Turtle City.
Looking at the dawn in the east, Zhang Fu was a little confused and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure that the Japanese troops are divided into two groups?"
Mao Zheng and Zhang Han solemnly replied: "Sure."
Zhang Fu frowned.
The Japanese army actually separated and acted separately, after being frustrated. This kind of operation and choice made Zhang Fu unable to see through it. He pondered for a long time before asking: "What's the conspiracy in this?"
I can't even get my hair done.
It stands to reason that the Japanese army fought all night and suffered heavy losses. This is the time when unity is needed. The entire legion was unable to defeat Turtle City and divided its forces into two groups. Wasn't this a loss of strength and the loss of both arms?
On the battlefield, dividing troops means weakening combat power. Why did the Japanese army, which was already frustrated, choose to actively weaken itself?
Zhang Han scratched his head and couldn't figure it out.
In this case, the most suitable choice for the Japanese army is to advance and retreat together. They should be very aware of the dangers of dividing their troops and know that dividing their troops is the way to death!
Qianhu Wu Yin muttered: "Maybe they are stupid, it's because we think too much..."
Mao Zheng and Zhang Han looked at Wu Yin and blinked. That meant: Do you think the Japanese are all idiots?
ZhangFu looked outside the city. None of the bodies of the Japanese soldiers were taken away, not even the seriously injured soldiers. They were all left to the Ming army. They retreated. Very decisive, very straightforward, it was obvious that these people knew the news of Anzhou's fall.
According to the original arrangement, the Japanese army's next move would be to return to Anju to rescue Anju, or find other roads to go south. At least they would withdraw to the west and north of the Cheongcheon River, and retreat east and south.
This way, the Ming army could rely on the river they held to completely annihilate the exhausted and fleeing Japanese army. But now, someone actually went to Yizhou, which was a bit unexpected.
There is nothing to worry about in Yiju. The main force of the Ming army is there, with more than 50,000 sergeants. Let alone the Japanese army dividing their troops, even if the Japanese army is not divided, even the flourishing Japanese army cannot easily enter Yizhou City.
but!
Zhang Fu stared slightly and ordered: "Clean the battlefield."
Mao Zheng and Zhang Han saw that Zhang Fu neither said how to deal with Yiju nor how to pursue the Japanese troops who fled to Anzhou. They just seemed determined to stay here and looked at each other. Although they were a little confused, they still Arrange for someone to go out of the city to clean up the mess.
Hosokawa Yorimoto and Kyogoku Chiko's troops united together and led a total of more than 13,000 Japanese troops to attack Yishu.
Turtle City is more than 120 miles away from Yizhou, and most of the places he travels are plain areas.
After a forced march of forty miles, at an unknown place, the Hosokawa clan and the Kyogoku clan issued military rest orders. If they did not rest, the army would completely collapse.
The Hosokawa clan had lost nearly half of its strength in a night of deadly fighting last night. It was good that the army did not collapse. Although the Kyogoku clan did not contribute much and did not invest too many troops in the battle, everyone else was working hard. He could not Not sending troops to participate in the war resulted in the loss of nearly 2,000 soldiers.
[In view of the general environment,
The brutal battles and huge sacrifices demoralized the Japanese army, and the long battle made them extremely exhausted.
The consequences of not having logistical support began to show up. Most of the Japanese army was hungry. Even the Hosokawa clan and the Kyogoku clan were hungry. If it hadn't been for a group of ninjas who knew how to paddle with dogs, they went down to the Daning River and caught some fish. It is estimated that no one can eat.
But this group of people had no fishing nets and could only rely on three or five dog plows to get enough food for more than 10,000 people. The road was already deserted. Li Fang was far from able to build a strong wall, but at least he cleared the wilderness very thoroughly and refused to give up. The Japanese army found a grain of ration.
Kyogoku Chimitsu distributed the fish to his subordinates
I didn't take a bite. At this critical time, military morale is the most precious. Without this group of people, all plans will be impossible to realize.
Hosokawa Yorimoto came over, sat next to Kyogoku Chimitsu, and asked solemnly: "How confident do you think we are in our attack on Yishu?"
Kyogoku sat down with the CD in his hand and said with a cold expression: "Are you sure? Haha, Brother Hosokawa, why are we going to Yishu?"
Don't you know yet? "
Hosokawa Yorimoto frowned: "What is it?"
Kyogoku Chiguang's mouth twitched slightly: "Of course I have to break out of the reputation of the shogunate and enter the Ming Dynasty! I said that I must take revenge! But you also know that it is not easy to kill the past, and there is no way back! We are heading west to make Ming Dynasty bleed!"
Hosokawa Yorimoto admired Kyogoku Mochiko's courage, but he also doubted the feasibility of the matter: "What about us?"
Kyogoku Chiguang looked up at the sky, showing his white teeth: "Us? Haha, of course the jade was shattered in Ming Dynasty. Brother Hosokawa, don't you think we still have a way to live? The Shiba family will die, and the Akamatsu family will die too. They will die, and so will we, but they died in their cowardly retreat, and we will die on the way forward! Everyone is destined to die, either by blood and courage, or by I died of cowardice. I am a swordsman, and with bloody courage, the path of death I choose is naturally to move forward!"
Hosokawa Yorimoto was in agony: "So, we have no chance of survival?"
Kyogoku Chiguang solemnly said: "Give up the belief in life, kill with death, fight with death, fight with death. Maybe, we still have a way to survive. If we hold on to the idea of survival, haha, not only can we not cross the Yalu River, It may even be lost in Korea! You have to know that even if we die in the Ming Dynasty, as long as we step into the land of the Ming Dynasty, we will be heroes. The people in the shogunate will remember us, and all Yamato people will remember us."
Hosokawa Yorimoto sighed deeply.
Sure enough, Kyogoku is a madman. He is not looking for a way out or a way out. What he wants is killing, revenge, and making Daming pay the price.
As for how many people died, he didn't care, and as for whether they would all die, he didn't care either.
The meaning of his life is revenge.
I don't want to die.
Hosokawa Yorimoto is eager to survive, eager to take everyone back to Japan and his own country.
Kyogoku Chimitsu seemed to see what Hosokawa Yorimoto was thinking, and pointed to the north: "If you want to survive, the only way is to go north and enter the mountainous area in the north. The mountains and forests will provide you with cover. Although the Ming army Strong, but after all, there cannot be too many river crossings to cover the entire mountain and forest area. You take the mountain road all the way south. This road is difficult to walk, but you can survive. There is no need to go to Songjing, to Seoul. In fact... "
"Actually what?"
Hosokawa Yorimoto was a little uneasy.
Kyogoku Chiguang turned his head and looked at Hosokawa Yorimoto: "Actually, there is no need to go back. The Port of Busan is gone, and the navy of Jeolla Province must also be destroyed by the Ming army. I am even thinking that the shogunate at this time is still Now, please don’t forget that we have been fighting in Korea for two months and have not seen the Ming Dynasty’s navy yet.”
Hosokawa Yorimoto's expression changed drastically, and he stood up and said, "You mean, the Ming Dynasty navy went to the shogunate? Wars were ignited in all the protectors of the country?"
Kyogoku Chimitsu looked at the panicked Hosokawa Yorimoto and said calmly: "The defeat of Busan Port was the beginning of the battle. As for whether the war broke out in the various protectorates, or whether they were swept away by the Ming Dynasty Navy, a It's hard to say if they are destroyed one after another. The power of Iki Island is not weak, but in front of the Ming Navy, there is no chance to fight. The other protectors really have
This opportunity? The shogunate, too! "
Hosokawa Yorimoto was at a loss.
It’s so damn hard to find a way home. Are you telling me that my home might have been stolen?
In fact, Hosokawa Yorimoto knew very well that Kyogoku Mochimitsu was right.
The war of the Ming Dynasty will never be limited to the Korean battlefield, leaving the huge navy fleet without action and leaving them fishing on the sea. He will definitely take advantage of the shogunate's main force to fight against Korea and attack the shogunate!
I dare not say whether the shogunate is still there at this time, but I can be sure that with the loss of Busan Port, Chikuzen, Higo and other protectors must no longer exist.
go back?
Where to go back?
Hosokawa Yorimoto's eyes wandered. Even if he brought these people to Busan and the coastal area, so what?
If you don't have a boat, why don't you go back with a stick of wood?
Impossible, the northwest wind is not blowing at this time, and you can't return even if you hold the wood.
When you go to Japan, you can only blow it back to North Korea!
Besides, the sea belongs to Ming Dynasty. If I want to pass through the sea, will Ming Dynasty agree?
Hosokawa Yorimoto had a headache. He gritted his teeth and asked, "So, do you mean death on the road ahead?"
Kyogoku Mochimitsu nodded calmly: "Yes, from the moment we set off for the expedition, I knew that this battle would be hopeless. Brother Hosokawa, look The intelligence of the Ming army that we received is only part of it. The destruction of Iki Island is the whole of the intelligence of the Ming army! I thought that with the combined power of the shogunate, we could still compete with the Ming Dynasty, but as you can see, we can't move even an inch outside of Turtle City. , nothing can be done except leaving corpses one after another.”
"Strengthen your determination and die with me. Don't think about the Shiba clan, Akamatsu clan and others. Anzhou has fallen into the hands of the Ming army. It must be a huge pocket. No one can escape from there alive. . Dying in Anzhou has no meaning and leaves no reputation. Our goal is the Yalu River and the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can we die in a worthy place."
Hosokawa Yorimoto finally understood that there is a home that cannot be returned, and a road that cannot be returned. Going east is death, and going west is also death.
All in all, death is certain, but what is uncertain is how far away from Ming Dynasty he will die.
have to!
In this case, let's die here!
Hosokawa Yorimoto became ruthless and began to mobilize the army, telling them the current situation and telling them that the broken jade was not terrible. The terrible thing was that they could not enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty. They had to fight for the last drop of blood to enter the Ming Dynasty.
As long as you enter the Ming Dynasty, it will be a victory for the shogunate and a victory for Yamato!
When the heat subsided in the afternoon, Kyogoku Chimitsu and Hosokawa Yorimoto led the army to set off. Before leaving, Kyogoku Chimitsu specifically looked back at the direction of Kamejo. There was actually no one chasing him there. It seemed that the front There are enemies.
The war horse leaped to the high hill.
Aha looked towards the Daning River in the distance and said to Meng Brother Timur, Huandi and others beside him: "The scouts sent news that the remnants of the retreating army from Turtle City want to raid Yizhou. Since we are also The people of the Ming Dynasty should fight with all their strength! If there is no meritorious service on the battlefield, we will have no shame in entering the Fengtian Palace again."
Meng brother Timur nodded repeatedly. This time the woman took action, which was what he strongly requested.
Since General Zhang Fu did not treat the Jurchen tribe as pawns, but protected them in every possible way and left Jurchen soldiers in the rear to assist in defense, he had to take the initiative and actively seek battle.
Since it was a Japanese army that had retreated from Turtle City, it must have been a remnant. Their morale and combat effectiveness were very weak, just as the Jurchens were making meritorious deeds.
This will be a one-sided massacre!
At this time, Meng Brother Timur thought so.
