Chapter 193
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The most worthless and fragile thing on the battlefield was human life. The most precious thing in normal times was worthless on the battlefield.
The Japanese pirates were shredded into minced meat by the shells of the Ming Army in confusion and fear. The Ming Army stepped on their flesh and blood and rushed to the place they desperately wanted to protect.
Some people rushed back to the city to report this very precious strategic information to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Some people risked their lives to climb up to the watchtower and found the Ming Army ships and cannons that were constantly spitting fire. They also sent this precious information to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the information in his hand and was stunned.
This is not right. This must be fake information. The Hideyoshi family told me that they had won a big battle. The Ming Army was defeated and escaped back to the Ming Kingdom. The Ming Kingdom was asking for peace. The terms of the peace negotiations were also given to the Hideyoshi family to negotiate with the Ming Army. Now half of Korea was their territory. But why did the information in front of me point to a completely different result of the war?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi could not understand. He really could not understand. The Hideyoshi family would not lie to him. Ishida Mitsunari would not lie to him. Although there was no news of the most trusted people, Kato Kiyomasa and President Konishi, but … Kato Kiyomasa and President Konishi were the only doubts in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart in the face of this big victory. They were also the only breakthrough point for him to regain his sanity.
From the beginning to the end, he did not get the information of the army's big victory and the defeat of the Ming Army from the two people he trusted the most. This was his only doubt, his only worry, and the only thing he could not understand.
People kept saying that this was a scam, a lie, that the frontline generals had gathered together to lie to him because they were afraid of losing the war, afraid of his punishment, so they lied to him. However, he believed that these words were the true lies, the lies that could not be believed. As a result, he absolutely refused to admit it, absolutely refused to believe it. He had to give his full trust to the frontline generals, not to mention that there were also his own people among them.
But now …
"Taige! I can't hesitate anymore! I can't have any more illusions! Apart from Ming Guo, who else would use the word "Ming"? Our warriors at the frontline saw it with their own eyes. They wore armor, raised military flags, and used iron cannons and a large number of cannons. Also, there were a large number of huge ships on the coast. A large number of cannons came from the ships, and our ships can't carry such large cannons! "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was dumbfounded and showed no reaction.
"Who deceived you? They failed miserably at the frontline, miserably! It was even possible that the entire fleet would be wiped out. Furthermore, the navy had been wiped out. Otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed the Ming Kingdom's fleet to come to our land and attack Minghuu City! This was something that was absolutely impossible! Taige! Please leave the house immediately, it's very dangerous here!! "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still dumbfounded and showed no reaction.
A loyal guard couldn't hold it in any longer. He stepped forward and grabbed Hideyoshi's hand, then pulled him out.
"Please forgive me for my rudeness!"
However, after a few steps, the loyal guard was killed. He was killed by Hideyoshi with a dagger.
"You traitors! You traitors!! How dare you sow discord between me and the frontline generals! Spreading this news everywhere! I know! This must be a conspiracy between that bastard Hideji and Tokugawa Ieyasu, right? How could the Ming Kingdom cross the sea to attack Japan!? This is definitely a scheme by you traitors! It's your conspiracy! I will not fall for it!! "
Hideyoshi spat a few times at the corpse. Then, he turned his head and locked his wolf-like eyes on another guard. With a wave of his hand, he threw his dagger. The dagger accurately hit the guard's head, killing him on the spot. The rest of the guards in the hall shuddered in fear.
"Who else dares to deceive me?!"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked around at the surrounding guards. The surrounding guards subconsciously lowered their heads, expressing the fear in their hearts and their absolute loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
"Immediately gather all the soldiers in Minghuu City to my side! I want to bring them! To restore our former glory! No matter who dares to challenge my authority and seize my power! I will let them know that I, Hideyoshi, am not the old man they think I am! I will make all of them pay the price! Whether it's Hideji or Tokugawa Ieyasu!! "
Hideyoshi bared his teeth, his face filled with viciousness. It seemed like the weakness of his body could no longer control his soul. His soul had completely surpassed his physical body.
The Minghuu City was under martial law. A large number of soldiers ran around with swords, spears, and cannons. They faced the chaotic situation with the strictest attitude. All unrelated people were ordered to enter the house. Those who dared to come out without orders were treated as traitors and would be killed without reason. Other than the soldiers loyal to the Taikaku, no one was allowed to appear on the streets.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi appeared on the street with his loyal guards. Looking at the billowing smoke and the rumbling of cannons in the distance, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's expression was solemn and confident. This kind of emotion infected his loyal soldiers.
Therefore, Hideyoshi gave the order to counterattack. Everyone had to follow his instructions to launch the strongest counterattack against the shameless rebels and bury them all!
Until now, Hideyoshi still believed that what he encountered was the rebel army, not the Ming Army. What he encountered was a shameful betrayal, not the anger of the big empire on the other side of the sea. He didn't know if Chen Lin would laugh or cry when she heard the news.
Under Hideyoshi's call, the Japanese army advanced toward the place where the artillery was rumbling. They did their best to 'quell the rebellion' and protect their lord and idol. However, when they arrived at the front line, they found that the enemy they faced was a bit too strong. They didn't look like the Japanese army at all. Their clothes and weapons didn't look like the equipment of the Japanese army at all.
They did not understand any of the slogans that the men were shouting, and the weapons they were using were iron cannons that they recognized. But what the hell were those black cannons that were being pushed by strange four-wheeled carriages? How could cannons be pushed like this?
Before they could figure it out, the enemy opposite them had already lined up in a neat formation. More than a dozen cannons bombarded them indiscriminately. Then, rounds of iron cannons and crossbows were fired. Not far away, the naval cannons on the sea were also firing. After the bombardment, when the Japanese reacted and wanted to fight back, they could no longer form a neat formation to fight back. They could only flee in panic.
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