Volume 4 Chapter 189 Running away
If the Japanese found that it was impossible to take Omori City, they would definitely choose to retreat, which Yu Dayou had already expected, no one was a fool, and it was impossible to stay and fight with others knowing that there was no hope.
To this end, he specially arranged a group of scouts, who took turns to keep an eye on the camp of the Japanese for twelve hours, using binoculars to stare at the city wall during the day, and at night to approach the night to reconnoitre, in a word, once they found that the Japanese had any signs of retreating, they immediately reported to him.
Where could Oda Nobunaga think that the Ming army in the city would keep an eye on them or not, even if he thought about it, he wouldn't take it to heart, after all, although they suffered heavy casualties, the entire battalion still had nearly 100,000 horses, and the Ming army in the city was about 10,000 people, 10,000 against 100,000, he couldn't do anything about it when he was in the city, if the Ming army dared to chase him out of the city, he would definitely not hesitate to lead the army to counterattack.
Just kidding, when you get to the wild, 100,000 horses can't do 10,000 horses?
Yu Dayou did plan to go out of the city to raid, and once the Japanese retreated, he led his army out of the city and gave people a fierce raid.
This idea seems a bit dangerous, but in fact, it is not, because once the Japanese decide to retreat, their morale will definitely be low, and as long as the timing is right, the Japanese will be defeated and unable to resist at all.
This has little to do with the number of people, to put it bluntly, it is the morale of the army, the morale is gone, what is the use of many people?
Of course, if you want to defeat the Japanese in one fell swoop, the timing of the attack is quite critical, and more importantly, it is necessary to prevent people from cheating, if they are fake retreating and luring you out of the city, and then you rush out stupidly, it is basically no different from seeking death.
Of course, Yu Dayou would not make this kind of mistake, and after receiving the news that the Japanese were preparing to retreat, he ran to the city gate tower and raised his binoculars to take a closer look.
After looking at it for a while, he understood, "Waiko, this is really a retreat, because everyone has dismantled their tents and started packing."
If it was a fake retreat, the tent might be dismantled as well, but it was absolutely impossible to pack it up seriously.
This was enough to prove that the Japanese were really going to run away, and he immediately ordered without hesitation: "Order, order the gunners to carry all the artillery off the city wall and load the gun carriages." ”
The power of more than 200 catties of artillery is much more than that of dozens of catties of tiger squat cannons, but it is also much more troublesome to move, and it is impossible to pull it into the field to fight with people without a gun truck.
Fortunately, the artillerymen of the Ming army are also quite skilled in the work of moving artillery, and the five people work together to lift the artillery, and the speed is not slow.
Soon, thousands of guns were lifted off the walls and loaded onto gun carriages.
Yu Dayou was still staring closely at the camp of the Japanese invaders on the city wall, until all the Japanese were almost packed up, and they had already begun to assemble the team and prepare to run away, he ordered unhurriedly: "Order, all the musketeers get off the city wall, roll out the chariots, and prepare to attack." ”
This guy, there are nearly 100,000 troops outside the city, he gave this order, there is basically no one on the city wall, if the Japanese take the opportunity to attack, they will definitely be in a hurry, maybe, the Japanese can take this opportunity to attack the city wall.
It's a pity that Oda Nobunaga didn't think about playing any fake retreat at all, where could he have imagined that the Ming army in the city would be so bold that they would dare to pursue 100,000 horses with 10,000 horses.
At this moment, he was standing in the camp in a daze, thinking about his future plans.
He is a heroic man who is ambitious to dominate the East, and the blow to him in this battle of Omori Castle is too great, and this blow is not only reflected in the casualties, but also in the faces of the princes from all walks of life.
In the past, although the princes from all walks of life looked a little arrogant, they were not very convinced of him, in fact, they were still quite afraid of him in their hearts, it can be said that he was recognized as the number one general in the eastern country, and he was the strongest in the entire Kyoto and eastern Honshu, and even, with this fame alone, he was able to subdue some of the princes, and he could make them submit without bloodshed.
However, after this battle, the situation is very different, this battle is really too bad, and his name as a general may have become a laughing stock, and it is probably impossible to surrender without a fight.
What should we do in the future?
Just as he was sighing in his heart, the guards suddenly came to report: "Lord of the family, all the guardians are ready. ”
When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he looked at Omori Castle in the distance unwillingly, and then ordered loudly: "Order everyone, keep in formation, retreat slowly, and disperse fifty miles away." ”
He knows very well that the princes of all walks of life have returned to their hearts like arrows, if he simply says to withdraw, these guys will definitely scatter birds and beasts, and go their own way, although he is not worried that the Ming army in the city will chase out, but he is not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if they just disperse the Ming army will take the opportunity to chase out, it will be troublesome, these guys have run away, it is impossible to gather them again, and when the time comes, they will have to suffer a big loss.
His mind was really a little thoughtful, but unfortunately, he was already flustered at this time, and he didn't notice that there was no trace of the Ming army on the city wall in the distance, and they were already preparing to launch a surprise attack.
Here, the princes from all walks of life just finished packing up their tents and slowly retreated eastward, and the gate of Dasen City suddenly opened, and tens of thousands of Ming troops pushed chariots and artillery carts quickly poured out of the city gate, and after a while, a neat and tidy car formation was set up outside the city.
Oda Nobunaga was walking forward with a lost face on his horse, when the scout behind suddenly caught up and said loudly: "The head of the house, the head of the house, it's not good, the Ming army has chased it out." ”
When he heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, and sure enough, a black line had faintly been discharged outside Omori City, and it was obvious that the Ming army in the city had already left the city and was ready to pursue.
Baga, are we really bullies?
Only 10,000 horses dare to come and chase 100,000 horses, looking for death!
He snorted coldly, turned his horse's head, and shouted: "Order all the princes to turn around, stand by and prepare to counterattack." ”
Turn around at this time?
When his order was issued, his subordinates naturally turned around obediently, but the other princes were in a mess, some obeyed the order to turn around, some listened to the order to stop and did not turn around, and even some accelerated their pace after listening to the order and left without regarding!
At this time, where did the princes from all walks of life still have the heart to fight with the Ming army, as soon as he issued this order, the originally neat retreat formation was suddenly chaotic.
Seeing this, Yu Dayou immediately ordered without hesitation: "All chariots and artillery wagons, keep in formation and advance at full speed." ”
Suddenly, the Ming army's chariot array was as if it was equipped with steam power, and it pressed forward quickly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they chased them to less than two miles away from the Dongying army.
Yu Dayou immediately ordered: "Order all artillery carriages, put down the gun carriages, and all artillery reloads, and immediately ignite and bombard, firing five rounds in a row." ”
At this time, there is nothing to hide, everyone is going to run away, naturally it is full of firepower, and how much can be left behind.
Soon, a huge roar of artillery sounded in the Ming army's formation, and in an instant, a thousand shells smashed into the Japanese formation with a whistling sound, and I don't know how many people were smashed and flew upside down.
Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger, deceiving people too much, deceiving people too much!
If it weren't for the fact that these guys were in disarray, he would have ordered the whole army to fight back.
He was hesitating to take the lead and rush over when a terrifying artillery roar suddenly sounded in the Ming army's formation.
This!
How is this possible?
1,000 shells, that's 4,000 or 5,000 casualties, 2,000 shells are nearly 10,000 casualties, the Ming army's artillery can be fired continuously, that's a fart, all the princes fled east with their men and horses, and no one listened to Oda Nobunaga's orders at all.
It didn't take long for another terrifying artillery roar to sound in the Ming army's array, another thousand shells whistling over, and another rain of blood.
Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga could only roar unwillingly: "Withdraw, retreat quickly." ”
Yu Dayou looked at the retreating Japanese in a panic, and ordered unhurriedly: "Order, put away the gun carriage, keep the formation, and pursue at full speed!" ”