Seeing that there was already a fight on the pier, the sailor in charge of the assault boat turned the handle and drove the boat very fast.
On the shore, the warriors hiding in the shelter have roughly understood that the opponent's ship is too big to dock, and it can transport up to ten people ashore at a time. If these were all rapid-fire guns, there would be nothing we could do to defeat them. Now we can only take advantage of the opponent's small number of people and unstable foothold, and rush over to repel the enemy at the risk of casualties.
After thinking about this, the warrior leader ordered his men to dismantle the door panels of each courtyard, and ordered people to quickly go to the market to find two big eight carts (wooden hand-pushed flatbed trucks, literally meaning that one cart can be worth eight dollars). Personal ability.)
After the men got the door panels and the truck, the warriors first used ropes and wooden frames to tightly tie the four door panels around the body, then spread two layers of quilts outside and wet them with water. Two archers stood behind the door panel, four people were arranged behind to push the cart forward, and the rest hid behind the cart to act as death squads. When approaching the enemy, the archers used door panels and wet quilts to block the enemy's musket fire, and at the same time fired cold arrows to disturb the enemy's sight. After the big car desperately approached, the death squads hiding behind the car rushed out. In addition, other archers and iron gunners fired cold arrows from hidden locations such as on roofs and behind houses.
While the warriors were busy preparing, Sea Dog and other eight people were loading bullets into their pistols.
Because of Fang Hua, the chemistry teacher, Beihai Town has realized the production of nitrocellulose paper. Therefore, Sea Dogs and the others load paper-packed fixed-load ammunition, which increases the loading speed to a certain extent.
Sea Dog first took out the paper-packed fixed-loading bullets from the cowhide box on his left waist. These paper-packed bullets were composed of 1.6 grams of black powder and 5.2 grams of spherical lead bullets. He first inserted a fixed-loading bullet into the chamber of the rotating magazine, then used the folding depressing lever under the barrel to press the bullet into the magazine, then rotated the magazine and repeated the same action five times. Finally, he took out a pair of flash caps from the cowhide box on his right waist, and put them one by one on the anvil at the end of the magazine.
For Beihai Town, if it exports Type 84 revolvers in the future, it only needs to strictly control the number of flash caps and nitrified paper. Even if someone could imitate a revolver, it would be useless without a flash cap. Don’t forget, this is still the era of single-barreled percussion guns, and they all have smoothbore barrels.
After the two guns were loaded with bullets, the sea dog had an idea, bent down and ran to the two dead companions, took the four guns and the ammunition from the other party, and began to install the ammunition.
As he pressed the bullet, he looked back at the sea. The assault boat has stopped by the Thor's gangway, and the next group of soldiers is quickly boarding the ship.
"Seal dogs! They're coming up!" The companion's low cry brought the seal dogs' attention back. Two strange carts came out from behind a house. The four warriors standing on them raised their bows and nocked arrows. With a "swish" sound, a heavy arrow flew past the sea dog's hat.
Immediately afterwards, there was a "bang" not far away, and a companion was hit by the iron gunner on the roof. He vomited blood and fell to the ground.
"Fuck your mother! Baga! Stupid bird!" The sea dog opened his mouth angrily and cursed, ranging from Mandarin to island dialect to Ainu. He put down the pistol he was loading, grabbed the other one and shot. After seeing it, the archery warrior on the cart hurriedly bowed and hid behind the door panel.
Perhaps because of the distance, several "Boom" shots were fired, and blackened bullet holes appeared on the door panel covered with wet quilts, with smoke rising.
The samurai hiding behind the door panel was surprised to find that he was fine. He excitedly shouted to his companions who were following behind the big eight carriage: "It can't be penetrated! It can't be penetrated!"
All the warriors and civilians cheered in unison, and their morale was high. The peasants began to push the big cart desperately, rushing towards the position of the seal and the others. When they were still thirty steps away from Sea Dog and the others, dozens of warriors following the big eight carriages appeared with a shout, holding one or two spears and stabbing them.
(The total length of the spear in the island country is not long. One is equivalent to the current 1.8 meters. The most common length is three and a half, which is about 2 to 3 meters long. Generally, 2 and a half meters are the most common. In special circumstances, it is enough. Qingye uses an extra-long bamboo gun handle of five to six meters, the longest is 10 meters.)
Sea Dog and the others were dodging back and forth while firing at the warriors who were charging forward. The stasis effect of .36-caliber lead bullets is quite good. Basically, anyone who is shot in the torso will be knocked down with one shot; not to mention the seals, they will be shot at least twice in one hit.
It's just that there are so many people on the other side, and Sea Dog and the others only have eight people. After a while of fighting, the bullets in other people's guns had been exhausted. These Ainu warriors had been training like crazy for several months in Beihai Town. They picked up the spears or samurai swords that fell on the ground and started bloody hand-to-hand combat.
They don't care, they find an enemy and they will kill him. The surrounding warriors and civilians were frightened by the behavior of these people like mad dogs, and they hesitated to attack.
The leading samurai saw the approaching clippers on the sea in the distance. He raised his samurai sword and ordered the others: "Hit them one by one and kill them! Quick!"
"Ha!" A group of warriors and civilians couldn't care less, shouting and surrounding them. Several spears were thrust out at the same time, and three more Ainu warriors were killed.
On the other side, the revolver in Sea Dog's right hand was empty of bullets. He threw it at an oncoming warrior and hit him in the face. The warrior screamed as he was burned by the hot barrel, and a blood-red mark suddenly appeared on his face.
Sea Dog was about to take out another pistol when he saw a flash of cold light from the opposite side, and the head of a spear over a foot long was stabbed at his chest.
The seal screamed, shrunk back, and rolled far away with several somersaults. Taking advantage of the opportunity of rolling, the gun was already in hand, and he fired several shots at the warriors who rushed up. When the few warriors fell after being shot, the sea dog pointed the gun at the leader of the warriors with a grin, and pulled the trigger.
"Click~" The magazine rotated and made an empty sound. "Oops!" The sea dog muttered something bad, dropped the revolver in his hand, and was about to pick up the long gun on the ground for a hand-to-hand fight. Then there was a dense sound of gunfire behind him. The sound of the gunfire was completely different from the sound of the Type 84 revolver. A dozen of the warriors in front of him quickly fell.
"A bunch of stupid birds!" Sea Dog shouted while holding up a two-chambered gun. He chased the fleeing warriors and stabbed them randomly. From time to time, panicked civilians were stabbed in the calf by him and fell to the ground screaming.
On the Thor, Deng Fei stood on the compass deck and held up his binoculars. He looked at the sea dog chasing the escaped warrior alone on the pier in the distance, and cursed: "What a mad dog!"
If he hadn't noticed in time that Sea Dog and the others were in critical condition, and if he hadn't sent out a squad under Rikichi, none of the ten Ainu warriors who landed first would have survived; if it hadn't been for the fact that this time they came to occupy rather than destroy, Matsumae The city was still left to Tuka, so Deng Fei had already ordered the artillery fire.
Deng Fei put down his telescope and ordered Pan Xiucheng on the walkie-talkie: "This group of Ainu people can't do it! Your troops will land first and occupy the dock. Remember, those sampans must be kept, we have to use them to Transport people ashore. Over!”
"Yes! Occupy the dock and protect the ship! Over!"
An hour later, Pan Xiucheng finally saw the bloody seal on the dock. The medical soldiers were about to bandage him, but they couldn't find any wounds on his body. This guy showed his big yellow teeth and said nonchalantly: "I'm not injured, go and save my brother quickly!"
After this hand-to-hand battle, seven of the ten people died, two were seriously injured, and only the sea dog was alive and kicking. Pan Xiucheng shook his head with a wry smile, and then ordered someone to release a smoke signal flare.
Seeing blue smoke rising in the dock area, Deng Fei ordered other Ainu warriors to board the ship and go ashore. As more and more Ainu warriors landed, the dozens of small morning boats anchored in the port were all used to transport people ashore.
On the compass deck, the drone quickly rose and headed towards Matsumae Castle. Deng Fei saw on the screen that all the warriors of Matsumae Domain had withdrawn into the city. Inside several double-layered oars, figures swayed, and it was obvious that there were archers or iron gunners hiding inside. Behind the gate of the castle, a dozen mounted warriors with helmets and armor were gathering, followed by a group of pikemen and archers on foot.
The temple on the hilltop on the east side of the castle was densely packed with civilians fleeing the war. Some people saw the black drone flying in the sky, pointed at it and shouted.
After Deng Fei took back the drone, he took Liji to find Tuka and explained to him the situation of Songqian City.
"How are you going to fight?"
Tuka had already learned bad things from Zhao Xin. The guy rolled his eyes and remembered what Zhao Xin had told him before, so he said to Deng Fei: "I will send people from other tribes to go up first. If it doesn't work, you can go up and fight again."
After another hour, Tuka finally boarded the dock with the chiefs of other tribes. It was already past noon, and while thousands of people were eating a meal of solid food, Matsumae Castle Town was already in a state of chaos.
The empty houses near the docks have been occupied by Ainu people from various tribes. These people searched the houses for everything they could take away, packing a lot of large and small bags; even the rush mats spread in other people's homes. All packed.
Deng Fei looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and his nose became crooked with anger. He quickly called Pan Xiucheng and ordered him to lead two platoons to guard the gate of Songqian City to prevent the enemy from leaving the city for a sneak attack.
Unexpectedly, Pan Xiucheng had been prepared for it. After he changed his defense to Pingyuan Town, he gradually realized that the Ainu were unreliable in fighting. When they sent out smoke bombs, they had already sent people to guard the gate of Matsumae Castle.
Deng Fei took a deep breath and patted Pan Xiucheng on the shoulder to express his praise. He decided to be his own navy from now on and never get involved in the Marines again. He also ordered Liji to send a platoon on assault boats and morning boats to patrol the sea near the port to prevent anyone from escaping.
Before boarding the ship, Tuka had already negotiated with several tribes. He said that in addition to not burning, killing and looting the civilian areas on the east bank of the river, whoever captured Matsumae Castle would be able to take half of the gold and silver treasures and captured weapons inside, and the rest would be distributed among other tribes participating in the attack. And he only wants a complete castle.
As the conch horn sounded, more than a thousand Ainu warriors from other tribes on the dock began to gather and prepare to attack Matsumae Castle. But when a group of people arrived at Matsumae Castle, they were all in trouble. How on earth could they defeat this city?
Matsumae Castle is a flat mountain castle, with a total of five gates including Otemon. In addition to Honmaru, Ninomaru, Sanonomaru, there is also Tonomaru. Outside the city wall is a moat, and a bridge that can accommodate two horses running parallel connects the city gate and the castle town. In addition, there is a city gate at Tounomaru; but if you want to attack there, you need to face the hail of bullets from the two oars at the corner of the city wall.
As soon as the tribal leaders gather together, let's go and steal the house first! As a result, several houses on the docks were demolished and the wooden beams dug out were used as battering rams. The Ainu people had removed the door panels of the small houses that had not yet had their courtyard doors removed, and used them as shields against stray arrows.
In Matsumae Castle, the retainers of the Matsumae clan and members of the investigation team from the shogunate were fully armed. They already knew that the people outside the city were the Ainu. This incident puzzled everyone. When did the Ainu people become so brave? How dare you collude with the red-haired barbarians to attack Songqian City!
Amid shouts of death that shook the sky, the Ainu began their first siege. Two hundred Ainu people held the Qing army's hard bows or their own hunting bows and fired arrows into the city. Dozens of Ainu warriors carried the dismantled large wooden beams, rushed across the bridge, and slammed into the Otemon gate.
More than a hundred meters away from the moat, two platoons of Beihai Town soldiers hid behind bunkers piled with wood and debris, pointing their guns at the city head and gate to prevent Matsumae Fan from counterattacking.
Another group of troops followed the moat all the way east. They held up the wooden door panels and iron pots, resisted the arrows and projectiles flying down from the double oars, rushed up the steps, and attacked the gate of Tonomaru.
Deng Fei had long seen the role of the double oar. As long as it was destroyed, the gate of Tonomaru could be captured. Then go through the courtyard at the back and capture the Honmaru. He ordered Liji to lead two platoons to continuously fire at the double oars, intending to block the opponent's firepower.
It is a pity that the Matsumae clan seemed to understand what the fall of the castle meant. They hid in the strong stone castle, avoiding the bullets fired by Beihai Town, and at the same time looked through the wooden fence on the window to the people below and the steps of the Tounomaru gate. The Ainu started shooting.
At first, these samurai and ashigaru tried to use wooden shields and bamboo bundles to resist bullets. When they found that these defensive equipment could not resist the bullets at all, they simply gave up the attack on the Ainu people in the south and aimed their main targets at the people who rushed to the area. Ainu people on the stairs.
The price paid for this attack was the most tragic. Starting from the corner under the double oars, the entire path was filled with shot Ainu warriors. Everyone who rushed around the corner tried to lift the thick wooden beam and attack the Tounomaru gate on the steps, but was soon hit by an arrow in the back and fell to the steps.
At this time, in the second oar, dozens of ashigaru responsible for archery were exhausted. The price for killing a large number of enemies is that your hands are covered in blood from being strangled by the bowstring.
Following Tuka's order, the crazy sea dog appeared again. In full view of everyone, this guy led a hundred Sachuan tribe warriors armed with double guns, and under the cover of Liji's troops, approached the gate of Tonomaru. Sea Dog first asked dozens of his men to raise their guns and shoot at the windows of the second oar. At the same time, he asked a dozen people to lift the beams that had fallen on the steps, shouting slogans, and hit the door.
(End of chapter)
