Shuotuo had already admitted defeat now. He could only go back and find ways to make up for the losses he had suffered on the battlefield. When he thought that his biological father would use this matter to slander him to the emperor, Shuotuo felt really annoyed and resentful.
But Lushun is not in western Liaoning, let alone within the Pass, and it is not a place where Qing troops can come and leave whenever they want.
Because in the eyes of the Japanese army, they had been busy for most of the day and dug holes all over the ground just to capture these "live silver"!
In the eyes of the samurai, a Qing soldier is equivalent to a good war horse, or it can make an ashigaru who is short of oil and water eat and drink for half a year. How can he let it go so easily?
In addition to the Second Army responsible for the siege and the Fourth Army currently fighting the Qing army, the Third Army located in Case Mountain and the Fifth Army ambushed in Jiguan Mountain were quickly surrounding the fighting area.
Under the order of Abe Shigeji, even the most elite First Army marched inland from the west bank of Port Arthur. If they could catch up, they would fight. If they couldn't catch up, they would have to turn back and participate in the siege.
Not to mention the four armies besieging the Qing army with less than two men and horses in the Jiala formation. Even if only two armies, or even one and a half armies, participated in the battle, the Qing army would have been unable to withstand it.
Under the active leadership of the samurai, the relatively weak iron gun ashigaru and spear ashigaru were no longer afraid of the almost invulnerable Bagara, and tried every means to launch frontal attacks or side sneak attacks on prey that had been surrounded.
The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty used the Tonglei Navy to provide the Japanese army with a large amount of kerosene and clay pots, which were used by Ashigaru to throw them out to deal with the cotton armor that the Qing army was proud of.
Cotton armor is warmer than ordinary armor. Because of this, it has two fatal disadvantages. The first is that it is not breathable, which is especially unsuitable for summer combat and cannot be worn for a long time. Otherwise, armored soldiers will collapse due to massive dehydration.
The second is that you are afraid of being burned. Being hit by a rocket is better, as long as you pull it out in time. Once it is ignited by oil, it becomes a "sky lantern". The armored soldiers have time to put out the fire, but they themselves are shot into hedgehogs by the opponent.
The hit rate of the clay pots thrown by Ashigaru is actually not very high. It is good to hit one or two out of ten, but the total amount is not large, so the effect is obvious.
It doesn't matter if it doesn't hit a person, it doesn't matter if it hits a horse. As long as something is dripped with black oil, whether it's a person or a horse, the warriors will rush to open their bows and release arrows.
Even if they are distracted for only a few seconds, the bagaras will be attacked by the opponent with extremely precise facial shots. Once they are shot in the face, even if they do not die, they will instantly lose their combat effectiveness.
The Bagaras had never encountered this kind of fighting method in the field. The front row used long spears to hit the enemy, and the back row either fired cannons or threw kerosene. It was simply despicable and shameless.
The mounts of the Bagaras in the front row were almost killed by the ashigaru, so the Bagaras could only fight on foot. However, they could not take any advantage against the Japanese samurai.
Not only did the opponent have a numerical advantage, but their fighting style was even more bizarre. The Bagaras were completely unaccustomed to this "deviant" fighting technique.
The katana uses soil-covered cooling technology and local quenching technology. The former allows the katana to produce a beautiful arc, which is more suitable for chopping work. The latter allows the katana to take into account both toughness and hardness, making it a true enemy-killing weapon.
In the same cold weapon battle, the quality of the weapons used by the warriors was obviously better than the waist knives commonly equipped by the Qing army. In some cases, even the knives were cut in two by the warriors.
Comparing the quality of armor, there is no doubt that the cotton armor worn by Qing soldiers is superior in defensive power.
However, in an offensive battle, the side with superior military strength pays more attention to its own offensive power.
The Qing army, which was at a numerical disadvantage, only had a certain advantage in bows and arrows. However, Bagala, who was in the front row, had no chance to fire arrows at all. He was tired of parrying the "step forward" launched by the warriors.
Many Bagalas who had fought against the Guan Ning Army immediately compared the Guan Ning Army with the barbarians in front of them, believing that the combat effectiveness of these knife-wielding barbarians was not inferior to that of the most elite Yidingtu of the Guan Ning Army. ride.
It's just that the opponents are not all cavalry, but they are even more ferocious than the Yi Ding cavalry. What's even more frightening is that they seem to ignore casualties and all fight bravely for fear of falling behind.
This is something that the Yiding Cavalry is determined not to possess. On the battlefield, the Yiding Cavalry will probably not adopt such a strategy, because it will cause a large number of casualties in a short period of time. Zu Dashou will not be so stupid. .
But this time, Niulu Zhangjinghar Guji, the guard with the red flag, encountered this thorny problem. The opponent's posture seemed to be about to perish together with our own. Every bagala located on the outer layer of the encirclement was being besieged by the barbarians. .
"Pah pah pah pah~!"
The Fourth Army's iron artillery ashigaru had given up shooting the more mobile cavalry, and instead attacked the Qing army's horses.
This target is easier to aim, easier to hit, and can leave more prey behind.
This directly resulted in a large number of Bagalas losing their mounts and losing the possibility of quickly escaping from the battlefield.
The weapon accuracy rate of the Japanese Iron Cannon Ashgaru troops was very high, far exceeding that of their perfunctory Ming counterparts.
In order to be productive during the expedition, various daimyo also deployed a lot of high-quality weapons, so that each Ashigaru iron cannon can play its due role.
Many iron gun ashigaru also have a plan in mind, that is, as long as they kill the opponent's war horse, they can eat horse meat...
It is absolutely correct to think so. Eating the opponent's war horse will not violate your own military regulations, and it can also satisfy your own appetite. Why not do it? ? ?
The above stipulation is that samurai and ashigaru can get 60% of the silver, but the ashigaru know that what is really allocated to them is only a hundred or so copper coins, because it has always been divided like this.
The warriors took away most of the oil and water, and they could only drink some soup, so eating horse meat became the second demand of this group, and they began to "slap" the Qing army's horses on a large scale with a tacit understanding...
It can be said that the Japanese army who came to Liaodong had their own plans. The daimyo sent troops to raise troops, the samurai went to the battle to buy equipment, and the ashigaru went to the war to fight tooth festivals.
This last appeal is a bit miserable, but it is a true portrayal of the heart. They cannot change their destiny and identity, so they can only take the opportunity to improve their lives. This is understandable.
The lives of the soldiers at the bottom of the Japanese army and the Ming army were roughly similar. Except for the small bosses, who had a slightly easier time, most of them were working hard for the daimyo who worked for them just for a bite to eat.
Change your life?
Feel sorry!
Most people don't have this ability.
A capable person is either a merchant, a samurai, or at last a ronin.
If you have no money, no ability, and no courage, then you can only be an ashigaru honestly, and at least you won't starve to death.
As long as you obey the orders given by the daimyo and cooperate with the samurai to kill as many enemies as possible, you can still drink the broth.
Many tragedies in the world stem from one idea!
The thoughts of the Ashigaru people directly caused the Bagaras on the opposite side to lose their horses!
No Bajala dares to pat his chest and guarantee that he can escape from the battlefield riding a dead horse!
As the stalemate war continues, 70% to 80% of Bagalas have lost their mounts.
Although the smoke and dust generated by the high-frequency release of firearms is large, since the battlefield is not too far from the seaside, the sea breeze can still dilute and disperse some of the smoke in time.
Although the visibility is a little lower, what the Japanese army is best at is melee, especially large-scale melee. The more chaotic the battlefield, the greater the advantage the Japanese army takes.
From the Warring States Period to the Battle of Sekigahara, it was basically the "Battle of Hundred Villages" in which people from all walks of life fought together. Without "pointers" as identification, one's own people could kill one's own people.
The situation is relatively good at the moment, because the armor styles of the Qing army and the Japanese army are completely different, and they can be easily distinguished even from dozens of steps away.
"Woo~wu~wu~wu~"
Hearing the sound of the bull's horn, which signified retreat, the tired Bajalas were relieved, thinking that they could finally leave this damned place.
But even if Bei Ziye ordered a retreat, most of the Bagalas who were still fighting could not escape as quickly as possible. Not only were they surrounded by barbarians, they even lost their horses.
Do I have to go back to the state on foot? ? ?
Under Shuotuo's strict orders, three Niulu's Chinese troops finally defeated the peripheral enemies and opened up the connection with Harguji's troops.
Then, together with the troops on the left and right wings, a total of six Niulu Qing troops were surrounded by the Japanese army at the foot of Erlong Mountain...
It was impossible to retreat. The Japanese Third Army who ran from Case Mountain were unwilling to drag their heavy armor back again. They were also here to eat meat.
The main force of the Fifth Army coming from Jiguan Mountain has also arrived at the main battlefield of Erlong Mountain. This is equivalent to nearly 30,000 Japanese troops against 3,000 Qing troops.
In the early stage, the Qing army had already killed hundreds of people. Although they were all Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's men, they were also good human shields. Without them, the dead would have been the elite Eight Banners soldiers.
Shuotuo didn't know that Shen Zhixiang died in that corner, but he took a rough look at the battlefield situation, made some mental estimates, and came up with a rough estimate.
That is to say, the number of Eight Banners soldiers left to fight is almost a thousand, and the six Niulu who participated in the battle actually only have three Niulu staff left.
Most of the men and horses he brought were quickly consumed by the army of barbarians in front of him. Although they made a lot of gains, what was their use?
If Port Arthur fell, he would lose another Jia La man, and even pack the extremely precious Aliha Chaoha and Gebushe Xianchaoha.
What's the use of reporting to the emperor that I have captured five thousand or even ten thousand dog barbarians?
Once this news gets out, the happiest person will probably be his biological father!
At worst, the barbarian army takes advantage of the situation and moves north, but the emperor's reinforcements fail to arrive in time.
Not only will Lushun be lost, but Fuzhou and Jinzhou will also be lost. Then my life will definitely not be easy.
Shuotuo is really getting more and more upset the more he thinks about it, but what should he do now?
Rushing to the rescue of Port Arthur, the troops did not bring any extra horses.
Without his mount, it would be impossible for Bagala to withdraw from the battlefield quickly.
Let the other Eight Banners soldiers dismount and give their mounts to Bagala, or two people and one horse?
Shuotuo absolutely does not want to give up these precious bagaras, they are equivalent to Shuotuo's lifeblood.
The two armored Eight Banners soldiers under his command could no longer be saved, and if Bagala could no longer be saved, then his ability to settle down would be gone.
If you lose to Goumanzi, throw away Port Arthur, and lose all the chips in your hand, what will you do next?
Shuotuo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness...
At this moment, a cry of killing came from the south.
Lushun defenders Xianghong Banner Meile Zhangjing Lausa and Niulu Zhangjingsa Mutang and Huilan broke out from Lushun City with two Niu Lu Eight Banners soldiers and two Niu Lu slave soldiers.
Rausa heard the rumble of artillery coming from the north, and knew that Bei Ziye's reinforcements had arrived. He felt secretly happy in his heart, but as he didn't see the reinforcements arriving at the city for a long time, he began to feel anxious again.
The messenger broke through Goumanzi's siege defense line and told Lausa that Master Bei had brought 3,000 fine cavalry. Lausa was not too happy, thinking, could the 3,000 reinforcements really rescue Lushun?
Lausa felt that the Goumanzi's total strength was no less than 50,000, and Bei Ziye's men might not be able to kill them. If they could not, Lushun City would be captured by the Goumanzi within ten days.
Nancheng was too close to the sea. Under the bombardment of warships, it could not survive even five days. Once Nancheng fell, Beicheng, which was a hundred steps away, was about to fall.
After much thought and discussion with the two defenders Samutang and Huilan, Rausa decided to lead his army to break out, leaving a Niulu slave soldier to guard the north city and completely abandon the south city.
The remaining slave soldiers are all infantry, without horses, and would be a burden if they go out. Instead of dragging down the whole army, it is better to order them to stick to the city. After repelling the invading enemy, Lushun City can naturally be saved.
If not, then just leave it to fate...
The breakout did not go smoothly. Rausa directly killed most of the slave soldiers who were responsible for opening the way, but Melezhangjing didn't mind this. The slave soldiers were used as shields for the Eight Banners soldiers.
As long as the two Niu Lu Eight Banners soldiers under his command did not suffer much damage, even if they did not join up with Bei Ziye's men in time, it would still be a successful breakout.
When Lausa and his troops arrived at the battlefield, they found that the situation here was similar to that of Lushun City, and perhaps Lushun City was slightly better.
After all, they were huddled in the city and protected by the city wall. There was really no bunker here. Both sides were fighting with real swords and guns, and the battlefield was two miles in radius.
It can be seen from the big banner that Bei Ziye's men and horses have been surrounded by dog barbarians. Lausa did not dare to abandon Shuotuo and lead his troops to run away. He could only launch an attack from the south to relieve Shuotuo.
The defenders came to the rescue of the reinforcements, which is truly a strange story through the ages...
The intention was good, and the decision was very correct, but it came at the wrong time. Lausa's troops happened to collide with nearly centaurs of the Third Army coming from Case Mountain.
Five hundred versus three or four thousand!
Fortunately, they were on a plain, otherwise the Eight Banners soldiers, who were at a numerical disadvantage, would have no chance of winning against the Japanese troops who were good at fighting in mountains.
The Japanese army was not completely defenseless. At least the various daimyo and their direct lineage soldiers did not participate in the battle. There were thousands of them in total.
The direct lineage is mainly composed of samurai, supplemented by ashigaru. Their combat effectiveness is even stronger than the troops engaged in combat. In order to protect their daimyo, they are not afraid of sacrifice.
In order to save their lives, many daimyo began to form formations spontaneously and quickly, hugging each other for warmth. A layer of spear ashigaru was deployed outside, making the entire formation look like a hedgehog.
Lausa and the Eight Banners soldiers under his command have long been accustomed to this kind of tactics, and they still fight bravely as usual.
Only by defeating the enemy force in front of them can they join forces with Bei Ziye's men.
What caused them the greatest difficulty was not the Japanese army in front of them, but the pits everywhere!
The Japanese army was fighting around the pit, and the pit was the best tool to resist the Qing cavalry.
Rausa did not know that the Japanese army had dug a large number of earthen pits here. He did not know until he visited the battlefield in person, but it was too late.
When more than a hundred cavalry charged into the battle, both men and horses were killed and injured. Many wounded soldiers were disabled, if not dead.
The furious Rausa had never seen such a despicable tactic before. The opponent actually dug holes everywhere, which was really hard to guard against...
