"My Lord, this is bad, my Lord, this is bad..."
Just now, they only heard the sound of horse hooves, but now they could hear these two words. Suzuki-sama and Miyazaki Hayao felt a knot in their hearts. Could it be that the Tang army had started to move? If that was the case, then it would be better not to have any news at all.
"Waste, tell me what's wrong?"
Before this guy stopped, Miyazaki's hands were already shaking. How strong was the Tang army? He knew it very well. He had been fighting with Nagasaki for such a long time, and the two sides had fought each other before, so he knew the fighting strength of the other side very well. The Tang army didn't even take two days to occupy Nagasaki. If they really came to attack, we would only be able to hold out for two days at most.
"The Tang army is coming. They've occupied the Chuanxia Post Station, and now they've also breached the military camp we set up on the border. They're all the work of that bastard Watanabe. They came first, and the Tang army is following behind..."
The soldier said breathlessly that when he ran from the border, their military camp had already been breached and they had no power to defend themselves. Although they also wanted to engage in close combat, they had no choice but to rely on a special weapon in the Tang army that could fire smoking objects into our military camp. Many people were curious and came forward to take a look, but they were all killed.
Watanabe Ichiro's army rushed up at this time. They rushed up from the outside with great momentum. Before the Fukuoka army could figure out what was going on, they were already killed and scattered.
"Asshole, there are more than 800 of you. How could you be wiped out in one day?"
Miyazaki said in disbelief. According to his thinking, more than 800 people could at least hold out for a while. Was the intensity of the war already that high? Could more than 800 people not even hold out for a moment? If that were the case, then our estimate of the Tang army would have to be raised to a higher level.
"Report to the Lord, this is all true. Watanabe Ichiro blocked our retreat, and the Tang army charged again from both flanks. Our troops were instantly disintegrated."
After hearing this, Miyazaki Hayao seemed to understand something. Only a few people knew their retreat, but Watanabe Ichiro was able to block it with his men. This meant that Watanabe Ichiro had already sent people to infiltrate before, and now he had taken out all his tricks, which led to the instant annihilation of his 800 people near the border.
Lord Suzuki had no doubts about Watanabe Ichiro leading his troops to attack, because when he went to negotiate, many Fuso people were already serving the Tang army, so no matter what Watanabe did, it was normal.
"Master Suzuki, this guy Watanabe must have betrayed us. They betrayed our entire country. He should be tortured to death."
Miyazaki Hayao said happily that his old rival, whom he had fought for his entire life, had now committed treason, so his entire family should be killed. But the problem was that there were only two brothers in his family. The younger one had been sent to Chang'an, and the older one was helping the Tang army. Do you have the ability to kill them?
"Is now the time to discuss this? If there's time to discuss this, you might as well go check on your defenses. The Tang army should be coming. I'm going to write a letter right away and then go to Kyoto myself. The round trip is too slow. You must hold Fukuoka until I return."
Lord Suzuki's words were righteous, but Miyazaki Hayao could understand that it was simply that there was some danger here and the old man didn't dare to stay here anymore. He had to hurry back, or at least leave Fukuoka.
"Master Suzuki, Master Suzuki..."
Miyazaki Hayao called out twice, but Lord Suzuki was walking very fast at this moment, and he didn't look like an old man at all. He couldn't afford to delay here at all. As long as he delayed for a day or two, it was very likely that the Tang army would come to kill him. If you still want to run at that time, you will have no chance.
"My Lord, what should we do? Gather our men?"
The soldier wiped the sweat from his head and said honestly, he really didn't want to go back to the battlefield. The Tang Dynasty's arrow formation was too powerful. Before they could react, large groups of brothers were shot to death.
There are many people who are very good at using swords, but the Tang Dynasty army will not engage with you, so you cannot make use of your advantages at all. They will use bows and arrows to kill all of you, so many people died with regrets.
"Hurry up and gather the troops, and then everyone will gather here and wait for my orders."
Miyazaki Hayao had indeed given the order, but it was a rather baffling one. Why were they gathering at your place? Were you going to lead the troops to the front lines yourself? The problem was, you weren't even a military commander, so even if you were there, it would be useless.
"Hurry up and go."
Seeing that the messenger next to him was still standing there motionless, Miyazaki Hayao slapped him. He had absolutely no intention of leading his men to fight to the death. He now had only one idea, which was to quickly cover his family's retreat. Even if he could not leave Fukuoka, he had to move to the mountains. Staying in the city would be a dead end.
Fukuoka is a coastal city, and its most developed area is around the port. If we don't act quickly, it will be like Nagasaki, and we can't be a prisoner.
However, no matter how fast he moved, he could not be faster than Lord Suzuki. When Lord Suzuki arrived in Fukuoka, he did not even unpack his luggage. Everyone was still making preparations, so when the Fukuoka army was still gathering, Lord Suzuki had already taken his men and fled first.
"That damn old bastard, I hope he encounters the Tang army on the way."
Standing on the low city wall, Miyazaki Hayao saw Lord Suzuki's convoy, and before leaving, he had to give the old guy a severe curse.
In Miyazaki Hayao's opinion, if this old guy had not run to Fukuoka, perhaps the Tang Dynasty army would not have chosen Fukuoka. After all, there are several prefectures around Nagasaki. How could they set their sights here? It must be the disaster brought by this old guy.
While he was complaining, Lord Suzuki was also complaining about him, saying that he had a bad fate and that it was the Tang army that Miyazaki had recruited...
