Chapter 668
Kill! Mercy is not the best policy in warfare.
"As expected, there's a big fish hiding in Andong County, Goryeo. I never imagined that there would be such tight security at Munhee Manor!"
"These bastards colluded with the Japanese and were the culprits behind the Goryeo Dynasty's break away from the control of the Daqian Dynasty."
"Before we wipe out the Japanese, we must eliminate all these forces hiding in the shadows."
Chen Jie rode on the back of the Akhal-Teke horse and glanced ahead through binoculars.
Although with his divine sense, he could sense very far distances.
but,
The divine sense was not clear, but at this time they were not far from Wenxi Manor in Andong County.
Under the heavy protection of his personal guards, he continued to approach Wenxi Manor.
Thirty miles away,
He heard the bells ringing from Wenxi Villa and was secretly surprised.
Even prominent families of the Great Qian Dynasty, or forces such as the Green Gang and Taiping, rarely used alarm bells.
The alarm bells are ringing!
This is something that can only be used in the military.
Unexpectedly, this small mountain villa in Goryeo had set up an alarm bell.
This shows that Wenxi Manor is not as simple as it seems.
this moment,
Chen Jie's fear of the Netherworld Sect deepened even further.
The four armies of Ximentang besieged Wenxi Manor in Andong County. Chen Jie's side was on the west side, with a total of four thousand men.
Each special operations regiment was equipped with 500 cavalry, 200 heavy machine gunners, 1,000 artillery pieces, 100 snipers, several reconnaissance soldiers, and the rest were special operations infantry.
The soldiers in the special operations regiment are all elites selected by hand.
Each of them went through layers of selection and was chosen from various military units.
at this time,
After a long march, the soldiers of the special operations regiment had sweat dripping from their foreheads.
Although they are energetic and have a lot of stamina.
However, a surprise attack covering hundreds of miles like this is still very rare.
Each soldier had a water bottle hanging from his waist.
Jian Wuming noticed that all the elite troops would take a sip of water from time to time to replenish their energy while marching at full speed.
These jugs don't contain ordinary boiled water, but rather nutrient solution.
That's right,
This is a specially made nutrient solution from Ximentang, which can replenish energy in a short time, allowing soldiers to recover their condition in time during a forced march.
Of course, this nutrient solution can only be used during combat and is very expensive.
Jian Wuming followed Chen Jie, wearing a Taoist robe.
Chen Jie prepared bulletproof vests and armor for him, including a helmet and so on.
But in the end, Jian Wuming rejected them all.
For a swordsman, being hit by a bullet or shrapnel is a disgrace.
Behind him were the most elite members of Ximen Hall's assault team, each of whom was a master at the level of Yi Sui Hua Jin or above.
Each of them carried grenades and assault rifles, their firepower overwhelming anyone.
If surrounded by the assault team, even a master of the Qi Refining Realm could perish.
"Using four special operations regiments, 15,000 elite troops, equipped with the most advanced artillery and heavy machine guns, to besiege a small mountain village?"
"Your Highness, isn't it a bit of an overreaction to make such a commotion?"
"This is like using a butcher's knife to slaughter a chicken, especially since the prince is personally in charge."
"Isn't such heavy firepower necessary to hunt down the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect?"
During his time following Chen Jie, Jian Wuming had developed a growing interest in leading troops into battle.
After seeing the Ximentang army begin its rapid march and charge towards Wenxi Manor, he couldn't help but ask Chen Jie about it.
"Wenxi Manor is no small force; it is full of experts and should not be underestimated."
"The lord of the manor, Wen Xicheng, is known as the national advisor of the Goryeo Dynasty, and at the same time, he is the strongest man in Goryeo."
"His power in Korea was deeply entrenched, and he had colluded with the Japanese, forming an alliance."
"If it weren't for this attack on Busan, we at Ximentang really wouldn't have been able to do anything about him."
Chen Jie snorted coldly and said, "I have already had someone investigate. Wen Xicheng has thirty-six guards under his command, and each of them is a master of the Blood-Moving Pill Realm."
"Each of these thirty-six guards has eighteen assassins under his command. Adding the assassins around Wen Xicheng, they are said to have a total of eight hundred assassins."
"These assassins were trained with the help of the Japanese, using ninja training methods. Although each assassin's martial arts skills are not particularly high, they pose a great threat when fighting as a team."
"Moreover, Wen Xicheng is a disciple of the Netherworld Sect. As far as I know, Wenxi Manor currently houses not only the Holy Maiden Meng Lianhua, but also the Seven Masters of the Netherworld!"
"If we don't mobilize this many people to surround and eliminate them all at once, and they manage to escape, the consequences will be dire!"
Jian Wuming looked up in the direction of Wenxi Manor and exclaimed in surprise:
"Although Moon Hee-seong is the strongest person in Goryeo, his strength has not yet broken through to the level of Martial Saint. His assassins are just a rabble."
"Using more than ten times the force to encircle and annihilate them feels like overkill to me."
This time, Ximentang mobilized 15,000 people, a total of four elite special operations regiments.
To be honest, with the strength of these four regiments, they could almost easily wipe out a small country.
If they weren't Japanese, Ximentang's four special operations regiments alone could have completely defeated the Goryeo Dynasty.
but now,
Chen Jie only used these troops to besiege a mountain village.
From any perspective, it seems like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
"Brother Jian, never underestimate Wen Xicheng!"
"According to our Ximen Hall's intelligence, this Wen Xicheng is no ordinary person. He controls the finances of the entire Goryeo, is incredibly wealthy, and has stockpiled countless grains in Goryeo's major granaries."
"He had his own arsenal and even collaborated with the Japanese to import a large number of weapons."
"With the few thousand troops at Wenxi Manor, once they open the granaries and gather the refugees from all over Goryeo, they will be able to achieve great things."
"Then, the situation on the entire Korean Peninsula will undergo a great change."
"The Japanese kept Wen Xicheng around because they used his army as a reserve force."
"They may not be good at fighting head-on, but when it comes to sabotage, they are definitely more troublesome than anyone else."
Chen Jie said calmly.
"That's true. Throughout history, these powerful and influential families with their own armies have been the most likely to rebel."
Jian Wuming sighed and said:
"One of the ancestral precepts of my Kunlun Sword Sect is to not get involved in politics or build an army. It seems that our ancestors were wise. As long as an army is built, then rebellion is not far away."
Chen Jie nodded and smiled, saying:
"Now, which of the major aristocratic families in the Great Qian Dynasty doesn't want to build its own family army?"
"Although the imperial court has strictly prohibited and revoked the power of major families and forces to establish private armies, it has been repeatedly prohibited but still cannot be stopped."
"Power is a double-edged sword; no matter how much the court tries to prohibit it, it cannot be eradicated!"
"In the initial stage of the establishment of Ximen Hall, it was actually a Jianghu force, a private army!"
"However, in the beginning, we obtained the 'righteous group' order with the permission of the imperial court."
During their conversation,
Ximentang's army has already reached the gate of Wenxi Manor.
Wenxi Manor is located at the foot of a mountain, and its walls are five zhang high, just like city walls.
From a distance, the entire Wenxi Manor looks like a city.
Whoosh—!
Just as Ximentang was preparing to launch an attack on Wenxi Manor.
Unexpectedly, a number of Koreans dressed in tattered clothes, carrying sickles, wooden sticks, red-tasseled spears, hoes, and carrying poles, rushed towards the villa.
They even tied white cloths around their heads and launched a frenzied charge towards Ximentang.
"The alarm bells are ringing in the mountain village; the time to defend our home has come! Charge!"
"Kill them! Kill these Great Qian people!"
“The Daqian people want to occupy our land and drive them out of Goryeo.”
"These people from the Great Qian Dynasty want to seize our homes and our food! Kill them!"
"Let's fight! Let's fight them!"
From a distance, one could see that the entire perimeter of Wenxi Manor was filled with Goryeo natives.
They were all tenant farmers, peasants, and fishermen from Andong County. When they heard the bells ringing from Wenxi Manor, they all rushed over.
These people, though dressed in tattered clothes, were everywhere, covering the mountains and fields.
At a glance, I couldn't tell how many people there were.
Each of them held farm tools and kitchen knives in their hands, and charged fearlessly at Ximentang's special forces.
For these indigenous people of Goryeo.
The army of the Great Qian Dynasty was an invader, so resistance was necessary.
"Wenxi Manor has sided with the Japanese. The Daqian army is here to annihilate the Goryeo rebels. Anyone who obstructs us will be killed without mercy!"
The soldiers of the Ximentang Special Forces Regiment shouted loudly.
Da da—da da—!
The heavy machine gun opened fire immediately.
Bullets, like shooting stars, were fired at the leading Korean natives.
For a while,
Hundreds of indigenous Korean farmers were killed in an instant.
Screams rose and fell, throwing the entire Goryeo natives' ranks into chaos.
at the same time,
The nearly four thousand elite troops of Ximentang who were launching a frontal attack roared out at the same time.
The artillery battalion is ready, the heavy machine guns are ready, the vanguard is ready!
Their perfectly aligned military posture was awe-inspiring.
kill--!
With a fierce roar, the entire area around Wenxi Manor was completely stunned.
At this moment, the power of heaven and earth was stirred up by the word "kill".
A terrifying aura of heaven and earth gathered in the sky above the entire Wenxi Manor.
hiss--!
Jian Wuming sensed that fierce aura and couldn't help but gasp.
This was the might of a mighty army, which actually stirred the heavens and earth, causing people's blood and qi to surge and increasing their combat power by more than 30%.
"Oh no! The Great Qian army has started massacring civilians!"
"Run! Run!"
"The people of Daqian have opened fire! They've actually opened fire on the civilians!"
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!"
The fierce roar of the Ximentang soldiers stirred up the power of heaven and earth.
The Korean natives who rushed over from the surrounding area were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
They were misled into thinking that the Daqian army wouldn't kill civilians, and wanted to come and stop the Daqian army's attack.
but,
When they saw that the Daqian army had opened fire directly, how could they dare to continue charging forward?
"Full-scale attack! Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy!"
Chen Jie's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation; he said coldly:
"Today, surround Wenxi Manor. Not a single mosquito is allowed to escape, or you will be punished according to military law!"
"Follow the order!"
Upon hearing the prince's order, the commander of the Ximentang Special Forces Regiment ordered the flag bearers to begin waving the battle flag.
at the same time,
Bang, bang, bang—!
The war drums sounded, and an atmosphere that stirred the blood enveloped the entire battlefield.
Beep beep—beep beep—!
At that moment, the bugle call of Ximentang also sounded.
at the same time,
War drums and horns sounded from all four directions of Wenxi Manor.
Surrounded on all sides!
The entire Wenxi Manor was completely surrounded.
"With the power to mobilize the forces of heaven and earth, this overwhelming sense of military might would likely unsettle even the most skilled assassins and loyal guards within Wenxi Manor."
"The other ordinary experts would probably lose their will to fight under such overwhelming military might!"
Jian Wuming felt the military might of the Ximentang Special Forces Regiment and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Those below the level of Tongmai Gangjin (通脉罡劲) have not yet fully stabilized their martial willpower, and they would probably find it difficult to remain calm in the face of the military might that Ximen Tang is currently unleashing.
"Damn it, it seems I underestimated the military might of Ximen Tang's army! Humph—!"
at the same time,
In the pavilion of Wenxi Manor, Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, looked up at the approaching Ximentang army, a sharp killing intent flashing in her eyes.
A massive army is pressing in, besieging the city!
Ximentang's army has entered the area within five miles of Wenxi Manor, forming an encirclement.
Wings can't escape!
Leading the elite warriors to break through at this time would be extremely difficult.
at this time,
Inside Wenxi Manor, chaos erupted as the war drums and bugles of Ximen Hall sounded.
The indigenous Korean farmers screamed hysterically in terror.
They all wanted to rush out.
but,
They finally made it to the gate of the manor, only to be shot dead by armed personnel from Wenxi Manor.
How could we allow them to cause chaos and destruction at this time?
Although there are only a few thousand armed personnel in the entire resort.
However, the number of laborers, farmers, tenants, and grooms among the native Goryeo people was quite large.
They have little fighting power, and if they were to start a riot, it would only affect the fighting capacity of Moon Hee-seong's army and cause panic among the troops.
Currently, the only forces in the manor capable of maintaining peak combat strength are the thirty-six guards under Wen Xicheng and eight hundred elite soldiers.
In addition, there were privately maintained armies.
These elite armed personnel occupied various strongholds within Wenxi Manor.
They were dressed in armor and held the most advanced rifles, heavy machine guns, and field artillery of the Japanese.
Even in several strategic locations, there were dozens of Japanese long-range heavy artillery pieces.
These long-range heavy artillery pieces require four people to operate, have a caliber of over twenty centimeters, and are roughly as powerful as shipborne guns.
Once fired, it can effectively shoot at a range of eight kilometers, and the explosive force can penetrate iron plates more than ten centimeters thick.
Click—click—!
All the long-range heavy artillery pieces have begun loading and are ready to fire at any time.
"Although Moon Hee-sung had been operating in Goryeo for many years, his foundation was ultimately still shallow."
"Although he trained so many suicide soldiers and had a private army equipped with the most advanced weapons the Japanese had."
"If they were to besiege by ordinary armies, or even the army of the Goryeo Dynasty, they would have sufficient strength to resist."
"Unfortunately, they are now facing the Daqian Ximen Hall, an iron-blooded legion that has driven the Japanese Kwantung Army into a panic."
Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, looked at the chaotic Wenxi Manor without being moved in the slightest.
At that moment, she was calculating in her mind how to break through and leave this place.
In her view, the defensive forces of Wenxi Manor alone were simply not enough to stop Ximentang's encirclement and annihilation.
Therefore,
She started thinking about her escape route.
With her strength as a mid-level Martial Saint, she could leave at any time unless she was surrounded by Ximen Hall's elite troops.
Once she uses her agility to escape with all her might, it's believed that no one will be able to catch her.
"fire!"
To the northwest, five miles away from Wenxi Villa.
Chen Jie led the Ximentang Special Operations Regiment, and at his command, they opened fire first.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The artillery battalion's mortars began to bombard Wenxi Manor with heavy fire, employing a "ground-washing" tactic.
For a while,
The earth shook violently, and the entire Wenxi Manor was transformed into a living hell.
In particular, mortars were mixed with incendiary and armor-piercing shells.
The long-range heavy artillery in Wenxi Manor was completely useless, as it was instantly destroyed by Ximentang's cannons.
Then,
The sound of cannons began to come from all four directions.
A deluge of artillery shells rained down on Wenxi Manor. (End of Chapter)