Sasaki was disheartened. Perhaps it was not until this moment that he understood Inoue Yu's state of mind. Dongchuan Castle was truly beyond saving, and no matter how much he struggled, it would be in vain.
Sasaki walked into Inoue Yu's residence again, but Inoue Yu was still drinking at this moment. However, when he saw Sasaki's embarrassed look, he couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahahaha, Sasaki-kun, why are you doing this?"
"I've said it before, from the moment you hear the shouts and screams, everything is in vain."
Sasaki walked up to Inoue Yu and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "The Marshal is really insightful. Dongchuan is really hopeless. I just fought with the Ming army, and there is no possibility for me to escape."
As soon as Sasaki finished saying this, a smile appeared on Inoue Yu's face again, but at this moment, the sword in Sasaki's hand was swung towards Inoue Yu's head.
Blood splattered everywhere for a moment, but Sasaki was really exhausted. With one blow, he only cut off half of Inoue Yu's head. However, half of the head also made Inoue Yu die quite thoroughly.
Sasaki sneered: "You are not worthy of laughing at me. You are arrogant and domineering in your daily life, bullying men and women. As the Grand Marshal of the Japanese Army, you have dozens of women at home, and your mind is completely focused on women. Now you have fallen from power, but you have enjoyed half of your life. Even if it is the trend of the times, you should fight to the death for your country. But not only do you not fight, you even have the courage to laugh at me. I only regret that I didn't kill you earlier. If I were the Grand Marshal, I would never let the situation become like this."
After cursing, Sasaki put the sword in his hand aside, and then picked up the blood-stained wine glass on the table. He didn't mind the dirtiness, so he filled a glass with sake and drank it. However, as soon as the wine entered his throat, he started coughing violently. It turned out that the blow from the long-handled axe in the previous battle took effect. At this moment, Sasaki felt that his internal organs were churning, and after coughing a few times, he spit out another mouthful of blood.
However, at this moment, the shouts and screams were getting closer and closer. Sasaki picked up the sword beside him and wanted to rush out to fight again. However, he felt dizzy after taking just two steps. He knew that he was seriously injured and his end was near. He almost didn't even have the strength to lift the sword.
After a wry smile, Sasaki used his last bit of strength to swing his knife and commit suicide. Blood splattered on the spot again, obviously echoing the body of Inoue Yu.
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The deaths of these two people can barely be considered the greatest achievement after the fall of Dongchuan City. One was the Grand Marshal of the Japanese Army, and the other was the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army. Both of them held prominent official positions.
But to the Ming army, they were just two valuable heads. Their names would definitely not appear in a shrine in Japan. However, their names might appear in the record of a Ming general's expedition to Japan. As for how they were described, it depended on the general's mood after he captured Dongchuan City.
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After the Ming army broke into the city, they began to massacre indiscriminately. Because the city was broken too quickly and there were too many Japanese in the city, none of the Japanese expected that the Ming army could achieve such great results so quickly. As the Ming army advanced all the way, most of the Japanese in the city were killed or surrounded, and only a small number of people escaped the city.
By the time a hint of dawn appeared in the sky, Zhang Wuji and his companions had already entered Dongchuan City.
Zhang Wuji and his party came to Inoue Xiong's mansion. He didn't intend to look at the half-cut-off head, but just because this was the largest and most luxurious place in the city.
Zhao Min glanced at the two corpses on the ground, then said to the soldier behind her: "What are you still standing there for? Throw them out."
The two Ming army soldiers quickly threw out the bodies of Sasaki and Inoue Yu, while Zhou Zhiruo found a piece of rag from somewhere. She wiped the blood on the table and the stool beside her, and then stood aside. Obviously, she was preparing for Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Wuji was not polite when he saw this, but after Zhang Wuji sat down, Zhao Min turned her gaze to Zhou Zhiruo: "You vixen, where are mine?"
Zhou Zhiruo instinctively wanted to speak back, but just as she was about to open her mouth, she found that there were many soldiers around. Family disgrace should not be made public. Even if she wanted to quarrel, she must not do it in front of outsiders. So Zhou Zhiruo used the same rag as before, wiped it a few times on another stool, and then placed it next to Zhang Wuji.
When Zhao Min saw Zhou Zhiruo's unwilling look, she just felt funny in her heart. However, she just liked to see Zhou Zhiruo's unwilling look. But after all, Zhao Min was also a person with propriety. She had made things difficult for Zhou Zhiruo just now only because she was sure that Zhou Zhiruo would not turn against her because of such a small matter. But if she had made sarcastic remarks, it would have been a bit too much.
After all, family disgrace should not be made public. Even if you want to quarrel, you must wait until the soldiers are not around.
After Zhao Min sat down, she turned her gaze to Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao hurriedly said: "General, Dongchuan is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there are only two city gates on the east and west sides. Now the east gate has been captured by our soldiers. No Japanese in the city will escape again."
Zhao Min nodded, then turned her gaze to Wang Baobao. Seeing this, Wang Baobao hurriedly said, "General, the gains of this battle are still unknown. After all, there are still many Japanese hiding in those messy corner towers. If we want to get accurate gains, we will probably have to climb up for a day or two."
"However, according to my estimation, our gains in this battle are no less than 26,000 to 27,000. Adding those Japanese troops who are still resisting stubbornly in the city, our gains will be at least no less than 40,000."
After hearing this, Zhao Min nodded and said: "Our soldiers have all come from far away, so their lives are very precious and must not be thrown away carelessly. Those Japanese who are resisting stubbornly can be killed slowly."
After hearing this, Wang Baobao nodded quickly and said, "I understand."
Afterwards, Zhao Min looked at Yin Yewang again, and Yin Yewang also hurriedly stepped out; "Marshal, so far in this battle, we have captured hundreds of Japanese generals and officers, including some at the general level."
"Would you like to meet him?"
Zhao Min smiled and said, "They are just a bunch of monkeys who just want to survive. There is no point in seeing them. You escort them and go with Wang Baobao to persuade the Japanese who are still resisting stubbornly in the city to surrender. If you can persuade them all to surrender, it will save you the energy of fighting."
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