Before closing the fortress, the two armies faced each other, both of them were Japanese warriors, and now each is its own master, fighting constantly.
Tadashi Aoyama was on the watchtower, silently watching.
The daimyo behind him breathed a sigh of relief, the Ming Dynasty's offensive was not as fierce as they expected, and the fortress was still as stable as Mount Tai, without the slightest sign of defeat.
Aoyama Tadashi didn't speak, staring coldly at the city gate.
He knew very well in his heart that this was a temptation of the Ming Dynasty, and maybe tomorrow would be a full-scale war.
Qingshan Zhongjun has a heavy heart, he has to face the firearms of the Ming Dynasty in front, and there is a shortage of food and grass in the back, so he can't hold this closed fortress.
But if you want to retreat to the other side, it is not so easy, not to explain that the army is biting and not letting go, just let the Ming army cross the Guanmen Strait, and the entire hinterland of the island will be exposed to the iron hooves of the Ming army.
Aoyama Tadashi's brows were furrowed, and his face was difficult.
He regretted once again that the shogunate's strategy of fighting with the Ming army, which seemed to be a quick and quick solution, seriously harmed the shogunate.
Aoyama's eyes flickered, and his heart kept thinking.
The daimyo behind him didn't know what he was thinking, and with a smile on his face and a relaxed expression.
On the opposite side of Tadashi Aoyama, Dolgon also slowly directed the telescope.
The people around him looked at each other, did not speak, and had a smile on their faces.
They all knew the flaws in the location of the fortress, the morale, combat power, and deployment of the army.
"Let's attack the city tomorrow."
Dai Shan said.
As soon as the war dragged on for too long, the pressure on the imperial court was increasing, and they needed to make breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Daizen is also worried that Tadashi Aoyama has other goals, he wants to win with speed and can't give him time.
Duoduo snorted coldly and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, tonight the artillery will move forward, bombard the entire fortress, and then let the people inside make a good plan, and the whole army will press up at noon tomorrow!"
” Dolgon didn't speak, turned his horse's head, and said, "Let the navy get ready, Aoyama Tadashi is going to run." ” Li Dingguo was still thinking about it, but when he heard this, he was stunned, and then nodded slightly.
Aoyama Tadashi didn't have many options, either to go out of the city to fight, or to defend to the death, or to withdraw his troops, these three options, in the end, the fortress could not continue to be defended.
The Ming Dynasty had already occupied the island of Kyukoku, and the shogunate army could not hold it at all, and it was a matter of time before the defeat was retreated.
Now the Ming army is ready for everything, and Qingshan Zhongjun is undefeated and defeated!
Not long after Dolgon left, the Ming army roared gold, the birch mountain guarded for a long time, and the black sky was loyal like water.
Aoyama Tadashi did not let people chase him, because the Ming army had bright and dark ambushes outside the city, and once they went out, they could not come back.
The fighting stopped, but there was an unusually solemn killing inside and outside the city, and the whole air seemed to condense.
The Ming army made a siege plan overnight, coordinated the armies, and even had a premonition after the successful siege.
There are more than 30 staff officers in the staff office, and they have already made all kinds of premonitions, combined with reality, and made some revisions, and they are in full swing.
After Dolgon saw it, he did not object, and he handed over the command of this siege to Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo is not yet the age of a weak crown, but his resume is quite thick, especially after being in the military academy, and he is a disciple of Sun Ge's old closed door, everyone looks up to him.
Zuo Liangyu was naturally not convinced, but he didn't dare to offend, he was dissatisfied, and reorganized his arms overnight.
Tadashi Aoyama is also arranging troops in the city, adjusting the city's defenses and preparing for tomorrow's big battle.
At sea, Cao Bianjiao led the navy and began to test the Guanmen Strait, but he also dared to go deeper.
There are many unusually narrow and shallow places in this strait, and once there is an ambush, it is possible to wrap the navy in dumplings.
Zheng Zhilong stood beside Cao Bianjiao and said, "Governor, the big ship can't get in, the small boat can, and the six thousand people of the Marine Corps can also come in handy at this time!"
” Cao Bianjiao shook his head and said, "There are too many mountains and wilderness here, and this fortress is on the way to go, so the marines have no choice."
When Aoyama Tadashi is defeated and retreats, we will attack halfway!
” "Yes!"
Zheng Zhilong said, he just had the idea of giving it a try.
In the middle of the night, the artillery position of the Ming army really moved forward, the muzzle of the cannon was raised, and the range of artillery bombardment was greatly increased.
A group of daimyo in the fortress of Guanmen looked angry, and in front of Aoyama Tadashi, the Ming army was too blind, and asked to lead troops out of the city, and secretly attacked the artillery of the Ming army.
Aoyama Tadashi may have wanted them to recognize the reality and did not stop them, so three daimyo each took a total of 3,000 people and secretly went out of the city in an attempt to destroy the Ming Dynasty's broken formation.
As a result, before they could get closer, they stepped on countless mines, followed by arrows and artillery, and before they could get closer, they had been waiting for their soldiers to rush up, cutting vegetables, and laughing at these three thousand people.
At the head of the city, Aoyama Tadashi looked at everything expressionlessly, and turned back to the formation house without saying anything.
Then, the artillery array of the Ming army began to shell again, this time it was able to concentrate on hitting many places, and one by one, the shells fell like rain and smashed down to the fortress of Guanmen.
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The terrible bàozhà sound, the huge vibration, shook the entire fortress, and almost everyone in the pass was terrified and couldn't sleep.
At noon the next day, the recuperated Ming army finally began to attack.
This time, in addition to Zuo Liangyu's Wa State servant army, the miscellaneous armies of Joseon, Ryukyu, Ānnán and others, totaling nearly 40,000, rushed forward and launched a general attack on the fortress.
In the face of the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, the shogunate army was fearless, adjusted its deployment, and fought to the death with the Ming army at the head of the city, not giving an inch.
The 30,000 men of the Ming army, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the offensive was not stopped, from noon to night, but it was never able to break through, and it could only be withdrawn by Mingjin.
Early the next morning, the Ming army launched another offensive, artillery covered the city, and after several hours of fighting, the Ming army still failed to capture the city, and withdrew before dark.
On the third day, the Ming army began to increase its troops and carried out a more fierce attack, with a sea of people and an endless offensive.
The shogunate army also mobilized more troops to resist, and the city was full of people, blocking the Ming Dynasty's attack to the death.
The two sides invested a large number of troops in a desperate struggle, turning the Guanmen Strait into a huge meat grinder, and I don't know how many casualties there are every day.
This kind of casualty was unbearable for the Ming army, and in just three days, it lost nearly 40,000 people, and nearly 20,000 were killed in battle!
It was night, and the camp of the Ming army was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
Qian Jinxiao, director of the General Staff Office, made a report and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, from the current point of view, Aoyama Tadashi is going to defend the Guanmen Strait to the death, and if we continue to attack, it may cause greater casualties, which is not conducive to our strategic planning. ” The Ming Dynasty did not invest many troops in this war against the Japanese, and the main army was mainly the Jurchen cavalry of Dolgon, as well as the Mongol cavalry that had not yet moved and pressed the northern part of the Japanese state.
If the losses in the Guanmen Strait are too large, they may face a shortage of troops in the future for landing on their own islands and fighting, and they will have to ask the imperial court to increase their troops.
At that time, the pressure of the imperial court will come like a mountain, and punishment will be indispensable for those present.
He Xilian frowned, and pondered, "Judging from the current situation, the Military Intelligence Department suspects that Aoyama Tadashi is deliberately depleting us, and is also consuming his own troops to reduce the consumption of grain and grass, delay time, and strive to hold the Guanmen Strait for a longer time!"
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