The Ming army's 19 dragon guns fired a salvo of shotguns, which was extremely violent and violent, causing at least 500 Satsuma soldiers to be killed and wounded, and the entire Shimazu Department immediately fell into chaos, and a large number of ashigaru infantry fled to the rear crying. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Horn Ga! Steady, steady, don't run around! ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa, who was behind the battle, shouted loudly, his face almost distorted with anger, he brushed the ground and drew his knife, and easily cut off the head of a frightened and retreating ashigaru, while shouting loudly to order his guards to hurry up and maintain order.

Fortunately, after an emergency slash, the entire army formation gradually stabilized, and the chaos finally calmed down.

It's just that before Shimazu Mitsuhisa could order a new order, he suddenly heard a loud and terrible conch horn.

On both sides of the road, there were a large number of Ming troops, killing like ghosts, with cavalry on one side and infantry on the other, shouting and killing themselves.

Directly opposite, there was a group of more than 100 people, extremely well-equipped heavy cavalry, their weapons and armor, shining in the moonlight, like a group of steel beasts armed to the teeth, leaping over the row of artillery, and swooping towards the army that had just regained its calm.

In an instant, Shimazu Mitsukube fell into the three-sided attack of the Ming army.

Li Xiao took the lead, and the dragon yin sword in his hand rose and fell, and with two brushes, he cut off two ashigaru heads.

At this time, he suddenly felt extremely excited.

It seems that I can't remember how long it has been, but I have been focusing on command and planning, and I have never fought on the battlefield again. And on today's bright moonlit night, Li Xiao, who was fighting with a group of escort cavalry, was full of blood and excitement, and in a trance, he seemed to have returned to Liaodong again, and fought with the Tartar sentry horsemen in the snow.

At this time, the Flying Harrier cavalry on the left, specializing in those archers and firecrackers who had no time to retreat, swung their swords up and down, killing screams again and again.

On the right, the Manchurian infantry posts attacked the poorly equipped and weak-minded ashigaru infantry, roaring and waving their tiger guns, tiger knives, long-handled knives, thick-backed military sickles and other heavy weapons, leaping into the enemy line and slashing and killing, everywhere they went, flesh and blood flew sideways, and stumps were splashed. These barbarian tribal warriors from Baishan and Heishui, after just becoming new members of the Han nationality, fully demonstrated their own martial courage and value for Li Xiao, the new master.

The popping sound of swords and guns entering the flesh, the clanging of swords and slashes, the screams of the wounded soldiers dying of death, and the mournful screams of the fallen horses immediately sounded.

Shimazu Mitsuhisabu, who was attacked from three sides by the Tiger Army, was in chaos for a while, and his command was out of order, and more than 3,000 soldiers gritted their teeth and resisted desperately, but they had lost ground and could only fight on their own. The decline of the whole army became more and more obvious, and many Satsuma soldiers began to flee in panic.

"Don't escape, Satsuma's samurai can only die on the battlefield, and must not be shameless deserters!"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa, who was under siege, yelled at the deserters in the middle of the left and right, but to no avail, those flag warriors were fine, and those Ashigaru who were recruited from the peasants, at this time, the only thought was how to escape and save their lives.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was anxious and angry, he had just slammed a powerful riding knife, but unexpectedly, with a bang, his left arm had been severely slashed by a Manchurian infantryman, and the wound on his elbow was deep into the bone, almost knocking him out in pain.

"Domain Lord!"

Seeing that the master was seriously injured, the guards next to him screamed.

"Don't worry, I can't die. Try your best to kill the Ming army, it is important! Shimazu Mitsuhisa gritted his teeth as he continued to hold a knife in one hand, slashing and fighting.

Each of the warriors glanced at the lord with a dying and resolute look, and then gritted their teeth and continued to fight fiercely.

For a time, although the Ming army had gained the upper hand, these Satsuma troops, who were fighting desperately, were still able to fight hard, and did not show signs of immediate collapse.

At this time, Li Xiao, the sword in his hand was already drenched in blood, he had just swung his sword and cut off the ugly head of a flag warrior, and was fighting fiercely with a cavalryman of Shimazu Mitsuhisa.

It's just that in his heart, he is also secretly worried about the fierceness and cruelty of this battle and the toughness and ferocity of the Satsuma army.

He knew that after such a battle, although he could still win in the end, there would undoubtedly be a lot of casualties. For Li Xiao, who has always cared for his subordinates and sympathized with his soldiers, his heart is really as heavy as pressing a big stone.

However, after nearly a quarter of an hour of fighting between the two armies, from the dark road intersection in the distance, there was a dull and dense sound of horses' hooves.

Li Xiao's eyes lit up instantly.

This familiar voice is not his own Xuanhu Heavy Rider, who else can it be?!

Li Dingguo's department finally arrived smoothly after more than a quarter of an hour of fighting between the two armies.

"Soldiers, Li Dingguo's ministry has arrived, the whole army is fighting to kill the enemy, and the Satsuma army must be annihilated!"

Li Xiao shouted loudly, and his subordinates, who were fighting fiercely, heard that the army's heart was greatly boosted, and they all let out a burst of shouts, and the attack on the Satsuma army that was surrounded by the formation became more and more fierce.

And when he saw from a distance, under the silver moonlight, Li Xiaobu who was fighting desperately with Shimazu Mitsukubu, Li Dingguo also breathed a long sigh.

It turned out that when leading his troops through the Yongtong Valley, Li Dingguo decided to lead the Xuanhu heavy cavalry to move forward as much as possible in order to catch up with the Satsuma army that was rushing back to Tsurumaru Castle as soon as possible, and let the rest of the infantry troops chase after him.

Fortunately, he arrived in time and arrived smoothly when the battle between the enemy and our armies was at its most intense.

"General Chuanben ordered, all the Xuanhu heavy cavalry soldiers quit their hard work, immediately turned their backs on the enemy army, and tried to defeat the Satsuma army in one fell swoop!"

"Order, rush!"

Hearing Li Dingguo's order, the entire heavily armored Xuanhu Cavalry let out a deafening shout at the same time. All the Xuanhu heavy cavalry began to slam the horse's belly, trying their best to increase the speed of the horse, and began to rush forward!

Nearly 600 horses and horses are wearing thick steel armor of the Xuanhu heavy cavalry group charge, the momentum is extremely majestic, the flying horse legs are like countless drums beating the earth, raising large balls of black grass and mud, throwing backwards one by one. Like a multi-legged black steel monster, it roared and rushed towards its prey.

"Accelerate! Hasten! ”

"Impact!"

When the 530-kilogram Xuanhu Heavy Armored Cavalry had accelerated as much as possible, the Heavy Armored Xuanhu Cavalry, which charged in a wedge-shaped battle formation, had an almost terrifying impact. Like a sharp blade, it cut straight into the rear of the Satsuma army that was caught off guard, and immediately tore the Tartar semi-circular sentry formation in half from the middle like a knife cutting butter, and quickly rushed through a wide bloody path and came out of the formation!

The chief retainer, Shimazu Hisatsu, was stabbed to death on the spot from the back of the back by a sharp cavalry spear, which pierced into the back of the neck and penetrated from the mouth, and the tip of the bloody spear was stained with a few broken teeth.

The Satsuma army, which was already at a disadvantage and was just struggling to support it, immediately collapsed.

The feudal lord Shimazu Mitsuhisa hissed and roared, using his last strength to fight desperately against the group of escort cavalry who were tightly surrounding him, and his face and body were covered with wounds, and his image was extremely hideous and terrifying.

At this time, a cavalry spear stabbed him in the abdomen from the side, and Shimazu Mitsuhisa screamed miserably, fell from his horse, and was captured alive on the spot by a group of Manchurian infantry who swarmed up.

Countless Satsuma soldiers fled in all directions, crying and fleeing, and many more soldiers knelt down and surrendered, but at this time of the battle, the red-eyed Tiger Army, who had already killed the red-eyed, immediately slaughtered their deserters and captives in a frenzy.

Li Xiao watched them indulge in the slaughter coldly, without the slightest expression on his face.

At this point, this ambush battle finally came to an end, ending with a complete victory for the Tigers and a complete defeat for the Satsuma army.

Of the more than 4,000 Satsuma troops, except for only a dozen or so cavalry who escaped, all the soldiers were killed by the Tiger Army.

However, because of the fierceness and tenacity of the Satsuma army, it also caused a lot of losses to the Tiger Army, about 400 soldiers were killed and wounded, and basically half of the Manchurian infantry and the Flying Harriers were killed and wounded.

became a prisoner Shimazu Mitsuhisa, and was soon escorted to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao, whose face was splashed with blood, sat on the horse with a cold expression, and looked down coldly at Shimazu Mitsuhisa, who was forced to kneel in front of him, with a condescending look.

At this time, Shimazu Mitsuhisa also raised his head, and with a bloody face, he stared at Li Xiao opposite with a hideous look.

In the silence, both of them understood each other's eyes.

"You are also the lord of a feudal domain, so Benbo will allow you to kill yourself."

After a long time, Li Xiao said lightly.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa laughed miserably, and he said in a weak voice: "My Shimazu family, my ancestors started as a lowly fisherman, and dedicated two salted fish to the village lord as the rank of promotion (note: this is the source of the Shimazu family crest, one horizontal and one vertical two fish), and struggled from generation to generation, and finally became the lord of a domain, but I didn't expect that the great cause of the Shimazu family over the past generations would end in my hands." ”

Speaking of this, Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face was full of hideous pain. He endured the severe pain in his abdomen and arms, and scolded Li Xiao: "Li Xiao, what kind of disaster is hidden in your bastard's stomach, Lao Tzu knows it clearly!" You just want to support the liver Fu family under the pretense of realizing your own attempt to dominate Satsuma, you 。。。。。。 ”

Shimazu Mitsu didn't finish scolding for a long time, Li Xiao raised his eyebrows to the side, and Li Haoran, the captain of the guard who had long been unable to hold back, nodded slightly.

"Boom!"

With a soft sound, a flash of sword light flashed, and Shimazu Mitsuhisa's head fell in response, and blood rushed out from the broken neck.

Li Xiao looked at the headless corpse of Shimazu Mitsuhisa who had fallen softly, but a sneer crossed his face.

Now that all the forces of the Satsuma army are basically wiped out, next, capture this Tsurumaru Castle, this Shimazu family, even if it is completely destroyed.

Li Xiao turned his head to look at Tsurumaru City, which was silent and silent in the deep night, and then looked at the messy corpses all over the place, and made up his mind.

"Passing on the general's order, with the Ryukyu translator, take the head of Shimazu Mitsuhisa, go to Tsurumaru Castle, and order him to surrender, otherwise, after Benbo captures the city, he will kill all the soldiers and civilians in the city!"

"Order!"

Soon, the Ryukyu interpreter took Shimazu Mitsuhisa's head and came to the outside of Tsurumaru Castle.

"Who is the defender of the city, hurry up to the city and answer!"

After the Ryukyu envoy shouted for a while, Yuki Heisho, who had been staying in the castle tower, followed the messengers to the castle tower with a sad face.

At a glance, he saw the head of Mitsuhisa Shimazu stuck in the tip of the gun, and suddenly burst into tears, and the sadness in his heart was indescribable.

"I am the main general, but when you come to my Tsurumaru Castle, it is 。。。。。。"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was immediately interrupted by the Ryukyu envoy.

"Listen, now that the Shimazu Mitsukube army has been wiped out by our Great Tomorrow soldiers, you will have to wait until you can continue to resist stubbornly, if you can surrender quickly, you can avoid death. If you are stubborn and insist on confrontation, after our army breaks through the city, you will definitely be the general, and all of them will be killed, and no chickens and dogs will be left! ”

After listening to the words of the Ryukyu translation, Heizhang Yuki's heart was like a knife, but he was quickly calculating.

Now that Shimazu Mitsuhisa is dead, do you really want to kill all the Shimazu clans in the castle tower according to Shimazu Mitsuhisa's orders?

If you do this by yourself, the Shimazu clan will really be completely wiped out.

"Hey, have you thought about it? If we don't surrender the city, our army will start to attack the city! The Ryukyu guide shouted impatiently as he raised the spear holding Mitsuhisa Shimazu's head in his hand in a threatening manner.

Yuki Hirasho didn't reply, and kept hanging his head.

It's just that he hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed and raised his head, but a wry smile appeared on his face.

Now, the land of Satsuma has fallen into the hands of the Ming army, even if all these Shimazu people are killed, what is the effect, it is better to sacrifice the city as a condition, and see if they can save their lives and the lives of the people in the city.

Thinking of this, Yuki Heisho shouted to the Ryukyu guide outside the castle, "If you want to dedicate the castle in Xia, you must agree to the next condition." “

"What conditions? Say it quickly! ”

"After we surrender the castle, you are not allowed to kill the Shimazu family in the castle tower or the soldiers and civilians in the castle. If you can do it, you can open the door and dedicate the city. Yuki Heizhang shouted.

The Ryukyu guide hurriedly rode back to the military formation, and whispered to Li Xiao for instructions.

Li Xiao sneered on his face, and he nodded to the guide with deep meaning.

Then, after the guide understood, he whispered softly to Li Dingguo on the side, Li Dingguo nodded heavily, and his face was full of hideous murder.

The Ryukyu guide, who approached the gate of the city, said loudly to Yuki Heizhang at the head of the city: "Lord Li said that if you surrender the city, our army can save the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. ”

Yuki Heizhang's face was soothing, and after a slight groan, he loudly ordered Kaejo to surrender.

The Ming army suddenly poured in like a tidal wave and quickly occupied various important places, including the castle tower.

It's just that after taking control of Tsurumaru Castle and disarming those Satsuma samurai who surrendered, the Ming army showed a hideous face.

"Pass on the general's order, in order to avoid chaos among the enemy army, block the four gates, and kill all the men in the city!"

Li Dingguo's military orders were cold and ruthless as if they had come out of hell.

"Order!"

The soldiers of the Ming army, like a bloodthirsty beast that loosened the strong rope, searched and killed in the city, the wild laughter of the Ming soldiers and the cry of the soldiers and civilians in the city were mixed, and the entire Tsurumaru City instantly became a miserable hell on earth.

"You devils! Why don't you keep your word? ”

Seeing that the Ming army in the city was killing, Pingzhang Yuki beat his chest with regret, and he pointed at Li Dingguo and scolded loudly.

Li Dingguo glanced at him, and then sneered: "If you wait for a lonely city, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with our army!" Our army has spared the lives of all the women of your city, and it has been merciful and generous. Since you are so resentful, then you should be like them, go to hell to see that Shimazu Mitsuhisa! “

After listening to the translator's words, Hirasho Yuki's face changed greatly, and he still spoke, a sharp tiger knife slashed fiercely, and Hirasho Yuki's head jumped up like a toy, and the bones rolled into a dark corner.

On the night of March 18 in the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Ming army lured Tsurumaru Castle, slaughtered all the men in the city, and beheaded more than 8,000 people.