Twenty thousand Japanese troops launched a general attack on Korea City. They first fired muskets and bows and arrows at the top of the city, overwhelming the Korean army so that they could not lift their heads. Then they pushed various siege equipment in preparation for the attack.
Like their coach, these Japanese troops are also full of confidence.
Although the Korean army did not directly open the city gate for them like before, what does it matter? They had already seen the opponent's weak combat effectiveness, and the Japanese army did not take the Korean army seriously at all.
After several rounds of strafing, all the Korean troops on the top of the city were hiding behind the battlements, which further strengthened the Japanese army's confidence that they were just a group of cowards.
When they get to the city, they will definitely flee!
Accompanied by shouts, Japanese soldiers continued to approach Pyongyang City.
And as they got closer and closer to the tall city wall, they also noticed that there were not only black muzzles sticking out between the battlements -
boom!
Countless artillery shells flew out. At this time, the Japanese army had entered the firing range, and they were hit mercilessly by the artillery!
The French artillery fired at an extremely fast rate, one after another, almost without stopping, bringing a dense rain of bullets to the battlefield.
The power of the general's cannon was so powerful that with one shot, a bloody alley was created among the Japanese troops. Countless Japanese soldiers were turned into minced flesh or fell to the ground wailing.
The sound of artillery shook the sky, and for a moment, except for the sound like thunder, no other sounds could be heard on the battlefield.
The soldiers who were not within range could not heed the commander's orders. They turned around and fled, refusing to step into the area of death no matter what.
When the sound of artillery finally stopped, the entire battlefield was in ruins.
The 3,000-strong vanguard of the Third Army was almost completely wiped out. The flat land was covered with large and small holes, with many broken limbs and broken arms lying inside.
Kuroda Nagamasa was dumbfounded, his voice was full of shock:
"Big, big tube! How can the Koreans get so many big tubes, and their power is so amazing!"
"It's like thunder from the sky!"
Before Japan launched the attack, they collected a lot of intelligence about North Korea. They knew that North Korea's firearms level was quite poor. The equipment was basically old-fashioned muskets. The artillery was about the same as Japan's, and there were not many. After all, Shengping 200 In the new year, it is no joke that the people do not know the soldiers.
So many artillery pieces, where did they come from? You must know that according to their intelligence, an artillery attack of this scale must be possible only with an army of tens of thousands, even if it is the Ming army!
This round of shelling confused the commander of the Third Army.
But soon, his shock turned into heartache, and then anger: this third army was his direct lineage, and more than 3,000 casualties were suffered at once, which can be said to be the biggest loss since the Japanese army entered Korea. At that time, he was full of hatred for the North Korean troops on the opposite side!
Because the order was issued late, Konishi's First Army ran behind the Third Army and suffered almost no losses, but his brows were also frowning.
Now is no longer the time to grab credit and property. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this city of Pyongyang is not simple. If nothing else, just this terrible firearm is a difficulty.
Fortunately, although Japan has few artillery, it still has some. They quickly thought of a weakness of the artillery-the slow reloading speed.
Even a Franchise machine will fall into a long reloading period after the gun is used up.
The two came up with a way - multiple attacks!
They found more than 3,000 surrendered Korean troops and attacked the city wall.
Sure enough, they were greeted by another round of surging shelling, and the battlefield was cleared once again.
Governor Konishi keenly noticed that this time the Franchise fired only a few rounds before it stopped roaring. Apparently, the reserve of the gun had been exhausted and it was time to start refilling it by hand.
He was overjoyed and immediately ordered the First Army to launch a general attack!
The Japanese army stepped onto the battlefield cautiously. Two hellish experiences had given them a huge fear of the artillery, and the soldiers in front were even more prepared to die.
But until they were halfway to the battlefield, the cannon sound that symbolized death did not sound for a long time.
A voice came from somewhere:
"Their big canisters are being reloaded, please hurry up!"
And with this voice, the morale of the entire First Army rose again!
As if they were back to the situation of fighting the "normal" North Korean army, they shouted and rushed towards the city wall.
They firmly believed that without artillery, the North Korean army would be easily defeated by them just like before.
However, when they stepped into a certain distance, accompanied by the sound of a drum from the top of the city, densely packed North Korean soldiers emerged from behind the battlements.
They held muskets in their hands, pointed them at the Japanese soldiers below, and lit the match ropes.
Perhaps the former North Korean troops cowered like rats in front of these Japanese troops, their aiming hands would shake, and they would even fire without permission, disrespecting orders, etc., but at this time they seemed very calm.
The instructor's admonishment was on the one hand, and the huge losses caused by the artillery to the Japanese troops was on the other hand. They watched countless Japanese troops being destroyed, and now the fear in their hearts had dissipated a lot.
"Snapped!"
With a row of guns, the Japanese soldiers at the front fell down.
The accuracy of the matchlock gun was not high, but despite the large number of people and the densely packed bullets, a large row of Japanese soldiers were beaten into sacks.
With the instructor shouting at the top of his lungs, they quickly retreated, and another row of soldiers came forward behind them to maintain constant firepower.
Three-stage attack is a simple and unpretentious tactic, but it has miraculous effects.
When conquering the Nanyang Islands, the Luzon Army used this tactic to destroy countless indigenous countries. Now the Korean army, under the guidance of instructors, relied on this tactic to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army.
However, the Japanese army was not a vegetarian. They had just experienced the chaos of the Warring States Period and had rich combat experience. They quickly organized and fired at the North Korean army at the top of the city.
After two rounds of shooting, hundreds of people were killed on both sides.
At this time, the Luzon instructors at the top of the city also discovered that the North Korean army had begun to become confused. They were pushing and shoving and refused to open fire at the top of the city.
When the wind was favorable, they were extremely brave, but now once the Japanese army counterattacked, they immediately returned to their former appearance, greedy for life and afraid of death, and no one was willing to go to the front row to bear the attack.
The fighting quality of the Japanese army was obviously much better. Although there were hundreds of casualties, the team was still organized and launched another salvo.
More than a hundred North Korean soldiers who were pushing fell to the ground, and the remaining North Korean soldiers retreated in horror. The Japanese army took this opportunity to advance again, and Konishi Yukinagawa and Kuroda Nagamasa seemed to see the dawn of victory!
The next moment, the dawn was shattered.
The artillery had completed loading during this time, and at this critical moment they began to roar again.
The formation of the First Army had not yet dispersed. More than two thousand people were killed on the spot, and the remaining soldiers fled.
Yukinagako Konishi and Kuroda Nagamasa watched all this with dark faces.
In one day's attack, they lost more than 5,000 men, a quarter of their strength.
The two of them knew in their hearts that there was a high probability that they would not be able to capture the city.
But they were unwilling to give in after all, and stayed on the outskirts of the city for two days, launching several small-scale sneak attacks. As a result, thousands more people died, and finally they had to retreat in dismay.
The battle can no longer continue. Their number of people is smaller than that of North Korea, and now they are still suffering such heavy losses. Not to mention the small number of troops, their morale has fallen to the bottom.
They dared to come before because they knew that the North Korean army had little combat effectiveness, but the defenders of Pyongyang told them through their actions that they were different.
The opponent's combat power and equipment are completely different from before!
Governor Konishi didn't dare to stay any longer. At least a few thousand people had died now. If it was delayed any longer, once they turned it around, it would be possible for the whole army to be annihilated!
This was Governor Konishi's overthinking. Seeing that the opponent was able to repel his attack, he thought that the opponent's combat effectiveness was very strong. However, in fact, in just seven days, the nature of the North Korean army did not change. It was entirely due to the lack of Japanese troops. Just defense and sharpness of firearms.
After Yan Zichong learned that the Japanese troops had retreated, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sternly rejected the requests of several North Korean generals to leave the city to pursue them.
These guys, after a victory, they can't tell the difference between the king and the king.
The fact is that if there is no city wall and the battle is in the wild, the rate of fire of the matchlock gun is far from enough to stop the Japanese cavalry, even with artillery.
And according to the instructors' observations, when these North Korean troops and cavalry reach a distance of about a hundred steps, these guys will definitely flee without fighting.
The only way for North Korea now is to hold on and wait for the arrival of the Ming army capable of fighting the Japanese army in the field.
Thanks to "Silence Little C" for the tip, thank you!
(End of chapter)
