Chapter 454: The Decisive Moment
Due to the surrender of Nagato Castle, General Tojo did not know about Nagato's defeat for a while.
"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow will be the opportunity for a decisive battle, although there are only 100,000 Han people, but they must not be underestimated."
At the time of the decisive battle on the front, the situation in the shogunate became more and more delicate.
The subordinates loyal to the old Tokugawa have been cleaned up, and Princess Lotus has also begun her operations.
"Father! Lian'er is back! "I haven't been able to go back to the palace alone for several years, and the young woman is excited and emotional.
The Emperor is happy: Good! It's good that Lian'er is back.
Then all the maids withdrew, and the young woman also began to rub his father's back, which is a tradition in Dongying, and it is normal in short.
After taking the same bath, the two seem to have returned to the time of more than ten years ago!
"Lian'er hasn't been able to talk for so long for a long time!" The old emperor sighed! In order to prevent the old Tokugawa from being suspicious, the relationship between the father and daughter was also very cold, and even the mother of the lotus flower was thrown into the cold palace. Of course, the main thing is that she is afraid that her biological mother will talk nonsense about them!
Although this is the norm in the island country, as an emperor, you can't always behave like ordinary people, and old Tokugawa Ieyasu doesn't want to bear the inexplicable big hat!
Time flies, and these years have enjoyed all the glory and wealth, but Lotus has not felt happy! It was their happy time in those three years more than ten years ago that she still can't forget.
"Father! Now Tokugawa Iemitsu has completely trusted me. As soon as they start making a fuss, the royal family will rise again! ”
To this day, not only the Tokugawa family suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Goryeo, but all the daimyo lost most of their loyal samurai. And today's recruits are all peacemakers who absolutely believe in the emperor! This is also a good time that the Imperial Family has been rare for thousands of years.
The old emperor smiled lightly and nodded, and his hands did not stop. "Lian'er, you've worked hard all these years! After a while, you will stay with your father forever. ”
Princess Lotus nodded happily: "Yes! Father, this time Tokugawa Ieyasu will die. The great names have also suffered heavy losses now, and there will be no need to separate in the future! ”
The people of the Tokugawa family blame the old Tokugawa, but in fact, the Tokugawa family is also very disgusted by the Japanese people now. In the action to overthrow Tokugawa, there is also a hidden action to overthrow the shogunate!
Behind this, the Emperor's faction is also ready to make a move.
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Headquarters of the Han Army.
"Commanders of the division, the Han and Japanese armies have annihilated 100,000 Japanese soldiers, but they have suffered 20,000 casualties!" This was Chen Chang's last warning before the war.
Lin Hu nodded and said: "It is very likely that the Japanese will also use human and horse meat bombs, and they must not be careless, and they are definitely not allowed to get close to a hundred meters." ”
Outside the drums and trumpets sounded continuously, and the meeting ended quickly.
This is the last battle in ten years, and all the army commanders and division commanders attach great importance to it, and the same Japanese are definitely a more difficult opponent than the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Japanese army, which can almost die, can only be compared with the pro-soldiers in terms of will.
Tojo looked at the neat phalanx and had to admire: "The formation of the Han people is still so rigorous!" Generals, this battle is about the fate of Yamato, and you can't be careless! ”
The armor, swords, and guns in the distance are like natural steel mountains and forests, and the large and small cannons are shining brightly, and the 20,000 heavy horsemen, one left and one right, are like 20,000 huge stone sculptures.
After really facing the Han army, the confident Japanese generals did not have much pride at this time.
"Huh! But rest assured, General Ben has prepared a big gift for the Han people. Compared to everyone's uneasiness, Tojo was still safe.
Han Army Formation: The First Army formed two formations on the left and one on the right, and more than 100 meters in the middle was an array of 100 mortars and 40 75 mountain guns. 20,000 heavy cavalry, one on the left and one on the right, guarded the two wings of the army.
Behind the artillery are 10,000 war cattle, which will be the last insurance for the artillery, and will also be used to protect against the bomb attacks of the Japanese pirates.
Two 105 heavy guns were behind 10,000 war bulls, and of course they would not be used in this battle.
Chen Chang and Lin Hu commanded the army behind the heavy artillery, and by this time they had already climbed the movable three-meter-high tower.
The base of the tower is four meters, and the top is more than two meters, which can accommodate six or seven people. This is the conning tower, and a four-meter-high watchtower rises behind them. The high platform is all spliced with steel pipes, which is also very convenient for disassembly and assembly.
Around the high platform were various flags and war drums, and 2,000 soldiers armed with Yanhuang Type 01 rifles were guarding the surroundings. Riflemen were not allowed to go into battle at will, and they were not even allowed to leave the barracks with their guns in peacetime.
The remaining more than 10,000 war cattle guarded the material camp. The Wako didn't have any cavalry, and they didn't think of sneaking up on the rear camp.
There were 200,000 horses on the Wako side, including 80,000 samurai, most of whom were young samurai who had urgently finished their training.
The Japanese Army: In the front are hundreds of modified thick wooden carts, and hundreds of large cattle are pushed and pulled behind the carts. The upper part of the shield car chassis is three meters wide, three meters long and more than two meters high; The shield wagons lined up also blocked the follow-up troops.
Behind the shield cart were two columns of more than 10,000 thick shield armorers, and behind the shield soldiers were two columns of 12,000 Yamato iron gunners.
The caliber of the Yamato iron cannon is 16 mm, and the power of the large-caliber iron pellet can kill and damage lightly armored targets at 200 meters.
Behind the iron cannon were 2,000 cavalry of the Japanese and 300 bomb horses mixed in with it. This was followed by the 60,000 samurai army and the 80,000 ashigaru soldiers, all of whom were scattered in a very close distance to avoid being wiped out by the Han Chinese artillery.
In fact, the Japanese army also had dozens of artillery, but these garbage cannons, Tojo preferred to keep them in Yamaguchi Castle.
After observing the formation of the Japanese army, Lin Hu smiled lightly and said, "Sure enough, the Japanese still think that we don't know about their bomb horses!" ”
Chen Chang nodded: "The 10,000 iron cannons can't let them approach one hundred and fifty meters, it seems that the artillery must be dispatched first!" ”
With the power of 10,000 iron cannons, plus bombers, Chen Chang was not willing to take any risks.
Soon the herald staff officer immediately gave the order to the staff officer below, and the herald rode to the front of the battle before the battle began.
Hiroshima Castle.
Recently, Tokugawa Ieyasu was also upset, and he also felt that something would happen! However, thinking that there was his eldest son and Princess Lotus in charge of the shogunate, he was also relieved for the time being.
He knew that if he lost this battle, then he could only cut his stomach!
"Great Phase! They're going to fight too! ”
Kiryu Daisho also sensed the attitude of the daimyo around him, and after the fall of Kumamoto Castle, he was no longer the admirable Daisho of Toei.
"Prince! It is reported that today and tomorrow it is time for Masudabu and Tojobu to engage in battle! ”
Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately frowned: "Where is the Nagano Department rushing to now?" ”
"The Nagano Army should have reached Ube Castle today, but the Yanhuang Third Army also took the initiative to force them." Nagano's thoughts, Kiryu also understands! It's all about avoiding war!
Old Tokugawa shook his head: "You shouldn't let this cowardly bastard lead the troops!" But there are few famous players nowadays! ”
The battle of Goryeo also made Dongying invest most of the elite generals, and now they are all second-rate generals in Dongying.
Ube Castle on the cape, as soon as the Nagano daimyo entered the castle, he had fortifications placed inside and outside the castle.
Ube Daimyo is also helpless: this Nagano has always been in the mansion, and he has the mentality that he won't leave until he sees all his concubines.
Two days ago, Nagano also entered Ube Castle with 2,000 cavalry, in fact, he had already planned it when he divided his troops.