Chapter 621: Women Defend the City
Qiu Luan stopped to eat a bite of food this time, thought about it and drank another glass of wine, sighed, and regret in his tone:
"I can't help it. If I want to be successful, I have to admit that I have eaten 8,000 men.
Although the battle exploits are good, you can eat so much empty salary, once you are found out, you will be killed.
So I'd rather not take credit, I'd rather be scolded by the court, and I have to say that 8,000 people died! I'll have to say that to kill me. ”
Both of them were silent for a while, and Qiu Luan smiled bitterly for a long time: "Brother Lin, don't learn from me." What Daming needs is people like you.
Like me, except for getting some money, there is no benefit, and I don't even dare to admit the good news, how sad.
This crooked way, once you walk on, you will never be able to turn back, and if you turn back, you will die, and you can only go one way to the dark.
You know, since then, I don't dare to win big battles! Every time I led my troops to face the enemy, I couldn't help but tremble.
I'm worried that if I win a big battle, some people will doubt me, how can such a powerful general fight fight such a crushing defeat?
People say that if you tell a lie, you need to cover it up with countless lies.
But who the fuck knows, Lao Tzu fought a big victory that can't be said, and he will have to cover it up with so many defeats later! ”
Lin Tong couldn't imagine that Qiu Luan was so honest with him, he must have held back these words for a long time, and he didn't dare to say them to anyone.
But why did he tell himself? He hadn't worked with him before, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't have trusted him so much.
Of course, there is no evidence for these words, but judging from Qiu Luan's ability to live safely until now, he is not the kind of stupid person who can easily give people a handle!
It seemed that Qiu Luan had really drunk too much, his eyes were misty, and he looked out the window, as if he saw someone staring at him, and trembled.
"My lord, I don't think I have heard these words, my lord's past has nothing to do with my humble position, and my humble position only wants to do my part."
Qiu Luan smiled proudly: "I know you're wondering why I'm telling you these secrets.
Tell me the truth, for I have become a great living man before you. The more I tell you, the less likely you are to betray me.
Especially when it comes to Zeng Miao, if you dare to expose me, you will offend Lu Bing and Long Live at the same time, so your attitude just now is very right. ”
Lin Tong smiled bitterly and nodded, sure enough, when it came to survival, Qiu Luan suddenly became extremely wise.
Qiu Luan's smug smile became a little lighter, and as if he had made up his mind, he decided to treat Lin Tong as a safe emotional trash can.
"There's one more thing I haven't told anyone. You don't dare to expose me anyway, so I'll tell you. ”
Lin Tong shook his head again and again, and ran away: "I don't want to listen to ...... of my humble duties."
Qiu Luan grabbed his arm and forcibly leaked the secret: "Zeng Mo was originally very good to me, and I respect him very much.
In that battle, only he saw the problem. He didn't believe that with my ability, 8,000 people would die, because he knew that I would lead my troops into battle.
He would rather believe that I was paid and that it was a real victory. Because he needed that great victory to give the court the confidence to regain the Hetao.
But I don't dare to admit it, I'm sure I'm defeated. There is only fault in defeating, and eating empty pay is a death.
Why does Zeng Mill hate me so much? Why do you have to investigate my corruption? He actually hates me for hindering him from recovering the Hetao! ”
After finishing speaking, Qiu Luan laughed and fell asleep on the table. It's like the desire to confide has finally been satisfied, completely ignoring what Lin Tong feels when he is forced to accept it.
Lin Tong stood silently in place, looking at Qiu Luan, who was already snoring. He thought about it, took off the hanging cloak from the side, covered it for Qiu Luan, and exited the house.
He felt that he might be dazzled, otherwise why was Qiu Luan buried in the corner of his eye, as if there were tears flashing?
At this time, under the city of Nanjing, Oda Nobunaga watched more and more Japanese robbers climb the section of the city wall that no one commanded, and he was so excited that he burst into tears and raised his head to the sky and howled.
"Lord, I did it! The city of Nanjing is Japanese! The land south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty is Japanese! I'm here waiting for you to come back!
I'm going down in history! From now on, my title will be Oda Nobunaga of 'Megatron Daming, Jiangnan and parts of the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian'! ”
There was a moment of silence on the head of the city where the fierce battle was fierce, as if the attackers and defenders saw an incredible thing at the same time, and collectively short-circuited.
Then there was a loud shout, and the sword flashed, and a Japanese warrior who had already established himself on the city wall was slashed down with a sword.
It was really chopped down, and the knife was not a waist knife for melee combat, nor was it the so-called samurai treasure knife that was the favorite of the Japanese Emperor, or even the Qi family knife improved by Qi Jiguang.
It was a big knife, similar to the kind of Qinglong Yanyue knife that Zhou Cang held in Zhou Cang's hand in the Guandi Temple, and the kind of big knife used by the general immediately.
When the broadsword slashes head-on, the Japanese samurai stands in the middle of the battlements of the city wall, a position that means that he is like Super Mario standing between two pipes, only jumping up and down, unable to move left and right.
So he had to raise his katana horizontally to block it. The sharp katana, in front of the big sword with the sound of the wind, was like a burning stick, and it was directly split into two pieces.
The tremendous force of the impact cleaved the Japanese warriors from the top of the city, and in mid-air, their heads were halved in half, and a rain of blood fell in the air.
Then there was another loud shout, clear and evil: "It's all up to me!" Whoever dares to retreat, I will cut him first! Xiaohong, Xiaocui, follow me! ”
This shout was full of anger, and everyone in the city could hear it clearly, but the widows in the city felt that they hadn't heard it clearly at all, and they had definitely heard it wrong.
What the hell is Xiaohong Xiaocui? Could it be that such a domineering knife could be split by a woman?
Oda Nobunaga was also stunned, and quickly raised the binoculars, only to see a woman dressed in armor and waving a large sword in her hand like a windmill on the city wall.
The two Japanese warriors were two against one, but in a few rounds, one had already been hacked to death, and when the other was desperately resisting, he was shot in the stomach by a cold arrow, and then he was beheaded with a sword.
The most terrifying thing is that she can still give orders while fighting.
The soldiers defending the city, who were originally chaotic, received a clear order, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they killed all the dozen or so Japanese soldiers who had climbed to the top of the city in one go.
"Mrs. Qi is mighty!"
"Mrs. Qi is so amazing!"
"No wonder General Qi is afraid of guilt!"
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The attackers and defenders once again entered a bloody and cruel standoff, and it was already dark, and Oda Nobunaga became more and more frantic and ordered to continue the fierce attack.
He knew that there was not much time left for him, and the ending of a draw was unacceptable, and a tie could not get out of the line, but could only perish......
In the darkness of the night, the madness of the pirates reached its climax. The corpses piled up under the city walls made the city walls look half lower than usual!
From time to time, there were small Ming troops from nearby counties to the rescue, but their numbers were too small, and the Japanese sent by Oda Nobunaga could not really relieve the pressure on Nanjing City.
Although the Japanese did not carry cannons, they also carried gunpowder similar to the Ming army's thunderbolts, but they were not as powerful as the Ming ones.
They tried several times to blow up the city gates, but they all failed. After the time of the child, Oda Nobunaga personally led the team and launched another fierce attack on the city wall!
The muskets of the pirates were fired in a dense manner, completely ignoring the waste of ammunition. Because if they can't capture Nanjing as soon as possible, their ammunition will be useless.
The defenders, who were so overwhelmed by the firepower that they could not stop the pirates from climbing the wall with ropes, had to crouch on the ground and shoot arrows and spears at every wako who climbed the wall.
A rope claw flew up the city wall, Mrs. Qi slashed it with a big knife, and sparks splashed on the city bricks, and the rope was not broken!
Mrs. Qi was stunned for a moment, then reached out and touched it and sniffed it.
"The rope is soaked in oil! Light it with a torch! ”
The soldiers defending the city hurriedly took the torches and put them on the ropes. No one thought of this trick during the day, because there were no torches during the day, and only one was used for ignition next to the cannon.
But now it was a night battle, and there were torches everywhere, and the soldiers put a little on the rope, and the rope immediately burned slowly.
The oil on these ropes, which has been soaked for a long time, will not burn as quickly as it is when it is first dipped in oil. But after all, it's oil, so it's not slow.
The widow who was crawling in the air was rushing up vigorously, and suddenly felt a light in front of him, and his hands were very warm, and then he found that it was on fire, and fell down with a scream.
Countless ropes twisted and fell like fiery snakes lying on the city walls. However, at this time, the attack of the Japanese invaders was completely disregarded for life and death, and many people still rushed forward.
The corpses of the defenders of the city were also piled up on the walls, and in order not to delay the defensive battle, some lightly wounded soldiers were sent into convoys. While carrying the corpses of his comrades and the corpses of the Japanese under the wall, he sent bows and arrows and ammunition up the wall.
Nanjing City is like a roaring elephant, the whole body is crawling with black ants, the roar is shaking the earth, full of dust and smoke, and the final decisive battle is carried out.
When the number of pirates who climbed the city wall was again so large that they fought with the defenders, both the attacking and defending sides had reached their limits, and everyone only knew how to slash and kill, and there were no other thoughts or thoughts at all.
The first rays of morning light pierced the darkness and shone on the official road in the distance, Mrs. Qi wiped the blood on her face and looked up into the distance.
Amid the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, smoke and dust were everywhere. The armor covered in dust was still shining in the sun.
At the front of the procession, two strong standard-bearers finally raised the two large flags that had been put away so as not to affect the speed, hoping that the people at the head of the city would be able to see it at first glance.
"Shaw"! "Qi"!
Oda Nobunaga fell at the last moment of history. Originally, Oda Nobunaga had laid out all the paper and stuffed the pen in the historian's hand, but Xiao Feng overturned the table.
Looking at the Ming cavalry in the distance, Oda Nobunaga looked up to the sky and sighed, how could it be so fast! It stands to reason that there should be another day!
As long as there is one more day, Lao Tzu will win! No matter how powerful Qi Jiguang is, he shouldn't have found out so quickly that the camp I left behind was fake!
Oda Nobunaga's injustice was justified: the Ming army had just stolen the camp, and both sides had fought for half the night, and under normal circumstances, they should have rested for at least a day.
And it has always been the Japanese who took the initiative to attack before, and this time the Ming sneak attack was successful, and he would never risk a continuous sneak attack. So under normal circumstances, the cannon fodder camp left behind, at least one more day can be cheated.
Coupled with the fact that he set off in the middle of the night, forcibly marched, and took small roads, it stands to reason that he should have at least two days. Even if you are pessimistic, it should be a day and a half.
But now that I've been fighting for less than twelve hours, they're coming? How do they do it?
But Oda Nobunaga was indeed the number one Japanese general, and he quickly woke up from his useless lamentation and immediately lined up his troops, hoping to survive the Jedi.
He was very sure that if the Ming army could come over so quickly, there must be cavalry in front.
When he fought with the Ming army before, he found that the southern Ming army fighting against him would not have more than 50,000 cavalry.
In the southern coastal zone, cavalry has never been the main force in the fight against the Japanese pirates, and most of the time it is used as a mobile force for the transfer of troops.
Therefore, he still has more than 100,000 people, and if he can block the opponent's cavalry for a few hours, maybe the crumbling Nanjing City can be breached!
Oda Nobunaga turned a few thousand Franc machine gunners back, and together with 20,000 Japanese men with long knives in their hands, they specialized in cutting off horses' legs, and demanded that they must withstand the reinforcements of the Ming army for two hours at all costs!
At the same time, all the remaining Japanese robbers, regardless of life and death, desperately attacked the city, and must break through the city of Nanjing within two hours and enter the city to set up defenses.
Even if it was too late to arm, Oda Nobunaga still had a backup plan. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Nanjing City, he can use it to threaten Qi Jiguang. If the Ming army dares to attack the city, he will slaughter the city!
Qi Jiguang obviously thought of this, so he ordered the cavalry to speed up, and must break through the defense line of the Japanese Invaders within an hour, and never let the Wolves enter the city!
This is a battle of flesh and blood for time, and neither side will take half a step back, because both sides know that if you advance, you may be able to live, and if you retreat, you will definitely die!
The musketeers on the horses of the Ming army and the musketeers of the Franco-robot fired wildly at each other, and the target of the cavalry was large, and many horses were shot and fell to the ground, which would trip more cavalry.
With so many muskets on both sides, a cavalry charge would have been the way to go, and no more sober general would have done so.
But Qi Jiguang still gave the order, he ordered the cavalry to only speed up, not slow down, and don't care about those who were shot or tripped, just rush forward.
It's a crazy way to play, and it's a desperate way to play. Countless cavalrymen tripped and fell to the ground and trampled into pulp, but this non-fatal way of charging also brought the speed of the cavalry to the extreme.
The 20,000 pirates saw that the cavalry was already close in front of them, and if they didn't stop the Francois behind them, they would turn around and flee. They shouted, rolled close to the ground, and brandished their long knives to cut off the legs of horses.
Cutting off horses' legs with long knives was the most common way for the Japanese to deal with the Ming cavalry over the years, and it has always been extremely effective.
Because the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty has always been very precious, a horse is worth more than ten soldiers, and the generals who lead the troops often prefer to use people rather than damage the horses.
But today, the Japanese suddenly found that these Ming troops suddenly became generous, and they didn't care about the damage of the war horses, so they let the horse's legs directly meet the Xueliang long knife.
Blood splattered, people turned on their backs, and the Ming cavalry suffered heavy losses. But the pirates who cut off the legs of their horses were just as miserable, and after wielding their long knives two or three times at most, they were crushed by the horses and trampled to death.
It turns out that when the loss of horses is not taken into account, the trick of cutting the horse's leg with a long knife is actually not as easy as previously imagined!
The collision of the Ming cavalry and the Japanese defense line was like two huge waves colliding head-on, slapping the angry waves that rushed to the sky, forming a short stalemate.
Then, with the frantic collision of the cavalry behind, the manpower was finally difficult to resist the huge inertia of the horse charge, and the opposing line was finally broken through and turned into a melee.
After the musket team of the Francophiles released the last shot, they looked at the Daming cavalry who had already been attached to their faces, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and dragged the muskets and fled in all directions.
In normal combat, cavalry would not run out of speed, and would change direction when their speed began to drop and rush out in oblique spurs.
Then go around in circles, bring up the speed again, and charge again, continuing to form an impact advantage over the infantry. This is also the basic operation of leading generals.
But Qi Jiguang did not ask for this, because he had already discovered from a long distance that the defenders of Nanjing were now relying on the last blood and bravery, and they might not be able to resist it at any time.
Therefore, he adopted the most reckless, direct, and time-saving style of play, rushing in, rushing under the city walls, and forming an internal and external attack on the besieging pirates.
The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty finally broke through the defense line of the Japanese and inserted directly into the back of the ass of the besieging pirates, turning the besieging pirates into egg cakes in sandwiches.
When rushing to the position near the city wall, the speed of the cavalry was finally slowed down by the melee and finally stopped. A cavalry that has lost its speed is nothing more than a taller infantry.
But the morale of the defenders on the city wall was greatly boosted, and they climbed to the top of the city, and rained down arrows at the pirates who were flanked, without even trying to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy.
Cavalrymen were armoured, and arrows from above were lethal to them, but not fatal.
And because they rely on their legs and march in a hurry, they even wear very little light armor, and most of them just wear a helmet.
As a result, under the same rain of arrows, the Japanese were heavily killed and wounded, and most of the Ming cavalry were slightly injured, and the Japanese were also squeezed more tightly into the strip under the city wall.
There were not only soldiers standing on the walls of Nanjing, but also many men among the people who rushed up to the towers, they could not shoot arrows, but they could carry stones up to the city and throw them down.
For the crowded besiegers under the city, the power of falling stones is even more terrifying than bows and arrows, bows and arrows can also be struck with long knives, but stones can directly smash the knife into two pieces!
Even though the number of people is still superior to the Ming reinforcements who came, the muskets have been unable to fire, and the Japanese under the city are difficult to move, with heavy casualties, and defeat is an inevitable outcome.
Oda Nobunaga immediately made a decision, let people give up the attack on the city wall, and all turned back, surrounded the Ming reinforcements who came, and ate them, especially to kill Qi Jiguang!
This is yet another attempt at PUBG. Now that the siege is on the back of the enemy, then simply turn around and concentrate on dealing with the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, although the Japanese had suffered heavy casualties, there were still 100,000 people, and the 50,000 cavalry led by Qi Jiguang had already lost nearly half of them after a burst of killing.
As long as the Japanese robbers stabilize their positions and trap Qi Jiguang's soldiers and horses, they will definitely be able to surround and annihilate them.
The only thing I am worried about is whether there will be people rushing out of the city of Nanjing, and if that happens, it will still be a miserable situation of being attacked from the belly.
However, Oda Nobunaga thought about it, the defenders in the city have also suffered heavy casualties, and they all rely on one breath, where is there still the strength to go out of the city to attack?
So Oda Nobunaga pulled out his long knife: "All forward!" Surround Qi Jiguang! Don't fucking run away, let General Ben come back to fight! ”