Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1147 Luxury Mansion and Beautiful Women at His Fingertips

Like a flash of lightning in the night sky, it gives people a glimpse of dazzling light, but it vanishes in an instant and disappears into the darkness.

Muchuan's training was effective, but his training methods are now unknown to everyone.

All the soldiers who had been trained or had witnessed training have been taken away by Kikawa.

These elite warriors of the Taisho era completely buried His Highness the Crown Prince's hopes within the town of Fengping.

Zhao Jian slammed the battle report heavily on his desk, his eyebrows raised, his anger flaring.

"Useless, arrogant, conceited, scoundrel..."

With nowhere to vent his anger, he could only pile up the words he could think of to relieve his frustration.

He had already devised the next battle strategy and was simply waiting for the Zhenfeng Battalion to return so that he could extend his tactics to the Taisho Imperial Guard.

It's not hard to imagine what the situation would be like on the battlefield against the pirates after the combat effectiveness of the 30,000 Imperial Guards increased exponentially.

The scene of overwhelmingly defeating the pirates had already replayed in Zhao Jian's mind several times.

Having an invincible army under his command will ensure his position as crown prince is extremely secure.

The future looked so promising; the Taisho Empire seemed within easy reach.

Before Crown Prince Zhao Jian's eyes, the Zhenfeng Camp was like a colorful soap bubble, which shattered into pieces and disappeared into the air the moment the battle report was received.

This is not only the shattering of one's own dreams, but also the current predicament, which will become even heavier and more unsolvable.

Originally, my plan with my father was good: to take advantage of the agreement with the pirates and the peace along the coast, to take the eight prefectures of Zhenxi and unify the territory of Taisho.

Who would have thought that these pirates, utterly devoid of any sense of contract and capricious, would suddenly go berserk and invade Taisho territory.

This caught Zhao Zheng and his son completely off guard, leaving them helpless.

After discussing it, the father and son had no choice but to turn around and secure their rear first, and the eight prefectures of Zhenxi could only be dealt with later.

After venting his frustrations, Zhao Jian was panting heavily.

"Send another urgent message to Kyoto, ordering all soldiers to hold the city and await reinforcements."

Regardless, the current defensive battle must continue. Luo City must be defended at all costs, as it is an extremely important city outside the capital.

Los Angeles was equivalent to half of the Taisho Dynasty's territory. If it fell into enemy hands, it would be a fatal blow to the Taisho court.

The prince's attendant, who had been waiting outside the door, quickly bowed and said yes, then turned to busy himself with the documents to be delivered to the capital.

Prime Minister Miao Changfeng, far away in Kyoto, was taking great pride in his masterpiece, the Taisho Zhenfeng Camp, which he had personally created. Its achievements made him very proud.

He was even praised by the emperor, who publicly commended him in court.

To everyone's surprise, before they could even enjoy their joy for a few days, they suddenly received news that Zhenfeng Camp had been surrounded by nearly 10,000 pirates.

There is no solution to this problem. No one would believe that the five hundred soldiers of Zhenfeng Battalion could break through the encirclement of nearly ten thousand pirates and leave Fengping County alive.

However, Miao Changfeng firmly believed in his heart that even if the Zhenfeng Battalion was completely wiped out, he, Mu Chuan, could still escape.

He summoned Miao Yong and the Prime Minister's Inspector Feng Li, both of whom knew Mu Chuan and were familiar with him.

Miao Changfeng, with a sullen face, pushed the report on his desk forward.

"Take a look at this battle report."

The two looked puzzled. Feng Li stepped forward, bowed, took the battle report, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Miao Yong.

After reading the battle report, the two frowned and remained silent.

"What do you think?"

Miao Yong said in a deep voice, "Sir, Mu Chuan was arrogant and conceited, so this outcome is to be expected."

Feng Li frowned: "Mu Chuan is not brainless. From his behavior, it can be seen that he does have a plan in mind. He shouldn't be so reckless."

Miao Changfeng nodded: "Mu Chuan is someone I have high hopes for, not only because he has the skills to train troops, but also because he is quite capable. It's difficult for ordinary martial artists to reach such a level. He..."

Miao Changfeng shook his head: "I won't die."

Miao Yong's eyes were a little red: "Sir, Dongping is probably... finished."

Miao Changfeng remained expressionless: "I will explain this matter to Madam. On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. As the saying goes, 'Even a clay pot will break near a well, and a general is bound to die on the battlefield.' Life is unpredictable..."

At this point, he shook his head and sighed.

Feng Li bowed and said, "Prime Minister, the Imperial Guards led by His Highness the Crown Prince are stationed in Luoyang, and the situation is extremely critical. Why hasn't His Majesty sent reinforcements?"

Miao Changfeng stroked his beard and pondered for a moment.

"With 30,000 imperial guards stationed in Luoyang, it should be an impregnable fortress. How could it be in such a critical situation?"

Miao Yong said urgently, "Sir, the pirates are fierce and agile. They can climb the city walls as if they were on flat ground, making the defense of the city quite difficult."

"Heh, walking on flat ground? Don't exaggerate. With your martial arts skills, Miao Yong, go and walk on the city wall and show me how it's flat."

Miao Yong lowered his head: "Sir, Miao Yong was just a figure of speech. The pirates do have some ability to scale the city walls."

Feng Li smiled and said, "Prime Minister, what Lord Miao means is that the pirates are not just one person with the ability to scale the city walls, but rather a large group of them, which makes the city defense more difficult."

Miao Changfeng nodded: "Yes, I am aware of this matter. His Majesty has already devised a strategy, so there is no need for you to worry."

The two men bowed and said yes.

"Miao Yong, go and select a few more experts, and have them mobilize their martial arts forces to search for Mu Chuan near Fengping. I want to see him alive or dead."

Miao Yong responded loudly and turned to leave the study.

Miao Changfeng turned his head and said, "Feng Li, go prepare the documents and have them take them. Say that as long as Mu Chuan returns, I will treat him as a third-rank military commander, and grant him a thousand acres of fertile land, and allow him to take a mansion and beautiful women as he pleases."

Feng Li stared wide-eyed, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Go quickly, what are you doing?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will take care of it immediately."

After his initial surprise, Feng Li bowed respectfully and then left.

Inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Emperor Taisho, Zhao Zheng, was in the Chengde Hall, frowning in deep thought.

After receiving the urgent report from Crown Prince Zhao Jian, Zhao Zheng discussed the matter with his ministers and dispatched two warships in different directions to enter the Fengze River and head towards the Yongding River south of Luocheng.

Another force of 10,000 men set off from Jingdong Prefecture, the closest prefecture to Luoyang, and were led by General Jing Zhaoheng, rushing to Luoyang.

His goal was simple: to use the cannons on the warships to support Los Angeles. By bombarding the pirates outside the city, he could reduce the intensity of their attack.

With Jing Zhaoheng's combat capabilities, they might be able to drive the pirates out of the Taisho territory in one fell swoop.

However, Kyoto and Luoyang are far apart, and it would take about ten days for two warships to arrive at their destination.

The 10,000-strong army that travels by land will likely take ten days to half a month to complete the journey.

At this moment, several battle reports from Luocheng were already laid out on Zhao Zheng's desk, all of them urgent documents, which puzzled him greatly.

It's been half a month already, why haven't the two warships arrived in Los Angeles yet?

What about Jing Zhaoheng's 10,000 Imperial Guards?

We should have reached our destination by now.

However, neither the land nor naval forces have reported any information so far.