Facing Kuki Yoshitaka, who had died with his eyes wide open, the group of people were either too frightened or had ashen faces. The entire conference room no longer had the function of commanding the battle. Super fast and stable updates of the novel.
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At the same time, Xiao Ruxun welcomed the triumphant return of the navy's commander-in-chief, Chen Lin, to celebrate his great victory.
"Commander-In-Chief Chen, at the age of 60, you led tens of thousands of troops to battle Tsushima Island. In the second world war at Pusan Harbor, you completely destroyed the Japanese pirates and navy, greatly increasing the prestige of our army. I have never liked to drink, but this cup of wine, I want to toast Commander-In-Chief Chen. The general is not old!"
"The general is not old!"
The generals of the Ming Army raised their cups and celebrated Chen Lin's great victory. Chen Lin's face was full of smiles. His wrinkled face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were narrowed into slits. He almost couldn't open them, and there were still turbid tears flowing out.
"To be able to accomplish this feat at the age of 60 and completely destroy the Japanese pirates and navy, this old general is satisfied."
Chen Lin raised his cup and drank the wine in it. The generals of the Ming Army followed Xiao Ruxun and drank the wine in this cup as well.
"This old general also has to thank the admiral. If it wasn't for the admiral's reform and greatly improving the equipment of our navy, our navy would definitely not have been able to defeat the Japanese pirates and navy so easily. Admiral, this old general has seen and thought clearly. In the future, naval warfare will truly be the world of big ships and giant cannons. If there weren't big ships and giant cannons, our navy would definitely follow in the footsteps of the Japanese pirates and be buried in the belly of the fish at the bottom of the sea. In the future, if the admiral has any use for this old general's old bones, this old general will not decline!"
Chen Lin patted his chest, his heroic spirit soaring to the sky. Behind him, Luo Shangzhi couldn't help but shout, "Good!" The generals of the Ming Army also shouted, "Good!"
At this moment, it seemed that all the conflicts of personal feelings, territorial disputes, and prejudices had disappeared without a trace. All the generals were enjoying the joy of the moment, singing a song of praise for the glorious victory they were about to usher in.
The port of Pusan was completely sealed off. Both ends of the sea were tightly blocked by the Ming army. Forty thousand Japanese soldiers and sixty thousand civilians were trapped in the narrow area in the middle, unable to move. They relied on the sturdy walls of the city to put up a desperate resistance, but there was no hope at all.
Moreover, following the fall of the port and the destruction of the navy, Wu City, which was not far from the ocean, was also attacked by the Ming Army. Wu City, where the headquarters of the Japanese Army was located, was located.
For this reason, in order to avoid being bombarded by artillery fire, the Yukita Shuujia and the others had no choice but to leave their original command center and move to Yokohama, which was safe from attacks on land and sea. At the same time, they called for an emergency meeting.
After a period of chaos, they forced themselves to calm down. Someone suggested moving the remaining cannons to the top of the city to counterattack the Ming Army fleet that was firing artillery shells unscrupulously on the sea. Yukita Shuujia and Ishida Mitsunari agreed.
Five precious cannons were approved to be used. At first, they really hit a warship of the Ming Army, causing the Ming Army to be unable to react. However, before they could cheer, they were bombarded into the sky by the overwhelming retaliatory fire.
The quality and quantity of the cannons of the Ming Army surpassed that of the Japanese Army. The Japanese pirates could not even get out of the city. They could only hide in the solid shooting blind spots in the city and cover their ears tightly to prevent themselves from being injured or deafened by the bombardment.
Being in such an oppressive environment for a long time had a huge impact on the mentality of the soldiers. In just three days, there were riots among the soldiers in several cities. They wanted to open the city gates and fight the Ming Army. There was also a group of people who tried to open the city gates and surrender to the Ming Army. These riots were undoubtedly suppressed, but it also sounded the alarm for Yukita Shuujia and the others.
There was not much time left. Whether it was the food reserves or the endurance of the soldiers, they were almost at their limits. If there was no turning point, they would completely lose their combat ability and become a piece of fat meat in the mouth of the Ming Army. Now, it was still a little hard to swallow.
Yukita Shuujia did not know if there was any reason or need for him to persist. His only vague hope was that Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was far away in Japan, could hear his prayers and bring a powerful fleet to save him.
Xiao Ruxun did not care about this, nor would he listen to Yukita Shuujia's pleas for mercy.
After eliminating the Japanese pirates in Tsushima and Pusan, they were invincible in the entire sea. He replenished Chen Lin's fleet with gunpowder and artillery shells, and then gave them a very surprising mission — to cross the sea and attack the mainland of Japan.
Japan was an island country, and it was very close to Tsushima Island. It would take less than a day from Tsushima Island to the mainland of Japan. It would take about eight to ten hours to cross the sea. They could arrive in the morning or in the afternoon, and there was still time for the first wave of attack.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun asked Chen Lin to separate part of the fleet to stay in Pusan Harbor to continue to block the sea, and let Chen Lin take the main force of the navy to join Deng Zilong's forces to attack the mainland of Japan. The purpose was to make the mainland of Japan fall into progressive chaos.
Almost at the same time that the Japanese pirates in Pusan Harbor were annihilated, the Imperial Bodyguard's informant came back. The internal informant of the Imperial Bodyguard had already learned that some local Japanese forces were conspiring to overthrow Toyotomi Hideyoshi's regime, and these forces were very powerful. The situation in Nagoya was quite delicate, and it was almost in a state of chaos.
The news of the defeat of the Japanese army spread in Nagoya.
The reason why there was no chaos yet was that Toyotomi Hideyoshi and this group of rebels were testing each other, and no one dared to make a move. The people would rather believe Toyotomi Hideyoshi than believe that the news of the defeat was the main reason why the daimyo forces did not dare to take the initiative to attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi. On the other hand, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's side was on guard against the daimyo of Tokugawa, and it seemed that he had also fallen into internal chaos.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who often swaggered through the streets, had not appeared in public for several days. On the other hand, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's intended successor, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, appeared in Nagoya and began to plan the overall situation. This made people wonder if Toyotomi Hideyoshi had health problems and could not handle matters.
No one could answer this question because no one knew.
Of course, they did not know that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mental state had a serious problem, and he had even killed three of his close retainers. After that, he fainted from anger and was bedridden, unable to handle government affairs. Maeda Toshiie, the loyal elder of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's regime, had no choice but to summon Toyotomi Hidetsugu from Osaka to take charge of the overall situation.
Of course, Toyotomi Hidetsugu was not an ambitious person like Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was very capable, but as a successor, Toyotomi Hidetsugu was a good master of preservation, especially with a relatively complete administrative team, which was his own group of retainers, forming his own forces. This meant that if Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted, he could smoothly take over the regime after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death and achieve a smooth transition of power.
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