The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 339: Grandmaster's Realm Is Not Enough (7000 words)
With a happy ending and the status he and Cao Zhengchun enjoy in His Majesty's eyes, both of them will have made contributions.

But that’s not all.

Many things, once they happen for the first time, will happen a second time.

The power of the Eastern Depot may gradually expand as a result of this incident?
Cao Shaoqin was thinking in his mind and perfecting various details, making sure not to give the Jinyiwei any chance to intercept.

After a while, the spies came to report that about 40,000 Japanese people had left the city and were heading towards the army.

Cao Shaoqin smiled and looked at Yue Fei.

Yue Fei also glanced at him, nodded, and began to arrange military affairs.

Nearly two hours later, the two armies met.

Without wasting any time, the Ming army, under the command of Yue Fei, began the attack.

A thousand cavalrymen on each wing directly encircled them, and the infantry pushed forward head-on, intending to prevent all the Japanese from escaping as much as possible.

When the two sides were only one mile apart, the cannons behind the Ming army fired.

"Bang~!!!"

"Boom~!!!"

More than thirty shells fell heavily on tens of thousands of Japanese people, and hundreds of them were immediately engulfed in flames.

Screams and cries of fear rose and fell, and the Japanese people around the explosion were in chaos, some dodging and some running away.

Then, the second round of shells came.

Hundreds of Japanese were swallowed up again, and the chaos became even greater.

Yue Fei's army brought few cannons this time, only more than sixty, which were bombarded in two rounds.

It was the first time for the tens of thousands of Japanese people, who were already a motley crowd, to encounter such a terrifying cannon, and they soon became completely panicked.

At the end, many ordinary Japanese people who had followed with great enthusiasm came to their senses, turned around and fled in fear.

But how could ordinary people like them outrun the cavalry?

The central and rear areas were in chaos and panic, and the impact on the Japanese front army consisting of thousands of samurai was not too great.

Relying on their bravery, they shouted "Long live the Great Japan" and rushed towards the Ming army marching in formation, waving swords.

Then, blood flowers appeared in front of the Ming army's spear camp.

The Ming army's simple stabbing and retreating tactics coordinated with each other, like an overwhelming tidal wave, constantly destroying and drowning everything in front of them.

The Japanese people fell row after row, like rice, without any resistance under the feet of the Ming army and were trampled into meat paste.

Soon, blood, death, and cannons made these tens of thousands of Japanese people wake up.

The feeling of fear invaded their whole body.

Those at the rear turned around and tried to escape.

Those in front, kneel down and surrender.

But the Ming army did not hesitate at all, and crushed everything that stood in the way of the infantry army.

Two thousand cavalrymen were chasing after those who were fleeing.

Only a few clever ones who dropped their weapons, knelt down and surrendered were able to survive temporarily.

Seeing the Japanese army collapse and be slaughtered in the blink of an eye, the people around Juexin were dumbfounded, trembling all over, and also full of fear.

"Lord Juexin, we are defeated. Let's go." One person said tremblingly.

"Baga, how can we leave at this time? This is the time for us to use blood to awaken the samurai spirit of all people in Great Japan." Juexin shouted loudly.

Many Japanese people around heard it.

Even though they were afraid, many people looked at Juexin with admiration.

"Mr. Juexin, the Ming people said it well, 'As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.' Great Japan still needs you, Mr. Juexin. You cannot die. You must live and lead the warriors of Great Japan to continue fighting against the Ming people." A man cried loudly with tears in his eyes.

Many people around nodded and spoke one after another to persuade Juexin to retreat.

Juexin said a few words reluctantly, but was still forced by the crowd to leave.

They were also very lucky, as they found a loophole in the Ming army and finally escaped through it.

There are about two hundred of these people.

Apart from these two hundred people, few of the remaining 40,000 or so people escaped.

Nearly half were beheaded, and the other half knelt in surrender.

After roughly cleaning up the battlefield, the army headed straight for Tokyo City and completely occupied this completely empty Japanese capital.

After the loss of those 40,000 people, the Japanese in this city completely became sheep and were extremely obedient.

It also made people, including Yue Fei, more inclined to continue implementing the traitor fishing plan.

the other side.

Juexin led more than 200 people and once again narrowly escaped the pursuit of the Ming cavalry, with only more than 150 people left.

Looking at the more than 150 people with dejected and depressed faces, Juexin's expression became firm again, and he raised his arms and said: "Gentlemen, we were defeated this time, and several Japanese warriors were killed in the battlefield.

But their sacrifice is worth it.

With their own blood, they will activate the samurai spirit of all Japanese people and fight against the Ming Dynasty to the end.

Great Japan will never perish."

"Great Japan will never perish!"

The one hundred and fifty people barely cheered themselves up and followed suit, raising their arms and cheering.

“Gentlemen, we are destined to embark on a road that is full of difficulties but also full of glory.

We must continue to call on more Japanese warriors to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

I believe that one day, we will win." Juexin said in an inspiring and high voice.

These more than a hundred people were easily encouraged and became excited again.

Under the leadership of Juexin, they headed west.

It was decided to recruit Japanese warriors from all over the country, and when there were enough of them, they would fight against the Ming army.

When things in Japan were extremely lively, news of the Ming Dynasty's action against Japan gradually spread.

A grassland thousands of miles north of the Ming Dynasty.

The Xiao brothers were among the first to receive the news because their base was in Japan.

There are many of them in Japan.

However, because the Ming Dynasty acted too quickly and captured nearly all the masters in one fell swoop, and because they were in the grassland and communication was inconvenient, they only received the news on May 29th.

After reading the news, both of them changed their expressions.

But he quickly accepted it.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to conquer the Sui Dynasty, there is a very high possibility that it will take action against Japan.

They had anticipated this a long time ago, and this was one of the important reasons why they decisively helped the Mongols and intended to weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if they do not oppose the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will attack their base. What else is there to say?

After exchanging a glance, Xiao Ao Shi said in a deep voice: "Mingguo's actions are too fast. They have taken down all the masters above the Xiantian level in one go. Japan has no power to resist.

Fortunately, the Ming Kingdom has not discovered our strength yet.

Next, let’s stay away from Japan.”

"Yeah." Xiao Jingtian was unwilling for a moment, then nodded calmly to show his agreement.

The Ming Dynasty was too powerful, and letting those subordinates fight with the Ming Dynasty in Japan would at most cause temporary trouble to the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, all the subordinates they trained will be completely destroyed. It's not worth it.

"Those intelligence organizations are still valuable, so let the intelligence personnel hide." Xiao Jingtian added.

Xiao Ao Shi nodded.

The two of them quickly gave orders and went to tell Temujin the news.

Temujin's eyes focused and he passed the news to Kublai Khan.

Although no orders were issued, this news was the best order.

The Ming Kingdom has officially taken action.

Must speed up.

After conveying the order, five powerful celestial beings, Temujin, Bashiba, Pangban, and the Xiao brothers, gathered together to discuss the world situation once again.

“Now the four-nation alliance has been reached.

But the Jin Kingdom was digesting what it had gained from Bian Jing and recovering its strength after the defeat.

The Liao Kingdom was also digesting what it gained from the Song Kingdom and strengthening its own strength.

Beimang was recuperating while eyeing Beiliang. While watching the situation in Sui, they were waiting for Xu Xiao of Beiliang to die.

These three countries are still watching us fight to the death with Ming, and are unwilling to join us in dealing with Ming."

“If this continues, the situation may not be favorable to us.

The Ming Dynasty’s foundation was too strong. Now Zhu Houzhao also mastered this foundation, and this foundation is still growing stronger.

The foundation of the nine northern routes of the Song Dynasty also belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

How many Grandmasters are there in Ming Dynasty now? How many Grandmasters are there? We are not sure.

Although Kublai Khan and his men still hold the upper hand in Taiyuan, the result may not be what we want to see."

Temujin still had the heroic temperament, but his tone was a little heavier.

The other four people all understood what Temujin meant.

If the Ming Dynasty could produce a few more grand masters, or a dozen grand masters, then even if Kublai Khan and his men captured Taiyuan and completely defeated the Sui court, it would probably be useless and they would not be able to continue their march south.

Thinking about the endless number of Grandmasters and powerful Grandmasters in the Ming Kingdom today, even if they are all in the realm of heaven and man, they all feel a headache and fear.

If there are enough Grandmasters at the highest level or Grandmaster level, even they can be surrounded and killed.

“The reforms within the Ming Empire are still ongoing and are far from being completely stable. They need to be suppressed by strong people.

Most of the powerful people who surrendered to the Ming court would not have done so willingly, and they would not have tried their best.

The Western Nine Route had just been captured by the Ming Kingdom. Wang Shouren alone could not suppress all of them. He also needed many strong men to suppress the local area and guard against the Jin and Liao.

Today, the Ming Dynasty is still taking action against Japan.

Even if the Ming Kingdom unexpectedly captured all the masters of Japan in one fell swoop, it would still need some masters to stay on duty just in case.

Apart from the experts in Taiyuan City of Sui, no matter how strong the Ming court is, it probably can't send out a very strong lineup." Eighth Master Ba said thoughtfully.

"Having said that, we shouldn't be complacent. What if after some time, the Ming Dynasty can really send out enough experts to defeat Kublai Khan's army?" Temujin shook his head.

With a solemn look, he added: "We should still find a way to get Jin, Liao, and Beimang to join us in dealing with the Ming Kingdom.

As long as the four countries work together, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to stop them.

It severely weakened it in one fell swoop."

"These three countries will not believe us." Xiao Jingtian said with some disdain in his tone.

How can these three countries, who claim to be great powers and are timid and timid, accomplish anything great?
Even though he understood the concerns of the three countries, he still remained disdainful.

Temujin, Bashiba and Pangban were silent.

What the Three Kingdoms distrusted even less was the Mongols.

Now in the Three Kingdoms, each family has only one person who has reached the level of heavenly man.

Once they die in the process of jointly attacking the Ming Dynasty, their vitality will be seriously damaged and their strength will be greatly reduced.

How dare they gamble?
If it were them, they wouldn't dare to gamble.

Now it is the Mongols that are standing in front of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty cannot threaten them yet, even though they have seen with their own eyes that the Ming Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger.

But as long as the Mongols did not fall, they would not feel the crisis of life and death, so how could they act recklessly?
"Those in the celestial realm who were invited still haven't agreed?" Xiao Ao Shi asked.

Temujin shook his head. They had invited three people in total, but none of them agreed, and they didn't even give them room to negotiate terms.

The Xiao brothers were a little disappointed, but not surprised.

No matter how powerful the Ming Kingdom is, it will not deal with those powerful celestial beings for no reason.

Moreover, in their eyes, Zhu Houzhao would only live for a few decades at most. Once he died, the power of the Ming Dynasty would disappear like a mirage in the water.

How could they risk their own lives to fight against the Ming Dynasty?

Not to mention that they have no hatred towards the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they did, they might not necessarily take action.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Temujin looked towards the east, towards the Sui Dynasty's Taiyuan city.

A hint of cold and ruthless ferocity flashed across his face.

The Mongols can still resist the Ming Dynasty, so the Three Kingdoms are not in a hurry.

What if the Mongols were unable to resist the Ming and their strength was greatly reduced?
Can the Three Kingdoms continue to sit there?
But the price was too high, so high that Temujin could not make a decision at once. He could only suppress it in his heart and tell no one.

I can't even say
"What's the situation in Southern Song and Li Yang?" Xiao Ao Shi asked again.

In his opinion, facing the current Ming Dynasty, these two Han Chinese powers are also a help.

"The Southern Song court was still busy trying to control the south and couldn't do much.

Zhao Gou might not be able to assign those experts who still recognized the Southern Song Dynasty and were willing to protect it to deal with the Ming Dynasty. " Temujin's tone revealed a hint of disdain.

After a pause, he continued, "I did get in touch with Li Yang and had a brief chat.

Li Yang is too far away from Ming Kingdom, and there are still many contradictions within it. The powerful man in Li Yang who is suspected to be at the level of a god will not leave Li Yang.

The strong men at the Grandmaster level and the Grandmaster level will not leave Liyang to deal with Ming Kingdom. "After discussing for a while, the five people felt that they had unknowingly become in a dilemma as Ming Kingdom became stronger and stronger.

They are clearly five celestial beings. If they join forces, they can conquer any place in the world except the capital of Ming Dynasty.

But it's like being stuck in a quagmire, unable to move.

Because they knew very well that the Ming capital was also watching them.

Comparing the strength of both sides, the Ming Kingdom obviously has much more spare strength, which makes them even more cautious than several powerful celestial beings of the Ming Kingdom.

Any action they take could lead to a thundering blow from the Ming Dynasty.

After a while, the negotiation ended in failure again. There was still only one solution.

Wait and see, waiting for Kublai Khan's army to bring good news.

In addition to Temujin, all countries and people from all walks of life in the world have received the news that the Ming Dynasty has taken action against Japan.

In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there was a wave of confident discussions.

Most of them are proud of the Ming Dynasty and look down on other countries with a sense of arrogance.

Because after more than two years of comprehensive reforms and the complete submission of the righteous forces in the martial arts world to the imperial court, the more people understand, the more they feel that the Ming Dynasty is now terribly powerful.

It is this feeling that makes the people from the righteous forces in the martial arts world, as well as those masters of the evil ways, very honest and obey the orders of the court.

They can feel more clearly that the Ming Dynasty is truly terrifyingly powerful!
Still getting stronger!

Among other countries, Zhao Gou of the Southern Song court followed his father's example and sent gifts to the capital with great respect.

Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty for conquering Japan as soon as possible.

The Jin and Liao kingdoms continued to digest their gains and watched indifferently.

Bei Mang and Li Yang also looked on indifferently, while silently reorganizing their internal affairs and trying to increase their own strength as much as possible.

The Sui Dynasty was the most active.

Yang Guang felt cold all over. After the Ming Dynasty conquered Japan, everyone in the world knew what the next target would be.

The Sui Dynasty was still resisting the Mongols in the north and suppressing various rebellions within the country.

Then how can we resist the Ming Dynasty?
After pondering all night, he openly sent an imperial edict to the Taiyuan front.

Order Yang Lin and others to defeat Kublai Khan as soon as possible.

After receiving this imperial edict, a subtle atmosphere arose in Taiyuan City, where morale was already declining.

This imperial edict actually means nothing, but when combined with the news that Ming Dynasty is taking action against Japan, it becomes a different story.

Yang Guang's move was naked. He wanted Yang Lin and others to defeat Kublai Khan as soon as possible and then deal with the Ming Dynasty.

The question is, are there more people in Taiyuan city who support the Sui court?
Or are there more people supporting the Ming Dynasty?

Many people have an idea of ​​this.

The one who had the least idea, or who had an idea but had no other choice but to take a gamble, was the Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang Guang.

Taking a gamble is an option that Yang Guang always likes to take.

For example, the previous bets led to the current fragmented Sui Dynasty.

Not to mention the atmosphere inside Taiyuan city, but also the Mongol army outside Taiyuan city.

The atmosphere among Kublai Khan, Batu, and Chagatai was not good and extremely solemn.

"We don't have much time." Kublai Khan said coldly.

It is obvious that he is the youngest among the three.

But he is undoubtedly the one who occupies the dominant position.

Neither Chagatai nor the other man was dissatisfied. They nodded to show that they understood.

"Let the men have a good meal and rest for two days. After two days, we will attack again with all our strength.

This time, we must capture Taiyuan City." Kublai Khan said solemnly.

"Okay." Chagatai and the other two responded.

In the following two days, the Mongol army withdrew, and the atmosphere seemed a little unusual as if something was brewing.

Song Que, Yang Lin and others who had been fighting for such a long time immediately made a judgment.

The Mongols are about to launch another major attack.

Silently, preparing with all my strength.

Two days later, the Mongol army of 400,000 elite soldiers, who had been baptized by war and were as fierce as wolves and tigers, launched a desperate attack on Taiyuan city.

As the two armies clashed, the more than 300,000 soldiers in Taiyuan city further lost control of a portion of the power of heaven and earth.

This naturally led to the weakening of the power that Song Que and others could exert.

The attacks of Kublai Khan, Chagatai Khan and Batu Khan were even stronger.

These three people, together with the four great masters Lang Fanyun, Hengdao Toudao, Zhang Daoyun and Doujiu Seng, have reached the ultimate level.

There are also Song Que, Yang Lin, Qiu Rui and Yuwen Chengdu, four great masters who control more than 300,000 troops who have also been baptized by war and are truly elite troops.

In the battle situation, Kublai Khan and his two men actually had the upper hand.

If Lang Fanyun had not displayed his extremely strong strength, any other grandmaster at the highest level would certainly not be able to stop Kublai Khan.

Soon the disadvantage will turn into a losing position.

And it was at this time that a great grandmaster, a powerful warrior, flew in from outside Taiyuan City and attacked Kublai Khan.

"Mi Wentian!" Kublai Khan was furious and said hatefully with gritted teeth.

The person who came was Mi Wentian. He didn't say anything, just looked at him calmly.

Kublai Khan suddenly realized and said coldly: "You have been here for a long time and have been waiting."

"That's right." Mi Wentian nodded and admitted it directly.

He had indeed arrived a long time ago. Zhu Houzhao sent him after the plan to take over Japan was formulated.

When he arrived in Taiyuan, he saw that Taiyuan could still hold out. He knew that even if he joined in, he might not be able to defeat the Mongols, so he never took action.

Until today, the morale of Taiyuan City has dropped again, the Mongols' advantage has become increasingly greater, and he had to take action.

His purpose in taking action was not to defeat the Mongols, but to stabilize the morale of the people in Taiyuan City and resist the Mongol attack.

As expected, seeing the arrival of strong reinforcements, even Yang Lin and others who were more worried were more or less relieved, and the overall morale increased a lot.

Kublai Khan was furious but did not stop and continued his attack.

The two sides continued their battle that shook the mountains and rivers, and the space in the sky was often shattered by their attacks.

With the help of Mi Wentian, a great master at the pinnacle level, the disadvantage faced by Taiyuan City was reversed.

It even has a slight advantage.

But this advantage is small, and overall, the situation remains stalemate.

It can only be said that after fighting to this point, a powerful Grandmaster, although still of great use, cannot easily influence the outcome.

After all, not to mention other aspects, if a powerful grandmaster joins in, he will be suppressed by the military and his strength will be greatly weakened.

After fighting for nearly two hours, the Mongols retreated again.

In the central tent, the atmosphere among Kublai Khan and the other two was even more heavy.

"What a Ming country! This is obviously intentional.

When we have the upper hand, we will send a strong man to eliminate our advantage and force Taiyuan City to continue fighting with us.

Consuming the strength of both sides, so that the Ming Kingdom can reap the benefits in the future." Chagatai said fiercely.

"We can't go on like this. It's a huge blow to our morale." Batu also spoke.

Not to mention the morale of the army, even he felt a sense of powerlessness.

The Ming Kingdom is too powerful, and now it seems unfathomable.

After a while, when Taiyuan's strength is further weakened, what if the Ming Kingdom sends another grandmaster, or several grandmasters?
If this continues, when will it end?

"This is indeed a trick of the Ming Dynasty, but the strength of the Ming Dynasty is almost reaching its limit." Kublai Khan no longer had any anger on his body, and he spoke calmly.

"Oh?" Chagatai and the other two looked over immediately.

"Who is Mi Wentian?" Kublai Khan spoke confidently and explained, "He is one of the only three princes of the Ming royal family.

He is the most loyal and most senior grandmaster in the Ming Kingdom and a powerful person at the highest level.

Generally speaking, Zhu Houzhao would not send him outside the Ming Dynasty.

Now, it has been sent.

There is also Zhu Ye who took action against Japan.

Even Mi Wentian and Zhu Ye, the two grandmasters and powerful men whom Zhu Houzhao trusted and relied on the most, were sent outside the Ming Dynasty.

It is conceivable that the number of great masters at the pinnacle level that Zhu Houzhao could dispatch must have reached its limit."

Chagatai and the other two thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

Suddenly, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and their confidence was restored a lot.

“The Grandmaster level is gone, where is the Grandmaster?

The great masters that Ming State has now are so deep that it is hard to imagine how deep they are." Batu said with some concern.

When several grandmasters join forces, they can be equivalent to a single grandmaster at the highest level.

“This is indeed a problem. The Ming Kingdom must have many redundant Grand Masters.

But we have no choice but to keep fighting."

Kublai Khan's tone was ruthless, and he said coldly: "It depends on whether Zhu Houzhao's Grand Master will be faster or the Sui Dynasty will collapse faster?
The Sui court definitely could not hold out for much longer.

Once the Sui court collapsed, the army in Taiyuan City would not be able to hold out for long and would collapse.

At that time, I want to see whether Ming can use experts to stop our 400,000 troops? "

Chagatai and Batu looked serious, nodded heavily, and their faces turned fierce.

Yes, they have no other choice.

We can only keep fighting.

After a day's rest, the Mongols attacked Taiyuan again.

The two sides continued to fight with seemingly no end in sight.

The news that Mi Wentian appeared in Taiyuan City quickly spread.

After it was passed to Temujin, Jin, Liao, and Northern Mang, all four parties came to similar conclusions as Kublai Khan.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's good that the Ming Dynasty has its limits.

After Temujin breathed a sigh of relief, he felt uncomfortable again.

The Ming Dynasty showed that it had its limits, and the pressure felt by the Jin, Liao, and Northern Mang Kingdoms was further weakened, making it even more difficult for them to take action.

It was not difficult for the Southern Song Dynasty, Li Yang, and the Sui Dynasty to reach similar conclusions and they all heaved a sigh of relief.

It’s good to have limits.

Just when the countries thought that the number of great masters in the Ming Dynasty might be reaching its limit.

Zhu Houzhao was in the palace and also felt that the powerful grandmasters he had were not enough.

Once upon a time, he felt that the Ming Dynasty had no shortage of great masters and powerful grand masters.

Unexpectedly, after using it for a while, I found myself short of money.

He secretly calculated that the Ming Dynasty court now had many powerful grandmasters.

Two members of the Ming royal family.

Two from Shaolin in Henan.

One from the Tianshan Sect.

No. 1 in Longhu Mountain.

The waves are like clouds, nameless.

Then there are two from Shaolin Temple and one from Quanzhen Sect on West 9th Road.

There are eleven in total.

A Shaolin monk from West Nine Route and Wang Chongyang from Quanzhen Sect are assisting Lao Wang in guarding West Nine Route to guard against Jin and Liao.

In the city of Taiyuan in the Sui Dynasty, there were Shu Gaozu, Lang Fanyun, Zhang Daoyun, the Drunken Monk, and the Monk with a Sword.

These two places tied down seven people.

The remaining ones are my uncle, Wuming, the invincible monk of Shaolin, and the one from Tianshan Sect, a total of four.

Previously, when the fleet was heading to the Sui Kingdom to transport the army, in order to be on the safe side, in addition to Duke Zheng commanding the army, there were also three great masters who were extremely powerful and who were in charge with three dragon balls.

At that time, Uncle Gaozu did not go to Taiyuan of the Sui Dynasty, and Zhu Houzhao only had two great masters and powerful men at his disposal.

Later, because of the change in strategy to capture Japan first, the three great masters who followed the fleet were able to free up their hands.

But after that, troops still had to be transported to Lingnan of the Sui Dynasty.

By then, three great masters at the highest level will be pinned down.

Zhu Houzhao calculated that he would only have one Grand Master at the highest level left to call upon.

(7000 words, finally completed, thank you for your support.)
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