Chapter 521, encirclement and reinforcements
The soldiers of the Japanese army heard the war drums of the Yan Yun army just now, and they were originally very frightened, but after seeing clearly that the other party was only a few thousand people, they were bold, and Noda Yoshihiko first rushed up with nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers and soldiers.
Running closer, I saw the appearance of the other party clearly, and saw that all of them were tall and majestic, wearing black and heavy armor, killing people, like iron towers, holding huge Mo knives in their hands, shining in the cold light under the reflection of moonlight torches. Yoshihiko Noda and the soldiers of the Japanese army couldn't help but be shocked, and the momentum of the charge couldn't help but slow down, and then they felt that the strength of the Yanyun army was limited, and the momentum was steep, and they accelerated their speed and shouted loudly and rushed towards the Yanyun army!
The Japanese army rushed to the front of the Yanyun army like a tide, and before they could attack, they saw the sword flashing in front of them, and in an instant, the flesh and blood flew sideways, and the screams became a one! The Mo knife flew up and down, forming a knife wall, just like the knife wheel of a meat grinder, constantly crushing the Japanese soldiers who rushed up. The Japanese army is already crazy, one after the other is constantly surging forward, the roar, the look on the face, is no longer like a human at all, it is clearly a crazy beast, I have to say, the madness of the Japanese soldiers is terrifying, eye-catching. However, their crazy charge like beasts could not break through the sword formation of the Mo Sword Army at all, but they were constantly turning into bloody corpses under the flashing sword light! In just a moment's effort, there were already corpses all over the field in front of the Mo Dao Army!
Immediately, the main force of the Japanese army also joined the battle, like the waves of the sea, wave after wave of the Mo Dao Army's defense line, but the Mo Dao Army was as solid as a rock, and the flying sword light was like a sickle in the hands of the god of death, constantly reaping the lives of the Japanese soldiers. Under the reflection of the moonlight, blood flew all over the sky, and the Japanese soldiers rolled down in a pool of blood one by one! The Modao Army stood proudly on the battlefield of flesh and blood, as if killing gods!
The Japanese army could not break through the defense line of the Modao army, and their morale was inevitably affected, and the offensive gradually weakened. However, the soldiers of the Japanese army continued to attack under the supervision of Noda Yoshihiko and others, and seeing that the Modao army was majestic and imposing, and the blood and flesh of their companions were flying under the flickering sword light, fear inevitably surged in their hearts.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous roar and an astonishing shout from one side. The Japanese soldiers couldn't help but be startled, the offensive stopped, and they all looked to the side. By the light of the moon, I saw a cavalry rushing like a tide.
Ueno Mamoto's face changed, and he urgently ordered Taro Ryumoto to lead 10,000 Japanese troops to meet the battle. Taro Taro Ryumoto suppressed the fear in his heart, and immediately led 10,000 Japanese troops to meet the Yanyun war cavalry rushing from the east. In the blink of an eye, Yan Yun's war cavalry slammed into the middle of the Japanese army under the leadership of the fierce general Li Tian, and then rushed forward, unstoppable, spears were wielded, war knives were slashed, and the corpses of the Japanese soldiers were bloody, and they were terrified! I don't know who turned around and fled for their lives first, and in an instant, all the widows began to run backwards! The backward Japanese people crashed into the middle of the main force of the Japanese army, and the main force of the Japanese army was also disrupted!
Li Tian led the war cavalry to smash into the middle of the main force of the Japanese army, swept the column, and killed the Japanese people; At the same time, the Modao Army, which was originally blocking the enemy head-on, also launched a fierce attack on the Japanese people under the leadership of the fierce general Wan Chun, stepping on the enemy's corpse, killing one step at a time, killing the Japanese soldiers and soldiers with heavy casualties! The soldiers of the Japanese army turned around and fled for their lives, but because so many people were crowded here, pushing each other, they couldn't escape for a while, and they were caught up by the Modao army and slaughtered, and only flesh and blood flew in the screams, and the scene was really miserable! In order to flee for their lives, some Japanese people actually waved their knives to look at their own people; And some fell to the ground, and before they had time to get up, they were trampled by countless people and trampled to death! Ratches, chatters, and other chaotic cries rang out!
Ueno Shouzhi and the others were terrified to the extreme, and ordered the Japanese army to resist at the top of their throats. However, the Yanyun army's offensive was too fierce, and the morale of the Japanese army had collapsed, so no one listened to the orders of Ueno Shouzhi and others, just ran for their lives, and the wolf rushed to the pig, which was really like a lost dog! At this time, even if Sun Wu is reborn and Li Mu comes, he will not be able to turn the tide!
Since the Japanese were strongly attacked by the Yanyun army in the east and south, the vast majority of the Japanese fled to the west. However, the sound of war drums suddenly came from the west, and then tens of thousands of Yanyun troops appeared on the wasteland in the west. The Japanese soldiers were shocked and hurriedly stopped. The front stopped, but the back continued to run forward, and as a result, tens of thousands of Japanese people were huddled together, shouting and shouting in a chaotic manner.
Yan Yunjun surrounded him from three directions, and the Japanese people were so angry that they didn't dare to fight, so they hurriedly retreated to the hill. Fortunately for the Japanese people, the shelling of the Yanyun army had stopped at this time, and the Japanese soldiers had a temporary respite.
Ueno took a jar of water from a low-ranking samurai and poured it up. Suddenly, there was a commotion on the side of the hillside. Ueno put down the jug, followed the prestige, and asked angrily, "What's the matter?" Taro Tatsumoto said, "I'll take a look!" Then he ran down. After a while, he hurried back and said in fear: "Oh no, my lord, the Yanyun army has surrounded us heavily!" ”
Mori Ueno and Yoshihiko Noda were both startled, and quickly stood up and ran to the side of the hill. Looking down the mountain, he saw that the brilliance of countless torches had surrounded him from three directions. Ueno Mamoru was flustered and only felt overwhelmed. Yoshihiko Noda's face was pale and he couldn't help but say, "It's over!" We're done! Then there was a hysterical look in his eyes, and he said loudly to Ueno Shouzhi: "My lord, let's rush down and fight with them!" It's better to fight to death than to suffer slowly! ”
Mori Ueno was startled, frowned and shouted, "Noda-kun, don't talk nonsense!" We can't be discouraged, we have to find a way to break out of the encirclement! Yoshihiko Noda suddenly became depressed, shook his head and said, "There is no hope!" There is no hope! When he said this, he was looked down upon by the samurai and ashigari around him, and his morale was further weakened, and everyone felt that there was no hope of escape! ……
In the middle of the night, Mori Ueno, who was hazy and half-asleep, was awakened by the cry. I looked around, and faintly heard crying from all sides. Ueno couldn't help but feel a burst of horror and a burst of anger. At this moment, Taro Taro Ryumoto came to Morinao Ueno.
Ueno asked angrily, "Who is crying?" It's so damning! How can the warriors of the Yamato nation weep? ”
Taro Tarumoto sighed and said, "My lord, there are a lot of soldiers crying, and everyone is already desperate!" Ueno Mamoru listened to this, was stunned for a long time, and let out a long sigh. Thinking of Yoshihiko Noda, he asked, "Where is Noda-kun?" Taro Tarumoto said: "Noda is drunk and unconscious!" Ueno Morunao frowned, and said angrily: "This coward! usually looks very heroic, but I didn't expect to be such a cowardly person! ”
Taro Tarumoto sighed and said, "This can't be blamed on him, now that we are in a desperate situation and there is no hope of escape, no wonder he is emotionally out of control!" Ueno Morunao said angrily: "Who said we are in a desperate situation? Taro Taro Ryumoto was stunned for a moment, and then asked happily, "Do you have any plans?" ”
Ueno Shouzhi said: "Your Excellency Ping Chongsheng's army should have arrived in Qingzhou, as long as they learn the news that we are under siege, they will definitely come to the rescue!" Taro Taro Ryumoto understood what Ueno Mori meant, and asked, "What do you mean, my lord, that we will defend this place and then send someone to ask His Excellency Taira Shigemori for help?" Mori Ueno nodded, "That's it!" We still have fifty or sixty thousand troops, as long as His Excellency Ping Chongsheng's army arrives, the inside and the outside should be combined, although we can't defeat the Yan Yun army, but if we want to break through their encirclement, it's possible! After breaking through the siege, they retreated all the way south to Qingzhou, and then found a way to retreat! ”
Taro Tatsumoto felt that this seemed to be the only feasible solution at the moment, and couldn't help but nod. Ueno Mamoru looked straight at Taro Taro Ryumoto and said, "You, immediately send three teams of messengers, and be sure to deliver the letter for help to His Excellency Taira Shigemori!" Taro Ryumoto let out a sigh of excitement, and then went down to select three groups of nine samurai, and ordered them to go down the mountain in three ways and rush to Qingzhou for help.
Very lucky, the three groups of warriors successfully broke out of the encirclement of the Yanyun army, and there was a commotion under the mountain, and the Yanyun army sent war horses to chase after them, but they failed to catch up. Ueno Morinao and the others couldn't help but be very happy when they saw such a scene on the mountain. ……
Qingzhou. The sturdy and fierce-looking Ping Chongsheng is urging his soldiers and horses to attack Qingzhou. However, Qingzhou City is like a tortoise shell, which makes Ping Chongsheng feel like a mouse has nowhere to start pulling a turtle. Although the defenders of Qingzhou City were only local security forces, officials and ordinary people, they relied on the moat of the fortified city to repel the attacks of the Japanese people again and again.
As night fell, another day of assault ended, and the Japanese still did not make any progress, but lost several hundred men. Ping Chongsheng returned to the big tent and said angrily: "I swear that if I take Qingzhou, I will kill the whole city of Qingzhou!" ”
All the generals and samurai echoed each other, and they all shouted fiercely. A high-ranking samurai said, "Your Excellency, why do we have to take Qingzhou?" Aren't we going to rescue Mori-sama Ueno? "The other generals and samurai had the same doubts.
Ping Chongsheng said angrily: "What do you know! If we go to the rescue like this, the Yanyun army will inevitably surge, where should we retreat, and how should we resist? Only by occupying a fortified city can you use it as a foothold! Everyone suddenly realized and nodded their heads, and someone exclaimed: "Your Excellency is really thoughtful!" ”
At this moment, a close samurai rushed into the tent and knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, the messenger of Lord Ueno is here!" Ping Chongsheng frowned, and said angrily: "It must be here to urge us!" This Ueno Morinao, it's so useless! Bring in the messenger! ”
The messenger hurried into the big tent, saw Ping Chongsheng sitting on the top, and hurriedly bowed: "I have seen Your Excellency! Ping Chongsheng sneered and said, "It's too useless for Ueno to keep straight, and the strength of Yan Yunjun is only comparable to him, and he is now on the defensive, so what are you doing so nervous?" The messenger hurriedly said: "Your Excellency doesn't know, Yan Yunjun is really powerful!" Just a day ago, the Yanyun army attacked several rounds, and our army suffered heavy losses and could barely hold it! ”
Ping Chongsheng and the others were surprised, and Ping Chongsheng said angrily: "It's nonsense!" General Ben didn't know the situation of Yan Yunjun! The strength of Yan Yun's army is not more than that of him, and Ueno Shouzhi is defended by virtue of his geographical advantage, no matter how he says, it should be no problem to resist for ten days and half a month! Did Ueno Mori deliberately ask you to say that, so that I could save him as soon as possible? Hmph, as the general of the Yamato nation, he is so cowardly, it's really shameful! ”
The messenger hurriedly said: "No, no, no! Your Excellency has misunderstood, and the situation is indeed critical! Immediately, he explained how Yan Yun's army crossed the river to seize the river beach, how to destroy the transport fleet, how to bombard the hill, and how his own side could not resist going down the mountain to break through, but he was ambushed by the enemy, suffered heavy losses, and had to retreat to the mountain.
The inside of the tent was quiet, the needle drop could be heard, and the atmosphere was a little depressing. The faces of Ping Chongsheng and the generals all showed horror. Ping Chongsheng shook his head slowly and said, "I really can't believe that Yan Yunjun is so strong!" The messenger hurriedly said, "What I said is true, please believe me!" ”
Ping Shigesheng was silent for a moment, then looked up at the messenger and asked, "How many men do you still have?" "There are fifty or sixty thousand more." As soon as these words came out, Taira Shigesheng and the others were even more shocked, and a samurai couldn't help but shout: "What? Of the 200,000 troops, only 50,000 or 60,000 remained!? The messenger nodded, a look of shame on his face. Everyone present looked at each other in disbelief.
Ping Shigesheng frowned and said, "I must go to the rescue of Ueno Shouzhi immediately, I must go immediately!" Then he gave an order to the generals and samurai: "Pass the order, the army will rest for the night, and march to the hill early tomorrow morning!" Everyone cheered in unison. Taira Shigemori said to the messenger: "You, immediately rush back and tell Lord Ueno that my army will arrive in three days, please be sure to defend it for three days!" The messenger exclaimed, and hurried out of the tent.
A day later, the messenger rushed back to the hill and told Ueno and the others about the promise made by Taira Shigemori. Ueno Morinao and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that reinforcements would arrive in three days. Ueno Mori ordered everyone: "All armies must be strictly guarded, and the enemy must not be given any opportunity to take advantage of it!" Everyone laughed together.
Accompanied by Taro Taro Ueno, Ueno Shouzhi went to the side of the hill, looked down the mountain, and saw that the Yanyun camp surrounded the entire hill, and the mood that was originally a little relaxed couldn't help but become dignified. Ueno Shouzhi frowned and asked, "Why didn't the Yan Yun Army attack us for a whole day and a night?" Taro Ryumoto frowned and shook his head, "I don't know!" Maybe, maybe they're not ready! Ueno Mori felt that this should be the reason, nodded, and couldn't help but say, "I hope they don't get ready for three days!" Taro Ryumoto nodded sympathetically.
Maybe it's the wish of the heavens, but for three consecutive days, the Yanyun army did not launch an attack on the Japanese army of the Ueno Shouzhi on the hill. Ueno Shouzhi excitedly said to the generals: "Your Excellency Ping Chongsheng's reinforcements are about to arrive, everyone is ready, as long as you see Your Excellency Ping Chongsheng's army, you will immediately go down the mountain to assault, and join forces with Your Excellency Ping Chongsheng's army to defeat Yan Yun's army!" The generals cheered together.
Immediately, Ueno Mori and the others came to the side of the hill with all their clothes clothed, looking anxiously to the south. At the same time, nearly 60,000 Japanese troops on the hill were ready for a surprise attack. Time passed slowly, and as the sun rose overhead, there was a sudden shout from behind the distant hills, followed by the sound of fighting. Ueno Morunao frowned and muttered, "What's going on? Could it be that Yan Yunjun discovered the reinforcements of His Excellency Ping Chongsheng, so he sent someone to intercept it? Taro Tatsumoto frowned, looking surprised; And Yoshihiko Noda said anxiously: "My lord, let's assault!" ”
Ueno Mori nodded, glanced around, and shouted, "Samurai of the Yamato nation, reinforcements from His Excellency Taira Shigemori have arrived!" Let's rush down, defeat the Yan Yun army, and go to the Peace and Resheng's Excellency to converge!" The morale of the Japanese generals was greatly boosted, and they shouted one after another.
Ueno Morunao said in a loud voice: "Let's go!" The Japanese army surged down from the mountain and rushed straight towards the Yanyun military camp in front of them, shouting and shouting, all of them looking very excited. The soldiers of the Japanese army looked at the Yanyun military camp in front of them, and they didn't seem to have any people, thinking that the Yanyun army here had gone to intercept the army of Ping Chongsheng, and they couldn't help but become more excited, only feeling that as long as they broke down this Yanyun military camp, they would be able to escape from the cage.
The soldiers of the Japanese army rushed faster and faster, the Yanyun military camp was already close at hand, and still no half of the figure was seen, and the Yanyun military camp seemed to be just an empty camp. Ueno Shouzhi rode on horseback and sneered triumphantly: "The cunning Yanyun people actually gave us a trick to empty the city!" It's a pity that I saw through it! ”
The Japanese army rushed to a distance of thirty steps from the camp, and with the order of Ueno Shouzhi, the Japanese army rushed towards the camp at full speed with a shout. Suddenly, there was a series of loud noises, and the whole land collapsed! The thousands of Japanese people who rushed to the front only felt the earth shake, and then fell into the abyss! The screams rang out one after another! It turned out that in front of the camp of the Yanyun Army, countless huge pits were dug, five meters deep, and the bottom was full of steel and bamboo sticks.
When the Japanese army suddenly saw such a scene, they were all shocked, and they stopped one after another, tens of thousands of people crowded together, and the scene was chaotic. At this moment, the war drums in the originally unmanned barracks sounded like thunder, and at the same time, the shouts were like a tide, and countless Yanyun soldiers appeared in the field of vision of the Japanese army, and there were actually one or two thousand people! When the soldiers of the Japanese army suddenly saw such a scene, they were all stunned.
General Qin Ming immediately raised his mace and shouted; "Shoot the arrows!" Yan Yunjun held a strong crossbow and fired arrows, and at the same time, the three-bow bed crossbow flew towards the enemy group with a gunpowder bag! The rain of arrows fell into the midst of the Japanese people, and the Japanese fell one piece, and our army hurriedly retreated; The spears and arrows fired by the three-bow bed crossbow struck the enemy with a roar, flew out with the enemy, and then exploded in the crowd, and stumps flew all over the sky!
Ueno Shouzhi ordered the army to hold steady, and then ordered the archers to return fire. The archers immediately fought back, but the range of the Japanese archers was very limited, and they couldn't reach the Yan Yun Army at all! However, the rain of arrows and huge guns and arrows of the Yanyun army continued to shoot, and the casualties of the Japanese people continued to increase, and they kept retreating, and they became uncontrollably chaotic, and many people turned around and ran towards the mountain.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable and the morale of the army was shaken, Ueno Morunao had no choice but to lead his troops and horses to retreat to the hill in a hurry. Ueno Shouzhi was depressed, and now he only hoped that Ping Chongsheng's army would break through the barrier of Yan Yun's army as soon as possible. Standing on the edge of the hill and looking into the distance, I still couldn't see anything, only the sound of fighting kept coming. Ueno Morinao and the others are very anxious, but no matter how anxious they are, it is useless!
After about half an hour, the sound of fighting in the distance gradually calmed down. After another quarter of an hour or so, I saw a horse of about 30,000 men coming over the hills. Mori Ueno and the others were excited, and Yoshihiko Noda couldn't help but exclaim, "It's here!" At this time, the sun had already set in the west, and in the sky behind the side of the army, the sun shone behind their side, and Ueno Morunao and the others standing on the mountain could not see it very clearly, and could only see about thirty or forty thousand horses rushing towards them. All the Japanese people widened their eyes and looked very eager.
About half an hour later, the army came down the hillside and lined up in battle. The Japanese soldiers on the mountain suddenly discovered that it was not the reinforcements they were looking forward to day and night, but the Yanyun army! The iron-blooded Yanyun Army is murderous, and the Japanese soldiers on the mountain are terrified! Ueno Shouzhi and several people looked at each other, so shocked that they couldn't speak!
A Yanyun warrior rushed out of the army on horseback and rushed straight towards the mountain. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Japanese army couldn't help but get nervous, and they clenched their weapons one after another, preparing for battle. Although they were preparing for battle, everyone looked very nervous.
The fierce general of Yanyun rode his horse to the first line of the Japanese army, and threw a large bag of things into the back of the defensive line. The Japanese soldiers were shocked and retreated. At this time, the Yan Yun warrior had already turned his horse's head and ran back.
The soldiers took a closer look at the object and saw that it was a large package, not like a bomb or something. The soldiers of the Japanese army glanced at each other, and an intermediate samurai stepped forward, picked up the package, quickly ran to the mountain, presented the package to Ueno Morinao, and reported: "My lord, that Yanyun warrior threw in a package just now, I don't know what it is!" ”
Ueno Shouzhi frowned and muttered, "What the hell are Yanyun people doing?" Yoshihiko Noda impatiently stepped forward and took the next package, which was about to be opened. Taro Tatsumoto hurriedly stopped: "Be careful! Yoshihiko Noda was startled and looked at Taro Tarumoto in bewilderment. Taro Taro Ryumoto frowned and said, "This package is really weird, be careful of any mechanism!" ”
Yoshihiko Noda said angrily: "Long Benjun, you are too cowardly!" Ueno Mamoru said straightly: "It's better to be careful!" Yoshihiko Noda nodded, and handed the package to an ashigaru and told him to open it. Ashigaru held the package, frightened and trembling.
After all, what happened next, and listen to the next breakdown.