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Two flowers bloom, one on each side. When the Japanese army sent troops to Lianhua Mountain, Gao Pragmatic was actually already prepared.
This preparation was not made just today. In fact, when he judged that the Japanese army would definitely launch a surprise attack on Sichuan in Kuroda Rushui's big gambling game, he had already made arrangements in advance as quickly as possible. When the Japanese army finally decided not to go to Jinzhou but to Lianhua Mountain today, Gao Pragmatic had already deployed a defensive line in Lianhua Mountain.
This matter deserves to be discussed in detail. At that time, when Gao pragmatic received the news, he immediately sent someone to notify Liu Wei, and at the same time contacted Li Rumei to make arrangements.
The instructions they received were different. The order given to Liu Wei's troops was to keep the entire army concentrated, not to disperse the troops, and to march from Sanjia to the southeast at a normal marching speed. The tactical purpose is very clear: prepare to capture Jinhai, which has not been captured before, and then go west to recover Xiongchuan and Mashan, which will definitely be captured by the Japanese army.
Liu Ping had been fighting for half his life, and he understood this instruction at a glance. He knew that the Hou Ye's move was intended to use himself as bait to attract the Japanese attack, and then use Liu Ping's troops to cut off the Japanese army's return.
To put it simply, the Japanese army planned to use the black tiger to dig out the heart and then bloom in the center. The high pragmatic plan was to lure the enemy deep and then close the door and beat the dog.
When talking about center bloom, many people may think of Captain Chang Kaishen's thinking during the Meng Lianggu Battle. However, there is nothing wrong with this tactic itself. Chang Gong's defeat was mainly due to problems with the execution of the troops. In fact, this tactic has a history. A classic example.
For example, in the Battle of Austerlitz that broke out in the Czech Republic in 1805, the famous Battle of the Three Emperors, the French Emperor Napoleon I had weaker troops and artillery than the Russian and Austrian allied forces, but he was far-sighted and determined to defeat the enemy when they rounded off their right flank. , concentrating local superior forces on the northern section of the front.
At this time, Russian Tsar Alexander I foolishly rejected Kutuzov's request for all reinforcements to arrive before attacking the French army, and abandoned the central highlands when commanding. Therefore, when Napoleon saw the enemy's major tactical mistakes in the telescope, he quickly sent Marshal Soult's troops to capture the Pratzen Heights in the center. The center blossomed and defeated the Russian and Austrian allied forces in one fell swoop.
According to the Japanese army's plan this time, if they successfully defeat Gao Jingshi's headquarters in Sichuan, Ming army reinforcements from all walks of life must have heard the news. However, since Gao Jingshi has most likely been captured by then, the Ming army has lost its unified command and morale. It will inevitably receive a huge blow, and the Japanese army will have the opportunity to defeat them one by one and realize this "central flowering".
Since Gao Pangshi had guessed the Japanese army's intentions, he naturally had to make corresponding arrangements. He did not intend to let the musketeers on the fleet go ashore, but the chieftain troops alone were somewhat overwhelming. As for the servant guards around him, the number was too small. Therefore, his order to Li Rumei was to first dispatch the most mobile 3,000 elite cavalry to come to the rescue, and then cooperate with the 3,000 white-armed soldiers of Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu to set off at any time according to the battle situation. With this, 6,000 people would guard Lotus Mountain and block the enemy. Stall or delay the Japanese offensive momentum.
At this time, Li Rumei herself had just captured Daegu and Changnyeong, two key points in the north of the Nakdong River that the main force of the Japanese troops marching south had actually abandoned. At this time, he had discovered that the Japanese troops had escaped, and had received instructions from the first stage of high pragmatism. He was dividing his forces to recover some areas north and east of the Nakdong River.
After receiving the order, Li Rumei naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched the deputy generals Xie Sheng and Pogui who were from the Xuan Da family, as well as the guerrilla generals Niu Boying and Yang Dengden. They led the four generals' servants, three thousand fine cavalry, southward to rush to the aid of Sichuan. This battle The main general is to relieve life.
Both Xie Sheng and Po Gui were Mongolian generals from the Xuan Dynasty. They had been under Gao Jingshi's sect for many years. Even today, the cavalry under their command is one of the most mobile among the Ming army's cavalry.
As for why the lieutenants under these two generals are all Han generals, this fact does not need to be explained too much. It belongs to "the Ming Dynasty has its own national conditions." No matter what ethnic group they are from, they have long been accustomed to it.
As expected, the three thousand elite cavalry of the Jiesheng Department marched very fast. It took only two days to arrive at Lianhua Mountain to set up defenses yesterday afternoon, which was even one day earlier than the Japanese army. However, today they were spotted by the 500 vanguard led by Kuroda Naoyuki, Kuriyama Toshio and others under Kuroda Nagamasa.
The Japanese army immediately held an emergency military meeting. Due to the observation that the Ming army was large in number and did not know the reality, most of the generals in the accompanying army proposed to withdraw their troops and report back, and join the main force in the rear for another battle.
However, Takeshi Moya, one of Kuroda's twenty-four generals, argued against all the objections. He said: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and the enemy's army is elite cavalry. Therefore, if I retreat, the enemy will advance. If so, our army will become the enemy's army." However, if we unite as one and fight to the death while its foothold is not stable, the enemy will be defeated by us. If we retreat while the enemy is in confusion, we can save the army. This is why Takeda's victory depends on Nagato's defeat and the attack on the enemy. This is a strategy for attacking an army and slowing down the enemy's pursuit."
After Maoya Takehisa's remarks, the Japanese vanguard's fighting spirit increased greatly. Naoyuki Kuroda is Kuroda Rusui's half-brother, and he is one of the Kuroda Eight Tigers together with the Kuroda family's chief retainer Kuriyama Rian. He is known for his bravery. The two men then took the lead and led the vanguard to launch a surprise attack on the Ming army under the cover of iron cannon.
The Ming army really didn't expect that a mere five hundred Japanese troops would dare to attack them. As a result, many horses were frightened by the sudden attack. They fell into chaos and were repelled by the Japanese army. Naoyuki Kuroda took the opportunity to lead the vanguard and retreat immediately.
Jie Sheng knew that Gao Jingshi was in Sichuan at the rear, and thought to himself, if the Marquis knew that he was successfully attacked by 500 Japanese troops and the enemy escaped unscathed, how could he still reap the benefits? So he became furious and ordered the entire army to immediately reorganize their ranks and deploy all the No. 3 guns accompanying them to fire at the Japanese army.
Although Lianhua Mountain is a mountainous area, it is actually a hilly terrain. The vegetation, especially the trees, is not particularly dense. It is difficult to start a battle with tens of thousands of people, but the battlefield with thousands of people can still barely open up the momentum.
Therefore, the four generals Xie Sheng, Po Gui, Niu Boying, and Yang Dengshan personally led the cavalry in pursuit. The Japanese army was almost entirely infantry, and their maneuverability was far less rapid than that of the cavalry. The vanguards of Kuroda Naoyuki and Kuriyama Li'an did not expect the Ming army during their emergency retreat. The pursuit was so decisive and so fast that the iron artillery team had not yet reorganized and could only engage in scattered attacks.
The Ming army's cavalry roared down, and only a few people were shot and fell from their horses before they rushed to the Japanese army. The Japanese army was short of troops and not in a good formation. They were no match for them and were immediately dispersed. Naoyuki Kuroda and Toyo Kuriyama slashed left and right, but to no avail. The whole team immediately fell into a hard fight and was in danger.
When Kuroda Naoyuki launched an attack on the Ming army, after hearing the sound of the iron cannon, the commander-in-chief Kuroda Nagamasa led 5,000 soldiers to rush to the rescue, and ordered Kuroda Kazunari, Goto Motoji, and Nomura Yunao to lead the troops first. Answer.
Kuroda Kazunari shouted: "If the vanguard is defeated, morale collapses, and our army is no longer able to support itself, this place will become the burial place of our army!" Kuroda Kazunari mobilized his troops to break in from the flank and fight hard to stop the Ming army. Motoji Goto and Yunao Nomura led the troops and set up military flags in the nearby mountains and ran back and forth shouting to kill, creating the impression that a large army was coming to help.
Seeing this, Jie Sheng thought that the main force of the Japanese army had arrived. He thought that his mission was to stop the Japanese army rather than defeat it. In addition, it was already dusk at this time, so he retreated as soon as possible and ordered the withdrawal of troops. As a result, the remaining vanguard led by Naoyuki Kuroda and Toyo Kuriyama survived.
After nightfall, Jie Sheng sent a messenger to Gao Yingshi in Sichuan to explain the situation. Gao Yingshi discussed it with his subordinates after receiving the news.
Ma Qiancheng said: "Now the Jie Fu Rong is in urgent need of rescue, but the general thinks that it is not possible to fight. The strengths of our army are artillery and cavalry. In terms of muskets, although they are stronger than the Japanese pirates, the gap is not that big. The general thinks that it is better to fight again. We sent 3,000 reinforcements to our troops, and then used 1,000 troops to hold the line, making a great show of force, pretending that the main force of our army had already moved forward, and attracting the Japanese pirates to attack with all their strength.
At this time, all artillery and firearms will be concentrated here to give the enemy a head-on attack. Repeatedly, the infantry will rely on the terrain, and if the enemy advances, they will be driven back. Because of the generous attitude of the Marquis before, we have enough weapons and weapons, so it shouldn't be a problem.
In addition, he ordered General Li to send 3,000 cavalry to make a secret circumnavigation, make surprise attacks on both sides of the enemy's flanks, penetrate and divide them, attack east and west, and inflict heavy damage. The enemy would be frightened and would no longer dare to advance lightly. What does the Marquis think of this plan? "
Gao pragmatically said: "This is a very good plan. Although the small town of Sichuan is not impregnable, my retreat has already been left. You have no worries in this battle. You must defeat the enemy. At the same time, we must strictly order the entire army not to fight for the head to avoid delays. Fighters will weaken the defense line, and all heads will be collected after the war according to my old rules."
Ma Qiancheng immediately accepted the order, and then Gao pragmatically dispatched Ma Qiancheng, Qin Liangyu and his wife to lead three thousand reinforcements from their headquarters to Lianhua Mountain. At this time, Kuroda Nagamasa asked Mouri Hidemoto in the rear for help - due to the mountainous hills, the Japanese army could not pour in tens of thousands of troops at this time, so they were divided into front and rear.
Mouri Hidemoto personally led 25,000 Japanese troops to come to the rescue. Everyone is reinforcements, but the Ming army's Ma Qiancheng tribe is a chieftain soldier. Compared with the Japanese army, the mobility in mountainous areas is obviously better, so the Ming army reinforcements arrived earlier than the Japanese army.
The next day, Kuroda Nagamasa adjusted the formation, with Mutato Yunobu, Kuriyama Toshiyasu, and Kuroda Toshitaka as the right reserve team; Inoue Nobosha and Nomura Yunao as the right reserve team; Kuroda Kazunari and Goto Motoji. They are the Zuobei First Division; Kuroda Naoyuki and Kiriyama Nobuyuki are the Zuobei Second Division; the above are all members of the Kuroda Twenty-Four Generals, and Kuroda Nagamasa himself leads the three thousand troops in the rear.
At dawn, five thousand Japanese troops launched a surprise attack on the Ming army.
Jie Sheng, Niu Boying and Yang Shanshan led a thousand troops to garrison the defense line and planted flags everywhere to spread the momentum. Jiesheng concentrated thirty No. 3 cannons and twenty No. 4 cannons, and lined up another 200 people in front of the formation holding Wanli II Type 150 poles and a swarm of rocket devices on standby. The remaining 600 people, armed with swords and mounted horses, formed a formation on both sides to support them. In addition to their lances with gunpowder pellets loaded, each of them also carried fifty bows and arrows in preparation for the battle.
The Kuroda Army's Right Reserve Division took the lead in attacking the Ming Army's position. Jiesheng ordered the entire army to attack the enemy with artillery and bows and arrows at a distance of a hundred paces, to block the attack with muskets and rockets at a hundred paces, and to attack with infantry at thirty paces.
The right reserve team was suppressed by the firepower of the Ming army before they had advanced thirty steps. In an instant, the cannons shook like thunder and arrows rained down. The dust raised by the shells almost obscured the sight. Once hit, three or four people flew up in response. In the lake of flesh and blood, there were hundreds of others who were knocked over by arrows and fell to the ground. The Japanese army was immediately in chaos.
Kuriyama Toshio ordered the whole team to advance with bamboo shields and fired continuously with iron cannons in an attempt to fight back, but it was still difficult to withstand the power of the Ming army's artillery. Muzato Tomonobu and Kuroda Toshitaka led troops to advance from the left and right again. Muzato Yunobu shouted: "If you want to be famous in the world, follow my Muzato Taihei and take the enemy general's head!"
Kuroda Toshitaka saw his mother Satato Yunobu and encouraged the detachment to rush forward without hesitation. Naturally, he was not to be outdone, and immediately shouted: "Everyone calls him Murato Taihei Kuroda's most powerful general. I, Kuroda Toshitaka, am by no means greedy and fearful." Those who die, capture Lotus Mountain and share the land! Only those who are not afraid of the dead can achieve great achievements!"
The two men each led a small team to charge wildly, but there were still numerous casualties. When they approached the Ming army, there were less than a hundred people. After a volley of Ming army muskets, the Japanese army collapsed. Muzato Tomonobu and Kuroda Toshitaka were rescued by their subordinates desperately. This formation.
Upon seeing this, Kuriyama Rian ordered a retreat. Muzato Tomonobu's eyes were splitting, and he refused to comply. Kuriyama Rian said: "Taibei! We have already suffered more than half of our casualties. Wu Yong is not seeking death. There are still subsequent divisions that will consume the strength of the Ming army. Wait. Let's regroup and come back. Don't be reckless and obey orders!" So the right reserve team withdrew.
The Kuroda Army's Zuobei 1st Division was led by Kuroda Kazunari and Goto Motoji to take over the attack on Lotus Mountain. Goto Motoji suggested: "The Ming army has strong firepower, and the Right 1st Division suffered heavy losses after a strong attack. Should Let the entire team be deployed as skirmishers, with nine people forming shields to resist bows and arrows, gradually advancing to counterattack with iron cannons, and cross-changing positions to reduce artillery casualties. Wait for the opportunity and then launch a charge in one go, which may lead to the capture of Lotus Mountain!" Kuroda Kazuo! Act accordingly.
Jie Sheng saw that the Japanese army's formation was different from usual. He guessed that they were trying their best to avoid artillery bombardment, so he couldn't help but snorted. Jie Sheng ordered that the No. 3 cannon be placed diagonally on the left and right, and the No. 4 cannon be placed at the front and rear equally, adjusting the angles of each. The archers were divided into six teams, each on one side to watch the gap, so as to cover the entire field with firepower.
During the deployment of the Ming army, Kazunari Kuroda saw that his firepower was greatly reduced, and he thought that the Ming army had nothing to do, so he quickly ordered the entire team to advance. The Japanese iron artillery fired a salvo every twenty steps. The rocks banged and pierced the trees. Many Ming soldiers were also hit by bullets.
While Issei Kuroda was secretly happy, the Ming army had already reorganized their formation. Suddenly there was a loud sound of artillery again, as dense as a drum, and the arrows were fired quickly. Although the Japanese army dispersed, they could not avoid it, and there was another panic.
Goto Motoji immediately led the rear team to rescue him. Goto galloped in, but he was obviously unlucky. He was quickly knocked to the ground by the artillery, and finally rushed to Kuroda Kazunari under the protection of Ashigaru's bamboo shield.
Kuroda Kazunari wanted to carry out a counterattack, so he and Goto Motoji ordered the entire team to charge. The Japanese army dared to charge again at this level, which really surprised the Ming army. Niu Boying immediately ordered the gun formation to fight back, Jie Sheng also ordered the artillery to bombard the Japanese rear team, and Yang Shanshan ordered the archers to shoot directly at the Japanese army.
All three fronts were hit, and the Japanese troops were frustrated and retreated.
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