"Master, the Ming army swore an oath at Deshan to march north!"
The person who made the report was the leader of the detective horse arranged by Hauge to monitor the movements of the Ming army in the south.
Hearing this, Hauge was stunned for a moment.
It can be said that this news is not surprising at all. Given his hostile relationship with the Ming army, the Ming army would definitely hunt him down. However, it had not moved before, so why is it suddenly starting to attack the north now? And this was when he had just gotten out of trouble and was about to expand his advantage!
Turge was also stunned when he heard it, but he was the first to come to his senses and asked quickly: "How many troops? How many are the army and how many are the navy?"
"There are about 5,000 servants organized by the Japanese. The other Ming troops are divided into chariot battalions, infantry and cavalry. There are nearly 20,000. It seems that there is no navy."
When Bao Cheng first heard this, he couldn't help but question: "How can you find out such details?"
"The Ming army made a lot of noise, so when the surrounding Japanese heard about it, they all fled away. The Ming army did not advance in a hurry. They settled the Japanese along the way, so they could spy clearly and come back to report." The leader of Tanma was a little confused. Said, "On the navy side, it seems that they have stayed at Deshan and have not dispatched."
Generally speaking, soldiers need to be quick, and if the expedition is too big, the enemy will be on guard. This is because of the taboo of military strategists. The Ming army should not make such a mistake!
In addition, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was a powerful weapon. They could choose to land at any place, making it difficult for people to guard against them. But why didn’t the navy of the Ming Dynasty use it?
Hauge couldn't understand, so he asked loudly with a dark face: "What kind of medicine is Minggou selling in this gourd?"
Bao Cheng first wiped the saliva that had sprayed on his face. He used this time to think quickly, but he was still unsure and did not dare to speak nonsense, so as not to be taken advantage of by Haoge, so he had to say with a grimace: "Master, wait for this slave to come again." Ask carefully."
The matter was so important that Hauge didn't force him.
So, Bao Chengxian asked the Tanma leader again and asked him all the details about the Ming army, including things with the Japanese people.
After asking, he finally knew what he knew, and then turned to Hauge and said respectfully: "Master, if my guess is correct, the Ming army is really serious this time and wants to completely occupy the Japanese country. That's why they are attacking the Japanese." The people show kindness and appease the local area, which will help slow down the attack and not rush the attack."
This day has finally arrived!
Hauge listened and agreed with his statement.
Originally, Hauge's plan was to unify the Japanese country before the Ming army took action, and then fight the Ming army again after integrating the power of the Japanese country.
However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
The Japanese daimyo were not as weak as he thought. Even now, he has not even eliminated the Tokugawa Shogunate.
As a result, and following previous examples, he was not qualified to compete with the Ming army at all.
Thinking of this, Hauge became anxious and asked hurriedly: "What should I do? What do you think we should do?"
After hearing this, Turge hesitated for a while and then said: "How about we re-ally with Tokugawa Iemitsu and other daimyo to fight against the Ming army together?"
Hearing this, Bao Chengxian shook his head and said: "It's useless. The Tokugawa shogunate is now our sworn enemy. Even if they have the common enemy of the Ming army, they must believe that now the Ming army only has the army to march northward for the camp. They They won’t believe it either. They will think that we are going to trick them again.”
After a pause and a sneak peek at Hauge, he continued: "Furthermore, the Japanese country is only so big. While we are going back and forth with other daimyo and the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ming army will no matter how slow it is. It is estimated that the attack has already reached us. Besides, the Ming army will definitely not let us form an alliance."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Haug couldn't help but roared after hearing this. There was a hint of fear in his words.
Bao Cheng listened first and was helpless. He sighed and said: "The strength of the Ming army is too strong. In fact, we have no other choice but to flee north as much as possible before the Ming army attacks. I think this may be the true intention of the Ming army." You must have your intention, otherwise, they will not let the navy go unused. In the final analysis, they are treating us as their pawns, driving us to sweep across the north and clean up all the famous names for the Ming army!"
When he said this, he no longer even called himself a "slave".
When he finished speaking, seeing Hauge who seemed to be in a daze, he added: "Of course, even if we don't open the way, the Ming army can still sweep the Japanese country. They have the strength."
"..." After hearing what he said, everyone fell silent.
These Jianrui knew best the strength of the Ming army, so they had to admit that what Bao Chengxian said was reasonable.
However, Hauge was unwilling to accept this. After he came to his senses, he suddenly stretched out his hands to grab Bao Chengxian's shoulders, shook him and shouted, "Are we going to die like this? We don't have anything else." Is there a way out?"
Although he was asking this question, he himself knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Ming army to let these remnants of the captives go. On the island again, there is no way to escape. The only fate is to be chased by the Ming army and killed after being cornered.
However, who wants to die? The ants are still trying to survive!
What Hauge didn't expect was that Bao Chengxian really gave him a glimmer of hope. He said: "It's not that there is no way out. It's just another request. If the master agrees, I will say it, otherwise..."
He didn't even finish "otherwise". When Hauge heard that he actually had a way, he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Don't say one request, just ten or a hundred requests. I will agree to you. Say it quickly, say it!"
Bao Cheng listened first and smiled bitterly: "This slave is loyal to the master. I hope that in the future, the master will appoint the slave as a military advisor and become a real military advisor. He will no longer be the master's punching bag. Although it is the slave's honor to be the master's punching bag." , but this slave has a weak body, and if he continues to act as a venting bag, he won’t be able to serve his master much longer!”
After listening, Hauge said without hesitation: "Okay, okay, from now on, you will be my king's military advisor, and I will never take it out on you again."
In fact, not to mention being a strategist, even Hauge’s Amma would agree to it now.
Turge listened on the side and said nothing from beginning to end. He just looked at Bao Chengxian with a light of hope in his eyes.
Bao Cheng first heard Hauge's guarantee. Although he didn't know whether this guarantee would be useful in the end, he still expressed his thoughts and said: "Master, this method of being a slave is actually a narrow escape from death, but no matter what, it is better than being discovered." The army wiped out ten dead people without any chance of survival!"
"You are so damn verbose!" Haug heard impatiently, but he came back to his senses after saying it. He was asking for help, so he quickly changed his tone and said, "My Lord Military Advisor, A life of nine deaths is better than ten deaths of no life, so please tell me quickly and don’t offend me!”
"Don't dare, I don't dare!" Bao Cheng heard it first and responded quickly before continuing to express his thoughts, "Taking advantage of the fact that the other big names don't know that the Ming army is really taking action, we will fight north at all costs. The point is Seize their boat. As long as we have a boat, we can escape to the sea!"
Hauge listened and nodded, but then shook his head and said: "So what if we escape to Ezo Island? It's not far from Honshu Island, and the Ming army will definitely chase us!"
Ezo Island, later known as Hokkaido, was indeed not far away.
Turge next to him was also disappointed. According to Bao Chengxian's statement, at most he would die a little slower. What a narrow escape! What kind of student?
"It's not Ezo Island!" Bao Cheng heard it first and quickly shook his head and said, "It's on the other side of the ocean. I've heard from the Japanese that the Japanese people cross the ocean from here every year. It's said that on the other side of the ocean, there are and A landmass as big as the Ming Dynasty, no, no, it is a landmass even bigger than the Ming Dynasty."
Hearing this, Turg was immediately overjoyed and quickly said to Haug: "Master, the military advisor is right. There is a very big place on the other side of the ocean, and I have heard of it."
"I just don't know if I can grab the ship, I don't know if I can get to the other side of the ocean, and I don't know if I can establish myself there." Bao Chengxian followed Turge's words and said, "That's why the slave said, this is a narrow escape." !”
If he escaped to the other side of the ocean, it would be impossible for the Ming army to pursue him, right? And this is the possibility of survival!
After hearing this, Hauge regained a lot of energy. He immediately showed a fierce look and said: "I will rob them all for you, no matter the cost. If you can't grab the ship, you will die, so no matter what, you must rob it. And , seize as many ships as you can, and if you send more ships to the other side of the ocean, I will still be king and rebuild our Qing Dynasty, no, rebuild our Jin Kingdom!"
Not to mention, when he said this, Turge's spirits were lifted.
The Qing Dynasty was too unlucky, but the Jin Dynasty was better. Rebuilding the Jin Dynasty was something that could only be dreamed of.
As a result, Haug immediately summoned his confidants and began to discuss this near-death escape plan.
A few days later, Haug's headquarters, which had adjusted its strategic focus, was like a desperate tiger and began to advance northward at all costs. He just pounced and attacked like a madman.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to seize the ship!
The Tokugawa shogunate army, which originally thought that the battle line would be stabilized, was forced to retreat in embarrassment after being subjected to such a desperate offensive by Hauge.
Hauge's men seized the ship and continued their desperate march north without stopping. Anyway, everything on land is expendable to Hauge and others who are determined to escape.
Tokugawa Iemitsu had just returned to Edo, and without even bothering to count the losses or appease his men, he received news of the desperate attack by Hauge's troops. He was immediately panicked and hurriedly tried to organize a counterattack.
However, at this time, the Tokugawa shogunate army had no morale, and this was also an important reason why the Ming army gave a blow. They were immediately driven away by Hauge's troops and had to flee all the way north.
