Chapter 77: The enemy is ashamed to take off his clothes
Wushan's side achieved a perfect victory, and Zhu Gaoyu's side also marched quickly.
In order to be able to disrupt the rear of the Japanese as soon as possible, let the main force of the Japanese invaders be disheartened.
After landing, Zhu Gaoyu handed over the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Hujiao Battalion to the second guard lieutenant of the Hujiao Battalion.
He led the cavalry and went on a rampage in front of the army.
There are Zhu Gaoyu and the local cities and villages, and the logistics are not considered at all.
Fierce and invincible, killing is a river of blood.
With such a ferocious attack, it is estimated that the ordinary forces would have been killed long ago.
The Satsuma Domain is worthy of being a famous feudal clan that dares to fight against the British in its heyday.
After being caught off guard at the beginning, they gave up directly, and the cities and villages occupied by the Ming army gathered the remaining samurai peasants and soldiers, ready to resist desperately.
The two sides met in a small plain, and after an initial exchange of hands, they each stationed themselves and waited for reinforcements from behind.
"Hasn't the head of the house been contacted yet?"
In the camp of the Satsuma Domain, Shimazu Tianchang frowned and looked at the Ming army camp opposite, asking the samurai behind him.
"The people sent haven't come back yet, but it's estimated that it's coming soon."
Shimazu Tianchang snorted coldly, and asked the samurai to urge again, and then he didn't bother with the other party.
Shimazu Jiufeng is the head of the family, and the Shimazu family is dissatisfied with many people.
They felt that Shimazu Hisatsu did not inherit the bravery of the Satsuma Domain, and liked to play all kinds of careful thinking and tricks, and was not worthy of becoming the head of the brave Shimazu family.
For this reason, a lot of conflicts broke out within the family.
Shimazu Hisatoyo, who was disturbed and impatient, directly gave up the idea of taking over the family peacefully and chose to suppress it by force.
Just when those retainers were about to lose their hold, the arrival of the Ming army gave them a breather.
Their head Shimazu Hisatoyo, who didn't know what to think, ignored the grievances with the Shibukawa family and chose to unite with them to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
For Shimazu Jiufeng's choice, many people in the family secretly ridiculed, and even wished that he died in the battle of the Ming Dynasty.
However, they did not receive the news of Shimazu Hisatoyo's death, but they first received the news that Daming had landed from the coast and attacked the Satsuma Domain.
The Ming army was extremely ferocious, and as rumored, all the villages and cities that resisted were killed by half.
Such a cruel act made many towns in the Satsuma Domain panic, and they begged the Shimazu family to drive away or eliminate the Ming army in the territory as soon as possible.
The Shimazu family's side is also a mess.
Shimazu Hisatoyo, who led the family, was gone, and the main samurai forces of the domain were taken away.
This made Shimazu, who was in danger, angry and scolded Shimazu Jiufeng for being the sinner of the family.
Although I can't wait to peel Shimazu Hisatoyo's skin and cramp, but the enemy is right in front of me, and it's useless to hate it, so I can only bite the bullet.
As the temporary patriarch, Shimazu called on all the samurai and men of the domain to stand up and defend their homeland.
The Satsuma Domain was a fierce domain, and in just three days, more than 15,000 warriors were gathered.
Having mastered a available force, Shimazu Tencho no longer hesitated, and immediately set out with his troops, vowing to destroy the Ming army that was raging in his territory.
Even he thought that with the help of the victory of defeating the Ming Dynasty, he forced Shimazu Hisatoyo to abdicate and get the position of the head of the Shimazu family.
With the dream of becoming the head of the family, Shimazu Tencho set off in a vigorous manner.
However, as soon as he came into contact with Da Ming, he was beaten head-on.
The five hundred cavalry he managed to muster were killed by the Ming army in less than a round.
Shimazu was taken aback.
Good guy, is the Ming army so fierce.
Worried that the Ming army would take advantage of the power of victory to impact his formation, Shimazu Tianchang immediately asked the troops to stop and put on a defensive formation.
The Ming cavalry paraded around the periphery, and when they saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, they retreated.
Shimazu did not dare to chase after him, so he let the troops be stationed on the spot and build defensive positions.
"My lord, the Ming army is here."
After observing the position for a while, Shimazu Tengcho, who had just returned to the tent and was about to rest, was hurriedly pulled out by the observing samurai.
Coming to the forward position, Shimazu Tianchang saw at a glance the Ming army that was camping on the opposite side.
"How many people, do you see clearly?"
The sky was almost dark, and some of the elderly Shimazu Tianchang couldn't see how many people were on the other side, so they could only vaguely see that there were figures moving everywhere.
"According to the spies, there are no less than five thousand, and maybe even more."
The samurai quickly reported the results of the investigation.
"Yaga, there are so many enemies, why haven't we received any news at all."
"Isn't the Ming Dynasty known as the country of benevolence and righteousness, and we have no conflict with them, how could they suddenly invade us."
Hearing no less than five thousand people, Shimazu Tianchang couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
For his question, the samurai next to him looked helpless.
Even the head of the family didn't know why Da Ming came, and it was impossible for him, a little warrior, to know.
"Inform me and strengthen your vigilance, I have seen the art of war of the Ming Dynasty, and they like to sneak attack at night."
"Hey!"
Shimazu Tencho is thinking too much.
Zhu Gaoyu didn't plan to sneak attack at night.
In addition to the position where the opponent is stationed, which is not suitable for sneak attacks, the main force of his troops is the five military battalions.
Although the Fifth Military Battalion is an elite unit of the Ming Dynasty, in terms of nutrition, it is still far from the long-distance escort team that is at sea all year round and eats seafood.
Many soldiers have night blindness, and after dark, they can only see a rough picture of people, not to say that they are blind.
To sneak attack the enemy in this state, not to mention sending people to the head, will not achieve any good results.
This is also the reason why Wu Shan dared to go to the night attack.
The soldiers of the first guard under him did not suffer from night blindness when they sailed the seas all year round and ate all kinds of marine fish and nutritional supplements such as turnips.
"Knock knock ......"
The next day, just after dawn, the two camps sounded the drums of assembly, one after the other.
Zhu Gaoyu rode a sweaty horse, took the soldiers who had adjusted the formation, walked out of the camp and came to the small plain.
Although the two sides have not discussed, they have chosen this as a battlefield very tacitly.
In the face of an enemy with more numbers than their own, the Ming army from Zhu Gaoyu to ordinary soldiers did not have any pressure.
The situation of both parties, as long as the eyesight is normal, can be seen at a glance.
Da Ming's side is fully armed with weapons and armor, and it is completely armed to the teeth.
And what about the Japanese on the other side.
Except for a few who are equipped with armor, most of them are dressed in cloth.
Many of the soldiers even came up with a sharpened bamboo feather without even a weapon.
With such a configuration of equipment, let alone more than 10,000 people, there are 100,000 troops, and the soldiers on the Ming side don't blink an eyelid.
"Amaterasu bless!"
Looking at the Ming army formation coming slowly in a neat formation on the opposite side, many Japanese robbers secretly prayed in their hearts, hoping that Amaterasu would be able to exert his divine power and bless them.
"General of the Ming Dynasty, we adults want to talk to you."
The two sides stopped a mile apart, quietly watching each other adjust their formations.
A samurai of the Wa Kingdom, holding the banner of negotiation, came to the front of the Ming army and conveyed Shimazu Tencho's request to talk.
Zhu Gaoyu, who was discussing the battle plan with his generals, heard the translation's transmission, and didn't raise his head and said: "Not all cats and dogs can talk to me, tell them, either surrender or let Ashikaga Yoshitoshi come!" ”
A little gourd wanted to talk to him, when did he, the Prince of Daming, become so worthless.
"Yaga!"
The samurai who came over on behalf of Shimazu Tianchang, after listening to the translator's message, scolded in a low voice, glared at the Ming army in line viciously, and turned back to report.
Shimazu Tencho, who was denied his request and was provoked by the words of his subordinates, was furious.
Seeing the Ming army on the opposite side, he had no intention of taking the initiative to attack, and Shimazu Tianchang raised the fan in his hand.
"Assault give!"
The Ming army can afford to wait, but he can't afford to wait.
In case of a delay, Shimazu Kutoyo's bastard rushed back, and his chances of mastering the military power were gone.
Although there is a gap in equipment between the two sides, their own numbers are superior.
Shimazu Tencho firmly believes that under his superior command, the victory in this battle will definitely belong to him.
"Onboard!"
The samurai of the Satsuma clan had a habit of shouting loudly when attacking.
So much so that it was ridiculed that the output of the army of the Satsuma Domain was all by roaring.
Listening to the howl of the ghost crying wolf on the other side, Zhu Gaoyu smiled disdainfully, nodded to the captain of the second guard of the Tiger Jiao battalion, and led the cavalry to the rear of the military formation.
As the boss, he meddles in everything, doesn't give his subordinates a chance to show, wants to become bigger and stronger, and dreams are almost the same.
People are not machines after all, and there are always times when they are tired and make mistakes.
Because of the boss's blind command, the cases of defeat that can be won are gone.
In the future, when he opens up overseas, Zhu Gaoyu will not be able to fight every battle, and he can be present at the scene.
Zhu Gaoyu urgently needs to train generals who can take charge of themselves so that he can open up a wide territory for his great cause in the future.
Wu Shan and others are all excellent seedlings, and the only thing they lack is experience in large-scale combat command.
The Wa Kingdom is a practice ground for Zhu Gaoyu and Wu Shan, these generals, to hone.
"Let the artillery wait for my order before acting, the forward is ready to meet the enemy, the left and right flanks are deployed, and the enemy flanks are vigilant for sneak attacks!"
Sun An, the second guard captain of the Tiger Jiao Battalion, stood on the command platform and gave the battle order without hurry.
Sun An, born in the general banner of the Fifth Military Battalion, was later selected into Zheng He's fleet, followed Zheng He to the Western Ocean twice, made many meritorious contributions, and was promoted to commander by Zheng He.
When Wang Jin dug the corner of Zheng He's wall, he did not choose to join, and still stayed in Zheng He's fleet.
It's not that he doesn't look down on the navy, but he is grateful to Zheng He for his promotion, and he doesn't want to live up to Zheng He and become that treacherous person.
He thought that after refusing, he would never have any contact with the navy again.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, His Majesty ordered the personnel and ships of the fleet to be transferred to the naval department.
yes, I still didn't run.
Sun An came to the navy, and Wang Jin was happy.
The two people he valued the most were finally under him.
At first, Sun An refused, and he still had some regrets, such a good talent was missed.
didn't expect that in a few days, it fell into his hands again.
In order to keep this talent in the navy completely, Wang Jin pulled Wu Shan, and the two of them persuaded him for a long time before Sun An made up his mind to stay in the navy.
After Sun An arrived, he was temporarily appointed as the 7,000th team of 1,000 households.
In the subsequent assessment, Sun An has always been among the best, and in the sand table simulation operation, he defeated three thousand-man teams with a thousand-person team many times.
Wu Shan also fought with him many times, and the result was more defeats and fewer victories, so you can imagine how strong his combat command ability was.
That is, in terms of his own loyalty, he joined a little late, otherwise the position of the first guard captain of the Tiger Jiao Battalion would not be Wu Shan's turn at all.
"Onboard! Onboard! ”
The charging Japanese were getting closer and closer, Sun An squinted his eyes slightly, and the command flag in his hand was slowly raised by the artillery with a wave of his fingers.
When the troops charging from the Japanese invaders were less than twenty paces away from the Ming army, Sun An waved the command flag in his hand violently.
"Fire!"
"Boom, boom, boom......"
The artillery on standby, let out a deafening roar.
Although the second guard of the Tiger Jiao Battalion is not complete, it is fully equipped in terms of artillery.
Sun An attaches great importance to artillery and feels that this weapon will definitely dominate the battlefield in the future.
For this reason, he also applied to Zhu Gaoyu to increase the number of artillery pieces from 25 to 30.
That is, this thing is too heavy to carry, otherwise he would like to expand to fifty.
The sudden sound of cannons frightened the charging pirates, and even some peasant soldiers lay on the ground in horror and howled loudly.
This thing was so loud that the peasant soldiers who came into contact with it for the first time thought it was God's wrath.
In fact, it was not only the Japanese who were taken aback by the opposite side, but also the Ming troops who were preparing for battle, listening to the cannonballs whistling overhead, were also furious in their hearts.
The general cannon of Zhankou is really touching.
After launching, all but the location where it is aimed is a danger zone.
Even the artillerymen themselves don't know if this thing exploded in the chamber of the cannon before it was launched, or if it landed somewhere.
Because of the unreliability of this thing, the Ming army rarely let artillery assist when attacking.
I'm afraid that this thing won't hit the enemy, but will kill a lot of my own people.
didn't expect their captain to be a bold man.
Not only did they fire their artillery during the battle, but they even let the shells fly over their own heads and hit the enemy not far away.
If a few of these Nimmas don't aim and fall on their own heads, then it's a joke.
Fortunately, it may be the Mazu Niangniang who came with her that she slapped away all the ghosts and gods of the Wa Kingdom and successfully blessed these children at sea.
Most of the shells that flew out of the country, except for a few that missed the target, entered the group of pirates.
The would-be pirates, who were already frightened enough by the sound of artillery, were directly stunned by the sudden attack.
The peasant soldiers shouted in horror that this was the punishment of the gods, and they threw away their weapons and turned around and fled.
"Baga, don't escape, go back to fight!"
Shimazu Tencho, who had long been worried that this would happen, arranged a team of warlords in the back when he launched an attack.
But his worries finally came true, these damn peasant soldiers, who didn't even make contact with the Ming army, were scared away by a burst of sound.
Looking at the fleeing peasant soldiers, he was furious and shouted to stop.
But the samurai of the Warlord team were few in number after all, and they stopped this, but ran away from that.
Even some peasants and soldiers did not return to their main camp at all, but ran directly to the slopes on both sides, intending to take advantage of the chaos to go home directly.
"Order: Stop firing from the artillery, advance the forward battalion, leave the cavalry alone with the fleeing peasants, go and harass their own formation, and if there is an opportunity, without asking for instructions, launch an attack directly on the enemy's main formation."
Looking at the enemy strikers who had not yet touched to save the rout, Sun An hooked a smile on the corner of his mouth and gave the next combat order.
As the heralds and drummers passed on the order, the artillery slowly stopped.
"Attack!"
The Qianhu of the vanguard waved the command flag in his hand forward, and the soldiers of the forward battalion marched neatly towards the Japanese army formation.
Zhu Gaoyu, who led the cavalry to the side of the army formation, looking for an opportunity to prepare for an attack.
The spear in his hand moved forward slightly, and the cavalry moved instantly.
The speed of the sweaty BMW was extremely fast, and Zhu Gaoyu took the lead, and soon approached within 100 steps of the right flank of the Japanese Invaders.
Seeing the Ming cavalry coming, the Japanese were nervous, holding various weapons and looking nervously at the galloping Ming cavalry.
A small number of archers also drew their bows and arrows, ready to attack at any time.
The distance is getting closer.
100 steps, 80, 70......
"Drink!"
When the two sides were less than 60 steps apart, Zhu Gaoyu, who was in the front, raised his hand to take off his war bow, pulled out an arrow and pulled the bow for the full moon, and shouted in his mouth.
Just listen to the sound of "whoosh", the arrow is like lightning, and it flashes a hundred paces away in an instant.
"Ahh
A miserable scream sounded in the Japanese Bandit array, and some Japanese Kou subconsciously looked at it, and their eyes instantly widened.
The officer who commanded the right flank was actually shot to death by the Ming army.
"Taro Kumanaka is dead!"
I don't know who shouted, and more of them looked back.
Zhu Gaoyu, who was about to pull the horse back, noticed this situation and stopped his movements suddenly.
He didn't expect that the fancy guy he shot would have such a big influence and make the enemy's front a little confused.
With such an opportunity, how could Zhu Gaoyu give up and whistle in his mouth.
The cavalry, which was moving slowly behind him, accelerated violently.
The distance of dozens of paces is just a blink of an eye for the cavalry who run.
"Whoosh ......"
Dense arrows were fired in volleys, and the Japanese who were in the panic of the commander's death were caught off guard by a sudden rain of arrows.
Those archers who were ready to fight back, because of the confusion of the people around them, did not know where the arrows shot in their hands flew.
Even if a few hits, they were also bounced away by the armor on the Ming army.
"Bagaya Road, don't mess up!"
The experienced samurai, so angry that he scolded and shouted loudly, wanting to stabilize the military formation.
But Zhu Gaoyu would give them a chance to stabilize the formation.
After a rain of arrows, while the opponent's formation was still chaotic, Zhu Gaoyu pointed a spear in his hand.
"Kill."
Zhu Gaoyu has been washed by the golden finger for many years, and his combat power will never lose to those top famous generals.
Coupled with the blessing of sweat and blood, he struck left and right in the Japanese robbers, and blood and broken arms flew everywhere he went.
Will be the courage of the soldiers, Zhu Gaoyu is so brave that the morale of the cavalry behind him boils, shouting loudly in his mouth, following Zhu Gaoyu closely, waving the weapons in his hands, and frantically harvesting the heads of the widows.
"Order, advance on the left flank and cooperate with the cavalry to attack the enemy's right flank!"
"The Chinese army is pressing forward, and the whole army is ready to attack!"
On the command platform, Sun An, who witnessed the entire battlefield, saw that his cavalry had disrupted the enemy's right flank, and instantly seized the opportunity and quickly arranged the next plan.
In fact, Zhu Gaoyu's identity as a cavalry charge is the worst arrangement.
But Zhu Gaoyu's combat power is too fierce, and with the sweaty and bloody BMW, he is simply a god of war.
Sun An estimated that only Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, could compete with this highness.
The cavalry of the Fifth Army Battalion was proud at first.
Look at the present, these guys are all turning into licking dogs, looking at Zhu Gaoyu with the eyes of God.
looked at Zhu Gaoyu, who was rushing through the enemy army and going straight to the enemy commander.
The invincible posture, the domineering spirit that no enemy can stop, Sun An is drooling.
If it weren't for Zhu Gaoyu being his father-in-law and his immediate boss, Sun An would have wanted to say: Boy, mess with me, make sure you eat and drink spicy food.
As the left flank troops attacked, the cavalry led by Zhu Gaoyu and the right flank of the Japanese invaders, which had been in a mess, could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed instantly.
As soon as the striker was broken, the right wing collapsed in an instant, and the morale of the Japanese was dropped again and again.
Sun An noticed that Zhu Gaoyu had already led the cavalry and was about to catch up with the other party's coach, so he gave a decisive order.
"The Chinese army is attacking!"
"Woooooo
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
As the horn of the Ming army sounded, the Ming army roared in the array.
The Chinese army of the Ming army, which had been on standby for a long time, launched the most ferocious attack on the Japanese on the opposite side.
"Alas, is this the strength of the Japanese commander, it is too weak, even Wu Shan is inferior."
Looking at the collapse of the whole line, under the pursuit of the Ming army, the widows who fled in embarrassment, Sun An shook his head happily and took the tea handed over by the guards.
Humming a little song in his mouth, while sipping tea, he watched his soldiers, captives and beheadings all over the mountain.
(End of chapter)