Zhu Yuanzhang's affairs seemed to have been arranged properly, but Zhou Zhiruo asked Zhao Min again: "Your arrangements seem to be reasonable, but have you ever thought about it? If Zhu Yuanzhang's army arrives and Xu Da has not yet fought a decisive battle with the Japanese, wouldn't it be very embarrassing for us?"
"If that time really comes, won't we still have to rely on the troops we have to stop Zhu Yuanzhang's army of more than 200,000?"
Zhao Min glared at Zhou Zhiruo and said, "You vixen, I must have carefully considered my military deployment. Zhu Yuanzhang is probably thousands of miles away from us at this moment. The troops under his command are basically infantry. How could they possibly march so fast?"
"Besides, we don't have that many options now. If Zhu Yuanzhang comes and Xu Da hasn't fought a decisive battle with the Japanese, then we'd better defend Xinzhou for ten days or half a month. When Zhang Dingbian's troops follow closely, we'll use internal and external forces to coordinate."
"If Zhu Yuanzhang could be killed first, Xu Da would probably surrender directly."
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At this moment, the troops led by Zhu Yuanzhang were still on the road in a hurry. Time was very important to him. He regretted not sending troops earlier. If he had sent troops earlier, he would not have let Zhang Wuji occupy Xinzhou.
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Ningde.
Early in the morning, Xu Da called all his generals into his central military tent.
"Generals, the time for the decisive battle is approaching."
"Middle Earth is our territory, and we cannot tolerate the Japanese running wild. But now, the Japanese are bullying our people."
"I'm sure you've all seen the mountains of corpses and seas of blood along the way. What I mean by this decisive battle is that we must not leave any Japanese in Middle-earth alive."
Fu Youde said: "Marshal, all our soldiers are thinking about crushing all the Japanese into ashes, but there are many water networks near Ningde, and most of them can directly connect to the sea."
"According to the spies, more than 300 Japanese warships are now ten miles behind the Japanese camp. We are not afraid of fighting to the death, nor are we afraid of death. What we are afraid of is that if some of the Japanese escape, when His Majesty sends troops to expedition to Japan, those Japanese troops who fled back to Japan will fight on their homeland, which will cause considerable casualties to our soldiers."
Xu Da smiled slightly when he heard this: "General Fu is right, I have already planned for this."
"In this decisive battle with the Japanese, we all have to be prepared to die, but Lan Yu has another mission."
Lan Yu on the side was a little surprised: "General, how can I be absent from such a war?"
Xu Da smiled and said, "Of course you are included, but you are not on the front battlefield. When the battle begins, you will lead 20,000 cavalrymen to go around the rear of the Japanese camp and make sure not to be discovered by the Japanese. By then, General Fu, General Feng and I will defeat the Japanese army on the front battlefield even if we die."
"Once the Japanese army is defeated, they will definitely try their best to escape back to their more than 300 warships. Your mission is to stop them. If you let any one escape, I will take your head."
Lan Yu said quickly: "I understand. We cannot afford to lose this battle, and we must not lose. This is not a battle with Zhang Wuji, but a battle with the Japanese, who are enemies like pigs and dogs. If I let them escape, how can I have the face to face those civilians who died tragically?"
Xu Da smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean. We must annihilate the Japanese completely in this battle."
"Tomorrow, the army will move camp ten miles forward. The grudge between us and the Japanese will be settled within five days. If we cannot win this battle, I, Xu Da, am willing to die under the swords of the Japanese."
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Xu Da's last words were equivalent to a poisonous oath. Dying under the sword of the Japanese was a shame, a great shame.
But this sentence can be regarded as a warning from Xu Da to all the generals in the army. Don't think that you can retreat just because of the vast fertile land of China. If you win this battle, you will naturally have to kill all the Japanese in China, but if you lose, all the generals present should not even think about surviving.
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Early the next morning, Xu Da's army of more than 100,000 began to break camp.
Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be done by both armies together, because leaving some strategic depth behind is always a good thing, but the Japanese commander did not do so.
Musashi has been a little confused recently. The Wei army opposite him is so orderly no matter what they are doing, while his side is a bit chaotic.
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Xu Da's army advanced slowly. Han Yulou, standing on the top of a big tree in the distance, couldn't help but sigh, "Damn Zhang Wuji, you are really lucky. This man is not as good as Wang Baobao in using troops. If Min'er hadn't had feelings for you, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get past Xu Da."
However, at this moment, Han Yulou discovered a war horse running rapidly towards the Japanese camp.
He smiled slightly: "Japanese scouts, it's a pity that there are nearly 200,000 Japanese troops. It is not Min'er's turn to deal with them. But at least this job is mine, so let's kill a few Japanese scouts for fun."
A moment later, a headless corpse appeared in front of Han Yulou.
Looking at the head in his hand, Han Yulou laughed and said, "I really don't know what the Japanese emperor is thinking. I also don't know whether that damn Zhang Wuji will go on an expedition to Japan after unifying the world. If he does, I might be able to follow him on the trip."
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Xu Da's army has already moved. Although the Japanese scouts were killed, fortunately, Musashi sent out many scouts in all directions.
At this moment, Musashi Hideki was still in his central military tent, practicing martial arts with the geishas.
"Report, report to the Marshal."
"The Wei army has moved and is advancing towards us."
Musashi Hideki had just fought to a draw with three geishas, and was about to win the battle thousands of miles away. He was interrupted at this time, which really made him a little annoyed. However, the Wei army had already moved, so it was not convenient for him to practice martial arts with the geishas.
After putting on a piece of clothing, Musashi Hideki slowly said: "Don't panic, the Wei army is still dozens of miles away from us, and there will be no war today or tomorrow."
"Pass the order down, let the generals gather together and hold a high-level military advisory meeting immediately."
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