allonlinenovel Chapter 572 Yingzhou (Part 2)
Chapter 572 Yingzhou (Part 2)
Yuan Shouhe received the secret decree from Jiang Li and learned that the emperor had decided to conquer Japan in one fell swoop. He was overjoyed.
Who among all military generals does not have the desire to expand territory and achieve great achievements?
Seeing that Duan Nanqi first captured the southern border, Wei Zhuang successively conquered the western regions, and the Mongolian and Jurchen peoples in the north also swallowed up a large area of land, it was basically in the pocket of the Chu State. Only he guarded the East China Sea without making any achievement!
Duan Nanqi and Wei Zhuang, those two cowards, and the late Duke Zhenguo, which one of them had not been exhausted by those barbarians in the past?
Such a record is only possible thanks to Prince Jing'an and Prince Anguo!
Yuan Shouhe was actually envious and jealous.
Now, it's finally his turn to have this good thing happen!
Yuan Shouhe laughed loudly three times towards the sky, assembled his elite soldiers and generals, and drove a fully armed warship towards Japan in a heroic and high-spirited manner.
Unexpectedly, before reaching the shore, he received a message from Mingzhu, in which Prince Jing'an asked him to lead his troops to the island to take over the Kingdom of Japan.
It’s “receive”, not “attack”!
Yuan Shouhe was stunned. "Lord Jiao Wang, are you sure that the prince meant 'accept'?"
"Yes, I receive it."
Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and smiled, almost dazzling Yuan Shouhe's eyes.
"The two princes have received the letter from the Emperor of Japan. Japan voluntarily joins the Great Chu and becomes a part of the Great Chu!"
Don't even need to fight?
Yuan Shouhe, who won without any effort, didn't know what to say.
Mingzhu smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble you, General Yuan. The prince asked you to suppress the bandits. There are still remnants of the Nine Lotus Sect on the island."
Yuan Shouhe was dejected.
Suppressing bandits again?
Dealing with pirates all day long, he has been fighting bandits for nearly ten years!
Can’t you have a thrilling battle like other border defenders?
Yuan Shouhe looked at the domineering red cannon on the battleship with reluctance.
Longmen Military Industry has finally upgraded their artillery. Today's red cannons can fire continuously, have a longer range, and are more powerful!
He had only fired a cannonball himself during a test firing, and it wasn't satisfying enough!
It now seems that it will take a long time before these new cannons can be used in actual combat!
Yuan Shouhe sighed deeply and had to select a team of elite soldiers and lead them personally to the Japanese Islands where he had always longed to land.
The naval officers and soldiers were shocked to see that even the garrison on the island had been completely evacuated, as if they were entering a deserted place.
"General, where are the Japanese defenders? Why are none of them there?"
Yuan Shouhe was filled with regret: "You are now standing on the land of the Great Chu! In the future, we will be the defenders here."
Has Japan become the territory of Great Chu?
All the soldiers were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.
"Prince Jing'an and Prince Anguo have conquered the Kingdom of Dongying without a single soldier."
Yuan Shouhe said sourly.
Alas, the hero has no place to use his talents!
The soldiers were stunned and immediately cheered:
"Prince Jing'an is mighty! Prince Anguo is mighty!"
"These two are truly worthy of being the War Gods of Great Chu!"
The Emperor had issued an edict announcing his abdication, and Japan was incorporated into the Great Chu. Therefore, after the Fujian Navy landed, they did not encounter any resistance and had a smooth journey.
Yuan Shouhe led his army to Kyoto City smoothly.
The emperor and his concubines remained in the palace, awaiting the imperial decree from the Emperor of Great Chu.
Jiang Li and Xie Changan then chose a palace as their temporary residence.
After Yuan Shouhe arrived in Kyoto, he went to pay a visit to the two princes.
"General Yuan has arrived just in time!"
Jiang Li threw a map at him and said, "This is a map of the Dongying Islands. General Yuan, lead the navy to take over the islands. The defense here will be handed over to you in the future."
"Now that the monster has been killed, there may still be his remnants on the island. Please ask General Yuan to send another elite force to suppress the bandits." Xie Changan added.
"Yes! I obey your order!"
Yuan Shouhe took the map and said with some resentment, "Your Highness, should we make a concerted effort to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom as well?"
There is the Ryukyu Kingdom next door, so why not just take Ryukyu as well and let his red cannon show its prowess!
"Ahem, General Yuan, our Great Chu is a righteous army and will not invade other countries."
Jiang Li said righteously, "The emperor only sent troops to help after receiving a letter from the ruler of Japan."
"Now that the monster has been slain, Great Chu has saved the Dongying Nation from the monster's clutches, sparing them the suffering of their people. This is a great favor to them."
"The ruler, grateful for the emperor's kindness and admiring the splendor of the Celestial Empire, requested to be naturalized as a vassal of the Great Chu."
We didn't force him!
I volunteered! I volunteered!
Yuan Shouhe was dumbfounded. "Is it the mirror demon that possessed the rebellious Prince Nanxi? Was he killed by the two princes?"
"To be precise, the monster exploded on its own."
Jiang Li then told Yuan Shouhe the whole story in detail.
Yuan Shouhe was stunned and full of admiration.
He also witnessed the last battle in the East China Sea with his own eyes.
The monster was able to escape from the siege of the Mermaid King and the dragon.
It is said that he can change his body at will!
How can we catch him with such strange magic?
Unexpectedly, under the deployment of Prince Jing'an, they were able to use thunder to force the monster to self-destruct, its soul shattered and turned into ashes!
The last time Da Chu was hit by a drought, she also used the python to transform into a dragon, causing heavy rain to end the drought; now she can make the sky send down thunder and force the monster to self-destruct!
She could even calculate the wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Her methods and scheming were truly astonishing.
No wonder she, at such a young age, could become the emperor's number one counselor, and even be crowned a king and appointed as prime minister as a woman!
"You two princes are both wise and brave, and you are so good at planning and strategizing. I am truly in awe of you and feel ashamed of myself!"
Yuan Shouhe said sincerely, "I will obey the prince's orders!"
Ji Feng diligently delivered the victory news from the East China Sea to the capital. Nangong Qinghe was overjoyed that the monster was finally killed!
In the secret letter, Jiang Li also truthfully reported the situation at that time. Although they saw the soul-sucking insect self-destruct with their own eyes, they could not be 100% sure that it was dead, and they still needed to take precautions in the future.
Nangong Qinghe deeply agreed with this.
However, he believed that even if the monster was not dead, it must be dying and would never be able to cause trouble again!
Nangong Qinghe announced the good news in the court.
Upon learning that Prince Jing'an and Prince Anguo had conquered Japan without a single soldier, all the ministers were speechless.
It's really a mixture of sweet, sour, bitter and spicy, all kinds of feelings flooding my heart.
Liang Shoufu was extremely jealous. This couple, one was extremely intelligent, the other was invincible. They achieved great things as easily as drinking water. They all looked mediocre by comparison. Was there any chance for them to survive?!
Feng Wuhu and Cui Jue both felt a sense of darkness before their eyes and a bitter feeling in their hearts. It happened again!
Why are their lives so miserable?
Feng Wuhu began to seriously consider resigning from his official position.
At the rate at which these two were expanding the territory, he would definitely not live to see the day when he could retire and return home.
"Draft an imperial decree: Dongying will be named Yingzhou Prefecture, and the former ruler will be granted the title of Dongying County King, hereditary."
Nangong Qinghe said loudly with a smile on his face.