Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

There was continuous banging gunfire, interspersed with sporadic roars of artillery, and the Japanese fell in droves. From time to time, some people in the Ming army fell to the ground after being shot by arrows. A few Japanese riding horses suddenly rushed to the front of the formation, and they also gave the Ming army a blow. Bring some casualties.

Shaoer Puteng, Shimazu and others watched the battle ahead, feeling increasingly heavy.

This was a war they had never experienced before. They never expected that China's firearms had developed to such an extent!

I never imagined that one day the battlefield would become like this, with no swords and swords, only bullets and smoke!
The Ming army in front of them almost all used firearms and rarely used swords. At this time, they formed a dense square formation and fired with muskets. Most of their Japanese soldiers were killed in the middle, and they could not even touch the corners of the enemy's clothes. , unable to shake these phalanxes at all!
Seeing the rapid increase in casualties on his own side, while the casualties on the Ming army were very few, Shao Er Puteng's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

"Do you have any good strategies for winning?"

Second Shao Er Puteng asked Shimazu Yoshihisa and others next to him with a face full of hope.

Shimazu Yoshihisa, Otomo Sobayashi and others were silent.

It was also their first time to come into contact with this kind of firearms army, and they had no good way to deal with it at the moment. If they could rely on the mountainous terrain to carry out sneak attacks before the battle, now that everyone is facing each other head-on, these methods have no chance to be used.

Seeing that they were silent, Shaoer Puteng had no choice but to hold on to his last glimmer of hope and pray that the person sent to Dazaifu to deliver the message would bring back good news.

The fighting on Li Wei's side was fierce, and Tang and Hu Hai were also fighting non-stop. Although the battlefield here on the floating bridge was not as large as that on Li Wei's side, it was even more tragic.

The battle continued until near dusk, and the messenger who had been given high hopes by Shaoer Puteng finally returned.

"Sir, Dazaifu was captured by the Ming army!"

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, the cavalryman breathed rapidly and told the details of the information he had gathered, including that the city wall was blown down and 30,000 troops were blocked in the city. The few who broke out also suffered heavy casualties and were unable to do anything. Support them.

After hearing this news, Shao Er Puteng and others were completely shocked!

"This is how to do?"

Puteng, the second son of Jiuzhou Explorer, was already panicking.

With the power of the Illumination Army, they have no chance of winning. Could it be that Kyushu can only be surrendered to the Ming Army?

At this time, even the Ouchi clan and the Takagi clan, who had conflicts with the Shaoer clan, looked pale.

They are all Kyushu daimyo, and their territories are all here. Facing the foreign enemy of the Ming army, they are both prosperous and devastated.

In fact, Shaoer Puteng has no real power in the Kyushu expedition, and even the support of the shogunate is useless. This time all parties to protect the daimyo can work together to gather so many soldiers and horses, all out of considerations of their own interests.

But now, they have gathered so many soldiers and horses, and they have almost tried their best, but they still can't defeat the Ming army. What should they do?

"If it doesn't work, let's retreat first. We can temporarily avoid the Ming army's edge, and then ask for help from the shogunate. With the help of the shogunate, we will be able to drive the Ming people out of our Kyushu!"

Takagi Takanobu suggested.

As a newly rising daimyo, the Takagi clan cannot compare with these old daimyo. If the loss this time is too great, this rising trend may be aborted.

However, upon hearing his words, everyone in the Shimazu clan, the Otomo clan, and the Ouchi clan frowned, and even Shaoer Puteng, the Kyushu explorer assigned by the shogunate, looked embarrassed.

The situation in the Japanese country is very complicated. For these local Kyushu masters, Akito is a foreign enemy, as is the shogunate and the emperor. Although they nominally surrender to the shogunate, they are actually independent powers. This situation is A kind of enfeoffment relationship, just like the Zhou emperor and other countries, the Ming Dynasty and its vassal countries, they did not want the emperor or the shogunate to interfere too much in Kyushu affairs.

Kyushu is the Kyushu of Kyushu people, this is their common idea.

After Takagi Takanobu proposed this idea, the scene was silent, but the sound of gunfire from the Ming army kept urging them to make a decision.

"Hey, everyone, this can only be the case now." Shao Er Puteng sighed.

Although Shimazu Yoshihisa and others are reluctant, they can't find any other way now.

"In that case, let's retreat quickly!"

Ouchi Yoshihiro said directly.

Other big names also nodded in agreement.

Since they want to ask the shogunate to come forward, they must not only guard against the Ming army, but also the shogunate. The most important thing now is to retreat as soon as possible to preserve their strength. After the Ming army is driven away, they may still have to fight against the shogunate.

Shao Er Puteng also understood their thoughts, and immediately stopped hesitating and immediately ordered to stop the attack and wait for an opportunity to retreat.

As the Japanese retreated, the combat pressure on Li Wei's side suddenly relaxed.

"The Japanese are about to withdraw. The whole army changes formation and moves forward!"

Li Wei immediately shouted.

The Japanese suffered heavy casualties. Now is the time to beat up the drowned dog, so naturally he won't let it go!
Shi Jun immediately led the cavalry to follow the Japanese and charge to kill them. Lu Tang also organized the army to change formations and slowly advance forward.

After the Japanese ran away, the Ming army's gunfire became sparse, but the artillery with longer ranges became denser again, causing another damage to the Japanese.

Shaoer Puteng, Shimazu Yoshihisa and others saw their hearts bleeding. These were all warriors they had raised. One of them died and the other was missing.

They suffered heavy losses in this battle!

Li Wei ordered his army to pursue them one after another. The Japanese retreated and broke away from the engagement while trying to break out from both sides.

However, they soon discovered that the Ming army's muskets were not vegetarian. Even if they avoided the artillery, the musket fire could still cause huge damage to them.

Seeing this, Shaoer Puteng and others were even more anxious. In front of them was an invincible army of firearms armed with muskets and artillery, and behind them was the pontoon bridge that was tightly guarded by the Ming army. This ambush not only failed to annihilate the Ming army, but Instead, they put themselves in danger of being attacked from both sides!
Seeing that there was nothing they could do, Shaoer Puteng, Dayou Zonglin and others had to divide their forces and flee up the mountain.

Tang He didn't dare to let the army escape to the mountains, but they didn't care about it. Firstly, they were familiar with the terrain, and secondly, even if they fled, they could quickly gather their people again. Anyway, the land was in the hands of famous owners like them, and these people If you want to survive, you have to come back to them to ask for food, not to mention that these warriors still have their families.

After such an escape, it will probably take a lot of time to gather these soldiers together. In the short term, they may not be able to fight against the Ming army again.

The Japanese army fled in different directions under the leadership of their respective family heads. Li Wei's army continued to advance, and finally arrived at the floating bridge when there were only a few Japanese people left to escape.

Hu Hai, covered in blood and with disheveled hair, came up to him with a big smile: "Haha, I knew you could do it!"

Hu Hai opened his arms and was about to give Li Wei a warm hug.

Li Wei glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

But thinking that I had tricked this guy once, I couldn't bear to avoid it.

Hu Hai hugged him enthusiastically and patted him, leaving bloody fingerprints on his originally clean clothes. Then he smiled and said:

"Fortunately, you arrived in time. If it had been a moment later, we would have broken the bridge and escaped!"

Li Wei laughed unnaturally and did not answer.

Tang He, Sheng Yong and others also rushed over. Compared with the calmness of the soldiers on Li Wei's side, they were all miserable, with blood stains on their bodies and faces, and some were seriously injured. He Fu, who was cut off, died here.

It was really difficult for them to wait for Li Wei's reinforcements for two days despite being attacked by a sneak attack this time. Tang He raised his eyes and looked at the artillery pieces emitting gunpowder smoke and the soldiers who were still chasing the Japanese with muskets. He was shocked in his heart.

It seemed that he was overthinking, and they were not expected to help cooperate. With the power they had just now, they could defeat the 100,000 Japanese soldiers alone, but they would only suffer more losses.

Sheng Yong and others came to Li Wei and gave him a rare smile and nodded, no longer complaining in their hearts.

From their perspective, this battle was thanks to Li Wei's timely return, otherwise their best outcome would have been to destroy the floating bridge and flee to the east side of the Chikugo River.

However, Li Wei himself knew what was going on, so he could only pretend to be calm at this time and greeted each other.

It was getting late, and the soldiers hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield. The army set up camp in a safe area, carefully guarding against the Japanese counterattack.

In the military camp, Li Wei and Tang and the generals from both sides gathered together again and informed each other of their current status.

"The day before yesterday, we were ambushed by the Japanese as soon as we arrived here. We managed to hold our ground with great difficulty. The Japanese suddenly came with 70,000 to 80,000 troops. In desperation, we could only forcefully cross the pontoon bridge. We relied on the pontoon bridge to survive until now. Of the 40,000 troops, there are now only more than 20,000 left, and several generals such as He Fu have also died."

Hu Hai opened his mouth to tell about the situation they encountered. When he mentioned the sacrificed generals and the more than 10,000 troops, his face couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The same is true for Sheng Yong and others. This time they suffered a big loss. If Li Wei hadn't arrived in time to win the game, they would have been completely defeated.

Tang He looked at the crowd and took the initiative to take responsibility: "This time the responsibility lies with me. I was the one who advanced rashly without being able to ascertain the enemy's movements, and that was why I was ambushed by the enemy. After I return to Beijing, I will take the initiative to report to Your Majesty." Please forgive me."

After Tang He finished speaking, Hu Hai, Sheng Yong and others fell silent.

The loss this time was too great, and they couldn't ignore it. The bones of those soldiers were displayed outside.

Li Wei looked ugly and opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

Tang He glanced at him and changed the subject: "How is the situation over there?"

"Oh, I'm lucky here. Dazaifu has been captured. Although the defenders haven't been wiped out yet, they have taken control of the city. It won't be too late to deal with them after we return to the division."

Li Wei said softly.

Later, Lu Tang, Shi Jun and other generals told him the details of the siege that day and what happened to Lin Xian.

When Hu Hai, Sheng Yong and others heard about Lin Xian, they understood why they were ambushed, and they were furious at the moment.

"This bastard is actually a Japanese invader. Where is he now? I'm going to skin him!" Sheng Yong roared.

Hu Hai and others were also filled with indignation and clamored to settle accounts with him.

But Tang He suddenly understood something, but he didn't say much.

He understands the importance His Majesty attaches to Li Wei. Even if he has any opinions in his heart, he will only report it to His Majesty secretly and let Your Majesty make his own decision.

Everyone cursed Lin Xian angrily, but Li Wei certainly couldn't let them kill him directly. This man had to be escorted back to Beijing and handed over to His Majesty.

As for Lu Tang, Chen Su and others, there is no need to worry. Anyway, Lu Tang was the Lin Xian captured that day. As for what they had discovered long ago, no one else knew about it except themselves.

After scolding Lin Xian, Hu Hai and others thanked Li Wei for returning to the army immediately without entering the city. Even Sheng Yong and others who had always looked down on him could not help but change his attitude too much and did not dare to do it again. It is easy for the newly promoted Jiangdu Marquis.

"Your Majesty still has a keen eye for knowing people. Marquis Jiangdu has made outstanding achievements at a young age, and his future achievements will be limitless!"

Tang He said with some emotion, with a faint feeling of a hero in his twilight years.

Although he was not as hostile to Li Wei as Huang Bin Lanyu, he did not take this young man seriously in his heart. However, after this battle, he had to re-examine this favorite minister in front of His Majesty.

"That's right, I saw it when I was conquering Yunnan!" Hu Hai said with a grin.

Although the others did not say anything, they nodded in agreement with smiles on their faces.

Li Wei looked at the people in front of him with a complicated mood and quickly changed the subject:
"What should we do next?"

Tang He paused and did not answer directly. Instead, he threw the question back: "What do you think?"

After hearing this, Hu Hai and others naturally focused their attention on Li Wei. After this battle, no one dared to ignore his opinions anymore.

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Li Wei pondered for a moment and said: "The Japanese suffered heavy losses this time. The army was already scattered when they retreated. It will take some time to reorganize for a counterattack. We can go back to Dazaifu first and After the Japanese troops in the city are dealt with, we will slowly conquer all parts of Kyushu with Dazaifu as the center."

When the generals heard this, they all nodded slightly. This strategy was relatively safe.

However, Tang He frowned and said, "The purpose of our expedition this time is to defeat the Japanese country, make it a vassal, pay tribute, and restrain its people. It is not to capture the city. It seems inappropriate to do so."

Li Wei smiled: "It doesn't matter, let's capture the city and land here. These famous people in Kyushu know that they are outmatched, so they will definitely ask for help from Kyoto. If the King of Japan does not want to lose this land, he will definitely send troops to reinforce or compromise with us to negotiate a peace. We will wait for an opportunity to respond when the time comes."

Tang Hewen Yan thought for a while and then nodded.

Li Wei's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart.

If he expected it to be true, this guy like the King of Japan or the Emperor would most likely surrender and negotiate for peace after suffering such a huge defeat, but he wouldn't agree easily. Let's see how he deals with these guys!
At this time, everyone had just experienced a battle. After a brief discussion, they separated and went back to the camp to rest. Li Wei also left with Lu Tang, Shijun and others.

On the way back to the camp, passing by the place where the corpses were parked, Li Wei couldn't help but pause, looking at the densely packed corpses, and let out a long sigh.

Seeing this, Lu Tang comforted him and said, "Master Hou, this is the best result. Although our loss is not small, the Japanese's loss is even greater!"

"Yes, as the saying goes, one general's success can lead to the death of thousands of bones. Don't be too sentimental, Lord Marquis. It is already very valuable that we can defeat the Japanese with these losses. Without today's great victory, I am afraid that our army will only suffer more casualties in the future." many."

Shi Jun also tried to persuade him.

When Li Wei heard this, he glanced back at the two of them, and then turned around again, staring at the corpses lying on the ground, and repeated Shi Jun's words leisurely: "One general's work will lead to ten thousand bones!"

Zhu Yuanzhang told him this sentence. At that time, he was extremely repelled. However, as time passed, he inevitably became such a person.

In this battle, he turned the tide. Not only did his military achievements far exceed those of Tang, Hu Hai and others, but he also unexpectedly gained the gratitude of these people. His prestige in the army also rose to an unprecedented level. Now as long as Tang He leaves, this army will He can control the army like an arm and a finger, and even the generals such as Sheng Yong will not object. It can be said that he has achieved great success.

With this army in hand, he has achieved half of his goal, and the rest is the game with the Japanese country.

As long as he established a foothold in the Japanese country, he would gradually be able to escape Zhu Yuanzhang's control. In the future, he would be able to travel overseas and this old man would be out of reach of him.

Just looking at the corpses on the ground, he was not happy at all.

"Let's go."

Li Wei shook his head, put away his complicated thoughts, and turned to leave with Lu Tang and others.

After returning to the camp, Li Wei left Lu Tang alone again, severely reprimanded him, and warned him and Chen Su not to do anything unnecessary again!
Originally, he only had to do things step by step, and Zhu Yuanzhang would continue to put power in his hands. However, now that something like this suddenly happened, it might cause complications. If Zhu Yuanzhang becomes suspicious from now on, he will be on strict guard against him. Then it will be difficult for him to leave. (End of chapter)