Chapter 117 Zhu Yuanzhang: What is the law of robbers?
In a small valley due north of Keelung Port.
Mu Ying and Lan Yu each gathered here with 300 people.
This is Ming Dynasty's special forces.
From the original Tiger Battalion with a total of 120 people under Mu Ying's command, now there are Tiger and Falcon Battalions with a total of 600 people.
There are three hundred people in each battalion, among whom the ones with the lowest cultivation level are also martial arts experts who have just entered Huajin.
If this kind of thing were said ten years ago, I'm afraid not ten out of ten people would believe it.
At that time, there were only a dozen or so Huajin masters in the entire Ming Dynasty, and each one of them was a thunderous presence, but now Huajin can only be considered good.
In the words of His Highness the Prince, if you don't enter the realm of innateness and truly step into the ranks of the extraordinary, everything is just an ant.
"How do you say that?" Lan Jade asked, sitting on the ground with a big knife stuck beside him.
"As soon as the gunfire sounds, we will seize the enemy's fort."
"I heard that the Japanese Emperor is also here. How about we two compete to see who can kill the Japanese Emperor first?"
"Okay, this is my favorite thing!" Lan Yu grinned.
This is the first battle since the formation of the Falcon Battalion. Lan Yu's ability to win the position of Falcon General in the Falcon Battalion is not just due to his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun.
Without diamonds, he would not be able to do porcelain work. He, Lan Yu, believed that he was no weaker than anyone else.
If he hadn't been born more than ten years later than those veteran generals, he might still be among the six founding Dukes of the country today.
"kill……!"
Soon there were loud shouts of murder coming from Keelung Port.
"Action!" Mu Ying, wearing a pair of bright silver armor with a red cape behind her, suddenly jumped up from the ground.
Behind him, the three hundred people from the Tiger Camp were also all covered in armor, not even their faces showing.
These armors were all obtained by Zhu Biao from the small world of Base No. 1, totaling 1,200 sets.
Zhu Biao left 200 sets with his personal guards, and the remaining 1,000 sets were all handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang, who then sent them to the Tiger and Falcon Battalions.
This kind of armor has been tested by Zhu Biao. Even if it is hit by bullets at close range, it cannot break the defense. It is also lightweight and suitable for warriors to use their methods. It is perfect.
He speculated that this thing should be made by qi masters using special techniques to smelt certain types of spiritual gold.
Even if the magic circle on it had not been damaged, the spiritual materials on it would have degenerated into ordinary materials, resulting in its true power being greatly reduced, and the power it could display would have been even greater.
Even now, its hardness far exceeds any alloy Zhu Biao has ever seen.
The current Ming Dynasty is far from having the technical means to refine such armor.
So there are 1,200 sets, one set is broken and one set is missing, which is quite precious.
Six hundred Huajin Grandmasters rushed out of the valley silently like a red torrent. They ran at full speed, like galloping horses, and there was no heavy sound of galloping horses' hooves.
When they came out from behind the fort,
The faces of the Japanese who were controlling the fort and fighting them away all looked like they had seen a ghost.
"Baga Ya Road!" A Japanese commander suddenly pulled out his Japanese sword, but he had just taken a step when a big sword came first and cut him in half.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lan Yu curled her lips and smiled.
"Bang!" Just then, someone in the distance hid behind the cannon and fired at him.
"Dang...!" Lan Yu was shot in the waist.
He reached out and touched it, and there was an extra groove in the armor.
This immediately made him feel heartbroken.
"You bitch, how dare you break my armor!"
"Death to me!" he shouted angrily, turning into a gust of wind and roaring away.
The roar of the artillery in the rear suddenly stopped!
This made Emperor Meiji and the Englishman William on the frontline feel a little bad at the same time.
On the opposite side, without the suppression of cannons, the Japanese who landed were all shaken, and once again howled like ghosts and wolves, and launched a charge.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I think there may be something wrong with the rear fort!"
"We can't delay any longer, we must fight quickly!"
"How are you preparing for what I asked you to prepare?" the British man said solemnly.
"吆西!"
"A thousand warriors have been selected, and they are all willing to die loyally for our Empire of Japan." Emperor Meiji said with a solemn look on his face.
As Emperor Meiji spoke, he waved, and soon a team that had been recuperating before was pulled up by him.
These people are all Japanese young people between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two.
"Your death will not be in vain. I vow to make Japan great. In the future, I will build a shrine so that all of your names will be engraved on the rankings and be worshiped by all the people of our Empire of Japan."
"And you are not alone on the road, because there are still the blood of these Akito to pay tribute to them." As Emperor Meiji spoke, he pointed at the Japanese who were about to rush to the front of the position and said in a deep voice: "Go and kill them all now."
"Hi!" The thousand people looked at each other firmly, and at the same time they took out a bottle of light blue potion and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Give me the bald man!" They pulled out their Japanese swords and rushed towards the Japanese on the opposite side.
"Pfft!" A Japanese man was stabbed by a Japanese knife.
But the Japanese didn't seem to notice it, and he cut off the opponent's head with a knife.
Then he roared and pulled out the Japanese swords on his body, and howled into the crowd with one hand in each hand.
On the battlefield, William and Emperor Meiji used telescopes to see all this.
Emperor Meiji was secretly frightened, but William on the opposite side proudly introduced it: "This is the first magic potion of my British Empire. I call it the Immortal."
"After taking it, you will not die no matter how injured you are within half an hour, and your strength and speed will increase exponentially!"
"Of course, because there is no magic element, the current immortality potion also has a shortcoming, that is, it can only last for half an hour!"
When talking about the magic element, William felt a little heartbroken.
That stupid ancestor of vampires actually stole more than 800 demonic essences accumulated by the British Empire for decades. He was also killed by the people of the Ming Dynasty and had the demonic essences taken away from him.
This is simply unforgivable.
If those things were obtained by the people of the Ming Dynasty, they might be able to fiddle with something!
This was also an important reason why Britain was so eager to support Japan and declare war on Ming.
To be honest, the death of the ancestor of vampires made the adults in the council celebrate. After all, no one wanted to have such a dirty supernatural creature around them all the time who could rule all vampires.
They had been suppressing vampires in the past, and they had a huge amount of demonic energy but refused to create more, just because the ancestor of vampires was still alive.
If there are too many vampires, their status will be seriously threatened.
Now that he is dead, it is the time to vigorously develop vampires, but the demonic essence is gone...
This made the gentlemen in the parliament almost vomit blood.
"boom!"
Mu Ying shot off the head of an undead man, who twitched twice and finally became motionless.
"Immortal?"
"I don't think it's that exaggerated!" Mu Ying blew the muzzle of the gun gently and put the gun back into her waist.
He and Lan Yu had already controlled the other side's fort, and they heard that a monster appeared in front and killed all the Japanese people, so he brought people over to take a look.
It turned out that they were just a group of monsters that briefly possessed Huajin-level force.
And compared to Huajin Grandmaster, they are easier to kill because their heads are too easy to explode.
Mu Ying glanced at the battlefield and found that the overall situation had been decided. She couldn't help but raise her head and look at the local positions.
At the same time, Emperor Meiji was also looking this way.
The two looked at each other, Mu Ying grinned, and gestured to him wiping her neck.
Emperor Meiji's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and then he became furious instantly.
"idiot!"
"Aim at that man and kill him!" Emperor Meiji roared.
But even though he looked angry, his steps were retreating.
Obviously, he has figured out that the defeat of Keelung Port is certain. If he doesn't leave, he may not be able to leave.
"Your Excellency, where are you going?" William, a British man, followed closely behind Emperor Meiji.
He is not a fool. Compared with the Japanese, the British have excellent escape skills.
"Pfft!" Emperor Meiji suddenly turned around and stabbed William in the body.
"You...!" William had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Compared to asking you to go back with me, I think it would be more appropriate for Akito to kill you!"
"I hope this will allow the British to provide more assistance to the Japanese Empire!" Emperor Meiji flashed a trace of cruelty on his face, kicked William over, put on the clothes of an ordinary soldier, and slipped away quietly.
"Have you found the Emperor of Japan?" Lan Yu asked, walking out of the back position with a depressed look.
"No ah!"
"I showed my head just now, and then I didn't see it again. I guess I ran away long ago!"
Mu Ying was also a little helpless.
"It doesn't matter. This bet is always valid. If Taiwan can't kill him, we will go to Ryukyu or Japan. I still don't believe it. That emperor is a loach."
"Even if it is a loach, I will dig three feet into the ground to find him and chop him to death." Lan Yu looked domineering.
An hour later, inside a building just built by the Japanese in Keelung Port.
Chang Yuchun and a group of navy and army generals gathered together.
"The entire army will rest in Taiwan for a period of time."
"In the shortest two months, we must eliminate banditry and pirates in Taiwan, and we must not let go of foreign strongholds."
"Your Majesty's intention is that this will become one of our military ports in the future. No foreign country will be allowed to dock or pass through the Taiwan Strait without permission."
"From now on, all ships on the sea that do not pay taxes will be beaten one by one!" Chang Yuchun said domineeringly.
"Commander, when are we going to fight Japan?" Lan Yu asked with anticipation.
"Your Majesty has sent me a message. Another large ship carrying 20,000 warriors has set sail from the Japanese country. It will not be long before it comes. Let's wait for them. When those people arrive, we will go to Japan and kill them.
Not even a scrap of armor is left."
After hearing Chang Yuchun's words, all the generals below couldn't help but get excited.
Those Japanese are really too arrogant. This time they can finally vent their anger.
"Protest, we protest. The people of the Ming Dynasty detained our merchant ships without reason. Is this an act of piracy that violates freedom of navigation? The Ming Dynasty must give us an explanation for this matter."
Representatives from Guangzhou City, France, Germany, Russia, the United States and other countries came together to lodge a complaint against Chang Yuchun for blocking the Taiwan Strait and seizing merchant ships.
Zhu Yuanzhang's answer was also clear: "The appeal is invalid. If you want to pass through the Taiwan Strait, you must pay taxes. Merchant ships that do not pay taxes will be regarded as smuggling and will be resolutely cracked down on."
"The people of the Ming Dynasty are playing with fire!" the French representative said solemnly.
"Haha, we know that the French have been trying to make moves against Vietnam. If you dare to make a move, we will make you regret it!" Zhu Yuanzhang met these representatives in person and responded domineeringly.
"What right do you have to interfere in Vietnam's affairs? That is a conflict between us and Vietnam!" the French representative said angrily.
"Haha, Vietnam has regarded the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain country since ancient times. Since it is the suzerain country, it is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. If you dare to invade Vietnam, you are violating our Ming Dynasty."
"Hmph, gangster logic!" the French representative walked away.
"And you, the Russians have been very arrogant recently. They first occupied Sakhalin Island and are now looking to the east of the Ussuri River. They are also making big moves in Xinjiang. What do you want to do?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at the Russian representative again.
"Haha, this is a matter between us and the Qing government. It seems to have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, right?" the representative of Tsarist Russia said with a smile.
"Qing court?"
"We are just hanging on for a while. Sooner or later, the whole of China will be our Ming Dynasty!"
"So now you are invading our Ming Dynasty's land!"
"Go back and bring a message to Alexander II. Ask him to wash his neck and wait. We will fight to Moscow sooner or later."
The face of the representative of Tsarist Russia became increasingly ugly.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the remaining people and said, "What about you? What do you want to say?"
"His Majesty the Ming Emperor, we promise that we will abide by the laws of the Ming Empire when sailing in the Far East in the future..."
Wait for a few representatives to leave.
Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong, who were called to the side to watch, looked like they were staring at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Just say what you want to say!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with his eyes closed.
"Your Majesty, wouldn't this offend all the surrounding countries?" Yang Xian asked carefully.
"Ah!"
"You just came here and don't understand the behavior of the countries around you!"
"To put it simply, except for me, the Ming Dynasty, all the countries around us follow the logic of bandits!"
"Do you know what a robber is?"
"It's just bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
"The kinder you act in front of them, the more they will think you are easy to bully and want to make things difficult for you."
"Yang Xian, you will be responsible for foreign affairs in the future. Please remember it clearly. When dealing with foreigners, don't try to play politics. Those barbarians don't understand. You have to be high-profile and arrogant. The more high-profile and arrogant they are, the more afraid they will be of you."
I don’t dare to touch you, do you understand?”
"Yes!" Yang Xian quickly agreed respectfully.
"Hu Weiyong, you will be responsible for the economy here."
Zhu Yuanzhang lightly glanced at this historically powerful prime minister of the Ming Dynasty and said: "What you have to do is to cooperate with our industrial plan in the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time build up the industrial system here."
"Everything is subject to the orders of His Royal Highness, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Hu Weiyong looked excited.
He has been serving as minister for more than ten years, and now he finally has the opportunity to take a step further.
He must grasp it.
"Very good!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and waved the two of them away.
This Yang Xian is a smart man, but unfortunately, as Liu Ji said, he is too small to be a prime minister, but he can still be a diplomat in a chaotic situation like the late Qing Dynasty.
As for this Hu Weiyong, he is indeed a talent.
In the original history, although Zhu Yuanzhang's deliberate indulgence in his monopolization of power for more than ten years was a factor, this person was indeed a rare expert in handling government affairs.
It would be a pity to kill it directly, so it is better to pull it over and use it first.
If you are really arrogant and unyielding, and have second thoughts, it will not be too late to kill you.
To be honest, with the recovery of the Ming Dynasty's spiritual energy and the gradual emergence of Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer as insecure as he was in history.
For him, the spiritual energy has revived, and now the Ming Dynasty, where martial arts and technology have developed simultaneously, is better to control than the previous Ming Dynasty, which was a ball of stagnant water.
Because in the original history, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, especially after the four parties were completely pacified in the 13th year of Hongwu, there were no external enemies. After the pressure dropped suddenly, various conflicts that he had suppressed before naturally broke out.
In addition, the cake of the Ming Empire has been divided, and there is no way to make it bigger.
Some people were dissatisfied with the piece of cake in their hands, so they naturally set their sights on the cakes in the hands of others. Some even focused on the biggest piece of cake in the hands of the emperor. Naturally, the struggle within the court became turbulent and strange.
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At this time, if he doesn't use the knife, someone will take the knife first.
Indecisiveness is not his character. Zhu Yuanzhang understands better than anyone else the principle of striking first.
The killing began naturally.
But it is different now. The Ming Dynasty has been growing bigger and bigger. No one who controls the empire can touch anyone else's interests, so naturally everything is still harmonious.
Huaixi Party leaders like Li Shanchang can always be used as prime ministers, let alone little people like Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian.
His appointment of people now is much more tolerant than in the past.
Another very important point is that the development of science and technology and martial arts will bring the Ming Empire closer. In the past, it would take a month or two to reach Nanjing from the frontier, but now with trains, it only takes a few days.
The person in power has a deeper control over the entire empire and has greater power, so it is naturally more difficult for officials in various places to fool him.
This is also an important reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to spare no effort to develop science and technology and develop martial arts.
