"I don't care what method you use to hold them back. If the Tang army charges over, I will kill you."
Miyazaki Hayaoming said loudly that he still had more than a thousand loyal men under his command, and he could not care less now. He had to stop the Tang army. If the Tang army came, he would definitely not even have a chance to escape.
These men were indeed loyal. Even though they knew they could not withstand the enemies outside the city, they drew their weapons and marched out of the city in three columns after receiving the order from their leader.
Miyazaki Hayao didn't even look at these people. Although these people went out to fight him to the death, he only wanted to run to the mountain as soon as possible. The Tang Dynasty navy warships had already appeared in the bay, and those people would soon land from the harbor. If they were to be attacked from both sides, there would be no other chance at all.
So now is the only chance. This guy brought his family and hundreds of guards and rushed out directly from the north gate. He knocked down countless civilians along the way. Many people didn't understand what was going on and were directly knocked over by his cavalry.
Some people thought they were going out of the city to fight the Tang army, but the Tang army was coming from the south. What did it mean for you to go out from the north gate?
"Master Watanabe, look! A group of soldiers are coming out of the city. These are the guards around Master Miyazaki. They only obey Master Miyazaki's orders."
Jiro Fujii was very familiar with the local army. Just by looking at their attire, he could tell where these people came from. The group of people coming out of the city were obviously different from the army stationed outside, because these people had at least a layer of rattan armor on their bodies. This was considered to be the best-equipped army in the entire Fuso. If they were stationed in the border area, they would only have a layer of leather armor besides their clothes, and it was unknown how many years this layer of leather armor had been used, so it could not protect against anything at all.
Before Watanabe could react, the horn sounded behind him. This was what they had agreed upon before. As long as the Fuso army appeared, Watanabe would lead his men to attack. The horn sounded to tell them that the Tang army was about to start attacking, and they had to attack immediately after the horn sounded.
According to Cheng Yaojin, the Fuso people should be forced to fight tooth and nail, but the King of Wu didn't do that. Watanabe and his men are very capable. If casualties are too high, who will we turn to for future attacks? These people were the first to surrender, and among the vassal army, they are the most determined to surrender, so we must protect them.
The Tang army's crossbows were quickly set up, and after receiving the order to fire, more than a dozen crossbows quickly fired shells.
Watanabe and his troops had seen such things before, so when the whooshing sound came from the rear, everyone lay down on the ground obediently. If the shot missed, it might hit their heads, after all, they were very close to the battlefield.
Fortunately, the Tang army was better at handling the situation. Last time, a cannonball landed in their ranks, killing five or six people. They tried to argue with the Tang army, but were slapped several times by Lord Watanabe. Only then did they finally wake up. They were now their vassal army, essentially their slaves. Why would they argue with their master? If they were to argue, they'd probably be beaten to death.
Looking from Watanabe's position, more than a dozen small fire mushrooms immediately appeared in front of him. The original queue of more than a thousand people was still quite impressive, but at this moment, these people were blown to the ground. They didn't know what this thing was, and many people didn't know how to avoid it.
Although the killing power was not very great, only about seventy or eighty of them were killed, and about forty people were injured, but this kind of thing has never appeared in Fuso, and it is very shocking. Look at those people over there shouting now, it is purely because they are too scared.
"Go and finish them off right now."
The sound of the horn has stopped, which means that Watanabe and his men have been put to use, so this guy didn't hesitate at all and quickly pushed Fujii Jiro next to him. At the beginning, he led his men to rush up on the roadside, but now with the deputy general next to him, the fighting has to be left to them. We still have a good life to enjoy, and we can't go to the battlefield casually.
Jiro Fujii did not hesitate at all. He knew his current status. Watanabe had already been listed by the top leaders of the Tang Dynasty. If he wanted to be listed, he had to fight bravely. As long as he had merits, everything would be easy to say. If he had no merits, some things would be difficult to say.
Fujii Jiro had over 2,000 men, and 600 cavalrymen. Only 800 or 900 of them had emerged from the city, leaving them with no cavalrymen at all. The few war horses they had were taken away by Miyazaki Junming. He saw these men as desperate, essentially cannon fodder, so why waste war horses? War horses were so precious throughout Fuso.
Jiro Fujii was also very good at fighting. He first let 600 cavalrymen rush to the front. After these people charged, more than 800 enemy soldiers were dispersed. The infantry behind them could easily resolve this wave of battle.
In just half an incense stick of time, the soldiers at the city gate were either killed or fled, and the rest were all captured. Fujii Jiro was very happy to wait for the arrival of the Tang army. I just showed my face.
"Watch these people carefully here. They are full of tricks. We must not allow them to cause any harm to the Tang army. This concerns our future. You watch here honestly. I will report to the Tang prince."
Jiro Fujii thought he had a chance to meet the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but who knew that Watanabe was blocking him and would not give him any chance at all. Watanabe also knew that every man has his own place, and if he appreciated Jiro Fujii too much, he might let this guy climb over his head.
Although Fujii Jiro was unhappy, he could only endure the situation at the moment...
