The consequences of Ishida Mitsunari's soul explosion were severe. However, Choshu Masachia wasn't afraid of Ishida Mitsunari and confronted him.
Choshu Masachia was even more furious. "The command is with you! You have to be responsible for the entire army! Be responsible for all of us! We came to Korea to attack and expand our territory! We didn't come to die! Since we can't beat the Ming Army, we should make things clear with Taige! All of you were timid and didn't dare to say a word. You only knew how to make Taige happy. Now look! The Taige really thinks that we've won. They've even fought their way into the Ming Kingdom!
"Did you object when I said this? Did you raise any objections? Or did you suggest a better solution? No, no, no! You only know how to talk after the fact, but when you're really needed, you run faster than anyone else! I'm the one holding the fort! I'm the one negotiating, I'm the one being deceived, and I'm the one being threatened! Not you! "
Ishida Mitsunari hadn't slept well for the past few nights. In addition to his anger, his eyes were bloodshot and frighteningly red. He panted heavily. This intimidating aura scared Choshu Masachia and the other high-ranking generals.
"Now that the situation has reached this stage, our navy is finished! There's no ship left! Our only way out is to defend the city to the death and not let the Ming Army attack. We must hold on until the Tsushima Navy's reinforcements arrive and rescue us! I sent people to Tsushima this morning. Nine Ghosts in Tsushima must already know, so we just need to wait for them to come and support us. "
Ishida Mitsunari's words were like a life-saving straw, making the panicking high-ranking Japanese soldiers unwilling to let go.
But Yukita Masachia frowned. "Why did you send people to Tsushima?"
"The food from Tsushima should have arrived yesterday at the latest, but it didn't arrive last night. So, I sent someone to Tsushima to see if Nine Ghosts had been harassed by Lee Shunchen. Now, it seems that as long as the food is here, there will be warships coming, and we will be saved."
Hearing Ishida Mitsunari's reply, Yukita Masachia nodded at first, but then his eyes widened.
He suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
Thinking of Xiao Ruxun's erratic actions over the past few days, the Yukita Shuka family suddenly suspected that the Ming navy had already arrived in Korea to prepare for war, and that their main target was not Pusan but Tsushima. The series of military operations before had only been to attract their attention and tie up the navy here so that the main force of the Ming navy could calmly attack Tsushima.
The reason Tsushima Island did not send supplies was not because of Yi Sun-chen, but because of the Ming navy. It was highly likely that the Ming navy had already destroyed the main force of the Wokou navy on Tsushima Island before they attacked Pusan! Then they directly attacked Pusan from Tsushima and destroyed the Pusan fleet. Now, including Tsushima, there was no Japanese fleet in the entire sea. They had lost control of the sea!
"Tsushima … Could something have happened to them?"
Yukita Masachia slowly straightened his body with an expression of disbelief and said something that no one dared to believe.
"What did you say?"
Ishida Mitsunari did not hear Yukita Masachia's voice clearly.
"I said, could something have happened to Tsushima?"
The high-ranking Japanese soldiers who had just calmed down looked at Yukita Masachia with their mouths agape.
"Xiao Ruxun did that, repeatedly bombarding us like that. Was he trying to hide something? Was he trying to attract our attention, especially the attention of the navy, so that he could calmly mobilize the main force of the navy to attack Tsushima and cut off our supply line? Then, he could turn around and attack Pusan Port, destroy all our navy, and trap us completely? "
Yukita Masachia slowly said the speculation in his heart. His voice became softer and softer, because the more he said, the less confidence he had to continue. It was not that he was lying, but that he did not have the confidence to say that he was lying. If it was true, he was willing to believe that he was lying.
However, no one refuted him when he said this. Everyone's eyes widened, and their expressions froze. Faced with the almost hopeless reality, it seemed that no one could refute it.
For the umpteenth time in Yukita Masachia's life, he hoped that someone would stand up and fight for what was right and denounce him.
However, no one did so.
Ishida Mitsunari opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, a few people came in from outside the door.
"Admiral, the Ming Army outside the city has sent us a box. They said that this is a gift from Admiral Xiao, and they want you to open it yourself."
The soldier presented the big box to Yukita Masachia and placed it in front of him. Yukita Masachia was confused.
"The Ming Army sent it?"
The soldier nodded. "The person who sent this box said that their Admiral Xiao asked the Admiral to think about whether his life or other things are more important after seeing the things inside. He gave the Admiral one day to think about it."
Yukita Masachia's hand touched the box. He hesitated and looked at Ishida Mitsunari. Ishida Mitsunari pursed his lips, which were trembling slightly.
"Open it and take a look …"
"Okay …"
Yukita Masachia took a deep breath and slowly opened the box. When the light from the outside illuminated the dark interior of the box, the appearance of the object inside the box was completely reflected in Yukita Masachia's eyes. At that moment, Yukita Masachia's brain stopped working. In that instant, his mind went blank. A few seconds later, an endless sense of fear surged into his heart.
"Ah —"
Yukita Masachia let out a shrill cry. His whole body jumped back and slammed into the wall. He pushed the box forward and flipped it over. The round object rolled out and spun on the table, revealing its true appearance in the candlelight.
When Ishida Mitsunari saw the object, he was stunned for a few seconds. Then, his body suddenly straightened. He took three steps back and leaned against the wall. His face turned pale and he panted violently.
When Choshu Masachia saw the object, he also howled and took a few steps back.
The other Japanese generals also had different expressions and reactions. The only thing they had in common was the deep despair that they understood each other.
It was Kuki Yoshitaka's head. Chen Lin had sent someone to deliver it to Xiao Ruxun on a fast boat. Xiao Ruxun found Monk Xuan Su to identify it. As expected, the head belonged to the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Navy, Kuki Yoshitaka. He was a veteran Japanese naval general who was deeply trusted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His death was the best proof that the Japanese Navy had been completely annihilated. It was also the final blow to the higher-ups of the Pusan Japanese pirates.
Yukita Masachia could even see Xiao Ruxun's twisted face and smug demonic voice in front of him.
"Don't expect anyone to come and save you. Don't expect your navy to attack from the sea. Kuki Yoshitaka was hoping for the same thing before he died. However, his hopes were dashed, and your hopes will be dashed as well. Or should I say, haven't you realized why your navy was defeated so quickly?"
Yukita Masachia seemed to hear this voice ringing in his ears.
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