Seeing their expressions, Xiao Yanchu could naturally guess what was written on the note, and chuckled softly.
"What, is it Deyi Kangren or Deyi Xinwu who told you that our Great Chu's things are good, and you want to steal them?"
Your feint attack was quite clever, but you forgot that for a feint to succeed, it must be based on a balance of power. With your current strength, how can you possibly fight against our Great Chu!
Why would Xiao Yanchu allow everyone to follow him to the Imperial Palace?
Tokugi Yasuhito was able to suppress the emperor for so many years and control the Yamato government. It was impossible for him to rely solely on the Hatamoto army. He relied more on the support of the daimyo. How could he not call upon the daimyo of his domains to provide support when faced with such a situation?
Previously, Xiao Yanchu had the Xiao family army gather together at the imperial palace, but this was merely to mislead people and make those with ulterior motives think that he had transferred people away and that the defenses along the coast were weak, giving them an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
In fact, the Xiao family army split into two parts after leaving the seaside. One part came to the imperial palace to provide support, while the other part returned to the seaside to form an encirclement with the people left on the boat, thus trapping them like turtles in a jar.
As a result, the Yamato weapons were not as sophisticated as those of the Great Chu, and the Great Chu also had the advantage of explosives. How could Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu's troops be a match for the Great Chu? They were quickly wiped out.
The letter that Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu received was a message from someone who had barely survived.
Because they lived close to Chigen, they had heard about what had recently happened there.
After receiving Deyi Kangren's order, the two men unanimously felt that this was an opportunity. If they could seize the ships of the Great Chu and make the people of the Great Chu work for them, what did Deyi Kangren matter?
That led to everything that happened afterward.
They feigned coming to the imperial palace to aid Deyi Kangren, while sending more troops to the coast, hoping to launch a diversionary attack and quickly seize the warships of the Great Chu for their own use.
However, the two still underestimated the Great Chu, each bringing only one-third of their vassal's troops, and they were wiped out as soon as they appeared.
Seeing this, Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu knew that the situation was hopeless and understood that they were no match for the Great Chu people.
I also understand the meaning of Xiao Yanchu's words, "We lost because it happened too fast."
Yes, they were among the first daimyo to arrive in Chigen. Without a good understanding of the Great Chu, they were the first to face the Great Chu people, which is why they suffered such a crushing defeat.
Uesugi Katsukage looked at Xiao Yanchu, his eyes filled with frustration, "Your Highness, what exactly do you want?"
Xiao Yanchu glanced at the two of them, then turned and entered the Imperial Palace.
Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu exchanged a glance and followed them inside.
When they returned to the palace, the two no longer had the arrogance they once possessed.
Izumi Nobukatsu, who had remained silent all along, was now in a state of turmoil.
He witnessed the death of Tokuyoshi Yasuhito, and saw Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu captured by the Great Chu people.
At this moment, a sense of relief rose in his heart. If it weren't for his good-for-nothing daughter's reminder, he might have chosen to stand with Deyi Kangren against the Great Chu people.
Now, one can imagine what will become of him, or rather, the entire Guan family.
Now that Tokuyoshi Yasuhito is dead, and even the two daimyo Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu are severely weakened, he truly sees hope for the revival of the Regent House.
"Lord Uesugi and Lord Takeda, I'm sure you've both witnessed the strength of Great Chu. I've decided that Yamato will submit to Great Chu, becoming a vassal state, learning Great Chu's advanced technology, and making Yamato even stronger with Great Chu's help. I still need your support." The Emperor spoke directly, not waiting for Uesugi Katsukage and the other to say anything.
Uesugi and Takeda were still reeling from their crushing defeat when they suddenly heard the Emperor say this, and they abruptly looked up at the curtain.
What did the emperor say?
Is Yamato going to submit to the Great Chu?
How can this be!
"Your Majesty, how can we submit to the Great Chu and submit to them? Your Majesty, this is unacceptable! How can we explain this to the people of Yamato?" Uesugi Katsukage cried out anxiously.
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