Chapter 899: The Fall of South Plains (3)
The Japanese have no generals!
If you ignore the previous sniper battles fought on the three natural lines of defense, ignore the two brothers Shimadzu Yoshihisa and Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and even Konishi Yukinaga and others.
Indeed, such a conclusion can be drawn.
After all, this official attack by the Japanese seems to be in full swing, but in fact it is just that.
Lu Li, who turned into a giant with his supernatural powers, smashed the sheds into pieces with a slap, making it impossible for them to rise above the top of the city, causing effective damage to the inside.
If there is a general among the Japanese pirates, how can this be the case?
Among the four gates, only the north gate is somewhat difficult, but the presence of two great generals can prevent the group of militiamen from entering hand-to-hand combat and showing timidity.
For about two hours, the two sides did not engage in general-to-general, or even soldier-to-soldier battles, and were always attacking with firearms.
However, the movement was so frightening that the people in the whole city did not dare to close their eyes to rest. There were explosions everywhere, and the flames dyed half of the sky.
For a moment, Lu Li felt that the old monkey Hideyoshi didn't want to lose any more generals, so he took advantage of the large number of people and the abundance of ammunition to consume Nanyuan City.
The law of war says: if it is ten, it will be surrounded, if it is five, it will be attacked, and if it is doubled, it will be divided.
Judging from the current military strength of the pirates, it is completely possible to realize the siege of the city and continue to harass like this.
Maybe they themselves will also suffer casualties, but the defenders in the city are so small that they cannot get any form of supplement. As time goes by, the number of deaths accumulates little by little, and morale will definitely drop. This is also the reason why many armored soldiers want to die quickly— —
Compared with death itself, the process of waiting for death is obviously more tormenting and exhausting. Many sharp fighters who had the courage to fight the enemy at the beginning lost their fighting spirit during the long waiting and fighting.
After returning to his normal body shape, Lu Li shook the projectile embedded between his fingers. Lu Li looked down at the city. The retreating remnant soldiers looked extremely embarrassed, and some even lost their iron cannons.
"Chen Baihu, take someone down to collect those firearms."
"yes."
There is no way, the number of firearms in the city is far less than that of the Japanese army, and it is a little bit to add.
In addition, Lu Li felt that Hideyoshi, an old guy, probably wouldn't be around for a long time, because he was too conceited and his mind was different from most commanders.
This slightly formal attack is probably a big test, to test the defense strength of Nanyuan's four gates, so as to formulate a better siege plan.
noon.
Lu Li completed his routine city tour. He used the earth magic spell, water talisman, to draw healing talismans for the wounded in the other three sects, and tried his best to boost morale.
The Liaodong Cavalry has a firm mind and is very attached to the general soldier. It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies, as long as his wife and children in the rear can be taken care of.
And Li Chao's militiamen...
It is true that it is too much to say that mud cannot support the wall, but it is true that there is not much patriotism.
After all, their so-called "Little China" court, from top to bottom, is not a good thing. It can't be kind to the people and patronize themselves.
But resenting the imperial court, not having much sense of national belonging at the time of life and death, does not mean that others can be implicated, and the soldiers of the Ming army guarding the city together are likely to be held back!
So, Lu Li simply became a villain once. He asked Tang Chuan to catch a group of militiamen who could not avoid the battle during the night battle, crying and disturbing the morale, and showed it to the public.
Dozens of heads flew out.
The way all the militiamen looked at Lu Li, Tang Chuan, Li Funan, Jin Jinglao and other generals changed instantly.
Needless to say, there must have been resentment, curses.
But compassion does not command soldiers!
This has been the case since ancient times.
In the Art of War written by Li Jing, the recognized god of war in the Tang Dynasty, it was stated that for a person who will be a general, three out of ten soldiers must be killed, so that the enemy can be deterred. , Seriously obey your orders.
In order to avoid the sudden fall of the north gate and put the other three gates in danger, Lu Li struck while the iron was hot and wrote down dozens of temporary military orders. If one of them is committed, there will be no mercy!
1. Collaborate with the enemy and leak military information.
2. Abandon the army and flee.
3. People who privately pray to ghosts and gods, divination of yin and yang, spread calamities and false rumors in the army, disturb the morale of the army, and those who talk with him.
4. Alarming the army without reason, shouting and running, falsely reporting the Japanese pirates' attack.
5. Discuss changes in the celestial phenomena, predict good or bad luck, recommend each other, and talk about military plans.
6. Looting the property of the people in the city.
7. Rape women and bring them into the camp.
8. Those who surrender without a fight.
9. If the formation has been set, random scurrying around, disturbing the front, back, left, and right sides will result in death on the spot.
10. When fighting, turn your body to your own people and point the firecrackers at your comrades.
11. To defend the besieged land, those who cannot fight to the death will be executed by the whole team.
12. Encountering enemy siege and the situation is critical, if the neighboring troops in the front, rear, left, and right do not provide rescue, the position is captured by the enemy, and all the surrounding troops will be executed.
13. The general who defends against the enemy, the lieutenant general and below, does not follow in sequence, does not rescue each other, and does not work together, and shall be executed.
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When these rules were announced to the whole army, all Li Chao's militiamen exploded in an instant. They had never seen such a strict military order!
Then, Tang Chuan executed another group of people in accordance with the above-mentioned regulations, and in an instant, the military's appearance was completely suppressed.
If you are open but not relaxed, you can be both civil and military.
Lu Li also arranged soothing measures.
If there are sick people, it must be ensured that they can eat sick rice. The porridge must be thick, and meat must be visible in it.
Doctors should make rounds of inspections to ensure that the wounded can receive timely treatment in any case.
Those patients who could walk were assigned a young man in the city to help them walk.
It is forbidden to abandon wounded soldiers without the order of the commander in chief. Once the abandonment is found, the inspector officer and related persons will all be executed.
The situation of those who fell ill and those who died due to illness was reported regularly every morning, and the deceased would be given a five-foot-deep grave in the corner of the city, where they would sacrifice with wine and arrange for the people to cry and sacrifice.
Lu Li even registered a roster, promising Li Dynasty soldiers that if one of them escaped the city alive, they would urge their court to issue pensions to the widow and give them preferential treatment.
Under the combination of grace and power, the North Gate has no worries for the time being.
Unfortunately, not happy for long.
The problem reappeared.
This time not from within, but from the outside.
There is a Buddhist temple near Nanyuan, which is the place where Zhao Feng kidnapped monks and monks. There are four giant statues of heavenly kings enshrined in the temple. After the Japanese occupied it, they dragged them out and wandered around the city. .
A monk immediately came to see Lu Li and begged him to take the Buddha statue back, because if he just ignores this kind of provocation, the spirit of the soldiers will be continuously hit.
Mastering the stick, but aiming for the yard.
This is obviously a conspiracy by the Japanese, forcing the army in the city to go out of the city to fight.
The hundreds of households under his command tried to dissuade him many times, but Lu Li had made up his mind. He wanted to go out of the city himself and take back the four statues of heavenly kings to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city.
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