Chapter 497, Horror Musket
"Sand give~"
Outside the capital of Higo Kingdom, thousands of samurai and warriors of the Otomo family quickly rushed towards the Ming army, and these spearmen at the head were holding long spears and carrying flags, and their short stature was even shorter than this long spear.
"Distance 400 zhang~"
"Distance 300 zhang ~"
Huo Yun lit the musket, sweat was on his forehead, the muscles of the whole body collapsed tightly, his eyes looked at the Japanese people who were rushing in front of him, the cold light on the spear was shining, and there was no doubt that once he stabbed it, he would definitely be able to stab himself.
Huo Yun could clearly feel that these people around him were the same as himself, they were very nervous at this time, the first time they went to the battlefield, they had only been training for a few months, although the musket had been shot many times, every time they hit the target, Huo Yun's results were very good.
But when it came to the actual battle, the whole person still couldn't help but tremble, and he could hear someone's teeth constantly gurgling, especially when they were getting closer and closer, and they could clearly see the facial expressions of the widows, and everyone became more nervous.
"Steady, no one is allowed to fire without an order~"
In charge of the shooting was Zhang Lun, the grandson of the British prince Zhang Mao, who had been on the battlefield and killed pirates and pirates when he was on his way to the Ryukyus with the fleet, although he was also nervous at this time, but he was much better.
His voice was very loud, he was holding a sword in his hand, he was wearing an officer's uniform, and his whole person looked very calm.
"Distance 200 zhang ~"
"Distance 100 zhang ~"
Finally, the Japanese who rushed to the front were about to enter the firing range, and the new flintlock musket had an effective range of nearly 50 zhang, that is, a distance of almost 150 meters.
This distance is naturally insignificant compared to the guns of later generations, but in this era, it is definitely a very terrible range, you must know that the range of the general firearm is only a few tens of meters, and it is difficult to exceed the distance of 100 meters.
Being able to go beyond a distance of 150 meters means that you have a great advantage in war, being able to shoot at a distance and kill the enemy.
"Distance 50 zhang ~"
Soon, the Japanese who shouted slogans and kept attacking entered the firing range, but Zhang Lun was not in a hurry to fire.
At this distance, the accuracy is poor, and the power is limited, and firing will only waste bullets.
"Distance 20 zhang ~"
Everything about the enemy is clearly visible, the short stature with thick thighs looks a little funny, and the samurai in armor next to him, armed with a sword, is extremely fierce.
"First team, aim ~"
Zhang Lun shouted coldly, and as soon as Huo Yun heard this, he immediately hurriedly aimed at a warrior holding a sword.
"Fire~"
As soon as Zhang Lun's voice fell, the flag of the standard-bearer waved heavily.
"Bang~"
Almost instantly, a thousand soldiers of the first echelon opened fire in an instant, and billowing smoke rose up.
"Wow~"
The charging Japanese people were like a wave meeting a solid rock, and the Japanese who rushed to the front fell hundreds of people in an instant, and blood splattered everywhere.
"Second team, aim ~"
"Fire~"
Zhang Lun's face was expressionless, and he gave a cold order, and soon another puff of smoke rose, and a thousand lead pellets were ruthlessly shot at the Japanese people who came over again, and then put hundreds of people again.
Suddenly, the entire charging Japanese army suddenly became sparse, and two rounds of firing directly took away hundreds of Japanese people, and the total shock army was only more than 1,000 people.
Huo Yun quickly reloaded, and at the same time looked at the side of the Japanese army, the warrior he was aiming at fell in a pool of blood, a hole in his chest, blood flowing, which made him can't help but smile.
"Third team, aim ~"
"Fire~"
Zhang Lun shouted mechanically.
As his words fell, a dense burst of gunfire rang out, and the number of Japanese people who rushed over was a few hundred less.
With such a dense charge, for them, there is no need to aim at all, it is enough to shoot at the place where there are many people on the other side.
Like a wave of wheat, thousands of charging troops were harvested by muskets in three waves, and all the Japanese were suddenly blinded.
Look at the fallen widows around you, blood flows, corpses are everywhere, there are small holes on their bodies, and some are still wailing in pain if they are not dead.
"Run~"
I don't know who shouted, and suddenly the remaining hundreds of widows turned around one after another, like rabbits, faster than when they charged, and quickly fled back into the city.
"The first team ~ aim ~" Ranwen bar
"Fire~"
At this time, the first team had been loaded, Zhang Lun looked at the fleeing widows, and ordered coldly again.
"Bang~"
Dense gunfire rang out, and hundreds of fleeing Japanese people fell in an instant.
This kind of target shooting is not difficult for these students of the Royal Military Academy, they have to train accordingly almost every day, and they don't know how many bullets they have hit, and the accuracy is still very high.
"It's not bad, it's just that the range of the musket is a little short~"
Liu Jin has been holding a telescope to watch the shooting, for this result, Liu Jin is still quite satisfied, this is the first time that the cadets of the Royal Military Academy have fought, and it is also the first time that the flintlock musket has appeared on the stage, and the effect is still very good.
Of the more than 1,000 samurai and soldiers of the Otomo family who rushed out, very few of them were able to return alive, and in the face of the attack of muskets, if they only relied on their legs to charge, it was still too slow, and they were basically the lives of live targets.
If it is a cavalry, the effect may be completely different, if thousands of cavalry are in the open area of the plain, once the speed is raised, the distance of about 30 zhang, with the running speed of the war horse, it will not take long to rush over.
Once the cavalry is allowed to rush in, it is basically over, with the impact of the horses, the cold weapon can also become extremely terrifying, and it can easily tear apart the infantry formation.
"Damn, it's gone, I'll just shoot it~"
On the side of the musket team, Huo Yun clearly heard someone complaining, just one shot, and the Japanese collapsed.
"Fortunately, I fired two shots, both shots hit, and killed two Japanese robbers~"
Huo Yun thought silently in his heart while reloading his musket, and at the same time looked at the Japanese who were fleeing back quickly, throwing away their armor and fleeing like a wilderness.
"This is the new musket?"
"It's really terrible~ This range is too far, and the speed of this shot is so fast, thousands of people have been beaten like this?"
The soldiers of the Ming army around and many hundreds, thousands of households, etc. are also stupid, these students of the Royal Military Academy are very expensive, the moon rings higher than them, the food and clothing are better than them, and the weapons used are still new muskets.
Originally, everyone thought that they were all new recruits, but this is the first time they go to the battlefield, and they may have to pee their pants, and everyone is ready to see their jokes.
But when the musket rang out, after only three rounds of fire, everyone was shocked by the terrible musket.
"This?"
Above the castle, Otomo Masanobu looked at the samurai and soldiers who fled scattered, and his mind was blank, an army of thousands of people, crisscrossing the elite troops of the Otomo family on Kyushu Island.
It was just a wave of impact, and the opponent's large army didn't even move, just that kind of new weapon, accompanied by bursts of smoke, these thousands of elite troops were gone?
"Otomo's house is over~"
Then Otomo Masanobu saw a black eye, these thousands of elite troops are gone, what will the Otomo family do to support the position of the overlord of Kyushu Island?
Even if the Ming Dynasty withdraws now, the other daimyo who have received the news will definitely attack the Otomo family soon, and the Otomo family will be finished at that time.
However, they couldn't wait for the attack of other daimyos, and the Ming army in front of them would not let them go at all.
"Knock~"
"Knock~"
The dull sound of artillery shelling sounded again, round after round, constantly venting anger, and at the same time, the Ming army outside the city also began to press towards the city wall step by step.
"Not a single widow was left in the city, and all the buildings were burned down~"
Liu Jin looked at the situation in the city with a telescope, and coldly gave the order for a general attack.
"Yes~"
The herald beside him nodded hurriedly, and then immediately came to the flag soldier to give the order, one flag after another kept waving, and at the same time, the drum of the general attack was also remembered.
"Knock~Knock~"
Drums were beating, flags were flying, and tens of thousands of Ming troops began to attack this small city from all directions, like a tide, surging, as if they were going to swallow this small city in an instant.
Barely encountering any decent resistance, the Ming army went straight into the city, and the little men and horses left of the Otomo family were not even hors d'oeuvres.
In the capital of the entire Higo country, the sound of fighting continued to sound, but soon subsided, and the Ming army that rushed in was like locusts, and began to search for the Japanese people in the entire city, as long as they saw the Japanese people, they did not hesitate to kill them.
The ordinary Wajin have long since left, and the rest are all members of the Otomo family, or samurai, soldiers, and so on who are loyal to the Otomo family.
After killing the widows of the Otomo family, the Ming army began to go crazy looking for valuable things such as gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, which was also acquiesced by Liu Jin.
Anyway, if you don't take these things away, they will be burned, in this case, it is better to cheapen your own people, after all, this time, this little bit of people from the Otomo family is too little, and it is not enough for them to be appetizing, and most of the Ming army did not even get a head.
"It's really poor enough, I haven't even found anything decent~"
A team of Ming soldiers continued to search one house after another, but in addition to the house of the Otomo family, there was nothing valuable in the houses of the other Japanese people, and the Japanese people of this era were similar to the Ming people, and the ordinary people were poor, and even inferior to the common people of the Ming Dynasty.
The billowing smoke began to rise continuously, and the raging flames began to engulf the houses in the entire city, and groups of Ming soldiers carried large bags and small bags, talking and laughing at each other with satisfied and smiling faces.