"It's absolutely unmistakable!" said the deputy general: "It's not just one person, five or six people have recognized him. This guy has become a lackey of the Tang people!"
"He has been a lackey of the Tang people for a long time!" Brother Zhong snorted coldly: "It's a pity that Ampere Hirafu couldn't get away for a while in Kyushu. Hey, let's not talk about it for now. What's on the tomb of Emperor Yingshen? movement?"
"There is no news!" said the deputy general: "But it is still our flag, and it should still be in the hands of our army!"
"That's good!" Brother Zhong said with a smile: "It's a pity that the inside and outside are isolated. If we can agree on a time with them and attack from inside and outside, we will definitely be able to defeat the rebels!"
"There is a way!"
"Oh? What can I do?"
"There are only a few Tang people among the rebel soldiers, and the rest are just like us! Can we select a few people, find a way to sneak in, and inform the guards on the tomb?"
"That's a way!" Brother Zhong nodded: "But how do we know if someone has sneaked in?"
"You can agree on a signal in advance. If someone sneaks in, let the people on the top of the tomb raise a fire as a signal. We will know it when we see the fireworks!"
"Yes, this method is good!" Brother Zhongda said with a smile: "Follow this method, you go to select people immediately, the sooner the better!"
"yes!"
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Qi Yujun, Wang Wenzuo's big tent.
The morning was hazy, cloudy and heavy, and everyone was eating breakfast. The food in the military camp was coarse and tasteless. The only advantage was that the quantity was sufficient, but most people were devouring everything in their bowls, except Saitama. Frowning, he chewed in small mouthfuls, and then swallowed with difficulty.
"Ming Gong, Ming Gong!" Cao Wenzong walked in quickly from outside the tent and bowed to Wang Wenzuo.
"What happened?" Wang Wenzuo put down his chopsticks and asked.
"The patrolmen in the south caught two thieves last night. They must have tried to get away with them!"
"Did you ask anything?"
"It is said that he was ordered to deliver a message to the thief on the top of the tomb, and that he was to attack from inside and outside at the agreed time!"
"Damn Katsuragi!" Saitama didn't want to eat for a long time. She dropped her chopsticks and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Amaterasu protected us and we intercepted it!" At this point, she found that Wang Wenzuo's face looked very ugly, and then she realized that she said What's wrong: "What's wrong? Isn't this a good thing?"
"It's not that simple!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "Brother Zhongda probably wouldn't just send these two people to deliver the news. As long as one person gets through, his goal will be achieved!"
"The inner government means that the people from Katsuragi have sneaked in?"
"Well, it's very possible!"
"Then, what should we do?" Saitama's face changed drastically: "Relieve the siege and withdraw the troops?"
"This is impossible!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "The current situation is like two rats fighting in a hole between the enemy and us. If we have the slightest intention to retreat, the three armies will collapse and we will regret it. I am like this, and so is the eldest brother!"
"Then, what should we do?" Saitama asked: "Are we just going to sit back and watch the thieves attack from both sides?"
"Attack from both sides!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The thieves on the top of the tomb only have one well! This eldest brother doesn't know! Do people without water have the strength to fight?"
"Yes!" Saitama's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot. The water in that well is not enough to cook for two thousand people. Without water, how can we still chew rice and swallow it? But this matter cannot be done Let Brother Zhong know it!"
"That's natural, Emperor Wenzong. Send an order to each team to strengthen patrols to prevent people from getting out and not coming in. Do you understand?"
"Prevent yourself from getting out, but not from entering, my subordinates understand!" Cao Wenzong responded, and everyone in the tent also understood what Wang Wenzuo meant. Brother Zhongda can send people to issue orders within the encirclement, but it is not allowed to send people from inside to outside. Although the Japanese on the top of the tomb had a good location, they had no water for several days. Even if Xiang Yu came back to life, there would be nothing to fear.
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Although it was still far away and could not be seen very clearly, through the mist, Brother Naka could still see the gray-black smoke column, like a finger pointing straight into the sky, rising from the top of Emperor Ongami's mausoleum. He reined in his horse and bowed his head to thank the gods and Buddhas. There were bursts of joyful chatter all around. After trekking in the dark for a long time, a ray of dawn finally came into view.
"Finally we got it! God and Buddha bless us!"
"Yes! If attacked from both inside and outside, the traitor will definitely be beheaded!"
"After pacifying the rebels, Your Majesty will definitely reward us heavily!"
The surrounding words poured into Brother Zhong's ears, making him feel dizzy. He clenched his fists and dug his nails into his palms, feeling a sharp sting that woke him up.
"Pass the order, all armies are ready and waiting for orders!"
The sun breaks through the fog and shines on the Yamato River. The faint light on the river flickers with the waves. In the distant ancient times, this river silently watched the people coming to this land through their own bodies: opening up wasteland, cultivating, reproducing, changing from villages to tribes, from tribes to chiefdoms, from chiefdoms to kingdoms, and Today, she once again had to watch the descendants of those who came over to fight each other for power. Thousands of corpses were about to fall, and blood would flow into the river, dyeing the water red. This time, she remained silent.
The first horn sounded, followed immediately by the second, a long, low and plaintive sound that made people shudder. The Japanese people lined up in loose small square formations. At the front of the square formation was the flag of the leader. On the flag were various totem logos. They represented the leader's family. On the battlefield, the Japanese people followed them. These flags are fighting.
The total strength of Brother Zhongda was about 23,000. He divided his army into three parts and attacked the enemy from three directions at the same time. The reason why he did this is very simple - the enemy's total strength will probably not exceed 12,000, and they have surrounded Emperor Onishin's tomb from three sides, so the best option is to attack from three sides at the same time to secure the enemy. He was restrained on the position, and then the defenders on the top of the hill rushed down from above and gave him a fatal blow from behind. No matter from which perspective, this is a winning strategy.
Brother Nakadai personally commanded his own central army, facing the eastern section of the enemy's fortifications which was the most complete. He handed over the remaining two groups to his deputy general and another subordinate named Kai Inu Yasho Maro. He himself sat on the hill where the main tent was located, surrounded by reserves, a total of five thousand people. This has always been his habit, to keep the reserve team by his side, on a high ground where he can have a panoramic view of the battle situation, and to put the troops where they are most needed depending on the situation.
Even viewed from a distance, Zhongda Brother is still dazzling. His armor is enough to match his noble status. The heavily embroidered cloak is made of the finest Shu brocade. The gold-plated iron armor on his body is made by Baekje craftsmen. The gold sand cost is almost one-third of the weight of the armor. The top of the helmet Inlaid with two rubies, it looks like the eyes of a god. The whole person is as bright as fire under the sun.
Wang Wenzuo stood on the watchtower, and the rumble of war drums came from behind. No matter how many times he heard it, a numb feeling rushed from the soles of his feet to his forehead. Every bone in his body seemed to be vibrating, driving the timidity out of his body. .
"Are you scared?" Saitama's voice came from behind: "There are more people in Katsuragi than us!"
"No!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "Even if you are scared, you will forget about it after the fight!"
"I'm scared!" Qiyu reached out, grabbed Wang Wenzuo's right hand, and pressed it against his chest. Wang Wenzuo felt something hard and cold.
"This jade bottle contains poison hemlock liquid! If you drink it, you will soon know nothing about it!" Saitama said: "I will not let myself fall into Katsuragi's hands!"
"You don't need to worry about this!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "But you can keep this thing. If I can catch Brother Zhong, you can give it to him. It will be more respectable!"
Saitama laughed: "Okay, I will do as you say. I originally wanted to have his head chopped off, just like he did to my brother. What a pity!"
The sound of the horns became louder, and the attacking army began to move forward slowly. As if in response, the drums of the defenders also became more urgent. Wang Wenzuo felt that the drums penetrated under his skin, and he pulled out the gun. With their sabers out, the enemy's forwards have emerged from the horizon. They hide behind the dense forest of spears and move forward.
"Your Majesty, please retreat to a safe place!" Wang Wenzuo said to Qiyu, and turned around without waiting for the other party's answer. Damn it, look how many there are, Wang Wenzuo thought, but he understood that more people may not necessarily be more advantageous. The leaders of the enemy army rode on their war horses and led the soldiers forward. The Lang party beside them raised their family flags and marched alongside them. He saw deer, wolves, wild boars, seagulls, eagles, and some weird things that he couldn't identify on the flag. The flag was fluttering in the wind, flying on the long pole, and those monsters seemed to be on the flag. He jumped up and down, as if he was about to jump off the flag and fight alongside the soldiers.
The sound of the trumpet grew deeper, and the hiss of arrows cutting through the air filled the void. When the sound of the trumpet died down, under the watchtower, the archers standing on the ramparts sprayed a shower of arrows, and the Japanese started running quickly, shouting loudly as they ran. Arrows hailed at them like hailstones, hundreds, thousands, countless in an instant. Many people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and their shouts turned into howls. At this time, the second wave of attacks had fallen from the sky, and the archers put the third arrow on the bowstring.
The continuous firing of the Scorpions raised the angle of fire and fired at the depth of the Katsuragi army. Everyone knew that the Nakadai brothers placed the cannon fodder in the first few rows and used them to consume the energy and arrows of the defenders before allowing new troops to enter the battle. Scorpion may not be able to kill too many people, but it can put enemies who think they are still in a safe state into a state of panic and disrupt the enemy's formation. This is much more important than killing a few people.
Facing the oncoming arrows, the Japanese showed surprisingly bravery. Regardless of their casualties, they rushed to the trench and began to throw everything they could find into it, including straw, firewood, corpses and even people who were still alive. The men with bows and arrows also began to fight back at the enemies on the fortress, and blood and death immediately fell on the defenders' heads in a fair manner.
"Let me rush out!" He Bayong urged. He was like an iron man wearing iron armor, and his voice became loud and angry. Wang Wenzuo glanced at him: "Go down and rest first, it's not time yet!"
"But there are so many enemies!"
"There are so many people that we can't let you rush out now!" Wang Wenzuo said: "It's not time for the decisive victory yet, so you just need to conserve your strength!"
"How long will it take?" He Bayong asked anxiously: "The enemy is so powerful! Our soldiers are all Japanese, and there are not many veterans who are used to it!"
"I'll know when the time comes!" Wang Wenzuo said: "So what about the Japanese, they are your robe now!"
At this time, a spear flew towards Wang Wenzuo. Cao Wenzong on the side held a shield in front of him. The spear pierced the shield with a thud. Cao Wenzong pulled out the short spear and shouted: "Master Fu, please retreat first." Well, it’s too conspicuous here!”
Wang Wenzuo said: "I am standing here so that all the soldiers can see me. The enemy army is strong. If I retreat again, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be chaotic!"
While they were talking, the attackers had filled in a short section of the trench and rushed over. They tried to climb up the trench and stab the enemies who were standing high with their spears. However, at this time, several wooden barrels were pushed down from above and shattered, causing liquid to splash everywhere. , and then threw down several torches, the flames flew up and swallowed up the dozens of people who were rushing forward. They were seen dancing and wailing in the firelight, as if hell had reappeared in the world. The attackers couldn't help being frightened when they saw this. The momentum of the fierce attack could not help but slow down!
"Let the scorpion aim at the nearest enemy, and let my champion and warrior come up too!" Wang Wenzuo ordered.
After a while, under the suddenly intensified firepower of bows, arrows and crossbows, the attackers became tired, and the Japanese began to retreat backwards, or hid behind the corpses, huddled together with the rear troops who came up, and trampled each other. At this time, the shortcoming of the Japanese army's different commanders was exposed. Since the army of Zhongda brother was mainly composed of local tycoons from around Omi Kingdom, there was no mutual commanding relationship between these local tycoons. In the words of the ancients, " We treat each other as barbarians.”
The result is that they are only willing to accept the orders of the eldest brother, and no one is willing to obey the other. And on the battlefield, how can Brother Zhong possibly command several units that are not under each other's control in real time? So chaos inevitably occurred. In fact, Wang Wenzuo's troops were similar, but Wang Wenzuo simply arranged these temporary troops behind the earthen forts. Each team designated a defense area and allowed them to perform simple defensive tasks. They were only used for mobile operations. Only in this way can the Tang Dynasty and the elite selected from the Japanese avoid the same problem.
"He Ba! He Ba!" Wang Wenzuo shouted: "The time has come, remember, just strike horizontally, don't fall into the enemy's formation!"
"Don't worry!" He Bayong jumped up from the ground, and when he turned over, he mounted his horse. He put down the mask on his helmet and said in a loud voice: "Sanlang, let's see if I get into battle to kill the thief!"
(End of chapter)
