Chapter 979: Who do I need to answer to?

"I'm so angry, I'm so angry."

Along this journey, Mizuno Masashige has already vomited blood at least seven or eight times.

The Horse Carriage is jolting.

The great army is on a forced march.

Even now, he cannot figure out when this 500,000-strong Nanyang Army arrived! It was too fast!

For the 300,000 Wa troops currently in the country, this is simply a devastating blow.

Falling short at the final hurdle.

Falling short at the final hurdle.

"Pfft."

Mizuno Masashige sprays out another mouthful of black blood.

"General, what should we do?"

Remember the website.

"General."

A group of people has already panicked.

What should be done?

This 500,000-strong Nanyang Army, upon joining the fray, did not go to Chungcheong Province at all, but came directly to Gyeongsang Province, which the Wa army had occupied!

On the Wa side, they had not left many garrison troops in these areas to begin with; all their main forces had staked everything on a single throw and come to Qinghe Town. As a result, the arrival of this Nanyang Army is simply like a hot knife through butter.

In just three short days.

The 500,000-strong Nanyang Army, divided into five columns, began heading from five directions toward the cities and fortresses of Gyeongsang Province.

Kill!

Attack!

Any city or fortress in Gyeongsang Province they see, they attack; there is absolutely no chance of them attacking the wrong one.

This time, it is truly over.

A few days ago, he was still full of confidence in the war situation, but at this moment, his heart is filled with despair.

Why did it turn out like this?

Cities are being lost one after another.

Fortresses are being broken one after another.

Mizuno Masashige knows that it is over now.

The situation has shifted.

"Vice Minister Liu, Vice Minister Liu."

Mizuno Masashige roars that name which cuts to the bone with hatred!

Clearly, he was on the verge of taking Qinghe Town, and clearly, Chungcheong Province was about to become territory under the hooves of his army.

Just at that very instant.

In an instant.

Strategically, there is nothing to criticize about this.

After all, under those circumstances, he had no way of knowing whether Liu Zheng would have reinforcements. Moreover, retreating immediately could still preserve his effective strength. After all, he still had 300,000 troops in his hands; these 500,000 from Nanyang sound like a lot, but Gyeongsang Province is vast, and the Nanyang side still could not truly concentrate all their forces to launch an attack on the Wa army.

Relying on his own 300,000 troops, Mizuno Masashige could still open a gap to leave the Li Dynasty.

However.

It is already useless. Just as everyone expected, the Nanyang Army will not give these Wa troops any chances. Compared to the Wa troops who are exhausted after fighting in Qinghe Town for months, the Nanyang Army that just arrived in the Li Dynasty is simply fresh and ready to strike.

Mizuno Masashige's retreat is, of course, not a problem.

The 500,000-strong Nanyang Army is simply too strong.

The entire Li Dynasty is also jubilant at this time.

That is correct.

Leave.

This decision is hard to make, but at the moment, he has no room for any other choice.

Regardless of the relationship between this Nanyang Army and the Li Dynasty, since they are reinforcements called by Vice Minister Liu, and they were very mindful of the common people while in Gyeongsang Province, their style is completely different from the Wa army. Moreover, this Nanyang Army came with one goal: to fight the Wa army!

Cannot encounter it?

Then search everywhere and fight!

Everyone is weeping with joy.

It is too difficult.

It was not easy at all.

Finally able to hold one's head high!

It is as if this battle were fought by their own Li Dynasty soldiers.

And at this moment.

Within a mere seven days.

The Nanyang Army and the Wa army have already had five large-scale engagements!

Unlike the Li Dynasty's repeated defeats, the Nanyang side has been victorious in every single skirmish. At this, the mood in the Li Dynasty court and among the common people is beyond words.

What the f***.

Run!

These Wa pirates were only here to fish in troubled waters to begin with; they have no proper organization, and their Weaponry and Equipment are a hodgepodge. Fishing in troubled waters is one thing, but where could they have any combat effectiveness to speak of?

Looking again at those Wa pirates who had landed in Chungcheong Province from Baoning Port, they were also stunned one by one.

It is not.

When you retreated, you should have taken us with you! Good heavens, Mizuno Masashige's great army retreated just like that, leaving these Wa pirates standing there in a daze. Following that, various Resistance Forces, various special task forces, and the soldiers of the Li Dynasty who had just experienced a great battle, launched a frantic pursuit and counterattack against them.

A sense of self-esteem and self-strengthening within the Li Dynasty was slowly being built up.

The battle situation in Qinghe Town was tragic to the extreme; this time, one could not even know how many wandering souls would roam this place. Just burning the corpses took a full half-month! One can imagine how many people died in this battle.

"The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand."

Consequently.

A true wave of bandit suppression was stirred up just like that.

Under the inspiration of Liu Zheng's Declaration of War against the Wa, the entire Li Dynasty began to boycott the Wa nation, boycott Wa goods, and boycott the Wa people!

The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand.

That this battle could turn the tide actually relied entirely on the wisdom and courage of Vice Minister Liu.

Xiao Qian admitted that if he had been in that situation at the time, he absolutely would not have dared to continue holding the line!

Liu Zheng quietly watched the smoke rising from Qinghe Town and could not help but sigh.

Xiao Qian wanted to say something, but stopped himself.

That is correct.

Xiao Qian was very impressed by Liu Zheng's courage—if at that time, Mizuno Masashige had not withdrawn his troops and had insisted on taking Qinghe Town, then the outcome would have been hard to say!

Fortunately.

Mizuno Masashige fell for it.

But Liu Zheng dared to.

Not only did he wait for reinforcements, but he also deceived Mizuno Masashige.

Thinking back on it now.

With this one battle, Vice Minister Liu can be canonized as a War God!

"Vice Minister Liu!"

"Lord Liu!"

This was equivalent to Vice Minister Liu pulling an Empty City Strategy on him!

Courage!

Dominance!

This scene was indescribable.

War God.

This Vice Minister Liu from Longyan had undoubtedly become a War God in their perception.

"Vice Minister Liu!"

Finally, Liu Zheng and the others, leading the remaining troops, began their return to the capital.

Along the way, officials and commoners naturally lined the roads to welcome and see them off.

Wherever Liu Zheng went, there were all kinds of cattle, sheep, local specialties, and even daughters being offered to him, leaving him quite amused yet helpless.

Xiao Qian was also by his side, riding his War Horse slowly, and chuckled: "Has Vice Minister Liu thought about how to explain the secret contact with Nanyang this time when you return to Longyan?"

Liu Zheng was stunned, then laughed heartily: "When I return to Longyan, who would I need to explain to?"

How many years has it been for the Li Dynasty?

For the first time, they defeated the Wa nation's great army; although it relied on the military strength of another country, even so, this was the first time!

"The common people are truly the most simple and honest group of people."

"Giddyap!"

Xiao Qian's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Dominance!

These words were spoken with great force.

Liu Zheng laughed joyfully, and the War Horse he sat upon let out a neigh.

It was time to return to Longyan.