Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 163 162 Sitting on a mountain and watching dogs fight, dogs bite dogs.

now,

In the mountains and forests ten miles west of Nagano.

Cao Wei, Zhu Di, Dao Yan, Ma He and the other four stood on the mountainside, holding a telescope and looking attentively at the battle situation on the Nagano battlefield.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Houguishan is really more courageous this time! He attacked the city so desperately from the very beginning," Cao Wei tutted, watching with relish.

"After all, he doesn't know that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also has [-] muskets. Now is the time to go all out," Zhu Di said.

"The fire gun will not play a big role in the siege, and Houguishan will suffer a loss soon," Dao Yan, who wore a bald head, predicted the next battle in advance...

A month ago, Cao Wei returned to the Ming Dynasty military camp in Ishimiyama. Everyone expected that after Kameyama and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu received large quantities of firecrackers, one of them would be unable to resist taking action first.

So I rushed to Takayama Castle and Ueno in advance to watch this epic battle between the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Japan.

Behind the four people, there were [-] Ming elites waiting in full formation.

This time, Kameyama and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, no matter who is unable to bear it and sends troops to attack the other party first, will become the disadvantaged party.

Fireguns are not very useful for attacking a city, but they are very useful for defending a city. Not only are they protected by a city bunker, but they also have a certain amount of time to reload ammunition.

Cao Wei and the others could not let one of them lose too completely, and now they still had to maintain the balance of power between the northern and southern Japanese dynasties.

The purpose of the [-] troops they brought was to act as a check and balance when the gap between the advantages and disadvantages of the battlefield situation was too large to prevent one side from being completely wiped out by the other side.

Of course, it would be best if Goguiyama and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu both lose in a fight without Cao Wei and the others taking action...

in the battlefield,

The angry Gogeyama gave an order, and the 15 new soldiers under his command who had joined the army in less than two months rushed towards the gate of Nagano Castle carrying siege logs with loud shouts!

Immediately after Hou Guishan gave the order again, two thousand gunmen from the Shenji Battalion aimed their blunderbuss at the top of the city to provide cover for the attacking soldiers.

"shot!"

Hou Guishan shouted loudly, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion all pulled the triggers.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Although the fire cannon attack on the city was not successful, two thousand gunmen fired a volley, and many Northern Dynasty soldiers were shot on top of Nagano Castle, either injured or killed, and some fell directly on their heads.

Seeing that the firecrackers he had spent a lot of money to buy were working, Houguishan was overjoyed.

Sure enough, only with good weapons can we win the battle!
He looked arrogantly at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu on the top of the city.

He originally thought that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's face would be extremely ugly after seeing the gunfire in his army and suddenly suffering such a loss.

However, to Kameyama's surprise, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's expression on the top of the castle did not show any panic at all. Instead, he looked at him with a sneer.

This puzzled Hou Guishan, and at the same time he began to feel a little confused and panicked.

Does Ashikaga Yoshimitsu have another trick up his sleeve?

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu on the top of the city looked at the soldiers rushing over carrying siege logs below, counting the distance in his heart.

When the soldiers were about to rush to the foot of the city wall, he suddenly shouted,
"Hit me, General!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Guishan saw many Northern Dynasty soldiers suddenly appear on top of the city.

What made Hou Guishan heartbroken was that all those soldiers were holding firecrackers!

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

The fire blunderbuss in the hands of the soldiers on the top of the city spit out tongues of fire, and the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty below the city fell in large swaths!

There were also soldiers shooting at the formation of the Shenji Battalion in Houguishan below. In an instant, most of the two thousand elite gunmen under Houguishan who had just stepped out to shoot were killed or injured!
Hou Guishan was stunned for an instant, and he was completely confused.

why?
Why does Ashikaga Yoshimitsu have so many fire guns?
And judging from the shooting distance, the firecrackers used by the soldiers of the Northern Dynasties were obviously not manufactured by the Japanese country.

Where did they get the big open fire gun?

More importantly, how many firecrackers does Ashikaga Yoshimitsu have in his hand?

"Oh!"

A bullet hit the foot of Houguishan, shocking him into a cold sweat. After regaining his consciousness, he stepped back.

But while he was retreating, he gave the order again, asking the new soldiers to continue to move forward to make up the troops and continue to attack the city.

These recruits were originally used as cannon fodder by Kameyama. Now that they have traveled more than 200 miles to Nagano, there is no way Duan Ran will return without success!

Now is their time to make a difference!
Even if these new soldiers suffer more casualties, they still have to break through the gate of Nagano Castle!
Looking at the hesitant recruits, Hou Guishan shouted fiercely:
"Come to me! Whoever dares to disobey orders will be killed without mercy! If you miss my important event, not only will you die, but your family members will also die!"

The recruits were afraid of death in front of them, but they were even more afraid that their families would be implicated in their deaths, so they could only grit their teeth and rush forward, one wave after another.

The armies of the Southern Dynasties and the armies of the Northern Dynasties fought siege and defense battles.

The casualties among the new soldiers under Go Kameyama became more and more severe, but they were never able to cause an effective impact on the Nagano Castle Gate.

This battle lasted for an extremely long time, and two days passed with both sides shouting to kill.

The number of soldiers under Hou Guishan's command is still decreasing.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu would also lead his soldiers out of the city to kill the enemy during the musket interval.

Most of the soldiers in the Northern Dynasty were veterans, and facing the cannon fodder recruits newly recruited by Hou Guishan was like chopping melons and vegetables.

Then Kameyama only had to wave his troops forward to press forward, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately turned around and returned to the city, continuing to use fire blunderbuss on the top of the city.

The original 15 recruits under Hou Guishan's command were reduced to 12...

Ninety thousand...

Seventy thousand...

fifty thousand……

The corpses of tens of thousands of people were piled up in the open space outside Nagano Castle. They were several feet high and could even be piled up to the size of Kyoto!
Even if they were cannon fodder, Kameyama began to feel distressed after losing so many people.

And as the number of new recruits decreased, the morale of his southern army also began to decline.

At this moment, Houguishan was already gnashing his teeth!
He originally thought that even if Ashikaga Yoshimitsu got the large fire blunderbuss from somewhere, there wouldn't be too many of them.

But it turned out that he was wrong. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's Northern Dynasty army also had tens of thousands of muskets, shooting alternately at the top of the city, forming a tight protective net. The soldiers of the Southern Dynasty army could not get close at all!

"Damn it! Where did Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's fire cannon come from?" Kameyama gritted his steel teeth so hard that blood oozed from his gums.

Could it be that this time he brought a large army to attack and returned without any success?

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

At this time, the morale of the Southern Dynasty army was much lower than when it went on the expedition!Noon on the third day has passed.

Hou Guishan finally had to give up and continue the attack.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had an unknown amount of ammunition in his hands, but attacking like this was meaningless and would only increase casualties.

After Kameyama ordered a temporary retreat, the Southern Dynasty soldiers under Nagano Castle quickly receded like a tide.

On the mountainside on the west side,
Cao Wei and others were eating barbecue. When they saw Hou Guishan retreating, Cao Wei smiled and said:

"Usually, I thought that the guy in Houguishan was pretty good, but I didn't expect it to be quite long-lasting. I had to fight for two days and two nights before evacuating."

"I must have lost too many troops and can't bear it anymore," Zhu Di said.

"In two days, at least 10 of the Southern Dynasty's troops were dead."

Cao Wei picked up the telescope again and looked at the battlefield. "If I guess correctly, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has been defending the city and waiting for work. Now when he sees Kameyama retreating, he will definitely lead his troops out of the city to pursue him."

really,

Just as Cao Wei expected, how could Ashikaga Yoshimitsu let go of such an opportunity?

In his opinion, the Southern Dynasty army must have been exhausted after attacking the city for two consecutive days.

In addition, I received wrong information from Cao Wei, thinking that the Southern Dynasty army at Houguishan only had [-] muskets.

Moreover, the strength of the Southern Dynasty army was greatly reduced and its morale was low. There was no reason why it could defeat its own Northern Dynasty army!

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took out the Japanese sword he boasted at his waist and pointed it in the direction of the retreat of the southern army.
"We can't let these bastards come and leave whenever they want, the whole army! Follow this general out of the city to kill the enemy!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

All the soldiers shouted together, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu quickly ran down the city, mounted his horse and led his army in pursuit.

Now it was Hou Guishan's turn to fight and retreat. The Southern Dynasty army had experienced two days of fierce fighting and was low on energy. It was certain that they would be defeated at this time.

Under the pursuit of the pursuers, Hou Guishan led his army to flee quickly into the mountains and forests of the south.

However, Hou Guishan still had some brains. During his escape, he left many gunmen behind, and while escaping, he fired cold shots at the pursuers behind him.

Due to the poor visibility in the mountains and forests, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was helpless against the fleeing Southern Dynasty army for a while, but now it was them who suffered.

The gunman cannot rush too far forward to avoid being ambushed. In this way, the pursuit becomes a proactive attack.

However, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's battle was intensifying at this time, and the Shinto Southern Army only had [-] muskets and could continue to lead troops in pursuit.

After chasing for a hundred miles, many gunmen of the Southern Dynasty army fell behind. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and his army caught up and killed them on the spot.

But the more he pursued Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the more he felt that something was wrong.

After pursuing for such a long time, his forward troops were also shot dead by more than 3 people by gunmen from behind. In addition to the empty guns, why did the Confederate army still use firecrackers?

The fleeing Southern Dynasty army at this time did not have enough time to reload ammunition than those who defended the city before.

But at this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was on top. He had already lost [-] soldiers in this pursuit. If he gave up, his success would be in vain.

"They must be running out of ammunition. Let me, the general, keep charging! Whoever can cut off Hou Guishan's head will be rewarded by me with a thousand taels of silver!"

Facing the huge profit, all the soldiers of the Northern Dynasty rushed forward and chased him like crazy.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

……

Here, Cao Wei and others looked at the chasing and fleeing parties, feeling a little worried.

"Houtguishan won't be folded in the middle of the road, right?"

Dao Yan visually measured the distance between the Southern Dynasty army and Gaoshan City, and shook his head.

"The Confederate Army is less than a hundred miles away from Gaoshan City. A strong man can still escape with his wrist broken, and his life will not be in danger."

Cao Wei clapped his hands and said, "Okay, this time we are just worrying."

Zhu Di smiled helplessly and said:
"No one expected that their fight would be so weird, as if they were willing to die."

Indeed, Go Kameyama did not make any tactical arrangements when he sent troops to attack Nagano this time. He just wanted to rely on [-] fire blunderbuss to massacre the Northern Dynasty after breaking the city.

But he didn't expect that the Northern Dynasty also had [-] muskets, and they attacked for two consecutive days without being able to break the city.

The same is true for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, relying on the fact that the number of muskets in his army is greater than that of the opponent, it is like taking advantage of the weakness of the Southern Dynasty army to eliminate the opponent in one fell swoop, following the Southern Dynasty army and giving away lives in vain.

After attacking and defending, chasing and escaping, Gokuyama and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not look like leaders commanding the entire army, but more like brainless idiots.

This situation was something Cao Wei and the others had not expected before.

But judging from the results, this battle was in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Both the Southern Dynasty army of Kameyama and the Northern Dynasty army of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suffered heavy losses and lost a lot of troops.

If the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan could fight a few more battles like this, Cao Wei and the others would be able to lead the soldiers and artillery under their command to dominate the entire battlefield.

Cao Wei and others were in the mountains and forests on the west side of Nagano, and gradually lost sight of the army pursued by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Without a good show to watch, Cao Wei suddenly felt a little uninterested.

The battle between the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan is interesting, but the fight is too strange, the time is too short, and it is not enjoyable to watch.

But what Cao Wei and others didn't know was that Hou Guishan led the Southern Dynasty army to flee all the way to a position twenty miles in front of Gaoshan City, but suddenly turned around and rushed towards the Northern Dynasty army behind him!

With their own city behind them, the Southern Dynasty army regained some of its courage.

In addition, they escaped and killed many soldiers of the Northern Dynasty army along the way, so they may not have a chance to fight with the opponent.

After all, those who attacked the city were the new soldiers and cannon fodder. Apart from lack of rest and lack of energy, the main force of the Southern Dynasty army still had [-]% to [-]% combat effectiveness.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was chasing after him and had been shot all the way. He had been angry for a long time and had no place to vent his anger. Now when he saw that Kameyama dared to lead his troops back, he immediately shouted and ordered his soldiers to charge forward and kill him!

The soldiers of the Nanchao Shenji Battalion were originally at the rear. When the enemy entered a distance of a hundred meters and got closer, they began to shoot with their guns.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Another round of volleys, and the Northern Dynasty army suddenly fell in large numbers!

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu almost went crazy when he saw this scene!

How many guns did the Southern Dynasty army have?
After escaping all this way, how come there is still a loaded firecracker that can be used?

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's smiling face emerged in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's mind.

What Cao Wei told him was that Hou Guishan only received [-] fire guns from Zhu Di, but it seems that is not the case now!

The number of artillery guns of the Southern Dynasties was almost equal to the number of artillery guns of the Northern Dynasties!
It was precisely because of this piece of wrong information that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu chose to pursue the Southern Army all the way, and ultimately suffered heavy losses!
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely:
"What a bullshit second prince, you can't even figure out the other party's movements, what an idiot!"

After the Southern Dynasty army fired a volley, before the gunners from the Shenji Battalion could react, the Northern Dynasty army on the opposite side had already charged forward!
"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

(End of this chapter)