CHAPTER 945: CHAPTER 917: THE ROYAL FAMILY ANNIHILATED

Subsequently, all one hundred royal family members led by the Emperor were driven to the gates of the Imperial Palace by Feng Zhixiao’s soldiers. Outside, a large number of soldiers had surrounded the area so tightly that not even water could pass through. Feng Zhixiao, holding a loudspeaker, shouted, "Listen to me, you Japanese devils over there! This here is your Emperor. If you dare to open fire, we will kill them immediately!"

The Japanese soldiers on the front lines received the intelligence and immediately halted their firepower. The information was then reported to the Lieutenant in charge of the battlefield. The Lieutenant found it hard to make a decision and reluctantly passed the news to Miyazaki Yama. Upon receiving the news, Miyazaki Yama anxiously discussed it with Prime Minister Noda. Finally, Noda stated that for the dignity of the Great Yama Nation, they should let the Emperor sacrifice himself for the country. Hearing the decision from above, the Lieutenant in charge of the army couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

"So even the Emperor is going to sacrifice himself for the country?!" The Lieutenant was dumbfounded for quite a while before regaining his senses. He immediately gave orders, "Listen to me, don’t worry about anything else, open fire immediately!"

"But Lieutenant, that’s the Emperor!" The soldiers were all anxious.

"No, that’s not the Emperor. The real Emperor is in Kyoto City, having tea and chatting with Prime Minister Noda and the others!" the Lieutenant hastily said, "Open fire immediately, that’s an order!"

"Yes!" The soldiers promptly opened fire.

All one hundred and thirty-five members of the royal family died at the hands of their soldiers. When the Emperor died, he cried out, "Bastards, I am your Emperor, Emperor Akihito!"

Unfortunately, his voice was quickly drowned out by the sound of gunfire.

"Oh, damn it, they’re even willing to kill their own people?!" Feng Zhixiao was scared out of his wits and hurriedly retreated with the little brothers. At the Imperial Palace, more than a thousand soldiers of the Golden Triangle and the Heavenly Reversal Gang’s little brothers were deployed. Altogether, there were just over two thousand people, facing off against more than twenty thousand Japanese soldiers. The overwhelming disparity in strength made the little brothers take a deep breath. The overwhelming firepower cast a shadow over everyone’s hearts.

"Brother Chen, they’re even willing to kill their own people!" Li Tieniu grasped the night vision binoculars and clearly saw the situation. When they saw that all the members of the Japanese Imperial Family had been killed by the other side, their entire body turned cold. The Japanese Imperial Family members were originally the only chips in their hands, but their deaths meant that the Japanese Government had made up its mind to eliminate their team.

"It seems they are determined!" Ye Chen sneered, "Then let’s start our counterattack!"

"Yes!" Li Tieniu nodded.

Ye Chen decided to counterattack, naturally meeting the enemy head-on. Inside the Imperial Palace, a large number of soldiers had already gathered. More than two thousand people assembled inside, while at the gates of the Imperial Palace, the Japanese Army was slowly moving towards the interior, sweeping through as they came. Ye Chen began to address the troops in the Grand Hall of the Imperial Palace: "Brothers, today’s battle is full of danger, those who wish to retreat can speak up now!"

The scene fell into silence. At this moment, Feng Zhixiao hurriedly ran out from the back palace, panting and saying, "Brother Chen, everything is ready!"

"Good!" Ye Chen nodded, "Since no one has decided to retreat, that’s good. From now on, even if you want to retreat, there might be no chance. I hope everyone can bravely kill the enemy, not for anything else but for us to survive!"

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

Then, Ye Chen pulled Feng Zhixiao and asked, "All set?"

"Brother Chen, don’t worry, it’s all set, just waiting for the final press of the remote control!" Feng Zhixiao grinned.

"That’s good, lead the brothers to move!" Ye Chen grinned.

The Japanese Army was slowly approaching the direction of the Imperial Palace, while Ye Chen led everyone to face the enemy head-on. As soon as the two sides clashed, a fierce battle broke out. Ye Chen carried a Browning machine gun, the large-caliber recoin stunning, but such recoil was absolutely no problem for Ye Chen, which left the brothers dumbstruck and deeply admired Ye Chen.

The opposing soldiers were immediately devastated by Ye Chen’s assault, everyone was suppressed by Ye Chen’s firepower, the fiery tongues spit furiously. Despite the opposing side having a team of more than a thousand people, they were utterly unable to lift their heads under Ye Chen’s firepower. Feng Zhixiao and others cooperated to their utmost.

The two thousand-strong team divided into three, with Li Tieniu leading one thousand from the rear while Feng Zhixiao and Ye Chen faced the front with over a thousand. Both sides fought fiercely, while Li Tieniu and others fought fiercely from the rear.

"Brother Chen, let’s retreat!" Feng Zhixiao reminded.

"Take it slowly; we need to make sure they don’t realize this is a trap!" Ye Chen sneered.

"Alright!" Feng Zhixiao nodded, then stood up, waving his arm, and said, "Brothers, charge!"

"Charge..." The little brothers immediately began the assault. The sound of the charge rang out, with not a single one afraid of death. The Japanese soldiers were hiding behind tanks and machine guns, shooting continuously. The assault caused countless Heavenly Reversal Gang little brothers to fall; they were not formal soldiers after all, and couldn’t help but retreat when faced with such a situation. Then, Feng Zhixiao immediately shouted, "Brothers, retreat!"

When the first person retreated, the rest began to fall back as well. Upon seeing this, the Japanese Army rejoiced immediately, and the lieutenant exclaimed excitedly, "Quick, charge!"

The tanks and armored vehicles advanced slowly, with soldiers hiding behind them to charge forward. Ye Chen smirked and said, "The fish are taking the bait!"

"Brother Chen, retreat, go into the Imperial Palace!" Feng Zhixiao called out.

"I need to add some fuel to the fire to make the blaze even fiercer!" Ye Chen smirked again and then leaped out. In a few flashes, Ye Chen was already standing on top of the Japanese Army’s tank. Wielding a Browning machine gun, he sprayed bullets wildly, causing the soldiers behind to fall one after another. The soldiers exclaimed in shock and fired back at Ye Chen. Ye Chen sneered coldly and said, "You bastards, go to hell!"

"Damn it, fire!" The lieutenant immediately waved his command knife, roaring hysterically.

Almost all the soldiers raised their guns to shoot at Ye Chen, but by the time they started shooting, Ye Chen had already disappeared. Confused, they were about to look around when the lieutenant immediately spotted Ye Chen’s trail and waved his command knife, shouting, "He’s at the front, at the front!"

Gunfire erupted once more, but Ye Chen darted into the Imperial Palace like the wind. The lieutenant, enraged, shouted, "Damn it, chase him, chase him!"

The Japanese Army seemed to believe they were on the brink of victory, charging en masse into the Imperial Palace. Once inside, they discovered the entire place was filled with corpses. All the ministers, servants, and craftsmen working in the Palace lay dead on the floor. The lieutenant fumed, "These bastards, they’re war criminals, they’re beasts, after them!"

Feng Zhixiao had already led a large group of people through a passage at the back of the Imperial Palace and had reunited with Li Tieniu and others.

"Where’s Brother Chen?" Li Tieniu asked urgently.

"He’s coming out soon!" Just as Feng Zhixiao spoke, Ye Chen came rushing out, wielding the machine gun.

"Brother Chen, how’s it going?" Feng Zhixiao asked eagerly.

"Almost done, let’s wait until their men come out and then strike!" Ye Chen immediately said.

Soon, the opposing forces charged out, and Feng Zhixiao immediately instructed the little brothers to use fire to seal off the area. The back of the Imperial Palace had an arched gate. As soon as the opposing forces rushed out, they were met with a barrage of fierce gunfire, immediately taking down more than a dozen people. The others quickly hid behind the walls, using them for cover to retaliate. The lieutenant stood at the gate, leaning against the wall, and sneered coldly, "They’ve become fish on the chopping board!"

"Lieutenant, launch the assault!" said an aide nearby.

"No rush, once the reinforcements from behind the Imperial Palace close in, it will be their complete demise!" The lieutenant sneered coldly, "Once they are surrounded, they are done for!"

The lieutenant calculated how to minimize losses while waiting for reinforcements to encircle from behind. At that time, Ye Chen and his comrades would be attacked from both sides. But, he didn’t realize that while he was plotting against others, others were plotting against him. Ye Chen sneered coldly, "Zhixiao, it’s about time!"

"Alright, let’s obliterate them in one fell swoop this time!" Feng Zhixiao laughed loudly.

Feng Zhixiao took out a remote control from his pocket and pressed the red button. Suddenly, a massive explosion resounded, shocking everyone. A large part of the enormous Imperial Palace collapsed. The lieutenant and others were stunned, watching the colossal Imperial Palace slowly cave in behind them. He immediately shouted, "Run away!"

Almost a thousand people in the hall were mostly buried under the massive stones. The lieutenant, covered in dust, ran out from inside, but unfortunately, the moment he emerged, he encountered Ye Chen and his group’s mad gunfire. This unit of over a thousand people was almost entirely wiped out, crushed mostly by the half-collapsed Imperial Palace. Only a few made it out through the gaps, but escaping didn’t mean survival, as what awaited them were the merciless bullets of the Heavenly Reversal Gang.

"Brother Chen, this move is too satisfying!" Feng Zhixiao exclaimed excitedly.

"This has driven us to the brink of death!" Ye Chen sneered coldly, "We killed all the royalty and blew up half the Imperial Palace. Do you think the Japanese will let us go?"

"Hell no, of course not!" Feng Zhixiao shook his head immediately.

"Exactly!" Ye Chen glanced at Feng Zhixiao and said, "We’ve now opened up an escape route, let’s run. If they find it and seal it off, we won’t be able to escape!"

"Got it!" Feng Zhixiao nodded. Then, Feng Zhixiao and Li Tieniu led a large group of brothers out through the main gate, in a perfectly open and aboveboard manner. Their grand exit from the main gate was truly unexpected for the Japanese. When Yoda learned of the news, he was utterly shocked. Ye Chen had not only wiped out one of his battalions but had also massacred the entire royalty, including all ministers, craftsmen, and servants, and even blew up half of the Imperial Palace.

"Damn it, this is utterly unforgivable!" Yoda roared in fury, never having imagined that Ye Chen would be so audacious. He not only killed the entire Imperial Family but also sent all the ministers straight to hell. At this moment, Yoda was in a frenzied state, having already thrown caution to the wind, unable to come up with any way to explain this situation to his populace.