Chapter 522
Bloodbath in the Northern Border of the Jin Kingdom
"Continue the attack!"
Zhu Ying issued the order for a massive bombardment.
And this time...
Zhu Ying used his own internal energy, so his order was transmitted to all the Imperial Guards without the need for messengers!
In a short time.
The Imperial Guard soldiers, naturally, dared not hesitate and immediately ordered an attack!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Soon, the Imperial Guards used cannons with even larger calibers, and the city walls of the Jin Kingdom were instantly torn apart!
Upon witnessing this scene, Yang Kang, desperate to save his own life, grabbed Wanyan Honglie by the collar and said, "Father, if we don't leave now, we'll both perish in this Northern Capital!"
"Let's get out of here quickly!"
When Wanyan Honglie saw the strength of the Ming army, he was truly panicked.
However, Wanyan Honglie was also afraid that he would be punished by the emperor if he lost the capital of Beizhong, so he was quite conflicted.
Upon seeing this, Yang Kang did not hesitate and immediately pressed Wanyan Honglie's pressure points, completely immobilizing him!
Immediately.
Yang Kang then ordered the five top masters of the Zhao family, Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, Lingzhi Shangren, and Hou Tonghai to resist the enemy's attack!
"You guys need to hold these people off right now!"
"Don't let them catch up!"
"quick!"
Done.
Yang Kang then jumped off the city wall with Wanyan Honglie and ran towards Dadu, the capital of the Jin Dynasty!
at the same time.
Inside the Jin Dynasty palace.
The Jin Kingdom's protector also noticed the unusual activity in the north.
And this protector of the Jin Kingdom was none other than Ouyang Feng, also known as the Western Poison.
Currently.
Ouyang Feng was a peak expert in the Divine Power Realm.
Although he was not a top expert at the half-step Gangqi realm, Ouyang Feng's position was quite close to the [Spatial Portal] that Zhu Ying had set up. Naturally, Ouyang Feng could also feel the huge aura brought by the Spatial Portal.
"not good!"
"Something has happened in the north!"
Ouyang Feng's face immediately turned panicked.
Ouyang Ke, standing beside him, quickly asked, "Father, what happened?"
Ouyang Ke's strength was only that of a first-rate expert, at the fifth level. Therefore, Ouyang Ke naturally could not sense the commotion happening in the north.
Faced with Ouyang Ke's questioning, Ouyang Feng coldly replied, "There is a powerful aura in the north; I'm afraid the King of Zhao is about to meet with misfortune."
"How strange! How can such an aura exist? It has never been seen before in the martial arts world!"
"Could it be... that another martial arts prodigy has emerged?"
Clearly, Ouyang Feng's face was full of doubt. With his current cultivation level, he could only sense that something was amiss in the north, but he could not perceive just how powerful the force was.
and so.
Ouyang Feng had no idea what had happened.
Upon hearing what Ouyang Feng said, Ouyang Ke immediately became nervous and hurriedly asked, "Then... what should we do?"
After a moment's thought, Ouyang Feng hurriedly said, "In that case, inform the Emperor immediately and see what he has to say!"
Ouyang Feng was, after all, the Grand Preceptor of the Jin Kingdom. Although he was responsible for protecting the Jin Kingdom's security, he was not its emperor. Therefore, the only thing he could do was to report the matter to Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom.
"Alright, I'll go and inform the Emperor right away!"
After saying this, Ouyang Ke hurriedly went to the palace of Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Dynasty.
And this moment.
The Jin emperor, Wanyan Shouxu, was admiring the graceful figure of a dancer when Ouyang Ke, completely disregarding Wanyan Shouxu's refined taste, rushed directly in front of the Jin emperor.
"Report!"
"Your Majesty, my father says there is something unusual in the north!"
Ouyang Ke understood that the matter was urgent, so he naturally did not hesitate for a moment and immediately told Wanyan Shouxu what Ouyang Feng had said.
However, upon hearing this, Wanyan Shouxu was first taken aback, then questioned, "The North? The North of my Jin Kingdom is quite vast. Where exactly is the North you are referring to?"
"And... how did you know that?"
Wanyan Shouxu held Ouyang Feng in high regard, but he had little regard for Ouyang Ke.
This time, Ouyang Ke had abruptly disturbed Wanyan Shouxu's enjoyment, so Wanyan Shouxu's words naturally expressed his dissatisfaction with Ouyang Ke.
Ouyang Ke, however, had no time to think about such things. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it should be the Northern Capital where Prince Zhao is located. My father sensed a strong aura near the Northern Capital!"
"I'm afraid a top-tier expert will attack King Zhao!"
As soon as Ouyang Ke finished speaking, Wanyan Shouxu immediately stood up from the throne.
Obviously.
When he heard that the King of Zhao was in danger, he immediately lost his composure.
After all, in the current Jin Dynasty, Prince Zhao, Wanyan Honglie, still holds a very high position. Basically, these martial arts masters are all under the command of Prince Zhao. If something were to happen to Prince Zhao, it would be a huge blow to the absolute strength of the Jin Dynasty.
"Someone come here!"
"Immediately send someone to Beidu to investigate the situation!"
"Report to me immediately once there are results!"
As soon as Wanyan Shouxu finished speaking, more than a dozen Jin guards hurriedly obeyed the order!
"Your subordinate obeys!"
……
at the same time.
In the northern border of the Jin Kingdom, the northern capital city had completely collapsed.
Tens of thousands of Imperial Guard soldiers stormed into the city!
but.
Just then.
The five top experts of the Zhao family, Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, Lingzhi Shangren, and Hou Tonghai, immediately led their troops to charge into the face of the Imperial Guards!
Sha Tongtian shouted at the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guards, "Who are you! How dare you attack the Northern Capital of the Jin Dynasty! Don't you have any regard for your lives?!"
At this moment, a general dressed in armor and riding a warhorse slowly emerged from the Imperial Guard.
This man was none other than Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guards.
After glancing at the five people in front of him, Guo Zhen showed an extremely disdainful expression. Clearly, after their brief exchange of glances, Guo Zhen had realized the strength of these people.
"I am the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Great Ming Empire."
"This is by order of His Highness the Imperial Grandson! To conquer this world!"
Guo Zhen spoke to the crowd in an extremely loud voice.
just.
After hearing what Guo Zhen said, Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, and the others all looked puzzled.
"The Great Ming Empire? What kind of country is that?!" "In this world, I've only ever heard of the Ming Dynasty! I have no idea about the Great Ming Empire!"
Faced with Sha Tongtian's persistent questioning, Guo Zhen did not offer any explanation. Instead, he waved his hand, and immediately the Imperial Guards soldiers raised their submachine guns.
They all turned their attention to Sha Tongtian and his group.
"What...what do you want to do?"
When Sha Tongtian saw so many weapons pointed at him, he was clearly flustered, but Guo Zhen did not waste any more words with them.
Instead, he directly ordered, "Fire!"
In a short time.
The Imperial Guards opened fire on the Jin soldiers!
Sha Tongtian was the one with the highest cultivation level, so naturally, he was the first to sense the danger. He immediately used his lightness skill to fly onto the roof!
In addition, everyone else also went into hiding!
However, Hou Tonghai was not so lucky. His shoulder was pierced by a bullet from the Imperial Guard's submachine gun, and he immediately fell to the ground and could not get up!
after that.
The Imperial Guard soldiers quickly fired a few more shots, and Hou Tonghai died instantly!
When Sha Tongtian saw that the Imperial Guard had killed his disciple, he was furious and rushed in front of the Imperial Guard, directly using his martial arts to fight him!
just.
These Imperial Guard soldiers are no ordinary people either. Although the individual level of each Imperial Guard soldier is not as high as that of Sha Tongtian, don't forget that there are a total of 50,000 Imperial Guard soldiers this time!
As soon as Sha Tongtian charged into the Imperial Guards, he was immediately surrounded!
Next.
It turned into a brawl!
Sha Tongtian was completely powerless to fight back against the punches and kicks of the Imperial Guards. Although he tried his best to resist, he was no match for the many hands that attacked him. In addition, the Imperial Guards were all wearing special bulletproof vests.
Therefore, Sha Tongtian's attack could not harm the Imperial Guards at all!
After a while.
Sha Tongtian was beaten to death by the Imperial Guards!
Instantly.
Two of the five top experts from the Zhao family are already dead!
The other three, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Lingzhi Shangren, panicked upon seeing this. They knew very well that with their level of skill, they were no match for the 50,000 Imperial Guards, so they hastily retreated!
"Run!"
"These people are too strong!"
"We are no match for them!"
"withdraw!"
In an instant, the three men led the soldiers towards the inner city!
Seeing this, Guo Zhen remained completely unperturbed.
even.
Guo Zhen did not order the shooting, but watched helplessly as these people ran into the inner city.
The reason Guo Zhen was so calm was mainly because he was about to attack the inner city.
In the present Jin Kingdom, each city is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is inhabited by the people of the Jin Kingdom, also known as the Jin people!
Moreover, most of these Jurchens were nobles of the Jurchen state, and some were even members of the imperial family.
Within this outer city, however, were all Han Chinese!
In daily life, Han people in the outer city were absolutely not allowed to enter the inner city. In other words, the inner city was a forbidden area for Han people!
If this Han Chinese were to accidentally enter the inner city, he would surely be killed by the Jin soldiers!
However, the Jurchens were able to freely enter and exit the outer city without any restrictions, and even if a Jurchen deliberately killed a Han Chinese, he would not be punished in any way.
This is the phenomenon that Han Chinese are currently facing.
Zhu Ying was well aware of this, so after the army entered this martial arts world using the [spatial portal], especially after entering the territory of the Jin Kingdom, Zhu Ying ordered Guo Zhen to completely destroy the inner city where the Jin people lived!
And they slaughtered all the Jurchens!
soon.
Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guard, had already led his army into the inner city walls.
"Pass on my orders!"
"Drag out this latest generation of red-coated cannons!"
As Guo Zhen finished speaking.
In an instant, more than a hundred of the latest generation of red-coated cannons were aimed at the inner city walls.
And this moment.
The Jin army guards on the city wall were immediately thrown into a panic.
Not long ago, these Jin soldiers had already experienced the power of these cannons firsthand on the outer city walls!
Therefore, when they saw so many cannons again, they were naturally extremely nervous!
"fire!"
Guo Zhen did not hesitate and immediately gave the order to attack!
In a short while.
The Imperial Guard soldiers immediately loaded their weapons!
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
Instantly, a barrage of cannonballs rained down on the inner city walls.
In less than a minute, the entire inner city wall collapsed—this was the power of the Ming Empire's cannons!
"kill!"
"Kill every living person you see in the inner city!"
"We absolutely cannot leave a single person behind!"
As soon as Guo Zhen finished speaking, nearly 50,000 imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty rushed into the inner city.
At this moment.
The entire inner city was surrounded by the army of the Ming Empire.
After witnessing this scene, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Master Lingzhi knew very well that there was no way out.
And so.
These three men had no choice but to grit their teeth and lead their troops to fight against the Ming army!
Unfortunately.
With their strength, they simply couldn't withstand so many Imperial Guards!
It took less than half an hour.
Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Lingzhi Shangren were all killed by the submachine guns wielded by the Imperial Guards. Clearly, their strength was no match for the Imperial Guards, and their deaths were utterly insignificant!
After dealing with the three men, the Imperial Guards launched a massacre in the inner city!
The Imperial Guard soldiers, armed with submachine guns, began an indiscriminate attack on the people of the inner city!
Regardless of age or gender, all Jurchens residing in the inner city became targets of the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guard.
And high in the sky.
Zhu Ying, meanwhile, rode the Wind God Wyvern, observing everything that was happening in the inner city.
at the same time.
Zhu Ying also summoned the afterimage of the [Longevity Fruit Tree] and threw it into the inner city to absorb its blood essence!
Just two hours later.
Look around.
The entire inner city was practically littered with corpses!
Meanwhile, Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guards, reported to Zhu Yingbing: "Your Highness, all the Jurchens have been killed! Please review this report."
Zhu Ying glanced at the scene in the inner city and said in a cold tone, "Well done."
"These Jurchens deserved to die. They had been harming Han Chinese people all this time, and this is their fate!"
"Clean up all these corpses. Also, tell the Han people in the outer city to cut off their braids!"
"Restore the Han people to their original way!"
After Zhu Ying finished speaking, Guo Zhen immediately accepted the order!
Although many Han Chinese people still felt a little resistant when they heard that they had to cut off their queues, after all, these Han people had been bullied by the Jurchens for too long.
In order to survive, Han Chinese people had no choice but to keep their queues and live a humiliating life.
Before Zhu Ying arrived, the only way for Han people to survive under the rule of the Jurchens was to keep their hair in the same queue as the Jurchens. Without the queue, they would naturally lose their lives!
Therefore, when they heard that their queues were to be cut off, many Han Chinese people were still terrified.
...(End of this chapter)