Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 303 Battle Report, Questioning Life

Outside the capital, banners fluttered in the wind.

Thousands of troops marched straight toward the capital, banners obscuring the sun and dust covering the sky.

The sight of Vajra Realm warriors as soldiers and the Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena raising the banner had an unprecedented psychological impact on everyone in the capital who were watching.

"How can we possibly defeat such an army?" someone murmured in anguish, racking his brains but unable to come up with any way to break the deadlock.

The Minister of Works gazed out of the city from a high tower and sighed, “No wonder His Majesty offered no resistance, even willing to surrender this great empire. It’s one thing that we, his subjects, broke his heart, but perhaps the more important reason is that he witnessed the irresistible power of the Prince Su’s mansion during his ‘visit’ at Jiayuguan.”

“Those common folk in the martial arts world, once they step into the Vajra Realm, can disregard the law, and local officials find it difficult to capture them. They can often fight against a hundred people and come and go as they please.”

"An army of tens of thousands, no, a hundred thousand Vajra Realm experts, their combat power... is unimaginable!"

When Cangyun and Tiance arrived outside the capital, the sight of thousands of troops and banners obscuring the sun was already terrifying. They could hardly imagine what it would be like for the enemy to unleash their true strength and charge into battle.

I'm afraid... a million-strong army would be slaughtered indiscriminately, right?
"You haven't seen it, but someone has already seen it for us!" The Minister of Justice sneered, with a hint of schadenfreude, and took out a secret letter from the border from his sleeve to report.

Inside were ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders and eight thousand Wandering Dragon Riders.

Outside Mount Yibula, a battle report was issued stating that tens of thousands of Cangyun wolf cavalry had been defeated in a single battle.

The Mongol general Totomu died in battle on the grasslands.

"The Dragon Riders, are they female cavalry?"

"I remember that the commander of the Great Snow Dragon Riders was also a woman."

"These two cavalry units drove the Mongol forces into a series of defeats?"

"The Hulan Iron Cavalry, along with Tuotuomu, had already been rampaging through the surrounding countries ten years ago and were regarded as tigers and wolves. Even our Emperor did not gain much advantage in the clash with them back then, but was completely annihilated by the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry?"

"Such a battle report..."

The people in the attic, holding the thin, paper-like intelligence letter, felt as if they were holding a mountain, which was too heavy for them to bear, and their hands were trembling.

The Minister of Works gave a wry smile: "Now you know just how terrifying the strength of the army brought by our Prince Su is, right?"

Eight thousand elite dragon riders annihilated tens of thousands of Mongol cavalry and tens of thousands of death row inmates in a single battle.

Ten thousand Snow Dragon Riders ravaged the grasslands, annihilating the Tuotuomu and Hulan Iron Cavalry in a single battle.

The former Mongol emperor Temur stationed 300,000 troops at the border city of Mongol Yuan, but the Youlong cavalry easily tore through the gates of the country, which were known as the most fortified among all countries, and marched north without anyone being able to stop them.

Eight thousand elite cavalrymen launched a war of annihilation against the Mongol Yuan dynasty, a sworn enemy and a treacherous nation that was a major threat to the Ming Dynasty.

This feat is even more astonishing than Huo Qubing's record of leading a large army to pursue and defeat the fleeing enemy.

Meanwhile, outside the capital, there stood a formidable army of 70,000!
In the attic, filled with high-ranking officials and dignitaries, only the heavy breathing of each other could be heard.

They are not stupid; they already know what they are about to face.

"Boom!"

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the attic were awakened by this unusual commotion, and all showed expressions of surprise and doubt.

"what happened?"

"Hasn't Prince Su's army already arrived?"

"The source of this tremor does not seem to be from our direction, but rather from another city gate."

"The other city gates?"

The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Works exchanged a glance, guessing what was going on.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's Commander Changsun, who's stationed in Tianjin, who has also led his troops here!"

"Commander Changsun? Doesn't that mean he has tens of thousands of Cangyun troops?"

"Perhaps, it's not just that!"

"what for?"

"Don't forget, there's also the Cangyun Army heading straight north to Jianzhou." "Hiss!!"

Upstairs, those high-ranking officials and dignitaries who thought themselves knowledgeable and insightful were so shocked that they couldn't help but gasp.

The Jingnan Army, composed of Cangyun and Tiance forces led by Prince Su Zhu Jinzhen outside the city, already inspired despair. Did Prince Su still feel insecure?
Someone covered their head speechlessly, "We're in the capital, not a battlefield between nations. Is this really necessary?"

"I've heard that Prince Su is swift yet cautious in his actions, perhaps..."

"Is this what you call being cautious?"

The others looked at each other in dismay. The capital's garrison could only number 100,000 at most, and the Beijing Garrison's fighting strength was not good enough. At most, half of them would be truly capable of fighting. With the configuration of the army under Prince Su's command, three thousand Cangyun or Tiance troops could easily sweep through the entire capital.

As a result, Prince Su brought over 100,000, or even more, troops to the capital to quell the rebellion.

Did Zhu ignore the cabinet and break some heavenly law?
Could it be that heavenly soldiers and generals are hiding in the capital?
Everyone present wore expressions of utter disbelief.

……

At this moment, the tremors outside the capital had barely stopped when the earth shook again. At first, the common people thought it was just the commotion caused by Zhu Jinzhen's Jingnan army.

As a result, the news spread very quickly.

The other three gates of the capital city each had large armies besieging the city.

“There are banners with azure clouds at Dongzhimen and Chaoyangmen on the east side.”

"The suspected commander of Cangyun, the one known as the Blood Hand Phoenix, Changsun Wangqing, led tens of thousands of Cangyun elites to surround the two gates."

“The Tianzi flag of the Tiance Mansion can be seen at Fuchengmen and Xizhimen to the west.”

"Over there at Deshengmen and Andingmen on the north side, Xue Zhi, the deputy commander of Cangyun, is leading 30,000 Cangyun cavalry to prepare to enter the city."

Although the nine gates of the capital had long been under the control of Zhu Jinzhen's forces, the continuous stream of news that the entire capital was completely surrounded by a siege left the people of the capital somewhat panicked.

Certain forces that want to take advantage of the chaos, or those with ulterior motives.

However, they were completely intimidated by the Cangyun and Tiance Mansion armies that surrounded the capital.

Looking out over the city gates, banners fluttered and the energy surged like smoke, soaring into the sky. One could easily spot several, even dozens, of Grandmasters at the Finger Profound Realm, several Celestial Grandmasters, and even a few Land Immortals.

Faced with such an army, their schemes and plots seemed so pale and laughable.

Inside the capital, someone disguised as a commoner, mingling among the ordinary people and seemingly waiting for something, discreetly returned to his room, bowed, and asked, "My lord, shall we still make a move?"

"withdraw!"

A figure inside the room gave the order to retreat without hesitation.

Immediately, he transformed into a ghostly afterimage and vanished from the room.

Assassinate Prince Su!

To a group of desperate criminals, this was indeed a near-death experience.

However, immense danger also means unimaginable benefits for others.

But even desperate criminals aren't brainless. They might risk everything if it's a nine-out-of-ten chance of survival, but they would never do something that guarantees certain death, no matter how good the conditions or how great the benefits.

"Oh!"

The disguised figure, who had just stepped out of the room, crashed back like a cannonball, falling heavily to the ground. He struggled to get up, but couldn't get up no matter what he did.

"A rat that has jumped out of the gutter shouldn't expect to go back."

Swish!
The assassin who had come to deliver the message made a move, and a flash of light slashed across his neck.

Blood splattered, and heads fell to the ground.

Only then did the assassin in the room see who had made the move.

One of the assassins was so shocked that his hair stood on end, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Number One on Earth, Guihai Yidao?"

(End of this chapter)