Li Yezhi, commander of the 1st to 4th battalions of the Japanese army, acted as an interpreter and told several Japanese: "This thing is called nitrocellulose, and it is very powerful. ”

He pointed to the fortress on the hillside in the distance, "Just carry a few boxes of nitrocellulose there, light it, and you're done." ”

He glanced at the Ming generals beside him, and then turned to the Japanese and Korean officers, "It's not difficult, which of you is willing to lead your troops on a trip?" ”

When Park Tae-shin and Min Seung-hyo heard this, they immediately remembered that when they were in Nam Nao-ri, Ma De had also said to them, "It's very simple, just hold on for three or five days." As a result, they were chased and killed all the way by Jianju, and almost all of them were wiped out.

Without hesitation, the two of them bowed their heads and shrank back.

Toshige, the lieutenant general of the Uesugi Army, glanced at them with disdain and muttered in a low voice, "The Korean soldiers are really cowards. ”

Li Yezhi pointed at him when he heard this, "Since you say that others are cowards, why don't you lead your troops to blow up the fortress of the thieves, so that they can see what courage is." ”

"This ......"

Li Yezhi saw that he was still hesitating, and said: "By the way, there is a saying in the saint, whoever blows up the fortress, no matter how many thieves there are, all the battle exploits will be counted on this person's head." ”

According to the combat effectiveness of the Ming army that he had seen before, if he confronted the enemy head-on, where would he have a chance to intervene, let alone think about his military exploits.

At this time, it was just a siege, and the "small castle" on the mountainside looked far worse than the castle tower in Kagoshima, and it was only necessary to light the nitrocellulose belt and ignite it, so how much risk could it be?

In order to gain the support of the Ming Sect Master, the Lord of the Family Governor asked me to make as many achievements as possible in this trip, and now is probably the best opportunity.

He made up his mind and was about to step forward to answer this errand, but unexpectedly, Togo Toshige also thought the same way, but his movements were a little faster than him, "Okay! The last general is willing to be the vanguard and attack this city! ”

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

The officers of the Toyotomi army also stepped forward to scramble, "The last general is also willing to go!" ”

"Kayama-sama, Ishikawa-sama, there is a first come, first come, first come."

"It depends on how Master Li arranges it."

"Yes, the capable live in ......"

Li Yezhi smiled and patted Dongxiang Lizhong's shoulder, "Since you invite Ying first, then you will be the striker." Go get ready, and do it tonight. ”

"Hey!" The latter immediately left excitedly.

Li Yezhi said to Huashan Jiushou again: "You also go to the whole army to stand by, as a backup, if Dongxiang does not succeed, you will immediately lead the troops to attack." ”

Huashan Jiushou hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Lord Li, the last general will not disappoint you!" ”

"Hisashi Ishikawa, you're also ready."

"Hey!"

It was nearly dusk.

Three signal flares, one green and two red, rose into the air, and the snare drums suddenly broke out at the foot of Baitai Mountain.

Zhang Jiayu looked at the hillside from afar, and said to Yu Xin beside him with some uncertainty: "The place where the thieves built the fortress is quite steep, I don't know if the Japanese soldiers can be used?" ”

Zhu Linmiao put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile: "Yuanzi can rest assured, the Japanese have their own ruthlessness in fighting, and they are the most suitable for cannon fodder." ”

Cannon fodder? Zhang Jiayu had never heard of this word, and immediately looked at the text, but felt that it was very appropriate.

Zhu Linmiao said again: "Even if thousands of Japanese soldiers are exhausted, they still can't take the fortress, at least it can help me get familiar with the mountain roads and consume the ammunition of the thieves." At that time, if we send our troops to attack it, the casualties will be greatly reduced. ”

As he spoke, the 3,000 men and horses of the Korean army first launched a feint attack from the west side of Baitai Mountain. Park Tae-shin and Min Seung-hyo dodged for a while, but they couldn't dodge, but they managed to share a low-risk errand.

The "acting" of the Korean army was as realistic as ever, and after rushing less than 200 steps, they cried and fled down the mountain with their heads in their hands, but the movement they made attracted most of Jianyu's attention.

The officer on the fort took advantage of the afterglow of the sunset to see the corpses of the "Ming Army" rolling down on the hillside, and couldn't help but laugh, "The watchtower built by the Lord of the Prison is really good, the guns are pouring like rain, and the barbarians have thousands of troops and horses that they can't even think of rushing up." ”

Suddenly, a police whistle sounded from the east side of the fortress.

The captives hurriedly rushed over to check, but saw that at some point, more than a thousand Ming troops had climbed halfway up the mountain. These people were dressed in black, all silent, and their bodies moved extremely fast like apes, and they were the raiding team of the Broken Battalion led by Deng Shan.

Without waiting for the cannon on the fortress to turn the muzzle, Deng Shan's headquarters fired several volleys first. No matter how long the rifled gun is, it is difficult to hurt the enemy soldiers on the fortress at this time, but the secret posts and fortifications arranged by Jianyu on the periphery of the fortress have suffered heavy casualties, which is the real goal of Deng Shan.

After clearing the captives on the hillside, Deng Shan did not like to fight, and immediately led his troops to retreat down the mountain.

Subsequently, Togo Toshishige led his 1,000 Japanese soldiers, divided into ten teams, and rushed up from different directions.

Of the ten teams of Japanese soldiers, only two teams actually brought nitrocellulose, divided into several parts, and carried them behind them in iron-clad baskets. The reason for this is because the nitrocellulose is so powerful that if all ten squads are charged, and the spacing of explosives is too small, it is likely to cause a chain explosion and the whole army will be reimbursed.

A hundred paces behind them, Huang Qishou led a thousand Dragon Guard infantry and cooperated with five hundred chasseurs to suppress it in the direction of the fortress. Although it is unlikely that the bullets will hit the fortress, the fire and momentum still have a certain effect on deterring the captives.

On the top of the fortress, it took a long time for Jianyu to transfer the men and horses to the east side, and the people of Dongxiang Lizhong had already run halfway up the mountain.

In an instant, more than 10 cannons and 7800 guns continued to fire at the Japanese soldiers, and many rolling logs and stones were smashed down along the hillside.

Togo Toshishige rushed to the front with a katana in hand, constantly motivating the banner soldiers beside him, while the latter led more ordinary soldiers, and despite the heavy casualties caused by the guns, he still kept approaching the fortress.

At the foot of the mountain, Kayama Kumori looked at the fortress that was constantly spewing flames, and the slopes that were red with the blood of the Uesugi army, and his eyelids couldn't help but jump, this seemingly small "castle tower" firepower was so amazing. At this moment, he would rather attack Edo Castle than rush to the place of death on Mt. Hakudai.

Seeing that the Uesugi army that rushed to the front was only forty or fifty steps away from the fortress, and the officers watching the battle at the foot of the mountain were ready to wave their arms and cheer, they suddenly saw a fireball more than three feet high flashing on Baitai Mountain, like a red sun, reflecting the fortress and the rocks and trees in the dark night.

Immediately after, there was a thunderous sound from the fireball, causing everyone under the mountain to involuntarily raise their hands and cover their ears.

In a moment, everything fell silent, and a huge black circle suddenly appeared among the Japanese soldiers on Baitai Mountain, and the Japanese soldiers who were originally standing in that circle seemed to have evaporated, and all of them disappeared.