mtlumby2d Chapter 1213 Within One Hour
Chapter 1213 Within One Hour
Her voice was filled with undisguised cruelty and bloodlust.
She likes this feeling.
I enjoy the unparalleled thrill of having the enemy's life and dignity firmly in my own hands.
This made her feel like a real queen who held the power of life and death!
However, Yue Fei ignored her.
His bronze, resolute face remained calm and unmoved, devoid of any pity or reluctance.
Because he knew that war was inherently cruel and merciless.
Showing any mercy to the enemy is the greatest irresponsibility towards one's own soldiers!
He simply held up his binoculars and carefully observed the entire defensive layout and troop movements of Edo Castle.
for a long time.
He slowly lowered the binoculars and coldly issued the second attack order.
"Pass on my order!"
"All warships cease fire!"
"The Divine Machine Battalion is preparing to land!"
"Date Masamune!"
"The villain is here!"
The one-eyed man who had been standing respectfully to the side immediately knelt down on one knee.
"You will lead your five hundred samurai, the ones most familiar with the terrain of Edo Castle, as the vanguard!"
"Lead the way for my Shenji Battalion soldiers!"
"Target!"
Yue Fei's finger landed heavily on the map of Edo Castle in front of him, on a magnificent, golden castle located in the very center of the city!
"Tokugawa Ieyasu's castle tower!"
"I need it within one hour!"
"Plant our Great Qian's Dragon and Phoenix Battle Banner at the highest point of that castle!"
"Can you do it?!"
"Your humble servant... obeys!"
A terrifying, crazed, and bloodthirsty light instantly burst forth from Date Masamune's single eye!
He knew that he was about to offer his first and most bloody pledge of allegiance to his new master.
Arrived!
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the old tortoise known in Japanese history for his "patience" and "longevity," stood grimly atop his magnificent castle tower, using a monocular telescope from the southern barbarians to gaze solemnly at the distant Edo Bay, which had been reduced to a sea of fire.
Behind him stood several of his most trusted generals, Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, and Sakai Tadatsugu, all of whom were ashen-faced and silent as if trembling with fear.
The atmosphere in the entire castle tower was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating.
“Father,” standing beside him was his third son, and his most favored successor, Tokugawa Hidetada.
He looked at his father's face, which was so gloomy it seemed to drip water, and his voice trembled slightly, "What...what should we do now?"
How to do?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was also filled with bitterness and confusion.
He never dreamed that Edo Castle, which he had painstakingly built up over decades and which he regarded as the strongest fortress in the East and the foundation of his Tokugawa family for eternity, would suffer such a devastating blow overnight.
The Celestial Empire's fleet?
Haven't they been flirting with that bastard Oda Nobunaga all along?
Why would they suddenly turn their guns on themselves?
And why are their artillery pieces so terrifying?!
That terrifying weapon, with a range exceeding several miles and enough power to instantly blast a three-thousand-koku Atakebune into pieces, is simply not something that should exist in this world!
That was practically the wrath of the gods!
It's divine punishment!
Faced with this devastating blow, which felt like divine retribution, his proud tens of thousands of Edo defenders and his supposedly impregnable city defenses appeared utterly laughable and vulnerable.
"Father!" Tokugawa Hidetada, seeing his father's prolonged silence, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "We can't wait any longer! If we wait any longer, those devils from the Celestial Empire will invade the city!"
"We...we should hurry and ask Lord Oda Nobunaga for help!"
"Request for help?" Upon hearing this, Tokugawa Ieyasu's wrinkled old face revealed a bitter smile that was more like a grimace.
Should we ask Oda Nobunaga for help?
That ruthless tyrant who couldn't wait to die?
Will he send troops to rescue me?
Do not make jokes!
He's probably celebrating with champagne in his Azuchi right now!
He would only watch helplessly as he and this mysterious and powerful Celestial Empire fleet fought to a standstill, and then he would come out and reap the benefits!
This road was a dead end from the very beginning.
"Then...then are we...just...waiting to die?" Tokugawa Hidetada's voice was filled with despair.
"No." Tokugawa Ieyasu slowly shook his head. His eyes, which had become somewhat cloudy with age, suddenly flashed with a chilling, venomous light!
"Our Tokugawa family has not lost yet."
"As long as I, Tokugawa Ieyasu, am alive, as long as the bloodline of the Tokugawa family remains."
"Then we'll always have a chance to make a comeback!"
He turned to look at his son, who still looked bewildered, and his voice became incredibly cold and resolute.
"Hidetada."
"The child is here!"
"You shall immediately take your mother, all your younger brothers and sisters, and all the gold, silver and treasures and heirlooms of the Tokugawa family."
"Leave the city immediately through the secret passage in the castle tower!"
"escape!"
"Get as far away as possible!"
"Never come back!"
"What?!" Tokugawa Hidetada's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "Father! What... what do you mean? Aren't you coming with us?"
"I cannot leave." Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head, a tragic yet serene smile appearing on his aged face.
“I am the head of the Tokugawa family and the master of this Edo Castle.”
"As long as the city stands, I stand."
"If the city falls, I will fall."
"This is my last and only dignity as a samurai."
"Father!" Tokugawa Hidetada knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face. "You can't do this! What will happen to the Tokugawa family if you leave? We..."
"Shut up!" Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly slapped him hard across the face!
"How can you cry so much?!"
"You are my son, Tokugawa Ieyasu! You are the future hope of the Tokugawa family!"
"You must remember this!"
"A temporary setback is not terrible."
"What's terrible is losing the courage and determination to start over!"
"Today, I will use my death to give you and the entire Tokugawa family a chance to rise again!"
You must live!
"Live on with the blood and wealth of the Tokugawa family!"
"Then you must be patient and wait like me!"
"When those devils of the Celestial Empire and that traitor Oda Nobunaga fight to the death!"
"Step forward again!"
"Take back everything that rightfully belongs to our Tokugawa family!"
"Do you understand?!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu's words struck Tokugawa Hidetada's heart like a series of heavy blows.
He stared blankly at his father, who, even in the last moments of his life, was still racking his brains and making meticulous plans for the future of the family.
The sadness that arose from fear and cowardice in my heart vanished instantly.
Instead, there was an unprecedented, deep-seated hatred and boundless ambition!
"Yes! Father!"
He kowtowed three times deeply to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Then he resolutely stood up from the ground.
The face that had previously carried a hint of naivety and timidity now revealed a coldness and forbearance identical to his father's.
"Your son... obeys!"