The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 770
Li Yezhi, the commander of the [-]st to [-]th Battalions of the Japanese Army, acted as an interpreter, and said to several Japanese: "This thing is called nitrocellulose, and it is very powerful. Be careful not to knock it too hard when carrying it."

He pointed to the bastion on the hillside in the distance, "Just bring a few boxes of nitrocellulose over there, light it, and it's done."

He exchanged glances with the generals of the Ming army beside him, and then turned to the Japanese and North Korean military officers, "It's not difficult. Which of you is willing to lead your troops there?"

When Park Tae-shin and Min Seung-hyo heard the words, they immediately remembered that when they were in Nanzhili, Ma De also said to them, "It's very simple, just last for three to five days." As a result, they were chased and killed by Jianlu all the way, and almost the entire army overwhelmed.

The two bowed their heads and shrank back without hesitation.

Uesugi's lieutenant Toshige Togo glanced at them with disdain, and muttered in a low voice, "The Korean soldiers are indeed cowards."

Hearing this, Li Yezhi pointed at him, "Since you said that others are cowards, why not lead your troops to blow up the bandits' fortress, and let them see what courage is."

"This……"

Seeing that he was still hesitating, Li Yezhi said again: "By the way, the saint has said that whoever blows up the bastion, no matter how many thieves are inside, all the battle achievements will be counted on him."

Huashan kept his mind turned for a long time. According to the fighting power of the Ming army that he had seen before, if he confronted the enemy head-on, he would have no chance to get in the way, let alone the military exploits.

At this time, it is just to attack the city. The "small town" on the mountainside looks far worse than the castle tower in Kagoshima, and you only need to take the nitrocellulose up to light it, and you don't even need to enter the city. How risky is it?
In order to gain the support of the Daming Sovereign, the Governor of the Family asked me to gain as much military exploits as possible during this trip, and now is probably the best opportunity.

He made up his mind, and was about to go forward to answer the job, but unexpectedly, Dongxiang Toshige had the same idea, but he moved a little faster than him, "Okay! The final general wants to be the vanguard and attack this city!"

Huashan Jiushou regretted it for a long time, and hurriedly said: "I have experience in siege, and I am willing to lead my troops to go!"

The officers of Toyotomi's army also stepped forward to fight, "The last general is also willing to go!"

"Master Huashan, Master Ishikawa, everything comes first."

"It depends on how Master Li arranges it."

"Yes, those who can live in it..."

Li Yezhi smiled and patted Dongxiang Lizhong on the shoulder, "Since you are the first to invite Ying, then you will be the striker. Go get ready and start tonight."

"Hi!" The latter immediately left excitedly.

Li Yezhi said to Huashan for a long time: "You also go to the army to stand by as a backup. If Dongxiang fails, you will immediately lead your troops to attack."

Huashan Jiushou hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Li, I will definitely not disappoint you in the end!"

"Ishikawa Jiuji, you are also ready."

"Hi!"

It's almost dusk.

Three signal flares, one green and two red, were launched into the sky, and the army drums suddenly rang out at the foot of Baitai Mountain.

Zhang Jiayu looked at the hillside in the distance, and said to Yu Xin beside him with some uncertainty: "The place where the captives built the fortress is quite steep, I wonder if Japanese soldiers can be used?"

Zhu Linming put down the binoculars in her hand, and said with a smile, "Yuanzi can rest assured, the Japanese have their own relentless ruthlessness in war, and they are most suitable for use as cannon fodder."

cannon fodder?Zhang Jiayu had never heard of this word, and immediately thought of the meaning, but felt that it was very appropriate.

Zhu Linming said again: "Even if thousands of Japanese soldiers are all gone, but still can't capture the bastion, at least it will help me to familiarize myself with the mountain roads and waste ammunition for the thieves. Then send our army to attack it, Casualties are bound to be greatly reduced."

While he was speaking, the 3000 troops of the North Korean army first launched a feint attack from the west side of Baitai Mountain.Park Tae-shin and Min Seung-hyo hid for the whole time, but they couldn't dodge, but at least they were assigned a less dangerous job.

The "acting skills" of the Chao army were as realistic as ever. They had just rushed less than [-] steps, and fled down the mountain crying and crying, but the noise they made attracted most of Jianlu's attention.

The officer built on the bastion took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to see the corpses of the "Ming Army" rolling around on the hillside, and couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing. Thousands of troops and horses can't even think about rushing up."

Suddenly, a warning whistle sounded from the east side of the bastion.

The prisoner rushed over to check in a hurry, but at some point, more than a thousand Ming troops had already climbed to the middle of the mountain.These people were dressed in black, they were all silent, they were like apes and moved very fast, they were the Polu camp raid team led by Deng Shan.

Before the cannons on the bastion turned around, Deng Shan's troops fired several rounds of salvos first.No matter how far the shot of the rifled blunderbuss was, it would be difficult to injure the enemy soldiers on the bastion at this time. However, the hidden sentries and fortifications arranged by Jianlu on the periphery of the bastion suffered heavy casualties. This was Deng Shan's real goal.

After clearing the captive soldiers on the hillside, Deng Shan didn't want to fight, and immediately led his troops back down the mountain.

Afterwards, Dongxiang Lizhong led a thousand Japanese soldiers under him, divided into ten teams, and rushed up from different directions.

Among the ten teams of Japanese soldiers, only two teams really brought nitrocellulose, divided them into several parts, and carried them on their backs in iron-coated baskets.The reason for this is because the power of nitrocellulose is too great. If ten teams are all charged, and the distance between the explosives is too small, it is likely to cause chain explosions and wipe out the entire army.

A hundred paces behind them, Huang Qishou led a thousand Dragon Guard infantry and cooperated with five hundred hunters to fire guns in the direction of the bastion to suppress them.Although the bullets were unlikely to hit the bastion, the light and momentum of the fire still had a certain effect on deterring the captive soldiers.

On the top of the bastion, it took Jianlu a long time to move his troops to the east, and Dongxiang Lizhong's men had already reached the middle of the mountain.

The Jianlu officer yelled desperately, commanding his men to shoot at the "Ming Army". In an instant, more than ten cannons and seven to eight hundred firecrackers fired at the Japanese soldiers continuously, and many rolling logs and stones crashed down along the hillside.

Dongxiang Toshige rushed to the front with a samurai sword in his hand, and kept motivating the banner soldiers beside him. The latter led more ordinary soldiers, and despite the heavy casualties caused by the guns, they continued to approach the bastion.

At the foot of the mountain, Huashan watched for a long time the bastion that was constantly spewing flames, and the hillside that was stained red by the blood of the Uesugi army. His eyelids jumped. The firepower of this seemingly small "castle tower" was so amazing.At this moment, he would rather attack Edo Castle than rush to the place of death on Baitai Mountain.

Seeing that the Uesugi army rushing to the front was only [-] steps away from the bastion, and the officers watching the battle down the mountain were about to wave their arms and cheer, they suddenly saw a three-foot-high fireball flashing from Baitai Mountain. Like a round of red sun, the bastion, mountains, rocks and trees under the dark night are fully reflected.

Immediately afterwards, there was a thunder-like loud noise from the fireball, causing everyone down the mountain to involuntarily raise their hands to cover their ears.

For a moment, everything was silent, and a dark circle with a diameter of seven to eight feet suddenly appeared among the Japanese soldiers on Baitai Mountain. The Japanese soldiers standing in that circle disappeared as if they had evaporated.

(End of this chapter)