Compared to Tokugawa Ieyasu's aversion to sudden events, Kuroda Rusui's profession made him better at dealing with sudden changes. He was even used to dealing with sudden changes. His brain worked quickly under limited conditions and came to a conclusion that was almost impossible.
"Could it be Toyotomi Hidetsugu's desperate counterattack?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately reacted to Kuroda Rusui's words. "You mean Toyotomi Hidetsugu is unwilling to be chased away and lose the right to inherit, so he's counterattacking? That can't be right. He only has so few people. It will be very difficult for him to make a move against Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Besides, there are 100,000 of us here. No matter how much he wants the position of Taikaku, he won't dare to make a move, right? "
"It's hard to say. Don't forget that Maeda Toshiie was also chased away."
Kuroda Rusui brought up another person's name.
"If Maeda Toshiie and Toyotomi Hidetsugu have teamed up, then it's possible. Maeda Toshiie is very powerful. With his help, Toyotomi Hidetsugu will have the confidence to fight against Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Mr. Wei, what do you think we should do now? Sit back and watch the tigers fight, or join in? "
Kuroda Rusui pondered for a while and calmly shook his head.
"At least not now. This is an internal struggle. If we participate, what identity will we be using? Will we support Toyotomi Hidetsugu or Toyotomi Hidetsugu? Or will we catch both of them in one fell swoop? We'd better be careful. If our intentions are accidentally exposed by Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Toyotomi Hidetsugu, it's very likely that they will join forces to deal with us first. "
Tokugawa Ieyasu said unhappily, "Are we just going to wait for the famous house to change owners?"
"No, send someone out to gather information first. Everything at present is the result of our speculation. We need more facts to make inferences, otherwise everything is fake."
Tokugawa Ieyasu realized that he had been too impatient. The sudden change had disturbed his mind. He calmed down and immediately ordered his henchmen to go out and gather information. At the same time, he ordered all the daimyo of Dongkoku to arm their troops and prepare to fight at any time.
There were garrisons all around the castle. After all, it was Toyotomi Hidetsugu's lair, so the number of garrisons would not be small. Therefore, as soon as Luo Shangzhi and Qian Shizhen landed, they exchanged fire with the garrisons. Naturally, the sudden attack and gunfire caused the garrisons to lose more than half of their strength before they could fight back. When the Ming Army pushed the artillery all the way to the castle, the garrisons had no strength to resist.
Of course, it was not that there was no resistance at all. The remaining Japanese pirates, under the leadership of the officers, made some counterattacks. Although they did not know who the enemy was, they only saw a few big flags fluttering over, followed by bursts of gunfire and cannons. When they were defeated, another fierce enemy came over with big swords and spears, and the resistance instantly collapsed.
Xuan Su pointed out a path for Luo Shangzhi and told him that he had entered the city in the same way, but now the city gate was definitely closed. Whether he could fight his way in or not depended on his luck. Also, he had to pay attention to the fact that there were a hundred thousand Eastern Army soldiers guarding the city. Their combat power was very strong. You only have ten thousand Navy soldiers. Don't get entangled in a fight, or you will be wiped out.
Nonsense, how can we fight 100,000 people? Do you think we are all crazy?!
Although the Ming Army did despise the Japanese, they were not arrogant enough to think that they could challenge 100,000 people with just a few thousand people. Xiao Ruxun annihilated 100,000 Japanese pirates in batches. Other than the battle at Jade Hoof Hall, which was fought with 40,000 against 50,000, the rest of the battles were to ensure that they had the advantage of military strength to annihilate the enemy. They attacked them separately and did not fight a decisive battle with them.
If a large group of Japanese pirates really came to attack, they would definitely run faster than anyone else. They would definitely not risk their lives to fight 100,000 Japanese pirates.
But there was no such thing now! Everyone was playing a surprise attack, so they would definitely take advantage of the situation! Only idiots would not take advantage of an advantage!
The Ming Army rushed forward all the way. The more fierce the attacks and artillery attacks, the more frightened the Japanese were.
This momentum finally attracted the attention of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Kuroda Rusui.
They noticed that the frequency of the explosion of the artillery was a little too high. With Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ability, he could not get dozens of artillery to join the battle, let alone Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Maeda Toshiie could not do it either because the artillery was too precious. Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not have more than a hundred artillery in his hands, and he could only use more than 20 of them.
However, such a fierce artillery bombardment was too unusual. Unless the entire Japan, except for Namkoya, was supporting Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Only then could Toyotomi Hidetsugu mobilize so many artillery to attack Namkoya. Otherwise, it was absolutely impossible!
If it was not Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who could it be?
At this time, whether it was Toyotomi Hideyoshi or Kuroda Rusui, they did not point their suspicion at the Ming Army, because it was a bit ridiculous.
However, not everyone was living in a dream. Some of the Wokou's frontline officers were literate, and they saw the word "Ming" written on one of the banners. To their knowledge, other than the behemoth beside them, there was no other enemy that would write this word on their banners as a symbol of their strength.
The Ming Army!
There was only one explanation!
These officers were very clear about the enemy that Japan was fighting. There was no doubt that it was not Korea, but the Ming Kingdom, the suzerain of Korea, the Ming Kingdom. They had all heard the news that Korea had requested the Ming Kingdom to send troops to help. They also knew that the warriors on the frontline were fighting with the Celestial Kingdom that they once thought was the Celestial Kingdom. However, the specific information was varied. Some said that the Ming Kingdom was defeated, and some said that they had won. No one knew what was going on.
But now, these "knowledgeable people" were very clear.
They were defeated.
If they were not defeated, they would never let the Ming Army cross the sea to attack Japan.
Once they figured this out, the hearts of these officers were filled with panic and worry about the future. 150,000 troops, the commander-in-chief of the famous generals of the Warring States Period, were defeated by the Ming Kingdom just like that. They might even be completely annihilated, at least the navy would definitely be completely annihilated. The Ming Army crossed the sea to attack Namikoku. Prime Minister Toyotomi Hideyoshi was in the city. This war, which was widely known as a great victory, seemed to have an ending.
Japan, which had never been attacked by the enemy for many years!
What the hell was going on? What was going on? How were the warriors on the frontline beaten to such a miserable state? How could the Ming Army cross the sea to attack? Prime Minister Toyotomi had clearly said that this was a war that was destined to be won. He had also said that Korea was completely defeated. The plan to divide the Hachido Kingdom was also confirmed. Everyone was in high spirits discussing how much benefits their ruler could get. How could it be like this now?
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