Chapter 978: The Great Reversal

"You, you, you, what are you saying? Say it again! Say it again!"

When the news arrived, Mizuno Masashige completely collapsed; he grabbed his subordinate by the collar, wishing he could throw him out.

"General."

"This matter is absolutely true—five hundred thousand, five hundred thousand Nanyang Army!"

The subordinate spoke with a sobbing tone.

Mizuno Masashige was so shocked that he staggered.

Five hundred thousand?

Nanyang Army?

At this time, how could the Nanyang Army appear? What did they come for? When did they set out?

No.

Impossible!

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Mizuno Masashige's first reaction was disbelief!

But the facts would not allow him to disbelieve.

"General, several of our cities and fortresses in Gyeongsang Province have already been, have already been by them..."

He tried hard to calm himself down, thinking about what the appearance of this Nanyang Army meant at this moment. What did it mean? First, regarding the grievances between Nanyang and Wa, Xie Chengqian's Nanyang Xie Clan had a bad habit: they would attack Wa whenever they had the chance, and the entire Ryukyu Islands had been snatched away by Nanyang. It was evident that Wa still harbored fear of the Nanyang Xie Clan deep down. Moreover, the overall quality of the Nanyang troops was very high, and their Weaponry and Equipment were not bad either. Every time, they could torture the Wa army until they were half-dead.

That is the first point.

Second.

Another military report arrived.

At this moment, Mizuno Masashige's whole body turned cold.

It's over!

This was clearly aimed at the Wa army! And within a single day, they had already captured several cities and fortresses in Gyeongsang Province! What kind of concept was this? This was completely cutting off the Wa army's retreat! The Wa army had now penetrated to the border of Gyeongsang Province and Chungcheong Province. If they just watched as the cities of Gyeongsang Province were all seized by this Nanyang Army, then the large army that Mizuno Masashige was leading at this moment would be in danger.

They would become a stranded army!

Gyeongsang Province was gone.

At this moment, this Nanyang Army suddenly appeared in Gyeongsang Province!

Note, it was Gyeongsang Province, not Chungcheong Province!

What were they trying to do?

Under such circumstances.

If the Li Dynasty reorganized their troops and directly caught the Wa army like a turtle in a jar with this Nanyang Army!

The Wa army would surely be defeated!

Although at this time, they could take advantage of the situation to enter Chungcheong Province.

However.

If they placed all their hopes on this Chungcheong Province and abandoned Gyeongsang Province, that would be an even surer path to death! Why? Chungcheong Province still had Li Dynasty troops at this time. Although they were no match for the Wa army if they fought alone, what if the Wa army had five hundred thousand Nanyang Army troops behind them?

A group of Wa army generals were all stunned.

Mizuno Masashige's complexion was as livid as it could possibly be.

He felt such hatred!

"General."

"What should we do now?"

"This..."

What to do?

What should be done now?

Continue to advance?

At this moment, he was almost about to invade Chungcheong Province, and then this happened! Suddenly, he finally understood why that Vice Minister Liu had fought to the death all along—it turned out he was waiting for the Nanyang Army!

Damn it!

He must have requested reinforcements from Nanyang long ago.

All of a sudden.

The situation of the Wa army began to turn ominous.

"Pfft!"

It was very likely that Chungcheong Province would become their graveyard!

Retreat?

That would inevitably lead to a fierce battle with the Nanyang Army!

Clearly, he was on the verge of invading Chungcheong Province!

But now.

They have no choice but to retreat!

Mizuno Masashige spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Clearly, he was on the verge of killing Vice Minister Liu!

Clearly, he was on the verge of taking Qinghe Town!

"Great, they are retreating!"

"They are retreating!"

On the Li Dynasty side, they wept with joy, and everyone was hugging each other.

Retreat!

"They are retreating!"

Yes, now they only have fifty thousand old, weak, and wounded soldiers left. Of course, even with these fifty thousand, it would not be so easy for Mizuno Masashige to finish them off, which is why he chose to retreat. He dared not delay any longer.

First, the Nanyang Army has begun to erode his spoils of war in Gyeongsang Province. He must turn back, or his path back to the Wa nation will be gone.

Second, he is actually somewhat worried about whether this Vice Minister Liu, who calculates everything, has prepared something else in Chungcheong Province to ambush him. To him, this is all too likely. If this were to truly happen, his Wa army would certainly fall into a pincer attack from front and rear and be slowly worn down; he cannot bear that responsibility.

It is too difficult.

It is truly too difficult.

In today's battle, they were beaten down from two hundred thousand troops to fifty thousand!

He was gambling entirely.

He was gambling that Mizuno Masashige would not dare to continue attacking Chungcheong Province, and gambling that he would think there was an "ambush." After all, not everyone would choose to fight to the death like this without a backup plan.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng won the gamble.

It must be said.

Mizuno Masashige was still overthinking it.

Liu Zheng had not set up any ambush.

"Lord Liu!"

"Vice Minister Liu!"

The fifty thousand remnants were all teary-eyed at this moment, shouting with one voice.

This is the game of strategy between the commanders-in-chief on the battlefield.

"Vice Minister Liu!"

"Lord Liu!"

His whole body swayed, and then he fainted.

"Vice Minister Liu!"

"My Lord!"

No matter what, they held Qinghe Town! They did not lose it! No matter how many losses they suffered, they fought to the death until the end! They are worthy of being called heroes of the Li Dynasty!

The entire army cheered, continuing for a long time without stopping.

Liu Zheng finally took a deep breath.

Li Tun and Li Xuanya also received the news at the same time.

The members of the Cabinet also looked at each other in dismay.

Nanyang.

"Nanyang Army?"

Hancheng.

This.

Left these people completely unable to react.

"Your Majesty, the Nanyang Army has issued a statement that this great battle is only aimed at the Wa nation; they will not lay a finger on even an inch of Li Dynasty territory."

Their Li Dynasty had almost never had any dealings with these Sheng Tang Remnants of Nanyang. After all, the Longyan Empire is their unquestionable Sovereign State. Therefore, even though they are not that far away, the Nanyang Xie Clan is still a rather sensitive existence.

But now.

Fifty thousand troops coming to reinforce?

He naturally knew what they meant by saying this.

Could it be that this Vice Minister Liu has some kind of connection with these Sheng Tang Remnants?

If that were truly the case.

"Your Majesty, it seems that this Nanyang Army is the reinforcement invited by Vice Minister Liu. This matter..."

Someone said indifferently.

Li Tun also gave a bitter smile.

Although Li Tun had already relinquished power, these people were still accustomed to asking Li Tun whenever they encountered issues.

Li Tun knew this matter was sensitive and rolled his eyes: "Gentlemen, the Nanyang Army is passing through the Li Dynasty to attack the Wa nation. What, does our Li Dynasty not even have this much magnanimity?"

Huh?

Then things would be a big deal.

"Your Majesty, we..."

Li Hang stopped mid-sentence.

The group of people all had bitter expressions on their faces.

Is this the kind of thing to say to Longyan?