"stop"
"jump"
A sudden shell fell and exploded not far in front of the shogunate's army. The sound was like the explosion of large fireworks and firecrackers, dull and powerful.
I saw that a crater was instantly exploded on the originally flat ground, causing the soil to scatter and dust to rise.
This sudden incident made the shogunate army, who were in a good atmosphere and were discussing what they were going to eat for dinner, immediately become nervous.
"This is it, the enemy is coming."
At this time, there were many flags in the shogunate's army. Many warriors with fierce masks on their faces and two flags tied to their backs were turning over and walking quickly on the battlefield to maintain military discipline.
"General, the enemy has appeared two miles away. Judging from their current footsteps, they will arrive in front of us in a tea time at most." A legend wearing light armor on his back and two flags on his back Nobuhiro was riding his horse and quickly came to Tokugawa Ieji, dismounted and paid homage.
"I understand, retreat." Tokugawa Ieharu ordered expressionlessly.
"Yes, I will obey my orders."
Only a dozen breaths after the first shell exploded, the second shell struck again. Different from the deviation of the first time, this time it landed accurately among the shogunate's army. The shell exploded and took away There were three people nearby, and a few were injured and screaming.
"Damn it, this is the enemy's artillery test. You can't passively take a beating, otherwise the army will collapse soon." As someone who had fought against the Yijun, Tokugawa Ieharu naturally understood what they were going to face next.
Therefore, Tokugawa Ieharu ordered the army to charge forward without hesitation.
In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is not worth mentioning. The next battle is when the strength of both sides will be demonstrated.
"jump jump jump"
After the second artillery shell, the next step was the sound of intensive artillery bombardment.
Although the land around Edo Castle is rarely flat, it is obviously impossible to fully deploy the shogunate's more than 90,000 troops on the frontal battlefield.
Therefore, Tokugawa Ieharu deployed the "pin" formation, with nearly 40,000 troops deployed on the front and more than 10,000 troops on the left and right wings. Thirty thousand elite troops were left behind as a surprise attack and reserve army.
In order to ensure his elite strength and the ability to fight on the battlefield in the future, Tokugawa Ieharu ordered all the newly captured strong men to be sent to the battlefield. There were more than 30,000 in the frontal battlefield, and almost 10,000 in the two wings. .
According to Tokugawa Ieharu's idea, it would be best if these strong men could rush directly into the Yi army's position, then he could directly press all the soldiers up, even if it is a ten-for-one exchange loss ratio, Tokugawa It’s not that the family can’t accept it.
Otherwise, it doesn't matter even if all these strong men are killed or wounded, they still can't reach the forward of the Yi army. At least they can greatly consume the ammunition of the Yi army. After all, the ammunition that can be replenished by the Yi army is limited after crossing the sea. After the Yijun's ammunition has been almost exhausted and their physical strength has been greatly depleted, their opportunity will come.
When the time comes, he will mobilize his most elite reserve army to give the Yu Yi army a final blow, and he will surely be able to defeat the invading Yi army, throwing down their armor and fleeing.
Thinking of this, Tokugawa Ieharu couldn't help but smile slightly.
Amidst the sound of artillery fire, the captured men were being driven forward by the shogunate's war supervisors brandishing sabers.
Sure enough, white rice is not that easy to eat.
If you don't follow, you will be killed now. If you rush over, you may still survive.
For the slim chance of survival, those strong men could only clench their teeth trembling with fear and force themselves to rush forward, hoping to break out of this terrifying sea of death exchanged by artillery fire as soon as possible.
Under the sound of artillery, I don't know how many people fell. People inside could only hear the deafening explosion, but they might not be able to hear anything else.
Broken limbs and broken bodies, flesh and blood flying everywhere.
For civilians who have never killed anyone or seen any dead people in their lives, this is hell on earth.
However, I haven’t seen hell yet.
The end.
"Report, the enemy has entered within one mile."
"Four hundred meters"
"Three hundred meters"
"Everyone has it, fire."
Following the order, gunfire erupted from the Yijun's simple position, and the black holes of the gun barrels were filled with flames.
The sound of machine gunfire mixed with the continuous firing of rifles was like a desperate sound, constantly harvesting the lives of the strong Japanese men rushing in front.
On the broad and flat land, a body shot by bullets fell down in just a few dozen breaths. Under the screams, blood flowed from each body to the ground.
At first, the ground could quickly absorb the blood flowing on it, but as more and more people died, the ground could no longer absorb the blood quickly. The blood was like a stream, gathering in other places.
The battle started for only five minutes, and even the Yi army couldn't count how many rounds of ammunition they fired at the opposite side, but what lay ahead was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
At this time, the Yi army's bombardment of the shogunate had stopped.
The area bombarded by the Yijun army was full of potholes, and there were broken corpses everywhere. The smell of blood was accompanied by the smell of various burnt corpses, making people feel sick when they smell it.
The Gatling gun on the Yijun position gradually began to emit white smoke under high-intensity shooting. Fortunately, the cold weather accelerated its cooling.
The second line of defense, where machine guns, rifles and grenades were intertwined, made the strong men who rushed forward feel deep despair.
Looking at the waves of falling companions in front of them, the countless bloody corpses around them, and the wounded howling sadly, under the stimulation of death, some strong men began to flee back without any care.
At this moment, they would rather go back and face the saber of the supervising team than stay here for a moment longer.
If there is one, there will be two, and the forward army started running behind in a swarm.
Seeing that the people in front kept running back, those who were forced to run forward naturally started running back as well.
At this time, the people supervising the battle team also pressed forward, and kept coming forward to yell, curse, and kill the fleeing people, hoping to stop the army's defeat. However, no matter how they cursed and killed, they still could not stop the army. Image of defeat.
And those people who were captured to be young men were already angry, but when they encountered the supervising team who wanted to kill them, they could not hold back their breath. They picked up the weapons in their hands and fought with the supervising team. The battlefield was once in chaos.
"Didi, Didi, Didi"
The charge horn sounded on the battlefield. How could the strong men who were originally frightened birds still have the courage to stay on the battlefield, and the pace of their retreat accelerated a bit.
