The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

In the Battle of Shaoshi Mountain, Fang Hao's Ming Cult united with masters from various sects to break the formation and successfully defeated the elite troops of Ruyang Palace.

After this battle, Fang Hao not only successfully defeated the elite forces in the hands of Ruyang Palace, but also indirectly eased the conflict between the Ming Cult and the various factions in the Central Plains.

After this battle, Fan Yao, who had been lurking in the Prince of Ruyang's Palace for many years, returned as the number one hero of the Ming Cult.

Privately, Fang Hao also asked Fan Yao where Zhao Min had gone.

After hearing this, Fan Yao half-knelt on the ground and said, "Master, it was my subordinate who made the decision on his own and let Zhao Min go."

"Why?" Fang Hao said.

Based on Fang Hao's understanding of Fan Yao, this person is definitely not an indecisive person. An enemy as smart and resourceful as Zhao Min should be killed no matter what.

"Master, Zhao Min is extremely intelligent and has long seen that the Yuan Dynasty is about to collapse. Unfortunately, Prince Ruyang has been favored by the emperor and has to play the role of a pillar of the country, suppressing rebels everywhere. Over the years, the power of Prince Ruyang's mansion has become so huge that it has actually caused the emperor's dissatisfaction."

Fan Yao had followed Zhao Min for many years and was familiar with the Prince of Ruyang's Palace. He knew that behind the palace's infinite glory was the suspicion of the court and the emperor.

"This time we have wiped out the 4,000 elite soldiers in the Ruyang Palace. The Tartar emperor will surely be furious. If Zhao Min can find a way to negotiate, she can make the Ruyang prince withdraw from his current dilemma and retire to the grassland. This may not be a bad thing for our sect."

Prince Ruyang wants to be loyal to his emperor and serve his country, while Zhao Min only wants her family to be safe and sound. According to the current situation, if Zhao Min handles it properly, she may succeed and escape from the intrigues of the Yuan court.

For the Ming Cult, without King Ruyang, a powerful opponent who knows the martial arts world and the Ming Cult very well, it will be much easier to counterattack the Yuan court and rebuild the country.

Why wouldn't Fan Yao agree to such a mutually beneficial deal?

After listening to Fan Yao's explanation, Fang Hao nodded.

With his current abilities, whether the Yuan court has one more Zhao Min or one less Zhao Min will not have much impact on the overall situation of the world.

But if King Ruyang could take advantage of the situation to retire, Fang Hao's pace of unifying the world would be three times faster.

Sure enough, a month later, Fang Hao heard the news that Prince Ruyang resigned from his post and retired to the grassland.

By that time, the situation of the Ming Cult in various parts of the world had become quite clear.

Han Shantong's army, which was originally the most powerful, was the first to be encircled and suppressed by the main force of the Yuan court. Han Shantong was defeated and killed in a battle. Fortunately, his general Liu Futong remained calm in the face of danger and supported his son Han Lin'er as the commander to continue the resistance.

The rebels quickly occupied Yingzhou City and tied down a large number of Yuan court troops.

In comparison, the rebellion of Xu Shouhui and Bu Sanwang was mediocre in effect, and they had alternating victories and defeats with the local Yuan army.

The worst was that the Zhima Li and Zhao Junyong troops led by Zhou Dian were defeated by the main force of the Yuan court in the Battle of Xuzhou, and could only fight and retreat to the territory of Yingzhou.

In this extremely chaotic situation, the Hengshan righteous army led by Fang Hao himself not only completed the encirclement of Jiqing, an important city in the south, but also connected with the Tianying Sect in the Jiangnan area, extending its influence to the entire Jiangnan area.

As the battle continues to this day, the situation of each tribe has basically become clear. The Yuan court is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and the army it sent out has long lost the style of its ancestors who roamed across Europe and Asia. It is difficult to completely wipe out the power of the Ming Cult.

However, although the Ming Cult was powerful, it did not have the ability to govern such a large area of ​​territory.

Therefore, Fang Hao decided that after conquering Jiqing, he would adopt the strategy of resting with the people and keeping a low profile.

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Jiqing, located on the bank of the Yangtze River, has been known as the "Imperial Home of Nanjing" since ancient times and was an important military town of the Yuan court in the south.

Fang Hao's Hengshan volunteer army began besieging Jiqing three months ago and has achieved considerable results.

Chen Zhaoxian's troops, who were guarding outside Jiqing City, were successfully persuaded by the advisers sent by Li Shanchang to surrender with 36,000 people.

This was the largest Yuan Dynasty army outside Jiqing City. The surrender of Chen Zhaoxian's troops meant that the defensive situation protecting Jiqing City inside and outside collapsed.

Fang Hao knew that the time for the general attack on Jiqing had arrived! War drums were humming, horns were blasting, and above the ground, twelve giant Thunderbolt Chariots were lined up in a row. The members of the Shenji Battalion of the Hengshan Righteous Army were busy debugging their equipment and loading the new "Sky Bomb" invented by the Fiery Flag.

Not far away on the Jiqing city tower, the commander of the Yuan army in the Jiangnan region looked at the siege equipment from afar with a gloomy face.

In previous sieges, Yokoyama's righteous army had never deployed such a large number of giant thunder chariots. It was obvious that the enemy was serious about the siege this time!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Sure enough, along with the roar of the Thunderbolt Chariot, twelve giant sky-blasting bombs were thrown high into the air and then fell heavily on the top of Jiqing City.

The moment the bomb touched the city wall, it was triggered and exploded violently on the spot. A large amount of flames and iron filings shot out, killing the surrounding defenders.

A brutal attack and defense battle for the city began. The Jiqing defenders had no way to retreat and had to defend the city desperately. Fang Hao's Hengshan righteous army organized manpower and started round after round of sieges.

Arrows, gunpowder, rolling logs, rocks... continued to take the lives of both the enemy and us. The brutal siege lasted for two full days and two nights.

It was not until the evening of the third day that Fang Hao discovered that the enemy general who had been holding the front line could no longer hold on and was preparing to return to the inner city to rest.

Fang Hao knew that his chance had come.

"Chang Yuchun, quickly reorganize the camp and follow me to attack the city!" Fang Hao said.

"Master, swords have no eyes. Leave the task of conquering cities and territories to our subordinates," Chang Yuchun advised.

"I have made up my mind. Do you want to disobey me?" Fang Hao asked back.

"Yes!" Chang Yuchun knelt down and said, "I am willing to die for the sword in the hands of the leader, even if it means losing my life!"

"Fight!" Fang Hao shouted loudly.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Encouraged by Fang Hao, the soldiers who first entered the camp launched a desperate attack on the Jiqing city tower.

"Archers, shoot!" Seeing Fang Hao leading his men to attack the city, the deputy general defending the city arranged his soldiers for defense in an orderly manner. For a moment, arrows rained down.

"Raise your shield!" Chang Yuchun said.

The soldiers who arrived at the camp first raised their shields, pushed the siege ladders and headed towards the city wall.

Fang Haoze was like strolling in a garden. With a casual wave of his sword, he could shoot down a group of arrows. Soon he rushed to the bottom of the city wall with the people who had entered the camp first.

"brush!"

Fang Hao used his siege ladder to soar into the sky like a roc spreading its wings, avoiding rolling logs and rocks, and was the first to climb onto the Jiqing city tower.

"Kill him!" roared the deputy general of the Yuan army guarding the city.

Fang Hao was fearless and dignified. He used his skills to shuttle among the Yuan army soldiers. The sword in his hand glowed white and his body turned into a dragon. Together with Fang Hao, he continued to reap the lives of the Yuan army soldiers.

After a while, as many as forty or fifty people fell under Fang Hao's sword, and at this time Fang Hao was almost close to the deputy general guarding the city.

"Kill!" The deputy general guarding the city was about to draw his sword.

But then he saw a cold light, like thunder and lightning, shooting out and piercing his heart. It turned out that Fang Hao was using the technique of "man and sword fighting" to control the sword and attack, killing him easily.

With the death of the deputy general, the morale of the soldiers defending the city was lost, and with the continuous influx of Yokoyama's righteous army, they climbed up the city wall.

By the time the main general defending the city mustered up his courage and returned to the city wall, the outcome was almost certain.

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you!" At the moment when the gate of Jiqing was opened, the chief general of the Yuan army drew his sword and committed suicide. Jiqing, an important town in the south of the Yuan court, thus fell into the hands of Fang Hao. (End of this chapter)