But what surprised them was that after Kameda's troops passed the ambush circle under the tree, just when their entire army was on alert and ready to give the Ming army a severe blow, they waited on the left, but they didn't come, and on the right, they still didn't come. One day seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, and the Ming army had not yet caught up.
At this moment, Hauge began to complain about the Korean official system. Why was it so bad that it was even difficult for the cavalry to catch up with the fleeing infantry?
Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others can only continue to wait patiently. The difference is one day's journey at most, and it can't be more, right?
However, another day passed by, and the setting sun had dyed the western sky red, but there was still no trace of the Ming cavalry.
This situation is absolutely abnormal. Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but worry and said to Hauge: "Could it be that the Ming army discovered our ambush?"
"This is impossible!" Hauge heard this and immediately replied: "Even the Japanese soldiers who escaped from Seoul didn't know that we were ambushing here. How could the Ming army know?"
Regarding this reason, Matsudaira Nobutsuna also thinks he is right. But why didn't the Ming army come?
It was impossible to guess by just guessing, so at dawn the next day, Matsudaira Nobutsuna sent out scouts to inquire about the situation of the Ming army. Before leaving, he repeatedly confessed that he must not be discovered by the Ming army, let alone caught by the Ming army. Otherwise, the news of the army's ambush would definitely spread.
After the scouts left, Matsudaira Nobutsuna said to Hauge with a sad face when no one else was around: "Although the army does not have to rush to Seoul, it saves a lot of food. But the army has been ambushing here for three days. It also consumed a lot of food. If the Ming army has not moved south for a long time, where will the army go?"
After all, it is actually a matter of food. As soon as Hauge heard this, his head hurt. It was really a headache during the Qing Dynasty, and now among the Japanese army, this matter is a headache again. It’s really endless!
Seeing Matsudaira Nobutsuna staring at him and waiting for his reply, Haug smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, the Ming army will definitely go south. There is no reason for them not to go south!"
No matter who it is, knowing the current plight of the Japanese army, there is absolutely no reason to let it go. Matsudaira Nobutsuna also agrees with this. However, he is worried! What if the Ming army doesn't come?
No matter what, he cannot afford to lose this war!
Now, I can only comfort myself. But waiting was a kind of torture, so Matsudaira Nobutsuna forced a smile and said: "Come on, Hauge-kun, how about we talk about a few games?"
"What?" Hauge was a little confused after hearing this, and answered him, "What longevity hall? This... Isn't this unlucky? Oh, I understand, should we set up a mourning hall for the Ming army first?"
"..." This time, it was Matsudaira Nobutsuna's turn to be confused. What do you mean?
No matter how much they communicated, they finally had to forget it, because Matsudaira Nobutsuna understood that this Hauge didn't understand the game of chess at all. So, he had no choice but to ask Hauge about leading troops to fight, which was enough to kill time.
I waited and waited until it got dark, but the scout still didn't come back. Matsudaira Nobutsuna was anxious and could no longer cover up his anxiety in other ways. He was restless, and even Hauge became uneasy.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Hauge vaguely felt that something bad was going to happen! But no matter from which aspect, there is no reason for it to be bad!
Fortunately, he had already experienced the country's subjugation. After the night got dark, he fell into a deep sleep, and it didn't matter that the world was turned upside down.
However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't sleep for any reason. Not to mention the mosquitoes, rats, and ants in the mountains, just the reports from his subordinates that many people had been sick and had fevers in the past few days, and they were no longer able to fight, which made him anxious. . More importantly, when will the Ming army come? If it is delayed by one day, the ambushing Japanese army will have more non-combat casualties and consume more food. I really can’t afford to delay it!
After a sleepless night, the eastern sky was just getting bright the next day. Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately asked the scout with two panda eyes if there was any reward?
In fact, he also knew in his heart that if there was something in return, he would definitely report it without waiting for him to ask.
In the end, Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but sent out another group of scouts, and even said to these scouts: "You are all disciples of Master Miyamoto Musashi, and you are the most skilled warriors in our country. No matter what, you must fight today." There needs to be a reward before you go dark!"
"Hi!" The scouts immediately responded loudly.
But before they could leave, they heard some noise. When they heard the sound and looked around, they saw that the previous group of scouts had finally returned.
Although he saw only one-third of the scouts sent out, and they were all in a sorry state, Matsudaira Nobutsuna turned a blind eye to all of this, and immediately asked: "How is the situation of the Ming army?"
Hauge, who had already heard the sound and came over, probably understood his question. Although he did not answer, he made a "thump" in his heart, secretly thinking that it was worse, because the expression of the scout this time was too familiar to him.
Sure enough, the leader of these scouts knelt down on one knee in front of Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and said with grief and anger: "Sir, there are about 20,000 Ming troops, all waiting in formation 20 miles away, and there are no more One step forward and they spotted us!"
"What?" When Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard this, it was like a bolt from the blue, hitting him on the forehead. His body swayed, and he almost stopped standing. He shouted, "It's twenty miles away, how is this possible!"
The scout leader knew that Matsudaira Nobutsuna didn't want to believe it, so he quickly took out a piece of cloth from his arms, unfolded it for him to see, and said at the same time: "The Ming army put up a sign in front of the formation, and these are the words on it!"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked carefully and saw the writing on the piece of cloth: "Japanese little dwarf, where are you squatting to pee?"
After reading this line of words clearly, Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt his eyes darken and fell back.
Hauge on the side naturally opened his eyes to see the situation. The words on this piece of cloth seemed familiar to him, and suddenly, he remembered it.
When Duduo retreated from Yaozhouyi, he thought about ambushing the pursuing Ming army halfway, but it turned out that the Ming army was outside the ambush circle, shouting, "Little Duduo, where are you squatting to pee?"
Yes, that's it. After Hauge thought about it, he couldn't help but wonder, why did the Ming army like to shout this tune?
He was wondering when he suddenly saw Matsudaira Nobutsuna falling backward.
What a Hauge, he was indeed trained on the battlefield. He was agile and he picked up Matsudaira Nobutsuna in his arms without letting him fall to the ground.
Fortunately, at this time, everyone was worried about Matsudaira Nobutsuna's health, so they didn't care whether the scene of a Liaodong man holding a Japanese dwarf in his arms would be very awkward.
After shaking it hard twice, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was woken up by Haug. It felt as if his neck was about to be broken. However, he still cared about this. The first thing he did when he woke up was to jump out of Haug's arms. Pointing at the scout leader, he shouted sternly: "Why is this happening? How did the news leak out? Is the Ming army deceiving..."
He asked many questions and many possibilities in one breath. Anyway, in his heart, he still didn't believe that the Ming army would be able to find an ambush here when the Ming army didn't even send troops to stop at night.
The scout knew most of the questions asked by Matsudaira Nobutsuna, but he could still answer some questions, so he immediately reported: "Sir, looking at the posture of the Ming army, they must have discovered our army, so they are waiting for our army." The posture of going to attack is unmistakable. In addition, my subordinates may know why the Ming army knew about our army's ambush!"
Having said this, he took out a broken bowl from his arms and said: "Sir, this was found in a small valley in the mountains ten miles away from here. It was a hiding place for the Koreans, but now it is empty. When our army comes, that place can know the movements of our army."
Upon hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna no longer had any doubts. This must be the case. Unexpectedly, the action that he thought could catch him unawares ended up causing harm to the inconspicuous bug. It’s true that Amaterasu doesn’t care about Japan!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but his eyes went dark again, and his body swayed, but he didn't faint this time. He stretched out his hand to stop Hauge's big hand that was reaching out to help him, looked up to the sky with a cry of great sadness, and then sat down on the ground. .
At this time, Dajun was in a desperate situation again, and he could no longer quietly influence and comfort the people around him.
The army has been exposed, and the Ming army is ready. If they go to attack the Ming army and face a head-on battle, how can the Japanese army be the opponent of the Ming army in terms of morale, physical strength, equipment, etc.?
However, if we don't fight, if we just waste it like this, in a few days, after all the food is exhausted, the entire army will collapse without the Ming army taking action.
Even if they wanted to retreat, how could the Ming army just let themselves lead the army to retreat calmly. As long as he maintains his threat by hanging his tail, Kameda's fate will be his own in the near future. I believe it won’t take long for the whole army to be wiped out.
At this moment, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was really a little desperate.
Originally, he led the troops northward because he was moving in danger, and he wanted to take a gamble and reverse his predicament in one fell swoop.
However, the so-called military expedition is dangerous, in other words, it actually means that it is very dangerous. No, a careless factor of the Koreans, who thought they were inconspicuous and ignored, put Matsudaira Nobutsuna's troops into a desperate situation where they could not advance or retreat, and they could not afford to spend any money.
He sat on the ground, and the guards and scouts around him all looked at him silently. Everyone's expression was very desperate.
Until this time, Hauge finally understood all the morale, or because he had experienced more, his expression was calmer.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked up and saw his expression, as if he had grasped the last straw, and asked quickly: "Hauge-kun, is there any way to save me?"
At this time, he didn't even call himself his official, he just used me.
