The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 304: Lantern Festival Battle to Take Over Bianjing
Zhu Houzhao looked at Duke Zheng and his two companions with a determined look.

Duke Zheng and the other two nodded in agreement, and were looking forward to it in their hearts.

They knew exactly what the breakthrough Zhu Houzhao meant.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao's breakthrough was an absolute secret and could not be told to anyone.

But asking Zhu Houzhao to keep a secret, especially the secret that his own strength would improve, was really difficult for him. He had already proudly told Zheng Gong and others about it.

The deduction of the fifth level of the thirteen Tai Chi forms.

If Zhu Houzhao could really deduce it, his strength would surely be greatly improved. Duke Zheng and the others all wanted to witness that situation with their own eyes.

Especially for Zhang Sanfeng, this is most useful for his Tai Chi.

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After Zhu Houzhao received the first message and before the second message, Temujin also received the message.

His brows were deeply furrowed and his face looked solemn.

"Wang, Shou, Ren!"

In an instant, Temujin knew that this man must be a great enemy of the Mongols.

The level of fear towards him was second only to that of Zhu Houzhao.

The power of his military tactics made him feel uneasy.

The strength he displayed in this battle was almost comparable to when he commanded the Thirteen Wings.

After several major battles, he transformed the little-trained Ming army under his command into a truly elite force that could withstand hundreds of battles.

I'm afraid his strength is not inferior to when he commanded the Thirteen Wings.

This may not be Wang Shouren's limit. If he is given more troops...

Fortunately, the Ming army had only recently reformed and did not have enough cavalry. Wang Shouren also did not have enough time to familiarize himself with the troops. In addition, the Song State sent troops quickly, so the situation was dangerous.

Otherwise, Zhu Houzhao might have taken action against him first.

And there is the cannon. I had underestimated those academies before. Unknowingly, they had created such a powerful cannon.

While trying to obtain the technology, we must not engage in a large-scale head-on battle with the Ming army without the same cannons.

The most important thing is to speed up the progress.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty was still growing, and the Mongols were growing stronger even faster than the Ming Dynasty.

Temujin thought to himself and immediately issued several orders in succession.

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Kublai Khan and Yang Guang, who were further east, received the news at almost the same time.

Both of them reacted quite violently.

Kublai Khan received the news and orders from Temujin.

He stared intently toward the west for several times, then immediately summoned all the generals and some experts to discuss the matter.

It's time to speed up.

"Send a message to Tiele and Tuyuhun to intensify the offensive. No matter what, if they don't see the 50,000 heads they have harvested, they don't need to come back." Temujin gave the order coldly.

All the generals present smiled grimly, and no one raised any objection.

“Also, now that winter has arrived, next spring, my army will march south with all our strength and destroy the Sui Kingdom in one fell swoop.

In the next few months, we must reorganize the Turks and turn the 300,000 Turkish cavalry into our Mongol cavalry.

As for those remaining remnants of resistance, they must all be found and wiped out." Kublai Khan said without question.

"Yes."

The generals and Mongol masters responded loudly.

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After reading the message, Yang Guang's face changed several times, and he could not hide his jealousy at all.

Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren!

Why did Zhu Houzhao have a minister like Wang Shouren who was as good as a sage and a military genius?
The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied he felt.

What followed naturally was a strong sense of fear.

In his eyes, the strength of the Ming Dynasty has become even stronger.

It was so strong that he found it unacceptable.

A few days later, Yang Guang received an urgent order from the north.

Tiele and Tuyuhun attacked Taiyuan and Youzhou like crazy, desperately.

It was as if they were deliberately exchanging their lives for others. For a moment, Taiyuan and Youzhou all called for emergency help.

Yang Guang and other high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty immediately realized that Kublai Khan could not hold back and was about to take action.

At the latest by early spring next year, Kublai Khan will certainly send troops south.

And now, he is deliberately letting Tiele and Tuyuhun fight desperately with Taiyuan and Youzhou.

Consume the strength of both of them.

The rear nests of Tiele and Tuyuhun were now almost in the hands of Kublai Khan, so they naturally dared not refuse and could only fight with their lives.

After realizing this, Yang Guang looked deep and silent, then issued a series of imperial decrees.

Appease Taiyuan and Youzhou and give rewards.

As for reinforcements, there will definitely be some. After all, now is the time for the whole country to unite and fight against the Mongols.

The Sui court must set an example.

But now the weather is getting colder, so it’s normal that the reinforcements are slow to arrive, isn’t it?
The war between the Sui Dynasty and the Mongols in Taiyuan and Youzhou intensified. The atmosphere of war made all forces in the Sui Dynasty feel more like they were facing a formidable enemy.

The top leaders of Beimang and Liyang had the calmest reactions.

After all, they are not a threat now and are not really involved in this chaotic world.

They were all shocked by the strength displayed by Wang Shouren.

They felt fearful and excited about the artillery displayed by the Ming Dynasty in this battle.

north.

After reading the news, Pangban of the Chagatai Khanate pondered for two days, then wrote a letter and sent it to Tuoba Bodhisattva, who was still confronting them. When Tuoba Bodhisattva received the letter, his expression was moved.

'On the fifteenth day of the third month, during the Lantern Festival, I invite Brother Tuoba to have a fight with me, to explore the realm of heaven and man, is that okay?'

Tuoba Bodhisattva looked deeply at this simple letter and remained silent for a while.

He thought a lot, and the one he thought about the most was Beimang.

Can he let go of everything, fight Pang Ban regardless of life and death, and try to break through to the realm of heaven and man?

Tuoba Bodhisattva hesitated for a day and remained silent for a day.

Suddenly, he smiled.

He laughed a few times, showed great confidence, and wrote a reply letter personally.

"Yes, on the 15th of the Lantern Festival, there will be a battle between the two armies."

After receiving the letter, Pang Ban seemed to have completely let go of something. He laughed a few times and told Chagatai and Batu about the matter.

The two men's faces changed, they frowned and looked angry, but they didn't know what to say.

The three of them jointly reported the matter to Temujin.

Temujin received the news a few days later and frowned.

At this time, risking one's life would involve risks, which would obviously not be a good thing for the Mongols.

If it fails, Beimang will probably not give up the opportunity to swallow up the Chagatai Khanate.

It is never wise to depend on the life and death of a Khanate on the success of one individual.

But even Temujin couldn't stop it.

He knew that since Pang Ban had made such a decision, he had made up his mind.

To achieve the state of heaven and man, at any cost.

If he tried to stop her, Pang Ban might not listen, and even if he did, he would only become alienated from him.

People in the martial arts world just don't care about the overall situation.

With an angry sigh, Temujin immediately wrote a letter to the Chagatai Khanate.

Support all decisions made by Pang Ban.

The entire Mongols will support Pang Ban in this battle, and believe that Pang Ban will succeed and break through to the realm of heaven and man.

When the news reached Pang Ban, a smile appeared on his face, as if he was a little more relaxed.

If you let go of everything completely.

A similar situation also happened secretly on the side of Empress Murong of Beimang.

After a while of being angry, Empress Murong personally wrote a letter to Tuoba Bodhisattva, expressing her support and belief.

Tuoba Bodhisattva also felt a little more relaxed.

The two of them silently began to prepare for the battle three months later.

The two of them need to elevate their status to the highest level within these three months.

Only in this way can they break through that barrier in the life-and-death battle.

As if in tacit agreement, both the Mongols and the Northern Mang kept this matter strictly confidential and did not leak even a little bit of it.

There are only a few people who know about it.

The response to their side's defeat in this battle was also carried out in secret.

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The outside world was unaware of the battle scheduled for three months later. At this moment, the news that the Ming army had defeated the Jin army was causing an uproar among the people of Ming and Song.

In the Ming Dynasty, the news was spread to all parts of the country by the imperial court at the first opportunity.

The power of the Ming Dynasty court reached a new level, and most people felt proud.

Such a great victory and the strength demonstrated by Wang Shouren also made the reform go more smoothly.

The forces that were originally still ready to make moves have become much more obedient again.

The saying "Heaven's Mandate lies with the Ming" was even more resounding and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people within the Ming Dynasty.

If the Mandate of Heaven was not with the Ming Dynasty, how could the power of the Ming Dynasty court have increased so quickly?
It simply overwhelms everything.

Not to mention anything else, just Wang Shouren leading an army of 300,000 is probably enough to suppress all disobedience in the Ming Dynasty.

Many forces thought about it and saw no hope at all, so they could only bow their heads.

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In the State of Song, from south to north, people of all classes were mostly happy.

Especially the people of East Sixth Road, the atmosphere of joy and happiness enveloped almost every place, and the people at the bottom of society were no exception.

In addition to the righteous cause, in just a few short months, the Jin army had already launched a series of burning, killing and looting on this land.

The lowest-level people, who had little to do with the changes in the country, were naturally hostile to the Jin army and supported the Ming army's victory.

Those forces in the six eastern routes that were still afraid of the strength of the Jin army also saw the situation clearly and almost all began to show goodwill to the Ming army.

Starting from October 4, the Ming army's operations in the east and west routes of Beijing and the east route of Hebei went extremely smoothly.

Because the time was too short, the Jin Kingdom did not dare to divide its troops to fight against the Ming army. Therefore, most of the people who controlled the four cities were local people who had defected to the Jin Kingdom.

When the news of the Jin army's defeat at the hands of the Ming army spread, these people either ran away directly, or opened the gates and surrendered to the arrival of the Ming army, or were captured by local forces and handed over to the Ming army.

This situation was happening not only in the Jingdong and Hebei East Routes where the Ming army was operating, but also in the remaining Jingxi and East Routes.

Only the western Hebei route was the Jin army's retreat route and was controlled by the Jin army itself, so there was not much movement.

Two hundred thousand infantrymen were dispersed to take over cities in various places. Every day, a large number of cities fell into the hands of the Ming army.

On the other side, the 50,000 cavalry led by Wang Shouren himself were equally successful.

On October 10, Wanyan Aguda led nearly 100,000 defeated troops, and his brother Wanyan Sheng, who was stationed in Bianliang and led 60,000 cavalry, decisively withdrew from Bianliang and headed north.

Wang Shouren frowned slightly, but still took over the city of Bianjing on the morning of October 12.

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