Iron and blood were the most persuasive.
Seeing that someone had died, the high-ranking officials of the Japanese Army, who had been arguing endlessly, calmed down a little. They all looked at Yukita Xiujia in shock.
Yukita Xiujia grabbed one of his henchmen and hurriedly ordered, "Go to the Ming Army camp immediately and find Xiao Ruxun! Ask him what's going on! It wasn't easy for us to sign the armistice agreement. We can't let this happen! Ask him to stop attacking first. We will investigate this thoroughly. Whether we can find the missing soldier or not, we will definitely give him an explanation! "
Then he grabbed another henchman and ordered, "Go to Fukushima Masanori immediately and ask him what's going on! If he did it! Then I will make him commit suicide! If he didn't do it, then show me the evidence! Otherwise, I will still make him commit suicide! Such a good situation was ruined by him. He is a sinner! He is a spy! He is a traitor to the entire Japanese Army!!! "
Looking at Yukita Xiujia, whose beard was fluttering, the two henchmen were afraid that they would be killed. They nodded repeatedly and scrambled out. Yukita Xiujia turned his head to look at the headquarters that was in a mess and shouted, "Enough!" Only then did everyone present calm down.
Then he rushed up angrily and kicked them one by one. He took all their swords and threw them on the ground. He scolded the group of people and ordered them to immediately return to the main army to appease the troops. He told them that what happened outside was just an accident and that it would end soon. They must not let the morale of the army fall into chaos.
The news of the armistice had spread throughout the military camp. Everyone was extremely tired of fighting and only wanted to go home. If the war started again at this time, the morale would be extremely low. Basically, this group of soldiers could no longer be used. They were scared out of their wits by the Ming Army. They could not fight anymore and could only negotiate. At most, they would pay a little more compensation and find a scapegoat to send out. They must make the Ming Army stop attacking.
The artillery of the Ming Army was having a good time. More than a hundred cannons were bombarding a city. Although the city was sturdy, it was impossible to say that the cannons were useless when they hit the city and the solid cannons hit the buildings. The buildings were not made of steel, so there would definitely be damage.
This Ming army had been fighting under Xiao Ruxun's lead for a long time, and they had gradually gotten used to the tactic of using Xiao Ruxun's cannons to suppress the enemy with firepower, and then using the infantry to charge under the cover of the firepower to attack the city.
Batches of infantry carried ladders and planks and rushed to the city. When they saw a pit, they filled it. When they saw a moat, they built a simple plank bridge. After the army crossed the city, they carried ladders and climbed over mud walls one after another. These Japanese pirates were stunned by the artillery of the Ming Army and could not resist at all. The defensive forces on the top of the city wall had been completely destroyed. They were just waiting for the Ming Army to rush into the city to fight in the streets. Only when the Ming Army rushed into the city would the artillery stop.
It was just that they did not know how many Japanese pirates were still alive and how many were killed by the Ming Army before they could react.
The envoy who came to the camp of the Ming Army to beg for mercy was quickly released from the city with a white flag. Wu Weizhong, who was in charge of the main attack here, saw that it was a white flag and ordered the artillery to stop. He let the Japanese pirate come over and asked him. When he found out that he was going to find Xiao Ruxun, he was amused and let him go. However, the artillery did not stop.
As soon as the Wokou emissary left, the sound of cannon fire rang out from the other side. There was no sign that the attack would stop during the negotiation. This caused the Wokou emissary's heart to clench. His feet slipped and he fell to the ground. Trembling, he crawled back to his feet. Under the mocking gaze of the Ming soldiers escorting him, he hurriedly ran back to the Ming camp.
At this moment, Xiao Ruxun was resting. The battle in front was very intense. However, he was lying on the deck chair specially made for him by the craftsmen in the camp, basking in the sun and pretending to be cool. He had a well-thought-out appearance and did not personally go into battle.
He knew that the envoy of the Japanese pirates would definitely come to beg for mercy. He still had to toy with them. However, he originally did not intend to really attack all fronts. He only wanted to create an illusion to make the Japanese pirates tremble in fear for a while. He wanted to wear down their reason and energy, making them extremely tired. Thus, they would be slow to react to the matter with Ma Sheng and deepen their despair.
With so many Wu cities, only at this time could the Ming Army take advantage. They could try to attack one or two Wu cities and then fiercely attack the Japanese pirates. If they really attacked all out to take their lives, the Japanese pirates would definitely rely on the Wu cities to fight back. The military strength under Xiao Ruxun was not enough.
He had to attract attention for the navy!
Everything that Xiao Ruxun did was to attract attention for the navy. He wanted to restrain the Japanese pirate navy fleet in Pusan harbor so that they could not go to Tsushima and delay the allied navy's important matter.
He looked in the direction of the Yeosu Barracks. According to the original plan, today was the day that the Yeosu Ming Army Allied Navy would go to Tsushima. Although he was not a swimmer, he had never experienced a naval battle. He could talk about theories and exhibitions, but if he really wanted to command on the battlefield, he was definitely a rookie. In order not to interfere with the command of an expert, he did not participate in the naval battle that he had been looking forward to for a long time.
In the past few days, the navy under Yi Shunchen's command had secretly taken boats to and fro the surrounding waters of Tsushima and Yeosu Barracks seven times to investigate the distance and the surrounding hydrological conditions. The Japanese pirates did not discover them.
Or more accurately, there was no large-scale appearance of the Japanese pirates' navy fleet. It seemed that the previous few battles had made them feel a sense of fear towards Yi Shunchen. Even if Yi Shunchen's initiative to attack had failed, the Japanese pirates did not dare to take the initiative to attack Yi Shunchen by sea.
In any case, they had faced Yi Shunchen several times and returned in defeat. Now, it was hard to say whether Yi Shunchen would learn from his mistakes and set a trap at Yeosu Barracks to wipe them all out.
The navy was not the Sixth Army. They could just pull one or two people over to make up the numbers. The navy was useless without warships, and a warship needed at least more than 20 days to build. If one was sunk, there would be one less warship. It was not that fast to build a warship from Japan. Moreover, warships were different from ordinary ships. They were harder to build. If the warships were all destroyed, how would the sea transportation route be maintained? Would the Sixth Army still fight?
Wouldn't Yi Shunchen turn the seas upside down? Would they still fight this war? At that time, even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not kill him, the hungry Sixth Army would tear him apart and eat him up.
After the commander-in-chief of the Japanese pirates' navy, Kuki Yoshitaka, suffered repeated defeats in front of Yi Shunchen, he decided not to provoke Yi Shunchen and would just defend the line of defense that he could. Later on, after being scolded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was disheartened and no longer had any thoughts of taking the initiative to attack.
Currently, he was holed up at Tsushima Harbor as the maritime security team. He would send warships to escort the supply ships and occasionally send ships to patrol the sea to prevent Yi Shunchen from launching any sneak attacks.
The 20th day of the first lunar month was a rare good day. The sky was clear and the air was clear. There was a gentle breeze, and the sunlight was just right. It was neither too cold, nor not cold at all. After breakfast, Kuki Yoshitaka and his subordinate, Takagi Fudō, drank and enjoyed themselves in the city at the port. The marines were also lazily basking in the sun. They had no intention of launching an attack.
Ever since the news of Zong Yizhi's death in battle reached Tsushima Island, the Zong clan had started an internal strife as they fought to become the master of Tsushima Island. In order to ensure the stability of Tsushima Island, the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army ordered Kuki Yoshitaka to take over Tsushima Island on his behalf.
Kuki Yoshitaka stayed in Tsushima Island with peace of mind. Every day, he drank, read poems, and played the part of the cultured. He never mentioned anything about fighting to reduce the pressure on the Sixth Army.
The Navy also learned of the crushing defeat of the Sixth Army. In just a month, they had been pushed back from Pyongyang to Pusan by the Ming Army. It was a crushing defeat. Even though they had gathered so many famous generals from the Warring States Period, they were still defeated by the Ming Army. They could only say that the Great Empire was still the Great Empire. They really did not understand what Toyotomi Hideyoshi was thinking. He actually wanted to invade the Ming Empire.
The Navy was already weaker than the Sixth Army to begin with. They could not even deal with a North Korean general, let alone a Ming general. Fortunately, the Ming Army did not send their navy over. Otherwise, they would also be in a terrible state. If Tsushima Island was taken over, the Ming Army's navy could even use it as a springboard to attack the Japanese mainland. Nagoya was located not far from the coast. Once the Ming Army landed on the island and threatened Nagoya, everything would be exposed. Toyotomi Hideyoshi would definitely go crazy.
The current situation was very clear. The Japanese army had suffered a crushing defeat and could only retreat in a sorry state. However, they did not know what the Sixth Army was thinking. They actually wanted to hide this from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Now that they were in a difficult position, it would be difficult for them to back down. Even the Navy would be implicated. Once Toyotomi Hideyoshi found out about the truth, who would be able to get out of it?
It was easy to figure it out with one's feet.
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