Chapter 619: The Decisive Battle of Nanjing
Qi Jiguang was shocked: "The Japanese are going to raid Yingtianfu?" Oda Nobunaga, this is a dog jumping off the wall in a hurry! Approximate when? ”
Xiao Feng's face was pale: "The word 'sound' is 'established' and the 'day' is established, and the day is set immediately, they should have already left!" ”
Qi Jiguang jumped up and roared outside: "Order, all the scouts are out and close to the Japanese camp, don't be afraid of the dead."
Even if there is one person and one horse left, I have to find out the whereabouts of the widows! Tell the whole army to get ready for the pull! ”
Qi Jiguang's Tanma did not discover Oda Nobunaga's movements in advance, in fact, strictly speaking, they can't be blamed for their incompetence, but Oda Nobunaga is too cruel.
Oda Nobunaga left behind nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers, including wounded soldiers, to patrol around the camp to create the illusion that the army was in the camp.
In fact, he had already set off with a large group of men and horses overnight, quietly broke away from the main battlefield, and rushed straight to Nanjing City along a small road.
Xiao Qin's maps drawn up by the Ming Dynasty played a key role, and Oda Nobunaga, under the cover of darkness, broke away from the main battlefield and left the Ming army behind.
After confirming the death of the Kukag monk, Oda Nobunaga quickly made a decision, abandoned the plan to advance steadily, and decided to break the cauldron and solve the problem quickly.
He threw down thousands of wounded soldiers, but he was still worried that Qi Jiguang would see the clues, so he simply threw down more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers, bluffing, and hiding people's eyes.
This move is actually extremely risky. The city of Nanjing has high walls and thick walls, many defenders, and a large number of Ming troops are behind it. It is hard to imagine that the Japanese would dare to march directly to Nanjing.
But because of this, Oda Nobunaga thought that this move was like Wei Yan's "Meridian Valley Conspiracy", which was likely to turn the Japanese from defeat to victory and bring them back to life.
As Japan's most powerful commander, Oda Nobunaga, like other commanders, almost turned "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Art of War" to pieces.
In the battle to unify Japan, he felt that he was a bit of a hero and useless, those daimyo were too wasteful, and he won the essence of the strategy in both books before he used up.
Now that he has arrived in Daming, he has finally met an opponent like Qi Jiguang and a powerful Daming army, and he can finally play to his heart's content!
Jinling City, why is it called Jinling, it is the land of gold powder fireworks in the Six Dynasties, and it is the richest city in Chinese history!
After occupying Nanjing, not only will food supply and military expenses be no longer a problem, but even the morale of the army will be solved! The city is full of beautiful women, and you still have to worry about morale?
The pirates were forced to move without touching the ground, almost creating the limits of humanity. A few Francos couldn't bear it anymore and asked for a break.
Oda Nobunaga calculated the distance and refused the request to rest. The Franc Robot simply sat on the ground and didn't leave, and the captain of the Franc Robot shrugged his shoulders and looked at Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga took out five pieces of gold from the box and handed them to Captain Franco, who took it in surprise and said General, you are too polite to give such a big gift for no reason.
Oda Nobunaga drew his waist knife and slashed it with lightning speed, and the few Francos sitting on the ground had their heads cut off before they could get their guns.
"Five people, five ingots of gold. If someone else is looking for death, you can get more! ”
Captain Fran took a step back in fright, looked at the murderous guards beside Oda Nobunaga, and the authentic Japanese who were running wildly with gritted teeth, and shrugged helplessly.
"I'll keep them up with the team. Here you are a general, you have a lot of people, you have the final say! ”
The city of Nanjing was in sight, and the guard posts on the periphery also found the galloping pirates, they lit the wolf smoke, sent out a fast horse alarm, and then they were overwhelmed by the galloping pirates.
More than 200,000 Japanese soldiers came to the city of Nanjing. They want to break through this ancient city, so that the Ming Dynasty will go to decline and destruction from now on.
The city of Nanjing was in a panic, and the defenders of the city poured up the city wall, looking at the boundless city below, like ant colonies, the widows were weak in their hands and feet, and their faces were colorless.
The city of Nanjing has not been fought for too long, and most of the 50,000 defenders in the wall, from officers to officers and soldiers, are related households.
They relied on their connections to go to the door, spent money on their joints, and transferred them to Nanjing City, just to enjoy their lives, and they never thought that they also needed to fight in Nanjing City.
The military department in Nanjing is not a straw bag, but unfortunately the age is too old, not to mention the head of the city, even the head of the kang relies on people to help him.
Yingtianfu was originally a nursing home in Shuntianfu, and those who couldn't get along in the imperial court in the capital would be squeezed out to Nanjing for retirement. Since it's a nursing home, isn't it normal for officials to be older?
Therefore, the only talent is the garrison general Cheng Yushi, his talent is not high in the other garrison and general army levels, but he still has a medium level.
The high-level ones were all transferred to the front line to fight against the Japanese invaders, and Cheng Yushi was also among the recruits, but he felt that he was also in his fifties, and he couldn't be promoted for so many years, so what kind of life did he play.
So he spent money to dredge up the relationship, reported an illness, and was demoted to Nanjing City to enjoy his old age. I didn't expect to face such a situation.
Cheng Yushi loudly encouraged the soldiers on the city wall: "Don't be afraid, we should Tianfu is the ancient city of Jinling, the city is high and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack!"
As long as we resist for two days, two days at most, the Ming army will definitely chase after them!
When the time comes, the inside and the outside should be combined, and these would-be robbers will all have to die under this Jinling City. When the time comes, our merits will be no less than the army fighting in the field outside!
Brothers, hold on, stand up for me! ”
Oda Nobunaga had a large box carried into the room, and when he opened the box, it was full of pink and red elixirs.
As Japan's number two man, Oda Nobunaga never ate yellow, low-grade goods.
"Put these pills in the water, cook and cook, start the meal immediately, General Ben wants everyone to eat enough to attack the city!"
When the pirates had finished their meal, Oda Nobunaga gathered all the captains, including the captain of the musket team of the Franco.
Seeing that his subordinates were all flushed, panting, and the crotch of his pants was also very high, Oda Nobunaga nodded in satisfaction.
The effect of the Pill of Bliss is stronger than the Demon Sutra of the Skyclave Monk, but unfortunately the consumption is too large, and the medicine I bring can't hold it.
The Demon Sutra of the Sky Monk is more like a musket with infinite ammunition, which is better for sustainable use, but unfortunately, it was ruined by which bastard who doesn't know Daming!
"Generals! Captains! In front of us, it is the richest city in the Ming Dynasty, no, it may be the richest city in the entire world, Jinling City!
Now this is the Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty, this is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, where there are countless riches and countless women, waiting for us to loot and conquer!
I declare that after the city is broken, everyone will be allowed to slaughter the city for three days and three nights, and all the men will be killed, and all the treasures and women will be lost to whoever grabs them! ”
The medicinal effects of the Elixir of Bliss, stimulated by wealth and beauty, plunged the 200,000 Wakos into collective madness.
They shouted, shouted, spat, stamped, brandished knives and guns.
"Yo Xi! I'm going to be the first to go into town! ”
"Wha, Soga! I can't wait, give the order! ”
"Thank God for giving us such a rich city, and you all stand back, for you will not be able to rob God's people!"
Oda Nobunaga raised his head and laughed wildly, with such a crazy team, he would definitely be able to break through the city quickly! Qi Jiguang is indeed a fierce rival, but this time he won!
When Qi Jiguang led his troops to Nanjing, what he would see was countless human heads under the city walls and katana swords stuck in the city!
"Rush me! Lean the ladder against the city wall, and the samurai with good kung fu will rush to the top of the castle for me! Franco-man puts a gun to cover! ”
Cheng Yushi looked at the widow who began to charge and climb the wall, pulled out his waist knife, and shouted.
"City defense artillery, fire! All 300 musketeers are on the wall and are free to fire! Crossbowmen shoot me! In the back, fast ammunition and bows and arrows up! ”
The ranged troops on both sides were the first to exchange fire, and the defenders were condescending, with range and aiming, but there were several thousand muskets among the Japanese and only three hundred in the city.
Because most of the muskets in various cities were urgently transferred to the front line, Nanjing only retained 300 because it was the second capital, which was indeed too small compared with the firepower of the Japanese invaders.
Fortunately, the bows and crossbows in Nanjing City were very sufficient, and the random arrows shot down like a torrential rain, causing the charging Japanese to fall in pieces.
The guns on the city's head were also so powerful that each bombardment could blow up a group of men and horses, and the severed arms and stumps flew everywhere, and the wails and roars were mixed.
The city wall of Nanjing is indeed high, and usually those samurai-born Japanese robbers can jump on the city wall of the county town by taking a personal ladder, but now the wooden ladder carried by them leans against the city wall, which is less than one-third of the height of the city wall.
The good wreaks had to throw out their claws and grab the city wall and climb up frantically. The defenders at the head of the city shot with bows and arrows, and at the same time used knives to cut the ropes that were caught.
The ropes were made of hemp rope mixed with beef tendon, soaked in grease, and cut down several times, and two samurai had already jumped up to the city.
The pikemen immediately rushed forward, and the samurai was unable to defeat several spears with one sword, and after being rounded, he fell off the city wall, and his body was full of holes, and he died a humiliating and miserable death.
But as more and more samurai jumped onto the castle, so did the danger in front of the castle gates. Cheng Yushi roared, rushed to the place with the most pressure with his guards, and launched a slash.
The siege was extremely fierce, with hundreds of people killed and wounded between almost every breath. As the besieging party, the casualties of the Japanese were naturally even heavier.
But Oda Nobunaga had no intention of stopping, he was still frantically supervising the battle, not giving the defenders the slightest respite.
Because Oda Nobunaga clearly knew that victory and defeat were only one day and one night. With Qi Jiguang's alertness, the gang of cannon fodder left behind may not be able to deceive him for long.
Maybe Qi Jiguang won't be able to guess where the main force of the Japanese invaders has gone for a while, but there will always be someone on the periphery of Nanjing to report the news. It only takes two or three days to go back and forth.
Qi Jiguang has cavalry, as long as he knows where he is, he will definitely arrive with the cavalry first, and the large army will follow behind.
Once Qi Jiguang arrived with the army and suffered the enemy on his back, this gamble would be lost.
But if he can break through Nanjing City and occupy Nanjing City before Qi Jiguang arrives, even if there are only 100,000 people left, it will be enough to hold Nanjing City.
Japan is still recruiting troops, and the Combined Fleet has already returned to Japan to transport troops again, although the scale is not as large as this time, but with the stronghold of Nanjing, it is the Japanese who should be combined with the outside!
The fleet can directly sail into the dock of Hangzhou, and the warships can almost control the city of Hangzhou, and they can land to support Nanjing at any time.
In short, this big gamble, winning is a miracle, and losing is a failure.
Moreover, the medicinal strength of the Elixir of Bliss is also time-sensitive, and it is impossible for the pirates to be excited all the time.
In the absence of a woman, the effect of the pill of bliss can last for about twelve hours, and after having a woman, how long it can last depends on each person's ability.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga must grasp the twelve hours of life and death, that is, one day and one night, to take the city of Nanjing!
Instead of storming one gate, the Wako spread out and attacked several gates. The thirteen gates of Nanjing, four of the main gates, were fiercely attacked.
Cheng Yushi ran left and right, it was difficult to take care of it, and under the mutual fire of muskets on both sides, the grassroots generals who led the troops suffered heavy casualties, and the command system began to fail, with more and more loopholes.
Cheng Yushi was also slashed by the Japanese Kou, blood flowed from his left arm, and he looked desperately at the several city gates that were being stormed in the distance, and he was anxious.
At this moment, a man with a long sword strode up to the gate of the most attacked city, raising his sword and shouting. There was a shout at the city gate.
"Your Excellency! The Governor has gone up to the city wall, and the brothers can't coax this group of pirates to death! ”
The cheers of the soldiers were deafening and morale-boosting. Oda Nobunaga, who was holding a telescope in the distance, looked carefully for a while and confirmed the target.
"The guy with the sword and the beard, the musket team will aim at me and kill him!"
The pike team was confused: "General, we can't see any beard!" At this distance, it's nice to be able to see our heads! ”
Oda Nobunaga was right to think about it, so he handed the telescope to the captain of the musket team, who looked at it carefully and suddenly realized.
Then he pointed in the direction of Hu Zongxian and gave an order, and the musket team of the Japanese invaders concentrated their fire and fired indiscriminately. vigorously performed a miracle, Hu Zongxian was really hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet.
Hu Zongxian shook a little, and the guards hurriedly ran over. Hu Zongxian pretended to be indifferent, shook his clothes, and did not let the blood flow out of his clothes.
"Give me all to supervise the war, I'm fine. The marksmanship of this group of pirates is very poor, so don't be afraid! ”
When everyone dispersed the letter suspiciously, Hu Zongxian hurriedly took two steps back, found a position that was not so easy to expose, and cursed.
But Cheng Yushi was not so lucky, as the main general who also watched several gates, he was naturally favored by the concentrated firepower of the Japanese robbers.
Cheng Yushi's two arms were injured, and his legs were also swept by the sword of the Japanese Kou, and the bones were deeply visible, and in the end he couldn't hold on anymore and was carried down by the guards.
After Cheng Yushi was absent, Hu Zongxian's pressure increased greatly, he was not a military general after all, and he mainly played the role of a totem when he stood on the city wall, which was actually similar to Jiajing's imperial expedition back then.
If he really wants to command the defense of so many city gates, Hu Zongxian really has more than enough heart and strength. He profoundly realized that those who command generals may not be able to command troops, and experts may not be able to work.
Oda Nobunaga was so cunning that he saw the weakness of the defense line at a glance, and ordered to attack the gap left by Cheng Yushi with all his strength.
The defenders, who lacked the command of the commander-in-chief, were suddenly subjected to a doubly fierce attack, and suddenly panicked, and more than a dozen Japanese robbers took the opportunity to climb the city wall.
If dozens of Japanese robbers climb up again, and a scuffle forms on the head of the city, it will be impossible to suppress the people below who continue to climb the wall, and the fall of the city gate will be inevitable.
Hu Zongxian was anxious, and secretly regretted in his heart that he shouldn't have sent out all the capable people. If Xu Wei was in the city at the moment, he would definitely be able to help him.
Qi Jiguang must have been running here frantically, Hu Zongxian had no doubt about this. With Qi Jiguang's mind, especially with Xiao Feng beside him.
These two guys are people who are better than monkeys, and although Oda Nobunaga's hand is weird, it is impossible to hide it from them for too long.
As long as you hold on for a little longer, you can win this battle by a big margin. But in the current situation, there are really no generals available, and in the battle to defend the city, it will be indispensable!
Nanjing, can it really withstand it......
Hu Zongxian guessed correctly, at this time, Xiao Feng and Qi Jiguang led the cavalry team and rushed madly in the direction of Nanjing City. The infantry of the brigade followed behind and also ran with smoke on both feet.
Yu Dayou stayed where he was, and led tens of thousands of horses to encircle and suppress the unlucky ghosts left behind by Oda Nobunaga. These 20,000 wouldn't be certain to die.
But what really determines the outcome of this battle is Nanjing and Ying Tianfu! In case you are a step late and Nanjing falls, then it's all over!
Seeing that Qi Jiguang was already about to go crazy and distracted, Xiao Feng knew that this would definitely not work. People's ability to resist pressure is limited, and Qi Jiguang must calm down.
Only by being calm can we arrange the troops, and can we arrange all the details of this decisive battle, he thought about it, and told him loudly while riding his horse and Qi Jiguang side by side.
"Yuan Jing, don't panic, we will definitely be able to catch up, you need to calm down and think about how to fight this battle of annihilation when you rush to the city of Nanjing!"
Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Why is Brother Xiao so sure?" ”
Xiao Feng said with certainty: "The 'silk' on the left side of the word 'weaving' is the image of a woman, but the right side is a 'Ge' character. In the middle, the word "sound" is "standing" and "day".
In the midst of this battle, the 'woman' held the 'ge' and 'stood', suppressing the 'day' statue of the Japanese Emperor. It's not clear, but it's safe! ”
Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, he had no doubt: "Brother Xiao, I know, I believe it!" ”
Xiao Feng was stunned, did he believe it so easily? To be honest, although I am not talking nonsense, I am not very sure.
Because Qi Jiguang's question at that time was where to go next, not what the outcome of the war was. So very little information about the war has been measured.
Therefore, this woman holds the image of Ge pressing the sun, and Xiao Feng only has a very vague feeling when he measures the words, which is difficult to determine. Now it is to comfort Qi Jiguang and have to say it hard.
Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang believed it, Xiao Feng felt a sense of guilt for a moment: I couldn't imagine that Qi Jiguang worshiped himself so blindly......