Chapter 147 Battle of Muyuan II
"Dig a trench immediately..."
Liu Xiang shouted, and then with his rich combat experience, he immediately ordered: "The entire army dismounted and entered the trenches to prepare for battle. Each regiment assembled in company units according to the enemy's defense formation. Each company did not receive orders from the general. Don’t go into battle without permission.”
When Shimazu Tadaro arrived, he could clearly see the cavalry rushing into the Satsuma army's formation. At this moment, a fierce melee broke out between the two sides, and there were a large number of cavalry directly in front. He immediately ordered: "Every team Take the initiative to attack, surround Akito's cavalry, close the distance between them, and prevent them from charging."
"Brigade, Japanese troops are coming." A regimental commander in charge of the vanguard shouted.
Liu Xiang took a closer look and saw that the nearest Satsuma Army was less than 300 steps away from his trench position: "Listen, everyone, this battle is the first battle after the formation of our Dingwu Army, and it is also the first battle of our Third Division. It's a tough battle. If you lose and lose the face of the Marquis, how can you be worthy of the Marquis' painstaking cultivation of you? Remember the words of our army, 'We meet on a narrow road...'"
"The brave wins..." the whole army shouted in unison.
Because they were a surprise attack force, they did not carry artillery. Just using muskets for defense must have been a bit difficult. Fortunately, their opponents were all cold weapons, and flintlock guns could hit the enemy from a distance of 150 steps.
"Listen up, each company. The brigade commander has given an order to let the enemy advance seventy steps before shooting. If the enemy reacts, then increase the maximum shooting distance and try to completely block their progress at a distance of one hundred and fifty steps."
"yes..."
"One hundred and fifty steps away..."
"The enemy is a hundred steps away..."
"Eighty steps..."
"Raise the gun..."
Brush brush brush...
The muzzle of the black hole is raised flatly and fires in three stages in two rows. The firepower can completely suppress the opponent.
"Seventy steps..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The first ones to rush in were the warriors of the Satsuma Domain. With them taking the lead, they could fully unleash the fighting power of the soldiers.
However, as the saying goes, the first wave of three-stage gunfire is the first wave of Satsuma troops who entered the 70th step and fell down.
Shimazu Tadayaro was stunned for a moment on his horse, then drew his sword and shouted: "Continue to attack..."
"Brigade, the enemy cavalry from the rear of the Japanese army is coming..."
Liu Xiang turned his horse's head and saw that the cavalry of the company originally responsible for containment were riding towards him. Behind them were the cavalry of the Satsuma Army.
"Put your own men into the formation, take out all the thunder cans, and kill this group of cavalry first."
"yes..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
With the sound of gunfire, more and more Satsuma troops fell on the battlefield, and the muzzles of the forward company's guns began to glow red.
"Company Commander, the chamber is about to explode..."
"Take out the spare gun..."
When Lu Xiangsheng started to kill, he remembered what he should do, so he asked his guards to use muskets to clear a path, and when the Satsuma troops did not react, they picked up their horse speed and prepared to rush out as soon as possible.
Seeing that the Ming generals seemed to be running away, Shimazu Shigeki shouted, regardless of his own casualties: "Surround them, they can't run, surround them..."
Sure enough, once the war horse in the crowd stops, there is no way to speed up. If it does not break through the enemy's formation immediately, it will only become a living target for the opponent.
Lu Xiangsheng saw that he had no way to retreat, so he dismounted and shouted: "Dismount to defend the enemy and form a circle."
At this moment, there were less than eighty guards left around Lu Xiangsheng. After hearing the order, they quickly dismounted and formed a circle around the horses, and then fought with muskets.
Although the new flintlock gun is sharp, the invincible musket has finally revealed its flaws at this moment. The flintlock gun is a front-loaded paper shell. Every time a shot is fired, the muzzle must be raised to load, and it is this loading gap that satsuma. The army rushed forward at the cost of death.
At this moment, the battle damage appeared.
When Lu Xiangsheng saw this, he immediately shouted: "Mount the bayonet and coordinate the attack."
The three-edge bayonet is thin and long, and the three-sided open blade shows the difference of this bayonet. The first battle can be traced back to Chen Cao using this knife to kill a senior Tatar general.
The assassination technique of the bayonet is different from that of the knife. The simple and effective assassination technique is like a father beating his son in the face of fancy sword techniques. The Japanese sword is long, but the flintlock gun with the bayonet is longer. It actually suppressed the Satsuma army for a while. offensive.
The law of battle became to defend with bayonets in the front and attack with muskets in the rear. If the muskets were red, immediately replace the muskets of the soldiers in front.
Shigeki Shimazu surrounded the Ming army who took the initiative. Although he suffered heavy casualties, he was still ready to give them the final blow.
"The archers are prepared to shoot their own men regardless of their casualties."
Although this method is effective, the maximum range of the bows made by the Japanese is the same as that of the Tatars' hard bows, which is only fifty steps. Moreover, the opponent cannot be killed directly from a distance of fifty steps, so they can only choose to throw.
When the bow and arrow are thrown, the maximum range can reach one hundred steps, but its lethality is limited. Whether it can hit the enemy depends on the opportunity.
The range of the flintlock gun was one hundred and fifty paces.
When the thrown arrows landed on the wide-brimmed round helmets of Lu Xiangsheng and others, the protective design of the Ming army was fully reflected at this moment.
Of course, only a few individual unlucky ones were hit by the loss, but it could not cause fatal injuries.
Lu Xiangsheng's embarrassing situation was all in Liu Xiang's eyes at the moment, and the situation on his side was not very good. The right side was attacked by Shimazu Tadayō's army. If it weren't for the advantage of trenches and numbers, he might not have been able to Stop the lifeless attack of 20,000 people.
The Satsuma Army cavalry in the rear were quite afraid of the muskets, and they all wandered a hundred and fifty steps away. Apparently they seemed to know the specific shooting distance of the Ming Army's firearms.
Chirp...
There was a sharp sound, and two red flares immediately rose in the sky.
Liu Xiang shouted: "Detach a battalion of troops and go immediately to support General Lu."
"yes..."
Lu Xiangsheng really couldn't hold on any longer, because his bodyguard had red-hot the barrel of his spare flintlock gun. Even if he used the accompanying water bag to cool it down, it was too late, so he had to send a distress signal.
Shimazu Tadayaro was shocked when he saw the signal flares rising from Chonggui's formation. They did not know the meaning of these two flares, but they had heard the Ming Dynasty people use it from the mouths of veterans who participated in the Battle of Bunroku. At the command of the arrow, the object rose into the sky in bright red color. It must be an ambush.
So he shouted: "Shrink your troops and form formations on all sides. The Ming army has reinforcements, hurry up..."
It was Shimazu Tadayō's failed order that allowed Lu Xiangsheng to survive in the end. If he had been smarter and allocated half of his troops to help Shimadzu Shigeki, Lu Xiangsheng would have died in Shimadzu's own battle formation. among.
puff...
The head of a Satsuma soldier rose into the sky, and blood covered the rest of the Satsuma soldiers around him. The Ming general holding a big sword in front of them was so brave that they could not move forward.
"happy..."
Lu Xiangsheng shouted loudly, and then slowly retreated into the defensive formation. Shimazu Shigeki's plan to rely on bows and arrows to kill this small group of Ming troops had failed.
"Sir, it's better to open up the encirclement and use bamboo spears to shoot them. They only have armor on their chests and backs. If the dense bamboo spears pass by, they will die."
A retainer suggested from the side. Shimazu Shigeki agreed, but then another older retainer immediately retorted: "Absolutely not. If the encirclement is vacated, the Ming army can mount their horses and escape. Pick up the horse quickly." We can't stop it."
Both sides made sense, so Shimazu Shigeki didn't know what to do, so he asked: "In this case, what if we ask Lord Tadayō for reinforcements?"
All the retainers agreed and sent a messenger to Shimazu Tadayō for help.
"If I were them, I would definitely use a big shield as a shield, and if I get close with a spear, the defender would definitely die."
Lu Xiangsheng took the opportunity to take a breath and commented rather mockingly on the commanding ability of the Satsuma army generals: "If we dare to leave the encirclement, we can mount our horses and run wild."
"General, support is coming."
A battalion of cavalry rushed over, shooting as they ran. The Satsuma troops on the outside of the encirclement were wrapped around Lu Xiangsheng like a quilt. At this moment, even the newly trained recruits, as long as they were not blind, could shoot those ants indiscriminately. The attached Satsuma army hit.
The cavalry rushed over, but not all of the Satsuma troops dared to die. When they were hit by the muskets, a huge gap was revealed.
This is how it is on the battlefield. Fighters are fleeting. If Shimazu Shigeki can be more decisive, Lu Xiangsheng will have no chance of survival.
A battalion of troops joined in, and Shimadzu Shigeki's main formation suddenly became chaotic.
"All the troops under the banner are pressing down on our formation. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy. All our warriors are pressing forward. We must not let the generals of the Ming army escape. Reinforcements will be here soon."
After Shimazu made arrangements, he immediately drew out his long sword and mounted his horse, preparing to command from a high position.
After receiving the news, Shimazu Tadayō reduced his pressure on Liu Xiang, but he still decisively sent 3,000 people to quickly reinforce Shimadzu Shigeki.
"Sir, it seems that the Ming people have no reinforcements."
Shimazu Tadayō was mentioned in this way by his retainer, and then he realized that the signal flare was just used by the Ming army in Shimazu Shigeki's main formation to ask for help: "The Ming people are cunning, and I almost fell into their trap. Send the order, Murakami Our team is under strict martial law and the Ming army has formed a large formation. If they attack, stand firm and block them. The rest of the people will surround them and first eliminate the Ming army on the side of General Chonggui."
Obviously, Shimazu Tadayaro understood that instead of dividing his troops to attack, it is better to concentrate superior forces to eat part of the opponent first, and then turn his troops to deal with the majority of the enemy.
Nurhachi also made this choice during the defeat of Sarhu, but obviously, what Shimazu Tadayaro faced was not the Ming army guard troops with all cold weapons, but a powerful firearms unit.
