Hirohito Hiroichi wanted to kill all nine clans of Inoue Takeshi, which instantly caused an uproar in the court.
Saburo Abe, the little Zhuge Liang of Japan, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible."
Hirohito said angrily: "Why not? Doesn't Inoue Takeshi deserve to die? The crimes he committed deserve the death of all his nine clans."
Saburo Abe said: "Indeed, Inoue Takeshi is a sinner, he is the biggest sinner in the history of our great Japan. However, he was just defeated in the war, not a traitor. He died in Tokawa City and died of exhaustion after the Ming army broke into the city. In the final analysis, it was just a defeat. Now our Japan is in a precarious situation. Your Majesty must not involve too many people because of the fault of Inoue Takeshi. If you do, people from top to bottom will surely be in panic, everyone will be afraid of defeat, and no one will dare to fight. If that happens, the situation will only get worse."
What Saburo Abe said made a lot of sense. Hirohito Hiroichi thought to himself, "That's right. Everyone is afraid of defeat and no one dares to fight. That would be the worst scenario. If such a situation really happens, the Japanese soldiers will probably betray and turn against us on a large scale."
Hirohito Hiroichi took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Well, although Inoue Takeshi was incompetent, he must have died in Tokawa Castle and did not escape when the city was broken. For this reason, his crime will not be pursued for the time being."
After hearing Hirohito's words, the many ministers in the Amaterasu Palace finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the next problem is even more serious.
Inoue Yu is dead, Dongchuan City has fallen, and the Ming army is only a thousand miles away from Japan. As long as the Ming army rests for a while, they will be able to arrive at the city in a month.
Hirohito took a deep breath and said, "My dear ministers, there is no way out for Japan. Tokawa is our biggest barrier. Now that the barrier is lost, what do you think we should do?"
As he spoke, Hirohito Koichi turned his gaze to Cabinet Minister Ichiro Tanaka.
Ichiro Tanaka said: "Your Majesty, at this moment, the only way we can do is to offer layers of resistance along the Ming army's march. Only in this way can we slow down the Ming army's advance, and only in this way can we have enough time to strengthen our Tokyo defense circle."
Saburo Abe said: "That's right. At this moment, the only way to benefit us is to slow down the advance of the Ming army. After all, this is Japan. The Ming army's logistical supplies rely entirely on sea transportation. It is not an easy task to transport soldiers and logistical supplies from the Ming Dynasty to Japan."
"Besides, this time Zhang Wuji is leading the expedition in person. He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is just established and there must be many hidden dangers within the country. How can he stay in Japan for a long time?"
"In my opinion, Zhang Wuji must want to end the war quickly, so in the next battle, the longer we delay, the better it will be for us."
After taking a deep breath, Hirohito Hiroichi said, "What Tanaka-kun and Abe-kun said makes sense. The logistical supply of the Ming army is indeed a huge problem, especially the supply of their troops, which can only be transported continuously from the Ming Dynasty to Japan."
"But Inoue Yu is dead, and the Japanese Army Marshal is gone too. Who do you think will be the next person to fight Zhang Wuji for me?"
Saburo Abe said: "Your Majesty, nowadays, there is no need for the Army Ministry to select any more commander-in-chief. All the troops that can be mobilized in Japan have been gathered near Tokyo City. Now, you are the commander-in-chief of the army."
"What you have to do now is to select a general and lead the troops to block Zhang Wuji's march layer by layer. If you can defeat Zhang Wuji, it would be the best. Even if you can't defeat Zhang Wuji, you can always delay his marching speed."
Hirohito Koichi had actually lost confidence in these Japanese generals, but now that things had come to this point, he had to take this matter seriously.
"My dear ministers, Japan is now facing a critical moment of life and death. Tell me, who can be used now? Now is not the time to rely on connections. I really hope you can recommend a truly capable person. Only real talents can stabilize the current situation, and you, a group of dignitaries, can continue to eat, drink, gamble and have sex in Tokyo. Do you understand?"
What Hirohito Hiroichi said was obviously clear enough.
At this point, it is really time for the capable to take the lead.
After thinking for a while, Ichiro Tanaka said, "Your Majesty, I do have a candidate. He has been practicing martial arts since he was young. He is invincible with a sword. He is also an expert in ninjutsu and well-versed in military books. The most important thing is that he is not interested in women, so he is quite useful."
When Hirohito heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Not interested in women?, There are actually generals in my Japanese who are not interested in women?"
"He is invincible, well-versed in military books, and has reached the pinnacle of ninjutsu. If such a person really exists, how come I don't know him?"
Tanaka Ichiro said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, that man's name is Tokugawa Hideyoshi. He is definitely a talent, but he is a little ignorant of the ways of the world! That's why he served in the army for more than 20 years before he was promoted to the position of guerrilla lieutenant general."
Hirohito said in one sentence: "A lieutenant general, and a guerrilla lieutenant general at that. Isn't this almost the lowest-ranking military general? He has been in the army for twenty years to get to this position. Is it really just that he doesn't understand the ways of the world?"
Ichiro Tanaka and Saburo Abe looked at each other, obviously wanting Abe to talk about this person as well.
After receiving this look, Abe first sighed helplessly, and then said; "Your Majesty, what Tanaka said is true. Tokugawa Hideyoshi is indeed a talent, but he comes from a poor family and has no capital to climb up. In addition, he is not interested in women, which makes him lack a common language with other generals. In the long run, this has led to his isolation. But this man is really a great talent. If Your Majesty can use this man, give him 30,000 to 40,000 people, even if he cannot defeat Zhang Wuji, he can always delay Zhang Wuji for a long time. By then, my belief is that our Tokyo defense circle will be more perfect."
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