Kowloon wins

Chapter 467 Showing the enemy to be strong ([-])

"Get on the horse, come with Ben Baylor, and disperse the Japanese people in front of the city!"

Even though the troops are insufficient and the men and horses are exhausted, Hong Qing didn't hesitate for too long. She waved her hand and issued a general order. If there is no one else, she must show her strength to the enemy. If not, let alone scare her away. The enemy army in the city is gone, and whether you can be safe is a problem. Besides, so many Japanese people gather under the city. Although the combat power is limited, it is also a potential threat to the Qing army who is alone and deep. It is necessary to disperse quickly. As for how many Japanese people will be killed or injured, that is not within the scope of Hong Qing's consideration.

"twitter!"

A group of officers and soldiers had been tossed at sea for two months, and once they landed, they had traveled a long distance of more than [-] miles. They were already exhausted. After the order was given, a group of officers and soldiers dared not neglect to go, they suddenly agreed, got on their horses one after another, rushed out of the grove following Hong Qing, and galloped all the way to the direction of the capital to cover up the past .

"The Chinese people are coming, the Chinese people are coming!"

"Open the city gate quickly, the Chinese are coming!"

"I beg of you, please open the city gate!"

……

Even though Hong Qing's troops only had more than three hundred riders, such a charge made great momentum, the smoke and dust billowed, and the murderous aura went straight to the sky. It was impossible for the people of Osaka City who were gathering at the city to miss them, and everything was in chaos for a while. Some people got up, howling and crying, and some frantically smashed into the closed city gates, how could there be such chaos.

"Kill in!"

Seeing that his own side has already come to the front, but those Japanese people who returned to the rebellion never left the city, obviously hoping that the defenders at the top of the city will help them. Seeing this, Hong Qing immediately frowned. Yang, the spear in his hand shook violently, roared loudly, and issued the order to kill without any mercy.

Chaos, complete chaos, the Qing army rushed into the crowd, slashed with spears and knives, and mercilessly beheaded the Japanese people who dared to block the attack line. Seeing that the Qing army really dared to kill, how could they dare to gather together again, and they didn't care much in the panic. Everyone rushed away and fled as far as they could. It can be described as appalling.

"Master Tokugawa, the Chinese are bullying too much, and the general will request to lead his troops to attack!"

"Master Tokugawa, you just give the order, and the general is willing to risk his life to attack!"

"Master Tokugawa, the Chinese dogs are so rampant, they treat me as nothing, absolutely unforgivable!"

……

As soon as the Qing army's indiscriminate attack came out, many Japanese warriors on the top of the city were immediately enraged, and there was a burst of yelling around the right minister Misei Tokugawa who was on duty at the top of the city.

"The enemy's situation is unknown, so don't move lightly, just wait and see."

There are more than [-] samurai in the city of Kyoto. It is said that the military strength is strong, but these are not the royal army, but the private soldiers of various families. Among them, the Tokugawa family is the most powerful, with about [-] samurai under their command. The remaining people accounted for almost half of the army in the city. Because of this, the Tokugawa family was publicly pushed out to defend the east gate. Tokugawa Misei was afraid of losing, but he stayed in the east city today. Chuan Sansheng was only worried about the safety of the city defense. As for the life and death of those refugees from Osaka who fled, he didn't care at all. No matter how fierce the samurai yelled, Tokugawa Misei remained unmoved and insisted on refusing to send troops to rescue the refugees.

"Stop the whole army!"

Killing the Japanese people is just a means, not an end. What we want is to drive these refugees away from the city of Kyoto. Because of this, Hong Qing will not do anything to the extreme. Going around in a circle, retreated to a distance of more than [-] steps from the city, raised his hand, stopped the whole army from running, and just lined up under the city, quite a few of them looked at the city head in a rage. Japanese warriors.

"Master Tokugawa, you dare to be so presumptuous with such a small number of Chinese people, and finally ask for orders to attack. If you don't kill all the Chinese dogs, you will not be a human being!"

"Master Tokugawa, the Chinese dog thief insulted me too much, kill him in battle!"

"Master Tokugawa, let's attack the city, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

……

Seeing that Hong Qing's troops stopped at the foot of the city so arrogantly, the Japanese warriors who were already full of anger couldn't help being even more angry. The voices of shouting for war became one, and the quarreling Tokugawa Sansei's head grew bigger. a few laps.

"Wait a little longer, if the Chinese don't have follow-up reinforcements, my lord will allow you to attack later!"

The samurai didn't know how powerful the Qing army's firepower was, but Tokugawa Misei knew it well, nothing else, Ichiro Watanabe, who fled from Osaka Castle to Kyoto, made it very clear that those powerful The giant cannons of the Japanese army actually knocked down the walls of Osaka City. Moreover, the guardian of the Kii Fan, Dai Tokugawa Meilan, also sent an urgent report, saying that the three-way allied forces failed to attack the Wakayama Fort. The weapon is extremely powerful and unstoppable. In order to ensure the morale of the army in the city, Tokugawa Misei did not leak such information, but he himself did not dare to deceive himself, and he did not want to fight at this time, but faced the samurai Their enthusiasm was exciting, but Tokugawa Sansei was not easy to suppress, so he had no choice but to play a trick to delay the attack.

"Qing Baylor, look quickly, General Akiyama's troops have arrived!"

The Japanese army in the city did not move, and the Qing army naturally would not go to attack the city at this time. They faced each other silently at a distance of more than three hundred steps. As time passed, dusk came and the sky gradually faded away. The sky darkened, and suddenly there was another burst of smoke and dust on the east avenue, and the sharp-eyed soldiers suddenly let out a cry of alarm, which shattered the dead silence on the battlefield.

Huh, it's finally here!
As the saying goes, beating a wolf with a hemp pole is frightening at both ends. Don’t look at Hong Qing sitting on the horseback with a relaxed expression all the time, and seems not to care about the tense guards at the top of the city. The battle may not necessarily be won, but fortunately the defenders in the city cooperated very well, finally delaying the time until Qiu Shan's subordinates arrived, and Hong Qing's tense heartstrings were a little loosened.

"Here's an order for General Qiu to set up camp three miles away from the city."

Although Akiyama's troops had already arrived, Hongqing did not withdraw his troops, but only sent a messenger to pass on the training, while he himself still led his troops to monitor every move of the defenders at the top of the city until the other side of Akiyama. After the defense was completed, Hong Qing led the cavalry to retreat slowly, joined with Qiu Shan's troops, and set up a camp on a hill beside the road.

"My lords, the Chinese people are really cunning. They sent a small group of troops to lure me into battle. This is an ambush to attack us. It's really abominable, but it's not a big deal. His Majesty the Emperor has issued an imperial edict. Starting tomorrow, The army from all over the country will come to King Qin in Kyoto, and the general will personally lead the army to encircle and suppress the Chinese people. We only need to defend the city, which will be the greatest contribution. When the Chinese people are wiped out, the general will be rewarded generously. Now, I beseech you gentlemen gone."

It wasn't until Hong Qing led his troops back that Tokugawa Misei finally came to his senses. Dare to feel that the previous arrogance of the Qing army was just a bluff, and he realized that he might have missed a great opportunity to defeat the enemy. He couldn't help feeling very frustrated, but he didn't want to admit it in public, instead he explained it in a happy manner, and comforted the warriors under him with gentle words.

"Don't worry, my lord, we swear to be incompatible with the Chinese dog!"

"Don't worry, my lord, with me waiting, the city will be fine!"

"People live in the city, and people die in the city!"

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Since Misei Tokugawa had already spoken to such an extent, the warriors, whether they really understood or pretended to understand, did not dare to expose Tokugawa Misei's lies in public, so they could only express their opinions in disorder. Morale, which was already sluggish, has been boosted by this...

On the eighth day of November in the 50th year of Kangxi, at four o'clock in the morning, the sky was not yet bright, but Hongqing got up early. After punching and kicking, he went to inspect various places in the camp, and then returned to the commander of the Chinese army. After spending some dry food in a hurry, he summoned all the generals to the tent to discuss how to deal with the enemy. This is not because Hongqing was too nervous, but because of the inevitable situation. Knowing the situation, Hongqing knows that the Japanese have always had a lot of tyrannical people. Under the influence of the so-called Bushido spirit, crazy people abound, especially when Emperor Nakagomon's imperial edict was promulgated, they came here desperately There are destined to be many desperate Japanese daimyos, and the daimyos of Harima, Tanba, Yamashiro and other places around Kyoto are very close to Kyoto, and they will arrive one after another within a day. In all likelihood, they will attack desperately. If there is no preparation in advance, At that time, you must be in a hurry, and if something goes wrong, the consequences will not be fun.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Sure enough, as Hong Qing had expected, the discussion in the big tent was not over yet when a shrill horn sounded suddenly, and the originally quiet camp was already in chaos.

Oh, it's really here!
Hearing the sound of the alarm, Hong Qing hastily confessed a few words, then ended the discussion, led the generals to the high place, and just took a look, and saw smoke and dust billowing from the west and north directions, Apparently there were many soldiers and horses coming to cover up the Qing army's camp, their eyes immediately became terrified, and they picked up the binoculars hanging from their waists, carefully scrutinized the approaching enemy, and after a while, they solemnly ordered Said: "Ready to fight!"

As soon as Hong Qing made this order, the camp immediately became bustling, slogans rang out one after another, and groups of soldiers of the Qing army with live ammunition walked out of the camp, but they did not go far, and formed several squares at the foot of the hillside. Waiting quietly for the arrival of the two enemy troops...

(End of this chapter)