The Japanese officers and soldiers had just heard the war drums of the Yanyun Army. They were initially very frightened. However, when they saw that there were only a few thousand people on the other side, they became bolder. Noda Yoshihiko first led nearly ten thousand Japanese officers and soldiers to rush forward with strange screams.
Running closer, I saw the opponent's appearance clearly. I saw all of them were tall and majestic, wearing heavy black armor, killing and killing people, like iron towers, holding huge swords in their hands, shining coldly under the reflection of the moonlight torch. Noda Yoshihiko and all the Japanese soldiers couldn't help being frightened, and the momentum of the charge slowed down. Then they felt that the Yanyun Army had limited strength and strong momentum, so they accelerated and rushed towards the Yanyun Army, shouting loudly!
The Japanese army rushed to the front of Yanyun Army like a tide. Before they could attack, they saw the flash of swords in front. In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams broke out! The Mo knife flew up and down, forming a wall of knives, just like the wheels of a meat grinder, constantly mincing the Japanese soldiers who rushed up. The Japanese army was already crazy, and they kept moving forward one after another. The roars and the expressions on their faces were no longer like human beings. They were clearly crazed beasts. It must be said that the madness of the Japanese soldiers was terrifying. , which is eye-catching. However, they charged like wild beasts, but they were unable to break through the Mo Dao Army's sword array. Instead, they kept turning into bloody corpses under the shining sword light! In just a moment, the Mo Dao army was already littered with corpses in front of the formation!
Immediately, the main force of the Japanese army joined the battle. Like waves, one wave after another hit the Mo Dao Army's defense line. However, the Mo Dao Army was as solid as a rock, and the flying sword light was like a sickle in the hand of the God of Death, constantly harvesting the Japanese. lives of soldiers. Under the moonlight, blood was flying all over the sky, and Japanese soldiers fell into a pool of blood one by one! The Mo Dao Army stood proudly on the bloody battlefield, like a killing god!
The Japanese army could not break through the Modao army's defense line, their morale was inevitably affected, and their offensive gradually weakened. However, the Japanese soldiers continued to attack under the supervision of Noda Yoshihiko and others. Seeing the Modao Army as majestic as a god and as powerful as a tiger, with the flesh and blood of their companions flying under the flickering sword light, fear inevitably surged in their hearts. .
Suddenly, there was a thunderous noise and amazing shouts from one side. The Japanese soldiers couldn't help but be startled. The offensive stopped and they all looked to one side. Through the moonlight, I saw a group of cavalry rushing in like a tide.
Ueno Mamoru's expression changed, and he urgently ordered Marshal Ryumoto Taro to lead 10,000 Japanese troops to fight. Taro Ryumoto suppressed the fear in his heart and immediately led 10,000 Japanese troops to meet the Yanyun warriors rushing from the east. In the blink of an eye, Yanyun's war cavalry, led by the fierce general Li Tian, slammed into the middle of the Japanese army, and then rushed forward unstoppably. The spears were brandished, the swords were slashed, and the Japanese soldiers' corpses were covered with blood. It was a panic! I don’t know who turned around and ran for his life first. In an instant, all the Japanese started running backwards! The running Japanese crashed into the middle of the main force of the Japanese army and disrupted the main force of the Japanese army!
Li Tian led his war cavalry into the middle of the main force of the Japanese army, swept across the Japanese army, and killed the Japanese. At the same time, the Modao army, which was originally blocking the enemy from the front, also launched a fierce attack on the Japanese under the leadership of the warrior Wan Chun. Stepping on the enemy's corpse, killing them step by step, killing the Japanese soldiers to death and causing heavy casualties! The Japanese soldiers turned around and ran for their lives. However, because so many people were crowded here and pushing each other, they could not escape for a while. As a result, they were caught up by the Modao Army and massacred. Amidst the continuous screams, only blood and flesh were flying everywhere. , that scene is really terrible! In order to escape for their lives, some Japanese people actually brandished their swords and looked at their own people; others fell to the ground and were trampled by countless people before they could get up, and were trampled to death alive! There were a lot of random cries like Baga, Squawk and so on!
Ueno Morunao and others were so frightened that they ordered the Japanese soldiers to hold back at the top of their lungs. However, the offensive of the Yanyun Army was too fierce, and the morale of the Japanese army had collapsed. Therefore, no one listened to the orders of Ueno Morunao and others. They just ran for their lives, running like wolves and hogs, really like a lost dog! At this time, even if Sun Wu is reborn and Li Mu comes, it will be impossible to turn the tide!
Since the Japanese were strongly attacked by Yan Yun's army in the east and south, most of the Japanese fled toward the west. However, the sound of war drums suddenly came from the west, and then tens of thousands of Yanyun troops appeared in the wasteland to the west. The Japanese soldiers were shocked and stopped quickly. The ones in front stopped, but those behind were still running forward. As a result, tens of thousands of Japanese people crowded into a group, shouting and shouting, and it was a mess.
Yanyun's army surrounded them from three directions. The Japanese were exhausted and did not dare to fight, so they hurriedly retreated up the hill. Fortunately for the Japanese, the Yanyun Army's bombardment had stopped at this time, and the Japanese soldiers had a temporary respite.
Ueno Mamoru took a can of water from a low-level samurai and drank it. Suddenly there was a commotion on the hillside. Ueno Mamoru put down the water jug, followed the sound, and asked angrily: "What's going on?" Tatsumoto Taro said: "I'll go take a look!" and then ran down. After a while, he hurried back and said in panic: "It's not good, sir, Yan Yun's army has surrounded us heavily!"
Ueno Morinao and Noda Yoshihiko were both shocked, stood up quickly, and ran to the side of the hillside. Looking down the mountain, I was shocked to see that the light of countless torches had surrounded me from three directions. Ueno Mamoru was panicked and felt at a loss. Noda Yoshihiko's face was pale and he couldn't help but said: "It's over! We're done!" Then there was a hysterical look in his eyes, and he shouted to Ueno Morunao: "Sir, let's rush down and fight with them! It's better to fight to the death than to take this slowly. The suffering!”
Ueno Mamoru 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!" Noda Yoshihiko suddenly became depressed, shook his head and said: "There is no hope! There is no hope!" When he spoke like this, he was noticed by the surrounding samurai and ashigaru, and his morale was further dampened. Everyone felt that there was no hope of escape! …
In the middle of the night, Ueno Morinao, who was half asleep and half awake, was awakened by crying. Looking around, I could faintly hear crying coming from all directions. Ueno Mamoru couldn't help feeling frightened and angry at the same time. At this moment, Taro Ryumoto came to Ueno Morinao.
Ueno Morinao asked angrily: "Who is crying? It's so abominable! How can a warrior of the Yamato nation cry?"
Taro Tatsumoto sighed and said, "Sir, there are many soldiers crying, and everyone is in despair!" After hearing this, Ueno Mamoru was stunned for a long time, and sighed longly. Thinking of Noda Yoshihiko, he asked: "Where is Noda-kun?" Taro Tatsumoto said: "Noda was so drunk that he was unconscious!" Ueno Mamoru frowned and said angrily: "This coward! He usually looks very... A hero, I didn’t expect to be such a cowardly person!”
Taro Tatsumoto sighed and said, "You can't blame him. Now that we are in a desperate situation with no hope of escape, no wonder he loses control of his emotions!" Ueno Mamoru said angrily: "Who said we are in a desperate situation?" Tatsumoto Taro said He was stunned for a moment, and then asked happily: "Do you have any plans, sir?"
Ueno Morinao said: "His Excellency Taira Shigemori's army should have arrived in Qingzhou. As long as they get the news that we are trapped in a tight siege, they will definitely come to rescue!" Tatsumoto Taro understood what Ueno Morinao meant and asked: "What do you mean, sir?" Are we going to defend this place and then send people to ask for help from His Excellency Taira Shigemori?" Ueno Mamoru nodded, "That's it! We still have 50,000 or 60,000 troops. As long as His Excellency Taira Shigemori's army arrives, we can cooperate inside and outside, although we cannot defeat Yan. The Yun Army can break through their siege! After breaking through the siege, they will retreat all the way south to Qingzhou, and then find a way to retreat!"
Taro Ryumoto felt that this seemed to be the only feasible way at the moment, and he couldn't help but nodded. Ueno Mamoru looked at Tatsumoto Taro and said: "You, immediately send three teams of messengers, and be sure to deliver the letter of request for help to His Excellency Taira Shigemori!" Tatsumoto Taro cheered, and then went down to select three groups of nine people. The warrior ordered them to go down the mountain in three groups and rush to Qingzhou for help.
Fortunately, all three groups of warriors successfully escaped from the encirclement of Yan Yun's army. There was a commotion at the bottom of the mountain. Yan Yun's army sent out cavalry to chase them, but they failed to catch up. Ueno Morinao and others couldn't help but feel very happy when they saw such a scene on the mountain. …
Qingzhou. Ping Chongsheng, who has a strong body and a fierce appearance, is urging his troops to attack Qingzhou. However, Qingzhou City was like a tortoise shell, which made Ping Chongsheng feel like he was pulling a turtle and had nowhere to start. Although the defenders of Qingzhou City were only local security force officers and ordinary people, they relied on the strong city moat to repulse the Japanese attacks again and again.
Night fell, and another day's attack came to an end. The Japanese still did not make any progress, but lost hundreds of people. Ping Chongsheng returned to the big tent and said angrily: "I swear, if we take Qingzhou, we will kill all the chickens and dogs in Qingzhou!"
All the generals and warriors echoed, shouting with great ferocity. A senior samurai said: "Your Excellency, why do we have to take Qingzhou? Aren't we going to rescue Lord Ueno Morinao?" Other generals and samurai also had the same doubts.
Ping Chongsheng said angrily: "What do you know! If we go to rescue like this, Yanyun's army will inevitably surge in. Where should we retreat and how can we resist it? Only by occupying a strong city first can we use it as a foothold! "Everyone suddenly understood and nodded. Some people praised: "Your Excellency is really thoughtful!"
At this moment, a trusted warrior rushed into the tent, knelt down and said: "Your Excellency, Lord Ueno's messenger is here!" Ping Chongsheng frowned and said angrily: "He must be here to rush us! This Ueno Shouzhi, you are so useless! Bring the messenger in!"
The travel-worn messenger quickly walked into the big tent and saw Ping Chongsheng sitting at the top. He quickly bowed: "I have met you, Your Excellency!" Ping Chongsheng sneered and said: "Ueno Shou Nao is too useless, Yan Yunjun's The strength of the troops is only comparable to his, and he is now on the defensive. Why are he so nervous?" The messenger quickly said: "You don't know something, but the Yanyun Army is really powerful! Just one day ago, the Yanyun Army made several rounds of fierce attacks. Our army suffered heavy losses and could hardly hold on!"
Ping Chongsheng and others were greatly surprised. Ping Chongsheng said angrily: "That's nonsense! It's not like I don't know the situation of the Yanyun Army! The strength of the Yanyun Army is not greater than that of Ueno Shouzhi. No matter how you put it, there should be no problem in resisting for ten days and a half! Did Ueno Mori Nao deliberately ask you to say this so that I can rescue him as soon as possible? Huh, as a general of the Yamato nation, he is actually like this Cowardice is really shameful!”
The messenger hurriedly said: "No, no, no! You have misunderstood. The situation is indeed critical!" Then he told how the Yanyun army crossed the river to seize the beach, how they destroyed the transport fleet, how they bombarded the hill, and how they resisted. He couldn't help but go down the mountain to break out, but was ambushed by the enemy, suffered heavy losses, and had to retreat to the mountain. He explained in detail what happened. He was afraid that Ping Shigemori wouldn't believe it, so he even told many details.
It was quiet in the big tent, you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. The faces of Ping Chongsheng and the generals showed horror. Ping Chongsheng slowly shook his head and said: "I really can't believe that Yan Yunjun is so powerful!" The messenger quickly said: "Everything I say is true. Please believe me!"
Ping Chongsheng was silent for a moment, then raised his head to look at the messenger and asked: "How many more troops do you have?" "There are still fifty or sixty thousand people." As soon as these words came out, Ping Chongsheng and others were even more shocked, and a warrior couldn't help shouting : "What? There are only 50,000 or 60,000 people left in the 200,000-strong army!?" The messenger nodded, with a look of shame on his face. Everyone present looked at each other in disbelief.
Ping Shigemori frowned and said: "I must go to rescue Ueno Morinao immediately, I must go immediately!" Then he ordered the generals and samurai: "Send the order, the army will rest for the night, and march to the hill early tomorrow morning!" Everyone was happy together! A sound. Ping Chongsheng said to the messenger: "You, rush back immediately and tell Mr. Ueno that my army will arrive in three days, and ask him to hold on for three days!" The messenger shouted loudly and hurriedly left the tent.
One day later, the messenger rushed back to the hill and told Ueno Morinao and others about Taira Shigemori's promise. Ueno Morinao and others couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that reinforcements would arrive in three days. Ueno Morinao ordered to everyone: "Every army must be on guard and must not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of it!" Everyone cheered together.
Accompanied by Taro Tatsumoto, Ueno Mamoru went to the hillside. Looking down the mountain, he saw that the Yanyun camp surrounded the entire hill. His originally relaxed mood could not help but become serious again. Ueno Mamoru frowned and asked, "How come the Yanyun Army didn't attack us all day and night?" Taro Ryumoto frowned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know! Maybe, maybe they are not ready yet!" Ueno Mamoru I felt that this was the reason, nodded, and couldn't help but said: "I hope they won't be ready for three days!" Taro Ryumoto nodded with deep sympathy.
Perhaps it was God's wish, but for three consecutive days, Yan Yun's army did not launch an attack on the Japanese troops of Ueno Morunao's army on the hill. Ueno Morinao excitedly said to the generals: "His Excellency Taira Shigemori's reinforcements are about to arrive. Everyone, be prepared. As soon as you see His Excellency Taira Shigemori's army, you will immediately go down the mountain to attack, and cooperate with His Excellency Taira Shigemori's army inside and outside to defeat the Yanyun Army!" All the generals cheered together.
Immediately, Ueno Morinao and others, fully clothed, came to the hillside and looked anxiously towards the south. At the same time, nearly 60,000 Japanese troops on the hill were ready for an assault. Time passed slowly, and when the sun rose above the head, shouts suddenly came from behind the hills in the distance, followed by bursts of fighting. Ueno Mamoru frowned and murmured: "What's going on? Could it be that the Yanyun Army discovered His Excellency Taira Shigemori's reinforcements and sent people to intercept them?" Tatsumoto Taro frowned, looking suspicious; Noda Yoshihiko said anxiously: "Sir, let's attack!"
Ueno Mamoru nodded, glanced around, and shouted loudly: "Samurai of the Yamato nation, His Excellency Taira Shigemori's reinforcements have arrived! Let's rush down, defeat the Yanyun Army, and join His Excellency He Shigemori!" The Japanese soldiers Their morale was boosted and they started shouting.
Ueno Morunao shouted: "Let's go!" The Japanese troops surged down the mountain and rushed directly towards the Yanyun Army camp in front of them, shouting and shouting, and they all looked very excited. When the Japanese soldiers saw that the Yanyun Army Camp in front of them seemed to be deserted, they thought that the Yanyun Army here had gone to intercept Ping Chongsheng's army. They couldn't help but become more excited, thinking that as long as the Yanyun Army Camp was destroyed, they would be defeated. Then you can escape from the prison and open up the sky.
The Japanese soldiers rushed faster and faster, and the Yanyun Army Camp was already very close. Still not a single figure was seen. The Yanyun Army Camp seemed to be just an empty camp. Ueno Mamoru was riding on horseback and sneered triumphantly: "The cunning Yanyun people actually used an empty city strategy on us! It's a pity that I saw through it!"
The Japanese army rushed to the camp thirty steps away. Following Ueno Shouzhi's order, the Japanese army roared and rushed towards the camp at full speed. Suddenly, there was a series of loud crashes, and the entire land collapsed! The thousands of Japanese who rushed at the front only felt the ground shaking, and then fell into the abyss! The screams came one after another! It turned out that in front of the Yanyun Army's camp, countless huge pits were dug, up to five meters deep, with steel drills and bamboo sticks inserted at the bottom. The Japanese soldiers who fell into the pits were stabbed into a hornet's nest, dripping with blood, which was shocking!
When the Japanese army suddenly saw such a scene, they were all shocked and stopped one after another. Tens of thousands of people huddled together, and the scene was chaotic. At this moment, the war drums in the originally deserted military camp rang like thunder, and at the same time, there was a wave of shouts. Countless Yanyun soldiers appeared in the sight of the Japanese army, and there were actually ten or twenty thousand of them! When the Japanese soldiers suddenly saw such a scene, they were stunned for a moment.
General Qin Ming immediately followed the troops, raised his mace and shouted: "Fire the arrows!" Yan Yunjun held a strong crossbow and fired arrows. At the same time, the three-bow bed crossbow flew towards the enemy group with a gunpowder pack! The arrows fell into the middle of the Japanese, and the Japanese fell to the ground. Our army retreated hurriedly; the arrows fired by the three-bow bed crossbow whizzed and hit the enemy, flying out with the enemy, and then exploded in the crowd, leaving their limbs broken into pieces. Flying all over the sky!
Ueno Mamoru shouted to the army to stabilize, and then ordered the archers to fight back. The archers immediately fought back, but the Japanese archers' range was very limited and they couldn't reach Yan Yun's army! However, the Yanyun Army's arrow rain and huge spears and arrows kept coming, and the Japanese casualties continued to increase, and they continued to retreat, becoming uncontrollably chaotic, and many people turned around and ran towards the mountains.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable and the morale of the army was shaken, Ueno Morinao had no choice but to lead his troops back to the hill in a hurry. Ueno Morinao was very depressed, and now he just hoped that Taira Shigemori's army would break through the Yanyun Army's barrier and come over quickly. Standing on the hillside and looking into the distance, I still couldn't see anything, only the sound of fighting continued to come. Ueno Morinao and others were very anxious, but it was useless to be anxious!
About half an hour later, the sounds of fighting in the distance gradually calmed down. About a quarter of an hour later, a troop of about 30,000 soldiers and horses was seen coming over the hills. Ueno Morinao and others became excited, and Noda Yoshihiko couldn't help shouting: "Here we come!" At this time, the sun had already set in the west, and in the sky behind the army, the sun shone on their sides, standing on the mountain Ueno Morinao and others couldn't see clearly, they could only see about 30,000 to 40,000 horses rushing towards them. All the Japanese opened their eyes wide and looked very anxious.
About half an hour later, the army came to the foot of the hillside and formed a battle formation. The Japanese soldiers on the mountain suddenly discovered that the reinforcements they had been waiting for day and night were not the reinforcements coming, but the Yanyun Army! The iron-blooded Yanyun Army was so murderous that the Japanese soldiers on the mountain were terrified! Ueno Morinao and the others looked at each other, too shocked to speak!
A Yanyun warrior rushed out of the military formation on horseback and ran straight towards the mountain. When the Japanese soldiers saw this, they couldn't help but become nervous. They clenched their weapons and prepared to fight. Although they were preparing to fight, everyone looked very nervous.
The brave general Yan Yun rode his horse to the front of the Japanese army's first line of defense and threw a large bag of things behind the defense line. The Japanese soldiers were shocked and retreated one after another. At this time, the Yan Yun warrior had already turned his horse and ran back.
The Japanese soldiers took a closer look at the object and found that it was a large package, not like a bomb. All the Japanese soldiers looked at each other, and a mid-level samurai stepped forward, picked up the package, quickly ran to the mountain, presented the package to Ueno Morunao, and reported: "Sir, the warrior Yan Yun just threw in a The package, I don’t know what it is!”
Ueno Mamoru frowned and muttered: "What on earth are the Yanyun people doing?" Noda Yoshihiko impatiently stepped forward to receive the package and was about to open it. Taro Tatsumoto hurriedly stopped him and said, "Be careful!" Yoshihiko Noda was startled and looked at Taro Tatsumoto in confusion. Taro Tatsumoto frowned and said, "This package is really strange. Be careful of any traps!"
Noda Yoshihiko said angrily: "Ryumoto-kun, you are too timid!" Ueno Mamoru said: "It's better to be careful!" Noda Yoshihiko nodded, then handed the package to an ashigaru and asked him to open it. Ashigaru held the package, his face pale with fear and his whole body trembling.
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
