"Boom—" After tens of thousands of Japanese cavalry accelerated again, they discharged a wide formation of nearly two miles, and pressed in front of the infantry of the Eastern Expeditionary Army like a black cloud.

I can't see thirty zhang away, and even the faces of the Japanese cavalry can be seen clearly.

But at this moment, the stone cannons and bed crossbows that had been reloaded also roared again.

"Boom—"

At a close distance, hundreds of bed crossbows and stone cannons are extremely lethal. The Japanese army was in the front, as if it had suddenly been cut off.

Almost at the same time, more than 10,000 Goryeo archers and more than 1,000 divine arm archers also fired a volley.

The Japanese cavalry was in front, completely bathed in the rain of arrows, and suffered heavy casualties. The cavalry, which turned on their backs, covered a position one or two miles wide, and the screams and wails were earth-shattering.

Coupled with the rain of arrows of the Mongolian cavalry on both wings, although the Japanese cavalry was numerous, it was like a monster stuck in a quagmire, bombarded from three sides, and the formation was messy.

However, the Japanese cavalry in the back still pushed the cavalry in front like a tide, and under the huge inertia, regardless of the casualties, they stepped on the fallen comrades in front of them, and pressed towards the infantry formation of the Eastern Army.

said that it was too late and that it was fast, and the distance was only a dozen zhang at this time.

"Kill the chicken and give it! Slam the block! The Japanese cavalry who rushed over with nine deaths roared excitedly, and the prancing horses and swords came over.

The Japanese generals such as Shaoji Keizi and Minoru Hojo finally rushed to the enemy position after seeing the cavalry pay huge casualties, and their originally ugly expressions finally showed a smile.

"Rush up! Well done! ”

Even people who don't understand military strategy know what it means for tens of thousands of cavalry to storm the infantry phalanx.

Even if the enemy infantry phalanx is tightly organized, even if the enemy infantry is protected by a spear hedgehog formation, it is difficult not to collapse under the impact of tens of thousands of cavalry at any cost.

The main reason why the Mongolian light cavalry was reluctant to storm the infantry hedgehog array was that the population was small and they were unwilling to pay too much price. But it doesn't mean that the Mongol cavalry really can't break through the infantry hedgehog formation.

The Japanese were not so concerned about death and injury. Anyway, there are tens of millions of people in the kingdom of God, and the Yuan Kou who landed only has these in front of him, and one less one dies. Even if you fill it with human life, you can get it.

The cavalry is expensive, but compared to the elimination of the Yuan Kou, the cavalry losses are nothing.

The judgment of Shaoji and Hojo and others was not wrong, if tens of thousands of cavalry really rushed in, even if the Japanese cavalry was wiped out after losing the speed of their horses, the infantry formation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army would definitely collapse.

Then, the Japanese army followed closely behind the infantry fish scale formation, and then stepped forward to kill the collapsed Eastern Crusade Army, and they could win a crushing victory.

The infantry is not like the cavalry, the cavalry does not have high requirements for the formation, that is, the formation is chaotic, and it will soon regroup. And the infantry has high requirements for the formation, and once it is routed, it is difficult to reorganize, and no matter how many people there are, it is useless.

Sacrificing the vast majority of cavalry and killing Yuankou's main infantry was the strategy of the Japanese generals. Anyway, there are too few Yuankou cavalry, and once the infantry is killed, with only tens of thousands of cavalry, they will not be able to turn over the big waves.

This strategy was jointly formulated by Shaoji and Hojo, and it was called "Cavalry Jade Shattering".

The strategy and tactics of the Japanese army have been crazy from ancient times to the present, and there are also traditions. If you change to any other country, you can't fight out tens of thousands of cavalry and cancel the infantry of the enemy.

"Infantry press! Cavalry reserves attack! Get ready to break the enemy! "Shao Erjing gave an order, ordered the infantry to press over, and prepared to reap the results of the sacrifice of the cavalry.

That's right, the Japanese army also hid a 5,000-strong Kyushu cavalry to use to pursue the Yuankou infantry.

Kyushu Island originally gathered 5,000 cavalry, but it has never had the opportunity to use it. Previously, Utsunomiya Sadatsuna led more than 60,000 cavalry from Honshu to help, adding up to nearly 70,000. However, in the bloody battle of the stone wall of the Yuan army in Xindu, 13,000 cavalry were lost, including 3,000 of the most valuable mounted heavy cavalry.

This time the Japanese army went south, and the cavalry was still huge. Even though nearly 50,000 cavalry attacked head-on, there were still 5,000 cavalry hidden in the infantry array, which escaped the eyes of Yuan Kou's probing horses.

The Japanese generals are not stupid, they can only play tricks with Li Luo, they won't?

However, before Shao Er Jingzi and the others could take a breath, their eyes widened and they exclaimed.

"Nani?!"

Standing on the makeshift horse-drawn cart, Shao Erjing saw that just as his own cavalry rushed to the Yuankou array, suddenly a group of cavalry wearing heavy armor rumbled into each other.

"Gear up and ride hard! Yaga! Yuan Kou actually brought a heavy ride! Shao Erjing said hatefully, and his heart immediately hung up.

At the same time, more than 1,000 Mongolian heavy cavalry and 800 Goryeo heavy cavalry had collided with the surging Japanese light cavalry.

"Boom—"

The Mongolian heavy cavalry is not only tall and large, but also all of them are equipped with human and horse equipment, and even the weapons are maces. The weapon of the Goryeo heavy cavalry was a cavalry spear.

More than 2,000 cavalry took advantage of the slightly high terrain and suddenly accelerated under the push of the infantry behind, and slammed into the menacing Japanese light cavalry.

In an instant, more than 2,000 Japanese cavalry fell from their horses, and the speed of the Japanese cavalry was like a torrent hitting a river embankment, and it was immediately contained.

The Mongolian heavy cavalry fiercely wielded maces, and in the fierce assault, the Japanese cavalry cluster was like a leaf that was fiercely eaten by fierce insects, shrinking rapidly, and finally being torn open one by one.

Immediately afterwards, the 10,000 heavy infantry of the Jiangnan Army also followed closely behind the heavy cavalry, holding long knives and big guns, and fiercely assaulted the Japanese cavalry that lost the speed of their horses, just like the infantry who followed the tank assault in later generations.

This is the heavy infantry mixed blocking battle array planned by Li Luo. Although the Mongol heavy cavalry was powerful, after all, the number was too small, and the Japanese cavalry was too many. With only more than 2,000 cavalry, it was difficult to deal with tens of thousands of Japanese light cavalry.

Therefore, he sent 10,000 heavy infantry equipped with the infantry armor of the Song army to cooperate with the Mongolian heavy cavalry.

Sure enough, the Japanese cavalry, which had lost its horse speed, suddenly fell into a disadvantage under the assault of the Mongolian heavy cavalry and the Jiangnan heavy foot, although there were many, but they were extremely passive.

And more than 10,000 Goryeo archers threw feathered arrows to hit the Japanese cavalry in the middle.

At the same time, the Mongolian cavalry on both wings finally put away their bows and arrows, drew their bright Mongolian scimitars, and shouted to attack the Japanese cavalry who had lost their horse speed and were in a mess.

In this way, the heavy cavalry held back the advance in the front, the Goryeo archers threw their feathered arrows from behind, and the Mongol light cavalry on both wings launched a charge.

The huge Japanese cavalry cluster suddenly collapsed.

The Mongol cavalry rushed into the formation and slashed and slaughtered, and everywhere they went, the Japanese cavalry that lost their horse speed was invincible. There are countless who have been killed, who have fallen from their horses and trampled to death.

Heavy cavalry and heavy infantry broke through, and the Japanese also suffered heavy casualties. Many Japanese soldiers were forced to dismount and turned into infantry fighting.

The entire battlefield became a melee of tens of thousands of people. It's just that the Japanese army is completely at a disadvantage.

"Boom—" The Mongol cavalry on the left and right flanks finally chiseled through the thick Japanese formation, the left flank rushed to the right flank, the right flank rushed to the left flank, and then re-invigorated the horse speed, and once again fiercely attacked the collapsed Japanese cavalry formation.

Even the general of the cavalry, Utsunomiya Sadatsuna, was beheaded by a Mongol cavalryman.

"Your Excellency!" The surrounding Japanese cavalry saw Utsunomiya Sadatsuna die in battle, and they all screamed in disarray.

At this time, the Japanese cavalry, which had lost its horse speed, was completely reduced to pigs and sheep under the scimitars of the Mongol Semu cavalry, and was almost killed one-sidedly.

"Baga..."Shao Erjing looked at this scene dumbfounded, his eyes were blood-red, but there was nothing he could do.

Now on the entire front, your own cavalry is in a mess, and it is no longer possible for the infantry to follow up.

How did it come to this? Yuan Kou's combat power is really strong. Especially their cavalry, where is the cavalry of the Kingdom of God comparable? It's too far off.

The Japanese generals were all pale and trembling. They did have the idea of sacrificing the cavalry, but the problem was that the cavalry had to destroy the Yuankou infantry array, and they couldn't sacrifice it in vain.

"Mingjin retreats!" Shao Er finally reluctantly ordered the cavalry to be withdrawn, while ordering a large number of archers to prepare for cover.

But how can you get back? The Japanese cavalry was completely disorganized, and even if some people retreated, they were just chased and killed by the Mongol cavalry from behind.

"Cavalry reserve attack-attack Yuankou's right flank!" Shao Er Jingzi had no choice but to send his own 5,000 Kyushu cavalry to take advantage of the Yuankou cavalry's efforts to deal with his own cavalry and assault the weak right flank of Yuankou's defense. If we can really break through, the situation may be reversed.

Five thousand Japanese cavalry swarmed out, bypassing the frontal battlefield and rushing to the right flank of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Here it comes! When Li Luo saw that there were still 5,000 Japanese cavalry coming out, he immediately guessed that he was going to assault his flank.

Hehe, I'm afraid you won't come. If you don't come, won't all my efforts on the flanks be in vain?

In the blink of an eye, the 5,000 Japanese cavalry circled around the right flank of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, speeding up their horses and rushing with all their might.

Shao Erjingzi and the others were all very nervous, and everyone prayed to God in their hearts to bless the success of the assault on the enemy's flank.

But in the next moment, their hearts sank.

The Japanese cavalry stumbled one after another, and a large number of them fell. Immediately afterwards, the infantry phalanx on the right flank of Yuan Kou unexpectedly shrank inward, revealing a hidden row of rejecting horses. Then, there is the hedgehog-like spear.

"Trapped! Rejection! "Shao Erjingzi and the others' faces are difficult to see, where do you not know that Yuan Kou has already prepared? It seems that it is impossible to break through the flanks.

Seeing that the cavalry on his side was in a situation where he could not recover, Yuan Kou's flank had already prepared, and Shao Er's capital was in chaos.

"General, look at ......" Shao Er's capital smiled miserably and looked at the general of Zhenxi, Hojo Shimasa.

Hojo's face was miserable, and when the battle came to this point, most of the winners and losers had already been decided. It is difficult for him to escape the end of committing suicide and apologizing.

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and seek the last turning point with all the broken hearts!" Hojo said in a hoarse voice, and his tone was resolute.

"Okay, then... Attack with all your might! In desperation, the young man finally gave the order for the infantry assault. There's no way around it. The cavalry is almost finished, and even if the infantry retains its strength, will it still be able to dodge the enemy's attack? Can you evacuate safely? No way.

The desperate all-army assault has made the battlefield more chaotic, and perhaps it can survive in chaos. Even if the whole army is annihilated, Yuan Kou will be greatly damaged, so that Yuan Kou can see the determination of the warriors of the Kingdom of God.

"Woo woo - knock knock!" With the order of the Japanese general attack issued, tens of thousands of Japanese infantry, although they were frightened, could only stubbornly maintain a formation and run in small steps to support the desperate Japanese cavalry. The Japanese archers at the front had already shot a rain of arrows from the sky, pouring down from the enemy and me.

Although some Mongol soldiers were killed and wounded under the rain of arrows, there were more casualties, but the only remaining Japanese cavalry was killed.

It's crazy.

At this time, the Japanese cavalry was only ten thousand people left, almost surrounded by the Mongol cavalry and heavy infantry, and all were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

Li Luo saw that the Japanese infantry was all pressed and knew that the Japanese army was going to fight hard.

"Herald! All infantry, except for the right flank, all the infantry! Li Luo also issued a military order for a general attack.

Soon, the 20,000-strong troops on the left flank and 1,000 cavalry, including the Goryeo archers who had laid down their bows and arrows, also exchanged swords and guns. Even Li Luo's 7,000 descendants also attacked.

40,000 people kept in formation and slowly pressed up.

With the participation of infantry on both sides, the battle situation was even more tragic to the extreme. The two sides were bitten together in a large array, their teeth intertwined, knives and guns stabbed, and a large number of casualties were killed and wounded at every moment. The Japanese archers did not go into battle, but threw a rain of arrows in the formation.

The war of more than 100,000 people made the heavens and the earth tremble.

At this time, the Japanese cavalry was almost completely annihilated, and only the remaining thousands of people, although they were picked up by the Japanese infantry, also became infantry.

Li Luo ordered to divide 5,000 Mongol cavalry to deal with the thousands of Japanese cavalry that had previously attacked the right flank, and then threw the infantry on the right flank into the front as well.

The remaining Mongol cavalry and Haidong cavalry were to attack the weak rear of the Japanese infantry. Although the Japanese infantry was still lined up in a fish-scale formation, it became more and more messy under the blows of the cavalry's bows and arrows.

The stone artillery of the Eastern Expeditionary Army also threw large pieces of stone projectiles and landed in the Japanese army's main array.

Where the two armies engaged, the first to bear the brunt were the Mongol heavy cavalry and the Jiangnan Buzhong, but because they were already tired, they could not break through the Japanese infantry formation.

However, with the help of heavy cavalry and heavy steps to carry the Japanese infantry formation, Li Luo relied on the superiority of his strength to line up several tens of thousands of troops into two wings, completing the encirclement of the Japanese infantry formation on three sides, leaving only the rear.

In this way, the overall situation of the battlefield has been decided.

The young and second in the Japanese army's big array, seeing that they can't break through the Yuankou big formation head-on, and they are surrounded on three sides, where do they not know that the general trend has gone?

"Kill the chicken and give it! Seven lives to serve the country! "Shao Er's capital is full of the will to die, holding a sword, personally leading the most elite 10,000 "horses back to the public", rushing left and right, supporting everywhere.

"Killing yourself is today!" Hojo also personally led the pro-guard samurai to fight. Only the desperate fight will make him forget the terrible consequences after the defeat in this battle.

And Li Luo, who is also the commander, is still sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, and under the protection of the three hundred guards, he calmly looks at the huge battlefield where the sky is shattered and the blood is raining.

The fate of the same person is different.

"Young Erjun, you see, Ben Shuai will soon be able to avenge you." Li Luo pointed to the battlefield and said with a smile to Shao Er Xinzi, who was under house arrest in the big tent.

Shao Erxinzi looked at the battlefield blankly, with a desolate expression.

Shao Er Jingzi is his enemy, but after all, he is also his brother, seeing that Shao Er's life is difficult to protect, how can it be said that he is not sad?

What is even more heart-wrenching is the elite soldiers of the Shao Er family. After this battle, not only were the elite soldiers of Kyushu lost, but the force of the Shao Er family no longer existed.

For Li Luo, a person who violated the kingdom of God, Shao Erxinzi rejected and disgusted it in his heart, but he knew very well that he could not disobey Li Luo. The fate of the kingdom of God is not something that he can change as a literati.

"Alas, then thank you Your Excellency Li Luo." Shao Er's gratitude was against his heart, and his heart was full of scars.

Li Luo said with a smile: "Shao Erjun should be happy, when Ben Shuai enters Dazaifu, you will be Dazai, the head of the Shao Er family, and your mother and sister will also reunite with you." As long as you surrender to Dayuan, you can enjoy endless glory and wealth. ”

"Yes. His Excellency Li Luo is relieved that he knows what to do. Shao Erxin said with mixed joy and sorrow.

At this time, under the attack of the Mongolian cavalry and the Haidong cavalry, the right flank of the Japanese army finally collapsed.

The trend of collapse was like a ripple, quickly infecting the entire Japanese army, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops, who were not accustomed to fighting in large groups, suddenly collapsed with a "boom".

"Mordoga!" The Mongolian cavalry put away their bows and arrows and took the lead in rushing into the collapsed Japanese army, wielding scimitars like chopping melons and vegetables, and smashing the Japanese army into chaos with the speed of their horses.

Then, the infantry troops of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which were surrounded on three sides, all broke into the Japanese army's main formation, and in a blink of an eye, the Japanese army was divided and surrounded.

The Japanese infantry was already at a numerical disadvantage, and the formation collapsed, where was the opponent of the combined infantry and cavalry corps of the Eastern Army?

The Japanese army, which had been scattered, fought on its own, and was simply slaughtered unilaterally.

There is a performance of the Eastern Crusade Army is particularly eye-catching, they are only thousands, all wearing cloth armor, compared to the Jiangnan Army and the Goryeo soldiers are more brave and good at fighting, and when fighting, the formation is neat, with tacit understanding, the attack is very fierce.

Finally, the frightened Japanese army began to break through the encirclement, and nearly 10,000 people rushed out of the encirclement from the unblocked rear and fled north.

But immediately afterwards, a large group of Mongol cavalry pursued it.

Half an hour later, the battle of Jishan, with 200,000 troops on both sides, finally came to an end.

The Japanese army of 100,000 and 50,000 was completely annihilated.

Japanese generals such as Shoji Keiz, Hojo Minorusa, Utsunomiya Sadatsuna, and Otomo Yoritai were all killed.

At this point, the main force of the Japanese army on Kyushu Island ceased to exist.

And the losses of the Eastern Crusade Army were not small.

The Mongol cavalry that bore the brunt of the battle were 1,700 killed, the Jiangnan heavy infantry 2,100, the Goryeo soldiers 3,200, and the Jiangnan light infantry 4,300. And Li Luo's descendants, because they were the last to go out, fought a tailwind battle, so there were only hundreds of casualties.

A total of 12,000 people were killed in the battle. Together with the wounded, the number of casualties reached 30,000.

With 30,000 casualties in exchange for the annihilation of more than 100,000 enemy troops, it was indeed a beautiful battle of annihilation. But Li Luo didn't have much joy.

Because the casualties were higher than he had estimated.

The actual casualties, a full 10,000 more than he had estimated.

Mainly, he underestimated the infantry of the Japanese army. Most of the casualties were not when the Japanese cavalry was annihilated, but when the Japanese infantry was encircled and annihilated.

The Japanese army was accustomed to fighting on horseback, paying attention to individual bravery, and was not good at fighting in large armies. But it is precisely because of this that even if the Japanese army fights separately after the collapse, it still has a certain combat effectiveness and will not be completely without resistance.

Against such an enemy with a strong sense of individual combat, no matter who fights him, the casualties will not be too small.

What's more, Kyushu alone has a population of one or two million, and there are many civilian armed forces. If they were organized to fight guerrillas, they would not be able to live in peace.

"Congratulations to the General!" After the generals finished cooking the battlefield, they congratulated Li Luo together. This battle was won so completely, thanks to the general's command and planning.

Since Li Luo took over the military power of the Eastern Army, he has won many battles, and it has been smooth sailing, and he has annihilated 100,000 Japanese troops in one battle, and he will be able to capture Dazaifu in a few days. This made the soldiers who were not Li Luo's descendants extremely respectful.

This battle allowed Li Luo to finally get the worship of non-descendant soldiers.

Li Luo asked indifferently: "Have you dealt with the corpses of the Japanese army?" ”

Hugu replied: "Back to the general's words, according to the general's intentions, he has ordered the Japanese coolies to dig a pit and bury it." ”

Now that the weather is hot, so many corpses are not buried, and it is easy for the plague to occur. In the event of a plague, the Crusade army would also be in danger.

Guangxia said: "May I ask the general, how to write the inscription on the graves of the brothers who died in our army?" ”

Li Luo had already calculated, "Just write about the tomb of the martyrs in the east." Another notice was erected in the cemetery, and those who dared to dig up the grave would be killed. If they could not find the right owner, they would kill the people within a radius of ten miles. Then he ordered the lord of Jishan City to build a temple to worship and protect the cemetery. If there is a mistake, ask him about his guilt. ”

"Also, the soldiers who died in the war will be recorded and sealed, and those who have family members will have a bereavement pension, so that they can look at Jiuquan."

The generals saluted together movingly: "The general really loves soldiers like sons. ”

Li Luo asked again: "How about the capture of our army?" ”

Zhu Qian replied: "There are tens of thousands of intact armor, swords, and guns, and there are more than 8,000 intact war horses. ”

Li Luo frowned and said, "The Japanese cavalry has more than 50,000, why did they only capture 8,000 intact horses?" ”

Zhezha said: "General, if the war horse has no owner, it will run around. Many of the horses fled. However, the general can rest assured that the last general has already sent cavalry to search around, and thousands of horses can still be recovered. ”

Li Luo said with a smile: "Although the Japanese war horses are not high, their endurance is not bad. It is just right to do transportation. ”

At this moment, a personal guard entered the account and reported: "General, the city lord of Jishan asks to see you." ”

"Let him in."

"No!"

Soon, a man in a black robe and a high crown on his head came in wearing clogs. He looked very respectful, and knelt down as soon as he saw Li Luo.

"The humble minister has seen the general of the kingdom." The lord of Jishan City said in fluent Chinese.

Li Luo looked at Chaocang Fuma with a smile, and asked with pressure in his tone: "Chaocang Fuma, what are you doing here?" ”

Asakura Fuma looked at Li Luo, who was sitting high on the case, and the generals with helmets and armor on both sides, and trembled in his heart. He touched his head to the ground and said cautiously: "The humble ministers congratulate the general on his great victory, and set up a banquet in the city, and invite the general and all the generals to feast." ”

He was frightened.

Before the start of the war, he was still full of expectations, expecting the army of the Kingdom of God to defeat Yuan Kou. But who knows, Yuan Kou is so powerful that he actually wiped out the army of the Kingdom of God, and even Lord Shaoji and Lord Hojo died.

It seems that Yuan Kou is very difficult to control, and Kyushu is not guaranteed.

He, a small city lord of Jishan, what can he do but be obedient?

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