The situation was urgent, and Musashi did not give Xiaoquan time to rest. He quickly asked Xiaoquan to select some people to go to Luzhou.
The journey is no less than a thousand miles, and Luzhou is located in the heart of Jiangnan, so safety measures for the puppy must still be taken.
After all, he still needed to keep his body useful so that he could marry a few more geishas in the rest of his life.
With Xiaoquan's careful selection, he took away a total of fifty people.
Before leaving, he gave himself the title of Ambassador to Japan, and the deputy envoy was Kameda, his subordinate.
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With fifty men, fifty horses, and several days' worth of rations, they set off.
None of the fifty people knew the exact location of Luzhou, they just knew the general direction.
Fortunately, Kameda and Xiaoquan both speak fluent Chinese, so if you don’t know the way, just ask.
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One day later, when Musashi was practicing martial arts with the geisha accompanying the army, his messenger came to report: "Report, report to the Marshal..."
Musashi was very angry. What he hated most was being interrupted when he was practicing martial arts.
"Baga, you have a bad conscience. Can't you see that I'm busy?"
The messenger quickly explained: "General, don't worry, the Wei army is coming."
After hearing this, Musashi immediately put away his fighting spirit.
He quickly put on his clothes, not caring about the disheveled geisha behind him.
"So soon, take me to have a look."
After Musashi walked out of his marching tent, the geisha who had just practiced martial arts with him said, "So fast? It's indeed quite fast."
When Musashi just walked outside his own camp, he saw the billowing smoke and dust rising in the distance.
As the commander-in-chief of the Japanese expeditionary force, he naturally knew that the billowing smoke and dust could only be raised when tens of thousands of cavalrymen were galloping wildly.
Musashi shouted loudly: "Form a formation."
Afterwards, Musashi's 50,000 soldiers lined up neatly in their own camp.
The spearmen had already placed their more than ten feet long spears on the large fence outside the camp. Behind the spearmen were thousands of Japanese soldiers armed with bows and crossbows.
You should know that the bows and arrows used by the Japanese are different from those commonly used by the Han people.
The bows of the Japanese are real longbows, very long, longer than their height.
This type of bow is not very accurate, but its range is better.
As long as you find the right angle, an arrow can definitely be shot seventy or eighty feet away.
If thousands of such archers were put together, one could imagine their combat effectiveness.
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Rushing at the forefront of the billowing smoke and dust were Xu Da and Lan Yu.
The two of them led the way, followed by nearly 25,000 soldiers.
However, when Xu Da's warhorse was nearly a hundred feet away from the Japanese camp, he suddenly pulled the reins of the horse under his crotch.
Seeing this, Lan Yu hurriedly followed suit: "General, our momentum is high, why not make a decisive move?"
Xu Dayan said: "Do you really think the Japanese are trash? We fought a big battle with the Japanese a few days ago. Although we won, we have to admit their fighting power."
"What's more, look at the Japanese camp. We may not be able to break through the two layers of fences in the front. From the Japanese bows and arrows we seized, we can probably infer that the effective range of the Japanese arrows is about 70 meters. According to the scouts, there are 50,000 Japanese troops in front, and there are probably thousands of archers alone."
"With more than 20,000 of us, there will be at least thousands of casualties just by rushing to the first level of the fence. Moreover, even if we rush through, we won't be able to get through the other two levels of the fence."
Lan Yuyan said: "What the general said makes sense, so what do you think we should do?"
After thinking for a while, Xu Da said, "Lan Yu, you lead a few hundred soldiers to explore the mountains on both sides on foot to see if it is possible to go around them. If you can occupy the peaks on both sides, you can look down on the enemy. As long as the soldiers are willing to fight for their lives, perhaps we can use our 25,000 troops to break through the Japanese army's 50,000-strong camp."
After receiving the order, Lan Yu did not dare to hesitate at all: "I will do it right away."
After Lan Yu left, Xu Da dismounted and said, "Entire army, set up camp here."
Upon hearing this, the Wei army soldiers all dismounted their horses and set up camp a hundred feet away from the Japanese army.
They had all followed Xu Da for many years and had a sense of pride. They would listen to whatever Xu Da said.
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Looking at the Wei army a hundred feet away, at this moment, Musashi seemed to understand why Xiaoquan's 20,000 troops were defeated.
Such elite troops definitely have combat power that exceeds that of the top-tier divisions in Japan.
However, Xu Da's arrogance still angered Musashi a little. After all, it was wartime at this time, and he set up his camp only a hundred feet away from him. This was the first time that Musashi had encountered such a thing in his life.
Musashi felt insulted: "Give me my Sakura bow."
After hearing the order, the two four-and-a-half-foot-tall Japanese hurriedly brought over Musashi's Sakura bow.
It takes two people to lift Musashi's Sakura bow.
However, this long bow seemed as light as a feather in Musashi's hand.
He first placed an arrow on the bowstring, and then adjusted the angle.
After the Sakura bow was pulled to a full moon, an arrow flew straight towards Xu Da.
"Be careful, Marshal."
The Wei army soldiers with good eyesight had already discovered Musashi's sneak attack.
However, Xu Da just waved his hand and said: "Don't panic, if it was Zhang Wuji, it would be fine, but these are just Japanese, I want to see how accurate they can shoot."
Musashi's arrow came whistling with a sound of breaking through the air. However, when it was less than half a foot away from Xu Da's body, it directly pierced the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Da turned around and said to his soldiers with a smile: "See, I told you that the Japanese are no match for us.
Then, Xu Da made an even crazier move.
He was seen holding a steel knife and taking twenty steps forward: "Japanese pirates, come again if you have the guts."
Musashi widened his eyes and said, "Damn, this guy is too arrogant."
The reason why Musashi missed the target was not because of his lack of strength, but because it was difficult to aim accurately at a distance of a hundred feet.
But Xu Da actually took twenty steps forward at this time, which gave him more confidence.
Musashi drew his bow and drew his arrow again, and the Sakura bow was drawn like a full moon again.
Xu Da on the opposite side remained motionless, only his hand was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Xu Da was not that stupid. If this arrow could really hit him, how could he really just sit there motionless?
He was just gambling, betting that this Japanese general would be no match for him.
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Tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides took a deep breath at the same time.
Although Musashi had gained some confidence, he was still nervous. Not only did he miss the target in his previous attack, but Xu Da did not move at all in the face of his arrow. This made him, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese expeditionary force, very embarrassed.
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