Chapter 558: Fierce Fighting
People die without drinking water for a few days, and this is a very serious problem.
Water permeates the source of human life, and it is impossible for any living object to leave it. There were tens of thousands of soldiers in Shuri Castle, including women and children. The water source was intercepted, and Shurijo Castle was able to hold out for several days. Is it three days, or is it seven days.
Once there is no water supply for a long time, the person's body functions will have problems. Once the soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, Shuri Castle became the possession of the Qin army.
All the top officials of the Satsuma clan knew in their hearts that they could not lose this battle, and no matter what the cost, they had to regain the water source.
The Satsuma Domain's earthen shield carts were heavy, so the speed of travel was very slow, and the distance of just a few hundred paces was a torment for both sides.
Five hundred steps.
Four hundred steps.
Three hundred steps.
"Shoot."
"Bang, bang, bang."
Three hundred paces, the Qin army held back until the Satsuma clan army reached a distance of three hundred steps before firing. The fierce gunshots rang out, as if they hit people's hearts, and people couldn't help but be frightened.
A salvo of 500 paces pierced the dirt on the shield cart of the Satsuma clan, and 300 paces was another salvo, and the bullets could already be applied directly to the wet quilts and wooden shields.
The shield cart had an effect, which made the people of the Satsuma clan overjoyed. Although the shield cart was heavy and it was tiring to push it, the soldiers of the Satsuma Domain behind the cart pushed the cart alternately, and the several veterans who had just been in charge of the cart were already tired and sweating profusely.
The Xianyang of the Qin army was a breech gun, and the low fire in the bullet was also granular gunpowder. Under normal circumstances, a distance of eight hundred meters can completely shoot through the bronze armor. I have to say that Prang is very smart. In the absence of copper and iron, he first made a shield out of giant wood, and then pasted a wet quilt and mud. This flexible substance is not much worse than bronze in terms of defense, and even better than thin bronze armor.
This group of soldiers of the Satsuma Domain, who were supporting the attack, couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in their hearts when they saw the distance between them and the Qin army getting closer and closer. The crackling gunshots in their ears didn't seem as threatening to them as before.
"Haha, you can't beat us." A Satsuma Domain soldier hiding behind a shield cart thought. He couldn't help but get excited in his heart, as if he had seen that they were waiting for them to enter the Great Qin Army formation and slaughter these long-range troops of the Qin Army.
Wei Bao They traveled day and night, and they came over the mountains and mountains to raid by super shortcut. Therefore, the army of the Satsuma Domain, which was defeated by Han Shin, has not yet sent the news. The young army on the side of Shuri Castle obviously did not know the combat characteristics of the Qin army's muskets.
was excited, the soldier hiding behind the shield cart couldn't help but look dark, he held on to the shield cart, feeling as if he had been hammered his chest, and a heart-rending pain came from his brother.
He subconsciously looked at it, and a thumb-sized hole had been punched in his chest. The hole is "goo, goo" bubbling with blood.
"Ahh A slightly delayed scream rang out, and he realized that he was seriously injured and dying.
The 500-meter round of musket fire was intended to break up the clumps of dirt on the shield wagons of the Satsuma Domain's soldiers. Then, after the 200-meter distance, the mud on their shield cart had basically been shaken off. Without the mud blocking, the bullet acted directly on the wet quilt, mud, wet quilt, wooden plank. This is a combination of hard objects, soft objects and hard objects, which can wear out the power of the bullet through continuous changes in soft and hard, which is much more powerful.
Now there is only a wet quilt on the wooden shield of the shield car, and now it can't protect against the bullets of the Qin army at all. A large number of bullets directly penetrated the quilt, passed through the wooden planks, and shot straight at the people of the Satsuma Domain, which immediately dealt a heavy blow to the army of the Satsuma Domain.
This round of bullets took the lives of hundreds of Satsuma Domain's troops. Many Satsuma soldiers were shot and wounded, but they did not die. They lay on the ground screaming incessantly, and the scene was very bloody and cruel at one point.
Seeing that it was only a hundred steps away from the position of the Qin army, retreating at this time would be in vain. At this time, Praun picked up the drumstick, walked to the big drum, and beat it heavily.
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Bang, bang, bang."
The rousing drums resounded through the heavens and the earth, and on the battlefield, the sound of gold represented retreat, and the drums represented advance. Now that the sound of drumming sounded, the soldiers of the Satsuma clan naturally understood what this meant.
This is to let them twist Yangge. Phew, this is for them to attack.
Hearing the sound of drums, some of the middle and lower-ranking generals of the Satsuma clan who were in charge of the attack also began to encourage their soldiers.
"Kill you, brothers."
"Take the water source for the sake of our wives and children." The middle and lower generals of the Satsuma clan shouted one after another.
Why are the middle and lower class generals shouting, and the upper class generals not shouting? Of course, the upper generals also shouted, but they did so from the rear. Well, it can be understood as cheerleading. After all, that's understandable. The life of the death squad, that there are high-level generals in person.
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Bang, bang, bang."
The Qin army's firepower was very intensive, and round after round of bullets came over. Under this kind of round-fire shooting, and the closer the shield cart of the Satsuma Domain is, the more powerful the Qin army's muskets will be, and the soldiers of the Satsuma Domain will continue to be shot in the rain of bullets.
Just listen, "poof, poof" the sound of bullets entering the flesh sounded, and the bullets hit their bodies. Immediately, it was dark in front of him, and then he felt dizzy, and the whole person involuntarily fell backwards.
After a few rounds of bullets, the Qin army was less than a hundred meters away from the Satsuma Domain. Soon, at the cost of some casualties, the distance had been reduced to less than fifty meters. This distance is not an exaggeration, and some people with good eyes can even see the moles on each other's faces.
The Qin army's "Xianyang-made" gun has five bullets in the chamber, which means that after the five bullets are fired, there will be a short gap for reloading. However, taking advantage of this gap, the Satsuma clan abandoned their shield carts. "Wow, wow, wow," he screamed and rushed towards the position of the Qin army. This group of savages, wielding all kinds of weapons in their hands.
At this time, Wei Bao also decisively gave up letting the soldiers reload and shoot. Instead, he yelled and ordered: "Stop reloading and get on the bayonet." ”
The sound of "rub, rub, rub" continued to sound, and the soldiers of the Qin army pulled out their bayonets from their waists and put the bayonets up to the muzzle of their guns. The bright bayonet was reflected on the human face, cold and solemn.