Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 197 Cavalry vs. Azumi Hirafu's Final Madness
For Li Chengqian, the situation in the north was developing in a direction that was favorable to him.

However, in sharp contrast, the battle in Japan failed to proceed as smoothly as expected.

The series of bloody massacres launched by the Tang army on the battlefield not only failed to make the Japanese pirates surrender easily, but instead aroused their more tenacious and desperate resistance.

For a time, the entire Japanese battlefield was filled with enemies everywhere.

"Your Highness, the troops led by General Black Tooth have been trapped in the encirclement carefully arranged by the Japanese pirates because they are alone and deep in the enemy camp. Should we send reinforcements to support them immediately?"

Futu Daochen looked hurried and hurried to report this urgent military information to Li Chengqian.

Originally, Heichi Changzhi was too eager in the attack and advanced too quickly, and he was careless for a moment and fell into the trap set by the Japanese pirates, resulting in his troops being trapped inside.

The subsequent troops did not launch a massacre, so their advance speed was also extremely fast, and they were only about a day's travel distance away from Heichi Changzhi's troops in front.

"What are the casualties? Are they serious?"

Li Chengqian asked with a serious expression, but his tone did not reveal too much anxiety.

After all, the battlefield changes rapidly and it is impossible for everything to go as expected.

At this time, Japan had already noticed the arrival of the Tang army, and there was no doubt that it would gather a large number of troops to launch a crazy counterattack.

Li Chengqian had already anticipated this situation.

"At present, the army is only temporarily besieged, and the casualties are not heavy. In addition, General Black Tooth leads elite troops, so it should not be difficult to break out."

"I guess that it is very likely that Heichi Changzhi deliberately put himself in danger and used himself as bait to attract the main force of the Japanese pirates."

"Once our rear troops follow up, they will form an internal and external alliance and will be able to surround the Japanese army instead."

Futu Daochen analyzed it seriously. Although he didn't know the exact facts, he could guess roughly.

Battles on the battlefield often require tacit cooperation between generals.

After all, communications were underdeveloped, and by the time the news was delivered, the battle might have already ended.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian nodded slightly, and then he decisively ordered:

"Send out scouts immediately and make sure to thoroughly investigate the Japanese pirates' troop deployment, their defensive fortifications, and other important intelligence!"

It is indeed as Futu Daochen said, the elite troops under the control of Heichi Changzhi will surely be able to break out successfully if they only want to break through the encirclement of the Japanese pirates.

"Also, the army must keep moving forward and stay alert."

Li Chengqian didn't have any brilliant ideas, he could only proceed step by step.

On the other hand, outside the Japanese pirates' marching camp, every general showed an impatient expression.

"Antanhirafu, are the fighting strength of these Tang troops what you call vulnerable?"

Looking from here, the opposite mountain looks like a huge meat grinder, strangling countless Japanese pirates.

Heichi Changzhi relied on the mountain terrain to build defensive fortifications, which made it look like a Goguryeo mountain city.

I saw that the flat road had been dug up, making it extremely difficult for the Japanese pirates to rush forward.

The logs and boulders rolling down the mountain are the most dangerous.

Under Jushideduo's calculations, Heitai Changzhi indeed walked into the encirclement they had designed.

However, facing the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of troops, the Tang army did not show any signs of panic.

Heichi Changzhi was even more adaptable and occupied a high mountain, confronting the tens of thousands of Japanese pirates.

Facing Jushideduo's questioning, Andumihirafu was ashamed. It was not that the Tang army was too powerful, but that the soldiers he temporarily recruited were too weak.

Many people don’t even have a decent weapon, so how can they fight against the evil Tang army who are armed to the teeth?

He wanted to crush the morale and military spirit of the Tang army with his momentum, but they were not afraid at all.

Because they have all seen big scenes.

"General Jushi, the only plan now is to destroy the Tang army in front of us. According to the spies, the army led by Li Chengqian is approaching."

"If we don't eliminate this vanguard force today, our army may be caught in a situation where we are attacked from both sides."

Mao Ye Zhizi said that the carefully set up encirclement has now become a constraint on their side.

"Destroy? Tell me how to destroy them. Over the past few days, our warriors have suffered thousands of casualties, but we still can't attack them. I really don't know whether we are besieging the Tang army or the Tang army is besieging us."

Jushi Deduo felt extremely aggrieved. What kind of battle was this? I clearly had the advantage, but once the fight started, the situation changed completely.

Everyone looked at the Tang army camp opposite at the same time, and felt a sense of powerlessness.

No way to start.

The vegetation on the mountain had long been cut down, eliminating the possibility of the Japanese pirates' fire attack.

The roads were destroyed.

Tang army soldiers were stationed in the dangerous places.

The Japanese soldiers didn't dare to get too close.

"General Jushi, how about we pretend to retreat, lure these Tang troops down the mountain, and then turn around and attack and kill them."

After a long time, Mao Yezhizi suddenly had an idea and whispered.

"I think it's feasible. If the Tang army doesn't pursue us, we can use the situation to retreat and avoid being attacked from both sides by the Tang army."

Ju Shideduo actually no longer has the will to fight.

After witnessing the true combat power of the Tang army, he knew that the possibility of them winning in a head-on battle was too small.

This is no longer a gap that can be filled by numbers.

As the battle flags waved, the Japanese pirates gradually gathered and then retreated to the north.

How could such a big move be hidden from Heichi Changzhi?

Heichi Changzhi on the top of the mountain was in hesitation.

The Japanese pirates retreated in an orderly manner, not in defeat.

Even if we pursue them, the Japanese pirates will be on guard, the results will not be great, and we may be surrounded again.

If we don't delay this army of Japanese pirates, it will take who knows when we can destroy them.

"Reorganize the army and send out a thousand elite troops to hunt them down."

After weighing the pros and cons, Heichi Changzhi still issued an order to pursue and kill, in order to delay the Japanese pirate army and wait for Li Chengqian to lead his troops to come to the rescue and wipe out the tens of thousands of Japanese pirates in one gulp.

This is an open conspiracy, and Heichi Chang cannot afford to ignore it.

However, he also made some optimizations.

Being chased by a thousand people is neither painful nor interesting. It is tasteless, but if you abandon it you will be harassed constantly.

After making sure that there were no ambush by Japanese pirates in the mountains, ropes flew down from the top of the mountain.

Some of the Tang army climbed down along the ropes.

Others were repairing the road so that the horses could pass. "General Black Tooth, the Japanese pirates have indeed retreated, and no ambush was found."

Halfway up the mountain, Cheng Mingzhen rushed all the way and finally came in front of Heichi Changzhi. Before he could even catch his breath, he hurriedly reported the latest situation.

Heichi Changzhi looked far away in the direction where the Japanese pirates were retreating with sharp eyes.

After a moment, he turned to look at Cheng Mingzhen and said decisively: "General Cheng, you lead the troops to the rear, and I will personally lead more than a thousand elite cavalry to attack and kill the Japanese pirates."

After saying this, he gripped the reins tightly in his hands and prepared to spur the horse forward.

However, Cheng Mingzhen stopped Heichi Changzhi with a smile and bowed:
"General, you are the commander-in-chief. You should be in charge of the army and coordinate the overall situation. You can leave the charge and killing of the enemy to me. Besides, the Japanese pirates took the initiative to retreat this time, so they must have been prepared. There must be dangers involved. How can you take risks?"

Heichi Changzhi stared at the general in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart. He knew that what Cheng Mingzhen said was reasonable.

Finally, after weighing the pros and cons, Heichi Changzhi nodded and said in a deep voice: "In this case, General Cheng must act with caution. If you encounter a strong enemy, you must not fight hard and withdraw in time."

But in order not to delay the fighter plane, both of them knew that this risk had to be taken.

Considering the overall situation, Heichi Changzhi still let Cheng Mingzhen lead the cavalry to pursue.

"They are just a bunch of small pirates. Why should we be afraid of them?"

Cheng Mingzhen laughed loudly, then turned and left in style. In his eagle-like sharp eyes, he actually never really took Japan seriously.

To Cheng Mingzhen, Japan was just an insignificant tiny country, not worth mentioning at all.

However, there was always a trace of doubt in his heart. He really couldn't understand why Li Chengqian wanted to make such a big fuss and mobilize such a large army this time.

With the current strength of the four Liaodong regions, and the fact that they have just dealt a heavy blow to the main force of the Japanese pirates' navy.

As long as a written imperial edict is issued, this small country of Japan will surely submit obediently and not dare to disobey in the slightest.

At this moment, Heichi Changzhi behind him reminded him anxiously and loudly: "General Cheng, please do not take it lightly. We were careless for a moment and fell into the trap set by the Japanese pirates."

He knew that Cheng Mingzhen was an extremely brave and fierce general with outstanding military achievements, but even so, Heichi Changzhi was still very worried, fearing that Cheng Mingzhen would capsize in the ditch because of carelessness.

After hearing Heichi Changzhi's advice, Cheng Mingzhen slightly tightened the reins, turned around and said:
"General Black Tooth, please be at ease. I know my limits and when to advance and when to retreat."

After he finished speaking, he squeezed the horse's belly with his legs. The horse under him neighed loudly and galloped away like an arrow.

More than a thousand elite cavalrymen on both sides followed closely behind him like a gust of wind.

The sound of horse hooves resounded through the sky, raising a cloud of dust, as if a yellow dragon was tumbling and dancing in the air.

"Organize the troops and prepare to march!"

Heichi Changzhi also gave orders, saying that there was no need to prepare anything, but they had no horses, so the march would be much slower.

At the time of the voyage, there were only about 3,000 war horses transferred from Baekje, which were only enough for the officers.

"Are they here? Did the Tang army really fall into the trap?"

Soon, the spies left behind by the Japanese pirates passed on the news.

A smile finally appeared on Azumi Hirafu's face.

"Hmph, you can see for yourself."

Jushideduo threw the cloth section to Azumihirafu, and it was clear that the news was not good.

"There are only a thousand of them. Who do these rebels look down on?"

Atumihirafu's face also turned gloomy. They had an army of tens of thousands.

A thousand people, how dare they?

"General Jushi, give me three thousand soldiers. I will make sure these thousand rebels never return."

Atumihirafu pleaded that the rebels were too bullying and completely treated them as nothing.

"Stupid, can't you see that this is a plot by the rebels? They just want to delay us."

Ju Shide cursed, saying that with such a short-sighted general leading the army, how could we not be defeated?

"General, we cannot ignore the rebels chasing us, otherwise our position will be discovered by the rebels at all times."

Azumi Hirafu added that he was not really that brainless. These one thousand rebels were like a fish bone stuck in the throat. It would be difficult to swallow if it was not removed.

"Okay, I will give you 5,000 troops. Fight quickly and wipe out the rebels quickly. Don't get dragged down by them."

There were too few rebels, and it wasn't worth it for them to waste too much time here.

We must evacuate as soon as possible and avoid a head-on battle with the rebels.

The fighting power is terrifying.

They are definitely no match for the enemy and can only rely on terrain and cities for passive defense.

"General, please relax. I will definitely annihilate the rebels in this expedition!"

There was a fiery light flashing in Azumihirafu's eyes. This time, he finally had the perfect opportunity to avenge his previous shame!

In order to ensure the defeat of the rebels, Jushidedo spent a huge amount of money and mobilized the imperial guards to give command to Andumihirafu.

These imperial guards are all warriors carefully selected from hundreds of miles away, and each of them is highly skilled in martial arts. They are regarded as the ace force in the Japanese army.

Now, it has been put to good use.

Compared to other ordinary soldiers, the equipment equipped by the Imperial Capital Guards is undoubtedly much better. They have swords and armor.

However, compared with the powerful Tang army soldiers, there is still a considerable gap.

After Azumi Hirafu led the Imperial Guards to an open area, they stopped.

He quickly commanded the soldiers to deploy into battle formation in an orderly manner and be ready for battle.

At this time, he stood in front of the team, gazing into the distance with a serious expression, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Tang army led by Cheng Mingzhen.

He didn't have to wait long. Soon he saw a cloud of dust rising in the sky not far away, and the earth was shaking slightly.

The vibration was very weak at first, but it became stronger and stronger as time went on, as if ferocious beasts were rushing towards them.

"Brave warriors, now is the time for us to stand up and defend our country. Hold your weapons tightly and kill the invading enemies for honor and dignity."

Azumihirafu raised the spear in his hand high and shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to inspire the fighting spirit of every soldier.

The Japanese pirates' cavalry also started to move, and the most powerful way of attack for cavalry was to charge.

"Keep the formation and break through the enemy's formation!"

Cheng Mingzhen was experienced in battle formations and immediately made changes to his formation.

The horses on both sides gradually slowed down, while the knights in the middle sped up.

From a distance, it looked like a sharp spear, shooting forward at a rapid speed.

Since Cheng Mingzhen was outnumbered by the Japanese pirates, he could only use a small force to break through the enemy's defenses.

(End of this chapter)