Chapter 625: The Vanishing Army

In the middle of the battle, the sound of horses' hooves behind the capital was loud, and Oluchiti's troops arrived. Oluchi didn't talk nonsense, the two armies were in one place, rushing back and forth twice, none of the 1,000 elite Japanese troops survived, and several royal family members who led the troops were also defeated and committed suicide.

Ou Luchi shook the blood on the knife, put the knife into the sheath, and said: "Instigation, there is no time to delay, we have to hurry up, we can't miss the prince's big event." ”

The instigator didn't care about counting the military exploits, and said, "Yes, let's go." ”

The two did not dare to pause, took the map given by Cheng Yue, and led the troops along the path to bypass Akasaka Mountain. Behind them, Zhang Hongfan, Wu Liangbi, and Li Heng led a large force of cavalry to follow in their footsteps. The task of their five generals was to cut off the road between Mt. Akasaka and Dazaifu, use the speed of cavalry to encircle the 120,000-strong army of Fujiwara, and wait for Cheng Yue's signal to launch a full-scale counterattack.

After Zhang Hongfan and others crossed the bridge, they were followed by 15,000 soldiers and horses led by Lu Wenhuan, Lu Shikui and Fan Wenhu, and the narrow bridge in the sea became the busiest road in the world at this moment, because there were too many people, and when it was dark, Lu Wenhuan led the first cavalry to the opposite bank. The elite soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty in the brigade raised their torches and quickly attacked Akasaka Mountain along the designated path along the way, and behind them, a large and large artillery cannon and countless ammunition were lined up, all covered with camouflage cloth to prevent leaks.

Anda Morimune, Otomo Yoritai, and Fukuda Kaneshiro led the defeated troops back to Mt. Akasaka, and the combined strength of the three families was only more than 5,000 people, which was an unprecedented defeat for them.

Fujiwara Keiji and other Japanese generals were not surprised by the result, but were shocked by the magnitude of their sacrifices.

Fujiwara Keishi said: "Three Excellencies, is the war so unfavorable? Why did you lose so many people? ”

Anda Shengzong said with a gloomy face: "Originally, it was not necessary. But there was a large group of people who did not listen to the command. We can't help it. ”

Fujiwara Keishi certainly knew who he was talking about. So he asked, "Did they die in battle or did they surrender?" ”

Otomo Laitai said: "Most of them died in battle, we looked down a few times when we walked up the mountain, they were surrounded in two piles, and they were slaughtered in rows, and there will not be many survivors." ”

The Japanese generals sighed, and Goro Heda gritted his teeth and said: "Only we have avenged them, and after we win, we will not allow the thieves to live." Not a single one! ”

Hojo Somasa hurriedly asked, "Let me ask a question, why can't you hold it?" Didn't you say that fewer of us died the other day than they did? Then our Japanese samurai should be superior to them. ”

Fukuda Kanese sighed and said, "Lord Hojo doesn't know, in terms of one-on-one desperate efforts, we are indeed stronger than the Koreans, and we are not inferior to the Song and Mongols. But after we landed, the two armies faced each other differently, they were tall and long-armed, they cooperated better with each other, they advanced and retreated, and they often used formations against us, while we relied only on bravery. Fighting on their own, of course, they will suffer. ”

Hojo Somasa suddenly realized. "I see. ”

Anda Shengzong said: "Not only that. The bows and crossbows of the Great Song Dynasty are also very powerful, our longbow is okay against the Mongolian horn bow, and the crossbowmen of the Great Song Dynasty can only be beaten. Therefore, once they meet on the battlefield, they can avoid it, and if they can't avoid it, they rush up to fight in close combat, which is the only way. ”

Shimazu said suddenly: "May I ask Otomo and Fukuda Kanemitsu?" Are they regrouping? Why don't you talk? ”

Shimazu didn't say that it was okay for a long time, but as soon as he said Otomo Yoritai and Fukuda Kanesge, he immediately became grief-stricken, and Anda Morimune also bowed his head sadly.

Shimazu and the Japanese generals couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, and bowed to Otomo Yoritai and Fukuda Kaneshiro together: "Please mourn!" ”

Otomo Laitai pretended to be calm and said: "It's nothing, I plan to die here myself, it's just a matter of time or time." ”

Fujiwara didn't have time to grieve for them, and said, "Are the Mongols chasing them?" Has anyone broken the queen? ”

Fukuda said heavily: "I chased after him, but I was stopped by the troops sent by His Excellency Anda, and it is estimated that it will come over after a while." ”

Fujiwara Keishi: "Are they going to occupy Mt. Akasaka?" ”

Fukuda said: "That's true. During the battle with the Song army, we heard the general of the Song army shouting a sentence, saying that he wanted Cheng Yue to live in the Honglu Pavilion at night, presumably everything was as we expected. ”

Fujiwara slammed his right hand on his left palm, and said hatefully: "That's good, I'm afraid they won't come!" There's no need to lure them now, they'll step into the trap themselves. Let's get out of the way, give them Mt. Akasaka for the time being, and we'll come back in a few days. In the future, they will continue to harass Cheng Yue, so that they cannot get enough rest and consume their arrows. We now have four times as many troops as we did last time, and we have made three years of careful arrangements. It worked last time, and there's no reason why it can't be done this time. Gentlemen, please work hard! ”

The generals replied in unison: "Yes!" ”

On the bridge in the sea, the lights are brilliant, and the two sides are covered with torches, illuminating the bridge, and from a distance, a bright road lies across the sea, and the whole bridge seems to be glowing, which is beautiful. The artillery pieces that passed on the bridge were one after another, and after crossing the bridge, they were sent directly to Akasaka Mountain for defense.

Wan Ze exclaimed: "Lord Wang, the scenery is so beautiful, this bridge should be left, just as a good deed, but also a memorial." ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Why not? Keep it. He got up and said to Liu Shun, Zhang Shijie and other generals: "You have to transfer all your troops to Akasaka Mountain overnight, from now on, the Japanese will harass us all the time, remember what I said, don't rush to counterattack, you must wait until the Japanese are tired and Zhang Hongfan and they complete the encirclement." My goal is to completely annihilate these Japanese troops, otherwise I will directly bombard them with artillery, what are I going to do with so much trouble? ”

The generals were ordered, and after saluting, they dispersed to dispatch their own troops.

Cheng Yue let out a long breath, looked up at the starry sky, and smiled: "The night sky in Japan is also very beautiful, exactly the same as the starry sky in Lin'an." ”

Wan Ze smiled: "It's a pity that I can't let the saint know that the prince has landed in Kyushu right away, otherwise the saint will be very happy." ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "It's enough for the queen mother to know that I will definitely succeed, and it is only a matter of time before I am happy." ”

Wan Ze smiled: "What about the Queen Mother?" I saw that she seemed to be very worried, and gave the prince a talisman. ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "She is timid, she can't see anything about soldiers, and it's normal to worry." ”

Nang Jiazhen's eyes flickered and looked at Cheng Yue, and he didn't ask any questions, and said, "Lord Wang, will we leave for Honglu Pavilion now?" ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Let's go, it's almost time for us to go, we have to hurry up and rest." (To be continued.) )