Finally, under the protection of two thousand heavily armored guards, Zhang Wuji and a group of women slowly advanced to the location of the Japanese Imperial City. The Japanese troops in the city had been defeated. Although they still had tens of thousands of people, they could not form much combat power. Therefore, when facing a Ming army regiment of two thousand people, they basically fled. Those Japanese troops were also busy looting their own people. After getting some money, they wanted to escape from this capital that had become hell as soon as possible.

…

About half an hour later, Zhang Wuji and others arrived at the imperial city of Japan. The place was still filled with smoke and there were open flames in many places. All this was thanks to Qianye Kong's efforts yesterday.

Long Zeyan said: "Your Majesty, this city really has a history of hundreds of years. It was first built during the Tang Dynasty in China. Over the past few hundred years, successive emperors of Japan have been constantly repairing and expanding it. I'm going to say something I shouldn't say, but if it weren't for the war, it would actually be nice to leave this city as your future administrative seat in Yingzhou."

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you feeling sad?"

Long Ze quickly said: "Your Majesty, please stop teasing me. I am a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. How could I feel sorry for the capital of the enemy country? I was just saying it casually."

Zhang Wuji laughed: "I don't care. I will take what you said just now as my heartache. If I am heartbroken, you must be punished. You'd better be prepared to see how I deal with you."

Long Ze's cheeks flushed instantly with shame. She had known Zhang Wuji for a long time. Just like the other women around Zhang Wuji, she was not afraid of any punishment.

"Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, you don't need any excuses. Just be frank. If I can't bear it, then it means I am incompetent."

Aoi on the side also said: "Your Majesty, you still have me. Take me with you. If you don't take me with you when you punish Sister Longze, it would be biased."

Aoi's eyes held a hint of smug joy and anticipation. Qianye Sora saw this and was a little confused. Why did the two of them seem so unconcerned about the so-called punishment? Could it be that the so-called punishment was actually a good thing?

…

"Your Majesty, Hirohito Hiroichi has escaped with some remnants of the army and a number of Japanese ministers. I am currently mobilizing forces to encircle and suppress them. It won't be long before I can send her head back to you."

Many Ming Dynasty generals have also entered the city. The person speaking at this moment is Yin Yewang. Although this battle lasted for a long time, he is still extremely excited at this moment.

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Uncle, you have worked hard. Tokyo City has been surrounded on all sides, and Hirohito Hiroichi can't escape. But, if possible, uncle, please catch him alive and bring him back to me."

"I want to take him back to the Ming Dynasty and execute him in front of the soldiers and civilians in Beijing."

After hearing this question, King Yin Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he just said, "That's right."

…

Only after Yin Yewang left did Long Ze say, "Your Majesty, Hirohito Hongyi is just barely alive now. He can't escape. At the latest, he will appear in front of you tonight."

Zhang Wuji nodded and said: "This is the best. If we can capture Hirohito Hiroichi, this expedition to Japan will be the most critical step in its completion."

"I just hope nothing unexpected happens. I wonder if there are any secret passages leading to the outside of Tokyo. After all, he is the emperor of a country, so he should have some means of self-protection, right?"

Faced with Zhang Wuji's question, Long Ze was a little speechless. She turned to look at Qianye Kong: "Pavilion Master, do you know if Hirohito Hongyi has any other means of self-protection?"

Qianye Kong was also helpless. She could only say to Zhang Wuji: "Your Majesty, how could Hirohito Hongyi have any means of protecting himself?"

"He is the emperor of a country and he once had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. How could he put his life and property at risk on a secret passage? I, I was once the queen of Japan, and I know everything about Tokyo City and all the affairs within the imperial city. I dare to guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no such thing. Even if there is, Tokyo City is surrounded on all sides. Where can his secret passage lead to? Even if the secret passage is a few miles away, it is just within the Ming army camp."

After hearing this, Zhang Wuji felt completely relieved: "That's the best, then let's just wait. I should be able to meet Hirohito Hiroichi tonight at the latest."

…

Afterwards, Zhao Linger and others began to look for a place to stay in the smoke-filled Japanese imperial city. Just as Qianye Kong imagined, although most of the imperial city had been burned into ruins, Hirohito Koichi's bedroom was still barely habitable.

And Hirohito Koichi's bedroom will inevitably become Zhang Wuji's residence in the next period of time.

…

Two hours later, Hirohito Hiroichi and a group of Japanese ministers were finally blocked by Ming army soldiers at a city gate.

During the two-hour battle, Hirohito Hiroichi tried to break out. He thought that Tokyo City was surrounded by four sides, and the Ming army had only taken down three lines of defense on one side. As long as he wanted to survive, there might still be a way to get out.

However, the actual result still disappointed him, because there were still tens of thousands of Ming soldiers outside the city of Tokyo, and it was impossible to leave the city. Hirohito Hiroichi tried to break through several times, but was beaten back by the Ming army. The battle was extremely brutal.

Some people don't want to live, but no one is not afraid of death. It's not just Hirohito, all the Japanese soldiers, ministers and nobles are the same.

They had never felt such a desire to live before. They fought desperately to break out, but the Ming army soldiers had gone to such great lengths to wait until this day, so how could they let them escape?

Being attacked from both sides, or even multiple sides, Hirohito Koichi, the remaining soldiers under his command, his ministers, and the noble children of Japan finally had nowhere to escape.

The shouts and cries of killing continued, and the Ming army advanced step by step. The Japanese did not want to die, so they also resisted desperately. As a result, they also caused considerable casualties to the Ming army soldiers. However, they did not know that the more they resisted desperately at this moment, the more miserable their end would be in the near future.

"Generals, His Majesty said that Hirohito Kōichi must be kept alive, and his head must be chopped off after he is escorted back to our Beijing."

King Yin Ye was afraid that Hirohito Hiroichi would die in a place where he shouldn't have died, so he reminded the generals around him.

Yang Xiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Hirohito is more afraid of death than anyone else. He will find a way to survive, and we will definitely be able to capture him alive."