Chapter 134: The General Who Personally Led the Troops

When Chen Cao and his party arrived at Gushan, it was almost dark, and from the morning to the present, if it was changed to Daming, the fifty-mile rapid march would be three hours.

Gushan County, the continuous buildings are a large village in the Ming Dynasty, those thatched houses really look shabby, even if they are at the level of scholars, they only have courtyard walls, and the really rich people only use some wood on the main buildings.

"Rich people are all in Shuri, and even the Japanese rarely come to these places." Zong Xin, who led the team, pointed to the Gushan County Town under the hillside.

Chen Cao smiled bitterly, such a tall name, the city wall of the county town is a wall less than a person high built of fences and loess, this kind of building Chen Cao can only be seen in the lowest county of the Ming Dynasty.

"Master Hou, why don't you camp in the same place?" Zhao Xin asked.

Chen Cao sighed, and asked Zong Xin: "How far is it to go to Gushan Pass?" ”

Zong Xin turned around and bowed: "There is still half a day to go." ”

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The color and pattern of the foot can be seen to show the identity of the soldier.

The last time Kayama Hisataka came to Ryukyu was 14 years ago, after receiving the news this time, he was sent to Ryukyu relative to the establishment of the Satsuma Domain's power in the Ryukyu Sea, and his old partner Hirata Masumune rode a horse on his side, as a deputy general, he still attached more importance to the concept of heirs, Hirata Zengxin is still a candidate for the Waixiang family, as the next governor of the Hirata family, Hirata Zenggao is still optimistic about his eldest son Zengxin.

So this time no matter what, the next governor must be rescued, which is also the meaning of Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the head of the contemporary Satsuma family.

Under the 'Cross Maru' family emblem flag, the dark red foot of Birch Mountain Hisagao shows his status as a general.

In this dispatch, the army general Kayama Hisadaka led a total of 5,000 troops, from the land land, the navy general Shimazu Shohei led 30 warships, and the navy army of 2,000 people were stationed in Naha and went to Lingang, preparing to defeat this unknown Ming army with its strong naval force, and then set off from Lingang to Shuri Castle.

An army of 7,000 troops was dispatched at one time, which was the first time since entering the Edo shogunate.

"The old man is old..."

The white beard of Kashiyama Hisaka is indeed a little long, he is fifty-seven this year, and his old partner Hirata Masumune is also fifty-four, and the reason why he came to Ryukyu again is also because of the prestige of the two when they conquered Ryukyu.

The small people of the ascending country are afraid of the Japanese like ghosts and gods...

Hirata Zengzong laughed, and the fan in his hand could just be used to fan the wind: "The people of the Ming Kingdom are in civil strife, and it is reported that the commercial fleet cannot go to Zhejiang now." ”

"The Ming man of the Hirado Domain, Li Dan, is now in charge of all of Japan's trade, and our Satsuma Domain has become the second, and the annual income is also less, and the lord attaches great importance to the Ryukyus, which is why we are here again."

"Zheng Yiguan's guy is extremely cunning, if it weren't for him, how could Li Dan become the largest business group?"

Biryama Hisaka shook his head in disgust: "Ming people are cunning people..."

Qiben, who was exploring the way ahead, rode his horse: "My lord, the front has arrived at Gushan." ”

"Have you seen the Ming military army?"

Qiben shook his head: "After the pass was completed, I didn't see the Ming people. ”

Hirata Masujong fanned: "Advance..."

Hisakama Hisataka immediately stopped Hirata Masumune: "Slow..."

The two participated in the Battle of Korea at the same time, and defeated the troops of the famous general Li Rusong in the Biho Pavilion, and have a deep study of the tactics and tactics of the Ming army.

The terrain of Taniyama Pass is very suitable for ambushes, and when Kayama Hisataka first came to Ryukyu, he was still here to prepare for an ambush of the Ryukyu army, but in the end, it was only the Taniyama County security team that came to arrest the wanderers under the leadership of the people of Naha, and the team of more than 20 people had swords but the leader, and the rest were all armed with wooden forks and sticks.

And the people who went back this time were very clearly said to be the Ming army, with at least a thousand people.

"The Ming people are good at using firearms, and they are also good at using stratagems, Gushan Pass is suitable for ambushes, and the number of Ming people who come here this time is estimated to be less than two thousand, they are few, if they want to win a big battle, they must be surprised, and Naha to Shuri must pass through Gushan County, here, there must be an ambush..."

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"Master Hou, the Japanese army has stopped."

Chen Cao had already seen two men with foot tools riding on high-headed war horses in his field of vision, and it could be determined that these two people were the leaders of these people.

"Looks like they saw through our thoughts?"

Lou Xingye was beside Chen Cao: "The Japanese have always been cunning, and they must have sent someone to search the mountains when they stopped." ”

"Master Hou, the Japanese army has divided its troops..."

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After careful consideration, Hisayama Hisadaka asked Hirata Masumune to lead 2,000 troops, and divided the troops into the mountains on both sides from the mountain passes on both sides to search and advance, while he himself took 3,000 people and scattered them into the valley mountain pass with 300 people as three teams, which was convenient for exploration and could also reduce the risk.

Seeing that the commanders of Hirata Masumune walked into the mountains and forests on both sides, Kayama Hidaka simply let the formation of the main formation disperse, and passed through the mountain pass with a vanguard of 500 people.

'Smack...'

Chen Cao put away the Qianli tube and admired it very much: "I don't know which person led the team this time, he is so shrewd, and he also knows that the method of dividing the troops into two ways to attack is so sophisticated." ”

Zong Xin belonged to the leading party, and when he heard this, he cheekily asked a scout to borrow a thousand miles to look at it, and when he saw it, he hurriedly said: "It's Huashan Jiugao." ”

The interpreter passed his words to Chen Cao, who didn't know who this person was, but when he asked later, it turned out to be the general of the Satsuma Domain who had come to conquer the Ryukyus last time.

Sun Chuanting said: "Master Hou, how about sending a message to Jiandou and asking him to attack with us at the same time?" ”

"The mountains and forests on both sides have entered the vanguard team of the Japanese army, and they are too cautious, I just don't know if Tang Kainian has bypassed it."

Chen Cao frowned, and said: "Order, the Shenwu artillery shelled the main formation of Huashan Jiugao, raised the signal flare, and let Lu Xiangsheng play freely." ”

"Yes..."

The fan in the hand of Biryama Hisashi shook slightly, and he heard a sharp whistle break through the sky, echoing in the valley mountain pass, and Biryama Hisataka's gaze rose with the red signal flare that went straight to the sky, and his heart immediately tensed.

"There is an ambush..."

As soon as the words fell, several cannon shots immediately resounded through the valley, and all the units of the Japanese army that were advancing and searching stopped their footsteps.

"It's a pity, if it weren't for the bad road, I would have to blow them up." Chen Cao shook his head regretfully.

His position is far away from Huashan Jiugao, and although the mortar is feasible, the shells are precious, and they are not as real as the solid shells of the Shenwu cannon.

The artillery regiment directly under the command of Ning Guoxing was carrying four Shenwu cannons and twelve mortars at the moment, and according to the order, all 50 solid bullets would be fired out in the early stage.

As soon as Hisaka stood up on his horse, a round black ball flew straight towards the military formation behind him.

With a scream, Birch Mountain Hisako immediately knew that he had been ambushed by the Ming army.

"Is it true that you said that one shot was ten miles away?"

Chen Cao handed over the Qianli cylinder to Sun Chuanting, and then shook his head with a sneer: "After the kinetic energy of this flying cannonball is reduced, I think the lethality of another 500 meters at most is already very impressive." ”

Sun Chuanting looked at the Japanese army who had begun to panic and retreated, and then said: "Master Hou, we have to chase it out quickly, if the Japanese army is not fooled and retreats directly, Tang Kainian will not be able to catch up, and our hard work will be in vain." ”

"If he can't catch up with the battlefield in the first year of Tang, I will let him go back to retire after this battle is over." Chen Cao said coldly.

"Master Hou, the second regiment and their vanguard team encountered the Japanese army."

'Bang bang bang... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang...'

"They have firearms."

The muskets were not loud, and the silence effect was much smaller than the old-fashioned bird guns and arquebuses, and the workshop began to improve the fire and ammunition early in the morning under the leadership of Chen Cao, so that the fire and ammunition of the paper shell shells were much less smoke after the shot.

The large smoke in the distance was clearly a firearm in the hands of the Japanese army.

After hearing the sound of artillery and gunfire, the Japanese army marching in the mountain pass went straight to Chen Cao's side under the leadership of the team leader, shouting non-stop.

"Boya, let you take a look at the power of firearms today, on the battlefield of his day, the competition will no longer be manpower, but firearms, as long as the firearms are operated well, a hundred people can block the attack of three thousand people, do you believe it or not?"

Sun Chuanting immediately followed Chen Cao to the side of the mountain, but when he saw the more than 500 Japanese troops who were halfway forward carrying muskets and long knives and killing them on the hillside, he frowned.

Chen Cao looked down and shook his head: "In the era when firearms are prevalent, this kind of attack method, how many people you come will die." ”

Seeing this, Huang Degong of the guard regiment on the side of the mountain immediately drew his knife and pointed forward: "Put the gun and kill these dogs." ”

'Bang bang bang... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang...'

With the sound of screams, the Japanese army who were attacking on their back were beaten by the guard regiment, and even if the muskets were fired, their musketeers realized that the arquebuses in their hands had not yet reached within a hundred paces, but they were powerless to be beaten by the opponents from a hundred and fifty paces away.

After losing nearly 200 men, the leader realized that this was a bad choice, shouted and rushed towards the opposite hillside.

Chen Cao pointed to the Japanese army that had not yet died at the foot of the hillside: "You see, this is the power of firearms, if I have 10,000 people to defend Nanjing City, with this kind of firepower to cover it, if the other party does not have more than 100,000 people, it will be difficult to break through Nanjing City." ”

Sun Chuanting was shocked, and he was a little puzzled why Chen Cao used Nanjing City as a metaphor.

"Master Hou, the widow has retreated to Staff Officer Lu."

"The back road is the same, as long as you run forward, you will still die."

After Chen Cao finished speaking, he raised the Qianli Tube to look at the formation of the mountain pass and the birch mountain.

However, with a cup of tea, the two sides of the charge wanted to rush up the hillside of the Japanese army finally suffered a loss on the slope of Lu Xiangsheng's side, five hundred people lost nearly four hundred people, and then under the leadership of the leader of the vanguard frantically ran towards the mountain pass, after all, these people are also human changes, in such a loss, even if the whole team dies, I am afraid that they will not be able to touch the edge of the hillside.