Chapter 211
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The temptation of profit was infinitely lethal to anyone.
They attacked and killed every Toyotomi clan soldier they encountered even more ferociously than Tokugawa Ieyasu's own troops. The eastern army, which had the advantage in numbers, attacked the western army, which was mostly sleeping. The outcome of the battle seemed to have been decided from the beginning. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's meticulous arrangements seemed to have been wasted because the western army could not react in time. They did not have any effect in restraining the eastern army at all.
For example, by the time Honda Tadakatsu led his troops to the chaotic inner city walls, the side gate had already been opened. Honda Tadakatsu led his troops into the inner city unimpeded, only to run into a group of rebel soldiers who were calling out to them to attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi's residence. Under their guidance, Honda Tadakatsu's progress was very smooth, and he defeated the defending western troops in one fell swoop. Then, he chased after the retreating western troops and advanced towards the Heavensguard Pavillion where Toyotomi Hideyoshi lived. Along the way, he encountered quite a few western troops who were in formation to resist, but all of them were defeated by the valiant Honda Tadakatsu.
Honda Tadakatsu was like a sharp spear, stabbing viciously at Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart. Meanwhile, the other daimyos were like rabid dogs, biting anyone they saw. They tore through the troops that Toyotomi Hideyoshi had left in the Namoji House, leaving only a few of them behind. All of them gathered at Toyotomi Hideyoshi's inner city. Many of the less courageous ones directly knelt down and surrendered. These daimyos did not reject the idea of accepting some soldiers from the Western Army.
Thus, they transformed into the soldiers of the Eastern Army who chased after the Western Army fiercely.
This kept happening. By the time Toyotomi Hideyoshi realized what was going on, the situation was already out of control. There were many cannons. The inner city wall, which Toyotomi Hideyoshi claimed to be an impenetrable wall, failed to protect him at all. It was directly breached by the traitors. The eastern army successfully entered the inner city and approached his hiding place as fast as they could.
Although it was not the first time Madame Oda had experienced this, she was still a woman. She could not help but feel fear. She curled up in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's arms, trembling and screaming. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's expression was solemn. He realized that he was in a very dangerous situation. The rebel army had actually attacked his inner city without any warning. Could it be that the entire Namekokuya had fallen?
Hideyoshi could not understand this.
Of course, he soon understood. A retainer covered in blood ran into Toyotomi Hideyoshi's bedroom, knelt down and shouted, "My lord! The one who attacked the inner city was the Tokugawa clan's veteran general, Honda Tadakatsu! The Tokugawa clan had betrayed them! They had betrayed him! And the same signs were happening all over Nagoya Castle! All the great names of the Eastern Kingdom have betrayed us! "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned.
"How many men do we have left?"
"Less than two thousand. Most of them have been defeated by the rebel army and have fled in all directions. There's no way for us to regroup. Right now, we only have two thousand people to protect the Lord! My lord! We need to get out of here! Please retreat from the back door as soon as possible! "
At this moment, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very clear-headed and unusually calm.
He shook his head.
"If the rebellion was premeditated, they must know where I will leave Nagoya Castle. Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Maeda Toshiie are very familiar with me! They must know where I will leave from. There must be an ambush there. If you protect me and break out, we will definitely be surrounded and unable to retreat. We will also lose our only fortress. We can't do this! "
The retainer looked at Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then looked at the panicking Yohime. He suddenly felt that there was something he had to say no matter what, even if it cost him his life!
"My lord! Whether you want to cut off my head or not! You must know everything! Your enemy is not His Highness Hideji or the Lord Rika! It's not them! Your enemy is the Ming army and the Tokugawa Ieyasu army! The troops in Korea have been defeated by the Ming Army! Everyone is lying to you! They just don't want to be punished by you! Almost everyone has been defeated!
It's because they have been defeated that the Ming Army's ships can cross the sea and attack us! Those cannons were fired by the Ming Army's ships. It was the Ming Army that attacked Nagoya Castle at the beginning! My lord! Wake up! You know very well in your heart! The Korean Front Army has been defeated. The battle to enter Tang has been lost! They have even fought in front of us! His Highness Hideji and the Lord Rika are loyal to you! "
The retainer cried as he spoke. When he reached the end, he knelt on the ground and cried, begging Toyotomi Hideyoshi to find himself and recognize reality. From there, he could make the right decision. He couldn't continue being muddle-headed. Now that the enemy was in front of them, if they didn't leave as soon as possible, everyone would die.
"What did you say?!"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's eyes widened and he hit the retainer's head with his cane. "We didn't lose! The Hideji won! We defeated the Ming Kingdom! We have already fought our way to the Ming Kingdom! We will soon conquer the entire Ming Kingdom! Conquer the entire world! We've only encountered some insignificant rebellions, that's all! As long as we survive and kill all the rebels, we can conquer the entire world! Stop talking nonsense! I will kill you!!! "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was like a madman. He seemed to have used all the strength in his body to roar loudly. His entire state became quite dangerous.
"My lord! Even if you kill me! I want to say it! I must say it! These things have been spread among our subordinates. The people from Pusan and Tsushima are also very clear about it! They all know about it! The entire Nagoya Castle is spreading it! Only you don't know, you don't believe it! My lord! Please wake up! Please wake up! Please change back to the wise and farsighted lord! My lord!! "
Wulang screamed mournfully and slammed his head on the ground. Tears streamed down his face like rain. He tried his best to call back the wise and mighty Kinoshita Fujiro in his heart, the only one who had ever existed since the beginning of time.
"No! I won't! I won't fail! The Hideji won't lie to me! 30% of them won't lie to me! Kato Kiyomasa and President Konishi will never lie to me! Absolutely not!!! I didn't fail!!! "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi roared madly. He raised his cane and hit Wulang's head again and again. After hitting for an unknown amount of time, the exhausted Toyotomi Hideyoshi no longer had the strength to continue hitting Wulang's head. The cane fell to the ground. His body couldn't support it anymore. His mind was dizzy. He staggered a few times and fell to the ground. Wulang was shocked. He immediately went forward to pick up Toyotomi Hideyoshi and kept calling for him.
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