Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 153 Broken City
While the Ming army was fighting in the city, the defender of Yanagawa Castle, Taro Kameda, slapped his head and opened his eyes with an impatient look.

He listened to the noise outside and couldn't help but frowning. He said drunkenly, "Bakayalu, are you dead? Why is it so noisy outside? Murakami, Murakami, go see what's going on outside."

After saying that, he stood up unsteadily and walked towards the door.

When he opened the door, he saw flames shooting up into the sky, dyeing the dark night as bright as blood. At this time, no matter how stupid Kameda Taro was, he realized that the Ming army was attacking the city.

It turned out that the vibration just now was not an earthquake, but the sound of the Ming army attacking the city.

Before he could react, more than thirty soldiers of the Qi family army rushed into his courtyard.

Taro Kameda's knees softened, his body bent down, and he fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, begging for mercy: "Don't kill me. Don't kill me. I am willing to submit to the Heavenly Army. I am willing to belong to the Heavenly Army."

Gao Yu, who was walking in front, heard him chattering and looked annoyed. He turned to his companion and asked, "What is this guy talking about?"

"It seems like he's begging us not to kill him." A smart man answered timidly.

"You can speak Japanese?"

"No, but seeing his cowardly look and expression, we can guess it."

Gao Yu suddenly realized what was going on. He suddenly became furious and kicked Kameda Taro to the ground. He pointed at him and shouted, "You have to prove your worth, otherwise you will just work until you die. Understand?"

Kameda Taro didn't understand either, but he understood something from his expression, so he nodded repeatedly. "I have a lot of money, I'll take you to get it, don't kill me, don't kill me."

The two chatted across servers, using their hands and mouths, and finally Taro Kameda led Gao Yu to a treasure room.

When he pushed the door open, he saw that the room was filled with silver and rare treasures.

Gold, emerald, agate, jadeite.
The deep darkness of the night still cannot conceal the faint light from them.

"Gurgle." After swallowing his saliva, Gao Yu slowly turned his head to look at his tribesmen.

At this moment, they were also stunned, standing there like wooden stakes.

After being stunned for a long time, Gao Yu pointed at a man and ordered: "Wang Xishun, you take seven people to guard here, and the rest of you follow me. There must be many wealthy families in this city."

"Yes." Seven people stepped out to protect the treasury, and the rest followed Gao Yu and hurried out of the mansion.

After leaving Kameda Taro's house, Gao Yu and his party ran into a group of Japanese pirates in the street. When the enemies met, they were extremely jealous. They shouted at each other, held the samurai swords in both hands, and rushed over with a roar.

Gao Yu grinned and took up his formation.

He was seen standing in the front holding a spear, and the remaining two sword and shield soldiers guarded on both sides. The fast-moving warrior quickly came to Gao Yu, smiled grimly, and swung his sword to chop Gao Yu's face.

Gao Yu raised his spear to block, then kicked the Japanese pirate warrior. The man screamed "Wow" and fell to the ground, covering his chest and spitting blood.

Gao Yu took a step forward and stabbed the Japanese pirate in the belly.

The Japanese pirate's eyes widened, he kicked his calves twitching, and then became motionless.

Immediately afterwards, the two teams collided like a torrent.

Suddenly, the sounds of killing were everywhere, shouts were deafening, and the sounds of metal colliding mixed with wailing and pleas for mercy resounded through the quiet night sky.

Gao Yu took the lead, his spear like a dragon emerging from the sea, his moves were fierce and decisive, and almost every stab could bring out a scream.

He stepped forward and thrust his spear forward, hitting a Japanese pirate right in the heart.

The Japanese pirate instantly felt so much pain that his facial features shifted and he opened his mouth and screamed loudly. Gao Yu smiled coldly and grabbed the handle of the gun and circled it along the wound.

The Japanese pirates grasped the tip of the spear tightly and tried to pull it out.

However, he soon seemed to have lost all his strength. His eyes dimmed and his body collapsed to the ground like mud.

Gao Yu drew out his spear, raised it above his head, and shouted: "Those who kneel down will not be killed, those who kneel down will not be killed!"

Most of these Japanese pirates could not understand Chinese, so when Gao Yu shouted, they thought it was some slogan for a charge.

Now, their blood was also aroused.

"Long live the family head, long live the family head, kill for the family head"

"Drive the Ming people out, drive them out."

"Defend our city and women, and drive out the Ming army!"

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Gao Yu shook his head, gripped his spear tightly, and with the help of the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen's cover, he rushed into the enemy's formation.

Seeing how brave his superior was, the soldiers behind him gnashed their teeth, their eyes turned bloodshot, and they followed closely with roars.

It is true that an inch longer, an inch stronger.

When engaging the enemy from a distance, the spearmen moved forward rhythmically like drills in a lathe.

The flesh and blood body in front screamed in pain, skin and flesh flew around, and pungent watermelon juice flowed all over the ground.

Gao Yu knocked down three Japanese pirates in a row, which consumed a lot of his physical strength, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed out of his forehead. However, he was not afraid at all, but instead felt a sense of relief, a kind of relief from a hearty fight.

At this time, he was covered in blood, and the blood formed a column along the bottom of the battle robe and flowed to the ground.

With a bloody face, he clenched his spear and stepped forward. The Japanese pirates who were still charging were so frightened that they retreated to the back alleys.

The Japanese pirates behind him couldn't see what was ahead and were still rushing forward.

The two teams collided and the scene became extremely chaotic.

"Baga, those behind you, turn back quickly." "Coward, turn back, don't block our way, coward!"

"Ouch, some bastard stabbed me in the ass with a knife."

"Get out of the way quickly, or you'll all be killed."

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The Qi family soldiers standing by were stunned.

What the hell are these people? They can even fight against themselves?
However, they did not show mercy to the enemy because of the chaos. At Gao Yu's command, the Qi family army pressed forward. The street was not wide, and there was only one main road in front. The Japanese pirates in the middle were in great trouble.

The people behind him couldn't see the battle situation in front clearly and kept pushing forward.

Behind him are Qi Jiguang and his group of tigers and leopards, sharpening their knives.

The look in his eyes was just like the one a butcher gives his pigs when he is slaughtering them, looking at the fat pigs in the pigsty during festivals, glowing green and lush.

As soon as the two sides of the troops collided, the howling like pigs being slaughtered rang out.

In just a few breaths, the Japanese pirate in the middle fell to the ground.

Now the Japanese pirates behind began to face Gao Yu and others directly. Looking at this group of Ming soldiers covered in blood, they could no longer bear it.

He screamed "Ah!" and ran away.

Gao Yu did not pursue him further. After a series of battles, he was exhausted. Just now, because he was still in the battle and his adrenaline was surging, he forced himself to take a breath.

Now that he was in danger, he could no longer hold on, his legs went weak, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

The sergeant nearby quickly supported him.

The team rested for a while, and then went to the mansions in the city to loot money.

The battle lasted until noon of the second day, when the resistance in the city was slightly reduced. After Qi Guozuo captured the city, he immediately sent people to count the war damage and the city's treasury storage.

At the same time, while repairing the city wall, he sent people to report the victory to Li Rusong.

So in Yanagawa Castle you can see a scene like this: the sounds of killing can be heard from time to time, and there are soldiers fighting in the city.

At the city gate, the surrendered Japanese pirates picked up bricklaying knives to help the Ming army repair the city wall.

The city wall was repaired very quickly. In just two days, the hole in the east wall of Yanagawa Castle was plugged.

Qi Guozuo was not in a hurry to advance, but instead took root in Liuchuan City.

After this battle, he had a clearer understanding of the enemy's and our own combat strength.

Although the Qi family army is powerful, they are small in number after all. The Ryuzoji family is one of the three overlords of Kyushu Island.

He has nearly 20,000 soldiers under his command.

Moreover, this is their home ground. If one of their soldiers dies, one less soldier will be killed. They cannot act recklessly.

That night, Qi Guozuo summoned all his generals in the He Room of the City Lord's Mansion.

As soon as they sat down, they looked at each other and found that several senior officers were injured. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured. At most, they were just stabbed, not penetrated, so they recovered quickly.

Qi Guozuo glanced at everyone, took a deep breath, and said with a sad face: "Everyone, this battle was not easy. More than 30 people were killed and more than 60 were injured."

"General, there are always casualties in war. We have suffered heavy casualties, but the Japanese pirates are not feeling well either." Wu Hai slammed the table in response, "We wish we could flatten this Japanese island right now."

"Yes, there are 300,000 taels of silver alone in this city, and also gold. The Japanese island is really fucking rich. If we take over the entire Japanese island, we don't know how much money we will get." Another person echoed.

"You two better be careful. The fighting power of these Japanese pirates is not as weak as we think." A cautious person reminded.

"What are you afraid of? I've come all this way, so I have to make enough money, right?"

"That's right. That's right. Only if we are willing to sacrifice our lives can we dethrone the Japanese emperor!"

Everyone was talking and arguing.

Qi Guozuo raised his eyes, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Everyone, General Li's follow-up troops have not arrived yet, so you'd better stay calm."

"When will General Li's reinforcements arrive?" Wu Hai asked curiously.

"I don't know, but we are not in a hurry. It is these Japanese who are in a hurry." Qi Guo shook his head and continued, "It's just right. The army has come from afar and has been conquering for days. It's time to rest and then march to Saga Castle."

The generals looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Zhang Yunxiu also got the news first.

He was immediately delighted and ordered someone to call Han San.

A personal attendant took the order and left. After a while, the personal attendant came back and led Han San hurriedly from the shore to the deck.

When the two met, Zhang Yunxiu immediately got to the point and said, "Qi Guozuo has already captured Yanagawa Castle, which is the bridgehead of the Ryuzoji family in Chikugo Province. It's time for the Shimazu family to make a move as well."

"Okay, then I will send some people to urge Aineng to encourage the Shimazu family to send troops." Han Sanyi clasped his fists and immediately replied respectfully.

"We have to be careful with the Otomo family too. Even though this guy may just give in temporarily, who knows when he might stab us in the back."

"clear."

(End of this chapter)