My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 467 Battle of Yamane Castle

"General, please look, Ashikaga Yoshimichi's army is stationed a few miles away. If our Yamane Castle hadn't been strong, I'm afraid we would have been wiped out by them!"

Ouchi Morimi pointed to the military camp in the distance and introduced.

Zhu Yong held a telescope and looked at Ashikaga Yoshinori's military camp. Ashikaga Yoshinori defeated Ouchi Morimi before, and he also suffered a lot of casualties, but he later mobilized a group of troops, and now the total strength has reached nearly 4 , probably because he wanted to pacify the Ouchi clan in one battle.

Zhu Yong was not prepared for this sudden war, but after receiving the news, he immediately mobilized troops and personally led his troops to support the Ouchi clan.

Ouchi Mori looked at the telescope in Zhu Yong's hand with a look of envy on his face. He knew that this thing was an artifact that only senior generals of the Ming Dynasty were qualified to use. It could see the movements of enemy troops in the distance.

After Zhu Yong looked at the enemy's barracks, he asked Ouchi Morimi: "We are marching secretly this time. Ashikaga Yoshinori shouldn't know about our arrival, right?"

"I have ordered the news about you, General, to be blocked. Ashikaga Yoshinori definitely doesn't know!"

Ouchi Shengjian almost patted his chest and promised.

This time Zhu Yong led his troops, but he also did so in secret. He even sent naval forces to harass the coastal ports of the Ashikaga Shogunate, making Ashikaga Yoshinori think that the Ming Dynasty was just sending naval forces to contain their forces, but he did not know that Zhu Yong had already led the army. The army entered Ouchi's territory.

"Very good, my army needs to rest for three days. After three days, we will jointly send troops to teach Ashikaga Yoshinori a harsh lesson!"

Zhu Yong immediately ordered.

"Great, thank you General for your help. I, the Ouchi clan, will treat Ming Dynasty like a distinguished guest in the future!"

Ouchi Mingjian also said with great joy when he heard this.

Although they had already formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, after this defeat, they were also worried that the Ming Dynasty would die and not save them. It was not until Zhu Yong actually led his troops that they felt relieved.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. During these three days, Ashikaga Yoshichi continued to send troops to attack Yamane Castle.

Yamane Castle is the gateway to the territory of the Ouchi clan. If this place is captured, there will be an undefendable plain behind it. Ashikaga Yoshinori can then go straight in, attack the heart of the Ouchi clan in one fell swoop, and even completely destroy it. Lose the power of the Ouchi clan.

Faced with Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's attack, Ouchi Morimi just ordered his men to defend the city wall and did not launch any counterattack.

In fact, the Ouchi clan was unable to launch a counterattack at this time. The last defeat destroyed most of their troops. Although they urgently mobilized thousands of troops from the rear, they could only be used for defense.

Fortunately, the three days finally passed. On the morning of the fourth day, Ashikaga Yoshimichi once again sent out a large army as before, preparing to launch an attack on Yamane Castle.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi used the strategy of tiring the enemy. He relied on his superior strength and launched attacks on Yamane Castle in turns, leaving the Ouchi clan in the city with no time to rest. As time went by, the soldiers in the city would naturally be exhausted. He launched another fierce attack and could easily knock down Yamane Castle.

However, the situation today is different. Just as Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's army gathered under Yamane Castle, and before he could launch an attack, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.

First, a dozen huge spheres suddenly appeared on the top of Yamane Castle, and then these spheres actually flew up.What frightened Ashikaga Yoshimochi even more was that there were some images of demons and ghosts on the ball. When the ball flew toward them, it was like a group of demons and ghosts rushing towards them, ready to devour the entire army at any time.

Even Ashikaga Yoshimochi felt extremely frightened when he saw this situation, let alone his soldiers. Some timid Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they even threw away their bamboo spears and turned around to run away.

When the general supervising the battle saw this situation, he also forgot his duties and did not stop the fleeing soldiers.

The next scene made Ashikaga Yoshiji's liver and gallbladder split even more. Countless black spots flew down from the ball. When it fell into his army, there was a huge explosion sound immediately, and the surrounding soldiers were killed and injured. The screams and the explosion The sound echoed throughout the battlefield.

"You...youkai! The Ouchi clan is the incarnation of a monster. General, let's run away!"

At this time, the followers around Ashikaga Yoshimochi were also frightened and shouted to him in a panic.

"Damn!"

Ashikaga Yoshimichi was extremely angry after hearing this. He even drew out his sword and cut his followers in two with one strike. Then he issued a loud order, asking everyone not to run away. If anyone dared to take a step back, he would be killed!
However, at this time, Ashikaga's generals and soldiers had lost their morale. Everyone was frightened by the monsters and monsters above them. Many of them did not even have the courage to pick up swords and guns again, and even forgot to escape. Everyone was stunned and just stared at the closer and closer. of demons.

Zhu Yong at the top of the city saw that the hot air balloon had an effect, and even the effect was unexpectedly good. This made him excitedly slap his thigh, and then ordered: "Open the city gate and attack!"

Following Zhu Yong's order, the closed gate of Shangen City was opened.

Immediately afterwards, only the sound of "rumbling" horseshoes could be heard from inside the city gate, and a group of brightly armored Ming cavalry finally came out of the city.

Because of the rush of time, Zhu Yong did not mobilize too many troops, and too many people were not conducive to confidentiality, so he only brought 3000 people this time, but all 3000 people were cavalry.

You must know that the Japanese country has few horses, and the Japanese horses are also very short. If an ordinary daimyo can have a few hundred cavalry, it will be enough to sweep away the surrounding forces and become a local overlord.

As for the thousands of cavalry, I am afraid that only the Ashikaga Shogunate can organize them. Therefore, these three thousand cavalry under Zhu Yong are definitely a force that can determine the outcome of the war on the battlefield.

Not to mention that Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army was now frightened by the hot air balloon. Even when the Ming Dynasty's cavalry rushed out of the city, few people reacted.

But it was useless even if they reacted. When Ming's iron hoofs rushed into Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army, it was like a red-hot steel knife cutting into butter. In the blink of an eye, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army was cut from the middle. Divide into two.

Ouchi Morimi was not idle either. He personally commanded the army, followed the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, and launched a fierce attack on Ashikaga Yoshimichi's army, widening the gap opened by the cavalry again.

Poor Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's [-]-strong army, under the joint stranglehold of the Ming Dynasty and the Ouchi clan, was unable to take advantage of their strength. Everyone even just wanted to escape, and no one wanted to organize a counterattack.

The final result was that Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army was defeated like a mountain, but their two legs could not outrun Ming's four legs. They were killed by the cavalry for a while while carrying their buttocks. Countless corpses were left behind, and their blood gathered into small pieces. The creek almost dyed the land in front of Shangen City red.

(End of this chapter)