"Ah! God, save us..."
Amidst screams, the Qin army stormed into the camp. They killed indiscriminately, regardless of gender or age. The nobles who had knelt and begged for mercy were dragged out and beheaded one by one.
An elderly Japanese daimyo, seeing no way to escape, drew his katana to commit seppuku. Before he could even get into position, he was killed by a hail of arrows from the Qin army.
"These Japanese don't even deserve to die with dignity!" the soldiers mocked.
By evening, the entire settlement had been reduced to scorched earth.
Countless corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed down the mountain stream. Those self-proclaimed noble Japanese nobles were nothing more than souls lost under the Qin army's blades.
"Take a headcount!"
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, in this single battle, over 12,000 Japanese soldiers were killed. Among them, approximately 4,000 were nobles and samurai, and 8,000 were commoners..."
The wicked man nodded: "Order the entire army to continue the search and extermination! This Grand Commandant will ensure that not a single Japanese soldier will ever be seen on this land again!"
At this moment, good news also came from Meng Tian and Wang Li.
The two islands they were in charge of had been cleared out; all the Japanese had either been killed or driven here. Now, the entire Ashihara Island had become their final, desperate situation.
"Good!" the wicked man laughed. "These Japanese have saved us a lot of trouble. Since they're all gathered here, let's make them all die with us!"
He ordered, "Order the entire army to surround the entire Ashihara Island. Any ships attempting to escape are to be killed without mercy! This Grand Commandant will show these Japanese just how terrifying the wrath of the Great Qin can be!"
As night fell, the entire Ashihara Island was shrouded in the shadow of death.
Countless flames illuminated the night sky, and thick smoke continued to billow. The once prosperous town was reduced to ruins, and countless Japanese corpses lay exposed in the wilderness.
This is the price of betrayal—to be forever wiped out from this land!
"However..." the wicked man suddenly spoke, "this Grand Commandant has thought of a better way."
"Oh?" Zhang Erhe asked curiously.
"Look at this Ashihara Island," the wicked man said, pointing to the map. "It's surrounded by the sea on three sides, with only one exit to the south. If we set up an ambush there, wouldn't we be..."
The generals' eyes lit up.
That's a good idea indeed. Instead of searching the whole mountainside, we should hold the key positions and trap them like turtles in a jar!
"Pass down the order," the wicked man sneered. "The entire army will ambush in the southern strait. Once these Japanese hiding in the mountains run out of supplies, they'll naturally come knocking on our door!"
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