Moreover, after the navy army returned from defeat yesterday, most of the samurai who could clearly explain what they saw and heard on the battlefield were killed. Those who came back either did not see clearly what was happening on the battlefield, or were so frightened that they could not explain clearly. They only said that there were three giant ships. There are countless artillery pieces on it! I was also scolded by several family elders, who only said that they were scared out of their wits!
So now that they see new warships, they naturally have to pay more attention, and after looking at them, they thought they were mediocre. So after they discussed for a while, when they saw three cruisers approaching, they picked up their telescopes and watched carefully again, wanting to see what the Ming army on the opposite side was capable of, which scared those battle-hardened veterans. Panic!
Just as they were watching, they suddenly saw the gun door on the side of the opponent's ship open, and dozens of artillery were pushed out! In an instant, the three ships turned into hedgehogs that exploded with thorns! This was when Shimazu Yoshihisa and others realized that the soldier who reported the news did not tell lies!
Seeing so many artillery pieces on the other side's ship, Shimazu Yoshihisa immediately dropped his binoculars and said loudly: "Quickly tell the people on the dock to withdraw! Hurry!"
Not only Shimazu Yoshihisa panicked, but his three younger brothers and other retainers also changed their expressions when they heard it. They all shouted loudly and ordered the people next to them to wave their flags! But there is no time at this time! The three cruisers were already more than 200 steps closer to the pier, and the right side of the ship was aimed at the pier as soon as the hull was horizontal! Then a volley of cannons sounded, and hot iron balls hit the densely packed troops on the dock!
The distance of more than two hundred steps was very close to the artillery, so all the artillery pieces hit in the first round! Those cannonballs smashed into the crowd, either taking off heads or arms, and instantly set off waves of blood among the crowd. The dock was filled with screams and a sea of blood!
Then the other two cruisers also fired across the hull and fired at the pier. Just after they fired one round, Liu Haojia's flagship had already turned to starboard and aimed its left side gun at the pier, and then fired another salvo. !
After the two rounds of preloaded artillery were fired, the three cruisers immediately lowered their sails and slowed down their speed, drawing a semicircle around the pier, while the gunners cheered and filled in the cannonballs and chain shells. Fire it out of the barrel!
At this time, the ship was already within a hundred steps of the dock, but the dense shells hit the Japanese in such a panic that they could not even think about counterattack! So far, not even a lead bullet has hit the string of the boat! Looking at the Japanese, they were hit twice by solid artillery shells on the unobstructed dock, and their morale had plummeted! Fortunately, solid shells cause linear damage, and not many people are killed or injured. But it's different when you switch to shotgun shells and chain shells!
These two things were originally prepared for dense crowds. When the fleet hit them, the Japanese only saw a few more blood holes on the bodies of the people around them, and the sound of the chain belt just whizzing in was already frightening! Among the crowd looking at it, the straight chain can tell a story in half!
Especially under extremely coincidental circumstances, a chain bullet happened to fly over a person's shoulder, and it brought up a series of flying heads! This scene was really scary, so after just two rounds of progressive shooting, the Japanese soldiers on the dock completely collapsed and backed away crying!
When the three cruisers saw that the Japanese began to retreat, they chased and fired two rounds before stopping their fire. They stopped shooting because although the Japanese were still within shooting range, the crowd was scattered and they couldn't hit a few people if they fired, so it was better to save some ammunition.
Then the three cruisers turned around and fired continuously at the soldiers on the shore. These soldiers had long seen what happened to their companions on the dock just now, and they were already scared out of their wits! Fortunately, they got the military order to retreat in time. Although there was a small loss, they finally escaped from the range.
As soon as they evacuated, the entire dock and its surrounding area became empty. Liu Haojia waved his flag, and a large number of ships came forward one after another, and easily docked at the dock! Then a large number of soldiers cheered and ran down the gangplank, formed a formation on the pier and slowly pushed outward! So the login that worried Liu Haojia the most was completed so easily!
Shimazu Yoshihisa was furious when he saw this situation, but he still kept his voice steady and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a small setback before the war. After all, the war hasn't started yet! If you think about these Ming troops coming across the sea, they must not have many troops!" We have already exhausted all the elites of my Shimazu family here, and once they leave the range of the artillery, I can defeat them with one blow!"
The other retainers also calmed down under his influence and responded in unison. Then Shimazu Yoshihisa waved his troops and said: "Okay, you don't have to watch the battle here. Each of you will return to your own formation and then meet under the horse seal. Yoshihiro, I will leave the defense of the city to you!"
The retainers responded in unison and dispersed. Shimazu Yoshihiro and others stood aside. As for Shimazu Yoshihisa, he remained silent for a moment at the top of the city before walking down the city wall surrounded by several Hatamoto warriors and minor surnames. He had already set up a garrison on a small high hill outside the city, and erected flags and horse seals!
By the time he arrived under the banner of the formation, the retainers had already directed the soldiers to form more than a dozen square formations, with iron cannon ashigaru and archers in the front row. It seems that he plans to attack his opponent with a long-range weapon first. Behind them are the spear ashigaru and samurai groups, and there are actually two teams of cavalry on the left and right wings. It can be said that they are all elite! Read the book
Shimazu Yoshihisa is a smart man. When he interrogated the defeated soldiers, he guessed that the civilian army would definitely land. So he mobilized all the troops around Kagoshima overnight and organized them overnight. Although he looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, he also knew that the war should not be ignored, so he still prepared for the battle seriously!
After sitting on the horse again, Shimazu Yoshihisa picked up the binoculars and looked at the pier. He saw that the Wu'an Army soldiers who had just gathered were lining up in the open space outside the pier. But in his opinion, these Ming Army soldiers were very different from the Ming Army soldiers he knew.
First of all, these Ming army soldiers did not wear fat jackets, but wore tight-fitting clothes, which looked very neat. It’s just that there is a shiny breastplate on the chest! The shape of this breastplate is quite strange. It is connected directly from the throat to the lower abdomen. It is actually one piece and looks very strong.
Then the formation they put up was also extremely weird. They actually formed a hollow square formation with four in front and five in the back. There were no sword and shield soldiers in this square, only four spearmen in the four corners. However, the spears in their hands were almost over one foot, and they looked extremely flexible as they swayed in the wind! Shimazu Yoshihisa could see that the spears at the four corners would fall down just enough to cover the entire formation.
