HLnovel Chapter 23: The Japanese pirates were completely defeated and retreated to the camp
Chapter 23: The Japanese pirates were completely defeated and retreated to the camp
As soon as Ichiro Hidetaka finished speaking, he hurriedly retreated surrounded by his personal guards.
Seeing this, the remaining Japanese pirates no longer cared about formation and morale, and scrambled to run in the direction they came from, wishing their parents would give them two more legs.
"Want to run? It's not that easy!"
When Chu Yang saw this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"The whole army is chasing them!"
At Chu Yang's command, he rushed towards the fleeing Japanese pirates with his Xianzhen Camp and two thousand soldiers like a tiger descending from the mountain.
The Japanese pirates, who had already suffered heavy losses under the defense of the Mandarin Duck Formation, were now in a state of complete defeat and had no fighting spirit at all.
They threw away their weapons and armor, only caring about escaping, and did not notice the pursuers getting closer and closer behind them.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were like tigers among a flock of sheep. They kept stabbing out with their spears, taking away the life of a Japanese pirate every time.
"Ah! My legs!"
One of the Japanese pirates ran a little slower and was pierced in the thigh by Zhao Yun's spear. He immediately fell to the ground and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
"Leave me alone, run!"
The other Japanese pirate was so frightened when he saw the miserable state of his companion that he ran forward crawling.
Chu Yang rode on a warhorse, holding a spear, and moved through the crowd of Japanese pirates like a flash of lightning. Wherever he passed, he left behind only corpses and wailing.
"Kill! Revenge for our dead brothers!"
The soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp all had red eyes and looked like crazy. The spears in their hands were like the scythes of the god of death, constantly reaping the lives of the Japanese pirates.
"Baga! Hold on, you cowards!"
Seeing that his army was so vulnerable, Ichiro Hidenaga was so angry that he cursed, but his voice was soon drowned out by the shouts of killing.
Chu Yang pursued and killed his way through the enemy camp, and before he knew it, he had already penetrated deep into the enemy camp, with only less than a hundred personal guards left by his side.
He looked around and saw corpses everywhere, blood flowing like a river, and a strong smell of blood in the air.
"Your Highness, don't chase after a desperate enemy!"
A personal guard saw Chu Yang was so blood-thirsty that he tried to kill him, and advised him with some concern.
Hearing this, Chu Yang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He knew that now was not the time to act on impulse. He was shouldering the responsibility of protecting the people of Qiongzhou and could not take risks easily.
"Pass the order down, sound the retreat!"
Chu Yang raised his spear high and gave a loud order.
The sound of the golden horn echoed over the battlefield. The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp heard the order. Although they were somewhat unwilling, they still obeyed the order, stopped the pursuit, and retreated to Chu Yang in an orderly manner.
"Your Highness, in today's battle, our army killed more than 2,000 Japanese pirates, captured more than 500, and seized more than 100 sets of armor and countless swords and guns."
Zhao Yun came in front of Chu Yang, bowed and reported, with an excitement on his face that was hard to conceal.
"Good! Zilong, you did a great job!"
Chu Yang patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and praised him.
"This is all due to your highness's good command. I dare not take credit for it."
Chu Yang smiled but said nothing. He looked into the distance with a gleam in his eyes.
He knew that the war had just begun.
Just as Chu Yang was about to continue heading towards Dingjun Mountain.
A scout came riding fast, came to Chu Yang, dismounted, and bowed.
"Prince Qiong, the Japanese pirates in Dingjun Mountain have retreated, and General Xing and General Pan are rushing here."
"Okay, I knew that was a feint."
Chu Yang nodded in response, and just as he was about to enter Sanqing County, another scout came to report.
"King Qiong, Japanese pirates were spotted near Qiongzhou City, but they have already evacuated."
"Oh, I see."
Chu Yang waved his hand. He knew that he was fully aware of the actions of the Japanese pirates in this battle. Although there was an element of luck, he still won.
the other side.
Ichiro Hidetaka strode into the tent with a gloomy face. The blood on his armor had not yet dried and emitted a disgusting stench.
The atmosphere in the tent was depressing. Several Japanese pirate generals lowered their heads and dared not speak.
"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!"
Ichiro Hidenaga roared, smashing his helmet to the ground. "Six thousand people, and you're defeated just like that? You good-for-nothings, how dare you come back alive!"
"General, please calm down..."
A Japanese pirate said tremblingly, "The enemy's mandarin duck formation is too powerful, we can't break in!"
"Shut up!"
Ichiro Hidenaga kicked over the low table in front of him, and the exquisite lacquerware immediately shattered into pieces. "I don't want to hear any nonsense! Losing is losing. You losers will only embarrass me in front of Lord Toyotomi!"
The tent suddenly fell silent, and everyone kept silent for fear of angering the furious general.
At this time.
There was a commotion outside the tent, and a soldier covered in blood stumbled in.
"Report, report to the general! After Xing Daorong and Pan Feng joined forces at Dingjun Mountain, our army was defeated!"
"what?!"
Ichiro Hidenaga stood up suddenly and grabbed the soldier by the collar, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"We were defeated at Dingjun Mountain, and the remaining 1,000 soldiers are rushing to the main camp!"
The soldier was so frightened that he could not speak incoherently.
Ichiro Hidenaga threw him to the ground, "Waste! You are all waste!"
He gritted his teeth and his eyes were red, like a wounded beast that could bite anyone at any time.
at this time.
Another messenger ran in in a panic, "Report, report to the general!"
"Get out!"
Ichiro Hidetaka roared loudly, scaring the messenger so much that he almost dropped the order in his hand.
"General, please calm down. The master's military orders cannot be disobeyed!" A Japanese pirate bravely persuaded.
Ichiro Hidetaka took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in his heart, and said through gritted teeth.
"Read!"
The messenger opened the military order tremblingly and read aloud: "A merchant appeared on the sea and bought up all the ships. General Ichiro, please withdraw to Japan as soon as possible."
"what?!"
Ichiro Hidenaga snatched the military order and took a closer look. It was indeed a handwritten letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was suddenly struck by lightning and collapsed in his chair.
"How could this be?"
Ichiro Hidenaga murmured to himself, his eyes full of disbelief and despair.
The invasion he had carefully planned ended in such a humiliating way before he could even carry out his operations.
Obviously, Ichiro Hidenaga's tactics were very strong this time, luring Xing Daorong's three thousand soldiers to besiege Dingjun Mountain.
He then lured out 4,000 troops from Qiongzhou City and took over Sanqing County.
If Sanqing County falls, Qiongzhou will continue to send troops. At that time, Qiongzhou will be empty, and we will take the opportunity to seize Qiongzhou!
however.
What he could not have imagined was that Chu Yang actually knew that the main force of his army was in Sanqing County!
"The situation is over."
Ichiro Hidenaga muttered to himself.
"General, we should withdraw quickly. If we don't have enough ships, we will be in trouble."
Hearing this, Ichiro Hidenaga continued to get angry: "Weren't the warships all by the sea when we came here?"
"Our warships were originally captured from Qiongzhou. In addition, a merchant bought the ships at a high price, and the local militia and bandits in Qiongzhou either stole or robbed them. Our warships are decreasing sharply every day!"