It must be said that Zhu Ying was still somewhat careless; in other words, he had the people's well-being at heart.

The people of Song and the people of Ming share the same roots, so naturally, the army of the Ming Empire would not harm the people of Song. On the contrary, Zhu Ying even demanded that the army of the Ming Empire treat the people well.

Not long after.

The people of Song began to rebel against the Song court. In some places, the people of Song even took the initiative to eliminate the garrison, open the city gates, and welcome the Ming Dynasty's royal army!

At this very moment, many martial arts masters have arrived in the capital of the Song Dynasty.

This group included Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Zhou Botong, as well as Hong Qigong, the Beggar from the North. Other notable figures included Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu, Duan Yu, Wu Yazi, and Yang Guo.
It's clear that these martial arts masters all knew that Wang Chongyang had been killed by Zhu Ying!

These experts gathered inside the Song Dynasty's imperial palace.

When the Song emperor saw these experts arrive, the weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted!

The Song emperor hurriedly addressed the martial arts masters before him, saying, "Thank you all for coming to the capital to protect me! If you can withstand the Ming army's attack, I will naturally bestow upon you riches and honors!"

just.

After the Song emperor finished speaking, Zhou Botong retorted angrily, "You old emperor, the reason we came to this palace is not to protect you! It's to avenge our senior brother!"

The mischievous Zhou Botong was never polite to the Song emperor; in fact, deep down, he harbored resentment towards him.

After all, the reason why Wang Chongyang left his seclusion and went to this capital city was because he was assigned by the emperor of the Song Dynasty!

In other words, this is equivalent to the Song emperor causing Wang Chongyang to be killed by Zhu Ying!

“Old rascal, you’re wrong! We are all people of the Song Kingdom. Now that the Song Kingdom is in trouble, we should naturally do our part!” At this moment, Hong Qigong, the Northern Beggar, also spoke up.

Although Hong Qigong had a close relationship with Wang Chongyang, he was also well aware that if the Song Dynasty were to be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, then all of them, these martial arts masters, would be forced to wander the martial world!
They might even be killed by the legendary grandson of the Ming emperor!

Therefore, it would be better for all the experts of the Song Kingdom to gather in this palace and fight to the death with this grandson of the Ming Emperor!

At this moment, Guo Jing hurriedly addressed the crowd, saying, "Please stop arguing. Right now, the most urgent task is to resist the attack of the Ming Empire... I wonder what General Han Shizhong's current situation is?"

Right after Guo Jing finished speaking, Han Shizhong, clad in armor, staggered into the palace!

and.

At this time, Han Shizhong was seriously injured!
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone's faces showed panic. Of course, the most nervous was the Song Emperor sitting on the dragon throne!

When Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty saw that Han Shizhong was injured and had come to the palace, he was greatly alarmed!
He hurriedly questioned Han Shizhong, "Han Shizhong...you...how did you get into this palace?"

"Didn't I order you to guard the Great Wall? How dare you come here without my permission?"

Obviously.

At that time, Zhao Gou was not concerned about Han Shizhong's injuries, but questioned Han Shizhong about why he fled in the face of battle.

Upon seeing this, Han Shizhong immediately knelt before the Song emperor and said in a panicked tone, "Your Majesty... the Great Wall has fallen!"

"The Ming Empire is far too powerful; we are no match for it!"

"I beg Your Majesty to punish this humble general!"

As soon as Han Shizhong finished speaking, Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty slumped onto the dragon throne. It can be said that Zhao Gou's emotions at that moment were a mixture of anger and fear.

Of course, there are still doubts.

Zhao Gou hurriedly said, "Han Shizhong...you have a full 200,000 troops under your command! How could you possibly let the Great Wall fall!"

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be that all 200,000 troops were wiped out by the Ming Empire?"

Zhao Gou knew very well that the 200,000 troops responsible for guarding the Great Wall of Song were the elite of the elite, and with the Great Wall as their support, it would be very difficult for any army to breach the Great Wall unless there were traitors within the army.

Han Shizhong sighed and said to the Song emperor with a desperate expression, "Your Majesty... I have done my best, and the soldiers defending the city have fought bravely and not a single one has retreated."

"The reason why the Great Wall fell was mainly because the military power of the Ming Empire was too strong. All kinds of powerful cannons attacked the Great Wall, and it was impossible to defend it!"

"Furthermore, high in the sky, soldiers of the Ming Empire rode strange birds directly over the Great Wall's defenses..."

"The soldiers of the Ming Empire are even equipped with fire tubes! And these fire tubes are extremely powerful; it's unheard of!"

Han Shizhong recounted the scene he had encountered to the Song emperor as best he could.

Upon hearing this, the latter also showed a look of despair on his face, and he hurriedly questioned Han Shizhong, "Then... what should we do?"

Han Shizhong shook his head, clearly unsure how to deal with the seemingly invincible Ming army.

"Your Majesty, I still have 50,000 troops. Please rest assured, I will lead these 50,000 men to defend the capital to the death! I will absolutely not allow the Ming Empire to breach it!"

However, after Han Shizhong finished speaking, the Song emperor immediately said, "Only 50,000 elite troops? How could they possibly hold out!"

"Give the order immediately!"

"All of Song's troops have come to protect the capital!"

"Anyone who disobeys orders will be treated as a traitor!"

Obviously.

Upon hearing of the immense power of the Ming Empire, Zhao Gou panicked. Although the Ming Empire had not yet captured the Song capital, Zhao Gou, just to be on the safe side, immediately ordered local troops to come to the aid of the emperor!
……

at the same time.

Within the capital city of the Ming Dynasty in the world of crossover martial arts.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of the Ming Dynasty also received intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and learned of the current situation.

Immediately.

Zhu Houzhao also realized the crisis in the situation, so he quickly convened a court meeting!
"Gentlemen, the Ming Empire's army in the north has now begun attacking the Song Dynasty! What do you all think we, the Ming Dynasty, should do next?"

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the entire court was thrown into chaos!
"Ah! The Ming Empire's army in the north has actually marched south? And is attacking the Song Dynasty? It seems that this so-called Ming Empire doesn't only attack the Tartars!"

"The Song Dynasty's military strength is rather weak. Since the Jin Dynasty is no match for the Ming Empire, the Song Dynasty certainly has no chance of defeating it either!" "Definitely! The Song soldiers are extremely weak in combat! It seems that the fall of the Song Dynasty is only a matter of time!"

"It's hard to say. Don't forget, although the soldiers of the Song Kingdom are generally not very strong, there are many martial arts masters in the Song Kingdom!"

"Martial arts master? What use is a martial arts master? Don't you know that Cheng Shifei of our Dragon Guard Manor was also killed by this grandson of the Ming Emperor!"

……

Seeing that none of the civil and military officials had any ideas, Zhu Houzhao naturally became irritable.

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

"I asked you to come up with ideas, not to chat!"

"Cao Zhengchun, tell me, what should be done about my Ming Dynasty now?"

Zhu Houzhao directly questioned the chief eunuch Cao Zhengchun, after all, Zhu Houzhao was well aware that among all the civil and military officials, Cao Zhengchun was the most loyal to him.

After all, once Zhu Houzhao was killed by the Ming Empire, Cao Zhengchun also lost his reason to live. In a sense, Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Houzhao were bound together.

They're all in the same boat.

"Your Majesty, this servant believes... the most urgent task is to send martial arts experts to assassinate this so-called grandson of the Ming Emperor!"

"If we rely solely on military strength, I'm afraid my Ming Dynasty is definitely no match for this Northern Ming Empire!"

Cao Zhengchun knew very well that the most urgent task was to send martial arts masters to fight this grandson of the Ming emperor. Only by killing this grandson of the Ming emperor would the so-called Ming Empire's army naturally not invade the Ming country.

just.

After Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao said in an icy tone, "Send martial arts experts to assassinate this grandson of the Ming emperor?"

"Hmph, if I remember correctly, Cheng Shifei was a martial arts expert sent by the Dragon Guard Manor, right? And what was the result?"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhu Wushi.

To be honest, Zhu Wushi felt a little sad after hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, after all, Cheng Shifei was his disciple.

Now that Cheng Shifei has been killed by Zhu Ying, Zhu Wushi naturally finds it hard to accept.

Zhu Houzhao brought up the matter of Cheng Shifei again, which caused Zhu Wushi to become quite depressed.

Zhu Houzhao naturally noticed Zhu Wushi's mood, so he took the initiative to speak: "Uncle, what do you think our Ming Dynasty should do?"

Upon hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhu Wushi immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I believe that Eunuch Cao is absolutely right. At present, if we want to send troops to fight against the Ming Empire, there is naturally no chance of victory!"

"Now, the only way is to capture the leader first! Only by killing this man who claims to be the grandson of the Ming emperor can we eliminate the external threat."

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to ask Zhu Wushi, "Since Imperial Uncle also thinks it is necessary to send a martial arts expert to assassinate this grandson of the Ming Dynasty, then tell me, who should be sent?"

"Cheng Shifei is also a martial arts master, but he is no match for this grandson of the Ming Emperor!"

Zhu Wushi glanced at Cao Zhengchun and then said directly, "Your Majesty, how about we send Eunuch Cao instead?"

"This Eunuch Cao is at the pinnacle of the Grandmaster realm, and his Heavenly Gang Boy Skill has been perfected. If Eunuch Cao can personally assassinate this grandson of the Ming Emperor, he will naturally succeed."

To be honest, Zhu Wushi at that time was not thinking about the future of the Ming Dynasty at all. Instead, he was only interested in weakening Cao Zhengchun. He tried every means to get Cao Zhengchun to assassinate the grandson of the Ming emperor.

After all, once Cao Zhengchun left the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Wushi would have the opportunity to kill Zhu Houzhao and take his place...

just.

After Zhu Wushi finished speaking, Cao Zhengchun immediately retorted, "Divine Marquis, do you want this servant to be killed by the grandson of the Ming Emperor?"

"Haven't you heard? This grandson of the Ming emperor killed Wang Chongyang, and even Cheng Shifei and Wang Chongyang together were no match for this grandson of the Ming emperor."

“Wang Chongyang is also a top-tier grandmaster... Since even Wang Chongyang could not kill the grandson of the Ming emperor, this servant is naturally no match for him either.”

Cao Zhengchun was a smart man, and he naturally guessed what Zhu Wushi was thinking.

At the same time, on the dragon throne, Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, said to Zhu Wushi, "Uncle, what Cao Zhengchun said is absolutely right."

"Since this grandson of the Ming emperor was able to kill Wang Chongyang, his cultivation level must be at the Divine Power Realm. If I remember correctly, my uncle's cultivation level should also be at the Divine Power Realm, right?"

Clearly, Zhu Houzhao's meaning was quite clear: he wanted Zhu Wushi to assassinate Zhu Ying.

just.

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Zhu Wushi directly refused.

"Your Majesty, although I am said to be at the Divine Power Realm, I am afraid I am no match for the Grand Prince of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps only by joining forces with this Eunuch Cao can we win."

……

While the Ming Dynasty was still discussing how to deal with the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire's army swept through more than a dozen Song Dynasty cities with unstoppable momentum.

They marched straight towards the capital of the Song Dynasty with the force of an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
At this very moment, in the imperial palace of the Song capital.

A heavily wounded messenger used his last breath to rush into the main hall!
"Report!"

"Your Majesty... the army of the Great Ming Empire is about to march to the capital! They are now less than twenty li away from the capital!"

Done.

The messenger then died.

Upon seeing this, Huang Rong immediately went to the messenger to check his injuries.

The messenger's back was pierced by a bullet!
Huang Rong directly removed the bullet from the messenger's body with her hands.

"What...what kind of weapon is this?" Clearly, even the incredibly clever and quick-witted Huang Rong was greatly surprised when she saw the bullet marks!
"Having traveled the world for so long, I have never seen such a hidden weapon!" For Huang Rong, she regarded the bullet as a hidden weapon.

At this moment, Han Shizhong, who had seen the modern weapons of the Ming Empire, hurriedly explained: "These are not hidden weapons, but the weapons of the soldiers of the Ming Empire!"

"The muskets used by the soldiers of the Ming Empire can fire at extremely high speeds; once a soldier is hit by this metal object, he will instantly lose his life!" (End of Chapter)

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