"General, there's someone outside!"
When Ma Gui heard the report, he didn't even get up from his chair. He just raised his eyebrows and asked impatiently, "Who is it?"
"General, it's someone from the Grand Council!"
The person didn't dare to be negligent and quickly bowed.
When he heard that it was someone from the Grand Council, Ma Gui immediately stood up. Everyone knew what kind of office Daming's Grand Council was. It was definitely not a small matter for someone from the Grand Council to come.
In the past, when the Grand Council had something to do, they would basically send someone to send a document. This was the first time they sent someone over.
Ma Gui quickly arrived at the front hall and was stunned when he saw the person who had just arrived.
It was a middle-aged man. Ma Gui could tell from his official uniform that he was the Advisor of the Grand Council. In the Grand Council, the highest position was naturally the Grand Council. Below the Grand Council was the Advisor of the Grand Council.
The imperial court had actually sent an Advisor over. This was truly a huge matter!
When the person saw Ma Gui walk in, he stood up with a smile and said, "Are you Commander Ma?"
Ma Gui returned the greeting and said, "Yes, I am Ma Gui!"
"Commander Ma, I am Li Kan from the Grand Council. This time, I came to Guihua City under the orders of Grand Marshal Qi. The emperor has decreed that Grand Marshal Qi will lead the troops in Guihua City. This time, Qi Grand Marshal Qi wants to mobilize 30,000 cavalrymen from Guihua City. This is the document!" Li Kan said as he handed the document to Ma Gui.
After checking that there were no problems with the seal, Ma Gui opened the document. The content was exactly as Li Kan said.
Although Ma Gui's face was expressionless, his heart was really excited. His chance had finally come.
The imperial court had fought so many battles, but he didn't even get a single one. How could he be happy? Now, he finally had a place to use his skills.
Ji Province.
Ji Province Commander's Office.
Liu Wei looked at the document sent by the Grand Council and stood up with a big smile. He had been waiting for this day. He didn't make it to the battle of Korea, but he made it to the battle of Chahar.
This time, they had to fight properly. After all, they would not be able to fight again after the Chahar Plains. This time, they had to snatch more credit.
The whole of Daming was looking forward to this battle. From the military to the local authorities, they were all preparing for it. It could be said that they were determined to win.
While Daming was preparing to attack Chahar, the war on the Japanese Empire's side had also entered the second phase.
After Fukushima was taken down, Daming began to build a city in Fukushima. After Zhao Lian entered Fukushima, he began to restore order in Fukushima.
The whole of Fukushima became the logistics base of the Ming Army. All the materials here were used to supply the Daming Army. Under such circumstances, Zhang Weixian decisively started the second phase of the war against the Japanese Empire.
Daming's army crossed the Kanmon Strait and officially marched towards the main island of the Japanese Empire. This time, Zhang Weixian did not use the tactics of the battle of Fukushima.
Zhang Weixian chose to attack by ship. The army set off from the Kanmon Strait, crossed the Shikoku Island, and attacked the Japanese Empire's Kobe and Osaka. After taking Osaka and Kobe, the army would go straight to the capital of the Japanese Empire.
After entering Fukushima, Daming received more accurate information that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's base was in Osaka.
This route was very suitable for Daming, which Zhang Weixian also agreed with.
The army set off from the Kanmon Strait and went straight to Kobe and Osaka, ready to give Toyotomi Hideyoshi a good blow.
For Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his life was very difficult. It was not like this originally. Since Daming joined the war in Korea, Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt that his bad days had come.
He went from being the Taikaku who unified the Japanese Empire and held great power to becoming the unstable Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
"Is there any news from the people we sent back?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi's eyes swept across the faces of the people present and asked slowly.
"Lord Taikaku, not yet!" Maeda Toshinaga said, "There is no news for the time being!"
Maeda Toshinaga, the eldest son of Maeda Toshiie, heard him speak, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart was very complicated.
The battle report from Kyushu had come. Daming had completely wiped out the army of Maeda Protector, and Maeda Toshiie had died in battle. At this time, Maeda Toshinaga was in deep mourning.
Kyushu had been lost, and Daming's next step was to attack the island. This was something that everyone present could guess.
Even so, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still seeking peace talks with Daming, which made Toyotomi Hideyoshi feel ashamed to face Maeda Toshinaga.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit heavy. No one spoke, and the weather had been like this.
At this point, no one knew what to say. At first, they were excited to destroy North Korea and Daming, but the result was like this. Everyone was very depressed.
After the meeting, Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to his residence, and the expression on his face was very dignified.
Now, everywhere was saying that the Ming Army was coming, everywhere was saying that the 200,000 troops of North Korea were completely destroyed, and everywhere was saying that the 100,000 troops of Kyushu Island were completely destroyed. Such bad news was everywhere.
Of course, there was a very important piece of news that caught Tokugawa Ieyasu's attention.
This news was what Daming said. They would only attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi, not the Emperor. Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly had some ideas.
At this time, who cared about Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life or death? From Tokugawa Ieyasu's point of view, he might have a chance!
As soon as he walked into his residence, his henchman came to report that he had a guest.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was slightly stunned, and then he thought of a possibility.
When he walked into the living room, Tokugawa Ieyasu saw a middle-aged man dressed like a samurai. When he saw Tokugawa Ieyasu, he quickly stood up.
"Tokugawa-kun!"
The man bowed respectfully to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and then introduced himself. "I am Hayakawa Kyosuke."
Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the man who called himself Hayakawa Kyosuke, and his face turned serious. He then said slowly, "Hayakawa-kun, may I know why you want to see me?"
"Tokugawa-kun, I am here to deliver a letter!" As he spoke, Hayakawa Kyosuke took out a letter and handed it to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu took the letter, and he immediately saw a familiar name. Li Dan, the Daming businessman who was on good terms with him.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had heard about Li Dan's situation. Ever since he surrendered to the Daming Emperor, his status had increased by leaps and bounds.
Tokugawa Ieyasu opened the envelope and took out the letter. The content of the letter was just as Tokugawa Ieyasu had expected.
The content of the letter was for him to surrender to the Daming Emperor, but it was from Li Dan's point of view. The letter made it clear that the Daming Emperor would only attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and not anyone else.
Tokugawa Ieyasu could cooperate with the Daming Emperor, and Li Dan would be the mediator. Once the matter was settled, the Daming Emperor could support Tokugawa Ieyasu to become the ruler of the Japanese Empire, replacing Toyotomi Hideyoshi.