"Hmph, give me a hard beating! Kill them all! ”

Seeing that these widows dared to rush over, Li Wei was also ruthless, his eyes flashed with cold light, and he said viciously.

"Yes!"

Lu Tang responded to the order, and the sound of artillery fire became even more intensive.

The Japanese rushed all the way to their deaths, leaving behind nearly a thousand mutilated corpses.

"Rush! Kill these Mingren! ”

Shaoer Puyi went crazy and slapped the horse violently, he was very confident in himself and his samurai, as long as he rushed to the front, and fought with real swords and guns, his samurai would definitely be able to defeat these despicable Ming troops with one block of ten!

However, Li Wei did not give him this opportunity at all, and when the Japanese people entered within 500 steps, he immediately ordered: "Artillery for shells!" Prepare for the musketeers! ”

The range of the flowering bullet is much shorter than that of the solid bullet, only about four or five hundred paces, and at this time, the Japanese rush to the front before they can be considered to have entered the range.

The young two Puyi, who rushed forward, suddenly stopped when he saw the sound of artillery fire on the opposite side, and was overjoyed for a moment: "Hurry up, their shells are gone!" ”

When the warriors heard this, they followed the great joy, and the speed of the wild rush was a few points faster, and the cavalry that followed the young two Puyi was also fast, and began to circle the two wings of the Ming army, trying to avoid the front and rush the Ming army formation from the side.

Even Ping Jinglong, who was worried about following behind, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the cannon fire only stopped for a moment, and then it rang out again!

"Bang!"

As a cannon sounded that was slightly different from before, a large piece of iron sand shards sprayed like rain towards the Japanese people hundreds of steps away, killing a large area in an instant!

Bang bang bang......

The cannons rang out one after another, and the lethality of the artillery replaced with flowering shells increased greatly, from a straight line attack to a group of wounds, and the cavalry could dodge with fast horses, but these ordinary Japanese warriors who followed did not have this speed advantage, and fell down one by one under the bombardment of flowering shells, and the scene was extremely tragic.

Ping Jinglong's face turned pale, and he pulled the reins hard, and he couldn't care about rushing forward with this young master of the second goods.

The young two Puyi in front of him were also startled by the power of this flowering bomb, and forgot to whip and slap the horse in a daze.

"Young master, don't rush, retreat quickly! If we continue like this, we will all die! ”

Takashi Heikyo shouted from behind.

Shaoer Puyi's face was entangled, and the strong sense of honor of the samurai made him unable to accept the shame of retreating, but the casualties of the samurai under his command also made him frightened, these heroic samurai, even before the corner of the enemy's clothes were beaten to pieces, and died worthless, this tragic situation deeply shocked him, in front of this powerful firearm, his martial arts that he had practiced for more than ten years was useless!

"Ping Jinglong, you and I lead the cavalry to charge from the flanks in two ways! As long as the enemy's artillery formation is disrupted, our samurai can fight closely! ”

Shaoer Puyi finally used his brain, and he no longer rushed stupidly with just blood.

Ping Jinglong couldn't stop scolding in his heart, but the military order was like a mountain, and he had to lead a team of cavalry to divide troops with him to harass the Ming army's artillery array.

Li Wei saw the movements of their cavalry, and smiled disdainfully, the artillery reversing is indeed more troublesome, and it is a good way for the cavalry to flank around, but he has no problem dealing with these cavalry in addition to artillery and muskets.

Shaoer Puyi continued to rush to the flank with the cavalry, and Li Wei immediately ordered the soldiers to adjust the formation, and the muskets were aimed at these Japanese people.

Muskets with rifling are no longer a matter of luck, even if they shoot at high-speed targets, they have a good hit rate, and there are many gunslingers, and a single salvo can take out many enemies.

The two teams of Puyi and Pingjinglong, who had finally avoided the artillery, were hit hard again after entering the range of the muskets, and the casualties of the cavalry increased rapidly, and occasionally one or two broke into the formation, and they were greeted by a snowy bayonet, which instantly pierced them into a hedgehog!

The cavalry tactics of the two were quickly wiped out with little effect, and the heart of Shao Er Puyi instantly sank to the bottom.

They had cavalry, and the Ming army also had them, and while they were crushed by muskets and artillery, Li Wei also sent Jiang Long to lead the cavalry to rush out of the formation.

The bushido spirit of the Wa Kingdom still has some effect, and the army led by Shaoer Puyi was killed and wounded like this, and these Wa people did not even scatter and fled, brandishing the Wa sword and rushing to the front, and the archers among them saw that they finally rushed to the range, and they also began to fire back with arrows.

The cavalry led by Jiang Long also rushed forward, and the cavalry also had a huge advantage over the infantry, showing a one-sided slaughter scene for a while.

The sound of gunfire, the neighing of horses, the clashing of weapons, and the shouts of soldiers mingled with the fighting until evening.

The battlefield was full of corpses, and the strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood filled the air, as well as the Japanese who were mutilated by shells and were still wailing.

Patches of blood-stained land were shocking, formed by flowering shells that killed the Japanese people.

As a result of Li Wei's death order, more than half of the Japanese army was killed and wounded, and only more than 1,000 were captured, while the rest fled in all directions and disappeared.

Li Wei looked at the miserable scene on the battlefield, but his heart did not fluctuate much, maybe because he had seen too much, or maybe he didn't treat these Japanese people as people.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield, count the casualties, and by the way, mend the knives to those who were not dead, so that they could die a happy death.

In today's battle, although the Ming army had the advantage, it still inevitably caused hundreds of casualties, which were not worth mentioning compared to the annihilated Japanese army, but they were all living lives.

Li Wei specially ordered people to hurry up to treat the wounded, send those who could not lose their combat strength back to the ship, and find an opportunity to send them back to Daming.

"Master Hou, we have caught a Japanese general!"

After a while, Jiang Long led someone to escort a bloodied widow over, although this person was embarrassed, but his unusual identity could still be distinguished from his gorgeous clothes.

"Despicable Ming people, you ......"

"Smack!"

Shaoer Puyi was still shouting, Jiang Long turned around and rewarded him with a big mouth, and his voice suddenly stopped.

Li Wei looked at this young widow with some surprise, but he didn't expect him to be able to speak Chinese.

Speaking of which, the feelings of the Japanese people towards Huaxia are also very peculiar, which is a special complex of admiration and jealousy and other feelings that are entangled together.

Among the Japanese people, the more they were born into the aristocracy, the more they liked Han culture, including poetry, which were the objects of their study and study, and even some nobles regarded themselves as Chinese orthodoxy, but regarded the Chinese people who were ruled by the Meng Yuan after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty as barbarians.

Later, the Japanese aristocracy even appeared as a group calling themselves Chinese, and it was also officially recognized by the Japanese for a period of history, which is also very ironic.

"What's your name?" Li Wei asked out loud.

Although he was captured, Shao Er Puyi still had fierce eyes, and replied coldly: "I am Shao Er Puyi, a descendant of Shao Er Puyi!" ”

Li Wei was stunned: "Shouldn't children? Hey, that's a good name! ”

Shaoer Puyi is proficient in Chinese, so he naturally heard his ridicule, and said angrily: "Despicable Ming people, you fight without declaring it, and you won't be martial!" If you have the ability, you and I will have an open duel! ”

"Okay, let's do it." Li Wei smiled indifferently and motioned for Jiang Long to let him go.

Jiang Long was stunned, and hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, this person's martial arts are good, don't be careless!" ”

"Hehe, it's okay!" Li Wei waved his hand.

Jiang Long frowned, still letting go of this young man, but he still cautiously pressed the handle of the knife, ready to stop the unexpected situation at any time.

When the child Puyi saw that Li Wei really let him go, he was overjoyed.

Although he is unarmed now, he is confident that he can easily kill this Ming army officer on the spot with his fists and feet.

"Drink!"

Shao Er Puyi shouted loudly, steadied his horse and put his stance, his eyes staring at Li Wei tightly.

Li Wei shrugged his shoulders and unhurriedly took out his handcuff......

Bang!

"Ahh

After the gunshot, there was a miserable scream, Shaoer Puyi could no longer maintain his horse step, fell to the ground, hugged his injured leg and scolded angrily: "You are despicable and shameless!" ”

Li Wei pouted: "You didn't say that you won't be allowed to use weapons in the duel, your own skills are not as good as others, do you blame me?" ”

"Baga ......" Shao Er Puyi was speechless, and could only respond angrily in dialect.

Li Wei blew out the muzzle of the gun and said, "Give him to Lu Tang and interrogate the movements of the Japanese people!" ”

"Yes!" Jiang Long respectfully agreed, and dragged Shaoer Puyi down.

The Ming army hurriedly swept the battlefield and rescued their wounded, leaving the bodies of the Japanese people unattended for the time being, and then the army launched a direct attack on Songpu City.

Shaoer Puyi brought out the big army, almost all the army was wiped out, only more than 1,000 people remained in the city, the gate of Songpu City was soon blasted open, the Ming army poured in, and the soldiers and horses in the city could not resist at all.

When the Japanese people in Songpu City saw the Ming army attacking the city, they were so frightened that they scattered and fled, while the Ming soldiers were mercilessly looting everywhere, shouting and screaming one after another.

Li Wei frowned slightly, then withdrew his gaze, but he didn't see it.

He really couldn't sympathize with these people.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Yuanzhang constantly emphasized strict military discipline and did not hurt the people, in fact, these soldiers fought all day long, how could they easily control their wild temperament, even when they had conquered Yunnan, there were often bullying of the natives in the army, and now in this foreign country, it is even more unscrupulous.

The men were either killed or brought back to the Ming Dynasty as slaves, and the women were also selected to be brought back as slaves or prostitutes, while the other old and weak were ignored.

This is already considered merciful, at least the Ming soldiers did not commit such an unconscionable act as killing people for fun.

After some jumping, the Ming soldiers finally quieted down after sacking Songpu City.

The Japanese who were lucky enough not to be arrested all hid at home and closed their doors and windows and did not dare to show their heads, and Tang He, Li Wei and other generals also ordered to restrain the soldiers below and told them not to toss anymore.

The mansion of the Shao Er clan had been occupied by the Ming army as a temporary stronghold at this time, and Li Wei casually found a room as a place to live, and let people simply clean it up.

It's a pity that these widows don't have a lean, bed or anything like that, and the powerful families are also straw mats, and they sit and lie on them, which makes him very unaccustomed to it.

After a brief settlement, Tang He convened everyone again.

Today's battle is only the first contact, and although the Japanese were quickly defeated under the musket and artillery attacks of the Ming army, they also had some points that could not be ignored.

For example, the Japanese people are generally strong in martial arts, and once they are killed in close quarters, the casualties of the Ming army will be very large.

There is also the spirit of bushido in the Wa Kingdom did play some role, these Wa warriors are very brave in battle, and they will not flee easily, that is, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the morale is unprecedentedly high, so as to suppress it, otherwise, it is really difficult to say that the victory or defeat is head-on.

Li Wei first exchanged views with Tang Hehu Hai and others, and then discussed the next arrangement.

"I have already sent people to Zhuhou to investigate, and when they come back, we will quickly send troops to seize the pontoon bridge after Zhuhou and cut off the support of the Japanese people!"

Tang He said in a deep voice.

Hu Hai, He Fu, Sheng Yong and other generals all nodded slightly, and Jiang Long, Shi Jun and others did not know Li Wei's plan, and they also agreed.

Li Wei paused, hesitating whether to propose the division of troops at this time.

Seeing this, Lu Tang preemptively said: "General, the soldiers are very fast, I think if there is no ambush on the pontoon bridge, it is better for us to directly divide the troops into two ways, take the pontoon bridge all the way, and directly attack Dazaifu all the way, and with the advantage of our army's firearms, we will be able to take it in one fell swoop!" ”

Li Wei glanced at him and did not speak.

Tang He heard this, but he thought about it seriously and felt that this was not a bad idea.

Since the pontoon bridge is a natural danger, as long as it is occupied, it does not need too many soldiers and horses to block the support of the Japanese people.

Taking a step back, if there is an ambush on the pontoon bridge, the division of troops can also preserve part of the strength and avoid the annihilation of the whole army in an ambush.

"Okay, since this is the case, then the Marquis of Jiang Du will lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to take the former Dazaifu, and I will lead the rest of the soldiers and horses to seize the pontoon bridge."

Tang He said.

Li Wei has the combat power of the naval division based on firearms, and he naturally has to let him go to the siege, as for the pontoon bridge, the Ming army is closer, if the Japanese people are not prepared in advance, the Ming army will definitely be able to occupy this place before them, and 40,000 soldiers and horses are enough.

Li Wei nodded quietly: "Okay, don't worry, General, I will take Dazaifu as soon as possible!" ”

"Hmm."

soup and jaw headed, and then began to divide the troops.

In fact, there was nothing to score, Li Wei's subordinates naturally followed him, and other generals such as Hu Hai, He Fu, Sheng Yong and others followed Tang He to seize the pontoon bridge.

The next day, the army left Songpu City, Li Wei led his troops and horses to the north, and Tang He led the army to the east.

The Ming army did not send people to stay in Songpu City, they did not come to occupy the Wa Kingdom, and it was the right thing to do to withdraw after the looting.

While marching, Li Wei also sent people to contact the Du Yuan who stayed on the ship, and asked the warship to move north along the coast with the army, so that in case of accidents, the army could be received in time to withdraw to the sea.

Along the way, Li Wei tried to attack several cities along the way, and found that these cities were generally understaffed, and there were obvious signs of being transferred.

In the previous Songpu City, the patriarch of the Shaoer clan, Shaoer Puteng, left 10,000 soldiers and horses is not less, if it is under normal circumstances, these people are enough to hold on for a long time in the face of 100,000 troops, but unfortunately he didn't expect the Ming army to have such powerful artillery, let alone that his grandson who is a martial idiot would be an idiot.

After confirming that the Japanese were indeed prepared, Li Wei slowed down his march, and constantly sent scouts to pay attention to Tang He's movements, ready to turn around and support at any time.

The purpose of his division of troops was not to attack Dazaifu, but to be a yellow bird in this battle! (End of chapter)