Listening to the report of the Flying Harrier Cavalry, Li Xiao suddenly frowned. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Are these Satsuma cavalry really just spying on military intelligence?

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Li Xiao pondered for a while, and then instructed one of the guards: "Go and call the old Chuanjin Dao of the Liver Fu clan, Ben Bo has something to ask him." ”

Soon, Kawastsu Province came in a hurry.

"Master Li, come down here, but what are your orders?" Kawatsu said respectfully.

"Ben Bo and ask you, what are the dangers on the way to Tsurumaru Castle?"

After listening to Li Xiao's question, Chuan Tsumichi scratched his head in advance, and after thinking carefully for a while, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said loudly to Li Xiao: "Lord Li, on the way from this mountain and river port to Tsurumaru Castle, you must pass through the valley of Yongtong Mountain. “

Listening to Chuan Jin's words, a sneer crossed Li Xiao's face.

Such a small Japan is really treacherous. This group of cavalry, most likely, is its bait, wanting to lead our army all the way to pursuit, and after our whole army enters the Yongtong Valley, the Satsuma army in ambush will immediately attack from all sides and annihilate the Ming army in ambush.

Hmph, such a trick, you dare to play treasure in front of Lao Tzu, your grandfather and I have long been tired of playing back then!

Now Grandpa is just going to make a plan and play a game for you!

"Dao pre, go to this Tsurumaru City, but do you need other roads to go?" Li Xiao asked again.

"Yes, from here to the north, there is a small road that leads to Nishimata Castle to the north. This Nishimata Castle, the topography is extremely important, it is the place where the Shimazu army broke my liver and paid the army, it is a pity to think about it! If you can capture Nishimata Castle, you can detour to the north of Tsurumaru Castle and take the castle by surprise. Kawatsu replied urgently.

"Okay, just follow the plan!"

Li Xiao's eyes were like knives, and he quickly ordered: "Li Dingguo, the commander of the Pingnan Battalion, listen to the order!" “

"The last general!"

"You led the general army of the Pingnan Battalion, as well as the rampant sentry, the Xuanhu heavy cavalry and the firecrackers, and continued to march along this road, thinking that it was a feint. However, it is necessary to carry out a large banner along the way, and make a loud noise, so that the enemy's suspicious troops will be the main force of our Tiger Army. “

When Li Xiao said this, he solemnly admonished: "Ning Yu, you must be cautious along the way, and you must not divide your troops into waves. If there is an enemy lure attack, do not be impulsive, and when the whole army reaches the Yongtong Mountain, stop the advance and confront the enemy on the spot. You can only engage the enemy when they are out of the valley to attack, and you must not impulsively enter the valley and fall into an enemy ambush. ”

"Please rest assured, the last general has written it down."

After Li Dingguo led the army to set off, Li Xiao took the B and C sentries of the Pingnan Battalion B (A was already stationed in the Ryukyu Imperial City), the Manchurian infantry posts, the Flying Harrier light cavalry, the artillery troops, and his own 100-man escort cavalry, turned to the north, and attacked Nishimata Castle from the north road.

When he saw Li Dingguo's ministry, which seemed to be coming with great fanfare without warning, Huashan was very happy.

"Hmph, the Ming army really hit the plan, then follow the general to the valley of death."

Therefore, he immediately ordered a group of red cavalry to deliberately keep a distance not far from the Ming army that was advancing all the way, luring the Ming army to the direction of Yongtong Mountain.

Li Dingguo, who was in the rear, couldn't help but feel funny and proud when he saw the Satsuma cavalry in front of him like this.

He sighed secretly in his heart, it was still Lord Li who was powerful, and he had insight into the enemy's conspiracy at a glance. Okay, now I'm going to see who's playing whom!

Therefore, Li Dingguo ordered all the soldiers to keep the formation closely and move forward at a slow speed as much as possible.

Seeing that the Ming army was marching so slowly, Huashan was very puzzled, but he couldn't think about it much, so he could only follow Shimazu Mitsu's plan for a long time to lure and slow down in front.

While Li Dingguo's ministry was waving its banner and marching noisily, Li Xiao led another tiger army to the north, found a way to Ximata Castle, and hurried forward.

Because they were carrying heavy artillery, the speed at which the whole army marched was unusually fast, and it was not until more than an hour passed that Li Xiaojun finally arrived outside the city of Ximata.

Li Xiao saw that this Western Matata City, the city wall is short and simple, and the moat that has been semi-dried up is also very narrow, although there is a city character in the name, it is much smaller than the ordinary county town of the Ming Dynasty, at most it is equivalent to a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty.

On Li Xiao's face, another sneer crossed his face.

Such a small fort is really not enough for the Tiger Army to stuff their teeth.

"The whole army obeyed the order, quickly surrounded the city, and if the enemy army did not surrender, immediately bombarded the city!" Li Xiao ordered proudly.

The surging Tiger Army immediately firmly surrounded the front and rear gates of this small city. Immediately after that, there was an artillery unit, which quickly pushed the cannon over.

"Our army is already under siege, and there is no way for you to escape, please surrender quickly to save your life. If it does not fall, after the city is broken, the whole city will be burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left! ”

The Ryukyu interpreter approached the moat and shouted loudly to the castle tower, but instead of receiving a reply, a messy bolt of arrows came at him.

The Ryukyu interpreter couldn't dodge it, and was hit in the arm by a stray arrow, screaming and retreating.

Li Xiao was furious, and immediately ordered nineteen dragon cannons to fire at the city.

The deafening rumbling sound of cannon rang out immediately, and in the large cloud of choking smoke, nineteen large and small solid iron bullets roared into the city gate and city wall.

After only two volleys, the front and rear gates of Nishimata Castle were shattered, and a large area of the city wall collapsed.

The Tiger infantry, like a raging tide, quickly crossed the narrow moat and rushed in through the two gates and the collapse of the city walls.

It's just that the defenders of Nishimata Castle, who are small in number, are all stubborn, and they rely on the streets and alleys to defend desperately, so that the Tiger Army also has many casualties.

After a short but fierce engagement, the battle for the assault on Nishimata Castle ended with a complete victory for the Ming army.

Of the nearly 500 Satsuma defenders in the city, more than 300 were killed, and only about 100 surrendered. As for the Tiger Army, which fought a bloody battle, more than 60 soldiers were killed and wounded.

Hearing this casualty figure, Li Xiao's heart suddenly became more and more angry.

It's hateful, these defenders of Nishimatta Castle, who stubbornly fought to the death in the city, can still cause such heavy casualties to their own army, so next, don't blame the revenge of the official for being cruel and ruthless!

"Shogun Chuan ordered that the troops in the city be surrendered immediately, and all the men in the castle who were taller than the wheels of the carriage were killed!"

"Order!"

At this order, the soldiers of the Tiger Army, like devils crawling out of hell, slashed and slaughtered in the castle of Nishimata.

In the whole city, screams and wails rang out, the Japanese begged for mercy and the smug laughter of the Ming soldiers mixed together, and where the sword was waved, the head and blood were splashed together, and the entire Nishimata Castle became a bloody Shura field.

Li Xiao was stationed outside Ma City, looking at everything in front of him expressionlessly, and there was even a faint pleasure in his heart.

For this Ximata Castle that refused to surrender, Li Xiao's revenge was quite restrained, after all, he did not really kill all the residents in the city as he did when he shouted, but only killed all the soldiers and adult men, which was really quite merciful.

There were not many inhabitants of the city, and after a quarter of an hour all the adult men in the city had been killed, leaving only the women and minor children of the city, weeping aloud among the corpses and heads scattered all over the place.

Li Xiao then ordered the Pingnan Battalion B General B Sentinel and a group of wounded soldiers to stay in the city and hold this important place of transportation. Then, with the Pingnan Battalion B General C Sentinel, the Manchurian Infantry Outpost, the Flying Harrier Cavalry, and the artillery unit, he continued to march westward to take the Shimazu clan's old nest Tsurumaru Castle.

When Li Xiao led the army to continue to move forward and was about to arrive at Tsurumaru City, Li Dingguo, who was advancing at a rapid pace along the way, finally arrived at the foot of Yongtong Mountain.

At this point, it was nearly dusk.

Looking at Li Dingguo, who was still hundreds of steps away from the Yongtong Pass, but refused to march again, and General Huashan Zhengzheng, who was luring the enemy in front, had a look of anger and embarrassment.

When he saw Li Dingguo's department, as if he had seen that there was an ambush ahead, he began to set up a position on the spot, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It turned out that it was not the Ming army that was plotted, but its own.

This group of cunning Ming troops, it is estimated that they already knew their own plan to lure the enemy into depth, but they deliberately came slowly like this, wasting Lao Tzu's energy and time in vain, which is really hateful.

Only, why would they do it?

A thought suddenly flashed out of Birch Mountain's mind, making him feel cold from his head to his feet.

This Ming army, isn't it just a feint, but another Ming army, taking a detour to attack Tsurumaru City?!

Thinking of this, Kayama did not stop any longer, and hurried into the valley to find the feudal lord Shimazu Mitsuhisa who was ambushing on a mountainside.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the lord of the domain, who was dressed in a very gorgeous and dazzling armor made of red, yellow, purple, and white silk threads, listened to the report of Kayama Junmasa, and his face turned white in an instant.

I racked my brains to come up with a plan to set up an ambush in this valley, but I didn't expect that I would be recognized by that Ming general Li Xiao at a glance. This person, in turn, will make a plan, with this feint force, to attract his own ambush soldiers and horses, but send another surprise soldier to seize his own nest Tsurumaru City, really cunning!

"Domain lord, the current plan, but do you want to evacuate Yongtong Mountain quickly and return to the defense of the whole army?" Birch Zhengzheng's voice was very eager.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face trembled, and his expression was very painful.

Is it that easy to withdraw?

Shimazu Mitsuhisa can be sure of one thing, that is, as long as the ambush army in this valley begins to retreat back on a large scale, then the Ming army, which has been eyeing the other side, will be able to immediately see through its own plan. will definitely be like a hungry tiger who has finally seized the opportunity, chasing and beating him, then even if he can withdraw to Tsurumaru City in time, I am afraid that most of his troops will be lost.

Shimazu Mitsuyoshi thought for a long time before he finally raised his head, and his eyes were full of determination.

So far, the only solution can only be to lose the car and protect the handsome!

"Birch Mountain is listening to orders!"

"The last general!"

"This domain ordered you to lead half of the soldiers and horses in the valley to open a formation at the mouth of the Yongtong Valley, and put up many banners, thinking that they were suspicious soldiers, so that the Ming army on the opposite side did not dare to attack. The other half of the soldiers and horses rushed back to Tsurumaru Castle to rescue. “

"The subordinates have orders!"

Birch Hill is answering loudly, with a look of condensation.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa looked at Kayama who bowed his head and saluted, but his face swelled with pain, and he said slowly: "If the Ming army on the other side sees through the plan and sends troops to fight, I hope you will try your best to hold back the enemy army, even if you can't win, you must delay their pursuit as much as possible." Please! ”

After Shimazu Mitsuhisa finished speaking, he bowed his head heavily to Kayama.

With tears in his eyes, a ruthless color crossed his face, and he replied in a choked voice: "Don't worry, the lord of the domain." My Huashan family, the world's food and domain, deserves to die in return. If the Ming army really wants to attack, it will definitely be desperately blocked and die for the adults! If there is an afterlife, I will follow the example of the ancient samurai VII to serve the country, and then serve the adults! ”

After Biryama finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Shimazu Mitsuhisa, and did not get up for a long time.

In a short time, the ambush of Satsuma in the valley was divided into two divisions, each of about 4,000 people, one was led by Kayama Tsuyamamasa, and the other was led by Shimazu Mitsuhisa and his chief retainer Shimazu Kutsumitsu, and hurried back to Tsurumaru Castle.

Huashan Zheng led more than 4,000 soldiers, fanfare the banner, and after gushing out of the valley, he immediately began to line up in front of the mouth and confront the Ming army of Li Dingguo's army on the opposite side.

In the front of the military formation of Kayama Shomasa, there were 400 iron gunners, 200 archers on the left and right sides, in the middle were pikemen and ashigaru troops with a total of 2,000 men, behind Ashigaru were 1,000 banner samurai, and at the valley mouth were 300 red cavalry led by Kayama himself. The entire military formation spread out in all directions into a straight line, but the wingspan was comparable to that of the Ming army opposite.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sky is like blood, and there are immobile military formations on both sides, like two lurking beasts, as if in the next second, they are about to jump up and fight.

"Battalion Commander Li, what kind of medicine is sold in the Satsuma gourd opposite? Why is it that now it suddenly poured out of the valley and formed a formation against our army? Lu Huan, the chief of Pingnan Yingbing, asked Li Dingguo with a frown.

Li Dingguo didn't reply, his eyes were like knives, he held a clairvoyant mirror flat, and after carefully looking at the military formation of the Satsuma army opposite, an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Haha, the enemy army is poor!" Li Dingguo raised his head and laughed.

"Oh, why did the general say that?"

"Lu Huan, you see, although the enemy army on the opposite side is fanfare and the noise is scattered, the faces of the soldiers are heavy and nervous, and there are many sparse places behind the formation, which shows that the enemy army is in formation at this time, but it is a suspicious tactic to prevent our army from advancing."

Li Dingguo smiled and said in a deep voice: "Li Mou expected that the enemy army must have discovered our army's plan to secretly cross Chen Cang on the plank road, and after they got the news that my master Li was leading strange troops to attack Crane Pill City, they hurriedly divided their troops and returned to rescue all the way, and the other way was here to stop the suspicious army and wanted to drag our army. Hmph, there is a way that soldiers are not tired of deceit, but a certain family does not fall for his tricks. ”

After Li Dingguo finished speaking, he immediately ordered loudly: "Pass on the general's order, the whole army maintains its position and moves forward to attack." First crushed the front line with firearms, and then ordered the soldiers of General Army C to rush forward to attack with a gun and shield battle array. After the battle of guns and shields, the two wings of the enemy will be divided, and the Satsuma army must be completely wiped out! “

"Order!"

After Li Dingguo's military order was issued, in the formation of the Tiger Army, the war drums rumbled, and all the soldiers began to maintain the formation and shouted to attack.

Looking at the Ming army battle formation with a huge number of people on the opposite side, but there was a precision machine driving over, Huashan Zhengzheng's face was very ugly, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead. At this time, he could only force his composure, keep waving the military fan in his hand, and command the whole army to defend and fight.