Chapter 87 87 10,000 Wins, 10,000 Wins

“Boom boom boom”

The seven bowl-mouthed guns lined up in front of the formation were fired, and countless pieces of gravel were pushed out of the gun barrels by the gunpowder exploding in the chamber and scattered forward.

The bowl-mouthed gun itself was designed to be used mainly for water battles. Although it can also fire scattershot, the effect is not very good.

However, on the battlefield here, the two sides are only more than ten meters apart. Even if there is no accuracy, the hit rate is not low. Moreover, scattershot has no accuracy, and they are all smashed into the face.

The reason why the elite Japanese pirates who rushed to the front rushed to the front at this time was because they saw that the bird gunners had retreated and there was no shooting angle, so they felt safe.

But when they rushed to the front and saw a few lonely soldiers squatting there in front of the formation, they realized that there were actually a few small cannons in front of them, with the muzzles facing them.

The Japanese pirates roamed the sea, and naturally saw a lot of firearms, whether from the Ming Dynasty or the Western barbarians, of course they all knew how powerful they were.

Instinctively, these Japanese pirates began to dodge, trying to avoid the muzzles of those cannons, although they knew very well that at this distance, the other party might be shooting scattershot, but there was no way.

The other party's gunners had already started running back, and the other party must have lit the fuse.

At the moment the cannon sounded, many of the Japanese pirates who were running in front fell down, but it was unknown how many of them were hit by scattershot or took the initiative to lie on the ground to avoid it.

At this time, the Japanese pirates were very close to the Ming army formation, and the rumbling sound of the cannons directly made the ears of both sides of the battle roar, and they were a little deaf for a while. Not only was the hearing of the ears affected a little, but the vision also became a little blurred.

However, the Ming army had obviously heard the cannon before, and it was just a short pause before returning to normal. However, many of the fierce bandits who rushed in front of the Japanese pirates could not stand up again.

"Duan Da, shoot the ones in front for me, shoot them to death."

There was another loud shout behind the Ming army formation, which was Wei Meng giving orders to the archers hidden in the formation.

Obviously, as long as the fierce Japanese pirates in front were shot to death, it would be equivalent to knocking out the courage of the Japanese pirates. For the Japanese pirates who followed behind, without courage and without other advantages, the battle would be easier.

After the seven-door bowl-mouth guns were fired, more than 20 Japanese pirates fell on the opposite side, but seven or eight of them seemed not to be hit by shotguns, but took the initiative to lie down to avoid the shells, and now they have stood up again.

However, just as they stood up, they looked up and saw a flash of light in front of them, and then they either felt a sweetness in their throats or a severe pain somewhere in their bodies, and then fell to the ground again. At this time, these Japanese pirates could feel that their vitality was being lost.

Most of the elite Japanese pirates in the front fell down, and the remaining two or three were isolated in front. The people behind had not rushed up yet. For a moment, they didn't know whether to continue to rush forward regardless of the consequences or wait for their accomplices behind.

However, the archers on the Ming army's side would not give them this opportunity. Then there were dozens of barely audible bowstring sounds, and dozens of arrows flew out from the Ming army formation, shooting at the remaining Japanese pirates who were still standing.

The quick-reacting Japanese pirates knew that they were attacked by the Ming army archers, and hurriedly dodged left and right, waving their weapons to block, and at the same time they could only bite the bullet and continue to rush. Only by rushing into the Ming army formation could they avoid being used as a target for endless attacks.

The Ming army's formation was not wide, but the Ming army archers seemed to be hidden in every corner of the formation. Arrows were constantly shot from the left, middle and right directions. Several Japanese pirates who escaped the previous two attacks finally failed to dodge and fell down a few steps in front of the Ming army formation.

At this time, the Japanese pirates were still about ten steps away from the Ming army. Seeing that all the elite soldiers in the front group were lying down, the impact on them was instantly magnified.

Of course, they knew what these people had experienced before. How could they not hear the loud sound of the cannon?

The remaining few people were still pierced with arrows, and some Japanese pirates who were not dead were still struggling and wailing on the ground, making the arrows on their bodies shake constantly.

"Wansheng, Wansheng."

I don't know which personal soldier in the army was very smart. After seeing the momentary loss of consciousness of the Japanese pirates, he decisively raised his weapon and shouted loudly.

With the victory shout, the Ming soldiers around the personal soldier were also quickly infected. With the shouting of this personal soldier, the entire army soon spread. In addition to the soldiers in the first two rows holding shields and holding long spears to guard against the attack of the Japanese pirates, the entire army issued a neat shout.

"Million victory, million victory"

The Ming army suddenly rose up with amazing momentum, making the Japanese pirates who had already rushed to the front start to hesitate, slow down their pace, and were a little at a loss.

The Ming army's military formation was very tight at this time, and the soldiers were close together without any gaps.

Such a formation made it difficult for the Japanese pirates to find loopholes for a while and didn't know which target to attack.

Wu Zhankui noticed the change in the soldiers' momentum when the soldiers shouted in unison, and the slow performance of the Japanese pirates before and after rushing to the front made him quickly understand.

The personal soldiers around him only had a bull horn and a small drum, but they didn't care much at this time.

It is said that when two armies face each other, the louder the drum, the better the effect of inspiring morale, but without a big drum, they can only surrender.

Wu Zhankui knew that there were actually two war drums in the warehouse of the Qianhu Office, but he didn't bring them this time, because that thing was usually only carried by the guard commander, and for a Qianhu like him, there was no need to bring it out.

But at this moment, he realized that he seemed to have made a mistake.

"Beat the drum, advance."

Wu Zhankui did not regret not bringing the war drum out, and gave orders loudly with full energy.

This army has been practicing for more than a year, and the marching formation is very proficient. Whether it is arranging the formation, attacking or retreating, it can ensure that the formation is tight.

It is also because he saw the effect of the military formation during the exercise in Zhenjiang. Wu Zhankui felt that as long as the soldiers under his command could play the level of the exercise at that time and move directly towards the current Japanese pirates, it might be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Japanese pirates are already weak.

Wu Zhankui will not give the Japanese pirates the opportunity to find loopholes in his side, so the formation will move forward bravely, oppress them with the momentum of the military formation, and crush them.

As the order of "advance" was passed between the personal soldiers, it soon reached the ears of the flag officers in the front row. A series of commands were issued, accompanied by the desperate beating of the small drums behind the formation. With the drumbeats, the Ming army began to advance step by step in an orderly manner.

The sword and shield soldiers formed a dense formation, with shields next to each other, and a long spear between the shields pointed straight at the Japanese pirates in front.

The entire army began to advance without hesitation.