The letters written by Ang Lee and Héraud to the King of the Lion Kingdom were sent to the capital of the Lion Kingdom. Of course, the messenger of the Lion Kingdom was responsible for the delivery of the letters. Only in this way could the letters be delivered to the King of the Lion Kingdom, Kulam, as soon as possible.
In the Lion Kingdom, King Kulam had been paying close attention to the situation in South Tianzhu, especially the Tang Dynasty fleet anchored in the harbor. Since 3,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty had been stationed in the small city of the harbor, the place where the troops of the Tang Dynasty were stationed became the focus of their attention.
Anyway, many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could find some suspicious people around the camp from time to time. However, because they could not confirm their identities, they could not do anything to these people.
These suspicious people were the spies of the Lion Kingdom. Their purpose was very clear. They wanted to figure out the equipment and strength of the troops of the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way could they know how to fight.
The equipment of these 3,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty army was naturally much more powerful than that of the troops of ordinary small countries. However, they were not the main force led by Ang Lee. They were just ordinary troops. The advanced weapons they were equipped with were all excellent cold weapons. They did not have powerful artillery weapons. Therefore, they should not have the ability to cause panic in the Lion Kingdom. If they showed off their powerful weapons, the Lion Kingdom would be afraid. In this way, the Tang Dynasty would have no excuse to use force.
"Your Majesty, the situation of the troops of the Tang Dynasty has been investigated clearly. The reality is not as powerful as the merchants boasted. The troops of the Lion Kingdom can totally defeat them. However, the steamships of the Tang Dynasty are indeed very large, much larger than our warships. It is not easy to fight against them. Therefore, it is more reliable to launch a sneak attack."
A minister in charge of collecting intelligence said.
Kulam, King of the Lion Kingdom, thought for a moment and said, "A sneak attack is indeed the best way. However, this will definitely anger the Tang Dynasty. I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will send more troops to attack us from their homeland!"
This was the biggest concern of King Kulam of the Lion Kingdom. He was not afraid of the 3,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty that had arrived. He was afraid that the Tang Dynasty Army would continue to send more troops. In this way, his kingdom would be under great threat.
"Your Majesty, it is not easy for the Tang Dynasty to send such a large army to our Lion Kingdom. As long as we are well prepared, we will definitely be able to defeat the Tang Dynasty."
The minister said.
King Kulam nodded and said, "You are right. If the Tang Dynasty insists on interfering with our Lion Kingdom's occupation of South Tianzhu, then we will have no other choice. They asked for it. They can't blame us."
"Your Majesty, the officials of the Tang Dynasty and Héraud have sent letters."
An attendant handed the letters to the King.
Kulam hurriedly opened the letters and tore them into pieces after reading them.
"They are so arrogant. They actually asked us to withdraw our troops immediately. Otherwise, they will destroy our Lion Kingdom. They only brought 3,000 troops. How can they be so confident? Do they think that our Lion Kingdom is a pushover? "
Kulam was very angry. At the same time, he was very confused. He thought that the officials of the Tang Dynasty were crazy. How dare they threaten the Lion Kingdom, which had tens of thousands of troops.
"Your Majesty, now that the Tang Dynasty has made it clear that they want to interfere with our occupation of South Tianzhu, what are we waiting for? Let's gather our troops immediately and destroy the Tang Dynasty's troops!"
The minister said excitedly.
Kulam nodded and said, "Yes, we must use force as soon as possible to destroy the Tang Dynasty's troops and Tang Dynasty fleet. Now, let's discuss the attack strategy! Tell us your plan. "
A minister hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, we have already thought about it. We will advance by land and water and use the cover of the night to break through Garigal in one fell swoop. We will destroy the Tang Army and South Tianzhu's troops. In order to completely destroy them, we must send 20,000 elite troops, 300 warships, and dozens of fire ships."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Attacking by fire and advancing by land and water is a very good plan. A surprise attack by fire can easily burn all the huge ships of the Tang Dynasty to ashes. A two-pronged attack by water can quickly break through Garigal and destroy all their troops. Then, we can occupy the entire port of Garigal. After that, we can divide our troops to attack Yuncheng, which is dozens of miles away, and destroy South Tianzhu."
"You are indeed my good ministers. This plan is very good. I completely agree. However, we must prepare secretly. Don't let the spies of South Tianzhu find out. Otherwise, they will be prepared in advance. In this way, the effect of our surprise attack will be greatly reduced."
King Kulam warned seriously.
The minister replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry! We will quietly assemble. The area within dozens of miles of the assembly area will be controlled by our patrol ships. No one will be able to get close. This will be enough to ensure safety. "
King Kulam said happily, "Haha! That's great. Quickly go and prepare. After you are ready, immediately set off for Garigal and destroy the hateful Tang Dynasty's troops and South Tianzhu's troops to relieve my hatred. "
"Yes, Your Majesty. We will go and prepare now. We can set off in half a day at most."
The minister said happily. They had already done the preparatory work. Thus, as soon as the King gave the order, they could immediately throw themselves into the preparation work and complete the deployment of the attack in a short time.
The troops of the Lion Kingdom prepared very quickly. They were indeed well-trained and elite troops. They were already ready in the evening.
The waterborne troops were two separate troops. The waterborne troops set off from the Lion Kingdom's mainland and headed straight for the South Tianzhu's Garigal Port. The land troops set off from the South Tianzhu's Alanbo Port and headed straight for the Garigal Port.
In the eyes of the higher-ups of the Lion Kingdom, as long as these two troops successfully met at Garigal, their battle goal could be completely achieved. Moreover, they felt that this goal was not difficult to achieve.
The South Tianzhu had spies all over the Lion Kingdom. They were in charge of investigating the situation in the Lion Kingdom. Especially after the surprise attack on the South Tianzhu's port, the number of spies increased significantly. This was to better understand the movements of the Lion Kingdom's troops and to understand the next step of the Lion Kingdom's plan.
There were many spies near the important ports and military camps of the Lion Kingdom. However, as the patrols were everywhere, especially when the Lion Kingdom was on the move, they chased away and captured all the unrelated people within sight. As a result, the spies of the South Tianzhu could not obtain enough information and did not know what the Lion Kingdom was up to.
However, such a major abnormality was also an important piece of information. For this reason, it was quickly reported.
The speed of messenger pigeons was very fast. In a very short period of time, the South Tianzhu received news of the Lion Kingdom's abnormal actions and reported it to the higher-ups.
When they arrived at the palace, the King of the South Tianzhu, Héraud, received this abnormal information. Instantly, he had a premonition that the Lion Kingdom would make a bigger move. Therefore, he immediately reported this abnormal situation to Ang Lee.
After hearing about this abnormal situation, Ang Lee also felt that the Lion Kingdom would make a bigger move. Therefore, he immediately sent a messenger pigeon to inform the fleet and 3,000 troops that were still at the port to be on guard. This was to prevent the Lion Kingdom from launching a sneak attack at night.
For this trip to the South Tianzhu palace, Ang Lee only brought 300 guards. With the troops of the South Tianzhu, he was not worried about his own safety.
However, regarding the Lion Kingdom's abnormal actions, Ang Lee was both puzzled and excited. If this was really a signal for the Lion Kingdom to make a move, then his plan was halfway to success.
He had just sent a letter to the Pride Kingdom, and they had already made a big move. Wasn't this enough to explain the situation?
As for what strategy the Lion Kingdom would use to launch an attack, Ang Lee could not completely predict. However, no matter how the Lion Kingdom jumped around, with the powerful troops of the Tang Empire, they could completely deal with it. The main forces outside were still drifting on the sea. As long as Garigal was in danger, they would immediately send reinforcements. Thus, Garigal's absolute safety was guaranteed.
During dinner, the King of the South Tianzhu, Héraud, seemed a little nervous. The last time the Lion Kingdom had such a situation, they had taken over a large number of seaports under his rule in a spurt of energy. And this time, such an abnormal situation had occurred again. This seemed to be enough to prove what the Lion Kingdom was going to do next. What he was more worried about was that once the Lion Kingdom launched a lightning-fast surprise attack, would the troops of the Tang Empire be able to deal with it? Could the Tang Empire really defeat the Lion Kingdom? These questions troubled Héraud and made him a little nervous.
If the troops of the Tang Empire were defeated, and they were defeated, it would inevitably lead to extremely serious consequences. His South Tianzhu might have to immediately establish a government-in-exile.
As for the government-in-exile, Héraud had already thought it through. He would go to the Tang Empire and establish such a government-in-exile in the Tang Empire. Then, he would lead more troops of the Tang Empire to recover his lost territory.
"Your Highness, you don't seem to be in a good mood! What's bothering you? "
Ang Lee was not worried about the elite troops under his command, so he was very calm and not nervous at all.
Héraud said with a smile, "At present, besides the threat of the Lion Kingdom, what else is bothering me? Xiao Wang is worried that the troops of the Lion Kingdom will launch another surprise attack."
"Why? Don't you have confidence in the troops of the Tang Empire?"
Ang Lee said unhappily.
Héraud said with a smile, "The troops of the Tang Empire are powerful. I have seen it with my own eyes. However, the troops of the Lion Kingdom are more numerous. Moreover, they are very treacherous and like to launch surprise attacks. If they had not surrendered last time, our South Tianzhu would not have suffered such a huge loss in such a short time."
"Surprise attack? Humph, if the Lion Kingdom really dares to launch a surprise attack on the troops of the Tang Empire, I promise to annihilate all the troops of the Lion Kingdom. I won't let a single one of them go. "
Ang Lee said in a domineering manner.
"Assistant Minister Li is so confident?"
Héraud felt that Ang Lee was too confident, even a little arrogant.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Confidence and strength are proportional. I am so confident because the troops of the Tang Empire have the strength to defeat all the enemies in the world. If we don't have this strength, how can I be so confident? Hahaha."
"Since Assistant Minister Li is so confident, then Xiao Wang can rest assured. I hope the troops of the Tang Empire can defeat the troops of the Lion Kingdom in one fell swoop. Let's eat!"
Héraud's mood improved a lot. He was also willing to believe in the strength of the troops of the Tang Empire. Only by believing in the strength of the Tang Empire could he recover part of the lost land.
The ingredients for the dinner were the best dishes of South Tianzhu. Even the King didn't eat many of them often.
However, there was one ingredient that soon aroused Lian Xian's strong interest. It was the freshly made Flying Pancake of South Tianzhu, a kind of delicacy that flew out of the air.
When making this delicacy, Ang Lee didn't feel much. But when he ate the pancake, he realized why it was so popular. It was really delicious.
This seemingly ordinary pancake was automatically divided into two layers because of the special processing process. The outer layer was light yellow and crisp, and the inner layer was soft and white with a slight sweetness. It was rich in layers, one soft and the other crisp. The contrast was strong. After chewing, the mouth was full of a fragrant feeling.
This magical delicacy had been around for thousands of years. The method of making it was not very difficult. First, a ball of flour was mixed and then pressed into a pancake. Then, the pancake was held in the hand and rotated in a clockwise direction. The longer it was rotated, the larger the pancake in the hand would become. At the same time, it would become thinner and almost transparent.
In this case, the stuffing could be put in. Then, it would be put on a hot pan to roast. When it was cooked, it would become a very delicious dish.
Of all the steps, the one that left the deepest impression was naturally the step where the flatbread danced in the air. This was the most miraculous step.
The most difficult step was also in this step. The pancake flew in the air, becoming bigger and thinner, but it must not break the skin. Otherwise, this delicacy would fail. It was absolutely difficult to make a very thin pancake without breaking the skin. Ordinary people who had not been trained would never be able to do this. There was no doubt about it.
Instead of saying that this pancake was a delicacy, it was better to say that it was a very sophisticated work of art. Such a delicate pancake had completely reached the height of art. Swallowing art into the stomach, it felt wonderful just thinking about it.
With such a delicious work of art, Ang Lee naturally wanted to eat more. Ang Lee ate more than half of the plate of pancakes in one breath. Of course, because this was a delicate food, the quantity was relatively small. There was not much on the plate.
"Your Highness, this pancake is really delicious, especially the seasoning on it. The taste is also very good. I wonder what kind of seasoning it is and what it is made of."
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