Kyoto, inside the Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Study.
Shen Lian stood respectfully in Jiang Tian's group.
"My lord, our Embroidered Uniform Guard has uncovered an important intelligence."
"On Ezo Island, there is a man named Susanoo, who is known as the new emperor of the island of Japan."
"Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and a dozen or so Japanese military commanders led three to four hundred thousand soldiers to surrender."
"Those civilians who were hunted down by bounty hunters also headed towards Ezo."
Jiang Tian frowned after hearing this: "Notify those bounty hunters to stop the pursuit. Wait until all the people have gone to Ezo before letting the bounty hunters take action."
These bounty hunters would only alert the enemy if they acted now.
"promise……"
"How many men does Susanoo have under his command now?"
"It is said that Susanoo originally had 500,000 soldiers. Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his dozen or so generals brought another 300,000 to 400,000 troops with them."
Many of the people who went to seek refuge with Susanoo enthusiastically joined the army.
According to our conservative estimate, Susanoo commands over a million soldiers.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian stood up happily and paced around the room.
"Han Xin, what are your thoughts upon hearing this news?"
"My lord, these million men are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs in my eyes. We can wipe them out at any time."
"Han Xin, what you said is inspiring."
"We will launch an attack in ten days and wipe out all the traitors in the Eastern Camp of Ezo."
"promise……"
"Our men are advancing toward Ezo. This time, I'm going to weave a huge net that no Japanese can escape."
"promise……"
"You will personally command Han Xin's final battle against the Eastern Camp."
In this battle, I will break the spine of the Japanese and plunge them into despair.
Whether it's our military generals or our ordinary soldiers, whether it's our muskets, cannons, or swords.
These are all far more advanced than those of the Japanese.
"Susanoo dares to pose a threat to our Great Xia Dynasty, so I will wipe him out completely."
Before Jiang Tian could finish speaking, a series of horns sounded from near the city gate.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian and the others were not surprised at all; on the contrary, they were delighted.
Immediately afterwards, a series of war drums sounded.
"Which blind bastard has come to die again?"
"Since they're so blind, let's gouge their eyes out."
The group chatted and laughed as they left the study and the palace.
They headed straight for the city gate.
We reached the city wall.
A hundred thousand troops stood in formation ahead.
"Who are these people, coming here to die again?" Jiang Tian asked, pointing to the line in front of him.
"My lord, judging from the banners they are carrying, which bear the name Murong, they are probably Xianbei cavalry."
"The Xianbei Murong, these guys never learn their lesson. Don't let them get away this time, kill them all."
One hundred thousand cavalrymen stretched for miles in a grand procession.
Outside the capital, 100,000 Xianbei cavalrymen covered the mountains and plains, everywhere.
Not to mention the Xianbei, their cavalry was quite imposing.
...
Murong Liang, Murong Fu, and Murong Bo rode on warhorses.
They looked at the city walls of Kyoto, where banners were everywhere.
"I never expected that the people of the Great Xia Dynasty would actually occupy the capital," Murong Liang said dismissively.
"General, it's not like we haven't fought against the people of the Great Xia Dynasty before. They're all a bunch of pathetic fools."
"As long as the General gives the order, I will lead my men to the city walls right now and force them to open the gates and surrender. Otherwise, I will slaughter them without leaving a single survivor." Murong Bo said with an air of arrogance.
"General, I think we can attack the city now. There's no need to waste time with these cowards from the Great Xia Dynasty," Murong Fu volunteered.
Murong Liang glanced at Murong Fu: "Murong Fu, take your men to the city wall and make them surrender. If they refuse to surrender, their death will come when the army breaches the city."
Murong Fu nodded: "Once we arrive at the Great Xia Dynasty at dawn, the people there will surely flee at the mere sight of us."
The guy whistled: "Murong Hai, you take two thousand-man squads and come with me."
Soon, Murong Fu led a group of 2,000 people slowly to the foot of the city wall.
Murong Fu appeared arrogant and domineering.
He shouted at Jiang Tian on the city wall, "You cowards of the Great Xia Dynasty, listen to me!"
We are Xianbei cavalry.
You have no right to occupy Kyoto.
Surrender now and hand over Kyoto, and we might let you die a quick death.
Otherwise, when the army breaches the city, your deaths will be inevitable.
Murong Hai: "Listen up, you scoundrels, we don't have the patience to waste words with you."
I'll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to consider.
"After a cup of tea, we will launch our attack. Once we enter the city, we will tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs."
Murong Jianghe: "Why waste words with these cowards? Do they dare not surrender? Whether they open the city gates to surrender or not, they'll die."
"Opening the city gates will only make their deaths easier; if they don't open them, we'll go in and have them executed by slow slicing."
Murong Hai: "The people on the city wall, hurry up and open the city gate. The time it takes to drink a cup of tea is gone in the blink of an eye."
Murong Fu looked at Jiang Tian with disdain: "Our patience is limited. Half the time has already passed. You should surrender now."
The people on the city wall burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Jiang Tian: "I've seen idiots before, but I've never seen one this stupid. With the fighting power of this bunch of beasts, they still want to attack the city."
Behind Jiang Tian, Li Yuanba pounded his two golden hammers until they hummed loudly: "My lord, I'm going out to smash them all into mincemeat."
Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao, and Zhang Dingbian had long been unable to restrain themselves.
Xiang Yu thrust his Overlord Spear horizontally: "My lord, I have never seen such an arrogant person. Barbarians are barbarians after all."
Zhang Dingbian: "My lord has entrusted these 2,000-plus men to me. If they manage to escape from my grasp, I will offer my head in gratitude."
Li Cunxiao: "My lord, we can't let these bastards humiliate us. Those who are shouting the most are all easy targets. I can take them all down with one spear from my Yuwang Divine Spear."
Jiang Tian smiled slightly and snapped his fingers at the artilleryman next to him: "Aim that red-coated cannon at them, make sure it's loaded with enough gunpowder, and instead of firing iron nails, put in a few extra pounds of gravel and steel balls."
"This shot of mine will turn them all into a honeycomb."
Upon hearing this, the artillerymen nearby quickly pushed the red-coated cannon on the city wall and aimed it at the enemy.
"Take your time filling it, I'll buy you some time."
Jiang Tian cupped his hands into a megaphone shape: "What are you saying? The wind is too strong, I can't hear you."
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