Rows of green fireworks flew into the sky. The sky over the port shines beautifully.
The firecrackers who had been preparing for a long time inside the wall of the Royal Silver Hall of the Ming Dynasty lit the match ropes according to the drill, and climbed up the wall with a slightly panicked pace.
In the military residential area and the craftsman residential area, people quickly gathered and climbed onto the roofs.
If the leader of the Japanese pirates looks carefully at the map given to him by Dai Dehai, he will find these two residential areas, which are like two shoulders surrounding the Ming Dynasty Royal Silver.
This time the Japanese pirates' team was not obstructed, because Xu Qin had gathered people into two residential areas through tunnels or dark alleys.
Street fighting and entanglement can only dampen the momentum of Japanese pirates. To completely eliminate them, we need to fight head-on.
Luo Zhong's 700 men have not left at all. They are now in the nearby woods, like a hidden sharp arrow, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates' advance was so smooth this time that it aroused the suspicion of the leader.
"They seem to be waiting for us to attack, which is not good." The pirate leader said, touching his chin.
But he did not stop the attack. It was good that these people could still obey the command after the attack had reached this level. It has to be fought once.
The Japanese pirates carefully advanced towards the Ming Dynasty Royal Silver. There was no harassment and attack, and this time it was much easier.
When the team advanced to a hundred steps, Watanabe Hirano felt a little bad. The building was too thick and the wall was four feet high. They brought no siege engines.
"Bows and arrows are ready to suppress..." Watanabe Hirano ordered, and those with bows and arrows immediately aimed at the wall and moved forward carefully.
Ouyang Fei is one of Luo Zhong's subordinates, and is now responsible for training these new soldiers. If they are veterans, he will put these people within a hundred steps to fight.
But he didn't dare to command these new soldiers. He was about to reach a hundred steps. At this time, most of the bows and arrows had not yet reached the effective range, and the fire guns were already very lethal.
The archers among the Japanese pirates stared at the wall, gradually measuring the range of their shots. Before they reached the shooting range, they noticed a row of incense lights on the wall, followed by a crackling sound.
The man in the front row holding the shield fell down as soon as his body shook. A huge bloody hole was punched in the chest or stomach. He fell into a pool of blood and died.
The archer immediately released his arrows, and most of the arrows shot out and fell outside the wall. Before he could get close to shoot the second arrow, the firecrackers sounded again, and the rest seemed to be endless. With the whistle of Didi, the sound continued rhythmically. Shooting is like the gongs and drums of death.
Each time, he reaped a layer of his companions' lives. He was beaten without being able to fight back, which made the Japanese pirates very angry.
Hojo Jubei watched as his men fell down row after row. Every time the firecrackers were fired, a row of men fell down.
Just like peeling an onion, one layer at a time.
Before he could think of a way, the cannon on the roof went off. The iron ball-like shells tore through the crowd and exploded in the crowd. The place where the shells fell became the Shura Field.
After just a few shots, the team collapsed irrepressibly. The devilish artillery fire actually chased the team.
He could only lead the team back, and he keenly discovered that the firecrackers stopped going off after two hundred steps. After running far away, he worked hard to gather the team.
Inside the bank, seeing the Japanese pirates retreating, the new recruits were excited. Ouyang Fei was very dissatisfied, but didn't say much.
Because of the protection of the wall and the condescending position, these trained fire rifle soldiers followed the whistle nervously and mechanically from the beginning.
Now I see the Japanese pirates fleeing in panic, and their casualties are almost zero. Finally their confidence was established, and the idea of Japanese pirates just came up.
Ouyang Fei remembered what his young master said at the staff meeting. This is the difference between the two eras. Using a blunderbuss to attack an advantageous position with a cold weapon is bullying others.
It's a pity that these Japanese pirates don't understand this truth, and these recruits don't understand this truth even more. The more he got to know Huo Gun, the more he admired the young master's foresight.
The Japanese pirates' frontal attack was ineffective, so they threw corpses on the ground and retreated quickly.
"General, the enemy has been prepared for a long time, and the guns are powerful. We can't get in." Jubei Hojo found the leader.
"The thicker the shell, the tastier the flesh. Spread out the wings and be sure to crack it open."
The leader of the Japanese pirates gave the order.
Hojo Jubei looked at Watanabe Plains who also had a grimace on his face. The two of them could only follow the order and leave. Soon the Japanese pirates changed their formation, spread out toward the two wings, and tried to attack with bows and arrows.
I have to say that the Japanese pirates are really fierce. Sometimes they even rush forward risking their lives just to shoot an arrow.
The fire gun soldiers soon suffered sporadic casualties, and the Japanese pirates' two-wing formation was thin, so the effect was not very good. Artillery cannot achieve maximum damage.
The Japanese pirates paid a huge price and finally approached the courtyard wall, intending to dig through the wall. It turned out that the wall was unusually hard.
And just when they were trying to dig out the courtyard wall, many holes suddenly opened in the courtyard wall. Just when the Japanese pirates couldn't understand what was going on, they thought it was the appearance of Amaterasu.
He was sprayed close to the face with the firecracker that was stretched out. Many people screamed and lay outside the courtyard wall.
After the firecrackers, there are grenades, and after a burst of explosions, a pile of corpses are left. The Japanese pirates could only retreat temporarily.
The second attack left behind more than 300 corpses and many injured and screaming companions.
Japanese pirates are cruel by nature and have no regard for the life or death of their companions. Ignore these people.
"General, they are probably mobilizing troops through the tunnels. Since people are here, other places should be empty. It is better to avoid the reality and attack the fictitious to mobilize their troops."
Dai Dehai quickly saw the problem and immediately suggested it.
"Very good, let's do it like this. Watanabe Plains takes your people to the shopping area. Kill people and set fires as you like. Make a big noise."
The Japanese pirate leader tapped his palm with his military fan and nodded.
Watanabe Plains showed a cruel smile, this was his favorite thing to do.
Soon Xu Qin discovered that the Japanese pirates were divided into two. About seven to eight hundred people headed towards the shops.
The remaining people were still surrounding the Royal Silver. This was far beyond Xu Qin's expectation. Unexpectedly, the enemy actually divided his troops.
Another firework exploded, inconspicuous in the rising sun over the harbor, but still visible.
Luo Zhong led 700 gunmen and headed towards the shop, and Xu Qin was about to give the signal to attack freely.
But an unexpected situation was discovered, that is, a Japanese pirate wearing gorgeous armor came 200 steps away from Daming Bank.
This distance was considered a safe distance by the Japanese pirates, and he came to observe the situation.
In fact, the distance of the matchlock was 250 steps. The reason why the arquebuses were not fired at 200 steps was because Ouyang Fei believed that the accuracy of these recruits was not good enough. It was a waste of gunpowder, so I stopped shooting at 200 steps.
Now the leader of the Japanese pirates was standing two hundred steps away in ignorance.
"Snipe him..." Xu Qin shouted excitedly. But the distance was far away, and the people on the Royal Silver were not sure if they could hear it.
"Fire gun, give me the fire gun..." Xu Qin asked for the fire gun.
Xu Qin grabbed the gun from a soldier and aimed it at the leader. And the people on the Royal Silver also reacted.
"Everyone, focus your fire on the one who is dressed the best." Ouyang Fei and Xu Qin were in charge of the command.
This group of recruits obeyed the orders habitually, raised their fire guns and aimed them uniformly, and focused their fire on the leader of the Japanese pirates.
There was a crackling sound, and the people around the Japanese pirate leader fell down. The Japanese pirate leader was also knocked down and fell to the ground.
He was quickly covered with shields by his entourage and carried away quickly.
They retreated to what they thought was a safe distance, but instead reached a distance of one hundred and fifty steps from Xu Qin.
"General..." the attendant shouted.
"Baga..." The general spit out a mouthful of blood and cursed. He looked down at his gorgeous armor. Now that he was beaten beyond recognition, he felt that his sternum was broken.
Two hundred steps, although the fire cannon is not powerful enough to hit. But his armor is not only gorgeous, but also has very good defense. This saves one's life.
The Japanese pirate general had just stood up, but he didn't know that dozens of muskets were aimed at him from the direction behind him.
"Hit..." Xu Qin opened fire first, followed by another burst of fire.
As soon as the pirate leader stood up, he felt a hammer hit him on the back of his head. The world in front of me turns red.
And several of his followers fell down.
"General..." Hojo Jubei rushed over.
At this time, no one paid attention to the whistle sound. When they saw the enemy general lying down, they were still polite and started beating them with firecrackers.
It made the people here even more confused. Hojo Jubei tried several times to take away the general's body but failed.
The back of the general's head was blown open, and the white brain matter flowed out.
The artillery and firecrackers are almost non-stop, and holding on will only leave more corpses.
"Retreat, retreat..." Jubei Hojo said painfully.
