The dinner was very sumptuous, and Zhang Yu began to eat.

While watching Zhang Yu eat, Song Xiang said: "I just received the news that the king of North Korea has agreed to Kim Zhengmin's request and asked him to accompany Zheng Xuhong to investigate the case. The two have now left the North Korean palace, but there is no

Go directly to Xingcao, it seems like we need to investigate from the outside."

Zhang Yu stopped his chopsticks, thought for a while and said, "Then let them release the news. Don't release so much at first, but release it bit by bit."

"I understand." Song Xiang nodded and said.

After the two talked about this matter, they didn't speak again.

After dinner, the two of them went to rest.

Japanese country, Ming army camp.

There were huge braziers everywhere in the camp, which made crackling sounds when burning at night, illuminating the entire camp.

The military camp was full of soldiers walking back and forth.

In the Chinese army tent in the center, Sun Chuanting was looking at the map.

Behind him stood Qi Yuanbi. Compared with Yu Zigao, Qi Yuanbi was much younger, so this time he was left to fight with Sun Chuanting. After all, fighting on land and traveling long distances required good physical strength.

Since the war started half a year ago, the war has been progressing smoothly. Because of the internal response, the fight has been overwhelming. In half a year, Sun Chuanting has reached Edo, the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Japanese emperor.

's residence.

This is a very prosperous big city with a population of one million and a large number of troops. Since the beginning of the war, the Japanese troops have been retreating steadily, but they are also constantly organizing resistance forces and are now in Edo.

More than 300,000 troops were assembled.

This is the last strength of the Japanese country. The Tokugawa shogunate has put all its treasures on this war. If it can win, everything will get better; but if it loses, there will be nothing.

.

Sun Chuanting was also very cautious. Edo was a big city and it would not be easy to defeat it. After all, he did not have that many people at hand. This time, in addition to the royal navy, the Ming Dynasty sent only 30,000 royal troops. All of them

The total army of the Ming Dynasty was only about 80,000; the number on land was even less, only 50,000.

On the contrary, the North Korean army came in very large numbers. After several replenishments, the number has reached 120,000. Since the beginning of the war, North Korea has been increasing its troops. After half a year of fighting, these troops can be considered elite.

.

Of course, the North Korean army is not needed to attack the enemy, they only have to clean up the trash. They usually collect corpses, guard and occupy the city, and do these basic tasks. But even so, their losses were heavy.

It has to be said that the Tokugawa shogunate responded very quickly. After being fooled in the early stages of the war, they decisively took harassment measures. On the one hand, they continued to retreat, and on the other hand, they sent people to continuously attack those who had no Ming army.

Where they were stationed, there were many conflicts with the Korean army.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Korean soldiers were much worse. Although the Ming Dynasty gave them a lot of equipment, it was useless no matter how good the equipment was. The Korean army suffered heavy losses.

As for the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting would not give the Japanese a chance. The Ming Dynasty's army gathered together and advanced steadily, with basically no problems.

In terms of logistical supplies, Sun Chuanting was very, very foresighted. In addition to the logistical supplies shipped from Japan, the Ming Dynasty established many bases along the coast. These bases were not only combat bases, but also production units, which directly captured some ordinary people.

Let them cultivate the land.

There were traitors in the Ming Dynasty, and they allowed these Japanese traitors to manage the Japanese people. Although they occasionally caused troubles, they had stabilized basic production.

Many Korean soldiers are guarding bases, which has also led to the intensification of the war between Japanese and Korean soldiers. One side wants to remove these bases, and the other side wants to defend these bases. This fight is a bit life-threatening. Both sides also fought really

There was a lot of anger, and the battle situation took on a rather anxious state.

However, Sun Chuanting did not care about this. He led the Ming army to fight fiercely. As long as the logistics supplies could be provided, he would keep fighting forward. His purpose was to reach Edo and remove the administrative center of the Japanese country.

Today, Sun Chuanting finally arrived in Edo!

"This is a big battle!" Sun Chuanting said after taking a picture of the map.

Qi Yuanbi, who was standing behind him, had a solemn expression. He hesitated for a while and said, "Commander, don't worry too much. Although they have gathered so many people, our supplies have also arrived. This time, artillery, guns, and rockets are fully prepared.

"

"It's useless to worry." Sun Chuanting said with a wry smile: "How is the condition of the troops in North Korea?"

Although the main force this time was the Ming Dynasty's royal pro-army, the number was not enough after all, so Sun Chuanting mobilized 50,000 Korean troops from the rear this time to prepare for a decisive battle with the Japanese in Edo.

"Very good, I'm very excited and ready to grab a big fortune." Qi Yuanbi said helplessly.

Now the generals of the Ming Dynasty really dislike the North Korean army. Although we are allied forces, we look down on these people in our hearts and still think they are useless.

It's such a waste. If it weren't for the fact that no one would use it this time, I really wouldn't want to use the North Korean army.

"I know what you are thinking," Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "Don't worry too much about these people. Their main role this time is to sacrifice. They think well. They are robbing things. How can there be anything for them to grab?"

"What do you think, Marshal?" Qi Yuanbi looked at Sun Chuanting and said hesitantly.

"This is Edo." Sun Chuanting snorted coldly and said: "Since the Japanese country wants to fight us to the death, then this battle must be fought. However, the casualties in siege battles are always very high. Although we have rockets, there are

Artillery, but the damage after entering the city will not be small."

"So this time I am going to let the North Korean army advance into the city. Don't they want to rob something? Let them go in and rob as much as they can."

Qi Yuanbi nodded.

Sure enough, it was what I thought. I have been fighting in the Japanese country for more than half a year, and I have figured out some things. There are really many warriors in the Japanese country who are not afraid of death. Even if the city wall is breached, these people will scream and scream.

All parties rushed out.

If it was a small town, there would be no problem. The Ming army didn't care about them at all. It was just a matter of bullets.

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But this time, too many people were gathered by the Japanese country. If you are not careful, the Ming army may be damaged. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are precious, and they cannot die here.

Being able to make Sun Chuanting so fearful shows the power of these Japanese warriors.

In comparison, North Korea's troops are just useless. If they want to go in and grab things this time, just let them go, and it will be good for them to consume those Japanese warriors.

Sun Chuanting was not optimistic about the North Korean army at all, and they might suffer heavy losses this time.

After thinking about it, Qi Yuanbi said: "Commander, are we really going to ignore the people sent over there?"

"It's nothing more than commonplace talk." Sun Chuanting waved his hand and said, "I suspect they are stalling for time by saying some useless things. And I think it is better to talk after this battle is over. Let's start talking now. They still have so much.

The army is difficult to handle."

"Eliminate the living forces?" Qi Yuanbi thought for a while and said.

Sun Chuanting's eyes were slightly cold, he raised his head and looked outside and said: "It's not only to eliminate their vitality, but also to intimidate them. Otherwise, it will also be a trouble."

"We must tell them not to negotiate terms with Daming. They are not qualified."

"Yes, Marshal." Qi Yuanbi nodded and said, "Does the Marshal have any other instructions?"

"No, let's go back and prepare. We will attack the city early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Marshal." Qi Yuanbi agreed, turned around and walked out.

Early the next morning, as the sun rose to the east, the originally silent camp once again regained its vitality.

Everyone wakes up, washes up, does some simple training, and then has breakfast.

The entire camp was stationed not far from Edo, surrounded by ruins.

This was originally the outer city of Edo. After so many years of development, Edo has already gathered more than one million people. It has long been no longer possible to live in the city, so it needs to be expanded. The Japanese country has been peaceful for so many years, and there is nothing

If a battle is to be fought, there will naturally be no defense here.

It's just that after the war with the Ming Dynasty, the Tokugawa shogunate began to build city defenses in a hurry, but mainly in the inner city. After all, the inner city has city walls, which is more convenient; the outer city has such a large territory, it is really difficult to build.

Some people have already withdrawn into the city, and some have fled directly to the north. Some simple fortifications were originally built here, but they did not cause any trouble to the Ming army at all, and they were directly crushed by the Ming Dynasty.

, suffered varying degrees of damage.

After walking out of the tent, Sun Chuanting stretched his muscles, took the basin handed over by the soldier, washed his face, took the towel, wiped it, and threw the towel back.

Unlike the scholar who had a fair face before, Sun Chuanting has now completely become a rough guy in the army. However, Sun Chuanting doesn't care, this appearance is more conducive to his dealings with the soldiers.

He glanced at Qi Yuanbi who was walking over. He still had dew on his body, so he obviously got up earlier than he did.

Sun Chuanting asked with a smile: "Going on inspection again?"

"Yes, it made the commander laugh." Qi Yuanbi nodded and said, "I want to take a look when I get up in the morning, otherwise I won't worry."

Sun Chuanting couldn't help but sigh that Qi Jin gave birth to three good sons.

The eldest son worked as a bodyguard for the emperor and is now the leader of the army. Although he seems to be very old-fashioned, he is very disciplined in doing things, which is why he has won the emperor's trust.

The second brother is different from the eldest brother in that he is a bit unscrupulous in his military tactics and is as comfortable as a fish in water on the battlefield.

As for the third child in front of him, although he is not as good as his two elder brothers, he is extremely calm and has taken this aspect to the extreme. Although his strategy and overall outlook are a little worse, he is very calm in doing things. No matter what you give him, he will do it.

They are all able to complete things very well according to your requirements. In this regard, Laosan is really reassuring.

After half a year of getting along, Sun Chuanting felt that he was very comfortable with Qi Yuanbi. Not only could he leave trivial tasks to him, but he could also leave some major tasks to him, and he would complete them well.

The most important thing is that he doesn't think randomly, let alone add some random things. He only obeys orders. This kind of person is rare.

Some people may think it is a bit rigid and not useful. But if it is placed in the right place, this person will be like a treasure.

Sun Chuanting treasured Qi Yuanbi very much.

"How is it?" Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "After the inspection, do you feel relieved?"
To be continued...