"Your Highness, are you alright?" The frightened little surname got up from the ground, didn't care about wiping the blood on his face, and hurriedly ran over to Goto Goro's side. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info just saw the other party get up from the ground, and a smug smile appeared on his dusty face: "It seems that it is not yet time for me to become a Buddha!" ”

"You're okay, it's really good!" A few samurai next to him also came over, and they looked at the enemy gunners who were busy by the cannon at the foot of the mountain, and pleaded with Goto Goro: "Your Highness, this place is too close to the enemy, you better step back!" “

"No need!" Goto Goro stood up with the help of the small surname: "The soldiers are also in danger, what will they think if they see the general retreating back?" Koichiro, fly my flag higher! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" The little surname answered, turned around and raised the flag higher.

"What a tough guy!" Looking at the horse spoon flag on the mountain, Du Gu sighed, he originally wanted to use cannons to solve the problem, but the general was very sophisticated, arranged the infantry team on a high place, and had pre-built fortifications. Due to the high elevation angle, the artillerymen had to build a special ramp on which they fired upwards, and as a result, the hit rate was greatly reduced, and most of the shells flew over the heads of the enemy. Seeing that this cannon hit the enemy's flag, I thought it could mess up the enemy's position, but I didn't expect that the general would not move at all, and the flag would be held higher.

"General, we can push the cannon closer and bombard it with shotguns!" The half-race officer ran over.

"That's all there is to it!" Du Gu sighed: "Later, when our infantry team comes forward, you will follow us ten steps behind, and when our horn sounds, you will open fire!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

"It's finally time to fight, even if you are defeated, you can die in the hands of such a well-versed enemy general, as a samurai, there is nothing to regret!" Goto's face showed a hint of excitement, and there was a dark crowd behind the hillside, and he thought that it would be better for them to climb an extra mountain road, which could consume some more physical strength of the enemy and give his own side an advantage.

"Shoot!" Goto slammed down his military equipment (a tool used by Japanese generals to give orders on the battlefield, usually made of leather or thin iron sheets), and the Japanese soldiers used bird guns and bows almost as tall as them to shoot at the enemy about 80 paces away.

"Sure enough, it's a strong soldier! It can tolerate this level of casualties but the formation is not chaotic. It's just that there are also gunners in the ranks of the enemy army, so why don't they fight back? Goto looked suspiciously at the enemy forces that were approaching him, and he didn't think the enemy commander was a fool. Just as he was puzzled, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to a distance of about thirty paces, and with the sound of a trumpet, the enemy's footsteps suddenly stopped, and before Goto Goro could understand what was going on, the center of the enemy's ranks suddenly withdrew to both sides, revealing a gap. His face changed drastically, his blood was almost congealing, and the two cannons that had been firing at him from time to time at the foot of the mountain were pushed out, and the muzzles of the black holes were pointing at him.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Goto's astuteness saved Goto's life, and in a hurry, Goto Goro fell from the ride, just avoiding the storm of death, two three-pounder cannons poured hundreds of thumb-sized shotguns, and the distance of thirty paces just allowed the power of this terrible weapon to be exerted to the limit - that is, close enough to ensure that the shotgun had enough kinetic energy to shoot through the armor, and to make the lead bullet disperse enough, a fan with a width of about thirty meters was swept away, and most of the people who were hit were hit by several bullets, Death without saying a word, and only a few people fell to the ground wailing, and the fate of these people was much more tragic than that of those who died on the spot, and the vast majority of them would be tortured on the sickbed for a long or short period of time and then die, and only a very few would survive.

Goto Goro did not witness the tragic situation of his subordinates' shotgun bombardment because he was pushed to the ground by his surname, but he could judge the tragic situation just by the screams, and he tried his best to push away the surname who was pressing on him, and while getting up from the ground, he drew his saber and shouted: "Stand still, prepare to fight to the death with the enemy!" ”

The attacker's onslaught was more violent than Goto had imagined, and the most common hand-to-hand weapon used by the enemy was a spear, which was shorter than the Sanken spear (about 4.8 meters) commonly used in Ashigaru in Japan, and the length of this spear was about 3 meters, but the shaft was made of thick wood, and the tip of the spear was one and a half feet long, but it was heavier than the Sanken spear commonly used in Ashigaru, and the method used was closer to assassination than slapping in Japanese marksmanship. Obviously, victory or defeat depended on whether the Goto team could control the attackers from a certain distance - their spears were longer, and Dugu obviously knew this, so he lined up his soldiers in a wedge formation, and the breakthrough was chosen at the location of the shelling, and since they had just been cleaned by the shrapnel, the attackers easily broke through the defensive line, cut the Goto team in half, and then swept towards the two wings, forming two separate battlefields.

"Everyone, shoulder to shoulder, line up, don't mess around!" Goto shouted at the top of his voice, the tip of his spear close at hand, tearing through armor and impaling flesh, and life passed away like morning dew as far as his eyes could see. He only felt that his feet were extremely slippery, and the injured crotch was even more painful, if it weren't for the desperate support of the little surname next to him, he was afraid that he would have been thrown to the ground. He knew in his heart that at this time the soldiers had become deaf and short-sighted, and the only thing he could see was the enemy in front of him, and any dispatch and command had become ineffective, and the only thing he could do was to stand behind the soldiers, shout loudly, and would rather die than retreat, so that the soldiers knew that they were not abandoned.

"Kill, kill!" Du Gu's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, the tenacity of this group of Japanese soldiers exceeded his expectations, according to past experience, as long as the line was broken, the enemy would drop their weapons and flee in all directions, victory would be within reach, not to mention that the enemy had been cut into two pieces, usually the soldiers would think that the other half of the friendly troops had fled, and they had to face all the enemies alone, and few people had the courage to stay and fight to the death. And this group of Japanese soldiers was still able to hold on, to be exact, the left half was still able to hold on, considering that the horse spoon recognition flag was over there, it should be the credit of the enemy general's encouragement. Even if you don't consider the previous strategy and vision, and only look at the ability to motivate the soldiers now, this is a good general. Thinking of this, Du Gu couldn't help but have such a thought in his heart: "It's a pity that a man like this dies here!" ”

"My lord, my lord, look over there, there's a fire on the other side of the longarm headland, it's on fire!" The pro-soldier shouted loudly, Du Gu looked in the direction of the pro-soldier's finger, only to see several puffs of smoke rising in the distance, it was the direction of the long-arm promontory, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seemed that Silva's sea road had been successful. At this time, Du Gu was determined that even if his side did not win all, as long as the waterway side won, Zheng Cai would be a dead end. In this case, it is just a waste to continue to damage more lives here, thinking of this, Du Gu shouted loudly: "Pass the order, the shooters on both wings will be deployed, and the central troops will retreat!" ”

With the rhythmic sound of the horn, the spearmen in the center of the Dugu army began to slowly retreat, and the Goto team did not pursue - the archers on both flanks of the enemy were already spreading like wings, and if they rushed out, they were in the middle of the flank. The soldiers who survived the catastrophe were all out of breath, looking at the retreating enemy in a daze, and many of them simply sat on the ground full of corpses in robes, and the more than 300 Japanese soldiers who followed Zheng Cai's raid were now less than half left.

Goto Goro, holding a broken spear, walked among the remnants of the soldiers, patting everyone on the shoulder, he rarely spoke, because he knew that what these people who had experienced life and death needed at this time was not the comfort of words, but a little warmth and understanding. A soldier who had lost his left hand raised his head and asked, "Your Highness, can we go back alive?" ”

"Yes!" Goto's voice was firm: "Only those who have hope on the battlefield can survive!" ”

The soldier cracked his mouth and smiled, when there was a sharp horn sound from the opposite side, Goto Goro turned his head, only to see an officer walk out of the ranks and shout: "Your leader is there, the general has something to say to you!" ”

"Look, there's hope!" Goto Goro smiled, turned around and limped out of the ranks, and said in a loud voice: "I'm Goto Gorou Bingwei, the leader of this team, if you have anything, tell me!" ”

Du Gu looked at the thin middle-aged man in front of him with curious eyes, and seemed to feel that the thin middle-aged man in front of him was a little inconsistent with the good general he imagined: "This official is the commander of the Ming Dynasty and Zhejiang, and the Chinese army Du Gu was ordered by the imperial court to send troops to expel the red-haired people who occupied the majority. ”

Goto Goro bowed respectfully to Du Gu: "Please forgive me, we are all ronins from Japan, exiled by the lord, like the rootless floating grass, wandering away, with no way out." The Lord of the Rulers treated me very kindly, so that the hungry could be fed and the cold could be clothed. I have heard that there is an old saying in your country: 'Those who ride in people's cars carry people's troubles, those who wear people's clothes carry people's worries, and those who eat people eat and die.' 'The Lord Yiguan and us have the grace of recreation, and we can only repay it with death. ”

"Hey!" Du Gu nodded, a sad look appeared on his face, and he couldn't say anything about the words he was about to persuade him to surrender. It turned out that Goto Goro had just told what happened to him, and listening to Du Gu's ears, he couldn't help but think of his experience of becoming a thief in the chaos because of the refusal of local officials to release grain on the way to King Qin, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart. In Du Gu's view, Goto's loyalty to Zheng Cai is like his own to Liu Cheng, his own food, clothing, and purple are all from Liu Cheng, how can there be a reason not to carry people's troubles, people's worries, and dead people's things? If you change places, I'm afraid that you would rather die than surrender.

Lin Heshui could see clearly beside Du Gu, and he had already guessed six or seven points of thought, so he coughed lowly, and took two steps forward and said: "Mr. Goto, in Xia Lin Heshui, he is a subordinate of Lord Du, and he has a few words that he wants to say to you, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

"I'm just a dying person, what else should I not talk about, Mr. Lin, please speak!"

"Good!" Lin Heshui saw that Goto Goro did not refuse, and was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Lord Zheng has a great favor and Mr. Goto, and sir, you repay you with your life, and you have the style of a countryman, this is a beautiful thing." It's just that from what I've seen below, I'm afraid that Lord Zheng doesn't want Mr. Goto to die here like this, right? ”

"Mr. Lin wants me to surrender Goto?"

"Huh!" Lin Heshui smiled and pointed in the direction behind Goto Goro: "Mr. Goto, look back, where is the fire over there?" ”

Goto Goro looked back, and his face changed slightly: "Cape Longarm? ”

"Not bad!" Lin Heshui said with a smile: "Zheng Cai's dispatch of troops to raid the generals, Lord Du has long known. Therefore, he took a two-pronged approach, leading his troops to intercept them halfway, and at the same time sending a fleet of ships to attack the camp of Erzhi from the sea. Although you have sacrificed yourself to block the pursuit of my family, you can't stop the sea all the way. If the ships are burned and the old camp is burned, even if Zheng Cai can return with the whole army, it will only be a few days late, and the overall situation will be fine. Mr. Goto, I don't know if I'm right? ”

"Hey!" After half a sound, Goto Goro sighed: "The husband is the victor without a fight, and the temple is considered a lot; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts. Your military temple is counted first, and the general of the defeated army is next, how dare you talk about the art of war! ”

"Mr. Goto, the number of victories and defeats, in addition to strategy and bravery, also depends on the destiny of heaven. Today, you are here to fight to the death, and at most you will only kill a few more soldiers, and it will not hinder the overall situation. There are thousands of people on Zheng Cai's side, and it is still a dead end. As you can see below, wouldn't it be wonderful if you put aside your personal reputation and honor and go to Zheng Cai's place, and everyone will sit down and talk about it? ”

"You asked me to persuade Master Zheng to surrender?"

Mr. Goto laughed! My family is the king of the Ming Dynasty, and an official has also been recruited by the imperial court, and he is also an official soldier. Is there any reason in the world for officials and troops to surrender to officials and soldiers? It's just a misunderstanding between you and me, as long as Zheng Zhilong promises not to meddle in the affairs of the big man's side again, what is wrong with Zheng Cai and these thousands of people if we put them back? Speaking of this, Lin Heshui turned his head and smiled at Du Gu on the side: "My lord, I don't know if what you are saying is reasonable?" (To be continued.) )