Kowloon wins

Chapter 492 Arashiyama Ambush ([-])
Run away, run away quickly!When attacking the Qing army positions outside Uji City, the samurai under Makoto Uemura had learned a lot about the powerful lethality of machine guns. When they heard that the machine guns were firing again, everyone immediately turned around and fled reflexively. Even Makoto Uemura was no exception, no matter how heavy the casualties of his own forwards were, they all fled towards the formation as if they were playing their lives.

"Baga! A bunch of trash!"

Tokugawa and his party did not expect Uemura Makoto's troops to be able to defeat the enemy in one battle, but they did not expect Uemura Makoto's troops to be so vulnerable. Seeing the gunfire of the Qing army, their own soldiers were already dead. They all fled back in chaos, and immediately jumped up in anger, wishing to take a knife and cut Uemura Makoto alive.

"My lord, I'm afraid that such a forceful charge will not open the situation. The Chinese people are huddled in the mountain pass, and our army's superior force cannot be deployed. If they swarm up, they will only be targeted by the Chinese people. No matter how many people there are, it will not help."

Tokugawa Katsuyuki is worthy of being the most powerful commander of the Black Banner Army in the Edo Army. He can see at a glance what the purpose of the Qing army's formation is. Seeing that Tokugawa and his party are patronizing and cursing their mothers, they can't come up with a solution The solution to the problem is naturally somewhat obscure, so let me explain it from the side.

"Then what do you say, huh?"

The reason why Tokugawa and his party were able to become the former military commanders was not because of their superior martial arts, but because of their status as the elders of the Tokugawa family. When it comes to strategy and tactics, they are actually just half-baked. I have conquered disobedient daimyos, but that is all relying on the superior force to force them to eat. Although they have made a lot of military exploits, the gold content is really not high. Once they encounter such tough bones as the Qing army, they will inevitably be caught blind. Hearing Tokugawa Katsuyuki's words, his face was very ugly, and he scolded him angrily.

"My lord, looking at the posture of the Chinese people, there must be no guns to accompany them. Now if we want to open the passage as soon as possible, we can only use the guns to suppress them!"

Tokugawa Katsuyuki's observation skills are obviously very keen. Although Makoto Uemura's troops were defeated in the first battle, Tokugawa Katsuyuki has seen some clues, and he is afraid that Tokugawa and his party will make stupid moves. Letting the Black Banner Army do such hard work would really be a lot of fun, and I dare not be careless, so I cautiously suggested.

"Well, come here, go and report to the general, and say that the Chinese are defending against danger, and our troops are in a hurry to win. Please send gunmen to support the general!"

Tokugawa and his party were already terrified of the powerful firepower of the Qing army, and they didn't want to fill that bottomless pit with the lives of their soldiers. , and agreed to Tokugawa Katsuyuki's proposal.

"My lord, look quickly, the Japanese artillery is coming up!"

The Japanese army did not attack, and the Qing army naturally enjoyed leisure. Except for a few sentries who came out to guard, the rest of the people leaned in the trenches to hurry up and rest. It is a pity that this rare leisure did not last long. Suddenly, there was a commotion among the Japanese army on the opposite side, and a series of artillery came out from the rear formation. Seeing this, the watchmen of the Qing army did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly shouted loudly a voice.

"Ok?"

Hearing the sentinel's report, Tashan didn't dare to neglect, stood up hastily, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the dense Japanese army three hundred paces away. Instead of panicking, he grinned But, I didn't dare to be careless, before the Japanese army pushed the cannon cart into place, Tashan raised his hand and shouted: "Withdraw!"

Although there are quite a few artillery pieces in the Japanese country, they are all old-style artillery pieces. It takes a lot of time just to fiddle with the gun mounts, let alone aiming and loading them. After the Qing army withdrew, all the Japanese people were busy with their work. The gunners should be dumbfounded, nothing else, the cannon hasn't been set up yet, let alone the bombardment.

"Baga, damn the Chinese people! Chase me, catch up, kill them all!"

Tokugawa and his entourage finally waited for their own cannons to arrive, and they were about to deal a severe blow to the Qing army, but they didn't expect the Qing army to slip away like this. It was really depressing to punch into the empty space. Feeling, do you want to chase after waiting, but your own gunmen blocked the road, not to mention that the cavalry could not be activated, even the infantry could not pass smoothly, and they were so angry that they screamed.

Chase?Naturally, they couldn't catch up. By the time the Japanese musketeers hurriedly moved away from the passage, the Qing army had already disappeared. After such a delay, the troops of the Chinese army brigade, which was originally lagging behind, also arrived. Just crowded at the mountain pass in such a chaotic way, it took another two quarters of an hour just to organize the army.

"Report, General, the Chinese people who fled earlier were remnants of the original Uji Castle, and there are several remnants of flags left at the scene, please show it to the General."

Tokugawa Yoshimune also rushed to the mountain pass with the brigade, but he didn't dare to enter the mountain pass easily. Instead, he organized the army outside the mountain pass first. When he was about to order the former army to enter the valley to explore the road, he saw A small flag horse rushed forward and displayed several broken flags rolled into a ball in front of Tokugawa Yoshimune's horse.

"Oh?"

Hearing what the little flag said, Tokugawa Yoshimune frowned involuntarily, stretched out his hand to take one side, looked it over carefully, then looked up at the sky, gritted his teeth, and ordered loudly: : "Order: The whole army speeds up and passes the mountain road!"

"General, the mountain road is not wide, you must be careful that there is an ambush by the Chinese people, and the general will ask for orders to go ahead to find out the truth."

As soon as Tokugawa Yoshimune's words came out, Tokugawa Katsuyuki couldn't hold back, and hurriedly made a suggestion from the side.

"It doesn't matter, the Chinese are playing tricks. They just don't want our army to advance as soon as possible. It's the end of the day. If our army doesn't advance, I'm afraid we'll have to spend the night in the mountains. If so, we'll fall into the tricks of the Chinese. Today , You have to pass through the mountain as soon as possible, well, what Sheng Yong said is also reasonable, that's all right, I will immediately lead the cavalry of my headquarters as the vanguard, and go all the way in a hurry. "

Although Tokugawa Yoshimune was full of confidence in his own judgment, he did not reject Tokugawa Katsuyuki's proposal. In his mind, if the cavalry rushed into the valley at high speed, it would be difficult for the Qing army to ambush. Hidden from the investigation of our own cavalry.

"Hay!"

Tokugawa Katsuyuki answered the promise loudly, and then returned to the main formation with his horse. With an order, five hundred cavalrymen in black and black armor immediately rode their horses, rushed into the mountain pass like a tide, and walked along the mountain. The spacious avenue rushed all the way to the depths of the valley.

"Let's go, the person who brought you first, the general will come later!"

It took about a quarter of an hour for Tokugawa Katsuyuki to set off, and he didn't see anything wrong in the valley at all. The few doubts in Tokugawa Yoshimune's heart disappeared, and he didn't hesitate any more, so he issued the order After the marching order, a moment later, the horn sounded in the sky, and groups of Japanese warriors began to move forward, entering the valley in a hurry.

The mountain of Lanshan is steep in the east and gentle in the west, but the valley is not narrow. Although it is winding, its width is seldom less than thirty paces. Even the narrowest point is enough for ten horses to walk side by side. It is very convenient for the Japanese army who is marching in a hurry. In less than an hour, they have already traveled more than ten miles without encountering the slightest trouble. It was Taniguchi, and I had never seen an ambush by the Qing army. At this time, the tense nerves of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army had completely relaxed. Ambush is no longer a cause for concern.

"start!"

Not a cause for concern?This is just the self-righteous idea of ​​the Japanese officers and soldiers. Just when most of the Japanese officers and soldiers walked out of the steep cliff area, a loud shout suddenly exploded on the high slope dozens of steps away from the road. Before the Japanese officers and soldiers Figure out what's going on, and the mutation will happen!
"Boom, boom..."

Amidst several loud noises in succession, the steep slope where the Japanese army's rear army was located suddenly collapsed, rocks flew into the air, dust splashed, and a huge amount of mudslides poured down, instantly submerging the Japanese army's rear army under it. Immediately afterwards, the Chinese army The cannons on both sides of the location rumbled, and more than a hundred flowering shells flew through the air, smashing into the chaotic army like overwhelming, the violent explosion sounded into one piece, and countless shrapnel flew in all directions, making people at a loss The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were blown up and howled like ghosts and wolves.

"Boom, boom..."

Just when the Japanese army was in chaos, there was another burst of violent explosions where the former army was located, and a few steep slopes collapsed again, with mud and rocks falling down, instantly breaking the former Japanese army into pieces. So far, nearly 10 Japanese soldiers have been trapped in the valley, scurrying around like headless chickens, trying to find a way to escape.

"Call me!"

"Fire!"

……

Obviously there is no way to escape, the Qing army has already ambushed in Lanshan, but it is not on the front of the hilly area, but all ambushed on the reverse slope. There will be no precautions, after all, at a glance, nothing can be hidden on the gentle slope with withered vegetation, so no one will think that there is an ambush here, but the Qing army is in such a place that is not suitable for an ambush. An ambush was set up, and before the Japanese army could react, the commanders of the Qing army on all fronts roared in unison. In an instant, countless bullets were fired, and the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army ran to the sides in a panic. Countless people were swept away, and the entire battlefield was already in chaos.

"Baga, hold on, hold on, don't mess up!"

It was only at this time that Tokugawa Yoshimune understood the real intention of the Qing army to resist every day. There was nothing else, but to lure all the shogunate troops into the ambush circle. There is no doubt that the Qing army was ambushing here Facing a situation that is almost certain to be defeated, Tokugawa Yoshimune's heart has sunk to the bottom of the valley, but he still refuses to admit defeat, screaming desperately, trying to gather the army to follow The Qing army fought to the death.

(End of this chapter)