A moment later, Lan Yu selected thousands of death-defying warriors from among his own soldiers.
Nowadays, Zhu Yuanzhang's Wei Dynasty is also in the stage of inheritance, so the combat effectiveness of the Wei army is also quite strong. They can still tolerate enemies like Zhang Wuji, but the small Japanese are definitely not within their tolerance range.
Their four-and-a-half-foot height only suits them for living on those small islands.
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Lan Yu stood at the front of the queue holding two big swords.
However, at this moment, there was a victorious general in the Japanese camp who had been active in their country for many years, and that was Musashi himself.
Musashi himself stayed behind to cover the retreat. He knew very well that it was not easy to transport troops from Japan to China. Therefore, the 50,000 soldiers he brought to Zhejiang this time must not be harmed. Otherwise, his strategy of a decisive battle in Fujian would be ruined.
The Japanese troops left behind by Musashi this time were the remnants of Xiaoquan's defeated army.
They had barely escaped death and managed to survive, but what they didn't expect was that they would have to do the task of covering the rear.
Xiaoquan also had a lot of complaints about this. He even felt that Musashi was not as powerful as the rumors said. Facing a Wei army of only more than 20,000 people, and with more than 50,000 soldiers on his side, he did not even have the courage to fight. Such a passive defense was simply a disgrace to the reputation of Great Japan.
However, Xiaoquan was just thinking about it. He had already become a defeated general. If he had not sacrificed all his wealth and his three sisters, he would definitely not be alive until now.
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In front of the Japanese army's camp, Xiao Quan pointed at a young general who was leading the Wei army camp and said, "General, look at the man standing in the front of the Wei army camp. He has great martial arts skills and can withstand my fire escape technique. He is the best in the Wei army. Not long ago, I led 20,000 soldiers to fight him, and it was he who took the lead in breaking through my camp with two big swords in his hands."
Musashi looked at Xiaoquan with contempt and said: "You are a waste. Twenty thousand men were defeated by me in one day in your hands. Today, the ones left behind are your remnants. I will let you see how I lead these remnants to resist the tens of thousands of Wei troops."
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No one wants to be called a loser, and puppies are no exception.
At this moment, the little dog actually hoped that Lan Yu could teach Musashi a lesson, and it would be best if the arrogant Musashi could get hurt a little, so that he would not seem so useless.
Lan Yu, standing in front of the Wei army camp, raised the big knife in his hand and pointed it at the Japanese camp with murderous intent: "Soldiers, attack."
At a command, two columns of a thousand men attacked the Japanese camp.
In the first wave of charge, Lan Yu was not at the forefront. He had been in the army for many years and knew that relying on only one wave of attack, not only could he not break into the Japanese camp, but he could not even get through the two large fences in front of the camp. Therefore, he divided his soldiers into three waves, which were linked together and the attack continued. With his own bravery, he would surely be able to take down the two large fences in front of the Japanese army before dark. As long as they could take down the two large fences, the cavalry soldiers behind him could move forward bravely.
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Facing the attack of the Wei army, Musashi first sneered: "Ordinary, too ordinary. With such an attack method, how could the Wei army withstand the infinite casualties."
Musashi waved his hand gently, and the Japanese soldiers behind him actually pushed the two cannons directly onto a high slope made of rammed earth.
The high slope was located behind the Japanese army's main barrier. Therefore, during the war, it not only ensured that the two cannons would not be captured by the Wei army, but also ensured that they could cause enough casualties to the Wei army.
The puppy said: "Marshal, is this our Sakura Cannon?"
Musashi said: "That's right, this is our Sakura cannon. I went to great lengths to bring only ten of this kind of cannon from Japan. As long as we have these two cannons, the Wei army on the opposite side will not be able to form a formation."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoquan was surprised and said, "General, since our army has such a good treasure, why didn't I see you use it when we fought against the Wei army before?"
Musashi said: "Baga, are you an idiot? The effective range of our Sakura Cannon is only a hundred feet away."
"The Wei army's camp is exactly a hundred feet away from us. Even if the artillery shells can hit the Wei army's camp, they cannot cause effective damage to them. Instead, it will make them alert."
The puppy said: "General, I understand. Our Sakura cannon is used to attack cities and strongholds. Its main purpose is to destroy the enemy's walls. It has little killing power against the scattered Wei army."
Musashi said: "That's true, but at this moment, although we are not attacking a city or a stronghold, our cannons are still very useful."
"Two days, as long as we hold this place for two days and don't let the Wei army form a battle formation in front of us, after the 50,000 soldiers who retreated first retreated a hundred miles, the remaining thousands of us can retreat. By then, although we can't take these two cannons away, I will melt them with my own hands."
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A thousand Wei soldiers held up their shields and steel knives. In order not to disrupt their formation, they did not run, but marched towards the Japanese camp in an orderly manner.
However, at this moment, two loud noises were heard in the Japanese camp, and two huge cannonballs hit the Wei army's phalanx.
At this time, the artillery shells were just iron balls made of pig iron.
The caliber of the Sakura cannon was very large, and although it only fired an iron ball, it still caused considerable casualties when it hit the Wei army's phalanx.
The two shells hit the two Wei soldiers almost at the same time, and the wooden shields were pierced through. The two Wei soldiers were dead before they could even feel the pain.
After the shell hit the ground, it rolled a long way, leaving behind broken limbs and wailing sounds wherever it passed.
The two phalanxes composed of a thousand-man team were instantly disrupted. However, at this moment, arrows flew in one after another. The casualties of this wave were far greater than the killing field of the two shells just now.
Lan Yu, who was hiding behind the camp, was almost hit by the pig iron cannonball that swept past. You know, if hit by that thing, the lightest consequence would be broken arms and legs. The subsequent rain of arrows also frightened Lan Yu.
Looking at the dozens of soldiers who fell down almost in an instant, Lan Yu hurriedly shouted: "Soldiers, retreat quickly."
With just one word, the Wei army officers and soldiers present quickly retreated out of the range of the artillery shells and crossbows.
Lan Yu took a deep breath and said, "Damn it, when did the Japanese have cannons? This is simply outrageous."
"Soldiers, please stay here on guard first, treat the wounded immediately, and I will go and discuss countermeasures with the Marshal."
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