I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 309
Chapter 308

The army of more than [-] small days can be regarded as the most elite troops that Kyushu can mobilize. Among them, there are more than [-] matchlock guns purchased from Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. Of course, small days call the matchlock guns iron guns.

If you just look at the proportion of muskets, the army of Xiaori Days is actually equipped with much more muskets than the troops of the Ming Frontier Army. As for the soldiers of the guards, there is no way to compare.

In addition to more than 6000 matchlock guns, there are as many as 56 Hongyi cannons and 86 Franco machine guns. The [-] cannons are called Guobeng by the people of Xiaori. The nine smaller feudal clans of Kyushu Island will each lead their own troops. In this way, the Nine Route Army is the Shimadzu clan of the Satsuma clan, the Kuroda clan of the Fukuoka clan, the Saga clan of the Hizen clan, the Hosokawa clan of the Kumamoto clan, and so on.

The nine feudal lords each led their armies and came to Ning Haijun's formation. They found that Ning Haijun had set up a defense system along Lu'er City and the wharf.

Facing the trenches and parapets laid out by the Ning Navy officers and soldiers, Xiaotian saw this kind of fortification for the first time, and asked a little puzzledly: "The defense line of the Ming army...doesn't it look good!"

Hosokawa Tadori rode a war horse and observed the Ming army's position with a binoculars. What he saw was only a layer of deer villages and horse-rejection posts only about ten meters deep, and a wall made of sandbags. Nothing else.

Tadori Hosokawa asked in surprise: "This is the defense line of the Ming army? Where are the fences? Where are the trenches? What about walls and watchtowers? Why is there nothing? This line of defense is too crude, right?"

Heishi Xing said: "I can't believe that they went deep into the land of Xiaotian, and they dared to make such a big deal when they were surrounded by powerful enemies. They only built such a simple fortification to fool people!"

Shimadzu Mitsuhisa said: "Don't underestimate it, the fighting power of this Ming army is very strong, the range of the bows and crossbows they equip is astonishing, more than twice that of our longbows, and even comparable to our iron cannons... "

"So the Ming army relied on these powerful bows and crossbows to be confident, and didn't take us seriously, and only built such an extremely simple fortification?"

Kuroda Gyoji, the commander of the Fukuoka Domain, sneered: "In my opinion, we don't need to be nervous anymore. First, we will concentrate on destroying their fortifications, and then the cavalry will charge, and the infantry will follow and kill them. At most, 1000 people will be killed or injured." This Ming army can be driven into the sea to feed the fish at the price of this!"

Among the armies of the major vassals in Kyushu, only the Shimadzu clan has fought against Ning Haijun, but because the Satsuma clan lost Kagoro Castle, in the eyes of other feudal lords in the small days, the Shimadzu clan has lost all their old faces and is not qualified at all. Point fingers in front of them.

Of course, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was also very angry, and he quickly shut his mouth to let the other feudal lords suffer.

With the deployment of various armies in place, the sun has already set in the west, and it has passed noon.

"What the hell are they doing!"

Li Dingguo glanced at Liu Wenxiu angrily and said, "It's very difficult to organize and mobilize an army of tens of thousands. It's such an easy thing. They're not like our old brothers, they have rich experience!"

It's not that Zhang Xianzhong's troops have never suffered defeats, but the problem is that, as Zhang Xianzhong's elite troops, they have their own management system. In fact, their management model is somewhat like the Tianxiong Army, with the same hometown, the same county, and the same government as the management method , regardless of the number of people, but only his own group of people.

This is because there was no Mandarin in ancient times, and the language was very difficult to communicate with. Only the local county could communicate, because it would be easier for everyone to be familiar with each other.

It's not bad to spend half a day on a small day.When the Xiaori Artillery began to set up the formation, a group of dozens of Xiaori cavalry galloped over, and galloped back and forth around the Ming army's defense line, making strange sounds that resembled beasts, humans, and humans, attracting the Ming army. At the same time, they drew the attention of the Ming army, and even drew the longbow that was about the same length as their height to shoot arrows at the Ming army's position, trying to lure the Ming army to fire and consume the Ming army's ammunition and arrows.

It can be seen that the quality of the samurai in these small days is still quite high. All the tactics are linked together and very well organized.

It's a pity that Xiaotian is only that big, and the layout is limited. What they think is a very coincidental tactical cooperation is just that in the eyes of the Ming army.

Ning Haijun didn’t even bother to look at the cavalry of the small day who were flying around and bluffing, because compared with the Jiannu cavalry, the cavalry of the small day was too far behind, let alone compared with the Jiannu cavalry, even if they were Jiannu’s servants The Mongolian cavalry of the army is also more professional than them in playing cavalry to harass the enemy.

On the contrary, Li Dingguo was a little curious and asked Cheng Shijie: "Marshal, what the hell are these little dwarfs doing?"

Cheng Shijie didn't speak, but Sun Kewang, who wanted to show off himself in front of Cheng Shijie, took over and said, "What else can we do? It's just trying to attract our attention, cover the deployment of artillery, and test out the hands of our army's crossbows and muskets by the way." It's just effective range..."

"Not bad!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Kai Wang, let me know, don't do anything!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, Liu Wenxiu asked: "Marshal, what is that?"

Cheng Shijie picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of Liu Wenxiu's finger. He saw a dozen or so unicycles appearing on Xiaotian's position. This kind of unicycle had a huge shield on the front and dozens of sharp spears on it. The kind of car is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese Saimen knife car.

This is an armed vehicle used to temporarily block the enemy after the ancient city gate was knocked open by the enemy. It is estimated that it was also learned from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the small days, the gate knife cart was improved, and a lot of wet quilts were put on it something like that.

In this way, Xiaotian has a soil tank that can prevent firecrackers or bowl-mouthed guns from attacking. Don't underestimate this kind of soil tank, at least Ning Haijun's muskets cannot penetrate it.

"It's just a dirt tank, it's no big deal!"

"What is a soil tank?"

"Tanks are..."

Cheng Shijie suddenly realized that this thing was a product of several centuries later. Even if he said it out loud, Liu Wenxiu and the others would not understand what a tank is, so they had to change their words and say, "It's an invincible chariot. I It’s really idiotic to say that those little dwarfs, do you need a shield and a quilt? Isn’t it better to just put loose soil on the car? Not only can it prevent arrows and fire, but even cannonballs can’t hit it.”

"Damn Minggou, now you have to pay the blood price for your arrogance!"

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu muttered to himself as the flag of the Ming army fluttered in Luercheng.

Of course, he is even more speechless now, the nine-route army, seven of which are directed at Ning Haijun's field offensive, as for Lu'er City, there is no one. After all, Lu'er City is the city of their Shimadzu family. irrelevant.

Looking at the kind of earth tanks that were getting closer, a Ning navy officer said: "Commander, they have entered the range of the mines, do you want to..."

"Let the dwarves be happy for a while, before they cry!"

Cheng Shijie yawned, waved his hands and said, "Kekang, you can command, I'll go to sleep!"

Just when the small day cavalry saw that the Ming army was not fooled at all, and after their artillery positions were arranged, the small day cavalry retreated like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, the ground of the Xiaotian artillery position shook suddenly, emitting a large cloud of gunpowder smoke and flames, and the bang and bang sounded like a train running out of control.

The Ning navy soldiers who had been observing the situation over there shouted: "Bombardment!"

All the soldiers of the Ning Navy and the Death Battalion almost instinctively jumped into the trenches or the anti-battery holes and lay down on the ground. The next second, the heavy shot ball was spinning all the way and smashed towards it with terrifying power!
It has become the instinctive reaction of the Ming army to quickly hide in the trenches when encountering shelling.When they heard the sound of cannons, they would instinctively roll towards the trenches. A trench is the boundary between life and death!
The shot put flew over and hit the Ming army's position.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. , such as parapets and the like will be broken when rubbed.

The 86 cannons fired at the same time, and the power was horrifying. With just one round of salvo, the parapet arranged by the Ming army was smashed into a mess. There was a wave of blood in a place where the prisoners of the small days were temporarily held. Several prisoners of the small days were smashed on the spot and their heads were smashed, and one of them was hit in the chest by a five-jin shot put, and the whole body was shattered. Yes, there was a cracking sound from several legs, foamy broken bones mixed with flesh and blood splashed radially, the aorta was exposed to the air, and large streams of blood spurted out one after another.

The fatally injured prisoners fell to the ground holding their short legs, and passed out with only half a scream in time. Even in a coma, their bodies were still twitching.

Li Dingguo's face turned pale immediately.

In all fairness, when it comes to the bravery of the cavalry, the cavalry of the small days is really not as good as the cavalry of the slaves. When it comes to artillery battles, the artillery of the small days is really more professional than the Han army flag of the slaves. After all, they have been taught by the Dutch and the Spaniards.

"Boom boom boom..."

The second round of volleys in Xiaotian started again, and the parapet was smashed into pieces. Judging by the speed, anyone who was hit would be stabbed to death.The parapet vibrated slightly, apparently 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.

However, the prisoners of Xiaozi are still so unlucky. There is a huge warehouse at the dock where hundreds of prisoners of Xiaozi are imprisoned. Under the ruins, there was a shrill scream, and I couldn't even scream.

A lot of people's intestines have been squeezed out, so it's still called hairy?

The tragic experience of the captives in these small days vividly interprets what is meant by "no harm without comparison".

"Damn..."

Countless captives in the old days greeted the gunners in the old days, the ones who killed you were from the Ming Dynasty, why do you keep shooting at us!

Seeing that he also suffered dozens of casualties, Sun Kewang hurriedly looked at Yuan Shiliang and asked, "General Yuan, when can we fire back?"

“I’ll be right soon!”

Yuan Shiliang looked at the artillery staff holding the calculated shooting parameters, so he said: "Every gun position, listen to my order, azimuth XX, elevation angle XX, fire!"

The first to fire was naturally the rocket launcher. Fire dragons roared out of the launch tube, pulled out straight parabolas, and rushed towards the artillery positions of the small day with their teeth and claws. In an instant, thousands of rocket launchers hit the small Day artillery positions.

Xiaotian, who had never seen a rocket launcher before, asked in surprise, "What is this?"

The artillerymen of the Shimadzu family who had seen the rockets ran away, but it was a pity that no matter how fast they were, they could not be faster than the rocket shells. A rocket shell landed at the feet of Kuroda Hayao. The commander in charge of the Kuroda family artillery An orange fire flashed before his eyes, and immediately, his consciousness was shattered.

Not only his consciousness, but also his body, every cell in him was shattered in an instant, and disappeared without a trace!The shock wave of the explosion spread like mountains and seas, and a cannon weighing six to seven hundred catties rolled and flew into the air amidst the deafening noise. The rebel soldiers within 15 meters from the explosion point were instantly smashed to pieces, and those within 25 meters were shattered in a flash of flames. He wailed and fell down, bleeding from his seven orifices, spitting out dirty blood, and it seemed that he would not survive.

Terrifying flames exploded one after another in the middle of the Xiaotian artillery position, and the thunderous and violent sound made them frightened. They stood too close together, and each artillery had a powder barrel, which was detonated by the rocket launcher, and exploded among them. Well, a dozen or even dozens of people were thrown into the air by the blast, torn into pieces, and then fell down one after another, dripping down a rain of blood. Even in hell, such a terrifying scene is rare!
With just one round of salvo, the artillery of Xiaotian was completely dumbfounded!
A severed arm fell from the sky and landed beside Kuroda Yuuji, blood splashed on his body.He looked at the scattered corpses around him and the broken limbs and broken arms falling from the sky one after another, his face turned pale.

Look at Tadori Hosokawa again, this thug's war horse is struggling like crazy, but his limbs are stiff, his eyesight is slack, and he is almost thrown off by the war horse!

The four eyes met, and each of them saw the horror in the other's heart: Hell, what kind of cannons are the Ming army's equipment, they are so insane!
Hosokawa Tadori managed to control the horse with great difficulty, and roared at Liushen Wuzhu's artillerymen: "What are you still doing in a daze? Fire! Hurry up and shoot down their artillery, or we will all die!"

However, what he didn't know was that the surviving artillerymen around only saw his mouth opening and closing.

With Xiaotian's artillery almost wiped out, the attack came to an end without a problem.

In the next few days, due to the lack of artillery cover, Xiaotian's attack on Ning Haijun was just a bluff. In fact, Xiaotian's Jiulu Dalu gnawed for several days, and it never moved.

Of course, Xiaotian didn't try their best, they always left with one touch, and every time they used small troops to harass and attack.

At first, Sun Kewang thought that the small life was to avoid the important ones and prepare for the key breakthroughs, but the problem is that gradually he thought about the taste.

"Marshal, what the hell are you doing in Xiaotian?"

"They're waiting!"

"Wait?"

Sun Kewang was a little puzzled and said: "Waiting for reinforcements from the Tokugawa shogunate?"

"It's possible, but what's more important is to wait for the kamikaze to blow our fleet away!"

In all fairness, Hakata Bay in late September and early October is very windy and rough, and the waves are rolling like walls, which is very dangerous.This season is the season of high incidence of typhoons. The kamikaze in history was blown during this time period, and the huge waves that were set off shot the Yuan army into the bottom of the sea.

And more than 300 years later, in mid-October 1945, a super storm also blew up, sinking twelve US destroyers and frigates in one fell swoop, causing heavy losses to the US Pacific Fleet, so that many young people sighed: " Why don't we persist for two more months? If we persist for two more months, maybe under the protection of kamikaze, we can severely injure the US military and turn the tide of the war!"

Of course, turning the tide of the battle is purely obsessive. Considering the situation in China at that time, not to mention the kamikaze, it would be useless to move the super storm of Jupiter here. This is only enough fuel for the Yamato to make a one-way voyage, and it also severely damages the US military?

But I have to say that Xiaotian's delaying tactics hit Cheng Shijie's plan.

Looking at the map, you can see that the four islands are not connected in the small days. Cheng Shijie led the Ning Naval Expeditionary Force to fight the Shimadzu on Kyushu Island, with the purpose of attracting reinforcements from the Tokugawa shogunate.

Don't look at Cheng Shijie's performance that he doesn't value the little days. With the combat power and artillery of the Ning Navy, it is very easy to defeat the little days, but the problem is that these little days are like stones in a latrine, smelly and hard.The real reason why Cheng Shijie fights the small days is not to occupy the small days, but to destroy their vital strength.

There are only two ways to shatter Xiaotian's will to resist, one is to avoid Xiaotian's so-called protective wind, and the second is to completely defeat their reinforcements.

Compared with the army of the Ning Navy, the combat effectiveness of the Ning Navy's navy is even stronger. If you sink Xiaotian's reinforcements at sea, the cost is easier than destroying Xiaotian on land.

Under such circumstances, Li Zhixiang led the Fourth Fleet of the Ninghai Navy with a total of 36 main warships, together with [-] troop carriers, quietly left Hakata Bay and headed for Dicheng, the headquarters of the Changzhou Clan.

Although it is said that there are 270 and eight feudal clans in the country in Xiaotian, in fact, the four strongest feudal clans are really the strongest, that is, the Changzhou clan, the Satsuma clan, the Hizen clan, and the Tosa clan.

Changzhou Fan did not hesitate after receiving Shimadzu Fan's request for help. They knew very well that it was a national war. From a standpoint, it is not only Shimadzu who are unlucky, but also their Changzhou Fan.

"This sea area is really..."

Li Zhixiang looked at Yang Honggui, the deputy commander of the Fourth Fleet in front of him.Yang Honggui was a low-level officer of the former Zheng fleet, and he was always suppressed because his surname was not Zheng. Of course, Yang Honggui was very familiar with the sea conditions near Xiaorihai. .

However, facing high wind and rough waves at this time, Yang Honggui saw sweat on his forehead, "In comparison, Nanyang is as calm as a bathtub!"

Li Zhixiang smiled slightly and said, "It's exciting, isn't it?"

"It's really exciting."

A small island appeared ahead, and everyone became very nervous. The lookout stared at the sea with binoculars, loudly commanded the helmsman to correct the course, and avoid reefs that might be hidden under the sea.

Places with islands often mean that there are hidden reefs. This is no joke. Those hidden reefs do not show mountains and water, and seem harmless, but once they collide, no matter how big the ship is, it will be smashed to pieces. It is a big ship that will die People, so you must be cautious when passing through this kind of sea area.

Fortunately, there are sailors from the Zheng Group who are familiar with the sea area in this area, and there are sailors who are familiar with the sea conditions in Xiaotian. This is also the confidence that Cheng Shijie dared to attack Xiaotian.

If there were no sailors from the Zheng Group serving as pilots for the warships of the Ning Navy, otherwise it would be quite difficult to pass safely.

However, the problem is that despite the utmost care, a Jusha-class battleship "Lanling" still hit the rocks. Fortunately, the Jusha-class has 32 airtight water tanks, four more than the 28 water-tight water tanks of the Sea Shark class. Unless more than one-third of the watertight tank is full of water, the warship will have the risk of sinking. It took most of the day to pass through this dangerous sea area without any danger. The back of the plane popped up, and then another corner, and another corner...

The lookout called: "I found the enemy fleet! At least 200 warships are facing us head-on!"

Li Zhixiang was overjoyed: "The warships that can appear in this sea area can only be the Changzhou Clan's troop fleet. Kill them, surround them, and annihilate them!"

While the Fourth Fleet of the Ning Navy was listening to Li Zhixiang's orders conveyed by the walkie-talkie, all the warships adjusted their course in unison, grabbed the wind, and spread their sails.

The strong sea wind blew the sails high, and under the impetus of the wind, the warships of the Fourth Fleet of the Ning Navy rushed towards the hapless troop transport fleet like arrows from the string.

The gunners on the Ning Navy battleship hurriedly lifted the gun cover, opened the ammunition box, took out the shells from it, and began to reload.

More than ten nautical miles away, more than 200 small sailboats are cleaving the waves and moving forward courageously, including eleven armed merchant ships of the Dutch Galleon.

These merchant ships are armed merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company hired by the Changzhou Domain. They can cause a little trouble for the Ning Navy, and the Dutch are willing to help.This time, Dutch merchant ships were hired to support Satsuma and the Ning Navy. Not only did the Dutch not ask for commissions, but they supported more than 1000 mercenary musketeers.

These transport ships or armed merchant ships are full of food, grass and soldiers. Yes, this is the troop transport fleet of Changzhou Fan.The Changzhou Domain is a relatively belligerent vassal state. With the war in Kyushu, everyone from the patriarch to the samurai seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. In the unprecedented great changes, he fiercely took the limelight and won huge political capital.

Now these large sailing ships carry a total of [-] soldiers and [-] shi of food and grass. Such a force is quite powerful in the small days. No matter which battlefield it is placed on, it is a powerful supplement. The morale of the warriors in the small days is also high. , singing and shouting to the undulating waves of the sea, exhilarated, unaware that he was running towards the bloody mouth of the god of death.

At this time, Ning Haijun came to surround the transport fleet in a fan shape, and what greeted them would be a merciless blow.

(End of this chapter)