The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1777 An Excited Emperor Huizong!

Tokyo, Bianliang
The messenger, galloping into the city, roared, "Urgent message! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Seeing the messenger speeding through the streets, the people immediately scattered in panic.

Because anyone would know that if you intercepted an urgent message, you deserved to be hit and killed.
Upon the messenger's arrival at the capital, he immediately handed over the token he was holding.

Upon seeing the token, the guards of the Palace Guard knew the situation was urgent and immediately opened the city gates.
At the court assembly, civil and military officials were discussing matters concerning South Asia.

One side believed that the Joseon Dynasty had withdrawn its troops and that the fighting should not continue, while the other side believed that they should take this opportunity to completely defeat the Joseon Dynasty, since they had not paid a heavy price yet, with only a few civilian casualties on the border!
Just as everyone was discussing, shouts came from outside the hall: "Great victory! Great victory, Your Majesty!"

"Oh! Another great victory?"

He spoke in surprise, only to find that Zhao Ji had suddenly become interested, because it had only been a short time since Lang Son had been captured!

"Your Majesty, General Zhang Xinzhi has annihilated 50,000 of Li's rebels in Datong Prefecture. His troops have now reached Thang Long and will soon capture the rebel leader and present him to Your Majesty."

Upon receiving the letter, Liang Shicheng excitedly stepped forward, looking at Zhao Ji with a beaming smile.

After Liang Shicheng finished speaking, Zhao Ji asked in surprise, "Where has Zhang Xinzhi advanced to?"

"Your Majesty, Thang Long Prefecture! The capital of the traitorous Li!"

Liang Shicheng was also very happy to speak to Zhao Ji.
Because this was truly worthwhile; he had helped Zhang Cheng get promoted, and now he had given him such a pleasant surprise.
It's worth noting that Liang Shicheng had to "negotiate" extensively with the Ministry of War and the Privy Council to help Zhang Cheng get promoted to General.
And fortunately it was the Protectorate General of the Xiang Army. If it were any of the other four armies, even if the Ministry of War and the Privy Council were foolish, they probably wouldn't have given it to him!
"Li the traitor's capital?"

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Ji's face flushed red.

Doesn't this mean that if Zhang Cheng conquers Thang Long, he can recover Jiaozhi, which has broken away from the Song Dynasty?

"Issue an imperial decree immediately: if Zhang Xinzhi recaptures Thang Long, I will reward him handsomely!"

Excitedly, Zhao Ji couldn't help but shout.
Seeing Zhao Ji's excited expression, the civil and military officials below were all stunned.
Because they were still considering whether to fight or not, while the enemy had already reached the capital. What kind of speed is that?

Was the Joseon Dynasty really that weak? But the problem is, it doesn't seem so!
But why is it that Zhang Cheng can attack so quickly? It's really puzzling!
In Datong Prefecture, piles of corpses littered the ground, their heads forming mounds of heads. Zhang Cheng erected a monument there.
After all, Zhang Cheng proved one thing with his actions regarding the disobedient Li Chao: no matter how incompetent your father is, he is still your father!
After the Battle of Daetong, the remaining Joseon cities became increasingly uncertain in their fate.

Before attacking a city, the Song Dynasty would only give two options: either open the gate, or I would go in and open your sand embankment!
In Thang Long, the King of Joseon was terrified upon learning that his 50,000-strong army had been wiped out.

He hadn't expected that the Song Dynasty, which had always only engaged in minor skirmishes, would actually take this seriously.

More than 20,000 men have successively captured Lang Son and Da Thong, and are now heading towards Thang Long. How can he possibly stop them?
Seeing the king's expression, the royal advisor immediately said, "Your Majesty, do not be anxious. Do not forget that we still have 100,000 men, which is enough to hold Thang Long and even annihilate this Song army!"

Hearing the royal advisor's words, the King of Joseon was relieved and asked, "Does the royal advisor have any good ideas?"

"Wait! Wait for the Song army to retaliate!" The Grand Preceptor spoke with unwavering resolve, his expression turning serious.
The reason why Jiaozhi was so difficult to conquer was because of its complex environment, tropical climate, and abundance of mosquitoes, rodents and ants, which was not conducive to foreigners fighting there!
Once the Song army experiences the hardships of the terrain, they will retreat on their own initiative. At that time, all they need to do is send an elite force to wipe out the entire Song army of more than 20,000 men!

Hearing the royal advisor say this, the King of Joseon felt somewhat relieved.
After all, he was almost driven to despair by Zhang Cheng's fierce attacks, as if he had forgotten what Jiaozhi's greatest advantage was.
But when he thought about it, he realized that the Song army wasn't so scary after all!
In the land of Ko Chin, less than a hundred miles from Thang Long, the roads were rugged and the soldiers suffered greatly from mosquito bites.

However, at times like these, Zhang Cheng would always bring up the fact that Thang Long was the capital.
Seeing the soldiers' fighting spirit surge every time Zhang Cheng mentioned the "capital," Wang Yin was taken aback.
Because this is more effective than any magic pill!
"General, why is it that everyone becomes fearless of hardship every time you mention Shenglong Mansion?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng with surprise, Wang Yin appeared extremely shocked.
"Do you think they looted as much as a capital city in Lang Son and Đức?"

Looking at Wang Yin beside him, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but chuckle.
Staring at Zhang Cheng in shock, Wang Yin seemed to understand something as well.
After all, as the capital, Thang Long Prefecture must have many high-ranking officials and nobles, right? If they were to break into it, wouldn't that mean that the ancestral foundation would be secured by them at this moment?
Everyone originally fled from their hometowns after disasters. Some were even bandits or convicts before joining the local militia.

But now things are different. They've broken into Thang Long Mansion, their family tree has been opened separately, and they've been promoted and made a fortune.
The landlords lived the same kind of life back then, and that's the kind of life they'll live next. If they don't fight hard, are they just waiting for their descendants to end up like them, eating clay?
Looking at the soldiers who were "quenching their thirst with the sight of plums," Wang Yin couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Even if he were a low-ranking soldier, he would still fight Zhang Cheng to the death to break into Shenglong Mansion!
After all, this isn't about defying fate; it's about the glory of the entire family, all depending on one person!

Three days later, the army arrived at the Red River.

Looking at the Joseon soldiers stationed across the river, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but stroke his chin, because they were trying to stop him here!
"General, this might not be a good place to cross the river!"

Approaching Zhang Cheng, Wang Yin, seeing the Li Dynasty soldiers standing ready for battle, also became serious.

"The ferry boats on the river have mostly been burned down. If we want to cross the river, it will probably take us a long time!"

Speaking to Zhang Cheng, Wu Song quickly came over and explained.
Hearing their conversation, Zhang Cheng turned his head and asked, "Shi Qian, can you find a boat?"

"Brother, the Li Dynasty is too cautious. We just finished attacking Datong Prefecture, and they've already burned all the ferry boats!"

When Shi Qian spoke to Zhang Cheng, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Hearing Shi Qian's words, Zhang Cheng remained silent for a long time before saying, "It seems there are still some clever people in the Li Dynasty! But aren't they being a bit too cautious? With less than 30,000 men, do you think we can kill them all while crossing the river?"

Staring at Zhang Cheng in shock, Wu Song and the others fell silent.
Brother, don't you want to listen to what you're saying? The mound of 50,000 Joseon soldiers is still not dry!

Is letting you cross the river any different from letting a tiger into the house?

"What a pity I'm not Emperor Guangwu, otherwise I could have just sent a meteor shower down from the sky, why would I need to cross the river?"

Laughing loudly, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but gaze across the river.

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, the others fell silent, for was Emperor Guangwu someone who could be teased?
Liu Xiu: The Eastern Han Dynasty is a grand stage; come if you dare!

Zhang Cheng: Give me an army of 800,000, and I'll bet my CD! No gambler loses every day, and no child cries every day!

Wang Mang: Brother, well done! Keep your spirits up and don't embarrass yourself!
(End of this chapter)