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Chapter 490 Arashiyama Ambush ([-])

It was finally dawn. When the first ray of sunlight slanted into the city gate tower, Qiu Shan, who was dazzled by the light, opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the rising sun blankly, stretched out his hands and rubbed the heavy When even a large pile of brown blood clots fell on his eyelids, Akiyama couldn't help being stunned, and reached out to touch his cheek again, only to find that his head and face were covered with brown blood clots. At the wound on his forehead, the pain struck, and Akiyama couldn't help moaning.

"Sir, you..."

With Akiyama's groans, a Goshha, who was watching from the outpost of the city, was startled immediately, and hurriedly turned around. Seeing that Akiyama had opened his eyes, he hurriedly walked towards Akiyama's body, Called out full of worry.

"I'm fine, help me up."

Akiyama waved his hand weakly, and ordered in a low voice.

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Hearing Qiushan's order, that Geshha didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly bent down to support Qiushan's arm. With a strong effort, Qiushan was already supported, and he waited carefully, and helped Qiushan to the city plate forward.

The ground under the city is full of corpses, and the corpses of soldiers from both sides are piled up one after another. , the Japanese army did not leave the Qing army any room to breathe, and immediately launched an extremely fierce battle against the city. Even though countless people were killed by the Qing army's hail of bullets, the offensive never stopped. The ferocious attack lasted until the middle of the night before it stopped. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties after fighting in such a field. After a day's fighting, nearly 5000 people fell under the city, but the Qing army The casualties were also not small, and now there are only less than [-] soldiers who can fight on the top of the city.

"Um……"

Looking at the corpses piled up to half the height of the city, the corners of Qiu Shan's eyes became moist. It was only the second day, and only 670 of the [-] soldiers guarding the city remained. Rao, Akiyama is considered a veteran in the army. He has participated in two battles against Galdan, but he has never encountered such a bloody and bitter battle. When he thinks that he has to stick to it for a long time, Akiyama's heart can't help but It sinks badly.

"My lord, look quickly, the Japanese Gouzi is on the move again!"

Akiyama was filled with emotion, but Goshha, who was waiting on the side, had sharp eyes, and when he saw the banners in the Japanese army camp in the distance, he immediately exclaimed.

"Quick, blow the horn, and get ready to fight!"

Hearing what Geshha said, Akiyama suddenly raised his head and looked at the Japanese army camp in the distance. He stomped his feet and let out a loud growl.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

As soon as Qiu Shan gave the order, the messenger blew the horn vigorously. Amidst the shrill sound, hundreds of extremely exhausted soldiers stood up from the pool of blood, quickly checked the guns in their hands, and rushed to the ground. He left the battle position and quietly waited for the Japanese army to attack again.

"Report, the commander-in-chief has urgent orders!"

Just when the Qing army was preparing for battle, a sweaty soldier rushed out of the corridor, rushed to get behind Qiu Shan, hurriedly bowed, and handed a letter to the In front of Qiu Shan who had already heard the sound and turned around.

"Oh?"

As soon as he heard that it was the urgent order from the old thirteenth, Akiyama didn't dare to neglect, and hastily reached out to take the letter, tore open the seal, took out a secret letter from inside, glanced at it quickly, his face was already showing He looked relieved, but didn't say much. He just turned his head and said to Goshha who was following him: "Go, call Tashan."

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When Qiushan gave such an order, that Geshiha didn't dare to delay a little bit, and hurriedly responded, and ran north along the city wall. After a while, he was accompanied by Tashan who was covered in brown blood. Turned back again.

"At the end of the day, I will see General Qiu!"

After two days of hard fighting, even though Tashan was strong and strong, he was exhausted by this time. His eyes were bloodshot and his cheeks were dimpled. It was obvious that he was at the end of his strength, but his spirit was still good. There was no slack in the mood, the moment he saw Akiyama's face, he rushed to greet him with a standard salute and greeted him respectfully.

"The commander-in-chief has ordered you to immediately lead your troops to the Lanshan Pass and set up defenses on the spot to stop the enemy."

Akiyama didn't say any words of greeting, and gave his order straightforwardly.

"This... General Qiu, if the last general leaves, this Uji Castle..."

The Japanese army is about to attack the city, and it is obvious that there will be a deadly battle next. If someone else can get out of this misery, I am afraid that it will be too late to be happy, but Tashan is not only displeased, but hesitant, looking at Qiushan suspiciously , tentatively asked half of the words.

"It doesn't matter, let's retreat first, the old man will last a round, and then come, let's go."

Qiu Shan didn't explain much, but waved his hand solemnly, and was about to send Ta Shan away.

"General Qiu, you should lead your troops to withdraw first, and the last general is willing to be the last!"

Hearing what Akiyama said, Tashan became impatient when he climbed up. There were no one else. Akiyama had only four battalions that were disabled. The four soldiers died so that only Tashan was left. Under Tashan's command, if he led his troops away like this, there would be less than [-] defenders left on the city, and without artillery support, how could he be able to stop the Japanese army's strong attack? After coming down and breaking, it is almost a dead end.

"Stop rambling, get out of here!"

Hearing the Japanese army's horns beeping repeatedly, it was obvious that the attack was about to start, Akiyama naturally didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so his face darkened, and he scolded unceremoniously.

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Seeing that Qiushan got angry, Tashan didn't dare to say any more, he could only kowtow with tears in his eyes, then jumped up, shouted loudly, and led a group of his men to rush down the gate tower , passed through the city at high speed, and rushed all the way to Lanshan Pass.

"What are you doing in a daze, ready to fight!"

Qiushan silently watched Tashan's troops rush down the city wall, and a complex and incomprehensible emotion suddenly surged in his heart. Nothing else, the old thirteen's order was for him to lead his troops to withdraw first, but Qiushan did not He didn't want to do this, but gave Tashan the hope of this life. As for himself, he was already prepared for the worst. Of course, the big battle was imminent, so Akiyama would not reveal his thoughts When he came out, seeing the remaining soldiers froze on the spot in surprise, Akiyama immediately straightened his face and sternly reprimanded him, and all the officers and soldiers turned back in a hurry in fright.

"Shimada-kun, it's up to you to win Uji Castle, please!"

The speed of the Japanese army's reorganization was very fast, but in about a quarter of an hour, the 10,000+ army had already lined up less than a hundred steps away from the east bank of the Uji River. He bowed to a blue-armored warrior standing in front of him, and asked solemnly.

"Hay! Please rest assured, the general. If you can't take the top of the city, the last general will apologize by harakiri!"

This blue-clothed and blue-armored general is the commander of the Blue Banner Army of Tokugawa Yoshimune's Five-Color Banner Army, Shimada Ichigishi. He is also a famous general, and his ancestor Shimada Heizo is also one of the sixteen generals. Shimada Ichigishi Yesterday, it was not his turn to go to battle. Even if he asked for the battle several times, he never got permission from Tokugawa Yoshimune. He could only watch helplessly as all the armies launched their attacks on Uji Castle one after another. His heart was already full. Jin, now that he has such a chance to fight, his heart is full of pride, and he gritted his teeth and issued a military order.

"Okay, the general is waiting for Shimada-kun's good news, let's go!"

Uji Castle could not be won for a long time, Tokugawa Yoshimune was actually very anxious in his heart, but he didn't dare to show this anxiety, he could only hold on to his spirit, waved his hand in a heroic manner, and encouraged Ichigo Shimada said.

"Hay!"

Since Tokugawa Yoshimune had given such instructions, Shimada Ichigishi dared not delay any longer, and respectfully agreed, and quickly returned to the front of the headquarters, shouting loudly and issued the general order, and soon saw fifteen hundred soldiers. A Japanese warrior with a blue helmet and blue armor carried a long ladder and began to press forward slowly. At the same time, five hundred Japanese cavalry were swimming on the two wings of the infantry group, as if they were planning to launch a siege battle directly.

"Get ready to fight, bring the thief closer!"

Seeing that the Japanese army started to press forward, Akiyama didn't dare to be careless, so he roared and gave the order loudly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The advance speed of the Japanese Blue Banner Army was not considered fast, and it took only a cup of tea to reach the frozen west bank of the Uji River. A horn sounded on the artillery position, and more than [-] old-style artillery suddenly launched a round of violent shooting. Although most of the shells either moved forward or flew over the city wall due to the accuracy of the head, there were still more than a dozen of them hitting the ground. On the top of the city, there was a loud explosion, and the Qing army who was preparing for defense suddenly suffered a small loss. Many Qing soldiers who were lying on the city plate and preparing to shoot were swept by the flying shrapnel. The shouts rang out in an instant.

"Onboard!"

As soon as the cannons of the Japanese army were fired, Shimada Ichigishi suddenly raised his hand, no matter how violently the shells flying in front of him exploded, he led his troops to launch a desperate attack while roaring. Failed to recover from the sudden shelling.

"Hit, hit me, press the Japanese dog down!"

This round of bombardment by the Japanese army was extremely abrupt, and Akiyama never expected that the Japanese army would launch a surprise attack when its infantry were about to reach the city. After waiting through the dense gunpowder smoke, he saw the Japanese infantrymen flying across the city. When the shrapnel rushed towards him, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and hurriedly roared and gave the general order. In an instant, the sound of gunfire rang out, but under the sudden attack, the sound of this gunshot was obviously a bit louder. few.

(End of this chapter)