Liu Bowen said: "Of course it's Zhang Wuji's side. Even if Zhang Dingbian is wiped out, Zhang Wuji's Ming Dynasty will still exist. But if Zhang Wuji is wiped out, his Ming Dynasty will collapse immediately."
"After Xu Da's decisive battle with the Japanese, Zhang Wuji will definitely be waiting behind. You can take advantage of the situation and make another move behind Zhang Wuji."
"As for Yingtian Prefecture, there is no need to worry too much about it. It is not worth leaving so many soldiers here. If you can defend it, then defend it. If you can't, then forget it. Use this city to tie down Zhang Dingbian's army of more than 100,000."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath.
"Good idea! As long as Zhang Wuji dies, even if Yingtian Prefecture is destroyed by war, it can still be rebuilt."
…
Everyone was working hard for the word "天下", even the Japanese.
After many days of marching, Musashi finally led 30,000 troops back to Fujian.
As for his remaining 20,000-odd troops, he left them all on the road to ambush the Wei army. Unfortunately, no one knew who ambushed whom, but the more than 20,000 Japanese troops were actually eaten up bit by bit by Xu Da.
"General, go thirty miles and you will be in Fujian."
"Should we take a break?"
After hearing this, Xu Da took a deep breath and said, "We have finally driven the Japanese back to Fujian. Order the soldiers to rest here and wait for the reinforcements sent by His Majesty."
…
On the other hand, at this moment, Musashi had added more than 20,000 soldiers along the way and finally returned to Fujian.
At this moment, he finally had a place to stay.
In a small county town, Musashi was eating the first hot food in many days with big mouthfuls.
In front of him was the Japanese general who had just survived a life-or-death journey.
Fifty thousand people, plus the twenty thousand people that Xiaoquan had before, now only a total of thirty thousand people have retreated to Fujian.
The death rate was as high as over half. In the eyes of the surviving Japanese generals, it was not that their Japanese soldiers were not brave enough, but that Musashi's command made them speechless.
You know, in his previous confrontation with Xu Da, the number of his troops was once twice that of the Wei army. However, Musashi at that time did not have the courage to fight a decisive battle with them. Instead, along the way, 20,000 people were killed in the so-called ambushes alone, but in the end, it did not have much effect. If those 20,000 people were used to directly fight a decisive battle with the Wei army, the outcome might not have been like this.
Of course, among those who despised Musashi the most was Xiao Quan.
Although he destroyed an army of nearly 20,000 in one battle, at least it was destroyed in a decisive battle. However, the 20,000 people lost under Musashi's command were purely due to his incompetent command.
In fact, Musashi was well aware of this, but his position as the Grand Marshal of the Japanese Expeditionary Force was appointed by the Emperor himself. Apart from the Emperor himself, no one else in the world had the right to dismiss him.
After eating and drinking, Musashi first burped, and then said with a righteous look on his face: "Everyone, we have indeed lost some soldiers in recent times, but fortunately, we have figured out the combat effectiveness of the Wei army. Now, we have retreated to Fujian. The next thing is to prepare for the decisive battle."
The Japanese generals beside them cursed inwardly when they heard this, "How shameless! So many people were killed and injured, and they were chased like grandsons all the way, and in the end they just used nonsense like "finding out the combat strength of the Wei army" as an excuse to prevaricate.
The Japanese generals present had already made up their minds, that was the decisive battle in the near future. If they won, it would be fine, but if they lost, even if Musashi returned to Japan alive, he would definitely be impeached by everyone present.
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Relying on the defense of a small county town, Musashi got a temporary respite. He immediately began to mobilize all the Japanese troops in China. Xu Da did the same. He set up camp dozens of miles away from Musashi, and he was also waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's follow-up troops.
Zhu Yuanzhang's 150,000 reinforcements were all infantry, so their movement speed was far slower than that of the cavalry. Of course, this was only because their escape speed was slower than that of the Japanese. If the two armies confronted each other and charged at each other, the Japanese would probably be no match for the Wei army.
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Two days later, at night.
They will leave Luzhou tomorrow. Zhao Min's three Doyan guards plus more than 10,000 soldiers under Zhang Wuji, totaling less than 75,000 people, will all head to Xinzhou. The entire army will be mobilized. This will be a very crucial battle in Zhang Wuji's life. If he wins, Zhu Yuanzhang will be left alone. If he loses, the consequences will be unimaginable.
For some reason, Zhang Wuji felt a little confused. He didn't believe that he would lose, but he simply felt that his heart was a little confused.
Therefore, he remembered the refreshing and soothing body fragrance of Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo was taking a bath at the moment. The familiar sound of the door being pushed open made her too lazy to even look back.
"You, my enemy, are leaving Luzhou tomorrow, so please let me go tonight."
Zhang Wuji said shyly, "Zhiruo, what are you talking about? How can you push your own man away?"
Zhou Zhiruo raised her hands slightly and gently splashed some water on her chest: "You enemy, don't think that anyone cares about you."
After Zhang Wuji closed the door, he said with a smile: "Zhiruo, if you don't care about me, can't I care about you?"
As he spoke, Zhang Wuji had already come behind Zhou Zhiruo. He first placed his hands lightly on the beautiful woman's shoulders, then lowered his head, lay on Zhou Zhiruo's neck and sniffed hard twice.
As they were an old couple, Zhou Zhiruo subconsciously tilted her head to the side, wanting to make the smell more comfortable for Zhang Wuji.
"It smells so good, the taste hasn't changed at all."
Zhou Zhiruo said: "I really haven't changed, but you have become more and more lustful. I never thought that you could be busy every night while you were away on the battlefield in such an environment. You are really capable."
"I guess even Zhu Yuanzhang is far inferior to you."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Zhiruo, don't think too highly of Zhu Yuanzhang. Everyone knows that he already has thirty or forty girls in his harem, but aren't there only a few of you around me?"
Zhou Zhiruo snorted coldly when she heard this: "Hmph, you talk nicely, as if you are right. You stinky men, can't you compare with each other and see who has more girls? I really don't know what you are thinking."
Zhang Wuji was embarrassed for a moment: "Zhiruo, every time I come to see you, you always criticize me. Can you please stop doing this in the future? I can't stand it for a long time."
Zhou Zhiruo said disdainfully: "So what if you can't stand it? If you have the ability, don't come to me. Otherwise, just divorce me."
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