Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 267
The firearms of this era were still very crude, basically bowl-mouth cannons and light-mouth cannons.

The Japanese pirates' ships were equipped with cannons at the head and tail, which fired solid stone bullets.

This kind of artillery has a short barrel, no strict uniform standards for caliber and ammunition, and slow loading and firing speeds.

Moreover, the range is short, the hit rate is low, the killing power is small, and it cannot be fired continuously, otherwise the gun body will easily burst.

Therefore, during this period, artillery could basically only be used in water battles, and soldiers on land rarely had the opportunity to see artillery.

More than a dozen Japanese artillery pieces were fired at the same time, but only four shells actually hit the Chu army's position.

Two of them landed on the original rear army position. Now that the rear army had all hid in the nearby woods, these two shells were equivalent to empty shots.

Two artillery shells hit the front army position. One of them directly hit a shield soldier, knocking him away. Blood spurted from his mouth. It seemed that he was dying.

Another one hit the ground, and the fragments scattered after the stone bullet shattered caused damage to three nearby soldiers.

Two of them were only slightly injured, and the most seriously injured one had his entire left face cut open by stone fragments. He fell to the ground in pain and kept wailing.

The soldiers nearby felt a little scared when they saw this scene. They were frightened by the power of the artillery.

These are soldiers who have been carefully trained by Zhang Hongqing. If other soldiers from Jincheng Guard were here, I am afraid some of them would have escaped.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hongqing stepped forward and punched the soldier with the injured face unconscious.

He shouted loudly: "You guys carry the wounded away.

Others line up again!The rear army returns to battle!

Don't be afraid, the Japanese pirates' artillery won't be able to fire a single shot for a long time.

They immediately docked, and they didn't dare to fire their artillery once they got to grips with us.

There are so many Japanese pirates that I can't let them launch an attack smoothly. Everyone, please resist me and you can't retreat even one step! "

As Zhang Hongqing shouted, the soldiers' panic quickly calmed down. They reorganized their lines and blocked the exit of the dock.

On the Japanese pirate main ship, Masao Yoshida couldn't help but frowned when he saw this scene. The group of guard soldiers on the shore were completely different from those he had encountered before.

In the past, those infantrymen would definitely panic after being attacked by artillery, but this group of soldiers could be so calm, which is obviously a strong army.

He asked: "Mr. Liu, are Jincheng Guard's field soldiers so elite? How can they be so calm under my artillery attack?"

Liu Laoer said: "General, I heard that the commander of Jincheng Guards, Wu Nengren, is as his name suggests. He is a mediocre person. Logically speaking, it is impossible to train any strong soldiers."

Masao Yoshida frowned. He was in the heart of Chu and had only three thousand troops.

If the Chu army cannot be quickly eliminated after landing, there is a risk of being dragged to death here.

Masao Yoshida was naturally unwilling to take risks. He asked, "Mr. Liu, is there a ferry upstream that can dock large ships?"

When Liu Laoer heard that Yoshida wanted to run away, he quickly said: "General Yoshida, although there are many large ferries upstream, the deeper we go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Moreover, we did not arrange other places in advance, so it would take a lot of effort to break through the city.

There are only 800 or [-] people on this shore. We might as well try to fight first. If it is really difficult to fight, we can go upstream. "

Yoshida Masao thought about it for a while, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, give me the order, let the Yagami Army go out, and tear them apart for me."

The Yagami Army is the most elite force under Masao Yoshida. It is composed entirely of wandering samurai and Japanese ronin. They are uniformly equipped with light armor and swords and are fearless in death.

Although there were only more than 500 of them in total, they once defeated [-] Chu guards head-on.

Following Masao Yoshida's order, the four warships quickly docked, and the Yagami Army rushed down the deck to line up.

The reason why Zhang Hongqing chose to form an array at the exit of the pier to stop the enemy instead of directly entering the pier was because he was afraid of the bows and arrows of the Japanese pirates.

The bows used by the Japanese pirates were different from those of the Dachu army. The soldiers of the Dachu army were basically equipped with ox-horn bows.

Because of the pressure resistance of the horns, even if the bow is short, it still has great lethality.Japan lacked raw materials such as horns, so the Japanese pirates used "Japanese bows" made of bamboo.

Due to the poor recovery of bamboo, the bow can only exert its due power by making the bow body longer, so the bamboo and bows will be made very long, usually more than two meters.

Bamboo bullets are very elastic. Although the bow has only a range of about 100 meters when the string is fully loaded, its lethality is very high, and the closer the distance, the greater the power.

In short-distance situations, He bows can be equipped with heavy arrows. The armor-breaking power of heavy arrows is huge, and they can even penetrate skinned wooden shields within 50 meters.

"Jixiao New Book" records that both the bow and the arrow are heavy, the bow is powerful, and the hair is not far away.Don't attack lightly, the enemy will be hit, and the person hit will be killed.

Zhang Hongqing did not enter the dock, and the range of his bow was not enough to threaten them, but they could shoot the Japanese pirates who came ashore.

Seeing the Eight Gods Army lining up ashore, how could Zhang Hongqing miss this good opportunity? He immediately shouted: "The crossbow team is shooting! Let's go!"

Following Zhang Hongqing's order, three hundred crossbowmen began to shoot, and for a while arrows rained down.

The pier was already relatively narrow, and the Yagami Army who had just landed were all crowded together, and now they became a living target.

Although they were all wearing light armor, they were still inevitably injured in the face of the dense rain of arrows, and screams could not be heard for a while.

When the commander of the Yagami Army saw this situation, he immediately led the charge and launched a charge without waiting for everyone to disembark from the boat.

The Japanese pirates brandished their long knives and screamed as they rushed toward the Chu army.

"The archers spread out on both sides, and the pikemen stepped forward and raised their guns!
Follow my orders, stab!

Shield soldiers work in pairs, hold on!

The wounded soldier retreats, and the people behind him fill in. Move quickly! "

Following Zhang Hongqing's order, the Chu army fought tenaciously with the Japanese pirates.

Masao Yoshida has never fought such a useless battle.

His artillery was unable to attack for fear of accidentally injuring his own people, and his bows and arrows could not hit the enemy.

The Yagami Army was stuck on that narrow pier, blocked by a large shield that was taller than them. They could not use their powerful force at all and could only be beaten passively.

Although the individual strength of the soldiers under Zhang Hongqing was not as good as that of the Japanese pirates, they also lacked battlefield experience.

However, they were well-trained, cooperated with each other tacitly, and took advantage of the geographical advantages, and they actually blocked the fierce attack of the Yagami Army.

"Baga! Let the Yagami Army withdraw and hit me with artillery!"

On the main ship, Masao Yoshida saw that the Yagami Army had killed and injured hundreds of people in a short time. He was furious and ordered the Yagami Army to retreat, intending to use artillery to attack the Chu army.

At this moment, Masao Yoshida heard someone shouting: "Look, reinforcements from the Chu army are coming."

Masao Yoshida looked up and saw a troop marching towards the dock in the distance. It looked like there were no less than 2000 people.

"Retreat, retreat!"

Even the 1000 people in front of him couldn't be dealt with quickly. Now another two thousand reinforcements came. How could Yoshida dare to continue fighting? He immediately ordered the withdrawal.

The Yagami Army retreated hastily, and Zhang Hongqing did not order a pursuit. He knew very well that after losing the geographical advantage, his group of rookies would be exposed for their true colors.

Although the Battle of Lianshui Ferry was small in scale, its impact was far-reaching.

Because of his frustration in Lianshui Town, Masao Yoshida decided to continue looking for opportunities in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River.

As a result, they were blocked by the Hongze Lake navy in the Qingjiangpu area and were beaten to pieces.

Although the Japanese pirate fleet was defeated, some Japanese pirates escaped with their lives and fled everywhere, laying the groundwork for future turmoil in the Jianghuai region.

(End of this chapter)