Li Dingguo led the way and led the army to fight hard.

For the Ming army, this was a battle of back and forth, no one was lucky, and like a tide, waving swords and guns to fight with the shogunate army.

Kurotian Tadao knew that he had no way out in this battle. If the Ming army was defeated, his fate would be extremely miserable. Therefore, he worked harder than the Ming army. He led him to piece together ten thousand people and separated from the 10,000 people from Li Dingguo and were tied up with the shogunate army.

Shigemasa Itankura looked at him from a distance, his face was cold and his eyes were sharp.

The reaction of the Ming generals and the combat effectiveness shown by the Ming army exceeded his expectations. These 10,000 people actually blocked his offensive and did not immediately defeat!

Hiromasa Hiromasa's artillery was still firing at the Ming army, but with the entanglement between the two sides, it was no longer of great effect.

The two sides became a fight of cold weapons, fighting for each other without giving in.

Even in such a battle, Li Dingguo was still constantly adjusting, placing troops and rushing left and right.

Li Dingguo did not think about breaking through the front, but instead concentrated his troops and launched a frontal attack with the shogunate army.

He is not defending, but attacking!

The Ming army was fighting hard, one by one, and was extremely brave. Even the people of Hei Tian Zhongzhi were extremely fierce and murderous.

Ichikura Shigemasa was watching from behind, his face unconsciously looking ugly.

He thought that the Ming army was at an absolute disadvantage in this situation and should not have dispersed everywhere and fled to their own destiny, but he did not expect that it would burst out with such great lethality.

Shigemasa Itakura naturally could not be defeated. His eyes were cold and he said, "When will the reinforcements arrive?"

A retainer behind him also looked solemn, saying, "We are coming too fast, they shouldn't have time to come."

Shigemasa Itakura said, "Where is Izumao?"

The retainer hesitated and said, "I don't know."

Hiromasa Itakura glanced at him, picked up the telescope again, and looked at the fighting army.

The war became increasingly anxious, and the armies of both sides were already entangled and it was difficult to distinguish them.

His expression was embarrassing and his eyes were stern.

If he cannot win one-sidedly, what is his appearance in this battle?

In the military formation, Li Dingguo gradually stabilized his momentum and blocked the attack of the shogunate, swept away the previous nervousness, morale was like a rainbow, and murderous aura rushed into the clouds.

"kill!"

Li Dingguo yelled, holding a spear in his hand, and dying a rushing warrior to the ground.

The deputy generals and lieutenants seemed to hear it, and they all roared, covered in blood, and rushed forward regardless of the situation.

Hei Tian Zhongzhi and others saw the hope of "invincible", and worked even harder, harder than the Ming army.

The Ming army was as powerful as a rainbow, and the battle situation was subtle preparations, from the main attack of the shogunate army, the main defense of the Ming army was transformed into a stalemate, and even the Ming army had a slight advantage.

The corners of Hiromasa Itankura's eyes thumped violently, he pulled out the knife and said coldly: "Everyone, follow me!"

The two retainers behind him changed slightly, and they had gambled on everything!

At this time, they could not help but retreat.

Hundreds of people from Hiromasa Itankura quickly pressed over.

The battle between the two sides was not only not exhausted but became increasingly fierce as time went by.

For Hiromasa It was a death battle. If he was defeated, he would have no chance to turn over and die without a place to bury him. Therefore, he would do his best and do whatever he could.

Li Dingguo refused to give in and spared no expense. For him, if he retreated, it would be a big defeat, death, and the first defeat of the Ming Dynasty's Japanese strategy!

For both of them, it is unacceptable and neither will give in.

There was endless murder in the forest, as fierce as a meat grinder, screaming, begging for mercy, and blood flowed into a river.

This battle lasted for several hours, from the sun shining until the sunset was about to end.

Both sides gradually calmed down from the red eyes of the sword. Perhaps because of their fatigue, the battle between the two sides was not as fierce as before, but was still entangled.

Shigemasa Itankura's eyes were blood-red, his face was covered in blood, his arms could not be waved, his voice was hoarse, and he was still trying to cut.

The retainers around him could no longer bear it. Looking at the corpses all over the ground, they could not see the end of the battlefield, squeezed to Hiromasato Onakura and shouted: "Dian, let's retreat, we can't continue to fight."

Shigemasa Itankura was almost crazy, his eyes were blood red, and he roared: "The Aoi must be eliminated, and no one can be left!"

The retainer shouted, "But it's almost dark."

Only then did Ionkura Shigemasa a little awake. He looked up and found that the sunset was setting and there was a hint of darkness in the world.

Even if he insists now, he will have to retreat even if he doesn’t retreat until it gets dark!

Shigemasa Itankura looked at the Ming army who was still not defeated, gritted his teeth in hatred, and wished he could use his teeth to tear the Ming army to pieces.

If he withdraws his troops now, it will be a disaster. I am afraid that even if he has a caesarean section, he will not be able to atone for his sins!

"Dian, retreat!" the retainers shouted again. They fought with the Ming army, and were in a state of great strength. If they continued, they might be defeated!

Shigemasa Itankura was extremely unwilling to accept it, but in this situation, he had no choice but to withdraw.

Looking at the Ming army that was still standing, he ordered the withdrawal of troops hatefully.

Seeing that Japan had withdrawn its troops, Li Dingguo did not order to pursue him. He understood the attack and began to retreat one after another.

The two armies evacuated their own forces, and the battlefield was not cleaned, one in the south and one in the north, and began to retreat and repair.

When Hiromasa Itankura goes north, he has to return to Guanmen Strait or be subject to reinforcements before he can be temporarily safe.

Li Dingguo withdrew to the inner city of the mansion and could breathe a sigh of relief with naval support.

The two armies had their own goals, but now both sides suffered losses and retreated.

But strategically speaking, the purpose of Japan this time was to eliminate the Ming army in the north, but it failed. Although the Ming army suffered heavy damage, it was not destroyed and was still nailed to the north of Jiuguo Island.

Therefore, the Ming army won this battle.

Shigemasaki Itankura headed north all the way, cautious and cautious. Although Tadaochi Hei Tianba had barely mastered the five northern countries, no one had any idea of ​​how much influence it was. Shigemasaki Itankura was also afraid of being ambushed and rushed north quickly.

Li Dingguo, who returned to the inner city of the mansion, cleaned his wounds while listening to the report.

The deputy general said, "Sir, we have killed or injured more than 5,000, and more than 3,000 people have been killed directly. There may be more on the side of Hei Tian Zhongzhi..."

A lieutenant said, "Governor Cao has already brought us food and supplies, but reinforcements may take a month to come..."

"The news has been sent back from the Kurotian Tadao that Shigemasa Itakura had 20,000 reinforcements crossing the Guanmen Strait, but they returned before they arrived at the Toyogoba clan. One is that our combat power is afraid of Japan, and the other is that the navy puts pressure on the Guanmen Strait..."

Li Dingguo listened and silently said, "Brothers who died in battle, report to the General Manager's Office for pension, restrain their bodies, and take anyone back..."

Everyone nodded silently. These were the old brothers they brought out of Guihua City and had been with each other for many years. This time they lost more than half of them and were in an extremely heavy mood.

Tsushima Island.

Yang Sichang sat on the chair, fanned his fan, listened to Qian Jinxiao's report, and then nodded with relief, saying, "It's not a pity that he is the Marshal's closed disciple. In this case, he can still respond and have extraordinary courage."

Qian Jinxiao also had a soothing smile on his face and said, "Yes. I heard that Li Dingguo is quite popular among the palace."

Yang Sichang said 'yes' and said with a long-lost smile: "Li Dingguo's battle not only made a name for himself, but also laid the strategic structure of Jiuguo Island."

Qian Jinxiao's expression was also gentle, saying: "Dorgon is about to arrive in the inner city of the mansion. The total number of troops is 60,000, but Tadatsutsu Aoyama still has 20,000 people besieged Kagoshima, and 50,000 people heading north, missing. In the Guanmen Strait, there may be 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and the total number may be more, and the pressure is still great..."
Chapter completed!