Qi Jiguang led his army back to Kumamoto and counted the losses of each army. The casualties of the entire army were around 3,000. Although the losses of the Japanese army were astonishing as high as 100,000, most of them were strong men with no fighting ability. Compared with Qi Jiguang's single-handed training, The Sui armies were more than 108,000 miles apart. Such battle losses still made Qi Jiguang regretful.
"Oda Nobunaga is determined to use the human wave tactic to drown us!"
After listening to Qi Jiguang's report, the veteran guard slammed the commander's case hard: "Our troops are all brave men who have been trained and carefully selected for a long time. Oda Nobunaga used those cannon fodder, which is thirty If one of them is replaced by one from our army, we will also suffer a loss!"
"Are those Japanese who were forcibly recruited crazy? Are they willing to pay for their lives?"
Zhang Yu frowned and shook his head.
"The Japanese are xenophobic, and they are fiercely resisting our Sui Dynasty. In addition, the most important thing is that the elite of Oda Nobunaga's direct line are behind to suppress them, and those who flee and retreat will be killed!"
Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice: "Almost all of the front hundred thousand Japanese were killed, and Oda Nobunaga also had a lot of blood on his hands!"
"The direct army under Oda Nobunaga is definitely not comparable to the forced recruits!"
Guo Zhiyun interrupted at the right time and said: "When our army retreated, the pursuing troops led by the Japanese general Sanada Yukimura should be the direct troops of Oda Nobunaga. Although they are not as good as our Sui army and horses, they should be comparable to those of Song Jiang and Li Zi. Let’s compete with the other bandits’ troops.”
"With this force as a deterrent, those hundreds of thousands of Japanese cannon fodder have no other choice but to fight to the death with our army!"
Laizheng also echoed and said: "Those Japanese have a strong sense of resistance to our Sui Dynasty, and they have no thought of surrendering."
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "Even if they want to surrender, given the current situation, there is no guarantee that they are pretending to surrender. Our army does not have the extra troops to guard against the surrendered soldiers!"
"The most urgent thing right now!"
Zhang Jue slowly said: "We should still find a way to kill Oda Nobunaga's direct descendants. As long as that army is crippled, the remaining rabble will collapse at a touch and be destroyed with a flip of hand!"
"But Oda Nobunaga is not stupid either!"
Lai Zheng shook his head helplessly: "He has made it clear now that he wants to use those cannon fodder to consume us. His direct descendants have been kept at the end. He will never use them unless he takes advantage."
"The lower official has a plan, maybe he can annihilate the elite of Oda Nobunaga's direct line in one fell swoop!"
Kou Zhun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled and spoke.
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Oda Nobunaga led more than 500,000 Japanese troops to Kumamoto Castle. He immediately took advantage of his numerical advantage and surrounded the city with hundreds of thousands of forcibly recruited recruits.
Flags were fluttering, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese came from all directions like a tide. The area was so dark that they seemed to be surrounded by ants like a colony.
Arrows were flying from the top of the city, and the Japanese, who were wearing armor as if they were naked, were hit by arrows and fell to the ground from time to time. Some powerful arrows could even penetrate two or three people with one blow.
In just a moment, the city was covered with corpses and rivers of blood.
However, looking at the direct troops of Oda Nobunaga standing solemnly behind him holding swords and crossbows, coupled with the natural hostility in his heart towards the Sui army, he could only suppress the fear in his heart and rush forward with arrows and flying rocks on his head. .
Seeing his compatriots being shot and killed by the Sui army's random arrows in droves, and their heads smashed with blood and their brains split by huge rocks, Oda Nobunaga didn't even blink an eyelid, leaving his generals with a cold feeling forever. One sentence: "Whoever dares to retreat will bring shame to the warriors of the Yamato nation and will be killed without mercy!"
The siege battle lasted until dark. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese cannon fodder were divided into several teams under the command of officers directly related to Oda Nobunaga. They continuously launched fierce attacks, consuming the energy of the defenders on the city and rolling arrows against wood and rocks. and other defensive weapons.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Oda Nobunaga slowly issued the order to withdraw the troops. At dawn the next day, the Japanese recruits, under the scolding of Oda Nobunaga's cronies, bit the bullet and began a day of strong attack.
After more than ten days of this, there were already numerous bodies lying under Kumamoto Castle. As for the Sui army, under the command of Qi Jiguang, the entire army was divided into three shifts to fight. Relying on the advantages of the city wall, the losses were not great.
As dusk approached, the Japanese army, which had been attacking fiercely all day, slowly retreated amidst the sound of gold. Kou Zhun, who was also wearing armor but with a purple robe as an outer covering, quickly walked up to the tower and said to Lai Huer and Qi Jiguang: "Come on, Chief Manager, Deputy Commander Qi, everything is ready!"
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Lai Hu'er and Qi Jiguang nodded together. Lai Hu'er immediately stood up and ordered: "Send the order, all the troops should hurry up and have a good meal to replenish their spirits. We will break out of the encirclement tonight!"
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As the night fell, the Sui soldiers who had eaten a good meal opened the city gate. Generals Zhang Yu and Zhang Dingbian opened the way first to protect their children. Qi Jiguang took command of the Chinese army. Behind the palaces of Ma Shanwei and Guo Zhiyun, tens of thousands of Sui soldiers took advantage of the night to leave the city. Go north.
The elite troops led by Oda Nobunaga set up camp behind, far away from the city. This was Oda Nobunaga's preparation to prevent the Sui army from suddenly attacking his direct line at night and being attacked first. The city was besieged on all sides by new soldiers who had been forcibly recruited. They were already exhausted after a day of siege fighting. The Sui army easily broke through the barriers and defeated the Japanese troops blocking the way.
"Lord Guan Bai!"
Honda Tadakatsu, the current number one general of the Japanese army, and Sakakibara Yasumasa, who was brought out by him, came to Oda Nobunaga's camp. At this time, Oda Nobunaga was also awakened by the earth-shattering cry of killing. The two men entered and asked immediately: "Is the Sui army coming to attack at night or to break through?"
"Breakout!"
Sakakibara Yasumasa, who was born in the same year as Honda Tadakatsu and is collectively known as the "Two-walled Fierce General of Tokugawa", immediately replied: "The Sui army has abandoned the city and left, with tens of thousands of troops heading north."
"good!"
Oda Nobunaga immediately slapped the case and laughed: "Hundreds of thousands of warriors from our Yamato nation attacked fiercely at all costs. This group of invading Sui armies finally couldn't hold on anymore! Honda Tadakatsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa, I order you two to lead the three Wan Dajun went to support the besieging troops. You two must remember that although the Sui army abandoned the city, it was an elite division after all. They were not allowed to clash head-on with the main force of the Sui army, let alone actively pursue them. They only had to intercept and kill their rear guards. The troops can consume part of their strength. After my army is fully rested, we will send our troops north to fight the Sui army to the death!"
"Hey!"
The two immediately took the order and left, leaving only Oda Nobunaga laughing wildly in the commander's tent: "Hahahahaha, Sui army dog thief, Yang Gao, you know how powerful our Yamato nation is! Sooner or later, one day, I will definitely lead my Japanese warriors to occupy your entire Sui Dynasty and enslave your people!"
