Chapter 252

　　Musashi Gorin looked at the woman who blocked his "Nothingness Like Darkness" sword with a soft sword for a long time, and said slowly: "Jingchen Pavilion... I have always wanted to challenge Pavilion Master Fu, but I didn't expect that a mere Han Li would block me in Daying for fifteen years. I finally set foot on the land of Central Plains, but Liu Jun and a successor of Jingchen Pavilion have such accomplishments."

　　"I am Yan Huixin from Jingchen Pavilion, greeting Senior Musashi," Yan Huixin put away her soft sword and bowed to Musashi Gorin, "I wanted to challenge you, but you are seriously injured right now, so I cannot challenge you. Please go back and recuperate. When you are well, I will come to visit you in person."

　　After Liu Sheng Jingyun saw Yan Huixin, his originally calm eyes were now burning with fighting spirit. He wanted to take a step forward and block in front of Musashi Gorin, but unexpectedly Su Ying appeared in front of him like a leech, blocking his way, and said with a sweet smile: "Liu Sheng, what's wrong? Do you think the service of us sisters is not enough? Do you want to find Fairy Huixin to satisfy you?"

　　"Yagyu, I just said that life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God," Musashi Gorin spoke at this time. He looked at Yan Huixin and Pang Jun and said, "I have won countless times in my life, and I have also lost many times, but I have never backed down. There is a saying in the Central Plains that the waves behind push the waves ahead. Today, I am here to see the future of martial arts in the world. Being able to fight with two young people who are destined to be on the Heavenly Ranking in the future is not much different from fighting with the real number one on the Heavenly Ranking. Little girl, you don't need to worry about my situation. No matter how many people there are, no matter who comes, I will accompany them to the end!"

　　Just when Yan Huixin was struggling, suddenly several Japanese people came towards them on horseback, shouting something in Japanese. When the Japanese people present heard it, their faces changed drastically.

　　"Haha, haha..." Pang Jun panted and said to Musashi Gorin and the others with a smile, "Your Excellency Wushen... is it... is it that there is news from Minggu City... they... they are trapped to death... they want you... they want you to come back for help..."

　　Musashi Gorin stared at Pang Jun for a long time before he said, "I underestimated you. You are not only a young man with great martial arts skills, but also a master who is scheming against the sky and the earth!"

　　Pang Jun said, "Your Excellency Wushen, I am too kind. I just want to survive in this cannibalistic age."

　　"Go, go!" Musashi Gorin suddenly roared at the soldiers of the Martial God Camp, "Go, go back, go back to Daying, Yagyu, you must remember, in this life, as long as Liu Jun in front of you is still alive, my disciples must not set foot in the Central Plains!" Pang Jun fought desperately, exchanging his own serious injuries for internal injuries. If he did not fight to the death at this time, he might not be able to defeat Yan Huixin in her prime. As long as he died, his disciples would no longer be able to contend with the two women who were as good as Yagyu Jingyun in a single fight and the combined forces of Yan Huixin, plus Pang Jun, who had lost his combat effectiveness but still used his brain to destroy the Western Route Army. The future of Jianlu's martial arts and even half of Japan would probably end here.

　　Abe Hideaki on the side knew what Musashi Gorin was thinking, but the unwillingness in his heart was devouring his sanity. He was planning to risk his life and use the family secret technique of Yin-Yang to kill Pang Jun, but Musashi Gorin shouted in Japanese at this time: "The Jianlu lineage must listen to my orders. I, Musashi Gorin, the master of Jianlu, will now hand over the mantle of Jianlu to Yagyu Shizuun. He will be the new master of Jianlu from now on. My last order is that you must leave here immediately and return to Daying. If anything happens, Yagyu Shizuun will execute the execution without mercy!" After that, the Japanese martial god Musashi Gorin, who never retreated, actually held Murasame and automatically retreated to stand in front of his apprentice, as if he was standing alone against ten thousand.

　　Yagyu Shizuun looked at his master's back, trembling as he put away his sword, bowed deeply to Musashi Gorin, and said firmly, "Yes, Yagyu understands! All members of the Sword House, listen to my order...Except...Except Musashi Gorin who will guard the rear, the rest of you, evacuate the battlefield!"

　　At the command, all the warriors of the Martial God Camp moved towards the center and retreated, leaving only Musashi Gorin standing at the front, blocking Pang Jun and his men like a mountain.

　　Pang Jun asked Yan Huixin, "Huixin, what do you think? The decision is in your hands." Pang Jun had lost his fighting ability at this time. The sisters Su Ying and Su Yan had been injured in the battle against Yagyu Shizuun, Waka Rinone and Abe Hideaki, and they performed at less than 80% of their normal level. The only one left was Gong Ziyun, who had tied with Date Masamichi. Facing Musashi Gorin who was determined to fight to the death, only Yan Huixin had the strength to fight.

　　"Alas," Yan Huixin sighed, "What would you do if I didn't take action?"

　　"If you don't take action, then I'll trouble Senior Sister, Aunt Ying and Aunt Yan to take action at the same time and kill His Excellency the God of War." Pang Jun said firmly. Although he admired Musashi Gorin, admiration was admiration after all, he was the lord of a place after all, and he had to choose the safest way to kill Musashi Gorin.

　　After hearing this, Yan Huixin nodded and said, "Okay, Huixin understands. Let Huixin challenge Your Excellency Musashi personally. Jingchen Pavilion, Yan Huixin, please give me your guidance, Your Excellency Musashi." After saying that, she shook her arms and drew out her pair of jade-blade soft swords. The sword energy cut through the night sky, and her figure stabbed towards Musashi Gorin like a ghost.

　　The two men fought each other, and in just a few breaths, their swords intersected and they attacked each other for twelve moves. When they separated, Yan Huixin stood on a tree with a sword in her hand. Musashi Gorin's face suddenly turned golden, but turned pale, but recovered quickly. At this time, he knew his own pain. The internal injuries on his body were aggravated, but he suppressed them with his internal energy.

　　"Ah!!!" Musashi Gorin shouted loudly, and with a move "Move like Thunder", he rushed straight towards Yan Huixin. Yan Huixin's body flashed like lightning, and the soft sword stabbed towards Musashi Gorin's lower ribs at a strange angle, but when the sword was halfway to the stab, the sword suddenly shook and stabbed diagonally towards the throat of the god of war. Musashi Gorin was horrified, but his body trembled slightly, and he slightly tilted his body, and barely dodged Yan Huixin's sword, and slapped the girl's lower abdomen with his palm. Seeing this, Yan Huixin met her opponent's palm with her own palm, and the two of them faced each other head-on without any tricks.

　　Musashi Gorin had already been seriously injured by Pang Jun's fierce fight, and he forced himself to suppress his injuries and fought to the death with Yan Huixin. Just after a palm fight, the injuries that he had suppressed with great difficulty broke out again. Before he could stand still, Yan Huixin's "Piaomiao Wuchen" body technique was activated, and her figure flashed with sword light. She instantly came in front of Musashi Gorin and stabbed him several times.

　　Then, Yan Huixin put away her soft sword, bowed deeply to Musashi Gorin, and said, "Mr. Wushen, thank you for your guidance."

　　However, Musashi Gorin leaned on his sword, staring straight ahead with his eyes wide open, without saying a word in reply. After a moment, blood flowers bloomed, with a kind of cruel beauty.

　　"Let's go." Pang Jun said. All those present were top martial arts masters. They knew that Musashi Goron had no chance of survival at this point, so Pang Jun no longer planned to send anyone to finish him off and led everyone back to the main battlefield.

　　The situation on the main battlefield at this time was clear. Under the interception of Hong Yanzhang, a large number of the main forces of the Japanese Army were burned to death in Minggu City. Some of them originally planned to escape to the north gate, but as Xiyuanji Maehisa said, the mountain road to the north gate was narrow. Only a few hundred Liaodong soldiers were needed to kill those deserters like cutting melons and vegetables. More than 70% of the soldiers who followed Xiyuanji Maehisa to break through were killed. Finally, Hong Yanzhang found that his troops had suffered nearly half of the casualties, so he withdrew his troops.

　　Tachibana Sorin had already known about the situation in Mingdani Castle, but when he was about to retreat, he was blocked by the light cavalry that had been ambushed earlier and attacked from both sides. In the end, less than three thousand people escaped. Including the main force that successfully broke out, the Japanese Western Army that had originally come for revenge with such momentum was reduced to less than seven thousand of the original 25,000 people. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the commander-in-chief Saionji Zenkyu committed suicide at the foot of Mingdani Castle.

　　What made the Japanese even more demoralized was that their belief in martial arts - the invincible "God of War" Musashi Gorin-sama, was killed in the battlefield under the "siege" of the Jin people, and his body was sent back by the Jin people and placed in front of them.

　　Since the troops were previously withdrawn from the other two cities, the entire Western Army now has less than 12,000 people, including the defenders of the cities that have not fallen. Not to mention attacking, even defense is stretched. This put the temporary commander of the Western Army, Tachibana Sorin, in a dilemma. However, this dilemma was soon resolved because he received news that the Liaodong Army had come out in full force again. Frightened him so much that he gave up Yichuan without hesitation and defended Rengang with all his strength. The Liaodong Army occupied Yichuan without bloodshed and stationed 20,000 troops, forming a mutually supportive situation with Guijin.

　　As a result, the Japanese side fell into a passive position, constantly harassed by the Liaodong Army, but at the same time unable to attack. Under great pressure, Tachibana Sorin did not care about so much, and hurriedly wrote a letter to report to the commander of the Eastern Army, Mori Sota, who was wreaking havoc and conquering cities in Chaoguo. If they did not return to defend, their Japanese base camp in Chaoguo would be in danger.

　　Mori Souta, who had been running rampant and in high spirits in the land of Cho, froze when he received the news from the messenger of Jinoka Castle. He respected Saionji Maehisa, the experienced and steady veteran, very much and believed that with Saionji Maehisa guarding the rear, he could attack cities and territories without restraint. However, a letter brought bad news, and there were only six cities left in Cho. He was confident that if he was given half a year, he could complete the task of destroying the country. However, would Liaodong give him this time?

　　As for Yichuan and Rengang, as long as the Liaodong Army captured one of the cities, they could immediately move south, go straight to the rear and launch an attack behind him. He also understood Tachibana Sorin's approach. If they divided their troops to defend Yichuan and Rengang, it would be more likely that both cities would be captured, especially Rengang as the base camp. They would be more passive at that time. Now they have only two choices: one is to return to the north and recapture Yichuan, at least suppress the Jin people in Guijin and Minggu, and prevent them from moving south; the other is to abandon Rengang and secretly let Tachibana Sorin take the supplies south to Fuzhou, the capital of the former dynasty that he had captured before, and use it as a support to establish a defense line.

　　The former is risky because Yichuan has an important geographical location. As long as Yichuan does not fall, Guijin will be safe. He believes that the Jin people will definitely defend to the death, and Guijin and Yichuan are each other's support. This war will surely be protracted. During this period, he will not have much time to care about the Chao people. Once the Chao people have a chance to catch their breath, all his previous efforts will be in vain, and he may even fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

　　The latter is a fundamental solution. Relying on Fuzhou as a backing to build a defense line, he would prevent the Liaodong army from moving south and deal with the Chao people first. After all the Chao people were eliminated, he could use large ships to transport troops to harass Jin or Liaodong in all directions, making them exhausted and not being attacked from both sides. However, to do so, he would have to give up the conquered land in the north for thousands of miles first, which would surely make him drowned in the gossip of his political enemies or civil officials at home. In addition, in order to build a defense line, he would have to allocate a part of his troops, so the speed of attacking the remaining cities of Chao would be slowed down. If it was delayed, there would probably be changes again. Even if there was pressure from the country and someone was sent to replace him, his plan would be ruined.

　　Maori Souta, I'm in trouble.