Chapter 176 Toyotomi and Tokugawa, who is the world IV
"I see..."
Lu Xiangsheng stared at Sun Chuanting and said: "Let's chase them thirty steps in one go, and then let the Toyotomi army behind us chase them. They are now engaged in a life and death battle between the two sides. Tokugawa Hidetada will definitely fight back to the death and want to defeat them in one go. It's not possible, so..."
Sun Chuanting finally said: "So the Toyotomi Army will definitely feign defeat. After the Tokugawa Army rushes into the valley entrance, the defense on Tokugawa Hidetada's side will be empty. At that time, our army will join forces with the Toyotomi Army to counterattack, and Sanada Yukimura's The surprise attack troops rushed down from the left and right sides and went straight to Tokugawa Hidetada's camp. Under the attack from both sides, it may be possible to repeat the defeat of Feishui by Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty..."
"It makes sense..." Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Then we have to retreat later?"
Sun Chuanting nodded: "After pursuing for thirty steps, the rest will be handed over to the Toyotomi Army. We will quickly retreat into the valley entrance and join the follow-up troops of the Toyotomi Army. After completing the fortifications, we can wait for the counterattack."
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Whoa...
Accompanied by the sound of his feet colliding, Toyotomi Hideyori looked firmly at the shogunate troops who were gathering and marching in the distance: "Lord Tadashira, Lord Hideie, this battle depends on you... "
The two of them bowed at the same time: "My lord, please feel at ease..."
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One hundred thousand people from the former army were crowded, but they were all lined up according to their respective daimyo clan.
Tokugawa Mitsusada was in the middle of the army. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. He was preparing to overwhelm his opponents with numbers: "The whole army attacks..."
"kill..."
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"The enemy is one hundred and fifty steps away..."
"The Seventh Brigade is preparing..."
"The Eighth Brigade is preparing..."
"The Ninth Brigade is preparing..."
If both sides could understand each other, Naobu Ando, who was currently in the front line, would definitely stand still, because his opponent's reaction didn't seem to worry at all about being outnumbered.
"The enemy is seventy steps away..."
"Raise the gun..."
"Raise the gun...raise the gun..."
Naoto Ando was sitting on the war horse. There were also more than a dozen war horses in the flag corps. At this moment, he was urging the soldiers of the formation to use bamboo spears as the front line to kill towards the third division's position.
"The enemy is forty paces away..."
"Thirty steps..."
At a distance of thirty meters, in terms of the lethality range of firearms, even the most inferior matchlock can kill an opponent with one shot, let alone a flintlock rifle with a lethality range of 150 steps.
"put..."
"put..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Not only Ando Naoji was beaten, but Tokugawa Mitsusada, who was preparing to charge into the front army formation, was shocked. Tokugawa Hidetada, who was repeatedly deployed in the Chinese army's formation, even had people supporting him to stand. On top of the war horse.
"How is it possible? It's raining so hard, and the Ming people's firearms can still be used..."
"Lord Taige, we can only let the troops rush forward. The Ming people's firearms need reloading time. As long as they get close, they will be defeated."
Naobu Ando wanted to retreat, but there were people behind him, one hundred thousand people...
Under the heavy rain, it rushed towards me like a flood.
"Rush, don't retreat..."
The current war is like queuing up to shoot, because with the blessing of rain, the temperature of the flintlock gun has been kept at a balance after firing. Each soldier has to cool down the barrel from the beginning when he can fire up to twenty shots, and now it can at least triple. use.
However, after ten shots, you still need to use the sleeve to clean the gunpowder residue from the barrel.
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Ando Naoji's army of ten thousand people did not move forward after reaching thirty steps. They were all beaten at a distance of thirty steps. At this moment, there were at least four to five thousand corpses in front of him. The whole army began to rout...
How to fight this kind of battle? how to spell?
"Send yourself to death..."
Mizuno Nagakatsu, who was on the left side of Naoto Ando, sighed, and then drew his sword helplessly: "The whole army attacks..."
After Tokugawa Mitsusada received the order from Tokugawa Hidetada, he issued an order for the entire army to move together. However, the location of the valley mouth of the Kamiya River cannot accommodate 100,000 people, so the Tokugawa army is still busy and crowded. state.
How can we fight if this continues?
There is no way to rush through. With a sweep of the musket, one layer is cut off like wheat, one layer falls down, another layer is cut off when rushing forward, and the cycle repeats...
"Each soldier also has about ten rounds of lead bullets..."
"Can you still shoot 100,000 rounds?" Lu Xiangsheng frowned: "If you shoot one person at a time, all these people in front of you will be killed..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
finally...
With only one or two thousand people left under several daimyo in the former army, the remaining soldiers Ning Yuan and the supervising team would not choose to continue to advance even if they still had a chance to survive in a fight.
Who wants to move on?
If you move forward, you will definitely die. If you retreat, you may be able to defeat the people supervising the battle team and escape for your life.
"You are not allowed to run away. Anyone who dares to run away will be killed without mercy..."
Naobu Ando's banner team killed more than a dozen people in a row, but they still could not suppress the retreat of their own soldiers. Their retreat also caused those around them to retreat one after another.
The soldiers of the Japanese feudal clan were all farmers who changed their jobs. If they ran away, they would have to return to the countryside and continue to be farmers. Moreover, the household registration system here in Japan was not like that of the Ming Dynasty. Even if there were big troubles, the worst thing would be to become a monk in Japan, but that would be the same as being a monk in Japan. A higher profession, Buddhism is the state religion of Japan...
"Lord..."
The messenger dismounted and ran quickly to Tokugawa Mitsusada's horse. Because there were too many people, he could not move forward on horseback: "Sir Ando's entire army was defeated. The former army suffered 40,000 casualties. It was defeated..."
"What?"
Naobu Ando drew his knife and hacked the messenger to death on the ground. Heavy rain mixed with blood flowed away.
"Lord, retreat quickly, or you will be captured by the people of the Ming Dynasty..."
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Tokugawa Hidetada's eyes seemed to be gushing blood at this moment. Under the heavy rain, he was unable to rush to the front of his opponent with ten times the force of his opponent. Instead, he was slaughtered by 40,000 to 50,000 people, forcing his own side to flee.
"Report to Lord Taige, the Ming army stopped after thirty steps, and the Toyotomi army has moved out..."
Tokugawa Hidetada could no longer sit still. He looked around and said to his confidants: "Send the order. The entire army takes turns to move. They must press forward firmly. The Toyotomi army must not be allowed to break the former army camp."
"ha..."
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At this moment, Sanada Yukimura's Kagemusha, together with Ukita Hideie and Shimazu Tadatsune, rode out with their own soldiers. Their purpose was simple. They could not let the opponent sense that there were ambushes on both sides of the valley, and Sanada Yukimura had to appear before the opponent. in front of my eyes.
Heavy rain came with strong winds, and three large flags fluttered in the wind and rain. The Sanada family's six-print money emblem, the Ukita Hide family's son's family emblem, and the Shimazu family's bridle-print family emblem were like three sharp swords. Straight into Tokugawa Hidetada's eyes.
Tokugawa Hidetada, who had put away his telescope, was like an icy black hole at this moment, staring at the charging Toyotomi army.
"Instructions, let go of our formation on both wings, and let all Guangzhen's troops in the front army evacuate. The army of the Four Heavenly Kings will be the main attack, and the twelve vassals will be the auxiliaries. Let go of your hands and feet. I want to see the heads of the generals under the three banners. I must see them. Kill all the Toyotomi rebels in the Kamiya River..."
Tokugawa Hidetada roared the last sentence, which is enough to show his mood at the moment.
After Sakai Ieji took the lead in shouting, he left with the remaining three heavenly kings.
After the Sakai family was defeated in the first battle, they were always thinking about how to regain their face, and the army in his hands was the most elite force of the entire Tokugawa family. The eight thousand Shinano troops under his command were all armored, and they were cold on land. When fighting with weapons, Ieji has absolute confidence that he can kill his opponent with his sword.
After Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng achieved their combat objectives, they immediately retreated with their team into the valley to stand by, and the rest of the matter was handed over to the direct command of Ukita Hideie on the front line.
"Lord Zhongheng, see you after the war..."
Shimazu Tadahashi looked at Ukita Hideie, bowed slightly, and then headed to the left with 20,000 people.
"Kill..."
Under the lingering power of the Ming army's guns, the Toyotomi army pursued Tokugawa Mitsada's defeated troops all the way to Tokugawa Hidetada's Chinese army formation. After Tokugawa Mitsada's order, the surviving people of the former army were divided into two groups. After withdrawing, the main force of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings were placed in front of the Chinese army's formation.
The Eight Thousand Shinano Tetsubo regiment where Sakai Ieji belonged to stood in the middle of the team with a spear, and on both sides were the remaining 30,000 or so soldiers of the other Three Kings' regiment.
The banners of Hideie Ukita and Yukimura Sanada have arrived in front of their formation, and relying on the stormy situation, the two sides began a close hand-to-hand battle.
A total of 70,000 people from Toyotomi's army rushed forward. After recharging their strength, each one burst out with unprecedented momentum. Although bows and arrows could not be used in the heavy rain, both sides were shooting spears at this moment. When the fighting was fierce, they had already It was a group fight between samurai that drew out the tachi.
Even the storm could not cover up the killing cries of hundreds of thousands of people on both sides. The scene was extremely spectacular.
"Since the Warring States Period, today is the first time that such a battle has occurred. After the victory, you all are heroes and will definitely be recorded in history."
Tokugawa Hidetada was very relieved at this moment. Under the battle of the elite troops of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Toyotomi Army in front of him was clearly in decline. As long as he persisted long enough, it was only a matter of time before the Toyotomi Army was defeated.
Tokugawa Mitsusada came to Xiuzada and knelt down to apologize: "I have failed to live up to the expectations of Lord Taiko..."
After all, they are cousins. Tokugawa Hidetada helped Tokugawa Mitsusada: "Akito has sharp firearms and has nothing to do with you... Let's see how the Toyotomi army fails..."
