A big river, the waves are not wide. Shiba Yoshitaka, Kyogoku Chimitsu, and Niki Mikawa led their troops to the Qingchuan River. Looking at the camp on the other side, Shiba Yoshitaka became very proud: "The so-called Ming army is nothing more than that!" Niki Mikawa laughed sharply, which seemed harsh: "Akamatsu Hironobu, Hatakeyama Motokuni, and Hosokawa Yorimoto, they are all warriors who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Their men are brave and invincible. The Ming army is also a human being. They are only as powerful as the armor they wear. They are thicker, like wild boars. It's just the same." Kyogoku held the light and looked to the west. Where the setting sun was setting, there were the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty.
The family feud that has been borne will be recovered bit by bit from the people of Ming Dynasty! Kyogoku held the hilt of his sword and said coldly: "Our food can no longer last for half a month. Since the Ming Dynasty is vulnerable, it is better for us to cross the Yalu River as soon as possible. Once it is delayed, it will be very detrimental to us." Shiba Yishong nodded in agreement: "The sergeants who escaped have determined that the Port of Busan has been taken away by the Ming Navy. The food and fleet there have become the spoils of the Ming Dynasty. We have penetrated deep into the Qingchuan River, and there is no way back. You can go. Either destroy Zhang Fu’s army here and enter the northeast of the Ming Dynasty to plunder enough food and supplies, or starve to death in North Korea and become the laughing stock of the enemy!"
"That's right!" Akamatsu Hironobu responded. Yoshitaka Shiba turned around and saw Akamatsu Hironobu, Hatakeyama Motokuni, Hosokawa Yorimoto and others had arrived.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Akamatsu Hironobu solemnly said: "You finally led the troops and came over. Just in time, we can determine the final strategy." Kyogoku Chiguang stared at Akamatsu Hironobu with a pair of cold eyes: "Before discussing the strategy, we I hope to know how Imagawa Ryotoshi's subordinates, the second son Mitsada, and Shimazu Motohisa were destroyed. I know the Imagawa family, and their combat power will never end up with the entire army being annihilated." Akamatsu Hironobu sighed. , said to Hosokawa Yorimoto: "You come and tell them." Hosokawa Yorimoto has a close relationship with the shogunate, and like the Kyogoku clan, he is a member of the shogunate.
"Direct line", if he explains it, it will be easier for people to believe. Hosokawa Yorimoto thought about this and couldn't help but gnashed his teeth: "The destruction of Imagawa Ryotoshi's tribe had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. Two days ago, we entered the Qingchuan River and found a sergeant from the Imagawa tribe in the dense forest in the southwest. He told us the truth. The reason why Imagawa Ryotoshi was destroyed was all because of his second son Mitsada and Shimazu Motohisa!" Kyogoku Chimitsu, Shiba Yoshitaka and others were a little shocked. After hearing this, Shiba Yoshitaka became even more furious: " Young Master Mansada and Shimazu Motohisa are so bold and reckless! In the face of a powerful enemy, they dare to pursue personal vendettas and cause civil strife! After the war is over, I will definitely ask the shogunate to send troops to completely eliminate the Young Second Master and Shimazu clan!" Mikawa Nikiki He frowned. The Niki family knew a little about the overt and covert struggles between the Shaoer clan, the Shimazu clan and the Imagawa clan. There was no way to tell whether this was right or wrong because of the reincarnation of cause and effect.
The Imagawa clan, with the endorsement of the Shimadzu clan and the promise of safety guarantees, still took action against the Shaoer clan. Now they are using a black knife at a critical moment. Is it wrong?
From a revenge perspective, this is true. But looking at the overall situation, the Shaoer clan and the Shimazu clan were wrong. They were very wrong. They put the interests of local daimyo over the interests of the shogunate and the entire battle plan. Because of their stupidity, the Ming Dynasty caught them. Seizing the opportunity, he wiped out more than 15,000 Imagawa troops without much damage!
This was the first time since the war in Korea that the entire shogunate army was wiped out, and the real main force was wiped out. In fact, Niki Mikawa made a miscalculation. The first main force to be wiped out was the Nakajosanro Division in Busan Port. However, due to the delay in receiving the information, the Imagawa clan's destruction was placed ahead.
But it doesn't make any difference. It doesn't make much sense to discuss who died first with the dead. Because of the reckless actions of the Shaoer clan and the Shimazu clan, the Northern Army was left without a vanguard, which also allowed the Ming army to directly approach the Qingchuan River. This put great pressure on Hatakeyama Motokuni, Hosokawa Yorimoto and others.
In the camp. Akamatsu Hiroshi took out a captured map and said solemnly: "Five days ago, the Ming army occupied Turtle City, divided their forces and occupied Taichuan, Dingzhou, Eighth Hospital and other places, and deployed defenses along the Daning River. Troops began to appear twenty miles away on the west coast of Anzhou."
"Three days ago, the Hatakeyama clan brought 20,000 troops to a surprise attack on the Ming army. The Ming army was unprepared, panicked and did not dare to fight. They fled in defeat. If their camp had not set up too many obstacles, they would have been completely wiped out."
"Two days ago at dawn, the Hosokawa clan led 10,000 troops to the Eighth Courtyard and started a battle with the Ming army. The Ming army dispatched cavalry, but these cavalry were not powerful, their riding skills were not good, their archery skills were not accurate, and they did not know how to arrange their troops. Formation, rampaged and fell into the encirclement of the Hosokawa clan, killing more than 400 of them, the other Ming cavalry fled, and the Eighth Courtyard is now under our control."
"Also two days ago, at dusk, I led my troops to conquer Dingzhou. The Ming Dynasty defenders in Dingzhou City fled, leaving behind a lot of baggage, including nearly 10,000 shi of grain! In the past few days, we have been north of the Qingchuan River, There were thirteen battles with the Ming Dynasty army, and only two suffered losses due to lack of superior strength. The other eleven were all great victories. They successively controlled the three important areas of Ba Yuan, Dingzhou and Taizhou, directly threatening Turtle City. Now What we have in front of us is only Kame Castle!" Shiba Yoshitaka, Niki Mikawa, and Kyogoku Chimitsu looked at the map and listened to the detailed military intelligence report, and finally felt confident.
Niki Mikawa's worries were completely dispelled: "Our biggest concern has always been how strong the Ming army is. Now it seems that the so-called Ming army is really average. They are stronger than Li Fangyuan's army. After all, Li Fangyuan's army You don't dare to attack us on the plains." Shiba Yishige laughed: "How strong can they be? They run away as soon as they are hit, and collapse at the first touch. Let me say, this group of people is not as good as the North Korean army in Seoul! But! That's fine. I heard that Li Fangyuan crossed the Yalu River. He thought he could get protection from the Ming Dynasty. Haha, he was wrong. No one could keep him safe! Now, we have an army of hundreds of thousands, and we can't defeat every small one. Kame Castle?" Motokuni Hatakeyama said confidently: "This small land can be flattened with one foot!" Hosokawa Yorimoto even boasted: "We can enter the city in a moment when the troops arrive!" Akamatsu Hironobu showed his yellow teeth: "Capture alive Zhang Fu, capture Li Fangyuan after crossing the Yalu River!" Seeing everyone's excitement, Kyogoku Chiguang asked with a straight face: "In the past few days, they have been fighting against the Ming army. Did they use firearms?"
"Firearm, what kind of firearm?" Akamatsu Hironobu was stunned for a moment. Shiba Yoshigeage and Hosokawa Yorimoto frowned.
Kyogoku Chiguang solemnly said: "You won't forget, the destruction of Iki Island was not because the Kyogoku clan was not good at fighting, but because the firearms of the Ming Navy were too powerful! Others were unclear and doubtful, but Shiba Yoshishige, you shouldn't be unclear, right?" Shiba Yoshishige remembered the last words of his father Shiba Yoshishige. He opposed fighting with the Ming Dynasty until his death. In his eyes, the Ming Dynasty who has mastered firearms is the god who dominates life. Without understanding, Before the secret of firearms, the shogunate could never go to war with the Ming Dynasty.
However, the war has begun, and the Ming army is right in front of us! Shiba Yizhong said solemnly: "The firearms of the Ming army were mostly used in the navy. I heard that those things are very heavy and difficult to move and maneuver! Besides, haven't you already found a way to restrain the Ming firearms? This time, we will press Use your method to deal with the Ming army in Turtle City and capture Zhang Fu in the city alive!" Hironobu Akamatsu was a little surprised: "Method, what method can restrain firearms?" Kyogoku Chiguang smiled, his smile full of coldness: " After I returned to Iki Island, I researched that the Ming army's firearms would explode, and the way to kill people after the explosion was broken iron. As long as these broken iron are blocked, we don't have to worry if the firearms explode."
"What can stop the broken iron?" Hatakeyama Motokuni asked. Kyogoku Chiguang said in a deep voice: "Mounds of soil! I need a lot of sacks and shovels. We need to dig a lot of soil outside Turtle City. The sergeant hides in the trench, covered by the mound of soil. In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed." Firearms will definitely not be able to kill a large number of our sergeants. Without firearms, the Ming army can only fight with us in close combat. Who are we afraid of in close combat?" Hosokawa Yorimoto frowned: "It's just a small city. We have so many sergeants. As soon as we swarm up, the city will be captured in an instant. So what if they have firearms? Can they still eliminate us all? Turtle City is very small, with a radius of only three miles. There must not be many sergeants in it. Why bother?" Kyogoku Chiguang Taking a step back: "In that case, I will leave the Turtle City to you. If the Ming Dynasty uses firearms, we will take action." Hosokawa Yorimoto snorted: "We will fight if we fight, but let's make it clear, Zhang Fu's Let me chop off the head! The Hosokawa clan wants this credit!" Shiba Yoshihide thought about it carefully and said solemnly: "Don't underestimate the enemy! Kame Castle will be handed over to the two armies of the Akamatsu clan and the Hosokawa clan. Thirty thousand soldiers, there won't be any problems, right?" Thirty thousand soldiers, to attack a small city with a radius of three miles, is not a small manpower. Spread out to all sides, there are 7,500 sergeants, and a city wall is only about 300 paces. Width.
The troops are superior and the morale is like a rainbow! After determining the battle strategy, Akamatsu Hironobu and Hosokawa Yorimoto crossed the Aokawa River and mobilized their troops to attack Kame Castle. Shiba Yoshishige, Kyogoku Nochimitsu and others led nearly 40,000 people to suppress the battle.
Turtle City, a small town. But this small and inconspicuous city, with the word "turtle" on its head, has become a battlefield meat grinder.
Countless Japanese soldiers will die here. Zhang Fu stood on the city wall, looking at the tiger crouching cannons, divine machine cannons, and eight-oxen crossbows arranged one after another, and the sergeants who were all ready. He smiled at Sheng Yong and Yang Wen and said, "You can't use Li Fangyuan's weapons any more." If people are used as bait, if you use it too much, Li Fangyuan will probably jump into the river. I will stay here, and you can march separately as planned!"
