More than a dozen Japanese pirates got into the doorway of the city gate. They could not see what was going on in the doorway, so they could only rely on groping and walked in. When they came to the door, they reached out and touched the city gate. The cold touch made them feel a little cold. Surprised.
But the dozen or so Japanese pirates didn't think much. They quickly piled explosive packets at the city gate. After lighting the explosive packets, a group of Japanese pirates rushed out of the door.
Outside the city, the Japanese pirates were already prepared. As soon as the doorway exploded, they rushed into the city. All the Japanese pirates held their breath and looked at the city gate in front of them with burning eyes.
As the dozen Japanese pirates rushed out of the doorway more than ten meters away, a shocking explosion came from the doorway behind them. The sound was deafening and almost lit up the entire night.
The moment they heard the explosion, the Japanese pirates hiding in the dark rushed out with a loud shout, aiming at the city gate in front.
They were only more than 200 meters away from the city gate, and they didn't even need ten breaths to rush over. Almost half of the thirty thousand Japanese rushed out, and the rest were prepared to respond.
The dense crowd of figures quickly rushed to a place less than a hundred meters in front of the city gate. They thought that the People's Army on the city wall must be in chaos and were focusing their attention on the city gate.
But at this moment, intensive gunshots rang out on the city wall, and then, the Japanese pirates who rushed into the city gate fell one by one. They were stunned instantly and did not recover for a long time.
Some things were thrown down from the city wall and landed among the Japanese pirates. Bang... bang... bursts of explosions sounded. Suddenly, all the Japanese pirates were blown up and cried for their fathers and mothers. They were extremely embarrassed. There were also numerous casualties.
This situation made the Japanese pirates below stunned. They looked at the city above, which was still in darkness, and their eyes were full of question marks. What the hell is going on?
There seemed to be no one on the city wall, but why was there such a fierce attack? Only the occasional splash of fire made the Japanese pirates understand that there was an ambush on the city wall.
However, although these Japanese pirates were stunned, they still rushed towards the city gate opening desperately. As long as they could rush into the city, the city could be captured.
But when the Japanese pirates in front broke out of the dense fire net and came to the city gate cave, the dark city gate cave was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder. The Japanese pirates holding torches in front looked at the motionless black iron gate in front of them in astonishment, with their mouths open. Got big.
Damn it, the city gate didn’t explode, how is that possible! They thought they were wrong. In the past, they used explosives to blow up the city gates, and every time they blew up one door accurately, but why didn't it work today?
Even though the structure of the city gates in their Japanese country is different from that in China, aren't they all wooden city gates? How could such a violent explosion not explode?
Unwilling to give up, the Japanese pirates rushed to the city gate and reached out to touch the city gate. Only then did they realize that this fucking wooden gate was not a wooden gate at all. It was just an iron gate, and it was so big.
They never imagined that China's refining technology was so awesome? Even such a large iron door can be made.
How could they have known that since Yunze captured Yongcheng, they would have thought that this was the age of gunpowder. If someone placed explosives at the city gate, they would definitely be able to blow it open.
Therefore, he replaced most of the city gates with such iron gates, especially along the coast, which was the first gateway to coastal defense. Qin Ze has long been on guard against Hebrew speakers.
Unexpectedly, instead of guarding against Hebrew speakers, I guarded against Japanese pirates. More and more Japanese pirates crowded into the city gate. They didn't know that the city gate had not exploded.
In less than a few breaths, three to four hundred people were crowded in the entire city gate. People were crowded between people. Only then did these Japanese pirates realize that the city gate might not have exploded.
But at this time, it was already difficult for them to retreat. Moreover, at this moment, countless grenades were thrown down from the city wall, and a huge explosion sounded in front of the door.
The powerful energy caused a cavity reaction in the doorway, and all the Japanese pirates in the doorway were shocked to death. All of a sudden, three to four hundred Japanese pirates lost their lives.
The remaining Japanese pirates were so frightened that they no longer dared to approach the city gate. Their eyes were full of fear, and many Japanese pirates began to retreat. The Japanese pirate general who was commanding from the rear didn't know what had happened.
Seeing the Japanese pirates escaping back, they stepped forward and kicked a few of them down, then loudly asked these guys why they had escaped back, and even killed several of their men.
When the Japanese pirates under his command said that the city gate had not been blown open, the general did not believe what he heard. Such a powerful explosion did not blow open the iron gate. How could this be possible?
They didn't know that the city gate had been replaced with iron. The Japanese pirates they knew had been directly killed in the explosion just now.
The general's eyes were fierce, and he quickly ordered his soldiers to blow up the gate again. If twenty or thirty explosive packets at a time could not blow open the city gate, then they would use twice or even twice as many explosive packets. He did not believe in bombing. The city gate is no longer open.
Following his order, twenty or thirty Japanese pirates rushed toward the city gate with three explosive packets each. The Japanese pirate army even took the opportunity to rush down the city wall, trying to create opportunities for these people. Attract attention from the walls.
After all, those Japanese pirates have almost retreated. If they charge forward like this, the people on the city wall will definitely know what they want to do.
As long as they increase their troops to attract attention on the city wall, they will have a chance to rush over and blow up the door. In this case, many Japanese pirates would die in vain, but now they don't care about so many.
Apart from rushing like this, they had no way to deliver the explosive packets to the city gate. Although they inherited the technological weapons of the Hebrews, they did not inherit artillery or anything like that.
They couldn't take away these things, but they got a free advantage from Emperor Akihito. All they took away were muskets and some gunpowder and grenades.
On the city wall, more than 300 people's army soldiers from a company guarding here looked at the Japanese pirates charging towards them again with cold eyes. Among them, the company commander frowned and looked at the Japanese pirates who suddenly came to die, and he was a little confused.
Knowing that the city gate was not blown open and they had already retreated, why did they rush over? Could it be that they would still be able to fly? But soon, he discovered that among the charging Japanese pirates, there were twenty or thirty people holding large explosive bags.
There was a joking look on the face of the company commander. Sure enough, there was something fishy and he wanted to blow up the city gate again with human cover. The amount this time should be two to three times that of before.
Although such an explosion would not crack the city gate, it would still cause great damage to the masonry structure of the city gate. If not, it might even collapse the city wall.
Although this possibility is unlikely, it is not impossible. The company commander quickly ordered: "Have you seen those people hiding in the dark? Use flares to illuminate them for me. Brothers, hit those with explosive bags. It's best to hit the explosive bags on them." "
Following the company commander's voice, someone suddenly fired several rounds of illumination bombs into the air, and the dark night sky suddenly became like day. The Japanese pirates below who extinguished their torches and moved toward the city wall suddenly had nowhere to hide.
At the same time, the People's Army soldiers on the city wall aimed their guns at the Japanese pirates holding explosive bags.
As the bullet penetrated the explosive package, it immediately caused a strong explosion. The explosion was almost like a chain reaction, exploding one by one. The twenty or thirty Japanese pirates holding explosive packs were immediately blown to pieces and wiped out, along with the Japanese pirates around them.
When the remaining Japanese pirates saw this, they were all frightened and ran back. No longer daring to show their heads, they all hid in the dense forest outside the city gate.
General Wa Wan was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. What the hell is going on. They couldn't even deliver the explosive packets. The weapons on the city wall seemed to be more powerful than their muskets. They were able to shoot such a long distance and easily detonated their explosive packets.
How can we attack the city? The city gate couldn't be blown open, and although the city wall was not high, they couldn't climb up. They were literally blocked here.
The Japanese pirate leader was walking back and forth with anxiety at this time. They originally planned to capture the three cities in half a day. Even if the resistance in the three cities was more intense, it would only take a day at most.
Including the attack time, it did not exceed three days, but now they spent almost half of the day on the road. Now they are blocked here, with only one and a half days left, how can they capture this city.
Unless they are willing to take risks and wait here for two more days to see if they can think of other ways to attack the city. For example, make ladders and forcibly attack the city.
But the key problem is that they do not have engineers and cannot make ladders at all. This made the Japanese pirate commander angry and anxious.
The same problem also occurred in the other two cities. They were facing the iron gates, but they couldn't blow them open. They couldn't attack them and were blocked outside the city.
All three cities lost nearly 2,000 troops. The first battle was unfavorable. At this time, it was already dawn, and the Japanese pirates were sleepy, tired, and tired!
They rushed over happily, but they never expected that this would be the case. It was really the result of the lack of detailed battle reports. If they had known that the city gate here was an iron gate. No matter what, they have to bring engineers who can make ladders.
Now they are in a dilemma, unable to advance, but unwilling to retreat. After this attack, if they want to attack quietly again, it will be impossible, and the Chinese side will even be asked to strengthen their troops and deployment.
The Japanese pirates from three directions thought for a while, and finally, after thinking with firm eyes, they directly asked their soldiers to start building ladders.
They were unwilling to retreat like this, and each lost more than 2,000 people. It would be too frustrating to withdraw without gaining anything.
Not to mention, the three of them combined have close to 90,000 troops. With so many troops in hand, even if reinforcements from China arrive, they may not be able to get benefits.
They estimate that the number of troops on the Chinese side will not exceed 30,000 at most. From the troop deployments in several coastal cities they found out, they guessed that the total military strength in China's coastal areas was estimated to be only thirty to forty thousand.
It would be great to be able to mobilize 30,000 people.
In order to prevent China from launching an unexpected attack on them. The chief general of the three divisions divided his troops into several groups, each with about 3,000 men. They were scattered throughout the city where they were located.
In addition to looting the fishing villages, they are also preparing for possible attacks by the Chinese army. The dispersion of troops is conducive to their defense. In front of the three cities, they deployed 8,000 people.
Half of these people are starting to build ladders, while the rest are taking turns to rest. Also on alert.
However, what makes these Japanese pirates aggrieved is that as long as their vigilant men show their heads even slightly, they will be inexplicably shot in the head. If there are people nearby, the brains of their companions can be splashed in their faces.
After this happened several times, the Japanese pirates were almost frightened to the point of collapse. They never thought that the weapons on the Chinese side were so many times better than them.
But this situation also made the Japanese pirate general feel happy. China has advanced weapons. If they can grab it, their strength will be greatly improved. By then, they may really be able to settle down here, or even be able to do so. Develop within China as a whole.
His idea is quite good, but it's hard to say whether they can achieve it or not.
On the second day after the Japanese invaders attacked the three cities, the Japanese troops in the three cities built forty or fifty ladders each. Although the ladder is not very good in shape, it is quite strong.
The Japanese pirates began to attack the city at noon the next day. They wanted to rush to the city wall and capture the city. However, the people's army stationed on the city wall resisted desperately.
However, in addition to samurai swords, the Japanese pirates below also used muskets. Although these muskets were not as powerful as those of the People's Army, they could still cause damage to the People's Army on the wall when attacking under the city wall.
From noon to night, the People's Army also suffered losses. The Japanese pirates suffered more than 2,000 losses, and the People's Army also suffered more than 200 losses. The battle loss ratio was almost ten to one.
The total strength of the People's Army was only 2,000, which was suddenly reduced by more than one-tenth. The strength of the Japanese pirates also lost more than one-tenth.
However, if this continues, the three cities may not be able to defend themselves. But the losses to Japanese pirates will also be greater. Even if the city can be captured, I'm afraid there won't be many people left. It would be good to have 10,000 left.
Moreover, the weapons and equipment in the three cities may not last long. After all, the current weapons and equipment are still somewhat scarce.
If it weren't for the fact that they were worried about the defense of coastal cities and had transferred a lot of weapons and equipment from cities in the interior, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for three days.
On the third day, the Japanese pirates attacked the city again, and this time the Japanese pirates' attack was more fierce. They almost allowed them to attack the city wall several times, but the People's Army soldiers were not afraid of death. The Japanese pirates were not given any chance at all.
The Japanese pirates were a little anxious because they had been delayed for three days. After all, they were the attacking party and had to worry about encountering reinforcements from China at any time.
Not to mention, because they lost too many troops during the siege, they had to shrink and call back their peripheral defense forces, making their peripheral defense too weak. If the Chinese reinforcements arrive, they may be made dumplings.
Just when the Japanese pirates were anxious, reinforcements from the People's Army from three directions had also arrived near Sancheng, and they met the Japanese defensive line troops outside.
