469. The Power of the Generation Gap
Four thousand cavalrymen, under the rain of bullets, galloped towards the shoreline, and behind them were the angry gunfire of nearly 100,000 pirates.
The only thing to be thankful for is that because the arquebus of the Japanese is damp, although the accelerated baking has restored some of its effectiveness, the combustion of the gunpowder is not complete, resulting in a very low initial velocity after the bullet is discharged, and the ballistic decay is extremely fast.
As a result, many bullets were not so much hitting our officers and men, but rather running out of bullet force and smashing them on the heads of our officers and men.
Therefore, despite the gunfire behind him, the real casualties were minimal.
This also made Ye Sizhong still interested in playing tricks with me when he fled for his life, saying that he had relieved my encirclement with the help of co-workers, and asked me to invite him to drink and eat.
I was about to vomit on the horse, and I didn't have the heart to listen to him grinding here, so I could only give him an international gesture.
Looking at the middle finger of my right hand, Ye Sizhong was a little confused, and asked me suspiciously, what does this mean?
I told him that Westerners use this gesture to indicate "yes", and Ye Sizhong immediately realized that he happily gestured his middle finger at me.
I rolled my eyes, ignored him, and just hurried forward. It's good to be chased, but it's a different story to be chased by so many people with guns.
Finally, not far ahead, the coastline was just as far ahead, and the rising sun in the east was shining golden light on my head, warm, bright and almost dazzling. I squinted my eyes at the place where the sun was rising, and a wave of pride welled up in my heart.
Chase me? Then be prepared to pay the price!
Galloping forward for more than twenty steps, I already saw the sails faintly in the sea fog between the bumps, so I immediately shouted to the nine ghosts next to him: "Send a signal!" Three shots! ”
Nine Ghost Masataka nodded, took out a severed three-eyed gun from his arms, and fired three bullets at the sky one after another!
The bullets of this gun are not very lethal, but they are extremely bright, and the three bullets fly in the air in a line, "Smack!" Syllable! Syllable! "Three crisp sounds broke out in succession!
This is the signal of communication between us, the red flare means to meet the enemy, support, and the three rounds indicate the distance, which means that the enemy is about three nautical miles away!
In just a dozen breaths after the signal flare ascended into the sky, I first saw a burst of fireworks rising from the sea fog where I was going, and then the sound of "bang bang bang" crit was endless, it was the sound of naval guns firing!
Whistling shells flew overhead, making a "rustling" sound of the wind, and they poured like beans on the enemy behind us.
I lifted the boy up and held it high above my head, and the soldiers immediately understood what I meant, and the whole team slowly stopped.
I turned my horse's head and circled the side of the group, running straight to the top of a small hill that I had just crossed. Ye Sizhong, Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and a few others followed me up the mountain quickly, while the rest of the cavalry turned around in circles and reorganized the formation.
The moment I reached the top of the mountain, it was like a carnival was going on in front of my eyes!
In the formation of Shibata Katsuie's army, which stretched for more than 800 meters away, countless shells smashed in and exploded with flames, kicking up the earth and throwing countless severed limbs into the air!
At first, the soldiers of the Shibata Army rushed forward regardless of the need, but in the face of huge casualties, even the bravest people would tremble at this worthless death.
More soldiers lay on the ground or scattered to escape the shells. In fact, this is a good way, artillery bombardment, more than 6 to 70 percent of the casualties are generated in the first round of bombardment, and then after the enemy begins to take precautions, the lethal consumption ratio will be lower and lower until it is worthless.
Seeing this, I turned back to the Nine Ghosts and shouted, "Fire the green ammunition!" ”
The Nine Ghosts Politics and Filial Piety understood, immediately took the gun and exchanged the ammunition, and fired two shots at the sky!
The projectiles containing a large number of copper wires burst out with a strange and dazzling green light while being pushed into the sky by **, they rose into the air, slowed down, stagnated, fell, and disappeared, with a cycle of only seven or eight seconds, but it was enough for Arashi and Adikan on the ship to see.
The artillery fire soon stopped, and with high-quality communications, the skillfully trained troops could really do it as they could do it. The cavalry had also finished turning, and at this time they were rapidly advancing at our command, forming two columns on the dirt slope behind me, dismounting, guns in hand, and ready to shoot.
Seeing that the artillery fire had stopped, the Japanese only said that our artillery fire was exhausted, and after wandering for a while, they got up one by one, and under the command of the leader, they once again launched a charge towards our side!
Seeing that their formation was reassembled, I smiled coldly, and said to the Nine Ghost Zhengxiao without looking back: "Red signal flare, two shots." ”
The two red flares flew into the sky in an instant, and the fleet behind them reacted quickly, and the artillery fire roared again before the red light of the flares could completely disappear! The point of impact was much closer, and the shell flew almost against our scalp and exploded three or four hundred meters in front of us!
After being hit hard, the would-be robbers could not escape the fate of falling to the ground wailing, and one by one they died in the cold hills of Goryeo in winter.
There was no sorrow or joy in my heart, as if it were not a living life that had fallen before me, but a stake, or a stone, or something else that was not worth mentioning.
Perhaps from the day when the two sides officially became enemies, the enemy would no longer be qualified as a human being.
This cycle alternated three times, and Shibata Katsuie's army had become a frightened bird, and deserters continued to appear. Such an attack can have such an effect, and the number of casualties may not be as high as a large-scale battle, but under the deterrence of artillery fire, it is undoubtedly a cruel torture worse than hell for those on the front line.
When the pirates stood up trembling again, the 4,000 cavalry behind me suddenly showed their heads, and raised their three-eyed guns to shoot fiercely!
We adopted the method of three-stage shots, and the personnel were divided into three groups, the first group had three shots, and they returned to reload; The second group stepped forward and fired three shots, retreating to reload; The third group fired three more shots, and when they returned to reload, the first group had already finished reloading, and they came forward to shoot again.
The cycle repeatedly, forming an attack that was so dense that it was almost unbreakable, and such a head-splitting attack made the Japanese howl again and again! After repeated bombardment, they were dazed by such a dense rain of bullets, and with a shout, a large number of troops began to collapse, and the Japanese robbers all over the mountains began to flee towards the way they came!
Want to run? I've come here, and I don't want to bring you some gifts when I leave? First after three, a total of four red flares rose to the sky, and our ships began to extend their shooting into the distance with the three-nautical-mile firing line as the boundary!
With their backs to us, they dodged the cannonballs whistling behind them. Whether you can escape it depends on fate, as for life and death, it will all be left to the gods!
That's the power of the weapon generational difference! In the face of such power, any fighting spirit and any will often seem insignificant. After all, the world is made of matter, and matter is the fundamental force that determines success or failure.
In the face of a fleeing enemy, there was no reason for the cavalry not to pursue. So Ye Sizhong and I divided into two ways again, and crossed and bit the rear army of Shibata Katsuya.
Our hearts are not greedy, and we did not rush into the depths of the enemy army all at once, but still like peeling apples and potatoes, scraping and cutting the flesh and blood of Shibata Katsuie's army layer by layer from behind!
As we began the pursuit, the artillery fire stopped under the effect of the green flares, but at this time the Japanese were still in full swing, and who would dare to bet that the life-threatening talisman would come again? So he could only continue to run endlessly, as for the enemy behind him, hehe.
There is a saying in the hearts of many people: I don't need to run faster than everyone else, I just need to run faster than the people around me.
This also made our pursuit very smooth, but when dense hills and mountains began to appear in the front, Ye Sizhong and I coincidentally stopped the troops and prepared to turn the horse's head.
The most painful thing in life is that life is over, money is not spent, I will never do this kind of loss-making business.
With an order, the two Guanning iron cavalry began to withdraw with a shout of victory, as for how big the psychological shadow area of Shibata Katsuya's army is, I will not ask for it, and I don't want to ask for it.
The two cavalry joined into one, and galloped all the way to the seashore with countless craters and the corpses of the pirates. Arashi and Adikan had already docked their ships, waiting for us to abandon the shore and board them.
As soon as I climbed onto the deck, a figure in soft armor immediately pounced on me and crashed into my arms!
When I reached out to hug it, I saw that it was no one else in my arms, it was really Arashi who had stayed behind to help me lead the fleet.
"You're okay, great! You're okay, great! Lan threw herself into my arms and whispered with tears in her eyes.
I patted her on the back and whispered, "Come into the cabin and say, I'm fine, everyone is watching." ”
Lan rubbed his head against my chest before he raised his head, wiped his tears, and said to me with a smile, "Come inside, it's windy outside!" You've worked so hard for so long, take a good rest! ”
I patted her hand lightly and led the generals into the largest council chamber on the ship.
The council hall was full of joy, the number of enemies destroyed in this battle was limited, but the strategic purpose was accomplished - driven by our last pursuit, Shibata Katsuie led a large number of remnants straight in the direction of Wang Jing, and they who were short of food and clothing would soon see the second surprise I left him, and then ......
Then you will become a qualified actor in my script!
The celebration banquet was jubilant, and it happened to be the second day of February, and the dragon raised its head, and I symbolically shaved a few strands of hair to indicate the occasion, and it was the upside-down five or six that I drank at night, and I didn't know how Lan came to talk to me all night.
This battle is really a long drought and nectar, the fight is dark, gloomy clouds, I know how it started, and I don't know how it ended. I only know that after waking up the next day, my back hurts, which is ten times more tiring than fighting a big battle before.
When I came to the council hall again, everyone looked at me with such a kind of banter in their eyes, but because I was the leader, they couldn't laugh at me, but every time I dragged my steps back and forth, there would be a soft laugh from below.
Fortunately, I was thick-skinned, calm and still talking about my thoughts, and when I finished speaking, I happened to receive news from the road - Shibata Katsuie's army had arrived at Wangjing Kaicheng and was ready to attack the city and seize the land!
I listened to the report, glanced at Ye Sizhong, and smiled slightly.
Okay, let's fight! I cut it so hard, I have to give people some benefits!
Think of it as my gift to you.