Xue Hong spent half a month in Jiugui City to establish a firm foothold, and at the same time robbed a total of seven famous people in the west and south of the city.
After the seven daimyo were captured, Zhu Hui ordered them to be hung on poles at the entrance of the military camp for a whole day and night.
In the end, Zhu Hui confiscated all the crime tools for urinating in the open, and finally died of excessive blood loss.
After all, Zhu Hui and the others were kind-hearted, so they ordered someone to dig a hole and bury the seven famous people alive together with their relatives. After all, a family must be neat and tidy. The main thing is to be considerate and kind!
After the efforts of Jiugui, Matsushita and nine other famous people, the fleet now has more than 5 million taels of "charity money" on board. This Eastern Expedition has already made a lot of money.
A total of nine cities were destroyed and more than 50,000 warriors were killed. Now all the forces near Shijian Yinshan were cleared out by Xue Hong's troops.
In the past half month or so, Xue Hong ordered people to pay close attention to the actions of the Eastern Shogunate Army.
Sure enough, just now, scouts came to report that a large number of troops appeared fifty miles northeast of Jiugui City, numbering about 60,000, and equipped with matchlocks and other firearms.
Zhu Hui was immediately amused: "A matchlock gun? In what era are you still using a matchlock gun!"
Xue Hong: "Don't be careless. The shogunate's army is not comparable to the samurai under these daimyo."
Chen Chen: "Junchen, you are just too careful. Look at your firepower configuration. Is it possible to lose?"
Xue Hong: "I will definitely win, but getting the maximum result at the minimum cost is my goal."
Suddenly, another scout came to report: "Report to the General! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, our army found a large number of ships in the east of the port and launched an attack on our army. The number is about 30,000, and they have been sunk by our army!!"
The firepower of the Ming fleet was quite insane!
What's more, there is also Xue Hong's improved kerosene bomb, which can cause 1,000% damage to current wooden boats! A pure critical hit!!
Still want to go back from the sea? Don't ask if the twenty-five generals, more than fifty mortars, and a thousand musketeers will agree!
As soon as the Japanese fleet came within sight of the Ming army, all kinds of artillery shells were fired at them.
Before they even got within a thousand meters of the Ming fleet, most of it was sunk!
Xue Hong stood up from the chair in a flash: "We can't wait any longer, attack before the opponent has time to change his strategy!"
"These 60,000 shogunate troops! I want to keep them all as fertilizer! Order, a thousand soldiers and horses should be left in Jiugui Castle!"
The remaining 7,000 people, bring enough ammunition, all come with me!
Xue Hong walked out of the handsome tent and got on his horse.
Xue Hong, Zhu Hui, and Chen Chen walked shoulder to shoulder and walked outside the camp.
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Fifty miles northeast of Jiugui City, an army composed of firearms, archers, samurai and other arms advanced toward Jiugui City in a mighty manner.
Xue Hong asked Zhu Hui and Chen Chen to lead two thousand firearms soldiers and set up all two hundred mortars on the hills on both sides of the road!
As soon as you see Xue Hong's command flag displayed, you will immediately hit the enemy three times!
Xue Hong also ordered Commander-in-Chief Wang Qian to lead a thousand soldiers to ambush the enemy at a place they would pass by on their march.
When the enemy troops are in retreat, form a mandarin duck formation and stop the remaining defeated troops! No one is allowed to let go!
Every half an hour, a scout came back to report the enemy's marching route.
When the enemy was about ten miles away from Xue Hong's location, Xue Hong ordered all soldiers to be on alert.
Finally, the enemy appeared in Xue Hong's perception range.
The spearmen were in the front, and the samurai were on the left and right wings. The firearms battalion holding matchlocks advanced steadily under the protection of the spearmen and samurai. However, without cavalry, Japan's geographical location meant that it was impossible to raise a large cavalry.
Now the total number of cavalry in the shogunate is only 3,000. To compliment the shogunate, it is a treasure among treasures!
The military appearance and strength of this Japanese army are not comparable to those of the famous unknown troops. Objectively speaking, they can be regarded as good elites. Unfortunately, they encountered a technological crushing event.
Relying on his strong sense of perception, Xue Hong ordered the flag to be waved after the entire enemy army entered the mortar range.
Zhu Hui and Chen Chen on the two hillsides were extremely excited after seeing Ling Qi.
Zhu Hui even tore off his cloak, threw it on the ground and pointed at the Japanese army: "Everyone adjust the angle of the cannon barrel immediately!"
"Ready! Launch!!"
Chen Chen: "Launch!!"
The height of the two hills increased the range of the artillery shells.
It has been more than half a year since Xue Hong built the mortar, and the soldiers in the firearms battalion also figured out how to shoot the mortar's parabola.
The artillery strikes from the two artillery positions were divided into three batches, and the artillery fire strikes were carried out continuously!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cannonballs fell like raindrops on the Japanese camp, and the first round of strikes completely shattered the camp!
The fat body of Tokugawa Ieno was riding a horse and was moving forward leisurely. Suddenly, a cannonball exploded next to him, startling the horse.
The horses were frightened and turned the Tokugawa family's field down.
The Tokugawa family was like a potato rolling to the ground, with a gray face, and instantly became furious: "Bagaya road!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, artillery shells rained down from the sky. One shell exploded next to Tokugawa Iano, and a broken shrapnel hit the "chicken" accurately.
The "continuous stream" of blood flowed out from the lower body, and the pain was so intense that Tokugawa Iano subconsciously began to cry out and begged for help: "Oh, it's gone!! Ah! Dosan! Throw some silk on me!"
After the first round of artillery fire, the second and third rounds followed.
After three rounds of artillery fire, more than half of the 60,000 Japanese troops suffered casualties.
The remaining troops were even more disorganized and began to collapse.
When the three rounds of artillery fire passed, Xue Hong led four thousand people to advance in formation.
As the distance progressed, the firearms battalion continued to fire, and the opponents fell down like a bunch of leeks in rows.
When he was less than a hundred meters away from the opponent, Xue Hong directly ordered someone to wave the command flag! Form a mandarin duck formation!
The Yuanyang formation is the first formation in the field! It has set an unprecedented battle loss ratio of 1:125! It is also a special attack formation against Japanese pirates! It has additional bonuses against enemy weapons.
At the same time, General Wang Qian, who was ambushing the Japanese army in the rear, led his troops to fight out. Under attack from both front and rear, the battle was completely one-sided.
This is not a battle, but a one-sided massacre!
Xue Hong was riding on a horse, accompanied by several flag officers and more than a dozen cavalry guards. He quietly watched the one-sided massacre without any disturbance in his heart.
In the battle of races, the strong will be strong, and the weak will perish! Kindness is for one's own people, not for the enemy!!
Perhaps a hundred years later, the people on this land will also become the people of the Ming Dynasty, but that is a matter of the future!
Xue Hong: "Clean up the battlefield. If you encounter any wounded who are not dead, send them home directly!"
"Got the order!"
The soldiers began to finish their shots.
Xue Hong summoned the dog breeder and asked: "How many troops are there in the shogunate now, and how many people are left in their base camp?"
Inukai Yuto: "Report to the Lord of Heaven! The shogunate has a total of 200,000 regular troops, but 90,000 are responsible for guarding dangerous places in various places and protecting the safety of His Majesty the Emperor."
Protection? House arrest is real.
Xue Hong touched his chin: "Oh? In other words... there are only 50,000 people left in the shogunate headquarters..."
At this moment, Zhu Hui and Chen Chen also led their troops and horses and rushed over.
Zhu Hui: "Junchen, you and I, this mortar is much more interesting than the musket! It doesn't matter whether he is an elite or a bushido! After one round, he will be reincarnated!"
Chen Chen: "That's true."
MacArthur said: No man can refuse the romance of artillery fire! Just like the Japanese pirates can't refuse me as the Emperor of Japan.
Chen Chen: "Junchen, what are you thinking about?"
Xue Hong pulled out the sword from his waist and wiped it with a handkerchief: "If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening!!"