"Boom, boom!"
There was a violent roar in the ears, and the prisoner-killing cannon equipped by the Ming army once again spit out two long tongues of flames, thick smoke, and deadly metal projectiles! They had tasted the benefits of the previous shelling, so now they could not help but reload ammunition a little faster. Some of the guys who succeeded even took off their fat coats and went bare-chested. Working hard there, they didn't care how many Japanese were killed by the shells, they just speeded up loading, launching, and resetting to win by quantity!
"Hurry up and load the gun with the gunpowder. Listen to my order. When the artillery stops, give the Japanese some color!" Unlike the cheerful Ming Dynasty allies, Kang Lin's face was so gloomy at this time that he was almost dripping with water. Come on, he had just observed carefully that the pirate-killing cannons equipped by the Ming army were quite powerful, and the scattered particles fired could effectively stop the enemy's attack. However, the main force of the Japanese pirates did not suffer a fatal blow! In fact, except for the first wave of Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties from artillery fire, the rest of the Japanese pirates lay on the ground and escaped from the dense sand washing. Of course, there were also a few unlucky guys who were killed by artillery fire. Hands and legs were broken, and lives were lost, but this did not affect their subsequent actions! There are even some experienced ronin veterans who have begun to guess how many rounds the Ming army's small cannons can fire before they explode. It seems that as the saying goes "good things never go out, bad things spread thousands of miles", the reputation of the Ming Dynasty's crude firearms is not only in their own minds. Knowing everything, even the enemy knows it well! Therefore, Kang Lin took advantage of the fact that the Japanese pirates could still be suppressed by destroying the Japanese pirates, and immediately issued the order to load the handguns to his personal followers, because he firmly believed that once the artillery fire stopped, the enemy who had been silent for the time being would transform into a crazy hungry wolf. Launch a fierce attack on the courtyard wall you are defending! By then, with more than a dozen flint-haired muskets and more than twenty one-pound improvised explosive barrels in his hands, he would have the confidence to lead his men to fight a bloody path through the thousands of troops!
"Master, don't worry, we have all loaded our muskets. We will wait for your order later. We will fire all muskets at once to kill these little sons of bitches of Japanese pirates!" The leader gave the order, and the following was followed by Naturally, the entourage of elite soldiers did not hesitate at all. These strong men who had experienced three or five battles and whose hands were stained with human blood quickly loaded their short muskets, and then stayed behind the courtyard wall with solemn expressions, quietly. Waiting for the next order from my boss!
"Boom..." Sure enough, one of the small cannons that had been firing non-stop finally had a problem during the sixth round of shooting! The temporary gunners, who were overwhelmed by the victory, ignored the fact that the wall of the cannon was already scalding hot, and muddleheadedly filled in an extra amount of gunpowder. As a result, the small iron pipe weighing more than 90 kilograms could not withstand the ever-expanding chamber pressure. He was blown up on the spot! And this, in a sense, is tantamount to directly helping the Japanese pirates! Because not only the soldiers who were operating the artillery, but also the supporting civilians who were helping were howled by the broken artillery pieces and suffered heavy casualties. Even the gunner and auxiliary personnel of the other gun were frightened and frightened when they saw such a tragic situation. Apprehensive, face as pale as earth! They thought that they joined the army just to get a salary of one or two silver dollars a month to support their families. Never thought that one day they would encounter such a dangerous thing. The 180-pound man was just talking and laughing loudly with him. , with a "boom", the people and the cannon were gone. This was a rhythm that would scare people to death!
In short, in a word, the explosion of the Ming army's anti-Japanese cannon gave the Japanese pirates an excellent opportunity to attack! Therefore, under the command of Hailuoyin, many Japanese ronin who were hiding under the corpses, beside the mounds, and behind long cards jumped up, raised their long swords and bamboo spears in their hands, and rushed toward them with screams. Knowing the courtyard wall guarded by the Ming army, they have made up their minds this time and will not give up until they pull out this nail that blocks their way to wealth. In order to successfully achieve this goal, the leader Kimura Kojiro even sent heavy matchlock gunners to the team. Go forward and fire at the defender's head!
"発波する (Fire)!" Following the short command, six short and thick barrels sprayed out a large amount of gunpowder smoke and six lead bullets weighing three kilograms, hitting the bricks and stones on the courtyard wall. , dust filled the sky, and during this period, a lucky cannonball even miraculously hit the surviving prisoner-killing cannon, sending the ninety-pound cannon flying far away. Next, each team The direct-affiliated light arquebusiers - Teppanyaki Ashigaru were not willing to succumb to others. These Japanese musketeers, who came from ordinary peasant families in the Hirado Domain, raised their iron cannons one after another, pointed them at the dusty courtyard wall, and locked them. Trigger made of brass! As a result, a rain of bullets quickly fell over the courtyard of the Ming Army. It was a real rain of bullets. Lead pieces weighing six cents hit the courtyard walls, scaffolding, and the ground like hail, hitting those who were only wearing shabby jackets. The thin Ming soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were unable to lift their heads!
However, for the defenders, the most threatening thing is not these, but the elite swordsmen of the ronin who are shouting and rushing forward. They are in groups of three and five. They do not wear armor and move quickly. Several You can reach the courtyard wall in a vertical jump! Originally, the defenders could still use artillery, shotguns, and bows and arrows to block one or two attacks, but an explosion just occurred, and their deployment has now been completely broken! He was lying there dead, looking at the dim sky like a dead fish; he was rolling on the ground injured, screaming in pain, and at the same time he was looking around for his stumps and broken legs, trying to find a skilled doctor to help him. They were connected so as not to have their bodies mutilated after death and not be able to enter the ancestral hall; while the others who had to wear all their tails stood there with frightened expressions, without any reaction, as if the end of the world had arrived early, and only a small number had battle formations. The experienced veteran quietly lowered his figure, held the weapon tightly in his hand, and prepared for the most brutal close-quarters combat!
"Old Zheng, San'er, you two will each take one person later, light the explosive barrel, and say one, two, three silently in your heart before throwing it down. Are you clear..." Surrounded by Ming soldiers who were as panic-stricken as bereft dogs, and various people who were furious A senior officer, Kang Lin shook his head helplessly. As the saying goes, it is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. If he pinned all his hopes on them, he would probably end up in vain, so he issued an order to his followers. Order to assemble the army and prepare for war!
"Yes!" The answers of the followers were brief and powerful. They were all veterans who had seen more than three or four battles. Their successive victories made them fearless of any enemy. Their high morale was not at all like those who could even get one or two taels of silver a month. The incompetent Ming Dynasty soldiers could not compare, so in a dozen breaths, everyone was fully prepared to engage the enemy.
"Bang bang bang..." Taking advantage of the enemy's artillery exploding and the morale fluctuating, the Japanese pirate leader Kimura Kojiro waved his gold-painted fan and commanded the ronin of his team. The entire Ashigaru army pressed forward, trying to defeat this tenacious resistance of the enemy in one fell swoop. military!
In his view, in previous battles, although the short-barreled small artillery of the Ming army was able to successfully suppress its own troops that lacked heavy firearms, their power was really weak. After a long battle, they failed to kill many of their own troops. Therefore, facing The Ming Dynasty defenders were shaken in military morale. Kimura Kojiro firmly believed that with the help of his more than 200 wandering samurai and ashigaru task force, they would definitely be able to successfully crush the weak Ming Dynasty official army. The prerequisite was the opponent's long-range attack. The means cannot function properly! Therefore, he was eager for success and devoted all the strength he had at hand, striving to win with one blow, eliminate the Ming army entrenched here, and then return with plunder, and successfully return to the mother country of Japan as a rich and powerful man. Lord of the land!
"はしごを sent over せ, bow をshoot ろ, wall の enemy force を Charge さ えろ (Lean the ladder over, archer, suppress the enemy on the wall)!"
"One, two, three, everyone, pay attention, throw it!"
As a result, the fierce battle between the two sides soon started! Group after group of ronin in cloth clothes and straw sandals, under the cover of large barrels, firecrackers, and bows and arrows, howled and rushed towards the one-foot-high courtyard wall. Among them were several brave and fearless guys who stepped on it. The bodies of their companions began to climb up the wall, while the defenders kept dodging the spears, boring bars and other long weapons that were stabbing down! It only took a moment for the agile first-death soldier to climb over the courtyard wall, reach the scaffolding, and engage in a desperate fight with the Ming army!
"Boom, boom, boom..." Regardless of the panic-stricken ordinary soldiers, General Hao, who was fighting bravely, and his trusted servants, Kang Lin and others lit the explosive barrels in their hands, then silently said one, two, three in their hearts, and headed towards the crowd. Throw it down where it was collected! Soon, there was a violent explosion outside the courtyard wall, and the Japanese pirates' retreat and reinforcements were instantly cut off by them! Next, it was the personal show of the elite warriors of the Chiyang fleet. I saw these professional thieves across the sea and on the mountaintops calmly emptying the short flint-haired muskets in their hands, and then took out the goose feather sword from their waists and picked it up. With the short spear and rattan shield on the scaffolding, we bravely faced off against the brave and naive Japanese pirates!
"Death!" Just like the Japanese slave swordsman Naotada Kuroki whom Kanglin met for the first time, any ronin who can act as the first to die is not a mediocre person. Not only does a sword make tigers angry, but also moves between them. There are still very few flaws, and their opponents, except for those thinly dressed camp soldiers, Hao Datong, Li Anfu, Meng Dagang and others, although they led their own soldiers and servants to resist hard, the Japanese forward troops are too powerful, and now they have been slowly He was forced to the wall of sheep and horses, and with just one more attack, he would be completely overwhelmed by them! The arrival of Kang Lin and others was like a shot of cardiotonic injected into the bodies of Hao Datong and the others, allowing their exhausted physical strength to instantly revive with full blood. Moreover, with the enemy's retreat route cut off, a subtle change in morale occurred. The armored battalion commander Hao Datong and his own soldiers successfully launched a counterattack, forcing the arrogant Japanese soldiers back to the courtyard wall!
