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Judging from Xiao Xiangqing's words, it seems that they have already reached an agreement.

Night Owl nodded: "Of course! But don't say too much yet. Let's sound him out first."

After Night Owl finished speaking, he noticed Xiao Xiangqing staring at him.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Xiao Xiangqing said to Ye Mao, "Mr. Qianlong, although General Tang Ji seems to be cooperating with me, he actually believes it is you! So, could you go and tell him this?"

Night Owl flatly refused: "No way! You need to understand that you will be the master of this country in the future... You need to learn to earn their respect!"

Night Owl didn't want to see Tanguy, and there was no other reason.

The main reason is that Tang Ji sounds like a very cunning person, and it's easy to expose someone's true identity when dealing with such a person.

His words made Xiao Xiangqing very happy.

Night Owl continued, "You need to understand! He wants to hear your opinion, do you know what I mean? Besides, we're already in the same boat when it comes to the affairs of Fusang."

Night Cat also managed to extract information from Xiao Xiangqing through their conversation.

Xiao Xiangqing nodded in agreement: "Then, sir, when will you be leaving?"

Night Cat said to Xiao Xiangqing, "I will leave as soon as possible and return as soon as possible... After I take over the entire headquarters of your Hidden Dragon Society, I can provide you with greater assistance!"

Xiao Xiangqing's reaction at this moment was just like that of a well-behaved child.

"Yes, Mr. Qianlong. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Night Owl waved his hand: "I'll just go along with what you said. Hopefully, all these things will be taken care of when I leave..."

Xiao Xiangqing was actually unsure, but fearing that Qianlong would look down on him, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

"If there are problems that cannot be solved, go to Yan Jia!"

Xiao Xiangqing asked, "Isn't he one of Xiao Ce's confidants?"

Night Owl sneered: "What confidant? There's only a lack of leverage. If you have enough leverage, there's no corner you can't poach, understand?"

Xiao Xiangqing nodded excitedly, expecting a great joy to follow.

Little did he know, this was nothing more than a deep pit that Xiao Ce had dug for him.

Night owls didn't linger here for long, for no other reason than that.

Although Xiao Ce had killed the hidden dragon, he still knew nothing about Yin Pan'er.

What's more important for the night owl is, of course, finding Yin Pan'er.

So, Night Owl went directly to the designated place as instructed in the letter to take up his post.

...

Xiao Xiangqing was overjoyed after the night owl left.

The reason was simple: the person pretending to be Qianlong Yemao had given him a lot of empty promises, which made him very happy.

Moreover, he believed that with his powerful backer, Qianlong would become even more formidable.

For him, this was naturally a very good thing.

Moreover, he also agreed with what the Night Cat, disguised as Qianlong, told him.

Letting enemies wear each other down is naturally a very good option.

After they found Don Quixote.

Tang Ji noticed Xiao Xiangqing's smug expression: "Your Highness, do you have some good news? You look so happy..."

Xiao Xiangqing nodded with a smile: "General Tang Ji, yes, there is indeed good news..."

Tang Ji looked at Xiao Xiangqing with curiosity.

Xiao Xiangqing obtained the consent of the person who had just impersonated Qianlong Yemao.

“General Tang Ji, this secret is not meant to be told to outsiders. However, you are our partner... not an outsider... so I have decided to share it with you.”

Tang Ji became increasingly curious as he listened, so he didn't interrupt him in his haste.

"General Tang Ji, Mr. Qianlong has been promoted!"

Tang Ji was taken aback; he clearly didn't understand what Xiao Xiangqing meant.

Xiao Xiangqing said, "General Tang Ji, you must not know the origin of Mr. Qianlong's name."

Don Quixote nodded.

Xiao Xiangqing then shared, "Mr. Qianlong is not his name. They are from an organization called the Qianlong Society, and everyone in the organization is a Qianlong. He was our Mr. Qianlong before, and he also had a superior."

"Now, our Mr. Hidden Dragon has become the Great Hidden Dragon of the Xiao Kingdom. In other words, he's the leader of the Hidden Dragon Society. He can control all the resources here..."

Despite Xiao Xiangqing's tongue-twisting words, Tang Ji still managed to understand them.

"Is this Hidden Dragon Society very powerful? What do they mainly do?"

Tang Ji's question really stumped Xiao Xiangqing...

Xiao Xiangqing gave an awkward smile: "I didn't ask Mr. Qianlong about that, but based on our understanding... it's always a good thing!"

Tang Ji nodded in agreement.

"It seems that Mr. Qianlong did more than just tell you this?"

Xiao Xiangqing nodded, and then recounted what Ye Mao, who was impersonating Qianlong, had said.

Tang Ji frowned slightly after hearing this...

Xiao Xiangqing asked, "General Tang Ji, do you think this won't work?"

Tang Ji said, "Your method is correct... I'd be happy to see more of those Japanese beasts die... However, I fear that after the war begins, those beasts will still use our people as shields..."

Xiao Xiangqing said, "General Tang Ji, didn't Mr. Qianlong provide us with a solution? We can hide our trusted soldiers..."

Tang Ji said, "But with so much gossip, if the news leaks out, it will be a dead end for us..."

Xiao Xiangqing said, "Fortune favors the bold, and most of those Japanese people disdain to speak with us!"

"Moreover, 99% of our soldiers hate those people from Fusang... so we don't need to worry. And once the fighting really starts, given the nature of those people from Fusang, they'll definitely find us in the way and come to fight themselves!"

"At that time, it will be a war among them!"

Tang Ji listened and nodded, pondered for a moment, and remained silent for a long time.

Xiao Xiangqing continued to persuade him from the side.

This made Tang Ji give a wry smile: "Hey... Your Highness, you're really trying to get me on your pirate ship."

Xiao Xiangqing said, "General Tang Ji, you know very well... Cai Hui is not a wise ruler. Cai Hui's actions have always been aimed at betraying the country... and my current allegiance to those Japanese is just like yours... a roundabout way to save the country..."

"Our current approach is to save the country, isn't it? Cai Hui's group is the real traitor... I'm saving you..."

"If you're still hesitant, please reconsider..."

Tang Ji listened to Xiao Xiangqing's words and, to be honest, was really tempted.

"Your Highness, you've told me so much, aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"

Xiao Xiangqing gave a wry smile: "To be honest, I'm scared! But Mr. Qianlong said I don't need to be scared... First, he believes in you!"

"Secondly, if you had even had this idea, he probably would have known even before you did..."

Tang Ji's expression became somewhat complicated upon hearing Xiao Xiangqing's words, before he burst into laughter: "Alright, let's do it!"

"This matter requires you to act out this charade..."

The two of them started mixing up their lines...

After rehearsing the script, Tang Ji wrote a letter to Cai Hui that very evening.

...

The next day, Cai Hui was still having breakfast.

She saw the messenger rushing over, her face not looking well.

Because there hasn't been any good news lately.

First, there was Panlong City, where Xiao Tao was located. It was thought that the soldiers would riot because they didn't have the Xiaoyao Pills.

But there was no movement from that side; all the men they sent out had been arrested.

The scouts also said that their side was heavily guarded.

Moreover, his own son, Xiao Yang, was also poised to invade the cities they had occupied.

The people over there kept asking Cai Hui for help.

However, Cai Hui suffered losses during this period, and was betrayed by Xiao Tao.

There was another large army attacking Xiao Zhan, so he had no more troops to spare.

Although many soldiers came from Fusang.

However, although Tojo Shōki claimed that they were his own people, his soldiers were actually indulging in eating, drinking, and merrymaking while exploiting the common people.

There was absolutely no intention to wage war.

Tojo Shōki said that their army helped defend the land.

The Japanese state of Fusang does not like to interfere in the military affairs of other countries.

After hearing this, Cai Hui was completely at a loss.

"What's wrong now... what happened this time?"

The messenger knelt on the ground: "It's an urgent report from General Tang Ji's front lines!"

Cai Hui waved her hand, and a young eunuch stepped forward and took the letter.

After checking it, it was handed over to Cai Hui.

Tojo Shōki, standing beside Cai Hui, spoke up: "Madam, how is it? Is there finally some good news from the front lines..."

After Tojo Shōki asked the question, he left the room.

He immediately noticed that Cai Hui's expression was not quite right.

"Ma'am, what's wrong?"

Cai Hui deflated instantly, slumping into her seat.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

After receiving the letter, Tojo Shōki glanced at it: "Xiao Zhan, together with Xiao Ce and the Slavs, put up a desperate resistance. In the battle, their Xiao army suffered heavy losses, with more than 50,000 dead and wounded. Xiao Zhan's Jiangnan army lost more than 100,000 men. All 5,000 Japanese soldiers were annihilated!"

"We beg Your Majesty the Empress to send troops to our aid!"

boom!

"Ah! This is impossible!"

When Tojo Shōki saw it, he didn't think much of it. In his eyes, the people of Xiao were like ants or weeds. No matter how many died, he wouldn't even frown.

However, the lives of the warriors of Fusang were all more precious than the last.

Enraged, Tojo Shōki overturned the table, his eyes wide with fury: "Baka! Are those people all useless? Don't they know how to protect our Fusō warriors?"

The messenger, prostrate on the ground, said, "There's also a letter, from General Tang Ji to Her Majesty the Empress. It's for Her Majesty to open personally, and it details the entire annihilation of the Fusang army..."

Upon hearing this, Cai Hui immediately instructed the eunuch to fetch the letter.

However, after the eunuch received the letter...

Tojo Shōki spoke almost in a commanding tone: "Let me see!"

The young eunuch glanced at Cai Hui instinctively.

Cai Hui smiled awkwardly as she looked at Tojo Shōki's furious expression.

Cai Hui also felt a chill in her heart.

After all, Tojo Shōki had always been gentle and kind to him.

They said they treated her like one of their own.

As a result, when those Japanese people got into trouble, they turned on you faster than flipping through a book.

At Cai Hui's prompting glance, the young eunuch handed the letter to Tojo Shōki.

After reading the letter, Tojo Shōki quickly opened it.

Then I started watching.

Tojo Shōki's expression grew increasingly grim...

Because Tang Ji essentially restored the facts, only making some structural adjustments to the story.

Tang Ji's letter still contained provocations from Xiao Zhan's army using the Japanese language.

Knowing Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ce, they decided to ignore it.

However, Takeda Nobunaga insisted on pursuing them and starting a war!

Tang Ji and Xiao Xiangqing tried to persuade him, but Takeda Nobunaga remained obstinate.

He even challenged Xiao Xiangqing to a life-or-death gamble, and wrote their bet down on a piece of paper.

Tojo Shōki recognized Takeda Nobunaga's courtesy name.

After making the bet, Takeda Nobunaga left with his men.

However, Tang Ji and Xiao Xiangqing were still worried, so they went together.

They secretly protected him from behind.

Just as Tang Ji and Xiao Xiangqing had feared, they had indeed set an ambush.

They fell into a trap, and the Japanese were surrounded on a desolate mountain.

Xiao Zhan used the tactic of besieging the enemy's stronghold and attacking their reinforcements.

And a trap has already been dug.

Tang Ji said that normally, they definitely wouldn't have made a move, because they clearly knew it was a trap.

However, it is the noble people of Fusang who are now surrounded.

So they went to rescue him at any cost, only to fall into his trap.

They risked their lives to do it, but there was nothing they could do.

Ultimately, they were unable to break through their ambush, and they suffered heavy losses.

Those five thousand Japanese people starved to death on the barren mountains.

In short, the core story is that Takeda Nobunaga of Fusang underestimated his enemy and fell into Xiao Zhan's trap.

Tang Ji and his men risked their lives, knowing full well it was a trap, yet still rescuing the victim at any cost.

That's what led to such a crushing defeat.

This story is quite well-crafted, as it not only shifts all the blame onto the Japanese.

It also helped them establish a glorious image...

Tojo Shōki's face darkened, and he stomped his foot heavily: "Foolish! Utterly foolish... I've followed his instructions time and time again... but he still didn't listen to me!"

Tojo Shōki didn't doubt Tang Ji's fabricated story, mainly because he saw the bet and knew Takeda Nobunaga very well how impulsive he was...

Furthermore, Tojo Shōki didn't believe that Tangji would dare to deceive them...

"Lord Xiao Ji! You were the one who sent the troops to supervise the battle, and you caused the deaths of so many of our soldiers, and yet you still give me attitude!"

As she spoke, Cai Hui began to sob, "I told you before that they are incredibly cunning. If they had listened to us, they wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat..."