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

Chapter 379 Siam's Desperate Situation, Battle Report Returns to the Capital

The 30,000 troops brought by Xu Changhai, more than half of whom were not from the Tian Ce Army, gasped in shock. They could only barely block the oncoming sandstorm by using their arms to shield themselves.

"So strong!"

"Does our Tian Ce team possess such an unparalleled killing move?"

"Maybe not."

"No, this move was suggested by His Highness, according to General Xu."

Your Highness Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen!

Upon thinking of that person and that name, the terrified soldiers of the Tian Ce Army suddenly calmed down, as if all the earth-shattering events and legendary myths were no longer surprising when connected with the prince they served.

However, this does not prevent them from having a great admiration for Xu Changhai.

With a single shot, the force would be like the blazing sun in the sky, piercing through the rainbow and shattering everything. If the point of impact were not outside the city but in its very center, the power of that single shot would be enough to annihilate everything.

All the soldiers of Tian Ce believed that the Siamese border city they needed to conquer would inevitably be reduced to ruins.

even……

Not a single one will survive.

"hiss!"

"Is this General Xu's strength?"

"Do all the generals of Tian Ce possess such world-destroying power?"

"I don't know about others, but as far as I know, among the generals of Tian Ce, General Xu doesn't seem to be the most powerful. Tian Ce has a Xuanwei General who is a woman, and her Youlong Spear technique is unparalleled in Tian Ce. There is also a person named Yang Ning, who is said to be the number one expert in Tian Ce."

"My God! General Xu is such a powerful expert who can destroy the world at will. From what you're saying, how many people in the Tian Ce Mansion are there?"

Compared to the calm demeanor of the Tian Ce soldiers, the accompanying Ming soldiers were all utterly shocked.

after all……

A hazy, indistinct image slowly dissipated through the swirling sandstorm.

The once majestic border fortress of Phitsanulok before them was now nothing but devastation and rubble, its walls completely undefended.

From their vantage point, they could see countless houses collapsed within the city of Phitsanulok.

The entire border city looked as if it had been run over several times.

If they could handle external enemies like this, it wouldn't be hard for them to imagine how much damage Xu Changhai's move would cause if it landed on the city of the Ming Dynasty!
"Generals, obey the order!"

"Enter the city!"

Before the dust had settled, Xu Changhai, a figure like a demon god, was already strolling down through the void, carrying his gleaming halberd, leading the way towards the desolate city of Pengshiluo.

Behind him, the 30,000 Tian Ce Army soldiers seemed to awaken from a dream, and surged in along the bloody path smashed open by Xu Changhai and the flattened city walls.

Resistance within the city?
The moment Xu Changhai's halberd struck Pengshiluo City with the force of a falling star and the collapse of the heavens, the courage of all the defenders vanished along with the thousands of feet wide and the several dozen feet deep impact point outside Pengshiluo City.

Without the obstruction of Pengshiluo City.

On the northern front, Xu Changhai's army of 30,000 Tian Ce and Ming soldiers was completely overwhelming and unstoppable. Often, the Tian Ce army would be at the gates of Siam as soon as the major cities behind Siam received the battle report of the front's fall.

The Tian Ce Iron Cavalry swept across the land, their advance aimed directly at the heart of Siam—the capital city of Ayutthaya!
……

The Royal Palace of Ayutthaya, Siam.

The once magnificent palace is now as silent as a funeral parlor.

Before the enormous map symbolizing the kingdom's territory, Panalai stood like a clay sculpture stripped of its soul. His magnificent royal robes hung rumpled on his body, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were empty and lifeless as he stared intently at two locations on the map that had been fiercely crossed out with glaring vermilion—Banqing and Phitsanulok.

The two blood-stained military reports, like two heavy mountains, pressed down on his desk, crushing all his energy and spirit.

A request for reinforcements from the southern frontier.

"The 70,000-strong army of Siam in the south collapsed at the first contact. The entire Tian Ce army was indestructible and invincible. The prince died in battle, the war elephant camp was completely wiped out, and Zhu Jianqiu of Tian Ce Prefecture annexed the southern border in one battle. Moreover, he captured seven cities in one day. Mobian Prefecture and Mengcheng successively changed hands." A battle report from Peng Shiluo in the north.

"Xu Changhai of Tian Ce Prefecture is like Brahma descending to earth, sweeping across the land with overwhelming power that can destroy the world. The border is shattered, eleven cities cannot withstand him, and the front line has completely collapsed. Tian Ce is heading straight for the royal city."

"It is expected that...it will not take more than three days."

"Heaven wants to destroy me, the gods want to destroy me!"

Panalai's lips moved, uttering a dreamlike sound, his body trembling uncontrollably. He raised his head, gazing at the sky, his hands clasped together in unprecedented devotion: "Great Brahma, will you no longer protect your people?"

The sky over Siam collapsed the moment the battle report from Phitsanulok was delivered.

The people of Siam and the soldiers had considered that the enemy would be very strong, so strong that it would require the entire nation of Siam to fight. But they never dreamed that they would face not the enemy's iron hooves, but divine punishment that seemed like a divine judgment.

A terrestrial deity, a grandmaster of celestial phenomena.

Even Xu Changhai occasionally took action.

From the northern border of Siam to the capital, there were cities that resisted to the death, but facing these stubborn and unyielding ones, Xu Changhai simply raised his hand and used the Heavenly Starfall technique, which could shatter mountains and rivers, to blast a giant crater thousands of feet wide into the ground.

What about resisting to the death, what about the threat behind us?

They were completely forgotten by the terrified Siamese people and soldiers.

……

Ming Dynasty, Beijing.

Qianqing Palace.

Upon hearing the battle report sent back by the secret guards, Zhu Jinzhen smiled broadly.

"Xu Changhai and Zhu Jianqiu were decisive."

"Should we divide our forces and attack them, destroying the country in one battle?"

"In one day, Zhu Jianqiu captured seventeen cities. He really knew how to take advantage of Tian Ce. Using Tian Ce as the spearhead, he cut through all obstacles. The Annamese people, who had been terrified by Tian Ce, naturally had no one left to resist him."

Zhu Jinzhen had a clear understanding of the situation in Annam at a glance, and his eyes revealed a look of satisfaction.

With 30,000 Tian Ce soldiers gathered together, they naturally possessed an invincible force.

It wasn't that Zhu Jinzhen underestimated the nations of the world; rather, it was a fact that even the most powerful nations of the past, such as the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties, would be completely bewildered and helpless when faced with the Tian Ce Army composed of 30,000 Vajra Realm warriors.

That is a power that can truly crush and shatter everything.

However, separating does not mean that the Tian Ce soldiers will become weaker; on the contrary, they will become stronger.

In particular, Zhu Jianqiu leveraged the characteristics of blitzkrieg tactics, maximizing the extraordinary combat power and terrifying mobility of the Tian Ce Mansion, successfully achieving the unparalleled feat of conquering seventeen cities in a single day, and even destroying a country in a single day.

Zhu Jinzhen felt that this was the correct way to operate an army composed of warriors from the Vajra Realm.

"So, Xu Changhai and Zhu Jianqiu's plan is to annex Siam?"

"Your Majesty, according to the reports from Commander Xu and Military Advisor Zhu Jianqiu, Siam can be captured within three days."

"Well, I hope they make it in time." Zhu Jinzhen nodded with a smile, putting the report aside. It had been nearly a month since his successful rebellion, and the enthronement ceremony prepared by the Ministry of Rites was nearing its end.

Three days was a bit of a rush.

At worst, he can just open the Anywhere Door himself to pick them up.

Is the news that the King of Annam surrendered with a jade disc and a sheep in his robes, shirtless, true?

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."

"Heh, that makes it even more interesting." A playful smile flashed deep in Zhu Jinzhen's eyes. He seemed to have guessed why Zhu Jianqiu and Xu Changhai were in such a hurry.

This is to make those once high-ranking enemy emperors or kings become skilled in singing and dancing.

Should we present a proper 'gift' at his coronation ceremony?
(End of this chapter)