Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

"Damn Tokugawa monkeys! How can they have the shame to sing the war hymn of Lord Oda?"

Asai Takashi, who was once a general of the Western Army but was driven out of the Honshu territory by the Tokugawa family, gritted his teeth and cursed.

If it weren't for the Tokugawa family, he wouldn't be reduced to the wasteland of Kyushu.

In the eyes of local people, Kyushu is just a corner of the countryside, and people living here cannot make any future at all.

This is also true. Throughout the Warring States Period, the people of Kyushu were busy with their own one-third of an acre of land, which was completely different from the turbulent situation in this state. Everyone wanted to go to Luo.

This time in the battle, Yamashita Tomoko, as the vanguard, will avenge the shame of the past and bloodbath the Tokugawa army.

"Order people to shout in front of the formation and tell them that Keelung's army is here to conquer. God is kind and orders them to surrender to save their lives!"

The commander-in-chief of Saga Ashigaru, the eldest son of Saga Toichi, Saga Motyada, ordered one of his messengers to try to create panic and chaos in the Tokugawa army in the name of the Keelung Army.

The ordering soldiers were afraid of the bows and arrows on the top of Fukuoka City, so they did not dare to go too deep. After visually observing the distance that the bows and arrows could not reach, they began to raise their voices to persuade them to surrender, "You have been surrounded. Surrender quickly, otherwise we will wait. When the cannon fires, you will all be dead! Even the great Yamata can’t save you!”

The distant shouts reached the ears of Tomoko Yamashita, who was tightly surrounded by warriors, and he frowned a little.

It seems that the Tokugawa shogunate is Fuso's orthodoxy, but listening to his voice has turned things upside down.

We are here to suppress the rebellion and regain Kyushu. The Saga family are the rioters and rebels who split Fuso.

But it was obvious that the Saga Ashigaru gathered below the city did not realize this problem. Instead, they plausibly judged the enemy troops on top of the city as rebels.

"What are you talking about with these rebels? Let the general directly greet them with cannons. When the cannons go off later, we will see if they still surrender!"

What responded to Saga's surrender was the cry from the top of Fukuoka Castle.

"You are the rebels!"

"Hurry up and surrender. The Tokugawa Palace will spare your life for waiting!"

"It seems that the general who defends the city will not eat or drink as a penalty. In this case, I have no choice but to help them!" Saga Fengzhong heard the shouts from the top of the city, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.

He knows that in the end, life and death must be determined by strength, and the ownership of Kitakyushu in the future. Moreover, with General Qin Hao here, he must perform well this time so that his younger brothers can see that he is the future Saga. , Lord of Kyushu.

Although Saga is a small leader, the succession of the family can still be formed through the Shura field. The younger brothers are not easy to save money. As long as they make mistakes, their voices will be indispensable when complaining in front of their father.

Saga Fengtada had secretly made up his mind that as soon as he ascended the throne, he would send his younger brothers to see Yamata no Okami, so as to save himself from having to worry about himself every day.

Saga Chaoichi also knew the character of his eldest son, so he told Qin Hao that his sons should go to Keelung to study. As a family head, he may not be very qualified, but as a father, he is qualified.

Plan for the future for your children!

It was the best decision for Saga Fengtada to take power and the remaining sons to study abroad.

"Your Highness, the general has an appointment. After the war, the prisoners can be exchanged for money and food!" An elder reminded Saga Fengtada in a low voice.

"It's better to kill them all, so that they don't repeat it again." Takashi Asai sneered at the elder's advice.

Saga Hootada ignored Asai Takashi, who was blinded by hatred, and said: "Of course, pass on the order."

"Bang!"

A huge, dull sound of artillery was heard from the right coast. Everyone followed the sound and vaguely saw a huge artillery shell drawing an arc in the air and flying towards Fukuoka City!

Immediately afterwards, another one flew towards Fukuoka City, and then five huge shells simultaneously left traces on the soldiers' retinas.

When the huge cannonball landed on the top of the city, there was instantly a wave of blood and flesh on the top of the city. The melodious hymn that was sung not long ago was immediately replaced by the tragic wails.

The first cannonball hit the heavy masonry of the city wall and did not cause any casualties. However, the shattered holes left on the wall and half of the soldiers on the top of the city fell down and were in a daze, which shows the power of the cannonball.

While the Tokugawa soldiers on the top of the city were still awake and the latter were sober and thankful that the shot had no effect, the second shot followed.

This second cannonball landed directly on the top of the city, quickly creating an alley of flesh and blood in the crowd, like a millstone. There were no intact corpses wherever it passed. Afterwards, several bounces landed in the city, in the military camp inside the city. Screams and sparks all the way from the midpoint.

The military camp made of straw mats and bamboo wood suddenly became a mess and fell apart under the influence of huge external forces.

At this time, the bamboos that can be seen everywhere are no longer cheap weapons, but life-stealing tools. Under the influence of external forces, the bamboo pillars made of bamboo fly everywhere, and the sharp fractures are constantly flowing with the blood of Tokugawa soldiers. .

While the soldiers on the city were still immersed in the power of the second artillery shell, the Keelung Army's second wave of artillery shells came. This time it was no longer one, but five. After calibration, the navy had mastered the enemy Fukuoka City. position parameters.

It hit several oars on the city wall very accurately. The fortresses on the city wall, called oars, were built with stones. They were originally weapons for killing and defending the enemy, but at this time they became the enemy's weapons. arms.

Five cannonballs smashed these solid fortifications into pieces, causing bricks and rocks to fly in all directions. The fine stones caused a bullet-like killing effect on the defenders on the city and the defenders below.

"The general has an order! Take down the city! Take down the city!"

During the lull in the artillery fire, the hoarse roars of dozens of people came from the city, conveying Tomoko Yamashita's orders.

Trying to withdraw the troops from the city head to avoid the edge of Keelung naval artillery fire.

"Main Hall! What kind of artillery is this? It's so powerful? Just one round of artillery fire can make the thieves so scared?" Saga Chaoichi, who was staying in a safe area, was also deafened by the bombardment. There was a wave in his heart that could not calm down for a long time.

He has also seen the power of artillery, but this is the first time he has seen this kind of power, and it is really amazing.

Fortunately, he had surrendered long ago, otherwise this secret weapon would have fallen on him. Thinking about the unsightly scene, he felt terrified in his heart.

With another round of artillery fire, the entire city was turned into a hell on earth by billowing smoke, dust and fire.

The Tokugawa military flags that were originally erected on the outside of the surrounding city walls, as well as the many victory inscriptions written by the shogunate erected on the top of the city, became unsteady, and those flags and inscriptions were even trampled on by the soldiers who were fleeing for their lives. underfoot.

The gunboats on the distant sea seemed to be ruthless machines, still spraying out large plumes of smoke and fire, but the strange thing was that the ships did not see the huge vibration when the cannons were fired, and they still stayed calm on the sea. It didn't seem to cause even the slightest ripple.

If you stay on the ship, you can actually still see the vibration of the ship and the waves of the sea water after the launch, but the vibration is very small, and it is completely different from the traditional artillery.

This is mainly due to two places, the most important of which is that the design of the naval shipyard adopts a compartment watertight type, which can provide greater buoyancy. At the same time, the compartments distributed throughout make the ship more balanced and stable. Effect.

But when it came to this point, Qin Hao was afraid that Saga Chaoichi, a poor student, wouldn't understand, so he talked about another place.

"The cannon used this time is different from usual. It is a new weapon of our army - mortar. It is the most powerful weapon used to attack the city. It's just that the cannonball is too heavy. One cannonball weighs about 300 kilograms." Saga Fengtada and others were shocked, Qin Hao thought it was better to brag and let him see the world, so as to prevent him from saying that he didn't learn anything under his command in the future.

At the same time, Versailles put on a show, leaving a shadow on him, making him unable to have second thoughts?

"The artillery fire is certainly sharp, but it's a pity that the reloading speed is a little slow. If it can be reloaded as fast as those steel cannons, I can guarantee that no city in the world can resist it!" Navy Commander Zhao Chang also echoed. boasted.

After all, this is a huge cannon of the navy, and Zhao Chang also wants to show off his skills in front of his lord, so that he can earn some money for the navy's military expenditure next year, so that he no longer has to live a miserable life.

As if the commander's thoughts were connected, the ships on the sea began to respond.

"Blooming bombs! Blossoming bombs!"

The gunners repeated the gunner's command loudly, quickly pierced the cotton powder packets in their hands with iron skewers, then put them into the barrel, then inserted the message tube into the powder packets along the ignition port, and finally used the push rod to push hard I pinched twice to confirm that the medicine bag was secure.

Immediately behind was a loader who used a bamboo basket to carry a shell for a 10-pound cannon in front of the muzzle. He shouted loudly with a black face and red ears.

"Load!"

"emission!"

At this time, Fukuoka Castle, known as Shimabara Kenjo Castle, was already gray and dark, with scattered debris of earthen walls and stone barriers everywhere, and wailing all over the place.

But after all, they are regular troops of the shogunate. Not only their morale but also their quality are much higher than those of the Kumamoto family before. Even in the face of such fierce artillery fire and huge casualties of soldiers, they still did not lose their faith in fighting.

Taking advantage of the temporary lull in the Keelung Army's artillery fire from the sea, the Tokugawa Army's ashigaru, under the leadership of their respective military leaders, gradually carried out rescue and firefighting in an orderly manner.

They shouted and rushed from the bottom of the city to the top of the city, carrying earth and stones, stepping up to repair the collapsed defense lines in various places, or calling for the wounded. As long as someone responded, dozens of people would move stones and wood from the collapsed fortifications, and The soldiers inside rescued him.

They were busy like a colony of ants, and at the same time they were still worried about the possibility of another artillery fire attack from the sea.

But no matter how they prayed, the naval shells still arrived as scheduled, and the time was stuck very cleverly, just within five minutes after Tokugawa Ashigaru started working.

In an instant, the Tokugawa Ashigaru who were within the range of the artillery fire trembled. Apart from the rumbling sound of artillery around them, there was nothing else. For a moment, their bodies even turned into a wisp of smoke. Dissipated between heaven and earth.

The Navy's explosive bomb fuses are made very well. The purpose is to kill the enemy as much as possible. Of course, it is not ruled out that some "bad guys" may explode in advance in the air. The Keelung arsenal has a 5% failure rate. This is also Defective products within the allowable range.

However, most of the explosive shells still landed accurately inside and outside Fukuoka City, and many shells smashed into several gaps and gaps in the city wall.

Frightened, many nearby ashigaru fled and screamed.

However, everyone later discovered that these cannonballs this time did not seem to have the power of the previous cannonballs. Although they fell high from the sky, they rarely broke anything, let alone rolled.

It seemed like no one died.

Upon seeing this, many Ashigaru gathered around curiously, trying to see what was going on.

Onlookers are not only common in Tianchao, but also in Fusang. It is even a common problem among humans.

Turns out to be a bad guy!

Just when they were relieved, the fuse on the shell had burned to the end.

"boom!"

A small explosion sounded, and a plume of thick smoke rose above the city.

Then, more smoke pillars rose up inside and outside Fukuoka Castle, around the moat, and shot straight into the sky.

The hundreds of small steel balls filled with explosive bombs scattered like lightning in an instant. Before the crowd could react, the innermost layer of people who came to watch were all smashed into a sieve.

Colorful blood flowed from their chests, lungs, and heads, and their death was extremely tragic.

The outer parts of the body may not be of any benefit. Many steel balls penetrated their bamboo armor and penetrated into their body limbs. The stirring of the steel balls tearing apart all the muscles in the body made them hoarse.

But the worst thing is yet to come. Along with the steel balls is the smoke. Although it is not fatal, it is torturous.

Not long after, the sound of coughing came from the city. After inhaling the smoke, many soldiers felt dizzy, had a splitting headache, and their limbs were so weak that it was difficult to even stand up.

Then he couldn't hold himself up and fell to the ground. He was horrified and felt that his breathing was short and he felt like he was suffocating.

They desperately stretched out their hands to ask for help from others and wanted to speak, but found that their throats could not speak. They covered their necks and let out an unpleasant roar, and then their whole bodies began to twitch violently.

Another person found it difficult to see after inhaling poisonous smoke. The redness, swelling and pain in their retinas caused them to run around howling in fear. While running around, they vomited profusely. The whole body was covered with pickled matter, even their sphincter muscles. They couldn't control any of them, the big ones and the small ones were left all over the place.

This is the role of giant wolfberry, arsenic, aconite, etc. in flowering bombs.

What exactly is going on? !

Tomoko Yamashita, who was staying behind the battle, witnessed the tragedy taking place with his own eyes, and he was completely at a loss.

With just three rounds of enemy artillery shells, he lost fifty-sixths of his combat power.

If the enemy comes again for a few more rounds, it is better to surrender directly than to defend the city.

In fact, what Tomoko Yamashita didn't know was that the navy was no longer preparing to launch an artillery bombardment. Due to the transportation of troops, the cannonballs in the ship's warehouse were not very sufficient, and some were left to deal with emergencies in case of accidents.