Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 672 Joint Operations 2
Due to the complex production process of rifled flintlock guns and the relatively low output, the Nanyang Arsenal can only meet the needs of the Heluo New Army with all its efforts, and the Denglai New Army has not been able to change equipment so far.As compensation, Yang Menglong gave the 120 array-breaking crossbows in stock to the Denglai new army. Therefore, the unprecedented wealth of the Denglai new army this time, not only has a large amount of equipment, but also the five thousand prisoners each have a crossbow. I shipped [-] million of them in one go, and I can completely let go of my hands and feet to squander them. I will shoot him in the face first to see which one is not pleasing to the eye.

Now these unlucky Japanese warriors bumped into the crossbow formation.

In many people's minds, ancient Chinese men were thinner than Europeans in physique and weaker in hand-to-hand combat, so they risked their lives to build strong bows and crossbows to play non-contact combat, while Europeans were physically strong and specialized in hand-to-hand combat.In fact, this is not the case at all. The soldiers who used bows and crossbows in ancient times were all elites with strong backs and outstanding physical strength, because playing with bows and crossbows consumes much more energy than playing with knives.A long knife weighs no more than one catty, a four-meter-long spear weighs about four or five catties, and a hammer that can knock a person's sky cap into the air weighs only six catties. Compound bows require tens of kilograms of pulling force, and strengthened crossbows are even more terrifying. Song Dynasty god arm bows need [-] kilograms of pulling force to pull apart. One can imagine how strenuous it is to shoot continuously with this thing.Therefore, all the people gathered around Yuan Zongdi at this time are tall and strong men from the Northwest. The hard work, military training, and plentiful food for the past year have made their muscles more and more plump. Breaking Crossbow——Although this thing has a pulley device, it can save a lot of physical strength.

The last crossbow was also wound up, leveled, with the butt resting on the shoulder blades, aiming at the howling Japanese warriors rushing forward.The Japanese samurai howled desperately, making terrifying strange noises, trying to throw these damned crossbowmen into chaos. According to their experience, most Ming soldiers are very timid, as long as they put on a fierce look, they can scare them Run away, and then they can catch up and slash wildly with katana swords.However, their experience was useless. These prisoners-turned-soldiers just looked at their heads coldly, as if they were reading a statement of commutation.Yuan Zongdi sneered even more. The equipment of these Japanese samurai was too bad. They didn't even have a few pairs of leather armor. Most of them were only wearing bamboo armor. Can this crap block crossbow arrows?Well, if your bamboo armor can block the crossbow arrows we shoot, I will eat rocks live!
The Japanese samurai spiraled forward and backward, approaching a distance of 60 meters.For this army that has been silent all the time, they are still relatively cautious, and no one dares to be the first to rush over.Yuan Zongdi didn't bother to pay attention to the various demonstrations and intimidation actions of the Japanese samurai, and shouted: "The first row——let it go!"

The two hundred crossbowmen in the first row yelled in unison: "Let go!" At the same time, they buckled the brackets, and the metal trill sounded endlessly, and the crossbow arrows shot out violently!After shooting, they did not retreat, but stepped on the machine on the spot, and the second row passed them, three steps forward, and another two hundred formation-breaking crossbows were fired at the same time.The third row crossed the second row and fired a volley.In this way, each volley advances three steps forward, which completely violates the tactical regulations of the Heluo New Army, but the effect is very obvious. The psychological pressure on the Japanese samurai is far greater than the three-stage bursts in place. Clap your hands and shout: "Okay! Well played!"

He is happy, but the Japanese samurai is miserable!Rows of crossbow arrows roared towards them, and they had no chance to dodge. The triangular arrowheads flew towards them at a very high speed. The leather armor and bamboo armor on their bodies were like paper in front of such sharp arrowheads. .The splattered blood and screams made the Japanese samurai who missed the shot turn pale, and the island owner, Zong Yaren, was even more terrified. He yelled at the Japanese samurai holding the bird gun: "Kill them! scholar!"

The Japanese samurai with the bird gun rolled his eyes.Please, Master, we are using bird guns. This thing can still hit within 50 meters, and it can only be heard when it exceeds 50 meters!Besides, there are nearly a thousand people on the other side, and we only have about thirty bird guns, how can we suppress so many archers!But the island owner gave the order, and they had no choice but to carry it out. After loading the bullets, they bit the bullet and walked towards the formation of the Ming army.

In the end, after walking less than twenty steps, a wave of crossbow arrows shot over, and nearly half of the warriors holding the blunderbuss screamed.Those who missed the arrow looked at the distance, my mother, this was shot from 80 meters away!These samurai felt that it was too unfair. These damned crossbows shot so far, I'm afraid they would be shot into sea urchins before they could shoot. Who would do such a terrible thing!The captain quit first, threw down the blunderbuss and ran away with a ghost cry.As soon as he ran like this, everyone turned in together with their feet spread. Those warriors who brandished katana swords and howled loudly, trying in vain to rush to the Ming army to fight hand-to-hand with the Ming army quit, and thousands of people collapsed. After getting down, he fled to the city, only hating his parents for losing two legs!The crossbow arrows were still flying over, hitting their vests and knocking them down. The heart-piercing screams and the muffled sound of people falling to the ground made the warriors who hadn't been hit by the arrows more frightened and fled faster.

Yuan Zongdi was a little stunned when he saw that the Japanese samurai collapsed all of a sudden. Looking at their ferocious looks, he thought they were very capable of fighting, but he didn't expect that they were just good at fighting!Stunned is followed by anger. If Mom pulls your ass, I will point at your heads and commute your sentence. How can you run away? How can you run away!He waved his sword horizontally and shouted: "Leave 200 people and behead them. The others will chase after me and rush into the city. Kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"

The Ming army cheered loudly, put away their crossbows and drew their horizontal swords. They roared and rushed towards the fleeing Japanese samurai. They chased them from behind and chopped them down one by one with their swords. Then they cut off their heads and hung them on their waists, their eyes flashing. The red one pounced on the next one, with that kind of murderous aura that made the Japanese samurai's liver and gallbladder burst!Seeing that there was an advantage to be taken, the North Korean sailors also chased after them. They had just been beaten into dogs by the Japanese samurai and were humiliated. They were all holding back their anger, and now they could finally vent it to their heart's content.Those Japanese samurai with arrows in their legs were the first to suffer. The North Korean sailors laughed ferociously and pounced on these unlucky guys who were crying and crawling towards the city trying to find a way out. They slashed at their hands and feet with their swords. They were not killing the enemy at all. , but they were killing each other, and the Japanese samurai’s miserable screams resounded through the blue sea and sky!
In the blink of an eye, the Ming army and North Korean sailors invaded Tsushima Castle and started fierce street battles with Japanese samurai and fishermen in the streets.Now the Japanese samurai have no way to retreat. They can only use the terrain to fight to the death with the coalition forces. The horizontal sword and the katana collide fiercely here, shooting out a string of sparks.Even though they were not familiar with the terrain, the Ming army still had an advantage because they were all wearing iron armor, and the unlucky ones also got a pair of leather armor. The thickest part of the cowhide was fifteen millimeters, and it was hardened with salt. Although Japanese samurai swords are extremely sharp, their armor-cutting ability is poor. They are helpless against these armor-clad Ming warriors. However, the horizontal swords in the hands of the Ming army have powerful armor-cutting abilities and can be used to cut people covered in skin. The Japanese samurai with armor and bamboo armor are quite at ease!Arrows are flying in the streets and alleys, and swords are shining like snow. One side has no way out and can only fight with the trapped beast, while the other side is extremely eager for the opponent's head that can buy freedom for itself, and is pressing forward step by step. This is The war was extremely cruel, and that small area turned into a slaughterhouse. People kept joining the battlefield, and people kept falling down with their bodies mutilated and covered in blood. Walking on the street, it was difficult not to step on the dead bodies.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese samurai is quite good. Even if the equipment is far inferior to human beings, they are not discouraged. Groups of three or five yelled loudly to meet them, advancing and retreating quickly. As soon as the throat feels cold, the throat and aorta are cut off and exposed to the air.Some Japanese samurai hid on the roof and shot arrows at the Ming army. The arrows shot by Japanese bows were relatively short, but the arrowheads and arrow shafts were thick and heavy, and they were very lethal. They could penetrate the iron armor of the Ming army at close range. Shoot arrows again and again.Seeing this, Yuan Zongdi was furious, and he chopped down a Japanese samurai who was rushing towards him with a knife, and shouted angrily: "Lao Luo, shoot those people down!"

Luo Laosan is Yuan Zongdi's confidant. He has superb archery skills and can penetrate with a hundred steps. Before setting off, he had just had his sentence reduced by one year because of his hard training and good results in shooting.After hearing the order, Luo Laosan put away his horizontal sword, raised his formation-breaking crossbow and fired at the Japanese warriors hiding on the roof. Three arrows in a row, and the three Japanese warriors screamed and rolled down from the roof.The North Korean sailors were greatly inspired and fired their bows and arrows at the houses that were used as bunkers.They didn't have the skills to kill the Japanese samurai who were hiding on the top of the building and shot cold arrows, nor did they have the patience to clear out these tough ones one by one, so all they shot were rockets!

(End of this chapter)