The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 274 A Trapped Beast
Li Jingxiao watched as Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong nestled in his arms, unwilling to get up.

He couldn't help but chuckle.

Women in secret passages are all the same.

As long as they're satisfied.

They will become obsessed.

Take the purple-gold gourd out of your inventory.

He tilted his head back and gulped down a large mouthful of the spiritual wine.

The two female demons, smelling the aroma of wine and spiritual energy, didn't stand on ceremony with Li Jingxiao this time.

Hu Xian'er snatched the gourd and took a big gulp to quench her thirst and replenish the water she had lost.

Li Jingxiao ignored the two of them; after all, there was only a hundred catties of spirit wine in this gourd.

They split the money equally, so it's impossible for them to get drunk.

With a thought, he took out a few egg-sized spirit dates from his inventory.

The two banshees had naturally eaten this as well.

Moreover, it was discovered long ago that as these spiritual dates became more and more delicious, they also contained more and more spiritual energy.

Knowing that Li Jingxiao must be somewhere, they discovered the spirit jujube tree.

And they must have watered the jujube tree with spirit wine.

Otherwise, the jujubes that grow there wouldn't have an increasing amount of spiritual energy.

Hu Xian'er casually grabbed a spirit date and put it in her mouth, then handed another one to Liu Cuitong.

The two ate with smiles on their faces, their eyes occasionally sparkling with flirtatious glances at Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily.

He turned around and started fighting with the two female demons again.

Even when the two joined forces, they were no match for Li Jingxiao and had to admit defeat and beg for mercy.

Only then did Li Jingxiao let them go.

With a close relationship established, it became much more natural for Li Jingxiao to teach the two female demons martial arts.

Of course, Li Jingxiao isn't stupid; he can't teach everything.

At least he never thought of teaching the two of them the Lightning Thunder Fist and the Sword Control Technique.

As for those Taoist magic and supernatural powers, they were only taught talismans and spells first.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao did not teach him the Golden Light Mantra.

To avoid being questioned by the Celestial Master's Mansion, Maoshan, and Gezao sects.

Some talismans are closely guarded secrets, and even disciples are not taught them unless personally instructed.

If I were to casually leak it out, I would truly be betraying their trust.

Fortunately, the "Spring Breeze and Rain Technique" taught by Kang would not cause any trouble for the two of them.

Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong also liked this Taoist magic very much.

Before fighting, you must learn how to replenish your health; everyone knows the benefits of this.

She served Li Jingxiao with even greater care.

Li Jingxiao understood perfectly well.

To talk about love with two female demons who have lived for hundreds of years is just plain stupid.

It's simply a matter of mutual benefit.

However, fighting against two female demons can indeed better harmonize the pure yang energy brought about by cultivating the Pure Yang Divine Skill.

The way to longevity is through the balance of Yin and Yang.

Meanwhile, Li Jingxiao's Everlasting Spring Skill had reached the legendary level (99754/10).
It only takes a day or two to upgrade to the Mythic level.

Not only can you rejuvenate, but you can also increase your physique and physical attributes significantly.

The first time, it increases constitution by 5 and bone by 5.

The second time, it increased my constitution by 10 and my bone strength by 10.

These two times alone are equivalent to 30 levels of attribute points. Looking at this skill now, it's like making a huge profit.

However, the army had already marched south and arrived at a small town east of Chuncheon City.

At this point, it would take one or two days to recover one's strength before upgrading the Longevity Technique.

Li Jingxiao doesn't have time to stay in the same place for a few days.

This place is only 300 li away from Longshan Granary, and it is already considered the main area of ​​activity for Japanese pirates.

The current problem is that to infiltrate the Longshan granary, one must cross a tributary of the Han River.

After a surprise attack covering more than 200 li, they still had to cross the Han River to reach the vicinity of Longshancang.

Otherwise, it would require taking a detour of at least 300 miles.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao summoned over a hundred Yellow Turban Golden Armor Warriors that night.

Overnight, a wooden bridge large enough for three horses to cross side by side was built across a tributary of the Han River in front of them.

In particular, this wooden bridge was constructed entirely of mortise and tenon joints, without the use of iron nails.

It should last for decades without any problems.

After crossing the river, Li Jingxiao's clairvoyance became an indispensable cheating tool on the battlefield.

He personally led light cavalry, ambushing and launching surprise attacks along the way.

They successively wiped out a 1-strong force of Japanese pirates who were heading north to reinforce their troops.

There was also a grain transport team of two thousand people.

Li Jingxiao immediately had a plan.

The captain of the Left Garrison Command, several hundred Goryeo people, and 1 light cavalrymen were forced to dismount.

They changed into the armor and clothing of the Japanese pirates' grain transport team and continued pushing the grain carts northward.

When they arrived at Longshan Warehouse, although the defenses were relatively tight, in Li Jingxiao's all-seeing eyes, there were no secrets in the entire Longshan Warehouse.

The grain transport team arrived at Longshan Warehouse just as the defending troops were changing shifts.

They really tricked their way into opening the city gates very easily.

Halfway through the supply convoy, hundreds of grain carts suddenly formed a defensive circle within a few dozen meters of the city gate.

Li Jingxiao had already led his light cavalry in a rapid assault.

Despite the obstruction of supply wagons and the availability of medicine containing Sanqi blood-tonifying powder mixed with water, the 2 allied troops guarding the city gates still suffered more than 4 casualties.

But these two thousand men also supported Li Jingxiao, who led twelve thousand light cavalry into the city.

Li Jingxiao unleashed his full power once again, pulling the 'Iron Bow' in his hands until the bow itself was burning hot.

One person alone suppressed hundreds of Japanese archers and arquebusiers.

Moreover, he could shoot an arrow almost every second, and he would also occasionally snipe at the warriors whose armor was conspicuous.

Within just over ten minutes, the Japanese pirates inside the city were in complete chaos.

With the city on the verge of falling, the Japanese pirates even began to plan to burn the city's grain and fodder.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao discovered it early, and the fire was extinguished before it could truly spread.

And probably because they felt that this place was not far from the capital, and was separated by a river.

Therefore, only four thousand Japanese pirates were stationed in the city.

This time, no one thought about capturing prisoners.

In the eyes of the Tiger Warriors, Jurchens, and Koreans, a human head was worth 2 taels of silver and 10 mu of land.

They were incredibly aggressive when it came to killing.

They killed anyone they saw until not a single Japanese pirate was left alive in the city.

Even the Korean laborers captured by the Japanese pirates were all killed as if they were Japanese pirates.

Only then did he sheathe his sword.

However, the amount of grain and fodder in the city was far less than Li Jingxiao had estimated.

This made him realize very quickly that even though the Japanese pirates had made many preparations for this invasion.

However, it still seriously underestimated the difficulty and unpredictability of cross-sea operations.

In other words, the 11 Japanese pirates in the central and right wings were fighting on half-full stomachs or even hungry.

This makes things much easier.

Li Jingxiao's first step, of course, was to order the defense of Longshan Warehouse to be reinforced.

When the Japanese pirates arrived at the Goryeo capital in Gyeonggi Province, they found that their retreat had been cut off and their supplies had been lost.

They sent troops on a forced march to try and recapture Longshan Warehouse, and it was already the next day.

Li Jingxiao knew nothing about the movements of these Japanese pirates. While the pirates in the capital were still preparing for their expedition, Li Jingxiao had already led two thousand heavy cavalry and four thousand light cavalry across the river and laid an ambush north of the Han River.

When the four thousand Japanese pirates arrived at the riverbank and prepared to cross,

The cavalry charged in from the left and right. Before the two sides made contact, the 1 Japanese pirates who had already crossed the Han River were eager to cross back again.

The remaining three thousand Japanese pirates were thrown into disarray.

Faced with the charge of two thousand heavy cavalry, they were completely scattered by the heavy cavalry in just one round.

The 4 light cavalry followed up with a charge, easily routing the 4 Japanese pirates.

This time, Li Jingxiao also led 4 light cavalry, chasing them all the way to the outskirts of the capital.

If it weren't for the lack of siege equipment, breaching the city wouldn't have been difficult.

After leading his army back to Longshan City, Li Jingxiao dispatched 2,000 Goryeo cavalry and 6,000 Jurchen cavalry the next day to raid cities south and west of Longshan City.

They didn't aim to breach the city; they simply wanted to inform the Japanese pirates that the area outside the city was no longer safe.

For a time, the area south and west of Longshan City became quiet.

This allowed for 1 Liaodong infantry, 1.15 Goryeo infantry, 500 cavalry, and a logistics team for transporting supplies.

During their journey to Longshan, they did not encounter any Japanese pirates.

With infantrymen guarding the city, Li Jingxiao stationed his light and heavy cavalry outside the city.

Not only is it more mobile.

It also appears increasingly elusive.

They would often suddenly rush out from places the Japanese pirates never expected.

After repelling two waves of 6,000 Japanese pirates who had come from Busan, no more Japanese pirates dared to go north.

Li Jingxiao even led three thousand light cavalrymen and charged all the way to the outskirts of Busan.

They fired a volley of rockets into the city, but the Japanese pirates inside still didn't dare to come out.

Lee Kyung-hyo's eyes darted around, and he led his men into the Busan docks.

After finding that he had occupied Longshan Warehouse, he put all the grain and fodder that had been transported from Japan to the dock warehouses in recent days into his inventory.

They set fire to the warehouse and several ships that were docked at the pier and hadn't had time to leave.

Only then did they return to Longshan Warehouse in a triumphant display.

Although the amount of grain stolen this time was not much, it was still enough for a month's worth of provisions for the three armies of Japanese pirates, totaling 15 men.

If given to Li Jingxiao's 4 men and 3 horses, they could easily feed him for a month.

Raising horses is indeed very expensive.

The amount of fodder consumed by one warhorse is more than enough to feed three soldiers.

Moreover, once on the battlefield, they cannot be fed only hay.

Otherwise, the warhorses would lose weight and wouldn't have the strength to go to the battlefield.

In addition, there was the grain and fodder that I had secretly stored in the game city's warehouse before setting off from Guangyuan City.

It's enough to feed all of Li Jingxiao's men for two months.

Soon the granary was occupied, and the retreat of the three armies was cut off.

News of the burning of grain at Busan's docks, and even the potential destruction of the docks themselves, reached Japan.

The monkey and his men panicked immediately.

A full 150,000 troops were trapped in a deadly situation, which was completely different from the outcome the monkey had originally anticipated.

Although he hoped to lose some troops, the complete annihilation of all three armies would not only shake his rule.

Other forces that have already submitted in recent years will inevitably become restless and eager to make their move.

And for the monkey right now, the most important thing is, of course, to save people.

However, he dared not send tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops into Goryeo.

If he really does that, he won't even be able to defend his own territory.
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The Japanese central army, which had already entered Pyongyang, was facing a three-day delay in receiving its food and supplies.

Then they received news that Longshan Warehouse had been attacked and captured by reinforcements from the Great Zhou, with most of the grain lost and the supply line cut off.

The morale of the central army was immediately thrown into chaos.

Commander Konishi Yukinaga knew very well that the only option now was to quickly head south and recapture Ryuzan Warehouse.

Otherwise, without the Great Zhou army taking the initiative to attack, his 7 men would collapse due to lack of food.

Moreover, the southward advance must be swift, lest there be insufficient provisions to sustain the recapture of Longshan Granary.

However, Li Jingxiao had already seen through Konishi Yukinaga's actions.

He also refused to engage in a decisive battle with his opponent.

They dispatched 6 Jurchens, led by 2 Goryeo cavalry.

They were divided into four teams and took turns fighting the Japanese pirates who were moving south.

However, the Goryeo cavalry and Jurchen cavalry followed Li Jingxiao's instructions.

They would always show themselves first, waiting for the Japanese pirates to reorganize their troops.

Then the Goryeo and Jurchen cavalry made a surprise attack, pretending to charge, but actually retreated after firing a few volleys of arrows.

The objective was clear: to slow down the southward advance of the Japanese pirates.

What should have been a week's journey took twelve days to retreat from Pyongyang back to the Goryeo capital.

Of the 70,000 people who traveled the route, a full 12,000 were lost.

Some were killed by mounted archers.

However, most of them could only eat one meal a day, and due to their lack of physical strength, they could not keep up with the pace of the troops and got separated.

Or they are abandoned and starved to death.

These 5.8 Japanese pirates entering the capital were practically starving ghosts reincarnated.

The city's already limited food supplies immediately began to run out.

Then they began to plunder the grain of the Goryeo people and nobles in the Goryeo capital.

In order to reduce food consumption, they even began to deliberately massacre the people of Goryeo.

Incidentally, it allowed the Japanese pirates to vent their unease and fear.

However, Konishi Yukinaga, the commander of the central army, and other Japanese pirate generals understood this.

The situation has reached its most dangerous moment. We can either hold out in the capital and wait for reinforcements from Japan.

They either had no choice but to continue south regardless of the consequences and recapture Longshan Warehouse.

While the Japanese pirates in the Goryeo capital were making their final preparations, Lee Kyung-hyo naturally wouldn't do nothing.

Moreover, he was also planning to invade Japan, which would naturally require more soldiers.

So they used grain to recruit strong Korean laborers, and easily recruited 2 people in just a few days.

These people are definitely not fit to fight a war.

However, they can still strengthen defenses and serve as logistical support personnel.

Li Jingxiao also distributed the captured Japanese weapons and armor to 3 selected Goryeo laborers.

He handed everything over to Kwon Ji-ri, and this time the woman didn't refuse.

These three thousand people are all ordinary people; they will listen to whoever gives them food.

If anyone causes trouble, just drag them out and behead them in public, and the others will behave themselves.

Kwon Ji-ri's forces also increased from 2 to 5, resulting in a significant drop in overall combat effectiveness.

But that doesn't matter, Li Jingxiao didn't expect these people to participate in the war anyway.

Being able to serve as a support behind the main force is enough.

Moreover, a large number of people can sometimes serve as a deterrent to the enemy.

In fact, the outcome of the battle was really decided by just a few thousand elite troops.

Even a few thousand elite troops could decide the outcome of a war.

On the afternoon of the second day after the Japanese pirates' central army entered the capital, Li Jingxiao discovered that the Japanese pirates inside the city were already making preparations.

That very night, he flew alone over the royal city.

At this point, the Japanese pirates were like cornered beasts fighting desperately. As long as they were united in their goals, the possibility of them fighting to the death was very high.

Faced with more than 50,000 veterans fighting for their lives and to return home, Li Jingxiao believed that his soldiers could win.

But the casualties will certainly be significant.

Moreover, half of his men were cavalry, which were highly mobile and had strong offensive capabilities.

However, it's not very effective for defending a city.

(End of this chapter)