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Chapter 483 The Flaming Flames (Part [-])

Although the strength of Akiyama's troops is small, the artillery is not too small. Except for the super heavy artillery used in the siege, there are two types of infantry artillery, light and heavy. Among them, there are six infantry heavy artillery with an effective range of six. There are more than a hundred steps, all of which are arranged on the head of Uji City. As for the light infantry guns, there are as many as [-], but the effective range is relatively short, only about [-] steps. It is slightly less than the fifty old-style artillery possessed by the vanguard army of the Japanese country, but in terms of power and loading speed, it is much higher. If we really want to start a war, it is hard to say anything else. The artillery battle against the Qing army will definitely win Yes, but the Qing army was not in a hurry to fire the artillery. Even though Tashan had already issued a request, the heavy artillery position on the top of the city remained silent.

"Ryuji Yamamoto, attack and take down the Chinese position on the other side of the river!"

Hikozo Torii, the ninth grandson of Torii Motochu, one of the sixteen generals under Tokugawa Ieyasu's account, inherited Hayamagata Castle, and is a daimyo with a genealogy of 20 stones. He is famous for his bravery and bravery. Before setting off on the expedition, he had vowed to restore the glory of his ancestors. Now that he had won the mission of the first attack, he was very full of ambition. Before the support gunners were deployed, he waved his hand proudly and issued a combat order loudly. .

"Hay, the first team, come with me, go!"

Ryuji Yamamoto's ancestors have been warriors of the Torii family for generations, and passed down to his generation, relying on his extraordinary martial arts, he became the banner of the Torii family. This time, he was ordered to lead the first team, with two hundred warriors under his command. There are also [-] soldiers recruited temporarily and reorganized into a team of one thousand. Since the beginning of the expedition, Ryuji Yamamoto has been clamoring for meritorious service in the battle. Immediately, he was overjoyed, shouted loudly, and led a thousand soldiers under him to rush out of the main formation, screaming again and again to hide and kill the Qing army's position on the other side of the Uji River.

"Damn it, infantry artillery, give me a damn!"

Tashan waited for a long time, but he didn't see the infantry at the top of the city firing heavy artillery. Then he saw that the Japanese soldiers had launched a charge. He was furious, but it was a pity that the heavy artillery was not under his control. He had no choice but to give orders not far behind the position. The attached infantry gun fired first.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

With Tashan's order, the [-] light infantry guns at both ends of the position started to show their power, but when they heard the loud roar, the [-] rounds of flower bombs roared and smashed into the charging array of the Japanese soldiers, causing clusters of explosions. The flames and shrapnel flew around, and in an instant, shocking blank areas were cut out in the Japanese army's charge formation. Blood and flesh flew across the sky, stumps and broken arms flew all over the sky. More than a hundred of the [-] Japanese troops fell down.

"The Gunner, where is the Gunner? Hurry up and kill the Chinese artillery!"

Hikozo Torii had heard about the sharpness of the artillery of the Qing army long ago, but he did not expect it to be so sharp. Even the charging soldiers of his own side were wiped out by a round of shelling one-tenth of the river before they reached the river. He was shocked. Apart from that, I couldn't help feeling sorry for it, nothing else, those samurai were all private soldiers of his Torii family, even if one of them died, it would be enough for Hikozo Torii to feel distressed, let alone dying in an instant After more than a hundred, Dang even made Toriihiko's three eyeballs red, and he roared angrily.

"Quick, quick, set up the gun!"

The artillery fire from the Qing army not only angered Hikozo Torii, but also the commander of the gunmen of the Japanese army. He roared again and again and urged his gunners to push the artillery cart forward like crazy, and grabbed the distance. Only a hundred steps away from the river bank, he yelled and ordered his men to mount the guns quickly, planning to have a live artillery battle with the Qing army.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Undoubtedly, the idea of ​​the commander of the Japanese gunslingers is good, but unfortunately the reality is obviously cruel. Six infantry heavy artillery fired one by one, and the huge shells roared through the sky and smashed into the artillery positions of the Japanese army with incomparable accuracy. Six red and black mushroom clouds exploded immediately, and the shrapnel swept around, knocking the Japanese army into pieces. The gunners of the army exploded to the point of crying and howling, but this was not over. The thirty light infantry guns that had been loaded by the Qing army also joined in the fun, and ruthlessly ransacked the artillery positions of the Japanese army.

"Baga, Gunners, counterattack, counterattack quickly!"

Torii Hiko Sanben was still counting on the blunderbuss to support Ryuji Yamamoto's troops who were charging, but he didn't expect that the blunderbuss were already disabled before firing a single shot, and they immediately became popular Eyes, cursed and shouted.

counterattack?With what to fight back?After being looted by the Qing army, nearly half of the fifty artillery pieces were damaged, and the gunners were killed and injured. In that place of death, it is obvious that Yamamoto Ryuji's assault troops will definitely not get the slightest support.

"Call me!"

Yamamoto Ryuji's troops still have some combat effectiveness. Although they were looted by a round of artillery fire from the Qing army, more than a hundred people were lost in the battle, but the rest did not stop or hesitate, and still followed Yamamoto Long Er charged forward at a high speed, and within a short while, he had already rushed to the frozen river. Seeing this, Tashan did not dare to neglect, roared wildly, and fired the first shot first.

"Sudden, sudden, sudden..."

The roar of Tashan was an order, and a dozen machine gunners fired first, and then the five hundred soldiers lying in the trenches also started shooting. In an instant, the gunshots rang out, and countless bullets woven into a sheet. The fire net of death swept across the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army rushing towards them mercilessly. With the sound of bullets hitting meat, rows of Japanese warriors were knocked down to the ground.

"Bowman, suppress, suppress!"

Although Ryuji Yamamoto rushed to the forefront, he miraculously escaped the looting of the bullet rain. Seeing that his assault troops suffered heavy casualties, he couldn't help becoming anxious, and gave an order screaming.

Bows and crossbows have always been sharp weapons on the battlefield, even in the era of elementary firearms, but in front of the most advanced weapons of this era, crossbows and crossbows have obviously reached the time to be eliminated. They assembled into formation, and the machine gunners of the Qing army shot wildly with all their strength, instantly shooting the Japanese crossbowmen who were trying to line up into corpses all over the ground.

"Baga, rush for me, ah..."

The blunderbuss could not count on it, and the crossbowman could not hold on to the situation. Seeing this, Yamamoto Ryuuji's heart was already half-cooled, but he refused to admit defeat, still yelling and motivating the remaining The warriors of the Japanese army rushed forward, but unfortunately this time the good luck finally left him. Before he finished shouting the order, a bullet hit his head accurately, even if it was the brightly colored bamboo The helmet couldn't stop the bullet from penetrating, and the unlucky Yamamoto Ryuji had time to let out a scream before he fell heavily to the ground, his hands and feet twitched a few times, and then he was silent.

Run away, run away quickly!Following the death of Ryuji Yamamoto, the remaining Japanese warriors lost all hope of fighting. They all turned around and ran towards the main formation in disorder. Once such a stupid act of running away straightened up, they naturally It was very popular with the soldiers of the Qing army, and they sent off the defeated Japanese soldiers with great enthusiasm. In the end, only more than 300 of the [-] Japanese officers and soldiers who fought in the battle could escape back to the main battle. , many of whom were wounded.

The dead silence, the dead silence of one faction, was only less than half a stick of incense. More than [-] troops of Ryuji Yamamoto died in battle, and more than half of the gunmen who assisted in the attack were lost. What is even more shocking is that the artillery carried by the forward army was basically wiped out. The Japanese army was completely destroyed. In the face of such bloody and cruel facts, the Japanese army was shocked from top to bottom. Tens of thousands of people stood silently, only the north wind was still whimpering...

At the end of noon, under the city of Kyoto, the Qing army was still attacking the city at a leisurely pace. Generally, artillerymen were performing, bombarding one after another. As for walking and riding, they were basically in a state of watching. , It’s just that the officers and soldiers are obviously used to this kind of situation, nothing else, since the siege, the Qing army has always been in such a siege mode, whenever troops are sent to attack the city, that is, the artillery works, and the rest of the people wait to hear it , I really never launched an ant attack on the city once. Of course, this kind of siege is not without effect. Everywhere was damaged, as long as the bombardment continued for a few more days, the city of Kyoto would almost be broken without any attack.

"Report, Commander, the vanguard army of the Japanese country has rushed to the Uji River, with a strength of more than [-], and they are fighting fiercely with our troops at this moment, please tell the Commander clearly!"

At the Central Army Office, Old Shisan stood on his horse with a blank expression on his face, watching his artillerymen attacking methodically with a relaxed expression, not at all worried that the shells would not be enough, nothing else, just because they wanted to load more shells and The old thirteen sacrificed the cavalry when firing the ammunition package. He was surprised to carry [-] less horses and loaded more artillery shells. With the shells of two more large troop carriers at the bottom, the old thirteen was naturally I was so happy to spend a lot of money, and when I was listening to the sound, I saw Zhang Miao frantically charging up from the rear. As soon as he saw the face of the old thirteen, he immediately rolled off the saddle and got off the horse alone. Knee on the ground, loudly reported a way.

"Oh? Here it comes, is it fast? Interesting!"

Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Old Shisan immediately raised his brows, and murmured a little unexpectedly - in Old Shisan's mind, Tokugawa Yoshimune should have heard the news of the attack on his lair. It should be a time when you are worrying about gains and losses. Logically speaking, if the army's morale is unstable, it will not be easy to enter the army, but I didn't expect Tokugawa Yoshimune to come so fast. It would be strange if there is nothing wrong with it , don't be free, old thirteen don't want to go to some more...

(End of this chapter)