Yongren's face turned pale as he saw that his troops were defeated like a mountain, and the remaining defeated generals were rushing towards him like a tide. I looked at the sky and saw that the sun had not set yet. In less than a day, in less than a day, the coastal position guarded by 15,000 samurai and ashigaru were actually broken through by the Ming army! Yongren couldn't help but feel an unprecedented fear in his heart. But then this fearful emotion was replaced by hysterical madness!
The defeated samurai and ashigaru retreated into the city one after another, and various generals and senior samurai actively deployed defenses according to Yonghito's orders. Rolling stones, wood and kerosene were transported to the city wall, and all the young and middle-aged people in the city were forcibly organized. These temporarily organized fighting forces were dressed in ragged clothes, with fearful expressions on their faces. They stood trembling in the wind, and the weapons in their hands were all hoes and sticks!
Yongren stood at the highest point of the palace, looking at the situation at the seaside. After the Ming Dynasty army defeated the Japanese army's defense at the seaside, they camped on the spot for defense and built simple docks. Large troops and a large amount of material resources continued to come ashore. Yongren frowned.
Several staff members came behind Yongren, and the old man among them bowed: "His Royal Highness!"
Yongren turned around and saw uneasiness on the faces of all the staff. He couldn't help but feel unhappy and asked in a loud voice: "Are you afraid?"
The staff looked at each other and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence. The old staff member took a step forward and bowed: "Your Highness, the current situation can be said to be very tense. The Ming Army will attack the city soon. It is really unsafe for Your Highness to stay here. You should evacuate here as soon as possible!" Others All the staff members agreed, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was responsible for the future and destiny of the Yamato nation and should not stay in this dangerous place.
Yongren said categorically: "I, the prince of the Yamato nation, must be on the front line with the soldiers!" When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be in awe, and then they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Yongren glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "As a descendant of the Yamato nation, how can we be so cowardly! How can we be worthy of our heroic ancestors and the blood of Amaterasu that flows in us!" Everyone was so ashamed. Feeling ashamed, an impulse suddenly surged into their hearts, and they all expressed their excitement that they would live or die with Kumamoto Castle. Yongren nodded happily.
Senior samurai Ono Satoshi ran over and said excitedly: "Your Highness, a hundred thousand troops from Honshu have landed in Kunisaki." Kunisaki is a small town on the east coast of the Kunisaki Peninsula in the northeastern part of Kyushu Island. When Yongren and others heard this, they couldn't help but look happy. Yongren said excitedly, "Great, with these 100,000 troops, this battle will be won!" After hearing Yongren's words, all the staff couldn't help but feel a hundred times more confident.
Ono Satoshi continued: "In addition, there is news from Saeki that the soldiers and horses of the four countries have also been assembled and are preparing to cross the sea." Saeki is the easternmost seaport city on Kyushu Island. One of the largest cities. Yongren laughed heartily, looked at the staff, and said with a smile: "In this situation, even if we want to defeat, it is impossible for us to defeat!" Then he said to Ohno Satoshi: "Immediately send people to urge the supporting armies to move as quickly as possible. Come quickly! Tell them that this battle is related to the rise and fall of our Yamato nation, and no one can slack off at all!"
Onochi cheered and ran down. Yongren turned around and looked at the seaside in the distance, excitement showing in his eyes.
After the Ming army landed on the east coast of the Ariake Sea, they built fortifications on the spot, but did not launch an attack on Kumamoto Castle. Seeing this scene, the Japanese soldiers in Kumamoto Castle wished that the Ming army would never attack. Yongren, on the other hand, was nervously watching the movements of the Ming army and anxiously waiting for news of reinforcements. He estimated that the Ming Army might still be waiting for reinforcements from the rear, and he only hoped that the Ming Army would always wait like this before their own reinforcements arrived. However, Yonghito is not a mediocre person who just waits and waits. After he speculated that the enemy might be waiting for backup, he immediately ordered the naval forces that were still recovering and rebuilding in the country to all attack and head to the vicinity of the Zengjima Islands to prepare for an interception. Enemy backup.
After receiving the order, the Japanese navy commander Shimazu Shigehao immediately led all the warships to leave the port and rushed towards the Zengjima Islands at full speed. The families of the Japanese soldiers stood at the port watching the warships leave, and prayed to their god Amaterasu. At the same time, Fujiwara Shimitsu and Fujiwara Marichi who stayed in Kyoto were busy mobilizing soldiers and horses from all walks of life to gather on Kyushu Island, and at the same time, they requisitioned grain, grass and supplies from various places.
Ohno Satoshi rushed to Yongren's room and said urgently: "The Han people are coming towards the city!" Yongren was so startled that he ran out of the room and ran to the highest point of the palace without even bothering to put on his clogs. Looking outside the city, I saw tens of thousands of Ming troops heading this way, with soldiers and horses like a tide, and flags like clouds, and my expression changed. Alarms and shouts rang out in the city, and groups of samurai and ashigaru rushed to the top of the city, preparing to fight.
I saw the Ming army marching all the way outside the city, but they did not attack the city immediately. Instead, they sent part of their troops to the north, south, and east, and unexpectedly surrounded Kumamoto Castle.
Seeing that the Ming army was dispersed, Taro Tatsumoto thought that an opportunity had come, and immediately rushed to Yongren to ask for a fight: "Your Highness, please let me lead all the troops to attack and defeat the enemy's main force!"
Yongren frowned, and an aide next to him said urgently: "No, no! The Ming army is so powerful that our army has no chance of victory in a field battle!"
When Taro Ryumoto heard this, he was very unhappy and said: "The enemy's main force only has 5,000 troops, but there are more than 20,000 samurai and ashigaru warriors in our city alone. Four times the force is enough to destroy the enemy's main force." Team!"
The staff member shook his head and said: "Mr. Long Ben should know the terror of the enemy better than I do! I think there were 15,000 of our troops guarding the coastal position, but the enemy's offensive force only had 2,000 troops. Our troops actually resisted them all. Can't stop! That's seven or eight times the force, and it's still in a defensive state. Even so, if it's a field battle, how can four times the force defeat the Ming army!" Taro Ryumoto stared at his eyes and shouted angrily: "You This is to open the eyes of the Han people! It’s simply with ulterior motives!” The staff member was very angry and said to Yongren: “Your Highness, what I said is the truth, please make a clear decision!”
Yonghito said: "How can our Yamato warriors with four times the strength not be able to defeat the enemy!" The staff was shocked, but Taro Tatsumoto was delighted.
Yongren continued: "However, such a proactive attack is inconsistent with our original plan, and Haikou has not been recaptured yet. If we counterattack rashly, the enemy will inevitably escape through Haikou once defeated. The result of this battle will not be perfect!"
The staff and Ryumotoro frowned. Ryumotoro was eager for revenge and did not want to waste any more time, while the staff was surprised that His Highness would have such a view.
At this moment, Ohno Satoshi ran over and reported: "Your Highness, General Shigeo Zuoshiro has led his troops to Oyano Island, and the army led by General Nobuo Uesugi has also entered the Nagasaki Peninsula." Everyone's eyes flashed. Liang, Tatsumoto Taro said excitedly; "Great, you two adults will be able to quickly recapture Oyahaikou!" Yonghito was quickly calculating in his mind, feeling that the key to this battle was whether Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo could quickly recapture it. Oyahaikou. In this regard, Yonghito has absolute confidence. He feels that both Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo have extremely large armies, while the Ming army only deployed a thousand defenders on each side of Oyahaikou, and their own troops are hundreds of times stronger. For the opponent, there is absolutely no suspense in the battle. The only thing to note is that before that, Kumamoto Castle must be defended. With this thought in mind, Yonghito issued several orders one after another to strictly defend the situation and ordered people to hang the flag representing the emperor on the highest point of the palace. He wanted all the soldiers and civilians defending the city to see this flag and inspire them to fight to the death! Immediately, Yonghito sent messengers to Kunisaki and Saeki to urge reinforcements.
However, after the Ming army surrounded Kumamoto, they did not attack. Instead, they retreated some distance and set up a camp. In this regard, the Japanese did not dare to be careless at all, and they did not feel relaxed at all. They knew that the real fierce battle was about to begin.
Before it gets bright, Yongren is awakened by a nightmare. Feeling uneasy, he called Ohno Satoshi and asked him to send another messenger to urge reinforcements.
It was getting brighter, and shouts were heard in the city, but it was the samurai who rudely awakened the sleeping ashigaru and militiamen.
At this time, someone suddenly pointed outside the city and shouted: "Someone is coming!" When people heard this, they couldn't help but become nervous. The intermediate warrior responsible for guarding the city gate ran to the wall and looked outside the city, only to see a knight of his own galloping towards him from a distance. The knight ran to the city gate and reined up his horse suddenly. The horse was suddenly reined in, and he immediately stood up with a neighing sound. The warriors at the city gate couldn't help but be surprised and suspicious when they saw his frightened face and blood stains all over his body. The knight shouted urgently: "I am the messenger sent by His Highness. I have urgent military information to report to Your Highness. Open the city gate quickly!" At this time, the warrior on the city gate also recognized him and recognized him as someone who had just left here not long ago. The messenger immediately ordered people to open the city gate.
Soon after, the messenger appeared in front of Yongren. Yongren couldn't help but look suspicious when he saw that the messenger he had just sent had returned and looked very embarrassed. The messenger said in shock: "Your Highness, we encountered an ambush on the road not long after we left the city. Everyone else died, but I was the only one who escaped!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Yongren asked urgently: "What did you say? Is the road blocked by the Ming army?" The messenger nodded, "Yes, the ones who ambushed us are Han people!" Yongren frowned and said: "Blocking the road? If other troops don't know that we are under siege, it would make sense. It is to block the news to prevent others from coming to rescue. But, in this situation, what exactly does blocking the road mean?"
Yongren thought for a long time but couldn't think of any profound reason, and then he laughed dumbly and murmured: "I thought about Yang Peng too much! He must not have noticed that our reinforcements were coming, he just took it for granted. I want to cut off the connection between this place and the outside world!" At this point, Yan Nian felt that this was true. If Yang Peng had already learned that his large-scale follow-up troops were coming, he would not have dared to attack Kumamoto. Only if he didn't know this Only because of this incident will they attack Kumamoto and cut off Kumamoto’s connection with the outside world! Yongren thought further: Yang Peng was doing exactly what he wanted. He used Kumamoto to attract them here, and then the large troops surrounded them from the outside. Finally, the center blossomed, and the inside and outside cooperated, completely annihilating them in one fell swoop!
Yongren couldn't help but get excited when he thought that after annihilating the main force of the Ming Dynasty, he might not only capture the Ming Emperor Yang Peng, but also capture a large number of Ming warships. I just feel that after this battle, the Yamato nation will rise!
Yongren retracted his thoughts, controlled his excitement and agitation, and thought for a moment, wondering if he should find a way to send a messenger to inform all parties to slightly adjust the plan. In the end, he rejected this plan, because the order had been issued. Although it was slightly different from his current thoughts, it could still form a situation where the Ming army was surrounded. And if he sent another messenger just to find fault, it would be a waste if the message could not be conveyed. , for fear that the messenger would be captured by the Ming army, causing the entire plan to be exposed and eventually come to nothing. Yongren couldn't help but frown when he thought of this, and gave up his plan to send another messenger. Walking to the railing, looking at the Ming military camp outside the city, he murmured: "Now it depends on Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo. As long as they can quickly recapture Haikou, our army will be sure to win this battle! The enemy guards The troops are weak, so there will be no problem with their actions!"
At the same time, the army led by Zuoshi Shigeo was approaching Haikou. The 70,000-strong army faced the small Ming Dynasty position, which was completely out of proportion. It seemed that just one wave of attacks could completely submerge the Ming Dynasty position!
Zuo Shi Chengxiong immediately stood under the commander's flag and looked up at the Ming Dynasty position above. He didn't take the one thousand Ming army seriously at all. Although the Ming army was strong, there was no way a thousand men could withstand the seventy thousand army. Attack, this is seventy times the strength of the troops!
Not wanting to waste time, Left Room Shigeo raised his right hand. Seventy thousand Japanese soldiers shouted in unison, and the shouts echoed like waves in the sky and the earth, and combined with the sound of the raging waves, it was shocking.
Zuoshiro Shigeo waved his right hand forward, and the unique horns and war drums of the Japanese sounded loudly. Senior warrior Yamamoto Yoshiryu led five hundred Japanese warriors and three thousand ashigaru, shouting and charging towards the Ming Dynasty position on the mountain. The mountains and plains were filled with countless sounds. The beast ran wildly towards the mountain. The Japanese samurai and ashigaru were not used to using shields, but after several battles with the Ming army, they deeply realized the power of the Ming army's sharp soldiers and arrows, so this time the Japanese samurai and ashigaru were not used to using shields. A shield made of bamboo, which can be found everywhere in Japan, was used!
The Japanese ran halfway up the mountain and were still not attacked by the Ming army. However, the Japanese slowed down, raised their shields, and looked ahead with vigilance. There was no one on the Ming Dynasty's front, only Yan Yun's battle flag was fluttering in the wind. If the Japanese were not facing the terrifying Ming army, they would definitely think that the enemy had escaped. However, they were facing the Ming army. Neither the Japanese samurai nor the Ashigaru thought they would escape. They subconsciously felt that they were hiding in that area. In the position, he was waiting to ambush him.
At this moment, a huge firework suddenly rose from the crowd of Japanese people, and at the same time, a violent explosion shook the entire hillside! The Japanese soldiers were startled. Before they could react, they saw fireworks on the hillside. Broken limbs were flying all over the sky in the fireworks. The attacking Japanese warriors and Ashigaru seemed to be completely submerged in the fireworks. The huge There was a loud explosion, and the whole earth shook violently! The Japanese soldiers who were watching the battle from behind were shocked to see such a scene!
Then I saw my own samurai and ashigaru retreating in panic. Zuoshiro Shigeo was very angry and shouted: "You are not allowed to retreat! Those who retreat will be punished on the spot!" The defeated samurai and ashigaru were frightened and stopped in front of the army. Shigeo Zuoshiro said loudly: "That is the gunpowder that the enemy has ambushed in advance. It can only be used once. Keep charging!" The senior samurai Yamamoto Ryūyu who led the army felt a little ashamed and immediately shouted to his subordinates: "Everyone follow me. , continue to charge! Kill the Han people and seize the position!" The samurai and ashigaru regained their fighting spirit, shouted and rushed towards the mountain again.
When the Japanese passed by the area that was riddled with craters and riddled with holes from the violent explosion just now, they couldn't help but feel their hearts in their throats. But nothing happened. As expected, as Zushi Shigeo said, the gunpowder mines laid by the Han in advance could only be used once. The Japanese attacking troops couldn't help but feel greatly boosted in morale. They howled and accelerated towards the Ming Dynasty's position. Daming's position was getting closer and closer, and he could clearly see the resisting horses in front of the trenches and the camp behind the trenches. The blood of the Japanese officers and soldiers was boiling, and they wanted to rush into the middle of the Han people and kill them! The roars were loud, like countless wild beasts rushing and howling!
At this moment, the Ming Dynasty soldiers who had been missing suddenly stood up from the trenches and fired a wave of powerful arrows at the charging Japanese soldiers. The arrows flew toward the Japanese with a roar, and there was only a loud crackling sound. Many of the Japanese were shot down. The bamboo shields in their hands could not withstand the powerful power of the improved divine arm bow. The bamboo shields were like a layer of paper. They were easily penetrated, and the armor on the warriors did not protect them at all. Many of them were pierced by arrows, and they flew backwards and fell to the ground. However, although the Japanese soldiers were attacked head-on, the momentum of the charge became stronger, and the blood of their companions made them even crazier!
There was a shout from the Ming Dynasty's position, and hundreds of Ming Dynasty soldiers were seen crossing the trenches, forming an arrow formation and rushing towards the Japanese. The roars of both sides combined together, full of the taste of iron and blood, making people's blood boil!
The soldiers from both sides collided violently! The Japanese samurai and Ashigaru screamed and waved their weapons desperately to attack the Ming soldiers. The katana swords and spears kept hitting the Ming soldiers, making a clanging sound and sparks flying. Who said the katana was indestructible? The katana slashed at the heavy armor of the Ming army. Above, they were bounced off one after another, and it was of no use at all; the roars of the Ming soldiers were like thunder and their momentum was like tigers, and their swords and battle axes rent the air with a whirring sound, and they slashed at the bodies of the Japanese warriors. Immediately, their armor was shattered, and blood surged wildly. Ashigaru's body was even more torn to pieces, the sight was unbearable to look at! The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were invincible and marched forward on the corpses and blood of their enemies! The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and fear could not help but surge into their hearts. Finally, they could no longer hold on, and they all shouted and turned around and ran backwards. The Ming army chased for a while and then retreated.
Watching such a scene, Zuoshi Shigeo couldn't help but feel shocked. He felt that the fighting power of the Ming Army seemed to be stronger than before! The equipment is more sophisticated. The armored samurai swords they have are useless to them. The weapons are sharper. The Mo Dao they passed before has disappeared, replaced by a long-handled horse-killing sword and a long-handled double sword. The sword-edged battle axes were extremely powerful and invincible when wielded. The armor of the warriors was like paper in front of them, vulnerable; and their ferocity was even more fierce than before. If the two sides fought at the beginning, the Ming army was just If you talk about wolf warriors, then the Ming army at this time is clearly a fierce tiger, and the tiger is so majestic that it is frightening.
Yamamoto Rulong led the remaining soldiers and retreated in defeat, feeling frightened in his heart. Immediately, the feeling of humiliation came to his heart, and he said to Zuoshi Shigeo: "General, please give me some support, I want to continue the attack!"
Zuoshi Shigeo thought for a moment and said to Yamamoto Ryū: "I will support you with five hundred samurai and five thousand ashigaru. You must destroy the enemy and capture the position!"
Yamamoto Ryū roared with joy and shouted sharply at his soldiers: "Yamato warriors, follow me!" Then he rushed towards the Ming army's position first. The samurai ashigaru under Yamamoto Yūryū and the samurai and ashigaru who supported him from Shigeo Zushima rushed towards the Ming Dynasty position on the mountain, roaring and fierce, with a desperate posture.
Before the army rushed to the Ming Dynasty trenches, hundreds of Ming Dynasty warriors jumped out of the trenches to attack the Japanese army as before. However, this time the Japanese army was already prepared. Although hundreds of Ming troops were extremely powerful and killed the Japanese soldiers with blood and flesh flying everywhere, they were also trapped in the Japanese soldiers and found it difficult to extricate themselves! The warriors of the Ming Dynasty wielded swords and axes to slaughter the Japanese, just like tigers tearing apart wolves. However, the Japanese attacked one after another like crazy. The battle was extremely fierce and shocking. It seemed that the warriors of the Ming Dynasty who could not see the victory began to appear. casualties!
A rapid golden bell suddenly sounded in the camp. The warriors of the Ming Dynasty, who were fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese, immediately turned around, fought their way through the seemingly endless enemy army, and returned to their positions. When the Japanese army saw that the Ming army was repulsed, their morale was greatly boosted, and they all shouted and chased them. At this time, the excited Japanese soldiers did not realize that the Ming army did not retreat toward the position in a swarm, but divided into several long snakes and ran toward the position.
Suddenly, the Japanese who were chasing the Ming army felt the ground beneath their feet collapse suddenly, and at the same time there was a loud rumbling sound in their ears. Without any warning, countless huge pits collapsed on the ground in front of the Ming Dynasty's position. The Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard fell into the pit one after another and were skewered into meat skewers by the huge bamboo sticks and spears buried in the pit!
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
