ah?
Saemon was dumbfounded.
He had thought he could hold out until the end, but now that Ran Min was about to kill someone, he immediately panicked.
He wailed, "Sir, I'm still of some use. I can guide you. I know some hidden places where there's treasure."
Pfft!
Ran Min killed him with a single stroke, sneering, "If it were any other time, I might play along with you, but now that it's the end, I can't let you live!"
The entire Yamata Nation will belong to Great Liang; there are no treasures that can't be found there, but this military achievement must be obtained.
He looked into the distance.
Besides Gan Ning, the other routes must have reached Iai Island by now, and I can't afford to lag behind.
He said in a deep voice, "Leave some men to clean up the battlefield, the rest of you prepare to set off immediately. We're heading to Iai Island to take over the Yamata Nation!"
Smoke and fire filled the land of the Yamata Nation, with armies engaged in fierce battles everywhere, causing widespread panic throughout the Yamata Nation.
Faced with such a terrifying siege, many people of Yamata Nation wanted to flee, for they believed that waiting to die was the most terrifying thing.
The Emperor, meanwhile, was extremely restless, constantly awaiting news from the front lines.
Unfortunately, the first piece of news devastated him.
"What? Fengzhong Longzi is dead?"
Emperor Muren looked on in disbelief. That was the front line of a battle with an army of 200,000, and they had died just like that.
What's wrong with Fengzhong Longzi? She can't even beat someone with 100,000 despite having 200,000?
You have elite troops at your disposal, and now you've let the enemy's main force come over. This is not good news; the enemy will probably be attacking soon.
What a rip-off!
Baichuan Yuren nodded, and said bitterly, "The enemy has already dealt with General Zuo's 200,000 troops, and they are now heading straight for us!"
As an intelligence officer, the more information I learned, the more desperate I felt.
The Yamata Nation is probably doomed!
"Damn it, Fengzhong Longzi is a complete waste of her reputation!"
Minister Jingbian Yilang's expression was also grim. Although he didn't want Fengzhong Longzi, he also didn't want the enemy to invade the capital.
Given the current situation, the Yamata Nation might be doomed, and then any power struggle would be pointless.
He couldn't help but say bitterly, "Now I can only hope that General Kusakawa Akio has good news to send, otherwise things will be in big trouble."
The Yamata Nation must not be destroyed!
Someone has to step forward, otherwise there's absolutely no chance.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. When it rains, it pours. Suddenly, the voice of a messenger came from outside, and messages also came from several other routes.
General Kusakawa Akio was defeated; his entire army of 200,000 was wiped out, and Kusakawa Akio fled back in a sorry state.
Meanwhile, Yue Jin and Yu Jin were also busy, having broken through the other two armies. Together with Gan Ning's naval battle, the five armies were now heading towards Iai Island.
Upon hearing this news, the royal palace was in an uproar.
"What?! My nearly one million-strong army is gone just like that?" The Emperor couldn't believe it. This was a million-strong army! How could it be gone so quickly?
Even if you were just feeding kills, it wouldn't be this fast! Are the people from Great Liang cheating or something? This is just too outrageous.
"His Majesty..."
The messengers exchanged glances, their eyes filled with despair. They had received the most accurate information: the entire army at the front had been wiped out.
Muren glanced at the group and gritted his teeth, saying, "What about Kusakawa Akio? He has an army of 300,000, yet he can't do anything to Ran Min?"
General Kusakawa Akio led an army of nearly 300,000, yet he was defeated by Ran Min, who had less than 100,000 men. He was utterly useless, and he was just putting on a show.
He was so angry he almost vomited blood. He never expected that even his highly anticipated general would be defeated. That meant he was completely finished.
With nearly a million troops annihilated, the last vestiges of the Yamata Nation's strength were gone, and it was doomed.
"The general was attacked from Great Liang Ran Min and Gan Ning. His 300,000-strong army suffered heavy losses, and only the general himself escaped in a sorry state."
"According to our intelligence, the enemy is using an explosive weapon that can raze a city to the ground in an instant—it's terrifying!" the messenger explained.
"A weapon capable of leveling a city?"
The Emperor's pupils contracted. What was this thing? Was he being deceived? Did such a weapon even exist?
Boom!
Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from afar, and he then discovered that the entire palace was shaking, which left him dumbfounded.
What's going on?
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Someone has broken in! We can't hold them off any longer! We need reinforcements!" A military officer rushed in, his face grave.
"What? The enemy has invaded?"
The Emperor's face turned deathly pale instantly. They had actually been driven all the way to Iai Island! This was like being attacked right on their doorstep!
The messenger exclaimed in shock, "That's right, that was the sound of the explosion just now! That's the sound of that weapon!"
Grunt!
The Emperor's heart skipped a beat. A super weapon capable of destroying a city in a single blow had arrived; wouldn't his chances of survival be slim?
He gritted his teeth and asked, "How many people did they send? Who are they?"
"The intruder is Yu Jin Yu Jin the Great Liang. He has about 100,000 men under his command, and they have stormed in!" the general said with a bitter expression.
Jingbian Yilang frowned slightly.
Wasn't it said that apart from Sun Jian's force of over 100,000, the rest only numbered 70,000 to 80,000? How come Yu Jin has tens of thousands more?
Could he be a traitor?
"They are from the Lesser Flow Nation. They have defected to the Great Liang and become their henchmen, attacking us relentlessly."
"What? You're still hitting us?"
The Emperor frowned and said in a deep voice, "Are these two kings fools? Don't they understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'? Without us, Great Liang will completely take them down."
That doesn't make sense! We're all victims!
"We don't know the saying 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,' but they seem to harbor a deep resentment, as if it were a blood feud, and they're willing to kill us without fear of death!" Lai Jiang said with a dry laugh.
The Emperor's face stiffened. He knew he would regret it later.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Now we only have less than 200,000 troops left, I'm afraid we can't stop them!"
"Minister, if we surrender, how do you think the Emperor of Great Liang will treat us?"
His first thought was, "We can't fight!"
These are not even in the same league. Fighting against Great Liang would be a losing proposition for them, and would only make the Yamata Nation even more miserable.
Jingbian Yilang glanced at him and said quietly, "Your Majesty, the Northern Region Barbarians finally surrendered, but it is said that no one left with a complete corpse."
The Emperor of Great Ning was Lin Yi's father-in-law, and it seems he was eventually killed as well. The Western Regions Alliance Leader Jite, was captured and taken to the capital of Great Liang, where he was apparently publicly beheaded...
Holy crap!
The Emperor's face stiffened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I, Muren, swear to live and die with Yamata. Until the final despair, anything is still uncertain!"