For the Japanese army, the situation developed too quickly and was moving in an unfavorable direction.
In all the previous high-level military meetings, the strategy of steady progress was emphasized. But now, from the first wave of cavalry charge of the Ming army to now, it has been less than half an hour. However, in less than half an hour, his own chief of staff actually asked him to change the established strategy. This is really hard for Inoue Yu to accept.
"Marshal, we can't hesitate any longer."
Sasaki urged again: "Do you want to end up like Yamamoto Ningji and Musashi Hideki?"
Inoue Yu frowned and said, "Damn it, Yamamoto Ningji and Musashi Hideki are both trash. They ended up like that because they were too impulsive and arrogant when fighting. How can they compare with me?"
Sasaki was also speechless: "The Marshal, Yamamoto Ningji, and Musashi Hideki are indeed trash, but their trashiness is not only due to their impulsiveness and arrogance when fighting, but also because of their indecision."
"Our previous strategy was indeed to proceed step by step, but the ability to adapt to changing circumstances is also a military quality that a marshal should have."
"The established strategy is just an established strategy. It was the established strategy when the enemy was still within our expectations, but now, the enemy is completely beyond our expectations."
"Who could have thought that the battle had just started for less than half an hour, and the Ming army, whose number was less than one-fifth of ours, would be able to press on to our front. The camp of an army of 200,000 strong was shaken by the Ming army of less than 20,000. If we don't go all out, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Inoue Yu took a few heavy breaths and said, "Let me think about it again."
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Sasaki's words certainly made sense, but Inoue Yu also had his own concerns. He was indeed a bit of a waste, but waste was still waste. At least, he was a person with normal thinking.
The battle had just begun. If we let everyone except the central army attack now, what would happen later?
With an army of 200,000, would the battle be a decisive one? Could it be that the risks faced by his 200,000-man army were the same as those faced by the Ming army of 30,000 or 40,000?
Inoue Yu couldn't calculate other accounts, but he could calculate the current account clearly.
The thoughts in his mind at this moment were somewhat similar to those of Yamamoto Ningji back then.
That is, relying on the powerful size of his side, he could fight the Ming army bit by bit, and the idea of fighting one-on-one was obviously impossible. At the beginning, Inoue Yu did not think that his soldiers would have the ability to fight the Ming army one-on-one.
But in Inoue Yu's mind, the probability of a three-on-one victory should still be very high, right?
It took three Japanese soldiers to kill one Ming army soldier.
Moreover, this kind of fight is definitely not the kind where the entire army is directly pressed forward. It is a slow fight, just like 30,000 troops on our side and 10,000 troops on the Ming side, and then they slowly grind down the enemy.
But now, except for the central army, all the soldiers had to be pushed forward. The psychological pressure of this matter was too great. What if the battle did not go well? What if we failed? What if the Ming army had a backup plan?
"Marshal, Marshal, you can't hesitate any longer. Look, the Ming army is taking action again."
Just when Inoue Xiong was in a trance, most of the Ming troops on Liangyi Mountain really took action again.
As far as the eye can see, less than 20,000 Ming army soldiers have assembled.
Inoue Xiong was puzzled. He couldn't figure out what the Ming army was planning. Could it be that with over 200,000 people on both sides fighting, the Ming army was about to launch a final attack?
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The development of the situation was just as Inoue Yu thought, but he just didn't want to admit it.
The current situation is very good for the Ming army. Zhao Min really didn't expect that her own soldiers could reach the front of the Japanese army so quickly. At this moment, if Zhao Min had even the slightest hesitation, it could only be said that she was incompetent.
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Looking at Zhang Dingbian and Wei Yixiao, they had just met up with Yang Xiao's cavalry and had not yet passed each other when the Japanese troops on both wings surrounded them. The two armies engaged in a chaotic battle. However, even in the chaos, Zhang Dingbian and Wei Yixiao always remembered their mission.
That is to move forward bravely like a sharp knife.
With the addition of heavy armored infantry, the gap in front of the Japanese central army became bigger and bigger, and the flesh-and-blood knives formed by the soldiers penetrated deeper and deeper.
Gradually, the square formation in front of Inoue Yu's central army was disrupted again.
War is cruel. Not to mention the casualties of the Japanese, just looking at the Ming army, Yang Xiao and his cavalry have killed the most people, but they have also suffered the greatest casualties. After all, they are the first wave to start the war, and they directly bear the greatest pressure from the Japanese cavalry and arrows. This pressure has caused at least one-third of their personnel to be reduced.
This kind of loss of personnel is terrifying, but it is a good thing that we are now risking everything. If we lose this battle, we will die.
Therefore, although the cavalry under his command suffered heavy casualties, they were still full of fighting spirit and were obviously determined to fight to the death.
Looking at the heavy armored infantry of Zhang Dingbian and Wei Yixiao, their casualties were visibly much less than those of Yang Xiao and his light cavalry.
After all, they were wearing heavy armor. Although some people still died under the Japanese arrows, more people bravely moved forward despite the arrows. Even if they were pierced by three or five arrows, or even more, they still had no substantial damage. This is why people who secretly kept armor would be sentenced to death since ancient times.
Armor is the key to whether an army can achieve victory, and at this moment, there is no doubt that the armor of the Ming army has become so sophisticated that it is astonishing.
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However, at this moment, Zhao Min, who was at the end, had already drawn the sword in her hand, and the sound of a dragon's roar instantly resounded throughout the area.
Zhang Wuji had said long ago that this sword could only be put to good use in Zhao Min's hands, and no one else, not even Zhou Zhiruo, could become one with it.
"Soldiers, we have already won half of this battle. The remaining half depends on us. You are all pioneers of the Ming Dynasty and conquerors of the world."
"Pick up your weapons, march forward bravely, and attack the Japanese central camp."
"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever."
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