Chapter 280 The Sword Points at Japan (Twenty-Seven) Almost Total Annihilation
The total cavalry of the Japanese First Army and the Fifth Army was less than 300 horses, and they could only maintain about 200 sentry cavalry at ordinary times. Even the "monojian" errands were not performed satisfactorily.
Therefore, this large group of cavalry approaching quickly from the rear cannot be our own cavalry, but can only be Ming army cavalry!
Kato Kiyomasa now understood the meaning of the crazy gold ringing on the tower of Hanyang City. Apparently Shimazu Yoshihiro discovered the traces of the Ming army's cavalry and judged that their target was the First Army Corps that had left the city to fight the Ming army's siege troops, so he
They didn't care at all whether the First Army Corps was suitable for retreat at this moment, they just gave a crazy warning first.
In just an instant, the inner clothes of Kato Kiyomasa's armor were soaked with cold sweat, because according to the current battle situation, it was impossible for him to temporarily retreat and change formations, and this meant that when the Ming cavalry came from behind, he was the general behind
The back is completely exposed.
If this is the case, the consequences are self-evident - several battles in the Renchen year have already fully proved that the Japanese army cannot defeat the Ming army's armored cavalry in frontal combat, let alone "facing the enemy" from behind at this moment?
Retreating means at least three more rounds of volley fire, and then it is uncertain whether the Ming army infantry will pursue them. If they do not retreat, the Ming army cavalry will definitely be massacred like mowing grass once they arrive.
What to do? Kato Kiyomasa's previous war experience was completely useless at this moment, and he stood blankly on the spot, looking as if he had temporarily lost the ability to think.
At this moment, the sound of gold ringing on the Hanyang Tower suddenly stopped, and instead there was the sound of "creaking", "creaking" hinges, and the sound of iron cables pulling. Then Kato Kiyomasa heard a deep and loud sound: "Bang!"
He finally came to his senses and turned around to look, only to find that the suspension bridge at the north gate of Hanyang had been lowered, and the city gate behind the suspension bridge was also opened at the same time.
What is going on? Kato Kiyomasa was shocked and thought something was wrong. Could it be that Shimazu Yoshihiro was planning to surrender?
However, he immediately realized that something was wrong, because Shimazu Yoshihiro rushed out in full military uniform on a Ming army horse that was obviously captured in the last war. Behind him was a Shimazu family samurai in armor. Of course, in the end
The key thing is that they all wielded weapons and shouted: "Send っpay けて!"
[Note: The general meaning is "kill him" or "destroy him". In many Chinese film and television dramas, it is often inaccurately transliterated as "kill him", but the actual pronunciation is more like "Ahigaigai", and the Roman pronunciation is
:ya-ttsu ke te.]
Ah...Shimazu Yoshihiro went out into battle instead of surrendering?
Kato Kiyomasa was at a loss again, and thought to himself: What are you doing out of the battle at this time! Is it not enough to kill me, but you also want to go out to die? Then isn't Hanyang completely finished?
However, time no longer allowed Kato Kiyomasa to think too much, because Shimazu Yoshihiro quickly rushed not far away from him, raised his sword and shouted: "The main force of the Ming army's cavalry going south has arrived and is rapidly circling the city from the west gate.
The attack is coming, Hanyang Congcheng cannot be done! Your Highness Kato, please stop hesitating and follow me to break out of the siege!"
Only then did Kato Kiyomasa realize that Shimazu Yoshihiro was here to save him from the encirclement. At this moment, no matter whether he agreed with Shimazu Yoshihiro's decision to abandon Hanyang or not, the fact that the other party valued him so much made him feel warm in his heart.
Subconsciously responded: "Thank you, His Highness Shimazu!"
With this shout, Kato Kiyomasa had nothing to hesitate. He raised his famous weapon, the sickle, and shouted: "The Shirakawa team is coming closer to me, and we will break out with the Shimazu team!"
"Shirakawa Honbu" is the elite direct lineage of Kato Kiyomasa, named after the Shirakawa near Kumamoto Castle, his residence in Higo Province. Kumamoto Castle was originally the residence of the local wealthy family for generations. It is located in the northern suburbs of the former Higo Province.
In ancient times, there were also the names of Xiongrui, Kuma no Soso, Kumabe and Kuma Benta - the "ancient" here refers to the central area of the "Kumarai" indigenous people of Kyushu.
According to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's enfeoffment, Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Gyōchō almost equally divided the Higo country. Their top priority in Higo at that time was to rectify the territory. In addition to rectifying Kumamoto's castle town, Kiyomasa also managed the castle town that had been troubled for many years.
There are several rivers in - Japan generally calls rivers rivers.
There is a Shirakawa River flowing southward next to Kumamoto Castle. In order to protect the castle town from floods, Kato Kiyomasa built a tall and strong embankment on the north bank of the Shirakawa River.
In order to show off his achievements, after the river embankment was built, Kato Kiyomasa immediately renamed the core direct force under his command "Shirakawa Preparatory Corps". After setting off to Korea and forming the First Army, since they were still under the direct command of Kato Kiyomasa, they were named "Shirakawa Preparatory Corps".
It's called "Shirakawa Main Team".
Similarly, the "Shimadzu main team" mentioned by Kato Kiyomasa at this time was also the reserve team directly under Shimazu Yoshihiro. They were all real Shimadzu elites, and none of them had not participated in the war that the Shimadzu family swept across Kyushu Island.
All are veterans with rich war experience.
In fact, they are not only the "Shimadzu Elite", but almost all of them come from Izumi Castle, the city where Shimazu Yoshihiro once guarded for a long time. In fact, they are direct descendants of Shimazu Yoshihiro himself. There are currently nearly two thousand people in Hanyang.
Shirakawa's team and Shimadzu's team quickly gathered together, with Shimadzu in front and Shirakawa behind, aiming for the direction of Dongcheng. At this moment, Kato Kiyomasa knew that it was impossible to win today, and the only thing he could still work hard for was to keep the first place.
The First Army Corps and the Fifth Army Corps are the real core strength.
Therefore, before he and Shimazu Yoshihiro retreated to break out of the encirclement, he issued a very inhumane order: the rest of the First Army Corps pressed forward with all troops, demanding to "completely defeat the Ming army in front of them within a moment!"
Of course he knew that this was an impossible task, but as the saying goes, Ci does not control troops, his intention was very obvious, that is, to let these non-core troops fight to the death to hold back the Ming army infantry group, so that it could not divide its troops to hinder him and
Shimazu Yoshihiro's breakout.
Since the First Army Corps had just been pressing forward with the Ming army's volleys all the way, it was already relatively far away from Kato Kiyomasa's position, so naturally it could not hear what Shimazu Yoshihiro had just shouted.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, after they received the order, although many people discovered that Shimazu Yoshihiro was also in the battle, they thought that Shimazu Yoshihiro and Kato Kiyomasa gathered their elite forces to make a detour and flank attack.
Therefore, not only did the Ming army not collapse, but their morale increased. They roared and launched a fierce attack forward, hoping to break through the Ming army's chariot formation first.
This scene sounds strange, but it is actually normal. Human vision is very limited, especially in crowded battlefields. Soldiers fighting fiercely in the front can often only perceive the battlefield near them, and it is impossible to understand the entire battlefield.
Able to judge the current situation through military orders.
If a military order asks you to retreat, it's probably because the battle situation is unfavorable; if a military order asks you to hold on, it's probably because the opponent is launching a fierce attack; and if a military order is asking you to attack, it usually means that the opponent's defense line has been shaken. In short, unless your comrades around you quickly attack
If they die one by one and there is no follow-up supplement, otherwise even if the battle situation is somewhat unfavorable, it will actually be difficult for a frontline soldier to detect them in time.
On the Ming army's side, Qi Jin saw the performance of the Japanese army. He first ordered to stop the bombardment, and then laughed and said to Ma Gui: "Admiral Ma, Shimazu Yoshihiro has opened the city gate to fight. Should we seize this opportunity?
Let’s seize the city gate first and then talk about it?”
Ma Gui shook his head slightly and said: "As long as Kato Kiyomasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro leave, Hanyang City will already be in our army's possession. Once the remaining enemies outside the city are eliminated, Hanyang City's mission will be settled, and there is no need to waste troops.
Or spread the force.”
Qi Jin chuckled and said: "In that case, can our artillery battalion shell the rear of the Japanese army? To be honest with the admiral, this fake war is too boring. My brothers are very itchy and intolerable... Besides, we have gunpowder this time.
There is enough, and there is no need to consider the shortage of military supplies after capturing Hanyang."
After listening to this, Ma Gui took stock of the battlefield situation and saw that the remaining more than 4,000 Japanese troops were trying their best to press forward. The formation was not very thick, so he couldn't help but ask: "You won't accidentally injure friendly troops, right?"
Qi Jin patted his chest and said: "Although the Japanese army's lineup has been compressed a lot, there is still a mile wide in front and back. Let's try to be as far back as possible to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces." He actually didn't finish what he said, and there was only half of the sentence left.
"But if the Japanese army advances further, the shelling will only last one or two rounds and then stop."
However, Ma Gui had a new idea at this time and said to Qi Jin: "No, if we don't fire at the Japanese troops in front, they will be waiting for the cavalry to arrive on the battlefield. There is no need to bombard them. Look over there..."
As he spoke, he pointed at the Shimazu and Shirakawa troops who were about to escape in the direction of Dongcheng, and said: "Did you see it? Shimazu is leading the way now, Kato is following behind, and you have the artillery battalion facing Kato Kiyomasa's ass
Just a single bombardment - first beat Kato Kiyomasa into a frightened bird, wait for the cavalry to take care of the four or five thousand Japanese pirates who were sold, and then pursue Kato Kiyomasa, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
"The general has an order!" Qi Jin saw that the artillery battalion finally had a chance to fight, and it didn't matter who to hit or not. He immediately took the order and conveyed it to the artillery battalion. Soon the artillery battalion quickly turned the muzzle and adjusted the shooting angle.
, began to fire at the back of Kato Kiyomasa's Shirakawa main team.
Since we are beating a drowned dog now, and the opponent is escaping from the battlefield, the artillery battalion does not fire any salvos. Each artillery team relies on its own ability to output wildly. This time is different from usual, the range is limited after all, so we can fire one more
The more guns you have, the more fun you have!
The biggest feature of the entire battlefield now is the rush for time: Shimazu and Shirakawa's two reserve teams rush for time to escape the battlefield, the rest of the First Army rushes for time to "defeat the Ming army in front of them", Qi Jin Artillery Battalion rushes for time to fire one more shot to win the battle merit, and
The Ming cavalry, who were on the sidelines but affected the overall situation, also rushed back to complete the pincer attack in a hurry.
Although cavalry are highly mobile, they generally cannot run all the way. What makes Li Rumei better than Li Rusong is his unique character as a marksman: he is extremely calm when he should be calm, and he will never do anything bad because he is impatient.
Therefore, when he heard the sound of cannon fire ahead, he still maintained a running speed that would not hurt the horse. But when he heard the incomprehensible shouts of the Japanese army, he suddenly raised his sword and shouted: "Clamp the horse's belly and speed up."
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The main cavalry forces of the Ming Army's southern expedition, the Liaodong Cavalry and the Xuanda Cavalry, are currently led by Li Rumei. Although these two cavalry have somewhat different combat styles, they are both highly trained. In fact, as long as Li Rumei improves his horse speed, this sentence
The commands don't even need to be spoken, they can judge and adjust the speed accordingly.
Not long after the Ming cavalry picked up speed, the battlefield appeared in front of them. Li Rumei quickly took a look at the overall situation, remembered the directions of Shimazu and Shirakawa's reserves to withdraw from the battlefield, and then pointed his sword at the remaining Japanese First Army Corps,
He shouted: "The enemy's back is facing ours, it's a good opportunity to break the enemy, brothers - follow me to break the formation!"
Under his urging, Li Rumei's horse suddenly jumped forward and began to run wildly. The cavalry around him and behind him also accelerated suddenly in tacit agreement. The Ming army's half-equipped cavalry, totaling nearly 30,000, finally showed their most ferocious features, as if
The floods that were released by the gates generally swept across the area.
The rest of the Japanese army had also woken up from the crazy attack at this time, and discovered the Ming army's cavalry behind them. These people had just attacked and attacked the Ming army's solid vehicle formation. Not only did they fail to take a step forward, but they also caused heavy losses to themselves.
, leaving at least six to seven hundred corpses in front of the car array.
Compared with the modern army, the feudal army was much worse in terms of its ability to withstand injuries. The Japanese army was obviously a typical feudal army. On the contrary, today's Ming army - especially the Ming army aiding Korea, has some of the early modern armies on many levels.
Characteristics, coupled with reasonable tactics and weapon systems, the Japanese army suffered huge casualties in the battle just now, but the damage to the Ming army was minimal.
In this case, Kato Kiyomasa himself had already left the battlefield. The remaining Japanese troops suddenly found that not only had their attack failed, but they were also attacked by the opponent's cavalry from behind. Naturally, their morale plummeted and even collapsed instantly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When the Ming army cavalry led by Li Rumei rushed to the back of the Japanese army, the feeling was that the Japanese army had lost its last courage, and all formations and tactics were abandoned.
Each and every one of them could no longer care about others and only hated their parents for losing two legs. While running around aimlessly, they tried their best to throw away the heavy objects on their bodies - whether it was bamboo armor, iron cannons, or pocket bags.
Whether it's a hat or a sword, as long as it affects your escape speed, just throw them away.
Wu Weizhong and Mao Guoqi watched with envy as Li Rumei led the cavalry on a rampage to harvest lives, but they had to order to stop shooting to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops. However, this was not the first time they had encountered this situation. Although envy was unavoidable, they could still endure it.
Instead of resisting the urge to attack and cut off the heads, he ordered the wounded to be counted and sent to the military medical department for treatment, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to prepare to clean up the battlefield.
Li Rumei's charge did not just rely on advantages to charge indiscriminately. He led his men into the middle and directly penetrated the Japanese army's line. Then the Liaodong cavalry went east and the Xuan cavalry went west, sweeping away the remaining Japanese troops in both directions.
Although the defeated Japanese troops threw away their armor and ran away wildly, they could not beat the galloping horses in sprinting. Nearly half of them were quickly slaughtered. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Japanese troops also acted like soldiers.
One by one, they all made surrendering actions in unison, either raising their hands high or squatting down with their heads in their hands.
On the other side, Qi Jin's artillery battalion has fired about two rounds of scattered artillery at the buttocks of Kato Kiyomasa's Shirakawa unit. It is difficult to estimate the number of casualties caused, but at least it frightened the two reserve units to speed up and flee. At this time, they have basically
Ran out of the battlefield.
At this time, there were only a few scattered remnants of the enemy left in the First Army Corps. Ma Gui ordered the trumpets and flags to be blown, and Li Rumei was ordered to give up the task of capturing prisoners one by one and instead pursue the two fleeing reserves. After receiving the order, Li Rumei immediately gathered the cavalry.
They turned to pursue eastward, while Wu Weizhong and Mao Guoqi were ordered to take over from the cavalry to capture the Japanese troops and clean up the battlefield.
At this point, the Japanese First Army, with the exception of Shirakawa's main unit, which has basically maintained its establishment, has more than 5,000 people, more than 1,700 have died in battle, and almost all the rest have been captured.
In particular, when Kato Kiyomasa ordered them to "defeat the Ming army in front of them", he handed over the flag of the First Army to them. Now this flag has also been captured, so the First Army can almost be said to have been completely annihilated.
The only thing that remains in suspense is one point: Can Kato Kiyomasa himself and his Shirakawa team escape?
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