The Japanese people rushed forward one after another, and they kept rushing forward like crazy, with heavy casualties and flesh flying! However, the Daming Mo Sword Army was as immobile as the Iron Wall Sword Mountain, constantly strangling the Japanese people who rushed up! In front of the Mo Dao Army, the corpses of countless widows were stacked on top of each other, shocking, and that paddy field was stained red with blood!

While the Japanese were desperately trying to break through, the rain of arrows and gunpowder bags on the green hills kept falling, and the flames among the Japanese were rolling endlessly, and many Japanese fell in the paddy fields every moment. Although the Japanese soldiers were at a loss, the Japanese militia were even more frightened and spun around like headless flies.

Suddenly, a huge war drum sounded from the mountain, and almost at the same time, a huge killing sound rushed into the sky, only to see countless Ming troops rushing down from the mountain like a torrent.

Kazuya Ninomiya hurriedly waved his army to meet the battle, and the armies of the two sides slammed into each other. The Ming army was like a tiger like a wolf, indomitable, and the swords and guns in their hands set off a rain of snow and rain, only to see the Japanese people fall in the paddy fields one by one. The Japanese army was already in turmoil, and where they could resist it, they ran backwards as a whole in an instant, trampling on each other in a panic, and running in all directions in a panic. Some of them crashed into the wall of the Modao saber and were torn apart and killed, while others fled to the east, only to fall into the pit or be shot by the Ming crossbow.

However, the vast majority of the Japanese were driven into the turbulent river by the Ming army, and countless people drowned in the water, and the river was full of corpses of the Japanese people, and the river was almost blocked. On the shore, the Japanese fell under the sword and gun of the Ming Dynasty one after another, the flesh and blood flew sideways, the corpses piled up like a mountain, and the screams came and went, which seemed extremely miserable. Blood stained the entire river blood-red.

Kazuya Ninomiya waited for the water to swim to the other side of the river, and it was really painful to look back and see such a miserable scene. I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I ran for my life.

The battle, or rather the slaughter, lasted until noon. I saw that the corpses on the shore were piled up like mountains, and the corpses in the river were clogged up, the entire river was completely red, the entire paddy field was stained with blood, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese people were all killed except for the thousands who escaped across the river and the tens of thousands of prisoners who were captured! This battle can be said to be the most painful defeat since the Japanese resisted the Ming army! More than 100,000 people died!

Kazuya Ninomiya and others fled for their lives all the way to the northeast, panicking, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. A day later, the group fled to a small southern town a hundred miles east of Kochi before coming to a halt.

Kazuya Ninomiya inspected his subordinates and found that there were only two or more thousand people left in the army of more than 100,000 people, and he couldn't help but feel sad and wanted to die.

Everyone was shocked and began to make a fire.

At this moment, a samurai rode in and shouted, "I have an urgent military situation to see Ninomiya-sama!" What about Ninomiya-sama? Someone pointed to a hut on the inside, and the samurai rode to know the hut. Turned over and dismounted, and basically went in.

I saw Ninomiya Kazuya sitting on it in embarrassment, and immediately bowed: "My lord, it's not good, Matsuyama Castle is lost!" ”

The crowd was shocked. Kazuya Ninomiya rose up and shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't Katsuto Ninomiya already defeat Matsuyama's Ming army? How could Matsuyama Castle be lost? ”

The warrior was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "We all defeated the Ming army?" How is this possible? ”

Ninomiya and said angrily: "If it weren't for Ninomiya Katsuto sending someone to tell me that I had defeated the Matsuyama Ming army, how could I lead the army out of the nest, and how could I fall into the opponent's ambush!" The samurai looked dazed.

Kazuya Ninomiya said to a samurai beside him, "Go and get that samurai for me." The samurai answered and ran down. However, after going for a long time, he came back and reported to Kazuya Ninomiya; "My lord, I didn't find that samurai!"

Ninomiya Kazuya frowned and muttered, "Could it be that he died in the chaos?" The retainer next to him, Ishii, frowned and said, "Now that I think about it, it seems that before we entered the ambush circle of the enemy army, that samurai was gone!" The samurai who came to report hurriedly said, "My lord, the young master of the second palace didn't send anyone else before he sent me!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and a thought couldn't help but come to their minds.

Ishii walked up to the samurai and asked urgently, "Are you sure?" Young Master Ninomiya hasn't sent anyone else except for you? ”

The warrior nodded affirmatively and said, "I'm pretty sure that no one else has been sent!" ”

Kazuya Ninomiya and Ishii Kazuto looked at each other. Ninomiya Kazuya had already understood by now, and said with annoyance: "We have fallen into the enemy's big trap!" Why didn't I see it at the time? Ishii said bitterly, "We are so eager for a victory that when the good news of victory comes, we don't want to doubt its authenticity." Alas, this Liu Zhiliang is really terrible, so many traps are interlocking! ”

Kazuya Ninomiya thought about the current situation, the army was annihilated, and the two most important cities of Matsuyama were also lost, what should I do now? For a moment, I just felt panicked.

Ishii said: "The main force of our army has been destroyed, and now we can only retreat to Tokushima and defend it, and wait for the fleet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrive, and then withdraw from Shikoku and go to Hokkaido or the eastern part of Honshu." ”

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned; "You're saying we're going to give up our territory?" Then he shook his head excitedly; "Nope! Absolutely not! Absolutely not! ”

Ishii advised: "My lord, in this situation, we have no other choice!" Our main force has been destroyed, and the people have suffered heavy casualties, and there is no strength to compete with the Ming people! What if you stay? We can't keep our territory at all! Or the Han proverb is said well: 'Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood', as long as we save the next force, there will always be a chance to make a comeback! ”

Seeing that Ninomiya Kazuya was still there, he said: "My lord, we should face up to the great power of the Ming Army now!" Can't fool yourself anymore! The Ming army is brave and unparalleled, and its combat power is unparalleled! Let's not talk about the people's army, even if the army is twice as large as the enemy, it can only end in a crushing defeat in the field! With the current strength of the Ming army on Shikoku Island, not to mention that it is impossible for us to compete with them now, even if our strength is not lost, we will not be able to withstand their attack at all! Retreat is the only way to go! ”

If in the past, if the people of Ishii had been so ambitious and destroyed their prestige, everyone would have shouted and cursed them a long time ago. But now everyone is silent, just looking at Kazuya Ninomiya with a look of hope.

Kazuya Ninomiya hesitated for a while, and finally sighed and said bitterly: "You're right, now it's all about this!" Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that Ninomiya Kazuya agreed to Ishii's suggestion.

Kazuya Ninomiya ordered: "Immediately send an order to all places and let everyone retreat towards Tokushima." Take away what you take away, and burn what you can't take away, and you must not be cheap Ming people! Everyone agreed.

Soon after, Kazuya Ninomiya retreated straight in the direction of Tokushima. Halfway through, Changzong's Yishou rushed up, and there were only a few dozen people left.

At the same time, after losing Matsuyama, Katsuto Ninomiya was pursued all the way by the Ming army, suffering heavy casualties, and fled all the way to the east. After many attempts to stabilize his position, his morale was exhausted, and he was defeated and lost in every battle, and in the end, only five or six thousand remnants of the defeated army fled to Takamatsu, a seaport city in the northeast of Shikoku. Here, Katsuto Ninomiya received an order from his father, Kazuya Ninomiya, to retreat to Tokushima, and immediately abandoned Takamatsu and retreated towards Tokushima. Soon after, the Ming army descended to Takamatsu Castle without a fight. At this point, the entire Shikoku basically fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and only one Tokushima was left in the territory controlled by the Japanese people.

The city of Tokushima was crowded and panicked. Nobles and many civilians from all over Shikoku have fled here with their families, and the remnants of the Japanese army have fled here. Ninomiya Kazuya led a group of samurai and retainers to inspect the city wall to arrange defenses, and the samurai and ashigaru on the city wall both shrugged their heads and looked demoralized. At this time, the samurai and ashigaru in the city totaled only five or six thousand, and the civilian army was more than ten thousand, and no one thought that with such strength, they could resist the attack of the Great Ming Tiger Wolf.

Kazuya Ninomiya said to everyone: "Hold on until Your Highness's fleet arrives!" Otherwise, it can only become a meat soup in the soup pot of the Ming people! Everyone couldn't help but show a look of panic, and then a desperate look appeared in their eyes.

What exactly does Kazuya Ninomiya mean by 'becoming a meat soup soup in the soup pot of the Great Ming people'? It turned out that such a rumor was circulating among the Japanese people. It is said that the Ming people are cruel and bloodthirsty, and they like to cook soup with the blood and flesh of the captives, which is the so-called 'becoming the meat soup in the soup pot of the Ming people'. Because of such rumors, many people did not dare to stay in their hometowns, but fled to Tokushima with the nobles and daimyos, intending to flee to a safe place.

Outside the city, the sound of horses' hooves was heard. Everyone couldn't help but follow the prestige, only to see a scout galloping towards them. The hearts of the crowd couldn't help but move.

Soon after, the scout rushed to Kazuya Ninomiya and reported with a worried face: "My lord, the enemy, the enemy is coming!" ”

Although everyone had expected it, they couldn't help but be shocked when they heard the scout's report. Kazuya Ninomiya asked; "How many enemy troops are coming, and how far are they going?"

"The enemy army stretches for dozens of miles and can't see the end, I'm afraid there are hundreds of thousands of people!"

Ninomiya and also shouted angrily: "Nonsense! How many Ming troops are there in total, where did the hundreds of thousands of horses come to attack Dedao? The scout knew he had lost his words and hung his head.

Kazuya Ninomiya glanced at the frightened faces of everyone and said loudly, "Don't be afraid! His Highness's fleet is believed to be coming soon! We just need to hold on until the fleet arrives and it's safe! Although the Ming army is strong, we are not weak, with the city to defend the city, how can we hold on until the fleet arrives! When everyone heard Kazuya Ninomiya's words, their fear lightened a little, but they were still worried. It just feels like the end of the world, and everyone is waiting to escape!

The camp of the Ming army surrounded Tokushima Castle in the shape of a crescent, and there was no camp only in the direction of the pier near the sea.

The news that the Ming army had come outside the city quickly spread in the city, and the hearts of the people who were already frightened suddenly became agitated, and they rushed to the dock in panic to escape. However, the waves were rolling, and there were only a few small boats, and in the blink of an eye, the few boats were crowded with people, and the people on the shore were still swarming up, and the sailors on board tried to stop them, but they were squeezed into the sea by the crazy crowd! Suddenly, a boat began to tilt, exclamations rang out, and people fell overboard, but the panicked crowd on the shore continued to pour onto the boat! At this moment, for everyone, those boats are their lifesavers, and they must be caught no matter what!

Crash! With a loud bang, the boat capsized suddenly, and the people on board fell into the water like dumplings, and even the people who were on the pedals fell into the water. All of a sudden, there was a splash in the water and a crowd of people! Several other ships also sank into the water, and the only one that left the harbor only saw a noticeable shake after a short distance, and then capsized to the exclamations of the people on the shore!

The people who fell into the water couldn't take care of their belongings and luggage, and threw away their burdens and swam desperately to the shore. Some drowning people waved their arms indiscriminately, and luckily caught the person who could swim next to them, and immediately clung to it, but the person who could swim couldn't show it, and the two of them sank into the water together!

After a period of confusion, some people were lucky enough to swim ashore, but many more never came up, only to see a few boats on the sea, upside down or half-sunk, countless luggage and many corpses floating on the sea, the scene was shocking. There was a cry on the shore, and the others couldn't help but feel the grief.

However, after this round of chaos and tragedy, thousands of people still did not leave the docks, eager to board a boat to escape the city, which had been surrounded by the Ming army on three sides.

In the middle of the night, Ninomiya Kazuya walked around the city, and when he saw the crowded scene on the dock, he couldn't help but be very anxious. Turning his head, he asked a samurai beside him, "Isn't there any news of His Highness's fleet yet?" The samurai replied, "No! No news at all! ”

Ninomiya couldn't help but get anxious. At that moment, a man rushed up the city wall and shouted at the same time, "My lord! My lord! ”

Ninomiya Kazuya followed the prestige, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The man went straight to Kazuya Ninomiya, bowed, and said, "My lord, I'm back!" ”

Kazuya Ninomiya said excitedly, "You're finally back!" Then he glanced at the sea in the distance, but saw that the empty hope did not appear at all, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why did you come back alone?" What about His Highness's fleet? When will they come? ”

The visitor shook his head and said; "No, Your Highness didn't send a fleet to ......"

Ninomiya Kazuya was shocked and asked urgently, "Why didn't Your Highness send a fleet?" ”

"Your Highness said, saying that the Lord did not obey the order and betrayed the royal family, and the royal family has no obligation to rescue the rebellious ......"

Kazuya Ninomiya's face turned blue and white for a while, and regret couldn't help but come to his heart, regretting that he didn't send troops to support Kyoto in order to preserve his strength and stand on his own. At that time, it would have been nice to send an army symbolically. Then he said angrily to the visitor: "Does Your Highness want to watch us be wiped out by the Ming people?" All the daimyo are finished, and he, the prince, doesn't want to do it anymore! ”

The visitor shook his head and said that he didn't know, and then said: "When the villain returned, His Highness had already led a fleet and a fleet of ships to flee Hokkaido and go to the New World with a large number of civilians, some daimyos, and tens of thousands of troops withdrawn from Goryeo!" ”

Kazuya Ninomiya scolded angrily: "He's running away!" Coward! ”

The elder sect on the side said in a low voice: "My lord, the backup we expect is gone, and we should think about how to deal with the current situation for the sake of today!" We're in a completely desperate situation right now! ”

Kazuya Ninomiya was irritable and panicked, and the situation in front of him made him not know what to do. glanced at everyone, and saw that everyone looked panicked, and the mood was even worse.

Kazuya Ninomiya returned to the hall and was stunned for a while, then walked to the map, looking at the map and frowning.

At this moment, Katsuto Ninomiya came in, glanced at his father, bowed and said, "Father." ”

Kazuya Ninomiya was in an irritable mood and wanted to talk to someone, so he hurriedly said, "You came just in time, I was trying to talk to you." Katsuto Ninomiya said, "I also have something I want to talk to my father about." ”

Kazuya Ninomiya led Katsuto Ninomiya to the coffee table and knelt down. Kazuya Ninomiya sighed: "The situation has evolved into what it is now!" We are obviously the descendants of Amaterasu, but are we about to fall? ”

Ninomiya Katsuto: "Father, with all due respect, our so-called descendants of Amaterasu are not actually from the Central Plains?" How different is our appearance, our questioning, and our language from the Central Plains? ”

Kazuya Ninomiya said in surprise: "Aren't you usually the most disgusted that others compare us Yamato people with Han people?" Why is such a thing being said now? ”

Katsuto Ninomiya smiled: "Doesn't my father always say that I am naïve and ignorant? I think my father is right, I am very naïve! Then he sighed with emotion: "Now I have understood that we, the descendants of the Central Plains, can't compete with the Central Plains after all!" The so-called division must be combined for a long time, and we should also integrate with the Central Plains! ”

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned and asked, "You said you had something to say to me, is that what you said?" ”

Ninomiya Shengdao: "Father, people can't resist the sky, the general trend of the world today is that the Ming Dynasty will be mixed with one and six, if we resist, it is disobeying the mandate of heaven!" Needless to say, broken bones will never be of any use! If it's useless, why fight? The Central Plains and we are originally the same clan and clan, and submitting to them is like a wanderer who has returned to his home, and has not insulted our dignity! ”

Kazuya Ninomiya looked at Katsuto Ninomiya and frowned, "I didn't expect my son Kazuya Ninomiya to say such a thing!?" ”

Ninomiya Katsuren was shocked and asked, "Does my father think what I said is wrong?" ”

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned, and said after a while: "Surrender to the enemy, what a great insult!" I, Ninomiya Kazuya, will never surrender to the enemy! Yamato warriors, whose heads can be broken and bleed, will never bow their knees to the enemy! Then he looked at his son Ninomiya Katsuto with a stern expression, and warned, "I don't want to hear what you just told me!" Otherwise, I won't have your son, and I will be severely punished by the family law of our Ninomiya family! ”

Ninomiya Katsu's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "Since the father has decided, the son naturally obeys his father's orders!" The father will fight the Ming people to the end, and the son will never be the only child! Kazuya Ninomiya showed a look of relief and nodded; Good! This is the good son of our Ninomiya family! ”

Ninomiya Katsuto: "The son does not disturb his father's rest, and the son goes to inspect the city wall." Kazuya Ninomiya nodded. Katsuto Ninomiya stood up and bowed down.

Kazuya Ninomiya turned his head to look out the window, his face was resolute, and he muttered, "Come on!" Let you Ming people see the martial arts of our Ergong family! Then he got up and left the hall and went to the bedroom to rest.

I don't know how long it has been, but Kazuya Ninomiya heard the door seem to sound softly in a daze, and then came the voice of his son Kazuya Ninomiya: "Father! Father! ......" was so soft that Kazuya Ninomiya almost thought he was dreaming.

The screaming stopped, and the footsteps came softly to the bed.

Kazuya Ninomiya was about to speak, when suddenly he felt a flash of cold light. Kazuya Ninomiya was shocked, and subconsciously rolled to the side and rolled to the inside. I saw that his son Katsuto Ninomiya was holding a katana and poked heavily at the position where he was lying just now, and immediately glared and shouted, "Katsuto, what do you want to do?" ”

Ninomiya Katsuto showed a panicked face, and then his eyes showed a hideous attitude angrily, and he immediately pulled out his katana and slashed at Ninomiya Kazuya!

Seeing the cold light flying, Kazuya Ninomiya subconsciously grabbed the pillow at hand and threw it straight at the other party! With a click, the pillow was cut into two pieces, and the chaff in the pillow flew all over the sky! Katsuto Ninomiya was blocked by this, and the momentum couldn't help but pause. Kazuya Ninomiya took the opportunity to roll out of the bed and pulled out the katana placed next to the bed.

Katsuto Ninomiya shouted, raised his katana and slashed straight up. Kazuya Ninomiya roared angrily: "Evil obstacles! He brandished his katana and greeted him. In an instant, the sword light and sword shadows in the bedroom snapped loudly one after another!

Katsuto Ninomiya screamed, and frantically slashed at Kazuya Ninomiya, who turned to one side and slashed horizontally with a katana. The movements of the two stopped at the same time, and a drop of blood dripped from Ninomiya Kazuya's katana, and Katsuto Ninomiya showed a painful look on his face, and a terrifying bloody mouth was pulled open on his chest and arm! Obviously, in the confrontation just now, Ninomiya Katsuto lost a move!

Kazuya Ninomiya turned around and said angrily: "Evil barrier, you dare to kill your father!" ”

Katsuto Ninomiya also turned around and said with a hideous expression: "Father wants such a meaningless death, I don't want to!" ”

"Nonsense! How to say that dying for dignity is meaningless! Then there was a look of unbearability in his eyes, and he pointed his katana at the face of Ninomiya Katsuto, and said, "If you repent, I can spare your life!" ”

Katsuto Ninomiya sneered.

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned and shouted, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Ninomiya Katsuto: "At this point, either you die or I die, there is no room for turnaround!" ”

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned; "You are my child, I will send you to reincarnation today!"

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.