With the cooperation and support of reinforcements, the Han army fought their way through the bloody road, repelled the enemy in front of them, and pressed the central front forward with unstoppable courage, and their progress caused extreme panic to the shogunate army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Tokugawa Iemitsu had been watching the fierce battle not far away, sometimes excited, sometimes anxious, but when the shogunate army began to retreat under the pressure of the Han army, his face turned pale.

The Han army did not engage in any tricks, but launched a direct attack on his front, which was the place where his strength was most strong, and he had done his best - he concentrated almost all his artillery fire to bombard these Han Kou, and sent a large number of troops to rush up to intercept them, but this red torrent was still not stopped, and it was still rolling forward.

Now, even without binoculars, he could see the faces of the other party in the blurry smoke, some of the soldiers in bright red uniforms were as silent as dead, some of them were distorted, their faces were covered with red blood and black smoke, they were almost like ghosts.

"My lord! Don't let them rush in front of our army! The old Nakamatudaira Nobutsuna, who had been with him all the time, couldn't bear it anymore now, and shouted beside him, "Our army's main formation must not be chaotic!" And now the artillery also needs cover, and it is absolutely impossible to open the way for the Han Kou! ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna's roar pierced through the barrier built by the sound of artillery fire, causing Tokugawa Iemitsu to suddenly startle, and he looked up at Hanko, and then at his own side.

Indeed, because of the lack of shells, and in order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, so after entering the melee just now, the artillery fire has stopped, but the artillery is heavy, and there is no way for these artillery to be transferred in a hurry.

However, just now, Tokugawa Iemitsu had already filled in all the troops that could be mobilized around him, and now that they have been defeated, I am afraid that there is no way to reorganize in a short time, and where can there be troops that can be transferred to meet the Han Kou in a hurry? Unless it's the use of his own personal guards.

"My lord, please let me lead the pro-army up to fight Han Kou to the death!" Matsudaira Nobutsuna obviously thought of this as well, and he loudly pleaded with Tokugawa Iemitsu, "I will definitely fight the Han Kou with my soldiers to the death and hold them back!" ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu frowned.

The current situation is very obvious, the Han army has given up all other plans, and almost all the main forces have been put into a frontal assault on the shogunate army, which is not clear whether it is desperate or arrogant, but the pressure on the Chinese army is even greater than imagined - the current situation is proof, the losses are too great now, and the enemy may break the line at any time.

In this case, the side can only draw troops from the two flanks to fill the vacancy in the center. According to the information obtained by the reconnaissance, the strength of the Han Kou is only a few thousand, and at the moment, this red torrent in front of him is probably their main force, as long as they are blocked or even defeated, then this battle should end in the victory of the shogunate.

The most important thing now is time, as long as it can be delayed, even if you use your most trusted and elite personal guard troops to consume the enemy.

A sense of excitement that would be a success struck Tokugawa Iemitsu, who looked at Matsudaira Nobutsuna and waved his hand heavily.

After getting permission from Tokugawa Iemitsu, Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately formed a team, and then left the main camp together with the guards who had already gathered around Tokugawa Iemitsu, they were all selected banner-based samurai, and their combat power was naturally different from the usual shogunate army. And under their leadership, some of the troops that had already retreated, plus some reinforced shogunate troops, rushed towards the Han army that kept coming closer.

And under the orders of Tokugawa Iemitsu, there were constantly orders of samurai running to the two wings, conveying Tokugawa Iemitsu's orders to them, asking them to come and reinforce the central front.

However, at this time, the momentum of the Han army was different from just now, and after receiving reinforcements from the second regiment, they had formed more than a dozen large phalanxes of several thousand people, and their morale was high because they repelled the enemy army. The artillery fire on the opposite side also began to cease at this time, and they now only felt that there was a smooth road in front of them, and they fearlessly thought about the advance ahead, and the hot wind mixed with the smoke of gunpowder blew on the faces of each of them, but it could only make the fire in their hearts burn more vigorously.

When Matsudaira Nobutsuna and the rest of the shogunate army slammed into the front line of these Han armies again with decisive momentum, the battle resumed, and the blades and smoke swept through like a storm of death, shaking the ground beneath their feet. The burning battlefield was blazing, and more and more soldiers joined the ranks of the memorials, but their resistance only slowed down the pace of the Han army, and the front of thousands of people pressed towards the shogunate army almost at a slow but unstoppable speed.

Countless brave officers and sergeants in the Han army led the way to the enemy, they were almost unstoppable, leading their soldiers to run to the most dangerous and fierce places in the face of death, and their regimental commander was not left behind, Ma Chonghao still carried the battle flag of his regiment, and Li Huanghe also rushed to the front line, there is no doubt that this kind of front-line commander rushing to the front can boost the morale of the soldiers more than any verbal declaration.

The increase in numbers has brought about a qualitative change, and the Han army, which has now been strengthened by troops and firepower, is already difficult to resist head-on. Matsudaira Nobutsuna also took the lead, struggling to support himself on the front line, waiting for time to pass little by little, anxiously waiting for reinforcements from the shogunate army to help him deal a fatal blow to these terrible and hateful Han Kou.

But the reinforcements still did not come, just when they were desperately fighting with the Han army, the Han cavalry swept away the left flank of the shogunate army after the first suppression of the artillery, and rushed towards these frightened shogunate troops, and the Liaodong regiment led by Bi Su, after the cavalry opened the bloody road, strode towards the gap opened by the robes, like a raging fire to the shogunate army.

Zhao Song didn't care about any other places, he came to the artillery position, picked up the binoculars, and watched the impact of his most trusted Liaodong regiment and cavalry on the enemy's left flank.

Now he had no troops around him but the guards, and he had thrown all his troops into the attack—this was his last bet.

And he is extremely confident that he will never lose in this gamble, but will win and glory.

Under Zhao Song's gaze, these Han troops rushed towards the positions of the shogunate troops on the opposite side at great speed.

The previous cavalry had gathered together, fought their way around the important passageway, and approached the place where the enemy had gathered the most, and because of the heavy bombardment beforehand, these troops had already suffered heavy casualties, and the formation was very loose, and under the dense cavalry onslaught, they were suddenly thrown into confusion.

The whole group of cavalry, long knives raised high, accompanied by impassioned neighing and trumpets, flags fluttering in the wind, a large group of cavalry lined up in a column, acting in unison, rushed straight through the predetermined route, penetrated into the dangerous place where the corpses rested, disappeared into the smoke and passed over the smoke, and finally rushed into the enemy formation, their sabers waved one after another, slashing and slashing the shogunate soldiers who had nothing to rely on.

Under the repeated blows, I saw the Han cavalry attacking on a tall horse, these shogunate soldiers were already frightened by fear, they no longer had the intention of fighting, howling and running behind, some of them were directly chased by the cavalry when they ran, and some of them ran for their lives, and fled directly to the top of the steep and muddy slope, they had become frightened birds, and there was no way to fight against the Han army.

Since the horses could not climb steep slopes, and they were no longer a threat, the cavalry rested a little, regrouped in formation, and then rushed at the enemy again, threatening to turn the entire left flank of the enemy into disarray. And in their rear, the Liaodong Regiment that was pursuing them also rolled forward, and the regimental Zheng Bisu also took the lead, and they fiercely attacked all the enemies in front of them, preventing them from having any chance to regroup.

Under their onslaught, the left flank of the shogunate army was already in a state of confusion and almost paralysis, not only was there no way to send reinforcements to the central front in the fierce battle, but it was at risk of collapse.

And Zhao Song was also very satisfied with this situation, he immediately sent an order, ordering Bi Su and the cavalry to continue the pursuit, to make sure that the shogunate army was shaken from the left flank to a full flank, bringing them chaos, and at the same time, he ordered the artillery to advance on the right front, preparing to bombard the shogunate army's main position on a new position along the road opened by the Han army, so that they could bear the final blow.

Under Zhao Song's order, these artillerymen immediately re-removed their makeshift fortifications and earthen bags on the ground under the cannons, and began to push the cannons forward again, ignoring any situation around them, and concentrated on pushing the artillery wagons forward so that the cannons could continue to fire at the enemy on the high ground after the cannons had closed the firing range.

The constant defeat of the Chinese army and the rout of the left flank fell into the eyes of Tokugawa Iemitsu, who anxiously watched around, praying for reinforcements to suddenly appear to save him, but the reinforcements were delayed. At this time, the others had already seen that the situation was extremely unfavorable, and they had already shown expressions of fear and even despair.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna tried his best to lead his men to support the front line, but his line had been compressed into a thin line, and there was a risk of being broken at any time, and these big Han soldiers seemed to be advancing little by little with a frenzied calm, and they trampled the fallen corpses of the soldiers on both sides, unwaveringly pressed in front of the enemy formation, and then the prepared musketeers began to fire continuously, making the front that had already begun to be somewhat weakened even more precarious.

The Tokugawa family tried his best to order the people around him to continue to give orders, asking the surrounding soldiers to resist the Han Kou, but at this moment, he heard a hissing sound from the side, he looked in the direction from which the sound came, and then saw a group of cavalry rushing towards him at a rapid speed, like a red storm, and in front of them, the officers and soldiers of the shogunate had begun to flee.

The fleeing soldiers instinctively pressed towards the central main camp for safety, but unlike the reinforcements, these routs could only bring greater chaos to the main formation, these people were mixed with the troops in motion, so that everyone could not advance or retreat, this kind of stagnant and paralyzed scene, any famous general would be terrified when he saw it, let alone Tokugawa Iemitsu?

Anxiety and anger burned his heart, making his throat sweet again, blood gushing into his mouth, almost fainting, but it was only by the last bit of energy that he did not collapse.

At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened, thick clouds obscured the horizon, and the wind blew violently, the wind swept up the branches and threw them into the air, while blowing a puff of dust, which seemed to herald the sudden arrival of a storm.

Seeing that it was about to rain, Tokugawa Iemitsu's heart suddenly widened, as long as he supported it for a while and held it until it rained, the artillery fire of the Han army would not be able to play, and the heavy rain and mud could slow down the pace of the Han army, making it impossible for them to continue to expand their advantage, and also allowing the shogunate army to temporarily take a breath and retract the front in the already obvious defeat.

It's going to rain...... It's going to rain...... God bless, rain quickly, bless your grandson!

He cried out almost pleading inwardly.

However, it was not the rain that fell first, but the shells.

Unlike the artillery of the shogunate army, the well-trained artillery of the Han adjusted the shooting according to the situation obtained on the battlefield, and the high-quality field artillery of the Han Dynasty once again exerted their power.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

I couldn't tell whether it was thunder or shelling, almost the whole earth trembled, and a large number of shells whistled in the sky, and then turned and smashed into the central main camp of the shogunate army, which accurately hit the intended target, and also made the already crowded and stagnant main camp even more chaotic.

The cannonballs accelerated by gunpowder were like the hammer chains of demons, and everywhere they went, there was a bloody rain of flesh and blood everywhere, and some of the cannonballs even smashed directly into people's bodies, opening a large hole or breaking people into pieces. This terrible sight of blood and stumps flying everywhere finally made the shogunate army, which was already in turmoil, completely unable to support it.

"Ahh Countless people howled, wounded and unwounded, defeated soldiers and soldiers who came to reinforce, dead and dying soldiers all huddled together, and then fled to the rear with a howl.

Because the artillery bombardment broke up the formation or killed the commander, some of the retreating troops fell into a disorderly rout, their officers and soldiers had just fought bravely like lions against the Han army, but now they no longer had the courage, they howled and ran back, no one could stop everything in front of them, whether it was encouragement, cursing or brandishing swords to kill the deserters, nothing could stop them from fleeing backwards, they had just marched bravely, Now they have been exhausted by the terrible casualties and the bombardment of the enemy, and they would rather suffer the humiliation of defeat than flee in all directions, under this great tide of fleeing, even if some people want to stay and fight, they have to be dragged away by some of the routs, some of them are trampling each other on the run, the unfortunate are trampled to death, and some people are even fighting each other for the way to escape.

At this time, it finally began to rain, but the rain that had just begun to fall did not achieve the desired effect of Tokugawa Iemitsu, but only made the defeat of the shogunate army even more chaotic, and countless people scattered in the mud in the rain, some into the woods, others running backwards regardless of the situation, only thinking of escaping this terrible battlefield.

However, their enemies did not intend to give them such luck, and when the shogunate army began to break and flee, the Han army began to speed up, and mercilessly asked to pursue forward, they would take this opportunity to completely crush the shogunate army.

The relentless pursuit made the shogunate army even more desperate, some ran for a while and exhausted all their strength, unable to move because of nervousness, and were directly killed by the pursuing Han soldiers, some simply knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, while others ran directly to the Tama River in confusion and fear.

These shogunate soldiers, who could not advance or retreat, rushed into the river crying and screaming when they saw the pursuing Han cavalry, obviously the number of Han soldiers pursuing them was far less than them, but these defeated soldiers had lost all the will to fight, and the instinct to survive made them forget all military orders, and they simply jumped into the river.

The Tama River, which was not raging, soon engulfed a large group of shogunate troops, and the soldiers howled and trampled along the river, and gradually they all sank to the bottom of the river, and they could never escape.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was desperate to the point of despair, he had braved the bullets and bullets like his grandfather to command the battle all day, but now he was at a loss in the face of this catastrophe, and the Bannermoto and Ashigaru who were supposed to defend him for generations were now only thinking about running for their lives, and no one cared for him and fought for him.

Now that the battle lines everywhere have fallen into chaos and collapse, it is clear that he has lost this battle, and he has fallen into despair.

If he loses this battle, he will have no hope of turning the book around, and Edo will become an isolated city, and it is destined to fall in the land and sea artillery fire of the Han Kou. And the Tokugawa shogunate would suffer the same fate.

The heavy rain didn't make him feel uncomfortable, but the cold raindrops hit him a little better. He could not help weeping as the rain came down in front of him, but in the midst of the excruciating anguish he calmed down, and silently gazed at the desolate scene, tears streaming down his cheeks, and he looked up at the sky, and in the dark sky, it was as if someone was watching him.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry......" he suddenly fell to his knees with a sad cry. (To be continued.) )