Chapter 263: It's That Big
Shimazu Nakayoko knew that the surprise attack had failed the moment he saw the destruction of the cavalry, and now he can only use Ashigaru's life to make up for the advantage of the Akito's firearms.
Akito's artillery was still firing at him, and he felt that he could be killed in front of him at any moment.
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose on the horizon in the distance, and the sound of rumbling horses' hooves came from afar. A thousand cavalry appeared on the battlefield, and some of the first cavalry with rifles lined up in a horizontal row towards the flank of his array.
The cavalry behind fired their bows and arrows when they were far away, and the armorless Ashigaru was knocked to the ground. Shimazu's flank suddenly became a mess, and Shimazu could only send the most elite samurai in his hand to the flank.
All of them were samurai, and they were all well-dressed and fearless of death. Although they were killed and killed by the cavalry of the Changxing army and suffered heavy casualties, they still stabilized the defense line and withstood the attack of the cavalry of the Changxing army.
Without allowing the cavalry to storm the main formation, Andrew and Bayan led the cavalry to kill through the flanks of the Japanese and returned to the two flanks of the Changxing army. The killer cavalry on both sides did nothing, and it will be a hard battle to follow.
Tao Lei was depressed to death, and they took many detours and finally arrived at Kagoshima Castle at noon.
What made Tao Lei most depressed was that eighty-seven of them actually walked to the other side of Kagoshima Castle. Seeing the city from afar, listening to the shouts on the other side, Tao Lei gave Ma Jingbo several slaps in a row.
"Horse boy! How do you lead the way? How long does it take to get around such a large city? By the time we arrived, the daylily would have been cold for a long time! ”
"Brother Tao didn't lead the way blindly before you, otherwise we wouldn't have come here!" Ma Jingbo slapped a few times and muttered quietly.
Tao Lei was even more angry when he heard it, "What so much nonsense!" Hurry up and find your way, hurry up and lead the way! ”
They were busy looking for a shortcut, and in the distance, more than 30 samurai rode towards Kagoshima Castle.
Tao Lei's eyes lit up when he saw these cavalrymen, he couldn't participate in the big battle, and it was not bad to take a few Japanese warriors to practice his hands.
They rode their war horses to meet the Japanese warriors, and the Tao Lei hundred-man team on the horse staggered one by one, barely falling off the horse.
Kobayashi Hikaru led thirty samurai to the city in one night to find out the movements of the people, and when they returned, they encountered a group of Ming cavalry who could not even ride horses.
Although the Akito is several times that of them, Kobayashi Koichi is not afraid. What else do you have to worry about when dealing with a group of rookie cavalry? He didn't run away, he just bumped into it.
To Kobayashi's surprise, at a distance of 100 paces, the Ming people actually stopped their war horses, jumped off their war horses, and formed a foot formation with shield players in front and fire guns in the back.
Kobayashi Koichi was just taken aback and crashed into him with his cavalry, and according to his impression, three foot soldiers in formation could fight against one cavalryman.
Although the Akito was almost three times as large as them, Kobayashi Koichi was confident that the warriors of the Satsuma Domain would be victorious, and he did not hesitate to crash directly into the Akito array.
Tao Lei looked at the Japanese cavalry warriors who rushed up and decisively ordered to fire, and for a while, the sound of guns rang out, and the lead bullets hit the Japanese cavalry with a whistling sound.
Kobayashi Guang suffered the first blow as soon as he rushed to sixty paces, and all of their thirty horsemen were killed on the way to the charge before they could rush to the Changxing army.
Kobayashi Koichi didn't understand why the invincible cavalry in the Wa Kingdom would be so badly defeated by the iron cannon of the Ming people.
Tao Lei ordered people to clean up the battlefield and kept looking at those foot tools in a daze, Ma Jingbo whispered behind him: "Brother Tao! All the brethren are waiting for you! Shall we go around the city and join the army at once? ”
Tao Lei didn't move his head, and turned around directly. stared at Ma Jingbo with his eyes, and his eyes made Ma Jingbo's heart feel furious.
Ma Jingbo said: What's wrong with Brother Tao today? It can't be that the Japanese killed too many evil spirits!
"Horse boy! Do you dare to make it big with your brother? Tao Lei said excitedly.
"Big? How big is it? Is it bigger than a Sea Shark battleship? In Ma Jingbo's impression, the Sea Shark battleship is the biggest thing he has ever seen, and there is no one.
Tao Lei smiled, "Big! Much more than the Sea Shark battleship, like that big! As he spoke, Tao Lei pointed to Kagoshima Castle in the distance with his hand.
Everyone's eyes followed Tao Lei's fingers, and their eyes were also full of fire.
The battle outside the castle continued, and Shimazu Nakayoko used countless flesh and blood of Ashigaru to fight the Changxing army.
The Japanese people used their flesh and blood to block the guns of the Changxing army, and they rushed forward and pounced on the front line of the Changxing army, even if they were beaten to the ground, they did not flinch.
The Changxing Army's muskets also became hot after successive fires, and they had to retreat to keep the spear and shield men and sword shield soldiers in front.
The two sides finally fought hand-to-hand in one place, and saw that their ashigaru was paying nearly 10,000 casualties and finally fought with the Ming army. Shimazu Nakayoko on the chariot finally smiled, although the left flank had been broken by the cavalry of the Nagaheung Army.
But his most elite samurai blocked the cavalry attack, and although the casualties were a bit heavy, as long as the victory over the Ming people was worth it.
As long as he breaks through the battle formation of the Akito head-on, this victory will belong to the Shimazu family. No matter how much those cavalry can fight, they will be consumed by him, and Shimazu Nakayoko is already thinking about how to torture these Akito who has broken his muscles and bones after the victory.
Especially the boss of the Ming people, he will never stop if he does not let this person suffer all the torture in the world.
Zhang Dou was also very troubled at the moment, and he underestimated the resilience of the Japanese people. Under the command of Shimazu Nakayoko, these Japanese ashigaru actually broke out with a strong fighting spirit, and they dragged the fire guns of the Changxing Army to the point of heat with their flesh and blood.
Hand-to-hand combat is the most helpless choice, and hand-to-hand combat means casualties. These veterans are the backbone of the Changxing Army, and once the Changxing Army loses too much, it will also hurt its muscles and bones.
Fortunately, the spear and shield soldiers withstood the counterattack of the Japanese people, and they used solid shields to block the attack of the Japanese people.
The grenades of the sword and shield soldiers caused heavy losses to the Japanese people, as long as they could drag it until the Changxing arms cooled down, the balance of victory would once again favor the Changxing army.
Shimazu Nakayoko also understands this, and what he needs most is time. If he let the Ming people fire gun shine again, he was not sure that Ashigaru, who had suffered more than half of the casualties, would be able to withstand the onslaught of the Changxing army.
Liu Xitian looked at the hot cannon and kept cursing in his mouth.
"Temu's! Damn it, I'm going to blast you all to the eighteenth layer of hell! "He had a reason to be angry, just because the chamber of the cannon was hot.
The bag exploded as soon as it was placed in the chamber, and although it did not explode, the artilleryman who dropped the bag was still burned extensively.
Seeing that the artillery could not be used, the depression in his heart can be imagined. Just then a artilleryman ran up to him and said, "Captain! The 12-pounder cannon is ready to be fired! ”
Liu Xitian turned around and grabbed the artilleryman and said, "Take Lao Tzu quickly, bombard Shimazu, get out!" ”