The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 273 Getting what you want

Moreover, Li Jingxiao, the commander-in-chief, didn't care whether the historians and court officials would be criticized.

Niu Zhanpeng and the others felt that they were just minor figures.

It's possible that history books won't even record it, and they won't even have the chance to be criticized.

Naturally, they care even less.

As more and more Jingguan (a type of mound of corpses) were built, Li Jingxiao's descriptions in historical records became increasingly detailed.

In particular, the historical records of Goryeo and Japan will certainly describe it in great detail.

Thinking about it this way, Niu Zhanpeng and the others suddenly felt envious.

In this world, life is nothing more than fame and fortune.

Those who can leave their names in history books are simply a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, even those who are recorded in history books are mostly only mentioned briefly.

Those who dedicate a page to recording their merits and demerits are invariably heroes of their time.

So although Niu Zhanpeng and the others were envious, they immediately felt relieved when they thought about the gap between themselves and Li Jingxiao.

However, the achievements of Niu Zhanpeng and others may not be recorded in history books.

However, a whole page will inevitably be left in the family genealogy.

There are even several pages recording their life stories.

That is also an immense and supreme honor.

Niu Zhanpeng and his men showed no fear whatsoever regarding the subsequent battles.

Instead, they all became excited.

But for Nabeshima Naoshige and his two companions, this was devastating news.

He hurriedly shouted that he was willing to pay the ransom, only begging to be spared his life.

Li Jingxiao curled his lip and said to Niu Zhanpeng, "After cutting off the heads of those three, keep the heads of Kato, as well as all the Japanese pirates above the rank of 'general'."

It was sent to the King of Goryeo.

Then tell the King of Goryeo to send someone to Osaka to give to the monkey.

I want him to know that this war is not one he can fight just because he wants to.

It can be ended whenever you want.

Kato was not only a powerful general for the monkeys, but he was also related to them.

When the monkey sees Kato and the others' heads, I'm sure his expression will be priceless.

Moreover, deterring Japan can also be considered a form of psychological warfare.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao was not afraid of the Japanese fighting to the death; on the contrary, he was worried that the surrender faction would easily gain the upper hand.

Then I might not even have the chance to attack Japan.

Niu Zhanpeng and the others readily agreed.

He grabbed three Japanese pirate lieutenants and beheaded them with a single stroke.

He even held up the severed head and repeatedly emphasized to the clerk in charge of recording and the military judge in charge of recording battle achievements that it must be recorded.

These three Japanese pirate lieutenants were beheaded by their own hands.

Li Jingxiao not only didn't care about this, but also spoke up for Niu Zhanpeng and the others.

The two clerks in charge of recording couldn't help but roll their eyes.

But his hands were quite honest as he used more ink to praise Niu Zhanpeng and others.

Not all historians and military judges were completely inflexible.

In the afternoon, after more than twenty heads were specially dealt with, they were taken to Changxing City by Quan Zhili's confidants, who led dozens of people on horseback.

The King of Goryeo was actually quite timid.

They first fled the Goryeo capital, and then escaped from Kaesong to Pyongyang.

They then fled all the way from Pyongyang to Changxing City.

Moreover, it is said that after the king arrived in Changxing City, he also ordered people to make preparations.

Once the reinforcements from the Great Zhou suffered a setback in their first battle, he decided to head directly to Liaoyang City in Liaodong.

As a result, dozens of high-ranking officials of Goryeo knelt directly before the King of Goryeo, begging him not to leave Goryeo under any circumstances.

But this king was determined to be a ruler of a fallen kingdom rather than die in battle or be captured.

Lee Kyung-hyo actually had a rather favorable impression of this King of Goryeo.

The reason was simply because of his words, "Even if I have to die, I want to die in a superior country," which made him very admired.

To the Goryeo people, the king's cowardice was a bad thing.

He was behaving like a devoted fan of the Zhou dynasty, which, in Li Jingxiao's eyes, made him a good ally.

An ideal ruler of Goryeo.

Moreover, Lee Kyung-hyo understood that the more ruthless he was in killing people in Goryeo, the more compliant Goryeo would become in the future.
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It took two days to build a huge mound of 3 people next to a mountain wall 10 miles outside Chengxing City.

They carved words on the cliff face again.

Moreover, a stone tablet was erected next to the large pit where nine thousand Japanese pirates were massacred.

They also demanded that local Goryeo officials build a Taoist temple in the area.

Nominally, it was to suppress the souls of these 4 Japanese pirates, but in reality, only by building a temple could they be preserved for a longer period of time.

And it has been passed down through generations by the locals.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao directly allocated the large area of ​​land where the Jingguan (a type of mound of stones) was located to the Taoist temple.

Now, even more local officials and gentry are willing to do this.

They're all very enthusiastic.

Even if Li Jingxiao didn't calculate carefully how much land was allocated to the temple.

But I estimate it should be tens of thousands of acres.

The benefits that land brings are already substantial.

If the temple is built, the profits will definitely be substantial.

Only then was Li Jingxiao relieved and led his cavalry south ahead.

When Kwon Ji-ri, also riding a Ferghana horse, followed beside him, her gaze toward Lee Kyung-hyo was filled with admiration, gratitude, and love.

Because of the great victory over the 4-strong Japanese pirate army on the right flank, Hamgyeong Province and Pyongan Province were spared from the ravages of war.

Many Goryeo generals in both regions have already voluntarily led their troops to surrender.

As a result, Li Jingxiao's troop strength increased rather than decreased.

However, the Goryeo cavalry numbered only two thousand, while the infantry numbered over ten thousand.

Infantry commander Li Jingxiao was directly placed under the command of Quan Zhili.

The cavalry were assigned to his own command.

Unexpectedly, this woman preferred to stay by his side rather than become the commander of the Goryeo infantry.

But this decision was actually quite smart.

Kwon Ji-ri is, after all, a woman. In this patriarchal society, no matter how capable she is, she will be suppressed.

Rather than argue with the Goryeo generals and even be held back by them.

It would be better to stay by Li Jingxiao's side.

Not only is it safe, but you also get credit for your work.

Moreover, after the Japanese right wing army landed in Busan, it advanced all the way to the Goryeo capital, making a rapid advance and plundering the wealth of more than a dozen cities.

Although most of them had already been sent back to Japan when the three armies split up.

However, even after splitting up, they still managed to plunder a lot of valuables along the way.

The day before yesterday, in accordance with Li Jingxiao's instructions, 6% of the spoils of war were distributed to the soldiers.

With an additional 2 taels of silver per person, Quan Zhili's 1 infantrymen, 500 cavalrymen, and 500 archers from Guangyuan City each received at least seven or eight taels of silver.

Moreover, based on the reward of 100 mu of land for every 10 people, many people are already eligible to receive 100 mu.

There were even dozens of them, enough to be lords of an entire village.

For those ordinary soldiers, there would be no hesitation in Li Jingxiao ordering them to invade Japan.

When the 2 Goryeo cavalry and 1 infantry who later defected learned of this news...

Even the generals began to think about how to acquire enough land.

As for the land being located on Kyushu Island in Japan, that's not a problem.

At worst, we can offer a discount and sell it to Koreans and Jurchens who are willing to stay in Kyushu.

Anyway, if they keep fighting and winning, they'll definitely get a lot of spoils. Naturally, they won't lack silver, and they can buy more land in Kyushu from them.

Therefore, when it comes to military operations, anything else is just empty talk.

They gave us silver, land, and enough to eat.

This unit will have extremely high morale and combat effectiveness.

They might even push the commander-in-chief to fight all the way.

If a commander can consistently meet the needs of his generals and soldiers, it's hard for him not to become emperor.

Fortunately, this is not the Great Zhou Dynasty, otherwise Li Jingxiao would have really been elected emperor by the allied forces.

However, if he wanted to become the King of Goryeo, it wouldn't be difficult at all.

After all, the current King of Goryeo is indeed performing very poorly.

After a day's march, Zhao Junheng and his six men, along with two centurions and the Left Garrison Commander, returned to their unit.

He reported to Li Jingxiao that they had intercepted and killed 845 Japanese pirates fleeing south in the past few days.

Moreover, there were always people guarding the roads leading south, so at least it could be guaranteed that no Japanese pirates would escape south on horseback.

That's enough.

Hiking hundreds of miles south in a food-scarce and unfamiliar environment is no small feat.

Once you enter the mountains, you'll most likely lose your way.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao didn't care at all about the Japanese pirates who had fled into the mountains.

Moreover, in the past few days, even with long-range observation, no Japanese pirate cavalry has been detected heading south to report the news.

He casually tossed a bundle containing twenty fifty-tael gold ingots to Zhao Junheng.

"You've worked hard. Share this with your subordinates to make them happy."

After returning to the capital, all the merits of the Left Garrison Commander can be exchanged for gold, silver, and cultivation techniques.

Even spirit wine and spirit dates.

Zhao Junheng and the other six, along with Erfu and the other six men beside Li Jingxiao, all looked overjoyed.

There were twelve of them, plus Han Mengzhuo, making a total of thirteen. They were Li Jingxiao's trusted confidants who had followed him since he became an official.

They were also the first to practice the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber and the first to acquire the corresponding internal energy cultivation method.

When I first went on the expedition to Liaodong with Li Jingxiao, I drank the spirit wine for the first time in Zhenjiang Fort.

I knew that wine was a treasure.

Now everyone possesses profound internal strength, swift swordsmanship, and a certain level of lightness skill.

Naturally, I wanted to learn even more powerful martial arts.

Everyone was naturally overjoyed that their master had now officially opened up other martial arts techniques.

Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong were a little jealous.

As the army continued its southward march, Hu Xian'er simply rode her horse close to Li Jingxiao.

Before she could even speak, Li Jingxiao had already guessed what the vixen was thinking.

He spoke first, "Alright, after we return to the capital, I will teach you and Liu Cuitong the art of talismans."

Hu Xian'er nodded in satisfaction, then whispered something to Li Jingxiao.

"My lord, before leaving the capital, the two ladies instructed me and that snake Liu Cuitong to keep a close eye on you."

To avoid bringing back disreputable women to the capital.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes at the vixen after hearing this.

However, when I ascend to heaven, what if I can only fly to other worlds alone?

Teaching these fox spirits and snake demons like Liu Cuitong a few magic tricks is less effective than taking them to bed.

If their children are in trouble in the future, these two female demons will be more likely to help out of consideration for them.

Of course, their own children absolutely do not need their help.

But it's hard to say what will happen after a few or a dozen generations.

Perhaps some of the cultivation techniques I left with them will one day return to my descendants.

With this in mind, Li Jingxiao no longer resisted having physical intimacy with this vixen and Liu Cuitong.

Li Jingxiao chuckled and cursed a few times, but they set up camp that night.

Under the pretext of teaching Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong a martial art of lightness, he secretly led the two out of the camp.

We came to a mountain stream.

Tonight, with the moon bright and stars few, Li Jingxiao will naturally teach the art of unpredictable movement.

The women in my family all know this kind of light-footed skill, and they will definitely pass it on to the children in the future.

Since he wanted these two female demons to be the human-shaped custodians of his descendants' secret manuals in the future.

Of course, it's about teaching those people, like Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun, the martial arts or Taoist techniques they know.

Even if the two female demons learned the "Eternal Youth Technique" and cultivated pure yang energy, it wouldn't conflict with their internal magical power.

Li Jingxiao plans to teach them both together.

Although the Divine Speed ​​Technique is just a martial arts-style lightness skill, it might not be considered a particularly powerful lightness technique for Hu Xian'er.

But for Liu Cuitong, who was a lone spies, this light-foot skill was indeed of great help in improving her existing footwork.

In particular, the ability to dodge will make it easier to avoid the opponent's attacks when fighting in the future.

However, as the teaching progresses, some physical contact is inevitable during the chase.

Liu Cuitong was focused on learning, but Hu Xian'er soon noticed that Li Jingxiao seemed different tonight than usual.

In particular, the way she looked at the two of them carried a desire she hadn't shown before.

Hu Xian'er's first thought was, "It's all worth following this stinky Taoist priest for three years."

I've finally warmed your heart.

Then he chuckled to himself, thinking, "I knew you stinky Taoist priest, without your wife and concubines, would eventually lose your temper."

As for Kwon Ji-ri and her four beautiful Goryeo maids.

In Hu Xian'er's eyes, Quan Zhili and the other five women were nothing more than playthings.

At most, that woman named Kwon Ji-ri might hold a slight place in Lee Kyung-hyo's heart.

Hu Xian'er smiled and continued practicing her movements with Li Jingxiao, deliberately pressing her voluptuous body against him.

Seeing this, Liu Cuitong cursed inwardly, "That slut is being wanton again."

Unexpectedly, Li Jingxiao did not avoid her this time as he had in the past. Liu Cuitong was taken aback at first, and then her eyes lit up.

Snake demons are sometimes more dissolute than fox demons.

Previously, Li Jingxiao had always maintained a certain distance from the two of them, at least not revealing any romantic desires between them.

Therefore, Liu Cuitong also suppressed her desires, which is why she didn't act like Hu Xian'er, who liked to seduce Li Jingxiao from time to time.

Li Jingxiao underwent various seductive tests from the three peach blossom demons inside the Demon Locking Tower.

The theorems are indeed much better than before.

But this guy was a womanizer and felt the time was right; those two succubi would also be of benefit to him.

Naturally, one wouldn't turn down a prize that's already in their mouth.

Liu Cuitong's eyes quickly became charming.

She leaped forward and, together with Hu Xian'er, lured Li Jingxiao.

Hu Xian'er inwardly scoffed, "I knew you were just pretending all along."

Li Jingxiao secretly rejoiced, his arms around the waists of the two female demons.

The fragrance wafted down as soon as I lowered my head.

This time, they were evenly matched, and the contest was a close one.

After enjoying half the night, Li Jingxiao also experienced it firsthand.

Why do so many main characters like to associate with fox spirits and snake demons?

That enjoyment was truly extraordinary.

Li Jingxiao regretted not having gotten these two vixens into bed two years earlier.

Li Jingxiao's physical strength and stamina also surprised Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

They were extremely satisfied.

She nestled in Li Jingxiao's arms, unwilling to get up for a long time.

(End of this chapter)