The Tokugawa shogunate in this era could not be said to be backward in the trend. The iron cannons they made, apart from their weight, were not much worse than the front-loading muskets of Europe. And the artillery they manufactured also surpassed the red-coated cannons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not in terms of power, but in applicability and portability, and the combat effectiveness of the army was even stronger than that of some third-rate countries in Europe. However, in this battle, they were crushed to the ground. Not long after the battle began, the shogunate's artillery units were bombed.

The power of the mortar is a little worse, but even if the quality is not enough, people can make up the energy. Mortar shells are simple to make, not very heavy, and the rate of fire of mortars far exceeds that of artillery. In order to ensure the first time to make contributions, the Beichen Division They were assaulter type 1 and type 2 mortars fired at the same time. 60mm mortar shells, gun mounts against these guns are also very effective. The gunners of the shogunate had just pushed the cannon a thousand meters away from the city wall, and before they could take a breath, there was a whistling sound, and a flash of fire appeared in front of them, and then they lost consciousness.

This was the power of thirty mortars on the northern wall of the supernumerary regiment. A thousand meters did not exceed their range, after all, they were all later improved models. Under the precise blow, in one minute, dozens of shogunate artillery here were hit by a full 300 shells. It's not that the mortar rate of fire is not reached, it's just that three hundred mortar shells are enough. All the guns of the shogunate lost their combat effectiveness, and the barrels of the guns above the twelve-pound level did not suffer much damage, but the gun carriages were all destroyed.

It wouldn't work, they couldn't let people carry the cannon and shoot at the wall. Not to mention whether it can be carried or not, even the recoil of this front-loading artillery is not something that human flesh and blood can bear. As soon as the cannon goes down, everyone who carries the barrel of the cannon will die. The remaining small cannons have even damaged the barrels and cannot be used at all. The shogunate's army was so frightened by this scene that they stopped on the spot, and more than 3,000 iron cannons stood there dumbfounded, completely unsure of what to do.

The habit of not allowing defeat in the Toei army arose at this time, and the samurai in charge of the battle command simply did not dare to order the soldiers to retreat just like that. Their tactic was to besiege from all sides, take advantage of the numerical advantage, disperse the firepower of the Heunghanhui warriors, and then break through their defenses in one fell swoop, and then take Xiangchuan Castle. The head of the Tokugawa shogunate didn't care how many iron guns were sacrificed, he just wanted the result. If Beichen Division and they are not there, this kind of tactic Xinghan will really be unbearable.

They have no automatic vitality, and there are only four thousand of them, and none of them are elite in a hundred battles, and there are a thousand of them who have not even experienced a battle. If you want to carry the impact of several times the enemy, and the iron cannon of the Dongying people is not bad, at most hold on for a while, and Xiangchuan Castle will definitely be broken. But Beichen Division is here, and this tactic becomes a double-edged sword for those who hurt themselves. The samurai did not dare to let people retreat, and the iron gunneru had no choice but to continue to advance under their repeated urging.

However, they all became unusually cautious. It's not going to be piled together, if it's the same shelling as the artillery, they can't leave a whole corpse like artillery, and it's good to be able to find most of the body. However, they didn't know that Beichen didn't waste mortar shells on them. No matter how cheap a shell is, it is much more expensive than a bullet. The rifles and light and heavy machine guns in their hands were enough to eat these more than 3,000 people, and if the artillery was allowed to do it, most of the credit would have to be snatched.

The mortar squad doesn't care, anyway, knocking out the enemy's artillery, they will make a meritorious contribution this time, and they are happy to be idle if they are not allowed to move. Hokshin has always chosen his target, and with the knowledge he inherited from his father, Hokshin Tsukasa was able to clearly find his target among more than 3,000 enemies. All samurai have a unique style of armor, which is what Kitajin relies on to find his target. In order to overcome their fears, most of the samurai personally led the charge at the front. The Iron Cannon Shotgaru also began to pick up their pace, and soon rushed within their range.

As soon as the iron cannon was raised and the gun began to be loaded with gunpowder and bullets, the sound of the fire of their respective firearms sounded on the city wall. The beeping of machine guns alternated with the crackling of rifles. Hokchenji put a samurai with the most ornate armor into the scope, and a gunshot rang out, and the samurai fell from his horse clutching his chest. Hearing the gunfire of the Beichen Division, the soldiers of the entire company opened fire. For these fellow people, they did not have any pity in their hearts, and there was no discomfort when they were killed.

At this time, these soldiers of the First Brigade of the Supernumerary Legion, who were incarnated as fierce beasts, only thought that these people were combat exploits. The more they kill, the more rewards they will receive from the Kingdom, and the better life they will enjoy. The iron cannon is loading, and at this time there is no strength to resist at all, and being beaten like this is really full of corpses. In particular, the machine guns swept by the tongue of fire, and the iron cannons turned into two halves.

The bloody battlefield has lowered the morale of the iron artillery ashiki again and again. The large number of samurai deaths not only added to the snipers' exploits, but also made it impossible for the shogunate's troops to stop the decline in morale. Some of them are elite veterans who have been fighting for many years, but more of them are also poorly trained militiamen. Slowly, the Iron Cannon Footlights began to rout. Beichen Division and they were still reloading, aiming and shooting, and one by one the enemies fell under their bullets.

The leather armor on the iron cannon ashigaru was not worn at all in the face of the fire of a Yanhuang-style rifle and the more powerful light and heavy machine guns. Maybe it's better not to wear it, a piece of leather armor also has several pounds, without this leather armor, their movements are more flexible. When the casualties reached forty percent, the Shogunate army, which had attacked the northern wall, began a major rout. Beichen Division They didn't plan to go out to pursue, shooting was also a manual work, and aiming was also very energy-consuming, and when they saw the enemy withdraw from the effective range, they all chose to relax and rest.

However, the reserves, which had not been on the board before, had already left here in advance and went to the east and south walls to support. The fighters of the Xinghan Society resisted very fiercely, but the shortcomings of the lack of automatic fire could not be changed. Without the suppression of the machine gun, the Hall M1819 simply could not prevent the iron gun ashigaru from entering the firing range and reloading fire. The bullets from the iron cannon hit the city wall, and the first wave caused casualties, and more than a dozen soldiers who had not had time to crouch down were injured and incapacitated, and were carried down by the medical guards.

Even, the enemy's artillery did not lose much combat effectiveness, and by this time loading before the second round of firing was already underway. The first round of firing shook the walls a bit, but it didn't lead to any other success. The accuracy of front-loading artillery is really not flattering, especially at a distance of five hundred meters. The artillery of the shogunate was firing from a distance of a thousand meters, and it was already qualified to be able to hit the castle wall. The forts built by the Xinghan Society soldiers were well defended and there was no threat of destruction for the time being.

The Xinghan Society can already buy the heavy fist three type giant shore defense cannons, but because Xiangchuan Castle is not suitable for arrangement, there are only heavy fist one and heavy fist two types here. There are only a few sample cannons that Cameron and they carry, mainly for Xinghan to inspect and place an order. However, the first and second formulas are sufficient. After all, it was the front-loading rifled gun that the kingdom did its best to rebuild, and in any way, it was still able to overwhelm the shogunate's artillery.

The artillery of the shogunate is slowly being cleared, and it will not be long before it will no longer be able to exert its strength. However, the number of casualties among the Heunghanhui soldiers is also expanding, and people who died directly on the battlefield have also appeared. At this time, the reserves of the supernumerary corps came up, and the rate of their casualties slowly slowed down. Whether there is automatic fire or not is the difference between heaven and earth. Under the rampant machine gun, all the iron cannon ashigari in the pile were killed, and the iron cannon ashigaru also began to be frightened, and they scattered to prevent further slaughter.

With this dispersion, the intensity of the attack of the iron cannon ashigaru weakened, and the casualties of the Xinghan Society soldiers naturally decreased. Snipers also began to join the battlefield, and without the samurai in charge, it was impossible for the shogunate army to take Aikawa Castle today. From morning to afternoon, the casualties on both sides had reached more than 15,000. This is still in the case of the limited participation of supernumerary legions in the battle, since the situation is stable, they don't want to waste bullets, and now they are also in other people's territory, it is definitely not good to be too arrogant.

In the end, the shogunate army could not hold out and retreated on its own initiative. This was the end of Aikawa Castle, and the shogunate's army had been declared defeated. However, the shogunate's sailor power has never continued to appear. This is also caused by Cameron before, and that naval battle was completely their slaughter of the shogunate sailors. There are also some surviving sailors, not many but a few. They reported all the battle scenes, and before this time, they had not appeared in the shogunate's spies

If they hadn't left, it wasn't certain that the shogunate would have been able to attack Aikawa Castle. Suddenly, when he returned, the shogunate's plan had reached the final stage, and he couldn't stop at all. Therefore, I don't care if I will be attacked by the fleet. However, their own fleet of sailors, who had originally planned to raid the port, immediately went into hiding when they got the news of Cameron's return. As long as they are not found to be contained, they will not choose to resist.

Now these sailor units are hiding nearby, waiting for orders on land. If the army wins, they will leave their hideouts and take the harbor with the cooperation of the army. If the army fails, they will immediately turn around and leave, and will not waste time in their strength.

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