Beiyang new warlord

"shooting!"

"Fat Master!"

As a firearms unit, they always dug trenches when they got there. Standing behind the trenches in Luzhai, facing the crowd of Japanese warriors swarming up, the fusiliers of the Ming army pulled the trigger without hesitation. Take aim, as long as you are within the range of the shot, you will not worry about not being able to hit anyone. Amidst the dense gunfire like fried beans, the neat phalanx of Japanese soldiers immediately cracked sharp one after another like glass exposed to hail. The stubble was broken, and the warriors who were shot scrambled to the ground in fear.

But the firecracker is still the least threatening one. Mao Jue came out of the city purely to pretend to be coercive, to put pressure on Matsudaira Nobuzuna, so that he would not dare to withdraw the army to suppress the rebellion, and he never thought of going here with the Kyushu shogunate Fighting desperately on a small plain, Mao Jue was covered with densely packed mines in front of the entire army formation, which rushed into a hundred meters. These soldiers of the shogunate had tasted the fire and thunder prison that Suwa's army encountered back then. , holding a long gun and just started to charge, there was a loud noise under his feet, two or three landmines were trampled and exploded together, dozens of Japanese soldiers were overturned by the air wave, and blood was splashed down brilliantly.

The sound of explosions one after another is like a lotus flower blooming on the ground, beautiful and cruel, even the shogunate army that is ready to launch an attack regardless of the cost cannot resist this price, the Shimazu family, the Nabeshima family, and the Kuroda family of the warlords Zhong had no choice but to hastily order the cessation of the army, and once again moved the three or four meter long whip to the front of the army.

Crack ~ bang ~ bang ~ bang ~

This clumsy way of dealing with land mines is really effective. Except for the occasional one that got too close and was blown to pieces, the land mines blocking the road ahead were meaninglessly removed one after another. Mao Jue The battalion was still slowly taken down by these Japanese soldiers who had an absolute advantage in numbers, but at this time, Mao Jue had already packed up his troops and fled without leaving him a single piece of wool.

In addition to the "elite" of the Li Dynasty and the Xiongjin mercenary regiment, more than 9000 horses formed a triple formation in the ditch under the Tucheng. The well-trained reserve soldiers also pressed the densely packed firearms, and more than 90 large and small artillery were lined up. The fat sea who had been kicked out just now had completely recovered and stood on the head of the trench. , spitting and jumping, swearing like a shrew.

"Little devil! Aren't you in a hurry to chase after the uncle's ass and smell the smell? I am here, sir, if you have the ability, come here! I will fork your third uncle's leg! Come and fight with me for [-] rounds ah!"

After chasing after Mao Jue's camp, listening to Pang Pang Hai's yelling, 200 meters away, the Japanese soldiers stopped again.

Just such a low earthen wall and a shallow trench, but it was a lingering nightmare for the shogunate army. Twice, in front of this crude earthen wall that couldn't be simpler, the number one swordsman in Kyushu, The first Yutori in the southeast has fallen down many times. The low wall seems like it will never be touched. No matter how strong a samurai is, even if a bullet passes through his chest, he will lie there forever.

But it didn't last long, amidst the messy footsteps behind, the supervisory team composed of Kishu archers occupied the entire rear of the army formation again, and the arrows flashing coldly shot at the backs of their own heads, Kuroda, Nabeshima, Hosokawa , Mizuno, Arima, Shimadzu and other leading banner samurai retainers were also circled by Matsudaira Nobuzuna.

"Everyone, I just got the news that after the rendezvous with Kazukui Shimabara, the Matsuura rogues did not come to Nagasaki Castle to support them, but headed northeast. Tomioka Castle of Karatsu Domain was just captured at noon!"

"The main forces of all the families are gathered here! If the army is entangled here by Tang Kou in front of us, what about Kyushu? I don't need to go into details!"

These words made several Kyushu names all swallow their saliva heavily.

In order to help the Nabeshima clan, almost all the main forces of Kyushu gathered here, more than a dozen daimyos were all elite, and the rest of the clan were old and weak soldiers. Otherwise, how could the Shimabara clan be defeated so quickly?

Even yesterday, these Kyushu daimyos didn’t suffer as much as they do now. It was said that Shimabara Ikki had [-] people, plus the Matsuura water pirates, and the East China Sea pirates had no less than [-]. This force is estimated to be the strongest island in Kyushu. The Jin family couldn't resist it, thinking that this force swept across the entire Kyushu like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and every samurai in the banner was burned to the throat.

In the next few minutes, almost all of these high-ranking samurai spread to the front line of the battlefield, especially Shimadzu Hisaki, the Satsuma clan who served as the forward.

With a samurai sword held high, this guy kicked his frustrated horse like a madman and galloped in front of the army.

"The general has a military report! Kazukui Shimabara has already gone straight to Kitakyushu, and everyone's Lutian family servants are under the feet of this awakening beast. If you want to keep the Shimadzu family, you must defeat these Tang bandits in front of you!"

"Men of the Shimadzu family, defend the Xiangdang, today! Come to me, kill these Tang thieves! Tie their heads under the horse, and then go back and kill those pirates! Go! "

Nothing is more important than home. Nobuzuna Matsudaira's words were like a needle of chicken blood piercing the veins of every samurai. , The front of the Japanese army was like a mouthful, countless warriors held high their spears, iron cannons, and samurai swords, and bravely launched a new charge without fear of death.

"Your uncle! It's really here!"

In astonishment, he fell back directly from the ditch. The tonnage of the huge sea, Tucheng seemed to shake twice, but even facing the crazy Japanese army, it did not shake the morale of the Dongjiang Tieyi army at all. The Japanese are blood-boiling beasts, while the Tieyi Army is like a machine without flesh and blood. Under the order of their respective regiment commanders, one regiment showed its head emotionlessly from the slope of the trench.

On the coasts on both sides, the Dongjiang Fleet, which was divided into two groups, also began to nest into the circle of death. On the side of the outermost sailboat, the iron chain made a rattling sound, and a pair of black cast iron heavy guns protruded fiercely. heavy head.

Mao Jue couldn't beat Mao Jue if he fought hard with the army at hand, but could he fight him hard on his home court?Mao Jue was really not afraid of anyone, and the resounding battle horns and drums resounded throughout the Tucheng, with a ferocious touch of his nose, and carrying the big banner with his own hands, Mao Jue smiled crazily.

"Dog jumping over the wall in a hurry? This book will completely wipe out your last hope! Fire!"

The cannon on the wall began to roar first, followed by the muskets. After the reformation, both the caliber and the barrel of the gun have been enlarged. The range of the Dongjiang Tieyi Army’s flintlock guns has reached 150 meters. This time there are [-] muskets. The salvo, the sky was instantly filled with steaming white smoke of gunpowder. Under the blow of a storm, the warriors of various feudal clans who were still charging wildly seemed to hit an invisible wall. The first, second, third and fourth rows of the crackling business were almost Fell down together, dragging half of his body that was almost smashed to death, a Shimadzu Banner staggered forward a few steps desperately, and fell to the ground slumped.

On the other side, shrapnel bombs like wasp bombarded the main formation of the Nabeshima family, almost completely soaking the big Amitabha seal with splattered blood.

Rushing through the gunpowder smoke, stepping on the corpses, the warriors behind were also shouting and running with their knives in hand. At the top of the city, the same cold order was carried out. Under the muzzle tree, facing forward, within tens of meters, the second killing peak, like a lotus blooming.

He almost tried his best to rush to the front of the ditch, dragging bloodstains all the way. He lost one arm and held a knife in his left hand. However, just a second later, his hope was instantly extinguished. The sharp bayonet was drawn out neatly and mechanically like a machine, and the saber in his hand, which represented the pride of a warrior, was easily knocked away, and then the cold steel pierced into his chest. , The whole person was thrown out.

The destruction of almost a row of front row, for the Iron Rebel Army like the machine, only represents a tactical move.

kill!

Chapter 2 Nineteen.

This is the fourth battle of Nagasaki Castle in this war. I have to praise the Kyushu samurai and Shimadzu swordsmen who fought passionately to defend the Xiangdang. Pieces were cut down in the intertwined fire net of gunfire, and pieces were still going up one by one, fighting to the death without retreating.

It's a pity that although Mao Jue's armaments are definitely not as good as the Eight-Nation Allied Forces at this time, they can't stand up to the large number, and there are still strong fortifications to buy. The reserve militia on the earth wall only needs to shoot. Soldiers are trained and even look like machines. Even if they are fearful, doubtful, hurt and exhausted, the almost day-long training still makes them habitually assassinate and change lines under orders like a machine, and each tactical move has passed through years of high-intensity training. , almost carved into their bones.

Compared with the Japanese warriors who went forward with their own bravery, Mao Jue's subordinates were more like a whole, a cold machine without personal emotions.

Relying on the advantage of firepower and the cold-blooded army like machines, the fourth and biggest bloody fight was once again decided before sunset. In the sky full of gunpowder, the earth was even riddled with holes by the heavy artillery fired from the sea. The corpses are scattered everywhere, almost all of them are black, red and other samurai carcass. The Kyushu samurai who retreated in the fierce golden drum were even numb. The survivors did not have the joy of the rest of their lives. Also forget the pain.

On this day, the fight was terrible.

The trench was also almost filled, and those who stepped under their feet were all corpses, just like a thin battle line against the wall. After a day, despite the violent wind, rain, snow, thunder and lightning, they did not waver at all.

Today's casualties are even less than those of the previous few days. After all, this time it is enough to just stay under the city for defense, but even so, the opponent has an army of [-], and they attack in different squads. But when he got off the line of fire, his arm seemed to be broken immediately, and he couldn't even hold the bayonet.

Many people fell asleep when they returned to the barracks, and even the most popular female soldier medical officer turned a blind eye this time, letting people paw around like dead pigs.

too tired!

The reserve soldiers on the front line carried stretchers and filed out in a hurry, or pulled the wounded, or supported the soldiers back to rest, packed the guns and bayonets, and commanded the city for a whole day. The smell of gunpowder made their throats sore. Mao Jue finally left the city.

"General!"

The messenger officer under Su Changmei had been waiting there around three o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that Mao Jue had returned to the tent, he didn't even have time to take a sip of water. The military letter was presented to Mao Jue, but in astonishment, the letter was torn open, and he read it hastily, then turned his head to look towards the sea, Mao Jue couldn't help twitching violently at the corner of his mouth.

However, just for a moment, he was glad to throw the letter into the fire.

The matter is not too small, but it is not too big! Fortunately, it is at this juncture.

Although the firearms troops are amazingly lethal, their fatal weakness also comes from the firearms. A musket without gunpowder can still be equipped with a bayonet to fight desperately, but a cannon without gunpowder is just a big mallet.In Mao Jue's fleet, the largest ship, the Black Pearl, had a load of about [-] tons. Excluding artillery and personnel, a ship also had [-] to [-] tons of gunpowder and dozens of tons of various ammunition. Ten catties of gunpowder are needed, and the lightest shrapnel is about ten catties.

These four large-scale battles plus the Battle of Iki Island, every battle is like eating gunpowder, especially today, the Japanese army is attacking from all directions regardless of the consequences, and the naval guns are also fully fired, I am afraid that the gunpowder consumed is countless One hundred tons, after grain, the Dongjiang Army's gunpowder reserves have finally bottomed out.

Now more than 100 sailing battleships are big mallets that can pull a lot of things. Before returning to replenish gunpowder, or find a new source of gunpowder, the fleet can no longer provide firepower.

However, Mao Jue probably doesn't need Su Changmei to provide fire support in a short time, right?Looking at the battlefield with joy in his eyes, and with a hoarse voice like a broken gong, Mao Jue ordered with a happy expression.

"Let Fatty Su assemble the fleet to Xiawan tonight, you go down!"

"Humble job obeys!"

"Officer! Drink tea!"

As soon as the messenger was sent away, the first soft and joyful voice came out suddenly. Under the goose-yellow skirt, a pair of lotus feet hurried forward, carrying a tray with a teapot and teacup. Excitedly got into the tent.

After all, she is a woman from the Ming Dynasty. In this era, her destiny is to be attached to the waistband of a man. Even if she is as strong as Adelaine, she cannot escape this fate, no matter whether she is in the East or the West.And this girl doesn't really hate Mao Jue, otherwise, she wouldn't have become jealous last time at Iki Island, and the hapless Fujitaro Inoue scratched her face all over.

This time it was a rare opportunity to pretend to be virtuous, and this girl was extremely excited and ran up to show her courtesy.

It happened that his throat was also smoking with thirst, so he didn't even think about it. In front of the beautiful woman Meicha, Mao Jue didn't even think about it. Under Yu Leer's beautiful eyes, he raised his teacup and drank like a drink.