"We should take the initiative."
Just when Sasaki was thinking about taking the initiative, Zhao Min was discussing the same topic with Zhang Wuji and many generals.
Zhao Min said: "We have fewer soldiers and are not at an advantage, so the rhythm of the war must be controlled by us."
Everyone present, including generals like Yang Xiao and Zhang Wuji, also became serious.
Zhao Min continued, "The situation has developed to this point. A decisive battle is inevitable. We have come here from afar, and we don't know when the subsequent reinforcements will arrive."
"To put it bluntly, who can say for sure whether there are winds and waves on the sea right now?"
"Who can guarantee that the reinforcements will arrive on time? What should we do if they don't come?"
"So, instead of relying on others, it is better to rely on yourself."
"There is no reinforcement, so we should fight this battle as if there is no reinforcement. If we win, we will go down in history. If we lose, starting from Zhang Wuji, everyone from top to bottom will deserve to die."
Zhao Min's words were shocking, and all the generals in the central military tent were a little shocked.
However, at this moment, Zhang Wuji echoed and said: "Min'er is right. If we win this battle, we will go down in history. If we lose, everyone, starting with me, deserves to die."
"Did you hear that?"
Yin Yewang, Yang Xiao and other old members of the Ming Cult were the first to react. They quickly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "The Ming Dynasty will win, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will last forever..."
Zhang Wuji nodded with satisfaction: "These are the sons of the Ming Dynasty. Show your courage and don't embarrass me."
"Min'er, you continue."
Zhao Min nodded, and then continued: "Generals, I will choose such a plain as this for the decisive battle. Do you know why?"
Yang Xiao spoke first: "Of course it's because the Queen wants to take the initiative."
After hearing this, Zhao Min laughed and said, "Haha, that's right, that's what I mean."
"The battlefield I have chosen has only a small hill several dozen feet high within a radius of dozens of miles, and that hill has been occupied by me."
"As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. On the day of the decisive battle, that will be where my center of the army will be."
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On the other side, at Inoue Yu's place.
Sasaki said: "Marshal, let me be honest, Zhang Wuji's Ming Dynasty cannot be underestimated."
"Yamamoto Ningji is a lesson for us, so we must go all out in this battle. Fortunately, we have five times the number of troops as the enemy."
"Moreover, according to the scouts' report, the Ming army has now reached a position that is very advantageous to us."
When Inoue Yu heard this, his eyes lit up: "Sasa-kun, what do you mean?"
Sasaki led Inoue Yu to a battle map and said: "General, please look, this is where the Ming army is."
"The area within dozens of miles here is all plains, and there are almost no trees."
"In a battle like this, whoever has more people has the advantage, and whoever has more cavalry has the advantage."
"As long as we can make every decision carefully when the war starts, then even if there are some minor setbacks on the battlefield, we can use our absolute advantages to make up for those minor disadvantages."
"In such a plain area, with an army of 200,000 advancing step by step and steadily, how could they not win?"
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On the other side, at Zhao Min's place.
At this moment, she has brought the generals present to a huge sand table. This thing was hastily made in the past two days. Although it looks a bit rough, it is many times more advanced than the battle map that Inoue Yu had seen before.
Zhao Min held a wooden stick in her hand and pointed gently: "Soldiers, this is our camp."
"We are few in number, so I didn't spread out too wide. The more we spread out, the weaker our front line will be, making it easier for the enemy to attack from all directions, and it will be inconvenient for me to command in a unified manner."
"I asked the local Japanese what the small plain under our feet was called, but they didn't know. As for the small hill we occupied, it did have a strange name, something like Liangyi Mountain."
"When I first heard the name, it seemed a bit strange. How could such a small mountain deserve such a grand name?"
"But after thinking about it, I understood."
"Yin and Yang are the two poles, the sun and the moon are Yin and Yang, what are we? We are the Ming Dynasty, the Ming people, the conquerors of the earth. This place was left to us by God, it is God's will. If we start a war here, how can we not win?"
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"Liangyi Mountain, Yin and Yang, Great Brightness".
All these factors combined have made the generals present extremely restless. At this moment, everyone believes that this is God's will and that God wants them to destroy the Japanese here.
But unlike the generals, Zhang Wuji felt that Zhao Min's ability to talk nonsense was comparable to his own.
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After the soldiers were agitated for a moment, Zhao Min continued, "Generals, please take another look."
As she spoke, Zhao Min pointed the wooden stick in her hand in another direction.
"According to Inoue Yu's marching route and speed, he will reach the opposite side of us in three days at the latest."
"Inoue Yu's troops are five times as many as ours. With such a large base, even if he suffers a minor setback in the battle, he will be able to quickly make up for the disadvantage with the absolute numerical advantage."
"Therefore, we must not let Inoue Yu make the first move in this battle."
"The initiative in the battle must be in our hands."
After Zhao Min said this, she glared with her beautiful eyes: "Yang Xiao, Yin Yewang".
Zhao Min's shout scared the two of them.
The two of them quickly knelt on one knee: "What does the Queen want?"
Zhao Min said: "We don't have many war horses for the expedition to Japan. Even if we add those we have looted recently, there are only a few thousand cavalry in the army. All of these thousands of cavalry are with you two."
"When the decisive battle begins, you two will push forward recklessly. I'm not asking you to resist, but I want you to stab into me like a steel knife. Once you stab me, it will be divided into two. You two will tear a hole for me on the left and right, and withstand the pressure from both sides. It doesn't matter if as many people die as possible. Do you hear me?"
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