From Chief to Ball

Chen Jian shrugged and said: "It's not that simple, but it is necessary to have such soldiers as the basis for the general's approaching decision. Otherwise, it will not help if there are honest talents."

"Is it possible for these soldiers under the master to do it?"

"perhaps."

"How does sir know?"

"Did you see those cannons? When we were fighting decades ago, soldiers had to keep up with each other's shelling. Seeing the heads of the comrades who ate and lived in the same room were blown off, even seeing the Take a look, kick away and move on."

After talking, he laughed and said, "You haven't seen the soldiers who were hit by the cannons, have you? You can use the binoculars to look at them later. If not, this battle will be boring."

A few people smiled uneasily, imagining the appearance of those people who were hit by iron balls weighing several kilograms, even though they hadn't seen them yet, they shuddered.

It is April, the weather is neither hot nor cold, and with the distant coast, it is indeed a place suitable for relaxation.

Chen Jian was talking and laughing there, taking out his dagger to draw something on the ground from time to time.If there were no burning houses in the distance, there would be no sign of a major war going on here.

But at the other end of the battlefield, Huashan Jiugao and the others were not in the same happy mood as Chen Jian.

The envoy has come back and told what he saw and what Chen Jian wanted to convey. Because of the officers and banners of the Ming army, Huashan Jiugao believed that it was a Ming army.As for mercenaries, this is also common, not uncommon.

Just as Chen Jian expected, Huashan Jiugao really had no choice but to fight decisively.

But what Huashan Jiugao couldn't understand was that he couldn't see whether the opponent was too conceited or whether he was sure of winning.

The envoy reported that the Ming army had at most 500 people, and all of them were armed with iron cannons and did not have swords.

Huashan Kugao has never seen this kind of formation before. He is well-informed. He has been to North Korea many years ago and fought many battles in China. He also knows the importance of iron cannons, but all of them hold The army of iron cannons has never been heard of.

He can't run now, the navy is no match for those giant ships, and most of them are destroyed.Withdrawing to the north, this Ming army can enter Shuri Castle unimpeded, and the monk Ning Wang will reconcile.

Although the Ryukyu soldiers are not good at fighting, once they meet, there will be 2000 more soldiers, and it will be disadvantageous to fight again at that time.

It is even more impossible to retreat to the north and stick to it, because Huashan Jiugao never thought of the possibility of defeat before, and there was no way out at all.After landing at Nakijin Port, the first city that was captured was set on fire and burned to the ground, and it could not be defended even if it retreated.

I scolded these smart people for being cunning several times in my heart, knowing that I had no choice but to fight decisively, but I chose to be the first to win in terms of momentum.

He asked his subordinates to gather the army quickly. At this time, the morale of the army was already in turmoil. The previous bombardment had frightened the courage of Ashgaru.

Knowing that morale was not available, Huashan Kugao thought of some means at this critical moment, and did the opposite, calling the opponent's navy extremely terrifying, which meant that there was no way out.

Fleeing to the sea is also a dead end, it is better to fight with your back here and survive from death.

He told the soldiers that there were only 300 people on the other side, and only by defeating them could they survive, otherwise they would all be beheaded.

After terribly frightening, Hirata Masamune of the Navy also said that as long as the enemies behind him were repelled, they could turn around and attack Shuri Castle. At that time, Naha and the surrounding areas of Shuri Castle could be looted for ten days.

Relying on the promise of robbery, it finally raised a little morale, which is also one of the few ways to improve morale in the army at this time.

In the end, a total of more than 300 soldiers were assembled, including [-] elite iron gunners, with the momentum of putting them to death.

The distance between the two sides was not far. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jian saw the strange vertical flag and the vaguely weird armor on the opposite side through the binoculars.

A few whistles were accompanied by the officer's order, which made the soldiers who were resting and seemed a little sloppy nervous.

Chapter 82 The first battle between the old and the new

The figure on the opposite side gradually became clear, and the officers on Chen Jian's side also began to restrain the army.

Three companies remained in the rear as reserves, and the remaining soldiers formed up in three ranks to check the charge for the last time.

Because of the replacement of flintlock guns, these people can be arranged more closely, no longer need to leave at least one person wide distance between each other like matchlock gunners, and the firepower can also be more intensive.

The officers observed the situation on the opposite side with binoculars and gradually deployed the troops.

With seven cannons in hand, there is enough first-mover advantage here.No matter how the opponent changes formation or chooses the direction of attack, this side can change formation leisurely, but the opponent needs to make a huge circle.

Moreover, the artillery can interrupt the opponent's assembly, but there is no artillery on the opposite side, and there is no way to affect the formation change here beyond the range of the matchlock gun.

Here, Sun Yuanhua and other people who saw the battlefield for the first time all opened their eyes wide, wanting to see what the battle was all about.

Now their feeling is that these people are well-trained, and the orders are prohibited. The only thing they don't understand is that the people here are playing the flute with a melodious sound, which is not quite like a battlefield.

On the other side of the battlefield, Huashan Kugao looked puzzled, looking at the extremely dense formation on the opposite side, he had never seen iron gunners lined up so closely.

The iron gunners on his side were separated by a large distance, and they couldn't get too close to each other, otherwise they would be unlucky if they ignited the gunpowder on others.

When he was wondering, there was a flash of white smoke on the opposite side, and a few iron balls flew towards this side, and smashed into the soil next to him with a bang, and after flying up, smashed a few foot light in the distance to pieces.

The artillery on Chen Jian's side had already opened fire.

The captain of the artillery was observing the effect of the shooting, and the gunner was busy extinguishing the sparks in the gun and wiping the barrel, so there was no need to reload it too fast.

Turned out the artillery manual, and asked the artillerymen to adjust the elevation angle slightly according to the above marks.

The effect of the first round of shelling was good. Two iron balls landed in the formation of the opponent's matchlock gunners, breaking the leg of the man in the first row, and smashing the head of a man in the third row after jumping up.

The officer took a look through the binoculars and saw several figures wearing different armors on the opposite side. He guessed that it was the commander on the opposite side, and ordered the artillery to aim at those figures wearing different armors when they fired the second time.

The artillerymen lazily adjusted their angles, and under the command of the officer, they fired a second time.

Although it didn't hit the general on the opposite side, the shelling obviously scared the people on the opposite side enough, knowing that if they go on like this slowly, their morale will fall into a trough before long.

This kind of feeling that others can hit you, but you can't do anything is really uncomfortable on the battlefield, and it is the most serious blow to morale.

Hirata Zengzong looked at the opposite side and suggested: "They are all iron gunners. If you use iron cannons to bombard them, I am afraid they will not be their opponents. How about this, find someone to bring some people closer, and you and I will form an army behind. If you trick them into shooting, you can swarm up while they are reloading. As long as you rush into their formation, you will be like wolves like sheep, and the victory will be divided in an instant."

Huashan Kugao had no other choice but to agree, but it was a difficult problem who to send to die.

The composition of this army is complicated, and the troops directly under the Satsuma domain are only more than 1000 people. Some people were also stationed on the northern island before.And even the troops directly under the Satsuma clan belong to three parts.

Iron gunners are the sharp weapon of the Satsuma clan. They were invincible when they attacked Ryukyu before, but now they are all iron gunners and cannons, and their biggest reliance is meaningless.

Now I don't know the depth of the opponent, and Hirata Masamune's proposal is also dangerous. What if the opponent is not a group of people who are far away and shoot in disorder?

But now it is necessary to make a decision as soon as possible, because the cannons on the opposite side are still bombarding in an orderly manner, and every time they are bombarded, someone will fall.

After making a decisive decision, more than 200 people went out before the battle, and the rest followed up as a whole team.

The distance from [-] steps to the time when the impact can be launched is extremely long under the threat of artillery. People are constantly being hit by iron balls, and people are constantly screaming, but they can't pose any threat to the opponent.

The officers on Chen Jian's side quickly judged the opponent's intentions, and smiled and asked the soldiers to take turns shooting in three rows.

Since the replacement of the flintlock, this tactic, which was most useful against extremely poorly disciplined opponents in the arquebus era, has lost its effect.

The distance between the two sides gradually approached, and the artillerymen started the rapid fire that destroyed the life of the artillery, and the speed of reloading was several times faster than the attempted firing just now.

When the more than 200 people who came forward approached to the middle of nearly [-] steps, the officers drew out their long swords and swung them down.