Ono Yoshiko gazed at the sea for a long time, sighed, and turned to walk into the big tent. At this time, the soldiers put up lunch, a bowl of rice, a pile of pickled radish, and a pile of dried fish.
Yang Gun was accompanying him, and the meal in front of him was exactly the same. At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with eating this kind of meal, but later he found that it was almost the same every day, and now his mouth was almost dry. Of course, he couldn't complain. So many Japanese warriors died on the front. Yang Gun didn't come to Dongdao to enjoy himself, as long as he could fill his stomach.
I'm starting to eat. Ono Yoshifuru clasped his hands together and said seriously.
Yang Gun accepted it as a kind of etiquette, so he put one hand on his chest, bowed slightly in return, picked up the chopsticks and thought: It's just a bowl of rice, why are there so many rules
The Japanese seldom talk when eating, so the two of them ate in silence. Ono Yoshiguchi finished first, and there was almost no rice left in his bowl. Sometimes Yang Gun was not used to a nobleman's meal being so dignified. Ono Yoshiguchi held out his bowl, and a soldier brought a porcelain pot and poured a bowl of warm water. Ono Yoshiguchi swallowed the water that had washed away the remaining rice grains.
Yang Gun sometimes thought that the Japanese should be very kind and self-disciplined, judging from their lives, and they also believed in Buddhism. But when he was in Dasen Village, he saw with his own eyes that some warriors tortured prostitutes to death, killed and looted indiscriminately, and were more brutal than the Khitans in their own country; and seeing the Japanese generals peeling open the stomachs of the defeated people alive, it seemed that they were not good people. Yang Gun had seen such people, and it was difficult for people who were cruel to their own people to treat others well. In short, it was difficult for Yang Gun to truly understand them.
Ono Yoshifuru was kneeling in front of the table, waiting for the soldiers to come forward and clean the table.
Just then, a civil servant walked into the tent, bowed and said: Ono-kun, the imperial censor from Heian-kyo is here.
Yang Gun frowned and asked: Will the court blame Ono-kun for losing troops and making no progress
Ono Yoshikomichi: It is very likely. Perhaps it will urge me to speed up the attack. With more than 20,000 people, the food expenses are not small.
After hearing this, Yang Gun remained silent. Looking at Ono Yoshifuru's expression, he seemed to be worried and unhappy. I'm afraid that no one would be happy facing such a situation.
Yang Gun was silent for a long time, and could not help but say: "In the current situation, if we want to attack quickly, it will not be very effective to stop and continue from time to time. I still suggest that we attack from all sides, day and night, and consume the exhausted enemy troops, so that it will be effective."
Ono Yoshigu said coldly: How many casualties are there every day? Even though we have more than 20,000 people, how can we withstand such a loss
Yang Gun said carefully: Since we are in Japan, it seems that we are not short of troops.
Ono Yoshifuru said decisively: "It is impossible to ask for more reinforcements. There are only a few hundred enemy troops in the earthen fort. If there were tens of thousands or thousands of troops, it would be a problem. Now there are more than 20,000 people against 500 people. We need reinforcements and a lot of food. How can we ask for it?"
Yang Gun suggested again: In this case, Ono-kun can try a night attack, which is better than the tactic of increasing oil in the daytime.
Ono Yoshifuru did not reject it outright, and said thoughtfully: "General Yang's words make sense, but our army's night attack will also be a bit troublesome. The foot soldiers and ordinary samurai are actually the guards of the manor and cannot see anything at night. The vision is unclear, communication is inconvenient, and it is easy to get confused."
Yang Gun nodded.
Ono Yoshifuru added: “There are also advantages. Our army is good at fighting in small groups in the mountains and forests. Even if we cannot contact the generals, we can still fight.”
Two days later, the Japanese army was helpless and decided to launch a night attack. Ono Yoshifuru selected 500 elite soldiers and led 50 elite samurai. After preparation, they decided to launch a surprise attack in the early morning because people are most likely to be sleepy at that time.
Night had completely fallen, and Ono Yoshifuru was quietly waiting for the time.
He knew that many soldiers could not see at all at night, but observing Xu Jun's fortress, it was not difficult to get close because there were torches around the fortress. As long as they moved towards the bright area, they could find the right direction.
The general was already prepared. When he came to see Ono Yoshiko, he was wearing armor all over his body and his helmet had metal decorations that looked like bull horns. He looked strong and powerful.
Ono Yoshiko said: Xu Jun is surrounded by heavy siege, it is impossible that there is no night defense. He pointed to the direction of the light and said, I guess there are secret sentries outside the fort, you must be careful, it is best not to expose yourself in advance.
General Hayi responded in a decisive tone.
Ono Yoshifuru looked stern, stood up straight and said: Victory or defeat is at stake, and the country's destiny will last forever
The generals also looked solemn. I have made up my mind to die. Long live the Emperor.
When the time was almost up, the Japanese soldiers quietly set out. There were fifty teams in total, with ten people in each team following a warrior leader, carrying a simple wooden ladder. Fortunately, the earthen fort was not high. The method was that the leader in front led the team, and the people behind followed the ladder in a line, and followed with their heads down, even with their eyes closed.
The general led a few people and walked far ahead, and they kept walking stealthily with their men. When he looked back, under the gray sky, he could see dark figures moving in the darkness, rustling and rustling, and the armor made subtle friction sounds.
It was cloudy tonight, there was no moon in the sky, and it was very dark. But after some people's eyes had adapted for a long time, they could still see a very faint light. At this moment, the general suddenly noticed a dark shadow not far away, which seemed to be a person.
Mr. Ono was indeed very smart. Xu's army had sentries outside the fort at night. The sentries did not have lights, and it was pitch dark and impossible to see without paying attention.
The general quickly spread his arms and stopped the people around him from moving forward. He stared wide-eyed and observed for a while, then turned around and stretched out two fingers. There was not one person over there, but two people gathered together, but they seemed to be dozing off. It was late at night, and it was estimated that the Xu army had sent people to keep watch for more than one or two nights. It was really easy to get sleepy at this time. The key point was that this was the first night attack by the Japanese army, and the Xu people were not well prepared.
Soon, two warriors without any armor carefully took out daggers from their arms, held them horizontally in their mouths, and crawled over quietly on their hands and feet.
After a while, they could hear muffled groans and frightening puffing sounds, and a dark shadow was swaying and could not be seen clearly.
The Japanese warriors didn't say a word. After finishing their work, they continued to move in the direction of the scattered torches.
They placed the ladder over the ditch and then climbed through three trenches without any problems.
The general was getting excited, but at this moment, he heard a few sounds of blowing from not far away, followed by a string snap.
Before the Japanese soldiers could come to their senses, they saw a firework explode in the air with a bang, and the surroundings were lit up. Two people on the ground turned around and ran away, shouting: Attack the camp, attack the camp!
The general immediately took out his bow and arrow, took aim and shot a man in the back with great accuracy. The distance was very close and the defense behind Xu Jun seemed very weak. The man screamed and fell to the ground.
The flames in the air gradually dimmed, and in the darkness there were a few crackling sounds of strings, followed by cries of pain.
The originally quiet night sky soon became noisy. After a while, a faint arc of light streaked across the night sky. With a snap, the sound of the explosion spread far away, and the darkness suddenly became bright again.
The Japanese general waved his hands and shouted: Long live
A generous roar was let out, filled with courage, and at this moment, the fireworks in the sky bloomed brilliantly and briefly. The general felt inexplicably moved, as if death had found its meaning.
Bang bang bang! Fires flashed in rows in the night sky.
The Japanese troops rushed forward shouting.
The firearm flashed and then went out, but the light was already in the eyes of the warriors. They released the bowstrings, snap, snap, snap. Nothing could be seen in the night sky, but they were already very close to the fortress, and then they heard Xu Jun's screams.
There were crackling sounds in the darkness, the sound of gunfire and the trembling of bowstrings. From time to time, brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, and the night was flashing. A large number of Japanese soldiers could be seen carrying ladders and rushing to the wall.
The general who commanded the troops did not climb the ladder. He was very good at archery and he and a few elite subordinates would shoot arrows at the flashing spots.
As soon as the light came on, many ladders were already set up on the corner wall, and people were climbing on them like ants. At once, rows of gunshots rang out on the other two walls, and many people fell off the ladders screaming.
The night sky is sometimes bright and sometimes dark, like a night of unpredictable thunder and lightning
Suddenly the ground shook, there was a loud bang, and a flame shot out from the protruding wall. It was the roar of a cannon.
Sparks burst out, ladders on the wall were knocked down, and the people on top shouted in fear. But some people gradually climbed up to the fortress. In the eyes of the Japanese generals, the fortress was two-story, the middle one was a cave-like gap with parapets; the top was the top, where the artillery roared.
At this time, Xu Jun was facing a night attack for the first time and was not fully prepared. The Japanese army had not considered it very carefully and had not thought about which level to place the ladders on.
So the ladders were set up in different places, some at the first breach, and some directly at the top of the fortress.
The top of the fortress is higher, which means it takes longer to climb and the back is exposed to the volley of fire from the opposite side. However, the Japanese generals found that it was easier for the Japanese soldiers on the top to climb up, because there seemed to be only artillery on top.
The ladder in the middle was quickly overturned many times.
However, the artillery could not fire on its own, so there must be artillery soldiers from Xu's army. Sure enough, there were crackling sounds of gunfire from above, and screaming figures fell down. The artillery soldiers were also equipped with muskets, but they were not infantry soldiers specializing in foot combat, and there were not many of them, so they only fired one round in a hurry.
The superiority and abundance of Xu's military equipment amazed the Japanese army.
There were still Japanese soldiers climbing up the fortress and the generals in the battlements below shouting and voicing their loyalty to the emperor.
The sounds of fighting and the clashing of swords came from the shining night sky. In the distance, torches were seen on the dark ground, like stars in the sky. More Japanese reinforcements were coming.