Chapter 668: The First Battle with the Japanese (Part 2)
"Kill! Brothers, charge for me!" Dugu Sha's rising voice casually threw the helmet that Zhou Jilong had just put on him out of the sky, and rushed forward with the Yanling sword. The sword passed by, and countless people were killed.
His head shot up into the sky, and blood shot into the sky.
Dugu's strength is almost the same as that of the top ten masters in China. In the entire Eastern Japan, except for An Yongchang who can fight with him, no one can be his opponent. With this full force, he is like a murderous god on earth.
The white clothes and armor and the white mourning belt tied on the forehead have been stained red by the other party's blood.
"Kill!" Dugu yelled again and swung the Yanling Sword again. However, what surprised him was that although his opponent vomited blood and retreated, he did not fall to the ground. Dugu was startled and swung the sword again, but
The two Japanese swords crossed, and they actually blocked his attack again. However, the two of them were seriously injured by Dugu's sword, and were easily killed by the Hetao soldiers who followed.
Dugu was startled, but he immediately came to his senses. The best masters are not invincible on the battlefield. No matter how deep the inner strength is, there will always be a time when it is consumed. He had been rushing to the front just now, and he had already consumed a lot of strength.
, so it will be blocked by the opponent if you are careless.
"It seems that the further you go inside, the more determined Dongbo's resistance will be, and its combat effectiveness will also be greatly improved." Dugu thought with a frown.
However, after taking a closer look at the shape of the battlefield, Dugu raised his Yan Ling Dao again. He was vigorous, then weakened, and finally exhausted. The Hetao army had experienced hundreds of battles. Although stopping now would not affect the morale of the army,
This will greatly increase the opponent's confidence. Therefore, no matter how high the price is paid, the Hetao army must follow the original plan and clear out all the Japanese outside the river before they can give up.
Faced with such a fierce attack by the Hetao army, although the Dongbo side wanted to rescue them, several rivers provided them with defensive locations and also limited their ability to take the initiative. They could only choose passive defense, and
We cannot take the initiative to attack. Besides, the Hetao army is now in full swing. With fewer troops going out to assist, there is no way to restore the decadent situation. If more people go out, the risk will also be huge. If the Hetao army wipes out these people
, Dongwa’s next defensive battle will be even more difficult.
Therefore, although they were furious in their hearts, neither Dekang Shifu, Watanabe Shimo, or An Yongchang just quietly watched the situation on the battlefield from inside and resolutely refused to send any reinforcements.
The resistance of the Japanese soldiers on the second line of defense was indeed very resolute, but their forces were too scattered and there was no unified command. It was quite difficult when they charged against the Hetao army. Moreover, after the defeated army in front collapsed,
This severely affected their positions, so their resistance became even more difficult, and they were completely trapped in a situation where they were fighting on their own.
After all, personal bravery cannot restore the decline of the battlefield. Although the Japanese soldiers on the second line of defense resisted very tenaciously, they were unable to withstand the charge of the Hetao army without reinforcements.
Dongbo is like a dog. It will only wag its head and tail in front of the strong, and treat itself as a wolf in front of the weak. Seeing that the situation is over, although there are still some people who are resisting resolutely, more people have dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground obediently, for fear of fear.
The soldiers in Hetao misunderstood.
Jiang Chenzhou had a hot temper and wanted to kill all the Japanese on the ground. As a result, Dugu raised his foot and gave him a kick. Then he strictly ordered the Korean soldiers behind him not to kill the prisoners and escorted all the Japanese alive on the ground to the camp. He is well looked after.
"It's true, Marshal. They have to be used to build cities anyway. What's the difference between the dead and the living?" Jiang Chenzhou rubbed his waist and said in confusion.
Zhuo Qianping happened to pass by him, smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "You know what the hell, building a city does not matter life or death, but if we want these Japanese to be the vanguard of our siege, can dead bodies do it? I can't do it, uncle." It also allows them to fake corpses."
Jiang Chenzhou suddenly realized: "It turns out that the commander-in-chief wants to drive these people to be the vanguard of the siege. However, do you think there are too many people? Will there be any accidents?" The outer two lines of defense of Dongbo, The population is close to half of the remaining population, about 16.7 million. Although one-third was lost during the attack by the Hetao soldiers, there are still dozens of people kneeling on the battlefield now. Wan. The hostility between Hetao and Dongwo is very deep. If the other party starts to cause chaos, with the current strength of Hetao, even if the other party can be eliminated, it will cause some trouble.
Zhu Qianping touched his chin, which only had a few short beards, and said with some confusion: "That's true, but the commander must have his reasons for doing things, so don't think too much."
The melee lasted from morning to afternoon. When Ono Chuzaburo, the lord of Xiongjinjiang City, was pierced in the throat by Fengzong's pear flower spear, the battle that lasted for half a day finally came to an end. At first, the Japanese soldiers and civilians who had occupied a radius of dozens of miles, Now, in addition to the dead bodies everywhere, there are only ashen-faced prisoners of war left. Blood exuding a fishy smell flows along the ground, dyeing the three nearby rivers bright red, even near the river's mouth. , are all red.
An Yongchang looked at the Hetao army not far away with an expressionless expression. In the end, he just let out a long sigh, and then ordered Dekang Baoqi to look carefully at several gaps.
Rivers originating from the mountains of central Towa flow slowly on the flat Kanto Plain. When they are about to reach Nara and Edo, several rivers become more meandering, completely surrounding the two cities. However, the rivers and There are still several gaps between the rivers, and this is the key target of defense against the Japanese.
There were originally 200,000 regular troops in Dongbo. However, after the Hetao Expeditionary Force landed in Xiaguan, Dekang was convinced of the emergency recruitment, and the total strength doubled in just a few days. However, the combat effectiveness of these troops remains unclear. Even Watanabe Shimota can’t guarantee it.
"Believe it, we lost nearly half of the people in this battle." Dekang said with a convinced frown.
An Yongchang smiled bitterly: "Brother Wang, but we have no choice. As you saw just now, the offensive in the Hetao is simply overwhelming, and we can't stop them at all. If we had just sent out troops to rescue, I'm afraid how many people would have filled the gap." How many people are going in?"
Dekang was convinced and understood this truth, but his face still twitched: "These people are too helpless. I thought that even if they couldn't stop Hetao's attack, they could at least consume half of Hetao's troops. Who knew it would be so easy? It will be defeated.”
When setting up camp, Dekang convinced his brothers that they had no good intentions. These tribes and city lords were all arranged outside the river defense line. It was obvious that they were used to consume the strength of the Hetao. However, seeing how vulnerable they were,
Dekang was convinced but still a little angry.
An Yongchang quickly comforted and said: "Brother Wang, the tribes on the periphery are all those who have been disobedient or unruly to us over the years. As for the big names and little names above the second line of defense, they often support their troops without respecting themselves.
Follow the deployment, if you lose it, you will lose it, there is no pity. Our real elites are all in the innermost line of defense. Those inside are our core people, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be higher than that of the peripheral tribes. Hetao
It’s not that easy to rush in all at once.”
Indeed, Hetao also felt this deeply. The further they went inside, the greater the resistance they encountered. In the military meeting afterwards, Xue Sha and others admitted this. They were trying to break through the outermost layer of Dongbo.
When the line was released, it could be said to be overwhelming, but when it reached the second line of defense, it already encountered greater resistance. Although this did not cause huge damage to the Loop, it made the soldiers in the Loop realize one thing.
The current Dongwa are not going to fall down with just one push, they still have relatively strong strength.
"How much did our army lose?" Xue Sha asked, sitting in the upper right position.
Dugu was sitting opposite him. Hearing this, he replied: "Our infantry died in the battle close to 30,000, but among them, more than 17,000 Korean soldiers died in the battle, and more than half of the rebels died in the battle."
As soon as Dugu said these words, Fu Zhutao, Fu Qiuhong and Li Chengzhi all bowed their heads and did not dare to raise their heads. The three of them had a good consciousness. They understood that Hetao was not killing people with a borrowed knife, but they also heard that Hetao was not satisfied with their side's fighting ability.
dissatisfied. In this battle alone, one-third of the 50,000 Goryeo soldiers were lost, and the losses of the rebels were more than half. If the Dongbo side was not too soft-hearted, and Hetao was very loyal to change
With them down, I'm afraid the entire army would have been wiped out by now.
The performance of the Goryeo soldiers was indeed a bit poor, but at least they were in good spirits. Fengjing did not want to make the opponent look too bad, so he took over the conversation: "The cavalry losses were relatively small, with no more than 4,000 dead, but more than 2,000 soldiers were seriously injured.
I am afraid that more than half of them will not be able to return to the battlefield."
Fu Yishan chuckled and said: "So, we made a lot of money. We wiped out more than 500,000 enemies in this battle and captured more than 1.1 million enemy troops, while our losses were less than 40,000."
As soon as the words came out, Fu Yishan laughed out loud, but after laughing for a while, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Except for Fu Zhutao and others, the generals in the Loop, including the eldest princess Fu Ruoshui, all stared at him like an idiot.
People laughed, but no one echoed.
Fu Yishan coughed twice and his laughter suddenly stopped. But everyone's faces still looked like idiots, which made him extremely depressed.
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute!" Fu Ruoshui's face was slightly red, and he almost gritted his teeth and said to Fu Yishan.
Fu Yishan didn't understand where he was wrong, but he also knew that what he just said must be wrong. Looking at Fu Ruoshui's expression that he wanted to stab himself to death, he quickly buried his head.
Xue Sha laughed and said, "General Fu's words are not unreasonable. If the subsequent wars can be like this, it might not be a good thing."
Although Xue Sha was a bit of a gangster by Dugu, he was more mature and prudent after all, and he understood the importance of taking the overall situation into consideration. So he laughed and let the matter go, so as not to embarrass Fu Yishan too much.
Feng Jing was a rigorous man and said in a deep voice: "General Fu is a naval general and does not know much about land warfare. It is normal to have some surprises. However, all of you here are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, so you should know it very well.
Why can we win so easily?"
Everyone looked solemn and stopped laughing. Even if they were respectful, they understood the reason. That was why when Fu Yishan talked about it just now, everyone had a look of contempt on their faces.
There is no regular army among the more than one million people in Dongbo. To put it bluntly, these are farmers. Just before the war broke out, they were either working in the fields with hoes or pushing carts.
They were peddling in the streets and alleys. They had never come into contact with weapons before. If they had to say that they had held knives, then they must have been kitchen knives.
There is no doubt about the power of the Loop, but the weakness of the opponent is also obvious.
These tribes are not here to fight. In their view, this may be the labor they must perform every year. These few months are just like helping the tribe elders and big names and minor names in the past.
Once a few months are up, they can go home. Those who perform well during this period can be selected into the lord's army and follow the lord to rob the Qingfeng Empire or even the distant Golden Flower Mitsukoshi.
The only difference is that this time when they came to perform labor service, they not only brought their families, but also all their belongings.
If all the men recruited by Dongwa this time are strong men, then at least one-third of the more than one million people are qualified. If you want to eliminate at least 500,000 strong men carrying weapons, even if the entire army
Raid is not that easy. To a large extent, these Japanese were defeated by themselves. It can be said that very few of them have experienced battle. When a war suddenly breaks out, many people will be panicked.
Running around in confusion, this invisibly not only confused Dongbo's military morale, but also confused the opponent's formation, making it easier for the Hetao attack. The Hetao attack was not so much about fighting against Dongbo's overwhelming national power.
It is said that the well-equipped soldiers slaughtered the Japanese people who had only weak fighting power.
"Our subordinates are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. With such an elite division, we are fearless even when facing aliens outside the Great Wall. However, annihilating more than one million militiamen with an elite army of 400,000 is not enough.
The common people on the battlefield were inferior to us in terms of morale, combat effectiveness, and training equipment, and they actually lost more than 30,000 people. It is simply a shame." Feng Jing said with a serious face.
After a pause, the expressions of the generals present, including Xuesha Dugu and others, were a little ugly. Feng Jing continued: "Of course, as a cavalry general, I also have responsibilities. We were too negligent, and we have been overwhelmed by a series of victories.
Fortunately, we were only facing the common people of the East Japan this time. If we were facing the elites of the East Japan, we would definitely suffer a big loss. Also, when we attacked, we clearly discovered that the fighting power of the tribes in the middle of the opponent was far away.
On top of the outer tribes. With An Yongchang's virtue, he must have placed the most combat-effective parts on the innermost line of defense. Therefore, we must not take it lightly in the next battle."
Everyone nodded. Although Feng Jing's words were a bit embarrassing, everyone was not ignorant of the general situation and knew that they should obey the overall situation. Therefore, as soon as Feng Jing finished speaking, everyone began to discuss heatedly.
A step-by-step action plan.
"Use the cavalry as the vanguard, forcefully rush through several gaps on the opponent's side, and then cut off the connection between Nara and Edo, defeating them one by one!" This voice was obviously written by Shinji.
"Our navy can carry some elite soldiers, detour to the port and land suddenly, and attack the Japanese from both sides." He Bugui was not willing to be lonely.
"Actually, we don't need to go to such trouble. We can use the captured Japanese as the vanguard. If we follow up from behind, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." Dugu said with an obscene look.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, they were opposed by Xue Sha and others: "Bullshit! Why do those people listen to our orders?"
Fu Zhutao and the other two couldn't get a word in, and they were bored just sitting next to each other, so they simply lowered their heads and started talking quietly.
"Don't you think it's troublesome for those people in Hetao to wear a filial belt all day long? Qin Tianyi has been dead for so long, and they still miss each one of them," Li Chengzhi said in a low voice.
Fu Zhutao nodded in agreement with his opinion and continued to add: "Have you noticed that every time a military meeting is held in Hetao, the first position must be empty. Hey, do you think this position is reserved for our princess?"
"Seeking death!" Before Fu Qiuhong and others had time to express their opinions, a cold voice came from the side. When he raised his head, he immediately saw Fu Ruoshui's face, which still looked like a smile on the surface, but his eyes were full of cold murderous intent.
face.
"You three, this princess is warning you one last time. Any words that insult or disrespect Queen Tianyi at any time are best left in your heart. If any Hetao soldier hears these words, you
All of them are bound to die! It is not a pity for you to die, but it is best not to harm the millions of people in Goryeo."
Fu Zhutao and others had never seen such a serious look on Fu Ruoshui's face. Looking at Fu Ruoshui's face that was not even a hint of joking, several of them quietly wiped away their cold sweat. It's not that they didn't know Hetao's respect for God's will.
It was just that I was bored sitting here just now, so I chatted for a few words. Thinking that if these words were really heard by Xue Sha and others, then there would be a high probability that I and others would be executed on the spot, and cold sweat broke out in the vests of the three of them.
dripping.
"As for the two top positions, they belong to the lord and eldest sister. If you think your life is too long, then just say it out loud." Fu Ruoshui said a word firmly and ignored the three of them.