Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 489: Walking into a trap and setting fire to the Japanese navy!
ruins.

Ruins again.

Su Chen, with Li Chongyi and others, slowly chased after Li Jingheng and others in front.

After seeing the burned villages one after another, I couldn't help but sigh.

Yuchi Baolin: "It seems that Koizumi Juichiro has gone crazy with killing."

Li Chongyi nodded.

The successive burning of villages was enough to prove that Koizumi Jiro was filled with murderous intent towards the Izumi defenders.

but.

Although several villages were burned down, the casualties among the Goryeo soldiers were not great.

this is the key of the problem.

In addition, they also found some traps and the bodies of villagers in these villages to varying degrees.

It can be seen that Jin Wucheng of Quanjing was willing to sacrifice the village and the lives of the villagers to stop their attack.

But, can this really stop them?

Su Chen chuckled and shook his head, "That Jin Wucheng is indeed a ruthless man, but unfortunately, he has too few soldiers. If there were more people, Koizumi Jiro, who doesn't have firearms, might not be his opponent."

Li Chongyi and the other man nodded.

From the situation of these villagers and villages, it can be seen that Jin Wucheng is a man of means and ability.

but.

After all, Quanjing's troops were less than 3,000 people. Even if Jin Wucheng racked his brains and used all kinds of tactics, he could not stop their army.

"Where have they arrived now?"

"We just received news that they are close to Shanghe Village. However, they all think that Jin Wucheng will set up an ambush around Shanghe Village."

Li Chongyi said casually, "The official road to Shanghe Village is narrow, and the water flow is relatively fast. If you want to pass Shanghe Village, you must walk across the wooden bridge."

"If the other party has an ambush, that would undoubtedly be the best location."

Su Chen nodded. When he landed, he had already memorized the map near the spring.

He was naturally very familiar with the situation in Shanghe Village.

but.

After all, his familiarity was limited to sources and maps, which was not as good as that of Kim Woo-sung and others, who were native Koreans.

"Let's go. If we hurry up, we might be able to catch up with them and start a big fight."

Everyone quickened their pace.

They quickly arrived at Shanghe Village along the official road. However, before they entered Shanghe Village, they heard shouts and screams from the front.

"Report."

"Your Majesty, General Koizumi has led his troops to fight against the Korean defenders."

"How many people are there on the other side?"

"At least fifteen hundred people."

"Oh?"

There was something strange on Su Chen's face.

With the one thousand elite soldiers coming to support from Beilie and the defenders of Quanjing, there are only about two thousand five hundred soldiers available.

now.

Jin Wucheng and his men actually ambushed 1,500 people in Shanghe Village?

What does it mean?
Planning to wipe out Koizumi Jushiro's 4,000-strong army in Kamikawa Village?

"Let's go find a good spot to take a look."

Su Chen greeted Li Chongyi and the others, and came to a hillside which was relatively higher than Shanghe Village. He took out a telescope and looked in the direction of Shanghe Village.

Both sides died together. Although the Japanese soldiers were not as effective against the Tang soldiers, they were extremely brave when facing the Goryeo soldiers.

It's just weird.

and.

Su Chen discovered that all the advantageous positions in Shanghe Village were occupied by Korean soldiers.

On some of the better high ground, there are Korean archers. These people are like second gunners, shooting arrows from time to time and taking the lives of one or two Japanese soldiers.

It shouldn't be.

Where is Li Jingheng?
Su Chen muttered to himself that he had already determined that the opponent occupied an advantageous position, so Li Jingheng's artillery shells should be fired at them immediately.

Moreover, Su Chen discovered that the positions of these archers were very interesting.

There was a large distance between the two sides, as if they were intentionally guarding against something.

At this moment, Su Chen discovered Li Jingheng and others who were quietly walking aside.

The five hundred people were divided into two teams and intentionally hid themselves so that they were not very conspicuous in the melee of thousands of people.

It was precisely for this reason that Li Jingheng and his team quickly found a suitable location for firing the explosives.

"Damn it, they really set an ambush here."

Li Jingheng looked at the Korean soldiers with a sneer.

When they came, they had imagined that the enemy had set an ambush here, but even with the scouts searching and the vanguards clearing the way, they still could not find any sign of the enemy.

Just when they suspected that the other side was deliberately setting up a confusing formation and there were no ambush here, a group of Korean soldiers ran out from underground.

It turned out that these people had already driven the people from those villages here and asked them to help dig the tunnel.

Taking advantage of the people, they dug dozens of tunnels underground in Shanghe Village and hid them.

So when they searched, they did not find any trace of the Goryeo soldiers.

If someone had not accidentally fallen into the dry well, they would not have known that the underground of Shanghe Village had been dug into many passages.

When they saw they were discovered, these people rushed out from all directions and attacked them.

Fortunately, Li Jingheng and others were walking behind, otherwise, the first wave of attacks would have been enough to cause more than half of their casualties.

"Aim at them all, especially the archers, blow them up!"

Li Jingheng gave orders.

The Japanese soldiers and the Goryeo soldiers below were fighting each other, so it was naturally impossible for them to drop bombs at will. However, they had no worries at all when dealing with the archers who were standing on high places and shooting arrows.

Let you shoot from behind!

Come and have a taste of the power of my Tang Dynasty bomb!

"put!"

Whoosh whoosh.

Bombs flew towards the archers on the roof.

But in the blink of an eye, the roar of bombs rang out in Shanghe Village.

Some archers hiding on the rooftops immediately felt the care from the Tang Dynasty.

In just a moment, it either fell apart or was all over the sky.

Completely integrated with the land of Goryeo.

The moment they heard the sound of the bomb, Jin Wucheng and Qiao Mao's eyes converged.

The enemy's firearms appeared!

It's time to fall into the trap!

"withdraw!"

"Get out!"

The two men each gave their orders, and within a moment, one Goryeo soldier after another quickly withdrew from the center of the battlefield and retreated to the rear.

The rapid evacuation made the Japanese soldiers very angry, and they chased them all the way.

"Don't chase the poor bandits!"

Li Jingheng hurriedly reminded them, but the Japanese soldiers, who were so bloodthirsty, could not care less.

Koizumi Jiro said in a deep voice: "General Li, the enemy has been defeated now. It is a good opportunity to hunt them down. Why can't we hunt them down?"

"Just in case it's a scam!" "Impossible!"

Koizumi Jichiro shook his head, "The enemy's main forces are all here. As long as we eat them, Izumi will be like a little girl waiting to be ravaged!"

Li Jingheng: “…”

Koizumi Jiro: "If General Li is worried that the enemy has an ambush, I will personally lead the troops to chase them down."

"Don't……"

Li Jingheng's obstruction was of no use.

In the view of Koizumi Jiro and others, since the opponent's main force has appeared, the next step will be a head-on fight.

As long as they are bitten to death, they will have no other choice but to fight head-on.

but.

When Koizumi Jiro followed the army and entered Kamikawa Village, he fell into the trap set by Jin Wucheng and others.

One after another, flaming arrows came flying through the air.

"Watch out for the rockets!"

"and many more!"

"General, their target is not us?"

When they saw the rockets falling on the houses and huts, everyone was stunned.

Just for a moment.

The fire was blazing with an unbelievable ferocity.

"Fire oil!"

"They poured kerosene on these houses!"

"Go back!"

however.

How could Jin Wucheng and the others miss such a great opportunity?
One after another, flaming arrows were continuously shot towards the places that had already been poured with kerosene.

What time.

The entire Shanghe Village was engulfed in a sea of ​​fire!
Jin Wucheng couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Koizumi Jiro, don't you like burning down villages? I'll let you have a taste of what it's like to be burned to death!"

Qiao Mao reminded: "Brother Jin, we can't stay here for long, we should leave as soon as possible."

Jin Wucheng nodded, looked at the sea of ​​fire in front of him, and sighed with some regret.

If we had more men and horses, we could take advantage of this opportunity and take them down in one fell swoop.

"go!"

The flames surged.

Koizumi Jiro and others hurriedly withdrew, but there were too many people.

How could hundreds of soldiers pass through the wooden bridge at the same time, considering that it could only accommodate two carriages?

For a moment, people were crowding and stepping on each other.

A large number of soldiers were crowded and fell into the water from the wooden bridge, and many soldiers were trampled to death on the spot.

When Koizumi Jushiro finally withdrew from Kamikawa Village, there were only less than two thousand people left by his side.

The rest were either trampled to death or injured, or fell into the river due to the crowd and were washed downstream with the fast-flowing river.

"Hurry up and save people!"

Koizumi Jiro's face was dark and he shouted at the soldiers around him.

It is better to rescue as many people as possible than for all of them to die in the turbulent river.

Li Jingheng shook his head and arranged his soldiers to start rescuing people.

Fortunately, they acted quickly and managed to rescue two or three hundred people, while the rest were all washed away.

"Hey……"

Koizumi Jiro sighed, "I regret not listening to General Li's previous advice."

If he had been calmer and had not rushed forward with his soldiers, such a disaster would not have happened.

It was clearly a battle of victory, but he ended up losing it, and nearly a thousand soldiers were killed in vain.

Li Jingheng didn't say much. After all, no one wants to see such a loss.

"Two generals, the prince is here."

"So fast?"

The two of them looked at the same time and saw Su Chen, Li Chongyi and others walking over.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Koizumi Jichiro knelt on the ground with a plop, his face full of grief, "Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to your trust and have suffered continuous casualties. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"never mind."

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "Morale is badly damaged now. Punishing you will only damage the morale of our army."

"What you need to do now is to think clearly and understand why you were played around by the other party and why so many people were killed."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Koizumi Jiro stood up from the ground, "It's all because of that kid Jin Wucheng, he's full of tricks. If I catch him, I'll definitely skin him alive, stuff him with straw, and torture him to death."

Su Chen just glanced at Koizumi Juichiro, then smiled and shook his head.

He still has no intention of repenting and even has delusions of capturing Jin Wucheng and torturing him to death?
Even if I give you 10,000 elite soldiers, I'm afraid you will still be played around by the enemy.

"Have you calculated the enemy's casualties?"

"Your Highness, in this battle, the Korean soldiers lost more than 600 men, and our army suffered more than 1,200 casualties, half of whom were trampled to death and washed away by the river."

Two to one.

Jin Wucheng fought another brilliant battle.

Su Chen said calmly, "From now on, Koizumi Juichiro will follow my arrangements."

"I will definitely follow your Majesty's lead."

Koizumi Jiro immediately obeyed the order.

Su Chen nodded and said, "Send someone to investigate the whereabouts of Jin Wucheng and the others."

"They are victorious this time and will definitely be careless. If you find where they are, don't alarm them."

"Yes!"

Koizumi Jichiro made arrangements immediately.

Su Chen glanced at the remnants of Koizumi Juichiro's army and sighed, "Rest here and leave tomorrow to head to Quanjing."

The successive defeats have made these excited Japanese soldiers lose the aggressiveness they had before the landing.

Morale is low and he is not worthy of being reused.

Li Jingheng stepped forward and raised his hand to gesture, "Your Majesty, how about we ..."

Su Chen naturally understood what Li Jingheng meant. He arranged his elite troops to find Jin Wucheng and the others and beheaded them directly.

They can even find their way into the well and carry out assassination plans against high-ranking officials inside the well.

"No need, just nibble away at it step by step."

Su Chen had a calm expression on his face as he glanced at Koizumi Juichiro and the other defeated soldiers.

Such a failure would also make them hate Jin Wucheng and the Goryeo soldiers more.

This also has certain benefits for the subsequent tool grinding.

after all.

The Tang Dynasty launched an army this time in order to save face and gain ground for the retired emperor.

As for who was killing people in Goryeo, wantonly...

Of course, they couldn't be soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Isn’t Koizumi Juichiro a very good candidate?

(End of this chapter)