Drag, Just Drag

As soon as Chongji left, Hayaka could not help saying, "Your Majesty, people who play both sides cannot be trusted. If we give him too many weapons and supplies, and he turns on us, Peach Country will suffer tremendous losses."

Shiraishi Yoshijo's smile faded as he said coldly, "Since I dared give him those things, I naturally am not afraid of him going back on his word. Still, that fellow is quite skilled at playing dumb."

The Land of Wind was indeed an easy target right now, but if it reached the point of national destruction, the other great powers would definitely not stand by and watch. They would certainly send troops to wipe out Chongji's forces.

Chongji's life or death was not important at all. Shiraishi Yoshijo merely wanted to use Chongji's actions to tell the other Daimyo not to provoke him, or he would flip the table on them in minutes!

The Five Great Nations were currently in the midst of reform. Even if they disliked him and wanted to join forces against Peach Country, they still had to consider their own national conditions. After all, modern warfare was extremely expensive.

Peach Country, on the other hand, had long since completed its reforms. He could afford to burn through money, but the other nations might not be able to. Only after completing their reforms would they have the energy to wage war abroad.

So the Land of Wind Daimyo's attempt to stir up trouble was simply brain-dead. Did he really think every problem could be solved at the negotiating table?

Heh. War was the continuation of politics. If one did not suffer losses, one would never learn a lesson.

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When Chongji met Right Red again, his face was piled with ingratiating smiles as he proactively explained Shiraishi