Chapter 1054: The Fierce Battle on Kuye Island

When the Tiger Tally of the Imperial Guard also fell into Liu Zheng's hands, he naturally became the most imposing person in this entire procession.

Only.

He knew that beneath his imposing manner, he bore immense pressure, and hidden within it were many blades and shadows.

That old fox Zhu Zhen must already know that Emperor Xie Tianyao has passed away, but he has been enduring and keeping silent.

The Old Aristocrats...

Although they are temporarily obedient under his heavy pressure, one must know that their true strength still lies in their own territories. For example, even if this Prince of Zhao, Xie Sheng, were to die here today, would Youzhou obediently listen? Of course not. Liu Zheng's actions could very easily trigger a military mutiny in Youzhou...

Of course.

Liu Zheng can no longer worry about these things.

At least for now, what he must ensure is the smooth progress of this procession and the Crown Prince's grand funeral.

As for Youzhou...

He took a deep breath.

Changes in the imperial throne are always accompanied by some chaos. If Youzhou is the beginning of that chaos, he has no objections.

The procession.

Finally arrived at Lishan.

This journey was likely the longest and most grueling stretch of road Liu Zheng has ever traveled in his life.

Although the Crown Prince's mausoleum was built in a short time, looking from afar, one could still see its grandeur. Jiuling Mountain has naturally excellent feng shui; with mountains on three sides and water on one, it is very particular according to feng shui theory. When the procession arrived here, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The psychological pressure along this journey was truly too great.

Old men like Zhu Zhen walked with great difficulty.

The others were single-mindedly thinking about returning to their own territories... especially after the death of the Prince of Zhao, these Feudatory King Nobles were already furious. If they had all thirty thousand of their troops in hand, they would surely tear this Vice Minister Liu into pieces; how could they give him the chance to show off his power!

Did he really think the Liangzhou Army was invincible under heaven?

Did he really think that because they were formidable, we Old Aristocrats were just a bunch of pushovers?

If a real fight broke out, who knows what would happen!

They wanted to go back.

Therefore.

The funeral proceedings were the final time for their patience.

After everyone reached Xie Fang's mausoleum and rested for a moment, the funeral finally began.

The tedious procedures proceeded slowly under the scorching sun.

The burial was complete...

Liu Zheng also heaved a deep sigh at this moment.

The stories in history are always so bizarre. Xie Fang, who was buried today, is not dead at all, yet he has been buried... His father, Xie Tianyao, is dead, but the death is kept secret, and they are told he is in deep slumber.

"Vice Minister Liu! Is the Emperor not coming out?"

"Exactly!"

The Old Aristocrats came to pressure him again.

"In deep slumber..."

Liu Zheng's face darkened.

At this point, he stopped caring about so much.

"You..."

"Audacious!"

"Wolfish ambition! You..."

These Old Aristocrats wanted to say something else. What was there left to guess? It seems the Emperor has truly passed away! But Liu Zheng was applying such heavy pressure that anyone who dared to say anything would surely die here! Several Feudatory Kings exchanged glances.

The Emperor has passed away!

Longyan is about to fall into chaos!

Send word out!

At this time, the most important thing is to send word back! They must keep some trump cards for themselves to deal with the upcoming chaos in Longyan! Only, at this moment, they suddenly remembered that because they were resisting Tsarist Russia, their armies were already on the road!

This...

Must also send word!

Slow down the progress of the troops!

What they do not know at this moment is...

That Xie Tianyao and Liu Zheng have even more ruthless things waiting for them.

Another day passed.

On Kuye Island in Liaodong.

Niu Chaofeng held on for another day.

The land of the entire Kuye Island had almost been leveled by a layer from the shelling of the Tsarist Russia Army...

But despite this, they still did not retreat!

They still did not retreat!

Although the troops in Niu Chaofeng's hands were dead, wounded, or had fled, leaving only twenty thousand at this moment... he still did not consider retreating.

Boom—!

Boom—!

Just for one Kuye Island, Tsarist Russia did not know how many cannons they had expended. From this aspect, one could see that this time, Tsarist Russia's ambition was immense; they definitely did not just want a Kuye Island, and they did not just want the Wusuli River! Niu Chaofeng is not stupid; they invested so many troops and so much cost because what they want is to invade Longyan!

"Big Brother, watch out!"

"Boss!"

Suddenly, a Cannon landed squarely on Niu Chaofeng's side.

Several brothers grabbed him, and only with great difficulty did they manage to dodge it.

"Boss... let's retreat!"

"Boss, we really can't hold on anymore..."

Although this Cannonball did not take their lives directly when it landed, it still blasted them until they were dazed and confused. Niu Chaofeng's face was already covered in dust.

"Retreat?"

When Niu Chaofeng stood up, he was swaying unsteadily. After finally recovering, he gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Retreat to where?"

"Brothers!"

"This place is our home; where are we to retreat to?"

"Liaodong?"

"Among us, who isn't someone who makes the whole world their home!"

"Hmm?"

He looked around. Over these past few days, he had intentionally let many brothers leave. They were afraid; they were afraid of dying; they were afraid of dying here... Niu Chaofeng did not blame them in his heart. He also did not have anyone pursue them or punish them... No, if they were willing to leave, let them leave; everyone has their own aspirations.

They were originally just a ragtag bunch of people gathered together, encountered during this development of Liaodong.

But...

He knew.

He could not retreat!

Because he had his own mission! What he was doing was the dirty work given to him by Vice Minister Liu!

He had eaten this bowl of rice; he had taken up this bowl of rice from Vice Minister Liu! Before this, he had enjoyed the Dividends given to him by Vice Minister Liu! It had allowed him to transform from a small-time hoodlum jumping around in a village into a person respected by all, a figure whose reputation had risen across the entire land of Liaodong!

He had completed a counter-attack.

He had achieved a success that many people could not achieve in a lifetime!

It was enough.

He had never even blamed Vice Minister Liu; he had always been grateful.

It was he who had given him a chance to live again!

He knew.

Even if it meant death.

This was his mission, and this was his final destination!

"Those who want to leave, I will not stop you!"

"But those who want to persuade me to leave, death without pardon!"

He roared angrily.

"Hold the line!"

"Remember, this is the territory of our Longyan!"

"This is the home of us people!"

"If we lose it, we will never be able to take it back!"

"I, Niu Chaofeng... as long as I guard this place for one day today, Kuye Island cannot be lost in my hands!"

"Hold the line!"

"Keep holding for me!"

These words made the eyes of the brothers beside him turn red as well.

"Right!"

"This is our home!"

"Cannot lose it! Hold the line!"

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