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Tang Ji looked at the confident expressions on these people's faces, and after glancing around for a while, asked, "Your Highness, where is your strategist, Mr. Qianlong? I haven't seen him at all."

Tang Ji looked at these people's self-congratulatory manner and really didn't believe them.

When Qianlong first approached Cai Hui, Tang Ji followed suit and began to get in touch with him. He felt that Qianlong was a capable person.

Actually, Tang Ji wasn't a military general; he was a civil official who relied on his ability to navigate social situations.

Cai Hui was very satisfied with this, so she appointed him to a position in the Ministry of War.

Although Don Quixote was not an expert in warfare, he was an expert in human nature.

He quickly won over many generals, and with Cai Hui's trust, he also adopted some godsons in the army.

Through his maneuvering, he now not only controls the Ministry of War, but has also been appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Three Armies.

He has achieved what he has today not because of his outstanding military abilities.

Rather, it was his social skills and understanding of human relationships.

Don Quixote once famously said that he didn’t need to understand war; he only needed to be able to distinguish which soldiers were good.

So when Qianlong came to cooperate this time, Cai Hui asked for his opinion.

Tang Ji then said that Qianlong was a person worth cooperating with.

This time, he essentially placed his bets on Qianlong.

After arriving this time, I listened to what Xiao Xiangqing and his men were saying.

He also knew why Xiao Xiangqing had ended up in this situation.

Of course, he kept these thoughts to himself and wouldn't say them aloud.

"Mr. Qianlong said he has some things to do, but I don't know exactly what they are... However, he will definitely appear before the war begins!"

Tang Ji smiled and nodded: "Indeed, Mr. Qianlong is a talented individual. Therefore, I think we should proceed with caution before launching a war until Mr. Qianlong returns."

Although Xiao Xiangqing wasn't particularly clever, he wasn't stupid either. Naturally, he understood Tang Ji's implied meaning.

"General Tang, don't worry. That's what I was thinking too. It's just that I wonder if Takeda Nobunaga will say we're slacking off?" Xiao Xiangqing asked.

Tang Ji smiled, his expression reassuring: "Don't worry, I'll handle things over there. The most important thing in our battles is to strike while the iron is hot, right?"

Xiao Xiangqing nodded in agreement: "That's right, you're right..."

Tang Ji smiled and said, "Then, you should have your army start preparing. Be ready to go to war at any time."

Xiao Xiangqing asked Tang Ji, "General Tang, how is your army... arranged?"

Tang Ji smiled at Xiao Xiangqing and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, you can charge ahead. I will have our soldiers follow behind to support you at any time!"

Tang Ji's words sounded nice, but the unspoken implication was that if they didn't participate, they would just watch.

However, Xiao Xiangqing didn't have high hopes. She just smiled and gave a perfunctory reply, then said nothing more.

After Tanguy left.

Their generals were about to start cursing when Xiao Xiangqing stopped them.

"It's alright. We just wanted to get their weapons for free anyway. It's better if they don't participate. Even if we do, we'll still benefit. In the future, whoever conquers the territory will own it, right?"

The group of generals nodded in agreement with Xiao Xiangqing's words: "Your Highness, you're right! That Xiao Zhan and that trashy Slavic guy have teamed up, don't they even open their eyes to see the world? That Slav is barely managing to take care of himself..."

Seeing their arrogant expressions, Xiao Xiangqing said, "I'm not worried about Xiao Xiangqing, but about that Xiao Ce..."

The generals, however, disagreed: "Your Highness, I think you're overthinking it. That good-for-nothing, no matter how capable he is, is still just a capable good-for-nothing..."

When one of the generals said this, the people around him burst into laughter.

"Indeed, if they're that powerful, why would they just cower in their shells... how could they let these alien races run rampant here!"

"Your Highness, Old Wang is right. In my opinion, Xiao Ce is only capable of dealing with our own people; he's utterly useless against those foreign races..."

Xiao Xiangqing listened to the words of the generals beside him and felt the same way.

However, he was also curious about why Qianlong always disappeared at crucial moments.

...

After Xiao Zhan reached an agreement with the Slavs, he began to focus on preparing for war.

Since their task was simply to defend the city, things became much simpler.

Let Xiao Zhan and the others set up some random, unpredictable minefields here.

They had been preparing for the battle for several days, while the opposing side, though constantly on high alert, had not launched an attack.

Xiao Zhan, having grown impatient, asked Xiao Ce, "Brother, do you think the other side is afraid?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Xiao Zhan, "What do you think? Do you think they'd be scared?"

Xiao Zhan shook his head: "Judging from the looks of it... I think they're definitely up to no good..."

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right, I suspect so. They must be waiting for some key person..."

Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, we can't just let them wait like this. Shouldn't we take the initiative and attack?"

Xiao Ce had already thought of a solution, and then said to Xiao Zhan, "That's right...of course we should take the initiative."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhan immediately stood up.

He said with a fierce expression, "Brother, I've been waiting for you to say that. I'm going to muster the troops right now!"

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Zhan and said with a smile, "Don't rush, I haven't finished yet. I told you to take the initiative, not to lead your troops to fight them."

Xiao Zhan was bewildered by Xiao Ce's words. He said he wanted to take the initiative, but how could he fight?

What do you call taking the initiative?

"Brother, what do you mean? You've confused me!"

Xiao Ce said, "They are all inside the city now. If you go there, they will hold their ground and you will just be sitting ducks."

“Our goal is to get them to attack us, so all we need to do is provoke them. I’ve heard that they not only have Cai Hui’s army on the other side, but also a lot of Japanese. Those Japanese are there to supervise the battle.”

"So, go find some commandos from the battlefield and have them all come to me..."

Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, are you going to go and scold them? But that bastard Xiao Xiangqing, isn't he afraid of being scolded..."

Xiao Ce observed that Xiao Zhan was quite intelligent when fighting.

"That's right, but we're not cursing them. We're cursing those Japanese."

Xiao Zhan subconsciously said, "We don't speak Japanese either..."

Halfway through his sentence, Xiao Zhan stared intently at Xiao Ce and asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, do you know how to do this?"

Xiao Ce returned a smile.

Xiao Zhan immediately understood and said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, I understand."

So Xiao Zhan went and summoned some command soldiers from the battlefield.

These command soldiers have only one characteristic: they need to have a large lung capacity and a loud voice.

They typically relay orders, including boosting the morale of soldiers, on the battlefield or during marches.

For example, if the enemy's general is killed, they can then give orders.

To put it simply, they are on-site 'commentators' or 'announcers'.

A short while later, Xiao Zhan found a group of burly men whose voices sounded like portable speakers.

At Xiao Zhan's signal, more than thirty commanders saluted Xiao Ce.

Before bowing, Xiao Zhan added, "Let's all show the King of the Northern Desert our special skills!"

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking, he immediately covered his ears.

Xiao Ce thought to himself that Xiao Zhan was exaggerating a bit.

"Meet the prince!"

Xiao Ce was nearly deafened by the unified roar of the thirty-odd people.

"Holy shit..." Xiao Ce blurted out a curse word on his own.

Xiao Zhan had a look on his face that said, 'My evil scheme has succeeded.'

"Is this your normal voice? Could you make it any louder?"

One of the men, a tall and burly fellow, stepped forward upon seeing this.

"Your Highness, this is our normal level; it's not at the point of shouting yet. Normally, if someone were standing in front of me, I could shout them into a stupor..."

Are you screaming that you're dizzy?

This term is a bit too niche.

Seeing Xiao Ce's suspicious expression, the burly man said to him, "Your Highness, if you don't believe me... I can show you..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce quickly waved his hand: "No...no need...I didn't say I didn't believe you...I believe you!"

With that, Xiao Ce addressed the crowd, "Next, I'll teach you a few phrases so you can challenge them... Can you do it?"

The group nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ce then taught him all the things that the people of Fusang least liked to hear.

Xiao Ce was afraid that if he said too much, they wouldn't understand.

So, they taught one person at a time.

These people are quite talented; at least each of them has mastered a single Japanese swear word very well.

Xiao Ce was afraid they would forget, so he had everyone transliterate it in Xiao Guoyu (the language of Xiao Kingdom).

So they set off.

Xiao Ce also gave them a special reminder, telling them not to get too close.

Just to be on the safe side, Xiao Zhan also dispatched a light cavalry force of over a hundred men to protect them.

Because they were very loud, they started cursing as soon as they arrived at the city walls...

The effect is quite good.

At Xiao Xiangqing's camp, the soldiers under Xiao Xiangqing's command, including those led by Tang Ji, were all completely bewildered.

They whispered among themselves, asking, "What are these people talking about? I can't understand a word they're saying!"

"Who cares? Just ignore them..."

The soldiers listened for a while but still didn't understand, so they stopped paying attention.

They also followed Xiao Xiangqing to report.

Xiao Xiangqing asked, and the messenger said that they were cursing in a language they couldn't understand.

They stopped taking it seriously!

However, some of the Japanese soldiers inside the city turned green with anger upon hearing these words.

The main problem is that these words were extremely offensive.

The Japanese soldiers, armed with weapons, shouted, "Baka yarou!"

So he went to find Takeda Nobunaga.

After Takeda Nobunaga arrived here, he abducted many local girls.

They were working day and night.

While he was fussing around inside the house, he heard a commotion coming from outside.

I didn't want to pay attention to it, but these voices sounded like they were from Japan.

He knew that his subordinates in Fusang were very law-abiding and would not trespass recklessly.

So he put on his clothes and went to the door.

Those who came over were all his trusted confidants!

Takeda Nobunaga asked them, "What's going on?"

These people bowed to Takeda Nobunaga, and then, one after another, recounted the insults hurled at them by the group of people outside who were challenging them.

After hearing this, Takeda Nobunaga's face turned green instantly.

"Baka yarou! How dare they insult us like that? Where are those Xiao people? Can't they hear us? Those cowards, why haven't they attacked after preparing for so long..."

The Japanese soldiers, their faces grim, reported, "General, those Xiao people probably don't understand. Moreover, they seem afraid; they show no signs of attacking..."

"General, please allow us to leave. We will definitely pull out the tongues of those outside the city who insult our great Fusang Kingdom..."

Takeda Nobunaga said with a ruthless look, "No need. Killing those lowly people would only dirty your hands and your samurai swords... These vermin should be dealt with by the vermin here..."

After Nobunaga finished speaking, he went into the house.

He changed his clothes and then stormed out.

His generals followed suit.

They arrived at the city lord's mansion where Xiao Xiangqing lived.

A servant boy smiled obsequiously as he watched the group of people from Fusang (Japan) approach.

As it turned out, the servant couldn't understand what the people from Fusang were saying.

The servant couldn't understand what the people from Fusang were saying, so he stopped them and told them they needed to report it to someone.

Already burning with rage, Takeda Nobunaga drew his gun and killed him with a single shot.

He then hurriedly and aggressively walked inside.

The servant who had intended to intervene was so frightened that he quickly hid.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Xiao Xiangqing ran out of his resting place, cursing and swearing.

"Which bastard fired a shot in my direction? Does he have a death wish?"

Xiao Xiangqing had just finished cursing when he bumped into Takeda Nobunaga.

His face, which had been fierce, suddenly changed, and he was all smiles.

"General Takeda...General...why...why are you here?"

Takeda Nobunaga showed him no respect whatsoever, pointing a gun directly at his head.

This action made Xiao Xiangqing's face turn pale instantly.

His bodyguards, seeing this, immediately raised their guns.

As a result, two Japanese men standing next to Takeda Nobunaga raised their guns.

Bang, bang, two shots.

The two bodyguards behind Xiao Xiangqing immediately fell to the ground!

Xiao Xiangqing's face instantly turned deathly pale, and cold sweat seeped from her forehead...