Chapter 2341: Battle of Chikugo
When the news of Bungo's victory came back, Zhou Yu, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Lu Bu and other generals were all stunned and did not react for a long time. When they reacted, they all took a breath of cold air.
"hiss……"
After Lu Bu was shocked, he said with a puzzled look on his face: "We wiped out an enemy force twice as big as ours three times. Wang Jian only had 3,000 pathfinders in his hands. How did he do it?"
Zhou Yu didn't expect Wang Jian to be so fierce. It was an unexpected surprise to defeat six villages in a row. He actually wiped out an enemy army twice his own three times?
When did the pioneer army exploring the path become so fierce?
After suppressing the shock in his heart, Zhou Yu asked: "To be more detailed, what happened to Wang Jian in Bunhou Kingdom?"
"No, it's like this. After General Wang Jian defeated six villages in a row and invaded Bungo Kingdom, he was encircled and suppressed by Motoharu Mouri.
Each of the three armies of the Maori family had 7,000 troops. General Wang Jian adopted the strategy of dividing them into enemies and defeating them one by one. Through three battles, he completely annihilated all three enemy armies and captured alive the great name of the Maori family, Motoharu Mori... "
At this point, the messenger soldiers sent back by Wang Jian explained in detail how Wang Jian defeated them one by one.
When they learned that Wang Jian had completely annihilated the left army through a night attack, he immediately ambushed and annihilated the right army. Not only Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Zhang He and other generals, but even Zhou Yu, the governor-general, were shocked. shocked.
How could Wang Jian grasp the battle situation so accurately?
"What about the third battle? How did Wang Jian fight?"
Zhou Yu asked quickly. He was eager to know how Wang Jian did this.
"General Wang Jian did not use any tricks in the third battle. Instead, he chose to use three thousand vanguard troops to fight Maori Motoharu's ten thousand troops in a head-on battle."
Hearing this, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Gao Shun, Yu Jin and other generals all opened their mouths. They couldn't believe that Wang Jian, who had been constantly scheming before, would adopt such a reckless strategy in this final battle.
Zhou Yu also frowned and asked, "Can you still win like this?"
"That's right, although the Japanese army's strength is more than three times that of our army, our army's morale is as high as a rainbow after successive great victories.
Under the command of General Wang Jian, he directly defeated Motoharu's troops with 3,000 troops, and pursued them for hundreds of miles until they reached the Kanmon Strait, and then captured Motoharu alive. "
The real third battle of Bungo was naturally much more complicated than what the messenger said.
Although Wang Jian was facing a decisive battle on the surface, after many great victories, the three thousand pathfinders had developed an invincible potential.
When facing the Maori army, the Qin army's self-confidence skyrocketed, and its combat effectiveness increased by 30% or even more.
Although the Maori family had many large soldiers, their fear of the Qin army was further intensified after successive defeats, and their morale was at its lowest point.
Under this situation, Wang Jian was sure to defeat an army of 3,000 head-on, let alone an army of 10,000, even if it was 15,000.
In addition, Wang Jian was quite sure that Maori Yuanchun would definitely fight.
Motoharu Motoharu had only been a daimyo for less than a month, but he had suffered huge defeats one after another, losing most of the Motori family's fortune in Kyushu, and his prestige had fallen to the bottom.
If Maori Yuanchun has an army of 7,000, but dare not face the 3,000 Qin army head-on, then the Maori family must consider changing their name. After all, such a coward will definitely not be able to save the Maori family.
Therefore, based on this mentality, even if Maori Motoharu did not want to fight, he had to fight Wang Jian head-on for the sake of his daimyo position.
As the leader of the Four Maori Warriors, Maori Motoharu, who was both wise and brave, naturally knew that since Wang Jian dared to use this tactic this time, he must be sure of victory.
But Maori Motoharu obviously doesn't think he will lose. After all, he also has his own secret weapon.
Although Zhou Yu led his navy to destroy all the ports on the west coast before sending troops to Hizen, the Maori family transferred 3,000 cavalry from Honshu Island long before the Battle of Tsushima began.
These three thousand cavalry were Maori Motoharu's secret weapon. He originally wanted to use the cavalry as a trump card to deal with Zhou Yu's main force, but he was forced to a dead end without a pathfinding vanguard, and even had to use this The level of ace.
Mouri Motoharu's army originally had an army of 7,000, and with the addition of 3,000 cavalry, there was exactly 10,000 troops.
After making sufficient preparations, Maori Motoharu led 10,000 cavalry to fight, but Wang Jian was fooled at the beginning of the decisive battle.
Maori Yuanchun originally thought that if he and Wang Jian had fewer soldiers, they would gain an advantage little by little. There would be no shortage of processes such as fighting generals and battle formations, so he specially brought Maori Wuxing, the Four Heavenly Kings of Longzao Temple, and Nizi Qima. Soldiers and many other powerful generals.
But what Mao Li Yuanchun never expected was that after the two sides arrived at the battlefield, Wang Jian personally led his army to cover up and kill them without saying a word.
Motoharu Mouri was naturally not polite about this, and ordered Takanobu of Ryuzoji Temple to lead the Four Heavenly Kings of Ryuzoji Temple, Nizi Qimashi and other generals, as well as three thousand cavalry to fight head-on.
The total number of the Qin army was less than 3,000, while the Maori army only had 3,000 cavalry. Therefore, Maori Motoharu really couldn't think of any reason to lose, but the development of the subsequent battle far exceeded his expectations.
Although the total number of the Qin army is less than 3,000, there are more than 600 dragon cavalry troops from Hetao cavalry. Their combat power is much stronger than ordinary cavalry, not to mention the most powerful ones led by Yue Yun, Mi Houwang and Xue Dingshan. .
Comparatively speaking, the Japanese cavalry was far inferior to the Dragoon Army in terms of war horses, riding skills, harnesses, equipment, and naval training, and its overall combat capability was much worse than that of the Dragoon Army.
Therefore, even if the number of Japanese cavalry was five times that of the dragoons, and even if there was Ryuzoji Takanobu, one of the Three Heroes of Kyushu, it was still difficult to reverse the decline, they were directly crushed by the six hundred dragoons.
The 3,000 Japanese cavalrymen were like paper pulp when facing the charge of the dragoons. Yue Yun and Mi Houwang led their troops to directly kill them. After repeated attacks, the Japanese soldiers who were killed were completely discouraged. .
There are actually five members of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ryuzoji Temple, namely: Narimatsu Nobukatsu, Kinoshita Masanao, Hyakutake Kenkane, Erikou Nobunaga, Enjoji Nobuin, and Nizi Qimashi.
Among the five, there are two first-class warriors and three first-class warriors. After activating the combo skill "Four Heavenly Kings", they were enhanced to the level of two divine generals and three superb warriors.
However, such a powerful lineup was still defeated by Qin general Mi Houwang alone, and they all died in Mi Houwang's hands.
Nizi's seven horsemen are: Magei Kainosuke, Magashisharen, Magawawatari nosuke, Malizou nosuke, Magazuka Nosuke, Mashan Shoemon, and Mamohikoemon.
Only one of the seven generals is a first-rate general, and the other six are all first-rate generals. But with the increase in combination skills, there is also a god-level combat power, and the combat power of six super-first-rate generals.
But even so, Nizi Qimashi was still crushed and died at the hands of Yue Yun and Xue Dingshan.
The death of all the Four Heavenly Kings of Ryuzoji Temple and the Seven Horsemen of Nizi became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Japanese army.
Under the repeated penetration of the dragoons, it was difficult for the Japanese cavalry to resist. Now that a large number of generals have died in battle, how can the soldiers at the bottom have the heart to resist? They all turned their horses' heads and chose to run away.
Even Ryuzoji Takanobu, who had a commanding height of 92, was unable to prevent the cavalry from escaping. He could only restrict the cavalry's retreat route and try not to impact the infantry formation at the rear.
Maori Motoharu was just about to send out his troops to cover up the attack, but he never expected that the three thousand cavalry he used as a secret weapon would be directly defeated by six hundred Qin cavalry, and all the Four Heavenly Kings of Ryuzoji Temple and the Seven Horsemen of Nizi died in the battle.
The only good thing is that under the restraint of Ryuzouji Takanobu, the cavalry who fled back did not hit the army at the rear.
Seeing that the Qin army's infantry and cavalry had already rushed over, and Maori Motoharu's hands were full of infantry, it was impossible to retreat, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Maori Yuanchun formed a forest of spears at the forefront of the army, hoping to use the spear array to block the Qin army's cavalry. After all, the Qin army's cavalry was not large in number.
Seeing this, Wang Jian decisively ordered Yue Yun to lead his cavalry to bypass the Japanese army, but he personally led the infantry in a fierce battle with the Japanese army.
The Qin army's more than 2,000 infantrymen faced the 8,000 Japanese infantrymen. Logically speaking, they should be at a disadvantage, but the result was exactly the opposite. The Qin army did not suffer any disadvantage.
Just when the two sides were fighting together, Yue Yun's cavalry came from the flank again. Under the attack of infantry and cavalry, they inflicted heavy casualties on Maori Motoharu's troops.
Half an hour later, the Japanese army finally couldn't hold it anymore and was directly defeated by the Qin army and began to flee. Motoharu Mouri fled to the Kanmon Strait under the protection of Ryuzoji Takanobu and Mouri Gobo.
After this battle, Maori Motoharu finally understood. Although he didn't want to admit it, his and Wang Jian's commanding abilities were not at the same level at all. No matter how he struggled, it was within the opponent's expectations. Such an opponent was not him. It can be dealt with.
In addition, Motoharu Motoharu's huge defeat in Bungo has also destroyed the entire family's fortune, and it is no longer possible for the Motoori family to hold on to Kyushu's base.
Although the Mouri family has been in Chikugo country for a long time and still has an army of 20,000, Motoharu Mouri has been defeated. No one can stop Zhou Yu's 30,000 army anymore. The 100,000 allied troops of the Mouri Otomo family in Chikugo country may also be in trouble. not enough.
Motoharu Mouri no longer cares about the 20,000 troops, or even Kyushu. He just wants to escape back to Honshu for deployment. If Kyushu cannot be defended, Honshu cannot be defended.
Mao Li Yuanchun wanted to escape, but Wang Jian obviously would not let him go easily, so he sent out all the cavalry just to hunt down Mao Li Yuanchun.
Mouri Yuanchun was chased by generals such as Xue Dingshan and Yue Yun. He was chased all the way from Bungo country to Bunzen country. He finally escaped to the opposite strait, only to find that Xue Dingshan had been waiting for a long time. Finally, He was knocked unconscious by Xue Dingshan's halberd and captured alive.
As for Wang Jian, he led Chen Tang, Chen Dao and other generals to follow the Japanese army in the direction of their retreat. In the end, he killed 9,000 enemies and suffered 700 casualties.
Including the casualties from the previous battle, Wang Jian's 3,000 pathfinding vanguard army was barely left with only 2,000 people.
After listening to what the messenger said, Gao Shun's face was full of admiration: "Awesome, really awesome."
If Gao Shun's trapped camp takes action, he can actually achieve such a result.
But you must know that the trapped camp is an elite camp and it is the most powerful force in Da Qin. It is natural to be able to achieve such a record.
Wang Jian's 3,000 pathfinding vanguard troops were just ordinary regular troops, but they completely wiped out opponents nearly ten times their own size. This was even more shocking than the achievement achieved by the trapped troops.
Zhou Yu nodded in agreement: "General Wang Jian defeated six villages in a row and killed more than 7,000 Japanese troops, but now he has captured more than 23,000 in three battles.
Even if the governor personally commanded, he would not be able to do what General Wang Jian did. "
Zhou Yu said this from the bottom of his heart. After all, 3,000 fought against 30,000, and at the expense of 1,000 troops, he almost completely annihilated 30,000 enemy troops, achieving a result of 1 to 30.
With such an exaggerated record, Zhou Yu asked himself that he still couldn't do it for the time being.
Not just him, even famous generals such as Xue Rengui, Meng Tian, Huo Qubing, etc. can't do this either.
In Zhou Yu's impression, someone who is sure to be able to achieve Wang Jian's level probably also knows that his master is Bai Qi.
As for Li Jing, Su Dingfang, Yue Fei, Han Xin and others, they may or may not be able to do it.
Zhou Yu didn't know much about them, so he didn't comment much.
"I heard that General Wang's son, Wang Ben, commanded the coalition forces of the Western Regions in the Western Regions, and even defeated the famous Sui general Yang Su. He was also an incredible general." Yu Jin said suddenly.
"That's not all. Wang Li, son of Wang Ben, and Wang Xuance, son of Prime Minister Wang Meng, are also rising stars among the younger generation in the army." Xu Huang said.
"If you put it this way, apart from the prime minister, the Wang family is full of talented goalkeepers." Zhang He said with a surprised look on his face.
"This is not true. When Prime Minister Wang Meng was the governor, he led the army many times and has never been defeated so far." Xu Huang said.
As soon as these words came out, Zhang He was even more surprised.
What kind of family is this, and how can it cultivate such generals?
"Unconsciously, the Japanese troops in the northeastern part of Kyushu were almost wiped out by General Wang Jian's vanguard army, while we, the main force, followed behind to clean up the battlefield."
This time, Zhou Yu did not call Wang Jian's unit the 'Pathfinder Pioneers', but directly called it the 'Vanguard Army'. After all, Wang Jian's record was so powerful that it was not appropriate to call him the Pathfinders.
As soon as Zhou Yu said this, all the generals couldn't help but fell silent.
Their tens of thousands of powerful main force did not get any credit, but let the three thousand path explorers steal the limelight. Naturally, they would feel unhappy and have a desire to compare.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu smiled calmly and said: "The march will be accelerated next. Let the Japanese bastards know that General Wang Jian is not the only one who can fight in the Qin Dynasty."
"No." All the generals shouted in unison.
Following Zhou Yu's order, the main force of the Qin army, 20,000 cavalry and infantry, began to accelerate their march towards Bungo Kingdom at full speed.
Since most of the traps on the way had been cleared by Wang Jian, the main force did not encounter any obstacles. It only took three days to catch up with Wang Jian's troops and successfully meet up in Bungo Kingdom.
After the two armies joined forces, Zhou Yu not only commended Wang Jian in public, made up for the lost troops, but also gave Wang Jian two thousand more troops.
Wang Jian's brilliance this time really stole the spotlight from Zhou Yu, the governor, and caused him a lot of pressure.
If Zhou Yu was the kind of commander with a strong desire for control, he would naturally not allow his subordinates to outshine him, but he was not such a person. The pressure brought by Wang Jian only stimulated his competitive spirit.
Also, who is Zhou Yu? As the Prince Consort of the Great Qin Dynasty and the only Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in the Great Qin Dynasty, he would not rely on suppressing his subordinates to maintain his authority. How would he be able to control him if word of this spread?
Moreover, Zhou Yu was the commander-in-chief of the four-nation allied force to conquer Japan. Wang Jian's victory in the battle was regarded as helping him. If he suppressed Wang Jian, wouldn't he be depriving himself of his own merit?
After Zhou Yu and Wang Jian reunited, 29,000 troops set off from Bunhou Kingdom and penetrated into Chikuhou Kingdom from behind.
At this point, the Battle of Chikugo officially started.
(End of chapter)
