Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 482 The Crown Princess (Part 8)

This moment was truly chaotic. Everyone on the dock had a buzzing in their heads the instant they saw those large ships, and only after someone shouted it out did they flee in panic.

Many people even threw away the fishing gear they were organizing, wishing they had more legs so they could run faster.

Fortunately, not all those on the shore were cowards; some tried to organize a resistance. However, the enemy's large ships arrived too quickly, leaving them no chance to react. Especially in front of those large ships were many strangely fast small boats, each carrying fully armed Da Jing soldiers! They rushed ashore at an even faster speed than the large ships and immediately subdued the armed Nan Yu Kingdom people.

Of course, bloodshed and death were inevitable in this process. The people of Nanyu were indeed fierce and brave; even in their haste, they tried to pick up whatever weapons were at hand to fight back. As they swung their weapons, they made strange noises, "Ura ura," which, combined with their ferocious faces, made them look truly terrifying.

Those who were lucky enough to obtain the longswords were especially excited. They had no regard for martial ethics, often attacking the Da Jing soldiers in groups. With other companions drawing the enemy's attention, one or two would always manage to launch a sneak attack. However, when their finely crafted longswords slashed at the Da Jing soldiers opposite them, they did not bring the expected bloodshed.

Yu Jinxue, who had been accidentally slashed in the shoulder, was furious. He immediately turned around, his heavy longsword sweeping across, leaving fatal wounds on the several unsportsmanlike Nanyu soldiers who had launched a sneak attack. The Nanyu soldiers stared at Yu Jinxue's shoulder in disbelief until their deaths. He glanced down and, seeing that his newly issued armor only had a dent and was not damaged, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, that sigh of relief quickly turned into rage.

"Damn it! This is the armor I just received, it's precious, do you know how much this set cost?! You rob our own people, and now you've ruined my armor, you won't lose anything even if you die! Bah!"

After spitting a mouthful of bloody saliva onto the corpses, Yu Jinxue turned to help his compatriots. None of these Nanyu people were innocent; the people he had just slashed were wearing Dajing clothing that still had indelible bloodstains on them.

Wearing their clothes and chattering away, who else should we chop down if not them?
There are quite a few brave people like Yu Jinxue. Their vanguard team is capable of taking on ten men each. In addition, the armor they wear and the weapons they carry were specially distributed to them by Her Highness the Crown Princess! It is said that these are all newly made by the Ministry of Works. Putting everything else aside, the quality is top-notch. Didn't you see that the Nanyu Kingdom person who just launched a sneak attack only managed to leave a dent in his armor despite his best efforts?

With such excellent armor and weapons, if they still couldn't win, they would feel ashamed to go back and face Her Highness the Crown Princess!
"Kill! Kill them! Kill these beasts—"

The soldiers of Dajing charged forward with a roar, showing no mercy whatsoever. They firmly remembered the Crown Princess's instructions: to be merciful to the enemy was to be cruel to oneself; anyone who stood in their way, whether soldier or civilian, was to be killed. After all, when these Southern Feather people plundered their country, they didn't care whether their victims were old, weak, sick, or disabled.

The shouts of battle not only carried inwards but also reached Jiu Que's ears on the sea breeze. She looked down at the fierce battle on the shore, moved her fingers, and seemed quite tempted.

However, Chunyu Shuang, who had been eyeing the scene intently, desperately refused.

"Your Highness, you cannot go down! A noble son should not sit under a dangerous roof. If you go down to fight, those officials in the court will eat me alive!"

Jiu Que looked pitifully at Chunyu Shuang, showing off his full suit of armor. Even the soldiers wore such sturdy and durable armor; naturally, Jiu Que's was the top-of-the-line, highest-quality set. And in his hand was an incomparably sharp longsword, the 'Dragon's Roar,' a masterpiece created by the entire Ministry of Works and all the artisans in the world. Not only was it incredibly sharp, but it was also exceptionally hard. While ordinary longswords were mostly used for thrusting and slashing, the Dragon's Roar could be used like a broadsword to chop without cracking. Of course, all of this was thanks to its immense weight.

Only someone with immense strength like Jiu Que could wield it so easily.

Therefore, this sword can almost be said to have been tailor-made for Jiuque.

"Chunyu, with equipment like mine, how could I possibly get hurt?"

"That won't do either. Your identity dictates that if you show up, those Southern Feather people will stop you even if it means their own deaths. You can't just give those Southern Feather people a boost in morale for nothing!"

Never mind, I already thought of that, didn't I?
Jiu Que didn't insist, after all, her current status meant that she couldn't do some things as she pleased.

Fortunately, the waiting time won't be too long.

After the vanguard successfully cut through the riverbank, the follow-up troops poured onto the land in large numbers. Although the Southern Feather Kingdom was surrounded by the sea on all sides, its land area was not small. It was two months later before the kingdom was completely defeated and brought under control.

After all, transportation was underdeveloped in those days. Even if the local army was defeated, it would still take time to get to the next place.

Although Jiu Que felt it was slow, in the eyes of the world it was already extremely fast. After all, they did not simply win a battle, but conquered the entire Southern Feather Kingdom!
From this day forward, the Southern Feather Kingdom will be a territory of the Great Jing Dynasty. As for the royal family, Jiu Que had originally planned to select a few mascots as symbols of the royal family and give them good treatment, also to make the war go more smoothly. However, after witnessing the brutality of the royal family, Jiu Que decisively ordered the entire royal family to be killed.

The reason is simple: these royals not only amass wealth, indulge in extravagance and debauchery, and exploit their own people, but also, within their small palace, there are a large number of Great Jing people enslaved. The vast majority of them are Great Jing women!
Women have always been considered a strategic resource. Therefore, after abducting women from the coast of Dajing, the royal family of Nanyu Kingdom would select the most beautiful and attractive among them to serve in the palace.

They were not only enslaved, but they were also far too cruel. When the vanguard arrived, they rescued a group of Dajing people who had been tortured beyond recognition from a pack of starving wolves and dogs.

Not a single soldier of the Great Jing could remain calm and rational when witnessing their comrades being tortured to the point of wishing for death. The same was true of Jiu Que.

(End of this chapter)