The Rhapsody of Mounted Blade Players

After appeasing all the soldiers, it was already eleven or twelve o'clock in the night, and Song Jiang returned to his mansion to rest.

The Japanese army outside the city only rested for most of the night. At around three o'clock in the morning, they got up early at the urging of the generals, and then quietly left the camp under the cover of night.

There are only about 10,000 soldiers left in the camp, and among them are either old, weak, or wounded, and do not have much combat effectiveness at all.

In the following time, these more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people had to pretend to be the main force. In order to make their disguises more perfect, these old, weak, sick and disabled people made a large number of weapons overnight while it was still dark. Scarecrows, and then hung some worn leather armor and bamboo armor on these scarecrows, standing in the camp as if they were real soldiers.

A few hours later, Song Jiang yawned and climbed out of bed, and then prepared to send Qingqi out of the city to explore the enemy's situation.

At this time, the main force of the Japanese army had already traveled more than ten miles. Because they had to use the cover of night to travel, many Japanese soldiers suffered from night blindness and bruises on their noses and faces. At the same time, as they kept running, the little food they ate yesterday was quickly digested, causing the stomachs of all the Japanese soldiers to growl.

But no matter how hungry they are, there will be no breakfast at this time, because the Japanese country itself is not rich in products and food is also scarce, so they usually have two meals a day, the first meal is around ten o'clock in the morning, and the second meal is at around ten o'clock in the morning. The second meal is at four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

In other words, these Japanese soldiers had to endure hunger and travel for several hours before they could eat the first meal of the day.

Changing the perspective back to the Japanese camp, hundreds of Qingqi sent by Song Jiang have begun to cautiously approach the camp to explore the enemy's situation.

As a result, as soon as they approached the camp, they were forced back by the dense rain of arrows fired from the camp.

After all, there are only more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the camp. In order not to be discovered by the other side, the Japanese soldiers in the camp will naturally not tolerate the enemy approaching for investigation, even if they shoot all the arrows. Also force the opponent back.

Seeing that Qingqi was forced to retreat, Song Jiang dispatched three small reconnaissance airships in the city to prepare for reconnaissance from the air.

This move was really beyond the expectations of the Japanese people. Facing those airships floating hundreds of meters in the sky, the Japanese soldiers in the camp were helpless.

The soldiers on the three reconnaissance airships observed from the air and found that although there were quite a lot of people in the camp below, many of them had been standing still and hadn't moved a step for a long time. This made them suspicious, and then they took a closer look with binoculars and found that these 'people' were actually scarecrows.

After discovering this situation, these soldiers quickly returned to the city and reported the news to Song Jiang.

After Song Jiang heard about it, he immediately understood that the Japanese people wanted to attack him in the east and in the west, leaving a small number of old and weak people in the camp to confuse him, but the main force had actually escaped under the cover of night, presumably preparing to attack other troops. There are not many or even any small towns and villages.

Naturally, he could not let this situation happen, so he sent a dozen cavalry officers, led by Hua Rong, Qin Ming and Mu Hong, to lead the three thousand cavalry in the city to pursue the main force of the Japanese army, while he himself led The infantry and crossbowmen in the city captured the Japanese camp and completely wiped out the Japanese troops remaining in the camp, lest he left with the army later and these Japanese people came to attack the city again.

Not long after Hua Rong and the others set off, Song Jiang quickly assembled more than 50,000 troops in the city and launched an attack on the Japanese military camp.

The Japanese soldiers in the camp still wanted to defend, but the black whirlwind Li Kui and the red-haired ghost Liu Tang each led a group of heavy armored infantry to enter the camp in just ten minutes. What followed was a complete massacre. The old, weak, sick and disabled in the camp were no match for the elite heavy infantry led by Li Kui and Liu Tang.

An hour later, more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers in the camp were completely killed. Even those who surrendered, Li Kui did not let go. This time, the Black Tornado was obviously killing again.

However, Song Jiang did not blame the other party. After all, the enemy troops were much more powerful than them this time. He would probably have to take all the main forces to fight the Japanese army. He did not leave many soldiers and horses in the city, so he kept these Japanese prisoners were also a hidden danger.

Now that all the Japanese soldiers were killed, Song Jiang was completely relieved. He only left 2,000 militiamen in Dengzhou City, and he led the remaining 33,000 militiamen and 22,000 combat soldiers. gone.

And not long after Song Jiang led his army to set off, Hua Rong and the others finally caught up with the main force of the Japanese army.

Because those Japanese soldiers were walking and were hungry, they walked slower and slower, which is why Hua Rong and the others caught up so quickly.

Although there were only three thousand riders, Hua Rong knew that they had to find a way to hold back these Japanese people. After all, there was a small town seven or eight miles away that did not have many troops to defend.

So Hua Rong and the others asked all their cavalry to take out their bows, and began to use the high mobility of the cavalry to continuously approach the Japanese army, and then fired arrows to harass the opponent.

This move really made the Japanese soldiers unable to concentrate on marching. In order to avoid being shot to death, these Japanese soldiers quickly stopped, either using shields to defend themselves, or looking for bunkers to hide.

Seeing that this was no solution, the Japanese generals sent out the only two thousand cavalry in the army, preparing for a cavalry showdown with these hateful Han cavalry.

As long as one's own cavalry can entangle the opponent's cavalry for a period of time, the large number of spear ashigaru on their side can rush up to surround the Han cavalry and kill them bit by bit with their superior strength.

When Hua Rong and the others saw that those knights and mounts were very short, the Japanese cavalry actually dared to charge towards them. They all had contemptuous smiles on their faces. Then Hua Rong led his cavalry to meet them. There was no way to avoid them. mean.

The cavalry on both sides had not yet made formal contact. The waves of arrows fired by Hua Rong and others were knocked down by at least 500 Japanese cavalry. After the cavalry from both sides officially collided, more than 800 Japanese cavalry were directly dismounted by the Qinglong Empire's cavalry with the astonishingly long lances and horse spears in their hands.

There were less than a thousand Japanese cavalry left. Facing the enemy cavalry with both men and horses, they had no resistance at all. They tried their best to cut out the weapons in their hands, but they could not break through the armor defense of the enemy cavalry. And the opponent With the weapon in his hand, a casual blow could penetrate the fragile bamboo and leather armor on their bodies.

In less than ten minutes, these Japanese cavalry were completely wiped out by Hua Rong and others.

At this time, the Japanese generals had just regrouped their infantry into a formation!

Seeing that these Han cavalry were so powerful and actually wiped out more than 2,000 of their own cavalry in such a short period of time, the Japanese generals were also a little scared. They were afraid that if they continued to stay here, they would be defeated by the mobility of the Han cavalry. Grinding to death bit by bit.

Therefore, after observing the surrounding terrain, the Japanese generals decided to lead their army to a nearby hill to defend themselves.

Although the hill is not high, it is still quite steep. As long as they can get the army to retreat to the hill and then let the Ashigaru set up multiple gun arrays halfway up the hill, they will be able to block the Han cavalry.

When Hua Rong and the others saw the enemy troops moving, they followed them regardless of fatigue. After following for a while, Hua Rong and the others also discovered that these Japanese people wanted to retreat to the hill not far away. There was nothing they could do about this. After all, their troops were too small and they could not completely stop this army of more than 200,000 people.

After finally killing more than a thousand enemy soldiers with bows and arrows, Hua Rong and the others could only stop at the foot of the hill, because the Japanese soldiers who were the first to go up the mountain had already laid dense layers of guns on it. If they continue to catch up, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Fortunately, their mission was only to find ways to hold back these Japanese people, rather than to completely eliminate them. Now they have actually achieved their mission goal.

So Hua Rong and the others also rode their war horses to a place more than a thousand meters away from the hill, ready to rest for a while.

They had just made a rapid pursuit, and then had a fierce battle with the enemy cavalry. Although there were no casualties, all the knights and horses were very tired.

Fortunately, the heavy cavalry of the Qinglong Empire were at least one man and two horses. After dismounting, Hua Rong and the others quickly took off the horse armor from the war horse that had been fighting before and put it on the other war horse. Be ready to attack again at any time, not giving those Japanese people a chance to escape.

The Japanese generals who were already standing on the top of the mountain looked envious when they saw that the Han cavalry had so many tall and strong horses.

Their Japanese country doesn’t have any such tall war horses! Even the war horses ridden by these generals were obviously a head shorter than those of the Han cavalry.

This time, the reason why they agreed to the request of the Jin people and came to attack the Qinglong Empire was because the Jin people agreed to sell them at least 10,000 excellent war horses from the Japanese country at a low price after the war.

After the two sides faced off for more than two hours, Song Jiang also arrived with his troops. After all, all troops of the Qinglong Empire had already transformed into mules and horses. Even the militiamen could ride on mule-drawn carriages. Then Although the speed is not as fast as the cavalry troops, it is far superior to the infantry of other countries.

At least the Japanese generals were surprised by the astonishing marching speed of the enemy infantry.

Song Jiang was very happy when he saw that the main force of the Japanese army was successfully held back by Hua Rong and the others. Then he observed the hilly terrain where the Japanese were guarding and found that it was difficult for the cavalry troops to operate in such terrain. He was ready to use infantry and crossbowmen as the main force to launch an attack on the hill, trying to eliminate this group of Japanese people as soon as possible.

After some preparations, Hua Rong and the other cavalry attacked again, but this time they actually played the role of archers. After they rushed to the foot of the mountain, they continued to fire arrows at the Japanese soldiers guarding the mountain.

Naturally, the Japanese archers on the mountain took advantage of their height and continued to shoot arrows at Hua Rong and the others from a high position.

That is to say, the armors worn by Hua Rong and the others are strong enough. Otherwise, ordinary people would soon suffer huge casualties under such a dense arrow rain attack.

After quickly firing five or six rounds of arrows and covering hundreds of Japanese soldiers, Hua Rong and the others quickly retreated, while thousands of heavy infantrymen holding large shields acted as the vanguard of the army. Go up.

Relying on the large shields made of fine steel in their hands, these heavy infantry blocked most of the arrows fired by the enemy on the mountain, allowing the crossbowmen and ordinary infantry in the rear to follow them safely.

While following the heavy infantry, the crossbowmen of the Qinglong Empire were constantly firing arrows at the enemy troops on the mountain.

Arrows were flying from both sides. On the side of the Qinglong Empire, because the soldiers' armors were very sophisticated, only a few soldiers were shot down occasionally. On the other hand, the casualties on the Japanese side were extremely heavy. After more than ten minutes of fighting, During the shooting, at least more than 5,000 people were injured or killed. This is because it occupies various favorable terrains on the mountain, otherwise its casualties would definitely be even greater.

However, when the armies of both sides approached more than fifty meters away, the Japanese soldiers on the mountain pushed huge boulders and newly chopped horizontal logs down the mountain.

These boulders and crossbars rolled faster and faster on the relatively steep mountain, and crashed into the Qinglong Empire soldiers with astonishing power.

If they were really hit by these boulders and crossbars, the casualties among the soldiers of the Qinglong Empire would definitely be serious.

At the critical moment, Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng took action again. As he cast his spell, the mountain seemed to come to life and began to squirm continuously. The huge rocks and horizontal logs were actually moving very quickly amidst the constant squirming of the mountain. The forward momentum was stopped, and then the ground quickly opened large holes, swallowing up these boulders and horizontal logs quickly.

"Our army is blessed by the gods, everyone, charge with me!" Song Jiang also drew his sword and shouted at this time, encouraging the soldiers under his command.

As a result, the soldiers attacking the mountain advanced even faster, and soon Li Kui and the others were the first to rush to a place less than ten meters away from the enemy's formation.

Then these heavy infantrymen took out their throwing axes and javelins, and threw them fiercely at the Japanese soldiers who had set up a dense spear formation on the opposite side.

Puff puff! After a series of sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh, almost all the Japanese soldiers in the front row were shot dead, and many flaws appeared in the originally tight gun formation.

Li Kui and Liu Tang took the opportunity to roar and charge forward, while others like Lei Heng, the winged tiger, and Chen Da, the leaping tiger, relied on their strong jumping ability and light skills to jump directly over the seven or eight rows of guns in the front row. The soldiers were light and fell directly into the formation of Japanese archers.

Then the two men danced the simple knives in their hands like windmills, quickly killing the surrounding Japanese archers, making these archers no longer able to shoot arrows with peace of mind.

And just a few minutes later, Li Kui was the first to lead a group of heavy infantry, kill through the enemy's gun formation, and join Lei Heng and Chen Da, preventing them from being besieged and exhausted by the enemy. .

"Those must be the generals of the Japanese country. Come with me and kill them!" After Li Kui wiped the blood from his face, he glanced towards the mountain and soon saw a few people sitting on the small hill. On the bench, holding samurai swords and wearing gorgeous armor, Japanese generals were watching the battle. So he immediately shouted and asked everyone to follow him and kill him.