Luo Shangzhi, who had been paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army on the opposite side of the stone bridge on the opposite bank of the hill, saw that the Japanese army sent about 30 scouts to walk in the direction of the hillside, and immediately signaled his subordinates to pay attention to concealment, and quietly arranged 50 swordsmen to lurk in the grass at the top of the hillside path, and once the Japanese scouts climbed the hillside, they would immediately kill them as quickly as possible.

After crossing the stone bridge, the Japanese scouts crossed the jujube forest and came to the bottom of the path under the hillside.

"Let's go, go up and see if there's a way out. Everyone pay attention to maintaining the formation. A Japanese scout armed with a Japanese sword said to the rest of the personnel. It seems that he is the commander of this scout force.

Seeing the Japanese people under the hillside crawling up the winding path one after another, the fifty Ming swordsmen who were ambushed in the grass were ready for an ambush with short knives in their hands.

After nearly 30 Japanese scouts reached the top of the mountain, they saw that the top of the mountain was covered with artemisia grass and could not see the way clearly, so they scattered out in formation under the command of the commander and looked for the way.

The actions of the Japanese scouts were in the hands of the Ming army, and the Japanese scouts scattered in the grass only looked for their way with their eyes, who would have expected that the grass had already hidden murderous intentions. Pity this group of Japanese soldiers, almost without having time to shout, they were killed one by one by the Ming swordsmen who were ambushed in the grass.

The movements of the Ming army were concealed and fast, so that no one in the Wa army on the north side of the stone bridge noticed the ambush that had just taken place in the grass on the top of the mountain.

Luo Shangzhi ordered his men to put on the clothes of the slain Japanese scouts, and then let them walk to the top of the hill and wave to the Japanese troops on the north side of the stone bridge, signaling that they could move forward safely.

"Forward!" When Konishi saw the scout in charge of the reconnaissance waving to this side, he immediately ordered.

The Japanese soldiers of the brigade marched forward in turn, crossed the stone bridge, and came to the jujube forest on the south side of the stone bridge.

Looking at the dense Japanese soldiers in the jujube forest at the foot of the mountain, Luo Shangzhi couldn't help but feel excited. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of archers bent their bows and arrows, ready to shoot.

"Hit!"

With Luo Shangzhi's order, the arrows of the Ming army rained down.

For this kind of condescending shooting, the Japanese soldiers who were completely exposed to the range of the Ming archers' strikes had nowhere to hide. With a scream, the Japanese soldiers in the jujube forest were shot down.

"Not good, there is an ambush!" As one of the five elders of Konishi's family, Kato Yoshinari couldn't help but exclaim loudly.

Thousands of Japanese soldiers in the jujube forest suddenly collapsed, and the thorny jujube branches affected their speed of dodging arrow feathers.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army, the second and third waves of arrows and arrows of the Ming army have fallen head-on. In the jujube forest, there were pieces of fallen Japanese soldiers.

"Retreat to the stone bridge!"

Yoshinari Kato, who was next to Governor Konishi, shouted orders to the soldiers, and at the same time commanded the guards around him to escort Governor Konishi and Yanagi Yingying to retreat.

The Japanese soldiers withdrew to the south side of the stone bridge one after another, which was considered to be freed from the range of the Ming army's bows and arrows.

"General, judging from the bows and arrows shot by the other party, this is not a North Korean, it should be the army of the Ming Dynasty." Yoshinari Kato said to Yuki Konishi.

"How many people are there on the other side?" Yukicho Konishi asked.

"Judging from the number of arrows fired in each wave, it is estimated that there are only a few hundred people. However, in addition to the archers, it is difficult to say whether there are other Ming ambushes. Kato Yoshinari replied.

"The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It seems that the other party knows the terrain of this place very well. Konishi said.

"Then we'll ......," Kato Yoshinari said tentatively.

"We have no choice but to move forward. Judging from the news fed back by our ninja soldiers in charge of the break, there is a Ming army of thousands of people who are chasing after us.

"We have to do our best to take the top of the hill in front of us before we can continue to move forward and get rid of the pursuers behind.

"Pass my order, the iron gunners will detour back to the flank of the hillside from the rocks on both sides of the jujube forest in front, shoot at the enemy above, and cover the frontal attack of the soldiers!" Konishi said to Kato Yoshinari.

"Yes, General. I'll arrange it. Kato Yoshinari answered the promise and immediately went to command.

Under the cover of shields, nearly 1,000 Japanese daredevils braved the head-on arrows of the Ming army and attacked the top of the mountain. At this time, the Japanese iron gunners were already in place, and they used the rocks as a cover to shoot projectiles at the Ming archers on the top of the mountain.

Under the suppression of enemy fire, the Ming archers, after paying the price of dozens of dead and wounded, had to stop shooting and lay their bodies in the artemisia grass.

"Don't rush into attack, wait for the Japanese soldiers to approach before fighting!" Luo Shangzhi ordered his subordinates around him.

The Japanese soldiers with shields in their hands scurried up the path like ants, and after about ten minutes of marching, the Japanese soldiers at the front had reached the top of the mountain. But before they could see the ground on the top of the mountain, a random shot of the Ming army had stabbed them to death in the grass. 3800

Immediately afterwards, the Ming army stood up from the artemisia grass one after another, and threw the boulder prepared in advance in their hands to the path on the hillside.

The boulders roared down the mountain road, smashing the Japanese soldiers who climbed up the mountain road one after another, and cried for their fathers and mothers.

Looking at the several boulders roaring down above and the corpses of their companions who fell down intensively after being smashed, the Japanese daredevils who were at the bottom of the hillside preparing to climb the mountain had to dodge everywhere and did not dare to climb the mountain rashly.

"Warriors, do not be afraid. The Shogun is watching you. Let's regroup our spirits and reach the top of the mountain! The iron gunners are suppressed, and the others follow me! Seeing the timidity under his hands, Kato Yoshinari took off his shirt with a 'brush', revealing his strong arms, then picked up a cross spear from the ground, and led the rest of the daredevils to rush towards the top of the mountain.

At the risk of hitting their own men, the Japanese gunners kept firing projectiles at the top of the hill.

Under the blow of enemy fire, the combat power of the Ming army was suppressed to a certain extent.

After paying the price of a large number of casualties, more than 100 daredevils of the Japanese army finally climbed the cliff.

A brutal hand-to-hand combat unfolds among the artemisia grass on the top of the mountain.

The Japanese daredevils fought desperately and pushed the battle arena forward step by step to cover the follow-up troops to the top of the mountain.

With the increasing number of Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain, the casualties of the Ming army also increased.

"Brothers, drive them down the mountain!" Luo Shangzhi saw that the battle was getting more and more intense, so he shouted, raised the big knife in his hand, and slashed at the shirtless Kato Yoshisei. For a while, the two fought together in a chaotic battle.

Luo Shangzhi wielded the long knife in his hand vigorously, forcing Kato Yoshinari to retreat step by step until he retreated to the edge of the mountain.

Kato Yoshicheng saw that he had been cornered, so he simply stopped retreating, and when he saw the blade coming, he did not dodge, but stabbed Luo Shangzhi in the chest with a spear. This is a move that ends up with the enemy, and even if Luo Shangzhi can cut the opponent, I am afraid that he will be stabbed by the opponent's spear.

Luo Shangzhi had no choice but to retract the blade and dodge the other party's spear.

Kato Yoshinari didn't expect the other party to dodge, he wanted to die with the enemy, so his shot almost used up all his strength, so that Luo Shangzhi's dodge dodged him.

Luo Shangzhi saw that the other party was unstable on his feet, so he immediately turned around and slashed at him.

Kato Yoshinari had no time to dodge at this time, and was slashed in the waist by the opponent, and his body was instantly broken into two pieces.

Their own lord will be killed, and the morale of the Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain will be seriously damaged.

The Ming army took the opportunity to wipe out the Japanese people on the top of the mountain, and drove the Japanese people who would continue to climb up.

"This is a regular army of the Ming Dynasty with excellent combat effectiveness, and it seems that it will be difficult for our army to attack the top of the mountain for a while and a half." Looking at the battle that had just ended on the top of the mountain in front of him, Konishi Yukicho said to a retainer beside him with a solemn face.

"General, otherwise, let's organize another attack, judging from the battle just now, it is estimated that the number of the opponent is less than two thousand, and our number is twice that of the opponent. As long as we work together, we will definitely take the top of the mountain in front and annihilate this Ming army in one fell swoop. The retainer said.

"No, no, no. Although the enemy army is small in number, it occupies favorable terrain and is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, the iron gunners of our army estimated that the projectiles had been exhausted at this time, and it was difficult to pose a threat to the Ming army in a high place.

"Our army has lost nearly 1,000 men in the battle just now, and we must not be brutal anymore. Tell the troops to stop the offensive. The rear team changed into the front team, withdrew to the north of Ishibashi, and returned to the depths of Mt. Ishida, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Yukicho Konishi ordered.

Hearing the order, the Japanese soldiers immediately retreated, preparing to retreat to the north side of the stone bridge.

"Prepare for battle!" Seeing that the Japanese people on the south side of the stone bridge began to retreat north, Luo Shiyin, who was hidden in the mountains and forests, ordered in a low voice.

As soon as a dozen soldiers of the Japanese army crossed the stone bridge, they were put to the ground by the arrows of the Ming army shot from the oncoming mountain forest.

"Not good, there are ambushes on the mountain here!" A junior general of the Japanese army who had just walked onto the stone bridge shouted in surprise.

All the Japanese soldiers at the scene stopped and stood in place, facing the attack from the front and back, and they did not know what to do for a while.

"Kill the past and block the enemy south of the bridge!" Seizing the opportunity of the enemy's indecision, Luo Shiyin roared and led the troops in ambush in the mountain forest to rush down the mountain forest and come behind the huge rock on the north side of the stone bridge. The archers bent their bows and aimed at the north entrance of the stone bridge.

Luo Shiyin's move was not made out of impulse. Think that the team around you is less than a thousand, if you blindly guard in the mountains and forests, once the Japanese army crosses the stone bridge, the other party can spread out the formation and attack the mountain with all their might. Although their own team has the advantage of being condescending, this open hillside is different from the cliff on the other side of the stone bridge, and the Japanese army can completely spread out the formation and form a semi-encirclement of their own troops. If this happens, it will be difficult for the troops led by him to hold the mountains and forests.

The reason why Luo Shiyin suddenly decided to rush down the mountain was that he was optimistic that the narrow stone bridge was more conducive to blocking the enemy, and his team of several hundred people, as long as he held the exit to the north of the stone bridge, could effectively cut off the enemy's retreat and prevent them from rushing into the mountain, and the Ming army led by Luo Shangzhi would definitely give the enemy a severe blow from the south.

Although the enemy is outnumbered, as long as they are compressed in a narrow area above the stone bridge and on the south side, it will be difficult to effectively exert their numerical superiority.