Chapter 935 A moth flies into the flame(1/2)
The stone wall used to defend the Ming army cost the Japanese a lot of labor and money, so they thought it would be able to block the Ming army from landing.
Unexpectedly, under the fierce bombardment of Ming naval guns, the stone wall turned into a weapon that hurt the Japanese themselves.
Countless rubble blown away by bombs, with the help of the power of artillery shells, hit the Japanese like a violent storm...
Two hours of continuous bombardment caused nearly 10,000 Japanese casualties, and the water on the shore was dyed red with the blood of the Japanese...
Most of the stone walls on the shore have collapsed, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers behind them are scattered all over the ground. There are also many mutilated corpses, with either arms or legs missing...
Massive Japanese casualties were what the Ming army officers wanted to see most. They were here to massacre the city. The more Japanese people died, the better.
"Draw to the shore and send the Marines to land!"
Zheng Hongji gave an order, and the Ming warships and transport ships quickly approached the beach, and the Ming troops on the warships began to quickly disembark and land.
The Ming warships were too large to anchor close to the shore, so the soldiers immediately jumped into the shallows of the sea and waded ashore.
Fifty thousand Ming marines rushed to the beach with rifles in hand and were immediately blocked by the Japanese.
In front of the well-equipped Ming Dynasty Marine Corps, the Japanese could only be passively beaten.
They had no choice. The range difference between rifles and Vulcan guns was nearly 100 meters. The Japanese could not touch the Ming army at all, so why did the Ming army still have artillery and mortars...
Zhang Shuting led 50,000 marines to land quickly and successfully, and quickly rushed to the collapsed place on the coast!
"Whoosh..."
"Boom..."
"Bang bang..."
As long as there are Japanese blocking the front, they will basically be beaten into sieves or blown into pieces. They will be shot with rifles from a distance and bombed with grenades from near. During this period, mortars also frequently play a huge role...
Two hours later, the Japanese soldiers on the shore suffered heavy casualties. Yamada Jiro saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly ordered his men to retreat.
Zhang Shuting led the Marines to the coast of Fukuoka. This was the first time in the history of the Chinese army that they landed on the Japanese mainland.
What is certain is that there will be more Ming troops landing in various places in Japan in the future.
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The stone walls on the shore have been flattened, and the coastal forts and artillery have also been destroyed by Ming naval guns.
Shortly after the Ming Marine Corps landed, Zheng Hongkui led the Ming Navy to land on another coast in Fukuoka.
Two armies attacked Fukuoka from two directions. The Marine Corps was invincible all the way, killing everyone they saw and killing Buddhas they met.
Along the way, rivers of blood flowed from the Japanese who were killed, and corpses lay everywhere...
Zhang Shuting led 50,000 marines and encountered relatively big trouble on a plain fifteen miles away from Fukuoka.
The Fukuoka Daimyo sent an army of fifty thousand to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing a wide plain in front of him, Zhang Shuting immediately used a telescope to observe it.
I found a forest five miles away, and the forest seemed to be filled with dust and smoke.
Zhang Shuting had rich combat experience and hurriedly waved his hand to stop the army and continue to move forward.
"Stop, there seems to be an ambush ahead. Li Rui leads a small team to take a look. Remember not to enter the forest casually, just check the situation."
"Here! The commander-in-chief immediately led several hundred people, using the weeds to cover his body, and slowly headed towards the woods ahead."
They did not dare to go in directly, but instead rode their horses at the edge of the forest. They observed the situation inside and fired twice inside from time to time.
Is there anyone inside? Of course, there are 20,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry, and 10,000 warriors from Japan in that forest.
They originally wanted to wait for the Ming army to pass by and suddenly burst out of the woods, catching the Ming army by surprise.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army was so cunning that they sent a squad of a hundred people to check the situation.
Fukuoka Jodai cursed secretly in his heart, but he did not dare to make a sound out of his mouth for fear of disturbing the Ming army's reconnaissance team.
One of his ashigaru generals saw that the Ming army only had about a hundred people, and immediately tried to shoot the Ming army captain.
His move was stopped by Joshiro Miyamoto Musashi:
"Don't act rashly. If you disrupt the imperial army's plan, you will be killed without mercy!"
General Ashigaru was startled by Fukuoka Jodai's words and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to speak any more.
At this moment, the Ming Army reconnaissance team suddenly fired into the woods.
"Bang bang bang..."
One of the bullets happened to hit the thigh of a famous person, and a bloody hole suddenly appeared in the big name's thigh.
There are ten daimyo in Fukuoka, and the others will not listen to Jodai.
Seeing his daimyo being shot by the Ming army, the daimyo's soldier immediately quit his job.
"Ba Ge, Ming dogs dare to hurt my family, shoot them with arrows!"
This time it was too late for Miyamoto Musashi to stop him:
"Whoosh..."
Suddenly, a shower of arrows shot out from the forest, targeting the Ming army's reconnaissance team.
"Watch out for hidden arrows..."
Fortunately, Li Rui and others were prepared. When they heard something was wrong, they immediately reminded each other, reached out and took off the shields on their horses, and quickly blocked them in front of them.
"Puff..."
Despite this, several soldiers and horses were injured and fell to the ground.
"Save them quickly."
Li Rui took the lead, quickly came to the fallen soldier, stretched out his hand to pull him on his horse, and urged the horse to leave.
Marines are the elites of the elite. After rescuing one person, the others were quickly rescued.
At this moment, a group of cavalry roared strangely and came out of the woods again.
"Wow, you know where the dog is going, it's not too late to leave your head and go..."
Hearing the sound, Li Ruo hurriedly looked back and saw a cavalry force of a thousand men urging their horses to pursue them.
The Japanese chased them very fast, and they ran even faster on the bright night of the Ming Dynasty. But with a few soldiers riding two horses and two horses, the speed would definitely slow down.
They were quickly left behind by their other companions, but they did not panic. They immediately took off their rifles, turned over and sat on their horses, and raised their guns to shoot at the Japanese cavalry chasing after them.
Although they shoot on the move, all Marines are sharpshooters.
"Bang bang bang..."
After several consecutive shots, the fastest runners fell off their horses.
However, other Japanese soldiers continued to chase. They did not have firearms in their hands, and they all held samurai swords and charged towards the Ming army.
Hearing several gunshots from behind, the soldiers turned around and saw their comrades in danger. They immediately turned their horses and shot at the Japanese.
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Dozens of muskets were fired in volleys. While shooting, they covered the retreat of their comrades who had lost their horses.
More than a thousand Japanese cavalrymen were killed and more than a hundred were killed in an instant.
"Cavalry, attack me"
Seeing how fierce the Ming army was, Miyamoto waved his sword and 20,000 cavalry quickly attacked...
But at this time, it was no longer possible to leave the Ming army without collecting at night. In the end, Ye Buzai successfully returned to the main formation and returned to most of them safely.
Seeing the opponent's cavalry charging, Zhang Shuting sent an order:
"Fire the cannon, give me a fucking blow..."
"Here!"
Two phalanxes, each with 500 slapping artillery and 500 squatting artillery.
Zhang Shuting gave an order, and two phalanxes fired a thousand mortars and began to bombard the Japanese cavalry.
Mortar shells struck the Japanese cavalry formation like hailstones one after another.
The Japanese cavalrymen who were suddenly bombarded were thrown off their backs, their stumps flying everywhere...
However, the Japanese relied on numerous cavalry and still wielded their sabers to attack with all their might.
No matter how majestic they wield their swords, they can only watch as they are blown away by mortars.
The cavalry in front charged quickly, and the infantry and warriors followed closely behind.
Although the Japanese cavalry suffered another thousand casualties, they still rushed through the mortar bombardment range and quickly approached the Ming army's artillery array...
The cavalry no longer suffered bombings during battle, but the Japanese infantry following the cavalry were unlucky. They became targets for mortars.
The two square formations of musketeers stood neatly in front of the formation. The Japanese cavalry was only about 400 meters away from the Ming army's musket formation.
As soon as the ordering soldier waved the order flag, the Ming army officers and soldiers immediately moved to both sides, revealing two hundred squatting tiger cannons loaded with shells in the middle.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon is filled with shotgun shells. If bombarded at close range, it poses a greater threat than a mortar.
To be continued...