Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 131 Guan Bai of Japan ran away

"The more this happens, the less anxious we are. All ministries must cooperate sincerely and not advance rashly, let alone retreat without permission. Otherwise, military law will be ruthless. General Chen, how is the situation with the navy?" Li Rusong said.

"The navy was going well. The Japanese navy went into hiding and did not dare to fight our army. Our army also sent troops to capture Tsushima Island, burned the camps and supplies on the island, and then withdrew. The Japanese transport ships have been intercepted many times by our army, and now there are many fewer Japanese ships on the sea."

"Good job. The Japanese are so rampant, so it's better to burn the flames of war to them and make them suffer. Song Jinglue, are our army's current military resources sufficient? Do we still have all the food and grass?" Li Rusong looked at Song Yingchang.

"I was a little nervous at first, but Zhang Shidu brought the seeds of new crops, and the harvests are now good. Especially the sweet potatoes and potatoes, which can be grown on slopes with a lot of yields. The sweet potato seedlings and corn seedlings can also be used as food for cattle and horses. Green material. Zhang Shidu, Song would like to thank you on behalf of the entire army."

"These new crops are auspicious signs for your majesty's prosperity. Zhang does not dare to take credit," Zhang Xiao said.

"Zhang Shidu, although our army is assisted by the navy, we have been fighting for so long and have not been able to drive out the Japanese army. Although we have captured two Japanese cities, the main force of the Japanese has not been damaged. What do you have to say? Is there any way?" Li Rusong asked Zhang Xiao.

"Busan Castle is the home base of the Japanese in Korea, and it will definitely be difficult to capture in a hurry. Ulsan Castle is dangerous and difficult to attack, and the defender Kato Kiyomasa is considered a fierce general of the Japanese country. If we insist on attacking, our army will suffer too many casualties. So I suggest that we should use The main task was to siege, add more manpower and armaments to the navy, and severely choke Japan's shipping. Japan is a small country after all, and it mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to launch an invasion, which also emptied its family fortune. Now it lost again. After so many battles, the national strength must have suffered a great loss. If the war continues like this, the Japanese people will not be able to survive for long. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's regime is also a newly established regime, and it is not stable to begin with. If this continues, changes will inevitably occur within the Japanese country. "

"Zhang Shidu, it would be a good thing if the Japanese country changes, but if the whole country unanimously decides to survive, the imperial court will also have to blame the army." Ma Gui asked.

"I have already used some strategies. It is not convenient to talk about the specific content of these strategies. It should be effective. Of course, if the Japanese must hold on to the end in the end, it is not that our army does not have ways to break the city. It's just that The cost is a bit too high.”

"What is Zhang Shidu's secret method for destroying the city?" Ma Gui asked.

"It's not a magic trick. It's just a matter of piling soil, digging trenches, and digging tunnels to put explosives. But if it's so big, it's too expensive." Zhang Xiao explained.

"Then I still hope that Zhang Shidu's plan will work, otherwise we will really have no choice but to negotiate peace with Japan. Otherwise, it is really not cost-effective to continue fighting like this." Ma Gui said.

"General Ma, the court's decision is not something that we generals should discuss. Since the court has not asked us to wait for a ceasefire or to return to the court, of course we must fight the Japanese army to the end." Li Rusong reminded.

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At this time in Osaka Castle, Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had heard too much bad news, was finally happy these days. Of course, the things that made him happy didn't come from the Korean battlefield. The "heroic transition" after the various "big victories" in the Korean battlefield had completely disappointed him with the nonsense of his subordinates, and he didn't even want to read these battle reports anymore. Of course, even though he did not believe these battle reports, Toyotomi Hideyoshi still had to pretend to be happy after receiving these victory reports, and reported these so-called victory reports to the emperor to show that he could compete with the Celestial Kingdom. Falling to the wind.

The reason why Toyotomi Hideyoshi was happy was that his most beloved woman, Chacha, finally gave birth to another child for him. Unlike Toyotomi Tsurumatsu, who was frail and died early, this child looked very healthy, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was happy to name his son Hideyori. In order to celebrate Hideyori's birth, the food at home has been abundant these days, and even the servants can eat white rice. When the good news of conquering Wangjing of Korea came, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not so generous.

The servants ate rice, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi also ate porridge. Toyotomi Hideyoshi ate a simple bowl of porridge with relish.

"Tai Ge, what you eat every day is too simple. Although there is a war on the front line, you are not so frugal." The retainer serving next to him said. "Is this simple? When I was young, I was often hungry. I could only eat a bowl of brown rice in my dreams. At that time, I was thinking that if I became successful in the future, I would have to eat a bowl of fragrant rice every day. Rice. It’s a pity that now that I’m older and have bad teeth, I don’t want to bite rice anymore. However, porridge is also rice and it’s delicious.”

"Tai Ge is indeed an extraordinary person."

"Tai Ge, there is an emergency report!" A guard hurried into the room.

"Didn't you agree not to disturb me while eating?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi put down his bowl and chopsticks unhappily.

"Taige, this is really an urgent matter." The guard said breathlessly.

"Then tell me."

"Taige, Guan Bai left Kyoto suddenly, and he left in a hurry with only a few followers. No one knows where he went."

"What? Xiuji ran away? What did he want to do?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi put down the bowl and stood up suddenly. Suddenly he almost lost his balance, and the retainer next to him quickly supported him.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi said.

"A few demon books appeared in Kyoto a few days ago, but they were quickly taken away by Mr. Hideji. But since Mr. Hideji took away the demon books, he has not thought about food and food, and is restless. Who knew that the afternoon before yesterday, Mr. Hideji said Go out of the city to relax, who knows you will never come back. After the castle guard discovered the demon book from other places, he realized that something was wrong and ordered someone to report the demon book and the news of His Excellency Hideji's escape." The guard told the whole story. Said it all once.

"Where is the demon book?"

"This is it." The guard handed the book over.

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the title of the book, it read "The Death of Toyotomi Hideji".

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a tyrant who fought bravely throughout his life, felt his hands tremble when he saw the name of this book. However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi calmed down his emotions, picked up the book, and began to read roughly ten lines at a time.

However, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi turned to the chapter about Toyotomi Hideji's suicide, especially when he saw the illustrations of Toyotomi Hideji's suicide and the murder of Hideji's family, he couldn't bear it anymore, and the book in his hand fell to the ground.

"I know about this book. Immediately send my order to strengthen the security in Osaka Castle and Kyoto, step up the search, and arrest those who spread the demon book. Now I want to go to Kyoto in person to see the emperor." Toyotomi Hideyoshi picked up the book that fell on the ground and said.

(End of this chapter)