A quarter of an hour later.
A quarter of an hour later, Tokugawa Hideyoshi even felt a little relieved, because the Ming army at this moment had obviously reached an unstoppable point. They had probably sent about three thousand people from the other side of the Edogawa River.
They have already occupied a large area of land on the river bank.
The Ming troops that arrived one after another were also constantly patching up the gaps, and Zhao Min's banner also continued to advance bravely.
At this moment, in the eyes of Tokugawa Hideyoshi, as long as Zhao Min's strange flag did not retreat, all other Ming troops would not retreat either.
Even if 50,000 troops pressed forward, what would that do? Could they really drive the Ming army into the water? If it turned into a fierce battle, if he waited for tens of thousands of Ming troops to cross the river, then he would be completely defeated in one battle. His plan of keeping a low profile for twenty years would become a huge joke.
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"Pass the order down, withdraw the troops."
Tokugawa Hideyoshi did not hesitate any longer and directly ordered the guards beside him to withdraw.
The personal guard also quickly tied a strange horn from his waist.
As the horn sounded, the Japanese troops on the river bank fled backwards like a swarm of bees.
Most of them were new troops recruited in recent years. They had never seen such a scene before. It was too bloody. In today's battle, every step forward of the Ming army almost stepped on the corpses of their so-called comrades. It was too bloody.
Those Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were undoubtedly unlucky.
Because they wanted to retreat, but their comrades behind them were still pressing forward. Those in the back were completely unaware of the bloody scene ahead. If those Japanese in the front had directly engaged the Ming army soldiers, of course, this was their only option, but who would have survived the Ming army's long-handled axes?
Fortunately, we received the order to withdraw.
The Japanese swarmed back quickly.
The Japanese's fighting spirit was much worse than that of the Ming army. At this moment, they could only be described as a swarm of swarms.
"General, the Japanese have been defeated. Let's take their defeated army and rush into their camp. I'm afraid that today's battle will turn into a huge victory."
Zhao Min looked back and found that the person who spoke was Duan Zihao. At this moment, there were no less than three thousand soldiers on her side. If they could take the defeated Japanese army with them and re-enter their camp, they might be able to continue to expand the results of the battle. But on second thought, she rejected this decision.
Because it was too risky to do so. As a marshal, she had fought against too many enemies before. The current situation made her feel that she should quit while she was ahead.
If they really took the defeated Japanese army and rushed into their camp, and if there was an ambush, Tokugawa Hideyoshi would really launch a counterattack, then everything they did tonight would be in vain.
After thinking for just a few breaths, Zhao Min shook her head gently: "No need, pass the order down, let the soldiers, as well as the soldiers who are crossing the river one after another, line up as soon as possible."
"Find someone else to tell Zhang Wuji to order his men to continue cutting down wood on the river bank and to build a decent bridge."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zihao felt that Zhao Min was being too cautious, but in the end he didn't say anything, so he went to carry out Zhao Min's orders.
Then, Zhao Min turned her gaze to Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao who were not far away.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Min suddenly smiled at the two of them and said, "Generals, I know you two are brave, but I am in such a hurry to cross the river not because I don't trust you, but because I want to finish things here as soon as possible."
"I hope the two generals don't think too much about it."
Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao were both stunned: "Zhao Min's words undoubtedly gave them great face."
After hearing these words, even Yang Xiao, who was not very happy about Zhao Min crossing the river, was speechless.
"Marshal, you are joking. You are handsome. No matter what you do, you must have your reasons."
Zhao Min smiled and said, "It's good that the two generals think this way."
"Then I will give the two generals another task."
Yang Xiao said: "I will follow the commander's orders."
Zhao Min said, "You two should order your soldiers to chop off the heads of the Japanese soldiers lost here, and at dawn, throw those heads into the Japanese camp to deter them."
"If this happens, the Japanese might lose their courage."
After Zhao Min said this, she left with a smile.
Yang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then said to Wei Yi who was standing beside him with a smile: "Is she targeting us two? Why did she ask us two to do such an undignified job?"
Wei Yi smiled and said, "It's not very decent, but if it's not decent, then it's not decent. People didn't ask you to chop off the heads of those Japanese people yourself. Just let those brothers under your command who are still angry do it."
After hearing this, Yang Xiao sighed helplessly, "Of course, for someone like you and me to chop off the heads of those dead Japanese is the most disgraceful thing."
"But her sister Zhao Min said that after daybreak, we should throw those heads into the Japanese camp. How should we throw them? Should we just grab them with our hands and throw them over?"
Wei Yixiao thought for a moment and said: "This is indeed a good idea. If we ask the soldiers to grab the Japanese heads with their hands and throw them, how far can they throw them?"
"We might still be threatened by Japanese arrows. Let's find someone to make a few catapults. The principle of using them is simple, and there is a lot of ready-made wood in the camp behind us."
In this way, after the war, the generals firmly occupied the river bank and continued to perform their duties.
More than an hour later, when it was already bright, the Ming army had formed a small camp deep in the river bank, with nearly 20,000 soldiers lined up to fight.
With these 20,000 soldiers here, at this moment, no one can shake them anymore.
At this moment, on a hilltop in the Japanese camp, Tokugawa Hideyoshi and Takeda Nobuo, after returning, first mobilized soldiers to guard the camp to prevent the Ming army from dragging their defeated troops in, and then treated their own wounds, and then took care of the casualties, and then stabilized the morale of the army.
After a series of events, both of them were exhausted. In addition, they were each hit by an arrow and they didn't know how much blood they had lost. In short, both of them were pale.
However, many of their preparations were in vain, because the Ming army did not even escort their defeated soldiers into the camp, and the Ming army simply ignored them.
The Ming army's actions made Tokugawa Hideyoshi even more discouraged. Not to mention that he had been nervous and busy for a long time in vain, Tokugawa Hideyoshi just felt that the Ming army was looking down on him by not following his defeated army.
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