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Volume 1 Chapter 1689 The Military Power of the Han Dynasty

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    "Tomorrow morning, the whole army will pursue you!" That night, Zhao Song's order was conveyed to the ears of all the soldiers, and the spirit of the whole army was lifted. Everyone understood that tomorrow was the decisive battle with the shogunate army.  It's time for a war. As long as this war is won, the big man will dominate the entire Japan.  In addition to the necessary vigilance and patrolling troops, the entire Han army station also fell into silence. These people are all veterans with rich combat experience and experience. Therefore, this order did not cause any commotion among the officers and soldiers.  Some people were so excited and gearing up for it that they even couldn't sleep due to excitement, while some people didn't take it seriously at all and just lay down and fell asleep to save energy for tomorrow's battle.  After giving the order, Zhao Song went to bed directly. He slept very soundly and did not wake up until the next day when a trace of white fish belly appeared in the east.  And his counselors had all left early, and with the cooperation of the commanders of each army, these counselors had made the entire army ready, just waiting for Zhao Song to give the order.  Zhao Song walked out of his camp, and then saw the soldiers who had gathered neatly around his camp. These soldiers were arranged in different square formations, standing together according to their different arms, and then according to the organization  Large mixed phalanxes were formed, and his three regiment leaders - Bi Su, Li Huanghe and Ma Chonghao - stood in front of the array on horseback with their respective heralds.  Although these officers and soldiers were of different ranks, their expressions were both calm and excited, full of the tense atmosphere before the war.  Zhao Song walked silently in front of these people, and then his guards brought him a horse. This horse was selected from the cavalry sent by the Liaodong Army this time. It was tall and handsome.  , the coat color is pure black, glowing black under the cool light.  Zhao Song gently patted the horse¡¯s cheek, then stepped directly on the saddle and turned over.  After getting on the horse, Zhao Song suddenly found that his horizons widened. In addition to the huge red phalanx in front of him, his sight could already extend to the horizon of the entire wilderness, as if he could look down on the world.  And at the end of the horizon, there will be the victory and glory he dreams of.  Zhao Song took a deep breath. The air in the morning is always so fresh. In the afternoon and evening, the air will probably be different. It will be full of the pungent smell of gunpowder, full of the heat of people gathering together, and full of  The smell of blood.  After years of fighting, Zhao Song had long been accustomed to it. At this moment, he suddenly missed the days when he was galloping in the wilderness of Liaodong.  "When I retire from the army, I will definitely get a piece of land in Liaodong, and then ride on horseback to patrol the manor every day. I believe your Majesty will agree to give me such a reward He suddenly came up with such a strange idea.  At this moment, he suddenly felt the gazes coming from beside him. These gazes seemed to be longing for Zhao Shuai to immediately give orders to pounce on the enemies, destroy them and defeat them. This kind of eager anxiety was just like that of back then.  Same as himself.  ¡°Yes, my son-in-law will also have the same wish as myself.  And only by making contributions to the country on the battlefield can they receive such rewards.  So, let¡¯s go now!  For myself and for my subordinates.  Zhao Song raised his hand, raised his riding whip, and then waved it hard.  "March!" As if at the same moment, the entire army began to take action, and the red torrent pushed forward slowly but unstoppably.  Yesterday's reconnaissance cavalry and the cavalry that raided the enemy's army had already surveyed the enemy's position and surrounding terrain. The specific march plan had already been formulated, and all that was left was to execute it.  At this time, the sun also rose from the distant fields. The golden-red sun dyed the morning glow on the horizon red, and also dyed the bodies of these soldiers with golden brilliance.  At this moment, Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu had already gotten up. Following his order last night, the shogunate army began to prepare to retreat to Nozaki for a decisive battle with the Han invaders. Therefore, there was a commotion in the camp early in the morning.  Preparations for retreat are being made everywhere.  Because he had been sleep deprived recently, Tokugawa Iemitsu still had a headache when he just woke up. However, he still forcibly resisted the physical discomfort and walked out of the camp to appear in front of the generals so that he could  Peace of mind when retreating.  Because the shogunate army had a large number of people, and the communication and command was not very smooth, even though the shogun ordered it personally, the preparations for the retreat were still insufficient. Only Tokugawa Iemitsu's personal guards and some recent troops were ready, so  , until morning, the retreat was still not possible.    Seeing this procrastination, Tokugawa Iemitsu was very angry and summoned several generals to start reprimanding. Under his reprimand, these generals also began to forcefully urge his subordinates to start retreating.  However, just when the army began to move slowly, a shocking news came to him - the Han invaders on the opposite side had actually launched a general attack on him!  After the lesson learned last night, in order to prevent the Han invaders from repeating their sneak attack, and in order to detect the specific location of the Han invaders, the shogunate army sent out a large number of scouts early in the morning to search everywhere and get information about the Han invaders.  Some scouts also discovered the Han army that was rolling towards our army.  Although most of these scouts could not clearly see the size of the Han army, judging from their descriptions, this should be an attack by the entire Han army.  After hearing the news, Tokugawa Iemitsu was greatly shocked. He did not expect that after last night's sneak attack, the Han army would attack directly without conducting any small-scale tests and attacks.  In shock, he immediately issued an order, revoked the previous retreat order, and asked all the troops under his command to stop and prepare to meet the Han invaders. Under the pressure of the Han army, if the entire army continued to retreat, it would definitely cause chaos, which would be tantamount to  Suicide.  Under the order of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the heralds hurriedly began to convey the latest orders to the armies.  But because he had just issued a strict order to retreat, many troops had already left the camp, and these people were crowded together with the officers and soldiers who had received new orders. For a while, the entire army was in chaos, and everyone was at a loss.  It's a mess.  Seeing the chaotic state of his army, Tokugawa Iemitsu became more and more impatient and furious again. He urged all his troops to return to their original positions immediately and prepare to fight against the Han invaders. Under the tough pressure, the shogunate army finally returned to calm.  Just when the shogunate army was in confusion between retreating and staying in place, the morning time had been consumed and turned into afternoon. At this time, the Han army also came to a place close to the shogunate army. The two  Jun can already see each other with the naked eye!  At this time, both armies were alerted and prepared for battle. The only difference was that the Han army changed formations and deployed faster because of its more experienced soldiers, while the shogunate army changed formations and deployed faster because of its bloated numbers and the previous attack.  Movement was a bit slow due to unexpected events.  Sharp horns and thunderous drums came from all directions, and Zhao Song had already settled himself and his counselors beside a small forest, turning it into a temporary command post.  His counselors surveyed the surrounding terrain at an extremely fast speed, and marked the composition and deployment positions of the headquarters and the observed enemy forces on the map. Then they began to evaluate the current situation, and they shouted to each other.  It almost drowned out the constant sound of trumpets and drums.  In such a nervous and uneasy mood, Zhao Song was very calm. He stood by the woods, and then looked around with a telescope, taking in all the surrounding information.  However, although he looked very calm on the surface, his blood flow was already accelerating at this moment. Even his eyesight seemed to be much sharper than before, and his thinking speed was as fast as lightning.  He saw some confusion in the enemy's mobilization, but this was not beyond his expectation - he had seen a lot about the quality of the shogunate's soldiers, and it was hard to compliment them, and the officers were generally incompetent, plus the front  With so many people packed in, it would be strange if there was no chaos when mobilizing.  After careful observation, he became more and more sure, and a slightly cruel smile began to appear on his face.  "Commander Zhao, can you launch an attack?" Yan Guang shouted next to him, "The enemy's left wing is relatively weak. Our army can rush in from the enemy's left wing first. If we can easily defeat the enemy, we will defeat it in one fell swoop!"  "No, just rush in from the center, give them a surprise first, wait until they are confused, then pull the artillery over and bombard their left wing." Zhao Song put away the telescope, and then said in an extremely relaxed manner  said in a tone of voice.  "Our army took the initiative to launch an attack. It's time for them to see the true strength of the Han army." "Shuai Zhao, what does this mean?" Yan Guang was a little stunned, "The enemy's frontal strength is the strongest, and there seems to be some elite shogunate troops.  Here" "As a counselor, Yan Guang has always prided himself on his ingenuity. His priority in fighting a war is how to use his most powerful force to attack the weakest link of the enemy's army. What he despises the most is attacking recklessly.  He also believed that it was not advisable to directly attack the enemy's most heavily defended front. If it weren't for the fact that he had always respected Zhao Song and that he was the chief officer, he would have almost reprimanded Zhao Song.  "The enemy's army appears to be strong, but is actually weak. The morale of the army has long been unstable, and our army does not have many troops.It's time for a quick victory. As long as we break the place where their troops are most concentrated, their defeat will be close at hand.  In addition I see that Tokugawa Iemitsu's son is in the enemy's formation. As long as our army breaks into the center, there will be chaos around them. When the time comes, we can outflank him on the left wing and let them be defeated in one battle!  " "Sir are you so confident?  "Yan Guang still has some doubts. "Confidence?  Why need faith?  The enemy army is only ten times our number, which is too small.  "Zhao Song smiled calmly, "It's a pity that Your Majesty can't come in person, watch us destroy everything!  "Under Zhao Song's order, although Yan Guang had some reservations, he still accepted Zhao Song's judgment and order, and then revised the battle plans of each army. "Just when the shadows in the sun began to deflect to the east,  The Han army's military formation began to show some movements. Several Han army's phalanxes began to advance in neat formations along the many paths between the two armies. Each of these military formations had hundreds of people in front.  Soldiers carrying spears were arranged in dense horizontal lines at the front and center. Each horizontal line had dozens of people on the front and nearly twenty rows deep. On the four corners of the phalanx were lines of soldiers.  Dense square formations of matchlock soldiers were mixed in among these military formations, carefully allowing the soldiers to advance according to the drummer's fixed beat. The red and black battle flags marking each unit were among the dense army wearing red military uniforms.  The sun was shining brightly on the various armors of the cavalry and infantry, and just as the Han army began to advance.  At that time, the shogunate army also immediately discovered their mobilization. Both Tokugawa Iemitsu and Matsudaira Nobutsuna were a little surprised that the Han army actually attacked directly from the middle, but they immediately woke up and quickly mobilized surrounding troops to attack the Han army.  Soon, the Han army rushed to the enemy's formation. They charged forward through the rows of trees entangled with vines in the middle. These trees became a major obstacle to them, although the woods obscured most of the musketeers.  sight, and the formation began to loosen a little, but they still moved forward fearlessly. And at this sultry moment, the shogunate army did not forget to seize this favorable opportunity, and a large number of shogunate troops rushed over from the front.  After seeing the enemy troops begin to attack, the Han army stopped, and then the musketeers began to fire. "Bang!"  "Dense gunshots rang out one after another, causing many people on the opposite side to fall. However, because the woods had a great impact on the field of vision and shooting range, and there were too many shogunate troops rushing over, the losses to the shogunate troops were not great.  While the musketeers were reloading and preparing for the next round of shooting, these shogunate troops also rushed in front of the Han army. Then, the two armies immediately began to fight. Because the melee combat on both sides used spears as the main force, the battle became more intense.  It became more and more fierce, and the Han soldiers formed a dense column one by one, sweeping everything violently like a flood. The French army spread out in small formations from all directions and rushed over to the shogunate troops who had just started fighting.  They were very courageous, and they all claimed to be Kanto samurai. They wanted to save the shogunate and defend their homeland. Under their roars, the initial battle immediately turned into a hand-to-hand battle. The Han army and the shogunate army trampled each other.  Individuals began to fall on the front, and then the people behind continued to fight on the bloody corpses, stabbing the enemy's chest and abdomen with their spears. The initial battle caused some confusion in the front line of the Han army, but in this way.  Under the pressure of strong winds and raging waves, they still maintained their formation, and then faced these enemies with long-standing battlefield experience. More and more corpses slowly fell, and among them, the red-coated soldiers only accounted for a small part.  Proportion. Between the red-coated soldiers holding long guns, a group of musketeers kept repeating various tactical actions of loading and firing. They had gone through extremely rigorous training for a long time, so even if the scene was so chaotic now,  However, they still kept firing their guns with mechanical movements, using powerful firearms to inflict additional casualties on the enemy. The battle at the forefront completely turned into a massacre, a fight mixed with anger and madness.  Even some of the wounded fought until their last breath after falling to the ground. Some even hugged the enemy's legs directly after falling to the ground, and then started biting madly. The smoke of the musket filled the woods for a while.  Neither could see what was going on inside, only the constant sounds of fighting and gunshots could be heard, but within a few quarters of an hour, the outcome began to become clear. Under the sight of the officers and soldiers on both sides, a patch of red began to appear on the edge of the woods, and then.  The red became brighter and brighter, and finally a torrent of red surged through it, continuing to advance towards the shogunate army with unstoppable momentum.??It can be seen that it did not suffer much loss.  The shogunate army that had just rushed over to attack them began to retreat backwards, but their numbers were much smaller than before.  Zhao Song has always held a telescope. The victory in the first battle did not make him too happy. He was still nervously watching the development of the war, estimating the current losses on both sides, and at the same time, he was always calculating the opportunity to continue to invest reserve troops.  Yes, he has made up his mind. No matter what hardships and losses he suffers, he will directly defeat the enemy's will. Today, just today, he will defeat the enemy army that is ten times his own and decisively defeat the entire shogunate.  , so that the entire Japan had to surrender at the feet of the Han Dynasty.  At this time, the artillery of the Han army also began to move with the infantry, and came to the predetermined combat position. When the forward's short assault ended, their artillery position on the hill was also ready for artillery bombardment.  Prepare.  Then, under Zhao Song's order, the Han artillery that had occupied a favorable position on the mountain began to take action. With the ruthless roar of field artillery, they swept the shogunate army on the left with artillery fire.  Pour down.  The dense artillery shells whizzed to the ground and raised pieces of dust, which mixed with the billowing smoke released by the muskets just now and filled the entire battlefield. However, the Han army continued to face the battle artillery fire, risking death, like a sweeping battle.  The storms of the plains fell upon the object they were determined to capture.  "The second regiment attacks and continues to expand the results!" When the noise of artillery covered the entire battlefield like thunder, Zhao Song finally judged that the time had come, "The cavalry is also ready to attack the enemy's flank at any time!"
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