Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Japan itself had almost no cavalry.

After all, Japan had not yet bred its own horses, and as a result, when faced with the Tang Dynasty, which possessed warhorses, the Japanese nobles found it extremely difficult to even escape.

It began when Cheng Chumo and Li Chongyi stormed the imperial palace.

It took less than a day to completely capture the "capital" of the entire Japanese kingdom.

After brutally slaughtering a group of the most vehemently resisting nobles and taking down the Soga clan, the masterminds behind the attack on the Tang Dynasty, the other clans finally lost all will to fight.

They all prayed for surrender.

"Respect the bravery of the Tang Dynasty, the general of the Tang Dynasty, the freedom of the Tang Dynasty, the surrender of the Tang Dynasty, and the support of the country."

The incoherent bird language came from Emperor Jomei's mouth.

Looking at the guy kneeling on the ground in front of him, dressed in a silk robe, but whose demeanor was not as good as some wealthy merchants or ordinary scholars in the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Tsk, this guy is the King of Japan? That damned Emperor?!"

He shoved aside the man who was about to translate for him, and without any hesitation, grabbed Emperor Shumei's head as if it were a chicken.

"what!!!"

Emperor Jomei screamed in terror. The stinging pain on his scalp, coupled with the corpses of Imperial Palace samurai scattered all around him, almost made him faint from fright. This man, who had been raised by Soga no Emishi from Prince Tamura to become Emperor Jomei, was so terrified that he almost fainted.

"Chu Mo, he is more valuable to us while he is alive."

Li Chongyi offered a gentle reminder.

Cheng Chumo then curled his lip and threw the other person to the ground again.

Looking around at the Japanese officials kneeling on the ground, he felt nauseous at their attire. Although they were all dressed, they gave off a barbaric and absurd feeling of being dressed like monkeys in crowns.

"Who is Soga Ezo!"

The translator had only spoken half of what he was saying when one of the officials kneeling before him slowly straightened up.

Despite his pale face, he appeared quite composed.

He spoke in broken but clearly understandable Tang language: "General Cheng, I am Soga Ezo!"

Cheng Chumo sneered, and immediately two mining soldiers, who were like giants to all the Japanese present, stepped forward and brought him to Cheng Chumo.

"You old codger, you've got guts and a really lucky life! You didn't get hacked to death by these guys?"

Soga no Emishi took a deep breath, his expression indifferent.

"I'm willing to accept defeat! General, please grant me the treatment due to a loser and allow me to commit suicide as atonement!"

"Snapped!"

A large, fan-shaped slap landed hard on the other person's face.

Soga no Emishi felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the left half of his face instantly lost sensation, his ears ringing.

"Pah! What the hell are you pretending for! You piece of trash, you bit your owner and you still have the nerve to call yourself a loser? You're really giving yourself a hard time!"

Cheng Chumo cursed and his arrogant attitude terrified Emperor Shuming, who wished he could bury his head in the ground in front of him.

"Tie up all those bastards from the Soga clan, regardless of age or gender! Send them all to Chang'an and keep an eye on them. Don't let a single one of those grandsons commit suicide!"

He sneered, looking menacingly at Soga Emishi, who was lying on the ground, struggling to sit up, but whose mind was still foggy.

"This is nothing! There are still many fun things in our Great Tang Dynasty that you haven't experienced yet. Wouldn't it be a pity to commit suicide like this?"

Meanwhile, Cheng Chumo and Li Chongyi had already planted the flag of the Tang Dynasty on the broken walls of the imperial palace.

After galloping all the way with his men, cutting down countless Japanese samurai families who wanted to "serve the emperor," Gongsun Wuda and Xue Rengui finally arrived at the imperial palace, only to find everything suddenly going black.

The Great Tang Dynasty Star and Sun Banner fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound in the air.

Gongsun Wuda felt as if each slap was striking his face.

"Aaaaaah! You old scoundrel Cheng!!! Your good son!!!"

He screamed in a frenzy, and the faces of the lieutenants and cavalrymen following him were extremely grim.

Hey!

The fruit was actually picked!

Many of these generals were commanders of the coastal guards or patrol generals of the Tang Dynasty. In order to join the army that followed Gongsun Wuda in the campaign against Japan, they had put in a lot of effort and connections behind the scenes.

I was hoping to bully these short Japanese guys and earn a lot of military merits, but... I didn't even get to eat the shit properly!

At that moment, almost everyone's back molars felt like they were about to be crushed.

Xue Rengui, who was in charge of the Silla-Tang allied cavalry regiment, saw the Tang banners on the city wall and, although he was somewhat disappointed, he did not lose his composure.

Leading this cavalry force, which was undoubtedly one of the strongest in Japan, they headed towards the Imperial Palace.

Along the way, they encountered Tang soldiers patrolling with a dozen or so obsequious warriors, and thus learned the location of Cheng Chumo and his group.

The sight of the ruddy-faced mining soldiers made Gongsun Wuda grit his teeth.

When they followed several mining soldiers to the inner palace of the imperial residence, which had already been occupied, they saw Cheng Chumo and Li Chongyi, whom they wished they could tear to pieces on the spot.

"Nephew, you are truly capable! You have captured the King of Japan and even conquered the royal court of Japan. This is an achievement that could destroy a nation!"

Gongsun Wuda spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chumo's smile became even more distorted.

"Hahaha, Uncle, this matter is really not my fault. The Japanese were audacious and dared to attack my mining camp. The Japanese soldiers in the mine also rebelled, and the mine could not operate. Therefore, I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"I truly had no idea that His Highness would send you, Uncle, to attack Japan..."

The more he spoke, the more Gongsun Wuda snorted coldly at his smug expression, which was almost identical to Cheng Yaojin's.

His face grew increasingly gloomy.

"You were just lucky. Japan was weak and easily defeated. If it were..."

Just as he was about to make amends, a figure rushed in from outside and bowed to Li Chongyi.

"Reporting to the general, envoys from Hitachi and Keno have arrived, saying they wish to surrender to us!"

Gongsun Wuda's eyes lit up as he spoke. As the commander-in-chief of the expedition against the Japanese, he was naturally familiar with the distribution of forces in the Japanese mainland.

The Imperial Palace they have now captured is, in name only, the capital of Japan.

However, in reality, Japan itself has a clan system centered on royal power.

Those who truly hold power and control this country are the local powerful clans.

For example, the area where the Imperial Palace is located today was Yamato Province, which was under the control of the Soga clan. There were also a large number of feudal states in the surrounding areas.

Gongsun Wuda gave a look to his two personal guards almost without hesitation.

The two men turned serious, their expressions turning into a morbid excitement, and rushed out before Li Chongyi could even speak.

“Duke of Donglai, you…” Li Chongyi said helplessly.

Gongsun Wuda, however, burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I am the commander-in-chief appointed by His Highness the Crown Prince to conquer the Japanese. Now that my two nephews have taken over the Yamato Kingdom, I will petition the court for your merits. As for the remaining local rebels, leave them to me to deal with!"

Gongsun Wuda laughed heartily, his mood instantly brightening.

As for the envoys who surrendered?

This general has never seen one!

These damned Japanese bastards disobey the orders of their suzerain and show no respect for the might of the Tang Dynasty. They should all be captured!