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Chapter 401: Collapse of Goryeo, Night Raid on Uesugi Kenshin

When Zhu Houzhao led his army northward, the Japanese army had already assembled and left the Falkland Islands one after another.

The next day, the Mori family's army landed first in Busan and launched an attack on the hastily assembled 100,000-strong coastal defense force.

In this battle, the Goryeo army replicated the majestic posture of France during World War II and perfectly demonstrated what it means to be "collapsed at the first touch."

After dealing with the coastal defense army, the head of the Mori family, Mori Motonari, did not wait for the follow-up troops to gather, but directly led 20,000 troops to charge towards Seoul, the capital of the Goryeo Dynasty.

Strangely, when the Takeda, Date, Shimazu and other forces that arrived later learned of Mori Motonari's movements, they simply cursed at him and then rushed to each other's battlefields to achieve victory.

No one even considered coming to the aid of the Mori family.

Faced with such a strong headwind, the Mori family did not care and fought alone all the way, destroying cities and breaking through passes.

So, five days later, Seoul, which was defended by a large army, fell, and the King of Goryeo fled to Pyongyang in panic...

At this time, the imperial family, the Uesugi family, the Hojo family, the shrine maiden agency and even the follow-up troops of Honganji had already disintegrated all resistance forces along the way.

Afterwards, the main force of the Oda family captured Pyongyang with a crushing momentum and killed the King of Goryeo before he had time to escape.

From then on, the morale of the Goryeo army declined to the extreme. They gave up resistance and collapsed without a fight.

By the time Oda Nobunaga arrived at Pyongyang, which was almost in ruins, all eight provinces of Goryeo had been lost, and the Lee Dynasty had completely become history.

Almost at the same time, the main force of the Ming Dynasty had passed through the border along the Yalu River and arrived in the Tieling area.

Speaking of which, according to diplomatic regulations...

As a vassal state, even if Goryeo was invaded, it had to ask for help from the suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty, before the Ming Dynasty would send troops.

But Japan's military action this time was too fast, and the speed at which the Goryeo army collapsed was too outrageous.

As a result, Goryeo King Yi Sun died and his country was destroyed before his letter for help reached the Ming Dynasty.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to continue to worry about those diplomatic principles.

On the one hand, he ordered the border to be opened to accommodate refugees, and on the other hand, he ordered the army to enter Goryeo one after another.

To be honest, the situation today is a bit delicate.

If we can swallow Japan, we can also take Korea into our pocket at the same time.

If you lose the fight, you lose completely.

But if you win...

In many ways, it can be considered an achievement in expanding territory.

***
Goryeo and North Hamgyong Province
The world is desolate and the setting sun is blood-red.

Under the command of Dugu Lian'er, tens of thousands of vanguard troops affiliated with Wushuang City have taken the lead in entering the Goryeo territory and setting up camp.

In the military camp that stretched for miles, the military discipline was solemn, swords and spears were like forests, and the cold light was flashing.

This place is less than a hundred miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty. It used to be very prosperous with merchants coming here and there.

But after the baptism of war, this place has changed beyond recognition.

"How's it going?"

Lin Xuan walked out of the tent and looked at the empty fields in the distance.

There is a faint smell of blood in the air all the time, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, the spies reported that Oda Nobunaga intended to use this as the main route to invade the Ming Dynasty, so he sent Otomo Sorin to mobilize all the Kokubeng artillery in the country to destroy all the garrisons and obstacles here."

"After several days of bombardment, Otomo Sorin has run out of ammunition and food and can no longer hold on. Now the Fourth Army, the headquarters of Uesugi Kenshin, the head of the Uesugi family, is guarding this place."

Dugu Lian'er wielded her Azure Dragon Crescent Blade and said, "I heard that Uesugi Kenshin is also a master, and it's hard for ordinary assassins to get close to him. How about Lian'er sneaking into her tent at night and secretly killing her?"

"You are the former commander of the army, can you be a little more like a general?"

Lin Xuan said speechlessly: "Even if you want to assassinate them, at least make a night raid and destroy the main force of the Uesugi family."

"That's what the Lord said!"

Dugu Lian'er rolled her eyes and said, "Then Lian'er will select 800 warriors to break into the Uesugi family's headquarters at night and kill Uesugi Kenshin and her female military advisor together?"

"Wait a minute."

Lin Xuan waved his hand: "Who is the military supervisor sent by the Oda family this time?"

"I think his name is Takenaka Hanbei. He's not famous, and Lian'er doesn't know what he's done."

Dugu Lian'er thought for a moment and said, "This man seems to be a counselor in the Oda family. In addition to supervising Uesugi Kenshin, he also serves as the deputy military advisor of the Fourth Army and the chief monk."

"Takenaka Hanbei..."

Lin Xuan's mind moved slightly: "Then let's change the target. Kill this man first at night. Call Miss Ao and Ling Yun as well."

In history, Takenaka Hanbei came out of seclusion and became a retainer of Oda Nobunaga only after repeated invitations from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which was quite a high status.

But this version of Monkey Hideyoshi is really just a monkey...

Because of this change, Oda Nobunaga didn't seem to take Takenaka Hanbei too seriously.

As a result, Takenaka Hanbei's status was not that high.

Speaking of which, the Japanese people always have some inexplicable liking for Takenaka Hanbei.

Although there are not many records of this person in official history, he is highly praised among the people.

He also often tried to offend Zhuge Liang and was known as the "Modern Kongming".

To be honest, Lin Xuan felt that it was a bit strange that this guy was trying to scam Zhuge Liang.

Apart from anything else, Zhuge Liang lived to be over fifty years old, but this guy only lived to be over thirty years old...

If we have to compare it to someone, it should be someone like Pang Tong and Guo Jia who died young, right?
Forget it, Lin Xuan was too lazy to think about it anymore.

Just for trying to scam Zhuge Liang, let's send him off first.

"Yes, Lian'er understands!"

***
The Uesugi family's military camp has always been clean, tidy, simple and practical.

Even the tent of the head of the family, Kenshin Uesugi, is only spacious because of the sand table, and is not very conspicuous overall.

But behind the army stood an extremely gorgeous and beautiful tent.

More than fifty samurai, ninjas, onmyojis and even shrine maidens gathered in the big tent.

Everyone was sitting or standing, looking lazy.

"Damn it! The other armies are happily burning, killing and looting. There are new things to play with every day."

"This group of people we followed here pretends to be aloof and eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures all day long."

A short swordsman wiped the Japanese sword in his hand and cursed: "It's really unlucky to be sent here by Lord Oda."

"How can I play it if I don't have this function?"

A glamorously dressed female ninja said with a sweet smile: "Do you want to play with me?"

She was originally a Genin from Iga.

After the Oda army broke through Iga Village and killed the Iga Ninja Lord Momotsu Santayu, they followed a few remaining jonin and surrendered to the Oda clan.

Although military life is also strict, it is much better than the ascetic life in the Ninja Village.

Many ninjas also began to indulge themselves.

"Neuropathy!"

The short swordsman said angrily, "You female kunoichi are poisoning me all day long. If you're not disgusting, I am!"

"That's how ninjutsu works, I don't want to do that!"

The female ninja sneered, "Humph! I was wondering why you didn't sneak out, you would rather be beaten with a military stick than sneak out, so you're afraid of death?"

"What a joke! Aren't you afraid of death?"

The short swordsman said disdainfully: "If you have the guts, let me see you die."

"That's not interesting..."

The female kunoichi sighed, "But my body is poisoned, and I won't live much longer. It's only a matter of time."

"You've done so many evil things, you should have died long ago, what are you afraid of?"

“I’m still a little scared.”

The female kunoichi sighed and said, "You know what? The world's number one female kunoichi employed by the Oda family was seriously injured a while ago."

"The number one kunoichi? Suzuna? I know this person."

"Master Fuma Kotaro said that Suzuna's ninjutsu has reached the pinnacle, even Hattori Hanzo is inferior to her."

The short swordsman was surprised and asked, "Did she die from the poison in her own body?"

"That's not the case. She met a spy from the Ming Dynasty a while ago and was hit by his sword..."

"What's wrong with you?"

The short swordsman was furious: "You've been talking about your body being poisoned for so long, but in the end, a sword attack counts? Who the hell can survive being stabbed a few times?"

"The bell girl is as strong as a sword master!"

"Hmm? So... so what?"

The dwarf swordsman was silent for a moment, then said stubbornly, "Can a swordsman be immortal?"

"Humph!"

In the center of the big tent, a middle-aged man who had been resting with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes.

A gaze as cold as lightning fell on the dwarf swordsman.

Although the middle-aged man did not speak.

But the temperature in the entire room seemed to have dropped by a few degrees.

He is the descendant of the former Japanese sword master Yagyu Muneya, Yagyu Muneya.

With the guidance of Nobunaga Kamiizumi, he broke through to become a great swordsman.

He is only one step away from being awarded the title of “Sword Saint”, the highest level in kendo.

"Master Yagyu, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be disrespectful!"

The short swordsman was startled and subconsciously knelt in front of Yagyu Munenori.

Dogeza is a Japanese etiquette that requires one to prostrate oneself on the ground and apologize.

This is a courtesy used by a person of humble status to show extreme respect to a person of noble status.

In Japan, the strong can do whatever they want and no one can stop them.

The weak generally need to learn this kind of etiquette.

You can live a little safer.

"Kneel down for five minutes, reflect on yourself, and don't speak without thinking in the future."

Yagyu Muneyasu's expression eased slightly, and he looked at the female kunoichi: "Go on with what you just said."

"Ah? Oh! If it were a swordsman or sword master, the injury of the bell girl would not be a big deal. At most, they would lose an arm or a leg."

"But we female kunoichi are full of poison. Once we are injured and cannot suppress it, the poison will spread all over our body. Even a national expert may not be able to cure it."

The female ninja patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "Lord Yagyu, I'm so scared!"

"I'm not asking you that."

"You said Ling Nu... Humph, comparable to a sword master, was actually injured by a Ming Dynasty spy?"

Yagyu Munen said angrily: "Is the Sword Saint so worthless?"

"This... the Imperial Master has sealed this matter. It is spreading privately and it is so incredible that no one knows whether it is true or not."

The female kunoichi was a little scared and first expressed that she was not responsible.

"Speak!" "It seems that Ling Nu discovered the spy first, and the spy killed all of Ling Nu's clones in three moves."

"The bell girl was even forced to transform herself into a wooden stake, at a considerable cost, to block the man's fatal sword."

"Then the swordsman Tsukahara Bokuden arrived and teamed up with the bell girl to entangle the spy."

"I heard that even if these two joined forces, they could only barely counter the swordsmanship of that spy."

"Finally, Imperial Master Xiu arrived and, while the spy's clone was distracted, used his supreme magical power to sever the spy's heart meridian."

"I heard that when that person was seriously injured and on the verge of death, he used his sword power to force the three people back and used this as an excuse to escape."

The kunoichi thought for a moment, "The bell girl must have been injured at the end."

"…Is this a fucking spy?"

Yagyu Munenori was stunned and cursed under his breath.

Although he was very confident in his swordsmanship...

But Tsukahara Bokuden is also a top master of kendo, and is not necessarily much weaker than his ancestor Yagyu Muki.

Even if he fought alone, he had no chance of winning.

Now he was beaten into this state by a mere spy.

This spy... could he be the Sword God?
If there were a few more spies like this in the Ming army...

Is that okay?

"With this spy's martial arts, even Captain Uesugi may not be able to win, right?"

"It's hard to say how strong the legion commander is, but if it were anyone else in the army, there would be no hope."

"Baga! The great calamity that Lord Oda announced, is it a calamity for the Han people or a calamity for our Japan?"

The warriors also thought of this problem and started cursing.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. You are disturbing my thinking."

When there was a commotion in the tent, a scholar sitting at the desk raised his head and said calmly.

As if by magic, the noisy camp suddenly fell silent.

"Takenaka-kun, please give me instructions!"

After a moment, all the men and women, including Yagyu Muneyasu, stood up straight and bowed to the scholar.

"Don't worry about what happened just now. I heard about this spy from the commander of the Uesugi Corps."

"She saw the traces of the fight and found that this man's sword intention was ruthless and arrogant."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the former Supreme Sword Mu Yingxiong."

Takenaka Hanbei said calmly: "Such a powerful warrior, even if Lin Xuan and Qingnv are counted in the Central Plains, there are probably no more than two handfuls."

"Huh! How can there be so many experts in such a small place like Central Plains?"

Liu Sheng Zong Yan said coldly: "A hundred years ago, my Liu Sheng family's great-grandfather was killed by that bitch. This time I will kill that bitch!"

"No matter what, we are now on the side of destiny and we will definitely win!"

Takenaka Hanbei was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "As for your battle with Aonome... I can only say I wish you good luck, Yagyu-kun."

"In this Korean battlefield, I killed hundreds of Korean elite soldiers and generals without any effort."

Yagyu Munenoyama held the sword in his hand and said: "Now that I have mastered the sword art, even if the Ming army came together, what can it do?"

"Woo!"

Just then, a clear military call sounded in the distance.

An unimaginable sound of the bowstring bursting was heard, and the sound of the arrow breaking through the air was like a falling meteor.

Screams continued to ring out, and at the moment of the battle, the front army suffered a devastating blow.

"The Ming army attacked at night?"

Yagyu Munenoyama's expression changed slightly: "There shouldn't be that many people, but their bows... what kind of bows are these?"

"With General Uesugi in charge of the central army, there shouldn't be any chaos."

"But facing such an offensive, the losses will certainly not be small."

Takenaka Hanbei glanced at Yagyu Munen indifferently and said, "Since Master Yagyu has mastered the art of swordsmanship, I will have to rely on you a lot later."

"Hahaha! Exactly what I want!"

Yagyu Munezan laughed loudly, took the lead and walked out of the camp, and said sternly: "I am the great swordsman Yagyu Munezan, who dares to fight with me?"

"Follow me, my generals, to meet the enemy."

Almost at the same time, a cold girl's voice sounded in the center of the army.

A huge "Bi" flag was erected in the center of the army, and several extremely bright beams of light fell on the chaotic area of ​​the front army, emitting dazzling light.

This is a military skill that can only be performed by a great military strategist.

It can inspire people and boost their courage.

There are no more than five military strategists in the whole of Japan who can display this skill.

"The Dragon of Echigo!"

"The God of War is invincible!"

In an instant, a deafening roar came from the front army.

"Strong arrow array, mark the position, scatter!"

Like a gust of wind, Uesugi Kenshin's voice rang out in the front army.

The battle formation changed, and the originally chaotic military formation began to operate again.

The next moment, rows of arrows, like black poisonous snakes, once again broke through the front line of the Uesugi family.

Blood continued to splatter as the attacking and defending sides continued to test each other's range and will.

"The Ming army has only 10,000 people at most, while our army has more than 30,000 people. This is a win!"

"The Ming army has no good generals now, and we are commanded by the commander of the Uesugi army and the military advisor of Naoie. This is better than the other two."

"Our army has won many battles and its morale is high, but the Ming army has come from a long distance and is exhausted. This is the third victory."

Takenaka Hanbei glanced at the battle situation and smiled, "Although the Ming army has powerful bows now, once the battle reaches a stalemate, the advantage will be on our side."

"Master Takenaka is right!"

"Kill those bastards!"

"If they knew the true strength of the legion commander, they would probably tremble with fear, right?"

"Tonight is the night for us to perform meritorious deeds!"

The warriors and ninjas around were very excited and echoed the words.

"The way you guys were leaving your last words was so funny."

Just at this moment, the light and pleasant voice of a girl sounded from all directions, echoing in everyone's ears.

"???"

"who!"

"idiot!"

After a moment's silence, the Japanese people finally reacted and started shouting and cursing, using a lot of foul language.

"Hehe, you're all going to die anyway."

The girl seemed to yawn, and her voice sounded a little lazy: "You are about to die, it doesn't hurt to satisfy your desire to talk."

"Shameless talk!"

Two sharp gleams suddenly flashed in Yagyu Munen's eyes, and he looked coldly towards the back of the tent: "Come out!"

"Alright."

The girl's voice sounded again: "Senior Sword Saint, Young Master, these devils want to see us."

As he was speaking, a beautiful and exquisite girl in light clothes, holding a huge steel gun upside down, slowly walked out from behind the tent.

"I am the head of Emei, not the junior head..."

A figure flashed, and Li Zhenzhen appeared behind Tang Lingyun, sighing and saying, "Forget it, as long as Miss Tang is happy."

"I won't come out anymore."

The Sword Master felt a little embarrassed and said calmly, "That Liu Sheng kid is rude. I will kill him later."

"Presumptuous! Who are you?"

"I'm the one you guys have been scolding for so long. I don't really understand what you're saying, and I can't understand some of the things you're saying."

Tang Lingyun smiled and said, "But my grandfather said that if a dog barks at us, we don't need to care what it is barking at, we just need to kill it."

"I see. You are the warriors who volunteered to fight for the Ming Dynasty?"

Takenaka Hanbei said calmly: "You are courting death."

"Draw your sword and kill!"

Yagyu Munenori smiled proudly and suddenly drew the sword from his waist.

The long sword made a clear sound, like a dragon's roar.

"That's it?"

The Sword Master's old voice sounded.

The world is silent and space is frozen.

Countless sword energies gathered in the air, like a huge snow mountain, crushing towards Yagyu Muneyasu.

"Yeah, buy a CD!"

Yagyu Sogen was horrified and forced his mind to control the sword to block the sword energy that was penetrating everywhere.

The sound of metal colliding resounded throughout the heaven and earth, and the sword made of fine iron turned into powder.

The rolling sword energy rushed down without stopping, cutting Yagyu Muneaki's body into a cloud of blood mist.

Almost at the same time, Li Zhenzhen drew his sword and performed the Nine Golden Peak Moves in one go.

The ethereal and boundless sword energy was like the sea of ​​clouds in Emei Mountain, shooting out in all directions.

As soon as the Japanese masters rushed to Li Zhenzhen, they showed extreme fear and retreated in a hurry.

As they retreated, streams of blood continued to burst out from their bodies, and the scene was horrifying.

"withdraw!"

Takenaka Hanbei waved his military fan to block Li Zhenzhen's three consecutive swords, and jumped into the air in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

"Don't leave. Sister Dugu specifically asked me to kill you."

The next moment, an extremely brutal light burst out and fell on Takenaka Hanbei's throat with extreme dominance, knocking his head off.

"..."

Takenaka Hanbei stared at the girl standing with the gun in a daze until he lost all consciousness.

"What do you say now?"

Tang Lingyun unleashed the might of the Overlord Spear, stabbed all the remaining dozen or so Japanese ninjas to death, and stood there holding the spear.

"Don't worry about this. Let's go to the central army to watch Lord Dugu fight Uesugi Kenshin. Master Lin has also gone there personally."

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)