Bright Spring

On the eve of the main cavalry charge of the Ming army, most of the front battalion of the Hosokawa Department of the Japanese army was moving south, and the infantry was relatively scattered.Almost none of the infantry battle formations blocked the Ming cavalry's attack, the battle formations all around fell apart, and chaotic soldiers ran everywhere.

Regardless of any general, it could be seen that the front battalion of the Hosokawa Army and its reinforcements were finished.Under the impact of a large group of cavalry, after a short time, the Japanese generals here completely lost control of the army.

The horses of the Ping'an Army disrupted the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and they are still rushing to expand the results of the battle.The infantry battalion on the right wing of the Ming army is advancing. They will completely occupy the left wing position of the Japanese army, and together with the central route army, they will attack the Japanese army's Shibo department in the center.

Because Ping'an's cavalry brigade was located on the Eastern Front, it would be meaningless if the Japanese army continued to reinforce the infantry on the Eastern Front to counterattack.

The front battalion of the Japanese army's Shibo Department in the middle could not retreat at this time, because the Ming army's infantry in the front had already pushed to the face.

The front battalion of the Sipo army has arranged a large number of deep arrow formations.In front of each army formation, there is an obstacle line formed by rejecting horse guns. Behind the rejecting horses, temporary fence bunkers the size of carriages are built of bamboo and wood; the Japanese archers hiding behind can aim at flat | , and can also throw arrows into the air in depth.

Each arrow formation formed a formation like a flying geese that spread out to the two wings.If the Ming army breaks through from the front, the depth is very large, and if it attacks from the middle, it will be attacked from both sides.

At present, the Ming army has not been able to destroy the Japanese arrow array.Due to the limited number of Hanwang cannons that can be carried in the army, the copper-cast long cannons fired with black gunpowder have limited power and slow rate of fire. They are greatly affected by the terrain and can only cause greater damage to dense army formations on hard soil. Destroy; Sheng Yong's approach is to concentrate artillery on the right wing and conduct intensive salvos again and again to increase deterrence.

"Bang bang bang..." In the air filled with gunpowder smoke and dust, a burst of firecrackers flickered.Some of the thinner places on the bamboo fence couldn't stop the lead pellets at all. There was a scream from the Japanese arrows, and people kept falling to the ground.

As soon as the sound of the firecrackers stopped, the surviving Japanese archers came out from behind the scattered fence in front, drew their bows and aimed at the Ming army's firecrackers dozens of steps away, "crackling..." and fired arrows.

A moment later, there was a shout from the arrow array, the flag was waved, and there was another "crackling" sound like fried beans, and the rain of arrows like locusts flew into the air in an instant.

In the Ming army phalanx, there was the sound of "clinking" metal collisions. From time to time, someone screamed in pain, and occasionally a person fell down in the neat queue.

And on the right side of the battle formation, a Ming army infantry formation is being deployed in a horizontal formation, and has advanced to the position of twenty or thirty steps in front of the arrow formation.The front rows were full of armored spear and shield soldiers, and the archers on the front side of the Japanese army had little effect on shooting; the arrows thrown out did not hit the flat horizontal phalanx very well.

The Japanese army should think that these heavy infantry of the Ming army came to destroy the Juma so that they could charge for close combat.So there were many spearmen behind the arrow formation to reinforce them.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army's infantry suddenly stopped advancing and moved to both sides.A low trolley in the middle was pushed up, and a long yellow cannon on the trolley revealed a ferocious and pitch-black muzzle.

Several sergeants waved their hammers and tapped hurriedly to fix the cart.

After a while, suddenly there was a loud "boom", and the huge recoil of the cannon shook the soil.The flames from the muzzle shot out, and amidst the gunpowder smoke, mixed with sealing soil, countless lead pellets, iron flakes, and small pebbles "cracked" on the bamboo and wood in front.The shotguns were like a torrential rain, and many archers and spearmen of the Japanese army were facing the muzzle of the guns, and they fell down instantly.

After the sound of the cannonballs, the screams of panic and the screams of crying father and mother spread on the Japanese arrow formation.The kinetic energy of the human bow and arrow, under such power, was suddenly rendered pale and powerless.

Behind the infantry formation of the Ming army, a group of infantrymen with first-class tools ran up and waved to destroy the horse-rejection line.Behind the Japanese arrow formation, a samurai was shaking a round fan, and a team of light-footed soldiers ran forward, shouting.

However, this Ming army did not rush to kill, they dragged the cart artillery and quickly retreated.The infantry with hoods also retreated one after another like a tide.

Where the Chinese army's banners were densely packed, Sheng Yong still waited calmly. He wanted to wait for the artillery array on the right wing to redeploy and fire, and let the right wing infantry and the Chinese army form a pincer attack.

Sheng Yong's helmet and shoulder armor were covered with dust, but the hilt and scabbard in his hand were still brand new. As the coach, he had never used a weapon since he came to Japan; It seemed to be planing its front hooves a little anxiously.But at this moment, Sheng Yong didn't intend to move, nor did he issue a military order.He was just like an observer, just quietly observing the changes on the battlefield.

The warplanes launched by Ping An's cavalry are very accurate, and the battle seems to be changing faster than expected.

The sound of "bang bang bang..." can be heard everywhere on the battlefield, and the flickering fire seems to have never been extinguished.The sound of firecrackers firing is more lively than firecrackers during Chinese New Year...

At this moment, in the woods below Bofu Mountain in the west, two soldiers of the Ming Army rushed out, waving and shouting as they ran.Suddenly, there was a voice in the woods, almost tearing his throat: "It's dark | Ka..." Then there were bursts of loud shouts: "Onboard! Onboard!"

I don't know how many people are shouting, it seems that the vegetation in the forest is full of soldiers and horses.

The first to rush out of the woods were some samurai on pony horses, and a banner embroidered with the Ouchihishi family crest also appeared.Then countless infantry poured out from all over the forest, almost all of them were running, and naturally there was no formation.But that crazy scene is still very captivating.

Almost all the phalanxes on the Ming army's large formation face the north, and the arms and formations are also formed in horizontal rows.For a while, it was difficult for the Ming army on the flanks to form a well-organized battle, and it took time to temporarily change the direction of the phalanx.Once the Japanese army rushes there first, the two sides will inevitably form hand-to-hand melee, which is of course beneficial to the Japanese army with superior numbers.

The soldiers of the Ming army who were facing north turned their heads to the left to wait and see.The dust kicked up by countless Japanese soldiers running and stepping is not far away.The scene mixed with shouts and footsteps was very shocking, as if it was a mudslide rushing down from the mountain.Only at this moment on the battlefield would there be so many people densely gathered to charge.

Chapter 8 Fifteen: Cherry Blossoms in Hakata (6)

"Kang Dang! Bang Dang..." There was a burst of gongs from the Ming army.On the phalanx of several hundreds of households on the edge of the left wing, the generals on horseback turned their heads to wait and see, and saw several blue pennant flags of the Chinese army waving to the east.The generals raised their heads and shouted: "Turn right, retreat!"

The hundreds of households held the numbered military flags, lined up and ran, and moved between the phalanxes in the east in two columns.

By the time the Japanese soldiers, who were panting with their mouths wide open, ran close to the Ming army formation, the Ming army's edge phalanx had already run away to the middle.After the column passed, amidst the diffuse dust, neat rows of firecrackers faced west.Three rows of light infantry wearing wide-brimmed iron helmets and cloth face armor seemed to have been waiting in line.

The faces of the Japanese soldiers who had reached the front ten or twenty steps away could be seen clearly, and many of them had surprised and ominous expressions on their faces.

Originally, the Japanese army dispatched surprise soldiers, but when they rushed over, they found that their opponents were already prepared. They didn't need to think too much, and they would all feel very bad.However, a large number of soldiers of the Japanese army have already launched an offensive, and it is difficult to change tactics at this time.The crowd in front shouted and continued to charge forward.

"Bang bang bang bang..." The front ranks of the Ming army fired successively, and the sound of dense firecrackers came and went one after another.

There were howls all over the battlefield, and Japanese soldiers kept falling to the ground.The pawn leaned forward because of running, and after being shot, he gnawed mud with his mouth.The warrior on horseback turned his back from the horseback, and the scene was very tragic.The surviving soldiers turned around and fled.

But at this moment, there was a sudden roar: "On board!" The Japanese army crowd in the west shouted, and rushed forward again desperately.

The Ming army rested for a while on the ground, and the second row of firecrackers in each formation began to shoot again.Countless firecrackers fired three rounds in unison, leaving many corpses on the battlefield, as well as wounded soldiers thumping on the ground, and the fleeing remnants scattered in all directions.

But the Japanese army hadn't retreated yet, and the crowd who followed up continued to shout and run, and the scene was very crazy.Even the defeated defeated soldiers failed to engulf too many Japanese troops who continued to charge.

The light infantry of the Ming army finished firing their firecrackers, but did not reload them on the spot. They all retreated from the gap between the heavy infantry behind them.As soon as the light soldiers left, three separate artillery carriages were exposed.

Behind the gun carriage was a formation of heavy infantry, and the heavy infantry covered in iron looked very scary, and almost only one face was exposed from the entire body of the sergeant.They wear bare iron helmets that look like helmets with yong characters, but without characters and lacquer; the ear pads and neck guards are chain mail, and there are large pieces of iron forged scales on their bodies, and the breastplate is shining.In addition to the armor, the sergeants also had a wooden shield with riveted iron skin in their hands, and their weapons were long spears with wooden poles and wrought iron heads.This kind of heavy infantry is like a lump of iron, and few people have the desire to attack.

The follow-up troops of the Japanese army completely ignored what was in front of them. With shouts and shouts, the chaotic crowd came running.

After waiting for a while, suddenly the three cannons fired "Boom Boom Boom". After the flames shone, shotguns like raindrops flew towards the battlefield.The Japanese army crowd seemed to be cursed suddenly, and people fell to the ground one after another.The surviving people in the back turned around and scattered as soon as they came back to their senses.

A samurai stuck the Japanese sword into the ground, supported his body and struggled to get up, but soon fell to the ground again.

However, in the depths of the gunpowder and dust to the west, there was another shout soon: "On board..." Countless figures swayed, and many people were still rushing forward.

A voice in the Ming army said: "The Japanese have few tendons."

Then another general's voice shouted loudly: "Meet the enemy!"

The soldiers of each team moved closer to the middle, and the gaps between the people disappeared, forming a denser flat square formation.A row of iron shields looks like long turtle shells, and the spears placed on the edge of the shields seem to turn the phalanxes into hedgehogs.The long guns in the second row were also leveled between the two people in the front row, and the gun array was very dense.

The Japanese army finally rushed to the front with great difficulty, but they stopped fighting and lingered in front of the formation just panting. The scene was very strange.The heavy infantry of the Ming army just lined up in place, with no intention of counterattacking at all, as if they were waiting for something.

A samurai brandished a Japanese sword, yelled, and finally rushed up with a few spearmen around him.But soon there were two screams, the samurai held the Japanese sword with both hands, and the bloody spear head was exposed on his back, and then he was stabbed again, and he fell down on his back.

"Swoosh..." A burst of arrow feathers flew in the air and landed in the Ming army's formation with a crisp sound of "jingling".

At this moment, the horn sounded "Woooo..." from the south, and the sound of horseshoes gradually became clear.In the crowd of Japanese soldiers in front of the battle, there was finally a noise, and many people started to run back.

"Ah!" Suddenly, a warrior in armor rushed towards the gap between the Ming army's phalanx, desperately rushing forward.

But the frenzied shouting stopped abruptly. Behind the phalanx, a Ming army general riding a horse fired an arrow at a distance of about ten steps, and the arrow pierced the warrior's breastplate.The samurai immediately stood still holding the knife.

After a while, a general rushed over with a long bright knife.The bright sword is thin and long, or it is called the Miao-dao. Because the Ming army in the southwest has been fighting against the Miao people all year round, the weapons of the Miao and Han are somewhat assimilated.The general waved the bright saber horizontally for half a circle, gained momentum, then swung it to the right side of the top of his head, and slashed down with the saber diagonally. With a sound of "clang", the samurai raised the Japanese sword to block it, but he didn't block it at all. The long knife hit the samurai's neck, and his head tilted limply.In the spray of blood mist, the man also fell to his knees.

The whimper of the horn in the south is like the sound of death, and the hoof of the horse roars from far to near.Listening to the movement and battle, there are only two or three hundred Ming cavalry that may be dispatched.But the Japanese army has exhausted its last vigor on the western battlefield; this Ming army iron cavalry is undoubtedly the last blow, and it can chase-kill the Japanese army.

The battlefield was full of fleeing Japanese soldiers, and they ran desperately towards the woods.Many people even threw away their spears, and they were all scrambling to escape.There was a soldier who didn't even have a hat, and the Chinese characters "must win" on the cloth strap of the headband looked extra funny.The man yelled angrily in Japanese, and those who understand Japanese may understand what he meant: stupid generals should be the first to die for their country!

... The news of the defeat of the Japanese army's right-wing raiders quickly reached Ouchi Shengmian.Shengjian Ouchi, who was sitting on the bench, didn't seem to have too many surprises at this time, only a sad breath shrouded his face.

The flames of war have not reached Ouchi Shengjian's base camp for the time being, but in the direction of his left front, the sound of "rumbling" guns has already sounded again.The noise on the battlefield ahead seemed to be getting closer.