Kowloon wins

Chapter 487 The Last Madness ([-])

"Hurry up and send an order, the generals of all sentries will come here to discuss matters immediately!"

It was just a subconscious movement of Tashan to look at the enemy formation with the binoculars, but it was such a subconscious movement that made his face change wildly. A large group of soldiers marching and riding in a square formation with bright armor and five-colored flags stand like a mountain, with murderous aura soaring into the sky. Compared with yesterday's Japanese army, their combat power is obviously much stronger. There is no doubt that this It should be the main force of the Japanese army has arrived!Thinking of this, Tashan didn't dare to neglect, so he roared without looking back.

"twitter!"

The orderly standing beside him didn't know what was going on, but when he heard Tashan's order, he didn't dare to delay a little bit, so he hurriedly responded, and rushed out along the trench, not long after. , all sentinels have already rushed over one after another.

"Every sentinel counts!"

The situation was urgent, and as soon as the generals of the sentries arrived, Tashan didn't have any nonsense to exchange greetings, so he gave a straightforward order.

"There are actually 87 soldiers at the first post!"

"At the second post, there are 76 soldiers who can fight!"

"The third whistle, 81 people!"

……

Since Tashan had given orders, the commanders of each sentry did not dare to be negligent, and reported the surviving combat power of each sentry one by one-the original four sentries under Tashan's men and the four sents who were reinforced one after another, a total of eight sentries. There were supposed to be 1000 soldiers, but after a day and night of fierce fighting, there were only 680 seven soldiers left in total, and the loss was nearly half!
"How about the artillery?"

Hearing that the number of staff at each sentry was so severe, Tashan's already ugly face immediately became more gloomy, but he didn't say much, and asked about the situation of the sentries instead.

"The situation is not very good. After a day and a night of fighting, there are still some shells, which should be enough for today's use, but nearly half of the guns are broken. Right now, there are only [-] guns that can be used."

Hearing Tashan's question, Lu Chengzhong, the artillery chief who stood aside, immediately smiled wryly, shook his head, and replied helplessly.

"Broken? How could it be broken?"

In the fierce battle last night, Tashan's troops firmly withstood the Japanese army's continuous strong attack, and did not allow the Japanese army to break into the artillery position. Nearly half of the cannon was broken, and my heart sank suddenly. I was surprised. Then asked again.

"How can it not be broken? Brother Ta, these gun barrels have a service life. You can do the math yourself. Since the start of the war yesterday, how many shells have been fired by the younger brother to keep the eighteen guns now?" , is already considered lucky, after today, it’s hard to say how many doors are left.”

It's okay if Tashan doesn't ask, but if he asks, Lu Chengzhong will feel miserable.

"Then I don't care. You can't stop your artillery fire anyway! The commander-in-chief has an order that you must hold the position before sunset. Even if you die, you must die on the position. Please cheer me up. Execution, do you understand?"

Without the support of artillery fire, how could it be possible to stop the 10,000+ Japanese army's mad attack with such a small force at the moment? Tashan would not fail to understand this point. Because he understood, he didn't care how Lu Chengzhong complained. With a savage wave of his hand, Lu Chengzhong's complaint was interrupted, and he roared after gnashing his teeth.

"twitter!"

A military order is a military order, even though they knew that this battle was going to be a disaster, all the sentry chiefs of the Qing army did not hesitate, and agreed loudly.

"Go down and prepare, let the brothers hurry up and use some dry food. Look at this posture, the Japanese slaves will come up soon!"

At this point in the battle, there are no tactics to speak of, only to die to the end. Tashan has an early desire to die, and since he doesn't want to talk any more nonsense, after a confession, he dismisses all the generals. And he himself picked up the binoculars and stared at the middle of the Japanese army...

"Hoho, hoho, hoho..."

At three o'clock in the morning, a gust of wind blew through, and the dark clouds in the sky cracked several gaps, and the rising sun finally appeared, which was not very bright, and the sunlight that fell was very soft, almost without heat, but for those in the severe winter For the officers and soldiers of the two armies, it was a rare warmth. Most of the soldiers of the Qing army who were hurrying to use dry food raised their heads, admiring the sun that had not been seen for a long time, but at this moment, the Japanese army Suddenly there was a burst of shouting in the formation, and immediately saw a middle-aged general in gorgeous armor, surrounded by a large group of attendants, slowly riding his horse through the back of the army formation, he was clearly the shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa has arrived!

"The last general waits to kowtow to the general!"

When Tokugawa Yoshimune appeared like this, the generals of the former Japanese army who had been waiting for a long time in front of the battle naturally did not dare to be negligent, and rushed to the front one after another, paying respects to each other.

"One line, why is the army still stranded here, huh?"

Tokugawa Yoshimune didn't shout, but stared at the former army commander Tokugawa and his party kneeling in the front with sharp eyes like a knife, and asked with a bad voice.

"Returning to the general, the Chinese cannons are sharp. The last general launched ten waves of strong attacks in a row from noon yesterday until midnight, and lost more than [-] soldiers. But..."

As soon as they heard that Tokugawa Yoshimune wanted to be held accountable, Tokugawa and his party panicked immediately, and they hurriedly spoke up and explained.

"The general doesn't want to know the casualties, as long as Uji Castle, let's talk, when will you take this city, huh?"

Tokugawa Yoshimune didn't want to listen to Tokugawa and his party's explanation at all, he waved his hand impatiently, prepared the statement of Tokugawa and his party, and asked in a cold voice.

"The general calm down, the last general will lead his troops to attack, even if he dies, he must take down Uji Castle!"

Seeing Tokugawa Yoshimune's tone getting worse and worse, Tokugawa and his party immediately panicked, kowtowed vigorously, and expressed their position like a curse.

"Well, before noon, if you fail to take down Uji Castle, you can do seppuku."

Tokugawa Yoshimune nodded, and gave Tokugawa and his party a death order in a cold voice.

"Hay!"

Hearing that Tokugawa Yoshimune had said this, Tokugawa and his party dared not say any more, they promised loudly, and led all the generals back to the headquarters. The passwords in the army rang out one after another...

"The Japanese dog is coming up again!"

At every hour and hour, most of the officers and soldiers of the Qing army were still using dry rations. Suddenly, they heard a loud roar from the sentinel. Everyone hurriedly dropped the dry rations, turned over with guns, and saw a group of three thousand Japanese The warriors of the army were marching out of the main formation. The officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to be careless. They put their rifles on the trenches and waited quietly for the arrival of the Japanese army.

"The whole army listens to the order: remove the armor!"

The general walking at the forefront of the [-] Japanese samurai was none other than Torii Hikozo, who suffered a disastrous defeat in the first attack yesterday—yesterday, he only failed to charge once. The laughing stock of the entire army is that they were deprived of the right to attack again, and could only watch the Japanese generals rushing to death from behind. At the moment, Torii Hikozo was unwilling to miss it. This time, he was determined to suppress all the troops at once, and fight with the Qing army forever!

"Swipe, swipe... bang, bang..."

At the order of Torii Hikozo, the three thousand soldiers unloaded their armor, and the bamboo armor and helmets were thrown all over the ground. The three thousand Japanese soldiers, whether officers or soldiers, are now only dressed in white, with bandages on their heads, and each holds a sharp knife. A group of tragic battles to the death.

"For His Majesty the Emperor, onboard!"

Holding a samurai sword in his hand, Torii Hikozo looked around at his soldiers, nodded approvingly, and said nothing more. He raised his hand and raised the samurai sword high above his head. Shouting an order to charge.

"Onboard, onboard!"

With Torii Hikozo's roar, all the Japanese soldiers who were determined to fight to the death boiled with enthusiasm. They roared loudly and charged forward, sweeping towards the Uji River like a tide. Less than a hundred paces away from the east bank of the Uji River.

"Artillery, hit me!"

Seeing the desperate posture of the Japanese army coming up, Tashan's eyes turned red, and he roared and gave the first combat order.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

With the order from Tashan's general, the gunners on the two rear positions did not dare to delay for a while. Only the remaining [-] artillery pieces started to show their power, and the [-] shells roared and smashed into the Japanese army's charge queue. In an instant, the Japanese army's charge formation was in chaos, but this Japanese army was determined to fight the Qing army desperately. Although it was looted by artillery fire, it did not stop charging. If it rushed forward like a tide, it quickly reached the shore of the Uji River.

"Call me, press the Japanese dog down!"

The east bank of the Uji River is wide while the west bank is narrow. Although the surface of the river is frozen, the front that may attack the Qing army's position is only [-] paces wide. The rest of the place is mostly steep slopes and high cliffs. It was inevitable that they would huddle together, and when everyone took the lead, the formation became a mess. Seeing this, Tashan immediately roared and gave the order to shoot.

"Suddenly..."

With Tashan's order, the fifteen machine guns on the Qing army's position immediately fired violently. The dense rain of bullets was like a whirlwind of death. Swept down to the ground by the barrage, the casualties were extremely heavy.

"Rush, keep rushing, board, board!"

Although the firepower of the Qing army was fierce, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army who were determined to fight the Qing army to the death were not intimidated. Soon, it advanced to the center of the Uji River like a tide.

"Grenade, throw!"

Seeing that the barrage could not stop the Japanese army from rushing, Tashan became anxious. He pulled out the grenade from the ammunition bag at his waist, pulled the string, and threw it towards the surging Japanese army. The officers and soldiers naturally followed suit. When hundreds of grenades exploded like this, the Uji River immediately became a hell on earth, and countless shrapnel flew in all directions. The two hundred Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were almost spared, but even That's it, the Japanese warriors who rushed in afterward still rushed forward regardless, and gradually approached the west bank of the Uji River...

(End of this chapter)