nucmednet Chapter 146: Defending Mount Fushi, Oda Shinko comes to harass
Chapter 146: Defending Mount Fushi, Oda Shinko comes to harass
"Yes, Xing Daorong and Pan Feng led an army of 50,000 to stop the enemy, but I don't know if they can stop Toyotomi Hideyoshi's troops." Chu Yang frowned, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being blunt. Although General Xing and General Pan are brave, it is extremely difficult for them to stop Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 300,000-man army."
Zhou Yu shook his head, his tone full of worry.
"Alas, it's a pity that our army only has 70,000 soldiers, while Toyotomi Hideyoshi has 300,000 soldiers. How can we fight this battle?"
Chu Yang punched the rock beside him, and a crack suddenly appeared on the hard rock.
"Your Highness, please calm down. Victory and defeat are common in the military. Moreover, we have General Sima and Mr. Wang to support us in the rear. We may not be powerless to fight."
"Mr. Zhou, do you believe what you said?"
Chu Yang smiled bitterly and turned to look at Zhou Yu.
"Your Highness, it's not that I don't believe it, but, oh, forgive me for being frank, judging from the current situation, they can only hold off Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army for a few days, which is already the limit."
"After all, our order is to stop Toyotomi Hideyoshi's coalition forces. They must take the initiative to attack. This battle is doomed to fail."
After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Chu Yang felt even more depressed. He kept saying, "Why do you always try to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige? Don't you believe Sima Yi and Wang Meng can create a miracle?"
When Zhou Yu heard this, he did not say anything, but just smiled slightly.
But Chu Yang knew that Zhou Yu was right. Judging from the current situation, all they could do was to defend Mount Fuji and let the plague continue.
It would be nice if there were reinforcements at the same time.
However, the Great Zhou is thousands of miles away. Can the reinforcements really arrive in time?
Even if there is, who are these reinforcements?
Chu Yang had mixed feelings. He didn't know how to answer Zhou Yu because he himself was unsure.
He knew that he had to come up with a foolproof plan as soon as possible, otherwise, once Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army broke through Mount Fushi, they would be faced with a catastrophic disaster.
"Speed up the release of corpses. The plague cannot stop. I want to exterminate this Japanese race."
Chu Yang took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and gave orders to the soldiers around him.
"promise."
Several personal soldiers received the order, bowed and left.
Looking at the back of his personal soldier leaving, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Chu Yang's eyes. This was his last trump card.
"Your Highness, after this battle is over, where should we go?"
Zhou Yu came to Chu Yang, patted his shoulder, and asked in a heavy tone.
"Why? Isn't it too early to talk about this now?"
Chu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head, trying to hide his inner uneasiness with a relaxed tone.
"Your Highness, this is not the time to joke. We must make plans early."
Zhou Yu's tone was filled with worry. "General Xing and General Pan will definitely lose this battle. It will be good if they can have 20,000 to 30,000 troops left."
"Even if we can hold off Toyotomi Hideyoshi for a few days, or even more than ten days, there won't be many of us left."
"If we return to the Great Zhou, we will only have 50,000 troops. It will be even more difficult."
After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Chu Yang fell silent. He knew that what Zhou Yu said was true.
"Report! Your Highness, a large number of Japanese troops were spotted at the foot of the mountain, and they are approaching our direction!"
at this time.
A scout quickly ran to the top of the mountain, knelt on one knee, and reported anxiously.
“Are they here?” Chu Yang muttered to himself with a gleam in his eyes.
"Not necessarily. I think this is just the remnant of the 100,000 troops that Oda Shinbu packed. They only had 50,000 deserters left from the last battle. Add to that the defenders of Mount Fushi. Even if there are 100,000 now, they are just soldiers who have suffered a great defeat and are not enough to count."
Hearing this, Chu Yang nodded slightly and then gave the order.
"Where is General Huo?"
"The end will be here."
Huo Qubing came trotting over and bowed to receive the order.
"General Huo, we won a tragic victory in the last battle with Oda Shinbun. Now they are attacking again. Do you have the confidence to use the camp at Mount Fushi to stop them?"
Chu Yang frowned, with a hint of worry in his tone.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing patted his chest and assured loudly: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I have confidence that the Oda Xinbao coalition will never return and will be buried under Mount Fuji!"
Huo Qubing's tone was full of confidence, as if Oda Shinbao's coalition forces were just a bunch of chickens and dogs in his eyes, and could not withstand a single blow.
"Good! General Huo is indeed very brave. I am waiting for your good news."
A smile appeared on Chu Yang's face, and he felt a little more at ease.
Huo Qubing took the order and began to arrange defensive fortifications in preparation for fighting against the impending Japanese army.
Chu Yang stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the dark mass of enemy troops below the mountain, and couldn't help feeling heavy in his heart.
He knew that this battle would be an extremely brutal and fierce one.
Although Oda Nobuharu was defeated last time, his strength should not be underestimated. What's more, he brought an army of 100,000 this time and he was coming with great momentum, obviously wanting to avenge his previous defeat.
Although we had the advantage of geographical location, our troops were far inferior to those of the enemy.
Moreover, morale had dropped due to the tragic victory last time.
"Your Highness, the Japanese are just some clowns. Why do you take them to heart?"
Zhou Yu walked up to Chu Yang and said with a smile.
"Mr. Zhou, you say it's easy, but this is an army of 100,000. Besides, Oda's letter package is not something that can be dealt with easily."
"Your Highness, you worry too much. Although Oda Xinbao has some abilities, he is just that capable. Moreover, we still have the plague as our trump card. If they dare to come, we will make sure they never return!"
There was a flash of coldness in Zhou Yu's eyes, and he spoke in a cold tone.
"Having said that, we can't take it lightly. After all, the plague is not omnipotent."
Chu Yang still said with some worry.
"Your Highness, you are too cautious. We have already released the plague for more than ten days, and the entire Japan is in chaos."
"If we hold out for another 15 days, the plague will surely sweep across Japan. At that time, we will withdraw our troops and keep an eye on the situation in Japan."
"When the time comes, they will be our cattle and sheep for slaughter."
Zhou Yu's tone was full of confidence.
"Well, the most urgent thing is to see how we can hold on for these fifteen days."
As he spoke, Chu Yang looked at Oda Shinbun's army...
at the same time.
At the foot of the mountain, in the camp of Oda Shinzo's coalition forces.
Oda Shinbao sat in the general's tent, looking at the map in his hand with a frown.
"General, why don't we just attack directly, but station here instead?"
A short general asked in confusion.
"Mr. Yamamoto, you don't know that Mount Fushi is in a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack rashly, we will suffer heavy losses." Oda Shinbao explained.
"What does the general mean?"
Ichiro Yamamoto asked.
"Pass the order down, set up camp and wait for General Toyotomi's reinforcements. Also, no one is allowed to act rashly without my order!"
"Yes!" Yamamoto Ichiro took the order and left.
"The general is wise!" The generals under his tent echoed.
Oda Xinbao looked at the generals under his tent, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself: "Chu Yang, this time, I will make you pay with blood!"