Located in the south-central part of the island of Kyushu, the Shimabara Domain is a peninsula that reaches deep into the sea and is connected to the rest of the world by a narrow passage only a few kilometers wide. www.biquge.info This topography also made the Shimabara Domain easy to defend and difficult to attack, which greatly facilitated the Shimabara Domain's parishioners to resist the attacks of the allied forces of the various domains.

At both ends of the peninsula, the camps of the vassal army and the parishioners faced each other, and in the middle was a narrow passage that was wrapped in the sea like a long causeway deep into the sea.

However, due to the rush of time and the lack of professional sappers on either side, the fortifications were very rudimentary, and the Catholics were even more embarrassed by the lack of tools. These rudimentary fortifications are filled with looming and ragged parishioners, armed with a variety of weapons such as hoes, pickaxes, knives, and even firearms, as if they were on a stage rather than a real battlefield.

However, it was these Catholics in ragged clothes and poor weapons who blocked several attacks by the feudal army of nearly 10,000 people, and stubbornly blocked the feudal army in front of them. It is not so much a religious fanaticism as a brutal class oppression that has given these people the determination to die. After this determination burst out, even the peasants with hoes dared to fight the heavily armed feudal soldiers without hesitation.

However, there is a limit to this spirit of recklessness, and when encountering a terrible scene that cannot be resisted and has never been seen, the original courage will suddenly dissipate, and fear will reoccupy everyone's heart.

In the narrow passage, everything fell silent. The whole land was as if they were asleep, there was no wind, and the heat of the summer made the seagulls look listless, and the hissing sound sounded weak.

The vast blue sea, the waves surging one after another, crashing against the rocks, making a dull roar, splashing with snow-white foam, the turquoise and light blue sea, from a distance, as soft as silk, with slight ripples. On the golden sea of water and sky, like a few snow-white feathers, floating leisurely, everything looks so beautiful that people are intoxicated.

However, behind this beautiful sight, there lurks a terrible killing machine.

Behind the military formation of the feudal army, there was a sudden commotion, and a large amount of noise gathered together, which inevitably spread to the opposite side, arousing the vigilance of the other side. The Catholics, who had been holding on here for a few days, did not care about the blood stains and exhaustion all over their bodies, and hid behind the front line, their eyes wide open, waiting for a new attack by the feudal army.

However, compared to before, the commotion of the feudal front today was much smaller, and the entire front was full of shadows, and crowds of people poured into the front everywhere.

At the forefront of this front were some artillery carriages pulled by mules and horses, and the well-trained artillerymen of the Han Dynasty, under the shouts of the officers, slowly and leisurely pushed the cannons to the front of the line.

Generally speaking, such behavior is against the tactics of the Han army, the Han army attaches great importance to protecting the artillery, and will not easily expose the artillery to the enemy, but the enemy to face today is just a group of Catholics with almost no combat experience and no advanced weapons, and the Han army can be said to have no fear, and do not worry about the counterattack on the other side at all, so it pushed the artillery to the forefront without scruples,

When I saw the black cannons pushed out from the front of the feudal army, this was a completely different scene from usual, which made a terrible commotion in the Catholic **** opposite.

Because the fact that these Han armies had invaded Kyushu before and quickly defeated the feudal and shogunate armies had already made everyone feel terrified.

In the past, although those feudal lords and samurai in the domain were hated by them, they were also afraid, and they did not dare to resist those heavily armed samurai, but these samurai, who looked like demons, collapsed in an instant in front of the Han army, and as a result, the Han army was like a killing god in the hearts of these people, a murderous devil who escaped from hell without blinking.

When they fought with the feudal army a while ago, because of several victories over the feudal army, their fear of the samurai in their hearts had gradually disappeared, and they even had a faint contempt for them, they thought that it would be similar to the Han army, but when they really saw the Han army appear in front of them, the suffocating sense of oppression still made them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Some of them trembled, their hands trembled and they couldn't hold their weapons, while others pretended to be calm, but their faces became very ugly.

It is clear that they will be the object of artillery shelling.

Even if they didn't have much military knowledge, these people knew that the best response now was to rush over and attack and destroy their cannons before they were deployed, but none of them dared to give such an order to charge at the army formation of the Han army. Their firearms were also very inferior, and there was no way to make any impact on the artillery of the Great Han at this distance.

In this extremely unfavorable situation, some people could no longer suppress the fear in their hearts, turned around and ran back. Although the parishioners formed a rudimentary army structure during this time, they were not well organized, and they did not have so much time for training during the war, and only relied on loose organizations to resist, so when some people fled at first, they quickly brought more people, although some tried to stop them, but often in vain, only to make the opposite front more chaotic.

The artillery of the Great Han did not pay attention to the situation on the opposite side, they stopped the artillery carriage with skillful movements according to the predetermined plan, and then operated the cannon according to the rules right under the nose of the enemy.

Then, when the scheduled time arrived, the shelling finally began, with the roar of the cannons, one by one the shells whistling towards the opposite side, although the Han army transferred not the most powerful artillery, just ordinary field artillery, although the number of cannons was not much, but this fierce bombardment still achieved the effect they expected.

Although the parishioners on the opposite side had improvised fortifications as a defense. But when the shells hit the rocks, the huge kinetic energy shattered the stones, and the rubble whistled and flew around, turning into a terrifying existence like shrapnel. The rubble mixed with the sound of the wind scattered in all directions in front of the formation, and blood and flesh flew everywhere they went.

There were screams everywhere, shells and rubble mixed with flesh and blood stumps, pouring down on the position like rain, like a red carpet on the earth, Gu Ying didn't know how many people died from the artillery fire, but there must be countless people.

In the face of the tragic casualties caused by the merciless artillery fire, the already shaken Catholic Army soon collapsed completely, and the people were tormented by the sound of artillery fire and screams, and the corpses and flesh all over the ground made them even more frightened, and there was no order at all, and some people ran back desperately to get out of such a terrible purgatory.

In the rear defense of the feudal front, Zhou Pu held a pair of binoculars and watched the results of this round of shelling with great satisfaction.

Although he was not responsible for these military plans and specific commands, but by special senators, as the nominal supreme commander here, he also passed the addiction of a man commanding thousands of troops.

Because the result made him very happy, his face was like a spring breeze, and he turned his head to look at Senator Huang Guochang next to him.

"Senator Huang, the enemy's front has been in chaos, when will our army not attack at this time?"

"Your Excellency is right, now is the time for our army to attack on all fronts and break through them in one fell swoop." Although he understood that Zhou Pu was only a civil official, he could see that this Lord Zhou was now enjoying the style of the commander, so he also obeyed the order decently.

After getting Huang Guochang's approval, Zhou Pu immediately straightened his face, looked at Tachibana Zongmao next to him, and then waved his hand.

Tachibana Somao nodded silently, and several heralds next to them also scattered.

"Attack with all your troops!" Zhou Pu's order was soon spread to all corners of the military formation.

In order to strengthen the impact of this attack and avoid being held back by these Catholics again, the vanguard this time will be the cavalry of the Han army. These cavalry, which were selected by the Liaodong Army before, were sent to Zhao Song's side to serve as an elite assault force.

However, although this was an assault force, due to the difficulty of transportation, infantry had been used to land since the war between the Han army and the Japanese shogunate, and these cavalry remained in Pusan until they landed in Nagasaki very late.

Because the Han army easily won a complete victory, the infantry was overwhelmed, and soon defeated all the main forces of the shogunate and the feudal army in the field battle, coupled with the delicate nature of the horses, it took some time to adapt after the landing, so after landing in Nagasaki, the cavalry was useless for a long time.

After fighting for so long, he still didn't get any merits, needless to say, there were some emotions among the cavalry, and almost every officer surrounded Zhao Song and Yan Guang, asking to participate in the battle, and not to be laughed at by the infantry.

At their behest in every way, Zhao Song and Yan Guang took advantage of this opportunity to quell the rebellion of the Catholic people, sent them over, and let them fight to their heart's content—although disrupting the people is not as meritorious as fighting the feudal army, but after all, it is also a meritorious service, and letting these cavalrymen see blood is always beneficial to future battles.

In Zhou Pu's binoculars, the cavalrymen in dazzling red uniforms began to converge in front of the military formation, their uniforms pinned with brass buttons, and some wearing various colored medals, these metals reflected the sunlight and looked extremely dazzling.

Hundreds of cardinal cavalry, converging into a sea of red, lined up in several rows, arranged at very small intervals, so that the narrow aisles seemed very spacious.

Under the shouts of the officers, the cavalry slowly moved towards the Catholics on the opposite side, who had become a mess of porridge, and walked forward like a moving red wall.

These cavalrymen have all undergone the most sophisticated training, and they have fought hard with the Jurchen Mongols on the battlefields of Liaodong and Mongolia for many years, and they have nothing to say about their riding skills and combat skills, and they have rich experience in warfare, even if they disdain these people on the opposite side, but when they are about to fight, they still strictly follow the rules of the Han army to arrange the formation, and then launch a cluster charge.

The power of the cavalry charge, even at such a slow start, quickly made the Catholics on the opposite side even more fearful. They shouted loudly, but they could not understand what they were saying, and some fled behind without hesitation, oblivious to the fact that they could not outrun, while others were more sensible and prepared for battle, though they also knew that there was little hope.

Some of the parishioners were werewolves and samurai before, and they had some combat experience, so they knew that turning around and fleeing under the impact of the cavalry could only kill themselves, and only by forcibly resisting their onslaught could they survive, so they frantically shouted to the surrounding parishioners, asking them to stay and resist the Han Kou together.

However, despite their hoarse shouts, some of their men still threw down their swords and guns, turned and fled backwards. They all knew in their hearts that under the impact of the artillery bombardment and the Han cavalry, the formation had been in chaos, and they would definitely be broken through the line in the future, even if they could kill some cavalry now. The next few people will certainly not be able to resist the influx of the feudal army.

Perhaps seeing that the front position was already showing signs of collapse, some reinforcements rushed over from the rear, ready to strengthen the front to hold the Han Kou, but this could only further strengthen the chaos on the front line.

And in the midst of this confusion, the speed of the Han cavalry began to increase, and the pace of the tall horses changed from slow to fast, then to trot, and finally, to a frightening gallop. Hundreds of horses trampled the ground beneath their feet in near-uniform steps, causing the ground to tremble slightly, almost like an earthquake.

In the eyes of the parishioners who have not undergone strict military training, the momentum of the elite cavalry charging in formation can take away all their courage, and it is still the famous Han army faster. These cavalrymen, with their blood-red uniforms and shining with dazzling light, are the fierce gods of hell in the eyes of the Catholics.

The pressure was so terrible that most of them could not raise the idea of resisting at all, and only thought of running away to save their lives, and although turning around and running away would only make people die faster, instinct would drive people to do so - the cavalry on tall horses had been so terrifying for two thousand years, and had transmitted the terrible name of the nomads to the whole world.

However, now the best cavalry in the world is in the hands of the Great Han, they are well-armed, they have a high fighting spirit, and they also have extremely strict discipline, these things add up, even the Mongols, who have always been famous for their cavalry, can't beat them, let alone these people?

As they got closer and faster, the Han cavalrymen on their horses began to raise their sabers and prepare to engage the enemy—in their opinion, such a chaotic opponent was just a feat they could pick up at any time.

The sound of bowstrings and gunfire was sporadic and not dense, and this level of resistance, though it brought a few horses to the ground, did not do any harm to the cavalry as a whole, and the terrible red wall was now crushing the Catholic position with a terrifying speed.

As if it were a flood, the red rush overlay the already broken formation, and the uniforms and medals on their bodies shimmered in the sunlight, which was both gorgeous and terrifying.

Soon, the rolling tide of cavalry crashed into the last remaining lines of the parishioners, and then, with one sabre after another, swung and fell.

"Boom!"

Countless sabers pierced into the human body with terrifying speed, and then pulled out of the human body because of the horse's wild gallop, and the metal shone with a colorful and strange light after drinking the blood of the human being.

As in the shelling just now, blood burst out from the position, and corpses fell to the ground.

After this round of charges by the Han cavalry, heart-rending screams rang out everywhere. It was the screams of those who had lucky enough not to die in this terrible onslaught. Some of them had long and horrific wounds from their shoulders to their abdomen, while others had lost their arms, their internal organs and stumps sliding from their bodies, adding to the already bloody earth.

The cavalry of the Han Dynasty had already been gearing up for the feats, and had exhausted all means, under their merciless impact, after only the first round of attack, the people who had been in chaos in the artillery bombardment were completely defeated, countless people were scattered, and even the reinforcements were dragged into the scattered crowd.

The scattered enemy army was the favorite prey of the cavalry, and as long as the infantry were scattered, even if they were much more numerous than them, they would become their victims, and they pursued them frantically, and the parishioners could not gather at all, except for a few who fled back to the Shimabara Domain, most of them fell victim to their sabers.

After the cavalry, the feudal army began to press, they watched in amazement as the Han cavalry and artillerymen performed, and where they repeatedly attacked and could not beat, the Han army was far less numerous than them, and it was defeated after only one round of impact, and they once again felt the strength of the Han from it.

Under the restrictions of the Tokugawa shogunate's "One Country, One Castle Ordinance", a feudal domain could not build a large number of defenses, and even the castle could only be built by the domain of the domain, which greatly limited the ability of these religious people to resist, but also benefited the army of the Qing Dynasty.

On the bloody road cleared by the Han cavalry, they soon marched all the way to the castle of the Shimabara Domain, and then surrounded the castle, and they were all convinced that under such a terrible front of the Han army, these rebels who believed in the cult would die without a place to bury.