The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 582 Finale
In the conference room of the two-story building on Xishan Island in Taihu Lake, which was jokingly referred to as the staff office, there was an oval mahogany table in the center. Wu Chengyu sat at the head of the table, while the main generals of the Taihu New Army, such as Guo Jing and Song Mu, sat upright on both sides of the round table.

Mu Nianci, who acted as a military secretary, stood beside Wu Chengyu, distributing stacks of intelligence to everyone while verbally recounting the general contents of the intelligence.

Two months ago, the Mongol army suddenly launched an attack on the Jin Dynasty. Ögedei Khan proclaimed himself Genghis Khan and dispatched his generals to lead more than 100,000 cavalry in two routes to advance south.

After entering the territory of the Jin Dynasty, they captured five cities within ten days, advancing with unstoppable momentum. After capturing a city, they massacred its inhabitants. In the northern border area between the Jin Dynasty and Mongolia, there was no sound of chickens for a thousand miles, and white bones were exposed in the wilderness.

Afterwards, the Mongol army quickly marched south. The Jin dynasty court, which had long been incompetent, reacted slowly. It was only when the Mongol army reached the vicinity of Zhongdu that they managed to organize an army to resist.

Emperor Wanyan Xun of the Jin Dynasty was terrified, and the court officials were in a panic. Someone suggested moving the capital, and the old emperor immediately agreed. He took the imperial family and countless treasures and moved south to Bianjing, leaving only Wanyan Honglie to lead the Jin army to fight against the Mongol army.

Wanyan Honglie was indeed a rare hero among the ministers of the Jin Dynasty. Taking advantage of the Mongol cavalry's unstable foothold, his son Wanyan Kang led 5,000 cavalry in a night raid. Wanyan Kang's combat power was astonishing. With an iron spear, he killed several Mongol generals. Even Kublai, known as one of the Four Hounds of the Mongols, was unhorsed by him.

Afterwards, several skilled warriors ambushed Wanyan Kang in the Mongol camp. Wanyan Kang fought against overwhelming odds, killing several of the warriors before being seriously wounded and fleeing back to Zhongdu. All the cavalrymen he led were killed in battle.

In this battle, the Jin Dynasty gained some advantages, suffering fewer casualties than the Mongols, but lost the strongest cavalry unit in Zhongdu, while the strength of the Mongols was not weakened.

After that, Wanyan Honglie dared not engage in battle again, utilizing the fortified walls of Zhongdu, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, to temporarily halt the Mongol army's southward advance.

Wu Chengyu nodded. According to past intelligence, after Yang Kang was released by Wu Chengyu, he became ashamed and then worked hard to improve himself. In recent years, he has been practicing martial arts diligently and has even stopped being close to women. Wu Chengyu had taught him the Innate Skill, hoping that he would break the skill after losing his virginity, but he has never succeeded.

However, this is for the best. With the playboy prince gone, Wanyan Honglie has gained a powerful general by his side, who can contribute more to the Jin Kingdom's resistance against the Mongols. In this light, it was not in vain that Wu Chengyu taught him back then.

The Mongols have gained many skilled fighters, which is a result of Temujin's initial fear of Wu Chengyu and his recruitment of martial arts practitioners. Over the years, it is estimated that some of them have been recruited without being mediocre.

However, Mongolia has not yet gained a dominant position, and it is unknown when it will be able to win the allegiance of the masters of the Western Regions Tantric sect. In terms of martial arts, it is not yet a force to be reckoned with.

As for Wanyan Honglie, the reason he wasn't killed back then was for this day, to wear down the morale of the Mongol army by using Zhongdu. However, Zhongdu was only defended for a year in history. After that, Zhongdu was destroyed, and the Jin Dynasty had no choice but to fight a decisive battle with the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. In the end, their strongest cavalry force was annihilated, and they had no chance of survival.

Wu Chengyu did not interrupt Mu Nianci, but nodded to signal her to continue.

"The Mongol army not only attacked the Jin Dynasty, but also led by Muqali and Jebe to press on the Western Xia, ordering the Western Xia to submit. The Western Xia and the Jin Dynasty had been allied for a long time. This time, the Mongol army separated the Western Xia from the Jin Dynasty, and the Western Xia could only face the Mongol army alone."

The current king of the Western Xia Kingdom, Li Dewang, has been indulging in debauchery and incompetence for many years, causing widespread suffering among the people and significantly weakening the Western Xia Kingdom.

Li Bailu, the commander of the Western Xia secret service of our rebel army, has gradually gained control of part of the Western Xia's strength, enough to influence the court. However, the Western Xia military has difficulty intervening.

The Weiming family of Western Xia has always controlled the Iron Falcons, the strongest heavy cavalry in the Xia Kingdom, and held significant military influence, rivaling Commander Li.

This time, with the Mongols invading, the Weiming family led a large army to confront the Mongol cavalry at the front lines. The Grand Commander, Hong Niangzi, intended for Commander Li to cooperate sincerely with the Weiming family, ensuring that the Western Xia forces were used to weaken the Mongols.

Xiao Lu truly deserves to be called the best spy leader jointly cultivated by Wu Chengyu and Hong Niangzi. Moreover, with the support of the righteous army in terms of manpower and resources, the power she has built in Western Xia over the years has become increasingly strong.

The matchmaker's meaning was simple: if the Weiming family wanted to fight, Xiaolu would fully support them; if the Weiming family hesitated, Xiaolu would force them to go to the battlefield. She had to unite the strength of the Western Xia court and military, since Li Dewang had already been sidelined.

The Western Xia was far weaker than the Mongols, but it was not without the ability to fight, especially its five thousand heavy cavalry, the Iron Falcons, who had made great contributions since the founding of the Western Xia.

Maintaining a heavy cavalry force is extremely expensive. The Western Xia dynasty was unable to expand its forces even after a century of existence. Similarly, the rebel army has only managed to build up to five thousand heavy cavalrymen.

Even Wu Chengyu coveted these Iron Falcons. Now, with the entire strength of Western Xia, they were going to fight the Mongol army head-on. Even if all the Iron Falcons were wiped out, the Mongols would surely suffer heavy losses.

Mu Nianci produced a third intelligence report: "After the Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Bianjing, it sent another delegation to Hangzhou, intending to persuade the Song Dynasty to unite against the Mongols. The delegation had already arrived in Hangzhou, and it is said that the court in Hangzhou was in an uproar, and the Jin delegation never had the opportunity to meet the Zhao Song emperor."

It is said that the Mongols also sent a delegation to Hangzhou. The last delegation was slaughtered by General Li within the territory of the Jin Dynasty. Several more delegations were sent afterward, but none escaped the pursuit. This delegation has already attracted the attention of General Li, and it seems that it will not be able to reach the Song Dynasty in the end.

However, it seems that most officials in the Song court, including the emperor, are inclined to ally with the Mongols against the Jin, wanting to avenge the destruction of their country in the past. However, they haven't met with a Mongol delegation and therefore cannot form an alliance, making their plan to form an alliance with the Jin delegation difficult to realize.

The so-called General Li is Li Geda, the little wolf cub of yesteryear, now the number one killing god of the rebel army. The first Mongol delegation sent to the Song Dynasty was slaughtered by him, leaving no one alive. Even Temujin's youngest son, Tolui, died at Li Geda's hands.

According to the rebel army's intelligence network in Mongolia, although Tolui was already married, he did not have a son named Kublai Khan. This greatest Mongol warlord after Temujin was essentially nipped in the bud.

For the Song court, their hatred for the Jin dynasty far outweighed their fear of the Mongols. The Song people were weak, but they had never been beaten by the Mongols before, and at this time they did not regard the Mongols as a monstrous threat.

Historically, it was the Mongol-Song alliance that destroyed the Jin dynasty, and the cruel methods used against the Jin royal family were no less severe than what the Jin dynasty did to Emperors Huizong and Qinzong.

From a personal perspective, it was understandable that the Song Dynasty chose to cooperate with the Mongols, after all, describing the Song and Jin Dynasties as having "deep-seated hatred" was an understatement.

If it were Wu Chengyu, he might also have thought about revenge first, after all, such hatred is unforgettable. But from the perspective of the big picture, once the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, the Song Dynasty would never have another chance to resist the Mongols.

However, these were the hatreds of the Zhao family, the royal family of the Song Dynasty, not Wu Chengyu's hatred. The Song army was already part of Wu Chengyu's plan.

"I will leave Suzhou tomorrow and go to Hangzhou. I must help the Song emperor make a decision. How can the Zhao Song dynasty not contribute to the great cause of resisting the Mongols?"

"You are preparing your troops according to plan. The army in Pingjiang Prefecture is now ours. Once the Jin and Song armies have fought the Mongols to a standstill, it will be time for us to enter the fray."

The surrounding generals nodded in agreement. Wu Chengyu turned to look at Mu Nianci, asking if there was any other news.

"Commander, you told me to keep an eye on Bai Yuchan. Now, news has just come that half a month ago, Bai Yuchan ascended to heaven on a cliff at Wenbi Peak in Hainan, leaving behind his footprints as he ascended to immortality. The locals named that cliff Feixian Cliff (Flying Immortal Cliff)."

Wu Chengyu shook his head and chuckled. Bai Yuchan was indeed a master of innate cultivation, and he was also well-versed in Taoist internal alchemy. Or perhaps their Golden Elixir Sect had some miraculous medicine, because he was able to live for three months after Wu Chengyu shattered his heart.

However, even on his deathbed, this old Bai did not forget the path to enlightenment. He insisted on putting on a show and creating a story of ascending to immortality. I don't know if it was because his obsession had not been extinguished, or if he was trying to promote the Daoist sect before his death.

Therefore, the legends of Taoists ascending to immortality throughout history are all false. They might even be like Bai Yuchan, squeezing out some residual value even after death.

Wu Chengyu didn't offer any further comment on his former rival, but turned to Mu Nianci and asked, "What are Pinghua, Jiatong, and Guo'er doing?"

"Sister Huang Rong is playing with them right now, they're having a great time. And Li Mochou, she stays on the island every day too..."

By this time, Guo Jing and the others had already left. Mu Nianci seemed hesitant to speak about Li Mochou, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she looked at Wu Chengyu with a hint of resentment.

Wu Chengyu pretended not to know. Whether it was Li Mochou or Mu Nianci, it seemed that their hearts were with him. However, now was not a good time to take a concubine.

"I'm going to check on the children. You pack my things; we'll be leaving for Hangzhou tomorrow."

Half a month later, a figure entered the Hangzhou Imperial Palace at night. The next day, several important officials of the court were summoned to the palace by the emperor to discuss matters.

On the third day, at the grand court assembly, although there had been debates in the past, the mainstream view was to unite with the Mongols against the Jin. It seemed that the situation was about to be settled, and some court officials even suggested that since the Mongol delegation had not come to Hangzhou, it would be better to send a Song delegation to Mongolia to meet Genghis Khan and establish an alliance.

Unexpectedly, on this day, the Song emperor, along with his prime minister, commander-in-chief, and other high-ranking officials, all changed their tune. They vigorously promoted an alliance with the Jin against the Mongols, and despite opposition, they met with the Jin delegation, who had been waiting for many days, and finalized a strategy to resist the Mongols.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor issued an edict, dispatching half of the Imperial Guards and the most elite Imperial Guards to form an elite army of about 150,000 men, to cooperate with 100,000 local troops, to prepare for battle at an swift start and march to Zhongdu to fight alongside the Jin army against the Mongol cavalry.

The Imperial Guards were the regular army of the Song Dynasty, the best equipped and in the best military appearance. The Imperial Guards were also centrally controlled forces, including Yue Fei's army.

This time, the Song Dynasty truly deployed its elite troops, determined to fight the Mongol cavalry to the death. The court, from the emperor down to the high-ranking officials, fully supported them.

Just as Wu Chengyu had predicted, the Song Dynasty emperor and his ministers lost all will to resist the death warrant.

After Guhua, there were no more top-tier guards in the Song Dynasty imperial palace. There were only four top-tier guards, and there were also many first-, second-, and third-rate guards.

However, Wu Chengyu, who had entered the Innate Realm, had no rivals even among his peers. All these experts were subdued by Wu Chengyu. With a series of Life and Death Talismans, except for four or five who were truly loyal and committed suicide by crashing into their heads, the rest all surrendered.

The manpower and resources required for the army's departure, the time needed to mobilize numerous troops from different locations, and the bureaucratic delays of the Southern Song Dynasty meant that it took half a year for the army to be fully prepared and ready to set off.

It took another six months for the army to advance to the battlefield near Zhongdu.

At this time, Zhongdu was already in dire straits under the siege of the Mongol army. When the old emperor of the Jin Dynasty went south, he took away a lot of grain, and Zhongdu was now in danger of food shortage.

In other words, Wanyan Honglie still had some ability; if it had been any other Jin nobleman stationed there, Zhongdu would have fallen long ago.

When the Song and Jin armies converged, Wanyan Honglie's forces suffered heavy casualties, with less than one in ten surviving. If the historical course of events had been followed, Zhongdu would have fallen on the verge of collapse, and the main force resisting the Mongols would have been the Song army, which had traveled a long distance and had not yet established a foothold.

The Mongol army immediately reversed course and launched a fierce attack on the Song army. With their iron cavalry and scimitars pointing the way, 30,000 cavalry charged straight into the Song army camp.

Unfortunately, the Song army at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty was far inferior to that during the time of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. The Mongol army, which had been blocked by Zhongdu for nearly a year, took the Song army as its target. The Song army, whose morale was low due to the long journey, collapsed at the first contact.

Left with no other choice, the Pingjiang Prefecture army, which was originally the second echelon, had to step forward and face the Mongol cavalry head-on.

The Pingjiang Prefecture army was trained using Yue Fei's methods, and its military might and morale were far superior to those of ordinary Song Dynasty armies. Guo Jing, who was of Mongol origin, was also very familiar with the tactics of Mongol cavalry.

The Pingjiang Prefecture army never advanced rashly. Instead, the army surrounded and advanced in unison, always occupying advantageous terrain. When facing enemy attacks, they used the terrain advantages, such as steep slopes, swamps, rivers, as well as man-made obstacles like trenches and barricades, to limit the Mongol army's charging power.

Once the battle begins, heavy infantry and Mo Dao (陌刀) units hold the line, while crossbowmen and Shenbi bows provide ranged attacks. The Shenbi bows are positioned on higher ground, and the crossbowmen are positioned at the front, firing alternately. Various military formations divide and encircle the enemy. If the enemy's elite forces are encountered, the Beiwei Army is used to suppress them forcefully.

If the enemy cavalry retreated, they would not pursue them, but would advance steadily, sometimes advancing less than twenty miles a day. However, they always fought steadily and cautiously, making the Mongol army feel like a mouse pulling a tortoise, with no way to stop them.

After several months of fierce fighting, the Pingjiang Prefecture army actually forced the southward-bound Mongol cavalry back north of Zhongdu, relieving Wanyan Honglie's siege of Zhongdu.

At the same time, Wu Chengyu first took control of several generals of the Song state, rallied the defeated soldiers of the Song state, regrouped, and gathered an army of seventy to eighty thousand.

These troops were sent to the mountains and forests near Zhongdu to build defensive fortifications, focusing on defense rather than attack, which in turn dispersed some of the Mongol army's forces.

At this point, the Song-Jin allied forces and the Mongol army reached a stalemate near Zhongdu, pulling each other back and forth, neither able to gain the upper hand.

The Mongol cavalry truly lived up to their reputation as the strongest army of the cold weapon era. Even the hundreds of thousands of elite troops trained by Wu Chengyu in Pingjiang Prefecture using the Yue Family Army's training methods could not gain the upper hand in a short period of time.

Just then, Wanyan Honglie, who had caught his breath, caused a stir by attempting to seize command of the Song army under the guise of being a prince of the Jin dynasty.

Wu Chengyu would never tolerate him. The current battlefield situation was not what he wanted. If the Song soldiers hadn't been defeated so quickly, the Pingjiang Prefecture army would still be in the rear as a reserve force.

If you want to be the one who reaps the benefits, you can't stay on the front lines and waste your energy fighting against the Mongol cavalry at their peak with your own army that you've trained for years. It would only weaken your own strength and that wouldn't be a worthwhile trade.

After dealing with Wanyan Honglie, Wu Chengyu immediately took the opportunity to lead the Song army south to the Qinling Mountains, leaving the remaining Jin soldiers under Wanyan Honglie and Zhongdu in front of the Mongol cavalry.

At this point, Wanyan Honglie was filled with regret. When the Song army withdrew, the Mongol army launched another fierce attack on the city. Even Wanyan Honglie's personal ascent to the city wall was to no avail. In less than ten days, Zhongdu fell, and Wanyan Kang led Wanyan Honglie and a small group of defeated soldiers in a panic to flee towards Bianjing.

At this time, the Mongol camp sent an envoy to meet with the Song army commander and once again requested an alliance with the Song to destroy the Jin. Both sides regarded each other as tough nuts to crack, and the Mongols did not want to go to war with the Song before the Jin Dynasty was destroyed.

Wu Chengyu knew that this was a delaying tactic by the Mongols, so he immediately played along, pretending to sign an alliance agreement. He then led his army away. When they approached Dasanguan, Wu Chengyu used the 70,000 to 80,000 Song soldiers he had previously gathered as a decoy to attract the Mongols' attention and ordered the Song army to return south.

Meanwhile, Wu Chengyu's Pingjiang Prefecture army secretly infiltrated the Qinling Mountains, where the rebels had established a base and several hidden troop caves for many years, enough to station them there for a short period of time.

After seeing the Song army obediently return south, the Mongols lowered their guard and organized their army to march eastward, their target naturally being Bianjing, the current capital of the Jin Dynasty.

Six months later, the Mongol army conquered Jin territory, eventually bypassing Tongguan Pass, making a detour southwards before advancing northwards to attack Bianjing (Kaifeng).

Thus, even though Wu Chengyu's premature killing of Temujin slowed down the Mongol unification process, the historically famous Battle of Sanfeng Mountain still broke out.

In this battle, the Jin Dynasty mobilized 150,000 troops, which were the last elite forces of the Jin Dynasty and its trump card. Their fighting strength was extraordinary, and they fought against the Mongol army at Sanfeng Mountain.

Beyond Sanfeng Mountain lies Bianjing (Kaifeng). The Jin army had nowhere to retreat but to fight a desperate battle with their backs to the river. It seemed that a desperate army was bound to win, and they should not be underestimated.

The Mongol army, having made a long-distance flanking maneuver, was far outnumbered by the Jin troops. Prior to this, Wanyan Honglie had laid an ambush at Changyuan, where Wanyan Kang led 400 cavalry in a charge that decisively defeated Chilaowen's 8,000-strong army. The Jin army's morale soared, and everyone believed that the ensuing battle would be protracted. Only Wu Chengyu knew that this battle would result in a swift defeat for the Jin army, destroying the last vestiges of the Jin dynasty's strength. The Battle of Sanfeng Mountain would be the Jin dynasty's demise.

Although the Mongol army bypassed Tongguan by taking a detour through the Qinling Mountains, they still managed to penetrate deep into the heart of Henan.

However, in terms of understanding of the Qinling Mountains, the rebel army far surpassed the Mongols. Wu Chengyu immediately ordered the rebels to also detour through the Qinling Mountains and follow the Mongols eastward.

As Wu Chengyu had predicted, the defeat at Sanfeng Mountain was repeated, the Jin army was annihilated as a whole, and Wanyan Honglie also died in battle.

Only after Wanyan Honglie's death did Wanyan Kang charge into the enemy lines alone, wielding a steel-tipped spear that killed more than a dozen enemy generals before heading straight for the Mongol camp.

Unfortunately, he was not Yang Guo after all. Years of battlefield experience and further breakthroughs in his innate skills had not yet reached the pinnacle. When he was still two hundred meters away from the Mongol central army camp when he charged alone, he finally ran out of strength, was hit by nearly a hundred arrows, his warhorse neighed, and his steel spear broke.

Yang Kang, whose fate was completely changed by Wu Chengyu, died on the battlefield just like his ancestor Yang Zaixing. He was brave and fierce, and the arrows on his body probably weighed several pounds.

After the Jin army was defeated, the Mongol army faced no further obstacles and captured Bianjing in one fell swoop. Just as they were slaughtering the Jin royal family and attempting to massacre the city, Wu Chengyu immediately ordered the Pingjiang Prefecture army to launch a surprise attack on the Mongol army that was burning, killing, and looting in Bianjing.

Once inside the city, they could only fight in the streets. The Mongol cavalry, who had just won a great victory and were now in a frenzy under the order to massacre the city, had no discipline whatsoever. They were so disorganized and frenzied that they could no longer charge forward.

The Pingjiang Prefecture army had all learned the military skills and formations taught by Wu Chengyu. Under Guo Jing's command, they used military formations to divide and encircle the Mongol army, gradually eroding their strength.

The Mongol camp outside the city was attacked by Song Mu's Beiwei Army, which, along with the cavalry that Wu Chengyu had accumulated over the years, served as the spearhead of the attack.

Wu Chengyu took the initiative and killed several Mongol generals who were commanding the Mongol army on the battlefield.

From this point on, the Mongol army finally collapsed. Needless to say, the Pingjiang Prefecture army was also defeated. The Song soldiers who had been captured by Wu Chengyu were also adept at fighting when the tide was high. This battle lasted for a full month, and finally the Mongol army that had just conquered the country was completely annihilated.

From then on, the Jin Dynasty perished, and a large part of the main force of the Mongols who marched south was also wiped out. Ögedei Khan was furious and led the entire Mongol army south, while Wu Chengyu led his troops north, once again using Zhongdu as the battlefield, resulting in a standoff between the north and south.

At this stage of the war, the Jin dynasty has been destroyed, leaving only small local forces and scattered soldiers. The Song army is of little use and will only be a hindrance.

Therefore, the Jin and Song dynasties withdrew from the war, and the real two sides of the war became the Mongol cavalry led by Ögedei Khan and the Pingjiang Prefecture army, which Wu Chengyu had carefully trained for many years.

Wu Chengyu's side had a total of 150,000 elite troops. The Mongol army had already been weakened after losing the troops that had previously destroyed the Jin dynasty. However, Ögedei Khan personally came and brought more than 100,000 Mongol cavalry.

The two sides are roughly equal in military strength, but Wu Chengyu's side is still weaker than the Mongol cavalry in terms of attack power, and is temporarily at a disadvantage. Once the war starts, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Fortunately, the battle between Mongolia and Western Xia finally came to a conclusion, and fortunately, the real strength of Wu Chengyu's side still came from the righteous army.

The Western Xia used its entire military force to confront the Mongols. However, its army was far inferior to the Mongol army in terms of both combat strength and numbers. But with Xiao Lu's encouragement and repeated instigation, and even control over Emperor Li Dewang to issue decrees, the Western Xia was able to achieve its goals.

The Western Xia army launched a desperate battle against the Mongol army, and Wei Ming Tieyu, who once fought against Princess Yuzhu's martial arts school and was once the number one young master of Western Xia, personally led the Iron Falcons to fight against the Mongol cavalry.

In the end, the Iron Falcon Army was completely wiped out, Wei Ming Tie Yu died on the battlefield, and the Western Xia army was basically wiped out. The Mongol army was on the verge of victory in the war against Western Xia. As long as they led the remaining troops to capture Xingqing Prefecture, which was already out of troops, Western Xia would soon be destroyed.

However, when the Mongol cavalry, which had just been reorganized and had less than 30,000 men left, approached Xingqing Prefecture, they discovered that 200,000 elite troops had suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Xingqing Prefecture, and their military appearance and combat power were even better.

The righteous army that had been hiding on Bright Peak secretly left the Western Regions when the Western Xia army was engaged in a full-scale battle against the Mongols. With the help of Li Bailu, they captured Xingqing Prefecture in one fell swoop. By this time, the Western Xia had effectively perished.

Facing the Mongols who still had some strength left after the great battle, Hong Niangzi showed no mercy and personally led her troops to crush them.

In terms of numbers, combat strength, and morale, the rebel army was superior to the Mongols, and Hong Niangzi was arguably the best military commander in the world. The Mongols had no room for resistance.

Within three months, the rebel army won ten battles in a row, completely annihilating the Mongol army on Western Xia territory.

At this moment, when Wu Chengyu was leading his troops to confront Ögedei Khan in Zhongdu, Hong Niangzi immediately led 200,000 righteous troops to Zhongdu and joined forces with Wu Chengyu. The balance of the war began to shift.

On the day the decisive battle began, Ögedei Khan, surrounded by his central army and with a large banner raised behind him, personally commanded hundreds of thousands of Mongol cavalry.

On the side of the rebel army, Hong Niangzi held a high command position. With the two armies converging, she single-handedly strategized and won battles from afar. Behind her were three large banners: one was the banner bearing the character "Yan" belonging to Hong Niangzi Yan Chunyu, and another was the banner bearing the character "Wu" belonging to Wu Chengyu.

The third side features the character "Yue" (岳), as both Hong Niangzi and Wu Chengyu are descendants of Yue Fei's army, finally bringing the "Yue" banner back to the battlefield.

Despite being outnumbered, the Mongol army was fearless. Now, in open field battle, they relied mainly on cavalry, while the rebels were mostly infantry. The Mongols were full of confidence and believed they were invincible in open field battles.

As both sides beat their drums and the Mongol cavalry charged, their speed just reaching its peak, only a hundred paces away from the rebel army, Hong Niangzi raised her right hand, and the people behind her immediately began to signal with flags.

At the same time, more than 500 catapults lined up in the rebel army were activated. These catapults did not launch stones, but bombs that Wu Chengyu and the Five Elements Flag had been researching and developing for many years.

Given the industrial base of that era, it would be difficult to mass-produce cannons, and they would not be suitable for field combat. On the contrary, these trigger-activated bombs were already technologically mature.

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry charges were ultimately thwarted by the explosions of these incoming cannonballs.

The moment these bombs exploded, countless steel nails shot out in all directions. The cavalrymen were either blown to pieces or riddled with holes by the nails. Those who were lucky enough to escape being hit by bombs had their horses paralyzed with fear.

The fiercest offensive of tens of thousands of Mongol cavalry was annihilated by several volleys from more than five hundred catapults.

At this moment, Hong Niangzi personally stood up and beat the drum. As soon as the drum sounded, the rebel army launched a full-scale attack, with the Beiwei Army, which was personally created by Wu Chengyu, at the forefront.

Five hundred Beiwei soldiers, clad in heavy armor and riding warhorses infused with the gall of the Bodhi snake, were led by Li Geda, with Song Mu and Li Bailu flanking them.

For the first time in many years, the five hundred Beiwei Army soldiers have gathered together. Even their weakest members are now top-tier experts, completely realizing Wu Chengyu's original idea of ​​having five hundred Murong Fus.

Their combat power on the battlefield was an absolute game-changer, targeting the most elite Mongol cavalry units. As soon as the two sides clashed, the Mongol army was annihilated without any chance of resistance.

Other rebel armies also launched a full-scale attack under the guidance of the Beiwei Army. Although they were fast, their formation remained orderly. They used military formations to divide and encircle the enemy, which was less efficient than the Beiwei Army. However, when the Mongol cavalry could not charge, they could only become targets for their encirclement.

Seeing his cavalry routed, Ögedei was furious and ordered his reserve cavalry to charge. Now that the two sides were in a melee, the weapon that had been used earlier was ineffective, and there was still a chance to turn the tide.

At that moment, a guard not far behind Ögedei suddenly appeared behind him, grabbing Ögedei's neck with his right hand, and the most vicious move of the Bone-Dissolving Capture Hand, the Human Scorpion, reappeared.

In an instant, Ögedei's neck was snapped, and even his entire spine was pulled out along with his head, which was then held up in the guard's hand.

The guard's face changed instantly; it was Wu Chengyu. Now that the army was under the command of Hong Niangzi, Wu Chengyu naturally wanted to bring his martial prowess to its fullest potential.

"Ögedei Khan is dead, the Mongols are defeated, and the righteous army will surely win."

With his innate true energy and the use of sonic power, his voice immediately filled the entire battlefield, suppressing all the screams and cries of those who were charging and fighting.

Most importantly, Wu Chengyu had spent a year in Mongolia and was now speaking Mongolian, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire Mongolian army. Only the last four characters, "The Righteous Army Will Surely Win," were in Chinese, which further boosted the morale of the Righteous Army.

After shouting three times, Wu Chengyu casually tossed Ögedei's head aside, flashed to the foot of the Mongol royal banner, and cleaved the banner in two with a single strike of the Heaven-Turning Seal. Then, he used the Shadow Clone Technique to attack the various generals of the Mongol central army.

These generals, or heroes on horseback, were utterly powerless against Wu Chengyu and were slaughtered in just a few breaths.

With Ögedei Khan dead, the royal banner broken, and all the central command generals killed, the Mongol command center was completely paralyzed, and the Mongol army was plunged into utter chaos.

The Red Lady on the opposite side had been waiting for this moment. She gave the order to signal with flags again, and a heavily armored cavalry suddenly appeared from behind the Mongols. The leader of the troops was none other than Guo Jing.

He rode a small red horse, clad in heavy black armor, and wielded the Guo family's ancestral double iron halberds, leading five thousand heavily armored cavalry to wreak havoc on the rear of the Mongols.

At this point, the Mongols had no room for maneuver in this great battle. Lacking command, they were surrounded, divided, and annihilated by the rebel army under the command of Hong Niangzi.

The battle lasted a full day and night. Except for a few Mongol knights who managed to escape, almost the entire Mongol army was wiped out, leaving only the elderly, women, and children on the Mongolian grasslands. The Mongols' dream of moving south to graze their horses was completely shattered.

The war did not bring peace and tranquility. The Jin Dynasty was fragmented, and the remaining forces of the Jin Dynasty, rebels and bandits in various places, as well as the remaining forces in the Mongolian grasslands, all needed to be dealt with.

This war of establishing a nation and suppressing rebellions lasted for ten years. During these ten years, Hong Niangzi led the righteous army to quell rebellions in various places, Guo Jing led cavalry and five hundred Beiwei soldiers to attack the Mongolian grasslands, and Wu Chengyu returned to the territory of the Song Dynasty to suppress the Song court and subdue the opposing forces.

Ten years later, some of the remnants of the Mongolian army fled westward to Persia, and the rest were unable to struggle for at least another century.

The Jin and Western Xia kingdoms were completely occupied by the rebel army. As for the last remaining members of the Zhao Song imperial family, under the pressure of the Life and Death Talisman and seeing the overwhelming power of the rebel army, the Zhao Song emperor ultimately chose to abdicate and hand over the country to the rebel army.

Subsequently, both Dali and Tubo chose to pay tribute and become vassals.

After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the subsequent confrontations between the Jin, Song, Dali, Tubo, Western Xia, and later the Mongols, China once again achieved a unified state.

Three years later, Wu Chengyu declared himself emperor, establishing the Huaxia dynasty. He appointed Hong Niangzi as empress and Grand Marshal of the army, rendering the rule that women and eunuchs should not interfere in politics completely meaningless.

A-Ku was made Imperial Noble Consort, and Li Mochou and Mu Nianci were also brought into the harem as consorts.

As it turns out, the real reason Lu Zhanyuan failed to capture Li Mochou, besides breaking his vows, was that he wasn't strong enough. If it had been Wu Chengyu, Li Mochou wouldn't have even considered possessing him.

Regardless of the unparalleled military commander, Hong Niangzi, Mo Ku has now risen to the ranks of top experts, far beyond what Li Mochou can contend with.

Mu Nianci, though kind and resilient, is also a sucker for good looks. In the original novel, she fell in love with Yang Kang and did not choose Guo Jing because Yang Kang was handsome.

Now that she has Wu Chengyu's face, how could Mu Nianci have anyone else in her heart? It was Hong Niangzi who made the decision to let Wu Chengyu take Mu Nianci into his room.

In addition, Huang Rong was made a princess and Guo Jing became the general who swept the north. It was only then that Guo Jing confessed his feelings to Huang Rong. Huang Rong did not refuse, but her father, Huang Yaoshi, was not an easy person to get past, so there was still some entanglement between the two.

After Wu Chengyu became emperor, he knew that the people were not yet enlightened and that the path of separation of powers in later generations could not be followed. However, some measures had to be implemented. Wu Chengyu promulgated the first national policy of the Chinese dynasty that would never be changed.

All of China will not cede territory, will not submit to foreign powers, will not make peace through marriage, and will not pay tribute. The emperor will guard the nation's gates, and the monarch will die for the state.

The Ming Dynasty will never exist again, but Wu Chengyu does not want this unique romance of the Ming Dynasty to be lost forever.

When Wu Chengyu finally ascended the throne and saved Chinese civilization from being eroded by the Mongol Yuan dynasty, the bamboo slips once again offered a reward.

All the materials used in the construction of a Ming Dynasty treasure ship, as well as meteorological and hydrological data for the Bohai and Yellow Seas of China for the next fifty years.

The treasure ships were built using advanced shipbuilding technology during Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean, representing the pinnacle of world navigation at that time. However, Wu Chengyu remained silent after seeing the hydrological data.

I vaguely remember that the Mongol Yuan dynasty once sent a fleet to conquer Japan, but the fleet was destroyed in a sea storm. From then on, the Mongol Yuan dynasty listed Japan as a country that would not be conquered.

Wu Chengyu wasn't sure if he remembered it correctly; there were too many short videos he'd seen in later generations, so it was easy to misinterpret them. But he definitely understood the purpose of the bamboo slips.

After all, the Japanese invaders are probably the greatest source of resentment in the hearts of all Chinese people. This hatred cannot be erased no matter which era we travel to; only the destruction of one side will suffice.

Wu Chengyu issued his second decree as the founding emperor of China.

“The Japanese are ignorant of minor etiquette but lack great righteousness, bound by trivialities but lacking great virtue, valuing minor details but disregarding integrity and shame, fearing power but not cherishing virtue, and when strong they will inevitably become thieves and bandits, and when weak they will inevitably become subservient.”

For the sake of future generations of Chinese people, the Japanese are a nation we must conquer. We should spend ten years developing maritime trade routes, and after ten years, we will seize their territory and exterminate their descendants.

　The finale only briefly outlines the subsequent conquest of the world, which may seem somewhat general, lacking detail, and logically flawed.

　　Unfortunately, since the readers don't want to read this, I can only make amends for the plot holes I created earlier.

　　Otherwise, I could have written at least 400,000 words for this chapter, but now I have to give up.
　　This book has finally come to an end. There were many questions, but also many gains. Thank you everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)