Under the order of Tokugawa Hideyoshi, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers first shot several arrows at Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao. After seeing Yang Xiao and the other two easily block the arrows, countless Japanese soldiers rushed forward.
Look at the Ming army again: "Brothers, the generals have gone up, what are we waiting for?"
Dozens of Ming soldiers in heavy armor jumped directly into the water, but the floating bridge was still some distance away from the shore.
Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao are both masters of Qing Kung Fu. They can fly very far with just a light leap.
But it was different for the other Ming army soldiers. They didn't know any light skills. When they jumped into the water, the river water even reached their chests.
The soldiers who were unsteady on their feet even choked on the water.
But even so, they all tried their best to walk towards the shore. The river was still very deep. At the beginning, every step was very difficult, but after taking more than ten steps, it became easier. If they took a few more steps, it would be even easier.
A Ming army soldier had just stood firm on the river bank when he was hit by an arrow in the chest. The soldier looked down and felt very painful, but he knew that an arrow of this force was not fatal to the heavy armor he was wearing.
As the first to arrive, some of them even wore double armor in order to survive in the current environment.
Armor is very important for a soldier and even a country.
This is why throughout the dynasties, you can see people walking around the streets with swords, but you never see people walking around wearing armor.
Because armor can only be allocated by the state, no one else can own it except the people of the state.
A complete set of armor can give soldiers a second or even a third chance at life on the battlefield. This is why peasant uprisings have been easily suppressed by those in power since ancient times.
Ordinary people seem to know a little about changes of dynasties, but they don’t know that before that change, there may have been dozens of uprisings that were suppressed by those in power.
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The Ming army soldier who was shot in the chest did not care about the arrow stuck in his armor.
Expedition to Japan. The word Japan was not within his knowledge a few years ago. However, at this moment, he was wearing heavy armor and holding a long-handled axe.
As one of the first group of people to arrive in this battle, he naturally wanted to let the Japanese see the bravery of the Ming Dynasty men. He held the long-handled axe in both hands and rushed towards the Japanese closest to him with a roar.
An axe entered the Japanese man's neck and came out from his stomach.
With one blow of the axe, the Japanese was split into two halves, his intestines were all over the ground, and blood splattered on the face of the Ming army officer: "Hahahaha, what a great feeling, what a great feeling."
For a man of blood, the only thing that can make them feel so refreshed is probably this scene at the moment.
After dozens of Ming army soldiers managed to gain a foothold on the river bank, they arranged themselves into a formation of threes.
This formation was invented by Zhang Wuji. Whether it is a large-scale battle or a small-scale battle, three people form a small group. They are capable of both offense and defense, and they know how to cooperate. You know, killing someone on the battlefield is not as easy as you think, but it will be different if you know how to cooperate.
One person is responsible for attracting the enemy's attention, while the other two people directly swing their axes and smash the other party. In that case, it will be difficult for the enemy to survive. Even when facing the enemy's siege, a small group of three can achieve a defense without blind spots. Three people wearing heavy armor, holding long-handled axes, stand back to back. Even if they encounter more than a dozen enemies, it is impossible to eat them all easily.
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Dozens of heavily armored warriors of the Ming army at the front rushed into the Japanese camp to their surprise, and then more heavily armored warriors of the Ming army jumped into the water one after another.
Like the people before them, when they jumped in, the river water directly reached their chests. In such a deep river, every step they took was very difficult at the beginning. But who are they? They are all battle-hardened people. When they are alive, they are the glory of the country, and even after death they are still the glory of the country.
Zhang Wuji is very experienced in raising troops. In such a huge Ming Dynasty, he has unified the world, but the number of soldiers under his command is not as many as that of Chen Youliang or Zhu Yuanzhang. This is because Zhang Wuji has raised elite soldiers.
In order to allow his soldiers to fight on the battlefield without any worries, Zhang Wuji has taken care of their families. Even if they really die on the battlefield, their families will receive high compensation, their parents will be supported, and their wives and children will be protected.
As more and more heavily armored warriors of the Ming army rushed to the river bank, Tokugawa Hideyoshi understood why the Ming army was able to use force in this way.
At that time, Inoue Takeo's 200,000-strong army was defeated in the first battle. He suddenly felt that it would be a very strange thing if Inoue Takeo was not defeated in the face of such an army.
However, even if Tokugawa Hideyoshi understood the strength of the Ming army, it did not mean that he would surrender. He was a man with great ambition and wanted to establish merit. He had been sleeping on straw and enduring hardships for more than 20 years and finally got the position of general. How could he lose his spirit in the first battle with the Ming army?
"Soldiers, don't panic. The Ming army only has so many people. We must defend the river bank. If we let the Ming army seize the river bank, their reinforcements will continue to come here. At that time, we will be really finished. Hold on, hold on..."
Tokugawa Hideyoshi's roar and command on the battlefield were also a way to stabilize the morale of the army.
After all, the fact that he was able to command the battle at such a close distance in front of the battle was enough to show that he was much stronger than Inoue Yu.
"Form a battle array, form a battle array. The Ming army has only so many people. Form a battle array and charge towards them and drive them into the water."
At the call of Tokugawa Hideyoshi, three or five square teams of a hundred people quickly appeared in the huge Japanese camp. Led by a commander, they held long swords and rushed towards the Ming army that was still in scattered formation.
At this moment, Yang Xiao had no idea how many people he had killed, but when he saw Tokugawa Hideyoshi, who did not seem too panicked, he was certain that he was the supreme commander of the Japanese here.
Yang Xiao didn't have time to think about it. Taking the general's head among millions of soldiers was something he had always dreamed of. The last time he directly fought against the enemy commander was probably when Zhao Min was still the empress.
Yang Xiao held a long sword and flew directly towards Tokugawa Hideyoshi who was not far away: "You monkey, die."
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