In the deep and narrow canyon, the eyes are full of snow, and it has been snowing for a day, and the snowflakes are still swishing and falling.

On the desolate mountains, there was a dead silence.

Zhang Guangzhe led the 30,000 marines of the Royal North Sea Fleet, and soon completed the preparations for departure.

Everyone quietly left the large group, and then the troops divided into two roads, stepped on the snow, and began to climb the mountains on both sides with difficulty.

The mountains on both sides of the Uenobara Grand Canyon are not steep, but they are covered with a thick layer of snow, so you can slip if you are not careful.

In that case, the consequences will be unimaginable, and those who slip and fall will soon slide down the slope to the bottom, and if they are unlucky, they will most likely lose their lives.

However, this small difficulty could not stop the well-trained Marines from forming a ten-man squad to support their advance, and they were not stumped by the treacherous road conditions.

Every time I thought of launching a surprise attack on the Japanese invaders, the hearts of the soldiers were hot, and they felt that their steps became stronger.

When the hour had just arrived, Zhang Guangzhe had already led 30,000 soldiers to climb over the mountains on both sides and came to the cliffs on both sides of the exit of the Grand Canyon.

The current situation is extremely dangerous, and it is necessary not only to prevent detection by the Japanese army outside the valley, but also to guard against the Japanese who have penetrated deep into the valley and immediately turn around and attack their own side.

In that case, the officers and men of the 30,000 Marines will soon face the danger of being attacked by the enemy on both sides.

With the order of Zhang Guangzhe, who was a little anxious, the soldiers did not care about resting, and the whole army worked together, holding some tools brought, and making every effort to repair the fortifications.

This fortification must be repaired to perfection, and everyone has seen the madness and fearlessness of the Japanese robbers, and they dare not slack off in the slightest.

Even if it is attacked by the Japanese from both sides, the exit of this Grand Canyon must be firmly blocked.

As long as Taniguchi is blocked to the death, and the main force in the rear is waiting for the main force in the rear to destroy the 40,000 Japanese samurai army in the valley, it will be the end of the Japanese Kwantung army outside Taniguchi!

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Outside the canyon, the camp of the Shogunate Kwantung Army.

Tokugawa Iemitsu had just had breakfast and was drinking tea, and he liked all kinds of famous teas that flowed into the Ming Empire.

Drinking tea is an elegant thing, which can not only calm people's minds, but also cultivate the mind.

Over the years, the various maritime merchants of the Ming Empire have traded and sold a lot of famous tea to China, and a considerable part of it has been collected by the shogunate.

Not only Tokugawa Iemitsu liked to drink morning tea and afternoon tea, but even the three elders of the shogunate and some daimyo also liked it.

"A few bigwigs and old middle schools are asking to see each other outside!"

At this time, a word interrupted Tokugawa Iemitsu's leisure, and when he got up to look, he found that it was his chief of guard, and he couldn't help but ask with some annoyance, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The chief of the guard bowed his head and replied, "Your Excellency General, Your Excellency Doi and Your Excellency Aoyama are waiting in the outer tent, saying that there is an important military report.

"Important military information?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu frowned, and he didn't dare to slack off on the military situation, and said, "Let them wait for a while, and General Ben will be there soon." ”

"Hey."

The chief of the guard answered and took the order.

When Tokugawa Iemitsu arrived at the front tent, Doi Toshikatsu and Aoyama Tadashi were already anxious like ants on a hot pot, and their faces were full of anxiety and restlessness.

Seeing this situation, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but be taken aback, and asked in a condensed voice, "Doi-kun, Aoyama-kun, what is it that makes you two rush like this?" ”

Toshikatsu Doi turned around and said hurriedly: "General, something happened!" ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face changed: "What's wrong?" ”

Doi Toshikatsu frowned: "This morning, a Ming army actually crossed the mountains on both sides of the Grand Canyon, and by the time we found out, they had already occupied the cliffs on both sides of the valley mouth!" ”

"The scouts found that they were about 30,000 men and were overhauling fortifications on the cliffs on both sides of the valley mouth."

"Now the east exit of the Grand Canyon has been cut off by the two troops of the Daming Expeditionary Force, divided into left and right." All right

"Huh?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was taken aback when he heard this, and said hurriedly, "How can this be?" Is there any news from Inaba-kun and Toda Shitetsu? ”

Yesterday, Inaba Masayoshi and Toda Shitetsu had already led 20,000 shogunate troops each and went two or three miles deep into the canyon, preparing to block the advance of the Ming expeditionary force along the way.

However, at this time, a Ming army of 30,000 men suddenly appeared, occupying the cliffs on both sides of the canyon and cutting off the valley mouth, forming a complicated situation in which you come to block me and I will block you.

Doesn't this mean that the two people who entered the valley, Inaba Masayoshi and Toda Shitetsu, each of their 20,000 shogunate Kwantung army, have become the turtle in the urn of the Ming Dynasty army?

Doi Toshikatsu said, "It's all to blame for the carelessness of the moment, although the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty army can't cross the mountains and mountains, but their infantry doesn't have much fetters, and they can completely climb over the mountain beams on both sides of the canyon!" ”

"If I had known this, I should have sent heavy troops to guard the mountain beams on both sides."

In fact, Toshikatsu Doi is completely forcing himself.

In the era of cold weapons, stationing troops on the mountains on both sides of the main transportation routes could not stop the advance of the enemy army at all, and it was even worse if there was a counter-encirclement by the enemy, and it would be even worse if there was no water source on the mountain.

In the era of cold weapons, it was a taboo for soldiers to camp in the mountains.

Only waste materials like Ma Tan in the Three Kingdoms period would do stupid things that would be put to death and reborn.

In fact, even if the infantry of the Ming army could come over the mountains and mountains, the number of troops that could come over was limited after all.

If the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not good, what role can it play if the 30,000 army overturns?

The Shogunate's Kanto Army, which had nearly 500,000 soldiers outside Taniguchi, was able to easily wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Therefore, it did not occur that it was not at all the responsibility of Doi Toshikatsu to send troops to garrison the mountains on both sides of the valley mouth.

This situation cannot be put against at all, and very few enemy troops have thrown themselves into the net in such a way.

Aoyama Tadashi hurriedly said: "Doi-kun, now is not the time to hold accountable, let's think of some way to annihilate this Ming army, open up the main road to the valley, and get in touch with the 40,000 shogunate samurai army on two roads in the canyon as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes......"

Tokugawa Iemitsu said repeatedly, "We must rescue the Inaba-kun who are trapped in the valley." ”

Masayoshi Inada is his brother and partner, and he can't get into trouble.

Doi Toshikatsu said miserably: "General, Aoyama-kun, just when this Ming army was just appeared, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was outside the valley, had already led his troops to launch more than a dozen attacks in a row, but they were all repelled by the Ming army. ”

"This group of 30,000 Ming troops is very cunning, they firmly occupy the broken banks on both sides of the valley mouth, and condescendingly shoot with repeater crossbows, and our soldiers can't attack it at all."

"If you can't attack it, you have to attack it!"

The Tokugawa family was so angry that they jumped like thunder, "Tell Matsudaira Nobutsuna that you must take the cliffs on both sides of the valley at all costs, these damn Ming expeditionary forces!" Give me all the ...... to die."

"Also, from outside the canyon, we must immediately send additional reinforcements, and immediately launch an internal and external attack on these bold 30,000 Ming expeditionary forces!"

"Listen to General Ben, be sure to destroy the enemy at all costs and open up the valley mouth of the Grand Canyon! Dispel the enemy's breakout plot as soon as possible and trap them firmly in the valley! ”

"Hey!"

Doi Toshikatsu bowed his head and answered, and went with a solemn face.

"Ahh

Seeing Doi Toshikatsu and Aoyama Tadashi leave one after another, Tokugawa Iemitsu, whose face was blue and uncertain, suddenly shouted, turned his hand and pulled out his katana, and slashed it on the table in the center of the tent!

only heard a muffled sound of "Du", and the entire table had been split into two pieces by him, and the items placed on the table were suddenly scattered all over the ground!

He was already furious, a little angry.

The good situation has changed so much, which makes him feel a sense of horror.

He vaguely felt that this battle would not be so simple.