The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 292: Returning to the Border in Troubled Times
Tuoba Bodhisattva was silent for a moment, then waved his hand to withdraw his troops.

Thirty thousand cavalrymen slowly retreated.

Chagatai, Batu and Pangban all breathed a sigh of relief.

If a real fight breaks out, they will certainly not be afraid, and they have absolute confidence in defeating Tuoba Bodhisattva's 30,000-strong army.

After all, although Tuoba Bodhisattva is strong, he is still one step away from the realm of heaven and man, and has not yet reached that level.

They just don't want to fight.

So what if we win this battle?

It was very difficult for them to kill Tuoba Bodhisattva. If they could not kill Tuoba Bodhisattva, Beimang could afford the loss of 30,000 cavalry.

What awaits them may be two hundred thousand or even more Northern Mang cavalry.

By then, they will not be their opponents.

Of course, Beimang had two old rivals, Beiliang and Liyang, so they did not dare to put all their efforts, so they tried these 30,000 cavalry.

"Great Khan, the 30,000 cavalrymen from the Northern Mang have retreated 200 miles away and set up camp."

A day later, the spy came to report.

Chagatai, Batu, and Pangban all looked gloomy.

"Hmph, Tuoba Bodhisattva is trying to hold us back." Chagatai snorted coldly, his eyes sharp with anger.

Batu and Pangban understood the meaning of this.

Tuoba Bodhisattva held them back for the world to see.

Tell the world that the Mongol power in the East is tied down by him.

In addition, Kublai Khan was busy finishing off the Turkic rebellion and attacking the Sui Dynasty.

As well as Genghis Khan, the Keshig Army, and the Eighth Division being pinned down by Zhu Houzhao, the Thirteen Wings of Khorum and the remaining forces of the Great Khan's court might not be able to move easily.

Of the vast Mongol Yuan Dynasty, only the Ilkhanate in the west remained intact.

In other words, it is telling the world.

The once invincible Mongol Empire reached its weakest and most flawed time.

The maliciousness of his intentions is obvious.

In addition, this will also give the Sui Dynasty more confidence to resist Kublai Khan's army.

These are also the reasons why they don't want to fight with Beimang.

But Tuoba Bodhisattva was obviously cunning and chose this confrontation to drag them here.

But they don't have any good solution.

Unless they are sure of killing Tuoba Bodhisattva, they cannot fight and can only be dragged here.

It was not possible for Batu and Pangban to leave, because the Chagatai Khanate was not afraid of the 30,000 cavalry led by Tuoba Bodhisattva with its strength.

But this is just a test from Northern Mang. Once Batu and Pangban leave, Northern Mang will definitely increase its strength and will never be polite in swallowing up the Chagatai Khanate.

The three of them pondered for a moment, and discussed for a while, but still had no good solution, so they had to quickly pass the news to Temujin, Kublai Khan, and the Ilkhanate.

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The news that the Northern Mang military god Tuoba Bodhisattva led 30,000 cavalrymen to hold back the Chagatai Khanate, Batu's 100,000 cavalrymen, and the magician Pangban spread immediately.

The news that Beimang also joined the war further exacerbated the chaotic situation.

So far, among the major countries in the world, only Li Yang has not participated in the war.

Li Yang’s location is too remote and its influence is not great, so it cannot affect the pace of the chaotic world at all.

The oppressive atmosphere of the troubled times made countless middle and low-level people feel increasingly suffocated.

However, the top leaders of several major countries have no time to take care of these things.

Yang Guang received good news from Beimang again, and he became more confident. He continued to mobilize troops and various supplies to the north.

In the north, Kublai Khan once again accelerated the process of cleaning up the remnants of the Turks.

Song State. This was almost the only good news Zhao Ji received during this period, but it was still not enough to quench his immediate thirst.

The armies of Jin and Liao were constantly encroaching on the territory of the Song Dynasty.

The Jin Kingdom, in particular, directed its military force directly towards the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bianliang.

Zhao Ji could only continue to mobilize troops to stop them.

In the blink of an eye, it is May.

On the grassland about a thousand miles away from the northern border of Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry is stationed here at the moment.

Inside the central tent under the cover of night, Zhu Houzhao practiced with great concentration, as endless power of heaven and earth poured into his body.

Making his aura even more powerful.

Not far away, Zhang Sanfeng, Wuji and Zheng Gong were in different places, but they still couldn't help but look towards the central tent again tacitly, and were amazed in their hearts again.

Over the past month, the three of them, especially Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji, have come to understand why Zhu Houzhao had such powerful strength at the age of only seventeen.

It really seems like there is no limit. As long as you practice, you will become stronger day by day.

Today, his aura was so strong that even the two of them could feel a vague sense of pressure.

Zhu Houzhao, who was practicing, had no idea what the two were thinking. Without the concubines around, he practiced from the beginning of night until dawn.

After slowly finishing his training, he habitually looked towards his talent.

Tai Chi Thirteen Forms Level 25559 (Not yet qualified: 50000/)

The fourth level of Mingshen Wudian (86891/120000)

After one night, Mingshen Wudian and Tai Chi Thirteen Forms had made great progress.

In other words, after leading Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry out of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao's Ming Shenwu Dian began to make rapid progress.

After the battle with Temujin, he made rapid progress of more than 4,000 points in the next few days.

In the following days, the progress every day will surpass the past, which will also accelerate the progress of Tai Chi Thirteen Forms.

In just less than a month, his strength had improved further. If they fought again, he was confident that he could defeat Temujin head-on with his injuries.

But the old guy Temujin never fought him head-on again, and even just a few days ago, he joined the Thirteen Wings.

It directly changes the offensive and defensive situations.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao immediately gritted his teeth in anger.

He got up, without eating, and called everyone over.

He hasn't eaten for a month. After all, it's inconvenient for the Wu Emperor Dragon Cavalry to get supplies on the grassland. If he eats, his appetite will be too big and it will be unnecessary.

"Temujin still hasn't made any movement?" Zhu Houzhao asked Zhang Sanfeng and others.

Now, Zhang Sanfeng and his two powerful celestial beings act as spies to monitor Temujin.

Only they can monitor Temujin's movements more safely, accurately and quickly.

The same goes for the other party.

There must be powerful celestial beings from time to time who watch the movements of the Emperor Wu’s dragon riders from a distance.

"No movement." Wuji, who had just returned, said. It was obvious that he had just gone to see what the Qiexue army was doing.

"This old guy." Zhu Houzhao cursed angrily.

"I've invited the powerful celestial beings, but still no response?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Weng Taibei who had rushed over.

"Still no." Weng Taibei responded.

Ever since Zhu Houzhao gave the order to try to invite powerful celestial beings, the Jinyiwei began to move.

But Ling Donglai and Wu Wudi couldn't find any trace of him at all.

As for Chuanying, he was only related to the Li family, but after asking, it was found that the Li family had already cut off contact with Chuanying.

The easiest person to contact is the Heavenly Master Sun En, who can be contacted at Longhu Mountain.

But Sun En refused and made it clear that he did not want to get involved and wanted to focus on practicing Taoism.

“Your Majesty, now that Temujin has joined forces with the Thirteen Wings and is supported by the remaining forces of the Oirat and Tatars, his strength has greatly increased.

Even if there is a powerful celestial being willing to help, it would be difficult for him to do anything to Temujin." Duke Zheng said in a serious tone.

Everyone present understood his implied meaning.

With the Thirteen Wings in his hands, Temujin is terribly powerful. Now it is not that he dares not to confront Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry head-on.

Instead, they wanted to avoid a head-on confrontation with Temujin.

Even if there was another powerful celestial being, they might not be able to do anything to Temujin in a head-on confrontation.

Of course, they are not afraid.

Temujin was formidable with the Thirteen Wings in his hands, but his speed was reduced and he could not catch up with Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders at all.

As for Temujin's direct attack on the Ming Dynasty, they were actually happy.

Why not let Temujin lead the Thirteen Wings to attack the Ming Dynasty?
It’s not that the Ming Dynasty doesn’t have troops, but it is temporarily unable to send so many troops on an expedition to the grassland.

More importantly, the powerful people in the imperial court wanted to suppress the various parts of Ming Dynasty and it was difficult for them to leave Ming Dynasty.

The strong men in the martial arts world and the strong men in the imperial court were secretly restraining each other and were also not easy to move.

But if Temujin dared to lead the Thirteen Wings to attack the Ming Dynasty, there would be no need to say more.

In the name of justice, the imperial court, Shaolin, and Wudang spoke together. Anyone from the famous and upright martial arts world who dared not take action would be doomed to be ruined.

By then, Temujin's Thirteen Wings will definitely be defeated.

This is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the reason why Temujin never went south to attack the Ming Dynasty for so many years.

"Is there anything we can do? We'll know only if we try." Zhu Houzhao said unwillingly and firmly.

"Your Majesty." Duke Zheng said solemnly, "Temujin is obviously also afraid of our Ming Dynasty's strength, so in the past month, he has been trying to lead us to the north, and has already arranged to join up with the Thirteenth Wing.

Now, it will be difficult for our Ming Dynasty to do anything to him in a short period of time.

It would be better for Your Majesty to move the troops back to Ming Dynasty and garrison on the border.

In this way, Temujin could be restrained and prevented from going to the Sui Kingdom.

At the same time, Your Majesty is in the Ming Dynasty, and your role in reform is far greater than outside the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao frowned.

He was somewhat unwilling to return to the Ming Dynasty like this, but what the old man said made sense.

If the stalemate remains here, it will be difficult to do anything to Temujin and it will be harmful rather than beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, we need to worry about the supply of Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry," Duke Zheng advised again.

Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth, pondered for a moment, took a deep breath and suppressed his resentment.

"Okay, let's go back, I will be watching Temujin at the border.

I will fight him to the bitter end, and one day, I will chop off his head with my own hands." Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Duke Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, His Majesty did not really get carried away.

Now, we should not continue to fight with Temujin on the grassland.

Returning to the Ming border, we can still keep an eye on Temujin.

As for this, the distance is a bit far, and Temujin may send powerful celestial beings to support Kublai Khan, so there is no need to worry.

The powerful and brave men of the Ming Dynasty are not idle.

They are also stronger. In comparison, Temujin would definitely be more worried that the Ming Dynasty would send powerful celestial beings to help the Sui Dynasty deal with Kublai Khan.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, when Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry returns to the border of the Ming Dynasty, Temujin will instead follow them closer to the Ming Dynasty, keep an eye on the Ming Dynasty's strong men, and prevent them from heading to the Sui Dynasty.

Under the common demand of restraining each other, both sides are so cautious that no one dares to be careless or take risks.

(Chapter 1.)
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