After hearing Takeda Nobuo's words, Tokugawa Hideyoshi also knew that he could not fight a decisive battle with the Ming army at this time.
Not to mention that the army's armor coverage rate is as high as 100%. Even if the excellent armor and weapons are not counted, I am afraid that this battle cannot be won.
After all, the morale of the Ming army was really too high.
Tokugawa Hideyoshi asked himself, if the Japanese soldiers lost the battle, then the Japanese would become slaves of a conquered nation, but if the Ming soldiers who came on the expedition lost the battle, they would only become wandering ghosts.
In fact, under normal circumstances, no matter which side the soldiers were on, they had no way to retreat when the war started. If they wanted to survive, they could only kill the other side. But unfortunately, there was always a shortage of brain-short circuits on the Japanese side.
They always thought they could retreat or find ways to avoid the war. After all, although Japan was only a small country, its area was also very large. Even when there was no escape, they could always survive by finding a strong city to defend or a dense forest to hide in.
When the Ming army could no longer hold on, they naturally retreated. Could they possibly settle down here?
However, the above ideas are also held by the majority of stupid people. Their limit is to survive, and whether they become slaves of a conquered nation or not is actually not that important.
But high-ranking officials like Tokugawa Hideyoshi cannot think this way. They have to find a way to continue fighting.
"Pass the order down, take food and other supplies, retreat, and leave nothing behind."
Following Tokugawa Hideyoshi's order, the 60,000 soldiers and horses that his men had just gathered and plundered finally withdrew.
Two nights later, after many days of traveling, Zhang Wuji's army finally arrived at a place called Nagoya.
Zhou Zhiruo on the side said: "This seems to be a city that is neither big nor small. Why didn't Tokugawa Hideyoshi hold on here? You know, if he keeps running like this, he will be forced to death sooner or later."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "If that fellow Tokugawa could really provide his troops with food and fodder for half a year, I'm afraid he would have stayed."
"However, Hirohito Hiroichi must have searched Japan thoroughly for a decisive battle with me. Therefore, after Tokugawa Hideyoshi came here, he probably didn't collect much food and grass. With tens of thousands of people, the amount of food needed every day is an astronomical figure."
Zhou Zhiruo thought for a moment and said, "That's right. It must be because Tokugawa Hideyoshi didn't have enough food and grass that he didn't dare to defend the city. But we don't have much food and grass either, right?"
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "It's just that the method of plundering is wrong. Whether it's Hirohito Hiroichi or Tokugawa Hideyoshi, when they plundered food and grass, they always left some for their own people, but we don't need to care about these."
As he spoke, a hint of viciousness appeared in Zhang Wuji's eyes.
But after seeing this vicious look, Zhou Zhiruo didn't care. As long as her man was not cruel to her, it was fine. As for other people, Zhou Zhiruo was too lazy to care about their life or death.
"Pass the order, the army will enter the city, and then, use your simplest method to collect food and useful supplies for me."
After receiving the order, the soldiers rushed forward without any resistance. After opening the city gate, they saw that the city was in a state of desolation and there was no sign of living people.
Seeing this, Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "There must be no one in this city. Even if Tokugawa Hideyoshi is a villain, he would not massacre his own people. Group them in groups of three or five and collect them on the spot. Soldiers, be more casual too."
In this way, it was almost tantamount to openly saying that the city could be massacred, and the Ming army officers and soldiers present were naturally happy to do such a thing.
A moment later, the Japanese civilians hiding in the dark were caught. Just as the shouts and chaotic sounds came from the city, a scout on horseback quickly came to Zhang Wuji and said, "Your Majesty, I am a scout under General Yang."
Zhang Wuji waved his hand gently and came over to talk. The scout walked up to Zhang Wuji and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Tokugawa Hideyoshi's troops are just a hundred miles away. Yesterday and today, General Yang's cavalry attacked him, but he had too many soldiers under his command. They could bite him but couldn't."
"A hundred miles away," Zhang Wuji sighed, "That guy runs fast, but my army is composed of heavily armored soldiers. We fight for our lives every day, and I'm afraid we can only travel sixty or seventy miles. In addition, we have baggage to escort, so we really can't move fast."
"You go back and tell General Yang to be careful and just follow Tokugawa Hideyoshi closely. Japan is not that big. Sooner or later I will catch up with that guy. Then, I will be able to decide the outcome of the battle in one battle."
After receiving the order, the scout rode back without taking a rest.
But at this moment, when Zhang Wuji heard the shouts and screams, as well as those chaotic sounds, he was no longer so indifferent.
"Send the order again, telling the soldiers to move faster. After an hour, they should take a rest and stop doing those messy things. First, they should plunder all the food and grass that can be looted. After an hour, I don't want to hear the Japanese's voice again."
This time, Zhang Wuji had openly expressed his intention to massacre the city.
The personal guards beside him also hurried to convey the order after receiving it.
Zhou Zhiruo laughed and said, "You evil villain, you gave the soldiers one hour to plunder, isn't that too little? It's not enough for you."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji was speechless: "Zhiruo, when did you become so wretched? It's rare that we have a decent city to stay in today. You women should hurry up and take a shower. I will sleep at your place tonight. If you feel you can't handle it, you can stay with Miss Yu."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo blushed and said, "Wuji, can you please speak more quietly when you say these things? It would be so bad if the soldiers heard them."
Zhang Wuji said nonchalantly: "So what if the soldiers heard it? Haven't they heard enough over the years?"
Zhou Zhiruo was speechless, so she walked away shyly.
…
Ever since Zhang Wuji entered the land of Japan, he has deliberately indulged his soldiers, allowing them to kill and do many things that he would never have been allowed to do before.
And just like this, all the Ming troops gradually showed their wildness.
Having killed so many people over such a long period of time, they themselves knew that it seemed a bit sinful, but the more this happened, the more it awakened the courage and indomitable spirit in their hearts.
Because the more this happened, the less likely they were to be defeated. Based on the killings they had committed before, if they were defeated, everyone would be killed.
Therefore, if they want to return to the Ming Dynasty alive, to the country that gave birth to them, they need to eliminate all enemies visible to the naked eye.
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