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"All troops, follow me to Peony Peak to defend. Now if we escape, we can only become a live target for the Ming people, don't panic, reinforcements are already on the way and will arrive soon. When the time comes, we will definitely be able to kill all these Ming people, and we will all be the heroes of His Royal Highness Taige! ”

Seeing the tide of the Ming army pouring into Pyongyang, Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro did not lead their troops to abandon the city and break through, but concentrated thousands of remnants of the army, and joined forces with the devil defenders of Peony Peak, intending to hold on and wait for reinforcements.

The move of Governor Konishi and Yoshihiro Shimazu is not how loyal they are to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, nor is it that they can't see the form clearly, but they are forced to helpless:

Mud bombardment is a ruling structure similar to that of the Zhou Dynasty: the shogun, the man with the largest land and the strongest army in the entire country, divides a portion of the land among his generals and advisers, who owe allegiance to the daimyo for the sake of profit, and follow the shogun on his expedition to the west in order to obtain more and better land.

Each time they went into battle, these daimyo would mobilize the peasants and samurai in their domains and form an army to follow the shogun. To put it bluntly, the army led by Yukicho Konishi and Yoshihiro Shimazu was not strictly speaking, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army at all, but private soldiers raised at their own expense.

If the private soldiers suffer too many casualties, or if the whole army is wiped out, it will greatly affect the rule of Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro over their own territory, not only because of the lack of farmers who can cultivate it, but also because of the shortage of food in the territory. It may even be swallowed up by other lords or daimyo as a result.

By now Konishi and Shimazu Yoshihiro have lost almost all of their Ashigaru troops, and their main force is a loyal samurai force that they have spent a lot of money and cultivated over several generations.

These hundreds of samurai have received strict martial arts training, kendo training, and a series of brainwashing education loyal to their lords since childhood, and it can be said that they are loyal to both Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro, and they are definitely the most trustworthy and reliable key force under their command, and it is the fundamental reason why they can stand in the mud bombardment of many daimyo.

In the previous Korean campaign, Konishi Yukinaga attacked Busan in an hour, and captured Seoul in half a month, and these samurai played a key role.

Therefore, Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro knew very well that if they lost these people, they would become lost dogs. Not only Toyotomi Hideyoshi will anger himself because of the defeat. Those who have long coveted their own territories. Maybe he will take advantage of the fact that his entire army is wiped out and lacks a powerful force, and secretly use all kinds of methods to eat himself in one bite.

Therefore, although they knew that it was a very idiotic act to defend Peony Peak, Yukinaga Konishi and Yoshihiro Shimazu tried to keep the most samurai troops. still stubbornly led the remnants of the defeated army to flee into Peony Peak.

Peony Peak is the highest place in the whole of Pyongyang. From this place, you can overlook the whole of Pyongyang. The terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because Wu Weizhong only feinted and did not attack seriously, the casualties of the defenders of Peony Peak were very small, and they also had a large number of iron cannons and bows and arrows.

"Let's take turns taking a break! Eat some dry food and get ready for battle. The Ming people will kill them in a while. We occupy a favorable position, and the big barrels and iron cannons of the Ming people can't hurt us at all. As long as we hold on for two or three days, His Royal Highness Taige's army will arrive, and at that time, we will all be great heroes when we should join forces to kill all the people of the Ming Kingdom! After settling down, Yukicho Konishi and Yoshihiro Shimazu led a few officers back and forth, trying to boost the morale of the soldiers.

It's a pity that the efforts of Konishi Yukicho and others have no effect at all, except for a few samurai who are loyal to them, most of the soldiers look like they are waiting to die, and even if they kick and scold, there is no improvement.

"Xiaoxi-kun, don't waste your efforts, we are actually waiting for death! Do you still believe that Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima will send troops to save us? Tired of finding a place to sit down, Shimazu Yoshihiro said helplessly.

"Alas, isn't Kuroda Nagamasa also in Huangzhou? I don't think he's the kind of person with a small belly, right? Maybe if the city of Pyongyang falls, he will lead his troops to help, and when the time comes, we can reserve some seeds for our territory," Yukicho Konishi's voice became quieter and quieter, and it was obvious that even he didn't believe in such a thing.

At the same time, Li Rusong, who entered Pyongyang, immediately got information from Wu Weizhong about the devil's stubborn defense of Peony Peak:

"Hehe, these devils are really looking for their own death? Our army doesn't go to them, and they have to stay in Pyongyang as a nail household? Tell General Wu to let him send troops to collect as much wood and oil as possible, and by the way, get some rubber bands and other things, and I'll go over immediately" Hearing this, Li Rusong grinned, and ordered Li Rubai and Han Bianwai to temporarily act as their own authority and take charge of the entire Pyongyang City, and he came to Peony Peak with dozens of escorts and chariots.

"General Wu, what's the devil inside?" After smiling and turning over and dismounting, and saluting Wu Weizhong, Li Rusong pulled Wu Weizhong up with a smile and said affectionately.

"Major General Qiyu, these Japanese robbers are hiding in the stronghold and can't hold out. It seems that there are still a lot of dry food, bows, arrows, and medicine stored in it, and the whole stronghold is very high, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if we forcibly attack, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties. But if you don't fight......" Wu Weizhong also looked helpless when he said this, no one is like carrying a powder keg that will explode at any time by his side.

"Hehe, General Wu don't be impatient. I asked the brothers to go down and have a good rest, after three full hours of fighting, the brothers of the Qi family army must also be exhausted, take a good rest and recuperate. I have already mobilized 5,000 Liaodong Iron Cavalry, they have been roaming around the vicinity to prevent enemy reinforcements from sneaking attack, and now they are just used as reserves" Li Rusong said to Wu Weizhong with a smile, the latter agreed after a little hesitation, after all, he believed that Li Rusong would not be greedy for the military merits of the Qi family's army.

"Ningzi, gather all the wood and oil for me, and get dozens of small Furlong cannons by the way. Lao Tzu also roasted these devils who were looking for death alive today and fed them to the dogs! Immediately, Li Rusong shouted to Li Ning, who had just arrived, and Li Ning, who had been wandering around the city without fighting, was suddenly overjoyed.

Large chunks of wood were poured with fire oil, lit and tied to a large slingshot made of leather bands, and shot into the stronghold of the Peony Peak devils one after another. At the same time, dozens of small Furlong machine guns were concentrated, and the overwhelming amount of medicine, lead and stones instantly enveloped the entire Peony Peak devil's stronghold.

Seeing that the target had worked, Li Ning ordered the soldiers to continue projecting the oil and wood through the slingshot to the stronghold like a devil, and suddenly the entire Peony Peak became a huge furnace:

A large amount of wood and fire oil were projected into the stronghold, ignited by the wood that was thrown in before, and the entire Peony Peak stronghold was filled with thick smoke and flames, accompanied by countless lead and stones falling from the sky, and the entire Peony Peak stronghold continued to hear the wails and cries of devils and cry for help:

"Water! Get water to put out the fire! ”

"Ahh I'm on fire! Help me! Don't push me out! Yes! ”

"Mom! I want Mom! ”

"Help! Almighty Amaterasu, help me! ”

Countless devil soldiers wailed and were pushed out of the stronghold by their companions covered in fire, and were either burned alive, fell from a height and fell to their deaths, or were directly killed on the spot by breaking their heads with lead and stones falling from the sky.

Because of the lack of water, the devil was reluctant to use precious water to fight the fire, so he could only use the corpses of his companions to suppress the fire pile, and the whole air was suddenly filled with the smell of burnt meat, which made people want to vomit.

There were constantly devil soldiers howling and rushing out of the stronghold, they held the weapons in their hands tightly, let out a beast-like roar and rushed towards the Ming army frantically, trying to pull a cushion before they died.

It's a pity that this kind of thing can't happen at all, Li Ning ordered the soldiers to set fire on the one hand, and on the other hand, hundreds of Liaodong iron knights had already been gathered to dismount and build a defensive position on the spot with sandbags. As soon as the devils rushed up, the Liaodong iron horsemen hiding behind the sandbags yawned boredly, and slowly pulled the trigger, killing those devils who were lucky enough to avoid the artillery fire, smoke, and flames in front of the position one by one.

The entire Peony Peak has turned into a huge furnace at this time, and the ghost soldiers who originally wanted to defend and counterattack condescendingly have become pieces of meat roasted in the furnace, and they are trapped in the stronghold.

Once the devil soldiers walked out of the stronghold, they would be killed alive by the artillery fire and firearms of the Ming army, which had almost no dead ends, and were dragged back to the rear by the Ming army like a prey, cutting off their heads and piling them up into a tall Beijing Temple.

And those devils who cowered in the stronghold and couldn't defend themselves had to endure the heat and flames, as well as dodge the pervasive smoke, and many people were choked to death by the smoke. A large number of soldiers were severely burned or even burned alive because of the blazing flames. The entire Peony Peak is like a Shura hell, and countless devil soldiers are wailing and crying in it, hoping to be saved.

"Hehe, it's a pity for the devils! Lao Tzu is here, and you are destined to die here! (To be continued......)