Chapter 1443 Cannonballs Break the City

Cannonballs hit the city wall one after another.

The Japanese pirates stationed on the city wall did not expect that they would face this kind of covering fire suppression.

They thought that just like hundreds of years ago, they could just stand on the city wall, wait for the Ming army to come ashore, and then shoot them with bows and arrows.

Finally, pray again.

Anyway, the great divine wind will protect them.

In addition, the daimyo and samurai class squeezed ordinary soldiers quite hard. Except for a small number of elite troops wearing armor, most of them wore bamboo hats and armor woven from bamboo. Some were even plain clothed with sharpened swords in their hands. A spear made of pointed bamboo.

He is simply a farmer who has just put down his hoe.

As soon as they were pulled up to the top of the city, they were stunned by the overwhelming shells.

Pieces of explosive bombs fell, and the violent explosion directly smashed large areas of the city wall, leaving huge gaps in the city wall.

"These Japanese pirates actually cut corners on the city walls like this?"

Mu Jiansheng looked at the break in the city wall, where broken bamboos appeared.

Obviously, the city wall was made of bamboo supports filled with rammed earth.

It looks quite bluffing from a distance, but the actual effect is just that.

It's okay to protect against bows and arrows, but it's not good enough to protect against artillery.

The only advantage is that it is faster to repair.

Think about it, if this method was not used, how could these Japanese pirates build such a long wall in such a short period of time?

"But that's it, attack with all your strength, kill the defenders on the city wall, open a gap wide enough, and escort the legion to land."

Mu Jiansheng issued the order.

Boom, boom!

The shelling became more intense.

The dense shells covered the entire city wall.

The city wall, which was already jerry-rigged, collapsed instantly under the increased firepower.

Large areas of the city wall collapsed, and the soldiers and warriors above also turned into pieces along with the city wall.

An hour later, Mu Jiansheng opened up a landing field more than ten kilometers long.

The land in this area had been plowed thoroughly by shells, and the soil was stained red with blood.

"The boat is docked and landing!"

Small boats approached the shore one after another, and some grenadiers waded directly into the water to land.

Thunder cannons were transported to the shore one after another.

At this time, the benefits of this kind of artillery can be seen.

Serious bronze cannons and cast-iron cannons can be easily measured in hundreds of kilograms. For slightly higher calibers, they can weigh up to a thousand kilograms. Ordinary boats cannot transport them at all.

The barrel of the flying thunder cannon weighs only a few dozen kilograms. It is easy to maintain, extremely easy to transport, and can be assembled quickly. A complete defense network and beachhead can be set up quickly to buy time for follow-up troops.

The person responsible for the defense of this beach is Shimazu Xiongyi of the Shimazu family.

He had been scared stupid by the Ming army's artillery. Although Fuso also had artillery, those were in the hands of powerful daimyo. He only had an iron artillery team (using firecrackers), and the core was infantry and samurai.

Shimazu Xiong Yi once suspected that the artillery of the Ming army did not cost money?

How much money would such continuous bombing cost?

On the island, even the richest daimyo did not dare to use artillery so extravagantly.

Originally Shimazu Xiong Yi had given up, but after seeing the Ming army landing, he had a glimmer of hope again.

In terms of artillery, he admitted that there was a slight gap between himself and the Ming army.

But in infantry combat, the reason is unknown.

The Shimazu family has the most outstanding samurai, who can fight one against a hundred. I believe that with their outstanding samurai, they can drive the Ming army back to the sea.

Let those Ming troops know who is the best army in the world.

"Samurai of the Shimazu family! Go to the battlefield and prove your bravery, Plate!"

"Plate!"

A group of warriors drew out their long swords from their waists and charged towards the Ming army.

The rest of the infantry rushed forward with their spears raised.

Seeing the charging warriors, the Ming soldiers showed contempt.

They are all veterans who have fought against the elites of the Qing army.

The elite of the Qing army still wore at least two layers of armor, and some generals even wore three layers of armor.

Such a thick defense was defeated by the Ming army. How can these infantrymen with only commoners stop them now?

The Ming soldiers raised their Yongli rifles and pulled the triggers.

Bang bang bang!

A series of gunshots rang out, and the warriors in the front row fell to the ground.

Many people's eyes widened before they died, as if they couldn't believe why the Ming army's firecrackers were so powerful.

It was actually able to penetrate the armor that had been passed down from their ancestors from one mile away.

However, no one explained to them to stop.

They can only sink into the eternal darkness with full of confusion.

After the gunshot, the infantry did not even react and continued to charge with their spears.

Bang bang bang!

Another series of gunshots rang out.

Another line of infantry was knocked down.

Rows of bodies fell to the ground.

At this time, the foot soldiers discovered the problem and wanted to stop and run back.

But they had already rushed into the range of the thunder cannon.

Boom, boom, boom!

The flying thunder cannons roared.

Explosive packets exploded in the air.

Those infantrymen didn't even have time to think before they were torn to pieces by the shock wave.

After two rounds of shelling, most of the charging infantry were killed.

The morale of the remaining infantry collapsed.

They dropped their weapons, turned around and ran.

It was like seeing the devil.

The samurai who oversaw the battle cut down more than a dozen escaping infantry, but failed to stop the rout.

The foot soldiers ran back like crazy and couldn't stop them at all.

"Infantry advance!"

Mu Jiansheng commanded.

The grenadiers moved forward in small groups of three, forming a skirmish line.

Whenever corpses are found along the way, they will be stabbed to prevent anyone from pretending to be dead and escaping.

"The Shimazu family is finished!"

Seeing this one-sided battle, Shimazu Xiong Yi knew that facing such a powerful Ming army, the Shimazu family was unable to resist.

Not to mention the Shimazu family, even all the Fuso daimyo combined would not be a match for the Ming army.

If you want to defeat the Ming army, unless the divine wind from hundreds of years ago comes again, the entire Fuso will be conquered by the Ming army.

"If you can't beat it, then join."

Shimazu Xiong Yi's eyes shone with light.

The strong factor flows in the blood of Fuso people.

As long as someone is better than him, he will worship that person crazily, and then imitate and learn from the inside out.

You can even let the other party do whatever you want.

This can be seen from the fact that after the war, the Fuso government openly organized women to work in the military camps of the American army.

Shimazu Xiong Yi had only one idea at this time, which was to join the Ming army, act as the Ming army's dog, and lead the Ming army to conquer Fuso.

In this way, the Shimazu family may be able to survive.

He even became the spokesperson of the Ming Army in Fusang.

If we can get to this point, the Shimazu family will not only survive, but even live well, one step further than now.