At the same time, the two squads of firecrackers roaming outside the phalanx also withdrew from the front line. They retreated to a position at the waist of the phalanx and kept firing forward with firecrackers to protect the safety of the flanks of the gun forest. At the same time, they had also made preparations to mount the phalanx.
Preparation for bayonet combat!
The samurai and elite ashigaru who were close to the phalanx saw this strange change suddenly occurred in the opposite phalanx, and they couldn't help but slow down! But then they mustered up their courage and roared forward again! They thought you had
There are so many changes, I can just cut them off with one knife!
But things were not as simple as they imagined! The few warriors running at the front were preparing to find a gap in the forest of guns. Just when they stretched out their swords and prepared to use their spears, the spears on the opposite side suddenly surged by two.
More than enough feet!
The warrior at the front was obviously very skilled in martial arts. When he saw two spears stabbing him, he knew that he had just exerted his strength and it was already too late to retreat, so instead he increased his strength on the ground and rushed forward, raising his sword.
He fired his spear in front of him!
This samurai is obviously not very good at dealing with this kind of fighting method, because the Japanese have a relatively strict hierarchy. Even on the battlefield, they will follow the same-level fighting principle of samurai against samurai, ashigaru against ashigaru, although it is not so strict now.
But he has never encountered such a situation!
He thought that he could deal with the spears in front of him, but he didn't understand at all that the entire forest of spears was one! So just as he cut open the two spears in front of him, two more spears stabbed from the right side! Although he
He had tried his best to twist his body, but a spear still penetrated his chest!
His chest was pierced, and blood instantly filled his lungs. He didn't even scream, he just coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground! When he died, he was very regretful about why his sword failed to kill him.
Cut off the opponent's spear!
He didn't know that the spears Liu Haojia used for the soldiers were not the ordinary wooden spears used by Ashigaru. The wood of this kind of spear was not a whole piece of wood, because it would definitely hit a defective place. The spear would have
Weaknesses. Therefore, all long guns are made of the best wood.
And there is a thin steel core wrapped in the middle! All the wood has been repeatedly soaked in tung oil, and all the connecting parts are wrapped with steel sheets, and the rest of the places are wrapped with thin iron wires. The cost of a long gun is definitely more than one
Excellent fire gun! So this is not something that a samurai sword can split at will!
As the first samurai fell, more people ran into the forest of guns! It can be said that none of the samurai running at the front was spared! The remaining people did not dare to step forward and could only keep calling with their swords.
If you want to find a hole in the spear and rush into the forest of spears, the spearman who has lost his length is the target of being slaughtered!
But those firecrackers covered by spears are not just standing there idle! Firecrackers and pikemen basically complement each other. It does not necessarily have to be said that pikemen cover firecrackers. Firecrackers can also be used as spearmen.
Provide cover!
Just when the samurai and elite ashigaru were forced to stop by the spears and began to look for gaps in the spears, the firecrackers that had been leveled again finally fired! The sound of firecrackers that had been paused because of the formation of the various square formations just now
Appeared on the battlefield again, and instantly became one, and all the phalanxes started shooting almost at the same time!
The Wu'an Army's fire cannons themselves were heavy fire cannons, extremely powerful! And within a distance of about ten steps, there was no possibility of missing the target! So as soon as he gave the order, Huang Guojun stared at the front of the phalanx, wanting to see what was going on.
How was the effect of shooting? After all, the people we usually shoot in exercises are straw men, and this is his first time to shoot real people!
Just listen to the officer of the horizontal line yelling: "Shoot!" After that, the fire gun activity immediately spewed out thick smoke! At the same time, the samurai group and the elite ashigaru who were huddled together felt as if they were hit by heavy hammers.
He jumped up and fell backwards, knocking the people behind him back again and again!
And what’s even more frightening is that almost no one screamed when hit by this row of firecrackers! Except for a few people, all the remaining people were killed on the spot! And this row of firecrackers actually cut their line into pieces
He took three or four steps back!
After firing, the firecrackers stepped back and began to reload, while the soldiers behind them stepped forward and leveled the firecrackers again under the command of the officer, pointing at the panic-stricken samurai and the ashigaru! The two sides were only a few steps apart.
Even the expressions on each other's faces can be seen clearly!
The samurai and elite ashigaru had panic on their faces! They also knew that it was unrealistic to dodge shooting at such a close distance. It was just a matter of seeing which life was better and not being targeted! So they all subconsciously clenched the swords in their hands and waited.
The verdict of fate!
When the fire gun soldiers saw the prey in front of them, they all smiled ferociously! They stared into the eyes of their opponents and pulled the triggers in their hands! As expected, this round of volley fire was flawless, and the front of the position
It was covered with the corpses of samurai and elite ashigaru, and they were pushed back two steps again!
Seeing this situation, Huang Guojun was not satisfied again! He quickly ran to the back of the phalanx and mobilized a row of soldiers at the edge of the phalanx at the rear to supplement the front of the phalanx. Now the number of people in the front reached four rows. It was so exciting.
The gun wheel will shoot more smoothly and densely!
At this time, the front of the three phalanxes of Wu'an Army has become a sea of corpses and blood! The samurai and elite ashigaru who rushed over were forced by spears as soon as they approached, and their movements were bound to slow down. Then, under the attack of spears and fire cannons,
Under the combined attack, they almost fell down in rows!
Their outflanking attack from both wings was blocked by volleys from the five phalanxes at the rear, and they could not advance even an inch! Even so, the samurai and elite ashigaru still roared and rushed forward, trying to get a little bit, even if it was insignificant.
results!
But they were either pierced by spears or shot to the ground by muskets, and they didn't even get close to the spears raised by the soldiers in the front row! This was simply a highly efficient massacre!
At this moment, the cavalry on both sides galloped towards them with their swords raised! Although there were only a few hundred cavalry on both sides combined, they managed to outrun them with the momentum of thousands of troops!
But when it comes to cavalry, it’s a joke to come to Japan! First of all, the mountains of Japan are rugged and there are not many plains at all. The cavalry is not very useful at all. So although each family attaches great importance to cavalry, the main force of the army is still infantry. Just like Takeda
The famous Chibei did not have many troops.
The second shortcoming of the Japanese cavalry is that they are not very tall. In addition, the island country does not have enough plains for the horses to gallop, so the horses are never tall! To put it bluntly, in comparison, they are bigger than donkeys in the Central Plains.
It’s only size 1! But it goes well with the Japanese’s short stature!