Moreover, the large wheels of the Napoleonic cannon made it easier to build gun emplacements. It was only necessary to dig two trenches deep in the middle and shallow at the ends on flat ground, and put the wheels of the artillery into them. Finally, nail a big nail into the long hole in the tail that is close to the ground and you can shoot!

When the gun is fired, the recoil causes the gun to move backwards along the ditch. By the time the cannon reached the very top of the two trenches, the recoil was almost gone, and it slid back to its original position under the help of the iron nails and its own weight. The gunners just had to re-aim. The intensity of the work of the artillerymen was greatly reduced, and the time for building gun emplacements was shortened.

It was this rapid construction of artillery emplacements that forced Tanigawa to attack early. The soldiers slowly pressed up under the command of Tanigawa Gonroku. It can be seen that Tanigawa Gonroku has worked hard in the army over the years.

His soldiers kept the formation intact. However, the way of fighting is still the same old way. First, disrupt the opponent's formation with an iron cannon and deplete the enemy's soldiers and morale. Then use the elite samurai behind to lead the Ashigaru assault. Compared with when Liu Pei fought with the Shimazu family, Tanigawa Gonroku only had dozens of more cavalry.

Tanigawa Gonroku had just advanced a distance of about 100 meters, and the problem he was most worried about had finally come to heart! That is, the opponent's artillery is actually aimed at them!

This frightened Tanigawa Gonroku! The opponent's artillery was placed too quickly! And Liu Pei's artillery officer had already been ordered to shoot at any time as long as the other party entered the firing range. So they started loading as soon as they finished placing the artillery.

The first reload was filled with solid shells. With the commander's order, the 10 guns roared almost simultaneously! The disemboweled shells flew in front of the Japanese phalanx almost instantly! In addition to the 4 shells that missed, the remaining 6 shells opened 6 bloody alleys in the Japanese phalanx!

Where the shells flew, weapons snapped and human bodies shattered. Blood sprayed! The relatively high shells shattered all the heads in its path, leaving only a few headless corpses to the ground!

The advancing shells bouncing on the ground broke several human legs, and the soldiers with broken legs fell to the ground, clutching their wounds

Screams of life.

The worst thing is that there is an iron cannon in the front row. The cannonball hit him in the lower abdomen and directly broke the person into two sections! But there is nothing critical to the person's waist, this person is not dead for a while, only the upper half of his body is left to scream desperately on the ground! Only when his blood is shed will he be relieved!

Although these Japanese soldiers had experienced wars and had fought face-to-face with people, this terrible shelling was something they had never been exposed to! In their opinion, this is not a human power at all! The bloody scene frightened them, and the whole team stopped.

Tanigawa Gonroku had never seen such a tragic scene, and he was also frightened by this ferocious shelling, but Tanigawa Gonroku reacted in time, he drew his sword and shouted, "Keep going!" Keep moving! It's just a big tube! It's a hassle to fill the big cylinders, and they can only design them once or twice at most! As long as we get close to them, the big tube is useless! ”

The samurai and soldiers stabilized their mood at the shouts of Tanigawa Gonroku and continued to move forward. But instead of the very old artillery, they were dealing with conventional artillery, which was often used in modern times. Although there is no essential change between the Napoleonic cannon and the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, the rate of fire has indeed increased. Basically, it can do four to five rounds a minute. So the Japanese army had not gone far before the second round of shelling arrived!

The accuracy of this shelling is much better than that of the previous one! Eight shells hit the ranks, setting off another bloody storm! Left behind a bunch of stumps and broken arms! And a few screaming wounded!

Gonroku Tanigawa was stunned! He didn't expect the opponent's artillery to fire so fast! And he subconsciously judged the time of the next round of artillery firing. He knew immediately that he could not let the enemy's artillery fire like this! Otherwise, after a few rounds of artillery, you will be completely broken up if you don't wait for your team to get close to your opponent!

Tanigawa Gonroku is a general who has experienced a bloody battle. He quickly calmed down and made a judgment. He said to the samurai beside him, "Eguchi, Shiraishi! Immediately lead all the cavalry to rush up and attack the big barrel position! I can't let the big tube continue to shoot like this! ”

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The two warriors on the side agreed, and each ran to the cavalry on either flank. At the same time, Tanigawa Gonroku issued an order in a loud voice: "Everyone disperse!" Disperse! Drill formation! ”

It has to be said that as a general, Tanigawa Gonroku immediately figured out a way to deal with the shelling. Under the order of Tanigawa Gonroku, the dense formation of the soldiers slowly spread out and put on the formation of the exercise.

The formation during the exercise is different from the formation during the operation, and the combat formation must be dense, crowded, and crowded. In this way, you will not be scattered by the enemy. The drill formation is more like the formation when doing gymnastics in later generations, which is relatively loose. Dodging shelling is very effective,

Not long after the team dispersed, the third round of artillery arrived! Since the team has dispersed, only 4 of the 10 shells in this shelling have knocked down 4 people!

Liu Pei put down the binoculars and was very amazed by Tanigawa Gonroku's response! Although he was a little greedy, he did respond in a timely and accurate manner. Even the tactic of using cavalry against artillery is self-defeating!

Liu Pei glanced at the opposing cavalry galloping over and said, "Send 50 musketeers to the artillery position, and the commander of the artillery position will be in charge." ”

After Liu Pei sent people to protect the position, he didn't pay attention to it, but put all his energy on the frontal battlefield. It is important to know that no matter who the artillery company commander is providing support, he must know when and where the artillery company is deployed, and he must also understand the "operational intentions of the commander."

From the moment the order was received, the artillery commander had a great deal of autonomy. He can choose what he wants to hit and how he wants to hit it, usually without interference. This is important because the artillery company is a complex organization that is difficult to manage, and the professionalism of artillery operations also determines that it is difficult for outsiders to interfere. And the command and protection of the artillery army is also a compulsory course for artillery commanders.

Therefore, the artillery commander is one of the most important roles besides the commander-in-chief. Especially at that time, when the communication situation was terrible and the exchange of information was very slow. The ability to command independently is considered a fundamental requirement for an officer.

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