Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 119 The Defeat of the Saga Domain
At this time, the sun was sinking to the west, and the orange-red sunset was about to approach the sea level, emitting dazzling rays of light.The original gray-black sea surface seemed to be splashed with a layer of blood, which made people want to vomit.

Thick flames are engulfing the small morning boats that have not yet sunk, and the burning bamboo bundles are crackling in the flames; ups and downs...

"Boom!", "Boom!", on the mountainside of Quanxian Mountain on the south side of the Thunder God, as two horns sounded at the same time, two bright fireworks shot straight into the sky.

On the top of Quanxian Mountain in the distance, there was a sound of conch shells. A group of cavalrymen wearing large armor, iron masks, and holding spears came slowly from the southeast side road towards the coast; two groups wore black hats, The musketeers with the family crest on a black background and a white apricot pattern on their backs followed closely behind.

On the southwest side of Shishan Temple, under the leadership of a group of armored cavalry, hundreds of archers came out from behind a gable along the mountain road, followed by a large group of musketeers and pikemen.

On the west side of the Hummachi Barracks, another group of armored cavalry slowly walked out from behind the hill, followed by a large number of pikemen and archers.

As the left, middle, and right armies of the Saga Domain were all dispatched, a huge apricot-leaf flag was erected on the top of Quanxian Mountain, and dozens of warriors in large armor appeared under the banner. Jishige Nabeshima, lord of the Saga domain.

The deep sound of the conch was still ringing, and the soldiers who were terrified and weeping bitterly on the shore began to regroup under the officers' scolding.

The 25-year-old Nabeshima Haruhige, head of the Saga domain, stared blankly at the bloody hell-like scene on the sea at this moment, knowing that this sneak attack had completely failed.

In order to make this sneak attack a success, the generals of the Saga Domain selected nearly a hundred dare-to-die men who were proficient in water and strong from their soldiers.

Holding a sharp-edged hook, these people quietly launched into the water from the south coast of the Thunder God. After approaching the Thunder God, they climbed out of the water from the bow along the anchor chain, and then threw the hook wrapped with layers of sackcloth onto the deck and hooked it on the railing. On, and then climbed up, in an attempt to launch a surprise attack to seize the ship and capture a group of crew members.

At the same time, the Xiaozao fleet, which had been hidden in the bay on the east side of the island of God, saw the flag on the tower of the Yemuxia Watchtower, and they dispatched one after another to cooperate with the Death Squad to carry out the siege.

The young Hizen Mamoru was originally very excited when he received the news that the dead soldiers had successfully boarded the ship, thinking that the victory was in his hands.But what he didn't expect was that the iron cannons of these "barbarians" were so sharp, and in just one meal, the sneak attack troops and Xiaozao's fleet had been completely lost.

Reluctantly, under the advice of the generals, Hizen Mamoru had no choice but to order the whole army to dispatch, in an attempt to suppress the opponent with a strong force, thus forcing the Thunder God to retreat.

Zhao Xin hid behind the bulletproof steel plate of the MK93 system, looked at the densely packed Saga Domain troops on the coast, then pressed the walkie-talkie on his shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Old Liu, hurry up, the sun is going to set, you and Zhao Liang will immediately Go to the gun position and get ready! Do you see the big flag on the top of the mountain in the south? Shoot two quick shots, hurry up! Over."

"There's not enough light right now, I can't see enough. Over."

"Try it, in case the blind cat bumps into a dead mouse."

The sound of pedaling footsteps sounded on the stairs, Liu Sheng and Zhao Liang carried machine guns, quickly came to the main deck from the compass deck, and ran to the back of the D30.

At this time, the dots of torches on the coast began to light up, and at the position of the big flag on the top of the mountain, several fires also began to light, smoking green smoke.

In the layers of light and shadow, a samurai rode his horse through the gap between the arrays, stopped on the shore, raised the spirit of his dantian and shouted loudly in the direction of the Thunder God: "According to the order of the shogunate, foreign ships are not allowed to enter the port without permission! You have forcibly entered the port, used swords, and bombarded our territory. This is an unforgivable crime! Lord Hizen ordered you to disarm and surrender quickly! Otherwise, our army will launch and all bombs will be fired, and you will be reduced to powder in an instant!"

"Hey!!!" The soldiers of the Saga clan lined up on the coast shouted in unison.

Looking at the dimming light around him, Zhao Xin anxiously said to the walkie-talkie: "Old Liu, can you see it?"

"That's enough! Let me try."

"Xiao Ding, how is the situation over there?"

"This side is safe, the devils have been beaten back. Lao Deng and I will guard here, don't worry."

"OK."

In an unlit cabin on the second floor of the ship building, Shibata Kakzo, Katsuyama Denzo, and Murata Jiroemon hid behind the curtains, peeking at the trembling army on the coast.

When Zhao Xin and others launched a counterattack just now, the three resting in the cabin were also awakened by the gunfire.The two business owners who didn't know what happened hurriedly knocked on Shibata Juzo's cabin to seek shelter.

These Tang Yi are really a bunch of troublemakers!Not only bombarded the port, but also attempted to claim compensation.Now the Saga domain has been recruited; the Satsuma domain may be coming soon.Once the big ship falls, the three of us will be arrested, not to mention the family, wife and children, even the top and bottom of the Sendai Domain will suffer together.

Thinking of this, Denzo Katsuyama gritted his molars and said, "Master Shibata, if, if Tang Yi loses and the ship sinks, please help me and end it quickly. I don't want to suffer in prison again. "

Murata Jiroemon looked at Shibata Kakuzo and nodded slowly, sweating profusely.

"Okay." Shibata Juezang sighed, and said in his heart that if I help you, who will help me then?

On the deck, Zhao Xin, who was standing behind the MK93 shield, took a few deep breaths, with a hint of ferocity on his face.At this moment, he had no choice but to fight back thoroughly; only by completely defeating the army of the Saga clan, could he have the opportunity to have a direct dialogue with the shogunate.

But the next time he goes to Edo, he won't just bring such a few people with him.

At this time, most of the sun's body had already sunk into the sea level, and the last golden glow appeared in the distant sky, and the Saga clan's army on Mount Quanxian and the coast began to become blurred, only countless torches were flashing. move.

At this time, Liu Sheng was lying on the curved sight, and with the last rays of the setting sun, looking at the blurred Saga clan flag and the fire on the top of the mountain, he kept saying to Zhao Liang: "Xiang Xiang!" 10 degrees to the left, 2 degrees down, 2 degrees to the right, stop!"

Zhao Liang held the tactical flashlight in one hand and illuminated the scale on the turntable, while the other hand quickly adjusted the height of the muzzle and the left and right movement.

At this time, a sailor stepped forward quickly, and with the light of a flashlight, he pushed the shell in his arms into the barrel of the gun, and Liu Sheng picked up the delivery stick and stabbed it hard; Sent into the barrel.The moment the cartridge was put in place, the breech breech jumped up from below, and after a "click", it tightly sealed the breech.

Seeing that the delivery of the ammunition was completed, Zhao Liang immediately hung the matchlock on the firing machine.

"Three, two, one!"

"Boom~!" A loud noise sounded from the deck of the Thunder God, and the Saga Domain army standing in formation on the coast was startled by the sudden loud noise.

The horses in the army were frightened collectively, and they couldn't stop backing up; when the warriors on the horses tried to tighten the reins to control them, some horses suddenly raised their front legs high, and they overturned with the people on the horses. It landed on the ground; what's more, it directly raised its hind hoof, and started kicking regardless.All of a sudden, the originally neat cavalry line became chaotic, with people shouting and horses shouting for a while.

But before the sharp and ear-piercing whistling of the shells could be heard, there was a huge explosion sound from the mountainside of Quanxian Mountain.

After hearing the explosion sound from behind, many warriors of the Saga Clan turned around in horror and exclaimed, "Master Hizen!"

"Damn! It's crooked." Liu Sheng yelled regretfully, and then shouted again: "Load the cannonball!"

When Zhao Xin heard the roar of the cannon, he pressed the trigger on the Saga Domain army hundreds of meters away.

At medium and short distances, when a 7.62mm rifle bullet is shot into the skin head-on, it will leave a small opening with a diameter of less than one centimeter on the surface, and the huge force generated by the bullet passing through the body will damage the internal organs. Then it passes through the human body at a speed of 570 m/s, and the diameter of the ejection wound formed by the shock wave may reach more than 12 cm.

What about the .14BMG (18mm) armor-piercing incendiary with a muzzle kinetic energy of 50 to 12.7 joules?
The huge gun muzzle momentum caused armor-piercing incendiary bombs to rage crazily among the soldiers on the shore, exploding into pieces of blood mist and flames. After each bullet shattered the first soldier, the momentum continued unabated The second and third soldiers behind him penetrated.The stumps and broken arms are flying in the air, as long as they are rubbed by bullets, no one can stand up again.

Several shot horses fell down on the soft sand before they could even whine. The warriors on horseback either fell off their horses in embarrassment, or were crushed under the corpses of the horses and could not escape.

Seeing the iron cannon on the Thunder God that kept spraying flames, the front line of the Saga Domain army in the hazy night immediately set off a bloody storm.

"Boom!" As the second shell roared out, another burst of flames appeared on the dark mountain in the distance.

"Shoot!", "Shoot!", "Shoot!"

Several senior samurai of the Saga domain who led the team shouted at the musketeers and archers in the formation.

At this time, Liu Sheng and Zhao Liang ran behind the two MK93s on Zhao Xin's left and right sides after firing the second shot, ready to join Zhao Xin in the feast of flesh and blood at this moment.

"Out of bullets!" Liu Sheng pulled the bolt and pressed the trigger, and found that the machine gun did not respond, he yelled angrily, then turned and ran towards the other machine gun.

Under the light of torches on the coast, hundreds of musketeers from the left wing of the Saga Domain army rushed to the front of the array, and under the command of the gunnery commanders of each team, they rained bullets on the Thunder God in three bursts.

Puffs of white gunpowder smoke filled the beach. A group of soldiers moved from the gap to the rear after finishing shooting, and the second row continued to shoot.But it is a pity that the iron cannon with a range of only 200 meters cannot hit the Thor at all.

"Back! Reload!"

"Archery team! Go!"

The musketeers retreated, and hundreds of archers behind them rushed into the knee-deep sea against the hail of bullets, raised their bows and began to throw.But this distance can't even hit a matchlock gun, let alone a bow and arrow.Countless white water splashed quickly on the pitch-black sea, and all the long arrows shot fell into the water.

Zhao Xin saw someone shooting at him on the right side, and then turned the gun. At this moment, he couldn't see the people on the shore clearly, so he could only shoot at the lighted torches.

As more and more people were shot, not only white gunpowder smoke rose from the iron artillery formation, but also blood and flesh splashed everywhere.

At this moment, the beach has turned into a flesh mill, with warriors or soldiers frantically pouring into it every second, and it becomes a puddle of minced meat in a blink of an eye.

"My lord, our iron cannons can't hit the enemy at all! Doing so is sending death in vain!" A samurai from the Takeo Nabeshima family (one of the four Ryuzoji families in the Saga domain) pointed at his family. the owner shouted.

Before the Patriarch of Takeo's family had time to speak, a messenger ran behind him and shouted, "Master Hizen has orders, retreat!"

As retreat orders were issued one by one, the Saga clan's army, which was still aggressive half an hour ago, began to retreat in the dark... no, it was a rout of the whole army.

The three of Zhao Xin continued to shoot after those jumping torches. The vibration brought by the long machine gun shooting made Zhao Xin feel that his whole body was about to be shattered, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.The three of them didn't stop until they could no longer see the beating of the torch on the opposite side.

On the coast, accompanied by the crashing of the waves, the screams of those who survived the bullet were endless; in the air, a very strong smell of blood floated over.

"YUE~~" Zhao Xin vomited on the spot.

It is said that after the end of the battle, when the Saga clan counted the troops who had fled back, they found that a chief artillery officer named Yan Bingwei Manchen had not returned.Several soldiers reported that they saw Lord Yan Bingwei's neck broken by the continuous iron cannon on the big ship.

Historically, not many people knew who Yan Bingwei Manchen was.But his grandson is Shigenobu Okuma, who is well-known in later generations.

(End of this chapter)