Chapter 755 Buying people's hearts is simple

Japanese castles and Chinese castles are two different concepts, and the so-called fortress of the Hachioji Defense Line is, at best, three earthen castles. It is three earthen enclosures, forming a zigzag shape and supporting each other. Due to the speed of the march, the cannons of the Choshu domain were not transported, and after two failed attempts, Mori ordered the attack to be stopped, and the camp was built and the cannons were waited.

In this era, because of Chen Xie's agitation, the main weapons on the Japanese battlefield are no longer katana and bamboo guns, and a large number of smoothbore guns are equipped on both sides, and the tactics of lining up the walls are quite skillful. As for the cannons, there are relatively few of them, they are all cast iron cannons from the hands of the Ming or the Dutch, and a cannon is three or four thousand catties, and it is dead and heavy. There was also a batch of captured three-pounder field guns, which were obtained from the shogunate army, which was very useful in field battles, but not enough in siege power.

Masayuki Hoshina followed a regiment on a night's march and finally arrived at their destination around the early hours of the morning. He was almost exhausted by the night, and a dozen of his men on foot had fallen behind, and he could not keep up with the pace of the march if he were not on horseback. Even if he had a horse to ride, when he dismounted, his legs felt like they weren't his own. On the other hand, those soldiers, as well as Liu Qingshan, were just a little tired from looking at their faces like people who were fine.

"Your Excellency, the marching ability of your army is truly breathtaking." Bao Ke Zhengzhi patted a sycophant firmly, Liu Qingshan held up the binoculars expressionlessly, looked at a dirt fence in front of him, and said lightly: "It's just eighteen hours of marching, it's commonplace." The front is the goal, you send someone to check the situation, don't make unnecessary trouble. ”

To be honest, Liu Qingshan is tired enough, but the tiger is down, and he has to hold on. The main thing is still this road. Halfway through, it will not work, it will become a local dirt road, the infantry is a little better, and the artillery will die. Fortunately, some livestock were requisitioned, and the 75 guns could be disassembled and tied to the cattle for marching, which delayed a lot of time.

Baoke is in good spirits. Personally led two people forward, at this moment it was the darkness before dawn, he couldn't see his five fingers, and the lantern in his hand was burned to the end, and when he was preparing for the lights, Liu Qingshan came over and handed him a flashlight: "Use this, push forward is open, push back is off." ”

Masayuki Hoshina was frightened. This thing is an artifact. How can there be such a thing, which can be lit without ignition. The march along the way was all with torches, so why don't you use this thing. If you think about it carefully, you must have very little equipment, otherwise you would have used it a long time ago. In fact, the soldiers of the mountain brigade are not all in hand, and they only have a squad leader and deputy position, and they can save money in normal times. This kind of rechargeable flashlight, when it runs out, there is nowhere to charge. In the camp, there are conditions for charging. I don't have that condition when I get to Japan, so let's make a torch with a torch.

With two subordinates, he came to the outside of the fence to shout, and as soon as the flashlight in his hand came, the samurai on duty almost knelt in fright. Hurriedly found the commander here, and looked down to see that it was Baoke Masayuki. Only then did I open the door with confidence. The commander's name is Kondo Yuzo, a retainer whom Tokugawa Iemitsu trusts, and the relationship between the two is not bad. After the meeting, I heard that there were only 2,000 Ming troops coming, so I was anxious: "Your Excellency, what are 2,000 people enough for?" I've got 5,000 here. After two hits, he was injured by more than 500 people. Those Changzhou warriors are not afraid of death, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. ”

Masayuki Hoshina turned on the flashlight, turned off the flashlight again, and stunned Kondo for a moment, and then said to him very strictly: "Kondo-kun, don't question the great Japanese king. Oh, don't call it Japan from now on, let's call it Toei. I'm sure that even with only two thousand men, you can defeat ten times as many enemies or more. Let's go, follow me to meet His Excellency Commander Liu, and remember, be respectful. ”

The two came over with more than a dozen people, and when they were five hundred meters away, a person quietly appeared in the darkness and made a low voice: "Stop, password!" The group was frightened and hurried, and pulled out their knives. Bao Ke Zhengzhi was very calm, and glanced at these compatriots with disdain, completely with a look of "these turtles".

Turning on the flashlight, Bao Ke Zheng stepped forward and bowed: "Hi, my Bao Ke Masayuki, I am back with the commander of the local garrison." ”

The roadblocker still didn't mean to get out of the way, but said, "Just two people come here, and the rest of the people will wait in place." Kondo was very annoyed, but Hoshina had no problem and even a sneering face, which made him suppress his anger. Da Ming is too powerful, even if it is a little rude, it is not unacceptable. It was easy to convince himself, Kondo followed him forward, and behind an earthen wall, he saw Liu Qingshan and his command team sitting on the ground resting.

"Here, how is the enemy situation lately?" Liu Qingshan didn't even ask who came, Kondo was very depressed, his Chinese was not good, and he had to be translated by Masayuki Hoshina to understand. Seeing Liu Qingshan sitting, Baoke Zhengzhi was standing very well, he had no choice but to stand with him, bowed and replied: "Your Excellency, the Changzhou soldiers attacked twice, and I repelled them. No artillery was found during the battle, it was supposed that the march was too fast and fell behind. ”

Liu Qingshan threw over a pack of cigarettes, lit one himself, turned on the flashlight and looked at the map for a while before saying, "Well, I know." Leave it to us to rush forward here, and the troops will be fully expanded to the left and right, and the idea is to watch my signal and launch a counterattack at any time. ”

"Signal? What signal? "Baoke Masayuki is very conscientious, and hurriedly asked about this. Liu Qingshan then remembered that the people of Dongying didn't understand this, and patiently explained: "Signal flares, red, three signal flares, you will launch a counterattack." ”

As he spoke, he called the signal soldier and sent a flare to them to read, and both of them looked at the flare in the sky as if they were stupid, and they couldn't understand how such a thing could happen.

Liu Qingshan was also interesting enough, and called a signal soldier and said, "Take two signal guns and give them how to use them." In the future, if everyone wants to cooperate in the war, these things must be learned. ”

At dawn, a regiment of soldiers marched into the city to take over the defense. This place turned out to be a village, and the people in it were driven away, and the houses were requisitioned, and more than 50 women were also requisitioned, and they had to do laundry and cook, and they had to comfort the soldiers. After Liu Qingshan understood the situation, he crooked his mouth and entered the best house in the village. As for the women, stay and stay, you need people to cook and take care of the wounded. As for comforting the soldiers, it was not allowed in the mountain brigade war.

The shogunate army began to retreat, and Liu Qingshan took Masayuki Hoshina and Kondo together to walk around the city to understand the situation on the spot. Walking to the outside of a farmhouse courtyard and seeing the wounded being carried out inside, Liu Qingshan stopped and said, "How many are the wounded?" ”

Kondo looked at these wounded, his expression darkened, and his expression was heavy: "Back to Your Excellency, there are more than 100 people, all of whom were injured by iron cannons, and less than one percent can survive, it depends on God's will." Liu Qingshan looked at it, raised his hand and shouted: "Don't carry it, such a serious injury is transported around, and it will die faster." After saying this, Liu Qingshan looked at Kondo disdainfully: "God of bullshit, don't tell me this in the future." There is only one god in this world, and that is our grandfather. Don't be unconvinced, this wounded man handed over to me can save at least seventy. ”

Hearing this, Kondo knelt down for Liu Qingshan in surprise, and said quickly: "Really? Thank you so much, Your Excellency! Liu Qingshan was quite surprised, and he didn't help him, but just looked at Baoke's righteous way: "What's the matter?" I don't even understand what he says. ”

Masayuki Hoshina asked first, and then told Liu Qingshan, it turned out that Kondo's younger brother was also injured. At this time, the medical team with the army arrived, there were about 30 people in total, and Liu Qingshan brought a small hospital. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to bring so many people, isn't this the vanguard? Moreover, the mountain brigade is elite, and Chang Shiren is very distressed, so he directly sent the entire establishment of a brigade hospital.

Hearing that Kondo's younger brother was inside, Liu Qingshan had a righteous expression, let Kondo get up, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you don't lose your breath, you will have a chance to cure him." "Actually, Koshiro Kondo's injuries were not very severe, and he received a buckshot on his calf, and his bones were not broken. But this thing is unlucky, Lang Zhong of the injured devil casually got some herbs to deal with it, and he was infected. The calves are thick enough to catch up with the thighs, and they are filled with pus.

After Zhou Hucheng, the head of the doctor's team, checked and looked at the environment here, it was not a hospital at all, this was Nima Pigsty. The wounded were left on the straw-covered ground, a few peasant women were taking care of them, and the doctor was a local langzhong, and there was no treatment at all except for some herbs and simple bandages.

"Commander Liu, first move everyone out and wait outside, this place is a hospital, and all good people will be infected and die, not to mention the wounded." Liu Qingshan didn't say anything in a hurry when he heard this, but asked, "Is the place big enough?" Zhou Hucheng shook his head, this is a farmer's yard, and there are more than 100 people stuffed in it, just waiting for death.

"Okay, just use my command post, I'll move out. By the way, you guys will put this Koshiro Kondo first, and let the others go first. Liu Qingshan was very simple, and with a wave of his hand, the matter was settled. Kondo Yuzo had been listening to Masayuki Hoshina's translation on the side, and after listening to it, he knelt down again with a puff and said, "Your Excellency, the head of the regiment, you are very kind, and you can't repay it." ”

Liu Qingshan smiled and waved his hand to show modesty. In fact, he is buying people's hearts and minds, and he has to stay for a month, without the cooperation of these Dongying short legs, he is really a little worried. When the news spread, the retreating shogunate samurai and soldiers let out earth-shattering cheers. In these years, he was injured in the war, and he was basically killed. Antibiotics are such a precious thing, and the people of the Ming Dynasty don't use them very much, not to mention these turtles in Dongying.

Just in the courtyard, a stool was set up, a bed board was laid, and after a simple disinfection, an operation began, and Masayuki Hoshina and Kondo Yuzo had the pleasure of witnessing a miracle. As soon as the needle went down, the injured person lost consciousness, the scalpel cut open the wound, removed the rotten flesh, and did not feel it at all. Finally, the bandaging was completed, a butt injection was given, and then Zhou Hucheng took a big package: "The fever has subsided, and my life will be saved." (To be continued......)