The roar of artillery rang out on the banks of the Yalu River. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the opposite side, the deep mountains and old forests that no one has set foot in for many years have been forced to open up a path by countless cannonballs, and countless snow powder has been rolled up, and then it hovers and whistles in the cold wind.

It is approaching the end of the year, and it is a day when the cold is unbearable and the water is dripping into ice in Liaodong. Large and small teams slowly moved north with Longzhou as the center. And the gunners of the Ming army, who occupied the heights on both sides and the beachhead on the banks of the Yalu River, did not spare the slightest amount of ammunition in their stocks.

The Mongolian cavalry scattered on the opposite field spread out in all directions in such a fierce artillery fire, but it has been dealing with the Mongolian Tatars for a long time, and Wang Huchen, who stood on the hillside and watched the situation on the other side with clairvoyance, dared to guarantee that the Mongolian Tatars could conquer the entire Eurasian continent, and naturally it would never be a self-contained nation, and the Mongolian Tatars in history used the firearms technology learned from the Jurchens and the Southern Song Dynasty to beat the whole of Europe to the ground, and Mongolia is now counting the time to fight with the Ming army is not short, Even with their current technology, there is no way to imitate the Ming army's flying thunder cannons and artillery, but they already have a variety of countermeasures.

The best way to deal with the shelling is naturally to spread out and conceal, because the shelling will have a delay anyway, with the strength of the war horse under the crotch, the Mongolian soldiers can choose a suitable hiding position during this period of time, and even if it is on the plain, as long as they are far away from the explosion point of the shell, they will be blown by the waves of snow and mud at most.

On the other side of the Yalu River, after the Ming army conquered Longzhou, there were Mongolian cavalry cruising one after another, as the Ming army began to arrange the attack array, the Mongolian cavalry also quickly made corresponding countermeasures, the cavalry cruising in various river sections soon gathered here, there were five or six thousand people, these cavalry commanded the majority of the Jurchens with a small number of Mongols, these two nationalities are out-and-out horse people, so the combat power of these cavalry should not be underestimated.

More importantly, the Jurchens were the founders of the Jin Kingdom, in other words, the conquerors of the Northern Song Dynasty a hundred years earlier. Although it seems that Jingkang's shame has disappeared with Meng Heng's conquest of Caizhou, the older generation of sensible people know that it is absolutely impossible for the Han people to forget the pain so simply, but because of the appearance of the Mongols, they have no spare strength to deal with the remaining Jurchens. And now that the Mongols are retreating and the Ming army is approaching Liaodong again, even if they will not kill these Jurchens, they will not show mercy to their subordinates.

You must know that Ye Yingwu, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, often uses the tablets of Yue Fei, the former Song Wumu Wang, and Han Shizhong, the king of Qi, when inciting morale, these two are out-and-out famous anti-gold generals, so even if they are the generals of the Ming army, they have to think about His Majesty's intentions.

Ye Yingwu wanted to treat the Jurchens, he didn't need to point it out, the soldiers below were already clear.

The Jurchens are not fools, after all, they are the people who have entered the Central Plains, and a large number of people who have accepted the Central Plains culture and learned the allusions of the Central Plains Art of War, and they are even better than Goryeo and Japan in terms of civilization, so they naturally know what kind of fate awaits them, which also makes the Jurchens the most important supporters of the entire Liaodong Mongol army, although they do not have much fighting spirit for Mongolia, but they are much more reliable than the Goryeo and Bohai people who are about to collapse.

The Ming army crossed the sea from Goryeo, and this march obviously surprised the Mongols. Because Mongolia boasted of having absolute control over Liaodong and Goryeo before, and even did not hesitate to mobilize heavy troops on the border of Goryeo in order to threaten Lin Yan, but that kind of heavy troops was actually only relative to the rabble of Goryeo, and more than 10,000 Mongolian miscellaneous cavalry was not enough to eat the navy.

Mongolia's main defense line against the Ming Dynasty is still in the line from Yanyun and Shanxi to Hetao, because Mongolia has to face Haidu in addition to facing the Ming Dynasty, so the troops are stretched, and Liaodong as a large rear, naturally there are not many troops stationed. This time, the Ming army suddenly attacked Liaodong, the rear of the Mongolian side, which really surprised Mongolia, and in desperation, they could only do their best to recruit the few young laborers left in the local area, and even the young people under the age of 16 and the elderly over 50 years old also asked to join the army.

However, I have to say that Mongolia's method of fishing with all its might is the only way that can be taken now, and it does give the Ming army a headache. Similar to Liaodong, which has only been a hunting tribe for many years, the deep mountains and old forests are most suitable for light cavalry and squad disturbance, and it is difficult for the Ming army infantry to make an effective response in the face of the Mongolian cavalry who are organized to disturb the Ming army brigade and even the grain road.

This also made Li Si that when they formulated their strategic plan, they only set the goal of taking both sides of the Yalu River, and relying on the surrounding terrain and advanced firearms to defend, and wait until the beginning of spring next year to encroach on Liaodong step by step through cultural and martial arts.

As this winter's offensive was coming to an end, the gunners showed no mercy and tried to get as much ammunition out as they could. After all, the old ones don't go to the new ones, and these ammunition that needs to be urgently produced in response to the war has a lot of gaps compared with the ammunition used for training on weekdays, which makes the gunners want to hurry up and consume these shells that are prone to accidents.

Countless artillery fire poured down on the opposite bank in the area that was actually small in number because of the scattered Mongol cavalry, and towering trees were uprooted, and the snow powder in the sky was even difficult to see. After all, because of the consideration of using the ice cover on the Yalu River to cross the river as much as possible, the town navy strictly forbade firing at the left and left of the river bank to prevent unnecessary trouble, so those Mongolian cavalry who rushed to the river could only be handed over to the less powerful and more accurate bed crossbow.

"Cross the river!" A flag of Wang Huchen was slowly raised, and when he saw the flag raised, the heads of the left and right shouted at the same time.

Rows of musketeers and crossbowmen marched forward at the same time, stepping onto the thick ice sheet.

"Shield-bearers on top to prevent arrows!" The leaders shouted to and fro, and a shield-bearer hurried forward, advancing along the flanks of the fire-gunners and crossbowmen.

Under Ling Qimeng's command, all the fire bolts and divine arm crossbows rained iron bullets and arrows towards the opposite shore at the same time, like a black cloud moving forward quickly. The Mongol cavalry, who had just rushed out of the dense forest, were quickly enveloped by this black cloud, and when the black cloud dissipated, only the corpses that were quickly frozen were left on the shore.

These Mongol soldiers are not even armored, and many people do not even have basic leather clothing, and they have little resistance in the face of such arrows and iron bullets.

"Cover up!" The heads yelled.

It was difficult for the shieldman to run on the ice, but he tried to get as close to the middle as possible.

The second group of Mongolian cavalry had rushed out, and the Mongol soldiers on the horses stretched out their bows and arrows, and arrows roared towards them. Although most of them were blocked by the shields of the Ming army, there were still a few scattered arrows falling into the crowd. There are soldiers falling on the ice continuously, and in such a slippery place, basically one person falling means that more than ten or even twenty people around will be implicated and falling.

Even the well-disciplined Ming army quickly became a mess.

"Don't mess around, hold up and still panting, keep moving forward!" The leaders shouted loudly, but they didn't dare to make too many movements on the ice, or they might have to involve more people to fall, so they could only pray that the soldiers would carry out their orders as perfectly as possible.

Although many people fell, after all, the Ming army was still getting closer and closer to the opposite bank, and the arrows that followed quickly overwhelmed the Mongol cavalry team.

"Ashore, ashore!" Several brigade commanders have already personally taken over the banner and rushed to the front,

Countless soldiers roared and followed closely, and rushed to the east bank of the river in three steps and two steps.

The sound of horses' hooves abruptly rose, and the Mongolian cavalry that had been scattered soon roared, and in the three directions facing the place where the Ming sergeant brigade went ashore, the Mongolian cavalry appeared in groups, and the sabers were raised, but these ragged Mongolian cavalry were gritting their teeth and rushing towards this side.

Because they know very well that behind them is Liaodong, which is the place where they have lived for generations, and if these Ming troops are allowed to enter Liaodong, then there will only be the destruction of the entire ethnic group.

It's just that for most of the Mongol cavalry, their attack like this will not cause enough trouble to the Ming army.

Shields fell heavily to the ground, crossbowmen and firecrackers roared and pulled triggers, lit fire, and even the outer sword and shield men were desperately throwing thistles out. The spearmen of the brigade also rushed ashore at this time, and at the same time raised their spears, ready to deal with the Mongol cavalry that was getting closer and closer.

The whistling arrows came and went very intensively, and even the rumbling cannons not far away had become a dispensable background at this time.

Countless Ming soldiers roared and raised their swords and guns to meet the enemy who was getting closer and closer. The heavily armored sergeants who had fallen behind had finally come ashore at this time, and were scrambling to put on heavy armor with the help of the accompanying sergeants.

The wind howled, rolling countless snow powder on the shield and on the face of the person, the spear poked out from the wind and snow, like a dragon going out to sea, and the bright blood flowers bloomed from the snow powder one after another, and soon rendered the ground under the feet the same color.

"It's our turn, cross the river." Li Si put away his clairvoyance and ordered in a deep voice, it seems that there is not much suspense in this battle, but it is left how Daming should clean up the battlefield.

Wang Dayong, who was following him, led the cavalry straight to the river.

On the twenty-fifth day of December in the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the town navy and the Mongolian cavalry fought in the Yalu River, and the town navy forced the crossing from Longzhou and broke the enemy on the east bank.

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"Put!" Stepping on a pile of rubble, Liu Cheng ordered loudly.

Five guns carried from the warship roared at the same time at a section of the wall, and the tall wall quickly collapsed completely in the violent shaking.

Because the Kamakura shogunate was in the middle of Kamakura Castle, Kamakura Castle was low, which was not conducive to defense, and the Kamakura shogunate did not want to encroach on the construction of the palace wall and the inner wall, so in order to give the shogunate enough time to react in a sudden situation, the wall of the Kamakura shogunate was built very tall, otherwise it would be impossible for the Japanese people to rely on the high walls of the Kamakura shogunate to block the two attacks of the Ming army.

"Brothers, rush!" The heads of the Ming army and the ten generals who had been waiting for a long time roared forward, and the crossbowmen and firecrackers around them were obviously all red-eyed, desperately aiming at the gaps and pulling the triggers on the figures on the wall.

The arrows roared in front of the Ming soldiers to flood the gap, and the Ming troops of the brigade soon rushed into the courtyard like a tide.

The sound of explosions came and went, and in the face of the Japanese people hiding in the corner with the intention of resisting, the Ming soldiers did not hesitate at all, and directly solved it with thistles.

"Open, open the door!" A Ming soldier raised his sword and fell, cut down a Japanese warrior who was trying to resist stubbornly, and rushed directly to the gate not far away. Soon along the passage on the other side, more than a dozen widows shouted and killed.

"Do you think Lao Tzu will be afraid of you?!" Du Du didn't flinch, laughing and crashing into the sword shadow. And dozens of Ming soldiers behind the head of the capital also shouted to kill and surrounded these Japanese people.

The other soldiers rushed to the gate, scrambling to remove the sandbags and rocks that had been piled up behind the gate. But before they could finish it, several arrows were already whizzing from behind, piercing their chests.

The young Ming soldiers turned their heads with difficulty, looking at the Japanese crossbowmen who were angrily shooting arrows not far away, but soon those Japanese were swallowed up by the Ming army dozens of times their own.

Without sandbags and stones, the Japanese people on the wall were also driven away, so before the people inside could open the gate, the explosives placed outside had already torn the entire gate apart. A red dragon flag jumped out of view first, and soon the Ming sergeants of the brigade rushed in through the gate with a roar.

"The entire Kamakura Shogunate and Kamakura Castle have been surrounded by brothers, so there will definitely not be a single fish that slips through the net, please rest assured!" A division commander hurriedly walked over and bowed his hand to Liu Chengyi.

Liu Cheng exhaled softly, in fact, it doesn't matter if the rest of the people in the Kamakura Shogunate escape, the most important thing is that Hojo Shizong can't escape, this is the core figure and soul of the entire Kamakura Shogunate, and according to the negotiations with the Kyushu family, Liu Cheng also knows that it was Hojo Shizong who single-handedly provoked this incident, so Liu Cheng wants to give Ye Yingwu a perfect explanation, and he wants to see people in Hojo Shizong's life and corpses in death!

Later, the representatives of the Kyushu family, such as the Zhuqi family and the Shao Er family, who had already returned to the Ming Dynasty, cautiously stepped forward to listen to Liu Cheng's orders.

"Go in with so-and-so and identify who Hojo Tokimune is." Liu Cheng commanded in a deep voice and took the lead in walking inside. These envoys naturally understood that they represented the entire family, and if they did not cooperate at this time, they might anger this Lord of Yama and bring ruin to the family, so they bowed slightly and followed quickly.

However, Liu Cheng hadn't even walked to the study at the back of the shogunate, and he knew that he had done too much.

On the steps in front of the study, a well-dressed Japanese samurai dressed as a general, covered in blood, lay on his back to the sky, apparently dead in battle. There were many old and young men around, and the corpses were guarding him tightly, obviously knowing that there was no good end, so they might as well be members of the Hojo family who died.

The envoy of the Zhuqi family said with a little trembling: "Qi ・・・・・・ Qi Qi Heavenly Dynasty is the general of the country, and the generation of the Hojo family is already here, ・・・・・・ all. ”

There was a strong smell of blood in the air, but all the envoys around looked at the tragic scene in front of them, and they no longer cared about the smell of blood, or even the biting cold wind. The thunderous methods of the Ming Dynasty when they attacked the Kamakura shogunate did not move them, because in the eyes of these family envoys, the people were like mustard, and they died when they died.

But all the Hojo family died here, and no one was left, which really made the messengers feel shocked, and they lowered their heads one by one and didn't dare to speak.

Liu Cheng glanced at the corpse of Hojo Shizong, slowly stepped forward and broke off Hojo Shizong's hand, picked up the snow-sharp sword, shook it and said with a smile: "This knife is really good, come on, wipe the package carefully, and present it to Your Majesty as the first class we seized, by the way, and the head of this Hojo Shizong, also cut it off." ”

Didn't care more about Hojo Shizong, Liu Cheng stretched out his hand to push open the door of the study, looking at the books that came into view, it could be seen that there were many Chinese character books, and Liu Cheng couldn't help but sigh softly at the moment, how many people want to copy the success of Huaxia, but how many small countries in the world can really become another Huaxia?

This study has its own academy and the accompanying officials of the Hanlin Academy who are responsible for the inventory, and Liu Cheng is too lazy to care, just turned around and looked up at the sky, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Hojo Tokimune has died here, and the war in Japan is coming to an end.

On the twenty-fifth day of December in the first year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Hojo Tokimune was beheaded by the Ming army in Kamakura, and the period of the Kamakura shogunate's rule over Japan came to an end. (To be continued.) )