Chapter 1357: Distinction
Prince Su suspected there was something wrong with his ears.
Wait, let me process this. What had Lord Utsunomiya Taro just said?
"Y-you want to cooperate with Beiyang? How is that possible?!"
Prince Su raised a trembling finger, his face filled with horror.
He was not afraid of death, nor was he afraid of this defeat.
What he feared was the strategic disadvantage his side would face after the other party made its position clear!
They had been beaten to the point of broken bones and severed sinews last time, and only Mao Xiong and Japan entering the fray had turned the tide.
France joining the other side had already been troublesome enough.
If Japan, originally their main force, suddenly defected as well, that would truly be terrible news!
Could it be that they believed our side held too great an advantage, which did not suit Japan's interests, so they wanted to adopt a balancing policy and help Beiyang suppress us in turn?
One possibility after another flashed through Prince Su's mind, and he actually managed to fill in the gaps and make the logic work.
Fuck!
Had they unknowingly been surrounded instead?
Looking around, aside from Mao Xiong's assistance, they were surrounded by enemies!
This was truly unexpected...
Watermelon, the Beiyang Spy who had defected, was also completely dumbfounded.
Yeah, yeah, both sides had someone defect. That made them even, right...
Thinking of this, tears slid from the corners of his eyes.
Even the people from the Kwantung Army Advance Group were somewhat bewildered. Was this some secret mission?
But since Lord Utsunomiya Taro had said it, it had to be right. The lord's vision and judgment had always been correct.
"How could such a favorable situation..."
Instead of stopping the attack, he had been thoroughly