The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 787 The Battle of Xiaguan (for subscription)

"Onboard! Onboard!"

"Kill, long live locust licking!"

A Japanese samurai shouted at the top of his voice and returned fire with the bed crossbow on their ship.

collapse!Bumble!

Crash!
The sound of bowstring trembling was endless, and crossbow arrows like long spears were fired at the warships of the Qing army.

It's just a pity that due to the raging wind and waves at sea, the bed crossbow arrows fired by the Japanese army were just as inaccurate as the artillery shells fired by the Qing army.

Most of them fell through and fell into the sea!
The Anzhai ship of the Japanese army could not bear the recoil caused by the artillery fire, but the bed crossbow had a long-range attack, but it could still bear it.

The distance between the two sides is constantly being drawn in.

Cannonballs, crossbow arrows, you shoot back and forth!
Some Japanese soldiers even picked up large muskets, aimed at the opposite Qing army and pulled the trigger.

The so-called large guns are actually carrying guns.

The guns were fired with three or four ounces of lead. Although it was a musket, its power was not inferior to that of a small-caliber cannon.

It can be regarded as an attempt made by the Japanese army to make up for the lack of artillery power of its own!

"Fire!"

"The fireboat is ready!"

"..."

The retainer of the Tokugawa clan, the commander of the water battle, Yamashitaro, stood on the bow of his own ship, and ordered solemnly.

The battlefield of this battle is a strait!
The water surface is crowded and lacks wind and waves, and the navies on both sides have lost a lot of room to maneuver.

It is the time when the fire attack tactics can exert the greatest effect!
As the distance between the two sides continued to increase, thick smoke began to rise from the leading Japanese ship.

Then it was a dazzling fire!

The crackling and deflagration sounded continuously.

The flames burned rapidly, and the short warriors jumped into the sea from the burning boats, and then swam back.

Boom!Boom!
The bombardment continued to roar, and the Qing army's naval guns changed their targets and began to shoot at the ignited fireboats.

The shell hit the ship, and sawdust flew everywhere in an instant.

The fire boats turned into fragments and floated on the sea, but their burning continued.

Looking from a distance, they are scattered on the sea like broken stars.

If this is not a battlefield, perhaps many people will marvel at its beauty.

However, due to the constraints of the battlefield environment, the Qing army was not able to stop all the fire ships, and some Japanese fire ships approached.

A Japanese fireboat blazed and crashed into a sandboat.

In an instant, the fire spread and both ships were engulfed in thick smoke.

Seeing this scene, the Qing army was a little panicked.

Obviously, these soldiers of the Qing army knew something about the power of the fire attack ship.

However, Zu Zeqing, the general who commanded the battle, didn't think so.

His face was full of composure, and he ordered his big ship to lower the small boat to block the Japanese fire attack ship.

And ordered your own army to prepare to use fire attack tactics!
Speaking of fire attack tactics, the Qing army also knew how to use them.

As the Qing army saw the fire attack ship and released it, for a while, the entire strait was filled with raging flames.

"kill!"

"Break the formation!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live the emperor!"

"..."

As time passed, the battle gradually entered a white-hot stage.

The burning fireboat was gradually extinguished, and the distance between the two sides was continuously shortened.

The shelling on the battlefield began to become more and more violent!

The artillery on the Qing army ships fired continuously, and shells were fired at the Japanese ships.

As the distance increased, the Qing army's artillery began to hit gradually.

The sawdust hit by shells splashed all over the crispy ataka boats, turning into pieces of wood floating on the sea.

The sailors on the ship fell into the sea, struggling constantly.

However, there were only arrows or projectiles to greet them.

The soldiers of the Qing army stood on the side of the ship, condescendingly shooting at the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water.

And the Japanese army is also constantly fighting back, raising guns, bows and arrows, and iron cannons, aiming at the Qing army on the side of the ship, and shooting continuously.

A soldier of the Qing army was hit by a projectile fired from a raised gun, and a huge blood hole was immediately punched out in his chest.

Blood was sprayed, and the squirming internal organs were clearly visible!

He screamed and fell from the boat into the sea.

In order to save the unfavorable situation on the battlefield, many Japanese samurai even began to prepare to jump into battle.

A Japanese samurai with superb martial arts skills boarded the warship of the Qing army through the pedal.

These warriors either died during the gang jumping, or were besieged and killed by the Qing soldiers on the ship after the gang jumping.

Although they showed bravery and killed a large number of Qing soldiers with their own skills, they couldn't save the situation for a while.

The two sides fought fiercely, exchanging lives for lives, fighting desperately.

But from the overall situation, it was the Qing army that had the upper hand.

Because, now the war between the two sides has become a melee.

In the melee, the Qing army could use the artillery loaded on its own ships to kill and injure the small Japanese ships.

But the Japanese army had no choice but to deal with the big ships of the Qing army!
In this way, as time goes by, there will be fewer and fewer warships belonging to the Japanese army on the battlefield.

This is a very obvious thing.

Both the Qing army and the Japanese army have already realized this.

Kangxi watched the evolution of the situation on the battlefield, and ordered with a solemn expression.

"Pass the order, our naval battle is about to win, and the whole army will immediately prepare for crossing the sea!"

Sony, Ye Bilong, Jie Shu, He Tai and others nodded in agreement after hearing the words.

Obviously, they also saw that their navy had the upper hand at this time.

Kangxi praised with joy in his eyes.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Zu Zeqing is also a good general!"

The Qing army from top to bottom spoke in agreement one after another, and the atmosphere was very cheerful.

……

But in Xiaguan city across the strait, the atmosphere is not so harmonious.

Tokugawa Ietsuna stood at the top of the city, looking at the battle situation on the sea, with a gloomy and scary face.

"The ships of the Qing bandits are stronger than our army!"

"This battle is very unfavorable to our army!"

A retainer spoke in front of Tokugawa Ietsuna.

"Yes, Your Excellency the General!"

"If our army wants to defeat the Qing invaders, we must change the current status quo."

"Your Excellency, our army needs taller and stronger ships, more guns and cannons."

"..."

A group of people chatted about making suggestions, but Tokugawa Ietsuna didn't say a word, but his face was gloomy and scary.

"In the short term, shipbuilding is definitely too late, and cannon casting... there is no one in Japan who knows this craft."

"If I, Japan, want to form a navy capable of fighting in a short period of time, I can only spend money to buy warships and supporting artillery!"

Tokugawa Ietsuna said so.

It is said to be purchased from outside, but to put it bluntly, it is to buy from Daming.

In the entire East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even Central Asia, only the Ming family is capable of selling artillery and ships in large quantities.

In fact, the original relationship between Japan and the Netherlands is also good.

Prior to this, Japan's wharves were only open to businessmen from Ming Dynasty and the Dutch, and they all adopted a closed-door attitude towards businessmen from other countries.

In addition to the popular Sinology among the Japanese people, many people were obsessed with orchidism.

That is Western learning!
In the past, if Japan wanted to purchase ships and artillery, there were two options: Ming Dynasty and Holland.

But now it's different.

The Dutch forces were expelled by Ming Dynasty to the west of Malacca, and all Dutch ships that can appear in East Asia now are merchant ships.

The quantity is still relatively limited!
They have no ability to sell ships and artillery to Japan.

In other words, Daming is actually the only choice in Japan now.

"Your Excellency, maybe Japan should send someone to Ming Dynasty again!"

A family elder stood up and suggested.

Hearing the words, Tokugawa Ietsuna nodded slightly approvingly, and then spoke.

"Well, that's a good statement!"

"But now for my shogunate, the most important thing is to resolve the current war first!"

"..."

While speaking, Tokugawa Ietsuna began to order the mobilization of the army to prepare for the landing of the Qing army.

Judging from the current battlefield situation, the defeat of one's own water battle is already a foregone conclusion.

No matter how desperately the soldiers on the front line fight, at best they will slow down the process and cannot change the final outcome.

After this battle, Tokugawa Iezuna was very aware of it.

The future naval battles will be the era of giant ships and cannons. The previous tactics of crowding and crowding are completely outdated.

After Shimonoseki was ready to meet the Qing invaders who landed, Tokugawa Iezuna ordered the navy who was fighting fiercely on the front line to retreat.

As for the reason, it is very simple.

Now that the defeat in this naval battle is a foregone conclusion, there is no need to continue to invest troops in a war that must be defeated.

Retreating to preserve strength has become the best solution now!

As the Japanese navy retreated in an orderly manner, the Qing army also took advantage of the situation and launched a pursuit.

The sails are unfurled, and the sound of shelling is earth-shattering!

The navy of the Qing army is heading for Xiaguan!
Seeing this scene, Kangxi decisively ordered the army to prepare for the landing.

Groups of elite Qing troops boarded the troop carrier, and then headed towards Xiaguan across the sea.

In order to ensure the safety of this battle, the Qing army mobilized a large number of elites to participate in the battle.

Countless large and small ships headed for the other side.

Tokugawa Iezuna also quickly started making arrangements. On the one hand, he sent people to prepare to meet his own defeated soldiers, and on the other hand, he was preparing to stop the main force of the Qing army on the beach to complete the landing.

As time went by, the Qing troop transport ships finished washing the beach.

The Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchu and Qing dynasties pressed the servants of North Korea and Japan and rushed forward.

What they have to face is the most elite iron artillery team under the Tokugawa shogunate.

Accompanied by bursts of deafening musket salvos, projectiles flew across, and a number of Korean servants and Japanese servants were hit by lead bullets.

Screaming, wailing and falling to the ground!

"what……"

"Kill!"

"Keep running, don't stop, kill all the enemies in front of you!"

"..."

In addition to these iron cannons, there are also guns that are also firing.

The projectiles fired by raising the gun are so powerful that they can even directly penetrate several unarmored soldiers, causing continuous killing.

The archers of the Qing army began to throw arrows forward. On the one hand, they suppressed the iron artillery team of the Japanese army on the opposite side, and on the other hand, they played the role of supervising the battle.

If anyone dares to retreat without orders, the bows, arrows and swords in the hands of the Eight Banners soldiers will not show mercy!
The battle became more and more intense, the Qing army continued to move forward, and the Japanese army also stood firm on the line of defense.

The two sides have already started hand-to-hand combat!
A bloody fight is the best way to exercise people's nerves.

Countless people fought together, and the entire beach was covered with blood and broken limbs.

The wounded soldiers lay on the ground, screaming and waiting for death.

There were so many dead people that even the sea water was dyed red.

The whitish corpses soaked in seawater undulate in the seawater, surging with the turbulence of the waves.

The two sides fought hard for two days, and the Qing army broke through the Japanese camp on the beach with great difficulty.

Then pushed the battle line outside Xiaguan City!

Seeing this, Tokugawa Iezuna personally led the team to organize a counterattack.

Repel the Qing army that was fighting outside the city of Xiaguan!

However, just when he wanted to lead the team back to regain the beachhead, the Qing army that had landed had already established a firm foothold on the beachhead.

And using the camps left by the Japanese army, they built a defensive offensive.

Tokugawa Iezuna led the team to rush in a wave, but failed to conquer.

Apart from leaving corpses all over the ground in front of the formation, there is no gain.

Not only that, even when Tokugawa Iezuna led the charge in person, he was shot by an arrow from the Qing army's archers.

The heavy arrows of the Qing army directly shot through the body of Tokugawa Ietsuna, penetrated an inch into the flesh, and then got stuck on the bone.

The powerful kinetic energy brought Tokugawa Ietsuna off the horse!
"what……"

After falling from the horse, Tokugawa Ietsuna let out a scream.

With a pale face, he was surrounded by the guards around him and left the battlefield.

Following Tokugawa Iezuna's injury, the Japanese army began to retreat. Seeing this scene, although the Qing army's morale was boosted, they were unable to continue their pursuit.

On the battlefield, in the camp, there was a soldier who was exhausted!
The two sides began to confront each other around Xiaguan City.

……

Tokugawa Iezuna was brought back to Shimonoseki, and several military doctors rushed up, ready to treat his injuries.

The barbed arrow pierced Tokugawa Ietsuna's armor, and the barbs on the arrow caught the flesh, making it difficult to pull out.

If it is pulled hard, it will definitely cause secondary damage to him.

Several military doctors could only choose to cut open the flesh with a knife and remove the arrow stuck on the bone.

Then he went to suture the wound and gave Tokugawa Iezuna a shot of penicillin.

It is used to ensure that Tokugawa Iezuna's wound will not become infected and inflamed!
Although the unit price of penicillin purchased from Daming is very expensive, it is really nothing to a big man like Iezuna Tokugawa.

For him, life is more important than money!

The news Zhu Hongyu received was the result of the battle between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom.

Although the Qing army won this battle, it was only a miserable victory.

After paying a huge price of casualties, they only completed the landing, and even failed to take Xiaguan City.

For the Japanese side, although this battle was lost, the losses were still within an acceptable range.

After all, the Japanese army was fighting on the ground, and it was much more convenient to replenish troops than the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)