They sent out all sorts of scouts and gradually learned about the situation of the Mongolian expedition to Dongying.
It turned out that the Mongolians had landed twice. During the first landing, they were fiercely blocked by Dongying. This was because Dongying had just experienced the Warring States Period of 100 years and Toyosei Hideyoshi had unified the country. In terms of combat power, both the quality of the generals and the combat power of the soldiers were quite elite.
In the beginning, they waited for the enemy to exhaust themselves and built a very stable line of defense. The Mongolian and Goryeo allied forces suffered heavy losses during the first landing. Even the imperial tutor, Ba Siba, died in the chaos.
However, this time, the Mongolians came in full force, and with the help of the Goryeo navy, they regrouped and started the second landing. After paying a heavy price, they finally succeeded.
Once they got ashore, the advantage of the Mongolian cavalry was displayed. The Dongying army that was fighting evenly finally couldn't hold on any longer and started to retreat. Toyosei Hideyoshi's main force was repeatedly attacked by the Mongolian cavalry and finally couldn't hold on any longer and was completely defeated.
In the next few days, the two sides engaged in a series of battles. Toyosei Hideyoshi's main force was completely wiped out, and even he himself died on the battlefield.
Dongying had just experienced a hundred years of war. After Toyosei Hideyoshi unified the country, the internal situation was already quite unstable. Now that he was dead and his main force was almost wiped out, the other ambitious people naturally couldn't hold back and all betrayed the Toyosei family. Among them, Oda Nobunaga was the most influential.
Oda Nobunaga contacted the Mongols and surrendered to them. At this time, the Mongols also knew about the changes in Korea and did not have the energy to slowly conquer Japan. Thus, they agreed to Oda Nobunaga's surrender and supported him as the spokesperson of the Mongols in Japan.
Khubilai led the Mongolian main force back to Goryeo. Unfortunately, Song Qingshu had already taken control of all of Goryeo. He led various allied naval forces to block the Mongolian fleet at the Strait of Tsushima, preventing them from breaking through the blockade and getting close to land.
Of course, the Mongolian army was huge, and with the help of Oda Nobunaga and the Japanese navy, it was difficult for Song Qingshu to defeat them. The situation became very tense.
During this period of time, Song Qingshu had been waiting for Huang Yaoshi to observe the wind. Finally, Huang Yaoshi predicted that there would be a storm one day, so Song Qingshu calculated the time and retreated the fleet in advance.
The Mongolian army saw that the blockade that had been bothering them for many days was gone and were overjoyed. They rushed towards Goryeo, afraid that Song Qingshu's fleet would suddenly appear.
It had to be pointed out that Song Qingshu almost couldn't handle the storm even though he was a grandmaster, let alone these normal people of the Mongolian army who couldn't even swim.
After the storm that had been like this for decades, all of the Mongolian battleships either hit the rocks or sunk. Some of them were stranded near the shore, and the vast army had completely disappeared.
Only a few of the high-ranking Generals' ships managed to get on land. Unfortunately, as soon as they got on land, they were surrounded by Song Qingshu's army that had been lying in ambush. Both sides engaged in an intense battle.
Song Qingshu led his people and charged towards Khubilai and the other leaders. At this point, he didn't want to let any of them escape.
However, the strength of Khubilai's personal army was not to be underestimated. In addition, there was a large group of experts accompanying them, so they were still very strong. Therefore, Song Qingshu had to personally deal with them.
During this period of time, Song Qingshu had already recognized the experts by Khubilai's side. They were all old acquaintances. There was the Tantric Sect's expert led by Yang Lianzhen, the 12 Treasure Tree Kings led by the old man in the mountain, the leader of the Vajra Sect and Daoist Baisang who had joined them from the Ruyang Palace were also there. The Xuanming Elders seemed to have already died at the bottom of the sea, and there were also some Japanese warriors.
At this moment, the group of people had already been forced into a dead end. Khubilai said angrily, "Song, how dare you sneak attack the Mongolian army! Aren't you afraid of our revenge?"
Song Qingshu smiled slightly. "After this battle, the Mongolian army has already lost more than half of its main force. How can it still be strong?"
The faces of the Mongolians all darkened, but they all knew that what he said was the truth.
Song Qingshu looked at the old man in the mountain and asked curiously, "Huo Shan, where did Venerated Ming go? How come I haven't seen him?"
Huo Shan said coldly, "What Venerated Ming? I don't know what you're talking about."
Song Qingshu frowned. He didn't know if Huo Shan was worried that the Mongolians would find out about Venerated Ming's identity, or if he was trying to hide it from him. Venerated Ming hiding in the dark was quite troublesome.
But now, he could only deal with Khubilai's group first.
He looked at the people in the mountain and said, "Khubilai, I respect you as a hero. If you choose to commit suicide, I can let you die without bleeding."
The Mongolians had a tradition. If they bled when they died, they wouldn't be able to enter the reincarnation cycle. Therefore, when they treated enemies that were worthy of respect, they would let them die without bleeding.
Khubilai laughed. "The Mongolians never surrender. If you want to fight, then fight. Why do you have to talk so much?"
"If that's the case, then don't blame me for being merciless." Song Qingshu calmly said. He waved his hand and gave the order to attack, while he directly headed towards Khubilai.
The Mongolian warriors along the way couldn't even take one hit from him. Just as he was about to reach Khubilai, two sharp sword energies suddenly came from the side, one in front of the other behind him. The timing was perfect, the angle was tricky, and the coordination was perfect. It really was hard to defend against.
"Grandmaster!"
Many people on Song Qingshu's side cried out in shock. They didn't expect that there would suddenly be grandmasters among the Japanese warriors, and two of them at that. Previously, these people had been fighting for so long, but they hadn't shown any of them.
Song Qingshu's expression was also solemn. He flicked his finger and waved his sleeve, finally dodging the attack by a hair's breadth. Once he landed, he looked at his sleeve that had been cut open and looked at the two Japanese experts. "Uizumi Tsunenobu, Tsukasahara Buchuan?"
The Shuiyue Sect was ranked third among the Japanese experts, and there were two people above him. They were the two famous Sword Saints in Japanese history, Uizumi Tsunenobu and Tsukasahara Buchuan. The two people in front of him were completely Japanese, and their sword techniques were so high. Who else could it be other than them?
"Sir, you actually know our names." Uizumi Tsunenobu was a little surprised.
On the other side, Tsukasahara Buchuan said, "You were able to escape from Uizumi and my sneak attack. As expected of the strongest person in China."
The Japanese were deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and people in the upper echelons like them were proficient in Sinology, so they had no problem communicating.
Song Qingshu smiled slightly. "I'm surprised that you were able to sneak attack us so openly."
Uizumi Tsunenobu sighed. "Given our identities, we usually don't want to join forces to fight against enemies, let alone sneak attacks. However, we have no choice now. I hope you can forgive us."
Not far away, Khubilai laughed out loud. "You didn't expect this, did you? Song Qingshu, how does it feel like the hunter has become the prey?"
"I'm afraid it won't be so easy to change who is the hunter and who is the prey." Although Song Qingshu said this, he couldn't help but admire Khubilai. As expected of a formidable person. He was actually able to set up such a killing trap in such a hurry despite being at an absolute disadvantage. One must know that he didn't let the two Sword Saints reveal their strength in the previous battle. He used himself as bait to lure Song Qingshu into the trap.
"Hmph, Sword Saints, as long as you successfully kill him, I'll let all the Japanese return. Moreover, Mongolia will be on good terms with Japan for generations to come. At the same time, I'll give Korea to Japan!" Khubilai said in a low voice.
The two Sword Saints' eyes lit up. They then looked at Song Qingshu. "Song-san, sorry!" No matter if it was for the country or for the people, they had to give it their all this time.
The two of them attacked Song Qingshu from the left and right. At that moment, something strange happened. Sect Master Vajra and Taoist Priest Baishang suddenly turned around and killed Khubilai's personal guards. They held onto Khubilai from both sides and laughed loudly. "Prince Song, we've done you such a great service this time. How are you going to repay us?"
The two of them had been poisoned by Song Qingshu's Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill, so they had been looking for a chance to turn around. Now, they finally found the perfect opportunity. Khubilai's guards were extremely weak.
Unfortunately, before Song Qingshu could reply, Sect Master Vajra felt an intense pain in his chest. He looked down in shock and found that his indestructible body had been pierced by Khubilai's hand.
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