The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 785 Surrender and Beg for Peace
"Hey, speaking of the main battlefield, that's a big scene!"

"Hmm~ How big of a scene is it?"

"That scene, that was truly something—banners waving, drums beating, a sea of ​​people, and the clanging of metal!"

The egg sometimes leans to the left, drawing circles, and sometimes it turns to the right, making a series of gestures.

The audience enjoyed it but didn't understand why.

Seeing this, Mei Huaijin quickly intervened, saying, "Stop, stop, stop! You all have a general understanding of the grand scale of the main battlefield, so let's talk about some more specific details."

"Alright~" Egg paused for a moment, then pondered, "The specific details..."

Mei Huaijin became slightly nervous: "What's wrong? The picture's gone?"

With his hands outstretched in a gesture of respect, he said, "Now, I will begin by discussing these heroic figures, using specific examples to illustrate my points!"

"Oh? Which hero should we start with?"

"The hero mentioned first is not only a veteran hero, but also leads a team of heroes."

"An old hero? Could this hero be an elder?"

"This old hero is in his prime. I call him an old hero only because he defended the Central Plains with his wholehearted blood and sweat during the war against foreign invaders twenty years ago, and has gained some fame!"

"Let's not keep you in suspense any longer. Who exactly is this old hero?"

"It is indeed Nangong Yan from the Righteous Alliance!"

"Hero Nangong Yan! I, nearing thirty, have long admired his name. He is one of the old man's indispensable right-hand men. As the most upright guardian of the martial arts world in Zhongzhou, wherever the Righteous Alliance appears, Hero Nangong Yan and his subordinate Yan Ling are always present!"

"Indeed, since he became famous, Master Nangong has been a master of martial arts, yet he rarely fights for fame or fortune. He has always been dedicated to upholding justice and order in the martial world. The 'Wild Goose Feather' he created has remained at a constant level of fifty members through the changing seasons, with the old and young changing, and life and death alternating. They are as swift as the wind, as slow as the forest, as fierce as fire, as immovable as a mountain, as unpredictable as the shadows, and as powerful as thunder. They are disciplined and have outstanding combat strength. Such a fierce and powerful army is like a torrent of thunder in the raging waves canyon. Whichever side the torrent rushes to, the pirates on that side are swept away, scattered, and routed!"

"Truly, fifty years of iron discipline have forged golden feathers, and the formation of wild geese across the sky shakes the heavens!"

"What a fine poem!" Egg exclaimed, unusually generous with its praise. "The golden feathers of a wild goose truly symbolize its elite status! By the way, do you know the origin of the name 'wild goose feathers'?"

Mei Huaijin cupped his hands and said, "I'm all ears!"

Egg crossed his hands and massaged his shoulders, indicating, "Twenty years ago, to facilitate identification on the battlefield, they all had a set of light and soft shoulder armor made, resembling a cluster of goose feathers closely arranged. Originally just an ordinary insignia, as the battles progressed, even when the righteous warriors led by Hero Nangong were exhausted, they could still hold their shoulders against the enemy's chest and continue fighting to the death. At that time, they left a very deep impression on many imperial troops and fellow martial artists on the battlefield, and the reputation of 'Goose Feathers' slowly spread!"

"I see! Master Nangong is indeed a master of training. With these righteous and brave men around, the pirates must have been chased away in the Angry Wave Canyon."

"Of course, besides 'Wild Goose Feather,' there is another force on the main battlefield that makes the Japanese pirates suffer endlessly, or rather, they may not even have the chance to 'call them father' and confess their crimes."

"There are more experts! Tell us quickly!"

"This group consists of eighteen riders."

"Eighteen men and eighteen horses, what are their names?"

"Yes! The Shadow Eighteen Riders!"

"This title doesn't sound very prestigious..."

"But their origins are no small matter. The Shadow Eighteen Riders are former troops of General Shi Xin. Twenty years ago, during the fight against foreign invaders, these eighteen riders alone annihilated hundreds of light cavalry from the Yue Lan and Fei Bin tribes. They were a shadowy blade forged by General Shi Xin, the Great General of the South! After General Shi retired from the court, the blade was sheathed and disappeared without a trace. When the Shi family perished, the blade also vanished without a trace. It is said that it was not until a year or two ago, when Heroine Meng Chaoge and Hero Luo Piaoling went west to the Boundless Sea of ​​Kunlun, that they retrieved the blade and taught these eighteen riders to fight for Zhongzhou once again!"

"Goodness, their background is indeed not to be underestimated!"

"In the battle of the canyon, the most tightly knit group of the Ying pirates was broken up and scattered by the Eighteen Riders; the most fiercely resisting group was suppressed by the Eighteen Riders; and the group that fled the farthest was caught up and killed by the Eighteen Riders!"

"Wow! This is incredible!"

"Furthermore, wherever the eighteen riders passed, not only were there no remaining Japanese pirates who needed to be finished off, but the bodies of the Japanese pirates were also scattered in pieces, here and there!"

"Well done! Serves you right!"

"Actually, it's a good thing that all these pirates died in the Angry Wave Canyon."

"It's a good thing, but what exactly does that mean?"

"After all, they all died such tragic deaths. If they were lucky enough to escape back home, they would have nightmares every night, and even if they survived, they would have a mental breakdown!"

"That's true."

"You know, being stabbed or hacked to death by the eighteen riders might be unpleasant, but it would be quite satisfying. But what if you were patted on the shoulder or bitten on the head by some bear? That would be so much more painful!"

"Even bears have come?!"

"This isn't just any ordinary bear; it's a bear as tall as a two-story building!"

"Hey! I've heard of this bear! Lingnan is south, Luoyue is hard, the roar of the bear makes people tremble! This is a bear that slapped the faces of the Luoyue people, named A Da! Isn't that right?"

"Let's not discriminate; let's call him Master Xiong here too!"

"What a fine hero Xiong! Wherever hero Xiong is, heroine Si Nu and hero Piao Ying are sure to follow!"

"Of course! Under the command of the female knight-errant and the call of the great hero Xiong, the Ying pirates were no better than the Luo Yue people. They were so frightened that they spilled filth all over the ground, making some corners of the canyon stink and smell terrible!"

"Hey, stop, stop! You gentlemen are enjoying yourselves, let's not talk about those filthy things." Mei Huaijin stepped forward, fanning himself vigorously with his fan, then turned his head and asked curiously, "I've heard that the Japanese pirates are always the ones getting beaten. Weren't they quite arrogant when they attacked? Or are you just telling us the nice things?"

Egg raised its chin slightly, glanced sideways, and snorted disdainfully, saying, "That's why they say the Japanese are meticulous in small matters but cowardly and unreliable in big ones. Although they're on the run, as long as they manage to get through our interception, the world is vast and our human strength is limited, so we can't stop them all. At least they can pack up their wolfish ambitions and return home. Who knew that in this place where the brave prevail, a massive force of 300,000 people, who have been making a big fuss in Fujian, Lingnan, and the Yue-Guangxi region for the past year or two, not one of them could shoulder the responsibility and fight their way out. They've all lost their nerve!"

"Anyone making a big fuss? Is there anyone like Okuno Kenji, who's said to possess hundreds of martial arts skills?"

"How could we forget him! Let me briefly introduce him to you all: straight eyebrows, a round mustache, and pouty lips—that's the distinctive look of Okuno Yoshitsugu. Okuno Yoshitsugu holds a high position among these Japanese pirates; he's a legion commander!"

How many men can a legion commander order around?

"Thirty thousand people."

"That's quite a lot!"

"Not only that, the ordinary Japanese army commanders usually command common types of troops such as cavalry, infantry, spearmen, and shortbowmen, but the 30,000 men under Okuno Yoshitsugu's command are quite special."

"Could it be that he's in charge of 30,000 ninjas?"

"The ninja way is somewhat useful in the martial arts world, but it seems rather useless on the battlefield where things are straightforward. Of course, Okuno Yoshitsugu does have four or five thousand ninjas under his command. They are indeed good at taking beach landings in the dark and silently scaling walls. These ninjas have made a great contribution to his ability to lead the vanguard and take down city after city."

"What about 20,000 people are left?"

"Of the other 20,000 or so people, about 1,000 were digging tunnels, about 3,000 were carrying loads and rations, about 5,000 were hunting and gathering, and the remaining 10,000 or so were Jianghu people from the Yingkou, that is, Japanese samurai."

"Ha! This sounds like an all-powerful army that can rest anywhere, even where there's no road, and is completely self-sufficient! They say Okuno Yoshitsugu possesses hundreds of martial arts skills—does that mean he can dig tunnels, hunt, break rocks on his chest, and walk on water with incredible agility?" "That's the gist of it, isn't it? They're exaggerating to the extreme. On the battlefield, he's at best a top-tier martial arts master, but..."

"but?"

"Comparatively speaking, this fellow, capable of commanding nearly 30,000 men, is not entirely useless. In the battle of the canyon, his adaptability and counter-offensive command did create some minor troubles. He managed to combine these troops with vastly different specializations and put up a fierce resistance against the deputy master of Yiyun Manor, the great hero Long Yanling, for a full hour before finally succumbing to the overall situation and suffering a crushing defeat. I think you gentlemen are not too unfamiliar with Hero Long; he is also an old adversary of the Japanese pirates. More than a year ago, due to his meritorious service in fighting the Japanese pirates in Fujian and his outstanding military leadership, he was specially awarded the position of Assistant General by the imperial court. Afterwards, he repeatedly killed pirate leaders in Zhejiang and was highly praised in the streets and alleys. He deserves to be called General Long!"

"Hmm, look, some of the gentlemen here must have been in the South recently. General Long's reputation is legendary! His two lieutenants, Lady Li Moran and Double-Winged Hero, are also quite famous. It is said that the young and talented Hero Murong Jing, who often accompanies you, is General Long's little strategist and often offers advice."

"Indeed, General Long possesses unparalleled martial arts skills and military talent. He has the Li siblings charging into battle on the front lines, and Murong Jing strategizing and advising him on strategy. With the troops cobbled together from various sources, he has already shown promise in just over a year. If given more time, when he is deployed to foreign armies, he will surely become a formidable force that strikes fear into the hearts of others!"

"So, Okuno Yoshitsugu was outnumbered and lost because he didn't have as many people as we do?"

"You could say that the Okuno bandits were defeated, but they still managed to retain some dignity."

"Who was it that lost so disgracefully?"

"It is indeed Yamaguchi Mitsuhiro. A lone ronin samurai from Japan, he came to Zhongzhou without traveling with other Japanese pirates. He was mainly there to make a name for himself so he could get benefits from the Japanese government. This man has palm-colored skin, thick eyebrows, and squinty eyes. Although he is short, he walks very fast. He is said to be even more elusive than the Japanese ninjas. He greatly admires the Zhongzhou martial arts world's so-called 'speed is the only way to win.' It was once said that he could travel a hundred miles a day and slaughter a village every ten miles!"

"That brat Yamaguchi is sure to die a horrible death!"

"You know what, this beast is quite fast at escaping in the canyon; many people can only catch a fleeting glimpse of its form!"

"Which of our heroes captured him?"

"He's quite shrewd. This guy might try to escape, but he just can't escape the grasp of the Great Swordsman Piaoying."

"This kid from the mountain pass can't be compared to that Monkey King, can he?"

"Of course, it's far from it! At first, this scoundrel was not conspicuous when he sneaked out in the crowd. He mistakenly thought he was being watched by the Great Swordsman Piaoying, so he suddenly jumped a long way away, which exposed him."

"Tsk, I'm afraid even the Yingkou themselves wouldn't think much of these kinds of guys!"

"This fiend travels alone, and there is a reason for that. Seeing that the great swordsman Piaoying had blocked his way, he did not think of fighting for a chance."

Is working hard enough useful?

"It's useless; it's just a death sentence."

"What did that kid from Yamaguchi do?"

"He actually knelt down and kowtowed to the great swordsman Piaoying, begging for his life!"

"...Uh, that's really unexpected."

"Right? That kneeling stunned even the Great Hero Piaoying, who didn't know what to do for a moment."

"The situation was quite awkward at one point, and then what?"

"Master Piaoying, I don't understand, hehe, just kidding... How could Master Piaoying allow such a shameless person to live in this world? He naturally picked up his twin blades to kill this scoundrel!"

"I know! Yamaguchi at least wet his pants this time, right?"

"Hey! Even in its dying moments, this wretch still managed to put up a fight."

"Ah, this..."

"As soon as he stood up, his raised right hand was severed at the root!"

"It seems that doing anything is superfluous."

"The thief, in pain from losing his hand, grabbed his right arm with his left hand and stubbornly turned to leave."

"He died too quickly; his head was cut off right away..."

"Turn around! Walk in the opposite direction you were going!"

"Oh, so this is the U-turn. And then what?"

"But he stumbled and fell to the ground, losing everything below the knees."

"I feel a little sorry for him after hearing this."

He started crying and screaming!

"What are you crying and yelling about?"

"Crying and begging for their parents!"

"It was truly embarrassing to bring shame back home."

"It's understandable, and it's also instinct. Even the great swordsman Piaoying felt sorry for Yamaguchi's difficult life and allowed him to cry and scream for a while before ending his life. However, Yamaguchi's crying and screaming destroyed the last remaining will to live of a large group of Japanese pirates around him."

……

This unique crosstalk performance lasted for nearly half an hour, vividly depicting the heroic spirit of the righteous warriors of Zhongzhou during the Battle of the Raging Waves Canyon!
The eggs began their final summary.

"In short, we won this battle decisively, with overwhelming force and utterly crushing our spirits, and with less than 30% casualties, we lost the lives of 300,000 of the main force of the Japanese invaders!"

"It should be known that the total number of pirates from the west who came to China was as many as a million, and they had already paid a heavy price of 70% of that."

"The loss of these 300,000 men was a devastating blow to the morale of the Japanese invaders!"

"Even if the Japanese invaders were given another thirty or fifty years, it would be difficult for them to recover their strength and regain their ambitions."

"In less than a month, the advance delegation of the Japanese pirates braved the waves and rushed to the Central Plains court to kneel down and beg for punishment!"
"In the half month prior, I heard that a few jokes had happened in Japan."

"Firstly, it was the Japanese Regent and Grand Minister of State, who was also the head of the Japanese government on the other side—Eppei Keiyama. After learning early on that his army had been defeated and fled to the Central Plains, he originally intended to give a down-to-earth speech to appease the public and pave the way for the release of the news of the defeat. However, he was unexpectedly assassinated in the street by indignant anti-war figures."

"Therefore, the second-in-command of the Japanese court, the Left Minister, known as the First Female Prime Minister of Japan, hastily took over the reins of power."

"Unexpectedly, within three days, this female prime minister was embroiled in this second farce."

"The current Japanese emperor, Hiroya, has been exposed for palace intrigue. It is said that he was manipulated by a female envoy from Goryeo because of his sexual affairs, and that he had an affair with the female prime minister, Ga-ya. This is why he had no choice but to fully support the plan to invade the west."

"It is said that Emperor Hiroya was caught in bed with another man, and several high-ranking officials and generals witnessed it."

"Once this matter was exposed, the uproar among the Japanese people was even more terrifying than that of a common tsunami!"
"Emperor Hiroya fasted for three days, wrote a thousand-word repentance, and made a complete break with Goguryeo. The female prime minister Ga Ya even submitted a memorial to plead guilty and asked to be demoted, which barely managed to quell the anger of the people."

"Finally, in the first ten days of the first lunar month, this Emperor personally led the newly appointed Grand Minister of State and important ministers from Japan to our Central Plains court to kneel and sue for peace!"

Come, Zhang Si's female knight-errant riding a bear backwards