Nozu Castle, south of Iwami, is the only way for Soga to retreat to Asuka. It was originally stationed with nearly 10,000 defenders, guarded by Ishikawa Maro. It is also a supply transfer station for the frontline army and provides food and grass for the rear.

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It is necessary to transport to Jiangshuang City through this city. However, it is a pity that Nozu City was successfully attacked by Hu Li and Xue Rengui three days ago. Ishikawa Maro was killed in battle, 10,000 defenders were destroyed, and all the food and grass in the city were destroyed.

Gains from the Tang Army.

On the top of Nojin City facing the direction of Jiangshuang City, Hu Li and Xue Rengui held up telescopes to observe the situation ahead. Although it looked very calm, they received news from the scouts this morning.

The 80,000-strong army is already not far from Nozu Castle and will arrive this afternoon at the latest.

After observing for a while, Xue Rengui took the lead in putting down the telescope and said: "General Tiger, General Su has sent a military order, ordering us to hold on to this city, be sure to block their way north, and wait for the army from behind to arrive. Under attack from both front and rear, we will annihilate them in one fell swoop.

We are going to defeat the Japanese nation, which is the largest resistance force, but it is several times stronger than me. This Nozu Castle is not a fortified city, so it will be really troublesome!"

After hearing Xue Rengui's words, Hu Li also put down the telescope in his hand, and then showed a relaxed smile and said: "General Xue, don't worry, Jiangshuang City was wiped out by General Su in one fell swoop, which has already made Su and I lose all courage when joining the deer army.

Now I am only supported by the spirit of escape. When they arrive at Nozu Castle, I will lead the troops to attack and knock down the opponent's momentum first. By then, even if the opponent has a hundred times the army, it will be difficult to conquer this small town.

Nozu Castle."

Seeing that Hu Li was so calm, Xue Rengui, who was leading troops for the first time, was relieved. Since Iwami's landing, he had not experienced much resistance. Even in Nojin City, the Japanese in the city saw

The Kunlun slave army behind Hu Li immediately shouted that the evil spirits from hell are coming.

, and then dispersed without any major fighting at all. Although this may be a good thing in the eyes of others, for Xue Rengui, it did not allow him to accumulate experience in leading troops, especially when he was going to face the enemy this time.

Facing 80,000 enemy troops, if we say we are not nervous, we can only say it is a lie.

Hu Li is a veteran of Shacheng, so he naturally understands Xue Rengui's psychology. The two of them were still comparing themselves before, but after getting along for this period of time, they have a feeling of sympathy for each other. Xue Rengui admires Hu Li's bravery and strategy. Look.

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He is rough and arrogant, but in reality he is both rough and fine, and his marching formation is extremely sophisticated. Hu Li admires Xue Rengui's vigor, as if he sees himself in the other person, so as a senior, he will naturally help if he can.

A handful.

Seeing the tension in Xue Rengui's heart, Hu Li smiled and pointed at the thousand soldiers standing at the top of the city, who were dressed completely different from other soldiers and said: "General Xue, look at this musketeer team of more than a thousand people, holding a

I don’t know what the steel pipes are used for, and whatever is used is the best. Your Highness also values ​​them very much, but I don’t know what their combat effectiveness is?”

After hearing this, Xue Rengui also turned to look at the musketeers standing next to him. He saw that the other party was carrying a weapon called a musket on their shoulders and looking straight ahead. Without the officer's order, they would not even move.

He looks like a wooden man when he moves. Let’s not talk about other things, just this discipline makes Xue Rengui, who is also a general, envious.

"General Tiger, don't underestimate this musketry team. Didn't the battle report from General Su say that the reason why Jiangshuang City was able to be captured so quickly was due to the artillery team in the firearms battalion. Although I don't understand the role of artillery either.

Powerful, but the musketry team and the artillery team are both members of the firearms battalion, so their combat effectiveness must not be much different." Xue Rengui said with a serious look.

Hu Li also nodded after hearing this. The battle report from Su Dingfang was very brief, but it solemnly mentioned the great contribution of the artillery team. It can be seen that those weapons called artillery must have made a lot of contributions, but he didn't know what he was doing.

How powerful are these muskets made of steel pipes?

The musketry team in front of Hu Li and Xue Rengui was the one trained by Liu Rengui. They were originally combined with the artillery team to form a firearms battalion, but this time the war was divided into two. The artillery team followed Su Dingfang, using powerful firepower

Jiangshuang City was captured, and the Musketeers were sent to Hu Li and Xue Rengui to help them defend Yejin City.

Huli and the others waited on the city wall all morning, and the scouts they sent out came back one after another to report the location of Sugaru's army. It was not until noon that Sugaru's army finally arrived not far from Nozu City. However, Sugaru's army

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He was an extremely cautious man. When he was still dozens of miles away from Nozu City, he stopped the army and buried pots to make rice. After the army was full and rested for an hour, he set off again and rushed to Nozu City.

Under the city.

Hu Li and others on Nojin City had already made preparations. Crossbows brought from behind were placed at the top of the city. The trebuchets left by the Japanese were also used, but the most important thing was Xue Rengui's

The archers stand on the top of the city with their bows and arrows ready. As long as the opponent comes into shooting range, they will immediately hit the enemy head-on.

Su Wo Rulu was riding a Hequ horse bought at a high price from the Tang Dynasty. The tall horse's body made him look a foot taller than other generals, and he seemed to stand out from the crowd. But Su Wo Rulu was frowning now.

After looking at the elite Tang army at the top of the city, they finally waved their hands, and immediately two teams of ten thousand people formed behind them, carrying ladders, pushing ramming trucks and other siege weapons, and began to quickly press towards Nozu City.

These siege weapons were made by cutting wood on the road, which took a lot of time, so they didn't arrive until today, but it was worth it. Nozu Castle is not a strong city, and the city walls and gates are not very strong, and the city walls are not very strong.

It's not too high, and with the ladder and the ramming truck, it's enough for them to conquer the city.

Seeing Su Wo Rulu's army attacking the city as soon as it came up, Xue Rengui on the top of the city immediately made preparations, but Hu Li went down to the top of the city, and then led the 4,000 Kunlun slave troops and the 2,000 Kunlun slaves who guarded the musketeers.

The camp went out of the city together and took the initiative according to the previous plan, preparing to destroy the morale of the Japanese first.

As soon as these 6,000 Kunlun slaves left the city, they immediately rushed toward the Japanese with strange screams. Moreover, these Kunlun slaves were painted messily on their bodies and faces, making them look extremely terrifying. This was mainly because Huli discovered that the Kunlun slaves were ugly.

The Japanese were very frightened by their appearance, and the Kunlun slaves had the custom of making pictures before battle, so they simply let these Kunlun slaves have free rein to dress themselves up even more hideously to intimidate the enemy.

Sure enough, as soon as these colorful paintings of Kunlun slaves left the city, they immediately caused a commotion among the Japanese. Some people even started shouting about the evil spirits of hell. However, Su Wo Rulu had received the news before and knew that the Tang army had a plan.

The Kunlun slave army had already informed the whole army about the origin of the Kunlun slaves in advance, so most of the Japanese soldiers were already mentally prepared. Only a small number of those with weak minds were frightened and shouted in alarm, which attracted the officers and

He was hacked to death on the spot.

With the officers using force to maintain order, and being vaccinated in advance, the riot was quickly stopped, and they regained their composure and began to charge. However, the timing of Huli's attack was excellent, and they had not yet fought against the Japanese.

When they met, the Japanese had already entered

Entering the range of the weapons on the city head, I saw the crossbow and trebuchet on the city head working together. The powerless spear-like crossbow arrows and boulders flew out from the city head and fell into the Japanese camp. As a result, they took a bunch of

A mass of flesh and blood, the Japanese's neat formation was disrupted again.

Boom~

The two torrent-like teams finally collided together. The Japanese were originally short in stature, with few people over 1.5 meters tall, while the Kunlun slaves were all tall people, especially the two-thousand-poor camp who were the arrows.

He was extremely tall and strong, and several generals were even more

They are almost as powerful as tigers. These Kunlun slaves rushed into the Japanese team, just like the battle between giants and dwarves in Western legends. However, the Japanese did not have the strong bodies of the dwarves. In the blink of an eye, they were defeated by the strong Kunlun.

The formation of the slave attack was in chaos.

The Kunlun slaves were all covered in heavy plate armor, and the horizontal swords in their hands were also heavier and longer. With one blow, several Japanese people would be cut into two pieces. It was useless to even block the weapons, because the weapons used by these Japanese people were really inferior.

In fact, most of the spears were made of wooden poles, which could not stop the Kunlun slaves from slashing and killing them.

The Kunlun slaves were less disciplined and could not keep their formation as intact as ordinary Tang troops. Especially during the attack, they would chop and kill indiscriminately. However, they could still maintain an arrow shape and not be rushed away by the Japanese. This

An arrow quickly cut through the 20,000 Japanese troops, leaving a road paved with flesh and blood behind them.

Hu Li at the front roared, turned around and charged into the Japanese team again, followed closely by the Kunlun slaves behind him. They didn't know anything else. They only knew that on the battlefield, as long as the general in front killed them, they would be killed.

Follow wherever you go.

When Hu Li swung the iron rod made of fine steel in his hand, all the Japanese people with a radius of about ten feet were under his attack. How had these short Japanese people seen such a brave person? Under Hu Li's second attack,

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The army was suddenly broken into three parts, and even the two Japanese generals who led the team were smashed into pulp by the tiger's force. This intensified the fear of the Japanese, and they ran around crying and screaming. The 20,000 Japanese were actually killed by 6,000 Kunlun

The great defeat of the slaves.

Su Wo Rulu, who was behind, saw this situation and his face was livid. While sending people to gather up the defeated army, he once again ordered two teams of ten thousand people to come forward to cover up the killing. He must keep this Kunlun slave outside the city.

Although the tiger power is still very powerful, he understands that the Kunlun slave behind him has lost his energy. It is good to be able to break through 20,000. If he continues to fight with the Japanese outside the city, he may not be able to return.
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