Chapter 920: Is This a Threat?

"Woo-woo..."

The whistle of the steam locomotive as it pulled into the station eased the ferocious expression on Babur's face, while also interrupting his train of thought.

Navy soldiers in blue uniforms escorted them off the steam locomotive.

Afterward, they were escorted all the way to the Yan Prince Mansion.

Finally, they met the important person they wanted to see—Dayan Wang.

To their surprise, this Yan Wang appeared to be only in his twenties.

At this moment, he was sitting in a chair, sipping his tea.

"Yan Wang, to treat an envoy of a nation in such a way, this does not seem to be the way of hospitality between nations. I, this King, thought Dayan would be different from other natives, but it seems it is nothing more than this," Babur said angrily.

Along the way, he had had enough of being detained like a prisoner.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu raised his eyelids and sneered.

He would not fall into Babur's rhetoric; if he answered this question directly, he would naturally be the one lacking in etiquette.

Therefore, he directly tore away their veil of hypocrisy: "When you intervened in the internal strife of Dayan, you didn't seem to have greeted me either. Where was your etiquette? Now you are massing troops in Tianzhu, plotting to invade Dayan—could it be that this is your etiquette?"

"This..." Babur was instantly rendered speechless.

Zhao Xu snorted, "It is better not to harp on about these irrelevant things. State your purpose directly, then get out of Dayan. Not killing you is the greatest courtesy I can show you."

Babur's heart skipped a beat.

He knew that in this confrontation, he had been thoroughly defeated.

This Yan Wang was smarter than he had imagined.

His eyes darted around, and he exchanged a glance with his adjutant, feeling that the best choice now was to convey the words of General Wesley to Yan Wang and then return safely.

So he said: "We bring the advice of General Wesley, who will represent our Queen in all matters in Dongtu."

After a pause, he said: "General Wesley reminds Your Highness that, according to history, Dayan does not belong solely to the Zhao Clan Royal Clan; other powerful clans also possess ownership of Dayan."

"In the civil war, Your Highness should have stopped at Jiangbei and should not have had greater ambitions, let alone controlled Gaoli and Dongying..."

As Babur spoke sentence by sentence, Zhao Xu's expression turned cold.

Although he had guessed that no ivory would come out of the mouth of a Britain envoy.

He did not expect that they would even abandon their shame.

"... Therefore, General Wesley promises that as long as Your Highness withdraws from Jiangnan, allows the powerful clans to return to their own lands, stops enslaving Gaoli, ceases the persecution of the Watanabe Shogunate in Dongying, and does not expand into the East Land Southern Region, we will not launch a war against Your Highness. Otherwise, war will be unavoidable," Babur finally said.

Zhao Xu was stunned, looking at Babur with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

"Is this what you wanted to say?" Zhao Xu suppressed the anger in his heart; however, this truly fit the style of the Angsa, who had been shameless since ancient times.

To be able to say such brazen and oblivious words.

"Yes, I hope Your Highness Yan Wang will consider it carefully, even though I saw some traces of the Steam Industry along the way."

"But Your Highness Yan Wang, the scale of your Steam Industry is far too different from ours. Perhaps you can win a small victory in Dayan, but in the end, you will fail," Babur said slowly, very confidently.

"Hahaha..." Zhao Xu laughed, almost choking on his breath.

He felt he should call Chang Wei and other generals over to listen to this joke together.

But he could also understand that a superpower at its peak would not believe that there was a force capable of completely defeating it.

To make them recognize reality, one must defeat them through actual action.

So he said: "Go back and tell your General Wesley that his words are as foul-smelling as dog shit. If those remnants of the powerful clans who fled to Tianzhu want to take back their land, let them lead their armies to take it."

"As for Gaoli and Dongying, they will be the sphere of influence of Dayan from now on. Whoever dares to stretch out a claw, I will chop it off. By the way, let me tell you one thing: Watanabe and his southern feudal lords were completely defeated just a few days ago, and Watanabe has already become my prisoner."

"As for the East Land Southern Region, I will take them one by one. If you try to stop me, I will send you to meet your God!" After saying this, Zhao Xu finally stood up and slammed the table.

"It is a pity. In that case, the differences in our ideas can only be resolved by war. Soon, Your Highness will receive a surprise," Babur said with an ugly expression.

"I would very much like to see this surprise, but I have an even bigger surprise for you," Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows.

Immediately, he pointed to the door, "You may go back now. Convey my words to your General Wesley and tell him that the war is about to begin."

Babur nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

He did not think General Wesley's conditions were excessive.

He only thought that Yan Wang was too arrogant and did not know what was good for him.

Just as Zhao Xu did not understand their way of thinking, they could not understand how a native Dongtu nation dared to be so savage in front of the superpower Britain.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and Babur had the same thought in their minds.

That was to teach the other side a harsh lesson.

After Babur's figure disappeared, Zhao Xu ordered someone to call Chang Wei over.

Since Babur mentioned giving him a surprise, he feared that as soon as Babur returned to Tianzhu.

There would be movements from the directions of Jiaozhi and Piaoman.

He did not think the Westerners would directly confront them head-on.

This first engagement would inevitably be a proxy war.

They would provide firearms and Artillery, as well as training, while the nations in the Southern Region that submitted to them would act as pawns.

"Why did Your Highness let them go? They were clearly spying on the situation in Dayan."

When Chang Wei arrived at the study, Zhao Xu briefly explained the matter of the Britain envoy, and he immediately said anxiously.

"I let them see it intentionally this time," Zhao Xu laughed.

The Steam Industry was no longer the most advanced industrial form in Dayan.

The Electric Power Industry had already begun to show its potential.

Once Babur and the others saw it, they would feel at ease, falling into the misconception that Dayan's industry was similar to theirs, which would lead them to misjudge.

Furthermore, if he were secretive, they would only rack their brains to send spies to dig deeper; it was better to let them see it openly, saving them from being suspicious.

Thus, he explained it to Chang Wei.

"So that's how it is; His Highness is as thoughtful as ever." Chang Wei's gaze was sharp. "I didn't expect this general from Britain to be so arrogant. Heh, I just love crossing swords with arrogant people."

He paused, then said, "Your Highness, please allow me to head south and deal with them personally."

"No." Zhao Xu waved his hand. "Their general is only equivalent to Qin Shan or Guan Tong; for a Grand General like you to go personally would be elevating them. The Central Army will temporarily suppress this matter in the south, and eventually, it will be handed over to the Vermilion Bird Army," Zhao Xu said.

Upon hearing this, Chang Wei nodded slowly.