Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

The Goguryeo soldiers tried to resist, but their resistance seemed so powerless under the massacre of the Ming army.

Park Guk-chang watched his troops being slaughtered by the Ming army, and an unprecedented despair surged in his heart.

He knew that he had completely lost this battle.

He tried to find a chance to escape, but he couldn't escape due to the tight defense of the Ming army.

"General, let's surrender!"

A soldier spoke to Park Guk-chang in a trembling voice.

His face was full of fear and despair, and he obviously could no longer endure this horrific killing.

However, Park Guk-chang just looked at him coldly without answering.

The battle lasted less than an hour and the Goguryeo army was completely wiped out.

The battlefield was littered with the corpses and blood of Goguryeo soldiers, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"Clear the battlefield quickly and burn and bury the enemy troops on the spot!"

"Yes!"

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Kaijing!
When Lee Bang-won heard the news that Park Kuk-chang's entire army had been annihilated, he was terrified.

Call Yao Guangxiao immediately!
"Kings!"

"Sir, your plan is useless."

"All the people sent out were wiped out, and not a single one came back."

"what?"

Yao Guangxiao was shocked!
"This is impossible!"

"Is the Ming army's fighting power so strong?"

"Under that situation, can you still turn defeat into victory?"

Yao Guangxiao frowned.

"The Ming army is too powerful. We must think of another way."

"Otherwise there is really only one way to go, which is death."

Li Fangyuan said with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, we don't have the ability to fight the Ming army head-on right now."

"Where is the Ming army now?"

"Ugh!"

"The Ming army has captured more than a dozen cities along the way and is approaching Kaifeng."

"Sir, you have to think of a way!"

Yao Guangxiao frowned when he heard this. He knew that the Ming army was strong, but he did not expect that the Goguryeo soldiers were so weak.

Not long after that, more than a dozen cities were captured.

"Your Majesty, before the Ming army arrives, our only option now is to abandon Kaifeng."

"At this rate, the Ming army will soon attack us, and by then they will be at the gates of the city."

"We can't leave."

"What did you say?"

"Give up Kaijing?"

"If you give up Kaesong, won't Goguryeo be destroyed?"

"impossible!"

"I will never give up Kaijing."

Li Fangyuan refused without even thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"

"If we don't leave, the Ming army will be at the gates of the city, and we won't be able to leave even if we want to."

"Sir, if I give up Kaijing, where else can I go?"

"Kaijing is the best defended city in the country. If the Ming army can attack Kaijing today, can't they attack other places tomorrow?"

"If we go somewhere else, we'll probably be more likely to be captured by the Ming army, and we'll die anyway."

"If we have to die anyway, I'd rather die in Kaifeng."

"Kings……"

"No need to say it!"

"Ok, deal!"

"I'll have people reinforce the city's defenses!"

"Go back!"

Yao Guangxiao had no choice but to retreat.

After leaving the palace, Yao Guangxiao looked back at the palace.

"You stubborn fool, if you want to stay and die, I won't keep you company."

After saying that, he walked forward and his figure gradually disappeared on the street.

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Ming army camp!

Inside the central military camp!
Li Fangguo stood respectfully in front of Zhu Xiongying.

"Your Highness, I have a favor to ask of you!"

"you say!"

"Your Highness, after the battle, can you spare the lives of those soldiers? They are all soldiers of Goguryeo."

"They were merely deceived by Lee Bang-won. They are innocent. Please show mercy, Your Highness."

Li Fangguo's attitude was quite fair. During this period, he found that the Ming army left no one alive in every battle.

This made him feel very distressed, after all, they were all soldiers of his own country.

"Li Fangguo, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"Don't forget, it was you who begged us to help you."

"If we don't kill them all, how will others know they are wrong?"

"How can it serve as a warning to others?"

"This is called killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. Only in this way can they know the power of our Celestial Empire."

"I want to let them know the consequences of daring to go to war with the Ming Dynasty."

"But……"

Li Fangguo wanted to say something but Lan Yu interrupted him.

"Prince, if you think we are doing something wrong."

"We can withdraw our troops now and stop interfering in your affairs. We only want our four Han counties."

After hearing what Lan Yu said, Li Fangguo was speechless.

If the Ming army withdrew, he would still be no match for Lee Bang-won, as Lee Bang-won's military strength was far greater than his.

"Resign!"

Li Fangguo retreated helplessly.

"This kid is quite kind-hearted."

After Li Fangguo left, Li Jinglong smiled.

"It's a pity that Goguryeo is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty after all. If he knows how to handle things, I wouldn't mind letting him live a carefree life as a prince for the rest of his life."

Zhu Xiongying sneered.

"Uncle, are we almost in Kaifeng?"

"That's right!"

"us……"

Zhu Xiongying was about to say something when Yuan Tiangang walked in.

"Your Highness!"

"What's the matter?"

"Yao Guangxiao is trying to run away!"

After these words were spoken, everyone frowned and looked at Zhu Xiongying.

"This old man knows that we are almost in Kaijing. He can see it clearly."

"Your Highness, do you want to capture him?"

Zhu Xiongying did not reply to Yuan Tiangang immediately, but was thinking about something.

"In that case, then catch him!"

"He has outlived his usefulness. It's time to get rid of him."

"Yes!"

After that, he turned around and went down to do his work.

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Kaijing!
Inside Yao Guangxiao’s mansion!

The old man was packing his things when suddenly a sack caught him.

"Who?"

"who are you?"

Yao Guangxiao, who was struggling continuously, was knocked unconscious by a knife attack from someone.

Night is falling!

Inside the Ming army’s central tent!

A basin of cold water was poured on Yao Guangxiao's face, and he was immediately awakened.

Looking around, he found himself inside the Ming army's tent. Lan Yu, Li Jinglong and others were looking at him.

"you……"

"long time no see!"

"Master Daoyan!"

Yao Guangxiao turned his head and saw Zhu Xiongying sitting upright in the armchair, looking at him with a smile.

"Zhu Xiongying?"

"Are you here too?"

"If Master Daoyan can come, why can't I come?" Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.

"Ha ha……"

"I didn't expect to fall into your hands again. I'm afraid there's no way to escape this time."

Yao Guangxiao said with a smile.

"You're right. You really can't run away this time. You've done so many things."

"No matter what I say, I won't let you get away this time."

"bring it on!"

"Now that I'm in your hands, you can kill me or chop me up as you please."

Yao Guangxiao looked as if he was ready to die.

"I didn't expect Master Daoyan to be so resolute this time. He's not afraid of death."

"Ah……"

"If I beg for mercy, will you let me go?"

"Right!"

"However, since you have completed the task well, I can give you a quick death."

"I promise you will not suffer any punishment!"

Hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Yao Guangxiao's eyes.

"What do you mean?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled, and the others followed suit. Yao Guangxiao looked at the scene in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"Old bald donkey, don't you think you are smart?"

"You still can't figure this out?"

"You were able to enter Goguryeo and meet Lee Bang-won because it was all arranged by His Highness."

boom……

After hearing Li Jinglong's words, Yao Guangxiao felt his head buzzing.

Was that all arranged by Zhu Xiongying?

"This is impossible!"

"That's absolutely impossible. That was obviously me..."

"You don't want to say that you escaped from the pursuit of the bad guys by yourself?"

"what are you thinking?"

"When has the bad guy ever failed?"

"They were all trying to drive you over there on purpose."

Li Jinglong laughed.

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Xiongying in shock.

"So it was you who arranged for me to meet Huihou when I arrived in Liaodong?"

"Master Daoyan is really smart and can draw inferences about other situations. I admire him!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Yao Guangxiao with a smile, while Yao Guangxiao was standing there in a daze.

My heart was filled with turmoil and I couldn't calm down for a long time.

He thought he had managed to evade the pursuit of the bad guys by being smart, but he didn't expect that he was actually under their control.

Fuck!
I sat up in shock when I was dying of illness. The clown turned out to be me.

"No wonder the Liaodong Jurchens were defeated so quickly, and no wonder all the people Lee Bang-won sent to ambush were wiped out."

"It turns out that everything is happening right under your noses."

"I thought I was able to escape because of my own intelligence, but I didn't expect... Hahaha..."

"Hahaha……"

Yao Guangxiao laughed wildly, his laughter filled with a mixture of self-mockery and sadness.

"No one in this world can escape from the hands of bad people, and you are no exception."

"Let me tell you another secret. I've been keeping an eye on you since you followed your fourth uncle to Peking."

(O)
Yao Guangxiao was shocked again!
"you……"

"Did you hear my conversation with King Yan in Dajie Temple?"

"Exactly!"

Yao Guangxiao was shocked!
"Then why did you allow me to return to Peking with Prince Yan?"

"It's easy!"

"I just want my fourth uncle to break free from your temptation and send you to Grandpa Huang in person."

"Kneel down and admit your fault. As long as he does that, he will always be my fourth uncle."

"But things are not going as planned!"

"So you let me go on purpose?"

"Why not?"

Zhu Xiongying spread his hands.

"Ha ha……"

"What a calculation, what a calculation!"

"One thing leads to another. You have annexed Liaodong step by step, curbed the Jurchens, and now you have sent troops to Goguryeo. I think it won't be long before Goguryeo will also be in your hands."

"Zhu Xiongying, ah Zhu Xiongying, at such a young age, you already have such a scheming mind and strategy."

"I admire you!"

"It was not until today that I, Yao Guangxiao, finally accepted you, Zhu Xiongying!"

Yao Guangxiao gave Zhu Xiongying a thumbs up.

"There are so many people who admire me, I don't need someone like you!"

"I refined fine salt at the age of eight, solved the Lu family at the age of ten, and traveled across the grasslands at the age of eleven."

"It's normal for you to admire me."

Yao Guangxiao laughed at himself: "Now I have to admit that the Ming Dynasty will become even more powerful in your hands in the future."

"You are even better than the Han and Tang dynasties. Zhu Yuanzhang was very wise to choose you as the crown prince. No one in the Ming Dynasty is more suitable than you."

"You'd better save your flattery for the King of Hell!"

"Drag it down and chop it!"

"and many more!"

"Why? Afraid of death?"

Yao Guangxiao shook his head.

"I just want to know if King Yan..."

"Don't worry, I didn't kill him!"

"Imprisoned for life?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

"Alas! The King of Yan is such a man of great talent and ambition. Imprisoning him for life is more painful than killing him."

"Then why should I reuse him?"

Yao Guangxiao remained silent and said nothing more.

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand, and two bad guys immediately carried Yao Guangxiao out.

What awaits him is beheading!

"Uncle!"

"We will march towards Kaifeng tomorrow!"

"understand!"

Lan Yu nodded!
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next day!

The army sets off!
In less than ten days, the army reached Kaifeng and blocked the city.

Li Fangguo stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the densely packed soldiers below, and couldn't help swallowing.

Outside the capital city of Kaifeng, flags covered the sky, swords and spears were like forests, and a murderous atmosphere filled the air.

Zhu Xiongying rode on a tall horse, wearing silver armor that sparkled brightly in the sun, like a descending god of war.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle as he scanned the city that was about to be conquered, with a confident smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The whole army obeys the order!"

Lan Yu's voice pierced the sky, clear and powerful, instantly shocking the entire army.

"Today, we vow to capture Kaifeng and demonstrate the might of the Ming army!"

With an order, drums roared and trumpets blew in the Ming army's formation, shaking people's hearts.

The soldiers shouted in unison, the sound rolled like a tsunami, majestic and reaching straight into the sky.

This is not only a desire for victory, but also a defense of the glory of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Fangguo stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the overwhelming Ming army, and couldn't help feeling powerless.

The uniform pace and unstoppable morale all demonstrated the strength and invincibility of the Ming army.

Although his soldiers were brave and good at fighting, they seemed small and fragile in the face of such momentum.

The Ming army's formation was like a steel torrent, slowly advancing forward. Every step made the ground tremble, as if even the heaven and earth were shaking.

"put!"

Lan Yu gave an order, and suddenly, dozens of cannons roared at the same time, with continuous fire and smoke filling the sky.

The huge roar was deafening, and the shells streaked across the sky like meteors, landing accurately on the city walls, causing rubble to fly everywhere and the walls to shake.

Li Fangguo turned pale when he saw this. He knew that with the troops he had alone, he could not withstand this powerful offensive.

But as the king of a country, he must not give up easily.

He gritted his teeth, waved the sword in his hand, and shouted to encourage morale: "Soldiers, for our homeland and for our future generations, we must hold on to the end!"

However, the Ming army's offensive was too fierce and unstoppable like a tide.

Under Lan Yu's command, the Ming army soldiers were like a tiger descending from the mountains, unstoppable.

They climbed the city walls and fought a desperate battle with the defenders. Every battle was full of blood and cruelty.

(End of this chapter)