Chapter Seventy-Five: Destroying King Chongde
Chongde Junyi's mother held back her strength and didn't dare to cry, and her face was red. The rest of the sons present at King Chongde gloated and looked at Chongde Junyi's mother, and a few sons were happy in their hearts, waiting for you to enjoy the joy of your crotch without the protection of your father.
King Chongde was about to smash the cup and bowl again, when a soldier rushed in and shouted: "General, a large number of troops of unknown forces are rushing into the city on fast horses!" β
King Chongde slammed the quilt in his hand on the ground and said fiercely: "Who doesn't open his eyes, dare to go wild with Lao Tzu!" Let's go, call the samurai, kill him, and I'll be angry! "There are 3,000 people stationed outside King Chongde's palace, and the rest of the 3,000 men and horses are collecting food and wealth from other forces and their people, and they have not returned for the time being.
King Chongde, with several sons and three thousand men, rushed to the city gate in a hurry.
Yang Zaixing had already entered the city, and the guards along the road were not vulnerable at all. The city gate is actually just a fence, where can it stop the Jin Ge Iron Horse of the most elite troops of the Great Song Dynasty. Yang Zaixing chopped melons and vegetables all the way, and no one dared to stop him.
Sakagami Ryujiro followed Yang Zaixing all the way to kill, so he was not excited, but he didn't expect that the Song army was as strong as this, and King Chongde's guards were as fragile as a piece of broken paper. Watching King Chongde lead three thousand soldiers to rush over in formation, Ryujiro Sakagami pointed to the half-bald man about fifty years old opposite for Yang Zaixing, and said, "General Yang, that is King Chongde." β
Yang Zaixing stared at King Chongde and led six thousand cavalry to rush towards the other party.
King Chongde also had five or six hundred cavalry, but compared with the war horses of the Great Song Dynasty, they were all small ponies. The seven-meter-wide street was relatively narrow, and only part of the enemy troops could be seen on both sides. King Chongde rushed too fast, there were still 300 meters away to see the strong forces on the opposite side, only to see two "Song" flags on the opposite side, people and horses crowded, horses' hooves shook the ground thundering and rolling, the loess on the ground flew into the sky, and the residents on both sides of the street rushed to close their doors and close their doors in a hurry.
King Chongde panicked and hurriedly shouted "stop", but the rear ran too quickly, and the formation was chaotic, and he couldn't stop for a while.
In a short period of stunned effort, Song Jun was only a hundred meters away...... Fifty meters up. Seeing that it was too late to retreat, King Chongde had no choice but to order his troops to turn back and draw their swords to kill the Song army. The sword was only half drawn, and they were greeted by a rain of locusts and arrows. King Chongde, who was running in front, avoided it, and was pierced by an arrow through his left shoulder, leaving blood gurgling out. His sons hurriedly dragged King Chongde to the back, and told the soldiers to protect them with shields, and everyone shrank in their shields, and King Chongde counted the number and broke off three more sons.
"Who is the other party?" King Chongde was furious.
Everyone shook their heads, not knowing when there would be another force called "Song".
"Could it be from the Great Song Dynasty?" A son said.
King Chongde was in disbelief, and before he had time to discuss countermeasures, the powerful firepower of the Song army had already killed a large number of enemies. King Chongde's people were vulnerable in the face of the elite Song army, so they had to fight and retreat, but the Song army's iron cavalry was all the same, and they couldn't run and run, and they couldn't fight and fight, and they were extremely depressed.
Yang Zaixing saw a shield surrounded by an iron turtle wrapped in the enemy team and retreated hard, the steel gun shook, slammed the horse's belly, and rushed over with Sakagami Ryujiro and dozens of lieutenants. The heavy iron hooves stomped on the fragile shield of King Chongde, and when the shield was destroyed, the soldiers below were either trampled to death, or pierced through their bodies by the cold weapons of the Song generals. Fortunately, King Chongde and his sons usually practice hard, and at the critical moment, they rolled lazily and dodged in all directions.
King Chongde saw the face of the traitor RyΕ«jiro Sakagami, and shouted, "It turns out that you attracted the Song soldiers!" β
Sakagami Ryujiro said: "Song Bing is just a sharp blade for His Majesty the Emperor to achieve great things, and all those who block the avenue like Chongdejun will become dust!" β
Yang Zaixing couldn't understand a word of what they were saying, and said, "What did you say?" β
"General Yang, King Chongde insults your country and your honor, I don't dare to translate."
After Yang Zaixing heard this, he rode his horse and rushed towards King Chongde, and the spear shot out like a dragon, stabbing King Chongde in the chest like electricity. King Chongde held the sword with one hand and tried his best to block, feeling that the entire tiger's mouth was about to crack. Yang Zaixing was on the horse, and King Chongde was chased on the ground, and he shouted: "There is a kind of dismount and fight!" "King Chongde's sons wanted to come to the rescue, but they were intercepted and killed by the other lieutenants one by one.
Ryujiro Sakagami fanned the flames on the side: "General Yang, he said that you are just a carp crossing the river, so you can fight ten of them at a time!" β
Yang Zaixing calmly faced the enemy, not disturbed by the outside world, but he did not dismount, because the two armies were fighting, either you died or I died, there is no need to talk about courtesy, righteousness and shame, only alive is victory.
King Chongde was already injured in one arm, where can he beat Yang Zaixing's steel gun, as the saying goes, the gun hits far and the knife hits close, Yang Zaixing dances impermeable, King Chongde can't get close at all, he wants to go away, but the two legs can't run the horse's legs.
In a hurry, Yang Zaixing picked up King Chongde's knife with a single shot, turned around and swept King Chongde to the ground with a stick. At this moment, King Chongde's right arm was broken again, and he fell to the ground, breaking another row of ribs. King Chongde struggled to sit up and coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.
At this time, the sons of King Chongde were all arrested and killed, and Yang Zaixing ordered people to tie up King Chongde, and let Sakagami Ryujiro go to raid King Chongde's house, and then go to drink the emperor's reception banquet with a banner.
Yang Zaixing ordered his troops to be stationed outside the door, and idlers should not approach, leading ten deputy generals to follow Sakagami Ryujiro into the palace for dinner. The emperor had been waiting in front of the gate for a long time, but he didn't expect the Song army to return victorious so quickly, which was greatly unexpected. Yang Zaixing threw King Chongde, the general of the defeated army, in front of the emperor and said, "Fortunately, I will not disgrace my life, and I will win for His Excellency the Emperor!" β
In this way, it seems that he was ordered by the emperor to kill King Shotoku. Ryujiro Sakagami unequivocally translated the original words to the emperor, and the corners of the emperor's mouth twitched, thinking that since King Chongde had been ambushed, he would accept this love, and he could also make an example to those wall grasses.
The emperor said: "General Yang has been triumphant in less than an hour, and he is indeed a tiger general of the kingdom!" With the help of General Yang, the emperor can be like a tiger! β
Yang Zaixing said: "This general is just the last general in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are many people who are ten or a hundred times more powerful than me." β
The Emperor listened to Ryujiro Sakagami's translation, and was shocked and excited, and he said, "Great. I wonder what the general wants to do with King Chongdeok? β
"The son of King Chongde was ordered by King Chongde to offend my great Song Tianwei, openly robbed the people's daughters, killed people and plundered goods, and disturbed the peace. His minions even stretched out to the general of the Second Rank Auxiliary State of the Great Song Dynasty and his beloved wife, at least it was murder and robbery, and at worst, it was to destroy the thousand-year-old good-neighborly friendship between the Song and Japanese countries, and to try in vain to subvert the peace between the two countries, which is really heinous! Yang Zaixing said angrily.
After RyΕ«jiro Sakagami translated Yang Zaixing's words to the emperor, he said: "The domestic princes have exhausted the methods for the 'Ten Beauty Festival', not to mention the labor and money, and also damaged the diplomatic relations with strong neighbors. β
The emperor thought so, nodded and said: "This matter originated from the emperor's whim, but I didn't expect it to lead to so many disputes, and the emperor ordered you and others to immediately ban the 'Ten Beauty Festival', and let the people return to their homes, and restore peace to the world." "The rest of the officials and princes should be.
Yang Zaixing said: "You and I say a word, and the translation comes and goes, which is time-consuming and laborious. Since your country wants to learn from the modern civilization of the Great Song Dynasty, you should first learn our written language, so that you can communicate without barriers. β
Ryujiro Sakagami looked slightly sad, but he still translated the original text to the emperor.
After hearing this, the emperor pondered for a long time and said, "My Japanese language was originally taken from China, and there is no obstacle to written communication. β
The Japanese language has been formed for many years, and although the characters are based on kanji, the pronunciation has its own characteristics.
Ryujiro Sakagami said: "Your Majesty, if our country and China speak the same language in writing, it will not only be easier to learn, but will also be able to communicate and trade between the two countries. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty said that the Maritime Silk Road will be connected with our country in the future, since we want to learn from powerful people, why should we be stubborn and pedantic? We should absorb and learn from their strengths in a holistic way, so that we can strengthen ourselves! β
Another official said: "What Sakagami-kun said is extreme, and the minister also thinks it is very good." If you can learn Chinese characters, why can't you absorb their language? β
Emperor Dayue, ignoring the rest of the opposing voices, said with a heartfelt voice: "The military strength of the Great Song Dynasty is strong, I believe you have all seen it." Cunning and stubborn as King Chongde, few of you have the courage to fight him, right? But the Song army wiped him out in an instant! β
The opposition of the ministers gradually weakened, yes, under the great Song Tianwei, who can resist.
The Emperor announced: "Starting tomorrow, princely officials from all over the country will invite one or two scholars of the Song Kingdom to receive them, so that all the people in the area under their jurisdiction can learn the Chinese and Chinese languages." The friendship between Japan and China has a long history since Xu Fu's mission, and I believe that from today onwards, since the beginning of this emperor, it will be a qualitative leap! β
Yang Zaixing saw them arguing for a long time, and said, "What does Your Excellency the Emperor think?" β
Ryujiro Sakagami conveyed the emperor's meaning to Yang Zaixing: "I, the Japanese emperor, believe that your proposal is very constructive, necessary, timely and far-sighted, and I believe that on this basis, Japan will go further in learning and exchanging with Japan." β
"That's very good." Yang Zaixing said, "To get back to the point, King Chongde offended my China, although he is far away, he will be punished!" I want to bring him to justice in public as an example, but I wonder what His Excellency the Emperor suggests? β