow the route shown in the blueprints, you won't step on any landmines.

A short while later, the Turkic squad arrived safely behind Eva and her group.

Eva and her team were well aware that they had set up these minefields, and they must have had a plan.

"Thank you, sir. Shall we follow you from here on out?"

The leader nodded: "That's right, but I need to blindfold you."

Eva agreed without hesitation, but some of her guards were unwilling.

However, Eva still scolded him.

The team led them across, and just as Eva had imagined, they escaped unharmed.

"Are you going to see our Khan, or Prince Xiao of the Northern Desert Royal Palace?"

Eva paused for a moment, then said, "Aren't they together?"

The squad leader didn't hide anything and said to Eva, "Your Highness, Prince Xiao and our Khan are not together!"

Eva asked with some surprise, "Prince Xiao isn't here? When did he leave?"

The squad leader shook his head: "He's been gone for a while now, to be precise, not long after you left. Prince Xiao left!"

This surprised everyone even more.

After all, they had always believed that the Turks' victory was orchestrated by Xiao Ce.

However, judging from what the squad leader said, that's clearly not the case.

And this squad leader didn't seem to be lying to him.

"Are you saying that your previous great victory had absolutely nothing to do with Prince Xiao?"

The squad leader shook his head: "No comment... If you've come to see Prince Xiao this time, you'll probably have made a wasted trip."

"Don't you know when he'll be back?"

The squad leader shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I really don't know... As you know, Prince Xiao is always elusive and rarely seen..."

Seeing Eva hesitate, the squad leader continued, "If that's the case, I'll take you back first... and wait for us next time..."

Before the squad leader could speak, Eva waved her hand and said, "I'm looking for your Khan!"

Eva thought it didn't matter who she contacted.

She can go and wait there first; it's the same.

The squad leader didn't waste any more words and told Eva that he would send someone to protect her and take her there.

Eva, being a guest, agreed, taking a "go with the flow" attitude.

...

At this time, the Central Plains of Xiao Kingdom was exactly as they had imagined, already in complete chaos.

With the support of the Fusang Kingdom, Xiao Tao's army has been completely transformed.

They tried to persuade Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan to surrender.

They naturally refused, and at first, everyone tried their hand at fighting a few times in a mock, superficial way.

The combined forces of Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan were evenly matched with Xiao Tao's forces.

It wasn't the crushing defeat that Shahar and his men described!

In his secret letter to Shahar, Nikolayevich Ries only wrote that a fight had broken out, and that it was a back-and-forth battle.

Of course, he also said that if the subsequent support of weapons and ammunition could not keep up, they might not be able to hold on.

However, to the outside world, Shahar deliberately said this, just to make them anxious...

After all, Shahar felt that the people under their command, whether cabinet officials or military officers, were all capable.

Their mindset was compromised at this point, after all, their Slavic empire had grown too rapidly.

The people here are extremely arrogant.

Therefore, it is necessary to suppress them.

Although they lost 50,000 troops to the Turkic Khaganate, Shahar was very happy.

Firstly, these troops belonged to the oligarch Constantine; secondly, their deaths could be used to let those people in the Slavic countries know about it.

They, the Slavs, are not invincible!

Moreover, he didn't want to fight the Turkic Kingdom, including Xiao Ce of the Northern Desert Royal Palace; at the same time, he needed to open up this passage as soon as possible.

After all, he needed to replenish his eldest son's supplies as soon as possible.

At this moment, after Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan joined forces, they were also uncertain about their future.

After all, they had already requested supplies many times.

Rhys always agrees readily, but when it comes to getting things, he always makes excuses and delays.

They had already heard quite a few rumors.

On this day, Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan, along with their respective strategists, returned from Lis.

I still didn't get anything; I just told them to wait patiently.

Although Rhys had previously agreed to build some arsenals on their side to produce weapons.

However, they lack infrastructure and their technology is inadequate in all aspects.

Although some weapons were produced, they were completely different from those imported; their power and yield rate were also different.

Moreover, the production methods that Rhys and his group obtained were only the most basic ones.

The truly ingenious methods and techniques are all within the Constantine family.

Xiao Xiangqing asked Mr. Qianlong, "Mr. Qianlong, what exactly does this guy want? Why are the weapons we received before different from the weapons we have now?"

"The weapons used to be very useful, but now they either become unusable during battles, or they become useless as firewood."

Mr. Qianlong said to Xiao Xiangqing, "Although Rhys is unwilling to say, I have already inquired! It seems that there are problems within their ranks... The reason why the weapons they sell to us are of poor quality is because those things are all made here?"

Seeing Mr. Qianlong say this.

Bi Han, Xiao Zhan's strategist, said, "Mr. Qianlong? There's a problem internally? I knew they weren't so kind. They were building workshops here, but they had a backup plan..."

Seeing this, Mr. Qianlong waved his hand and said, "This is a misunderstanding. Their weapons actually all come from the Constance family. Even their royal family doesn't have this kind of craftsmanship. So, what they're making here is the highest level of craftsmanship they currently know!"

Bi Han asked, "Then why didn't they transport the weapons over? Is there some problem? Mr. Qianlong, you should know our situation. If we lose our weapons, we're doomed against those mad dogs' tactics!"