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In front of it is the Dazaifu Mizujo of Kyushu Island, Dazaifu is the supreme ruling body of the Kamakura Shogunate on Kyushu Island, and it is also the strongest castle in the entire Kyushu Island, the entire Dazaifu is located in the middle of the inner lake and the river that stabs into the sea, and a dam was built on the river to cut off the river, so as to protect the castle behind the dam and prevent enemies from coming from the sea to rush directly to the castle.

This also caused the entire Dazaifu Mizujo to be surrounded by water, and once the bridge over the river to the south was blown up, the attackers had no choice but to break the dam.

I have to say that in order to protect the most important city of Kyushu Island, the Japanese have made great efforts, the entire dam is rammed earth inside, stone strips are piled outside, and imitate the style of the Central Plains, a large number of enemy platforms and horse faces have been built, not so much a dam, but a few water gates built on a city wall. Even in the Central Plains, there are not many practices that have invested heavily in wrapping stone bricks around rammed earth walls.

Because of this, whether it is a solid bullet or a flowering bomb, there is only a pit at most when it is smashed on the dam, and there is basically no need to think about smashing the dam directly, and in desperation, Fan Tianshun can only order to use gunboats to clean up the enemy on the dam, and then send out not many foot soldiers to attack head-on.

The angle of inclination of this dam facing the sea is not small, and it can only barely be climbed up with hands and feet, but it is much better than the city wall that goes straight up and down, not to mention that the dam is even higher than the city wall behind, so as long as the dam is captured, it is basically equivalent to Dazaifu City falling into the hands of the Ming army, after all, the condescending impact on the enemy can not win, Fan Tianshun They can kill themselves to thank the world.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the trebuchet behind the dam threw stone projectiles and smashed them into the crowd, but because the Ming soldiers had already scattered in all directions, they did not have much power.

However, the gunboat in charge of the cover quickly found the target, and poured fire fiercely in the direction where the stone projectiles were flying, and soon the area behind the dam was only the rising smoke and dust.

"Up!" One of the heads roared, pulled the trigger in his hand, and the crossbow of the god arm let out a sharp roar.

Hundreds of soldiers behind him jumped up at the same time, and the shield hand running in front stopped his pace without rushing out a few steps, and the fire gun hand behind him immediately rushed behind the shield, and the fire gun in his hand was aimed at the top of the dam and greeted him, and the Japanese people who poked their heads out of this section of the basic dam were directly knocked down, and blood slowly flowed down the inclined wall of the dam.

The musketeers were busy reloading their ammunition, while the shieldmen and spearmen had already rushed forward again.

The entire dam does not extend much on both sides of the river, in other words, there are only two roads, one left and one right, extending from the dense forest to the bottom of the dam, which means that the Ming army can only invest two troops in each impact, although this kind of refueling tactics is not conducive to attacking the city, but it is the only choice that Fan Tianshun and Liu Cheng can make.

Countless stone bullets once again densely smashed into the crowd of impacts, many Ming soldiers were hit by stone bullets, but the people behind did not pause at all, and rushed directly from the side of their companions' fallen bodies, and the first few ten generals had already reached the slope, but the dam soon threw down the wooden rolling stones, and suddenly the ten generals were all hit and fell to the ground.

"Keep up with the firecrackers! Where are the firecrackers, firecrackers and crossbowmen! Du Tou suddenly jumped to his feet in a hurry, and when he picked up the divine arm crossbow, he led the people forward.

It was only then that the firecracker remembered that he should follow to cover, and hurriedly followed the sword and shield hand forward, and the muffled roar of the firecracker continued to emanate from the running crowd, and the screams at the top of the dam were endless. After all, compared to the Ming soldiers, these Japanese soldiers are more like a group of guerrillas, and it is not easy to be able to barely defend, so it is naturally difficult to ask them to persist in front of such firearms.

"Our soldiers still lack cooperation." Standing on a gunboat, Fan Tianshun frowned and said.

Liu Cheng beside him smiled bitterly: "Lao Fan, your requirements are a little higher, this person is not born to fight, only by tempering can he become an elite soldier, we have only invested four four hundred people now and have rushed to the bottom of the dam, it is very good to be able to do this step." ”

"Compared to our opponents, we still lack some ruthlessness." Fan Tianshun raised his clairvoyance to look at the top of the dam and shook his head, "These widows are really vicious, they know that their people can't stand such a battle at all, so they put everyone under the dam, as long as you go to the dam, you don't even have the possibility of retreating, you can only fight for your life on this dam." ”

"We don't have many foot soldiers in our hands, and according to the Japanese people's way of playing, we have already wiped out our family foundations. Otherwise, our Ming soldiers will be no worse than these damn Japanese robbers," Liu Cheng had a serious look on his face, "We have to destroy seven or eight hundred Japanese robbers with this artillery bombardment, especially since they are crowded with people on the dam, and basically two or three hundred lives can be harvested with one artillery fire." ”

Fan Tianshun smacked his lips and chuckled: "In this way, you and I are both in blood debt. Usually I haven't found a chance to open meat, and this second battle is so many lives. ”

"Are these human lives?" Liu Cheng suddenly laughed.

Slightly stunned, Fan Tianshun also showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

This sentence seems to be correct, after all, for the Ming Dynasty, these conquered people can only become slaves at first, and only after they shed blood and sacrifice for the Ming Dynasty can they obtain the basic identity of the Ming people, and only at that time, in the hearts of the Ming government, their lives can be regarded as human lives.

Since ancient times, there has not been so much false compassion between the conqueror and the vanquished, otherwise no one would have conquered it.

"At the beginning, Your Majesty gave you and me the power of life and death, as long as you can ensure that this land is the land of the Ming Dynasty, what should happen, in fact, it is you and I who have the final say." Liu Cheng's voice was very low, but Fan Tianshun listened to it word for word.

He will not feel sad and ashamed, because he knows very well that if the Song army was defeated in the battle of Xiangyang, then what awaits the people of the Great Song Dynasty will be the same treatment and fate as these stubborn Japanese people today, since he does not want to be conquered, then he can only try his best to conquer others.

"Intensify the shelling!" Fan Tianshun shouted.

"Intensify the shelling!" Liu Cheng held down the hilt of the sword.

Five more gunboats were brought up, one by one in the direction of the dam, and at the same time they opened fire.

The light of the muzzle of the cannon was extremely dazzling, and the dull roar was heard from the water into the distance.

"Kill!" The last shell plowed directly over the dam, and four or five Japanese people who were caught off guard were directly knocked to the ground by the shell, and the sound of broken bones could be heard when they were close, and the wood they were carrying on their shoulders also fell directly to the ground.

A ten-year general strode up the dam with a knife, slashing through a dazed widow with a single sword, and breathed a sigh of relief. If it hadn't been for the perfect hit of this cannonball just now, I'm afraid that the wood would have fallen on my head.

For the first time, the ten generals had a slight affection for the guys on the gunboat who only knew how to fire guns with their heads bored.

"Rush!" The soldiers who rushed up one after another shouted and crossed the female wall of the dam and directly charged at the enemy platform not far away.

Because the artillery fire just now was so fierce, the entire dam was actually covered with corpses and blood, and even people stepped on it as if they were stepping on it, splashing specks of blood. Basically, every Ming soldier who rushed to the head of the dam was covered in blood, but most of this blood was the enemy's.

The firecrackers who rushed to the city from behind continued to light the firecrackers, and the four or five Japanese people on the enemy platform who still wanted to resist were directly overturned to the ground. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers of the Ming army had already rushed to the city, and the crossbowmen and firecrackers quickly controlled the enemy platforms and the trails to the city.

"Open the water gate!" One of them yelled and pounced.

The arrows whistled and pierced his chest, his eyes widened, and his blood-soaked hand was pressed against the winch, but the blood had robbed him of the last of his strength.

"Dutou!" Several of the soldiers shouted, the fear of blood and death on the faces of these childish soldiers had dissipated and had been replaced by deep anger. The crossbowmen in the back had already rained down their arrows on the widow who had just fallen on the ground and fired a deadly arrow. The rest of the soldiers rushed forward and hugged the corpse of the capital.

The hot blood could not be stopped, and they all stared at each other, and there was not a word from beginning to end, but his hands were still silently conveying his orders. The soldiers turned the winch with their hands and feet, and slowly opened the water grate.

In the gap of the gunboats outside, countless clippers broke the waves and rushed straight behind the water grate. After crossing the dam, they can rush directly to the low city gate, and what should be done after that does not need to worry about these soldiers on the shore, and the naval warships that have been aggrieved for too long will definitely not make them comfortable.

"Flag!" One of the soldiers suddenly remembered something and yelled.

"Flag!" Another ten general turned around and searched for the top of the dam full of corpses.

A red dragon flag was carefully passed up from under the dam, several soldiers looked at each other, exhaled softly, and suddenly unfurled the red dragon flag stained with a little blood, and the flag fluttered in the wind on the flagpole.

"The dam has been breached." Fan Tianshun exhaled softly.

"It was four hours." Liu Cheng showed a hint of a smile, "At least it shows that our naval officers and soldiers also have the strength to fight on land." ”

"But it also shows that the navy still has shortcomings." Fan Tianshun shook his head, "Compared with the main forces of the Tianwu Army and the Shence Army, the combat power of the navy is still very different, and it took us four hours to face such a group of rabble." If it is replaced by the main army, I am afraid it will not take three hours at all. ”

The smile on Liu Cheng's face gradually converged, and he said concentratingly: "It makes sense, before we fought with the Mongolian Tatars on the river, if it was to be transported back and forth, it was to directly transport those Lu Shi soldiers, and we never needed our sailors to go ashore to fight." However, now that the navy is on an expedition across the ocean, it needs to free up the cabin as much as possible to transport water and food, and the sea conditions are different, so it is difficult for ordinary people to adapt to it, so there is no way to bring a land division to fight for us every time we go out, and the only solution is to train a naval team that can specialize in dealing with land operations. ”

"Your Majesty seems to have mentioned it before, but because the navy has not been in force for a long time, we haven't paid enough attention to it." Fan Tianshun frowned, "Okay, this time, we can only hope that our naval officers can be sharpened in the war." ”

Liu Cheng nodded: "Let's go, listening to the sound of this cannon, it is estimated that Dazaifu City should have been breached, breaking through this dam, the water gate of Dazaifu City in front of it is just a familiar road for the navy, and I don't need to worry about you and me." ”

Fan Tianshun said with a smile: "After this battle, I am afraid that more Japanese people will understand what choice they should make." ”

"But we're still some way from Kamakura." Liu Cheng looked back to the north.

I don't know when, the sun that was once hanging high in the air, at this time has gradually sunk into the sea level, the blood-red sunset light is sprinkled on the sparkling sea, and also sprinkled on the huge ships, countless red dragon flags flutter in this blood-red sunset, the red flag seems to have been integrated with the sky and the sea, and the golden dragon on it spreads its teeth and claws, as if it is in the air.

"So what!" Fan Tianshun patted Liu Cheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If anyone wants to be us, then let's kill it." ”

Liu Cheng nodded solemnly and looked at the Jinwu Rilun that was sinking in the west: "The Japanese call themselves Japan, the country of the rising Fuso, but now we are in Dazai Castle in this sunset, which is really a good sign." ”

"Whatever the sun and the moon shine on, it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Fan Tianshun looked at the red dragon flag not far away and muttered, "Even if we go to the ends of the earth, we will have the protection of Your Majesty." ”

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Daming River west province, Dunhuang City.

"Liang Xianggong, please." Wang Jin made a gesture of please, and Tang Zhen had already reached out to open the door.

Liang Yanwu was not polite, nodded and strode in. His current identity as the governor of the western province of the Daming River, coupled with his status as a close minister of the Son of Heaven and a scholar of the Senior Administration Palace, is enough to be worthy of Wang Jin and Tang Zhen to be so polite.

"Two generals, is there no movement between Haidu and Kublai Khan in the west of Dunhuang now?" Liang Yanwu looked at the intricate situation of the enemy and me on the map, and couldn't help frowning, he had been with Ye Yingwu for a long time, although he was a civilian official, but he was also very familiar with this battlefield map, and he just glanced at it and understood the general idea.

The staggered vertical and horizontal lines on the map are mainly based on the reports of the scouts of the enemy's scouts, and it can be seen that the number of scouts on both sides of the Mongols has greatly increased these days, but their main army has not found any traces.

"Not yet, even the grain and grass convoy that we went to Dunhuang through the Yumen Pass in Hexi has not found any trace of the Mongolian Tartars, since there is no intention to cut off the grain route, it means that the Mongolian Tartars are not ready to attack Dunhuang for the time being." Wang Jin pressed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "According to a certain speculation, the two Mongolian and Tatar sides are probably not reaching any agreement now, so they can only continue to watch out for each other, and send a large number of scouts to find out our situation first." ”

Liang Yanwu exhaled: "Is this true? ”

If Kublai Khan and Haidu are still speculating about each other's sincerity, then this is the best opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to sow discord in the middle, so as to make Haidu and Kublai Khan fight each other again, so that naturally no one cares about the Hexi of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's just speculation." Wang Jin shook his head, with a hint of helplessness, and poured a basin of cold water without hesitation, "Maybe the Mongolian Tatars have reached a deal now, and they are just waiting for us to act, so if we want to stir up trouble in it, it will be tantamount to throwing ourselves into the net." ”

Liang Yanwu was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "So if you want to turn this basin of stagnant water in Hexi into living water, you have to gamble?" ”

"Take a gamble." Wang Jin gritted his teeth.

Liang Yanwu is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and Wang Jin is a real follower who started with Ye Yingwu, they naturally understand how good Daming's gambling luck is, basically every time Ye Yingwu says that he wants to gamble, he will be desperate. But now it is no longer Ye Yingwu at the gambling table, but their courtiers, and the enemies on the opposite side are no longer Mongolian generals such as Ah Shu and Boyan, but have directly become Haidu and Kublai Khan, the two supreme rulers of Mongolia.

It's not so easy to sow discord between the two heroes.

Liang Yanwu suddenly showed a smile: "Yes, you should take a gamble." But not between Haidu and Kublai Khan. The whole Hexi is not three forces now, in fact, there is still one. ”

Wang Jin and Tang Zhen took a breath of cool air at the same time. (To be continued.) )