Kowloon wins

Chapter 491 Arashiyama Ambush ([-])
Kill, kill again, the bullets have already been fired, and the command knife has been blunted, but Qiushan is still fighting hard, rushing left and right tirelessly, chopping down the Japanese soldiers who climbed up the ladder one by one, Even though Geshha, who was guarding him, fell one after another, even though his body was covered with scars, Qiushan still shouted and fought hard, and even he himself couldn't remember how many knives he had slashed, and he slashed again. How many Japanese warriors.

"Hahaha..., kill the thief, kill the thief!"

Group after group of Japanese soldiers climbed up the ladder, and group after group were hacked down to the top of the city. Their lives passed away like grass. At the end of the battle, the Japanese Blue Banner Army, which suffered heavy casualties, finally couldn't hold on anymore. A terrified soldier fled backwards, and then, a large number of rout soldiers retreated to the front in disorder, regardless of the obstruction and scolding of the Japanese general. Seeing this, Akiyama, who was covered in blood, could not help but He laughed out loud, and while he was having fun, several Japanese crossbowmen who were suddenly mixed in with the rebellious army all aimed at Akiyama and shot indiscriminately.

"General be careful!"

"General!"

"grown ups!"

……

Akiyama was very excited because he repelled the strong attack of the Japanese army again. Most of his body was exposed at the city plate. He was caught off guard and couldn't dodge it. Even if he was hit by three arrows in a row, the burly His body swayed for a while, and he fell backwards heavily. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Qing army who were actually shooting at the rout of the Japanese army couldn't help but exclaimed, and dropped their guns one after another. He rushed over, hugged Akiyama's body, and called out anxiously.

"Huh... go, call Wang Shuangcheng here."

After two days of fierce fighting, Qiu Shan was already at the end of his strength, and now he was hit by three arrows in a row, and he was on the verge of death. The soldiers of the Qing army called for a long time before he opened his eyes weakly. He looked around the crowd blankly, and gave an order weakly.

"My lord, the end is here."

The president, Wang Shuangcheng, was actually beside Qiu Shan. Seeing that Qiu Shan was seriously injured, his eyes turned red instantly, and he responded with a sob.

"Well, come on, help the old man to the city gate, and bring all the gunpowder bags!"

Akiyama nodded feebly, and gave the order in a hurry.

"Sir, you..."

Hearing Qiu Shan's words, Wang Shuangcheng had already guessed what Qiu Shan's intentions were, and couldn't help being taken aback, and hurriedly wanted to speak out to stop him.

"This old man can't do it anymore. The city has been guarded until now, and the task assigned by the commander-in-chief has been completed. Shuangcheng, before the Japanese dog comes up, you take your brothers and evacuate quickly, and Tashan will meet you at Lanshan Pass. After the old man is done, go, go!"

With a wave of his hand, Qiu Shan stopped Wang Shuangcheng's words, and gave the order in an unquestionable tone.

"twitter!"

Wang Shuangcheng was still waiting to say something more, but when he saw Qiushan's eyes widened, he didn't dare to say any more, so he could only agree with it with tears, and placed Qiushan in the gate tower, and then led the A group of soldiers who survived the bloody battle rushed down the city wall and rushed to the west gate of Uji Castle along the long street.

"Onboard! Onboard!"

Tokugawa Yoshimune is determined to take down Uji Castle today. The Blue Banner Army just retreated after being defeated, and the Black Banner Army launched another charge. More than [-] Black Banner Army infantrymen led by Tokugawa Katsuyuki Under the pressure of the bullet, he rushed across the Uji River again with wild shouts, dozens of long ladders quickly leaned against the top of the wall, groups of officers and soldiers of the Black Banner Army climbed up the ladders, and climbed to the top of the city in an instant, but they did not When the expected counterattack of the defenders came, they all froze on the spot.

"There is someone here, a high official!"

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army, who were confused about the situation, were very cautious and did not dare to relax a bit, so they searched carefully on the top of the city. After a while, they saw a few Japanese warriors coming to the gate tower, looking inside As soon as they saw it, they immediately spotted Qiu Shan leaning against the pile of gunpowder bags and gasping for air, and they all cried out in surprise.

"Bastards, come on, come on, hahaha..."

Akiyama was already on his deathbed, but when he saw the Japanese warriors poking their heads outside the city gate, his spirit was suddenly lifted, he sat up straight and laughed loudly.

"Baga, go, kill him!"

Although I couldn't understand what Akiyama was shouting, seeing him laughing so freely, all the warriors of the Japanese kingdom were furious, roaring and rushed into the gate tower, raising dozens of samurai swords in unison, This is the plan to cut Qiushan into pieces, but no one noticed that there is a white smoke curling up behind Qiushan.

"boom……"

Just when dozens of samurai swords were about to slay on Akiyama, the grenade whose fuse had been burned to the end exploded loudly, and immediately caused the death of many gunpowder bags. Amid the huge explosion, the entire city gate building was The Japanese warriors who had just rushed to the top of the city were in great trouble after being blown to pieces, and the bricks and stones flew around. It was not just the dozen or so warriors who rushed into the gate tower that were blown to pieces. Even the warriors who were searching around were nearly half knocked down by the flying gravel, the smoke and dust billowed up, the city was in a mess, and the sound of howling ghosts and wolves rang out...

"General!"

"grown ups!"

……

Wang Shuangcheng had just led less than [-] soldiers of the Qing army to rush out of the west gate of Uji Castle, when suddenly there was a loud noise from the east, and all the officers and soldiers immediately stood up, looking back with tears streaming down their faces Where the smoke cloud rose, he roared in pain.

"Withdraw, go to Arashiyama Pass!"

Although Wang Shuangcheng was heartbroken because of Qiushan's bravery and success, he was still sober after all, and did not dare to stay in such a dangerous place. He gritted his teeth and gave a loud drink, and led the remnants all the way to the Lanshan Pass... …

"Report, report to the general, the Chinese people have fled, and General Tokugawa Katsuyuki has controlled the whole city, please show me the general!"

The people in Uji City have basically been driven away by the Qing army. With the withdrawal of Wang Shuangcheng's troops, it is now an empty city. The Japanese army who entered the city easily controlled the whole city. It took only a quarter of an hour before and after. At that time, a Japanese army reporter galloped out from the opened city gate and reported the news to Tokugawa Yoshimune.

"Okay, well done, order: Tokugawa and his party immediately lead the troops through the city, meet with Tokugawa Katsuyuki's troops, pursue the defeated Chinese army with all their strength, and march towards Kyoto. The rest of the troops will slowly advance with the general. Be sure to rush to Kyoto to protect His Majesty the Emperor!"

Uji Castle is the gateway to Kyoto. After passing here, it is only less than forty miles away from Kyoto. Although I am not very satisfied with the performance of my own army who paid a price of more than [-] people to take Uji Castle, but Well, Tokugawa Yoshimune didn't show it, instead he gave several orders one after another in an excited manner.

"Hay!"

When Tokugawa Yoshimune made such an order, the generals who surrounded him dared not neglect to go, and each of them promised loudly, without hesitation, they heard the sound of horns, and Tokugawa and his party had already led their troops. Go forward in a hurry, pass through Uji Castle at high speed, join forces with Tokugawa Katsuyuki, and roll along the avenue to Arashiyama Pass...

Kyoto is located in the basin, only the south side leading to Osaka is a gentle place, and the other three sides are full of steep peaks, each with a valley mouth connecting with the outside world. Among them, the valley mouth leading to Uji Castle in the east is Arashiyama Pass - Arashi Mountain, one of the barriers to the east of Kyoto City, stretches for nearly two hundred miles and nearly thirty miles in length and width. Because of the beautiful scenery, there are many maple leaves and cherry blossoms, it has always been the place where dignitaries and dignitaries linger. Of course, that is the past, since Qing Dynasty When the army reached the base of the capital city, all the surrounding people who could escape had already escaped. In this severe winter, the vast Arashiyama was just a deadly desolation.

"Steady, let's get closer and hit!"

Arashiyama Pass is not far from Uji Castle, which is about five li. The Japanese ex-army who marched in a hurry only took less than half an hour to reach the place less than one mile away from the pass. Tashan, who had set up a blocking position at the mountain pass, saw that the Japanese striker had arrived, and his eyes turned red. However, he did not rush to order to open fire, but let the Japanese army who discovered the blocking force of the Qing army Team up in front of the mountain.

"Uemura-kun, bring your men up and attack first!"

Tokugawa and his entourage suffered a great loss during the attack on Uji Castle. Seeing that the Qing army blocked the road in the mountain pass ahead, they dared not be careless and organized the army in a hurry. After that, he cautiously dispatched Uemura Makoto's troops, who had already suffered a severe setback in the siege battle, to launch the first attack. Obviously, Tokugawa and his party were not optimistic about the success of the first attack, and just wanted to test it first. Just look at the reality of the Qing army.

"Hay!"

Makoto Uemura's troops originally had [-] troops, but when they attacked the Qing army's positions outside the city the day before yesterday, due to repeated setbacks, nearly half of the troops' strength had already been lost, and the fierce firepower against the Qing army had already been felt. Fear, hearing that Tokugawa and his party entrusted him with the task of the first attack, Uemura Makoto's heart tightened immediately, but how could he dare to violate the general order, so he could only respond with a bitter face, Dragging his feet, he reluctantly returned to the headquarters, mobilized hoarsely, and then rushed to the Qing army's blocking position in the mountain pass.

"Call me!"

Looking at the Japanese army rushing towards them in chaos, Tashan's eyes were full of angry flames, probably because he had learned about Qiushan's heroic death from the retreating Wang Shuangcheng, and the hatred in his heart had already made his blood boil. When the vanguard of Makoto Uemura rushed to a distance of about a hundred steps from the position, Tashan didn't want to wait any longer, shouted, pulled the trigger, and fired the first shot.

"Suddenly..."

It was only an hour and a half since Tashan's troops were evacuated to the Lanshan Pass. In terms of rest, they didn't have much time to rest. The soldiers were still very tired. However, the guns and ammunition were replenished, especially the machine guns. , and more than [-] guns were deployed from the rear. For the Lanshan Pass, which is only more than [-] steps wide, this density is already astonishingly high. The ground swept over the charging Japanese soldiers, and instantly beat the Japanese army vanguard howling miserably...

(End of this chapter)