The sky was dark, and the stars were changing. The large number of Japanese troops had already been divided into multiple batches of small troops. They arrived at Biti Pavilion from Wangjing at different times and dispersed outward from Biti Pavilion. From several directions on the map, they advanced by land and water.
Attack Kaicheng.
"I didn't expect that the general would be so resourceful."
Shimazu Tadahashi was wearing a samurai armor and went out as the escort of Uesugi Kagekatsu. At this time, he was talking with Uesugi Kagekatsu.
Before leaving, Kobayakawa Hideaki's arrogant and arrogant attitude made many army commanders look gloomy, so that many people were thinking that according to the battle plan formulated by this waste, Kaicheng could really be effectively captured.
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Of course, at the beginning, although Uesugi Kagekatsu agreed to take the initiative to send troops, he did not intend to let this waste take command. He only needed to sit in Wang Jing and be his general mascot.
However, when Kobayakawa Hideaki eloquently analyzed and arranged the map, the regiment commanders, and even Uesugi Kagekatsu himself, were a little surprised.
It is not the usual mindless army to press the situation, nor is it to let the demons transformed from wishes be used as cannon fodder to attract firepower for the first few charges, but to disperse the large troops into small groups, not to attack with force, but to
The main purpose is to harass the tired enemy.
The main force of the Ming army has arrived in Kaicheng, and the logistics of the past ten days must have been restored. Therefore, if we fight hard, the casualties will be huge, and there is even a risk of failure. It depends on whether the immortal is there, but even if he is not there,
The Ming Dynasty should also have several military god statues placed in Kaicheng. The two fake immortals would not take action easily. Their target was only the Ming Dynasty immortal, so they were excluded from the siege force.
outside.
After all, there is no point in defeating the city. If the real immortal comes back and the fake immortal on your side cannot take action, it will be like giving the opponent a one-sided death.
"Yes, harass and harass the enemy continuously to make the enemy tired and then continue to attack. After harassing many small groups of troops, a wave of large troops was pressed up, making the Ming Dynasty think that our main force had joined the battle, and then this group
If a person is deliberately defeated, if he lures the enemy out of the city to fight, he will immediately enter the predetermined location to ambush..."
"If they don't come out and divide into several groups to attack their logistics line and cut off their food and grass, and their large forces are in the city to defend the enemy, there is no way to turn back to rescue them. If they go out to rescue them, they will definitely lose.
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"Continue to attack and maintain a high momentum, and they will gradually weaken..."
Since ancient times, in siege battles, hard attack has always been a method used as a last resort. As the saying goes, "Those who have something in the city must attack, and those who have something not to attack."
Moreover, Uesugi Kagekatsu was also satisfied with the way this small force fought.
The shortcoming of the Japanese generals is that they are not good at commanding large-scale battles. After all, they have never led so many people before, and fighting with small armies can give full play to their command advantages.
The number of people ranges from a few hundred to less than 10,000, which can maximize the original strength of each legion commander.
In fact, since ancient times, it has been difficult to command troops when their strength exceeds a certain upper limit, because in this case, once morale collapses, the army will be defeated and cannot be saved. Not everyone has Han Xin's ability, and the more the better.
However, in the current era, although the country was still able to thrive relying on its resourcefulness, this tactic was somewhat ineffective in front of the Ming army with cannons.
The Ming Dynasty on the opposite side has abandoned their brains. Just touch the cannon and blow your head to pieces. The highlight is a brick flying with great force.
However, it should be said that there are some ingenuities that even cannons cannot blow up, such as intercepting logistics and cutting off food routes. No matter how the war situation changes, cutting off food routes will always be a very useful surprise attack tactic.
There are not many soldiers responsible for escorting grain and grass, and the militiamen do not have high morale and high combat effectiveness. In this era of portal guns and matchlock guns, it is impossible for anyone to take out a machine gun for logistical support, so as long as they attack, they will win.
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win!
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Katagiri Qiyuan, Zaofa Takenori, Ikoma Chimasa, and Nabeshima Naoshige.
These are the four army commanders who were sent out to cut off the grain road, with a total strength of 17,000. They left the earliest, and attacked together almost as soon as they received the mission. Among them, Nabeshima Naoshige's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, like a demon.
He was stunned, shouting that he would take revenge for Kato Kiyomasa.
Everyone knows that he was Kato Kiyomasa's deputy general before. Unexpectedly, the latter would be directly beaten to death in Haizhou City without even a chance to escape.
This time, he took the initiative to apply to Kobayakawa Hideaki for the task of cutting off the Ming army's supplies.
He was so excited that his shadow was shaking.
As for Katagiri Kyoumoto and Zaiya Takenori, they were also members of the "Seven Guns of the Seven Guns" like Kato Kiyomasa. They were also a little sad about Kato Kiyomasa's death. This time they went to cut off the Ming army's food route. They also
They came with the idea of reviving the reputation of the "Seven Guns", and their initiative to challenge Kobayakawa Hideaki was very happy.
The two of them thought at the time that it must be recognition of their abilities that made them smile so happily.
In this case, I must live up to my master's trust...
Kobayakawa Hideaki was a second-generation ancestor. The two of them had served as Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attendants before the Korean War. Listening to Kobayakawa's rude orders was something they were already familiar with. However, they did not expect that this time Kobayakawa Hideaki would show such behavior.
He had extremely high military qualities, and even Yin Da Zhengzong, who had been choking with him before, was choked and speechless.
Perhaps war will transform people. Even if they don't go to the front line and analyze the battle situation from behind, some people can strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away.
After all, he is the adopted son of Lord Hideyoshi. He has some special talents and talents. This should be a normal development. Instead of slumping on the king's chair in Wangjing like a thin man, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
This is what you should have now, like a general!
Traveling by land and water, Katagiri Chimoto and Zaiya Takenori traveled from the water, took a boat to an extended mountain range, and docked the boat on the cliff bank where there was no port.
Afterwards, he hid the ships to prevent them from being washed away by the sea, and led 7,000 troops to cross the mountains, enter the mountains, and walk through the mountains and fields. Katagiri Qigen continued to divide his troops, and a team became
They formed three teams, and just like that, gradually, the entire mountain range was filled with Japanese troops.
They were very familiar with the route taken by the Ming army to escort grain and fodder. After all, Kaicheng changed hands only a few days after the two sides fought hard. If the logistics route was not clear, the scouts sent out these days would be in vain.
"Yin Da Zhengzong's intelligence is accurate. Look, the Ming army has appeared."
Katagiri Qigen and Zaiya Takenori commanded the central army, and the other two groups of troops were handed over to their lieutenants and scattered in the mountains and fields.
Soon, on the intelligence route given by the scout, the flag of the Ming army appeared in the distance.
This is the only road from Haeju City to Kaesong. It is blocked by mountains around it. Normally, it is difficult to invade from here. However, the divine throne possessed by Katagiri Qigen is specially opened in the roadless place in the world.
The "narrow earth god" of the road.
Therefore, they entered this lofty mountains without encountering too many obstacles. They would open up paths for them wherever there were no roads under the sky.
However, if a large amount of divine power is used, it will inevitably be noticed by the mages of the other camp, and it is impossible to do it quietly. That is the ability possessed by the genius of Mori, but it is a pity that that one is already dead.
Therefore, just by opening up a path, he no longer used his divine power.
We waited for the Ming army at the predetermined location and made observations. We found that the Ming army was not moving very fast, but it was very orderly. There were soldiers in front, grain and grass chariots behind, and many militiamen escorting a large amount of supplies.
"Do it now?"
Zaiya Takenori asked, and Katagiri Shigen shook his head: "Let him go, and when the chariot battle is halfway through, the other two groups of troops will go down, one with 1,500 people, to block his front army, and the other with 1,500 people."
One hundred men are to cut off his retreat, and we have four thousand elite soldiers here, who are fighting out of them at this time to build up momentum and morale, and cut him in the middle so that he can't see each other from the beginning to the end."
"Look, they are transporting supplies day and night. The Ming army is indeed preparing for a big wave. Unfortunately, fortunately Mr. Uesugi suggested that we take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, if it keeps dragging on, we may not be able to defend it.
Live in Wangjing."
Katagiri Kegen sighed heavily, and the hand holding the sword unconsciously tightened a little.
The Ming army is typically very powerful. Now they are hoarding supplies to prepare for a wave of destruction, so not giving the other side a chance to prepare is the most correct approach at this time.
Even if the military strength is superior, and the opponent's immortals and the two immortals of one's own are put aside at the same time, the battle between the soldiers and the generals below, in terms of national prestige, even if it has swallowed up North Korea's national prestige, the combination of the two will make Japan
It still doesn't have any obvious advantages.
On the opposite side, there are a large number of firearms.
"Wait a minute, what kind of weapon is that?"
Katagiri Kegen was observing the Ming army when he suddenly saw several huge weapons being transported. Although they were covered with cloth and could not see the real details, it could be judged from the outline that such large weapons were theirs.
Never seen before.
This surprised him, and then gradually turned to fear.
Then...it should be a cannon, right?
No, the Fran cannon and the Ming army's own cannon are not so big. They are almost three or four times bigger, and the length is at least one foot!
The gun carriage carrying this heavy weapon is twice as long!
"This is a new kind of cannon!"
As for the power, just by looking at it, you can tell that it is infinitely higher than the Franco machine!
Grab it, you must grab it!
There was a voice in Katagiri Yuan's heart shouting loudly! This time it was not just about cutting off the food and grass. As long as this new cannon was seized, the Ming army would not only lose an important resistance weapon, but at the same time, the strength of the Japanese army here would be greatly improved.
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Not only that, beside these cannons, other weapons covered with cloth were also transported! Whether they were grain, grass or ordnance, they must be very important materials for Kaicheng, which was about to be violently harassed!
He was extremely excited and gave an order to his lieutenant: