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Text Chapter 268 Encirclement of Fairy Mountain

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.    The Art of War says: Surround the enemy ten times.  Five means attacking, double means fighting

    With equipment far superior to that of the enemy and nearly twice the number of enemies, Pang Ning commanded his troops to surround Katsuyama Domain.

    The hilltop where the Katsuyama clan is guarding is not a particularly steep mountain, and is different from strategic points such as Xianshan and Chengshangshan.  On the top of the mountain is a long and narrow area, four hundred steps long.  The difference between the top of the hill and the valley is about one hundred meters.  Although there is some slope, it is enough to support cavalry and infantry to launch attacks and charges.

    Katsuyama Domain suffered a lot of losses in the previous battle, and now there is no way to control the entire mountain.

    If the Shimazu family were still there, they could barely control the situation and stop the Nanhai people.  But now, the people of Kyushu have completely abandoned the Tokugawa shogunate and left, leaving the Katsuyama clan alone.  They could only abandon the slightly lower east side of the hill and gather troops to guard the westernmost side of the hill.

    A thousand Nankai cavalry circled to the foot of the mountain, threatening Katsuyama Domain's flanks.  Katsuyama Domain did not dare to neglect, and set up three spear formations facing the cavalry.  But the Nanhai people's cavalry had no interest in rushing up. Instead, they slowly circled halfway up the mountain.  This made Katsuyama Domain's formation extremely difficult.

    On the narrow hilltop, the chaotic spearmen were constantly moving their formations.  Change the direction of the front to ensure that the cavalry has no chance to roar up.

    And four thousand Nanhai people armed with muskets climbed up from the east side of the hill.

    In order to defend against the cavalry, the three gun ashigaru ran in front of the matchlock gun.  In this chaotic formation, the "matchlock" Ashigaru also had to cooperate and constantly change its position.  Although there were more than a thousand matchlock soldiers, only 30 to 40%* had the opportunity to shoot at the main force of the Nanhai people to the east.  Watching helplessly, the four thousand musketeers of the Nanhai people drove to the east of the mountain, getting closer and closer. They couldn't spare the force to stop the Nanhai people.

    Just when they realized that the situation was dire and they needed to divide their forces to stop the Nanhai people's matchlock guns from approaching, the Nanhai people's cavalry in the northwest suddenly let out a deafening shout of killing and quickly attacked the hilltop.

    For a moment, smoke and dust billowed and horseshoes rumbled, as if they were going to destroy everything at once.

    Katsuyama Domain knows how elite these cavalry are. Just now, Fukuoka Domain was overwhelmed by these cavalry.  As if facing a formidable enemy, half of the 1,500 matchlock gunners rushed to the northwest, stood on high ground, and launched a firing formation facing the cavalry, preparing to use downward fire in conjunction with the three gun formations to meet the Nanhai cavalry's charge.

    But after rushing two hundred steps away, the cavalry of Nanhai Kingdom stopped.  Turning the horse's head playfully, they circled south of the mountainside and continued in circles.

    The Katsuyama vassal soldiers stared at the movements of the Nanhai cavalry in stunned silence. Looking back, they saw that the Nanhai musketeers had all been pushed a hundred steps away.

    The sailors were far braver than yesterday. Within a minute of the Katsuyama clan changing their formations to defend the cavalry, the sailors rushed up the hill with the firepower of hundreds of matchlock guns.  They found firing shelter behind rocks and trees and all got into firing position.

    It was only then that Katsuyama Domain discovered it.  He has been surrounded by the superior troops of Nanhai State.  The vassal soldiers' faces were as white as snow, and they began to adjust the direction of the line array in a panic, trying to turn the front to the rifle gunners in the east.

    But they had just begun to turn, and four thousand rifled guns were already firing.

    Soldiers are humans, not machines, and they will cherish their lives. On a battlefield filled with stray bullets, it is almost impossible for them to calmly aim at the target.  On the battlefield, if they are interfered by enemy fire, nervousness and fear will greatly reduce a soldier's hit rate.

    For example, at a hundred paces, during the training shooting of the Nanhai State rifled gun, the target hit rate was almost 95%.  But once the Japanese matchlock fires back, the hit rate will plummet to 20% or even 10%.

    But once the enemy's muskets cannot suppress the battlefield and the rifle gunners have enough courage to aim and shoot, the situation is extremely terrifying.  As long as the hit rate can be increased by 10% or 20%, the rifled gun will become a terrifying devil.

    Pieces of black smoke rang out amidst the huge shooting sound, and instantly filled the entire east side of the mountain.  Facing the chaotic formation of Katsuyama Domain, four thousand rifled guns caused a storm on the top of the mountain.  The roaring rain of bullets is like the inevitable rain of arrows in a typhoon.  The stray bullets flew over the entire mountain, penetrated into the bodies of the embarrassed soldiers, and splashed blood.

    In an instant.  The chaotic queue of Katsuyama clan on the hilltop seemed to have been cut by a lawnmower, falling down one by one.

    Someone¡¯s leg was broken and he screamed and fell on the rocks.  Someone was shot through the stomach, and the bullet came out of the back with broken organs.  The brave Hatamoto samurai roared and drew his katana, trying to counterattack with three gun ashigaru.

    That team of Ashigaru is very brave, but braveThe thief who passed the grenade chose to rush forward and fight hand to hand.  If the thieves insist on shooting at close range with a matchlock gun, the navy army may not be able to resist it.

    The thieves didn¡¯t know that the sailors would throw grenades, so they rushed to the front of the formation, screaming, but were blown back by a fierce explosion.

    However, the Japanese bandits also suffered heavy losses. After the two days of fighting, more than 20,000 corpses were piled on the hillside.  Looking down from the top of the mountain, the piles of gray corpses are really scary, like a terrible slaughterhouse.

    Pulling the antler helmet rope in his hand, Chang Wenguang sighed and walked towards Dong Wang.

    But suddenly, Chang Wenguang couldn¡¯t walk anymore.  Following the fingers of several shouting soldiers, he saw the drastically changed battlefield situation at the foot of the mountain.  The Kumamoto clan's troops had not been involved in the battle just now, but now they were chasing the Satsuma clan on Pang Ning's side and retreated towards Kyushu Island.  Chang Wenguang didn't know that it was Kumamoto Domain. He only knew that that unit had never been put into battle.

    It is really strange that the thieves withdrew a fresh force at this time.  Throwing his helmet on the ground, Chang Wenguang hurriedly ran towards Dong Wang.

    Climbing up the mountain, he saw that Qin Mingtao had also noticed the changes on the battlefield and was observing the movements down the mountain with a monocular telescope.

    "Your Highness! Have any of the bandits retreated?"

    Qin Mingtao did not answer Chang Wenguang, but still carefully observed the situation on the battlefield.

    You can¡¯t see the battle situation in the mountains and valleys above the city from here.  The foot of the mountain was surrounded by the Japanese allied forces again. The spies of the navy army suffered great losses due to "not collecting them at night", so they were all taken back by Qin Mingtao.  The only battle situation Qin Mingtao could see was at the foot of the Immortal Mountain.  Although Pang Ning was victorious on the mountain side of the city, they didn't know it here.

    Zhao De looked at Chang Wenguang, nodded and said, "I don't know why, the Japanese army seems to be in chaos. Look over there, several troops have retreated. I don't think the thieves' fourth wave of attacks can be organized at all now."  stand up."

    Before Zhao De finished speaking, another unit in the valley left the Japanese allied forces and withdrew to the north of the battlefield.  At this time, the Japanese army was almost in chaos. Although the Japanese army's flags were flying in the main formation, they were unable to mobilize any troops to stop this unauthorized retreating army.

    That was the Maeda family of Kaga Domain. When they learned that Date Masamune wanted them to charge the mountain again, they withdrew from the battlefield without hesitation.

    Fan Yiyishi was busy in the trench with dozens of apprentices.  Under their guidance, the soldiers of the Marine Corps were busy bandaging the wounds of the wounded. At this time, looking at the situation down the mountain, the soldiers were all confused.

    They are a little excited, but also a little scared. They are afraid that this change will be beneficial to them and that it will be an empty joy.

    Chang Wenguang looked at the bottom of the mountain and said in surprise, "Could it be that there was something happening on the King of Nan's side? How come all these thieves turned against them?" After thinking about it, Chang Wenguang became confused.  I heard from people in the navy that they had fought with thieves on Ryukyu Island. These thieves like to use deception to lure people into encirclement and ambush.  "

    "Father! Over there!"

    Qin Mingtao's face suddenly stiffened and he looked over as Zhao De pointed.

    In the valley to the north, a large flag with a giant character fluttering in the wind suddenly came out.

    Under that flag, more than 5,000 soldiers with high morale walked out of the valley.  Step by step, with a sweeping momentum, they pressed towards the main formation of the Japanese coalition forces.

    On the fairy mountain, the soldiers of the navy army who were a little exhausted from the fight all stood up.

    Looking at the troops walking out of the valley, they felt a little unreal.

    This battle was too difficult. Just now they all suspected that the Nanhai Kingdom was about to retreat.  But suddenly, it seemed like the entire battlefield had turned upside down.  The endless thieves on the opposite side suddenly looked a little embarrassed.  Finally, they got excited.  The joy of heading towards victory filled their bodies with endless energy.  Getting up from the ground, they raised their hands above their heads and roared loudly.

    Qin Mingtao breathed a sigh of relief and mounted his horse.

    "The donkeys and horses on the artillery carriages leave their positions, the whole army lines up, and counterattack!"

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