Chapter 236 Capture the Japanese Emperor Shogunate General
Chapter 236 Capturing the Japanese Emperor and Shogun
After several small-scale battles, the Japanese outposts were basically wiped out by the Ming army.
The Ming army led by Guo Zixing and Mao Gui soon started a formal battle with the Japanese army of Ashikaga Yoshiki.
Both parties are full of confidence in themselves!
The Japanese army formed a huge horizontal formation, with more than 100,000 people densely packed and stretching for more than 30 miles. Except for tens of thousands of people who stayed in Kyoto City, all the Japanese soldiers and horses were placed here.
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki saw that the Ming army really only had less than 20,000 people, and he was already ecstatic.
"If you fight one out of ten, no matter how strong the Ming army is, they won't be able to win!"
"When the Ming army is defeated, I will lead the army south to completely unify Japan, then destroy all the docks and ports, close the country in isolation, and prevent any more soldiers from the Ming army from setting foot on Japanese soil!"
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki already has his own plans for the future.
but.
In the opinion of Guo Zixing, Mao Gui and Guo Tianci, Ashikaga Yoshihan's chance of winning is actually not more than 30%.
The Ming army's scouts thoroughly investigated all the Japanese formations.
"These Japanese pirates are really stupid. All their soldiers and horses are in a dense phalanx. They cannot be mobilized at all. They will only be beaten passively!"
Guo Tianci looked at the information in his hand and said with a smile.
"You didn't even hide the ambush?" Mao Gui was also a little surprised.
According to general principles, so many soldiers and horses should not be deployed at once, but should be reserved as an ambush. When the battle is intense, they will suddenly appear and kill someone by surprise!
but.
The Japanese pirates on the opposite side obviously still cannot master these military skills.
"These Japanese pirates are all serfs who were forcibly recruited. If we don't keep them under our noses and guard them with soldiers, if we dare to let them hide, they will all run away without a trace!"
Guo Zixing explained with a smile.
Among all the Ming army generals, Guo Zixing was the one who understood the habits of the Japanese people the best.
Because after Guo Zixing came to the Japanese country, he took in more than 20 beauties from the Japanese country. Among them were women of famous nobles and serf women of low origin. He gave birth to more than ten children. Naturally, he was not interested in the situation of the Japanese country.
There may be someone who knows better than Guo Zixing.
After all, most people can't have so much in-depth communication.
Facing the heavy formation of the Japanese army, the Ming army was naturally unceremonious and directly used the most powerful weapons in its own army.
artillery!
Today's Ming Army artillery has undergone a complete refit for the second time.
This batch of artillery pieces are all the latest models shipped from Yingtianfu not long ago.
Different from the previous brass cannons, this latest batch of cannons are all iron cannons!
The commissioning of Daming Yingtian Iron Works gave Daming excellent quality steel.
Compared with brass cannons, iron cannons are not only cheaper, but also lighter and no less powerful.
The more than 10,000 Ming troops in Japan were equipped with a total of more than 130 artillery pieces.
Almost every flag corps has an artillery piece.
Now, all of these more than 130 new artillery pieces have been placed in front of the battle array by the Ming army.
Boom boom boom!
The Ming army took the lead in firing and immediately achieved very good results.
In the middle of the Japanese army's formation, several channels of flesh and blood were instantly punched out!
These powerful cannonballs cannot be stopped by the human body.
There were bursts of tragic wails from the Japanese pirate troops.
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki's face turned pale, and he immediately gave the order to fire back.
The craftsmanship skills of the Japanese country still have some foundation.
After all, the technical requirements for elementary bronze cannons are not high. As long as you have the technology to cast Buddha statues, you can make a bronze cannon.
There were many Buddhist temples in the Japanese country, and many Buddha statues were made, so naturally some bronze cannons were made.
Ashikaga Yoshiki, the shogunate, plundered almost all his property and built more than 20 bronze cannons.
These cannons are very heavy and cannot be moved like the Ming army's artillery after being placed on the position.
The Japanese artillery finally opened fire.
Boom boom!
The sound of the Japanese artillery was dull, like thunder that had been held in for a long time.
This is because their gunpowder technology is not good, the combustion efficiency is very low, and they cannot produce the crisp sound of Ming army artillery.
As for the effect of the bombardment, it was naturally very poor.
The power of Japanese pirate artillery is equivalent to the minimum power of Ming army artillery.
At such a long distance, even if it could hit the Ming army's position, it would not cause any damage at all.
Boom boom boom!
The reloading speed of the Ming army's artillery was much faster than that of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates suffered serious losses after shelling again and again, while the Ming army had basically no casualties.
If the fight continues like this, Ashikaga Yoshiki's army will die in vain.
"idiot!"
"Why can't our artillery work?"
"Those despicable craftsmen must be lazy. When we return, we will kill them all!"
The shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki was so angry that he had to order the charge forward.
If the Japanese army can be allowed to rush forward and fight with the Ming army, then the Japanese pirates can take advantage of their numerical advantage.
"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
Amid the crazy shouts of the Japanese pirates, tens of thousands of Japanese pirates rushed towards the Ming army.
Guo Zixing watched the Japanese army begin to charge with a mocking smile on his face.
"It's only been a few rounds of shelling, but the Japanese pirates can't stand it anymore!"
Mao Gui also laughed, "These Japanese pirates thought they wouldn't be bombarded when they got closer, but they were totally wrong!"
Basically all the Ming army's artillery can fire shotguns.
Compared with solid bullets, shotguns fired at close range are more lethal.
The Japanese pirates who rushed up quickly learned how powerful the Ming army's shotguns were.
Boom boom boom, bursts of artillery sounds sounded again on the battlefield.
The shotguns fired by the Ming army were like the god of death, killing all the approaching Japanese pirates on the battlefield.
These Japanese pirates who were attacked and killed were all farmers who had been forcibly recruited.
Their morale was almost zero, and they could no longer hold on under such a brutal artillery attack.
The Ming army only used one round of artillery fire to kill the Japanese pirates who rushed up and fled.
The Japanese pirates' charge did not achieve any results except leaving corpses all over the ground.
When the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki saw this, he immediately became angry.
"Bagaya! Amaterasu's face has been completely disgraced by these slaves!"
The Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki pulled out the Japanese sword from his waist, faced the infantry who fled back, and ordered the execution of the first soldier among them to retreat.
Click!
Click!
Click!
With the continuous slashing, the heads of the Japanese pirate infantry fell to the ground one by one.
These bloody heads inspired the Japanese pirates to their final barbaric ferocity.
Driven by the Japanese warriors, the infantry composed of these serfs once again launched a charge against the Ming army.
The Ming army commanded by Guo Zixing and Mao Gui did not pay any attention to these ant-like Japanese pirate infantry.
This is exactly what happened. Once again, these Japanese pirate infantry were heavily killed and wounded by the Ming army's artillery fire.
The tragic casualties made these Japanese pirate infantry unable to continue fighting. They all fled on the battlefield regardless of the supervision of the warriors.
The defeat of the Japanese pirates on the battlefield immediately frightened Ashikaga Yoshihan.
If the Ming army could defeat the Japanese infantry by using only artillery, then when the Ming army began a full-scale charge, the Japanese would have no troops to stop the Ming cavalry.
Ashikaga Yoshiki was very afraid of the Ming cavalry, and wanted to use Japanese pirate infantry to delay the cavalry charge. If the infantry collapsed prematurely, the main Japanese pirate force would be in danger.
"Ogura Makoto!"
Ashikaga Yoshiki gave an order and he decided to send his own capable generals.
"Hey! General, please give me the order!"
Ogura Shintakero immediately rushed over and responded.
"I'll give you three thousand elite soldiers. Go up from the flank immediately and kill the artillery of the Light Army!" Ashikaga Yoshiki said loudly.
"As you command!"
After receiving the order, Ogura Shintakero immediately led his men and began to charge on the battlefield.
The Ming army's artillery fire had already defeated the Japanese pirate infantry on the frontal battlefield.
The elite Japanese pirates led by Ogura Shintakero sneaked forward from the flanks. When they suddenly appeared, they were less than a hundred steps away from the Ming army.
At such a close distance, the Ming army's artillery had just fired once, and there was no time to reload and fire.
"kill!"
"Onboard! Onboard!"
Ogura Masatakero took the lead, raised the spear in his hand, and started charging towards the Ming army while shouting.
The Japanese pirate infantry blocked the Ming army's sight. Now faced with the sudden appearance of these elite Japanese pirates, the artillery immediately fell into passivity.
but.
According to the military code of the Ming Dynasty, there is a complete set of plans to deal with this situation.
"The Japanese pirates are here to die again!"
Guo Tianci snorted coldly and immediately raised the flag in his hand.
The messenger next to him saw this and immediately conveyed the corresponding order.
As a trumpet sounded, the Ming cavalry received the order and immediately began to attack.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Drive, drive, drive!
Boom! Boom!
Hundreds of cavalry rushed out of the battle formation, like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, and immediately charged towards the elite Japanese pirates.
"cavalry!?"
"what to do?!"
The elite Japanese pirates led by Ogura Masatakero saw the Ming cavalry charging toward them with unstoppable momentum, and they all immediately fell into panic.
The arm of the Ming army that the Japanese pirates feared most was neither infantry nor artillery, but the cavalry.
The Ming army's cavalry was well-equipped and their horses were tall and fast. In previous conflicts and fighting, they often defeated Japanese pirates with zero casualties.
"Array up!"
Ogura Shintakero shouted and immediately ordered to organize defense on the spot.
He also did not expect that the Ming army cavalry could move out so quickly, without giving the shogunate army a chance to make a sneak attack.
soon.
Like a huge wave, the Ming army cavalry rushed in front of the elite Japanese pirates.
A large number of Japanese pirates had no time to fight back and were knocked to the ground by the Ming army's cavalry charge.
Then, horse hooves trampled on these Japanese pirates, leaving them wailing and dying.
The elite Japanese pirates led by Ogura Shintakero had no power to fight back in front of the Ming army's cavalry. They were like fish on a chopping board, being killed indiscriminately.
Soon, some Japanese pirates couldn't hold on anymore and turned around and fled on the battlefield, screaming in fear.
"idiot!"
"idiot!"
When Ogura Shintakero saw this, he was immediately frightened and frightened.
If this continues, they will only be massacred.
Ogura Matakero decided to give it a try.
He immediately ordered the charge to the Ming cavalry, using the spears and Japanese knives in his hands to counterattack.
but.
In the face of the powerful combat power of the Ming army's cavalry, whether the Japanese pirates resisted or did not resist, the results were almost the same.
In front of the Ming cavalry, these little Japanese pirates were like children resisting adults, so everything was in vain.
With their unstoppable momentum, the Ming army's cavalry immediately turned the Japanese pirates' counterattack into a joke.
Ogura Matakero lay on the ground, feeling a sharp pain in his back that made him almost unable to breathe.
In the previous battle, the Ming cavalry knocked him to the ground from behind, and their hard horse hoofs trampled hard on his back.
He could almost conclude that at least several of his ribs were broken.
For many years, Ogura Shintakero, who had been through life and death for the Shogun, felt the fear of death for the first time.
"Ahem!!"
"Help, help!"
Ogura Matakero struggled and shouted, trying to stop the Ming army from killing him.
However, his ugly and ferocious expression made the Ming army think that the seriously injured Japanese pirate was really shouting and provoking.
drive!
A Ming cavalryman raised his lance and stabbed downwards, severely crushing Ogura Masatakero's cervical vertebrae.
Ogura Shintakero, the most powerful general of the Japanese shogunate, died in such a hurry on the battlefield.
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki saw his most elite samurai group being slaughtered by the Ming army, and he immediately lost all courage.
"The Ming army is too terrifying!"
"It turns out that they have been hiding their strength before!"
"Amaterasu, please protect me!"
Ashikaga Yoshino was extremely frightened and had almost lost his ability to think.
When he saw the motionless Ming army, he felt great fear in his heart and wanted to turn around and run away immediately.
but.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew that as the shogun, he had no way to escape, so he had to make a last-ditch effort.
"The whole army charges!"
"Come with me!"
Like a hunted beast, Ashikaga Yoshihan made his final resistance.
....
When the smoke cleared, the battlefield was filled with the stench of blood and flesh.
Large swaths of Japanese pirate soldiers died on the battlefield.
Some of them were bombarded to pieces by artillery, some were stabbed to death by Ming army cavalry, and some were hit in vital parts by Ming army muskets.
but.
More Japanese pirates died in the crowding and trampling of each other during their escape.
More than 100,000 Japanese pirates were placed on a narrow battlefield. Once they were completely defeated, it would inevitably lead to such an outcome.
"Father, this is the Japanese pirate shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki!"
Guo Tianci led his soldiers and escorted a short Japanese prisoner to the front of Chuyang King Guo Zixing and Mao Gui.
"Okay, okay!" Guo Zixing laughed happily.
"You little Japanese pirate, you overestimate your ability, cut off your head and give it to Your Majesty!" Mao Gui said.
Guo Zixing had other plans, "If we don't kill him first, it would be best to send him alive to Yingtian Mansion, and let His Majesty and the King of England decide his life or death."
"That's right, then just do as the old brother said!" Mao Gui also nodded in agreement.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese pirate army was really low. Ashikaga Yoshiki took the lead in charging. Not only did it not achieve any effect of turning defeat into victory, but it actually caused the Japanese pirate army to be defeated even faster.
Not only the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki was captured by the Ming army, but almost all the noble daimyo of the Japanese pirates and the Northern Dynasties either died on the battlefield or were captured by the Ming army.
A major defeat left the Japanese defenders in Kyoto completely without the courage to resist.
When the Ming army arrived at Kyoto City, Emperor Gogao of the Japanese Kingdom of Northern Dynasties in Kyoto City took the initiative to abdicate in order to save his own life, and then ordered him to leave the city and surrender.
Guo Zixing and Mao Gui were also very happy to capture the Japanese emperor.
Not long after the war started, the Ming army captured the shogun and the emperor, and then wiped out the Japanese pirate forces in various places, which was basically easy.