After retreating to a slightly safer place, Tokugawa Hideyoshi said to Takeda Nobuo, "Mr. Takeda, looking at the situation, the Ming army will definitely cross the river tonight. I'm afraid our artillery will not be of much use."

"When the Ming army's pontoon bridge was twenty steps away from our shore, their soldiers waded across even if they had to wade through the water."

"Go to the camp and gather 10,000 soldiers for me. No matter what, even if the Ming army can land, they must not be able to gain a foothold on the shore. We must beat them back the same way they came here."

Nobuo Takeda also took a deep breath: "What can stop tens of thousands of troops is definitely not a river, a stream, or even a mountain. What can stop tens of thousands of troops is only tens of thousands of troops."

"We have just collided with the Ming army. We must not lose the initiative in the first battle. General, please stay here and I will go back to mobilize the troops."

On the other side, the Ming army's artillery continued to fire, completely ignoring the reserves of cannonballs.

That kind of iron cannonball can be recycled as long as we can capture the other side of the river. If we can't capture the other side of the river, it will be a waste.

Zhao Min quickly called Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao to her side and said, "Two generals, you have seen that although our floating bridge is difficult to load, it seems to be almost three-quarters completed now."

"You two have good cultivation. I heard that Tokugawa Hideyoshi on the opposite side is a powerful and handsome man. So you two should each mobilize 500 heavy armored soldiers from the army. When our floating bridge approaches the other side of the river, you should rush over. With your high cultivation and the 1,000 heavy armored soldiers behind you, you must seize a foothold on the other side of the river for me."

"Before tomorrow morning, my army will cross the river. After dawn, my army will arrive in front of Tokugawa Hideyoshi's camp. Do you understand?"

Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao quickly agreed.

Seeing this, Zhao Min continued, "You two must remember that you are the first to climb the river, and the morale of the entire army lies there. We only have one pontoon bridge, and it is impossible for too many people to cross at one time. But I will continue to send you reinforcements. I only want a piece of land on the other side of the river."

"If you can't take a place where the army can stand before dawn, Zhang Wuji and I will go there ourselves."

…

Zhao Min's last sentence was obviously a bit serious.

This wasn't the same as when they faced Inoue Yu's 200,000-man army. Why would Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji have to personally lead the charge? If they did, would the other soldiers still be alive? Would they even have the dignity to maintain?

…

A moment later, Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao each selected 500 heavy armored soldiers from the army.

And at this moment, Zhao Min came to King Yin Ye again.

"General," Yin Yewang was extremely respectful.

Zhao Min nodded and said, "General Yin, you lead the artillery soldiers to overturn all the cannons of the Japanese on the opposite side as soon as possible. Do not be stingy with the cannonballs and gunpowder. It won't be long before Tokugawa Hideyoshi on the opposite side will mobilize a lot of soldiers from his camp to the other side of the river. At that time, there may be tens of thousands of Japanese gathered on the other side of the river."

"We only have one floating bridge, and the number of people who can cross it is limited. I have already asked Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao to get on it. When it's their turn to charge into battle, you have to use artillery to suppress them from a distance. Make sure to reduce the pressure on Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao. Do you understand?"

Yin Yewang nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, Marshal, I will be able to suppress it with the artillery in my hands."

…

About two quarters of an hour later, the pontoon bridge built by the Ming army was gradually approaching the other side of the river. After half a night of tossing and turning, hundreds of rafts were already lying across the river. Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao also led hundreds of heavy armored soldiers to board the rafts first, waiting for the pontoon bridge to get closer, so that they could charge forward with their superb skills.

Yang Xiao looked at Wei Yi who was a few steps away and said with a smile: "Old Bat, you have married several concubines in recent years. Are you in good health?"

Wei Yi smiled and said: "Of course, I am a general. Even if I marry a few more concubines, I will not abuse myself to the point of weakness. When we fight the enemy later, you will definitely be inferior to me."

After hearing this, Yang Xiao said disdainfully: "Then let's compete to see who kills more people."

Wei Yixiao said disdainfully: "Let's compare. In recent years, you have also married three concubines. I want to see if you are still the same as before."

"If you die accidentally, I will raise the three concubines in your family for you."

After hearing this, Yang Xiao widened his eyes and said, "Nonsense, how can you think like the Japanese? Could it be that the wife I spent money to marry ends up being yours?"

Wei Yi smiled and said, "I'm not the one talking nonsense, it's you. I just said I would support you, but I didn't say I would do anything else. It's obviously you who is overthinking it."

…

Under the cover of dozens of broken ships with baffles in the front, the Ming army was still nailing wooden stakes in the water. Every time a stake was nailed, several soldiers would throw several rafts in front. In order to make it more secure, the rafts in front would be connected to the rafts behind with ropes.

In this way, gradually, the Ming army's pontoon bridge moved closer to the opposite bank.

At this time, the 10,000 soldiers that Tokugawa Hideyoshi had just mobilized from his own camp, plus the 2,000 soldiers he had brought with him before, had all been re-arranged.

At this moment, King Yin Ye on the other side also ordered the artillery to fire again, but this time, the Ming army's artillery fire directly hit the Japanese army camp that had just assembled.

Tokugawa Hideyoshi was shocked: "Damn it, the Edogawa River is sixty or seventy feet wide. It's not surprising that the Ming army's artillery can fire across the river, but how can it fire so far?"

Nobuo Takeda on the side said: "Make the barrel thicker and put more gunpowder in it, and it will hit naturally. But now we should not consider why the Ming army's cannons can fire so far, but we should consider not letting the Ming army land."

"General, look, in front of the Ming army's pontoon bridge, there are dozens of broken ships with shields. With those shields, the arrows are ineffective, and our artillery has almost been overturned by the Ming army's artillery."

"I'm afraid our next step will be to rely on flesh and blood to fight the Ming army."

Tokugawa Hideyoshi said: "Takeda-kun, what you said just now has come true. The only thing that can stop an army of tens of thousands is an army of tens of thousands."

"But we still have a considerable advantage. Although the Ming army's artillery fire is fierce, even if it is more fierce, it can only disrupt our formation at most."

"The Ming army only has one floating bridge. How many people can Zhang Wuji transport at a time? As long as we can defend the tiny place where the Ming army landed, we will still have an absolute advantage in numbers."