Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 214
In addition to the 500 family members, among the [-] soldiers brought by Huang Laifu, at least [-] were gunners.

Soon, the Wuzhai Fort musketeers carrying heavy gunpowder cans and lead bullets on their backs were quickly pulled outside the Qixing Gate by Huang Laifu, divided into three rows, and concentrated on bombarding a certain section of the city wall outside the gate.

Of course, when they bombarded, they were under the cover of Fujian rattan players.Huang Laifu estimated that the shooting range of the Japanese gunners in the city was about the same as his own gunners, about [-] steps.If you don't take precautions, such a dense formation will only be used as a living target by the Japanese iron gunners hiding behind the city wall.Neither Huang Laifu nor his troops are mentally prepared for the face-to-face combat method.

"shooting!"

Huang Laifu gave an order.

Suddenly, "Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." sounded together.
In the current Wuzhaibao army, there are already [-] large guns—that is, heavy muskets.The power of the big gun is huge, and the range is far.When the first row of [-] guns mounted on tripods sprayed out scorching flames, the Japanese army at the top of the city screamed.As long as those who are hit, there will be huge blood holes on their bodies.

After the five hundred guns were shot, the front of the Wuzhaibao army was filled with acrid white smoke.

Soon, the second row of [-] Wuzhaibao bird gunners stepped forward again, aiming at the top of the city and blasting together.

After the second column was blasted, it was the third column.

After the third row finished blasting, the gunners in the first row had finished loading the gunpowder, and stepped forward to shoot again.

This continued continuously, and the deafening sound of gunfire continued.After several years of extremely rigorous training, the current Wuzhai Fort gunners are extremely proficient in loading sub-drugs quickly.

Under the fierce attack of the gunners of the Wuzhaibao army, the Japanese army on the city couldn't help being in chaos, and the firepower of the iron gunners' downward shooting was greatly reduced.

The firecrackers of Wuzhai Fort were so powerful that Yang Yuan, Zhang Shijue and other Liaodong and Jizhen officers and soldiers were also amazed at seeing them, but they didn't think much about it. Taking advantage of this moment, they organized the army and erected the ladder again. Attached to the siege.

The archers and iron cannons of the defending Japanese army hurriedly shot downwards under the roar of their respective officers.However, if they only focus on shooting the Ming army ascending the city, they will be severely attacked by the Ming army archers and Wuzhai Fort fire gunners.If they fight back against the gunmen under the city, the Ming army will take the opportunity to climb up again.

Seeing that the densely packed Ming army kept crawling towards the top of the city, there were not enough archers and iron gunners to use.Chief Xiaoxi couldn't help roaring anxiously, and he was also shocked by the power of the Ming army's musketeers. It's okay to say that his own guns are not as good as people's, but now the iron cannons are not as good as people's shooting, so it can't be justified.

Fortunately, he has been in the army for a long time and is adaptable, knowing that he can't have it both ways.The biggest threat right now is the firecracker team under the city.He waved his samurai sword upright, pointed at the outside of the city and shouted: "The pikemen and samurai fight against the Tang people who ascended the city, and the iron artillery team, concentrate on shooting the iron gunners of the Tang people under the city."

All of a sudden, more than a thousand soldiers of the Japanese Tie Pao Qingzu in the city were shooting non-stop with the thousand five soldiers of the Wuzhaibao Army below the city.

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The sound of gunfire continued, and the smoke above and below the city filled the air.This is the first time that the Wuzhai Fort army has formed an army, and the firecrackers have encountered a well-matched opponent, and everyone can't help but show their anger and spirit.

In terms of the power of firecrackers, except for the big guns of the Wuzhaibao army, the power of the other birdcracks is similar to that of the Japanese iron cannons.

In terms of protection and load-bearing, Wuzhaibao bird gunners are wearing iron armor, and it is difficult for a gust of bird gun lead to break through the armor.On the other hand, the Japanese iron cannon ashigaru wore light trunks, with only some iron leaves on the chest, and the rest were made of leather, which was slightly less protective.However, they are protected by a thick city wall, while the Wuzhai Fort bird gunners are only covered by rattan cards with less protection. In this regard, the two sides are similar.

In terms of weight, apart from the iron armor worn by Wuzhaibao bird gunners, their bird guns weigh about ten catties. In addition, they also have a long knife pinned to their bodies, as well as sticks, gun covers, lead bags, etc. It can be said that the burden is not small.

The Japanese iron cannons Ashigaru wear light trunks and carry slightly light weight. However, their iron cannons weigh about 12 jin. projectile.Both are bulging, and I am afraid that it is not light.In addition, the Japanese are short, but they have to carry so many things, and the load is not light.

In short, this is a well-matched opponent. Whether it is the Japanese iron gunners or the Wuzhai Fort gunners, the more they fight, the more excited they are.Opponents are rare.

"Grandma's Japanese slaves have knocked off my helmet, and they will eat me later."

Wang Guixiu, who used to share the same banner with Zhang Dasan, the wolf gunner, was promoted to the banner chief after several years of fighting. Wang Guixiu also won the post of banner chief not long ago, with 37 officers and soldiers.

It may be that the blue flag on his back that indicates the identity of the head of the flag is more conspicuous. From time to time, a few Japanese guns greet him from the top of the city.The previous burst of Japanese gunfire even knocked down the eight-petal iron helmet he was wearing on his head, which made Wang Guixiu very angry.However, he had already played this round, so he had no choice but to go back to reload, thinking that he must regain the field in the next round.

In the front and back of Wang Guixiu, under the attack of the Japanese army at the top of the city, some Wuzhai Fort gunners were injured, but due to the protection of good armor, there were relatively few people killed in battle.

The firecrackers of this era are no better than the rifles of later generations. After being hit, the middle part is bloody and bloody, which is very touching.However, Wang Guixiu was not afraid, on the contrary, he felt that his whole body was boiling with enthusiasm. This kind of life hovering on the line of life and death was what he longed for.

He loaded the medicine skillfully and quickly, but kept his eyes on the movement of the Japanese army at the top of the city. After a few years, he has become as proficient as the "blind typing" of later generations of computer experts.

In the gunpowder pot on the right hand side, there are several equal parts of bird gun gunpowder pre-divided into small bamboo tubes.In each bamboo tube, there are three coins of gunpowder.In the lead bag next to the left hand, there are hundreds of leads each weighing about three renminbi.

Wang Guixiu didn't need to look at all, as if he had a third eye, he first took out a small tube of gunpowder from the gunpowder pot, poured the powder into the gun, and gently sent it with a stick, the gunpowder was in place.He took out another lead from the left pocket, wrapped the lead with a small piece of cotton cloth to prevent the projectile from slipping out of the muzzle, and sent it lightly with a stick, and the lead was in place again.

After finishing all the above, Wang Guixiu opened the fire door of the bird blunderbuss, took out a small tube of gunpowder from the gunpowder tank, poured it into the fire door of the bird blunderbuss, and shook it lightly, and the gunpowder had completely entered the fire door.Wang Guixiu closed the fire door, the previous matchlock had been burnt out, Wang Guixiu took out another matchlock from the matchlock bag on his body, blew on it slightly, the matchlock was already on fire, Wang Guixiu put the burning matchlock into the faucet.

Like this, a series of filling sub-powder work of bird gun has been finished.

The reason why the blunderbuss hit accurately and far, and became more and more popular with the Ming army, is that there is no need to consider temporarily lighting the match.For firearms such as the three-eyed gun, you need to use the other hand to light the matchlock during combat, which hinders aiming.The reason why many people in the Ming army in the border towns used three-eyed guns without considering the problem of long-range accuracy was because of the quality problems of some bird guns, which prevented them from using them with confidence.Of course, this problem does not exist in the Wuzhaibao army.

Speaking of it, the bird gun is actually a kind of matchlock gun, but it is no different from the flintlock gun in structure, and both have the same trigger.It's just that the flintlock uses a spark from a flint to ignite the charge.On the other hand, the matchlock gun is to ignite the charge directly with the matchlock clamped on the hammer (the head of the blunderbuss) after the trigger is pulled down.

After all the preparations are completed, the comrades watching around are basically filled with sub-drugs. After several years of hard training, everyone is familiar with it.At this time, after another two rounds of shooting, Wang Guixiu and his group stood in the front row after a sharp horn sound.

"aim!"

The one on the far right shouted loudly.

Wang Guixiu raised the bird gun, supported the waist and belly of the bird gun with his front hand, aimed at the Japanese army in front of the city with his shining star, and opened the fire door with his back hand.Just like him, a mass of black firecrackers aimed at the top of the city.

"shooting!"

There was another sharp horn sound, and at the same time, Wang Guixiu rang the trigger with his index finger, the faucet hit the fire door, and the burning match ignited the medicine guide in the fire door. The smell of gunpowder rushed over, making Wang Guixiu blink, and his eyes felt a little uncomfortable.

To tell the truth, although the current Wuzhai Fort firecrackers no longer have the danger of exploding their barrels, and the soldiers are no longer in danger of turning into one-eyed dragons, but the damage to the eyes when this kind of gunpowder is fired is unavoidable.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

After the medicine was ignited, hundreds of blunderbusses fired one after another, and a puff of pungent white smoke filled the front of the position again.

Wang Guixiu whistled softly, and when he turned back to the formation, through the corner of his eyes, he could see the screams from the top of the city. His shot just now seemed to have also hit a Japanese army's iron cannon Ashigaru. team leader.

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"Eight Karma! How can these iron cannons of the Tang people be so accurate!"

At the top of the wall, the banner samurai Munejiu Katsui shouted angrily. In the round of shooting just now, the leader of the iron artillery team next to him was hit in the chest and fell down screaming.Although the iron gunners of the Japanese army all wear ashigaru, especially the chest position, they are all protected by iron armor.However, being hit by a bird gun is not fatal, but bloody blood on the chest is inevitable.

And in the round of shooting just now, the iron cannon light feet beside him suffered a lot of losses, and he was almost hit.

There is no way, the firearms of the Wuzhaibao army under the city are too fierce.

Right now, the battle in the west of the city has entered into a fierce situation. More and more Ming troops are attacking the city. The Japanese iron gunners on the city have no longer cared about relying on the city wall for protection, and they are constantly shooting at the Wuzhaibao army below the city. , hoping to repel their cover, and then concentrate their firepower to deal with the Ming army that keeps climbing the wall.

Because of the height of the Japanese soldiers, they could not see the situation below the city clearly unless they stood at the arrow stacks, but once they stood at the arrow stacks, they became targets.In this way, in terms of defense, they were one year behind the Wuzhaibao army, and the casualties were even higher.After all, in front of the Wuzhaibao army, there are still several layers of rattan players to cover.Moreover, in the case of firecrackers, if they do not form a dense formation, they will not be able to form their power. The Japanese iron gunners, with a few people every other arrow stack, are much worse in terms of density, so the firepower is much smaller.

But now both sides are fighting with anger, shooting at each other, shooting at each other, causing casualties to each other, and fighting to the death.We only suffered from the Fujian rattan soldiers who were covering under the city. Everyone huddled behind the rattan shields, and they didn't dare to show their air.They prayed for God's blessing that the firecrackers of the Japanese people in the city must not penetrate their rattan cards and penetrate into their bodies.

"Let you Tang people taste the power of my Yamato warriors."

Sojiu Katsui, who retreated to the back, screamed angrily, and loaded the sub-drug quickly and skillfully. As a warrior of the Japanese Warring States Period, Sojiu Katsui was very skilled in loading iron cannons. The point of "blind outfit".

While staring at the city head angrily, his hands were constantly busy.

There is a gunpowder pouch pinned to his right breast, with a single-use gunpowder packet on it.On the right side of the waist is a bag with delicate paintings and his name written on it. It contains hundreds of bullets.He first took out a small metal cylinder from the gunpowder bag, erected the iron muzzle, poured gunpowder into the cylinder, and tamped it with a cleaning rod.The amount of gunpowder is about the same as that of the Ming army.

He took out another bullet from the cannon, poured it into the iron cannon, and pounded it lightly with the cleaning rod. When he heard the sound of "click", Zongjiu Katsui knew that the bullet had been fixed.Since it is necessary to shoot down the city, the lead bullets used must be wrapped in cotton cloth so that the projectiles will not slip out of the muzzle.

Next, Zongjiu Katsui unscrewed the copper-cast fire cover of the cannon head, opened the fire vessel, took out a small packet of gunpowder from the gunpowder bag, and poured it into the fire door.Finally close the fire cover, take out a burning matchstick and put it in the smashing head.

In this way, Zongjiu Katsui's iron cannon was filled with sub-powder.

Compared with the Wuzhaibao army's bird guns, the Japanese army's iron cannon barrels are similar in style to the Ming army, but slightly heavier than the Ming army's bird guns.There is a wooden bed underneath, and there is also a front sight and a dust cover on the gun, all of which are installed on the wooden support.In particular, the iron cannons used by senior Japanese warriors are named Shitong, which are thicker and more powerful.

The iron cannon used by Zongjiu Shengjing is the Shitong, and its range and power can be compared with that of Wuzhai Fort.In fact, in these few rounds of shooting, several Wuzhai Fort musketeers were killed and injured by Zongjiu Shengjing's waiter.

"Damn Tang, come on!"

Zongjiu Katsui's eyes were fiery red, and his heart was full of passionate fighting spirit. With a loud roar from a small banner holder, he came to the arrow stack without hesitation, and with his hands on the waist of the waiter, three points formed a line, and he directed towards the people below the city. The Wuzhai Fort musketeers took aim.At the same time, he also saw a row of hundreds of Tang iron gunners aiming at them.

"shooting!"

The commanders above and below the city swung their sabers high and high.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

In the gunpowder smoke spreading above and below the city, Zongjiu Katsui seemed to have seen an iron gunner from the Tang Dynasty being blown away by him, but amidst the countless death flames emerging from the opposite row, Zongjiu Katsui suddenly felt his whole body trembling. A blood mist exploded from his head.

At the last moment, Zongjiu Katsui saw the landscape of his hometown, the melodious songs, the courtyard at home, and the smile of his wife and daughter to him.After that, Sojiu Katsui didn't know anything...

Above and below the city, there are still killing sounds.

(End of this chapter)