Cao Xingyun let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered.
Zhao Huan wielded the iron rod and struck down again and again, hitting every part of his body except his head.
The emperor was like a gangster boss punishing his underlings who had broken the rules.
Finally, after beating Cao Xingyun until he vomited blood, Zhao Huan moved to another spot to beat him, smashing the bones in his legs and back!
Even after becoming emperor, you still get bothered by people every day!
Being an emperor is so damn unpleasant!
If you're unhappy, you should definitely vent it!
After the beating, Zhao Huan felt it wasn't enough, so he ordered Xie Dahai to hang Cao Xingyun up.
Keep fighting!
Bang bang bang...
Cao Xingyun screamed and convulsed as he was beaten.
Finally, Zhao Huan got tired of fighting, threw away the iron rod, and felt much better.
Zhao Huan looked into Cao Xingyun's eyes and said, "Wang Kuian, issue the order: all members of Cao Xingyun's three clans aged sixteen and above shall be executed! His entire family shall be exiled to the Northwest!"
Cao Xingyun's eyes revealed deep resentment and despair.
Anyone who dares to oppose me will die without a burial place!
Xie Dahai handed over a cup of tea. Zhao Huan took a sip and said calmly, "Find the imperial physician to examine his injuries and make sure he recovers well. Don't let him die. Find the best surgeon; I want to scrape him three thousand times."
After saying that, he left without looking at Cao Xingyun again.
On the 25th day of the third month of the second year of the Jingkang era, the right wing army of Jiaozhi arrived ten miles outside Qinzhou City. The Jiaozhi envoy went to the new army camp outside Qinzhou City to meet Zong Ze.
As soon as the envoy from Jiaozhi entered, he arrogantly declared, "Commander-in-Chief of the Song Dynasty, your emperor is cruel and tyrannical, slaughtering loyal and virtuous officials. Our superior nation of Annam has sent its heavenly army. If you surrender now, our emperor will appoint you as the Grand General of the Northern Expedition! Your Guangde Army's Commander-in-Chief, He Jing, is currently in our court!"
The words of the Jiaozhi envoy immediately amused everyone in the military camp.
Where did this monkey come from? So ignorant and arrogant.
You might say that it's understandable for the Jin envoys to be arrogant, but the Jin people were truly formidable in combat.
But the envoy from Jiaozhi was incredibly arrogant!
Who exactly fostered this bad habit?
Zong Ze hesitated to speak, because he had already agreed with Zhang Jun that Zhang Jun would handle the matter.
Zhang Jun laughed and asked, "Who sent you here?"
"Naturally, it is our incomparably brave General Li Huai'an."
Did you offend him?
The Jiaozhi envoy looked puzzled, and Zhang Jun continued, "Otherwise, why would he send you here to die?"
"You!" the Jiaozhi envoy roared, "In war between two armies, envoys are not to be killed!"
"Your Jiaozhi rebels dare to defy China, and you are all guilty of a capital offense. What envoy have you come from? You speak of your emperor? There is only one emperor in the world, who resides in the capital city of Tokyo, and he governs the people on behalf of Heaven. Anyone who dares to call themselves the emperor is guilty of a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of their family!"
He then said, "Lord Zong, let's use him as a sacrifice to the flag today!"
"good!"
The envoy was shocked: "Wait! Actually, I am also a citizen of Song. I was forced into this. Spare my life!"
The envoy never expected that the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty would act so unpredictably, even killing the envoy.
Little did he know that because of an emperor who didn't play by the rules, the people below were naturally affected as well.
"A Song citizen? He's a disgrace to our Great Song! Guards, drag him out and execute him!"
Two armored soldiers came up and dragged the messenger away. No matter how hard he struggled, it was no use. Outside, there were screams like pigs being slaughtered, which disappeared after a while.
A soldier hung the head high up.
Zong Ze picked up his sword, and after discussing the matter, he led his generals out.
Suddenly, the war drums outside sounded, shaking the heavens and the earth, and all the soldiers began to assemble quickly.
Those who were still resting immediately got up and gathered on the wide flat ground, forming small square formations.
"Zhang Jun, heed my command!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"I order you to lead five thousand infantrymen to confront the enemy head-on!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
"Yue Fei, heed my command!"
"I hereby order you to lead three thousand Divine Warriors to outflank the enemy from the flank!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Yue Fei and Zhang Jun each issued military orders, donned their armor, and began inspecting their troops.
The sound of war drums never ceased.
Zhang Jun led 5,000 heavy infantrymen, the best-equipped special forces on the planet. Trained by Yue Fei and Zong Ze, this infantry force was disciplined and capable of directly confronting the Jin army without disorder.
Five thousand infantrymen were arranged in neat squares on the wide plain, each wearing thick armor and with a solemn expression.
As the general gave the order, the infantry began to move, each taking the same number of steps.
Bang bang bang...
Five thousand people lifted their feet and landed at the same time, making the ground seem to sink.
Looking down from the hill, rows of black squares move in an orderly fashion, each pendant adorned with a solemn red hue, exuding a magnificent and imposing aura that seems poised to shatter the earth.
After confronting the Jin army head-on, Zhao Huan established a new army, which was the first time the new army had fought a direct battle against an outsider.
As Grand Chancellor Xu Churen of the time said: Yue Fei's Divine Warrior Army was the empire's ironclad mighty army, capable of crushing mountains, blocking rivers, shattering the earth, and collapsing cities! No one could stop them!
At this moment, the scouts of the Jiaozhi army reported the enemy situation at the front, and the generals in the Jiaozhi army camp all laughed at Zong Ze for overestimating his abilities.
A mere ten thousand people dared to launch a proactive attack; wasn't that like throwing an egg against a rock?
Commander Li Huai'an sneered, "Since the Song generals are so arrogant, today we will completely crush them and bring the entire Guangnan West Circuit into the southern territory of our An Kingdom!"
The generals said, "The Song generals are weak, blindly arrogant, and easily defeated!"
A general named Ruan Kesheng stepped forward and said, "General, just give me 20,000 men, and I will bring you the head of that old man Zong Ze!"
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