Upon hearing this complicated relationship, Jiang Tian was overjoyed.

Let them cause trouble from within and disintegrate from the inside.

Their only future is death.

"Since the future Emperor of Japan, no, the current Emperor, has already spoken to me, I have to give you face."

Jiang Tian waved to the Imperial Guard beside him: "Release the brother and sister and prepare a boat to take them back first."

"promise……"

"Before sending them back, let them admire the corpses hanging by the roadside one last time, and admire the piles of skeletons that have been burned to white bones."

"I will make them understand that there is no good end for betraying me."

"promise……"

…………

Shenwu survived the devastating explosion at the military factory.

However, this guy was blown to pieces.

His once handsome face was burned beyond recognition.

This guy stumbled and staggered out of the capital.

He ran all the way to Qingzhou.

When Shenwu arrived in Qingzhou, he was horrified by what he saw in Penglai County.

That pile of skulls.

The corpse hanging on the tree had already been dried out by the wind.

Tens of thousands of self-disciplined Japanese samurai entered military factories to do menial tasks that required no skill and were performed by the army.

The military camps of hundreds of thousands of soldiers stretched for dozens of kilometers.

Shenwu was completely stunned.

"What the hell are these damned Xia people doing? Do they want to attack us, Japan?" Shenwu quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"We must return to our country immediately and inform His Majesty the Emperor that we need to make plans in order to remain invincible."

This guy disguised himself as a beggar and, without anyone noticing, jumped onto a ship belonging to the Tianxia Society bound for Japan.

...

The capital of the Liao Dynasty—Shangjing.

Inside the main hall of the imperial palace.

Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan sat on the dragon throne.

This woman has completely stopped pretending.

He used to rule from behind the curtain, but now she just lets the young emperor go out and play.

"Long live the Empress Dowager! Long live the Empress Dowager! Long live the Empress Dowager!" The civil and military officials knelt down together.

"My dear ministers, please rise." Empress Dowager Xiao was enjoying all of this with great excitement.

"Your Majesty," the newly appointed Grand Prince of the Northern Secretariat, Yelü Guangliang, knelt respectfully on the ground, "I have some incredibly good news."

"What incredible good news?" The continuous conflicts between Liao and Jiangtian have caused them to lose four generals.

In addition, they lost nearly 200,000 men.

These 200,000 troops were all elite Liao cavalry.

The loss of these Khitan cavalrymen caused Empress Dowager Xiao great distress.

Since the Liao cavalry suffered so many losses, Empress Dowager Xiao had been working diligently to rebuild the country and planned to retrain a new army.

However, the Khitan cavalry were seasoned veterans and their fighting prowess was unparalleled.

The 200,000 troops lost were mostly veterans who had been through countless battles.

We've talked about it, and it would take at least eight to ten years to make up for the losses.

"Your Majesty, that brat Jiang Tian has already transferred all his elite troops to Qingzhou." Empress Dowager Xiao stood up as soon as Yelü Guangliang finished speaking.

Is this story credible?

Yelü Guangliang patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This message was sent by carrier pigeon from our hidden agents in Daxia."

Jiang Tian concentrated almost all of his elite military generals and 500,000 troops in Qingzhou.

Empress Dowager Xiao descended the steps: "Isn't Jiang Tian determined to conquer the entire Great Xia? Why did he leave the capital and head straight for Qingzhou?"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Jiang Tian is preparing to cross the ocean and strike directly at Japan."

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials were extremely excited.

"Your Majesty, Japan is thousands of miles away."

"Jiang Tian has traveled across the ocean and won't be back for several years."

"Your Majesty, the Japanese are all skilled warriors. Jiang Tian will surely suffer heavy losses if he goes there this time."

"Regardless of whether Jiang Tian can return or not, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced." Empress Dowager Xiao clapped her hands happily.

“If that’s the case, then our Liao Kingdom has a chance,” said Yelü Xian, the Southern King.

"Your Majesty, I think we should prepare our troops. Once Jiang Tian crosses the ocean, he will inevitably be preoccupied with one end but unable to attend to the other. This will be the best opportunity for us to attack Great Xia."

Almost all the civil and military officials present agreed with this statement.

In their view.

They have been suppressed by Jiang Tian for far too long.

Jiang Tian's expedition to Japan this time is tantamount to courting death.

"Empress Dowager, this opportunity is too good to miss, for it will not come again."

"We must seize this opportunity."

These civil and military officials all offered their advice.

Empress Dowager Xiao walked into the crowd of civil and military officials and looked around.

He could tell from the eyes of the civil and military officials that they genuinely wanted to fight another war with the Great Xia.

"Gentlemen, do you think we can win this battle?" At this crucial moment, Empress Dowager Xiao hesitated.

She currently has fewer than 100,000 elite cavalrymen that she can muster.

200,000 elite cavalrymen have been wiped out.

Whether these 100,000 elite cavalry could conquer the Great Xia Dynasty was still an unknown to her.

"Everyone..." Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at Yelü Guangliang, the Grand Prince of the Northern Privy Council, "This time, we absolutely cannot allow the Khitan cavalry to make any rash moves."

Upon hearing what the young empress dowager said, everyone instantly felt discouraged.

Yelü Guangliang: "Your Majesty need not worry. Apart from the Xiongnu, who have now submitted to Jiang Tian, ​​the other 16 kingdoms of the grasslands have long coveted the Xia Dynasty."

“If the Empress Dowager is not at ease, we can contact other countries and launch an attack on the Great Xia Dynasty together.”

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded: "It's not that I'm timid, it's just that Jiang Tian is too strong."

"Yelü Guangliang, you will be in charge of contacting other countries. Isn't Jiang Tian planning to lead hundreds of thousands of troops away from the Great Xia Dynasty and across the ocean?"

The day he leaves the Great Xia Dynasty will be the day we launch our attack on it.

"I, Xiao Yanyan, want to tell Jiang Tian that I will avenge the deaths of our brave warriors."

What we've lost, we must get back.

The Great Xia Dynasty should not even dream of gaining the slightest advantage from us.

"promise……"

Empress Dowager Xiao walked up to Yelü Xian, the Southern King: "Southern King, this war against the Great Xia is a matter of life and death for our Liao Kingdom. Keep a close eye on your daughter. If that little brat dares to make any rash moves, I will have your entire family executed."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, we are all Khitans after all, and we will never allow such a thing to happen."

If Yelü Hongyan dares to betray her own people and turn against them, I will personally chop off her head without the Empress Dowager's orders.

Xiao Yanyan nodded: "I hope you can keep your word. Remember, when attacking the Great Xia Dynasty, you, the Southern King, should be the first to lead the troops."

Empress Dowager Xiao's move was intended to extinguish Yelü Hongyan's hopes for Jiang Tian.