Chapter 175: Tit for Tat
The lead clouds are as thick as quilts, and the sky is as gloomy as dusk.
At noon, Yang Ge led the army of Japanese slaves to enter Tanba Kingdom from Tajima Kingdom via a mountain road of more than 20 miles. Beyond that is Tanigawa. At the end of Tanikawa, Sasayama is the only way for Tanba Kingdom to enter Heian-kyo, and it is also the last road northwest of Heian-kyo. If the barrier is broken through Sasayama, the army can march straight in and attack Heian Kyo!
Yang Ge was wearing a black outfit and riding Er Hei at the front of the army. Er Hei's horse, which was nearly eight feet tall, was carrying the eight-foot-tall Yang Ge. One man and one horse were walking among the servants who were generally less than six feet tall. Ahead, it was like a dark eagle leading a group of chickens forward...
"Report..."
A flying horse came from the southeast. The knight on the horse was wearing a gold ox-tail knife on his waist. When the horse was galloping, his posture was as strong and majestic as a lion and a tiger pouncing on food. It was none other than Liu Tang, the embroidered guard and deputy of Qianhu.
Liu Tang got off his horse in front of the army and stepped forward quickly: "Second Master, the Japanese army is less than ten miles away from our army. They are arrayed in a formation with nearly 100,000 troops... This is the formation map of the Japanese army. Please tell me. I'll take a look."
Yang Ge turned over and dismounted, took the Japanese army formation map presented by Liu Tang with both hands, took a look at it under the gloomy skylight, and quickly pointed to the northeast corner of the Japanese army's "pin"-shaped military formation facing northwest: " Send more detective horses in this direction to check...be careful, there may be an ambush!"
Liu Tang took a careful look at the formation map, clasped his fists and loudly accepted the order: "Here!"
After saying that, he turned around, got on his horse, turned the horse's head and galloped away.
Yang Ge stroked Erhei's cheek with one hand, looking thoughtful.
Seeing this, Zhou Fu came closer and asked in a low voice tentatively: "Second Master, what's wrong?"
Yang Ge took a picture of the formation map to him with his backhand: "These little devils want to play tricks with us to lure the enemy deeper... Nangong Feiying!"
Nangong Feiying responded and rode out: "I'm here!"
Yang Ge: "Check if there are any ambushes within two...ten miles behind us."
Nangong Feiying cupped his fists and accepted the order: "Yes, Second Master!"
After saying that, he turned around and summoned five elite players from their West Factory and quickly assigned tasks.
On the other side, Zhou Fu held the formation map of the Japanese army and looked at it carefully. He saw three battalions of the Japanese army arranged in the shape of "pin". The center army was 30,000, the left army was 50,000, and the right army was 20,000. At first glance, , the left army blocked the Sasayama Canyon heading east to Heiankyo, and it was understandable to deploy heavy troops. However, behind the right army, a large open space was reserved for no reason for the army to move, which was indeed suspicious.
To sum up, this is: the enemy used a strategy, but the strategy was so bad that anyone who knew a little bit about the art of war could see through their desire to attack.
It's like a novice playing chess. His killer moves are always straight forward and he doesn't know how to hide his attack intentions...
He got on his horse with the formation map and caught up with Yang Ge: "Second Master, is ten miles too close? In a large army confrontation, even if the advantage is obvious, it is easy to fight for five or six hours... If the Japanese army really lays a trap behind us... The ambush troops will arrive in this time and catch us by surprise!"
Yang Ge urged Erhei to move forward and replied calmly: "Ten miles is indeed too close, but don't we have no extra scouts? Do you still expect the servant army to explore the way for us?"
Zhou Fu was speechless for a moment.
Yang Ge continued: "Moreover...ten miles is enough. The servant army only has the strength to fight for one battle at the moment. It can only fight in one go and decide it in one battle. If the battle cannot be won quickly, there is no need for the Japanese army to use an ambush to encircle them. They themselves It will also collapse.”
After Zhou Fu heard this, he subconsciously turned around and glanced at the servants and horses stretching for several miles behind him, and saw pairs of green eyes like hungry wolves...
He shuddered and turned around quickly, not daring to look again.
But he still had some doubts and said in a low voice: "Seventy-five thousand hungry and cold troops are facing an army of one hundred thousand people waiting for work. We want a quick victory..."
He wants to say that it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, but he doesn’t want to embolden other people’s ambitions and destroy his own prestige...
But in fact, this is the fact.
"Don't think too much."
Yang Ge seemed to know what he wanted to say, and whispered without looking back: "I will take action."
Zhou Fu looked at his back, moved his lips and hesitated for a long time, but finally he was able to utter a sentence.
His many years of experience in the army told him that since the Japanese pirates dared to pose for a decisive battle, there would be no way to deal with the breakthrough of the Chinese army and kill the generals and seize the flag.
But based on his understanding of Yang Erlang, Yang Erlang couldn't have imagined this. Since he dared to say this, it meant that he either had a way to deal with it or had absolute confidence in himself.
No matter which one it is, he shouldn't ask again...
He could only suppress his worries and comfort himself: "It's no big deal. The worst result is just a tragic victory for the Japanese army and the annihilation of the servant army. As long as the second master is here, even if we can't defeat the Japanese army, we can't defeat the Japanese army." Breaking through is not difficult...'
The army moved forward.
When Yang Ge, who was walking at the front, saw the dark line in the sky, Liu Tang and Nangong Feiying, who were sent out to inquire about the enemy's situation, almost simultaneously led their troops back to the main force and broke the two bad news. Brought to Yang Ge.
Liu Tang: "Second Master, I found an ambush in the forest northeast of the Japanese army, with a strength of about 20,000."
Nangong Feiying: "Second Master, I found traces of a large group of troops passing through the mountains and forests within more than ten miles to the left and rear. Based on the traces, it can be inferred that the troops and horses passed through the mountains and forests within four days. The strength of the troops About eight thousand."
After the two reported, they looked at each other silently, and both saw a little solemnity in each other's eyes.
When Zhou Fu, who was standing behind Yang Ge, heard these two pieces of news, his face barely tensed up.
"Tsk."
Yang Ge stretched his body and said softly with a faint smile: "Things are finally interesting...Old Zhou!"
Zhou Fu stepped forward on his horse, cupped his fists and said, "Second Master!"
Yang Ge: "I will give you the twelve lands. You take them to take over the command of Maori Saburo's army of ten thousand servants and serve as the rear of the army... No matter how many soldiers and horses come, no matter who leads the army. , As long as the front army doesn’t collapse, you can stabilize the rear army for me!”
Zhou Fu cupped his hands and accepted the order: "The last general accepts the order!"
Yang Ge: "Liu Tang!"
"The official is here!"
"You lead your brothers to take over the command of Beigang Chao's army of 10,000 servants and form the right wing of the army. As long as the front army has not collapsed, you will drive the right wing to keep up with the front army's offensive pace. Break forward!"
"I obey the order!"
"Nangong Feiying!"
"The official is here!"
"You lead your brothers to take over the command of Murakami Yusei's army of ten thousand servants, and serve as the left wing of the army. As long as the front army has not collapsed, you will drive the left wing to keep up with the front army's offensive pace, and push forward with all your strength. Break out!"
"I obey the order!"
Yang Ge stretched out his hand to help the three of them up, and said in a deep voice: "This battle is the last battle between me and Japan, and it is also the decisive battle between us and the Japanese slaves. I hope you can come up with something." In the past, King Xiang had the momentum to destroy cauldrons and sink ships. Follow my steps and sink this Japanese army... Don't take prisoners, don't surrender soldiers, don't surrender generals. If I don't order the troops to be withdrawn, just give me the sword and kill them to the last one. Until the Japanese slave soldiers!"
"Please all of you, please move forward with all your strength, complete your achievements in one battle, ride on your horse in Ankyo, and raise your sword in Edo Bay!"
"I wish that I will be famous in China for eternity and be infamy in Japan for eternity!"
After saying that, he sprayed out a soft energy from his palm and hit the marching drum not far behind him: "Fight!"
Everyone pulled out the weapons from their waists and raised them high, roaring at the top of their lungs: "Fight!"
The dull and powerful drum beat mixed with the roar spread mightily, and countless pairs of green eyes lifted up and looked at Yang Ge's back.
…
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Yang Ge took off his shirt and tied it around his waist, stood shirtless on the chariot where the marching drum was placed, and beat the marching drum rhythmically.
The surging drums commanded the servants to move step by step towards the Japanese army that was pressing down one after another. The low and rapid breathing was like a ball of fire, igniting the dry and cold north wind and heating up all the Japanese soldiers. The slaves were so hot all over that they wished they could take off their armor and jump into the ice cave for a swim.
"Herod..."
The Japanese military formation in that compartment separated, and a dozen warriors wearing gorgeous armor and no weapons rushed out. They rushed towards the approaching servant army and shouted: "Noble Wei..."
As soon as their words came out, a forty-meter-long dark golden sword energy fell from the sky, slashing the dozen cavalry with one blow, causing a rain of blood in the sky.
Seeing this, tens of thousands of Japanese slaves in the army raised their weapons in unison, drank their necks and shouted hysterically: "Monkey giegie!"
When Yang Ge saw this, he immediately opened his two muscled arms and beat the war drums wildly. With the surging sound of the war drums, the Japanese slave soldiers who rushed to the front raised their nodachi high, like a broken embankment. It rushed out like a torrent, making an incomprehensible roar as it rushed forward. The roar swept from front to back, sweeping through the entire servant army.
This is Yang Ge's tactics.
There is no temptation to come and go.
There is no strict and complete military formation.
There is no back-and-forth stalemate.
Just one sentence: Go to hell!
If you can't stop it, you will die!
If you can stop me, I will die!
Very brainless...
But simple and crude enough!
But direct and effective enough!
A roar like a tsunami rose into the sky, like a spark that set off a prairie fire, arousing the wild and ferocious nature in all the males present.
At this moment, everything about good and evil, right and wrong, right and wrong... are all worthless farts!
Only killing!
Only victory!
This is the way to quench the burning pot of cold ice water that makes your mouth dry and your insides burning!
No one is exempt.
Even Yang Ge is no exception!
A layer of goosebumps was visible on his naked upper body, and there was a strong, itchy numbness, as if there were countless little bugs crawling all over his body!
He twisted his mouth and spat, handed the pair of heavy drumsticks in his hands to the pirate translators who were beating the drums, and jumped five or six feet high.
Erhei, who was following the chariot, saw this and ran out, hoping that his stupid master, who forgot he had a horse as soon as he started, would fall on him...
However, as soon as it rushed out, it felt like something was missing from its back. When it looked back in confusion, it found that the knife inserted in the saddle was missing!
"Buzz!"
A strong and dull bow string trembled, and a rain of arrows as dense as locusts rose into the sky, drawing a round arc towards Yang Ge who was falling in the air.
In the chaos of war, the sound of the sword coming out of the body was so clear that the Japanese slaves who were running on carrot legs on the ground seemed to hear the sound of the sword.
"Put on frost and remove dew!"
Yang Ge roared with eyes wide open, wielding his sword to sweep through the army. With one blow, he raised several 40-meter-long dark golden sword qi, which stretched in front of the rain of arrows like a rainbow across the sky. He pushed forward from above, sweeping away the rain of arrows in one wave, and then fell into the dark Japanese army formation below without any waves.
"Bang bang bang..."
Amid the violent explosion, the blood rain rushed up several meters high, and the strong air wave carried the broken limbs and corpses flying all over the sky. In front of the army formation that was intact a second ago, a gap appeared immediately, as if it had been gnawed by a dog.
Yang Ge smashed into the gap heavily. With a wave of the Cold Moon Sword, countless broken pieces of weapons floated up and condensed into a metal dragon that rushed into the dense Japanese army. Wherever it passed, the Japanese army fell down in large numbers...
Behind him, the vanguard of the vassal army rushed in through the gap he tore open, waving the wild sword like a mad dog with rabies, slashing and killing, and widening the gap.
Yang Ge rushed to the front of them, controlling the metal dragon to clear the way for the army.
In the dark, the Cold Moon Sword in his hand suddenly trembled, and he immediately stomped his raised right foot down heavily, and his body leaned back tactically.
The next second, a ghostly figure rushed out from the pile of corpses in front of him, and a knife as fast as lightning slashed at his neck.
"Dang!"
He used a move to wrap his head and brain, accurately parrying the ghostly knife, and felt a heavy, solid force, like a mountain pressing down on his head, passing through the Lengyue sword to his body, as if trying to suppress him in place.
"Ah..."
He roared without thinking, and the veins all over his body burst out with a burst of brute force. He opened the ghostly figure in front of him with a knife and stomped his feet to the sky.
Just as his feet left the ground, two figures crossed in a cross shape from where he had just stood. One of them was a very restrained and bright knife light, which made the hair on the back of his head stand upside down. The alarm in his heart sounded like a broken siren, "Ula Ula Ula" madly alerting him.
This is a big enemy!
An unprecedented big enemy!
This unprecedented big enemy gave him unprecedented pressure!
But it also gave him unprecedented excitement!
What kind of experience is it to be powerful?
As for Yang Ge himself... it's not so good, it's like all the people and things around him have turned into exquisite porcelain overnight, breaking at the touch!
He doesn't like to make trouble for no reason, nor does he like to hurt innocent people, so he feels constrained when living in such an environment, and often worries that he will play others badly if he is not careful...
He wanted to find an opponent who is worthy of his full effort and can withstand his full efforts to vent his boredom and gloom.
People will have troubles and negative emotions.
A otaku who can't even go home and is forced to go to a foreign country, his troubles and negative emotions are so many that he can make him depressed...
Tang Qing, the Peacock Saint Mother of the White Lotus Sect, is not this opponent.
Because he and Tang Qing have no irreconcilable hatred, fighting with others for a little festival... He himself feels stupid!
So even if Tang Qing made him feel very unhappy at the beginning, he still restrained the urge to take action.
This enemy at the moment is just right!
He started fighting without any hesitation!
"That's it..."
His heart was beating wildly and he was roaring. His face showed the first smile after he and Yang Tiansheng parted ways: "Look like a decent guy!"
It was just a little hideous and twisted!
His madness was exposed!
He held down Leng Yue's sword with both hands and used a move "Heavier than Mount Tai" to descend from the sky.
The two Japanese masters who had failed in their ambush below, the moment they found out that their ambush had failed, soared into the sky together and chased Yang Ge side by side.
One up and one down!
One against two!
Tips against tips!