The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 331 Decisive Battle in the Country of Sakura (4)

On Ding Yi's side, all the generals looked at Shang Kexi strangely.

Shang Kexi didn't come from artillery, but he commanded the artillery to fight very well just now.

He made the most of the effective distance and power of the artillery, and chose the best time to fire the artillery, causing the greatest damage.

Sein Fei, who had been following the artillery all the time, was also on the scene. At this time, he was also thinking in his heart, if it were me, I would have to fight earlier, and it would only take two rounds, so the damage would definitely not be as much as Shang Kexi.

"It's a good fight, continue." Ding Yi decided to be the hands-off shopkeeper, watching Shang Kexi lead the battle.

Shang Kexi was even more excited, and the generals were so envious.

"Can our guns fire? Hit behind the wall. The Ming army still has a lot of guns hidden behind the wall?" Ota Zizong asked on the opposite side.

"Wait a little longer, the barrel is still very hot." Someone responded.

"The whole army will be ordered later, and those who retreat without an order will be executed." Ota Zizong sternly said.

The commanders-in-chief of all the armies all had solemn expressions.

At this time, someone came forward and said something to Ota Zizong in a low voice, and Ota's face turned livid.

It turned out that the 200 forwards rushed forward just now, and were fired three rounds by the Ming army. The casualties reached more than [-], and nearly a hundred of them were beaten to death on the spot.

How to fight this?Ota Zizong felt slightly terrified.

After the Sekigahara War, Tokugawa Ieyasu established the victory and established the shogunate three years later. They have not had a large-scale battle with more than [-] people in Japan for a long time, and they rarely used so many artillery.

The artillery of the Ming army in front of him is obviously the artillery that Ota Zizong has seen the most land battles in his life, and the most powerful artillery.

This is a tough nut to crack, Ota Zizong thought secretly in his heart.

"My lord?" Someone suddenly called him from the side.

Ota Zizong came back to his senses, his face recovered, and his expression became calm, because he didn't want to affect other people's mood and confidence.

"Send me an order, get ready to assemble, and attack again."

The coalition forces regrouped.

This time, many generals shouted loudly in front of the battle, there were orders from above, those who did not obey the orders and retreated, beheaded.

Everyone keep a distance and don't get too crowded.

Don't be afraid of artillery, you have to rest for a long time after firing a cannon.

He rushed forward with a burst of energy, vowing to kill Ming thief.

"Kill the Ming thief." The coalition forces shouted in unison, which soon turned into a tsunami of nearly ten thousand people, and morale rose again.

Woo, with the horn of attack, the coalition forces launched a second charge.

This time the striker was replaced by the soldiers and horses of Yagyunai, the leader of the Ueno country, Chu Mofan.

As soon as the order sounded, his thousands of soldiers and horses began to move forward. With the experience of being shelled just now, this time their soldiers and horses were no longer crowded and scattered.

I saw that within 500 meters in front of the Ming army's formation, there were allied soldiers everywhere. They kept a distance of several meters between each other, from slow to fast, from walking to running, and rushing to the Ming army's position.

"Kill." With a loud shout from the vanguard general, the speed of the coalition troops became faster and faster, and they all began to trot.

The sound of shouting and killing was loud, and the morale seemed to be extremely strong.

The Ming army on the opposite side did not move at this time, and it was gratifying that many people were watching.

This time the formation of the coalition forces was much wider than before, so after thinking about it, Shang Kexi decided to wait before firing.

Don't think that the shells are weak if the formation is scattered.

The maximum lethality of the practice shells is not to hit the enemy solidly.

To be honest, if it hits the enemy's chest, the kinetic energy of the shell will be offset by the body. If it is Hou Jin who wears iron armor, the kinetic energy of the shell will become smaller.

The real greater lethality on the battlefield is that it does not hit the vital points such as the chest and head, and cuts, rolls, and jumps all the way from the enemy's legs, arms, and shoulders, so that the range of damage can reach a greater extent .

Assuming that all hit the chest, the 12-pound gun can usually penetrate about four to five people, and the kinetic energy will be completely offset.

And when it hits the leg and rolls over, the shell of the 12-pound gun can roll tens of meters away and cut off dozens of legs.

At this time, someone on Ding Yi's side said: "The coalition formation is so loose, the shelling effect may not be as good as before?" It was the Japanese traitor Matsui Sakatomo.

Hearing his tone, he wished that Ding Yi's cannons would wipe out all the soldiers and horses of the shogunate.

Ding Yi turned his head to look at him, and in his heart he liked rape more. It turns out that not only our country has rape, everyone has it, hahaha.

Ding Yi didn't think about this before, because when he used artillery, he seldom thought about whether the effect was good or bad. He mainly relied on musketeers and pikemen to fight.

On the contrary, it is still gratifying. When I looked back and saw that everyone felt that it made sense, I suddenly said: "Lower the muzzle, and you can still do more damage."

Xi Laojing was stunned for a moment: "If it is lowered further, the shell may land at about 200 meters, and the rear will roll over."

"I just want to get out." Shang Kexi said: "The Japanese army is scattered, so we need to get out."

Xi Laojing and Ding Yi's eyes lit up, yes, it seems to make sense?
The rock and soil on Ishijian Yinshan's side is mainly gravel rock, which is very difficult to dig. Otherwise, Ding Yi's section of the wall would not be piled up to only two meters.

On such a hard ground, the shells will roll farther and faster here.

Others hadn't thought of it at this time, after all, everyone was not a professional artilleryman.

Xi Laojing grinned, and shouted an order: "The front row is two degrees lower."

"The back row is one degree lower."

"Get ready." Shang Kexi looked at the coalition formation and slowly raised his right hand.

In fact, if a Japanese soldier looked down at the ground at this time, he would find that there would be limestone or other long marks on the ground every distance.

This is the standard distance reference arranged by Ding Yi in advance.

Some are on the ground, and some use nearby trees as a reference.

This kind of reference is extremely beneficial to the artillery's shooting and ensures that the artillery can shoot more accurately.

Shang Kexi kept looking at the ground, and the coalition forces were trotting forward crazily.

On the opposite side, Ota Zizong was also looking at the Ming army's position with a telescope. He looked at it for a long time in a panic, and suddenly found that the Ming army hadn't fired yet.

Are all the guns of the Ming army broken?
Because the coalition forces had already run within 500 meters at this time, the Ming army had already fired just now.

At this moment, someone ran over from behind: "My lord, our cannons are ready to fire again."

Ota Zizong did not hesitate: "Fire, fire at the artillery positions of the Ming army."

Boom, the cannons of the coalition army sounded again, swish swish, the shells flew over the heads of the coalition army, heading towards the low wall of the Ming army and the castle behind.

Many coalition troops who were running would look up and shout louder.

Their artillery also brought them greater confidence, and they seemed to believe that they could defeat the Ming army.

Pounce, pounce, pounce, the artillery shells of the coalition army quickly landed on the side of the Ming army.

But he didn't know that Ding Yi, like Shou Jinzhou, surrounded each of his forts with bunkers stacked with sandbags, so there were only fifty cannons in this 500-meter-long place.

As soon as they saw the coalition firing, everyone hid in the bunker.

The best thing against artillery in this era is the bunker.

The shells rolled down one after another, completely useless.

Unless you are particularly unlucky, you will be hit by their guns and people.

And most of his soldiers and horses were waiting under the gate of Yadao City and on the road inside.

The Japanese used artillery in the past few years. A large number of foreign businessmen brought artillery here.

But in the use of artillery, they are completely like elementary school students.

As soon as Ota Zizong gave the order, the coalition forces fought desperately.

This time I played three or four rounds, and found that the cannon was red again, and I couldn't fight anymore.

Some cannons even appeared deformed, obviously beyond the use limit.

Just when they stopped shelling, Shang Kexi also saw the coalition forces rushing within 300 meters.

(End of this chapter)