That night, although he fell asleep on the hard, rough ground, Mosang slept very soundly and even had countless bizarre dreams.
Mo Sang was only jolted awake by a kick and gradually became startled by the rumbling sounds coming from outside the tent. He realized that the Yan army was about to launch a general attack on Edo, the capital of Fusang.
The soldier removed Mosan's mask and led him out of the tent.
As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Mo Sang froze on the ground, his face turning pale with horror.
In just one night, the Yan Army before them had changed drastically.
At the very front, various artillery pieces were mounted on tanks and pulled forward by tall, strong warhorses. Mosan saw a wide variety of them and a huge number of them, with at least several hundred heavy field guns alone!
The infantry followed closely behind, all of them tall and upright like pine trees, their solemn faces revealing an undisguised fierceness. Some carried single-barreled muskets, while others carried multi-barreled firearms. There were at least twenty or thirty thousand of these firearm soldiers alone!
When these people launched their fierce attack, it was undoubtedly a thunderous offensive!
Following them was a cavalry contingent clad in armor and armed with firearms. These cavalrymen were also numerous, numbering in the tens of thousands.
In addition, there were ordinary infantry and cavalry armed with swords, spears, halberds, and daggers. They were the most numerous, several times the number of the other two types of troops!
The sky wasn't very bright, it was rather gloomy, and when the Yan Kingdom army, clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons, slowly passed before Mo Sang like a steel torrent, Mo Sang had to admit that he was indeed intimidated.
Overnight, the Yan Kingdom gained so many troops?! This is truly astonishing!
Things beyond our comprehension always require an explanation when they appear before us.
Mo Sang felt increasingly terrified.
He could imagine that while he was sound asleep last night, more reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom arrived. They must have crossed the sea from their homeland, which meant that the number of Yan Kingdom warships that had come to Fusang before was far greater than that.
On the Yan Kingdom's homeland, there are even more warships and even more soldiers waiting to fight!
As the war progressed, reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom arrived one after another; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to amass such a large force.
Looking at the troops, Mo Sang became more and more alarmed. How could the Japanese people there stop this torrent heading towards Edo?
Once they storm Edo, everything will probably be completely crushed!
Just then, a group of people arrived on horseback. Qin Ze, who was at the head of the group, had a rosy complexion and looked relaxed. A good night's rest made him look radiant.
Looking at Mo Sang, who was standing there stunned, he pointed at Da Jun and chuckled softly:
"Mosang, with such a force, how long do you think it will take to annihilate Fusang?"
Mo Sang opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Half a month later, when Mo Sang traveled to the South China Sea with a thousand warships from the Yan Kingdom, he would always recall that night, the last good night he had ever slept.
After that, every night, Mosang would become so anxious and even panicked that he couldn't sleep.
He knew that at some point in the future, the war that Taqi State would face would be the most difficult since its founding.
If he could turn back time, he thought he probably wouldn't have chosen to intervene in the war between Fusang and Yan.
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Edo.
As the capital of Fusang, this enormous city was designed hundreds of years ago with reference to the capital of Yan Kingdom.
Unlike other cities, Edo has inner and outer castles. With the escalating war and the advancing Yan Kingdom army sweeping through the land, Edo is now filled with troops inside and out.
Aside from Edo's own Imperial Guard, the majority of the troops came from various parts of Japan. When the policy of attacking Yan Kingdom was launched, Japan had already begun to expand its army. Therefore, compared to the previous decades, Japan's military strength had reached its peak.
However, as the battles continued, in less than half a month, hundreds of thousands of people died at the hands of the Yan army.
Even so, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Edo.
The soldiers, gathered in layers, stood ready for battle. They knew that the Yan army was about to attack Edo. Early this morning, Akihito had specially come to the outer city to give his final instructions.
That is to defend the city at all costs, keep the enemy out, and even if it means certain death, keep the enemy out of the city!
Of course, after the pre-battle mobilization, the Ming people returned to the Kyoto Imperial Palace with their guards.
His Majesty the Emperor personally came to give a pre-battle mobilization speech, which naturally stirred the hearts of the Japanese soldiers, making their blood boil. They roared that they would sacrifice themselves for their country and fight with all their might.
But after the passionate oath, as time went by, the pressure of the impending battle was still somewhat overwhelming.
The weather has been bad since this morning; the clouds are too thick and keep blocking out the sun, leaving large shadows on the ground.
The dappled sunlight could only sparsely penetrate the thick clouds, making the inner and outer walls of Edo appear as if they had been stained with large areas of ink.
Later on, even the wind seemed to stop, and the clouds appeared to grow thicker and thicker.
Inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Emperor Akihito paced back and forth anxiously.
"Thump, thump, thump."
As the long, drawn-out chime of the watchtower rang out, Akihito stopped in his tracks.
"It's noon," he murmured.
——
A scout team on horseback rushed hastily into the outer city gate, bringing news that shocked everyone.
Several miles away, the Yan Kingdom's army arrived!
Like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples, the Japanese soldiers began to stir.
On the outer city tower, Setogawa, a forty-five-year-old man with a fierce face, slammed his hand on the battlement and shouted:
"If any enemy comes here, we should kill them and let their corpses pile up outside our city!"
"kill!"
The Japanese soldiers, their faces contorted with rage, roared in anger.
The soldiers on the city wall all looked into the distance. Although no Yan Kingdom troops had yet appeared in sight, they could already hear the faint sound of horses' hooves.
First came the sound of hooves, then a hazy gray fog appeared in the distance, or more accurately, dust and smoke.
As the sound of hooves grew louder and louder, becoming clear to the ears of every Japanese soldier, they were finally able to see the Yan army with their own eyes!
The warhorses snorted heavily, pulling chariots forward at breakneck speed.
The cannons mounted on the chariots had dark, gaping holes that seemed capable of swallowing everything, while the cavalry and infantry following closely behind were poised to fire, like arrows about to be unsheathed!
On one of the chariots, a general with flowing hair and beard, holding a long spear, his face showing excitement mixed with a touch of madness, was Chang Yuchun. He burst into wild laughter:
"You bunch of scum, I'm here to slaughter you! Hahahaha!"
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