In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Set the mountain on fire; after all, this isn't the Central Plains.

As for the Japanese living in the mountains, what business is it of Meng Tian's?

The lives of ten thousand Japanese could not outweigh the life of one of his comrades. Therefore, upon hearing that there were ninjas and samurai lying in ambush nearby, Meng Tian did not hesitate and immediately chose to launch a fire attack!

Once the flames are lit, even the most numerous ninja warriors will perish.

"But General, we are also in the mountains."

If a fire breaks out and indiscriminately spreads, friend or foe, wouldn't even the imperial soldiers be unable to escape?

“It’s alright. Master Xingyin had already foreseen this scene before the imperial army landed.”

In a forest fire, creating a firebreak on the left side of the wind will allow you to avoid the flames. Even if the fire spreads, a long enough firebreak will buy you enough time, and we are currently positioned on the left side of the wind.

"Men, clear a 100-zhang-long and 3-zhang-wide cordon within 15 minutes!!"

"Yes, General!"

The army was well-trained, and within a quarter of an hour, they cleared a 150-zhang-long and 4-zhang-wide isolation zone right in front of everyone.

Launch a rocket!

As rockets were fired indiscriminately, a sea of ​​fire erupted instantly, and the samurai and ninjas who couldn't escape the forest screamed in agony.

Since ancient times, water and fire have been inextricably linked, and are also among the most cruel methods.

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"General, there's an ambush underwater!"

"Crossbowmen, prepare to fire!"

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"There's something wrong with the surrounding rocks; it's Earth Release ninjutsu..."

"Tear gas!"

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After passing five checkpoints and defeating six generals, the 100,000 armored imperial soldiers finally met the long-awaited Japanese army.

The previous challenges served two purposes: first, to weaken the empire's strength, and second, to demoralize the empire's soldiers.

However, no one expected that the Zhang family already had a plan: when encountering forests, they would set them on fire; when encountering water, they would use powerful crossbows to test the waters; and in open areas, they would use smoke grenades and tear gas...

This caused heavy losses to the ninja forces.

Even Duan Tianya was astonished by the Empire's methods.

Only the Empire and the Zhang family would be so domineering and unreasonable as to disregard whether innocent people would be harmed.

Thump! Thump! Thump...

The two armies faced off in a rare plain and hilly area in Japan, their momentum unstoppable!

Because the 300,000-strong Japanese army consisted of miscellaneous troops from the four major shogunates, their uniforms were inconsistent, and even their weapons were a mixed bag.

Those who possess a katana are samurai.

However, their strength varied greatly; most weren't even third-rate samurai, at best they were...

But most of the soldiers were armed with weapons that were practically from the Stone Age.

Japan doesn't lack various resources; rather, its mining and smelting technologies are inadequate. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so far behind the Central Plains.

Moreover, its resources are extremely abundant.

Not to mention the abundant gold and silver reserves, there are also huge amounts of sulfur, coal, and copper mines. It can be said that Zhang Xiaoshan tricked the empire.

After Zhang Xiaoshan put forward his conditions, Emperor Ying Zheng looked down on the tiny island nation of Japan.

Therefore, they agreed to Zhang Xiaoshan's conditions and handed over all the mining rights in Japan to the Zhang family. As a result, they had no idea how much profit the Zhang family would gain.

"idiot!"

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Miyamoto Musashi looked at Meng Tian, ​​the enemy's general, with a naked killing intent in his eyes.

He was fully aware of everything the imperial army did as it marched forward.

They set fire to forests, fired arrows at water, and used poison on mountains... The entire ninja force suffered heavy losses.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!

"Crossbowmen, prepare!!"

Looking at the Japanese army opposite him, whose morale was soaring, Meng Tian couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

It should be noted that the seemingly massive Japanese army actually lacked proper armor for most of its troops, let alone shield formations.

Even the small round shields that were prepared were mostly made of wood.

put!

At a single command, a hail of arrows was unleashed, and dark clouds loomed over the city!

The Japanese soldiers were initially full of confidence, but when faced with the methods of the Imperial Army's soldiers, they couldn't help but panic under the nightmarish barrage of arrows.

Even the small round shields that blocked the way only covered the area where the general and the samurai were located.

However, the Empire used gunpowder arrows for the round shield area!

These arrows were specially designed by the Zhang family to target shield formations.

As soon as the arrow touches an object, it will instantly trigger the gunpowder it carries, causing an explosion.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The group of Japanese samurai originally thought that the small round shields could withstand the empire's crossbow bolts.

But with a series of loud bangs, although the gunpowder on a single crossbow bolt was not very powerful, the sheer force of thousands of gunpowder arrows not only shattered the small round shields, but also severely damaged most of the Japanese samurai behind the shields from the impact of the gunpowder.

idiot!

Not only the Japanese samurai, but also a group of high-ranking Japanese officials looked angrily in Meng Tian's direction.

They had once again come to understand the despicable nature of the people of the Central Plains.

Unexpectedly, the Empire actually put gunpowder on arrows, specifically to counter 'shields against arrow formations'.

kill!

Looking at the Japanese troops who had suffered considerable losses and whose morale had plummeted.

At Meng Tian's command, the Golden Fire Cavalry charged forward. Simultaneously, a second and third volley of crossbow bolts were fired three breaths after the charge.

The Japanese samurai who had charged out to meet the enemy were mostly wiped out by two volleys of crossbow bolts before they even encountered the charge of the Golden Fire Cavalry.

This domineering formation instantly brought the morale of the Japanese to its lowest point.

With swords and spears, their might was overwhelming!

The impact of the Golden Fire Cavalry, a torrent of steel, was so powerful that even well-equipped Imperial soldiers, let alone the unarmored Japanese soldiers, could not withstand such a violent collision.

In addition, each of the Golden Fire Cavalrymen was a master of minor physical training, and the sharpness of their flaming spears could take away several terrified Japanese soldiers each time they were wielded.

puff!

Suddenly, several heads flew up. To the astonishment of everyone on the battlefield, a beautiful figure dressed in a crimson samurai outfit leaped directly to the top of the Emperor's flagpole, carrying the severed heads.

"Our commander, Miyamoto Musashi, is dead! Why don't you all surrender now!"

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"idiot!"

The drifting catkins were speaking the official language of Japan, and their voices echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

The sight of Miyamoto Musashi and the bodies of several nearby bodyguards slowly falling from a great height filled all the Japanese soldiers with both anger and despair.

The commander-in-chief was dead, and even several of Miyamoto Musashi's top lieutenants were killed; none of the high-ranking officials of Japan escaped.

The impact on the Japanese camp was predictable.

"kill!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Tian personally led the charge, sending 100,000 armored soldiers of the empire to attack the Japanese soldiers who were too caught off guard.

One victory is built on the bones of ten thousand!

Undoubtedly, with both sides suffering heavy losses, the Empire, having lost over 30,000 men, almost completely annihilated the 300,000-strong Japanese army.

As for Yagyu Hyousu, after killing several Japanese masters, he withdrew.

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The same was true at the Japanese headquarters at that time.

The tens of thousands of soldiers who remained to protect the Japanese Emperor were all slaughtered by the three bronze-armored warriors, the monk Xingyin, and the Blood Droplets who came to provide support.

Even the Emperor of Japan and the four Shoguns of the Tokugawa Shogunate perished in the chaos.

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It can be said that the Zhang family single-handedly ended the rule of the Japanese Emperor and the so-called Warring States period.

Inside the villa, blood flowed like a river, and corpses piled up like mountains.

Zhang Xiaoshan commanded the black-armored warrior Demon God to burn everything to ashes with a burst of heavenly fire.

"What are the casualties?"

"Reporting to Young Master, the Blood Droplets have suffered nearly a hundred casualties, but the other experts are unharmed!"

The Flying Guillotine soldiers were all skilled at firing sneak arrows, and along with a host of other deadly weapons such as muskets and incendiary bombs, they were a formidable force. If it weren't for the fact that the opposing warriors were numerous and highly skilled, the enemy would have been a formidable force.

Even if faced with thousands of Japanese soldiers, the enemy would have no chance to fight back.

"It's alright!"

The Blood Droplets were originally Zhang family's assassins, and Zhang Xiaoshan had trained quite a few assassins over the years.

If he wanted to expand, the Blood Droplets could grow to a thousand people at any time.

However, given the Zhang family's current prestige, there is no need to increase the number of Blood Droplets, thereby exposing the Zhang family's trump card.

Moreover, even if the Flying Guillotine wanted to test its skills, it's unlikely anyone would run into it now.

"Master of Sexual Sound, from now on you will be in charge of Japan."

Zhang plans to build a large-scale, smaller Leiyin Temple here to replace the previous Shinto religion and to rule Japan, creating a covert rivalry with the empire!

"Yes, son!"

By building Buddhist temples and using spiritual means to rule Japan, Xingyin also knew that Zhang Xiaoshan's plan was a radical attack.

At that time, Japan will have no chance to recover.

"Besides that, Master will instruct Meng Tian later:"

All the nobles in the border areas of Japan and Korea were killed, their land was distributed to the people, and half of the grain obtained from confiscating their property was distributed to the people to alleviate the temporary backlash in both places.

After I return to the Central Plains, I will arrange for the Zhang family to come and take over the mines and provide employment for these people!

"The Benevolent Young Master 1"

Beat the local tyrants and divide the land!

In the Central Plains, this would be suicidal, since the interests of the gentry are not something that anyone can touch.

Even though Shang Yang's reforms played a crucial role in the rise of the Later Zhou Empire, the Later Zhou emperors ultimately had to have Shang Yang torn apart by five horses to appease the nobles within the empire.

But Japan was different. As a defeated nation, these nobles naturally became sacrifices for Zhang Xiaoshan to implement his ideals.

The appeased populace became the Zhang family's best source of manpower.

Chapter 660 Public Opinion Giants – The Zhang Family

"Great victory in Japan! Great victory in Japan!"

Your Majesty, General Meng Tian just sent a message by carrier pigeon:

Yesterday, the Imperial Army's soldiers fought a decisive battle on the plains against 300,000 Japanese troops on Fusang Island. At the cost of 30,000 soldiers, they annihilated the entire 300,000-strong Japanese army.

In addition, the Japanese Emperor and the Shogun were assassinated by the Zhang family's Blood Droplets, and all Japanese resistance forces collapsed.