Chapter 494: Husband, Aren’t We Going to Make a Move?

Following the planned route, the port where Yu Xian and the others arrived was Tokyo Alley, immediately adjacent to the Tokyo urban area.

It served as the assembly point for the Japanese forces, facilitating intelligence transmission and troop mobilization in the Kanto region, connecting with the island strongholds in the East China Sea to form a secret passage: “Japan — East China Sea — Central Plains.”

This was the initial port from which Indra, the Old Emperor of Japan, and later Laughing Startles the Heavens, Laughing Ao Shi, and others, had traveled from Japan to the Central Plains.

It was reasonable that the Japanese forces had stationed fifty thousand troops here.

But how could these fifty thousand troops possibly stand against the soldiers of the Far East Army, who had swept across everything with high Battle Intent?

Although these Japanese soldiers were arrayed neatly, they were far inferior to the soldiers of the Far East Army, who had witnessed true bloodshed and were utterly fearless of death.

Yu Xian stood at the bow of the ship, watching as his side’s experts advanced as if through an uninhabited land, with the soldiers bravely storming the shore close behind. There was not the slightest ripple in his eyes.

This was merely the beginning; the truly difficult battles lay ahead. The defensive forces within Tokyo City and the hidden powers lurking in the shadows would be the challenges they had to face next.

The real experts were all hidden in the dark.

But at this moment, he had only one thought: to cross this coastline and bring the flames of war into the heartland of Japan.

Under the assault of experts like Xiao Feng, the Japanese defenders first lost their formation. Their originally strict ranks instantly became loose, like an ant nest struck by a giant rock, and panic began to spread.

Some cowardly soldiers even threw down their weapons and turned to flee backward, only to be executed on the spot by the supervising generals attempting to stabilize the army’s morale. However, in the face of an absolute disparity in strength, any struggle proved futile.

Xiao Lingchen, wielding the Blood Dragon Spear, led Lei Wujie, Tang Lian, Si Kong Qianluo, Wu Xin, Luo Mingxuan, Ming Xuan, Li Fansong, Ji Xue, and the Disciples brought from various cities, advancing deep into the territory with the Far East Army.

Spears were like a forest, and sword light resembled snow, coordinating with the experts to continuously expand the landing zone.

“Young Master, these Japanese are weak and vulnerable. Why are they able to act so arrogantly on the seas, slaughtering and plundering the people of the Central Plains?” A Zhu asked, looking at the completely routed Japanese soldiers on the shore, puzzled.

“It’s mainly because they have long occupied the sea. Relying on their familiar maritime terrain and flexible guerrilla tactics, the Central Plains’ navy found it difficult to strike them effectively.

The Central Plains region is vast, and the pressure on land defenses is already significant. Against the pirates in the distant sea, they often could only adopt a passive defense, making it hard to proactively strike and eradicate them completely.

Moreover, these pirates were mostly desperate outlaws. After burning, killing, and plundering, they would quickly flee to islands or sail far out into the ocean, their whereabouts uncertain, causing immense difficulty for encirclement operations.

In addition, in the past, the various powers within the Central Plains sometimes failed to coordinate fully, giving the pirates an opportunity to take advantage, which allowed them to ravage the coastal areas for many years, causing countless tragedies.

Now that our great army has arrived at their borders, we are here to break this passive situation and make them pay the heaviest price for their past atrocities,” Yu Xian explained.

The Women nodded in agreement upon hearing this. There were many underlying reasons, but none of that mattered now. With their heavy forces sweeping through, they would never again give the enemy a chance to commit atrocities.

“Husband, aren’t we going to make a move?” Zhong Ling was somewhat eager to try, mainly because she had witnessed too many tragic scenes along the way. The ruthlessness hidden in her eyes now clearly showed that those tragic scenes had long planted the seeds of hatred in her heart.

Yu Xian stroked Zhong Ling’s little head. “No rush. These people are not worthy of the Spirit Sword Immortal making a move.”

Spirit Sword Immortal was the title of Sword Immortal that Yu Xian had given Zhong Ling, which she greatly liked and was proud of. Although Zhong Ling’s cultivation had improved, being doted on by everyone, she remained very lively and cute.

“That’s right!” Zhong Ling nodded in strong agreement upon hearing this.

“Ling’er, don’t worry, there will be a time for us to act later,” Gan Baobao also dotingly pulled her daughter back.

“Mm-hmm!” Zhong Ling nodded seriously.

The Women all couldn’t help but smile.

Although the Japanese army had an advantage in numbers with fifty thousand against forty thousand, and they were on their own turf and well-rested, because Xiao Feng and the others had cleared the path, the army’s morale had already collapsed, and the Far East Army easily secured Tokyo Alley.

Tokyo Alley was a river of blood, with corpses piled layer upon layer on the shore. The sea water was dyed dark red, and even the air was filled with a dense smell of blood.

The Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to survive huddled in corners, trembling, their eyes filled with the terror of death.

The soldiers of the Far East Army, holding their weapons, watched these former oppressors with icy gazes, showing no pity whatsoever.

Yu Xian slowly walked down from the flagship and stepped onto the land soaked in blood. He surveyed the surroundings; everywhere his gaze fell was the devastation left by war. His mood finally felt a slight release, but it wasn’t enough! Far from enough!

Xiao Lingchen and the others approached, carrying the heads of the enemy generals, and casually tossed them onto the ground with a dull thud.

“Master, Tokyo Alley has been taken by our army. We have killed over thirty thousand enemy troops, captured nearly ten thousand, and seized countless provisions and weapons,” Xiao Lingchen reported in a deep voice, a hint of fatigue in his tone, yet unable to conceal the joy of victory.

Yu Xian nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: “Very good. Pass down the order: clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, and take inventory of the supplies. Also, guard the captives strictly. We will interrogate them later to ascertain the distribution of the forces behind them, and then decide what to do.”

Keeping the captives was out of the question, but they could be utilized.

“Yes!” Xiao Lingchen accepted the order and left.

At this time, Xiao Feng and the others also returned before Yu Xian. Each of them seemed to still want more. The cleanup tasks were left to the Far East Army. The Japanese generals and experts had already been eliminated by them early on, which greatly reduced the casualties for the Far East Army.

“Young Master, the fighting strength of these people is not even as good as those pirates,” Lu Xiaofeng remarked.

“Naturally. These people are merely ordinary soldiers temporarily conscripted from mainland Japan. Without true tempering in iron and blood, how could they compare to those pirates who have been burning, killing, and plundering at sea for years.

The true elite forces have likely already been transferred to the heartland of Tokyo City to guard those noble officials and powerful ministers.

Our taking of Tokyo Alley today is merely knocking open the first gate of Japan. The truly hard battles still await us,” Yu Xian said, looking towards Tokyo City.

Their forty thousand men had come in a grand procession, destroying countless pirates along the way. The entire country of Japan should now be in a state of panic, and those capable would already be prepared.

Japan was inherently a small territory. To be able to send fifty thousand men to guard the port was already the largest force they could mobilize in the short term, as they still needed to divide troops to guard various locations domestically, preventing internal rebellion and guarding against covetousness from other powers.

“I only fear they will flee and dare not come!” Lu Xiaofeng’s words were full of disdain for the Japanese people. After all, from the pirates along the way to the Japanese army in Tokyo Alley today, they were all weak and vulnerable.

Lu Xiaofeng suspected that all the experts in Japan had already been slaughtered before Xue Luo Manor. Otherwise, why hadn’t a single decent expert appeared along the way?