Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Although Meng Qiaoyun was just a woman.

but,

Her father was Meng Changqing, the garrison commander of Ningyuan County and the chief of Wanshui Miao Village.

Miao villages revere martial arts and highly value individual martial prowess.

Meng Qiaoyun has been practicing martial arts since childhood and has extremely high talent.

She doesn't like wearing makeup and has a boyish personality.

Because her mother died from postpartum hemorrhage during her birth, Meng Changqing was so grief-stricken that he did not remarry.

Meng Qiaoyun has been practicing martial arts with her master since she was a child and has assisted in managing various affairs of the Miao village.

Therefore,
In the Miao village, Meng Qiaoyun enjoys extremely high prestige.

Meng Changqing even groomed her as his successor.

Perhaps it was because of her lofty ambitions and extremely high talent in martial arts.

When Meng Qiaoyun reached marriageable age, some outstanding young men from other Miao villages wanted to form marriage alliances with Wanshui Miao Village.

but,

Meng Qiaoyun's first requirement was that she must marry someone whose martial arts skills were superior to her own.

To know,
Her martial arts level is at the early stage of Yi Sui Hua Jin (易髓化劲), and there are very few young people of her age with martial arts talent that surpass hers.

In any case, there are very few young people in the Miao villages of western Hunan whose martial arts skills can surpass hers.

Therefore,
Although many people have come to propose marriage to her in recent years, she has turned them all away.

Before this, Meng Changqing, the garrison commander of Ningyuan County, had not paid much attention to it.

but,

Years later, Meng Changqing realized that things couldn't continue like this.

If Meng Qiaoyun is allowed to continue acting willfully, she may never get married in her lifetime.

In Miao villages, a woman of Meng Qiaoyun's age who is not yet engaged is considered an "old maid."

but,

Although Meng Changqing was very anxious, Meng Qiaoyun didn't care at all.

If she cannot find a suitable husband, she would rather not get married.

The father and daughter had a very tense argument over their marriage.

After Ningyuan County was attacked by the Kwantung Army, Meng Changqing was surrounded and killed by the Kwantung Army.

After the Kwantung Army captured Ningyuan County, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all sorts of atrocities.

Panic gripped the entire town of Ningyuan.

The surrounding Miao villages were also intimidated by the powerful military force of the Kwantung Army.

In the end, only Meng Qiaoyun of Wanshui Miao Village led the village's armed forces to fight against the Kwantung Army.

but,

The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, and Meng Qiaoyun was too young and had no military experience whatsoever.

The Kwantung Army hung Meng Changqing's body on the city wall in an attempt to lure the Miao people to rob it, as a warning to others.

After Meng Qiaoyun engaged in battle with the Kwantung Army in Ningyuan County, she was quickly defeated.

As a result, the Kwantung Army took advantage of the weak defenses of Wanshui Miao Village and pursued Meng Qiaoyun and the Miao heroes under her command all the way.

If Ximentang hadn't arrived in time, Wanshui Miao Village would probably have been completely taken over by the Japanese.

at this time,

When she saw Ximentang's fighting prowess, Meng Qiaoyun finally understood.

This is the invincible army of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Although Meng Changqing was the garrison commander of Ningyuan County, he was known for his strict training of troops.

but,

The fighting strength of the garrison troops in Ningyuan County was simply incomparable to that of Ximentang.

The two are not even in the same league in terms of combat strength.

Whether it's teamwork, advanced weaponry, or tactical deployment, Ximentang's performance is truly impressive.

I really don't know how Ximentang and his men are trained; their combat power is terrifying.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as Meng Qiaoyun was lost in thought...

Huang Yaoguang's army arrived, and the sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard in the distance.

Incendiary bomb!
In less than fifteen minutes, a raging fire broke out throughout the entire passageway of Broken Heart Valley.

Although trees and surrounding rocks limited the firepower of artillery shells and heavy machine guns.

but,

The denser the trees, the more terrifying the incendiary bombs become.

Huang Yaoguang's main force launched a direct attack with incendiary bombs from the other end of Broken Heart Valley.

at this time,

The Kwantung Army attempted to break out through the passage in Broken Heart Valley.

They were originally stationed in Broken Heart Valley, a position that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, occupying an excellent location.

but,

After the incendiary bomb attack, the terrain of Broken Heart Valley became a dead end.

Da da—da da—!
When the main force of the Kwantung Army fled towards the valley passage, they found that the valley passage had been occupied by Ximentang, who had taken advantage of the terrain.

The heavy machine gun opened fire fiercely into the passageway.

Wow——!
In an instant, the morale of the Kwantung Army was completely thrown into chaos.

this moment,
Ximentang's elite troops launched a pincer attack from both sides in the valley passage of Broken Heart Valley, slaughtering the Kwantung Army and leaving corpses strewn across the field.

Once the valley was ignited by incendiary bombs, there was nowhere to escape.

Moments later, the Japanese had no choice but to raise the white flag, lay down their weapons, and surrender.

After Luo Manshan and Huang Yaoguang reunited.

Ximentang began cleaning up the battlefield to see if any survivors had escaped.

Broken Valley was indeed a stronghold of the Kwantung Army, and it was originally a Miao village.

In a corner of the valley, a deep pit was found containing thousands of murdered corpses.

They were all villagers from the Miao village in Broken Heart Valley, and they were all killed after the Kwantung Army occupied the village.

No one survived!

In order to completely occupy Broken Heart Valley and use it as a stronghold, the Kwantung Army killed all the villagers of the Miao village to prevent leaks.

After tallying the results of the battle, Huang Yaoguang then began cleaning up the corpses.

Guided by the prisoners, Ximentang found the bodies of important people who had been murdered in Ningyuan County.

The bodies of the county magistrate, garrison commander, and other military officers were laid out at the foot of a cliff behind Broken Heart Valley.

Fortunately, the Kwantung Army did not value these corpses and simply disposed of them carelessly.

Otherwise, these bodies would likely have been difficult to keep intact under the influence of incendiary bombs.

With the help of several Miao village experts, Meng Qiaoyun searched for the corpses.

at last,

A dozen minutes later, she found the remains of her father, Meng Changqing.

Originally, these corpses were hung on the city wall of Ningyuan County to lure armed people from the Miao village to rob them.

After achieving their objective, the Kwantung Army actually transported the bodies to Broken Heart Valley.

It seems they intend to use these corpses to blackmail all the Miao villages surrounding Ningyuan County.

After discovering her father's body, Meng Qiaoyun couldn't help but cry out.

The other villagers in Wanshui Miao Village couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.

Luo Manshan, Huang Yaoguang, and the others shook their heads helplessly after seeing this scene.

At this time,

Wang Shizhu, the reconnaissance company commander of the special operations regiment, walked over and asked Luo Manshan with a puzzled look:
"Commander, what's going on?"

Luo Manshan said, "The body of Meng Changqing, the garrison commander of Ningyuan County, has been brought here!"

Wang Shizhu nodded and said:

"Now that the body has been found, send someone to take it out of the valley."

"The messenger just informed us that our lord has entered Ningyuan County and is stationed there."

"Let's tidy up the surrounding area and return to Ningyuan County to meet up with our lord."

"Tell the people in the Miao village to prepare themselves; the lord wants to see them."

Upon hearing this, Luo Manshan's eyes widened immediately, and he said:

"Our lord has already arrived in Ningyuan County? So fast!"

"I'll go and inform the people in the Miao village right away, and we'll go back immediately."

After a while,

Luo Manshan arrived in front of the Miao villagers, but before he could say anything...

At this moment, Meng Qiaoyun had already noticed Luo Manshan's appearance. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and knelt down before Luo Manshan, saying:

"We are grateful to the esteemed officials of Ximen Hall for successfully attacking Broken Heart Valley and recovering my father's remains."

finished,

She kowtowed and knelt before Huang Yaoguang, Luo Manshan, and others.

Luo Manshan stepped forward and said:

"Miss Meng, please rise! Our lord has arrived in Ningyuan County."

"Take your Miao people with you, we're going back to the city, our lord wants to see you."

Meng Qiaoyun did have some masculine spirit, after listening to Luo Manshan's words.

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and led the people of the Miao village to wrap the bodies of these people from Ningyuan County in straw mats and cloth.

Luo Manshan also arranged a team to carry all the corpses out.

The bodies of the other people could not be moved, so they had to be burned.

Half an hour later.

After cleaning up the entire Broken Heart Valley, the group piled up all the corpses.

The fire raged and reduced the entire valley to ashes.

The elite troops of Ximentang escorted the prisoners and some corpses away from Broken Heart Valley and headed towards Ningyuan County.

It turns out that after Chen Jie departed from Changsha, he went to Shaoyang to take charge.

He dispatched elite scouts from various units to search everywhere, hoping to find out the whereabouts of the main force of the Kwantung Army.

In other directions, the main force of the Kwantung Army has not been found.

therefore,

Chen Jie judged that the Kwantung Army in Yongzhou Prefecture should be the main elite force of Dashan Rock.

Especially in the Ningyuan County area, there are mountains all around.

If Dashanyan wanted to cause trouble in western Hunan, the best hiding place would be Yongzhou Prefecture.

for the rest of the time,

As Yan Chenghao's army entered Shaoyang Prefecture, Chen Jie personally led his army to Yongzhou Prefecture to join forces with Huang Yaoguang's army.

While directing Huang Yaoguang to attack Ningyuan County, he also arranged for scouts to investigate other counties in Yongzhou Prefecture.

Upon hearing that the main force of the Kwantung Army was in Broken Valley in Ningyuan County.

Without wasting a moment, Chen Jie led his elite troops directly into Ningyuan County.

He had originally intended to go and see the battle at Broken Heart Valley, but unexpectedly, Huang Yaoguang's military report arrived, and the battle was over quickly.

Under the firebombs fired by Ximentang, the main force of the Kwantung Army in Broken Heart Valley had no power to resist.

Unfortunately,

Although the Valley of Broken Hearts was garrisoned by elite troops of the Kwantung Army, no large rocks were seen.

The elite Kwantung Army under Daiyama Iwao numbered 120,000, while the number in Broken Heart Valley was only around 50,000.

It is clear,
Another unit under Oyama Iwao's command went into hiding in another location.

After Chen Jie set up camp in Ningyuan County, he sent someone to inform Huang Yaoguang, asking him to arrange for people from the Miao village to come and see him after the battle.

After Huang Yaoguang led his army back to Ningyuan County.

He led the Miao villagers and several key members of his team to the Ningyuan County government office to report the situation to Chen Jie.

This time, the elite main force of the Kwantung Army was attacked and besieged in Broken Valley, and a total of more than 36,000 Kwantung Army soldiers were annihilated.

Fourteen thousand people were captured, while Ximentang lost 189 men and was wounded more than 360 others.

Although Ximentang's casualties were not high, the fact that nearly two hundred people died in one battle was a very heavy loss for Ximentang in any of its battles.

This is also something that can't be helped.

Once inside the forest valley, close-quarters combat is essential to seize control of the valley passages and unleash the power of artillery, incendiary bombs, heavy machine guns, and other weapons.

Therefore,
In close combat, although Ximen Tang's fighting ability far exceeded that of his opponent.

However, in close combat, casualties were inevitable, and nearly two hundred people died in the battle.

After listening to Huang Yaoguang's report, Chen Jie nodded slightly.

Broken Heart Valley is located at the border of western Hunan and western Guangxi, and belongs to the Yongming Ridge area.

It is one of the Five Ridges in the Lingnan region, stretching for about 1,500 kilometers and with an altitude of over 2,000 meters.

Topographically, Yongming Ridge is the dividing line between the Pearl River system and the Yangtze River system, forming a unique geographical environment in Lingnan.

The mountains in western Hunan are layered and densely forested.

Finding them with tens of thousands of troops deep in the mountains would be extremely difficult.

therefore,

If Oyama Iwao led the remaining elite troops of the Kwantung Army into the Yongming Ridge Mountains, it would be a good way to evade Nishimendo's pursuit.

Chen Jie gave the order:

"Interrogate the prisoners of war from the Kwantung Army to find out where Oyama Iwao and the remaining elite Kwantung Army troops are hiding."

"Since there is a portion of the main force of the Kwantung Army in Broken Heart Valley, it is likely that Oyama Iwao's headquarters is not too far from Broken Heart Valley."

Huang Yaoguang nodded in agreement.

He arranged for Wang Shizhu from the Special Operations Regiment's reconnaissance company to interrogate the prisoners and then report the situation in the Miao village to Chen Jie.

After listening, Chen Jie felt a little curious about Meng Qiaoyun from Wanshui Miao Village.

Transforming marrow into internal strength!?
It seems this woman has an exceptionally high talent for martial arts!

Li Lingyue was about the same age as her, although her martial arts level had already broken through to the late stage of the Yi Sui Hua Jin realm.

but,

The resources Li Lingyue has for cultivation are incomparable to those of ordinary people.

Meng Qiaoyun has reached the level of Yi Sui Hua Jin at such a young age, which shows that her talent in cultivation is not far behind that of Li Lingyue.

“This woman from the Miao village has an exceptionally high talent for martial arts. Go and bring her over. I want to meet her and ask about the Miao village.”

Huang Yaoguang nodded and said to Luo Manshan, "Commander Luo, bring Meng Qiaoyun in."

Luo Manshan nodded and turned to walk out of the county government office.

Meng Qiaoyun and the others waited outside the county government office without being summoned and thus not qualified to meet Prince Qian.

Chen Jie is now not only the leader of Ximen Hall, but also the Prince of Qian!
Throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty, it was by no means easy for anyone to see him.

Given his status and position, for ordinary people, meeting him is no different from meeting a "saint".

After Luo Manshan left the yamen, Chen Jie looked at Huang Yaoguang and said calmly:

"This Miao village of Wanshui seems to be quite extraordinary; it has many experts!"

With Chen Jie's current spiritual sense, he had already sensed the several Miao village experts outside the yamen.

One of them was a master of the Blood Pill Technique.

Although Chen Jie's current martial arts level is such that even a master of the Blood-Breaking Pill Force is no match for him.

but,

He was very curious to find that a Miao village in a remote part of western Hunan had a master of the Blood-Moving Pill technique.

Huang Yaoguang took a deep breath and said:
"My lord, before I came here, I specifically investigated Wanshui Miao Village!"

"It turns out that there was a high priest of a Miao village in the mountains. He often taught martial arts to the best disciples of various Miao villages."

"Meng Qiaoyun's martial arts skills were personally taught by the High Priest, making her one of the High Priest's true disciples."

High Priest of the Miao Village!
Chen Jie nodded slightly upon hearing this. He had heard Li Lingyue mention the Miao village's high priest before.

The high priest is the totem of the Miao people, and is elusive and possesses extremely high martial arts skills.

"It seems I'll have the opportunity to pay a visit to this Miao high priest."

"A powerful individual who can withstand divine intervention is extremely rare and hard to find!"

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and said calmly:

"No wonder, according to the undercover investigation, Toyotomi Hidekawa, one of the three great powers of the East, has come to western Hunan!"

"It turns out that his target was not me, but this Miao high priest."

"Oyama Iwao led a large army to Yongzhou Prefecture, which seems to be related to Toyotomi Hidekawa, and not just to disrupt the situation in western Hunan."

While Chen Jie was in Shaoyang Prefecture, he received intelligence from Thirteenth Aunt of the Undercover Department.

Toyotomi Hidekawa, one of the three strongest warriors in the East, entered western Hunan.

Aunt Thirteen, worried that this man's aim was to assassinate Chen Jie, quickly reminded him to be careful.

Chen Jie became more vigilant because of this, but when he thought of the Miao high priest, he quickly realized that Toyotomi Hidekawa's purpose in coming to the Xiangxi region at this time was probably not what he had imagined.

Toyotomi Hidekawa's martial arts level was similar to that of Situ Wushang, the leader of the Hongmen, both being at the mid-stage of the Divine Indestructible realm.

Chen Jie killed Situ Wushang!
Toyotomi Hidekawa wasn't stupid; even if he wanted to assassinate Chen Jie, he had absolutely no chance of succeeding.

So another possibility is that he wants to temper himself with blood and seek a breakthrough!
For a powerful individual who has reached a bottleneck, the best way to break through to a higher level of martial arts is to challenge an equally matched opponent and hone their martial arts skills with the blood of their enemy.

at this time,

Luo Manshan, accompanied by Meng Qiaoyun and several experts from the Miao village, entered the Ningyuan County government office.

He saluted Chen Jie and said:
"Reporting to my lord, the Miao people have been brought here!"

Meng Qiaoyun led the other Miao village experts around her to kneel down and bow to Chen Jie, saying:
"Meng Qiaoyun from Miao Village pays respects to King Qian!" (End of Chapter)