It was obvious that Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo were making some bets that they had made countless times.
Whether they win or lose, no one will care. Maybe they themselves may not care. The key to the problem is that there is just a gamble. As for what the gamble is, maybe they will forget it when they wake up tomorrow morning.
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That night, Yang Xiao ordered his soldiers to fire cannons at the city. The rumbling sound of the cannons made the Japanese troops in the city seem to be going crazy.
They all knew that the Ming army was outside, and the emperor of that vast country was outside. When the city was broken, none of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the city would survive.
But what could the Japanese in the city do? They could do nothing. All they could do was hope that Zhang Wuji would delay his capture of the city for a few days.
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Looking at Sasaki at this moment, he was obviously panicking.
"Marshal, the morale of the army is low now. Please think of a solution."
Inoue Yu was already drunk. He didn't know how much he had drunk. After drinking another glass of sake, he smiled and said, "Sasa-kun, your brain is better than mine. If you can't think of a solution, what can I do?"
Sasaki was also speechless: "Marshal, as a general, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers under our command. The destiny of Japan is still in your hands. You must not give up because of a small defeat. As long as you can regroup, at least, it should not be a problem to defend Dongchuan, right?"
Inoue Yu smiled and said, "Sasa-kun, actually, you have been getting some things wrong all along. The destiny of Japan is in my hands on the surface, but in fact, it is in the hands of Hirohito Koichi."
"Japan is strong because of him, but at this moment, it is also weak because of him."
"When I explained the war situation to Hirohito Hiroichi before, I explained that we did not have enough troops, but I'm afraid Hirohito Hiroichi no longer trusts me."
"I guess she won't send me any soldiers."
Sasaki said: "The Emperor may also have his difficulties. We still have tens of thousands of soldiers in Dongchuan City. Can't we do something with these tens of thousands of soldiers?"
Inoue Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Sasa-kun, I admit that I am not as smart as you, but everyone has his own advantages. If you are better than me in some aspects, I will also be better than you in some aspects."
"That's why I am the Grand Marshal, because I know at all times what the officials in the Amaterasu Palace are thinking. From national affairs to a certain official wanting his concubine to sleep with him tonight, I can imagine all these things."
"That's why I can become the Grand Marshal, while you are just a staff general."
After hearing this, Sasaki felt his blood boiling and he wanted to kill this man.
Inoue Yu also noticed the displeasure on Sasaki's face, but he didn't care. He just smiled and said, "If you don't believe it, then I'll give you some pointers."
"Let's not talk about the past for now, and just talk about what our emperor will do in the future."
"If nothing unexpected happens, he will not blame me for my previous defeat, and he will even give me some encouragement in the imperial edict, basically asking me to defend this place to the death. Then he will build something like a Tokyo defense circle around Tokyo."
"After people like you and me die in battle, Hirohito Hiroichi will use his dynamic defense circle to resist Zhang Wuji. During this period, he will also do other things, such as asking the Queen's Sakura Pavilion to assassinate Zhang Wuji."
"And we have been nothing but a group of abandoned people from the beginning to the end. All we can do now is to rely on this city to slowly consume Zhang Wuji's troops."
Sasaki took a deep breath and said, "Marshal, what you said may make sense, but what does it have to do with our current situation? Even if the emperor wants us to die here, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers in our hands, right? Besides, the emperor will not short of our food supplies."
"Is there nothing we can do with the troops in our city?"
Inoue Yu smiled helplessly: "What to do? What else can we do? Either abandon the city and run away, or launch a surprise attack outside the city. There are only these two options. If we abandon the city and run away, Zhang Wuji will still kill us all after he catches up with us."
"Besides, if I really abandon the city and flee, Hirohito Hiroichi will never let me go again, so even if it means living for two more days, I will still stay here."
"As for launching a surprise attack outside the city, it is a good idea. Unfortunately, I am seriously injured and cannot ride a horse, hold a weapon, or walk a few steps. But Sasa-kun can give it a try. If you can lead the army out of the city and give the Ming army a head-on blow, there may be a chance of a comeback."
After hearing this, Sasaki was obviously shocked: "Me? Should I personally lead the troops to launch a surprise attack?"
"What if we fail?"
Inoue Yu smiled and said, "Whether Sasa-kun succeeds or not, I will close the city gates when you lead your troops out of the city."
"Unless you can return with a great victory, I will not open the city gate for you. What if Zhang Wuji's troops are entangled with your defeated troops, then Dongchuan will be lost directly."
Sasaki felt helpless. He had come to discuss countermeasures with Inoue Yu, but he didn't expect that the final result of the discussion would be for him to lead his troops out of the city.
"Marshal, I don't have that ability."
"Twenty thousand soldiers, how about I select one general to lead a surprise attack out of the city?"
Inoue Yu smiled and said, "In the entire army, only you, Sasaki, look capable. If you don't leave the city, don't let others leave. They are all useless. Don't waste the troops in vain."
When he heard the words "they are all trash", Sasaki really had the urge to chop Inoue Yu off, but at this moment, Inoue Yu added: "Sasa-kun, I suddenly remembered that there seems to be something you can arrange for someone to do."
"Immediately order people to dig the soil in the city and pile it at the base of the city wall. In this way, even if the city wall is collapsed by the artillery stones of the Ming army, there will always be a second barrier."
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