When Hirata's army arrived, Suikakage hid in Shuriyama to the east. But when Kutaka Kaguyama's troops swept Shuri, she and dozens of guards were forced to flee towards Naha. As a result, they were captured on the way. The Shimadzu Army captured her and her parents were detained together with her in the barracks of Hisamoto Ijuin. When Yan Siqi attacked the Shimadzu Army barracks at night, she escaped from the tent alone in the chaos and ran towards the place where the gunshots were fired; she thought I thought that the one who could attack the Japanese pirate camp at night must be the Ryukyu army. But I didn't expect that it was a Chinese army.
This situation was beyond her common sense; Ryukyu is not Korea. The Ming Dynasty court would regard Korea, which is connected by land, as a vassal state that is closely related to each other. Therefore, it sent troops to rescue. However, the Ming Dynasty bureaucracy simply lacked maritime awareness and was worried about the danger of this small overseas country. The possibility of helping is basically non-existent.
When she discovered that the weapons of these Chinese were more advanced and sophisticated than those of the Japanese pirates. The mental outlook of the soldiers was completely different from that of the Ryukyu Army, the Japanese Japanese Army, or the legendary Ming Dynasty army. She decided to stand up and follow these Chinese to see what was going on. what happened.
But so what. Naha Zhunu Shuihuaying came to the Chinese Merchant Hall and became an advisor to the guards of the Merchant Hall.
Speaking of understanding the local situation, it is undoubtedly right to ask this young priestess. Now Chen Zhongji, Zhang Hai, Mai Yangtian, Yan Siqi and others have gathered at this young priestess, asking her about the surrounding area. The situation in the area. Yan Siqi was huddled behind others and couldn't say anything. He just stared blankly at Zhu Nu Shui Huaying, who looked calm.
"...There are hundreds of Royal Guard soldiers hiding in the mountains twenty miles north of here. They are all natives of Naha and are unwilling to surrender to the Japanese pirates. I can recruit them here to help you defend the city..." The girl was chatting without any fear or panic at all because of facing the strange liberator from the Kingdom of Heaven.
Naha Suikakage's Chinese was learned from the Chinese who came to Ryukyu to do business. Her family is also a descendant of the local nobles of Naha. Therefore, her family is wealthy. She also hired a Chinese teacher to teach the four traditional Chinese books. Therefore, her Chinese No worse than the generals of the Chinese company present. Perhaps his cultivation of traditional Chinese culture is even higher than that of all the Chinese present.
Chen Zhongji asked: "So, how many people do Miss Shui have? We need manpower now. The more, the better."
"On that day, when I was captured by Japanese pirates, the guards around me were scattered. Many people were killed. I don't know how many people are still alive. However, the news that I am here has been entrusted to the local people to spread. They know You will definitely come to me after hearing the news."
boom.
A huge sound rolled across the sky. This was the firing of the largest caliber 36-pounder gun on the south gate tower.
A soldier from the special battalion rushed over. He stood at attention and saluted: "Shopkeeper Chen, everyone, the Japanese pirate troops are arrayed at the south gate and have begun to attack the city."
Chen Zhongji cupped his fists at Shui Huaying and said, "Military affairs are urgent. Let's go to defend the enemy first. After repelling the Japanese pirates, we will then find a way to rescue your parents."
Chen Zhongji was directing a group of Ryukyu migrant workers to carry sandbags and block the gate downstairs of the South Gate. Suddenly, he was grabbed by Xie Yuanshui, the captain of the guard of Ryukyu Third Division Chief Zheng Jiong: "Shopkeeper Chen, what should I do with my people? Let my people also go up the city wall. Let’s fight.”
After Xie Yuanshui escaped from Yaraza Mori Castle, the castle opened its doors and surrendered to the Shimazu Army. However, the Shimazu Army did not have many troops to divide and garrison. Therefore, only a dozen samurai were sent to take over the castle. This group of people ran rampant and arrogant. They plundered the treasures in the castle and killed people to show their authority. As a result, most of the Ryukyu surrender troops dispersed. A dozen people defected to Xie Yuanshui. Therefore, he now has more than 40 Ryukyu Royal Guard soldiers.
Chen Zhongji thought for a while: This group of Ryukyu soldiers didn't know how to fight with firearms. Going to the city would only cause trouble. He had no choice but to comfort Xie Yuanshui and said: "There are enough people in the city now. But there are too few people who can fight in the merchant house. In case the Japanese pirates break through the city wall, we still have to stand guard in the inn, warehouse, lobby, etc. and resist resolutely to the end. Please also thank the general for stationing at the inn to protect your prince. In case the Japanese pirates break into the business building, we have to rely on you. People."
Xie Yuanshui was not an idiot. He could tell that Chen Zhongji was declining his request, so he had to return to the inn angrily.
Although the Shimazu army was assembled in the Naha city area 4 miles away, they still did not launch an attack. Chen Zhongji, Yan Siqi and others were confused for a while.
Until noon, a large number of people came from the direction of Sanchong City. They pushed two cannons forward and back toward the south gate.
Chen Zhongji saw the cannon in the telescope and couldn't help but take a breath.
Although the fortress wall of the Chung Hwa Commercial Building is one foot thick, it is built with masonry structures. It is incomparable to thick boulder wall buildings such as Sanchong Castle and Uliangzao Mori Castle. Originally, Yin Feng and Chen Zhongji decided to build such a fort in Taiwan. The city wall completely took advantage of the Japanese pirates' lack of heavy siege weapons. There was no intention to rely on the temporary high walls built by the merchant houses to withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.
At this time, Chen Zhongji thought: he should have seized Uraza Mori Castle long ago and moved all personnel and materials into Uraza Mori Castle to wait for help. Then he would not have to worry about attacks from all types of artillery in the world at that time.
He has been to Yaraza Mori Castle many times and has seen how strong this castle is. In fact, the castles in Naha Port were considered very strong stone fortresses around the world at that time. Even in 1945, these castles in Naha The castle also withstood the indiscriminate bombing by the U.S. Navy and Air Force and has been preserved until later generations.
The two cannons that the Shimadzu army put in with great effort were taken out. One was removed from the former Ryukyu garrison fort at Mie Castle; the other was the only cannon on the Kaguyama Hisaka flagship. .And this cannon is not originally from Japan. It is a Ming army cannon captured by Shimazu Yoshihiro in Sichuan, southern Korea during the Korean War.
In August of the twenty-sixth year of Wanli (AD 1598), the Ming army divided its forces and attacked four Japanese strongholds in southern Korea at the same time. Among them, the center target was Sichuan, guarded by Shimazu Yoshihiro. On September 20, Dong Yiyuan of the Ming army The Ming army attacked Jinzhou. The Japanese army retreated without a fight. They abandoned their cattle, horses and equipment and headed towards Kunyang and Sichuan. The Ming army only killed 7 levels. They rescued more than 400 captives. They occupied Jinzhou and continued the pursuit. On the first day of October, all the Japanese troops in the middle route returned to Sichuan. A new Japanese-style fort was built. The new fort faced the river on three sides and was flooded on one side. The Japanese army held it with more than 10,000 people. The Ming Dynasty allied forces gathered more than 29,000 people and launched an attack on the second day of October. They blasted away the enemy with artillery fire. City gate. But just when the troops were about to enter the city, a gunpowder fire broke out in the ancient guerrilla Peng Xin camp. Suddenly, the entire army was in chaos and scrambled to escape. The Japanese army took the opportunity to go out of the city to pursue them. The Ming army was defeated. More than 7,000 people died. More than two thousand stones of military rations were discarded, and equipment was scattered all over the place. Among them was the cannon that now appears outside the Zhonghua Commercial Building.
Chen Zhongji didn't know that this cannon came from the Ming Dynasty army. Its range was only 500 meters, and the shooting distance of the cannonball was less than one mile. He immediately ordered all the artillery on the tower to fire. He was no longer stingy in using Thunderbolt rockets.
Suddenly, a 36-pound heavy cannon and three 24-pound bronze cannons opened fire at the same time. Thunderbolt rockets were fired in units of ten at the Shimadzu Army artillerymen from the south gate tower.
The Shimazu army's artillery was still 1 mile away and could not shoot at the Chinese business building. Therefore, it was embarrassingly placed in a situation where it could only be beaten but could not fight back.
The artillery shells kept roaring, causing sand and rocks to fly around the crowd. Nearby houses collapsed. The artillerymen of the Tianjin Army struggled to push and pull the cannons. Unfortunately, these two cannons were not equipped with corresponding sports cars. The Ming army's homemade cannons also There are no cannon lugs, and there is no way to pull it with force. The smooth cannon body is difficult to carry.
The longest range of Thunderbolt rockets is between 2 miles and 3 miles. However, it is difficult to ensure accuracy after rockets of this era fly a few hundred meters. Therefore, the Thunderbolt rockets fired by the Chinese exploded up and down around the Shimadzu Army artillery. It opened and injured many Shimadzu Army soldiers who were carrying cannons. However, it could not stop the Shimadzu Army artillerymen from desperately pushing the cannons closer to the Chinese Commercial Building.
At the same time, Deputy General Ijuin saw that his artillery had attracted the firepower of the opponent's artillery and rockets. Taking this opportunity, he immediately launched a charge against the wall of the commercial building.
His 2,500 soldiers were divided into three teams and rushed toward the Chinese Commercial Building one after another. Without the harassment of artillery and rockets, they successfully rushed within 300 steps of the south wall of the commercial building.
The Chinese's small field artillery opened fire. Five field artillery fired iron bullets at the top of the South Gate and the southeast and southwest turrets at the same time. A bloody ditch was made in the attacking Shimadzu army's formation. The Shimadzu army's The team was still relatively dense. Therefore, under artillery fire, each shell could kill and injure more than ten people. At the same time, Yan Siqi mobilized field artillery from other directions in the museum and concentrated them near the gunholes under the high wall. They were filled with guns. Shotgun. Be prepared.
The cannons and field guns on the wall only fired two rounds. Shimazu's army had already rushed to the bottom of the city wall.
"Boom boom boom boom."
Six field guns fired continuously. Hundreds of kilograms of iron sand and iron beads were shot out from the gun holes under the high wall.
Smoke filled the air. The Shimadzu soldiers who had just approached within 10 steps of the wall of the commercial building fell to the ground in large numbers, wailing. Ijuin Hisamoto, who was in charge of the formation, jumped up and shouted: "This is the time. Rush forward. .”
At this time, 1,000 iron artillerymen of the Shimadzu Army had set up a strict formation 80 steps away from the commercial building. They used intensive iron artillery fire to suppress the fire of the Chinese musketeers on the wall. According to Hisamoto Ijuin on the Korean battlefield Experience. The Ming Dynasty army's cannons had long intervals between firing. It took a long time to clean the barrel and load ammunition. After the Chinese's burst of shotgun bombardment, it would take at least four or five minutes before they could fire again. Therefore, he forced Hirata The remnants of Masumune's troops attacked on the front line. The shotgun blasts just killed and wounded the cannon fodder soldiers of the Hirata tribe on the front line.
Then, his second line of elite gunners attacked. Under the cover of the iron gunners, they prepared to build ladders to attack the city.
However, the artillery of the Zhonghua Company and the artillery of the Ming Dynasty army are completely different things. The two are fundamentally different and belong to the same era. The well-trained artillery of the Zhonghua Company uses convenient and fast artillery carts to quickly push the field artillery that has been fired. The field cannon loaded with ammunition and ready to be fired was pushed up. It approached the cannon hole and was immediately fired. At the same time, the gunner and ammunition handler immediately surrounded the sports car after firing, preparing for the next round of firing.
"Boom boom boom boom."
The five field guns were fired half a minute after the first round of shotgun shells. Ijuin Kumoto's gunners rushed towards the cannons. The iron curtain composed of iron sand and iron iron curtain shrouded the Shimadzu army in the light of blood and fire. In the smoke.
"Boom." "Boom. Boom."
Black, smoking iron balls were thrown from the city wall. After landing, they exploded without exception, knocking down the Shimadzu warriors who were barely able to stand up after being slightly injured.
The thick smoke after the shotgun was fired was hit by the explosion of the grenade. It quickly dispersed slightly. A miserable scene like hell on earth appeared: among the hundreds of Shimadzu soldiers rushing at the front, almost none of them could stand. They were bleeding. Needless to say, it flows into a river. Many injured people are desperately crawling to their own formation, while screaming.
A minute later, another round of shotgun bombardment began. This time, even the iron gunners standing 80 steps away were affected. They fell to pieces with a crash. The Chinese cannons were loaded directly with rationed propellant bags. The gunners are well-trained, so the firing interval only takes one minute.
At the same moment, the Chinese who were guarding the wall crouched behind the wall. There was no need to show their heads. They just lit the fuses of the grenades in their hands and threw them over the wall. The continuous explosions were not heard at all. The Shimadzu troops, who had used grenades and explosive firearms, were completely frightened. They also killed many of the most brave and fearless samurai leaders. At this time, the first and second line Shimadzu troops charged at the wall of the Chinese Commercial Building. Within the next 100 steps, we have completely lost command and are in chaos.
Ijuin Hisamoto was shocked and heartbroken. He sat back on his chair and his face turned pale.
When the last group of gunners and shield swordsmen overtook the iron gunners' line, the entire Shimadzu army's offensive formation was completely chaotic.
On the other side, Chen Zhongji realized that using artillery to prevent the opponent's artillery from approaching the wall was ineffective. He ordered the few dozen fueled Thunderbolt rockets to be brought up. After a volley, the Shimadzu Army's more than 100 artillerymen were surrounded. Suddenly it turned into a sea of fire.
The direction of Mie Castle was originally part of the Naha Port City area. Now those wooden houses quickly caught fire. The flames soaring into the sky surrounded the two cannons and the gunners. In a moment, an earth-shaking explosion occurred; The bright gunpowder was ignited by the surrounding fire and exploded. The shock wave of the explosion could even be felt by Chen Zhongji, who was 400 meters away.
Just when the two cannons reached the distance where their power could be exerted, they were surrounded by merciless fire. Then, together with more than a hundred Shimadzu soldiers around them, they disappeared in a sudden burst of fire and gunpowder smoke.
Ijuin Kumoto shouted from the main camp: "Withdraw troops. Retreat. Retreat quickly."
The last group of Shimadzu Army gunners were staggered by the rain of grenades under the wall of the shopping mall. They were unable to attack the wall. Seeing that the cannon holes under the wall were about to launch shotgun shells again, Hisamoto Ijuin arrived anxiously. Retreat order.
Yan Siqi commanded six small field guns to fire a volley to see off the Shimadzu troops who turned around and ran away. Once again, more than a hundred Shimadzu troops were knocked to the ground.