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

Chapter 683 Kyushu Battle 7
The sun is gradually setting to the west.

The Japanese cavalry, who had tossed for a long time without any gains, receded like a tide. Then, the ground of the Japanese artillery position suddenly shook, and a large cloud of gunpowder smoke and flames spewed out. It hit them hard like a train, causing the Ming army soldiers' eardrums to buzz.The soldiers of the Ming army who had been observing the situation over there shouted: "Bombardment!" Everyone jumped into the trench almost instinctively and lay down on the ground. The next second, the heavy shot ball was spinning all the way, carrying a terrifying power Smash it over here!
It has become the instinctive reaction of the Ming army to quickly hide in the trenches when encountering shelling.When they were training in the Denglai New Army training camp, the Denglai New Army gave them a very vivid lesson with a flock of sheep. They divided the flock of sheep into two, drove half into the trenches, and half stayed in the trenches. outside, and then fire a howitzer hard at where the flock is.When the artillery fire stopped, the sheep left outside the trenches were all dead without exception, while the sheep staying in the trenches were rarely killed or injured. Yes, when they heard the sound of the guns, they would instinctively roll to the trenches. A trench is the boundary between life and death!
The shot put flew over and hit the Ming army's position. Juma, bamboo sticks, and deer villages would shatter when touched. Wherever the shot put rolled, debris flew around.I have to say that although the solid shot put fired by the front-mounted smoothbore gun is very poor in accuracy, it depends on blindness when it exceeds 300 meters, and its power is not very good, but its destructive power is quite amazing. , Stuff like a large refusal horse will fall apart after being wiped.Thirty cannons fired at the same time, and the power was terrific. With just one round of salvo, the deer village arranged by the Ming army was smashed into a mess. Several shot balls flew over the parapet, rolling and bouncing all the way, flying over the heads of the soldiers of the Ming army. Falling among the Dutch, there was a wave of blood immediately.

Boom boom boom!

Soon, the second round of volleys started again, and Luzhai was beaten to pieces flying all over the sky. Judging by the speed, anyone who was hit would be stabbed to death.The parapet vibrated slightly, evidently hit by a shot put.Surprisingly, when the shot put hit the sandbag, it only pierced the sandbag, and then sank deeply into the sand, without causing any substantial damage to the Peng Wall. This seemingly inconspicuous line of defense is as strong as rock.It's just that the Dutch were still so unlucky. Their fortifications built with stones brought from the sea were knocked down one after another, and the soldiers hiding inside were crushed under the boulders, screaming terribly, and couldn't even scream. It's -- the intestines have been pressed out, and it's still called a hair?The tragic experience of these Dutch soldiers vividly interprets what is meant by "no harm without contrast".Colonel Metz and Alfonso were furious, damn it, the Chinese killed you, the Chinese cut off your water, the Chinese destroyed your orchards, and the Chinese flooded your rice fields. Didn't do it, why Mao keeps firing at us!

It won't work if I don't give you some color to see!

Colonel Mace roared: "[-]st Artillery Battalion, fire!"

The six cannons of the First Artillery Battalion were originally responsible for bombarding Kagoshima Castle, but now they couldn't stand the beating, and turned their muzzles to fire at the Japanese army.I only heard a loud bang, and the heavy shot flew towards the Japanese artillery position with the dreadful fury of the Dutch. Shooting depends entirely on Mongolia, what a fart.Colonel Metz also knew that such a counterattack would be ineffective, so he jumped into the trench and ran over to shout at Yang Menglong: "Yang, why don't your cannons fire and let their artillery slaughter our soldiers?"

Yang Menglong said: "My artillery shells are very limited and cannot be wasted in unnecessary artillery battles!"

Colonel Mays was almost blown out of his lungs: "Senseless artillery battle? Do you know how many soldiers those people killed and wounded? Sixty people, sixty soldiers were blown to pieces by them!"

Before the words fell, the Japanese army opened fire again, this time it was even worse, all thirty shot puts flew over the parapet and hit the Dutch position, screams rang out intensively, and their casualty figures were refreshed quickly... Now it seems that, Their one hundred casualties are unstoppable.Colonel Mace's eyes were about to spurt blood, damn it, the Dutch only have so many troops in the whole of Asia, who can stand this kind of action!
Yang Menglong spread his hands and said: "You can't blame me for this! My artillery must hide its strength in the early stages of the war, and it is not until the decisive battle that it can reveal its fangs and give them a hard blow. This is a tactic that has been agreed upon long ago and cannot be changed casually. "

Colonel Metz choked, pointing to the two rocket launch tubes arranged nearby, and said almost pleadingly: "Then at least let them launch a few rockets to suppress the arrogance of the Japanese army? Then let the Japanese continue to be mad like this." Bomb indiscriminately and we'll collapse!"

Yang Menglong curled his lips: "You deserve it! You were told to dig trenches a long time ago, and you refused to listen to them, and you said that a real gentleman would rather die than be a dirty groundhog. Now that he is being shot, who is to blame? Bear with it, anyway. It’s time for the Japanese to cease fire after two more rounds of fighting, just bear with it and pass.”

Colonel Mace was choked up.When the Ming army dug the trench fiercely, they also reminded the Dutch soldiers who were busy bare buttocks basking in the sun, and asked them to dig one to avoid the shelling, but the Dutch gentlemen repaid the Ming army’s kindness with ridicule. Neatly dressed and glamorously dressed, everyone carried muskets and kicked forward to face the bullets and shells fired by the enemy and strode forward until they were tens of meters away, then raised their guns in salvo, and then charged... …For them, war is a game to prove the blood and courage of men, it is a contest between gentlemen, what is it to hide in a dirty trench and be a turtle?But now he was surprised to see that the Ming army hiding in the trenches was unscathed, very few shot balls fell into the trenches, and occasionally one or two shot into the trenches, but they failed to cause any damage to the people hiding inside...

This humble trench actually has such a use! ?
If I had known this earlier, I would have dug trenches frantically, and it wouldn’t be enough if I didn’t dig out the magma!

The Dutch counterattack did not have any effect, and the Japanese artillery fire was still pouring out death.Every time a cannon was fired, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers would roar in unison. With a mighty momentum, the roar of tens of thousands of people mixed with the sound of rumbling cannons drowned out the sound of the sea.Shimadzu Nushi was very satisfied with this. The overwhelming shelling can always effectively mobilize the morale of the troops. When the morale rises, the battle will be easier to fight.Through the gunpowder smoke, he saw that the Ming army's position was in a mess. The deer village and the horse-rejection pile were either uprooted or swayed, and their defense capabilities were greatly reduced. The Japanese soldiers could even trot all the way to the parapet.

parapet……

Looking at the inconspicuous parapet, Shimadzu Yushi frowned subconsciously, this thing took fifty or sixty shot puts, right?Those were shot puts weighing five or six catties, even the city wall made of bluestone would have collapsed, but the parapet made of sandbags did not move at all!This thing is really evil!

However, Shimadzu Yushi comforted himself: This is just a breast wall no more than 1.5 meters high, not a city wall more than ten meters high. The nimble Japanese samurai can easily jump over it, and then use a samurai sword to kill a chicken. Hacking and killing the shivering Ming soldiers hiding behind the parapet like a butcher dog!It's just...it's just why the Ming army didn't use rockets to fight back?Have their rockets run out?Impossible!

Huashan Haogu called: "General, the barrel of the Guobeng gun is too hot and can no longer be fired!"

This is the virtue of the bronze cannon. After a few shots, it will become unbearably hot. It must be stopped to cool down. If you continue to shoot, you will just wait for the entire artillery position to be blown up and fly all over the sky.Shimadzu Nushi choked and pulled out his samurai sword, shouting: "Iron Cannon Squad, suppress!"

More than 1000 Japanese musketeers came out with blunderbusses on their shoulders, and quickly advanced towards the Ming army's position.The hard-fated Ashgaru took the first step, pushing the bamboo beams and walking forward. The drummer beat the drums neatly, trying to make the whole team move forward at a uniform speed, so that everyone could be protected by the bamboo beams.

Mori Motoki and Hosokawa Yuki waved their flags, and three thousand warriors in leather armor, armed with samurai swords, naginatas, cross spears, and spears, marched forward. After the iron artillery team suppressed the firepower of the Ming army, they Immediately launch a charge, jump over the parapet, and kill the soldiers of the Bright Army.As soon as these thousands of people moved, a chilly bloodthirsty aura immediately permeated, making one's whole body chill.

Yang Menglong yawned and murmured: "Ashigaru opened the way again, the iron artillery team suppressed, and the banner warriors charged. It's so boring... Don't move. Mortars and rockets are not allowed to shoot without my order. Let them go!" to 60 meters and the grenadiers greet them with grenades!"

The Ming army shouted in unison: "Understood!"

Boom boom boom!

The Dutch First Artillery Battalion was still firing relentlessly, venting their anger.Their efforts finally paid off. Two shells hit the bamboo beams, and the bamboo beams shattered immediately. The broken bamboo shrapnel flew around, and many Japanese soldiers were shot into hedgehogs.After smashing the bamboo bundles, the huge kinetic energy of the shot ball did not diminish. It bounced off the ground, rolled at high speed, and plowed all the way to the depth!The screams were earth-shattering, and the Japanese samurai who were hiding in front of the bamboo beam soldiers and advancing at a constant speed were unlucky, and two shot balls rolled out of two bloody alleys between them!

Colonel Mace looked grim, and called: "Yes, that's it!" The battalion commander called: "Colonel, the gun barrel is already very hot, and you can't shoot any more!" "

Colonel Mace had a fierce look in his eyes, looking like he was about to go crazy... But it's useless to go crazy, the cannon won't give him face.Just at this time, the gate of Kagoshima city was opened wide, and hundreds of Japanese warriors rushed out hoarsely roaring, trying to cooperate with the army and attack the Ming army from inside and outside.Colonel Mays immediately vented his anger on these unlucky Japanese samurai, shouting: "Musketeers get ready! The three-inch gun is loaded with grape bullets!"

The Dutch soldiers also got angry. They lay on the parapet and set up muskets, aiming at the rushing Japanese samurai...

(End of this chapter)