Looking at Liu Tingda's flattery, Li Rusong curled his lips in disdain.
He did not have a good impression of Liu Tingda. He was just a guy who liked to steal credit from him. Without Liu Tingda, Xiao Ruxun had used Li Rusong and his female soldiers to attack the enemy's strongholds. Now, with the addition of Liu Tingda and his equally fierce multinational troops, Xiao Ruxun had two choices. Li Rusong's credit would be halved, or even more, because Liu Tingda was more eager for credit.
But even so, he was also very surprised and envious of the silver mine's reserves.
Xiao Ruxun smiled and said, "Japan isn't just relying on this one mountain of gold and silver. There are so many mountains of gold and silver in Japan. This small country may not be rich in other things, but it's rich in gold and silver. Our country is vast and rich in resources, but we don't have enough gold and silver. Don't you think that's infuriating? It's just that our Great Ming Dynasty doesn't have the money to continue fighting. If we really had the money, I would really want to destroy them. Then, the Great Ming Dynasty wouldn't lack money for at least ten years. "
The generals were even more envious when they heard this.
Not long after Xiao Ruxun's arrival, the Japanese sent another envoy to negotiate. He expressed regret for the confrontation between the two armies the next day and proposed another negotiation with the generals of the Ming Army. He questioned why the general of the Ming Army had made such excessive demands on the Japanese. The previous peace treaty was clearly agreed upon, and everyone had signed it. Why did they want to change it now? And it was such an unreasonable treaty? Was it really not intentional?
This was Kuroda Rusui's method. He would try his best to negotiate with the Ming Army and not use force. If he used force, the losses would be even greater, and it would have a very negative impact on the Tokugawa clan's plan to march into Kyoto. Although Kuroda Rusui had defeated the Toyotomi army in the previous battle, the Toyotomi army did not let the Tokugawa army gain much advantage. The two armies were evenly matched. When Kuroda Rusui planned to pursue the Tokugawa army, he was disturbed by the news of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After hurriedly arranging the defense, he rushed back.
He was the one who signed the contract. Now that there was a problem, he could not escape responsibility.
When he returned to the military camp and saw the conditions of the Ming Army's request for a change of contract, he was in a bad mood. The previous conditions were already very excessive, and now they were even more excessive. Previously, their table manners were reserved, but now their table manners were very ugly. Kuroda Rusui could not figure out what the Ming Army wanted to do. They suddenly interfered at this critical moment. Did they really want to get the Rock See Silver Mountain so badly? Could he really do this for a mountain of silver? Even going so far as to cross the ocean to attack a foreign country at all costs? Was this still the Celestial Empire in his memory?
Such doubts hovered in Kuroda Rusui's heart. It was not until the diplomatic envoy came back that he understood.
When the diplomatic envoy came back, his face was green and very bad. He said that he had met the chief general of the Ming Army, Luo Shangzhi. General Luo Shangzhi said that all this was the idea of Admiral Xiao, and Admiral Xiao said that all this was the idea of the Daming Emperor. The Daming Emperor was not satisfied with the contract and asked for a new one. That was why they came to Japan to discuss this matter with us.
Luo Shangzhi said that he had originally planned to help the Tokugawa Clan defeat the Toyotomi Clan to fight for a change of contract. In the end, he did not know why the Tokugawa Clan took the initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty Army. The Ming Dynasty Army said that they could not tolerate it, that their dignity was challenged, and that they would teach them a lesson no matter what. That was why there was the previous battle. That was a warning, a declaration, and it meant that they should be careful. Originally, the Daming Clan came with full of sincerity, but in the end, they turned around and attacked. The Daming Clan was hurt. Now, not only did they not help you fight the Toyotomi Clan, if you don't accept the treaty, they would help the Toyotomi Clan to attack you.
Tokugawa Ieyasu and Kuroda Rusui looked at each other. What logic was this?
Of course, there was no logic. The Ming Army clearly showed their goal — to fight with them.
These old foxes were used to beating around the bush. Suddenly, they encountered a group of straightforward generals from the Ming Army. They were confused and did not know how to deal with it. Were they going to fight or make peace?
Thinking of this, Kuroda Rusui's head finally turned around.
It was obvious that they were going to fight, because it was impossible to cede the Ishijian area for ten million taels of silver. They had no other choice but to fight!
Tokugawa Ieyasu thought about it again and again and finally decided to fight!
He absolutely could not watch as the real mountain of silver fall into the hands of the Ming Army. He urgently needed these silver taels to turn things around. If he did not have these silver taels, his days would be very difficult.
Kuroda Rusui actively gave him advice. The general should disperse and not gather together. Attack in small groups. Don't let the cannons of the Ming Army be completely destroyed. Move quickly, don't be slow. Give up the shield cars and directly rush up to fight with the Ming Army in close combat. They have at most ten thousand people. After fighting, we will leave. We don't want to continue fighting.
When it came to negotiations, they had to win on the battlefield to be strong. The side that lost could not be strong and could only compromise.
In order to not let the Ming Army continue to interfere, they decided to cut off all means of retreat.
The scouts found out about the gathering of the main force of the Japanese army. Therefore, Xiao Ruxun stopped the construction of the camp. He got Li Rusong to hide with the army, Liu Da to hide with the army, and himself to hide with the main force. They formed three ambushes. When the Tokugawa clan, who didn't know that the main force of the Ming Army had arrived, gathered their main force to attack, they would attack together. Wouldn't that be perfect?
On the 17th of February in the 21st year of the Wanli calendar, Tokugawa Ieyasu gathered thirty thousand troops and fifteen cannons to launch a general attack on the Ming Army Luo Shangzhi. The plan was thorough, the preparation was complete, and the tactics were carefully formulated. Everyone had full confidence, so they fought fiercely and without hesitation. In the beginning, the Ming Army was beaten into a corner. Many of the cannons missed and the tactics seemed to have lost their effectiveness.
Kuroda Rusui and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were watching from afar, revealed satisfied and relieved smiles.
In the end, with the sound of the cannons, everything on the battlefield changed dramatically.
A troop of cavalry came out of nowhere and killed their way into the Japanese army formation. They directly killed a large hole in the Japanese army formation and completely scattered the Japanese pirates inside. A few chased after a group. The Japanese were scattered and did not have enough strength to fight against the cavalry. They were killed by this group of cavalry as if they were cutting melons and vegetables.
Before they were done, there was another sound of cannons. Another troop came out of the side and like a beast with its mouth wide open, they swallowed small groups of Japanese pirates one by one. The appearance of these two troops changed the situation on the battlefield significantly. At this time, the Ming Army camp opened up and a large group of Ming Army soldiers came out. They formed a pincer attack with the two troops and severely injured the Japanese. The Japanese began to retreat. This sudden change in the situation caught Tokugawa Ieyasu and Kuroda Rusui completely unprepared.
When they realized that they could not do anything and planned to protect the main force and retreat, they suddenly heard the sound of cannons coming from behind them. Another Ming Army appeared from behind them. The leading general was riding a tall horse. A large flag was raised beside him with a big "Xiao" written on it.
"Xiao Ruxun!!"
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