That night, at Zhang Wuji's place, his soldiers had captured a large city for him. This was the largest city captured since the war between the two countries.
But even though it was a great victory, there was still not much joy on Zhang Wuji's face. After all, he was the emperor of a vast country. This kind of victory might be called a great victory in the eyes of others, but in Zhang Wuji's eyes, it was far less real than annihilating some of the Japanese forces.
Tonight Zhang Wuji stayed in the best palace in the city, with Longze and Aoi snuggling on either side of him.
"Your Majesty, our army is now unstoppable, why is there still such a worry look on your face?"
Zhang Wuji said, "The Ming army is indeed unstoppable, but these things are not enough to make me happy. They are just small scenes. When I fought with Min'er, I saw the scene of six or seven hundred thousand soldiers gathered together. Now, my Ming Dynasty is on an expedition, and the task is not to occupy too many cities. If too many cities are occupied, the already long battle line will be stretched even longer. Moreover, a small number of soldiers will have to be left behind to garrison the captured cities. In this way, it will be disadvantageous."
"What I want now is a decisive battle."
After hearing this, Long Ze hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please relax. No one in Japan can be your opponent. Although Japan now has 400,000 combat soldiers, among these 400,000 combat soldiers, at least 200,000 have never experienced a battle. For this group of recruits, they can only win battles. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, there may be a complete collapse."
Long Ze had already told Zhang Wuji some of these things many times, and Zhang Wuji naturally knew the reason behind them a long time ago.
But some things are just like that. Knowing it is one thing, but after all, it is a war concerning the destiny of two countries. If one is not careful, tens of thousands of soldiers will be buried in a foreign land. As the initiator of the war, Zhang Wuji naturally seeks a perfect ending.
After sighing, Zhang Wuji asked again: "What do you two think, Qianye, will be truly loyal to me?"
Aoi said: "Your Majesty, I am not as smart as Sister Longze, so I can only look at the surface of some things."
"But I also know that some things are meant to remain on the surface. If you keep Qianye in your hands, then Qianye will naturally surrender sincerely, because she is afraid of being trapped in a cell by you for the rest of her life, and because she is afraid of being beaten by Empress Min'er, but you let her go. Qianye is different from me and Sister Longze."
"My sister Longze and I don't have a high status in Japan, but Chiba is different. Whether it's the head of the Sakura Pavilion or the queen of Japan, they are admired by thousands of people."
"If you want her to be truly loyal to you, you must first gain an absolute advantage in the war with Japan, or at least a superficial advantage. As for the scene where Qianye cried and swore allegiance to you before leaving, my sister Longze and I saw it while hiding in the dark. It was just a few tears, no big deal. My sister Longze and I cried much more beautifully than her back then."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "If that's the case, then you sisters chose to submit to me simply because you were afraid of being beaten or spending your whole lives in jail?"
After hearing what Zhang Wuji said, Longze and Aoi were both stunned for a moment. Then, Longze slapped Aoi on the face lightly and said, "Girl, what's the point of having such a big mouth? Go and do what you should do."
Aoi also realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she first sat up straight and then lowered her head...
Seeing this, Zhang Wuji quickly said, "Oh, you don't have to be like this. I was just joking."
After giving Aoi a fierce look, Long Ze said, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't indulge my silly sister. She speaks without thinking all day long."
However, seeing how busy Aoi was, Long Ze thought for a while and changed his tone: "Your Majesty, although my sister is not smart, what she said just now does make sense. If you want Chiba to sincerely surrender, you have to win one or two big victories."
"As long as you can gain the upper hand on the surface, it will be difficult for Qianye to not surrender sincerely."
"As for what you said just now, that we sisters were afraid of staying in prison for the rest of our lives, so we pledged our love to you, my sister and I dare not deny this. We have been your women for a long time, so naturally we will not hide some things from you."
"At the beginning, my sister and I didn't want to stay in jail for the rest of our lives, so we seduced you. But, we are just two young women after all. For us women, once something happens, we will wholeheartedly assist you."
"That's why I reminded you that Chiba might still be a virgin."
"With your wisdom and bravery, once you have that kind of relationship with Qianye, it will be difficult for her not to surrender sincerely. If you had believed me at the beginning, Qianye would definitely not be wavering like she is now."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "I know you are doing this for my own good, but I am not the kind of person who can't walk when seeing beauty. The war between two countries will ultimately rely on the bloody battles of the soldiers. As for Qianye's matter, it's not too late to talk about it later. If it weren't for the fact that the Sakura Pavilion in her hands is still of some use, I might not let her live."
Long Zeyan said: "I know that Your Majesty is not a casual person, but, but Qianye is more beautiful than the two of us, and her status is also good. If a woman like her does not kneel obediently in front of you, it would be a waste of a gift from God."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly. He never expected that Long Ze would say such words: "Don't think too much, you two. No matter how beautiful Qianye is, she is just so-so in my eyes. Even if I take her in, she will definitely not treat me as well as you two do."
After hearing this, Long Ze was extremely moved: "Your Majesty is right, the two of us are willing to die for you at any time."
"As for serving you, I don't believe that there is anyone who can be more dedicated than us."
As he spoke, Long Ze slowly stood up, then lowered his head and started working with Aoi.
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