Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
The war on Sakhalin Island turned out unexpectedly!
Obai landed from the north of Sakhalin Island. A total of 1,000 Sauron cavalry, 150 Zhenglan Banner Han artillery, 200 regular soldiers with yellow flags outside the pass, and 150 coated slaves with yellow flags outside the pass. , 50 Shangwulin soldiers from Nuergancheng, a total of 1,550 people. Among them, 50 "Wulin soldiers" were soldiers who were responsible for exchanging cotton clothes, salt, iron tools and furs from the eight tribes on Sakhalin Island. They were all Hezhe people. They were the patrol team that ran into Ezosumae's house last time, and Obai selected 50 of them to serve as guides.
These 1,550 people, plus more than 3,500 horses, three 3-pound guns, and some vehicles, boarded a bird boat driven by Koreans who spoke Shandong and Huizhou dialects and crossed the sea to the island.
After arriving on the island, Obai immediately dispersed 40 of the 50 Wulin soldiers, five from each tribe, and was responsible for informing the chiefs (chiefs) of the Ainu, Feyaka and Hezhen tribes on the island. Prepare to meet the Qing Dynasty's heavenly soldiers. He also ordered the chiefs of the eight tribes on the island to each bring 200 strong men to receive the reward.
Although Sakhalin is a large territory, the population on the island is very small. The eight major tribes (eight major surnames) plus one can only produce two to three thousand strong men. But all the strong men are really strong! Even if we compare Obai, the greatest warrior in Manchuria, with them, he will be right between the two.
It’s hard for the natives who can survive by fishing and hunting in such a harsh environment like Sakhalin to stay strong!
However, although they are strong enough, their productivity is too backward, so they do not have any good weapons to use. Even the arrowheads are made of animal bones. Hunting is okay, but fighting is not.
Obai knew this situation a long time ago, so he had prepared a batch of eight-power bows, arrow clusters with iron arrowheads, round shields, waist knives and spears, all of which were "rewarded" to the eight strong men, and they were generously given. This gave them a precious opportunity to follow the Qing Heavenly Soldiers to make meritorious deeds. And he also patted his chest and promised that as long as he bravely killed the enemy and cut off the heads of the Japanese invaders, he could be carried into the Nine Banners Outside the Pass and become a glorious and good slave of the Qing Dynasty!
With the prospect of becoming slaves, the strong men on Sakhalin Island naturally worked hard. A total of 7 tribes gave birth to more than 1,600 people (one Anui tribe located at the southernmost tip of the island did not respond, and the remaining 7 tribes A total of more than 1,600 people were recruited).
However, Oboi, who had obtained more than 1,600 cannon fodder, did not dare to look down upon the Japanese, and still advanced cautiously.
The topography of Sakhalin Island is high in the south and low in the north. The north is mostly flat and the south is mountainous. Moreover, regardless of the north or south, there are many rivers and lakes in the flat areas. The number of rivers and lakes is unbelievable. In addition, there are many forests on the island, which are all virgin forests. Without local people to guide the way, it is easy to get lost.
Fortunately, there were more than 1,600 strong men from Sakhalin helping to sail the boats, which allowed Obai's army to move south smoothly.
However, Obai was still very careful. Every time he advanced a hundred miles, Obai would choose a dangerous place to build a wooden fort, leaving a small number of strong men from Sakhalin to garrison, and then slowly advance forward. After advancing about 400 miles, just north of the central part of Sakhalin Island, there was no way to move forward.
Because the Sakhalin natives who were scattered in front of the team to explore the road came to report that they had encountered a large group of Japanese! It’s hard to tell how many people there were, but they came all over the mountains and plains.
It turns out that Ao Bai was cautious here, but his opponent, Japan's number one military strategist Kusunoki Masaki, made a great advance.
Kusunoki has 5,000 "Roshi Army", plus 1,000 ashigaru responsible for transporting grain provided by Matsumae, Nanbu, Sendai, Aizu and other feudal lords, forming a total "army" of 6,000 people.
These 6,000 people, plus rations that could last them three months, were transported to Sakhalin Island in three batches. They did not land at the southernmost tip of the island, but chose the western coast of the large bay in the south of Sakhalin Island. Login. After landing, they began to build a city on the south bank of an unknown river near the landing site. They also named the castle Akasaka Castle after Akasaka Village, the birthplace of Kusunoki Masashige. It looked like he was preparing to become the lord of Sakhalin Island. It was really Don’t regard yourself as an outsider!
While Kusunoki Masaki was busy building the city, his disciple and army leader Maruhashi Chuya led dozens of horseback warriors to search along the river. After walking for two days, they actually ran into a large Anui tribe. Dozens of horseback warriors immediately rushed in and caught the Anui people off guard. They also caught several "Qing bandits" who invaded Huatai Island, the same "rewards" sent by Obai to summon the strong natives. Wulin soldiers".
After being tortured, Kusunoki Masaki and Maruhashi Tadaya learned that the Qing Dynasty sent 1,500 people to the island this time, 1,000 of whom were cavalry, and also brought 3 small cannons.
Kusunoki and Maruhashi are both strategists. Of course they know that 5,000 soldiers are more than 1,500 soldiers. If three soldiers beat one, there will still be more!
Moreover, the 5,000 people Kusunoki brought were all samurai with high martial arts skills. They were selected from all the rogues in Japan. They were all highly skilled in martial arts!
There's no way the Qing invaders are all samurai, right? If you think about it too much, only the 1,000 horsemen are warriors, and the rest are just miscellaneous soldiers.
So this battle is a sure win!
The great military strategist Kusunoki Masayuki immediately made a decision and left 1,000 ashigaru from Matsumae, Nanbu, Sendai, Aizu and other feudal lords (and a small number of samurai to manage the ashigaru) to continue building Akasaka Castle. He and Maruhashi led all 5,000 samurai. Each man carried 20 days of marching rations and marched northward day and night to fight.
Just to catch Qing Kou off guard!
On the first day of July in the eighth year of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Kusunoki Masaki's troops finally encountered the Qing invaders at an unknown river branch.
As a result of the encounter, the Qing army was vulnerable to a single blow and collapsed at the first touch!
After the victory, how could Nanmu let go of the defeated Qing soldiers? He immediately led the entire army to pursue them, and then won consecutive victories on the third, fourth and fifth day of July. However, because the Qing invaders were cavalry, they did not get many beheadings.
Nanmu, who was eager to establish his merits, ordered an all-night pursuit. After a day and a night of fierce pursuit, he finally caught up with the main force of the Qing invaders on the seventh day of July - including more than 300 armored cavalry (the yellow-flag cavalry and Bao soldiers brought by Obai). Clothes slaves), 1,000 musketeers (Sauron cavalry), more than 1,600 archers and pikemen, 150 artillery and 3 3-pound red barbarian cannons.
These troops formed a formation with musketeers, archers, and pikemen covering three cannons, and the cavalry held down the formation on both wings. They were placed in front of more than 4,500 Japanese samurai who were exhausted from continuous marching and pursuit (more than 400 people were left behind).
Now, the two military strategists Kusunoki and Maruhashi, who had just launched their battle formations (more than 4,500 samurai had listed 5 square formations, and dozens of mounted warriors following Kusunoki), suddenly found that their military skills were not enough!
This mixed formation of guns, bows, and cavalry looks awesome! How to break it? It’s not mentioned in the art of war passed down by Masashige Kusunoki! It’s not even in Takeda Shingen’s “Koshu-ryu Art of War”!
Even the "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War" and "Li Weigong's Questions" from China didn't mention it...
Even during the Warring States Period in Japan, there seemed to be very few joint battles involving thousands of people with cavalry, muskets, and cannons, right?
While Kusunoki and Maruhashi were at a loss, the Qing artillery on the opposite side had already fired!
Although there were only three small Hongyi cannons, the gunners were trained by "English experts" and fired accurately and quickly. Three cast-iron shells landed in one of the Japanese phalanxes one after another. Among the warriors. There were no hits at all. The shells smashed into the crowd, then bounced up and swept in all directions, knocking down the warriors one by one!
Of course, the casualties caused by the three red cannons were limited after all, but nearly 900 Japanese samurai were unwilling to stand there and be shot to death like this!
They came to Huatai Island to make achievements, not to be shot.
So after a few rounds of gunfire, the group of samurai couldn't help it anymore. The captain of the team gave the order to attack. The samurai who received the order screamed forward. Some waved nodachi, and some held spears. , there were also some people carrying iron cannons and began to attack the Qing artillery positions.
What awaits them is 1,000 six-cylinder rounds shot by Japan...
