Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1857 The Sword Points at Japan ([-]) Kato Kiyomasa's Left Uppercut

Early the next morning, the tactics of the Ming army really changed a lot.Kiyoshi Kato was watching the Ming army's battle camp from the tallest pagoda in the city, and suddenly found that the Ming army's array was significantly "thinner" than yesterday, and even in order to maintain the seemingly strong lineup, the soldiers in the battle array were arranged differently. They all seemed a little sparse.

Kato Kiyoshi is an old soldier, so he can tell the truth at a glance: the number of Ming soldiers lining up outside the city today is much lower than yesterday.

Obviously, Shimadzu Yoshihiro, who checked the enemy's situation with him, also discovered the problem. Just when Kato Kiyomasa began to wonder where the other Ming troops were going, Shimadzu Yoshihiro said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness Kato, the Ming army may have already Divide up and go south."

Kato Kiyomasa also had this concern. Hearing that Yoshihiro Shimadzu had the same opinion as his own hero, he immediately nodded and said, "That's right, I think so too, but I don't understand. Are they not afraid that we will cut off their food supply when we go out of the city?"

Shimadzu Yoshihiro pondered: "Perhaps our army's cage city is so determined that the Ming army mistakenly thought that the two of us could only defend the city but did not dare to attack, so they dared to use the outside of the city... well, this is about [-] troops will crush us in the city of Hanyang, but let's go south with the main force."

Kato Kiyomasa's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said with a serious face: "The bearded thief, how dare you look down on me!"

Shimadzu Yoshihiro sighed: "This is also a helpless matter. After all, our army and the Ming army have almost never really gained the upper hand in field battles before. It was forcibly blocked by Li Rusong with an absolutely inferior force.

With such a record, the Ming army judged that our army did not dare to go out of the city to fight. It is not contemptuous, but it can only be said to be arranged according to common sense. "

Shimadzu Yoshihiro's words were a bit frustrating, and if someone else listened to them, they would probably just sigh and then silence, but Kato Kiyoshi is exactly who, at the moment he became very angry, and said in a hateful voice: " The thief is so arrogant, isn't His Highness Shimadzu angry?"

Yoshihiro Shimadzu had always been famous for his fierce fighting in Japan, and it is said that his temper was not very good. It stands to reason that he should be quite angry about this.

However, Yoshihiro Shimadzu just sighed at this moment, and said, "So what about anger? Your Highness Kato and I have an army of less than [-] combined. Yesterday, the Ming army bombarded the entire area with hundreds of large canisters. God, the city walls of Hanyang were battered and riddled with holes. I heard that the First Army lost five or six hundred elite soldiers...

Now there are only about [-] soldiers in your two armies. Even though many Ming soldiers outside the city have gone south, it seems that there are still [-] soldiers.What's the point of being angry when you can't leave the city? "

His attitude irritated Kato Kiyomasa even more. The latter took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, the Ming army had 6 or [-] people. If the two of us attacked rashly, it would be too reckless and not wise enough. But tomorrow The army is only [-], if the two of us dare not go out of the city to fight against him, how dare we call ourselves brave generals when we return to Japan someday?"

Shimadzu Yoshihiro heard what he said, and after a little silence, he said: "What His Highness Kato said is very true. Under today's situation, if the two of us still dare not go out of the city to fight, we will be despised by the Ming army and will Affect the morale of the Hanyang army.

However, your army was already exhausted from defending the city yesterday, so you might as well stay in the city today to rest and recover. Let my Fifth Army be responsible for going out of the city to fight the Ming army!Yoshihiro will come back as soon as he goes, and His Highness Kato can just sweep the formation for me in the city. "Shimadzu Yoshihiro didn't seem to be joking. After saying this, he began to sort out and check his armor, as if he was about to go out.

Kato Kiyomasa was greatly surprised. He had seen Yoshihiro Shimadzu's words in and out of his words, saying "Our army is not the opponent of the Ming army". He never expected that he would be easily persuaded, let alone that he Will plan to lead the fifth army out of the city alone to meet the Ming army. Isn't this attitude change too fast?
However, Kato Kiyomasa was not willing to let Shimadzu Yoshihiro go out of the city - originally Kato Kiyomasa planned to do it himself. How could he, who is such an excellent contender, give Shimadzu Yoshihiro this opportunity to show his face?Therefore, he quickly grabbed Yoshihiro Shimadzu and said, "Wait a minute, Your Highness Shimadzu."

Shimadzu Yoshihiro looked surprised, and asked, "What advice does Your Highness Kato have?"

"Ah, I'm not teaching, I mean..." Kato Kiyomasa was also a little embarrassed, but his pushy personality finally overcame the embarrassment, and coughed lightly: "I mean His Highness Nakashimadzu from the Fifth Legion After all, his direct lineage is limited, only about [-] people. Although there are some elites among the rest, they are not familiar with His Royal Highness Shimadzu after all.

Of course, with His Royal Highness Shimadzu's ability, such a situation would not be a serious problem in normal times, but outside the city is the Ming army after all, with extraordinary strength and tyranny for a while.If His Royal Highness Shimadzu is leading soldiers from Satsuma today, then I don’t need to say much, but if the current battle is not as easy as it is, I’m afraid it will be somewhat dangerous, so..."

Shimadzu Yoshihiro frowned and said, "Is His Highness Kato worried that I, Shimadzu Yoshihiro, can only command the Satsuma team and not the other teams of the Fifth Army?"

"Of course not. Didn't I say it? The main reason is that your army has a lot of troops. Although they dare not take command from His Royal Highness Shimadzu, it's always difficult to do what they want, right? Facing such a powerful opponent as the Ming army. , this weakness is very likely to be magnified, Your Highness Shimadzu, do you think this makes sense?"

It's rare that Kato Kiyomasa actually spoke the truth. Shimadzu Yoshihiro felt that the heat was about to come, so his face turned pale, and he pondered: "Is there such a concern... Yes, but I think..."

"This battle is very important, and we can't just rely on 'thinking', Your Highness Shimadzu." Kato Kiyomasa saw that Shimadzu Yoshihiro's attitude had softened, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and continued to persuade: "Besides, there are still 3000 people in the Fifth Army who are Taiko. His Highness personally handed it over to His Highness Shimadzu. If the loss in this battle is too great, I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain to His Highness Taige in the future, right? So I think, or the Fifth Army will take over the city defense, My First Legion went out of the city to face the Ming army."

Shimadzu Yoshihiro was still pondering, it seemed difficult to make up his mind.Kato Kiyomasa said again: "Oh, also, from a tactical point of view, it is more advantageous for the First Army to fight."

"What's the advantage?" Shimadzu Yoshihiro asked immediately as his attention was attracted by the "tactical advantage".

Kato Kiyomasa said: "Yesterday, the Ming army already knew that the defenders of Hanyang were our first army, so if the first army is still defending the city today, the Ming army will definitely guard against the fifth army, a new force that suddenly rushed out of the city. It is the proper meaning in the title.

But what if the situation is reversed?I mean, if the Fifth Army took over the task of defending the city from the First Army, wouldn't that mean in the eyes of the Ming Army that the First Army was exhausted after yesterday's fierce battle and could only be withdrawn to rest?
At this time, since the Fifth Army has taken over the city defense, and the First Army must be resting in their view, the Ming Army will naturally let down its vigilance, so they gave me a chance to go out of the city to make a surprise attack, and the possibility of victory will also increase. Further improve. "

Shimadzu Yoshihiro pondered: "From the perspective of normal people's mentality changes, I think His Highness Kato's words are justified. It's just that the First Army has been fighting one after another. Isn't it really tired? I'm worried that if this arrangement is made, the Fifth Army will return home. I’m afraid I’ll be judged by others later on.”

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Kato Kiyomasa assured, patting his chest: "I will announce it in public before I go out in a while. Any negative impact on the reputation of the Fifth Legion, I promise!"

"Oh..." Shimadzu Yoshihiro seemed to be finally moved by Kato Kiyomasa's persistence, and sighed: "Well, since His Highness Kato is so persistent, I don't want to be stubborn, so let's do it according to His Highness Kato's opinion. "

Kato Kiyomasa was overjoyed, boasted to Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and once again promised that he would say so in public.The two then got down from the pagoda, and quickly convened a temporary military meeting with their important officials. The two sides jointly announced the above-mentioned decision, and Kato Kiyomasa did not break his word, saying on the spot that this decision was his own.

Shimadzu Yoshihiro then stated that the Fifth Army took over the defense, and at the same time arranged defense tasks for various sects and aspects on the spot, and then said: "If the First Army defeats the Ming Army but the pursuit force is slightly insufficient, I will also lead the Fifth Army. Legion support in time."

The first thing Kato Kiyomasa felt was that Yoshihiro Shimadzu was still unwilling to give up on this battle. He was a little unhappy at first, but after thinking about it, it didn't matter. After all, Yoshihiro Shimadzu also said that the premise was that "the First Army defeated Ming Army"—in other words, even if Yoshihiro Shimadzu wanted a piece of the pie, it would be after he "defeated the Ming Army".

In this case, even if Yoshihiro Shimadzu couldn't help but send troops to intervene in the end, he has already won the first victory steadily, and it will not matter if Yoshihiro Shimadzu gets a share of the pie by then.Thinking of this, Kato Kiyomasa affirmed Yoshihiro Shimadzu's remarks, and even praised a few respectably.

Everything is ready and only owed to Dongfeng, Shimadzu Yoshihiro finally said: "In this case, I wish His Highness Kato and the First Legion a victory and prosperous martial arts."

Kato Kiyomasa thanked him, said goodbye to Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and swaggered to lead the first army about [-] people who had withdrawn from the walls of the gates on all sides, and quickly gathered in the west gate to prepare for a surprise attack.

At the same time, Shimadzu Yoshihiro concentrated the few artillery belonging to the Fifth Army at the North Gate, counterattacking the Ming army's bombardment with great fanfare, so as to attract the attention of the Ming army and create conditions for Kato Kiyomasa's surprise attack.

I don't know if it is because the Ming army has weakened more seriously. Compared with yesterday's firepower, today's firepower has been significantly weakened. After the two sides bombarded each other for several rounds, the Ming army was slightly defeated. The entire army formation was slightly chaotic.

Kato Kiyomasa knew that the time had come, and gave an order without hesitation. Seven thousand Toyotomi elites from the First Legion poured out from the west gate, and quickly attacked the Ming army with a left uppercut.
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