Faced with a situation where all three fronts were severely hit and frustrated, the Japanese troops retreated one after another. However, the Japanese generals and ministries knew very well that they could not afford to lose the battle before them, and they must find ways to overcome the difficulties at hand.
However, in the face of objective reality, the Japanese army actually had no good solution and could only rely on determination and will. Therefore, Inoue's house and Nomura Yu directly led the Kuroda Army's second right reserve division into battle.
Motoji Goto and Issei Kuroda returned to the main formation. Nomura Yunao showed an encouraging smile and said: "You two have worked hard and given us a chance to make a contribution. If the firepower of the Ming army has been exhausted by our visit, then we should I’ll write down my first achievement for you two.”
Kuroda Kazunari could not understand the encouragement in these words. Instead, he felt full of ridicule and ridicule. He replied with a stern face: "Nomura, please stop being sarcastic here. In my opinion, the Ming army has enough ammunition that it is almost unimaginable, and the follow-up will be difficult." I don’t know how many more troops there will be, but I’m afraid you won’t even be able to see the Ming army before you have to retreat!
Even if you can rush to the front of the Ming army and come back alive... Huh, don't forget to tell the lord and us how many people there are in this Ming army. "
Seeing that he was ungrateful, Nomura Yu's expression darkened, and he said indifferently: "Then I'll have to worry about it. But when I come back, I must have brought the enemy general's head to ask for credit. His Highness's face will look terrible by then. Don’t look ugly.”
Seeing that the two of them were almost quarreling, Inoue's house said dissatisfiedly: "Don't quarrel! We must be united in the battle, and we must not insult the name of the Kuroda family! We must go all out in every battle. If we can break the formation this time, It is our wish, but we must not be careless. If we cannot capture Lotus Mountain, the Kuroda family will be ridiculed!"
Goto Motoji sighed: "Your Highness Youemon, the strength of the Ming army is no child's play. Every step we take is extremely difficult. The firepower of this Ming army is continuous, and it may not even be as good as the Ming army during the Battle of Hokutokan." The main force of the Liaodong Army has slightly weaker firepower, which is really shocking.
I think this is most likely the main force of the Ming army, so please be careful. I will also advise the lord to see if another plan is needed. Finally, I wish you good luck in martial arts and a great victory this time. "
After Inoue's house thanked him, he and Yu Nao Nomura led the Ubei Second Division to attack.
After the right reserve second division team entered the battle, they did not rush to launch an attack, but faced off on the spot. Inoue no Fusa sent another half of his troops as a special force, led by Nomura Yunao, to take detours and attack sideways to test the situation, and planned to distract the Ming army before attacking from a flank.
Nomura Yuzhi led the special forces to advance, but after approaching, he was spotted by the observation post of Ming Dynasty Yang Shanshan's troops in the telescope. Yang Shanshan immediately turned to attack with 600 soldiers. Seeing that his march was exposed, Nomura Yu simply accelerated his march, and a scuffle broke out between the two armies.
This time, because the Japanese army finally sneaked closer, the Ming army only had time to fire two rounds of volleys before being approached for combat. It has to be said that although the Japanese army is overall shorter, their close combat capabilities are actually pretty good. Elite martial artists like Nomura Yunao, who have been practicing martial arts since childhood, even killed six or seven people in a row before meeting Yang Shanshan.
Fortunately, Yang Dengden is not easy to deal with. He is also a member of Jiubian Jiangmen. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has participated in many battles in recent years. He has good martial arts skills and battle experience.
The two fought against each other for more than ten rounds without deciding the outcome, but at this time, in terms of the overall strength of the two armies, the Ming army highlighted its equipment advantage - this Xuanda Ming army, as a direct lineage of high pragmatism, in the words of later generations, The armor coverage rate reached 100%, which allowed the Ming army soldiers to withstand many non-lethal attacks from the Japanese army. They soon gained the upper hand and then launched a counterattack.
After being approached, the Ming army responded temporarily and was able to launch a counterattack very quickly, which caught the Japanese army completely off guard. Although the fighting between the two sides was actually not long, the Japanese army was already fighting hard. Seeing this, Nomura Yunao knew that he would be completely defeated if he continued to fight, so he had to retreat with hatred.
On the other side, Inoue's house heard that the Rangers were fighting with the Ming army, and immediately ordered an attack on the Ming army's position. The artillery continued to drop iron bullets in the Japanese army's formation. At this time, the Japanese army discovered that it was better if the projectiles of the Ming army's artillery did not bounce. But if those solid projectiles bounced, it would definitely bring a series of casualties.
Inoue Zhifang was strictly ordered not to retreat and moved forward desperately. However, the firepower of the Ming army was too strong and it was difficult for Inoue Zhifang to advance. The infantry of the two armies once again exchanged fire, but under the suppression of the Ming army's artillery, the range of the Japanese iron artillery was difficult to effectively kill the "full armor rate" Ming army.
Although the Japanese army tried their best to avoid the artillery shells, they still suffered many casualties. In addition, not only the armor rate of their own army was not as good as that of the Ming army, but also the quality of the armor was not comparable, which made the casualties even more heavy.
This corresponds to one of the views that Gao Pragmatic has always insisted on: war is fought for money, and if money is to be spent with better results, it needs to be technologically advanced. In fact, if Gao Pragmatic is given the advantage of the armor of the Ming army, Seeing it in person, he would feel that it was not particularly big, because this Ming army originally had cavalry dismounted to fight, and they wore cavalry armor.
In fact, this thing is not as good as the armor specially made for infantry. It can basically only protect the upper body, and the thickness is thinner than infantry armor because of the weight of the horse.
However, compared to the Japanese army, such armor is already difficult to deal with - don't think that ordinary Japanese soldiers hold the so-called "Japanese swords" that many people boast about in later generations. Many people's weapons are actually nothing more than Iron-headed bamboo spears are of this grade.
One more thing, many Guangxi wolf soldiers who had just surrendered to Gao Pragmatic in the early years had also used iron-headed bamboo spears for a long time, but their iron-headed bamboo spears were actually far more sophisticated than those of most Japanese troops.
The reasons are not complicated. First, the "iron head" of their bamboo spears - that is, the spear tip - is supplied by Jinghua. It is of high quality and has considerable armor-breaking ability. Second, the main body of their bamboo spears is because the local area is rich in tung oil. And it has been extremely strengthened. If you can't deliberately find a very suitable angle to chop, even the Ming Army's own standard Yan Ling Dao will continue to chop, and will only slide or bounce away.
Japan is currently very short of resources other than gold and silver. Therefore, the Japanese army is far from being so particular about making bamboo spears. They can only choose better bamboo - which they are not short of - and rough processing is enough. .
As a result, the Japanese army's weapons and armor are inferior to those of humans. Although they no longer have to worry about being bombarded after a melee, their close combat ferocity can be brought into play, which is not inferior to that of the Ming army. But unfortunately, it was offset by the height and strength advantages of the Ming army, so naturally the more they fought, the more passive they became.
Inoue Nofusa was anxious and hoped that the Rangers could make a breakthrough. However, at this moment, he saw that the Rangers were defeated and moved closer to him. Inoue's house sighed deeply, knowing that there was no hope of breaking through, so he had to order the entire team to retreat first.
Later, Naoyuki Kuroda and Nobuyuki Kiriyama led the Zuobei Second Division and were ordered to attack again. Before the battle, Nobuyuki Kiriyama drank the sake of death with the whole team.
Kiriyama Nobuyuki was both encouraging and threatening, and said loudly: "Go out today, and if you win, you will not retaliate! Your bravery will move the gods and will be remembered by the world! The living will enjoy the glory of this life, and the families of the deceased will be protected by His Highness Taige. After reincarnation, they will be For daimyo and samurai! Anyone who is afraid will be regarded as a deserter and will be executed immediately! Parents, wives and children will also be punished by sitting together!"
After Kiriyama Nobuyuki gave the order, the entire team expressed their willingness to fight to the end - I don’t know whether it was true or not.
However, even so, the battle situation was still disappointing. Kuroda Naoyuki tried to force a breakthrough three times in a row and almost rushed to the front of the formation. However, he already suffered two wounds and was rescued by Kiriyama Nobuyuki. The Zuobei Second Division was almost completely destroyed.
Upon seeing this, Kuroda Nagamasa sighed: "I see that the Ming army's firepower is so intensive and repeated. I really don't know how many troops are here. They stand still and just use firearms to kill our troops. Such a battle situation is really a shame for our Kuroda family.
In my opinion, the firearms of the Ming army should be concentrated at the front of their position. If I can fight hard to capture that place and use the firearms for my own use, even if they have tens of thousands of people, I will be in an invincible position. "
Muli Youxin had a sad look on his face and said: "It is still unknown how strong the Ming army is. Just looking at the momentum, it seems that there is a large army in the battle, but I always feel that something is wrong. It is difficult to judge whether it is a conspiracy to suspect the soldiers..."
Kuroda Nagamasa reminded himself to be resolute, so he shook his head and ordered: "No matter what, we must capture this place. Even if the Ming army is several times more powerful than me, seizing the Ming army's firearms can turn the tide of the war.
To retaliate against others in the same way is bound to make their livers and gallbladders split apart! His Highness Xiuyuan is about to arrive, and my father will be arriving soon after. Victory will eventually belong to our army! As for now, let me reveal the reality of this Ming army. The winner of this battle can only be our Kuroda army! "
Therefore, Kuroda Nagamasa took his own troops of three thousand and launched an all-out attack. Perhaps because the lord was in charge, the morale of the Kuroda army soared, and they went forward one after another, risking their lives to charge. Kuroda Nagamasa ordered the troops to abandon defense and advance at full speed, regardless of the life or death of others, and not to be slow and fearful. He also ordered the iron artillery team to be within 70 steps of the Ming army before firing under cover.
The Ming army still responded step by step, with artillery and bows and arrows as usual, but this time they could not completely stop the Japanese advance. Ming general Niu Boying ordered a musket formation to meet the enemy. One hundred and twenty musketeers formed three rows to shoot alternately. At the same time, 20 people were left as a reserve team to avoid losses on the front without reinforcements.
In addition to muskets, the Ming army also launched a variety of rockets such as Shenji arrow chariots. Rocket firearms were one of the few "old weapons" retained by the Ming army after the high-pragmatic military reform. Not only were most of the types retained, and even increased research and development efforts, greatly increasing the rewards for the research and development of new rocket weapons.
Of course, in addition to rocket-type weapons, many "thunder"-type firearms were retained in the Ming army's firearms after the military reform, but generally speaking, they were mines and sea mines.
In addition to grenades, throwing "mine" weapons that require the use of equipment have been temporarily shelved due to some technical reasons.
In fact, this is mainly because Gao Pragmatic believes that "long-range bombing" should be the job of artillery and rockets. To achieve the "bombing" effect of these two weapons, they need professional artillery shells such as "explosive bombs" instead of engaging in A catapult throws the mines out to explode - with the development of science and technology, even if the accuracy of the catapult is not much different from that of artillery, the gap will be too big in the future. What's more, the catapult itself is too bulky and too maneuverable.
Due to these reasons, at this time, there were bursts of fire between the positions, stray bullets were fired, and artillery fired continuously. The Japanese army fought very hard. However, it is not without good news. They found that the firepower of the Ming Army has been significantly weakened due to many rounds of consumption. This may be a sign of insufficient inventory of gunpowder and projectiles in the Ming Army.
In fact, this is a misunderstanding. There are two main reasons for the weakening of the Ming army's firepower: first, the artillery barrel has been overheated after firing so many rounds, and the firing speed must be reduced; second, the Ming army's rocket weapons do not have automatic loading machines. After firing, you need to load them one by one. After shooting the ones that were loaded earlier, you have to load them while shooting.
At this time, the Kuroda Army's main force was within a hundred steps of the Ming Army. Seeing this, Kuroda Nagamasa ordered the iron artillery formation to fire, and at the same time sent a message to each division to launch a general attack.
Seeing the critical situation, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, Jie Sheng, also ordered the entire army to attack. At the same time, he ordered the firearms troops not to interrupt shooting. Niu Boying was worried that if the firearms were not interrupted, it would inevitably hurt his own side. Jie Sheng said: "We need to hold the line of defense first, so we say we are going to attack, but the number of people we can attack is only 600. The enemy is outnumbered and we must give as much as possible." The enemy suffered the greatest casualties, and at the same time, it also showed that the main force of the army was here at all times! No need to worry, you sit here while Yang Shanshan and I attack to meet the enemy."
The Kuroda Army has launched a full-scale general offensive, and the front line has engaged the Ming Army. The Ming Army's white pole soldiers have formed a formation to fight the enemy. These white-pole soldiers are worthy of being a famous force in history, especially when fighting in such mountainous and hilly landforms and fighting defensive battles, they are almost one to five.
The two sides fell into a big battle, and for a while there was a stalemate. Kuroda's team members would successively rush into the battlefield. The fierce general of the Kuroda family, Tomonobu Muzato, wields the famous 1-foot-long gun "Nippon" (it's really called that) and kills left and right. He is unstoppable, and finally meets Akira Akira.
Jie Sheng raised his sword to fight. The two of them each showed off their skills. After twenty rounds of exchanges, Jie Sheng gradually found it difficult to block Muli Yuxin's offensive. In addition, his spear "Japan" was inch longer and stronger. Jie Sheng's curved weapon in the hands of the Mongolian general It was very difficult to use the knife, and he was finally stabbed by it and knocked to the ground.
Muzato Tomo nobu was overjoyed and was about to take advantage of the situation to pursue the assassination, but was suddenly shot by a stray arrow in the right shoulder and leg, forcing him to retreat to his own formation. Kuroda Nagamasa once again encouraged the fighting spirit, howling and shouting to kill, and the Japanese army became more murderous.
At the critical juncture, a cavalry force came from behind each flank of Kuroda's army. Their momentum was swift and fierce, their military appearance was majestic, and they sent billows of dust and smoke that shocked the world.
Ming general Pogui led Li Penqiao and Liu Yujie led nearly two thousand fine cavalry to attack. Unlike the Ming army guarding the defense line just now, many of which were cavalry dismounted to fight, this Ming army cavalry that suddenly burst out was "professional people doing professional things."
After the Ming cavalry rushed in from both sides of Kuroda, Kuroda's army was immediately scattered and scattered, and the casualties doubled. Kuroda Nagamasa's expression changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "This is the main force! The Ming army used their own unit as bait, waiting for work, and strengthened the surprise attack of the special forces, which finally became a pincer attack. They made a mistake. They used Takeda Shingen's military commander Yamamoto Kansuke's Woodpecker War. Law!"
Of course, the Ming army didn't know anything about woodpeckers. This move was actually used frequently in the Ming army's battles. It was just a typical use of "using right combination to win by surprise".
Kuroda Nagamasa saw that his side had been defeated and hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat and flee to the rear, intending to meet up with Mouri Hidemoto first. At the same time, he was also vaguely worried. If the Ming army was so prepared in a place like Lianhua Mountain, wouldn't the "surprise attack" that his father expected have already failed before it even started?
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