Not all battles in the world are easy to fight. After being in Japan for so long, it’s time to encounter a tough bone to chew.
Sakura, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to remember something: "My master also said that after Tokugawa Hideyoshi was defeated, his troops had retreated to the outside of Tokyo, but for some reason, he suddenly stopped entering the city."
Zhao Minyan said: "He is afraid that your emperor will chop off his head."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "I'm also afraid of becoming a turtle trapped in a jar."
"But after all, he is still very smart."
Zhao Min said: "In this case, when we besiege Tokyo, we have to be careful that he doesn't stab us in the back."
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After sending Xiaoying away, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min discussed for a long time.
It's rare for both of them to be so serious.
"Wuji, now we have obtained the defense map of Tokyo City, but let me tell you, even if we get it, it is of no use."
Zhang Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "Indeed, Hirohito Hiroichi has turned the city of Tokyo into an iron barrel."
"But since we have already surrounded this place, there is nothing to worry about. It will just take some more time. What I am worried about now is Tokugawa Hideyoshi."
Zhao Minyan said: "Indeed, Tokugawa Hideyoshi is also a trouble at the moment. No matter what, he is stronger than other Japanese generals."
"Moreover, it's only been two days and his army has disappeared around Tokyo City. It doesn't matter if we don't know where he ran to, but we're afraid that we don't know when he will show up. So I want to send scouts to investigate first, and after we find out his current specific location, we will send a troop to annihilate him."
Zhang Wuji nodded: "That's a good idea. Fortunately, our third batch of reinforcements should be arriving soon. With more troops, we will be able to deal with it more calmly."
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Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min had been discussing in the big tent for a long time, until Zhou Zhiruo came here, and then they put their business aside.
"You vixen, I haven't seen you all day. Where have you been?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "We have reached Tokyo City. My sister the Queen and I took a walk around Tokyo City to see if there are any good scenery."
"What's the result?" Zhao Min asked, "Is there any better scenery?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "It's okay, but compared with our famous mountains and rivers, it seems too small."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, you have been following me on the expedition to Japan, and it has been hard. Now we are besieging Tokyo, and it may take a long time to take this place. If you can't sit still and want to walk around, that's fine, but you must bring enough guards with you."
Zhou Zhiruo said disdainfully: "Guards, are those guards as powerful as me?"
Zhang Wuji frowned.
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly changed her words: "Okay, I know you are thinking about our safety, so when we go out next time, we will bring a guard team of several hundred people with us."
Zhang Wuji said: "It would be better to bring my personal guards with you."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled helplessly: "You enemy, how afraid are you that something might happen to us?"
"But as I said just now, although the surrounding scenery is okay and there are indeed things worth seeing, those things may not be worth seeing if compared with our famous mountains and rivers."
"Don't worry, even if a few of us can't help but go out for a walk, we won't do it too often, and we won't go too far."
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A whole day has passed, and the Ming army soldiers still seem to be in high spirits. The Ming army has always been disciplined, but today, Zhang Wuji chose to indulge them and go on an expedition to the enemy country and meet up in the enemy's capital. A great victory is about to come. Under the premise of such a victory, the soldiers will go crazy for a night.
However, compared with the cheers outside Tokyo, the Japanese inside the city were much more depressed.
Those cabinet gentlemen who usually only knew how to eat, drink, gamble and have sex have also become quiet. They are no longer as arrogant as before. Those so-called Japanese nobles no longer oppress their people. It was not until the moment when the Ming army was at the gates of the city that they realized that under the butcher knife of the Ming army, there was no distinction between people. No matter whether you were a noble or a lowly person, you would be killed with one blow.
When the Ming army killed them, they would not ask about their background at all. After learning that some of them were the so-called Japanese nobles, they would just excitedly chop them a few more times, or make their death more painful. Doing so was considered a respect for those Japanese nobles.
In Tokyo, on the top of the city wall, Hirohito looked at the overwhelming bonfires outside the city and felt an unprecedented sense of fear in his heart.
He could never have imagined that he would end up like this. You know, although Japan is small, he was once an emperor who commanded an army of 400,000. He also had the strongest fleet in the world. His fleet was once the overlord of the ocean. However, all this came to nothing within just a few months.
At this moment, he no longer regretted sending troops to invade Middle-earth. He was not regretting, but feeling upset. But even if he was upset, it was too late.
In fact, as early as when Jing Shangxiong was defeated, he had considered negotiating with Zhang Wuji. However, at that time, he still had some capital in his hands, and believed that as long as he could hold on, he could force Zhang Wuji to withdraw. But now, even if he wanted to negotiate, even if he was willing to pay a huge price, how could Zhang Wuji agree? What Zhang Wuji wanted, he had the ability to get it himself. Why would someone who had the ability to get what he wanted negotiate with others?
Don't say Zhang Wuji wouldn't. If it was Hirohito Hirokazu who led hundreds of thousands of troops to the gates of Beijing at this moment, would he choose to negotiate with Zhang Wuji? The answer is of course not.
At this moment, not only Hirohito Kōichi fell silent, but those so-called cabinet ministers and the so-called Japanese aristocracy also fell silent.
The bonfires outside the city were like a sea of stars, stretching as far as the eye could see. However, this was just a psychological warfare played by Zhang Wuji.
When he was fighting with Zhao Min, in order to show that he had more people, he specifically ordered everyone to light several bonfires. In the dark night, this scene was very intimidating.
Even now, the Japanese troops in the city are still more than twice the number of the Ming army, but Hirohito Hiroichi has the illusion that he has to face hundreds of thousands of people. This illusion is deeply rooted in people's minds, and once it takes root, it will never go away.
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