Chapter 855: Entering the City

"Beat them, beat them for me!"

At this moment.

The land of the Li Dynasty was still filled with the flames of war.

Mizuno Masashige was the Great General responsible for this invasion of the Li Dynasty.

Having broken through several key military strongholds of the Li Dynasty in succession, Mizuno Masashige was currently riding high on his success, his confidence greatly increased.

This time.

With another army of fifty thousand, he easily took Gyeongju Prefecture of the Li Dynasty!

This was the capital city of Gyeongsang Province!

The Li Dynasty's army of one hundred thousand had actually been beaten into a panicked retreat by these desperate Wa warriors, suffering defeat after defeat. After holding out for seven days, the Li Dynasty's main general abandoned the city and fled, leaving behind the commoners who were still putting up a desperate resistance.

They fled.

The five hundred thousand commoners of Gyeongju Prefecture were all stunned. We were still holding hoes and clubs to help you repel the enemy, and you, the ones acting as our masters, all ran away?

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With a single command, this army of fifty thousand began to burn, kill, and loot in Gyeongju Prefecture.

Instantly, the entire Gyeongju Prefecture was in chaos, with cries of misery filling the air and screams that never ceased.

"Hahahaha, loot, loot for me!"

Mizuno Masashige was extremely arrogant.

Was killed.

Committed suicide.

Everyone knew what kind of character the Wa people had.

All those with money and power had long since fled, leaving only the foolish commoners in the city who were united in resistance; the men became captives of these Wa people, and the women were subjected to their humiliation.

These Wa Samurai were all filled with malice and were incredibly arrogant.

A group of them began to fight over the women.

Great fires.

Plundering.

Mizuno Masashige watched all of this quietly.

He wanted to ignite that primitive bloodthirst in his soldiers! He believed this was how a soldier should be!

They used the weapons in their hands to skewer infants.

They watched as the elderly were tortured to death before them, enjoying this perverted pleasure.

Fifty thousand people.

Taking Gyeongju Prefecture was definitely beyond his expectations.

Let them loot, let them kill, let them slaughter these existences that were like pigs and dogs!

The spirit and energy of the Wa Samurai had truly been forged by Mizuno Masashige. They had become true war machines, heartless war machines.

Of course, this was understandable.

But.

Wa warriors should be like this. In reality, the total population of Wa might not even be as large as that of the Li Dynasty, and their domestic resources were not as abundant as the Li Dynasty's either. Furthermore, because the entire country was located on an earthquake belt, the Wa people had harbored an ambition and obsession for outward expansion since birth.

For the sake of survival.

They happened to have no choice.

They insisted on thinking about plundering others and destroying others' homes; they wanted to reap the benefits through violent means.

If you want to survive, you can go reclaim wasteland, you can go find ownerless land, or you can even become a Sovereign State of a great nation.

There are many methods.

"Did you see that?"

Mizuno Masashige roared: "See that? This is the spirit of our Wa Samurai!"

In history, Wa's invasions of Korea had occurred many times.

This was the first time they had successfully invaded the true interior of Korea. In order to conquer more places, they had to burn, kill, and loot; they had to engage in War-Nourished Warfare! Whatever humanitarianism or human nature there was had been completely extinguished at this moment!

Countless people heard these words and began to roar and shout; they started waving their spoils of war, their voices shaking the heavens, their malice overwhelming.

"We can conquer the entire Korea!"

"Samurai!"

A sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Everyone followed suit and shouted.

"Conquer the world!"

"We can conquer the entire world!"

Mizuno Masashige was full of confidence.

They seemed to have forgotten that just a short while ago, they had been beaten into a pathetic state by the Tang Army from Nanyang.

Mizuno Masashige gave a cold laugh, looking toward the north.

"Conquer!"

This wolf-like howling was indeed intoxicating.

Jingcheng.

Vice Minister Liu.

This time, I will make you fail completely at my feet!

At that time, the Li Dynasty was truly a vassal state of Longyan.

From Tianchi in Liaodong to Jingcheng, it only takes half a month.

In the past.

The Longyan Dynasty had established the Jing City Protectorate here.

As Liu Zheng traveled, he continued to collect intelligence on the current state of the Li Dynasty.

While Piao Zhengyong was still flaunting his prestige as a Great General, secret letters were being delivered to Liu Zheng one after another.

But Liu Zheng's party took a full month to travel.

There was no other reason.

Liu Zheng synthesized the current situation of the Li Dynasty.

Speak to the main points.

The intelligence network of Liangzhou was now incredibly perfect.

In addition to Longyan, the Western Regions, Central Asia, the Li Dynasty, Wa, and even the Safavid Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, the Nanyang Sheng Tang, and even the distant lands of Europe had begun to be infiltrated following the entry of merchant groups and caravans.

The Southerner Party controlled the military; this time, when Wa invaded, it was the Southerner Party's army that played the main defensive role. However, because the Westerner Party suppressed the Southerner Party as much as possible, they often caused trouble with logistics, which was the biggest reason why the Wa army won victory after victory.

The leader of the Westerner Party, the brother of Queen Inhyeon, Min Weizhong.

Zhang Yuzhen became pregnant, began to rise in status, and entered a period of steady growth in power.

The Westerner Party still controlled the court.

Currently, in the Li Dynasty, it is mainly the Westerner Party and the Southerner Party fighting for power.

But people easily overlook one point.

The person in charge of the military power of the Southerner Party is Li Zhenzhu, who is currently guarding Jingcheng. But the leader in the court is Min An, who is the current Right State Councilor in the Li Dynasty court.

At first glance.

There is another one.

A presence that is even easier to overlook.

That is Zhang Yuzhen.

This woman is a truly terrifying character, swaying between the Westerner Party and the Southerner Party; the forces she has cultivated cannot be ignored either. That is Zhang Yuzhen's own brother, Zhang Xizai, Zhao Shixi, and her "lover," Dongping Prince Li Hang.

This Li Tun is the real winner of history.

He used the two women by his side to play these party leaders like puppets.

That is, Sukjong, Li Tun.

Liu Zheng looked at these secret letters and smiled slightly.

For a mere small country to have so many factions, such intense internal strife, and to be bullied by Wa to this extent, it is quite natural.

Jingcheng.

It's quite complicated.

He sighed deeply.

Looking at Li Xuanya's tear-streaked face, Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

She.

They were almost there.

Liu Zheng could clearly feel the nervous tension in Li Xuanya and Li Zheng.

When they were thirty li away from the city, a grand ceremonial procession appeared before them.

Li Zhenzhu led a team to come and welcome them.

Just a woman.

Yet she could easily become a speck of dust in this political struggle.

After seeing the Flag of Longyan.

Li Zhenzhu dismounted and knelt down piously.

It was quite a display.

In terms of various etiquettes, it was even more thorough than some of the Feudatory Kings of Longyan.

"Offering food and drink to welcome the Royal Teacher!"

"Offering food and drink to welcome the Royal Teacher!"

Liu Zheng stepped off the Horse Carriage, officially entering the territory of the Li Dynasty.