Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 219: Destroy the bandits and destroy the country

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everyone watching the battle was caught off guard and blinded by the blazing light like the sun.

After a while, they finally regained their sight, and they all looked intently, only to see that the three of them had already decided the winner with just one move.

Ma Kongqun stood on the spot with the "Cicada Wing Knife" intact, and there was no other abnormality except for the slight shortness of breath.

Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue exchanged positions and stood with their backs facing each other. Their feet happened to be where the other party had previously stood.

There were no injuries on their bodies, but their faces were as pale as paper. Only one hilt of the long sword was left in each hand, and the sword body had disappeared without a trace.

"The mission 'Dark War in the Forbidden City' has been completed, and the reward item 'The Jue of the Immortal Gate' can be collected at any time."

Looking at the information on the mysterious jade tablet in his mind, Ma Kongqun was immediately immersed in the joy of harvest.

"Do it!"

Suddenly, Wei Ziyun let out a loud shout.

After that, he and Monk Dabei and others walked out of the palace, and the "Dark Lord" who walked around the Hall of Supreme Harmony automatically followed behind him without even saying hello.

Early the next morning, the results of the Battle of the Forbidden City were spread throughout the world through various channels.

All living beings in the world, if it were any other person, facing the combined attack of these two great swordsmen, they would definitely end up in despair.

But he had no attachment to these external names and disappeared from everyone's sight in a blink of an eye. It was said that he had returned overseas to live freely.

Unfortunately, their opponent was Ma Kongqun. After ten years of hiding from the world, Ma Kongqun's "Heavenly Sword" has reached the realm of unpredictability, transcending the limits of human power, and possessing the greatness and subtlety of creation that conquers the world.

In order to prevent the news from leaking, only four people including Gong Ziyu and Wei Ziyun knew the purpose of tonight's operation. The order given to these guards was to obey the orders of the person holding the gold medal unless they received a new order.

According to Zen Master Dabei, the abbot of Shaolin who was able to enter the palace to watch the battle, the swordsmanship of Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue had even surpassed that of Guo Songyang or the Flying Swordsman of the past.

Since then, Ma Kongqun, who was gradually forgotten by people because he retired overseas, has returned to the pinnacle that everyone looks up to and has become a contemporary martial arts myth.

This idea flashed through the four people's minds at the same time, but a brilliant sword light like a rainbow instantly washed away their thoughts and annihilated them.

At this moment, Ma Kongqun and others also came down from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The three thousand imperial guards below saw their leader suddenly attack Ma Kongqun, but Ma Kongqun killed him with a knife, and they immediately became slightly commotion.

But after they took action, they realized something was wrong, because apart from the four of them, not only Monk Dabei, Shi He, Dugu Yihe, Lu Xiaofeng, and Li Manqing, who were supposed to be helpers, stood motionless, but even Gong Ziyu's accomplice did not move at all.

Gong Ziyu said to them: "The battle in the Forbidden City has been decided. It is not suitable to stay in the forbidden areas of the palace. Please do what you want!"

"Fell into a trap!"

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.

Therefore, Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue were defeated, and they were completely defeated.

Ma Kongqun said with a smile: "I have caused a lot of trouble this time, so please apologize and say goodbye in front of His Majesty."

Amidst the shouts, he, Tu Wan, Yin Xian, and Ding Ao flew out together, and the weapons in their hands volleyed towards the Ma Kong group standing on the spot. The offensive was fierce and they cooperated tacitly.

Gong Ziyu flew down from the top of the palace, held up the royal gold medal in his palm and shouted: "Don't move rashly!"

Therefore, these imperial guards were always unwilling to give up, and they could only stay where they were after Gong Ziyu issued the order with the gold medal.

This year, beacon smoke suddenly ignited on the Liaodong border.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the powerful minister of the Japanese state, wanted to borrow a passage from Korea on the pretext of crusading against the Ming Dynasty.

The monarchs and ministers of North Korea also knew the allusion of "destroying Guo by false means", not to mention that North Korea was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so they flatly rejected it at that time. All Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted was an excuse to send troops, and it didn't matter whether North Korea agreed or not.

He mobilized an army of 150,000 troops, crossed the Korean Strait, landed in Busan on April 13, and fully invaded North Korea.

The Japanese army was so powerful that they burned, killed, and looted with cruel methods.

The imperial army was weak and was always invincible, losing Seoul, Kaesong, Pyongyang and other places. King Li Huo even took the initiative to abandon the capital and fled to Uiju.

Seeing that the country's destruction was imminent, Li Huo sent envoys one after another to the Ming Dynasty to seek help.

The Ming Dynasty was the suzerain state of Korea and had always been wary of Japan, so it was easy to reach an agreement on sending troops to aid Korea.

As for the commander-in-chief, the emperor appointed Ma Ji, the governor of Liaodong and the Marquis of Weiyuan, as the admiral of the war against Japan, and led 50,000 Liaodong troops into the court.

After receiving the order, Ma Ji immediately reorganized his troops and quickly mobilized 50,000 elite troops to be deployed at the border of North Korea. However, he refused to send troops across the border on the excuse that he had not prepared enough food, grass and weapons.

North Korea, eager for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, sent more intensive envoys to the capital and Liaodong.

Many ministers in the DPRK accused Ma Ji of being "fearful of enemies like a tiger" and suggested changing generals before the battle.

The emperor remained silent, neither giving a clear reply to the North Korean envoy nor interfering with Ma Ji's decision.

It was not until the Japanese army continued to invade, occupying almost all of North Korea, and even the North Korean monarchs and ministers were captured, that Ma Ji finally sent his troops into the North.

As soon as they came into contact with the Japanese army, the Liaodong Army showed incredible strength. Not only were the soldiers brave, their advance and retreat were measured, and their military discipline was strict, they were also equipped with extremely sharp firearms.

In the face of extremely long-range, powerful artillery, and fast-loading, accurate-shooting muskets, the Japanese army, which was also equipped with many firearms, almost collapsed at the first touch, and was defeated faster and more miserably than the previous Korean army.

Under the command of Ma Ji, the 50,000 Liaodong Army conquered the entire territory of North Korea with an equal force. The 150,000 Japanese army was almost annihilated. In the end, less than 3,000 Japanese troops fled into the sea in embarrassment and fled back to the Japanese country.

If there is anything unsatisfactory about this battle, it is that the Korean monarchs and ministers were all killed by the defeated Japanese soldiers.

After this battle, the strength of the Liaodong Army attracted the attention of the world, and the voices that had almost never stopped impeaching Ma Ji for his self-respect for supporting the army disappeared.

After the war, the remaining princes and dignitaries in Korea quickly unified their opinions and jointly submitted a letter to the Ming Emperor, requesting that the entire country annex the country and turn Korea from a vassal state into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, Ma Ji accomplished the feat of conquering the country that had not been seen in a century.

After urgent discussions, the imperial court finally made Ma Ji the King of Liaodong and merged North Korea into Liaodong under its jurisdiction.

Two years later, a Japanese assassin suddenly sneaked into Liaodong and assassinated the king of Liaodong, Ma Ji, with a poisonous hidden weapon.

Ma Ji passed away, and before there were any changes in the forces inside and outside Liaodong, the prince Ma Qingfeng succeeded to the throne with extremely strong means.

Ma Qingfeng wrote to the court, requesting an expedition to Japan to avenge the murder of his father, and began to prepare for war before receiving a reply from the court.

The person who reacted faster than the court was Ma Kongqun, who was said to be friends with Ma Ji.

He once again traveled eastward to Japan alone with a sword, but this time his goal was not the Japanese martial arts world, but to behead Toyotomi Hideyoshi under heavy protection and walked away.

As soon as Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, Japan was immediately in chaos.

Ma Qingfeng personally led an army of 70,000 people across the Korean Strait and invaded Japan.

The Liaodong Army was all in good condition, and used sophisticated firearms to clear the way. Under the guise of revenge for Ma Ji, they killed all the soldiers and civilians regardless of resistance.

This war lasted for nearly two years. The Japanese kingdom was finally destroyed, and the four islands fell into the hands of the Liaodong Army.

(End of this chapter)