The 820 battle situation was stalemate, and he returned to Daming

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"Kill!"

"Shoot, put!"

Bang bang bang!

"Ahhh

In a mountain forest, a large group of Japanese soldiers was surrounded by the White Dragon Army and was besieging and killing.

"General, there are not many remaining Japanese soldiers, all of them are in this mountain forest, and they are in their final dying struggles, and it will not be long before they can be annihilated."

Du Tengfei walked up to Zhao Zilong and reported.

"Then let's do it quickly, and we can't delay here for too long.

This army was an abandoned army, and Tokugawa Masamitsu wanted them to hold us back and buy time for him to retreat. ”

Zhao Zilong said in a deep voice with a cold face.

"Yes, don't worry, general, the battle will be over soon."

After Du Tengfei retreated, Zhao Zilong asked the guards beside him to take out the map and whispered to himself: "Judging by the cities and villages marked on this map."

Nozaki Castle, the nearest city to the south, is more than 20 miles to the south, and this should be the only place for the old devil of Tokugawa Masamitsu.

Only in this city can he raise new food as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he starves his army of nearly 50,000 for two days, they themselves will be scattered without us chasing. ”

Zhao Zilong looked at the map in his hand, which clearly marked the cities, villages, roads, and mountains and forests on Kagoshima, and smiled.

Of course, this map was found by the White Dragon Army from the Daimyo Mansion of the Shimazu family in Kagoshima Castle, and it helped them a lot.

Soon, the shouts and gunfire in the mountains and forests gradually subsided.

"General, the 5,000 Japanese soldiers have been basically annihilated by our army, and only more than 100 people have fled to the depths of the mountains and forests."

"Very well, the remnants of the escaped widows are no longer to worry about, don't bother with them.

Here left 3,000 soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the men and horses immediately followed the general on the road. ”

Zhao Zilong gave the order.

On the other side, with the 5,000 Japanese soldiers left behind by Maeda Mitsutaka of the Kaga Domain, they stopped the White Dragon Army for two hours, and Tokugawa Masamitsu had already led his army to Nozaki Castle.

After entering the city, Tokugawa Masamitsu ordered the collection of all the grain of the people in the city, leaving only ten days' food for each family, and requisitioning all the rest.

In particular, all the grain in the hands of the two grain merchants in the city was requisitioned by Tokugawa Masamitsu.

Although, Tokugawa Masamitsu's approach made Nozaki Castle, a small city in the Japanese country, boiling, and the people were miserable.

However, due to the more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers under the command of Tokugawa Masamitsu, the grain merchants and people in the city dared not speak out, so they could only endure in silence.

"General, I have just finished counting, and the grain collected from the city is almost enough for my army for a week."

Beshimmaru Sato walked in from the outside and said to Tokugawa Masamitsu.

"So little?"

After hearing this, Tokugawa Masamitsu was a little dissatisfied, which was very different from what he expected.

Sato Besmaru cried and laughed, and said, "General, the total population of Nozaki Castle is not much, less than 40,000 people.

In addition, it has just begun in spring, and after a winter, the people are basically about to eat up the food for the winter.

This time, if it weren't for the two grain merchants in the city, who had just come in from outside before, we wouldn't have been able to raise even a week's worth of grain. ”

"A week is just a week, it should be enough.

A week is enough time for us to leave here and head north to join up with Sato Betsuru. ”

Eventually, Tokugawa reluctantly accepted this fact.

"Report, general, there are Ming soldiers and horses outside the city."

Just after Tokugawa Masamitsu had just raised food in the city, the White Dragon Army led by Zhao Zilong outside the city also arrived.

"Hmph, now that General Ben has food in his hands, how can he still be afraid of the Ming army outside the city.

Let the soldiers eat and drink enough, and then we and the Ming army outside the city will settle the accounts. ”

The stone in Tokugawa Masamitsu's heart at this time finally put it down, and said coldly.

"General, unless we can defeat this Ming army outside the city in one battle, Nozaki Castle will not be able to stay for long after all.

We still have to go north as soon as possible to join General Sato Betsuru and them, and then we have to find a way to get rid of the entanglement of the Ming army outside the city. ”

Sato Besimaru next to him said to Tokugawa Masamitsu.

"Well, General Ben knows that.

Even if General Ben wants to go north, before leaving, he must teach this Ming army a hard lesson.

If we can defeat it in one battle, of course, it will be the best, and then we won't have to go north. ”

Tokugawa Masamitsu responded.

And the next battle situation was not as smooth as Tokugawa Masamitsu thought.

After Zhao Zilong led the army to Nozaki City, he camped on the west and north sides, and even let the White Dragon Army build a high wall, putting on a posture of long-term siege.

Tokugawa Masamitsu looked at it, and Lao Tzu planned to leave here as soon as possible and go north to join the other army.

If this really allowed the White Dragon Army to besiege Nozaki Castle, they would run out of food in a week, and they would be defeated without a fight.

Therefore, Tokugawa Masamitsu must not allow the White Dragon Army's camp outside the city to be easily set up and send troops to attack and disturb it overnight.

And Zhao Zilong had already guessed that it would be like this, so he arranged an ambush for the white dragon soldiers early, and the Japanese soldiers who went out of the city were defeated.

The morale of these Japanese soldiers was relatively low at this time, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness.

Two days later, Zhao Zilong successfully camped in the west of Nozaki Castle and in the north two directions, which were the only two roads that Tokugawa Masamitsu could go north, which was blocked by Zhao Zilong.

And Tokugawa Masamitsu in Nozaki Castle, although he was in a hurry, he was not in a hurry to send troops to fight the White Dragon Army again.

Because after Tokugawa Masamitsu heard the reminder of the strategist Sato Besimaru next to him, he paid attention to the morale of the Japanese army at this time.

It can be said that if he can't regain his strength and force himself into battle during the period of more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers under his command, I am afraid that he will still be defeated.

Just on Kagoshima, while Luo Chao and Zhao Zilong's two armies were fighting with the two Japanese armies, in the sea of Kagoshima Bay in the east, Hong Sheng led the Northern Fleet of the White Dragon Army, which also faced the Japanese fleet.

Boom Boom!

In the waters north of Kagoshima Bay, the cannon has been shaking the sky for the past few days, and more than 50 warships under the command of Hong Sheng and more than 100 warships of the Japanese fleet are facing off here.

Originally, Hong Sheng planned to show weakness and lead the Japanese fleet to take the initiative to attack.

After all, Li Zixiao set up a lot of forts on the coast south of Kagoshima Castle and Sakura Island in the east.

If Hong Sheng can lead the Japanese army to take the initiative to attack, their fleet with the two artillery batteries may be able to destroy the Japanese fleet in one battle.

But unfortunately, Hong Sheng's plan to show weakness and lure the enemy did not succeed.

Kazuku Tanaka, the commander of the Japanese fleet, was extremely patient and did not rush to attack.

Because, before landing, Tokugawa Masamitsu warned Tanaka Kazuku that he must be careful of the White Dragon Army fleet and not underestimate the enemy.

Moreover, Tokugawa Masamitsu hoped that Kazuku Tanaka, if he was not absolutely sure, would not fight a decisive battle with the White Dragon Army fleet, and wait for the good news of their land attack.

After all, once Tanaka Kazutake's Japanese fleet was defeated, the 120,000 Japanese soldiers led by Tokugawa Masamitsu who landed on Kyushu Island would lose their way out.

If Tokugawa Masamitsu can win this battle quickly, it is good to say, but in case the war becomes a stalemate.

Tokugawa Masamitsu needed Tanaka Kazuchiku's fleet to ensure that their supply lines were still open, so that they could get supplies from Honshu.

Li Zixiao was in Kagoshima Castle and waited until mid-April, whether it was on land in two directions or on the inland sea of Kagoshima Bay.

Both the White Dragon Army and the Japanese Army have reached a stalemate, and neither can win easily.

However, Li Zixiao knew that whether it was the White Dragon Army on land or the fleet of Hongsheng on the sea, the firearms and equipment in their hands had a great advantage over the Japanese army.

Although, the Japanese army has also learned about the power of the White Dragon Army's firearms, and the different cracking tactics they have come up with have made it impossible for Luo Chao and others to win easily for a while.

But Li Zixiao believes that as Luo Chao and others gradually adapt to the thinking of thermal weapon combat, they will come up with a strategy to break the enemy.

Originally, at this time, Li Zixiao should have sat firmly in Kagoshima Castle to ensure the stability of the rear of Luo Chao, Zhao Zilong and Hong Sheng until the end of this battle.

Li Zixiao had planned this in advance, but on April 17, Li Zixiao received the news that the intelligence bureau had landed on the northern coast and sent it all the way to Kagoshima Castle.

"What? Lu Xiangsheng was attacked in Jinling and was seriously injured? ”

After Li Zixiao received this information, he was also surprised.

Immediately, Li Zixiao's face showed a wry smile and said: "Sure enough, something happened, Lu Xiangsheng's reform has moved the interests of too many people in the Ming Dynasty."

Those people couldn't stop Chongzhen, but they could attack Lu Xiangsheng.

Those people also understood that once Lu Xiangsheng died, this reform of the Ming Dynasty would inevitably be suspended.

At this time, except for Lu Xiangsheng, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty had the ability, prestige and courage to carry out this reform. ”

At this time, Li Yan also stood next to Li Zixiao and sighed: "Hey, the original intention of Lu Guogong's reform is good, it is to save the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that Lu Guogong underestimated the greed of some people in the court and outside the court at this time, how could they easily give up the interests in their hands.

Reform requires bloodshed, especially as the case is now in the Ming Dynasty.

If Lu Guogong wants the results of reform, he must have a strong army in his hand to back him up and put down all the oppositions against him.

Deterring other opponents is the only way to keep the reform going.

It's a pity that the strength in Lu Guogong's hands at this time is not enough to help him accomplish this.

For the sake of the power and interests in their hands, there was nothing they didn't dare to do, and when Lu Guogong went south to Jinling, they finally made trouble. ”

Peng!

Li Zixiao slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and said in a cold voice: "Those nobles and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, local tyrants and inferior gentry, are indeed too greedy.

They are like leeches, sucking the blood of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and in the end, they are unwilling to pay some. ”

"Master Hou, the difficulties faced by Lu Guogong at this time will also be what you need to face in the future.

The situation in Jiangnan is extremely complicated, and the situation in the south is much better than the famine and war in the north.

But because of this, the aristocracy over there is extremely powerful.

The relationship between the big families there is intricately intertwined, and each other's interests are entangled, and the whole body is affected at every turn.

Lu Guogong's reform, in many respects, seems to have been modeled on the Hou Ye's policies in Jiangbei and Henan, but it was collectively resisted by the Jiangnan scholars and merchants.

It is conceivable that once the Hou Ye wants to enter Jiangnan in the future and change the existing system, he will inevitably be resisted by the strength of the nobles there. ”

Li Yan said with a little worry.

"Hahaha!"

Li Zixiao not only did not worry when he heard it, but laughed.

"Li Yan, what you said does make sense, and it is similar to what Ben Hou thinks.

But you should also know that it must be Ben Hou who wins in the end, and Ben Hou is not Lu Xiangsheng.

Behind Ben Hou, with the support of thousands of white dragon soldiers, when the time comes, those cows, ghosts, gods and snakes jump out and just happen to be wiped out.

Ben Hou will not let those countries continue to exist, and it is time for this world to change. ”

"What Hou Ye said is right, his subordinates also believe that Hou Ye will definitely succeed."

Li Yan also smiled when he heard Li Zixiao say this.

"Okay, Li Yan, Ben Hou has decided, and he is going to return to Jiangbei on the same day, on the side of Kagoshima City, Ben Hou can only hand it over to you.

At this time, although the front-line war was in a stalemate, Ben Hou believed that Luo Chao and Zilong would definitely win in the end.

Even if Ben Hou continues to stay here, it won't play a big role, and it's enough for you to coordinate everything. ”

Li Zixiao thought about it, but decided to return to Jiangbei and hand over the war here to Li Yan and Luo Chao.

"Master Hou, when you go back at this time, do you want to take this opportunity to meddle in Jiangnan?"

At this time, when Li Yan heard that Li Zixiao was going to return to Daming, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said in surprise.

Li Yan is very clear about Li Zixiao's future strategic deployment, because Li Zixiao is one of the strategists for the future layout.

Of course, Li Yan knew that Li Zixiao had long wanted to intervene in Jiangnan, but he had never found a suitable opportunity.

"Well, let's go back and have a look."

"Master Hou, don't worry, here in Kagoshima City, his subordinates will definitely arrange it."

Li Yan hurriedly said.

Immediately, Li Zixiao led the quartz guard battalion on the 18th, left Kagoshima Castle, and hid the front line all the way to the vicinity of Yatsushiro Sea in the north.

At sea there, two clippers of the White Dragon Army were waiting for them.

The personnel of the Intelligence Bureau who came to deliver the letter this time also came from this side, and they did not dare to go to the south side of Kagoshima Bay.

At this time, Japanese warships could be seen everywhere in the waters south of Kyushu Island, but there were almost no Japanese warships to the north.

Therefore, Li Zixiao believes that as long as the news of his departure is not leaked, it is absolutely safe for them to take the northern sea route.

On the 23rd, Li Zixiao finally set foot on Haizhou Port in Jiangbei by boat and returned to Daming.

By this time, it had been almost half a year since Li Zixiao led the army to fight against the Japanese State.

Then, Li Zixiao secretly returned to Xuzhou and did not enter Xuzhou City.

Instead, he quietly went to the Xuzhou Arsenal, met Tie Pingliang alone, asked him about the production of Nimi guns, and then left and returned to Kaifeng.

The news of Li Zixiao's return this time is absolutely confidential.

On the side of Kagoshima Castle, except for Li Yan and a few other generals of the White Dragon Army, the rest of the people didn't know about it.

On Daming's side, no one knew the news of Li Zixiao's return at this time.

On April 25, Li Zixiao secretly returned to Kaifeng with the quartz guard battalion.

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