802 shocked a bunch of people's jaws

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"What? Tsuruta Masao failed in his attack on Sano Castle, fell into a trap, and almost wiped out the whole army? ”

In a mountain forest, Hosokawa Qi Nian, the commander of the Hosokawa Army, stood up in surprise after hearing the report of a Hosokawa general who had just returned from going out to investigate.

"Yes, General, not only was the 40,000 allied army led by Masao Tsuruta defeated at Sano Castle, but even Masao Tsuruta himself was killed."

The Japanese general who knelt in front of Hosokawa Qi Nian said truthfully at this time.

"How is that possible? Didn't Tsuruta Masao defeat Shuiichiro Yoshino's rebels and the Ming army before?

Tsuruta Masao has already pushed all the way to Sano Castle, and he is about to hit Saga Castle, how can he be destroyed in one battle?

He has an army of 40,000 under his command, and we must know the strength of the Shimazu army.

If you want to destroy Tsuruta Masao's 40,000 coalition army in one battle, how many men and horses do you have to mobilize to do it?

100,000, or 200,000?

Yamashita-kun, you really found out the news, this is important information about the life and death of our entire army, but it must be accurate! ”

At this time, there was a general of the Hosokawa family next to him who stood up and questioned the accuracy of this general's information, but the news was too shocking, and they could not accept it for a while.

"That's right, Fukuyama-kun is right, Yamashita-kun, you really found out."

Suddenly, the other Japanese generals around also echoed the words, most of them didn't believe the news, but questioned the authenticity of Yamashita's intelligence.

At this time, the mountain was in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "General, everything that your subordinates can say is true, and all of them are seen with your own eyes."

The heads of the Shimazu family soldiers who died in the battle in the city were all cut off and placed outside Sano Castle to form a Kyoto view.

How can those heads be fake, and the flags of the Shimazu family can't be fake.

What's more, on the head of Sano Castle, there is still Tsuruta Masao's head hanging at this time! ”

"What? It's true? ”

Before, Hosokawa Qi Nian thought the same as those generals, thinking that Yamashita had inquired about the wrong military situation.

However, now that Hosokawa Qi Nian heard Yamashita say this, he was immediately shocked, and he saw it with his own eyes, so it couldn't be fake.

"General, it's true!

Moreover, we have been deceived by the Ming army before, and they are definitely more than 10,000 people.

Don't you know, yesterday Tsuruta Masao led the coalition army to attack the castle of Sano, and then there was a loud sound of guns and cannons in the city, and it didn't end until dark.

In the end, his subordinates saw with their own eyes that nearly 40,000 troops entered the city, and those who finally escaped from the city were probably less than 10,000! ”

"So, the reason why Tsuruta Masao was able to easily defeat Shuiichiro Yoshino and the Ming army before was all played by the Ming people?

What a big trick!

gave up one-third of the territory of Higo Country in order to let Tsuruta Masao relax his vigilance and lure the enemy deeper.

Then use the hidden heavy troops, once and for all in Sano City, and eat the 40,000 coalition troops of Tsuruta Masao in one go, what a big deal!

That Ming Marquis is really not simple! ”

At this time, Hosokawa Qi Nian also figured it out, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Fortunately, the old horseman of Tsuruta Masao before deliberately separated us, otherwise we would have died in Zuoye City all the way with them!"

At the same time, Hosokawa Qi Nian also secretly said lucky in his heart at this time.

"General, now that Tsuruta Masao's coalition has been defeated, what should we do?"

A general of the Hosokawa family next to him asked.

"What else can I do, of course, is to withdraw the troops and go home." Hosokawa Qi Nian said without hesitation.

"Hey!"

The other Hosokawa generals around nodded their heads in agreement with this decision.

"Report, general, just now the spies came to report that Mushan City was captured by the Ming army."

At this time, a Japanese soldier rushed in and reported to Hosokawa Qi Nian and other Japanese generals.

"What? Has Kiyama Castle fallen? It's over, and the rout of the Shimazu family and other families who escaped from Sano Castle in the end is also over. ”

Hosokawa sighed, feeling sad in his heart for these soldiers of the Shimazu family and the Ito family.

Once Mushan City falls, it means that their way back to the south is blocked, and the fate that awaits them can be imagined.

And the Hosokawa army was lucky, Kiyama Castle was not their only way to retreat south.

"Pass the order and withdraw the troops on the same day."

At this time, Hosokawa Qi Nian immediately issued an order, and the whole army immediately moved out and returned home, where he didn't want to stay for a moment.

"Kill!"

Similar to Hosokawa Qi Nian's expectations, outside Mushan City on the second day, Peng Hao and Li Tianba led the White Dragon Army to intercept nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers who had been defeated from Zuoye City.

And behind the rout of these Japanese troops, there were 10,000 White Dragon Army and 10,000 city defense troops chasing and killing tightly.

These Japanese soldiers originally expected to retreat from the south of Mushan City, but when they arrived at Mushan City, they found that the city head here had been replaced with a clear flag.

Peng Hao and Li Tianba, who were in the front, and Luo Chao, Zhao Zilong, and Yoshino Shuiichiro in the back, led the army in person, and surrounded the 8,000 Japanese army in the north of Mushan City.

After this battle, the 8,000 Japanese army was basically wiped out outside Mushan City, and there were very few escapees.

So far, the Shimazu family of the Mosa Domain, the Hosokawa family of the Kumamoto Domain, and seven other small feudal clans have formed a coalition of 60,000 troops.

In addition to the 20,000 troops of the Hosokawa family, which were fortunately preserved, the 40,000 Japanese troops of the Shimazu family and the Ito family were completely wiped out in Hizen.

On February 28, Li Zixiao received the good news from Luo Chao in Saga City.

"Haha, Luo Chao did a good job, Shi, take the guard battalion, go, let's go to the front line."

Immediately, Li Zixiao took the quartz and went straight to Mushan City, and arrived at Mushan City two days later.

"See Master Hou!"

"Haha, the generals are exempt, you fought this battle very well."

When Li Zixiao arrived in Mushan City, Luo Chao was reorganizing his army in Mushan City, and he was not in a hurry to continue to use troops in the south.

Soon, Li Zixiao also got the detailed battle loss figures of both sides in this battle from Luo Chao.

In this battle, the White Dragon Army suffered a total of more than 13,000 casualties, and almost completely annihilated the 40,000 Japanese troops of the Shimazu Army and the Ito Army.

However, of the 13,000 casualties on the side of the White Dragon Army, more than 28,000 of them were all from the Japanese barracks under the command of Shuichiro Yoshino.

Among the other 5,000 people, nearly 4,000 were soldiers of the city defense army, and the real elite of the White Dragon Army only suffered a little more than 1,000 casualties.

The casualties of the Japanese battalion under the command of Shuichiro Yoshino mainly came from their deliberate weakness in the early stage, and they were defeated several times by the Shimazu army in succession, which caused such heavy casualties.

However, the Japanese barracks of Shuichiro Yoshino, for Li Zixiao, were originally used for consumption.

They are all recruits who have just been recruited for less than a month, and this battle was originally used as cannon fodder, and he is not distressed at all when he dies so much.

Anyway, after winning this battle, he casually allocated a sum of money to Shuichiro Yoshino, and he could immediately recruit more soldiers in Higo Province.

It didn't cost Li Zixiao much money to recruit these Japanese soldiers, and the money and grain they obtained from the Feitian Domain was more than enough.

Moreover, the Japanese soldiers in the Japanese barracks under the command of Shuichiro Yoshino did not enjoy a generous pension after being killed like the white dragon soldiers.

Undoubtedly, this saved Li Zixiao a lot of money.

It's no wonder that Li Zixiao couldn't help laughing heartily when he saw this casualty ratio.

"Master Hou, after this battle, the Mosa Domain's Shimazu family destroyed 30,000 elites, which was enough to make them lose their vitality.

On the contrary, the 20,000 Japanese troops of the Hosokawa family disappeared halfway, and did not follow Tsuruta Masao to attack Sano Castle and failed to annihilate it.

Half a day ago, General Yoshino had just received a secret report that the 20,000 troops of the Hosokawa family had come out of nowhere and had returned to Kumamoto Castle. ”

Luo Chao said to Li Zixiao.

"Well, things are not perfect, the 20,000 horses of the Hosokawa family escaped by chance, and there is no way to do it, this is not your fault.

The results of our battle are already very rich.

The Mosa Clan Shimazu is the most powerful vassal on Kyushu Island, and it is said that he has a total army of 60,000, and now we can eat his 30,000 people and let his vitality be greatly damaged, and it will be much easier to deal with them again.

The whole army was ordered to reward the three armies in Mushan City tonight, and let the men of the baggage battalion quickly kill pigs and sheep.

In addition, you will report to Ben Hou a list of the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in this battle. ”

Li Zixiao commanded Luo Chao.

"Yes, Master Hou, my subordinates know."

Just when Li Zixiao led the army to celebrate in Mushan Castle and did not continue to use troops south for the time being, at this time, the 20,000 Hosokawa troops led by Hosokawa Qi Nian had also returned to Kumamoto Castle.

Hosokawa Mitsusao, the lord of the Hosokawa clan, immediately summoned Hosokawa Qinian and other retainers to hold a secret meeting to discuss important matters.

"What? The 40,000 troops of the seven feudal clans, including the Shimazu family and the Ito family, were defeated at Sano Castle and the entire army was annihilated, and even the commander Masao Tsuruta was killed!

General Hosokawa, don't be kidding. ”

Sure enough, just as Hosokawa Mitsusho and Hosokawa Qi Nian thought, this shocking news was difficult for the retainers of the Hosokawa family to accept.

"Nakaju-kun, do you think Ben would make such a joke?"

Hosokawa Qi Nian said with a cold face, looking at a man opposite.

"Well, my lord, is this true?"

"Hmm." Hosokawa Mitsusho nodded expressionlessly and responded.

"Oh my God, how is this possible!"

Seeing Hosokawa Mitsusho nodding in person, these retainers of the Hosokawa family immediately exploded.

"When did the Shimazu family's army become so easy to deal with? That's an army of 40,000, and Tsuruta Masao is also a veteran.

This expedition to the north to conquer the rebels took less than a month, how could the whole army be wiped out?

Some time ago, didn't you keep sending back good news? It's only been a few days, and it's been too fast! ”

A retainer of the Hosokawa family exclaimed.

"General Hosokawa, how are our casualties?"

There were other retainers who asked Hosokawa Qi Nian.

The other retainers also looked at Hosokawa Qinian, and it was obvious that they were also concerned about this issue.

They were more concerned about the casualties of their own army than the losses of the Shimazu family.

Even, in the minds of these retainers of the Hosokawa family, many people were glad that the Shimazu family had converted the army of 30,000 this time.

"Don't worry, General Ben has never forgotten the advice of the feudal lord, General Ben did not lead the army to take the same road with Tsuruta Masao, did not go to Zuoye Castle, and it is impossible for the Ming army to scheming.

After the army of Masao Tsuruta who was supposed to be obtained was annihilated, he immediately led his troops back, and none of our 20,000 troops were lost. ”

Hosokawa Qi Nian said with a slight smile.

Here, he did not elaborate on why he split his forces with Masao Tsuruta halfway.

Let those feudal lords Hosokawa Mitsusho and those retainers think that he had the foresight to deliberately divide his troops with Tsuruta Masao in advance.

"The general is really prescient, and he has made a great contribution to saving our 20,000 horses!"

Sure enough, as soon as Hosokawa Qi Nian finished speaking, Hosokawa retainers immediately praised him.

"yes, yes!"

The other Hosokawa retainers also chimed in and agreed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, General Hosokawa has merit, and the lord of this domain will be rewarded.

I have summoned you here this time to discuss how we should deal with the situation in front of us.

At this time, in the north of Hizen Country, the men and horses of the Ming Dynasty Marquis joined forces with the rebels of Yoshino Shuiichiro.

After the annihilation of Tsuruta Masao's men and horses this time, their morale will inevitably be high, and they may continue to go south next, and we will bear the brunt of it.

Moreover, through the destruction of Masao Tsuruta in this battle, it has also proved that the information we got before is completely wrong.

The men and horses brought by the marquis of the Ming Dynasty could never be only 10,000 people, and they at least hid the strength of tens of thousands of troops.

If they continue south, will we be able to hold on? ”

Hosokawa Mitsusho said worriedly.

After all, the territory of the Hita Domain is adjacent to the territory of their Kumamoto Domain, and as long as the White Dragon Army continues to move south, the next target of attack will inevitably be their Kumamoto Domain.

On the contrary, the Mosa Domain, which had just lost 30,000 troops, did not border with Hizen Province and Chikugo Province to the west, and the White Dragon Army could not reach them.

"My lord, with the strength shown by this Ming army, I am afraid that it will definitely not be able to stop it by relying only on the strength of our family.

Isn't it time for us to ask the shogunate for help? ”

A retainer suggested.

"Well, it's certain to ask the shogunate for help.

But far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and even if the shogunate wants to send troops over, it will take a long time.

But that Ming army only takes two days, it is enough to kill our territory, and now we need to come up with a way to temporarily block this Ming army and wait for the shogunate army to arrive. ”

Hosokawa Mitsusho rubbed his eyebrows and said.

"Hosokawa Qi Nian, after all, you went north to fight the Ming army, you can talk about it first." Hosokawa Mitsusao, said.

Hosokawa Qi Nian had a big head for a while, and said in his heart: Lao Tzu went north to fight the Ming army, but the people obviously didn't send the elite before.

The rebels under Shuiichiro Yoshino were dispatched, a rabble used to confuse Tsuruta Masao.

The real elite of the Ming army must be in Zuoye City, I didn't even participate in the battle of Zuoye City, what do you want me to say.

But Hosokawa Qi Nian can't say that at this time, doesn't it seem that he didn't do anything in this battle!

(End of chapter)