Kowloon wins

Chapter 468 Showing the enemy to be strong ([-])

Both groups of Japanese arrived very quickly. From the west came 220 cavalry and more than [-] infantry led by Daimyo Itaro of the Hikone Domain of Omi. There were sixty cavalrymen, more than four hundred infantrymen, and the two groups of Japanese were all dressed in brightly colored armor, and most of them had a few small flags on their backs. It's quite imposing, but it's just a trick to scare the common people. The thousand officers and soldiers of the Qing army who lined up in front of the mountain were not at all moved. They all stood quietly with their guns, waiting. The main general Qiushan issued an order to fight.

"I am Itaro, the daimyoi of the Omi Hikone Clan, who dares to fight me!"

"So, Nagai Nagai, the guardian of the mountain castle, who dares to challenge me!"

……

Japanese fighting is no different from acting, and they all use the same routines. When they rush up, they often have the leader in front, yelling for people to play heads-up with them. They have not made any progress for thousands of years. No, the two The Lu Japanese army rushed all the way, without even adjusting the formation, and there was no cooperation at all, they all rushed towards the Qing army formation, and the two knights who screamed were the two Japanese soldiers. The chief generals are all dressed in extremely bright armor and hideous helmets on their heads to distinguish them from ordinary soldiers, lest others will not know that he is the chief general.

"Look, it's Jing Yi-kun coming!"

"Ha, Mr. Nagai is here too, this time the Chinese people will be in trouble!"

"As soon as the two adults arrive, our side will undoubtedly win!"

……

The momentum of the two reinforcements charging at the same time was so great that all the defenders on the top of the city saw it, and they all chattered excitedly, nothing else, those two generals are well-known far and wide Warriors, in the eyes of the defenders in Kyoto, this battle must be won without a doubt.

"Let's begin!"

Seeing that the charge of the two Japanese troops had no technical content at all, Akiyama was really too lazy to comment, shook his head slightly, waved his hands boredly, and gave the order lazily.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

As soon as Qiushan gave this order, the messengers who followed him didn't dare to neglect. He hurriedly picked up the horn and blew it vigorously, and the shrill sound went straight to the sky.

"First row, raise your gun, aim, let go!"

"Second row, raise the gun, aim, release!"

"The third row..."

……

The sound of the horn is an order, and the commanders of the various formations who had been on standby for a long time did not dare to delay a little bit, and raised their command sabers almost at the same time. There was a sound, and the dense barrage covered the two Japanese troops who were coming to kill them like drifting heavy rain.

Before the birth of automatic firearms, three-stage shooting was a classic infantry tactic, and it was regarded as the standard by all Western countries. The key to this is that this type of tactic can form an uninterrupted barrage offensive to the maximum extent and give full play to the power of firearms. The Qing army, which has been practicing for more than a year, is old at this way. As soon as the password is heard, the bullet screen has never stopped. In a short time, the two Japanese troops rushing in are lying on the ground, and the corpses of men and horses are criss-crossed. , blood flowed into rivers, and the scene can only be described by the word "horror".

After the gunpowder smoke cleared, looking at the scene that looked like hell on earth, not only the Japanese defenders on the top of the city who were looking forward to the victory were dumbfounded, but even the soldiers of the Qing army were stunned on the spot , nothing else, although the soldiers of the Qing army have been training for more than a year, and have performed many exercises, but when it comes to going to battle, it is still the first time for a girl to get on the sedan chair, even if she has imagined such a battlefield in advance It was bloody and cruel, but when I really saw this bloody scene, I was still unavoidably shocked.

"Send the order, the first sentry retreats to the camp to rest, and the second sentry stays on standby."

In just 10 minutes, the Japanese army of nearly 700 people has become a dead body all over the place. Hong Qing has seen such a shocking scene in the film and television works of later generations, but if you experience it yourself, it feels really good It's not so complicated, after a long time of silence, it was finally relieved, and there were not many words, just a simple order.

"Ouch, vomit..."

I didn't feel cruel during the war before, but I was shocked by the bloody scene after the war. The soldiers of the Qing army who participated in the war were unavoidably numb, but when they were withdrawn to the camp to rest, the soldiers of the Qing army came back to their senses It was only then that they realized how disgusting the previous scene was, so the sound of retching suddenly rang out in the entire camp, not only the officers and soldiers below, but even the commander Qiu Shan turned pale , bending over, clutching his stomach, struggling to vomit there.

"Qing Baylor, last general, last general..."

After retching for quite a while, Akiyama finally regained his breath. Looking at Hong Qing's calm face again, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed. I didn't know what to say in a daze.

"It's okay, just get used to it."

In fact, Hong Qing also had the nauseating feeling of throwing up a fit, but her mind was calm, and she could still hold it tight. At this moment, seeing veterans like Qiu Shan lose their composure like this, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion, but hey, I didn't see it. Instead of blaming him, he calmly comforted him.

"Qing Baylor is wise, the last general admires."

As the vice-commander of the army and the general who was single-handedly promoted by the old Shisan, Qiu Shan was not convinced that Hong Qing was the leader of the vanguard army, but due to Hong Qing's status, he dared not make any open complaints, that's all. In private, she often complained to her confidantes, but seeing Hong Qing's magnanimity now, the resentment in her heart disappeared.

"General Qiu, let's go and appease the soldiers. There may be a lot of Japanese troops coming today, and the fierce battle is still to come. If you don't have enough physical strength, this battle may not be easy."

With Hongqing's ability to observe facial expressions, he could hear that what Akiyama said came from the bottom of his heart, although he was secretly happy, but he didn't show it, just a few words of comfort to Akiyama.

"Yes, the last will obey!"

Since Hong Qing had confessed in this way, Qiu Shan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly responded, and hurried to the resting place of the first sentry officers and soldiers.

Hongqing's prediction was quite accurate. Since the time of the present, reinforcements from various vassals of the Japanese Kingdom have continued to arrive one after another. It's just that they were obviously frightened by the messy corpses in front of the Qing army's camp, and they all stopped in the distance, waiting and watching, and more than halfway through the end, there were as many as a dozen Japanese soldiers silted up outside the capital city. As many as nearly 4000 people, the strength of the Qing army is more than twice that of the Qing army, but they still hesitate to move forward.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Shen Shi is approaching, it is almost dusk, and the two armies are still facing each other far away from each other. Neither of them intends to launch an attack. When they are in a stalemate, there is a sudden sound of a shrill horn, and the west of the capital city faces smoke and dust. Rolling up, a veteran over fifty years old led more than [-] soldiers to the battlefield, and it was the Harima daimyo Honda Juntaro who arrived.

"I've seen Lord Honda!"

"Honta-kun, you are here. The Chinese people are rampant. Jingyi-kun and Nagai-kun are all broken. We are waiting for you to command us to fight."

"Master Honda, just give the order, we will obey you."

……

Seeing that Honda Juntaro led his troops to arrive in person, all the daimyos became excited. No one else was the same daimyo. All the daimyos present were small daimyos with about 15 koku. The powerful Tanba pursues Tokugawa Kazuki, which is only a noble of 18 shi, which is much different from Honda Juntaro's 38 shi. When he came to lead the army, the big names had their backs, and in high spirits, before Juntaro Honda got off his horse, a group of people surrounded him frantically, chattering nonsense.

"All gentlemen, please be quiet. Has anyone witnessed the passing of Jing Yi-jun and Yongjing-jun Yusha with their own eyes?"

Honda Juntaro ignored the greetings of the daimyos, but looked expressionlessly at the messy corpse in front of the Qing army formation, and after a long time, he asked a question with a solemn expression.

"Honta-kun, by the time I get there, Jingi-kun and Yongjing-kun will have already died in battle. I really don't know the details. Those little turtles in the city should know more or less."

Upon hearing Honda Juntaro's question, all the daimyos looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to respond for a moment. After a long period of silence, Tokugawa Kazuki, the highest titled, came forward and explained.

"Well, go, invite a warrior from the city who has witnessed the battle."

Honda Juntaro didn't comment on Tokugawa Kazuki's words, he just gave a noncommittal noncommittal, and then turned his head to give a command to Hatakemoto who was following him.

"Hay!"

Now that Juntaro Honda had given the order, the Hatamoto didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly responded, and hurriedly rode to the capital city. After some fierce negotiations, the castle was released A hanging basket sent a witness down the city.

Hehe, is this old guy so cautious, it looks like this battle is going to be difficult!
Standing at the gate of the camp, he couldn't hear the conversation on the other side of Honda Juntaro, but when he saw someone from the top of the castle descending from the castle with a hanging basket, Hiroharu frowned involuntarily. Just because Hong Qing had already guessed what Juntaro Honda's intentions were, it seems that such a prudent person must be meticulous in his military operations, and the enemy is outnumbered, this battle is likely to be really turbulent.

"Send the order, withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"

After Hong Qing pondered silently for a while, she already had a calculation in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud, but waved her hand calmly, giving the order to withdraw the troops.

(End of this chapter)