The Sky Dragon Swordsman
#76. Frontiers. I
Chen Khu returned to the city of Tainan once informed, if the chaos wrought by the black flow had been successfully quelled in its entirety. Xie Annchi wanted to come with him but Chen Khu asked him to return to the sect to recover his condition first.
Chen Khu's premonition was right. From a distance he had heard the sound of a fight, his physical condition was much decreased due to using too much inner power to fly and fight, he said, make him have to eat golden apples to recover his energy.. making the benefits of golden apples consumed only able to recover about thirty percent of his inner energy.
With the remaining force of about seventy percent Chen Khu darted towards the location of the battle.
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"Your highness, the black sect has done its job.and our troops have also gathered at the border, it is time for us to start the attack " general Tian Li said one night after being informed that his plan had gone ahead with Emperor Yong Zheng.
"Are you sure General..?? what about the Song empire..? " yong Zheng asked to make sure that the Song empire had not deployed its soldiers to help the Ming empire.
"We have not yet obtained any information about the movement of troops from the Song empire towards the glorious Ming empire.. "
"Well if it's like that, General, sound the war drums. tomorrow morning at sunrise we will attack.."
"Okay noble." replied General Tian Li then immediately left Emperor Yong Zheng.
The entire Qing Empire's soldiers gathered and shortly thereafter General Tian Li appeared.
"My soldiers, tonight is the last night we relax in the Qing empire. As from tomorrow night we will relax in the Ming imperial region ".. general Tian Li said to the cheers of his entire army.
"Tomorrow.at dawn begin to dawn.show your best abilities. level their fortress with the ground.. " general Tian Li continued and greeted with an excited shout by his more than three hundred thousand soldiers while hitting - slamming the sword on the shield and producing a rumbling sound.
The rumbling sound then came to a halt with the appearance of Emperor Yong Zheng who was fully dressed with his armour and sword slung around his waist. General Tian Li allowed Emperor Yong Zheng to deliver his speech, the atmosphere becoming silent..
" The brave imperial soldiers of the Qing.. " Emperor Yong Zheng started his speech slowly, but even so the voice that contained a high enough inner power could be heard by the entire soldier very clearly.
"We are the Mongols, who have always been famous for their bravery, and from tomorrow morning, we will show them that the courage and prowess of the mongols is not a lie.. from tomorrow morning, we will show the world that the Mongols are a powerful nation, "Emperor Yong Zheng said with fire..
"And remember my soldiers... The success of the Mongols will not be achieved if we just stay at home.we have to go out and show the world.if the Mongols are made up of brave people " emperor Yong Zheng.
" Night sleep well.from tomorrow.we will no longer sleep well.because tomorrow is only a beginning for us to conquer all this land..."close Emperor Yong Zheng and walk back to his tent accompanied by General Tian Li and Prince Shun Kwo.
"Prince, tell all your soldiers that they will attack first" Emperor Yong Zheng said as he continued walking and then shook his hand, giving Prince Shun Kwo the order to leave.
General Tian Li felt that there was something strange about the order that Yong Zheng had just given, but he refrained from asking him before Shun Kwo left them.
"Okay Your Majesty" replied Shun Kho and went towards his troops.
General Tian Li waited for Shun Kwo to move away and the two reached the emperor's special room.
"Your highness seems like the plan that just started to convey to Shun Kwo we haven't talked about before" Tian Li told Yong Zheng.
"I have a special plan for him, and I don't want his army to betray us if our troops are pushed out. And I will put them in the front row to face the arrows of the Ming empire " replied Emperor Yong Zheng. General Tian Li nodded in understanding of the Emperor's explanation, a thing he never thought of, it is not impossible if the situation occurs outside estimates.he will find his own safety.
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" General." shouted a man from a galloping horse as he passed in front of the tent occupied by General Chou.. the man jumped down and went straight in to meet General Chou.
"General, the army of the Qing Empire is already on the move.and it will probably be until dawn." said the man, kneeling in salute.
"Hmm. apparently they have started it. " said General Chou still looks calm.
"The servant does not know for sure the general, but they are moving in very large numbers.The approximation of the servant is probably about more than three hundred thousand people" replied the man.
"Hmmm... immediately order people to forward this news to the capital.and send our soldiers to prepare themselves" General Chou said while wearing his armor.
"Okay General" said the man and immediately came out of the tent and went straight to the drummers to give a sign that the enemy forces were about to attack.
The sound of the war drums being accompanied by trumpeting signs to prepare surprised the soldiers - the soldiers of the Ming Empire who were resting...The sun had not yet appeared, but General Chou was already on the podium waiting for all his soldiers to prepare and gather.
"My soldiers, my soldiers" said General Chou loudly.
"Today is the time to show our loyalty to the Emperor and the entire population of the Ming Empire... "
"today... The sky will be a witness to our courage... "
"today.. This land will bear witness to our love for him.. "
"Today, we will show the Mongols that the Man Zu people are unyielding people "
"Today, we will prove to them that the gods will side with us...!!! " General Chou said as he brandished his sword which was greeted with an excited cry and brandished the various weapons they were carrying.
The drum was again struck after General Chou finished his speech and headed straight for his horse and then towards a place high enough to be able to see out of the fortress.
The hoisted trumpets and pennants signaled the entire Ming Empire army to take up positions in accordance with its divisions..
Two thousand archers have occupied his position.Tens of mechanical arrows that can slide a hundred arrows in one shot are also in his position.. throwers - throwers have also been fitted with large iron balls.
"The general.the hundred thousand troops promised by the emperor are on their way here, while the soldiers from the nearest city will arrive in one day " said Ken who just arrived and immediately took his place beside General Chou.
"How long will the troops from the capital get here..? " general Chou asked Ken who was also fully dressed without looking at him and his gaze remained straight ahead waiting for the presence of the Qing Empire troops to appear.
"Maybe three or four days General" replied Ken briefly.
"Hmm. I'm not sure we'll be able to last that long" General Chou said as he turned slowly to Ken..
Ken could feel the worry from General Chou's face.. Ken could also sense that the enemies they were about to face were larger in number and all of them were drawn from the look of General Chou's face.
"Ken. we have been together for a long time and have passed many battlefields together - I hope. this is not our last battleground " general Chou said as the footsteps of the Qing imperial army began to sound.along with the rise of the dawn..
The troops also brought dozens of throwers and stairs made to resemble a tower. The flag of the Qing Empire with the symbol of a golden lion fluttered.. That enormous number of troops made the heart of the Ming imperial warrior who could watch instantly pound - an erratic thump.
Two men riding horses then approached, one of them carrying the flag of the greatness of the Qing empire.. General Chou orders to open the gate and Ken, accompanied by the Ming Empire flag, meets the two men.
"General Tian Li. I've heard so much about you. I didn't expect that we would meet in person today" General Chou said with a cynical smile.
"I'm quite flattered to hear General Chou, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be lenient with you guys" replied General Tian Li with a mocking smile.
"Hahaha, we will also not be gentle with those who will seize our land, General Chou said with a laugh.
"Haha.. General Chou. I brought nearly four hundred thousand troops with me. Perhaps you will reconsider what you said." replied General Tian Li.
"We will prove it. We will show you that the Man Zu people are not weak people." said General Chou and turned his horse back into the fortress and accompanied by Ken.. The very thick fortress door was lifted along with the entry of the two Ming imperial officials.