Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 691: The Bottom Line 4
Nearly 2 horses retreated, and the movement was so loud that it could not be hidden from the Ming army and the Dutch army.The Ming army is okay, they have learned a lot about this kind of situation where they sell their teammates for nothing, and expressed their calmness, but the Dutch army was dumbfounded.The military discipline of the modern army is almost cruel. Don’t say that you don’t listen to the order and withdraw suddenly when you are in the battle. Even if you withdraw from the queue without receiving the order, you will be executed. They were shocked by the fact that the wings of the troops were completely exposed, so that's okay! ?
Colonel Mace looked at Yang Menglong with strange eyes and murmured: "The Japanese army's strength has indeed been reduced by half...Governor, how did you do it?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's very simple. I told the weaker daimyos of Kumamoto and Fukuoka that our army sent troops to Japan this time mainly to punish the Satsuma who invaded the Ryukyu Islands for no reason. They have nothing to do with them. We will withdraw our troops, and the land and population of the Satsuma domain will belong to them, and they don’t need to send troops to help, as long as they stand by and watch.”

Colonel Metz's eyes were even weirder: "This... this seems to be the usual method used by the Mongols when they invade Russia!"

Yang Menglong said: "Fart, fighting with one faction has always been the favorite strategy of our ancestors, and it has been played for thousands of years. It's just that the Mongols played it more ruthlessly, and they just eat the east and the west." He yelled at the rocket launcher : "They're messed up and ready to launch!"

The Japanese army was indeed in chaos. When they were fighting fiercely with the Ming army, the friendly troops on both wings suddenly retreated. This extremely abnormal behavior made the troops of the Satsuma and Changzhou domains stunned and their hearts beating wildly. They all knew that the situation was not good. The Fukuoka domain and other daimyos must have reached an agreement with the Ming army and sold them!When fighting a war, you really can’t have too many thoughts. If you think too much, the morale of the army will be chaotic. There were bursts of angry roars: "We have been betrayed! The Hosokawa family, Kuroda and other big names have sold us!"

"Retreat, we can't win this battle! We alone can't defeat the Ming army!"

"We can't retreat! How many people died before we could rush here? If we retreat, all our efforts will be wasted!"

"If we don't withdraw, we will all die here!"

The faces of many officers and generals were pale. Their yelling made the army even more confused. The orderly row of guns suddenly became chaotic. Many musketeers looked around blankly when reloading. I know... But at this moment, a row of dense white gunpowder smoke rose suddenly from the parapet of the Ming army, and screams suddenly swept across the entire battlefield. Hundreds of rocket shells rushed towards them with their long tails. !Obviously, the Ming army did not intend to give up such a good opportunity, and they began to take advantage of the fire.Not only rocket launchers, but also 85mm howitzers and 120mm long-barreled mortars began to bombard them indiscriminately at an explosive rate of fire. What filled the eardrums and vision of the Japanese army were loud rumbling noises and surging fireworks. After the whistling sound, the flames of the explosion exploded all over the mountains and fields, and the loud explosion noise made people unable to stand... It is impossible to know how heavy casualties the overwhelming artillery fire caused to them. The terrible loud noise drowned out all sounds, and the surrounding situation could not be seen, only the severed arms and thighs fell down like hailstones, and people were constantly being hit. There are not many such terrifying scenes even in hell See!

"emission!"

The flames from the first round of rocket bombs have not yet disappeared. Yuan Zong roared for the first time, and more than 100 rocket bombs poured out, blowing up a rolling wall of fire among the Japanese troops.The picric acid explosive is very powerful, and it doesn't matter if the explosion is violent, it will also be accompanied by violent combustion. Hundreds of such rockets hit the past, and wherever they fall, there will be a sea of ​​flames.If you look carefully, you can see groups of Japanese soldiers being blown high by the blast like ants, and then torn into pieces and thrown around.

"emission!"

There were more than 100 rockets, and there was another overwhelming explosion. After being covered by these three rounds of rockets, the Japanese army had collapsed. They had never seen such terrifying artillery fire!Not to mention them, even the Dutch soldiers turned pale when they saw it. Such fierce artillery fire was the nemesis of all phalanxes. The troops of the infantry phalanx were arranged so closely. A single artillery fire would kill nearly half of them. This battle How else to fight?Unless they can spread their troops out a little more loosely, they can reduce casualties.But if the troops are arranged loosely, it will be difficult to maintain the formation, the firepower will be greatly reduced, the power of the phalanx will be greatly reduced, and it will be a waste!
Yuan Zongdi was very satisfied with the power of the rocket artillery. More than 300 rockets hit the past, no matter how powerful your army is, it would not be able to sustain it. No, the Japanese army collapsed, scrambling to drop their weapons and flee, trampling each other , people turned their backs, I am afraid that many more people were trampled to death than those killed by the bombing.He called: "Infantry, assault! They have been attacking for two days, and it is our turn to attack!"

The labor camp and the tiger battalion responded to the general's words with deafening howls. They pushed down the sand breast wall with all their strength, let the sandbags roll into the trench to fill up the trench, put the bow and crossbow on their backs, pulled out the horizontal knife, and picked up the tiger rifle. Leng jumped out of the fortifications, stepped over piles of corpses, and rushed towards the chaotic Japanese army.The tiger soldiers who rushed to the front were still lined up in four rows, and with their tiger guns leveled, they formed a neat formation and rushed forward like galloping horses, unstoppable.The first to suffer were the thousands of musketeers of the Japanese army. They were at the forefront of the Japanese army and suppressed the Ming army with firepower.Originally, according to the tactics of the Japanese army, at this time, the musketeers should retreat into the middle of the pike array, and the pikemen stepped forward to block the enemy with six spears (one is one meter long and six meters long, which is a rare ultra-long spear in Asia). Protect the musketeers, but now that the pikemen are throwing their pikes everywhere, who else will protect them?Unbelievable, the musketeer let out a desperate howl in the face of the iron wall that was crashing into it at high speed, and those with bullets in their guns fired the last shot. Some tiger soldiers fell down after being shot, but immediately, they were run over The hoplites all turned into mincemeat!

The labor camp entered along the gap opened by the Tiger Barracks. The rifles stabbed fiercely and the horizontal knives swung. The blood was splashed everywhere and the heads rolled around. There was absolutely no Japanese samurai standing in the place they swept. .Now the Japanese samurai are huddled together, unable to even stand still when they are rushed by the terrible flow of people, how can they resist?They could only helplessly listen to the screams and shouts around them, watching the people around them being stabbed by rifles one by one, or having their heads chopped off by horizontal knives, and finally it was their turn...

The sound of horseshoes sounded quickly, riding on the sun, [-] Ming army cavalry came roaring, and directly plunged into the Japanese general's flag.The cavalrymen of the Ming army held their sabers flat, with the blade sticking out, facing the necks of the Japanese soldiers, without slashing, and relying on the speed given by the galloping horses to injure the enemy.The saber made of high-carbon steel was so sharp that the Japanese soldiers who were swept away only felt a chill in their necks, but before they felt any pain, their heads floated up like balloons. In the words of the Ming army cavalry, "It's like mowing grass." While mowing the grass, the cavalry of the Ming army did not forget to take out grenades and throw them at crowded places. The demons galloped past, leaving behind a large number of headless dead bodies and explosions one after another. The terrified Japanese army only felt There are cavalry everywhere, explosions everywhere, no place in the whole battlefield is safe, their livers are torn!

Withdrew several miles according to the agreement, Changzhou Fan and Satsuma Fan only felt chills on their backs, and their hairs stood on end. They were quite resentful towards the selfish decision of the Patriarch, but now they are all rejoicing.Thank goodness, our general made the wisest choice, otherwise we would be the ones slaughtered by the Ming army now!Kuroda Hayao, Hosokawa Yuki and the others also secretly exclaimed that they were lucky, if they hadn't played smart and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, they would have been smashed to pieces by the Ming army now!Several big names unanimously ordered: "Retreat another five miles!"

They were afraid that the red-eyed Ming army would kill them too.

At this time, the Ming army had completely smashed the right wings of the Changzhou and Satsuma armies, and began to attack leftward, driving the enemy to the sea.On the way to the sea, the Japanese army passed through the submerged farmland, stumbling in the knee-high sea water, and walking was extremely difficult.The Ming army didn't talk nonsense with them. They stood in a dry place and raised their crossbows to shoot at the struggling Japanese soldiers. The sound of the bow strings sounded, and screams continued. Scores of Japanese soldiers fell down from the arrows. , at least died quickly, and the worst thing is that many of them were shot in the legs, couldn't stand upright, and fell down in the sea... How does it feel to sprinkle salt on the wound?Many Japanese soldiers lost their strength due to the severe pain, and were drowned in the knee-deep sewage. The blood stained the seawater dark red, and a large number of corpses floated on it.

Shimazu's eyes almost bled with anger, and he looked up to the sky and wailed: "Oh my God, do you really want to drive out all my Shimazu family!?"

Mao Li Yuanhui didn't say a word, just ran forward, fell down again and again, got up again and again, if he went to participate in the marathon, at least he could get a most dedicated athlete award.

After killing all the Japanese troops within range, the Ming army put away their bows and crossbows again and prepared to pursue them, but Yang Menglong stopped them: "No pursuit!"

Luo Laosan shouted: "Why? My lord, we will wipe them all out immediately!"

Yang Menglong smirked: "You don't need to chase them down to wipe out their entire army! Now that their entire army is submerged in knee-deep seawater, I want to see how long they can stay in the seawater, and learn from Zhao Xiangzi if they have the skills. Hang the pot on the tree and cook!"

Yuan Zongdi smiled: "Even if they hang the pot on the tree, I'm afraid they can't cook. The surrounding is full of sea water, how can they cook?"

Now the Japanese army has indeed been driven to a dead end. Behind them is the sea, and there are farmlands submerged in seawater in the front, back, left, and right sides. It stretches for more than ten miles. It is hard to say whether there is anything to eat, but there is no water to drink. Just learn from the fish in the sea and drink sea water!Only a few people take the first step to occupy the rocks and mounds protruding from the water, and their bodies can still keep dry, while most people can only soak in the sea water.It's no wonder that Yang Menglong didn't want to pursue it. Now that the Japanese army is destined to become a salted fish, is it still necessary to fight?

Colonel Mays called: "Let our warships go around, and a burst of naval bombardment can knock them out!"

Yang Menglong said: "There is no need to waste shells, send some musketeers and archers to build positions on the commanding heights to prevent them from breaking out, and the others will follow me to attack the city!"

Colonel Mays pointed to the Japanese soldiers soaked in the sea: "What about them?"

Yang Menglong said: "Just keep an eye on them, don't worry about them, whether they come to surrender or continue soaking in the sea to die of thirst, it's up to them!"

(End of this chapter)