For their two military camps, more than 80 people were nothing, and even if more than 800 people surrendered, it would not matter.
The most important thing now was their mentality. What if more people had this idea? What if more than 8,000 people ran over? If the entire army had this idea of surrender, the safety of both of them would be in jeopardy.
The most powerful group of troops have been defeated. The remaining ones are all second-tier troops. Their loyalty is not high at all. If we expect to fight together with them, then we really have to consider retreat in advance.
"Report to the Lord..."
Just when the two were stunned, a messenger came in immediately, followed by a person in charge of intelligence work. This person was Ito Taro's man. Seeing the two of them here, he still wanted to be reserved. After all, intelligence was not shared before.
"Hurry up and tell me, don't waste time here. Just tell me what news you have. Now that the fight has come to this, do you still want to separate you and me?"
Fukuda Yasukawa also wanted to know what was going on. After hearing this, Ito Taro waved his hand and asked his subordinates to tell him directly, so as to avoid the two families from being suspicious of each other at this time. They no longer had the energy to suspect each other.
"Our spies in the capital have sent us news. It is said that the Tang army has received a new batch of troops, numbering about 2,000. Currently, the Tang army in the capital has exceeded 10,000."
After the spy finished speaking, he retreated. They had a clear division of labor. Some were responsible for collecting intelligence, and some were responsible for reporting intelligence. But if you want to ask for specific information about the intelligence, those responsible for reporting probably don't know either. You have to find a specialized person. Only in this way can the security of the entire intelligence system be guaranteed.
After hearing the news, the two were even more shocked. They were present at the battle last night. Judging from the situation at that time, the number of Tang army would not exceed one thousand.
Now there are more than 10,000 people in the entire capital. If all of them are the same army as yesterday, then we don't even need to fight. If we run back now, most of them can still save their lives. If we continue like this, including the two of them, in the end, they may not be able to go back.
"We must make a decision. We can't delay here any longer. If we delay any further, our situation will become even more difficult. They have more and more people."
Ito Taro said with some concern, in fact, this is not the most difficult situation. If we have to say the most difficult situation, it is that they find a place to land, and then cut off our retreat, so that we completely lose contact with our hometown, then we will all be rootless.
"If you ask me, we must retreat immediately. We must retreat to Hyogo. Our battle line is stretched too thin. Although many people say they want to support us, it's all just lip service. In fact, they haven't sent many troops. We will take away all their valuables along the way."
Fukuda Yasukawa said viciously that now they had no borders with their own territory and there were too many people in between. Fukuda Yasukawa had been worried about what Ito Taro had been worried about just now. If the Tang army chose a place to land in the middle, they could directly cut off their retreat.
By then, there won't be many resources shipped from their hometown, and many of them will be in great chaos. If things really come to that, there will be no way out, so they should retreat while there is still a chance.
"Robbery of one's own people?"
Ito Taro said in some surprise, you know, these people have sworn blood alliance with them, although these people are not strong, but if they unite, then their strength will not be weak. The most important thing is that by doing so, they may lose the righteousness of the world.
"I know this is hard to accept, but in the end, only the strong will survive. As for the rest, we can't hire them. Of course, you can do nothing, but think about it. Your hometown has been bombed, and you can't even do the most profitable things. If you don't have money, will these people still be your subordinates when you return? Maybe they will kill you first."
Anyway, no matter what Ito Taro thinks, Fukuda Yasukawa has already made his preparations. This time he must rob them of everything. Only by using the remaining resources of these people can he let his men firmly defend their hometown after returning.
If you don't do this, and just rely on your mouth to keep talking nonsense to your subordinates, do you think those people will really listen?
After a brief thought, Ito Taro also made a decision. Now is not the time to care about the greater good. If you still hold on to those empty ideas, you will probably not be able to accomplish anything. Now we have to live for ourselves.
"We have to have a group of people stay behind. If we all withdraw, the enemy will definitely pursue us. If they catch us halfway, it will be even more difficult for us to fight in the field."
Taro Ito thought of another problem. Whether it was Li Xiang's Tang Dynasty army or the vassal army of Suzuki and others, if they saw that there was no one in the military camp here, they would definitely rush over immediately.
By then we will be at an absolute disadvantage, and our soldiers will not continue to resist. Even if you get the money, it will be useless. No one will escort you back, and you will just wait to be caught by the Tang army.
"Leave all the wounded behind and explain clearly to them that as long as they can resist for us, we will write down their names and give them what they deserve when we return. If they desert, their entire families will be killed, just like the people on the suicide boats."
Fukuda Yasukawa had thought about this problem a long time ago. To serve as a soldier under him, you must be lucky, otherwise you may be killed at any time, and this guy will not think about getting any benefits for you.
Taro Ito still has some conscience, but this conscience is useless now. If you want to keep this conscience, then you can just wait to be eaten by the Tang army!
Let the wounded stay behind...
This is what the two of them ended up doing.
