"Lord Suzuki, what's going on? Hasn't our relationship with the Tang Dynasty always been good? But why is there such a big fuss this time? Look over there..."
An attendant said tremblingly that Suzuki Nakatasu had not seen the tragic scene next to him just now, but now he looked over there following the guidance of his subordinates, and saw a pile of corpses floating there.
Suzuki Nakatasu walked quickly to the side of the boat. Because of his big movements, the whole boat shook slightly. From this, it can be seen that Fuso's shipbuilding technology is not very good. Even if it is slightly more advanced than the previous Tang Dynasty, there is no way for their ships to sail freely on the sea.
Just look at the envoys sent to the Sui and Tang dynasties in the past and you will know that basically only a part of them were able to reach the Tang dynasty, and the rest all went into the sea to feed the fish.
There are at least thousands of corpses in front of us. At this moment, the Tang Dynasty's navy warships are dragging these corpses with fishing nets, preparing to drag all these corpses into the deep sea. If they stay in the port all the time, many bacteria may be produced, and then the soldiers and civilians will be infected with diseases. That would be a disadvantage for us, after all, this place is now occupied by the Tang Dynasty.
The people of Fuso live by the sea, so of course they understand this truth. If one of their people dies, some will adopt water burial, so they must be dragged into the deep sea. Now Datang is doing this work, and Suzuki's mind is working at high speed. If they are going to leave after the battle, then Datang does not need to do this work. Now Datang is taking the trouble to do this work, which means that Datang is not going to leave. Are they going to set up a base here?
Thinking of this, Suzuki felt uneasy all over. If the Tang army occupied this place, it would mean that they would continue to stay here. The Tang army was aggressive. Just look at what they had done in recent years. Then, could we still protect the entire Fuso?
"Report to Lord Suzuki, they have allowed us to dock."
Just when Suzuki Chutai was thinking about the problem, the Tang Dynasty soldiers in the distance had sent a signal. They had sent people to contact us before. They thought it would be difficult to establish a communication channel, but they didn't expect it to be so easy for us to land.
The reason why Ding Tu agreed to let these people go ashore was because of what Li Xiang said: we cannot just fight hard in a war, especially in an unfamiliar place. We must think carefully about it. If we can achieve it through negotiation, there is no need to keep fighting. We can fight while talking.
Anyway, facing these Fuso people, we can tear up the agreement at any time. As long as your fist is strong enough and as long as they are afraid of us, we can start a war at any time. After the war, we will sign an agreement with them and get what we did not get in the war. This is the essence of an aggressive war. The Western powers also have this attitude towards us, but it has been brought over by Li Xiang now.
If it were used on other countries, Li Xiang would feel more or less guilty, but if it were used on Fuso, Li Xiang really would not feel any guilt at all. Just because you are now robbing our coastal people, it is understandable to use this on you.
"Take off all your external swords."
Just as the boat was about to dock, Suzuki gave orders to his men. Fuso warriors usually carried two swords, one was a long sword hanging outside, and the other was a short sword placed inside the clothes. The long sword might be too aggressive, so in order not to arouse the disgust of the Tang army, Suzuki ordered them to take it off, but the short sword was still offensive.
His way of doing things is consistent with the Fuso way of doing things. It gives people a sense of goodwill, but in fact it is still secretly guarding against you and has the ability to hurt you. This nation has been doing things this way for thousands of years, especially when facing beings stronger than them.
Twenty warriors cut off their long swords. Fuso's ironmaking technology was not very good. If we were to talk about the level of their weapons, it was roughly equivalent to ours hundreds of years ago. However, the intensity of their war was not high, so these weapons were enough.
"Please state your name."
A Tang soldier standing on the shore said arrogantly, without any respect at all. After all, Suzuki was also a senior official of Fuso, equivalent to one of the six ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
It's a pity that the Tang soldiers don't have the time to understand. In their hearts, all of you are losers. The reason you come to our place is because you want to end the war. Since you are in a weak position, don't blame us for being rude to you. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your lack of strength.
"I am the special envoy of the Emperor of Fuso..."
The people around him were a little angry, but Suzuki suppressed them. Is now the time for you to show your national sentiment? If you make the people in front of you unhappy, not only will the negotiations break down, but they can kill us at any time. Forget about the saying that two countries do not kill envoys when they are at war. You have to meet a respectable person to do that. If you meet those who don't respect it, you don't know how many times you will have your head chopped off.
"Wait here. Don't make any other moves without our permission. Otherwise, your safety cannot be guaranteed."
With the help of the translator, the soldiers figured out the identities of these people, but they did not let them go ashore. They just asked them to stay on the boat. According to the order from above, no one other than our side could go ashore before receiving orders.
Suzuki smiled and nodded, trying to appear aloof, but his frown betrayed him. It was obvious that this guy was very scared, and he was looking into the distance.
The Fuso people in the distance have surrendered. Although they were originally Fuso people, they have now become slaves of the Tang Dynasty, serving the Tang army in the port, unloading various things from the ship and then loading various things from the shore. It is obvious that what is unloaded are war supplies, but what is on the farm are local wealth. This is the current mission of the Tang Dynasty Navy Transport Team.
When Suzuki saw those gorgeous boxes, his heart was filled with blood. This must be the Tang army looting the local area. Is this what the Celestial Empire does? This is completely different from the ideas they promote.
