Originally, when the messenger came to report, he should have finished what he wanted to report in one breath. However, the news he reported was so shocking that he was interrupted by Tokugawa Iemitsu himself just as he finished speaking. Another sentence shocked the entire audience, making it impossible for him to finish speaking in one breath.
At this time, seeing that he could speak, he quickly reported again: "The Ming army has retreated."
"What, the Ming army retreated?" When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard this, he was suddenly surprised and felt a little incredible, and he quickly confirmed.
The others were stunned for a moment, and when they came back to their senses, they all stared at the messenger, their faces full of anticipation.
The messenger nodded quickly and said with a very certain tone: "The Ming army has boarded the ship and left. It's absolutely true!"
After being confirmed, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but feel happy again, murmuring to himself: "Let's go, let's go, let's go..."
On the side, Masayuki Hoshina was still asking the messenger: "Why did the Ming army retreat?"
Upon hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu quickly closed his mouth and looked at the messenger, also concerned about this issue.
However, the messenger shook his head, not sure. Anyway, the Ming army didn't make an announcement, so he had no way of knowing.
In this way, Tokugawa Iemitsu was confused: he had previously sent troops to attack North Korea and fought several battles with the Ming army. Now, it is not surprising that the Ming army sent troops to retaliate. But the strange thing is, why did the Ming army retreat after occupying Edo?
Tokugawa Iemitsu discussed with several of his important ministers and felt that the Ming army might be trying to show off their power, or they might not want him to reunify Japan. Of course, there is also the possibility that something happened to the Ming army themselves, which gave the Ming army a reason not to stay in Edo...
It is impossible to confirm the reason why the Ming army suddenly came and left, but it does not prevent Tokugawa Iemitsu from determining his next action, which is to quickly return to his hometown to check the situation.
As a result, Tokugawa Iemitsu gave up Kyoto just a few days after capturing Kyoto, and hurriedly returned to Edo with Emperor Komitsu in tow.
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On Hauge's side, Tokugawa Iemitsu was really forced to a dead end, and he could no longer retreat. It is absolutely impossible to win against the Ming army; but it is still possible to win against the Tokugawa shogunate. Therefore, he slowly threw out all the non-elite men, creating a situation where he had lost consecutive battles and could no longer compete with the Tokugawa shogunate. He prepared the elite men for the final battle with Tokugawa Iemitsu, who would either die or die. The net is broken.
But while he was holding back his strength, Tanma suddenly came to report that the Tokugawa shogunate had hurriedly withdrawn its troops, which surprised Hauge.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Hauge sent someone to inquire again and finally found out the reason why the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew its troops, which surprised him greatly.
If Mingjun sent troops to save him, he would never believe it. He was not someone from the Ming Dynasty, or rather, he was a sworn enemy and was being hunted down. It would have been good if the Ming army did not attack him. How could they attack the Tokugawa Shogunate to save him.
Regarding this situation, he could only ask the "punching bag" about the situation. After all, Akito knew Akito better.
Bao Chengxian's injury has not healed, and even if it is almost healed, Hauge will inflict new injuries. When Hauge asked, he could only endure the pain and answer: "Master, this may have something to do with the Ming Emperor... "
"What?" Hauge was shocked when he heard this, "You mean, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty came to Japan?"
If the emperor of Ming Dynasty comes to Japan, it means that Ming Dynasty wants to do big things in Japan. And this major event is nothing more than conquering the entire Japanese country. What will Hauge do?
The Ming army was already helpless against the Ming army without the Ming emperor. Plus the Ming emperor who destroyed Shengjing, wouldn't it be a dead end?
"No, Master!" Bao Chengxian saw that he was afraid of being like this, and he could understand it in his heart, so he quickly explained, "What the slave means, this action of the Ming army is probably due to the will of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Because the slave The emperor of Guan Ming Kingdom used his military skills before, cherishing the soldiers of the Ming Army very much and not wanting too many casualties among the soldiers of the Ming Army."
Seeing how Haug was relieved after hearing what he said, Bao Chengxian also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Hauge was in a good mood, he would be beaten less, so he quickly explained: "The Ming army took advantage of this opportunity." With the Tokugawa shogunate army attacking our army with all their strength, a sneak attack and capturing Edo when its troops are empty is the way for the Ming army to fight with the least loss. And if the Ming army continues to occupy Edo, it will face a desperate counterattack by the Tokugawa shogunate army. This It will definitely cause the Ming army to lose more troops, so the Ming army retreats because they don’t want to lose too many troops.”
After a pause, Bao Chengxian continued: "Sun Chuanting, the commander-in-chief of Ming Dynasty in Japan, doesn't care too much about this. If he can make the decision himself, he will definitely not spit it out again after eating it in Edo. Last time in Kyoto The same is true for the fall. Sun Chuanting will definitely occupy Kyoto regardless of casualties, and then attack us from both sides and ambush us returning from Deshan..."
Hauge understood. It turned out that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was manipulating all this.
An emperor who was rich all over the world and had an incalculable population could be so stingy with the soldiers of the Ming army. This is so ignorant! If he were the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would have conquered Japan long ago, and there would still be so many ink marks!
Thinking of this, Hauge couldn't help but despise the Ming Emperor who was far away in the capital: Humph, the kindness of a woman!
But he didn't know that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen did this was because of his kindness as a woman, but more importantly, he was playing chess with the whole world as a chessboard, so how could he care about the affairs of a small Japanese country!
If Japan is conquered too early, the losses of the Ming army will inevitably be huge, and there will be fewer veterans to fight elsewhere in the future; in addition, Japan will also become one of the burdens of the Ming Dynasty, at least in a short period of time, it will not be able to produce anything. . If all the forces in the Japanese country are allowed to consume more of each other, then after the Ming Dynasty takes over the Japanese country, it will not only make the Japanese people who have suffered greatly from the war be grateful to the Ming Dynasty, but also reduce the burden to stabilize the rule of the Japanese country.
Besides, at this time Emperor Chongzhen's attention was focused on domestic affairs. Externally, Tianshan was the focus of his attention, because there were more uncertain things there. Sooner or later, the Japanese country will be the meat in the Ming Dynasty's bowl, and it will be eaten sooner or later, so there is no need to rush.
Therefore, if the structure is different, the thoughts will be different. With Hauge's ability, he only pays attention to an island like Japan. If he thinks he can do better than Emperor Chongzhen, he can only be said to be a frog in the well!
No matter what, this situation now allowed him to breathe again, which made him very happy, so he slapped Bao Chengxian on the shoulder and said happily: "You are such a smart dog, you have such a good brain. It would be a pity to beat you to death!"
Unexpectedly, Hauge was so happy that he also beat him, and the beating made Bao Chengxian grimace. But in the end, he still had to bear the pain and replied: "Master is too kind. There is no chance that the slave is not as smart as the master."
When will this kind of day end!
Hauge didn't care about him, and immediately summoned his men to discuss the military situation, and decided to take advantage of this rare opportunity to expand his power again.
Not to mention, the Tokugawa shogunate army was firstly worried that Edo was being captured; secondly, they thought that Hauge's troops were in trouble and needed their final blow, so they relaxed their vigilance.
Hauge led his troops to raid the Tokugawa Shogunate Army, which gave full play to Jianlu's ability to create panic and chase. He started with the raid on the miscellaneous troops of the Tokugawa Shogunate Army. After expelling these Japanese, he swept away the elite of the Tokugawa Shogunate Army, leading to the German The Kawa Shogunate army was defeated, and it was not until Nagoya that they stabilized their position.
However, when Hauge's troops regained momentum, their morale was high; while the Tokugawa shogunate army turned from victory to defeat, even if it stabilized, its morale was very low. Many samurai were thinking about how their families were in Edo. They didn't even think about fighting to the death in Nagoya, but just wanted to return to Edo as soon as possible.
How could Hauge let go of such a rare opportunity, take captive defeated soldiers, and launch a fierce attack on the Tokugawa shogunate army with human life tactics? It can be said that there were countless casualties. The continuous battles in Nagoya really became a hell on earth. .
In the end, the Tokugawa shogunate army had to slowly retreat, and Hauge's troops regained the sphere of influence in Kyoto before it was attacked by the Ming army.
"Hahaha, how about it? I can't be beaten to death, right?" Haug stood on the top of the ruined city of Nagoya, watching his men swarming northward. He couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh, "That Tokugawa Iemitsu? Sooner or later, I will tear off my head and use it as a urinal!"
"My master is mighty!" Bao Chengxian had a toothache. He really had a toothache, and only his last few teeth were still tormenting him. "Now that I'm going all out, I can't give Tokugawa Iemitsu a chance to relax!"
Before, it was Tokugawa Iemitsu who wanted to wipe out Hauge's men in one go; now it's the other way around, it's Hauge who wants to take advantage of this opportunity to kill Tokugawa Iemitsu in one go.
Hauge nodded and was about to agree when he heard Turge say from the side: "Master, the resistance of the Tokugawa shogunate army is getting bigger and bigger at this time. Although this is an opportunity to eliminate them, our losses will also be It’s very tragic. From the slave’s point of view, we have to take a breather!”
First, he failed to attack the Ming army in a sneak attack. He was taught a lesson by the Ming army. Then he was beaten like a lost dog by Tokugawa Iemitsu. He was really on the verge of reaching a desperate situation. Now he is chasing the Tokugawa shogunate army. The whole process is basically Never rested. No matter how hard they are, they cannot withstand this kind of consumption.
After hearing this, Haug felt that Turg was right. For a moment, I couldn't help but be a little undecided.
If it were in the past, Bao Chengxian would definitely stick to his opinion and describe the necessity of continuing to pursue the Tokugawa shogunate army. But now he was afraid of being beaten. He was afraid that if he persisted forcefully, he would attract Hauge's old punches. Feeling a faint pain in his body, he chose to remain silent.
However, although he remained silent, someone helped him and supported his suggestion.
I saw a fast horse galloping towards me. The man on the horse looked like a serious Jurchen at first glance.
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