The noise of Kato Jiro gathering his troops was quite loud. Li Xiang was already taking a nap in the tent. After hearing the noise outside, Long Er immediately came over to report that the troops on the mountain had gathered and seemed to be preparing for another charge.
Li Xiang also admired these Fuso people at this moment. At least when they ran out of ammunition and food, they did not sit and wait for death. But unfortunately, they encountered the Fuso army led by the Tang Dynasty. So no matter how you charge, you can't get out in this situation, and you can only suffer heavy losses.
Even if Kato Jiro's men could not hold on, Li Xiang was still accompanied by three thousand Tang soldiers. They were all armed to the teeth, whether it was a musket team or a chain crossbow. As long as they launched a round of attack, the people on the mountain would definitely not be able to stop them.
"It's faster than I expected. I thought they would have to wait for a while on the mountain, but I didn't expect these people couldn't wait any longer."
Li Xiang calculated the time. It was only about seven days. The food on the mountain could still last for a while. After the two men met up, he thought there would be all kinds of conflicts between them. After all, their ancestors had been fighting all the time. He didn't expect that they would actually attack together.
"It seems these two are still rational. If they weren't, who knows what they would be thinking. Now, while they still have strength, they should prepare for a final battle with us. If it takes a while longer, I think these young people will be too hungry to get up. Even if they have the courage to do so, can they drag a group of old, weak and sick people down with them?"
Su Dingfang was holding a telescope in his hand, which was also exchanged by Li Xiang from the system. It was not easy to gather such young people on the mountain for several days.
"They are probably the biggest rebellion in Fuso in recent years. After we eliminate them, we'll have to keep an eye on Kato Jiro and the others. Even though they may be loyal to us now, everyone has ambitions in the future. If their ambitions start to swell, we'll be in trouble again."
Li Xiang was somewhat speechless. In fact, for these newly occupied areas, it was a constant cycle between rebellion and suppression. Many people would crawl at the feet of the Tang Dynasty if they had no power, but if they had both ambition and power, these people would lose themselves.
Similar things always happen in the Western Regions and Tuyuhun, but they are all within Li Xiang's expectations, so they do not cause too much damage. However, some things are hard to say and must be prepared in advance.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We have already placed quite a few of our people around these people. Zhang Jiuli has been in charge of this matter for a while now. This old man is very good at selecting people. I guess these people can't tell who he has placed there. The people following the Emperor were arranged by Zhang Jiuli and Suzuki."
I'm afraid Su Dingfang is not very good at these conspiracies and tricks. Although he has a sharp mind, if he wants to do these things, he must rely on the old man Zhang Jiuli.
Hearing that Zhang Jiuli was in charge of the whole thing, Li Xiang felt a little relieved. Although these rebellions were inevitable, we should try to postpone them for a long time so that we can absorb the various benefits of Fuso during the peaceful period.
"Killed him."
When Li Xiang wanted to say something, Su Dingfang reminded him. Li Xiang saw thousands of people on the mountain starting to run down the mountain.
This can no longer be said to be a battle formation, and these people have not received much training. Among these thousands of people, only one-sixth are from the original army, and the rest are just some young and strong young men who have not received any training at all.
But now they don't want to become slaves of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't want to be transported to Goguryeo on those warships. They know that once they board those warships, they may not even have the chance to come back in this life.
No one wants to be away from his hometown. After all, being away from home is like being a wanderer, so these people have to fight to the death for their right to survive.
"Let's fire our guns to help them."
Li Xiang finally felt compassion at this moment. If it was a fight with cold weapons, the fight would probably take a long time and there would be many casualties, but if it was an artillery attack, people would die faster.
When Li Xiang finished speaking, the people around him began waving the small flags in their hands, and the artillery position not far away immediately opened fire. Kato Jiro originally thought that he had to let his men go up to fight, but when he heard the sound of the artillery, he knew that Li Xiang had taken action.
"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's kindness to us. Do you know how much this cannonball is worth? Even if you put all twenty of your lives together, it wouldn't be worth the price of this cannonball. Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is using the cannonball to withstand their first round of attack. After you go up, the only ones left will be the old, weak, sick, and disabled. No one can retreat a single step."
Kato Jiro took the opportunity to brainwash his men. No matter what he said, these people understood one thing, that is, after the baptism of artillery shells, there must not be many people on the mountain who can resist. Compared with the original war, it is now much simpler.
After a quarter of an hour, many people on the mountain retreated, but Taro Ito and Yasukawa Fukuda could not retreat. They knew that their chances were slim, so they led their last thousand or so soldiers and drove these young men down again.
The strategy of the two was also very clear, that is to use these young and strong men to break through Kato Jiro's formation, and then rush out with the remaining more than a thousand soldiers. These more than a thousand soldiers were the last trained soldiers.
So they couldn't rush to the front. If they had rushed to the front, that wave of artillery fire alone would have taken their lives.
Fukuda Yasukawa's strategy was not wrong, but he miscalculated one thing, that is, the artillery fire from the foot of the mountain would extend. When these people retreated, the artillery fire seemed to have eyes and continued to extend up the mountain following the steps of these people. His more than 1,000 soldiers were also bombarded.
"Order Kato Jiro to attack."
Li Xiang saw that everyone had retreated to the middle of the mountain. This kind of war had no meaning, so he prepared to let Kato Jiro go out and clean up the mess.
Kato Jiro finally received the order to attack...
