Since the two had made the decision, they did not delay and went back to gather 5,000 elite soldiers. Although their army was said to have 70,000 troops, some of them were of no use at all. If they were to rob the camp at night, they had to use their elite soldiers, otherwise they would just be delivering food to others.
The two men each gathered five thousand elite soldiers, and when dark clouds covered the moon, they began to raid their respective camps.
The military camps of Ito Taro and Ohkawa Gensaburo were relatively close, only less than ten miles away. When he and his men came over quietly, he found that Ohkawa Gensaburo's military camp was the same as before, with no other changes, and there were not many people standing guard at the door.
The only difference is that Okawa Gensaburo's military camp is relatively small and not as big as Ito Taro's, which is also related to his personal strength.
"Listen up, everyone. When we get in here, kill whoever you can, burn whatever you can, and leave nothing behind. If you find Okawa Gensaburo, bring that bastard back to me. I'm going to skin him alive."
When Ito Taro mentioned this guy, he was really angry. In his opinion, we are all Japanese. As long as the three of us unite together, there is no need for this war. Maybe Li Xiang will bow to us.
Although we will not be withdrawn to the Tang Dynasty, at least we will be given some different policies, which can also make us live better. But you actually betrayed us at the critical moment, so you are more hateful than the people of the Tang Dynasty. So as long as you meet this guy, you must cut him into pieces, otherwise it will not be enough to calm the anger in your heart.
Several generals under his command nodded, and then rushed forward with their men. They were very cautious at the beginning and did not dare to make too much noise, but when they were no more than 400 meters away from the camp, these people instantly displayed their weapons and rushed forward shouting.
It's done...
Taro Ito looked at the chaos in the military camp of Okawa Gensaburo in the distance, and his own army was only fifty meters away from rushing in, so he was very happy in his heart.
All the failures during the day were wiped out at this moment. He was still thinking about capturing Da Heyuan later, and then skinning him alive in front of all the soldiers, which would also boost our morale.
But just when this guy was thinking of using a knife to scrape the source of the river alive, suddenly there was a bang bang sound coming from the camp below.
"What's going on here?"
Taro Ito spoke with a slight stutter, but his subordinates who had followed him for a long time knew that although this guy was a little slow in thinking, he had never been a stutterer since he was a child.
The soldiers under his command had never seen this thing before. They had seen the artillery of the Tang Dynasty army, but had never seen one so small. You know, the artillery of the Tang Dynasty army was served by several people, but this one seemed to be carried by one person, and the sound and explosion power were very small.
Looking at the people on their side who were preparing for a sneak attack, the people in front fell down one after another. Some generals were wearing heavy armor. They thought that if it could block bows and arrows, then this small cannon could also block it.
Unfortunately, they were wrong. This small cannon was definitely not an ordinary small cannon. It could even penetrate the person behind him after killing one person.
Taro Ito was stunned. There were three rows of such soldiers standing on the edge of the Daheyuan military camp. Taro Ito could see clearly that these three rows of soldiers were taking turns firing, maintaining fire suppression at the edge of the military camp at all times.
Just when Taro Ito was dumbfounded, Yasukawa Fukuda also encountered a similar situation, except that they arrived a little later than this side. However, due to the terrain, Yasukawa Fukuda's people were lined up higher, and their queue was more crowded, so of course more people died.
"Run!"
Taro Ito could no longer care about anything else. Although he had tens of thousands of troops under his command, these five thousand were the elite in his hands. Fortunately, he had withdrawn two thousand people before the war. If he had thrown these five thousand people in, then although he would not be a lone commander now, he would be almost there.
After hearing Ito Taro's order, the soldiers quickly dropped their weapons and ran backwards like crazy. Unfortunately, they could not outrun the bullets. The gunshots behind them continued, and the fleeing soldiers fell down one after another, as if they would never get out of this circle.
"The general's weapons are truly formidable. With less than 500 musketeers, he managed to defeat 5,000 of them."
Ohkawa Genzaburo said very happily that Su Dingfang brought 500 musketeers this time. At that time, Ohkawa Genzaburo thought it was too stingy. You know, to raid Fuso’s camp, the most elite troops must be mobilized, and the number of people cannot be less than 3,000. How can you help us defend with only 500 musketeers?
"Actually, three hundred are enough. I only prepared five hundred just to be on the safe side, and because your side is so important, so don't just sit there idle. Hurry up and lead your men out, but don't rush too far. Return to the place where the two sides fought during the day, so as not to be attacked by a surprise attack. Go and kill anyone who's still alive on the way, and take back everything you need."
Su Dingfang saw Daheyuan still watching here, and hurriedly reminded him that it was time to go out and clean up the battlefield.
"Yes, yes, yes. General Su reminded me that I will go there right away."
Ohkawa Genzaburo slapped his forehead hard. The victory just now came too easily. They were almost exhausted during the day, but they didn't win a single victory. They didn't expect that in just a short time at night, so many of the enemy's 5,000 elite soldiers would be killed. Now he really wanted to see Ito Taro's face. Would he be so angry that his nose would be crooked?
At the same time, Fukuda Yasukawa also led his army to retreat, but the number of people he retreated was even smaller. Even Li Xiang and Lord Suzuki stood at the highest point of the military camp, watching Fukuda Yasukawa's army retreat in the distance, and they didn't know how many corpses were left behind along the way.
"His Royal Highness's army is truly formidable. Five hundred musketeers have already routed so many people today. Should we take this opportunity to charge forward?"
Lord Suzuki suddenly had an idea and thought that maybe the war could be ended tonight.
