The retainer, who was covered in blood and whose clothes were stained by sea water, knelt in front of Zong Yigao and cried out in pain.

"Our navy fought fiercely with the Qing invaders for half a day, and the whole army was annihilated. The whole army was annihilated!"

The retainer escaped from the battlefield to report the news. When the war situation deteriorated, he jumped off the warship to escape and swam back in the direction of Tsushima Island.

He risked his life to bring back the news of Zong Yigao's defeat, as well as these blood-stained flags!

Zong Yigao was wearing a heavy armor, and the armor plates were polished until they sparkled.

However, with such a heavy set of armor on his body, Zong Yigao could not feel the slightest sense of security at this time.

Instead, there was a faint chill in my back!

The fear in my heart is constantly fermenting and brewing.

With a pop, Zong Yigao's feet gave way, and under the weight of his heavy armor, he slumped down on the table.

The already heavy weight, coupled with the armor weighing dozens of kilograms, almost cracked the armor and collapsed.

Seeing the expression on Zong Yigao's face, a group of Zong Yi's retainers all felt what it meant to be sad when a rabbit dies and a fox dies.

Finally, after pondering for a long time, Zong Yigao spoke.

"Send the order and immediately prepare for a land battle to meet the Qing invaders who have landed!"

"The rise and fall of our Zongyi family will be fought here!"

As the order was issued, a large number of samurai from the Sogi clan and Ashigaru began to gather and prepare for battle.

The samurai wore tamaru, held samurai swords, and carried spears, bows, and arrows behind their backs, in a posture of charging into battle.

A larger number of ashigaru have gathered, armed with long guns and iron cannons, ready to go into battle.

If we use the military structure of the late Ming Dynasty as an analogy, warriors are probably equivalent to the servants of the generals of the Ming army.

Well-equipped and outstanding martial arts are meant for fighting tough battles!

Ashigaru is an ordinary soldier.

When it comes to the battlefield, when the two sides are fighting hand to hand, just like the servants of the Ming army, the warriors are the main force of the army.

There are a large number of ashigaru, which plays a role of waving the flag and shouting!

Without samurai to charge and hold down the formation, Ashigaru's combat effectiveness would be quite weak.

Soyoshi personally led the samurai ashigaru of the Tsushima domain and marched towards the dock.

Prepare to prevent the Qing army from landing in the direction of the dock and implement the strategy of attacking halfway across the river.

He felt that instead of letting the main force of the Qing army land and then the two sides set up battle formations, it would be better to simply prepare to block the Qing army's landing and attack halfway across the border.

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At the same time, after the water battle, the Qing navy began to clean the battlefield, reorganize its troops, and prepare for landing operations.

And since the landing battle was also a water battle, the Qing army's military command was still in the hands of Zu Zeqing!

Troop transport ships began to move towards the beach one after another, and some small boats were even ready to rush to the beach.

The Qing army dispatched almost all the light rattan armor in the army and equipped it to the front-line troops preparing for landing operations.

Cotton armor and iron armor are too heavy-bearing. Once a soldier falls into the water wearing armor, there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Although the protection of rattan armor is not as good as that of cotton armor and iron armor, its biggest advantage is that it is light and can even float on the water.

The navy of the Ming army was equipped with a large number of rattan armor, and the Qing army also learned from the Ming army in equipping the navy with rattan armor.

As for the problem of rattan armor catching fire easily...

How can I put it, everything will not be perfect, and everything will have its flaws. Compared with the protection that rattan armor can provide and its function similar to a life jacket, its shortcomings of easy fire can be tolerated.

Besides, why the hell didn’t you make some wet mud before the war and apply it on the surface of the rattan armor as a fireproof layer?

An elite soldier of the Qing army was wearing rattan armor and holding a rattan waist knife, ready for landing operations.

When the army lands later, it's up to them to open up the battle on the beach!

At the same time, the blocking force led by Zong Yigao also arrived at the dock and were ready for battle!

Woo! Woo!

A deep horn sounded.

War is about to break out!

Some warships of the Qing army have advanced to less than one mile from the coastline.

And, under the operation of the sail oars, the ship's broadside was aimed at the beach.

The gun window was opened, revealing the dark muzzles of the guns!

The Qing army was preparing to use artillery bombardment to cover its own army's landing.

Boom! Boom!

The shelling began.

There was a booming sound of artillery shelling, and shells came out one after another, turning into inconspicuous black dots in the sky and shooting towards the military formation on the beach.

It's a pity that due to the presence of wind and waves, the accuracy of naval guns is limited.

Although the shelling was lively, most of the shells failed and the damage was limited.

Moreover, since the sandy soil on the beach is now moist and soft, when the cannonball lands on the sandy soil, its kinetic energy will be absorbed by the soft sandy soil.

Can't even jump-bounce!

However, even so, listening to the rumbling sound of artillery fire from their own side, the morale of the Qing army's landing troops was high.

In this era, the real role of artillery is not to cause much damage to the enemy. The real role is to deter the enemy and boost the morale of one's own side.

Regardless of whether the shot is successful or not, just listening to the rumbling sound of the cannon is enough to boost the morale of our soldiers.

As the landing boat got closer and closer to the beach, the little people on the shore also launched a counterattack.

The quality of the iron artillery team in the early days was actually not bad.

Without the threat of the iron artillery team, how could the dwarfs of the Japanese country have withstood the charge of the Ming army's iron cavalry during the Wanli Korean War?

Amidst the crisp sound of gunfire, the iron artillery team of Xiaozhi fired step by step and fired several rounds of mounted fire.

During this process, landing Qing soldiers continued to fall at gunpoint.

Big holes were made in the body by lead bullets, and blood continued to overflow and flow everywhere.

The landing boat was hit continuously by lead bullets, causing sawdust to fly everywhere!

"kill!"

"Break the formation!"

"Rush, move forward!"

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However, this could not stop the Qing army's offensive.

A large number of Qing soldiers landed, holding shields and covering their heads as they moved forward.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At that time, Zheng's rattan soldiers were elite and good at fighting, and they left a very deep impression on the Qing army on the battlefield.

Especially the shield that can block muskets is unforgettable.

Then, the Qing army imitated it and became the shield soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.

The shield soldiers held up huge shields, blocked themselves with the shields, and rushed forward.

The lead bullets were shot on the shield, leaving small holes in it, but they were caught by the silk-cotton layer inside the shield and could not break the armor.

When the iron artillery team was young and saw that their muskets were not effective, they suddenly panicked.

But at this moment, the warriors wearing tōmaru rushed forward with spears in hand.

Prepare to have the Qing army's rattan soldiers fight in close combat!

Even though the samurai in their childhood wore a katana on their waist every day, when it comes to the battlefield, the katana is just a decoration.

The real main weapon is a long weapon such as a spear!

On the battlefield, it's no joke that every inch you grow makes you strong.

Soldiers from both sides immediately fought together, slashing with swords and stabbing with spears, and people kept falling on the open space at the beach.

The smell of blood keeps spreading!

Liu Si held up the shield, rushed forward, and immediately collided with a young warrior.

The spear pierced the shield, and as Liu Si turned slightly sideways to release his strength, the spear tip opened with a swipe.

The little Japanese warrior opposite who was holding a spear and stabbing with all his strength was unsteady on his feet and almost fell to the ground.

Liu Si swung the Yanling sword in his hand and struck the armor of the little Japanese warrior with a clang, but it failed to break the armor.

The little samurai staggered back several steps!
To be continued...