Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Honshu Island.

"kill!"

Hu Yanqipeng suddenly drew his spear. In front of him, a Japanese pirate was clutching his throat and uncontrollably kneeling on the ground. Hu Yanqipeng shook the spear, and blood was flowing down the shaft.

"General!"

A soldier said to Huyan Zan.

"Say!"

Hu Yanqi wiped the blood from his face and spoke in an icy tone.

"We have annihilated the two thousand-man squads of Japanese pirates. As you instructed, no one was left alive."

"very good!"

Hu Yanqipeng nodded. Since he came to the Japanese pirates, he had truly become a killing machine, leaving no one alive.

If he keeps killing like this, he shouldn't be called the Thousand-Pound Spear anymore; he should be renamed the Asura Spear.

Where are we now?

"Reporting to the general, we have already passed through the territory of Tanba Province. Ahead should be Heian-kyo, the capital of these Japanese pirates."

The soldier said, holding up the map.

"There are few people and a lot of things to do. They dare to call themselves a country when the land is only the size of a village. Several villages share one road. People will laugh at them if they tell others."

Since landing, he has destroyed eleven or twelve countries in Shanyang Road and Shanyin Road. It is no exaggeration to say that if we only consider the number of countries destroyed, Huyan Qipeng would be ranked at the top in history books.

“But Xu Junshi and the others said before that Heian-kyo is the most important city in the entire Kou Kingdom, and its defenses must be far superior to those of other places.”

"Another capital? How many capitals is this now?"

Hu Yanqipeng was initially somewhat interested in capturing the enemy's capital, but now he was numb to it. It's just a capital, why make it seem like he's never captured one before?

"But according to the information left by Military Advisor Xu, their emperor is in Heian-kyo!"

"Oh?"

This piqued Huyan Qipeng's interest. He had already killed quite a few rulers, but not yet an emperor. If he could kill one, wouldn't he, Huyan Qipeng, be a big name in the history books in the future?

"What is their emperor called?"

Hu Yanqipeng asked as he poured water from the water bag into his mouth.

“General, based on what the local people have been saying these past few days, as well as the intelligence left by Military Advisor Xu, we have discovered that the royal family of the Kou people is in a state of chaos.”

"The one who is actually in power now is called Baihe, and he has given himself the title of 'The Ruler of Heaven'."

"Pfft... what is that?"

Hu Yanqipeng was drinking water peacefully, but upon hearing this, he immediately spat it out.

"Returning to the sovereign of Heaven? How dare these Japanese have such a big face?"

"Let the entire army rest for an hour. After an hour, we will attack Heian-kyo and drag this Baihe out to see how many heads this thing has and dares to claim that it can rule the world."

"General, this guy is quite interesting. He married his sister to his son, who later died young. The nominal emperor is his grandson, but real power is in Baihe's hands. Baihe was also a monk, so the locals now call him Emperor Baihe."

"The King of France? What is that? Does he even deserve the title?"

Hu Yanqipeng looked disdainful. These Japanese are really ignorant of their own limitations. They call themselves the Emperor of Heaven.

“Um, General, the natives say they do call the Emperor…”

"Where are the cannons that the Dayi Army gave to our Pinghai Navy? Bring them over here!"

Huyan Qipeng was furious. He couldn't bear to see God being insulted like this by the Japanese, so he directly ordered the cannons to be pushed over.

"General, what are you planning to do...?"

"After we've rested a bit, the gunners will go first. Aim at this Heian-kyo and fire hard! Use up all the shells the Dayi army sent!"

"Yes!"

Pinghai Army's orders were as firm as mountains, and Huyan Qipeng's words quickly reached everyone's ears. Upon learning that they could capture an emperor this time, everyone's morale was very high. Some people even skipped meals and immediately began sharpening their weapons, waiting for the battle to begin so they could kill more.

After resting, more than fifty cannons of various kinds were pushed slowly to the front line of Heian-kyo city wall by the soldiers of the Pinghai Army using various tools, with all the cannons aimed at the city.

"General, we don't have enough shells, especially the large stone eggs. Do we need the Dayi Army to send some more?"

"Can't we fight a war without cannons?"

Hu Yanqipeng said, "How can we ask for help at this time? First, use up all the shells we have! If I see anyone who is reluctant to use them, I won't let them use the artillery next time!"

"Yes!"

Hu Yanqipeng's order was met with unanimous approval. When the battle began, fifty cannons fired their shells at once, creating a terrifying display of power!

"Thump! Thump! Bang! Thump!..."

Different types of cannonballs exploded or slammed heavily onto the walls of Heian-kyo, causing the city to shake violently.

Although they had long heard that the Heian-kyo navy would use cannons, this was the first time the Japanese in Heian-kyo had ever faced cannons head-on.

But what they didn't expect was that the walls of Heian-kyo, which they had painstakingly built over many years and were known as the most indestructible, were so vulnerable in the face of the Pinghai Army's shells!

Especially the incredibly heavy stone projectiles; as they rained down, the city walls seemed to groan in agony, unable to withstand the damage. By the time the last stone projectile from the Heian-kyo army was fired, the entire city wall facing them was riddled with holes and in ruins.

In many places, collapses are currently underway! The loud "boom" noise is incessant.

"Everyone! Draw your weapons!"

Hu Yanqipeng mounted his horse and looked at the collapsing city wall in the distance, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Remember this: when we storm in, if anyone resists, we will show no mercy!"

"General, are we planning to completely massacre this city?"

“Massacre of a city is against the will of Heaven. We will only kill those who are armed. The rest will be left to the brothers of the Dayi Army to handle.”

The Huyan family was, after all, a family of military generals. In their eyes, when faced with a problem, if there was no clear solution, then the execution was the only option. As for the aftermath, they never even considered it.

"kill!"

The army, like a torrent of steel, rushed towards Heian-kyo. Under the powerful offensive of the Heian-kyo army, the defenders of Heian-kyo were unable to put up any effective resistance and were quickly overrun into their palace by Huyan Qipeng and his men.

Inside the palace, a noble-looking boy of about thirteen or fourteen was being surrounded by a group of warriors trying to escape. But before he could run more than a few steps, he was surrounded by the Pinghai Army. The warriors tried to resist, but were quickly killed by the Pinghai Army, leaving only the boy.

"Who are you?"

Hu Yanqipeng, accompanied by a soldier who understood Japanese, approached the boy and looked down at him. If it weren't for his age, he would have killed the boy earlier as well.

The boy said something with a trembling voice, and the soldier immediately translated for Hu Yanqipeng.

"I am the Emperor, Toba."

"You're the Emperor? Didn't they say your Emperor's name is Shirakawa?"

"Baihe is my grandfather."

"Interesting. Do the Japanese also practice empress dowager rule?"

Hu Yanqi quickly realized that this Baihe must have learned a lot of things from the Central Plains!

"Heavenly soldiers from the west, I beg you for your help!"

The boy, who called himself Emperor Toba, suddenly knelt down before Huyan Qipeng and kowtowed heavily!

"I, Toba, swear in the name of the 74th Emperor that if the Heavenly Soldiers can help me kill my grandfather, I will command the entire nation to surrender to them! From this day forward, my descendants will be my subjects!"

"At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he actually knows how to use external forces to deal with his grandfather who is trying to seize power. Interesting. This child is quite cunning."

After listening to the soldier's translation, Hu Yanqipeng's impression of the boy began to change.

“I can take over your entire country without you surrendering. Whether you surrender or not is irrelevant.”

“I, I can stop calling myself Emperor from now on, and only call myself the Lord of Japan.”

Huyan Qipeng jumped off his horse, put one hand on the sword at his waist, and approached Niaoyu.

What you've given isn't enough.

Listening to the soldier's translation, Niaoyu, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly looked up at Huyan Qipeng and then put his head on his boot!

"If the heavenly soldiers help me kill my grandfather, from this day forward I will declare you my adopted son! You will be my godfather!"

Toba had also read some books about the Central Plains. He knew that many people in the Central Plains would recognize a godfather, and this trick was very effective and should be able to save his life.

"what did he say?"

The sword at Huyan Qipeng's waist had been drawn at some point.

"He said he wanted to be the general's adopted son."

"brush!!"

As soon as the soldier finished translating, Hu Yanqipeng swung his sword with great force. The sword was so sharp that it severed Niaoyu's head! The boy's head rolled to the side with a "roll," his face still frozen in disbelief.

"General, what's wrong...?"

"Yes, this child must not be allowed to live."

Hu Yanqipeng flicked the blood off his sword and said calmly.

"His willingness to help me kill my grandfather and restore him to the throne shows his ruthlessness; his refusal to mention anything but surrendering to the Emperor shows his deep cunning; and his desire to become my adopted son would make me a generation younger than the Japanese, which shows his cunning."

“A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with so many bad thoughts, this child must not be allowed to live.”

Hu Yanqipeng turned and left without looking at the headless corpse, as if it were not some Japanese emperor, but just an ordinary corpse.

"Slay the young! Don't let the old ones escape either! Even if you have to search the entire city, find Baihe!"

"The Japanese imperial family has no reason to exist!"

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