Chapter 1353 Fighting
Li Dingguo took his 10,000 people, and Hei Tianzhong collected 10,000 people, quietly left the inner city of the mansion, with people holding them from south to north, hiding from day to night.
But on the next day, they stopped.
A mountaintop, the big basket quietly took off, and soon after, he hurriedly retreated. A captain hurriedly ran to Li Dingguo and said, "Sir, they should be within twenty miles, but it is still difficult to find out the specific ones. There are signs of their stay, and the stove is still smoking, so they have not walked away."
Li Dingguo and others were excited and said, "Tell the entire army to be on guard and not to act rashly, continue to investigate!"
"Yes!" The captain left in a hurry.
The 20,000 people from Li Dingguo quickly remained silent and carefully observed the four directions without moving.
On a hill not far from them, Hiromasa Onakura was holding a telescope and was looking at Li Dingguo's direction.
Otoshi Katsuichi, who was beside him, sneered and said, "Dian, these Mingren are really ignorant and fearless, and dare to walk around our Jiuguo Island!"
Shigemasa Itakura put down his telescope and said, "Where has Izumo, now?"
Ototo Katsuichi said: "It should be in Fenghou's vassal state. Aoyama Palace knew that Yama Prefecture and I could not stop the Ming army coming from Osumi, so it should stop them and buy us time, and then we go south to annihilate the Ming army!"
Japan's strategy is as clear as it is to eliminate the main force of the Ming army on Jiuguo Island and get back the initiative in the battlefield!
Shigemasa Itankura put down his telescope and said indifferently: "Is the Western Yi cannon ready?"
Ototo Katsuichi said, "They came earlier and the location is not right. This leader should have some ability, but we have blocked their way, and the Western artillery is enough..."
There were only 10,000 Ming troops opposite, and the 10,000 people that Kuroda Tadaoji had pieced together were not in their eyes at all.
Shigemasa Itankura's face turned cold and his eyes were filled with a fierce look, and he said, "Send the order, no one will be left, and a quarter of an hour will be fired!"
"Yes!" Ototo Katsuichi was full of excitement and ruthlessness, and turned around to send the order.
Their current army is not a joint miscellaneous army from many daimyos. They are relatives from the shogunate and the Tokugawa family. They are well-trained and have rich combat experience, and are the best in Japan!
Ichikura Shigemasato had suppressed his resentment and reluctance for too long. Looking at the hidden hillside of Ming Jun, the ruthlessness in his eyes became even more powerful.
Li Dingguo hid behind a small hillside, staring at all directions, not knowing that he had been discovered, and was studying the map.
Boom boom boom boom
Suddenly, shells fell into their hillside without warning, and what happened to them?
A captain changed his face and said, "Sir, this is a trap, we have been discovered!"
Li Dingguo reacted faster than them, rushed to a high point quickly, held a telescope, and quickly compared it on the map. According to the location of the cannon, he quickly found the ambush position of Hiromasa Hirosa Onakura.
Importantly, Ichikura Shigemasa's army had rushed over and showed signs of siege.
The captains were numb and they were trapped! If they were ruined here, it would have a significant impact on this battle against Japan!
They all looked at Li Dingguo nervously, waiting for his decision.
The best strategy now is to let Hei Tian Zhongzhi cut off the rear. They quickly retreat. As long as they can retreat to the inner city of the mansion, they can breathe a sigh of relief and make a long-term plan.
"Sir, make a decision, you can't delay it!" said the deputy general. They did not bring artillery, and there were not many firearms. Their purpose this time was to ambush Hiromasa Hirosato this time, but they did not expect to be ambushed instead.
"Yes, if you don't decide, we won't be able to leave!" said a lieutenant. Although Shigemasa Tokura launched an attack and launched a siege, it also shows that it was not Ichikura's inherent plan, but Shigemasa Tokura discovered them earlier.
"Sir, we can't have any trouble, otherwise it will break the plan of Governor Yang. If the court pursues it, we will be skinned and imprisoned!" Another lieutenant said. Hiroshima Tochichi had an elite army of 30,000, and they only had 10,000 people, including the miscellaneous soldiers of Hei Tiandao, and were ambushed again. No matter how you look at it, you have no chance of winning!
Others advised Li Dingguo to make a decision, and they meant the same thing, that is, he could order his retreat quickly and not delay any further.
Li Dingguo looked at the shells, listened to the increasingly dense footsteps, felt the trembling mountains, and said calmly, "We want to withdraw now, Hiromasa Onakura will definitely chase after you. This is Japan. If there is another ambush on the road, even if we get lost, we may be wiped out..."
"Then we can't wait for them to join the siege. If we retreat in time, we can have other ways and we can't delay..."
"Yes, if you delay any longer, I really can't leave..."
"Sir, this is the only way to let Hei Tian Zhongzhi cut off the rear and buy us time. Even if we set up a formation behind us, as long as we give us a little, we may still escape unstoppable..."
"You guys think so well,"
Li Dingguo was still as calm as usual and said, "If we retreat, we would be defeated like a mountain and no one could save us. We would be destined to die in Fenghou Fan. Don't have any luck. Our only way to live now is to break through the front line!"
The deputy general and several lieutenants changed their faces and were shocked. Facing the fierce enemy, do not avoid their sharp edge, and still face difficulties?
The reason why Li Dingguo was still wasting time was to convince these captains who led the troops. He felt that the next shell was about to fall on his head and said patiently: "We have no other way. If we are really defeated, there will be no one to report the news. If Japan pretends that we are close to Dorgon or other troops and engage in a sudden attack, it is very likely that the entire Jiuguo Island war situation will change drastically. Not only Governor Yang's plan to fight against Japan, the strategy of the general's mansion, and the great cause of the emperor will be severely defeated... We will be the eternal sinners of the Ming Dynasty!"
Li Dingguo's words made the deputy general and the captain's body cold and his eyes struggled.
Li Dingguo pulled out the knife from his waist, looked firm, and said in a deep voice: "Transfer my order, the whole army will attack, face the enemy head-on, and never stop winning!"
"Yes!" The deputy general and the captain made up their body almost instinctively, and then quickly turned around to reorganize the army.
They also understood that now, their only way to survive is to fight from the front, otherwise they will be swallowed up step by step, and there will be no one left in this strange foreign land!
Li Dingguo and Kuroda Tada's 20,000 people quickly prepared for the war, and then rushed towards the army of Shigemasa Onakura, who had already surrounded him.
The Ming army's actions scared these shogunate names, completely unexpected.
Even Shigemasa Itakura was stunned, with a cold and cruel face and said, "Since you are looking for death, I will give you my orders and press them all over, don't leave one!"
There were 30,000 people from Hirokakura and 20,000 people from Li Dingguo quickly took in. Apart from the initial collision of hot weapons, the next step was the battle of cold weapons.
Chapter completed!