Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 225 The Ming army is closing in on the Mongol capital, and the Yuan emperor is going mad.
In the time that followed, Zhang Laodao and Xu Qing studied the martial arts techniques hidden in the stone wall day and night.

Time flew by as the two secluded themselves, and the Ming Cult's great battle to recover the Central Plains reached a critical moment. They broke through the Mongol army all the way and headed straight for the Mongol capital.

As the capital of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, it boasted magnificent city walls and the strongest defensive forces.

However, as the Mongol Yuan dynasty suffered repeated defeats, morale plummeted to rock bottom.

The entire Mongol capital was in chaos, and everyone was in a state of panic.

Inside the palace, Emperor Yuan's face was extremely gloomy as he coldly observed the panicked ministers in the hall.

Now, most of these so-called loyal ministers are urging him to surrender.

Only a small number were willing to fight the Ming army to the death.

At this moment, an old eunuch walked to Emperor Yuan's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, Japan has agreed to send troops, but on the condition that the three southeastern provinces belong to Japan."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan's eyes reddened slightly. He gritted his teeth, nodded, and waved for the man to leave.

Now he is almost at the end of his rope and has no choice but to agree to Japan's conditions.

"Alright, all of you shut up," Emperor Yuan coldly commanded.

The ministers in the hall remained silent.

"Who said my dynasty is going to perish? I have allied with Japan, and they have agreed to send 100,000 troops, who will arrive soon."

During this period, all we need to do is hold Kyoto and prevent the rebels from advancing, while we wait for reinforcements to arrive!

When Emperor Yuan spoke, the ministers in the hall were stunned.

"A coalition with the Japanese pirates!?"

"Your Majesty, you are confused!"

"The Japanese pirates are a foreign race that has been harassing our southeastern coast for years. How can we possibly ally with such a foreign race!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Your Majesty, this is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin!"

Many ministers stood up to voice their opposition.

Emperor Yuan was already extremely irritable, his eyes reddened, and he rose up in a rage, shouting, "Shut up!"

"You're all against it! Then come up with a solution and call in reinforcements!"

"You! You! And you! Is there any other way to repel the rebels!?"

He stepped down from the throne, pointed at several ministers, and glared at them angrily.

Everyone knelt on the ground, not daring to speak again.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Emperor Yuan angrily kicked aside several ministers in front of him, glanced at the assembled officials, and said, "My mind is made up. As long as we can defeat the rebels, it is no problem to concede to Japan!"

Emperor Yuan has now given up all hope, and his elite army has been completely defeated.

Only a few Kyoto guards remained, still holding their ground.

At this point, he had no choice but to take a gamble.

There is absolutely no way they would watch the city fall and be captured by the rebels.

The ministers felt that Emperor Yuan had gone completely mad.

The alliance with foreign tribes, and the wolfish ambitions of Japan, are truly insane.

They knew in their hearts that Emperor Yuan had completely given up and that no one could stop him.

Amidst the Emperor's angry outbursts, the officials withdrew from the court and left.

After the court session ended, many ministers gathered together.

"His Majesty has gone mad, what should we do?"

"To unite with foreign tribes is an act that will be condemned and cursed by future generations for thousands of years."

"We secretly defected to the Ming army, opened the city gates, and gave this already crumbling empire another push!"

After discussing it, everyone nodded in agreement.

"You don't have this chance!"

At this moment, an old eunuch appeared and coldly looked at the ministers.

"Prince!"

"How did you end up here?!"

Everyone was shocked and terrified.

"Hmph, His Majesty had long seen through your disloyal intentions and ordered me to keep an eye on you. I never expected that you would actually defect to the Ming army!"

Eunuch Wang's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

No! We didn't!

You misheard me!

Eunuch Wang coldly shouted, "Enough nonsense, die!" As soon as he finished speaking, the old eunuch made his move, unleashing his true energy and striking out with a series of palm prints, killing several ministers on the spot.

After the massacre, the old eunuch left, unleashing a series of killings in the capital.

Clearly, at this moment, many people harbored rebellious thoughts.

They were unwilling to continue serving this crumbling empire.

After a long while, in the back garden of the palace.

After venting his anger in the palace of one of his concubines, Emperor Yuan rested in the back garden.

Eunuch Wang returned covered in blood.

"How is it?" Emperor Yuan's gaze was cold. He could smell the strong stench of blood from Eunuch Wang, and he knew in his heart that many people must have been killed on this trip.

"Your Majesty, I have dealt with almost half of the ministers in the court," said Eunuch Wang.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Emperor Yuan roared.

He was furious that most of the ministers wanted to rebel.

"Good kill!"

After roaring, Emperor Yuan looked at Eunuch Wang and said, "Keep an eye on the others. At this time, I don't want any mistakes to happen."

Kyoto must not fall; we must hold it until we receive reinforcements from Japan!

"According to the order!"

Eunuch Wang knelt on the ground and left quickly.

At this moment, outside Kyoto, the Ming Cult army surrounded all parts of the city, turning Kyoto into an isolated city.

Inside the main tent, Yang Xiao, White-browed Eagle King, Wei Yixiao, and others were all present.

However, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who sat in the position of marshal, as he was originally appointed by Xu Qing as the Grand Marshal of the Ming Cult.

His prestige in the military was second only to Xu Qing.

Even Yang Xiao and others had to fully cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Everyone had only one goal: to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty and restore the Central Plains.

"Now all we need to do is conquer this Mongol capital, and our mission will be accomplished!"

Wei Yi smiled and said that the overthrow of the Mongol Yuan dynasty was in sight, which excited and delighted everyone.

"Marshal Zhu, what should we do next?" Everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the head of the table.

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally the leader of the Ming Cult, and now he is the Grand Marshal of the Army. His majesty is becoming more and more imposing, and people feel that his aura is no less than that of a Grandmaster!

"I made a three-month agreement with the leader to destroy the Mongol Yuan dynasty within three months. Two months have passed, and there is still one month left."

All we need to do now is conquer this great city, and we can fulfill this agreement!

Zhu Yuanzhang slightly raised his eyes, looked at everyone, and slowly spoke.

"The military strength of the Mongol capital was not comparable to the elite troops that had fought for many years, but it was still not to be underestimated."

If we launch a strong attack, the Mongol Yuan forces will surely defend to the death, and our brothers will suffer heavy losses.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words calmed the crowd's excitement slightly.

With victory in sight, many people were thinking of taking advantage of the momentum and launching a strong attack to capture Kyoto.

They overthrew the Mongol Yuan dynasty in one fell swoop, accomplishing this earth-shattering feat.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's words made perfect sense; the Mongol Yuan's counterattack before its demise would have been absolutely terrifying.

If this leads to the tragic deaths of many soldiers...

It's simply too much of a loss to be made.

"For the safety of our brothers, I believe the prudent course of action is to surround them without attacking, and wear them down," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

Kyoto has become an isolated city, and the armies in various places have been decimated by them.

It's simply impossible for them to come to our aid again.

All they need to do is surround and exhaust Kyoto's food supplies.

Victory is assured in this battle!
And it was an easy victory!
It won't require too many deaths or injuries.

"Marshal Zhu's words make sense."

"Indeed, victory is ours; there's no need to rush!"

"agree!"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy.

After all, it shouldn't be them who are anxious right now, but rather Emperor Yuan and the others inside the city.

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