Chapter 1840 The Last Charge
When the Japanese soldiers heard Otsuka Yoshio's order, they knew they had no way out.
They could only rush towards the Tang army in front of them.
But now they had no cannons, how could they be the opponents of the Tang soldiers with only flesh and blood.
Arrows rained down from the sky, landing on the heads, faces, and bodies of the Japanese soldiers.
Many Japanese soldiers had no time to react, and could only subconsciously look at the arrows flying from the sky.
"Ah!"
"Hurry up and hide!"
"Baka!"
The screams of Japanese soldiers continued to come from the front, and large groups of Japanese soldiers fell in front.
"Shield soldiers!" Yamamoto shouted loudly.
They didn't even touch the people of the Tang army, and they were hit by a round of arrows from the opposite side and dared not raise their heads.
Yamamoto was also a Japanese general after all, and immediately asked the shield soldiers to block in front.
A large number of arrows were blocked by shields, which slightly reduced the casualties of some Japanese soldiers.
"Everyone, defend where you are, don't let them come over." Yamamoto shouted again.
Their purpose is to cover Otsuka Yoshio and his men to break through the Tang army defense at the south gate.
It is not about breaking through the encirclement of the Tang army on the opposite side.
Moreover, after taking over the task of resisting the Tang army from Otsuka Yoshio, Yamamoto did not think about returning alive from here.
He now just wants to delay the Tang army for a while.
"Long spearmen, attack, archers suppress the enemy in the rear of the opposite side." Xu Shiji issued a combat order.
The vanguard of the Tang army instantly changed from archers to long spearmen, with sharp spears as long as two feet long, and the tip of the spear flashing with cold light.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
The long spearmen roared with every step, and the soil on the ground was shaken.
The rain of arrows suppressed the opposite side, even their heads
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Dare not raise it.
The Japanese soldiers all looked shocked. Although they had a lot of people, they were afraid in their hearts at this moment.
They were so powerful before that they took down Baekje without wasting any manpower.
Defeating Yeon Gaesomun was just a small loss.
But now, facing the Tang army in front of them, they dared not even raise their heads.
"General, what should we do now?"
"When the Tang army's spearmen come, we may have no chance." The Japanese deputy general on the side looked at the Tang army that was pressing forward step by step in front of them with a worried face.
Yamamoto's face was also very ugly.
But he had no other choice. If they didn't hold on to the Tang army's attack here, Otsuka Yoshio and his men would not have time to deal with the Tang army at the south gate.
They would all be buried here.
"Hold on here and never let them pass through here easily." Yamamoto said with a cold face.
"Hai..."
"Kill!"
The Tang soldiers had rushed to a position less than 20 meters away from them, and the archers behind them had stopped shooting arrows.
A loud shout of killing resounded through the sky.
The two armies instantly engaged each other.
Blood, roars, fighting, crying, all played out in the huge Rangcheng.
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Otsuka Yoshio led his soldiers to the south gate of Rangcheng.
Yamamoto and his men had only 10,000 people, and it was impossible for them to stop the attack of 100,000 Tang troops.
Otsuka Yoshio couldn't waste any time.
So even if there was a deafening sound of fighting in the distance behind him, Otsuka Yoshio never looked back.
If they didn't break through the Tang army's defense at the South Gate, all of them would die here.
"Speed up, we must catch the Tang army at the South Gate off guard." Otsuka Yoshio shouted to his soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers ran, and ran wildly towards the South Gate with a grim look in their eyes.
Outside the south gate of Rangcheng, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu led 80,000 troops and were ready here.
They had sunk all the boats that Otsuka Yoshio used to cross the river.
No matter what, they would never let the Japanese army cross the river behind them.
"There is already movement ahead, and the Japanese leader is expected to come out soon." Cheng Chumo rode on a warhorse and said to Qin Huaiyu beside him.
"It's good to come out, so we don't waste time here." Qin Huaiyu said calmly, but there was still a hint of expectation in his eyes.
After destroying the 70,000 Japanese army, there will be no more forces around the Tang Dynasty that can threaten the existence of the Tang Dynasty.
Yeon Gaesomun is now in trouble, Silla and Baekje are not a concern, and now there is only one country left, Japan.
"This time, we have destroyed the Japanese army. When Zhao Da gets the method of making the sky bomber from the Japanese emperor, we can go back to Chang'an to retire." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.
"Well, that's about it." Qin Huaiyu nodded.
Too many things have happened in the past few years. They have basically been fighting all these years. They haven't even returned to Chang'an a few times.
"Okay, they are coming." Qin Huaiyu pointed at the Japanese army rushing towards them in the distance.
"Everyone, prepare to meet the enemy." Cheng Chumo also put away his joking thoughts in an instant, and shouted loudly with a serious face.
Although they have 80,000 people, the Japanese army also has 60,000 troops.
This battle is not as easy as imagined.
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"Kill!"
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"Kill!"
Otsuka Yoshio frantically commanded his Japanese soldiers to attack the Tang soldiers at the south gate.
But the effect was not obvious.
Qin Huaiyu had already made sufficient preparations here.
And with the support of Cheng Chumo's 30,000 troops, it was not possible for Otsuka Yoshio's 60,000 troops to break through in one wave.
The two sides fought together, and blood and weapons collided.
There were wailing sounds everywhere, and the sound of war horses neighing everywhere.
The battle lasted until the evening, and the South Gate was already filled with corpses of both sides.
The trenches dug by the Tang army had been filled up.
"Sir, it's been a day, and our people haven't advanced an inch at all." Otsuka Yoshio sat at the South Gate, looking expressionlessly at the Tang army blocking their way like an iron barrel.
It's been a day, and their 60,000 people haven't advanced an inch.
Everyone is exhausted, what else can they do?
"General, why don't we charge again at night."
"Just now, there was news from General Yamamoto that they blocked more than ten attacks from the Tang army, but now there are only 3,000 people left, and it is estimated that they will not be able to hold on tomorrow." The Japanese general said again.
Otsuka Yoshio's heart tightened.
Yamamoto only has 3,000 people left, which means that if they can't break through the Tang army's position in front of them before this time tomorrow.
Then they will die.
"Pass the order down. I will lead the team in person for the final charge tonight. If we fail to break out, we will have to die for the emperor." Otsuka Yoshio said in a deep voice.
"Yay!" The generals around him nodded.
It has come to this point. They have no other chance.
