"Take a detour?"

Tokugawa Hideyoshi smiled and said, "Where is the road? Isn't this the only road right in front of us?"

"There are only hills and mountains here, and the road is difficult to walk on. If we talk about taking a detour now, won't we just end up in the mountains?"

"As soon as we enter this mountain, the soldiers' morale will be low and they are doomed to be defeated."

"And the Ming troops in front of us must be the Ming cavalry that has been harassing us recently. This area is not suitable for cavalry combat, so they dismounted and set up camp. But in recent days, we have also figured out that there are only more than 2,000 people."

"The majority of the Ming army is still two days' journey behind us. As long as we can defeat this army within two days, they will never be able to catch up with us after they stop harassing us."

The meaning is very clear. Takeda Nobuo meant to take a detour, while Tokugawa Hideyoshi wanted to fight.

After taking a few heavy breaths, Takeda said, "Well, the soldiers must be feeling very depressed after being chased for such a long time."

"If we don't fight, the situation will only get worse. Fighting can at least boost morale."

"If 50,000 or 60,000 people can't even break through the camp of more than 2,000 Ming troops, it only means that our time is up."

"You deserve to be skinned alive by the Ming army."

When the war got to this point, all the Japanese who had a little bit of blood in their veins held their breath.

Seeing that Takeda also agreed with his point of view, Tokugawa continued to order: "Takeda-kun, you go and make arrangements now. This battle requires speed and fierceness. Only these two points are the key to defeating the enemy."

"So, we should let the elite troops take the lead, followed by the second-class soldiers, and the young men who were recently captured at the end."

Takeda wanted to step back, agreed, and continued, "The general's personal guards are supervising the battle at the end. There are only more than 2,000 dismounted Ming soldiers, and they have no armor on them. As long as our 50,000 to 60,000 people can muster up a little courage, even if it means sacrificing their lives, we can flatten the camp in front within two quarters of an hour."

Tokugawa said: "That's right, I am leading my personal guards here to supervise the battle."

"When it really comes to the end, the entire army will be deployed. The country is in crisis. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy."

…

This Japanese army seemed to have mustered up their last bit of courage, or perhaps it was just some generals like Tokugawa who mustered up their last bit of courage. However, one thing is certain: their decision to give it a try was indeed the right choice. Otherwise, even if Zhang Wuji and his men chased them slower, as long as they kept chasing them, they would always be able to block them somewhere.

Because for those who escape, there is always a place where they have nowhere to escape.

…

In the following time, Takeda Nobuo spent half an hour to gather those brave soldiers among the generals to the front, followed by the second-class soldiers, and the able-bodied men at the end, just as he had discussed with Tokugawa Hideyoshi before.

After marching for about half an hour, they finally came face to face with the defensive fortifications that Yang Xiao had hastily built last night.

More than two thousand people did not get much rest all night, but two thousand people is not a small number after all. In addition, the surrounding area is full of mountains and forests, so they used local materials to build a lot of defensive fortifications. There was a large fence that was seventy or eighty feet long and had three layers. Behind each layer of the fence, there were Ming army soldiers guarding, either holding bows and crossbows or holding spears, and they were murderous.

Looking at Tokugawa Hideyoshi's side, driven by the spirit of being ready to die, he really seemed to be ready to fight to the death.

The current situation for them is like there are jackals in front and tigers behind. Only by rushing forward and killing this disruptive cavalry can they quickly escape from Zhang Wuji's pursuit. As long as they can breathe less, there is a possibility of turning the situation around.

…

In the last moment before the battle, there was no sound in the Ming army camp, and they were all holding their breath.

For these veteran soldiers, they all knew the significance of this battle. Zhao Min was surrounding Tokyo City. Although it was difficult to fight, everyone believed that Zhao Min would definitely be able to take it down. It was only a matter of time.

And now, as long as we can destroy this organized Japanese army and kill Tokugawa Hideyoshi, there will never be a second such team in Japan.

After taking Tokyo and chopping off Hirohito's head, it would be easy to slowly eliminate those small resistance forces.

And if they could not stop Tokugawa Hideyoshi's army, of course, it would not matter. The end result would be that their emperor would continue to waste time here. In that case, there would be no emperor in the Ming Dynasty. Their country had only been established for five years, and who knew if there would be any accidents.

In short, whether it was out of patriotism or personal desire, all the Ming army soldiers wanted to end this battle as quickly as possible. To be honest, no matter who you are, you always want to return home, right?

If they want to go home, they must absolutely and thoroughly destroy all armed forces in Japan that dare to resist. Otherwise, given the character of their emperor, how can they return without success?

Looking at Tokugawa Hideyoshi, he was already on the battlefield, spouting a screed of things, from the righteousness of his country to his personal gains and losses. The key was to win this battle. After all, even if Japan was in trouble before, it was their own fault. Even if it was in trouble, couldn't we still live like human beings in this country? But if we lost the war, we would become slaves of a conquered nation.

What is the fate of a conquered nation? They are left at the mercy of others. By then, whether it is their lives, wealth, or even their women, they will all be controlled by others.

At that time, even if I could survive, what would be the point?

Under Tokugawa Hideyoshi's relatively practical pre-war mobilization, the morale of the Japanese army rose to a new level.

…

After a moment, all that mess disappeared, and shouts of killing instantly rang out.

The Japanese attack began. Perhaps they themselves did not know that they had not taken the initiative to launch an attack for a long time since the war between the two countries.

If we trace it back to the last time, it might be when Inoue Takeshi was still alive. At that time, he killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers at one time, and then led the remaining troops to flee into Dongchuan City until he was defeated and died.

…

The Japanese attack began. When Yang Xiao, who was standing on a slightly higher place, saw this scene, his first reaction was that he could not hold on.

With more than 2,000 men, if they were to defend the city, they would not only last two days, but even two months as long as Zhang Wuji gave the order. But now, it was really impossible. The enemy was at least twenty times larger than their own. The so-called defensive fortifications were nothing more than a few large fences. Time was short and there was no time to even dig trenches.

If we act this way, we can only hold out for a moment.