Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 538: Reversal Strategy
Sanada Ryumasa asked, "Now that the sharp blade has been unsheathed, I wonder how you, Soul Burial Emperor, plan to use this sword?"

"This is the reason why I am talking to you today." The Soul Burial Emperor stated his purpose. "As I said before, I am here for the peace between China and Japan. Therefore, I am willing to give Japan a chance."

"what chance?"

Emperor Zanghun stated his conditions, "An opportunity to surrender. As long as Japan surrenders, the war between the two sides can be ended immediately. My army only wants four of the territories we currently occupy. The remaining five prefectures and three prefectures are up to you, Sanada Ryumasa, to deal with as you wish. You can rule by yourself or follow the previous example and choose someone from the bloodline of your Japanese emperor to succeed the emperor, and you will assist him. From now on, the war will be eliminated, and China and Japan will enjoy peace."

"What a peaceful and tranquil life." Faced with such conditions, Sanada Ryumasa simply could not agree to them. "Since Emperor Jimmu founded the country, Japan has never accepted such conditions. Once agreed, Japan may have temporary peace, but if the war breaks out again in the future, my country will have no chance of survival. Emperor Zanghun, you think I can't see your intentions..."

"Never before does not mean never. Now, Japan is on the verge of destruction. If you do not agree, the danger of national destruction is imminent. If you agree, I can promise here that I will only hold the main culprit of the expansion plan and a group of war criminals accountable. I will treat your Japanese people equally as I treat the people under Huanchen Buwu's rule. What's more, you Japanese admire my Middle-earth culture, so this is an opportunity for you to join Middle-earth."

Sanada Ryumasa understood that the Soul Burial Emperor was determined to destroy Japan, so he immediately said, "Soul Burial Emperor, do you really think you have a sure win?"

"It's not that victory is certain, but the situation is already determined. Sanada Ryumasa, even if you have the power to turn the world upside down, you are powerless to change this situation. Therefore, accept my conditions, and your people in Japan will be safe."

"Or there is another choice. I, Sanada Ryumasa, will destroy your Huanchen Buwu army and end this war."

"You can give it a try." The Soul Burial Emperor saw that it was impossible for the two sides to reach a consensus. "Sanada Ryumasa, you can leave now. My army will attack the city tomorrow. Before that, you have half a day to think about it."

"Emperor Soul Burial, Japan is not as simple as you think." Sanada Ryumasa left, returned to the city, and began to arrange city defenses.

After Sanada Ryumasa left, the Soul Burial Emperor asked Yue Tianji who was hiding behind the scenes, "Strategist, what do you think of Sanada Ryumasa?"

"Sanada Ryumasa is worthy of being the Prime Minister of Japan. No wonder Lord Lonely thinks so highly of him."

"But unfortunately, how can a fake dragon compare to a real dragon?"

"It seems that during this meeting, Soul Emperor has already guessed Sanada Ryumasa's trump card."

"That's right. I also intend to go with the flow."

"That's why the Soul Emperor acted so arrogantly during the meeting."

"Those who know this emperor well are his advisers. However, his attitude just now must not be hidden from Sanada Ryumasa."

"But Sanada Ryumasa had no choice but to go with the flow. I believe that after he returns, he will inform the soldiers in Kyoto of the Soul Emperor's attitude and conditions, making it more difficult for the Soul Emperor to attack the city."

"It doesn't matter. The lack of troops is a fact that Sanada Ryumasa cannot change. Even if morale is high, they can't hold out for long."

"In the end, Sanada Ryumasa will definitely use the trump card he has prepared for a long time. Only then will the true destruction of Japan begin."

In the early morning of the next day, Huanchen Buwu attacked the city as planned.

Although the morale of the defenders of Kyoto City was high after repeated encouragement from Sanada Ryumasa.

But facing the well-equipped and well-prepared Huang Army (the army of Huanchen Buwu, named "Huang" by Emperor Zanghun when he first established Huanchen Buwu), no matter how high their morale was, it was useless.

In the face of Gongshu Chou's domineering mechanical technology, in less than an hour, the walls of Kyoto City on all four directions were breached, and the Huang army rushed in.

The city walls were breached and the gates were broken.

"All four city gates have been lost. Please escape, Dazai and the others." When the news came back, Sanada Ryumasa remained calm and prepared to use the last resort. "It's time to use it."

The head of the Udaki family asked, "Lord Dazai, what other means do you have to turn the tide of the war?"

"My Lords, please follow me." As he spoke, Sanada Ryumasa led Utaki and other Japanese officials to the dark room that had been prepared for a long time. In the dark room, red light flashed.

Several Onmyoji used their magic to make the mechanism in the center of the dark room operate, emitting this amazing energy.

When the head of the Udaki family saw this scene, his face changed drastically. He pointed at Sanada Ryumasa and said tremblingly: "Sanada Ryumasa, you..."

"I believe Lord Udaki has understood. Yes, this is the ultimate weapon of Japan, the core of the Tenkōfukaku. After the Kamikaze Camp was destroyed, I gathered all the skilled craftsmen in Kyoto to forge it. It was finally completed a few days before the Soul Burial Emperor besieged the city, and the energy has been accumulated until now."

"Sanada Ryumasa, you are crazy! In order to repel a powerful enemy, you let the entire Kyoto population be buried with you!"

"Only if we sacrifice ourselves and Kyoto is completely destroyed can Japan fully awaken. Gather all our strength to fight against the Soul Burial Emperor's army. Please sacrifice your lives."

"Damn it, I can't die here, I want to surrender to the Soul Burial Emperor." Seeing that Sanada Ryumasa was so crazy, many ministers immediately decided to surrender to the Soul Burial Emperor.

"Mori-sama, let's go together."

"Sanada Ryumasa, you're crazy!"

"It's too late. Before coming here, I ordered people to seal off this place. You can't get out." Sanada Ryumasa allowed this group of people to struggle. As early as the moment he came in, the Onmyojis had already activated the furnace core, and the power was about to explode.

Even if they were allowed to escape, their pampered bodies would not be able to avoid the coming explosion.

As the Onmyoji's magical power was injected into it, the core of the furnace that had been absorbing energy for a long time officially exploded and completely disintegrated from the inside out.

At this time, the soldiers of Huanchen Buwu who were about to attack the city received an order from the Emperor Zanghun and led the nearby civilians to evacuate in an orderly manner.

The unexpressable energy exploded, expanding outward with the imperial city as its center.

Wherever it passed, it left a scorched earth.

"Everyone, run away~"

Hundreds of thousands of people in Kyoto suffered this unexpected disaster and turned into ashes.

Bai Ru Piaoyu, one of the four great generals, stood in the distance and saw this horrifying scene. He said, "I never thought that Sanada Ryumasa would actually dare to do this. In order to stop our army's offensive, he even dragged the entire Kyoto population to their deaths."

"How could Sanada Ryumasa know these things when he risked his life?"

"Ah, Soul Emperor." Bai Ru Piaoxue hurriedly saluted to the Soul Emperor.

"Piaoyu, what other intentions do you think Sanada Ryumasa has for doing this?"

"Kyoto is the capital of Japan. If it suffers this disaster, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our army's future rule over Japan."

"Yes, this explosion was caused by Sanada Ryumasa using himself and hundreds of thousands of Japanese people and nobles to inspire the Japanese will to resist. Next, we will face a full-scale counterattack from Japan. There will be a big battle to fight. Go down and prepare."

"Yes."

Thanks to Wu Mengsheng for the reward.

(End of this chapter)