The black shadow waved its weapon crazily like a devil, and blood and flesh were everywhere on the scene. The Japanese soldiers who had just woken up from their dreams suddenly saw such a scene. They were so shocked that they couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality. It wasn't until the cold light came that he came back to his senses with horror. They were so frightened that they rolled around and ran for their lives. The whole camp was in chaos, screams and shouts were heard, black shadows were killing crazily, cold light and bloody light were flying all over the sky, the Japanese fell into a pool of blood one after another, and fell into the fire in panic, burning themselves in the fierce fire, miserable Scream! Those countless black shadows stepped on the blood of corpses, killing without mercy, they were clearly like the gods of death from the underworld!
Minamoto Yoshitsune saw the camp in chaos, with demon-like black shadows killing people like crazy. He couldn't help but feel frightened and at a loss.
A general ran up to Minamoto no Yoshitsune and shouted in panic: "No! It's Han, it's Han! We can't resist it anymore, run away!" Then he didn't wait for Minamoto Yoshitsune. After speaking, he called on all the soldiers to support Minamoto Yoshitsune and flee towards the north where the attack was relatively weak. Minamoto Yoshitsune was hugged by the crowd and ran for his life. He was dizzy and confused. He felt as if he was having a terrible nightmare. As for what he, the commander, should do at this moment, he was completely unconscious.
More than 20,000 Ming troops marched in the Japanese camp, killing wildly. It was like entering a deserted land, with blood flying all over the sky and corpses strewn on the ground. The Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they couldn't think of any resistance at all. They were running for their lives in all directions like headless flies. At this time, they had only one thought in their minds, and that was to escape from this hell on earth!
The next night, Yongren was sleeping soundly with his two beautiful concubines in his arms, when suddenly there was a loud knock on the door. Yongren and the two concubines were awakened. Yongren stood up suddenly, frowned with displeasure, and shouted, "What are you doing?"
The knocking on the door stopped immediately, and then an anxious voice said: "Your Highness, it's bad, Minamoto Yoshitsune's 100,000 reinforcements were attacked!"
Yongren was startled, jumped out of bed in a hurry, put on a robe and rushed out of the room. Seeing Ohno Satoshi with a worried look on his face, he asked urgently: "What did you say? The 100,000 reinforcements led by Minamoto Yoshitsune were attacked?" Ohno Satoshi nodded, swallowed, and said urgently : "The defeated troops are escaping back one after another, that's the information they reported!" Yongren felt at a loss, and then said urgently: "Quick! Go to the city wall!" Then he ran towards the outside of the palace.
After a while, Yongren hurriedly ran up the east city wall, and sure enough he saw broken soldiers fleeing back outside the city, in twos and threes, like bereaved dogs.
Yongren was frightened, angry and at a loss, and screamed: "What on earth is going on?"
Ohno Satoshi immediately ordered someone to bring a defeated warrior and said to him: "Tell His Highness what you know about the situation!"
Yongren turned to look at him, frowned and asked, "Who were you attacked by?"
Bushido: "It's the Han people!" Then there was a look of extreme fear in his eyes, and he swallowed, "They, they suddenly appeared like ghosts, attacking us from all directions. We were unprepared, and we suffered heavy casualties in an instant. The whole situation has become chaotic! Everyone is just trying to escape, and I don’t know how many people escaped!”
Yongren frowned and shook his head: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! The Ming Dynasty army is here, how can it be possible to attack Minamoto Yoshitsune?" The warrior said quickly: "It is absolutely true, it is indeed the Ming Dynasty army!"
Yongren was flustered and couldn't figure out what happened for a moment. With his IQ, he naturally doesn't understand what it means to surround a point for reinforcements. In fact, the tactics used by Yang Peng were not complicated, they were just tactics of encircling a point and calling for reinforcements. From the beginning, Yang Peng had no intention of attacking Kumamoto immediately, but wanted to eliminate the effective strength of the Japanese. Because Yang Peng knew that if he wanted to truly capture Kyushu Island, it would be absolutely impossible without eliminating the effective forces of the Japanese.
Yongren's mind was in a mess, he didn't understand what happened or what to do. The current situation was completely chaotic and completely different from what he had expected. He did not expect that the situation would turn out like this.
Seeing Yonghito's absent-minded look, Ohno Satoshi couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, Minamoto Yoshitsune's army has been completely wiped out. I'm afraid the previous plan cannot be carried out. Should we shrink all the troops back and stick to Kumamoto?"
Yongren came back to his senses. Although he still didn't understand what Yang Peng said, he felt that since the Ming Dynasty army could wipe out Minamoto Yoshitsune's one hundred thousand army overnight, it was natural to wipe out other troops! The previous plan must no longer be able to continue, and now what we need to think about is how to defend Kumamoto! Kumamoto is the foundation of Kyushu and stores most of Kyushu's money, food and materials. If Kumamoto is captured, the consequences will be absolutely disastrous! Yongren couldn't help but turn pale when he thought of the fall of Kumamoto.
After calming down, Yonghito wanted to mobilize all his troops to gather in Kumamoto to resist Yanyun's army. As soon as he thought of this, he hurriedly said to Ohno Satoshi: "Send messengers to all the armies quickly, asking them to come to Kumamoto as quickly as possible! Send messengers at all costs!" Ohno Satoshi shouted and ran down.
Immediately, many teams of messengers rushed out of the city. What made Yongren feel a little relieved was that although the messengers sent out were hindered, some people successfully broke out.
Yongren was afraid that the Ming army would raid the city, so he ordered all the troops to guard and defend the city. All armies moved into action, and trumpets sounded one after another. The common people who had fallen asleep were awakened one after another. Through the doors and windows, they saw the samurai and ashigaru mobilizing in a hurry. The atmosphere was very tense, and they subconsciously became nervous. The Japanese continued to be noisy until early in the morning, and then gradually quieted down. People who had not had a good rest all night fell asleep one after another.
Yongren woke up and found that the sun had risen very high. Thinking of the Ming Army, I immediately became nervous and hurriedly ran out of the city gate tower. It turned out that Yongren had been staying on the city gate tower since midnight last night. In the early morning, he felt dizzy and couldn't hold on any longer. The guards helped him into the tower, and he slept until just now.
Yongren ran out of the city gate tower and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the situation was stable. He just had a nightmare in his dream, dreaming that the Ming army broke through the city gate, and the terrifying Ming army rushed in like a tide.
Yongren asked the samurai beside him: "Didn't the enemy attack?" The samurai bowed and said: "It has been very calm. Except for the broken troops who kept running away, no enemy was found."
Yongren frowned and asked again: "How many of the defeated soldiers escaped?"
The warrior thought for a while, "There are probably nearly ten thousand people!" Yongren nodded and frowned: "It would be nice if there were more." He turned to look at the camp of the Ming army outside the city, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart. a feeling of. Yongren reacted and felt ashamed. He quickly put this feeling behind his mind and kept thinking silently in his heart: Our Yamato nation is the greatest nation and is invincible. What do the people of Ming Dynasty mean? In the end, Victory belongs to us in the end! ...Thinking like this, the fear actually subsided, and the confidence gradually returned.
Yongren noticed the constant commotion in the city and couldn't help but follow it. He saw the people in the city crowded to the city gate and shouted that they wanted to leave the city. There was chaos near several city gates. Yongren was furious and asked, "What's going on?"
Bushido: "The news that His Excellency Minamoto Yoshitsune's 100,000-strong army was annihilated has spread throughout the city. Everyone is so scared that they want to escape!"
Yongren was greatly annoyed, blamed himself, and murmured: "Why didn't I think of issuing a gag order?" In fact, it was useless even if he issued a gag order. So many defeated troops fled into the city, and the rumors had already spread. It was flying all over the sky, and even if he issued a hush order as soon as he got the news, it was already too late.
At this moment, an alarm suddenly sounded from the west gate. Yongren and the others were startled. Yongren panicked and said, "What happened? Could it be that the Ming army came to attack the city?" Then he followed the city wall towards the west gate. Running over there, all the trusted warriors followed closely.
When Yongren rushed to the west city wall, he saw thousands of Ming troops arrayed outside the city. One of his senior warriors was riding towards the Ming warrior in the middle of the field. Yongren immediately knew what had happened: the Ming army must have come to challenge him, and the warrior could not hold back and went to fight!
Yongren couldn't help but feel a sense of hope in his heart, hoping that the warrior could kill the Ming Dynasty warrior in one fell swoop, so as to wipe away the depression he had been feeling for these days! As soon as he thought of this, he roared loudly to cheer for his own samurai. The samurai on the city wall, the ashigaru, subconsciously shouted too. The roar was rolling for a while, and the samurai felt his blood boiling, and he couldn't help shouting. Scream!
The mighty general of the Ming Dynasty rode up to meet him, holding his horse's spear in one hand. The war drums behind him sounded loudly, which seemed very sonorous and powerful on this noisy battlefield!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides met, and the warrior raised his katana with both hands and slashed at the Ming Dynasty warrior. However, he probably forgot that the samurai sword was much shorter than the spear. When the Ming warrior saw his opponent's katana slashing at him, he raised his right hand and stabbed the opponent's chest with the spear! The warrior was shocked and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. He only heard a pop and the spear pierced his chest. The Ming Dynasty warrior lifted his right arm hard and lifted the warrior high.
When the Japanese on the city wall suddenly saw such a terrifying scene, their expressions changed with horror, and their shouts suddenly stopped. Everyone felt cold all over, and boundless fear enveloped them. They felt that the Ming Army was really terrifying! Although they had heard the terrible legends about the Ming Army in the past, they used to regard them as ridiculous jokes, but now they could not laugh anymore.
The Japanese saw the Ming Dynasty warrior knocking off their senior warriors like a tiger picking a sheep. They were shocked beyond measure. The cheers and cheers suddenly stopped, and the entire city was silent.
The Ming Dynasty warrior shook his hand, and the warrior fell to the ground with a bang. After struggling for a while, he stopped moving. The Ming Dynasty warrior raised his bloody spear high towards the Japanese and roared. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty also shouted, and the roar was like thunder for a while, and the Japanese people were frightened. The Japanese knew that this was another challenge from the Ming Dynasty, but the city was silent, and no one dared to speak out. It’s no wonder, after all, the samurai who just went into battle can be said to be one of the best samurai in the city. He couldn’t even make a single move in the opponent’s hands. He was picked to death like a sheep. How could anyone else dare to die! Suddenly, there were roars and roars outside the city, but there was a trembling silence inside the city, and no one dared to respond.
Yongren saw that his men were trembling and no one dared to fight. He was very angry, but he couldn't vent because the enemy was too powerful!
The powerful general of the Ming Dynasty shouted outside the city for a while, and when he saw that no one dared to fight the Japanese anymore, he returned to the military formation.
Seeing this scene, Yongren thought that the Ming army was about to attack the city, and quickly ordered all armies to prepare for the battle. Then he looked nervously outside the city. However, after a while, the Ming army outside the city not only did not come to attack the city, but instead retreated to the camp. The Japanese soldiers were very surprised, but they were also greatly relieved. For most people, it would be the best if the Ming army did not attack the city. However, doubts arose in Yongren's heart. He didn't understand why the Ming army didn't take the opportunity to attack the city when it completely suppressed its own momentum. Isn't this the best time to attack the city? Yongren thought about it and couldn't figure it out.
The news that the Ming Dynasty general killed the strongest warrior in the city with one move spread quickly in the city. The soldiers and civilians in the city became even more frightened. The civilians and nobles who originally wanted to wait and see could not sit still and dragged their families with them. He ran to the city gate and wanted to leave the city. There was a commotion in the city, and an atmosphere of panic and anxiety permeated the city. As the supreme commander-in-chief, Prince Yongren also became more panicked. He was worried that the messengers sent out would make mistakes on the way, so he sent additional messengers. At night, Yongren was so worried that he couldn't sleep, so he paced back and forth in his study. He heard the noise of the people who wanted to escape from the city, and he was extremely agitated. The concubines did not dare to come over, for fear of accidentally making a mistake. It will make him unhappy.
A long night passed in such an uneasy and noisy atmosphere, and nothing happened. The soldiers and civilians in the city couldn't help but calm down a lot, and Yongren was no longer as panicked as he was yesterday. Since he didn't sleep all night, Yongren was extremely exhausted and fell asleep lying on the desk unknowingly.
All the reinforcements arrived, and Yongren commanded the army to launch a full-scale counterattack. Hundreds of thousands of troops were besieged on all sides, and the scene was extremely magnificent. The army swept across like a violent wave. The Ming army was defeated and fled in panic. Even the Ming emperor was made a prisoner.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!..."
Yongren heard the call, and everything in front of him quickly disappeared. He opened his eyes, and what he saw was the scene of the palace study. Yongren was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that what he had just seen was nothing more than a straw, and he couldn't help but feel very depressed.
Yongren looked forward and saw his trusted samurai Ohno Satoshi. He frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Ohno Satoshi said: "Generals Sashima Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo both sent people to send replies. They have already led their troops to get here!"
Yonghito was overjoyed when he heard this and asked urgently: "Are you saying that both Shigeo Sashima and Nobuo Uesugi received my order?"
Onochi nodded and said: "Yes, they have all received orders from His Highness and have led their troops here!"
Yongren breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Great! Great! I have always been worried that they would not receive my order and continue to act according to the original plan. Now it is better!" Ohno Tomoya said happily: "They The two of them can lead their army to arrive within three days. As long as we persist for three days, the crisis will be over! And although the Ming army is strong, there should be no problem for our army to persist for three days!" Yongren nodded with deep sympathy. .
Ohno Satoshi said: "In addition, I received a report from General Ninomiya Kazuya that all their 60,000 troops have landed and are heading towards Kumamoto." Ninomiya Kazuya, the largest nobleman in the four countries, due to his support Yonghito fought against Taira Kiyomori, so after Yonghito's victory, in return, the Ninomiya family of Shikoku Island was canonized as the protector of the country, and Ninomiya Kazuya was also canonized as the general of Shikoku. This time Yonghito gathered troops on Kyushu Island The Ergong family is also a very important force against the Ming Dynasty.
Yonghito heard that Ninomiya Kazuya's army was also coming here, and he was even more happy and said excitedly: "Now that the three armies are about to meet in Kumamoto, we can turn defeat into victory!" Ohno Tomomi nodded with the same feeling, I also feel that the situation has finally reversed.
Yongren frowned and murmured: "There is one thing I don't understand. Why didn't the Ming army forcefully attack Kumamoto when the situation was favorable to them? Don't they know that our three armies will gather here?" Ohno Satoshi couldn't understand and speculated: "Perhaps His Highness has judged before that they are waiting for backup. After all, it is not a smart thing to forcefully attack a strong city with such a small force!" Yongren nodded thoughtfully, He smiled and said: "If there is really backup, I'm afraid they won't be able to wait! They must not know that our navy is waiting for them at sea!"
Ohno Satoshi said: "Your Highness has calculated all the enemy's plans, and the final victory must belong to His Highness!" Yongren burst out laughing. Ohno Chi thought: "The enemy must not know that our three armies are coming, otherwise they would have no reason to stay here and not leave!" Yongren nodded.
In the next few days, the Ming army never attacked. Yongren became more and more certain of his previous judgment of the Ming Dynasty army and felt that everything was under his control. He is no longer worried about the Ming army attacking the city. Instead, he is worried that the Ming army will know in advance that his three armies are coming and escape immediately. Nowadays, Daya Haikou is still under the control of the Ming army. If they suddenly escape, they will not be able to intercept them at all. The war that I have planned for a long time will probably end in vain!
Time passed slowly as Yongren waited anxiously, and finally the fourth day came. There was still no movement from the Ming army, and Yonghito's heart was pounding, because the army of Nobuo Uesugi and Shigeo Sashima should be arriving at any time. As soon as these two armies arrive, they will immediately attack the Ming Dynasty's coastal positions from east to west. The Ming army has only a few defenses on the coastal positions and is defenseless. There is no reason why the two armies cannot capture them quickly. As long as the Ming Dynasty's coastal positions are captured, the Ming Dynasty's army's retreat will be cut off, and it will become a closed-door and dog-fighting situation, and there will be no suspense in the war.
However, at noon, the two armies of Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo were still not seen. Yongren couldn't help but become anxious. At this moment, someone pointed outside the city and shouted: "Someone is coming!" Yongren's heart moved and he quickly looked outside the city. However, he did not see the large-scale army he expected, only a scout cavalryman. Coming at a gallop on horseback. Yongren frowned, feeling annoyed.
After a while, the scout galloped into the city, dismounted, and ran in front of Yongren. Yonghito asked angrily: "Why haven't Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo arrived yet?"
The scout looked frightened and said: "The armies of General Zushi Shigeo and Uesugi Nobuo were attacked by the Ming army on the way. General Zushi Shigeo's army was completely wiped out, and the remaining soldiers fled to the south! ... "
When Yongren and everyone around him suddenly heard the news, they felt as if they had been hit hard by a bolt from the blue, and they all changed their colors in horror. Yongren came back to his senses and asked urgently: "What about Uesugi Nobuo? Has his army been completely wiped out?" The scout said: "General Uesugi also suffered a disastrous defeat, but his situation was better than that of General Shigeo Shimizu. Now he has led the defeated army to retreat towards the south!"
Yongren was so dizzy that he could hardly believe the news. Recalling the previous ambush of Yoshitsune, I felt that it was not a coincidence that the reinforcements were ambushed one after another. It seemed that all this was Yang Peng's trick. Ohno Satoshi suddenly exclaimed: "I understand! I understand!" Yongren frowned and looked at Ohno Satoshi, who said with fear on his face: "Your Highness, I understand why the enemy has not attacked the city! They did this on purpose. So as to attract our troops to come to the rescue, and then they will ambush and destroy our reinforcements halfway! This is the trick of siege and reinforcements in the Han art of war!" Yongren was horrified. He naturally knew the so-called thirty-six tactics in the Han's art of war. He usually sneered at it. He only thought it was a joke that the Han made up these tactics. However, he did not expect that when death was imminent, he was completely in the dark. He couldn't see through it, and it wasn't until three armies were wiped out one after another that he suddenly woke up. However, it was too late to wake up at this time.
Yongren only felt that he was on the verge of collapse, his heart was full of fear and at a loss, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. Continue to stick to Kumamoto? Without reinforcements, it would be impossible. If reinforcements were to come to the rescue, wouldn't they have fallen into Yang Peng's scheme again? Give up Kumamoto? However, Yonghito was very unwilling and did not dare to bear the situation after giving up Kumamoto.
Unable to make a decision, Yongren summoned the generals and senior warriors to discuss the matter. At the meeting, the two factions were arguing fiercely, and no one could convince the other. Yongren could not make up his mind in such a situation. The meeting continued until night, but still had no results. Yongren, who was in a irritable mood, terminated the military meeting that would have no results.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
