Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 14
Early in the morning, Fan Zhuoyuan's army assembled and attacked the city with all its strength!

Six thousand-jin bronze cannons and catapults roared all morning, and the entire city wall, the archery towers and other fortifications were blown down, and two gaps were smashed into the city wall.

After another afternoon of onslaught, the main city of Sanchi County was declared broken.

When the city was broken, all the defenders in Sanchi City lost their fighting spirit, were surrounded by Fan Zhuoyuan, and fled to the north.

However, they forgot that Fan Zhuoyuan had [-] fine cavalry under him, and they chased and killed them all the way, causing heavy casualties, and the city lord Hojo Zongzheng also died on the way to escape.

In this battle, more than half of the [-] defenders died in battle, and nearly [-] soldiers completely lost their fighting spirit, put down their weapons and surrendered, and accepted the reformation unconditionally.

In the history books of later generations, this battle is called the Battle of Miike, and it was also the first battle that transformed Japan into a province.

At this moment, at Dazaifu...

The Mengyuan East Route Army has been buried on the waves, and only a few lucky ones have drifted to the shore, but they are not organized or threatened.

The young master couldn't afford to continue to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Yuan bandits. After receiving the letter from the Chikugo Kingdom to protect Hojo Zongzheng, he immediately led an army of [-] troops to Sanchi County.

At this time, he has arrived at Shangzuma County, and only one Xiazuma County will reach Yanagawa Castle, the headquarters of Chikugo Kingdom.

The road ahead is flat, and the marching speed can be very fast, and you can arrive there in less than a day!

The news he received was a few days ago, and he thought Hojo Zongzheng was leading an army of [-] warriors to fight fiercely with Fan Zhuoyuan's [-] troops in the broken mountains of Sanchi County.

In the eyes of the lords such as Shaoer Jingzi, Hojo Zongzheng's tactics have no problems. This can be said to be the only way for the weak Japan to fight against the Yuan invaders.

Everyone thought that even though Yuan Kou was powerful, but after they chose to divide their troops, Chikugo had only [-] soldiers and horses, how could Hojo Zongzheng be able to defend for more than ten days.

At that time, Dazaifu's 2 troops will arrive, and the [-] troops gathered in the broken mountain area will surely defeat the [-] yuan bandits in front of them.

At this time, if we go back and deal with another 3 yuan bandit killed from Bungo country, the chances of winning will be greatly increased, and it is very likely that the samurai reinforcements from Kinki, Shikoku and other places will also rush over, gathering the strength of all Japan, Definitely win the final victory.

The whole army hurried to Liuchuan City, which was less than [-] miles away from Sanchi County.

Shao Er's financial resources decided to let the whole army rest in Liuchuan City overnight, and then rushed to Sanchi County the next day.

At night, he was planning to arrange for a messenger to send a letter to the front line, but some of the defeated soldiers and horses from the front line had already rushed to the city of Liuchuan.

Seeing the extremely miserable appearance of the defeated army, Shaoer Jingzi and the other big names were shocked.

"Chigu-kun! Jingchuan-kun! How did you become like this! Where is Hojo Guardian? How is he?"

Hearing the questioning of Shaoer Jingzi, several warriors who were brought in quickly knelt down and burst into tears.

"Master Dazai! Our guards are weak! The Patriarch was intercepted and killed by the Yuan Bandits during the retreat, and he died on the spot!"

Shaoer Jingzi stood up in shock, and the other daimyos present were also flustered.

Shimadzu, the guardian of Satsuma Kingdom, asked sharply: "What's going on?! Retreat? Have you lost the battle? The right time, place and people are all here with you, and you can actually lose the battle?!"

A warrior who cried loudly in the field said: "Yuan Kou is proficient in mountain wave warfare, and has siege weapons like thunder. Our army can't defend it with all its strength!"

Anda Taisheng, the guardian of the Higo Kingdom, rushed forward, his eyes were red, he grabbed a samurai by the collar and lifted him up.

"Please explain to me! Why did you lose to Yuan Kou in the mountain wave battle? Did the red deer in Beitiao raise a group of idiots!"

Shaoer Jingzi also frowned and said: "We used to rely on the Yuan Kou defense base to fight the Yuan Kou East Road army in a decisive battle.

The two sides in the beach area fought each other out of formation, and our warriors were not weak in their bravery, and they often gained the upper hand!

You must know that the Eastern Route Army we are facing is the elite who conquered the entire Middle Earth, destroyed the Great Song Dynasty, and made an expedition to the Far West.

And what you are fighting against is just a group of Great Song Jiangjun who was defeated by Donglu Yuankou, and it stands to reason that their combat power is far inferior to Donglu Yuankou.

Why is it also a mountain forest area where you can't fight in formation, you will lose to them! "

The captured samurai shouted loudly: "Master Dazai, please allow us to explain in detail! This group of Yuan bandits used a unique formation, and our samurai swordsmen cannot give full play to their advantages in martial arts!"

Shao Erjing asked Anda Taisheng to let go, and these frightened warriors explained the tactics of Fan Zhuoyuan's army.

They talked a lot, and even added drawings to express it, and finally explained the horror of the mandarin duck formation.

Shaoer Jingzi looked at each other with many famous names, and said worriedly: "It seems that this group of Yuan bandits came prepared, otherwise why didn't the East Road Yuan bandits use such tactics."

Several big names looked at the drawings of the mandarin duck formation they had drawn, and they all had ugly faces.

Hisuke Shimadzu seemed to have seen some tricks, and said: "Master Dazai, this type of formation is suitable for scattered soldiers, but not suitable for large-scale battles. Maybe we can form a large formation to break it!"

Shaoer Jingzi frowned and said: "Although they are descendants of the Song Dynasty, they have fought against the Yuan invaders for decades, whether it is siege, defense, water warfare, or land warfare.

Do you think they may not know how to fight in a dignified formation?The generals of this Song Dynasty surrendered army knew how to adapt to local conditions and were extremely good at tactical adjustments and changes.

Looking at his choice to land from a remote corner of the Hyuga country, we know that he is completely different from Yuan Kou East Route Army's tactics of relying too much on logistics and fighting steadily.

This man is bold and decisive in his military operations, flexible and brave, and has the demeanor of a famous general in ancient times, which is by no means comparable to ordinary generals of the Yuan Dynasty!
What we have encountered is an unimaginably powerful enemy, he may even be the evil spirit that devours our country of Japan, everyone, now that we have reached this point, we have no way out! "

As he said that, Shao Er obtained the map, pointed to Liuchuan City where his army was located, then pointed to Sanchi County, which was only [-] miles away, and then pointed to Bungo Country behind, and then Bungo Country drew the map. line.

Extend this line all the way to Buzen Country, Chikuzen Country Dazaifu until it connects to Yanagawa Castle where our side is located, and then took a hard picture of the map!
"Here, Yuan Kou's right-wing army, according to intelligence, has [-] troops, attacking in warships all the way along the coastline.

You should all know that at present all the troops of Kyushu Island and most of China's troops have been concentrated here, and the places they pass are completely undefended.

It won't take long to outflank us. At that time, the 2 yuan bandits from the front will flank us from front to back. Will we still have the possibility of victory? "

Everyone looked at the map, already dripping with cold sweat.

The daimyo asked in a panic, "Master Dazai, how should we deal with it now!"

Shao Er slammed his financial resources on the table and said: "We can only go to the bottom of the boat and concentrate all our troops to go south to Sanchi County. No matter how much we pay, we must first defeat the 2 yuan bandit in front of us.

Fang had the opportunity to turn around and deal with the attack of the 3 bandits from the rear with all his strength. Although it would be difficult, at least he would not have to face the enemy, and it might last until the next wave of reinforcements from the shogunate arrived. "

(End of this chapter)