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

The Emperor paused, then said, "Let everyone go together. I've already given you several chances... Besides, the lands of Xiao Kingdom and Slavic Kingdom are too vast; I'm afraid your whole family can't handle it!"

Tojo Seisuke nodded: "I accept. You're right, if the Slavic Nation and the Xiao Nation attack together, we're doomed!"

"We will take full responsibility for this loss... It was our mistake."

The Emperor waved his hand: "That's not necessary!"

Then, Tokugawa Heiyasu asked the Emperor, "Your Majesty, who is the commander-in-chief this time? Although we can send out our own troops, we still need a unified command."

Tojo Seisuke: "Head of the Tokugawa family, you should take charge! I was thinking of having someone command, but I think it's best to avoid suspicion."

Then, Tojo Seisuke looked at the other family heads and asked, "Gentlemen, what do you think?"

After listening, the other family heads nodded: "We naturally have no objections."

Tojo Seisuke cupped his hands and said, "I hope everyone will not hold back this time... We cannot underestimate them. I will be responsible for all your losses after the battle."

As he spoke, Tojo Masashi bowed to them in gratitude.

The group remained very polite in their words.

Tokugawa Heijiyasu didn't mince words: "Then, gentlemen, your armies are all under my command... We can only win this battle, we cannot lose... We have no way out!"

The group of family heads said, "Lord Tokugawa, we're not stupid... They've already attacked us so directly, if we still hold back now, aren't we just courting death?"

The Emperor remained calm: "They have no supplies, and we've blockaded the sea. They're just a lone force... there's no need to be so tense..."

...

If Xiao Ce knew their attitude, he would definitely burst out laughing.

Their emperor is really ridiculous. Even though Xiao Ce has led his troops to attack, he still doesn't take him seriously...

The next day, Xiao Ce was still asleep.

I was awakened by the sound of cannon fire coming from the sea...

Xiao Ce saw that Da Lei was holding a telescope and looking into the sea.

Xiao Ce asked Da Lei, "Da Lei, what do you think?"

Da Lei turned his head and glanced at Xiao Ce after hearing his voice.

"Your Highness, you're awake?"

Xiao Ce pointed to the noise outside, and said with a wry smile, "With this much noise, it's not easy for me to fall asleep..."

Da Lei then smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, they seem to have confirmed it by now and have begun their counterattack..."

After taking the binoculars, Xiao Ce looked into the distance.

The warships on the sea were widely dispersed and moved nimbly through the waters, exposed to the barrage of their cannons.

There were also many small boats that sped through the gunfire.

This directly halted their attack.

The small boat appeared to have been used as a suicide bomber; it was a small, self-destructing vessel loaded with a large amount of explosives...

So at the beginning of the war, their losses were not too great.

The other party seemed not to have expected them to use this method.

Xiao Ce asked Da Lei, "Did they use self-destruction?"

Before Da Lei could answer, Boudica replied, "That's right, Your Highness. This is a method proposed by the Slavs. Our people and their people jointly dispatched a suicide squad. Although it's a suicide ship, there's still a chance of survival. Those people are all skilled swimmers."

"Of course, once they die, we will give them what we promised, and we will fulfill our promises!"

Xiao Ce nodded; he knew this was war.

"It seems that the Fusang Kingdom has decided to retaliate. Can our warships withstand their siege?"

Xiao Ce said, "Instead of using this self-destruct method, could we set up minefield traps at sea? They'd sail over, and then it would explode... This would trigger in a similar way to landmines..."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he excitedly slapped his forehead.

“That’s right… I couldn’t have thought of that.” As he spoke, Xiao Ce asked Da Lei to bring him pen and ink.

Then they started drawing. The principle wasn't difficult: use a float and oil paper to wrap the explosives, and then stretch them into a line.

If the propellers of those ships churned up the bombs, their ships would be totaled.

After Xiao Ce had been busy for a while, he told them to find some skilled craftsmen to make it.

Then, Xiao Ce explained the proper way to use it.

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, he saw Boudica looking at him with an appreciative expression.

"Your Highness, you are truly amazing!"

Xiao Ce looked at Boudica as she said this, somewhat dazed.

Boudica only made such comments about him when they were in bed.

"Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario; the actual effect... we'll have to wait for real-world testing to know..."

Just then, they repelled a wave of enemy attacks with their suicide ships.

They only lost a few cargo ships.

After unloading the people, these cargo ships were fitted with catapults as Xiao Ce had instructed...

These catapults were loaded with explosive charges and had a range much greater than that of the cannons on their ships.

The soldiers on Xiao Ce's side were all very professional in operating these catapults.

After the naval battle ended, Xiao Zhan also sent someone from the land to report the results of the battle.

Following the naval battle, they sent another army of over 10,000 men.

Xiao Ce had reminded them that once they reached a suitable geographical position, they could rest for a while.

After all, everyone had just disembarked, and the strategy of exhausting the troops is a major taboo in warfare.

They set up an ambush in one spot and began to wait.

When their large army arrived, they first tested the minefield, a tool they were very adept at using.

But it really blew those Japanese people away.

After they had cleared most of the minefield, they launched a barrage of grenades and an encirclement attack.

Anyway, Xiao Zhan made good use of his troops.

After all, they outnumbered each other so much; all ten thousand of them were wiped out by Xiao Zhan...

Not a single person was left alive.

Taking advantage of this lull, they advanced another long distance.

As they advanced, the people surrendered one after another.

Xiao Ce then instructed his advisors to follow his script and keep painting a rosy picture for them.

For example, equality for all...

After saying that, they distributed the grain to them again.

The advisors followed Xiao Ce's lead and said that this tactic would work anywhere.

Since they were using Tojo Koichi's name again, the people did not think that the armies of Xiao Kingdom and Slavic Kingdom were invading.

Xiao Ce had also told them that his crew of soldiers with short hair were known for their strict military discipline.

The people of the Slavic country were bound by the explicit orders of Ries.

At first, some people remained skeptical.

However, these troops did not harm them in the slightest...

They also believed what Koichi Tojo and his staff said, and the perfect world they described to them.

Japan also sent a notification letter.

However, Xiao Zhan led his army in a sweeping advance, so the people had no idea about the documents they were issuing.

So, after advancing another fifty li, they rested again.

Covering fifty li a day is already quite good.

Tokugawa Heiji attempted another counterattack that night, but suffered another crushing defeat.

The next day, Xiao Ce discovered a minefield at sea, which caused them a great deal of trouble.

Their warships hadn't even encountered Xiao Ce's fleet before they were all bombed...

This time they originally intended to launch a large-scale attack, but the result was still a crushing defeat.

The same applies to the Navy and the Army.

They were too confident. What they didn't know was that this crew of soldiers with buzz cuts was Xiao Ce's trump card, which he had kept hidden for three years.

The Japanese people are in groups of several thousand or ten thousand.

In Xiao Zhan's eyes, this was no different from simply sending someone to their death...

This is basically feeding kills to the enemy.

These soldiers with crew cuts are highly skilled enough to take on two, or even three, opponents single-handedly...

Xiao Zhan only discovered this after he started using these soldiers.

No wonder Xiao Ce values ​​Han Da so much; the soldiers he trains not only have impeccable military discipline, but their military skills are also exceptional.

This is so easy to use, especially for these people facing those from Fusang.

Those people from Fusang have almost reached the point where they can be killed instantly upon showing their faces.

Moreover, the entire Fusang Kingdom is not like the Xiao Kingdom.

Their place isn't like a city, it's more like a village.

Therefore, there is no need to attack the city at all.

...

For the next three days, no warships came to stop them in the sea.

Xiao Zhan and his men advanced with unstoppable momentum, and it is said that on the third day, they even breached the Tokugawa family's headquarters.

Their castle was inhabited by Tokugawa vassals, as reminded by their advisors.

Xiao Ce then ordered the Slavs to slaughter them.

The reason why their crew-cut soldiers weren't allowed to take action was simple: massacring a city would always have some impact on the soldiers.

Slavs are quite happy to do this.

After all, they hated these Japanese people to the core, many of whom had fought against the Japanese navy.

Many of their comrades died in naval battles, so their deaths were very gruesome.

Now that we finally have a chance, the Japanese are sending thousands or even tens of thousands of troops to charge forward.

Those people from Fusang wouldn't even be enough to fill the teeth of Xiao's crew-cut soldiers...

Originally, they were supposed to be the support, but after a few days, they just kept following behind the short-haired soldiers of the Xiao Kingdom.

The Tokugawa family's territory was massacred, but Tokugawa Heiyasu was lucky to escape quickly.

However, he was also in a very sorry state.

The Tokugawa family's more than 60,000 troops here have all been wiped out, and all of his generals have been killed in action...

He didn't even know how he lost.

He had originally entrusted his entire army to the other ancestral priests of Tokugawa Heiyasu.

After witnessing Tokugawa Heiji's crushing defeat, they immediately withdrew their troops.

Not only that, but their warships were all destroyed under the command of Tokugawa Heiyasu.

They knew very well that if things continued like this, he would lose all of their remaining troops.

After they transferred their troops, they immediately went to find the Emperor.

...

At this moment, the happiest people in the entire Fusang Kingdom must have been those few advisors.

Because they made the right bet.

The advisors hurriedly found Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce heard that several of his advisors had come to see him; these people had been performing very well these past few days.

Their presence means they hardly need to station troops here.

Only a dozen or so elite troops were left around Xiao Ce, while the rest were pushed forward in an easy advance.

They have controlled these people very well.

Putting everything else aside, they are quite competent dogs.

After Da Lei brought them in, several advisors respectfully kowtowed and bowed to Xiao Ce.

Their kowtowing was very proper.

Although Xiao Ce didn't like this, he still didn't stop them from kowtowing.

"You guys must be pretty busy right now, how did you find time to come see me?"

The head of the staff, a man named Hiroshi Murata, respectfully reported to Xiao Ce, "Reporting to the King of Mobei, we have received news... that the Fusang army has been defeated."

"Your Highness, Tokugawa Heiyasu and his forces have been completely wiped out. The rest of their families have taken their troops back with them. According to our reliable information, they are preparing to flee."

"Therefore, we are here to remind Your Highness to be careful to prevent them from escaping!"

After listening, Xiao Ce looked puzzled and asked, "Run? Where did they run to?"

Hiroshi Murata respectfully reported to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, they all have their own territories overseas... such as the Sulu Kingdom and the Siam Kingdom, which have all been conquered! After all, our momentum is too strong... they can also see the situation clearly."

Then, Murata Hiroshi said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, please keep this sea map. If they try to escape, they're very likely to take this route..."

After studying for this period of time, Xiao Ce was able to understand the map of this sea area.

"The sea area is so vast, it will be difficult to stop them. Why don't we just rush over there and destroy all the cargo ships in their port?"

Hiroshi Murata was taken aback at first, then nodded repeatedly: "Not bad...not bad, that works too..."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he looked at Da Lei.

Da Lei cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness understands, I will go immediately..."

At this moment, Murata Hiroshi cautiously said to Xiao Ce, "Your...Your Highness...I have an idea, but I don't know whether I should say it or not..."

Seeing this, Xiao Ce said to Murata Hiroshi, "Just say what you have to say..."

Hiroshi Murata said to Xiao Ce, "I don't really recommend that you do this?"

Seeing Murata Hiroshi's words, Xiao Ce asked in confusion, "Oh? What's wrong? You want them to escape? If they escape, they'll always be a threat. Wouldn't it be better to kill them all here... once and for all?"