Chapter Ninety-One: Yuanfang Invades the Ancient Road, and Qingcui Connects the Deserted City (4)
"I am a samurai of the Great Japanese Empire, and for the sake of Lord Taiko, I will be a jade shatter!" Although Kameda Kojiro hesitated, the spirit of Japanese bushido told him that he must not surrender!
"Lord Taiko? The Great Cause of the Western Expedition? Expanding the territory? Ze and his descendants? Xia Mu smiled coldly when he heard this, "Yes! That's a nice thing to say, but as far as I know, Japan has been in turmoil for a hundred years, and the people are hungry, do you think that just a small island country can conquer our Celestial Empire? Can I bring the Ming Dynasty to its knees? The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention, the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the moment of life and death! β
"This?" Kameda Kojiro hesitated, leaving two lines of tears in his eyes, slowly put down the sword, extinguished the torch, and closed his eyes and waited to bind his hands.
"Kameda-kun! You did very well! Xia Mu sneered, stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said happily, "We can't become enemies, it's really worth being happy!" β
With that, he strode forward and slashed down the Toyotomi clan's "Sanzhutong" family crest flag erected on the lookout with a knife, and at the same time hung the bright red Ming military flag high!
The Ming military flag was waving in the wind in mid-air, like a dancing flame, in the morning fog that gradually dissipated, it looked particularly dazzling and bright!
At this time, a large number of Japanese slaves had not yet been wiped out, and the horn suddenly sounded in the distance.
Hattori Heiji, who was desperately resisting, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this trumpet, and shouted at the desperate Japanese soldiers: "Warriors, General Boyan has sent troops to save us, hold on a little longer!" β
Above the city, Xia Mu heard the horns of the Tartars in all directions, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly looked along the vast night, only to see that in the desert in the north, there were probably tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, killing and coming, and in the yellow sand, a flag marking the wolf's head could be seen faintly under the torch!
Li Chengliang's face changed greatly when he saw this sign, and hurriedly said: "It's not good, this is the wolf cavalry under Boyan!" β
Xia Mu frowned when he heard this: "Wu Zhongyong is really useless, no wonder the Tartar has not moved all along, it turns out that Boyan Jina and the Japanese slaves are involved together!" β
Saying that, Xia Mu hurriedly looked at Zu Chengxun and shouted, "Can the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Western Battalion be transferred!" β
When Zu Chengxun heard this, he also knew that the battle situation was anxious, so he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly replied: "Uncle, the wolf smoke mouth must have a soldier to prevent the sneak attack of the Duoyan Department, at most, at most, up to 5,000 soldiers and horses!" β
Xia Mu slammed his fist on the city wall when he heard this, and scolded: "Ge Laozi, I can't care so much, light the beacon fire wolf smoke, fly the pigeon to send the message, and immediately let the West Battalion transfer five thousand soldiers and horses from the wolf smoke!" β
"Yes!" Zu Chengxun hurriedly went downstairs to make arrangements.
Xia Mu looked at the already chaotic fighting scene under the city, and said to Li Chengliang: "Let the forbidden army take out firearms and guard the inner city as the last line of defense!" β
As he spoke, he looked at the more than 300 Dongchang fans in the city, and shouted: "Kill Lao Tzu and kill these dog mongrels!" β
As he spoke, he pulled out his embroidered spring knife and slashed towards the dim horizon before dawn of the night.
The north wind swept the white grass and folded, and the snow flew in August!
That's a good point. When the time came, the sun's golden rays finally tore through the layers of fog that shrouded the sky over Uiju, and everything on the earth was clearly visible under the nose.
But the clouds and mist gradually dissipated, and God roared, and it snowed heavily!
Suddenly, on the pool of blood, which was still hot, it was stained red with snow.
Xia Mu was protected by Zu Chengxun and Li Rusong, only to see the Tartar soldiers in the distance crushing a dark cloud over, as if heavy waves were stretching into the sky, advancing layer by layer.
In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves, paces, and wheels of the Mongol army was like a rolling wave, hitting the city of Uiju wave after wave. The city of Uiju was like a frightened beast, trembling by the turbulent momentum of this faction.
Just now, the city was full of clouds and mist, and the Ming soldiers on the head of the Xicheng city could not see the situation of the Mongolian army on the ground clearly. Now that the fog has cleared, the Ming generals and soldiers can clearly see the coming momentum of the Mongolian army that swept like a sea of soldiers, and they all held their breath and palpitated.
Xia Mu looked at the Mongolian army of more than 10,000 people, gasped, but he took a white breath, tore the flying fish suit on his body, revealing the red reckless clothes inside, looked at the eight thousand brocade guards and Dongchang fans gathered behind him, looked at their bloody appearances, and laughed:
"Brothers, are you afraid! Tell me! β
"Don't be afraid!"
"Don't be afraid!"
"Don't be afraid!"
Xia Mu listened to the tsunami-like shouts of the mountains, his heart was very satisfied, he ran a big run, jumped on the hill in front of him, looked at the eight thousand brothers under the Wanzhang Xiongcheng, raised the embroidered spring knife in his hand, and said solemnly: "Brothers, the foreign captives suddenly attacked, your life and my life are no longer in our hands, and this life is destined to defend the dignity of my Ming territory with blood......"
Saying that, Xia Mu choked up: "Today, either you and I have eight thousand brothers, kill the enemy and defend the country, and on the day of victory, we will celebrate the success, or, on the Huangquan Road, I, Xia Mu, will wait for you to come, and in the next life, we will be brothers together!" β
Eight thousand people looked at Xia Mu standing in the heavy snow speechlessly, how many Dongchang fans cried, how many Jinyi guards tore the flying fish clothes on their bodies, and clenched the embroidered spring knife!
Xia Mu turned around coldly, raised the long knife stained with blood in the cold wind, pointed at the Japanese slaves who were fleeing to the Tartar army in the distance, and shouted: "Kill! β
A thunderclap rose from the ground, and eight thousand brothers Yang Fan again!
Suddenly, the Japanese soldiers were chased and killed by the Ming cavalry like water dogs, and they screamed!
Zu Chengxun rushed in front, and the big knife in his hand slashed down in one breath, and he actually put down more than a dozen Japanese soldiers one after another like chopping melons and vegetables!
And Xia Mu personally led 600 Xiao cavalry soldiers and 200 Li Mansion dead soldiers, and killed them from under the city gate as if they were dead.
This battle represents the battle of life and death in Yizhou City, and it also represents the last dignity of the Ming Dynasty.
My territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can they invade when the Japanese slaves say they will invade, and how can they occupy it when the Tartars say they will occupy it!
If so, first ask the knife in our hands, and recognize it!
Xia Mu killed all the way, only to see that the corpses of Japanese soldiers and broken knives and broken flags were all like dead leaves and remnants along the way, and the condition was unbearable. But his face did not change, and he just let his horse and trample on the corpses of the captives and strode forward to kill.
"Lord Governor, be careful!" Yu Dawei, who was commanding the battle in front, heard the news and hurriedly rode over to remind, "The Japanese soldiers have retreated into the hidden fortress in the distanceβyou must beware of their cold guns!" β
Xia Mu smiled coldly, looked forward, and saw that the military rooms on both sides of the border defense outside the city of Nayizhou had been occupied by Japanese soldiers. Almost every window was a firing point for the Japanese captives; Behind each of their facades, almost all of them hide snipers! As long as the Ming army takes a step into the street, it will be attacked by cold guns from all directions!
"Even if it's a net, kill it too!" Xia Mu snorted coldly, his footsteps did not stop, and the embroidered spring knife in his hand slanted into the sky, and he rushed to the front with a meteor.
"Big brother be careful!" Luo Kedi's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly screamed urgently, and stretched out his hand from the left side to push Xia Mu aside.
"Whoosh" A string of missiles strafed, and several soldiers behind Xia Mu were instantly killed on the ground!
Xia Mu rolled aside, and as soon as he stood up, Li Rusong, Zu Dashou and others with their guards and soldiers had already surrounded him in surprise, forming a human wall and shielding him from it.
"Lord Governor!" Yu Dawei also jumped off the horse, his voice was a little hoarse with fright, ran to him, and saw that he was unharmed, so he relieved his heart, "Are you okay?" The situation just now really scared Yu! β
"Ge Laozi" Xia Mu smiled angrily and said, "Youlao, everyone is worried!" At this moment, the Japanese prisoners retreated into the corner of the earthen fort and resisted stubbornly, according to General Yu's opinion, how to deal with it? Otherwise, when the Mongol army comes up, the city of Yiju will be in danger! β
"My lord is really 'a guts'!" Yu Dawei praised it, and after a moment of silence, he said, "To deal with this earthen fort, of course, it is best to use the 'Great General's Cannon'." However, it was difficult to transport the 'cannon and military artillery' for a while...... Alas...... Relying on the soldiers to fight hard with the three-eyed eye, they killed 3,000 enemies and lost 800 ......."
"Look, how about using the 'Fire Raven Arrow'?" Li Rusong suddenly interjected, "Bring a group of archers up and shoot a 'fire crow arrow' into each 'shooting port' on the dark fort of the two rows of houses facing the street, it will be enough for the Japanese prisoners to drink a pot!" β
"Good! Summoning the 'Fire Ravens' to come up! Xia Mu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly gave the order.
In a short time, rows of Ming army archers in flame-colored robes rushed up in formation, and then quickly divided into groups of two to move: the archer on the left bent his bow and arrows, aiming at the windows of the houses and earthen forts on both sides of the street; The soldier on the right carefully lit the gunpowder twist on the arrow shaft for him with a fire fold - it turned out that the arrows placed on the crossbow of this group of archers were very peculiar: its arrow tip was as thick as a spear head, the arrow body was about three feet long, and a bamboo gunpowder cylinder was tied to the arrow shaft, which contained gunpowder, arsenic, iron filings, broken porcelain, etc., and the gunpowder twist at the end of the barrel was as long as a middle finger - this is the famous Chinese firearm "Fire Raven Arrow" that has been handed down since the Southern Song Dynasty! When the arrow hits the target, the gunpowder twist is just burned out, and the gunpowder bamboo tube will explode, and the gunpowder, shrapnel, and poisonous smoke in it will immediately burst out, causing serious injuries!
At this moment, as soon as the gunpowder twists of the "fire crow arrows" were ignited, the "fire crow team" shooters who were responsible for releasing the arrows shouted one after another, struggling to release the bowstring, and with the sharp roar of a broken bamboo crack, thousands of "fire crow arrows" dragged a long tail of smoke and "swished" into the doors and windows of the Japanese people's houses and earth forts!
Suddenly, the "bang horns" in the mud forts of those houses rang out like firecrackers, and puffs of smoke came out of the windows. Immediately afterwards, some of the Japanese soldiers who were blown up by the gunpowder cartridge on the "fire crow arrow" were covered in blood or choked with tears in their eyes and coughed violently like headless flies and fled through the doors and windows one after another!
It's just that the Japanese slaves have just escaped from the earthen fort, and the cavalry of the Ming army, who have been "waiting" outside for a long time, swept up like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, wielding knives and dancing spears to slash and kill!
Where can the frightened Japanese soldiers resist? As soon as they fought, they were rushed by the Ming army's war horses and howled miserably like chickens flying dogs jumping and fell to both sides, rolling on the ground like gourds and couldn't get up - the Ming iron cavalry was rampant, and those would-be robbers were either killed by the Ming soldiers immediately, or trampled into meat by the iron hooves of the war horses, and they were simply powerless to fight back!