70. The respective end points (Part 1)(1/2)
The battle ended early in the next morning.
In fact, as early as the evening of the first day, when the Monster Alliance retreated under Fukuoka City, the battle was over.
During this night, what awaited the scattered monsters were the samurai ninjas that emerged from Fukuoka Castle and the double-sided attacks of the Great Chu vanguard who marched from the coastline.
Monsters are not humans, there is no complete social system, nor a complete logistics organization. Everything they do depends on the suppression of rough behavior and the instinct of being monsters.
Such a large-scale joint operation of several demon kingdoms is basically impossible under natural circumstances.
The purple-robed monster also said that it was Penglai Onmyoji who organized all this behind the scenes. Even if he barely reached a joint force to defeat Fukuoka, it would be a good thing for these monsters.
But after joining forces, the monsters' biggest weaknesses were exposed.
They did not prepare anything like "military rations" at all.
It was just about going wherever you went and wherever you could eat. The demon kings made a promise to break the city and eat the flesh and blood in the city casually, which mobilized the passion of the little demons.
But now, the siege failed and the enemy had strong support. The promise of white teeth could no longer stop the monsters from fear. As soon as the night arrived, a large-scale escape occurred in the group of monsters.
This is their disadvantage.
If they are also regarded as a civilization, then they are now in the stage of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and they are not even in tribal systems. The so-called demonic countries are just imitating the settlements of human cities.
Just copy it as a copy.
It’s okay to fight with the wind. Once you encounter setbacks, such as the leader’s death in battle, a huge demon country will easily lead to a scattered monkeys.
Under the "Pinpoint Beheading" of the masters who came to help, the leaders of several great demon kingdoms and several small demon kingdoms almost all died in the battle under Fukuoka City.
This led to the battle going from a large-scale confrontation between the two sides to a one-sided pursuit and death of humans at night.
The monsters also want to resist.
But unfortunately, they are no longer facing weak Japanese people who have been defeated by suffering, but are elites from far away overseas and called "Iron Army".
What was even more crazy is that in the hands of the elite general, there was a military treasure that Shen Qiu dreamed of and once called a "strategic weapon".
In short, after surviving the most difficult and darkest moments, everything became smooth and everything became brighter.
The next morning, at dawn, at the center of Fukuoka Castle, which had been bustling all night, the Taoist priests of the Jade Imperial Palace used the stone sculpture spell to set up a few stone pillars.
Below the stone pillar, the heads of the "famous" monsters ravaging Kyushu Island were hung, including the heads of three big monsters. The blood was not dry yet, and the head was still as fierce as they were when they were alive.
But unfortunately, their appearance was hung there, and they could no longer scare these poor people. Even the most cowardly woman dared to spit at those heads.
They don't have to be afraid.
Because their king has returned.
With an extremely powerful army, the hope that everyone desires, like myths and legends, cross the sea and return to his loyal hometown.
The people are no longer able to be bullied at will.
They have found their refugees, and they have exchanged peace, future, and hope that all they need to pay is just loyalty, which is too cost-effective.
"We took advantage of this battle."
In Fukuoka City, where Ryuma originally lived, it has been transformed into a front camp of the army. The vanguard general, Zhao Lian, was sitting cross-legged in this Japanese-style house with some discomfort.
The old man looked at the map spread out in front of him, and there was no joy after victory on his face.
He said to the people in front of him:
"Although this battle clears away most of the demon kingdom forces in Kyushu and can make His Majesty Asuka's reputation spread far, it will also bring warning to the enemies entrenched in Kyoto.
Judging from the fact that they can drive monsters to attack the city, if they are prepared, they will march northward next, and each battle will inevitably be quite difficult. At present, even if they take the opportunity to recover Jiuzhou, it will not be considered a great victory."
The veteran twisted his beard and said to the flying bird and the great monk Zhenji:
"Don't both of you think that this general is rude. After all, Jiuzhou is only a territory with less than one-fifty percent of Japan's territory. It is still so deserted that it is difficult for human and material resources to stalemate.
If you really want to set up a battle, I am a vanguard army that can help you defend all parts of Jiuzhou within half a year. It is a blessing, and you have to wait until the other two armies come to help.
The most optimistic one has to wait for several months before food and grass can be fully prepared.
If you can't get through this period of time, all your efforts will be wasted."
"What Weihou said is very true."
Asuka fought today, of course, just pretending, and most of the battle was won by Shinnosuke.
The delicate-minded half-demon girl was afraid that the Lord was not good at looking good in terms of appearance, so she specially selected a few weak little demons and practiced her skills for the Lord.
In the hand of Feiniao, he was holding a small magic weapon made by the bat demon's head. This was a "gift" from the little king of the kingdom that Chonghe Tianshi gave to the first trophy hunted by His Majesty Feiniao.
He played with the exquisite magic weapon in his hand and said to Weihou:
"I also thought about it this way before I came. This battle was helped by the heroes who escaped from the fierce battle, and it was the most difficult step. The most important thing next was not to advance, but to stabilize the territory.
I have made some plans to build a garrison and imperial office in various parts of Jiuzhou to prepare for the next arrival of reinforcements and the training of my headquarters.”
"Well, this is also Longma Jun's strategy."
The monk pinched the Buddhist beads in his hand and said:
"The fertile fields have been reclaimed in the mountains near Fukuoka. Fortunately, Tianfu was lucky enough to have this battle. Those fertile fields have not been destroyed and will be harvested next month, although they are not enough to supply the army.
But the food rations in the city are no longer needed to be purchased from Middle Earth.
This is also a good start.”
"That's it."
Weihou looked out the window and saw that the sun had already come out. When he saw the bird and the monk were tired again, he knew that this would not be a good time to discuss the strategy. He nodded, put away the map, and said:
"You two go to rest first. Let's talk about the specific matter later. However, since the monster has been defeated, the evil formation of harming people in the Jiuzhou land should be put on the agenda.
Although breaking away those evil formations will reduce the spiritual energy and keep all kinds of magic spells unchanged, the spiritual energy has been born now and there is no need for those harmful things."
Zhao Lian breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to take something out of his sleeve, put it on the table, and said in a deep voice:
"This letter was sent from Yizhou by our prime minister Liu Jienan during the war last night. What he said requires His Majesty Feiniao to think more about."
"Oh? It was sent by Jie Man?"
The bird immediately became concerned, endured the fatigue, and picked up the scroll letter.
He has seen how smart Liu Jienan is with his own eyes. He said that he is wise and almost evil, and he is not wrong at all. It is bound to be an important matter to allow him to send letters so solemnly.
As a result, Asuki read the letter and his expression became quite strange.
He handed the letter to the monk beside him. The latter just glanced at him and stood up in shock, his fingers trembling. It was obviously what was said in the letter, which was really too horrifying.
"how?"
Zhao Lian asked with a playful look on his face. Obviously, the old man had read the letter before and knew what a shocking proposal Liu Jienan had made to Feiniao.
The idea is indeed a good idea.
To a certain extent, it can even reverse the universe of Japan. Now it depends on whether the new emperor Asuka, the new emperor, has the courage to accept this proposal.
"I can't give Weihou a reply. This matter is too important and will even directly affect our country's plans for thousands of years in the future."
Asuki put his hands on his knees and said in a serious tone:
"I need to think carefully with Master Zhenji and Ryuma to make a decision."
“This is nature.”
Weihou waved his hand and said:
"We came to Japan as reinforcements. We only deal with war, governance here, and reconstruction of the country. We do not interfere with it. It is up to His Majesty Asuka to decide.
Let’s get here today. You two will go to rest quickly. There are still many things to do in the afternoon.”
After more than ten days, he rubbed his eyes and yawning ashes, and walked out of the yard under the escort of several samurai. Shinnosuke, who was waiting outside the yard, immediately came up.
She still held her purple oil paper umbrella in her hand, like the most loyal guard, lowered her head and followed the bird.
After walking a dozen steps, Feiniao suddenly turned around and said:
"Shinnosuke, I know that your father was a famous Great Sword Saint more than ten years ago. He seemed to be from Yagyu's disciple. But you never say anything about your mother."
Upon hearing this question, Shinnosuke's face turned pale immediately.
This is the biggest taboo in the heart of this half-demon girl.
She has always been ashamed of her own blood, especially in an era when Japan became so miserable due to the tragedy. Once her secret is exposed, she will be cut off from the world of Japan.
In the past, when she was around Asuka, the Lord never mentioned this taboo, but today she took the initiative to talk about it, which made Shinnosuke start to have bad associations in his heart.
Asuka's eyes were very magical. When he saw Shinnosuke's face changed, he knew that the sensitive girl had misunderstood her meaning.
He hurriedly explained:
"It's not what you think, come here and listen to me."
He pulled Shinnosuke to the side and said a few words to Shinnosuke in a whispering voice. Such intimacy made the half-demon girl's cheeks flush and she was a little shy, but what the Lord said was really horrifying.
The girl was stunned for a moment, her face was a little gloomy and unstable.
"You don't have to rush to answer me."
The bird said softly:
To be continued...