They fought endlessly, but after working hard for a long time, they didn't even hurt the opponent's hair! The Ming artillerymen at the foot of the mountain were only nervous when they first started shooting, and waited until they saw the nearest one.
They were relieved that the lead bullets had landed dozens of steps away, and began to readjust the gun positions!
Under the command of the officer, all the artillery were adjusted according to the angle of the sixth artillery before firing again. This time the trajectory of the artillery shells was obviously much lower, and the two artillery guns on both sides accurately hit the lower half of the wall.
place.
The huge impact made the wall tremble violently, and even an unsteady iron cannon ashigaru fell from the wall! But the wall tenaciously withstood the impact! As for the two cannons in the middle, there was nothing
Out of doubt, two more large holes were opened in the wooden door. From this door hole, everyone could even see the panicked figures of the Japanese soldiers shaking back and forth!
Seeing that the impact point of the artillery shell was exactly what he needed, the artillery officer immediately ordered the soldiers to continue loading the artillery and firing, without even fine-tuning it! Anyway, these artillery are all smoothbore cannons, and the impact point will be different every time they are fired, so there is no need to worry
The artillery hits the same place repeatedly!
Just as the officer guessed, after several or six artillery pieces fired two rounds, the left door leaf of the middle door collapsed! The soldiers cheered loudly when they saw this, but the superiors still had no intention of ordering a charge, and instead continued to let the artillery attack. See
It looks like he plans to completely knock down this section of the city wall!
The Ming army calmly bombarded the wall. Seeing that the wall was crumbling, they could no longer hold on for long! But the unfortunate thing was that some Japanese soldiers were sent to reinforce the wall and block the main entrance, but there were still two artillery pieces at the main entrance.
Continuous bombardment, the first group of people rushed up holding planks, but were smashed to pieces by the artillery and the planks. After that, no one dared to come forward!
Just when the samurai drew their swords and forced a group of ashigaru to come forward again holding bricks and stones, they heard a "bang" and the wall on the right side of the gate finally couldn't support it and collapsed completely, collapsing more than ten feet.
Long! The ashigaru standing on the wall cleverly jumped away before the wall collapsed. The one who reacted slower was directly buried in the pile of bricks! Even the door frame with the door was torn down. Now
The door is completely open!
Shimazu Yoshihiro, who was standing behind the railing, was shocked and angry when he saw this scene! He slapped the railing hard and then said loudly: "Pull back all the people in front and ask the archery team to do their best."
Prepare!"
After receiving the order, the iron cannon ashigaru quickly withdrew in disgrace. When the Ming army on the opposite side saw the opponent's retreat, they happily dug the artillery out of the soil and carried it to the mountain on their hands and shoulders.
Seeing this scene, Shimazu Yoshihiro really wished that the mountain under his feet could suddenly grow taller! But he still seemed to be very dependent, standing at the railing with an unchanged expression. With him standing here, other Japanese people
The mood has become much more stable. At least the morale, which was low due to the loss of two city walls in succession, has not dropped again!
The Ming army below quickly rushed to the place where the city wall collapsed. They quickly cleared the bricks and stones and prepared to meet the troops behind. At the same time, the artillery began to dig holes in place, preparing to bombard the third city wall in a gourd-like manner.
They all felt that as long as the artillery fired, the opponent's low city wall would definitely not be able to defend. When the time came, they would rush up and win, so they all laughed and were full of confidence!
When more and more soldiers gathered near the gap, and the artillery was transported to the gap with difficulty, Shimazu Yoshihiro sneered and said: "Order the archery team to take action!"
The warrior next to him agreed vigorously and ran down the castle tower, saying to the archery team gathered below: "Throw with all your strength! You must teach the Ming army a lesson!"
The samurai leading the archery team also agreed and quickly ordered the soldiers to start unfurling their bows and setting arrows. Then the archers standing behind the wall raised their bows high and pointed to the sky, shooting batch after batch of arrows.
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These feather arrows flew high into the sky before slowly turning around and falling at the highest point, pointing directly at the gap in the second city wall. There, the Ming army's artillery was busy setting up positions, the infantry was clearing the surrounding area, and there was a steady stream of firecrackers.
Soldiers came up from below and assembled on the open ground.
Just when they were about to use this place as their starting point, a large number of feather arrows fell from the sky, and the people they shot were instantly knocked off their feet! And what was even more terrifying was that the falling arrows were falling continuously!
Shimazu Yoshihisa left 400 soldiers for Tsurunomaru before the war began. Among these 400 soldiers, 100 were samurai and elite ashigaru, 100 were ordinary ashigaru, and the remaining 200 were iron cannons.
The Ashigaru and Archery teams each accounted for half.
In addition, dozens of Tsurunomaru's guards used to use bows and arrows, which means that there are now almost two hundred archers shooting outwards, so the density of feather arrows is very high, and the continuity is also very high!
However, the lethality of civilian bows and arrows alone is not great, but the problem lies in the terrain! These archers rely on the command of officers to shoot from behind the third wall. There is a level between the two walls.
The height difference, coupled with the fact that they were deliberately thrown high into the sky, so when those arrows fell, they became extremely lethal under the action of gravity acceleration!
What's even more disgusting is that Tsurunomaru accurately calculated the distance during the design. If a high-altitude ejection was carried out at the third wall, the landing point of the arrow would be right at the second wall! The second wall is a
A defensive tool but also a ruler!
This is also the reason why Shimazu Yoshihiro placed the iron cannon ashigaru on the second wall. Because the iron cannon cannot be thrown! The thrown lead bullet is no different from throwing a stone after it loses its propulsion. The most it hits a person on the head is a
Green bumps, but feather arrows can increase their lethality with the help of gravity!
Moreover, the iron cannon can only shoot straight away, and the arrows thrown by the bow and arrow at a fixed angle on the top of the mountain will definitely fall in front of and behind the wall, and the angle of the arrows falling from high altitude is almost vertical, so even if people are hiding behind the wall, they are easily shot by high altitudes.
Injured by falling arrows! Only soldiers who cling to the wall can truly survive!
Dense arrows fell one after another, causing huge damage to the firecrackers and artillery soldiers gathered here! In the first round of arrows, more than thirty people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground! Fortunately, these soldiers reacted
It was relatively fast, and they all dispersed quickly, greatly reducing the lethality of the second round of feather arrows.