"Tachibana-kun...lost?"

When he saw the Ming soldiers happily beheading their own soldiers, Kobayakawa Takakage, who had just arrived with the second formation, was stunned!

That was the Tachibana family soldier whom I had high hopes for, and whom I had praised more than once, and yet they were defeated in just a few moments? And it looked like a huge defeat in which the entire army was wiped out!

"Baga! Arrogant! Pass the order..."

A moment later, Kobayakawa Takakage woke up from his dazed state, and in an instant he couldn't help but become furious again.

There was no way, those Ming soldiers on the battlefield who ignored the arrival of their own troops and happily chopped off the heads of their own soldiers in front of them were really too arrogant.

"Please calm down, my lord, it is a taboo for military strategists to raise an army out of anger!"

Just when Kobayakawa Takakage was furious and about to give an order, the retainer Riha Shoyu quickly spoke to dissuade him.

"Well, Mr. Li Chen reminded me that I was almost blinded by anger!"

After being reminded by Riba Shoyu, Kobayakawa Takakage, who had always been known as a superman of resourcefulness, also woke up in an instant. If he did not understand the strength of the Ming army and attacked directly so rashly, I am afraid that he would also become the second Tachibana Muneshige.

Not sure.

"Shouyuan Lord, I order you to be the vanguard and test the strength of the Ming army first!"

Kobayakawa Takakage is truly a man of "superhuman resourcefulness". After being reminded by Riba Shoyu, because Habayashi Wei's movements were too fast, he could not understand the true nature of Habayashi Wei, so he immediately came up with a plan to let people test him.

The "wisdom" of the army is false and true.

However, this task of testing the strength of the Ming army was handed over to the Shimazu family troops led by Juin Morijun.

There is no way, although they are all Japanese troops, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of flesh, but the "meat" is not the same thickness!

"Hai!"

Although he was very reluctant to this task of testing the enemy, Shouyuan Shengchun did not dare to refuse at all. After all, he could not afford the crime of disobedience on the battlefield!

…

"Well, that's right! Anyone who crosses this line from the front will face the difference between life and death. It's a bit like hell, hehe!"

Just when Shouin Shengjun accepted the task of testing the reality of the Ming army and was slowly leading the Shimazu family's troops to press against the Habayashi Guards, a hundred feet in front of the Ming army's formation, there were two towers on the left and right composed of three thousand Tachibana soldiers.

The pile of corpses stood on the battlefield like a bloody mouth.

"These Japanese are much more timid than the Tachibana family!"

While Wang Bing was still sighing at the 'Gate of Hell' before him, Li Zunzu, Qi Panzong and other Yulin Guard officers were very dissatisfied with Shouyuan Shengchun who was dawdling.

"Looking at the flags, these people should be the Shimazu family's troops!"

Looking at the flags of the Japanese pirates on the opposite side, Wang Bing couldn't help but shake his head.

Speaking of which, the former head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihisa, was very indifferent to the war between the 'monkeys'.

Of course, even if he didn't want to, Shimazu Yoshihisa would not dare to openly oppose Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

So when the time for the expedition was approaching, Shimazu Yoshihisa took advantage of Xu Yihou's incident to "take the blame and resign" and gave up the position of family governor to his younger brother Shimazu Yoshihiro.

Therefore, compared to other Japanese armies, the Shimazu family's army is much worse in terms of fighting spirit and morale.

In addition, this time Kobayakawa Takakage was used as cannon fodder to ask for directions. It goes without saying that the morale of the army was not much better.

However, the military orders are overwhelming! Just like their immediate superior, Shouyuan Shengchun, no matter how unwilling they are in their hearts, they cannot disobey the military orders and can only slow down and slow down as much as possible.

…

"Bah, bah, bah..."

As time went by, when some of the Shimazu family's army, who had been struggling for a long time, finally timidly crossed the 'gate' composed of the corpses of the Tachibana family soldiers, with a crisp sound of gunshots, these people who had just crossed over

The guy at the death line immediately followed in the footsteps of the Tachibana family sergeant.

"Utai! Utai! Utai!"

As the Yulin Guards' guns sounded, regardless of whether their own 'iron cannons' could hit the Ming army at such a distance, the orders to fire were followed closely by the Yulin Guards' guns.

There was a sound among the Shimazu family army.

Therefore, from a distance, the four thousand Shimazu troops led by Juin Seijun were fighting fiercely with the Habayashi Guards.

"Before, when I saw that Shouin Shengchun was as fearful of the enemy as a tiger, I thought that the Shimazu family's troops were just idiots! Unexpectedly, I was mistaken!"

Seeing the "fierce" battle between the Shimadzu family's troops and the Habayashi Guards, Kobayakawa Takakage, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help but feel a little "guilty"!

But what he didn't know was that Shouin Shengjun, who seemed to be having a fierce exchange of fire with the Ming army, was just like Tachibana Munege before, his body ached so much that his heart was bleeding.

There was no way, the Habayashi Guards did not spare the Shimadzu family's troops just because Shimazu Yoshihisa opposed the war.

Therefore, at this distance where the Shimadzu family's "iron cannon" cannot pose a threat to the Habayashi Guards, any Japanese who crosses the "Gate of Hell" will be quickly named by the Habayashi Guards. However, compared to

Regarding the Tachibana family's troops who were focused on rushing forward, these Shimazu family's troops suffered casualties much faster than the Tachibana family's troops.

But this comparison is only for the Tachibana family, whose entire army was wiped out. In fact, in this brief battle, at least more than a thousand of the four thousand people led by Juin Morijun were lost.

Therefore, Shouyuan Shengchun, who felt that he had completed his testing mission, immediately ordered a retreat.

"Lord Shouin, my lord has ordered your troops to hold back the Ming army from the front. My lord and Lord Tsukushi will outflank the Ming army from the left and right..."

Not long after Juin Seijun had withdrawn with only about 3,000 Shimadzu troops left, a Hatamoto samurai sent Kobayakawa Takakage's latest order.

"Please go back and tell the General-in-Chief that the Ming army's iron artillery fire was too fierce. Our troops suffered heavy losses and are no longer able to fight anymore!"

Seeing that the most dangerous frontal attack had fallen on him again, Shouyuan Sheng Chun couldn't help but look cold.

"Sir Shouyuan, please wait a moment. I will go back immediately to report to my lord! Before that, please keep a close watch, Mr. Shouyuan!"

Knowing that Shouin Shengchun was not a subordinate of his lord, the Hatamoto samurai did not dare to push him too far, so he quickly said hello and turned around to leave.

"Lord Shouyuan, in fact, as long as we don't cross this 'door', maybe, maybe the Ming army won't attack us!"

Just after the Hatamoto samurai who passed the order left, a Japanese young officer suddenly spoke with some uncertainty.

"Huh? Do you really mean what you say?"
Chapter completed!