After hearing this, Yamamoto felt his heart churning, as if he had a thousand words to say, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to start.

"Your Majesty, I will not decline death. Long live Japan. Long live Your Majesty."

After saying this, Yamamoto raised his hands high to echo the words "Long live" he said.

At the port, countless Japanese soldiers followed suit upon seeing this, and soon, the thunderous shouts of "Long live the king" resounded throughout the area.

It has to be said that Hirohito was really a blind cat that caught a dead mouse. He obviously just wanted to criticize Yamamoto and let him know the interests of this battle, but he inadvertently boosted the morale.

Although the shadow of Kojima Mitsuru's death still lingers, the morale of the soldiers is much better than before.

Hirohito looked around and the thunderous cheers of "Long live the emperor" gave him a great sense of satisfaction.

His biggest dream at this moment is to be able to continue this sense of satisfaction. If one day, the men under his command can sweep across the Ming Dynasty, then he, Hirohito Koichi, will die without regrets.

…

Three days later, night.

Before dinner, Gong Yu finally received the report from the exploration ship.

"Your Majesty, it's almost time. I want to start the decisive battle tomorrow."

Before Zhang Wuji could speak, Zhao Min gave him a fierce look and said, "Sister Gong, can you have some ambition?"

"When can you change the title of 'concubine'? We are both women, don't you think it's a bit degrading?"

Gong Yu laughed and said, "In front of Your Majesty, I don't know what humiliation is."

After hearing this, Zhao Min was speechless: "As a woman, I will never be like you in my life. It's a pity that you are a marshal leading troops. It's really shameful."

Gong Yu smiled and said, "Sister Min'er, do you really think that all women in this world are the same as you?"

"There is only one Zhao Min in this world, and there won't be another one in the next few hundred years. I have never thought in my life that I would surpass you one day. I will be satisfied as long as I can look up to you."

…

I have to say that Gong Yu's mouth is not in vain. She speaks very nicely, so nicely that Zhao Min feels embarrassed to make fun of her. However, the more this happens, the more Zhao Min misses someone, and that person is Zhou Zhiruo. If Zhou Zhiruo is here, Zhao Min will always have someone to quarrel with. But now, Zhao Min doesn't even have anyone to quarrel with.

Zhu'er might be able to argue, but Zhao Min didn't want to argue with her, because when Zhu'er argued, there was no logic at all, and it was completely unreasonable. Zhao Min didn't like that kind of unreasonable quarrel.

…

Seeing that Zhao Min stopped teasing her, Gong Yu continued, "The Japanese warships have basically been assembled."

"According to the report from the exploration ship, the Japanese have no less than 300 warships that can sail long distances. This will be a battle that will last for dozens of hours. Tomorrow I will go and lure them into battle."

Zhang Wuji said: "The Japanese warships are docked at the port, and they have sufficient logistics. If they don't fight and choose to fight with us, what will you do?"

Gong Yu laughed and said, "There are hundreds of warships docked around the port. Do they dare not fight a decisive battle?"

"If you choose to come alongside me, I will push all our warships forward to block them inside. At night, I will send small boats loaded with explosives to blow them to death."

Zhao Min said: "If that's the case, you might as well attack now, and then at night, let the assassins blow up the ship."

Gong Yu smiled and said, "I have actually thought about it, but if we do so, it will only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. Just as Your Majesty said, the Japanese warships are docked at the port, the logistics are not urgent, and the replenishment of soldiers is completely endless."

"What I just said about blowing up the ships is at most to blow up the dozens of warships on the outermost periphery. To a large extent, it cannot hurt their foundation."

"What's more, the success rate of a sneak attack or ship bombing is not high. Sister Min'er, don't forget that the Japanese fleet is guarded by hundreds of gunboats. So, no matter what, the best strategy is to lure them out for a decisive battle."

"Moreover, going out of the port for a decisive battle is also what the Japanese want. Otherwise, why would they gather all the warships together?"

Zhao Min had already realized that what Gong Yu said was right, so although she had the urge to mock her again, she finally kept her mouth shut.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Wuji first smiled slightly, and then said: "Although a war is imminent, as long as Yu'er knows what's going on, it's fine."

Upon hearing this, Gong Yu quickly imitated the other generals and nodded to Zhang Wuji, saying, "Your Majesty, I am just a woman. Over the years, I have achieved what I have today only because of your favor. Now that your Majesty has entrusted me with state affairs, I will certainly not refuse, even if it means dying."

Zhang Wuji quickly waved his hand and said, "Yu'er, stop talking about life and death."

"The Japanese are just mere idiots. What can they do even if they have several times more warships than we do?"

"How can that group of monkeys who haven't evolved completely be a match for my wife?"

"I don't ask for anything else from you now, I just ask you not to make yourself so nervous. The closer you are to the battle, the more you should relax yourself. You are the commander-in-chief, and you are not needed to charge into battle. You need to be calm and composed."

"You should learn from Min'er on this point. When we were fighting, we wanted to kill each other one moment, and the next moment we could be drinking and chatting about life together."

"It's no big deal. Just give your orders calmly. With the temper of our family, take Min'er for example. If you win this battle, she will definitely say that you are a blind cat that has caught a dead mouse, and that it's no big deal to defeat a group of monkeys. But if you lose, she will never say a word against you, and she will pretend that nothing happened for the rest of her life."

"It's no big deal, everyone supports you, just go for it."

After hearing this, Gong Yu was deeply moved. After all, she was a woman and was prone to being emotional.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Min also recalled the past. So many years have passed, but when she and Zhang Wuji were against each other, they did often get together to drink before or after the war.

The past was still vivid in her mind; in fact, she had not forgotten any detail.

If she had known this earlier, if time could go back, Zhao Min would have found a way to be with Zhang Wuji before the Yuan Dynasty fell.

If that were the case, her life would probably be happier than it is now.

…

The decisive battle will begin tomorrow.

Today's dinner is exceptionally luxurious, but it is obvious that luxury and abundance are not the same thing.

After all, in fact, none of them had eaten any fresh vegetables on the ship except bean sprouts and leeks for such a long time, let alone fruits.

As for the eggs and fish, it was okay at first, but after a long time, I became sick just by looking at them.

But today, Gong Yu specially ordered someone to cook a few chickens, which was a great improvement for everyone present.