Saigo Takamori personally accompanied more than 1,000 troops drawn from the main camp, and cooperated with more than 3,000 samurai from dozens of miles nearby to form a temporary army of nearly 5,000 people. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"They're just a bunch of outsiders who don't know the height of the sky, and I don't believe they're better than the Americans and the British!" Saigo Takamori's eyes were like torches, and he was a little arrogant.

A group of generals around him echoed, "Yes, what is the Chinese army?" They don't have the strength of the great powers, how can they compare with the British? If the Chinese army had strength, it would not be so conservative! The island of Kyushu has long been fully occupied. ”

Saigo Takamori raised his hand, "The lack of full occupation of Kyushu Island has little to do with their strength, they may not be able to digest it, it may be because of Kyushu Island, they can't look down on it, however, the Chinese army is not as good as the British army, that's for sure." ”

In the process of marching, Xuan Jianzhang found out the movements of the Japanese from the news sent by the scouts on the radio, on the one hand, he was delighted, Saigo Takamori acted according to his ideas again, he really had few brains, and on the other hand, he was also worried, he didn't expect that the mobilization ability of Saigo Takamori's army was so good, and the nearby nobles and citizens loved him so much, and he actually mobilized all the grain and grass in more than a day, and brought so many samurai to help in the war?

"Master, what now? Still can't hit the village? The division chief of staff asked.

Xuan Jianzhang is funny and angry, and he doesn't know if he, the chief of staff, will there be anything else besides this sentence? Pointing at yourself completely? "Hit! What are more than 5,000 people afraid of? Even 10,000 people will fight! What's more, these improvised samurai troops are not as good as the ones he originally trained all year round, that is, the level of our garrison battalion. ”

"Hmm." The division chief of staff nodded in agreement.

Saigo Takamori had just arrived in Daomoto Village, and the army began to set up a guard on the one hand, and on the other hand, began to settle the barracks, set up tents, and pack up the horse pens.

The battle of the Chinese army began, and there were only two companies of troops, and they were beaten by the Chinese army like an army of tens of thousands.

Didi Didi!

Two companies of the Chinese army attacked from the east and west directions at the same time, and the loud charge and the gunfire one after another almost stunned Saigo Takamori!

"The Chinese army actually set up an ambush in Daoben Village again? These people, not knowing that they can't fight twice in the same place, don't even have a little military common sense? Takashi Saigo shouted in a grand manner.

Several guards were so frightened that they raised their guns and knives, and escorted Saigo Takamori's side, "General, what should I do now?" ”

Saigo Takamori is still sick, so angry with Xuan Jianzhang, his body is weak, his legs are weak, how do I know what to do? "What else do you ask? Inform the army, fight me desperately, you must not let the Chinese army take away the grain and grass again, if you take it again, you really can't raise food! ”

"Yes, General." Several guards shouted loudly, and the heralds on the periphery hurried to report the news.

Bang bang bang, bang!

There were only more than 500 people in one battalion of the Chinese army, and more than 300 people in the two companies combined.

The 5,000 samurai of the Japanese, who resisted the attack around this small village, fell one by one like leeks that had been cut.

"Don't enter the village, keep your distance! Don't let them go, bite them to death! Xuan Jianzhang stood on a small hillside and watched the battle below, and ordered, "Use the walkie-talkie to shout to the two companies at the same time." ”

"Yes, Master!" The communicator next to him agreed, and quickly called the company, both companies had walkie-talkies, "Hey, hey, do you hear me, I'm the division headquarters, I'm the division headquarters, the division commander ordered you not to rush into the village, pay attention to keep your distance, and don't let the Japanese run away." ”

The chief of staff of the division said with a smile: "Division, it's infuriating that you didn't bring an artillery battalion, if this artillery goes down, the Japanese alone won't want to get out of this small village alive." ”

Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile: "If there is an artillery battalion, do you think the Japanese will be so stupid that they will find out when we come to us?" ”

"That's just as well." The division chief of staff scratched his head embarrassedly.

The battle lasted for more than 5 hours, with Saigo Takamori himself in the case, the combat effectiveness of the samurai army improved a lot, but the Chinese army did not fight with them in the white hand, medium and long-distance guns, plus the first field division of the Chinese army are veterans of the battlefield, the marksmanship is called an accurate, and the Japanese who hit are particularly uncomfortable.

"Withdraw, withdraw from Daoben Village, retreat in the direction of Renji." Saigo Takamori reluctantly ordered that this was to retreat back, and he wanted to withdraw to his own fannai.

But where will the Chinese army have Xuan Jianzhang's order to give such an opportunity?

Rifle vs. katana, it was not a level of competition, the Chinese army is a step back, I will follow closely, in the process of the Japanese retreat, the death is faster, all with their backs to the Chinese army, you can't hide if you want to.

Saigo Takamori saw that it was no longer possible, "Stop retreating, just stay in the village, and wait for reinforcements!" ”

"Mortar!" Xuan Jianzhang smiled when he saw that the Japanese were all cowering in the village, he hoped that they would be like this, where would they hide in this small village that had no danger to defend?

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!

Although the two companies of the Chinese army brought mortars were normally configured, there were only more than 20 mortars in total, but the key was that the Japanese still had three or four thousand people, and the village was too small and too dense, so it was impossible to hide in the small village.

Saigo Takamori looked at the brave samurai around him who were killed and blown up all over the sky, and his intestines were blue with regret, why did he fight the Chinese army? Even if it's a battle, you can't fight it in the open field!

There are only more than 300 Chinese troops, and they can only beat more than 5,000 samurai troops.

But it was too late to regret it, and the battle lasted until night, and Saigo Takamori saw that the village was about to be surrounded, and once again issued the order to charge on all fronts and fight with the Chinese army.

Originally, night combat was conducive to the defensive side and not conducive to the offensive side, but the Chinese army was best at night fighting, the soldiers fought accurately one by one, and the rifle was equipped with infrared rays, which was a weapon that led the Japanese for nearly half a century to fight a group of peasants with knives, which was really a bit cruel.

The Japanese samurai, that is, they themselves put gold on their faces, in fact, many of them were just farmers who did not take off their jobs.

Samurai didn't use shields at all, but there were many reasons why they were not easy to see.

The use of large shields is too limited, and in many occasions it does more harm than good; For example, a large shield for horseback riding is simply impossible.

The protection of small and medium-sized shields is not as good as armor, for various reasons, Japan's shield-making technology has not been developed and inherited; When using a katana with a shield, it is easy to create blind spots, and Japan lacks a heritage in this area. None of the various traditions, including the Katori Shinto stream, have been seen for a long time. So in the later period, the shield existed more as a reward.

The samurai's attacks mainly rely on the sword, and the skill is mainly slashing, so giving up the use of the shield can ensure a sharper two-handed attack.

The Great Armor is heavy and inflexible. In a sense, it is very similar to the knightly armor of Europe.

The shield is used to block, but it will be shot by a rocky bow during the attack, adding more weight and obstacles. The length of the katana alone is very similar to the length of the bow and arrow, which can easily hinder the attackers next to them.

After the appearance of the firebolt, the crude shield was meaningless.

However, the iron-making process and materials afflicted Japanese craftsmen. So it's hard for them to make an iron shield out.

In the history of Japan, it seems that Japan did not have a thorough grasp of large-scale casting, and was limited to small-scale casting such as swords, guns, spears, and bronze mirrors.

So if the copper shield is not developed, then the metal shield will inevitably not be developed.

In the end, it can only be limited to other materials, and these materials, which are difficult to protect against spear javelins or large stone bullets, may increase the possibility of exposure.

In terms of combat methods, Japan does not have much field experience, including the Warring States period, and Ashigaru is like playing soy sauce for more time, although it is not without experience in large-scale operations, but it is not difficult to find that it is more like a small area of war groups to catch the right ones.

Therefore, the battle is more dependent on those reliable direct subordinates, which is similar to the family soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in China. Other times are more dependent on the offensive and defensive castling of the camp, so in this case, using bamboo bundles (bamboo handles) as shelters is far more effective than shields. To put it simply, a few footlights are holding up a wall.

For the defense of cavalry, the spear forest is better than the shield.

In terms of the density and batch of bows and arrows during the Warring States period, the Japanese kind of large hats were quite sufficient.

And the shield was mainly used against bows and arrows.

In the Middle Ages, Japanese bows were always subject to production technology and raw materials, resulting in the characteristics of Japanese bows and arrows that were "short and heavy".

Archery is a technical job that requires long-term training. Only a small number of military aristocrats or professional soldiers had the opportunity to train for long periods of time.

In the Middle Ages, the Japanese army mainly conscripted peasants, while non-professional soldiers lacked long professional training in bows and arrows.

Japan's lack of high-quality iron ore and coke led to the concentration of limited military iron products in the hands of a small number of military aristocrats, and the conscription of peasants could only use spears with very little iron.

In the Middle Ages, the Japanese infantry mainly fought in formations with two-armed super-long spears as their main weapons.

As a result, the threat was greatly reduced due to the short range of bows and arrows, the lack of a sufficient number of archers to create sufficient deterrence, and the lack of one-handed iron weapons for the recruited peasants.

Therefore, in medieval Japan, infantry rarely used hand-held shields in sports warfare, and more often set up large shields/tower shields for defense by non-mobile units such as camps and strongholds. As for what is a coward who takes a shield and shrinks, it is also a flattering word added to the objective material limits.

Under the condition that the weapons and equipment were completely unequal, under the premise that the Chinese army was prepared and the Japanese were in a hurry, Saigo Takamori's army was completely crucified by two companies of the Chinese army in the village of Domoto.