Chapter 673: Destroy the Eastern Japanese (Part 1)
"The Dongwa side had already planned it, otherwise such a thing would never have happened." Xue Sha said in a deep voice. The fire that suddenly ignited was so fierce that the flames soared up to five or six feet high. It was obvious that the Dongwa
From the very beginning, Japan poured tung oil and other combustion-supporting materials on the building.
Feng Jing's face was full of sorrow: "What I'm worried about is that since Dongbo is ready to burn the whole process, there must still be their dead soldiers in the city. If we suddenly attack now, our soldiers entering the city may be
There is no more danger."
Dugu's expression was a little silent. As the commander-in-chief of the siege, victory was a matter of course, but if he failed or suffered too much loss, he would have to bear the blame. He didn't expect Dongbo to be so ruthless. Fortunately,
The resistance from the Japanese side was too poor, otherwise more Hetao soldiers would have been lured into the city, and if this fire continued, Hetao would have been severely damaged.
Long Zhishan was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and said anxiously next to Dugu: "Commander, what should we do now? Lao Zhou and Jiang Chenzhou are still in the city."
He, Zhou Jilong and Dugu are the eight worship brothers. They were all best friends who came out of the Yizhou village together. Although they usually like to quarrel with Zhou Jilong, there is no doubt about the deep brotherly love.
The raging fire had swallowed up the entire Edo, and Dugu could faintly hear the screams coming from the city. However, the fire was so fierce that the soldiers outside could not even get close, let alone rescue.
Xin smiled bitterly: "Zhou Jilong and Jiang Chenzhou are not brainless people. As long as they calm down, they may not be trapped in the city. Don't forget that the walls of Edo Castle are quite weak. As long as they rush in one direction,
, will definitely be able to escape and ascend to heaven.”
At this time, the expression on General Hetao's face could no longer be described as ugly. Since the Hetao army landed at Xiaguan, even if the battle losses of the Jiaolong Legion were included, they have not exceeded 20,000. But now, a single Edo City has actually swallowed up nearly 20,000 people.
The contrast between 50,000 Korean soldiers and 30,000 Hetao infantry is really unacceptable.
Feng Jing and others glanced at Dugu at the same time. After all, he was the commander-in-chief of the siege.
Dugu's face was ashen, but he soon regained his composure, and quietly looked at the fire not far away. Dugu suddenly asked: "What do you think, how will the Japanese react when they see the fire in Edo?"
"It goes without saying that I am extremely excited and my morale is greatly boosted." Li Xiao said beside him.
Dugu snorted coldly: "This time we fight, we lose. An Yongchang deserves to be An Yongchang, and he really has a few brushes. However, we are not vegetarians. Since they are so excited, then I will give them more
A little bit of information!”
Xue Sha's brows suddenly relaxed, he looked at Dugu with a smile, and said: "Dushuai, are you preparing?"
"That's right! If he wants to fight, I will fight! Come here and give the order to the entire army to prepare to attack Nara!" Dugu's expression suddenly became extremely cold: "Tell them that I am going to fight at night today! If we don't take Nara,
Never retreat!"
Shinke clapped his hands and laughed loudly and said: "Commander Du, you should have such courage! Dongwa is just a small country, Nara is just one county, but we actually let hundreds of thousands of our troops stay here for many days
, it would make people laugh if it spread out."
Dugu smiled indifferently. Xinke was a straightforward person. If someone else spoke like this, he would definitely think that the other person was deliberately despising him. But since it was Xinke, he was an exception.
"What Commander Nobu said is absolutely true. We have hundreds of thousands of troops hoarded here, and there are at most 500,000 Japanese in Nara Castle. Why should he be an obstacle in the way of our Hetao army? If we attack the city today, the city will not be broken, and the troops will not retreat.
!" Dugu sneered.
Xin Ke laughed again: "If that's the case, then let me take charge of this vanguard. How about the commander-in-chief's will?"
"Since it was Commander Xin who took the initiative to ask for the job, I naturally have no objections!"
Xin Ke and others were discussing the next strategic plan, while Lou Jing and Xiong Ao were bored and couldn't help but whisper to the side.
"According to our estimates, there are only 700,000 to 800,000 people left in the Eastern Japan. Now most of the old and weak women and children have been driven into Edo Castle by them. In other words, there are not many women in Nara Castle now." Lou.
Jing pinched his chin and said.
"Do you still want to rush into the city and commit adultery? Be careful, sir. I will tell the lord when I get back." Xiong Ao curled his lips and said. Lou Jing's wife had died in Dingzhou. Although there was still a concubine in Yanzhou, due to
She is not the official wife, so it is naturally impossible for Xiong Ao to lower his status and go to complain to her.
"No, uncle, I'm just thinking that there are not many women left in Dongbo now. Even if they can escape this disaster, it will be difficult for them to recover. After all, there are only a few women and they have to deal with hundreds of thousands of men.
, just lying in bed every day, there is not enough free time, how can you have time to reproduce? "
An Yongchang was happy with his masterpiece, and suddenly felt something was wrong. The movement in the Loop was quite unusual. The hundreds of thousands of troops ignored the raging fire in Edo Castle. The army marched in neat steps amidst the rumbling of war drums.
Walking towards Nara Castle.
Watanabe Shimomo approached An Yongchang and said with a serious face: "Your Highness, something seems to be wrong. Hetao is preparing to attack the city."
An Yongchang took a breath of air: "The Hetao army is so decisive. Dugu Yuming is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
Watanabe Shimo shouted in a deep voice: "The whole army is on alert, the attack on Hetao is imminent. If you want to survive, you have to work hard!"
Hetao does not want prisoners, even if it temporarily accepts prisoners, it is only for the follow-up operations. Now there is only an isolated city of Nara left in the East Japan. Once the city is defeated, Hetao will definitely bloodbath the whole city, and there will definitely be no accidents.
Watanabe Shimomo originally thought that the Hetao army had suffered such a big loss in Edo City and would have to recuperate for at least a while, and its morale would inevitably be reduced. However, the actions of Hetao were beyond his expectations. Moreover, the soldiers in Hetao were in high spirits.
His fighting spirit also made him feel a huge threat. Unlike the battle in the Yuzhou Road area that year, the fighting spirit and morale of the Hetao army this time were even higher, even almost crazy.
"Be sure to block the opponent's first round of attacks, otherwise, Nara Castle will not be able to survive until tomorrow morning." Watanabe Shimo said secretly in his heart.
"Commander, General Zhou Jilong and Commander Jiang Chenzhou have withdrawn from Edo City. More than half of their 30,000 soldiers have been lost. Most of the rest are scarred and will not be able to go to the battlefield in a short time." A private soldier came.
check in.
"Is it a burn or something?"
"Burns! Most of them are burns."
"Let them rest in the back. They are not allowed to go to the battlefield again without orders from me. Well, their performance is not bad. They can actually bring out half of the soldiers."
"The Goryeo soldiers suffered heavy losses. Fu Zhutao, Fu Qiuhong and Li Chengzhi managed to escape from the city under the desperate protection of their own soldiers. However, of the 50,000 Goryeo soldiers who entered the city, only less than 8,000 escaped the flames.
However, their morale was quite high and they volunteered to attack Nara."
"Bah, this is just retreat in order to advance, for fear that I will blame them for their incompetence in fighting. Forget it, although the Korean soldiers are a little bit pusy, at least they are not cowards in the land of Dongbo. For the sake of the little princess
In terms of face, give them some face. Go and tell them that their heroic spirit in fighting is commendable, but the losses are too heavy and they are exhausted from the long battle. It is not too late to rest for a while and then go to the battlefield after recovering."
"General Danqiu, General Tang Jian and others requested to go into battle. They said that since it was the last battle against the Japanese, they would not sit back and watch. They begged the commander for permission."
"Damn it, aren't they just looking for trouble? Why don't the Fengwu Legion have so much trouble? Forget it, let them each lead their own cavalry to approach the city wall, use bows and arrows to suppress the counterattack of the defenders on the tower, and assist the infantry in attacking the city. But.
Warn them first, it is best not to hinder the infantry's attack, and not to overwhelm the enemy, otherwise I will replace them immediately."
"Commander, the Navy is asking for a fight."
"Navy Master? Why are you all trying to make it work? You're a little princess, shouldn't you let her coordinate?"
"The eldest princess also believes that the navy should join the war. She said that we cannot watch the soldiers of the army bleed and sweat, while the soldiers of the navy are enjoying the cool weather."
"The entire coastal area is covered with spiked wooden stakes, and the navy cannot get close to the city wall of Nara. Tell He Bugui and the little princess that if they insist on participating in the war, they will all disembark and attack the city with the infantry."
During the battle, Dugu was naturally the busiest. As the commander-in-chief of the siege, he had to consider every detail on the battlefield and the feelings of all the generals. Fortunately, Dugu had experience in this area, so he handled it in an orderly manner.
Along with the rumbling drums, white dust continued to rise from Nara Castle located on the top of the river. This was the continuous bombardment of trebuchets at the same location, causing stone powder to fly on the city wall. The sunset glow that originally covered half of the sky was red.
and become turbid.
"Kill! If the clan destroys the Eastern Japanese, then fight here!"
Xinke shouted, raised his huge double-edged battle ax and charged forward. The Hetao army was an anomaly among the Chinese army. When attacking, almost all the generals did not like to wear helmets. However, Xuesha and Xinke were
They are unusual among the generals in Hetao. When they attack, they don't like to wear not only helmets, but also armor. However, what is depressing is that the two of them have rarely been injured in the battlefields over the years.
Nara Castle, the royal capital of Eastern Japan, was built during the Tang Dynasty. The rulers of Eastern Japan begged the Tang Empire for help. At that time, the Tang Empire was obviously trying to deal with this group of barbarians who were still uncivilized in the eyes of the people of the Celestial Dynasty, so it was built
At that time, the circumference of the entire city was only thirty miles, and the city wall was only three feet high, which was different from ordinary state capitals in China. However, the Japanese were really stubborn, and they were very enthusiastic when building the city.
The materials needed to build the city are all volcanic rocks dug out from the mountains dozens of miles away. One piece weighs a thousand kilograms. Therefore, although the city wall is a bit shorter, the defense is still strong, at least not like Edo.
break.
The water for the moat naturally comes from the Benyong River. Although the water flow is not very fast, it is only fifteen feet wide and three feet deep. If you want to attack the city, this moat must be filled in first.
"Damn, bastard! Let them fill in the moat first! It's a moat! Their ears are on their butts!" Dugu yelled while commanding: "Zhu Qianping! Let the 20,000 infantrymen of the Huben Corps led by Zhu Qianping immediately cut off the rush.
The connection between the river and the moat, yes, is to fill it in first."
"Commander, General Xiao Zhenglong's army suffered heavy losses when attacking Edo and is now resting behind." Song Zhong reminded quickly. The three infantry armies that invaded Edo were Jiang Chenzhou, Zhou Jilong and Xiao Zhenglong from the Huben Corps.
We took the lead, but lost nearly half of it, and are now resting behind.
"Commander, our Fengwu Legion is willing to assist General Zhu Qianping in cutting off the moat." Fu Ruoshui said quickly beside Dugu.
Dugu frowned: "Little princess, your Feng Wu Legion cavalry and shooting are still quite good, but I'm afraid you can't help with the matter of cutting off the moat. This is a laborious job, and it's not what you are good at." But looking at Fu Ruoshui.
His expression was quite lonely, and Dugu quickly smiled and said: "Little princess, don't be discouraged. Dongbo has prepared a lot of medium and long-range weapons. If we can't completely suppress them, we won't be able to fill the moat smoothly. Little princess
If you are interested, you may as well lead your cavalry to assist Wu Xiaolangjun in suppressing the Japanese on the tower."
The gloom on Fu Ruoshui's face suddenly seemed to be blown away by the wind, drifting away without a trace. He gave a military salute to Dugu, and immediately turned around and ran towards his cavalry camp. Soon, Fu Ruoshui's voice came from the battlefield.
Ruoshui's high-pitched voice: "Suppress, Huang Ruying, your cavalry guard is on top, don't give the other side any chance!"
Dugu was watching the situation on the battlefield. Feng Jing walked up behind him without knowing what was going on, and said: "Commander Du, there is plenty of water in the rushing river. If we want to cut off the water source of the moat at Swing Ping, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of time."
"What do you think of Feng Shuai?" Dugu naturally knew that Feng Jing was not just here to hang out, so he asked with a smile.
"Let He Bugui prepare a few warships, fill them with sand and soil, and then sink the bottom of the ship here. In this way, the speed will definitely be accelerated a lot."
Dugu slapped his head and shouted Gao Jian. He quickly asked Song Zhong to inform He Bugui. The moat of Dongbo was only fifteen feet wide, and only four or five medium-sized warships were needed to completely block it. Without a moat,
To rely on the Hetao, they only need to throw thousands of sandbags under the city wall to fill in a gentle slope. In this way, not only the infantry can easily rush into the city, but also the cavalry can exert their combat effectiveness.
Under He Bugui's dispatch, five medium-sized warships loaded with sand and soil soon appeared at the junction of the Benyong River and the moat. They cut through the bottom of the ship and the warships slowly sank, quickly blocking the channel and leveling the swing.
He quickly directed his soldiers to pile dirt on top of the battleship, and within half an hour, the water source of the moat was easily blocked.
The moat was no longer replenished by Benyongchuan. With the efforts of Hetao, when night fell and torches illuminated the sky like day, it was finally filled in. Without this obstacle, the soldiers of Hetao were finally able to get close to the city wall.
A real threat to the existence of the defenders on the tower.
"Cavalry attack! Let Commander Xue and Commander Feng take command personally!" Dugu said in a deep voice, and Song Zhong quickly waved the command flag to convey the order.
It’s not that the cavalry cannot be used to attack the city. Under the personal leadership of Xue Sha Fengjing, tens of thousands of cavalry each carried a bag weighing dozens of kilograms and ran under the city wall at lightning speed. Then they turned around beautifully and held the bag in their hands.
The bag full of soil was easily thrown under the city wall under the action of inertia. Before the Japanese soldiers could react, the cavalry had already run away, and then another group of cavalry quickly approached.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the well-deserved trump card. Their mobility and high speed were always a headache for other arms. The Japanese soldiers were good at chopping, but they were never very proficient in bows and arrows. Moreover, the Hetao cavalry was still there.
While running at high speed, except for a few extremely unlucky cavalrymen who were shot by Japanese archers on the city wall, the rest of the soldiers returned safely.
Watching the sand and soil under the city wall getting higher and higher, the smile on Dugu's face became stronger and stronger. Once the piles formed a gentle slope, there would be no more obstacles when the Hetao army attacked the city. This way, they could just avoid it.
Open the solid city wall of Nara City. But Dugu is also a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, he did not burn everything when he burned, killed and looted all the way. At least, all the cloth was left by himself. Otherwise, the cavalry will attack the city today.
, where did so many bags come from? Therefore, one still needs to be foresighted. Marshal Dugu thought with a smile.
It took a full two hours, until the moon was in the sky, and the Hetao army spread out a gentle slope in front of Nara Castle. In the middle, many Hetao soldiers died in battle, but the moat had been filled in.
The flat and solid city wall no longer acts as an obstacle to the Hetao attack. All the efforts are worth it.
"Kill!"
The Hetao army shouted loudly and rushed up the gentle slope. The ones at the front were the swordsmen holding shields and steel knives, and behind them were the pikemen specializing in dealing with the Japanese army.
The main weapon of the Japanese soldiers is the Japanese sword. The handle of the Japanese sword is only one meter long. When fighting, it needs both hands to hold it, so it is easy to chop and has great strength. If it is an ordinary infantry against the Japanese
Army, so they who hold swords with one hand are definitely not as powerful as the Japanese soldiers. But the pikemen are different. Their pewter spears are ten feet long and extremely flexible, which is the nemesis of Japanese swords. Moreover, the Japanese swordsmen are
The Japanese bamboo armor is extremely defensive. When it comes to resisting swords and the like, its defensive power is no less than the light armor of the Hetao infantry. However, the white wax spears can easily pierce through the gaps in the opponent's bamboo armor. Therefore,
In order to facilitate the battle with the Japanese soldiers, Dugu specially mobilized the spearmen.
Of course, spearmen also have their inherent shortcomings. They are good at fighting in open areas. If they fight in narrow alleys and other places, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.