The Japanese soldiers stared at the outside of the city with wide eyes in fear. As time passed by, the thrilling sounds of fighting and screams gradually fell into silence.
Suddenly, a group of people burst out of the darkness and rushed to the city gate. The Japanese soldiers on the city wall were horrified, and then they heard the people below the city shouting: "Open the city gate quickly, I am Honda Tadakatsu!" It turned out that Honda Tadakatsu had escaped! Although Musashio heard that the voice was indeed that of Honda Tadakatsu, he did not dare to be careless at all. He looked carefully at the bottom of the city and confirmed that it was indeed Honda Tadakatsu before ordering the gate to be opened. The city gate opened, Honda Tadakatsu and others quickly fled into the city, and then the city gate slammed shut again.
Musashio and others hurriedly came down from the city wall. When they saw that only a few dozen Honda Tadakatsu and others had returned, they couldn't help but feel shocked. Honda Tadakatsu and others dismounted from their horses, everyone looked stunned.
After that, defeated soldiers fled back to the city one after another until the early morning of the next day. Musashio and others counted the losses and found that only about 10,000 of the 30,000 troops who went out came back, and almost 20,000 were missing. It must be a disaster.
Last night, at Musashio's insistence, Honda Tadakatsu and Nishino Oki led 30,000 troops to attack. According to the previously formulated plan, Honda Tadakatsu first led 10,000 troops to raid the enemy camp, while Nishino Oki led two troops. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses then responded. If Honda Tadakatsu succeeds, they will immediately attack the enemy camp to help Honda Tadakatsu expand the results and completely defeat the Yanyun army. If Honda Tadakatsu fails in the attack, they will go to the rescue. Musashi Yumitsu thought that his plan was perfect, but he did not expect that the Yanyun Army had been in battle for a long time and would often deploy complete defensive measures even when resting. Last night, although Yang Peng and others did not expect that the enemy would come for a sneak attack, they arranged defensive measures according to their past habits. That night the Japanese army came for a sneak attack and ran into a trap that was not carefully laid by Yanyun's army. Although Honda Tadakatsu's troops who were leading the battle were surrounded and annihilated, the supporting troops were also ambushed in the camp. Shi Wengong's troops were ambushed outside and suffered heavy losses. In this battle, Musashi wanted to defeat the Yan Yun army in one fell swoop, but he did not want to fall into the Yan Yun army's trap. He stole the chicken but lost the rice. The losses were so heavy that even Honda Tadakatsu almost didn't come back.
"Hmph, you didn't listen to my uncle's advice and you failed so miserably!" Fujita Mitsuaki said with a hint of sarcasm. Musashi's heart was stabbed hard, and he glared at Mitsuka Fujita, feeling extremely angry. However, after all, it was his own mistake that caused such a heavy loss, so he could not blame the other party.
Fujita Hiromichi shouted at Fujita Mitsukazu: "Don't be rude!" Fujita Mitsukazu lowered his head and said nothing more.
Dong dong dong, wu wu wu, war drums and horns suddenly sounded loudly in the early morning mist. The few people on the top of the city couldn't help being startled, and quickly looked outside the city. They saw the Yanyun army, as large as mountains and seas, pressing towards the city wall. Their swords and guns reflected the rays of the rising sun, their flags were like rolling clouds, and the earth was lightly moving. Trembling slightly, there was a faint thunderous roar in his ears. Apart from the roar and the sound of horns, there was no noise from the nearly 100,000-strong army. They were full of murderous intent. This Yanyun Army was indeed a powerful force sweeping the world. Military brigade!
The Japanese officers and soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but feel frightened when they saw Yan Yun's army with such a military appearance and momentum.
Before Yan Yun's army reached the city wall, it divided into three groups, with the left and right groups going to the north and south sides of Kaijing City respectively. It was obvious that they planned to attack Kaijing City from the west, south and north at the same time.
Seeing this scene, Musashio immediately sent more troops to the north and south walls to strengthen the defense. For a while, there was a hectic scene in the capital with people shouting and horses neighing. The Korean people in the city couldn't help but feel schadenfreude in their hearts when they saw the Japanese being so nervous. They silently prayed to the king to break through the city as soon as possible and kill these Japanese who were inferior to pigs and dogs. These Korean people thought that the troops approaching the city were their Korean soldiers. .
Yanyun's army surrounded Kaijing on three sides. Yang Peng ordered the army to attack, and five thousand assault troops immediately shouted and rushed out of a large formation towards the city wall. In an instant, arrows from both sides were seen flying in the sky. Yanyun's warriors began to rush towards the city wall. The Japanese army The soldiers threw rolling stones and trees as hard as they could down the city. The Yanyun Army's offensive was extremely fierce, and after a while, it was on the verge of rushing to the city. Musashio and others were very nervous when they saw this, and immediately mobilized troops frequently to support them.
At this moment, there was a sudden killing sound on the north and south sides. Musashio and others who were directing the battle on the west wall were shocked. They quickly looked towards the north and south sides and saw that the Yanyun Army who had stationed troops outside the north and south walls suddenly launched an attack. . The offensive was much more fierce than that on the west city wall. I saw the dense rain of arrows flying over the city wall one after another. Our soldiers on the city wall fell down one after another. Then the tough Yanyun soldiers climbed to the top of the city and charged in. Among our soldiers, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, our soldiers fell one after another. Although our soldiers fought back desperately, the situation was like a vicious dog fighting a tiger. Groups of them rushed forward, only to be mercilessly beaten by the tiger's claws. Tear apart, although tigers are inevitably injured and killed, the situation of vicious dogs is becoming more and more unfavorable.
Fujita Hiromichi rushed to Musashio and said urgently: "Musashi-kun, all reserves must be transferred to the north and south sides, otherwise the north and south sides will be lost!" Musashio came back to his senses, his eyes were focused, and he immediately said to Fujita Hiromichi : "Fujita-kun, you stay at the west gate and you must not make any mistakes! I will lead the army to support the north gate!" Then he turned to Honda Tadakatsu and said: "Honda-kun will lead the army to support the south gate!" Fujita Hiromichi and Ben Duo Zhongsheng cheered at the same time.
Immediately, Musashio and Honda Tadakatsu each commanded an army and rushed to the north and south walls of the city, trying to drive off the Yanyun army who had attacked the city wall. Soldiers from both sides roared and fought bloody battles on top of the city, and a loud bang-dong-dong-dong sound came from the city gate. It was the city ramming vehicle violently hitting the city gate. After a fierce battle, both sides suffered many casualties. However, the Japanese army failed to achieve the goal of driving away the Yanyun Army. Although the Japanese soldiers had a huge advantage in military strength, two or three people could only defeat one Yanyun Army. They were barely able to maintain an undefeated situation, but at this time, the loud noises in the city gate were still coming. Listening to the sound, it seemed that the city gate was about to collapse.
Musashi was so anxious that he immediately gave orders to the few personal guards around him. Several warriors cheered and ran down quickly.
Blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the city wall, and Japanese soldiers who were killed kept falling down. From time to time, Yanyun soldiers who died in battle also fell off the city wall. There are already mountains of corpses on the city wall. The corpses of soldiers from both sides are piled up layer by layer on the city wall. Yanyun's army continued to climb the city wall along the ladder, becoming more and more courageous as they fought. The Japanese army's fresh troops also continued to replenish the city wall, and they did not give in.
Suddenly, a Japanese soldier holding a gunpowder bag rushed into the area where the two sides were fighting with a strange scream. Boom, boom, boom... With a series of violent explosions, balls of flames and fireworks rose from the top of the city, and the remains were broken into pieces. Blocks were flying all over the sky, and soldiers on both sides suffered heavy losses. The Japanese continued to use this method to fight back. Within a short time, no one alive was seen on the city top. All the soldiers on both sides of the city were killed in the violent explosions. At the same time, some Japanese soldiers fired kerosene. It poured down from the hole in the city gate, soaking the ramming truck that was hitting the city gate. Then he threw the torch, and the torch fell on the ramming truck that was soaked in kerosene. When it bounced upward, the sparks immediately ignited the ramming truck. The city car only heard a roar, and in the blink of an eye, the entire city car was wrapped in flames.
Honda Tadakatsu, who was leading his army in the south to resist the fierce attack of Yanyun's army, saw what was happening on the northern city wall. He immediately followed suit and attacked Yanyun's army with gunpowder suicide squads. At the same time, he ordered people to use kerosene to burn those who were hitting the city gate. of city cars. After a round of reckless counterattacks, the Yanyun Army's offensive was finally contained.
Yanyun's army, which was attacking the city from the north and south, suffered setbacks and suffered heavy losses. The leading general immediately ordered the army to suspend adjustments to the attack and prepare to launch another fierce attack. Yanyun's army continued to attack from the west, north and south. However, the Japanese resisted like crazy people who had taken medicine. The battle was stalemate and Yanyun's army could not attack for a long time. Unconsciously, the sun set in the west. Seeing that the soldiers were exhausted and there was still no hope of conquering the city, Yang Peng ordered his troops to withdraw and return to camp.
The exhausted Japanese soldiers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Yan Yun's army retreating. Many of them collapsed on the spot among the blood and blood of corpses.
Musashio looked at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood in front of him, his heart trembled uncontrollably, and unspeakable fear surged into his heart. At this time, Fujita Hiromichi came to Musashio's side, took a look at the tragic scene around him, frowned and said: "A rough calculation shows that more than 5,000 people were killed in our army alone!" Musashio's eyes twitched. Fujita Hiromichi continued: "The number of enemy casualties is about four thousand!" Musashio was shocked, looked at Fujita Hiromichi, and said in disbelief: "The enemy is the attacking party, but the number of casualties is actually less than us! How is this possible? !” Fujita Hiromichi sighed and said: “I don’t want to believe it either, but this is a fact! The Yanyun Army’s combat power is so powerful. I have never seen such a terrifying army! It’s like something from myths and legends. It’s like the Demon King’s army!” He glanced at Musashi-kun and said, “Musashi-kun, it’s not me who boosts the enemy’s ambition. If we didn’t have this city wall to rely on, I’m afraid our entire army would have been annihilated by now!”
Musashi didn't speak. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew in his heart that Fujita Hiromichi was right. Fujita Hiromichi said: "Based on the current situation, we can only defend for another four to five days at most. I wonder if His Majesty the General's army can arrive within four or five days?" Seeing Musashi frowning Without saying a word, he continued: "I think we should prepare for the worst!"
Musashio looked at Fujita Hiromichi, frowned and asked: "What is the worst plan?" Fujita Hiromichi said: "We have to consider what to do if the city cannot be defended?" Musashio frowned and said solemnly: " We will never be unable to defend it, we must live or die with the city!" Fujita Hiromichi thought of the seriousness of Kaijing's fall, and couldn't help but feel that his side had no other choice but to defend this road. If he could not defend it, he would also You can only die with the city, and you must not survive in an ignoble way, otherwise the military law will not spare you, and the name and glory of yourself and your family will also be destroyed in your own hands. No matter what I think about it again: I will live or die with the city, but Koko's life must be saved no matter what, otherwise the Fujita family will fall.
As soon as he thought about this, he said to Musashi: "Mr. Musashi, you are right, we should live and die with the city! But the situation here must be informed by someone!" Musashi nodded, feeling that the general should be informed. Knowing the seriousness of the situation here, he said to Hiromichi Fujita: "Immediately send a reliable person to the general to report the news!" Hiromichi Fujita felt happy, responded, and ran down.
Fujita Hiromichi summoned Fujita Mitsuha. When Fujita saw his uncle, he bowed and saluted: "Uncle!" Then he said with lingering fear: "The Yanyun Army is so fierce. I have never seen such a fierce army. They are like the devil's army! If it weren't for us If the brave warriors use gunpowder bags to attack desperately, I'm afraid this city will be captured by them!"
Fujita Hiromichi nodded solemnly, walked up to Fujita Mitsuaki, looked at him carefully, and said, "I have an important task for you to do!" Fujita Mitsuaki heard that there was an important task. When he wanted to hand it over to himself, he was overjoyed and bowed: "Uncle, despite your orders, I will go through thick and thin without hesitation!"
Fujita Hiromichi said: "I want you to immediately select a team of trusted warriors, rush to the general, and report the situation here to the general in detail!"
Fujita Mitsu was stunned. He didn't expect that the important task his uncle mentioned was to deliver the message. He frowned and said, "Uncle, the war in Kaijing is getting intense now, and I can't leave! It's not a big deal to deliver the message, so uncle will send the message." Let someone else do it!" Fujita Hiromichi glared and shouted: "Baga, is my order negotiable?" Fujita Mitsuaki let out a happy sound and lowered his head, but his expression was obviously very disapproving.
Fujita Hiromichi's expression softened and he said: "The situation here must be reported to His Majesty the General in detail. How can we just send people there casually! If the people sent can't explain clearly, wouldn't they miss something important!" Mitsuhako Fujita I think what my uncle said makes sense, but I still feel that there is no need to send me to do this. However, although I think so in my heart, I dare not say it out loud, for fear that my uncle will get angry again.
Fujita Hiromichi ordered: "When you see the General, you must explain our critical situation in detail. This is related to the success or failure of the overall situation, so there must be no ambiguity!" "Hi!" Fujita Hiromichi said: "Okay, I don't want anything. I've told you, go ahead and be safe on the road!" Fujita Mitsuaki let out a cheer and ran down. Fujita Hiromichi looked at Fujita Mitsuaki's back, and his originally stern face revealed a loving expression.
In Yanyun's tent, all the Yanyun generals were regretting today's battle. Hu Yanbixian said a little depressed: "We were about to break through the city. I didn't expect that the Japanese would attack with all their might. As a result, our attack fell short!" Hu Yanbixian said: "This aspect of the Japanese is admirable! Although the Japanese look wretched, they look like men!"
Yang Peng walked to the map and thought about it. The generals stopped talking and did not dare to disturb Yang Peng. Yang Peng was thinking about whether to continue to attack Kaijing: "According to the current situation, it is really uncertain to attack Kaijing in a short time. If Kaijing cannot be conquered after paying a heavy price, and Sasuro Shigeo The army has arrived again, and the situation will immediately reverse and become extremely unfavorable to one's own side. Even if Kaijing is captured, if the losses are too great, things may not be easy to handle later on. The main Japanese force will probably not retreat to the south of Kaijing, and will most likely besiege Kaijing. Our army is alone in Goryeo, and reinforcements and logistical supplies are very difficult. This is a situation of being alone. Can it withstand the repeated attacks of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops? 'Although Yang Peng is extremely brave, he is not sure about this kind of thing.
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One night passed, and early the next morning, the Japanese troops were ready on the city wall to prepare for the Yan Yun Army's attack. However, the Yan Yun Army did not attack all day long, not even provoking. However, the Japanese troops were on the city wall. However, he saw from a distance that the camp of Yan Yun Army was bustling with activity.
That night, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and the moon and stars were sparse. Just before midnight, the lookout soldiers who were on guard at the north city gate suddenly saw a large army approaching rapidly from the north. Although the army could be seen under the moonlight, the specific situation was not visible at all. The sentry thought that Yan Yun's army was coming for a sneak attack, and he was shocked and quickly sounded the alarm. Dang Dang Dang...! The alarm bell suddenly rang loudly, breaking the silence of Kaijing City, and then a large number of Japanese soldiers gathered on the north wall.
Musashio and Fujita Hiromichi also came to the north wall and looked outside the city. Sure enough, they saw an army of about 20,000 to 30,000 people heading this way, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. Musashi said anxiously: "It must be the Yanyun Army who wants to make a surprise attack!" Then he ordered several senior warriors: "Transport more gunpowder and kerosene to the city wall here!" Several senior warriors responded and ran away. Go down. Fujita Hiromichi looked at the army in the distance and frowned: "The army came from the north without any cover-up. It doesn't look like it wants to make a sneak attack! It looks like our army!..."
Musashi's heart skipped a beat, with a look of surprise on his face, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes! It must be our army! Great, the reinforcements have arrived!" Hiromichi Fujita lowered his head in thought and said, "But the reinforcements came too quickly. Let's do it!" Musashio said angrily: "Fujita-kun, you are too suspicious! Counting from the time when the General received our initial report, there is no problem in arriving at this time as quickly as possible!" Fujita Hiromichi nodded. nod.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the army outside the city came nearby and stopped. Under the illumination of the moonlight and the radiance of the torches, it turned out to be an army of Japanese people.
Musashio laughed and said: "Haha, our reinforcements are here!" At this time, a Japanese general rode out and shouted in Japanese: "We are the troops directly under the general, and we have been ordered to come to support Kaijing. Open the city gate quickly!"
Fujita Hiromichi felt that there was nothing suspicious about the army below, and it should be his own army. However, being cautious, he still raised his voice and asked: "You are the troops directly under the General, but I don't know which one you are?"
The general below raised his voice and said: "The hell army under our general!" The great general of Japan, Sasuro Shigeo, has 120,000 troops directly under him, the so-called "six army", which are the heaven army, the human army and the animal army. , Asura Taoist Army, Hungry Ghost Taoist Army, Hell Taoist Army. This 'Six Paths Army' can be said to be the most elite force of the Japanese army. Buddhism has a great influence on Japanese society. Many important contemporary Japanese nobles and royal families are devout believers in Buddhism, so they use the Buddhist Six Paths to name their most elite troops. army. Naming this army "Six Paths Army" also implies another layer of meaning. In Buddhism, everything in the world cannot escape the fate of six paths of reincarnation. Naming the army after this is nothing more than hoping that this army will also be like " The Six Paths of Reincarnation also govern the fate of all things in the world.
The general below pointed to a bearded and strong general not far behind him, and said: "That is the Commander-in-Chief of our Hell Army, His Excellency Nobuo Uesugi." Fujita Hiromichi and others are not very familiar with Uesugi Nobuo, but It’s not like they were strangers to each other, they still had some interactions with each other. Recognizing that Uesugi Nobuo looked like that, he was completely sure of the other person’s identity.
Fujita Hiromichi nodded slightly towards Nobuo Uesugi and said in a loud voice: "Hello, Lord Uesugi! I'm very sorry. According to the previous order issued by His Excellency the General, anyone entering the pass must show the command arrow. Please show the command arrow of the General!" Musashio felt that Hiromichi Fujita was a little unnecessary, but he was acting in accordance with the general's previous orders, so it was hard to say anything.
Nobuo Uesugi winked at the general in front, who immediately took out a command arrow and raised it high, shouting: "General, here is the command arrow!" Under the moonlight, he could faintly see a command arrow in his hand. Fujita Hiromichi immediately ordered someone to put down the hanging basket. The general at the bottom of the city immediately stepped forward, put the command arrow into the hanging basket, and then retreated. The hanging basket was pulled up, and a senior samurai picked up the command arrow from the hanging basket, ran to Fujita Hiromichi, and presented the command arrow to Fujita Hiromichi.
Fujita Hiromichi received the order arrow and carefully identified it, confirming that it was indeed the order arrow sent from the general's camp. Then he handed the command arrow to Musashio. Musashio did not reach out to pick it up, but said in an unhappy tone: "Fujita-kun, open the city gate quickly. It's so rude to lock Uesugi-kun out of the city like this!"
After hearing this, Fujita Hiromichi withdrew the command arrow and ordered to the senior samurai beside him: "Open the city gate!" The latter agreed and prepared to deliver the order.
However, at this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from outside the city, and at the same time, a familiar voice shouted loudly: "Don't open the city gate, they are Yanyun people!" Everyone on the city wall was stunned, and then saw There was a commotion outside the city. A knight was galloping from a distance. The hell soldiers outside the city fired arrows at him, but the arrows failed to reach him because they were far away. The knight quickly reined in his horse and ran towards the southeast. As he ran, he shouted: "Don't open the city gate, they are the Yanyun Army! Don't open the city gate!..." At this time, several people from the Hell Army rushed out. Ten war riders chased the man.
The Japanese on the city wall were surprised and confused. Fujita Hiromichi and Musashio looked at each other. Fujita Hiromichi frowned and said: "That voice, it seems, it seems to be Fujita Mitsuhako!?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
