Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 299 Reasons for Invasion
Hearing Xiao Zhennan's question, the pirate nodded and bowed hurriedly, and spoke a long speech in a very humbly.
Xu Zun discovered that almost every sentence he said ended with the word "wow", which sounded familiar, yet different from the foreign languages he knew in his previous life.
When they heard the pirates' answer, Xiao Zhennan and his wife suddenly frowned, as if they were somewhat surprised by the enemy's answer.
"What a bunch of bastards!" Han Feier cursed angrily, "How dare you use such despicable and vicious means? You should all be cut into pieces!"
"This..." Zhao Yu became even more curious and asked hurriedly, "Lady Han, what did they say?"
"That's right," Xiao Zhennan said beside him, "These people are the elite navy under the command of Hebu of Izumo Country."
"We are quite familiar with this tribe," Han Feier continued, "The Ariga tribe is one of the main tribes in Izumo, consisting of the Haixi tribe, the Wa tribe, and the Dongxin tribe.
"For the past few decades, the Arikawa has been the Royal Navy of Izumo Province, and is considered a relatively well-known naval force in the entire East China Sea."
"Oh?" Everyone was even more confused. Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "Since they are the royal army, why did they come to invade our Great Xuan? Are you tired of living?"
"Yeah?" Others echoed, "Although Izumo is small, this move means a war between countries. Aren't they afraid of being destroyed by our Great Xuan?"
"That's exactly what they intended," Xiao Zhennan said, "What a bunch of stupid and ignorant guys!"
"This..." Everyone frowned in unison, unable to understand.
"I see," Xu Zun understood the problem and nodded immediately, "I've heard before that the Izumo Kingdom is in civil strife. Is it true that... these armies that came to invade Daxuan are all defeated?"
"Master Xu is indeed smart," Xiao Zhennan nodded and said, "This guy said that the Motobashi and Kashima tribes of Izumo Province launched a joint mutiny and killed the leader of the Ariga tribe.
“Then, civil war broke out, and the two tribes sent the elite navy of the Bixian Kingdom to help, and drove the entire Ariga tribe out of the Izumo Kingdom.
"Saito, the deputy general of the Ariga tribe, took over this defeated army. I don't know what they discussed, but they actually made a stupid plan to launch a surprise attack on Daigen!"
"No way?" Everyone was dumbfounded, feeling that this idea was really incomprehensible.
"Their original intention," Han Feier took over the conversation and said, "was to use the banner of the Izumo Navy to make Daxuan angry at Izumo, and then send troops to counterattack!
"In this way, I can use Daxuan's hand to avenge my hatred..."
Wow...
Hearing this, there was an uproar at the scene. No one could have imagined that this sudden disaster actually originated from such an unreliable plan.
At this time, Xiao Zhennan remembered something and started talking to the prisoner in a foreign language again.
I have been asking many questions, and I will translate it for you:
"He said that the reason they chose Yongming Port was because it was the most prosperous seaport along the coast of Daxuan and because it was the closest to Izumo.
"Of course, the most important point is that Yongming Port has a shipyard..."
"That is to say..." Xu Zun thought of something and asked, "They know that we have warships in Yongming Port?"
"It should be," Xiao Zhennan said, "This person said that their whole plan is to send most of the people into the city to burn, kill and loot, so as to make Daxuan hate them.
"Another group attacked the shipyard and seized the warships.
"But..." Xiao Zhennan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Their purpose of seizing the warships is not to use them to fight back or improve their own strength, but to frame others.
"When the Great Xuan sends out troops in the future, they will quietly place the warships on the beach of Izumo Province, so that the Great Xuan will think that it was the work of the Motobashi and Kashima factions, and thus achieve their goal of revenge..."
After he said this, there was silence.
Everyone stared in amazement, thinking that these Izumo people were so stupid that they could come up with such a weird plan.
This plan is so full of loopholes and ridiculous that it is simply an attempt to cover up one's own mistakes.
Now, they have revealed their entire plan just by interrogating a prisoner of war. How can this be called a strategy?
"Originally..." Xiao Zhennan said, "They planned to take advantage of Daxuan's lack of preparedness and run away, but they didn't expect that not only did they fail to seize the warship, but they were counterattacked by us and almost wiped out..."
"A bunch of fools and lunatics," Zhao Yu grinned and shook his head, "It's totally unreasonable!"
"Ship..." Xu Zun's focus was obviously not here, and he immediately asked Xiao Zhennan, "After we seized the first warship, why did they destroy it?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhennan immediately translated it for the prisoner.
After hearing this, the prisoner shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he didn't know, and at the same time explained a lot of things.
"He said he didn't know what happened," Xiao Zhennan translated. "The original intention was to seize the ship. No one said they wanted to destroy it."
oh……
Xu Zun analyzed silently, that is to say, among the pirates who landed, someone temporarily changed his mind.
Seeing that the warship could not be seized, they were asked to burn it with kerosene.
But... those kerosene bottles were clearly prepared...
"Ask him," Xu Zun said again, "Do they know in advance how many ships there are at the navy dock?"
"Yes, yes," Xiao Zhennan had obviously asked this question before, and answered immediately, "He said that he had received clear instructions and had long known that there were three well-equipped warships at the Yongming Port Navy Dock!"
"Niangzi bear..." Zhao Yu frowned when he heard that. He wanted to say something, but he forced himself to swallow the words back into his stomach and only cursed "Niangzi bear".
Xu Zun knew that what Zhao Yu wanted to say was only three words: "There is a traitor!"
It was obvious that someone from Daxuan had tipped them off, otherwise they would not have known that there were three well-equipped warships about to set sail.
In two days, these three warships will leave, but they chose to come to rob the ships tonight. Their intention is too obvious.
When thinking of this question, the first person that flashed through Xu Zun's mind was Wang Shuncai. He wondered if this matter was related to Wang Shuncai?
Because... it has now been proven that the fake Qiu Yongnian is related to the East China Sea Japanese tribe, and Wang Shuncai is the fake Qiu Yongnian's superior, so he should also be related to the East China Sea Japanese tribe...
But... recalling the scene when he was eating noodles before, Wang Shuncai didn't seem to be prepared...
Tsk tsk…
After thinking about this, Xu Zun had a bad feeling in his heart, as if he had jumped into a deep pit again.
The trip to the East China Sea has not yet begun, but it has already aroused many doubts.
"Ask him," Zhao Yu said anxiously to Xiao Zhennan when he saw Xu Zun remained silent, "Where is their leader, Teng, now?"
"It's Saito."
After Xiao Zhennan made the corrections, he was about to ask.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "Let's ask him first if he has ever seen the prince of Daxuan!"
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