Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 584
In fact, the Japanese people are quite pitiful. The narrow Japanese archipelago is originally a small country, but it is still a mountainous country. However, poor people must have something to hate. Because of the poor resources, these guys have also developed extreme narrowness and greed. Aggressive character, especially Tosa on Shikoku Island, where most of the land is uncultivable mountainous land, and the folk style cultivated with scarce plain resources is extraordinarily tough.

The entire Shikoku Island has been advancing smoothly, but here, the army of the shogunate has hit a nail firmly. There is Muroto Cape in the east and Ashizuri Mountain in the west. The dense forest blocks more than 20 samurai troops. Here it is.

In the dense forest, the sunlight is divided by the leaves, and only the peaks are revealed on the woodland. Just after light rain, the thick leaf humus layer on the ground stepped on it, making a creaking sound, and gusts of water sprayed out , It is uncomfortable to get the shoes wet, but fortunately, Japanese warriors all wear straw sandals, which dry quickly and are not as wet and uncomfortable as cloth shoes.

However, this was the case, a group of Japanese warriors were still holding their spears, nervously tense to the extreme, and cautiously protruding forward, every step was like a ghost.

Crash.

Suddenly, the leaves shook violently, frightening a few Japanese warriors to poke with their spears, and the bow and arrow behind them also shot up. During the crackling attack, a scarred boar screamed from the bushes. After running away for two steps, Gudong fell to the ground and died.

"Yangxi!"

The samurai who had made a false alarm breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately smiled. Although Shintoism does not allow meat to be eaten, they are often not full when they are out on expeditions. How can they care about these things? A samurai walked forward with a smile Go, dragging the pig's hind legs, I plan to drag it back, and add food.

However, just after taking two steps, the warrior's footsteps suddenly softened, and he sank in with a horrified cry. Immediately, a heart-piercing scream came out. Under his feet, one was only one meter square, less than half a meter wide. The deep trap is exposed, and the sharp bamboo thorns are dyed red from the bottom to the top. In the Vietnam War, the rubber-soled shoes of the U.S. Army could not withstand this kind of trap, let alone the straw sandals of the Japanese warriors.

Hearing the screams of their companions, dozens of warriors panicked and ran forward one after another, but immediately, more than a dozen people were caught. The trap was dug viciously, next to a pit, dotted like a chessboard I don't know how many pits were arranged, and amidst the screams, the bamboo sticks pierced each warrior's feet.

This scene made Sergeant completely shaken, yelling everyone not to move, except for the samurai whose feet got stuck screaming and pulling out, the rest of the samurai who were not hit were covered in cold sweat, and they stopped where they were. He dared to move, for fear of sinking his foot again, but at this moment, the bushes made a rattling sound again, this time, it was an ambush enemy, and the sharp crossbow arrows whizzed past like poisonous snakes, making a rustling sound. The hairs on the backs of every warrior stood up, and seeing their companions puff, a bamboo arrow appeared in their chests. More warriors panicked and looked for cover, and then stepped into the trap again, screaming heart-piercing. screams.

Fortunately, the enemies they encountered seemed to be very kind, and they were let go after only one round of crossbow arrows. However, looking at the nearby trees swaying, these scarred warriors were still lying on the ground in fear, for a long time Don't dare to move.

After a while, the samurai Sergeant Cao Fang was pulled out of the grass with his face frightened. He looked around, and then there were two chirps. The part of the samurai who was recruited abruptly pulled out of the trap, and on his back, a team of 50 people fled down the mountain in embarrassment.

The first batch of soldiers and horse officers of the Qihuo Army were all mountain people from the Dabie Mountains. The First Taiwan Division also attracted many mountain people to join them. These are all children from the mountains. A group of ten or so Ming soldiers came out, looking at the blood that was shed, the warrior of the Changzonggabu clan who led the way asked this group in broken Chinese, puzzled.

"Taijun, you can kill these Guandong guys with one sentence, why let them go!"

"Hmph, you don't understand this, sometimes the enemy's life is more important than their death!"

This sentence was said by his immediate superior, Ying Shuai, who was unceremoniously copied by the Ming gang leader, and patted his chest brazenly: "Look! These people will go back and spread the fear, and the Japanese warriors who come again It will be even more frightening, and they will all collapse after shooting one or two arrows."

"It's worthy of being the emperor of the kingdom of heaven, I admire you!"

"Ah! Hehe, this is nothing, let's go! Deal with the next team!"

Seeing that the eyes of this Changzong Ibu warrior were staring, the head of Mingren scratched his head in embarrassment, and immediately gave orders with a serious face.

From the grass, there was a sudden tremor from the distance, and amidst the rattling noise, another group of Japanese soldiers who were mopping up trembled tremblingly, and immediately cursed at Baga, ran wildly and ran over again, and those who greeted them came again. Once there were big pits all over the floor and sharp bamboo sticks erected.

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"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

In the wounded barracks, a large group of warriors hugged their feet and screamed heart-piercingly. Japanese people don’t have penicillin these days, and some high-level warriors can wash their wounds with spirits, but the taste cannot be explained clearly in a few words, but At any rate, they have suffered such a crime, and they still have a good chance of surviving. Those low-level ashigaru can only be wrapped up with dirty cloth, and a large part of them will be infected. will die.

Sometimes killing the enemy is more effective than killing the enemy. The miserable screams of hundreds of wounded soldiers make the entire barracks demoralized.

However, the more troublesome thing is yet to come.

"Bagaya Road!"

Seeing the dead and injured samurai overturned on the ground next to dozens of carts, as well as the charred grain cart, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who rushed to the scene of the incident in person, was furious, with a sharp samurai sword in his hand Desperately took turns, pointing at a group of banners who were furious and yelling.

"You pigs, useless, incompetent! This is the first time!"

If it was once or twice, Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't care at all, but this is already the No. 19 time, almost one-third of the grain trucks were destroyed on this mountain road, but there were so many samurai, not even a hair of the assailant did not find.

What is the most precious thing in Japan is not gold, but rice!Even the nobleness of a daimyo is measured by the stone height of the territory. The biggest temptation for a daimyo to serve as a soldier is to be able to eat rice, which can supply 25 troops to the front line. It is by no means an easy job. For logistics, the shogunate must use at least 50 civilians to transport rice and grain from Kanto to fight in the country of Wa. The loss is slightly smaller, and at least one-third of the grain is lost on the road. It is better to subtract one-third here. God, some warriors are already starving.

Up to now, the main force of the Ming army is hiding in this Tosa mountain, and they haven't found it yet. I'm going to be hungry first, and Tokugawa Iemitsu's anger can be imagined!

Especially looking at a group of foolishly staring at his banner, Tokugawa Iemitsu was even more furious, hissing and shouting with all his strength: "Bageyalu, if you are not bad, find it for the main hall, take those Find out the Ming people who sneaked up, and kill them all!"

"Hay!"

This time, the wood was understood, and the high-ranking warriors with a stone height of five hundred to ten thousand scattered out like hounds, sniffing around.

But before Tokugawa Iemitsu calmed down, the trembling old middleman Nobunosuke Okubo came over with a mournful face.

"General, Yi and Shou Hachisuka Masaka sent someone to send a letter. There is a famine in his territory, and he begs the general for relief!"

As soon as this painting was drawn, Tokugawa Iemitsu's face turned down again.

Song Qingshu's methods are really poisonous!
The best way to deal with the invading enemy is to fortify the walls and clear the fields and gather all the food.In Sun Tzu's Art of War, it is said that a thousand chariots can be driven, a thousand leather chariots can be ridden, a hundred thousand armors can be carried, and grain can be wiped out for thousands of miles.The internal and external expenses, the use of guests, and the service of the car and armor cost a thousand dollars a day!Therefore, a wise general will feed on the enemy. If you eat the enemy for one minute, you will be me for twenty minutes!Don't take one stone, I will be twenty stones!It can be seen that Mr. Sun saw the importance of providing food to the enemy more than a thousand years ago.

The current situation is very complicated. Song Qingshu is an intruder and also a defender. If he is in the country and the enemy does not come over, he will first rob and burn them all. No one has such courage, but in Japan, Song Qingshu can There are not so many scruples anymore. When the shogunate gathers its troops in a month, the domineering beggar army can play a guest role as a robber and rob most of the food in the countryside of Shikoku Island.

Tokugawa Iemitsu brought the power of Taishan to seize the Shikoku, which went quite smoothly, but the shogunate took over half of the Shikoku who were suffering from hunger and cold, Awa, Yiyo, and Sanki. To maintain it, invisibly, put great pressure on Tokugawa Iemitsu.

But if you are hungry, no matter whether you are a Ming Dynasty or a shogun, you will still rebel, and your face is trembling with anger. After a while, Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand helplessly: "Let Honda Masamune share some of the food, Congratulations to Hachisu Masaka!"

"Also, find out for the hall immediately, those bastards who attacked my grain road!"

"Hay! Hay!"

Nodding and bowing, Okubo Shinnosuke backed out with a mournful old face.

No one dared to provoke the general who was furious, and the maids who served beside him were all trembling, but at this moment, a banner officer galloped in on a Japanese horse, turned over and knelt down to Tokugawa Iemitsu .

"General, Lord Sanbingwei is here!"

It was like a miracle. Hearing this name, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately turned his anger into joy, and swung his large sleeves violently.

"Please!"

(End of this chapter)