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In the beginning, the Sanada family was a retainer of the Takeda family. So Sanada Takibing also learned the set of shadow warriors.
On the day of the Battle of Sekigahara, Sanada Taki's soldiers used the tactics of the shadow warrior to make the three of Sanada Ten Blades - Youzu Daisuke, Umino Sixteenro, Mochizuki Yu's right doorman, etc. - pretend to be their own appearance, and lead part of the army to divert the main force of the Tokugawa family, and then led a small number of elites to rush into the Tokugawa family's main camp and kill Tokugawa Ieyasu with one sword, which maintained the survival of the Toyotomi regime.
Thirty years later, Sanada Takibing repeated his old trick again, letting Mochizuki's right doorman pretend to be himself, plus Kurota Naoyuki, one of the Black Sky Eight Tigers, also pretending to be Black Sky Ruoshui. Then the two shadow warriors led five hundred elite Japanese warriors to infiltrate Yangzhou City, and wanted to join forces with the main force of the army outside the city to break the door and capture Yangzhou City.
The reason why the Shadow Warrior tactic was used was only because infiltrating Yangzhou City was extremely risky, but it was an indispensable and crucial part of the plan.
If Sanada Takibing and Kurota Ruoshui can't personally sit in Yangzhou City to command, I'm afraid that the rest of the Japanese warriors will be cowardly and will not be able to exert their strength at all. But the two of them, as the general of 40,000 Japanese invaders, could not seriously leave the army. So I had to compromise and use the Shadow Warrior to act.
It's a matter of great secrecy. The five hundred Japanese who infiltrated the city, including even four of the Eight Tigers of the Black Sky and five of Sanada's ten blades, were all kept in the dark. The people of the Golden Dragon Gang below Li Yanzhou have never seen the real Sanada Takibing and Heitian Ruoshui, so they can't tell the real from the fake.
According to the plan drawn up in advance, the Golden Dragon Gang should first get rid of the Japanese pirates lurking in the city, and then lay a trap in the urn city, open the city gate falsely, and lure the vanguard team of the Japanese pirates in. Then set a fire and burn all these widows to death. Although it is impossible to annihilate 40,000 Japanese pirates because of this, it can at least deal a heavy blow to their morale and make them frightened.
Unexpectedly, the two Japanese generals who infiltrated Yangzhou were all fakes. Moreover, Fuso martial arts is different from the Central Plains. Although the acupoint method can block the true air circulation, it cannot prevent people from breathing. And Fuso's internal breathing method, as long as you can breathe, you can burst out with strong power. Therefore, the two shadow warriors were able to break free from the shackles and issue a warning to the Japanese outside the city in time.
Although killing the two shadow warriors together is considered to be a bad breath. But the traps that were laid in advance can no longer be used. Li Yanzhou immediately made a decision, waved his hand vigorously outside the city, and shouted: "Give this seat - kill!"
At the sound of the order, the Golden Dragon Gang in the city immediately did not hesitate, lifted the thunderbolt, and launched it at the city. Although the distance is a little far, it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of the thunderbolt. But at this moment, there were 40,000 Japanese soldiers under the city. Densely packed. You still need to aim there, and you can kill people with any shot.
In an instant, a series of roars continued to explode. The hundreds of widows crowded under the city bore the brunt, and they were all hit by the projectiles of the fire guns on the spot, one by one, bursting one by one, their stomachs broke and their intestines flowed, and they immediately screamed and fell down, and a large amount of red blood was already flowing all over the ground in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterwards, nearly 100 thunderbolts were launched together. The Thunderbolt is a type of artillery, and regardless of caliber and range, it is much more powerful than the Thunderbolt, and of course the lethality is increased by a multiplier.
In the earth-shattering roar, countless cannonballs the size of a human head flew out far away, and then smashed heavily into the Japanese army formation, and then exploded wildly, and countless fragments hidden in the projectiles flew in all directions, on the spot in the Japanese army array, pulling up a storm of death.
The two true Japanese generals, Sanada Takibei and Kuritama Wakamizu, glanced at each other, each snorted coldly, and rode back into the formation. Immediately afterwards, the sound of the golden gong in the formation was loud, and the Japanese army was commanded to retreat.
The Japanese have always admired authority, and Sanada Takibing and Kurotami Ruoshui have always governed the army very strictly. Therefore, as long as they are still there, even if the guns and cannons in the city are fired, there will only be a slight commotion, and it will not turn into an uncontrollable chaos.
Therefore, the sound of the golden gong began, and immediately several rows of Japanese robbers with shields rushed up to resist the fire and bows and arrows at the head of the city. The rest of the Japanese army was in order, and they calmly retreated without any disorder. After leaving behind some 200 corpses, the Japanese army had long since retreated out of the range of their guns and arrows.
There were more than 40,000 Japanese troops, and the loss of a few hundred, or even thousands, was not a big deal at all. But the Golden Dragon Gang is certainly elite and strong, after all, the number of people is too small. If you break away from the protection of the city wall and directly fight the Japanese army, you will definitely be outnumbered and will suffer heavy losses.
Li Yanzhou snorted coldly, looked back and nodded to Helian Qiubo. The latter immediately received the order and shouted loudly: "Put on the lights!"
Before the cheers fell, a Kong Ming lantern was immediately placed at the head of the city, swinging leisurely, floating in the air. In a moment, after the Japanese army, a fire also ignited, like a violent storm, swept across the ground. When I got closer, I saw that this large ball of fire was also a military horse. But it's not a wrinkle, it's a ......
Feather Forest Army!
With a thousand Yulin army as the core, supplemented by three thousand Xiang troops and hundreds of people. The military horse, which had already set off for Fairy Town, suddenly killed a horse gun and appeared under the city of Yangzhou, behind the Japanese army. Moreover, the two generals who wore helmets and armor, armed with guns and horses, and charged before the army, were none other than Yu Dayou, Qi Jiliang, who was collectively known as "Yu Long Qihu"!
At this point, it is already very obvious. The so-called "Yan Guogong insisted on going his own way, in order to forcibly send troops, so that he killed Yu Long Qihu to establish his authority" Yunyun is simply a pre-arranged scene. The reason why this scene was staged was to make the Japanese army think that Yangzhou was empty, so they took the opportunity to attack. When the Japanese invaded the city, the Yulin army attacked the rear of the Japanese invaders. It is the praying mantis catching cicadas, and there is still a chain of yellow finches behind!
However, there is still one inexplicable part of this strategy. The Japanese army came from afar, and spies were bound to be sent along the way to detect the safety of the road.
A small force of a dozen or even a few dozen people is just that. If these thousands of military horses had been ambushed in advance, it would have been impossible for them to escape the eyes and ears of the Japanese spies. Even if he deliberately took a long detour, but the army of Japanese robbers was not deaf and blind, how could they not find the slightest clue, so that these thousands of men and horses appeared behind him silently?
The soldiers are in danger, and the war is in full swing. At this moment, the Japanese army is below Sanada Taki and Kurotami, and no one has the time to think about why. It is imperative that we first deal with the difficulties in front of us.
"Woo Toot Toot ~ Woo Toot Toot ~"
Not a trumpet, but the sound of a conch blowing. The sound was desolate and reverberated back and forth over the city. Immediately afterwards, there was the "Dong Dong Dong ~" war drums thundered, and they were as tight as a burst.
However, seeing that the Japanese army stopped retreating, they suddenly called out and charged towards Yangzhou City. They ran to the city gate, but when they saw the army of the Japanese following the sound of the drums, they were divided into three groups. The first team formed a dense formation to resist the attacks of muskets, artillery, bows and arrows on the city. The second team blocked the city gate to prevent the Golden Dragon Gang from rushing out. The third team was spread out on the left and right sides, swarming ants to attack the city.