Chapter 707: Engagement

"These bastards from Yanzhou!" Jiuguijing put away the telescope and spit on the ground fiercely. Read

He is from the Jiugui family in Japan.

He currently commands 20,000 Japanese soldiers to guard Ryukyu.

"What are they doing in Ryukyu?" asked a general next to Jiuguijing.

He couldn't see the situation of the Yanzhou fleet with his naked eyes.

"They are here to attack Ryukyu. Warriors of Japan, prepare for a fight to the death!" Jiuguijing looked fierce.

He saw the troop transport ship next to the warship.

The news that the Japanese navy was ambushed by the Yanzhou fleet spread throughout Japan.

Now, the whole of Japan hates the King of Yanzhou to the bone.

Every Japanese is ready to fight the soldiers of the King of Yan.

Japan and Yanzhou are already at war.

"Let these cowards of Yanzhou taste our power."

"I will chop up all their bodies and throw them into the sea to feed the fish, and cut off their heads and use them as wine glasses for the soldiers."

"..."

The Japanese generals shouted one by one, full of murderous intent.

Jiu Guijing narrowed his eyes. This was the first time that the Japanese and Yanzhou soldiers had a direct battle.

He must not lose the honor of the drunkard family.

So he said: "The Japanese warriors only died in battle, not defeated. Whoever dares to take a step back, I will personally chop off his head."

After that, he waved his hand and asked the generals to prepare.

Some Japanese soldiers immediately entered the artillery and aimed their guns at the warships at sea.

On the flagship deck, Zhou Yi saw all the movements on the dock.

With a sneer, he sat down at the table and drank tea leisurely.

Next, he only needed to attract the attention of the Japanese soldiers.

At the same time.

Four troop transport ships arrived at the landing area under the escort of the warships.

Two thousand soldiers boarded the boats lowered from the warships and landed on the beach one after another.

When they landed, they did not encounter any resistance.

Only three Ryukyu people saw them and fled in panic.

In less than half an hour, all two thousand soldiers landed.

After asking the soldiers to check the ammunition and grenades, Pan Chang ordered to march to the south side of the dock.

Just after walking ten miles.

A Ryukyu army appeared in front of the marines. The soldiers of this Ryukyu army were wearing armor, holding spears and swords.

The archers stood in front, pulling their bows to the full, ready to shoot at them.

Pan Chang frowned, his army marched in columns.

Seeing this, he immediately asked the army to change into a horizontal column during the march.

There is no doubt that this army was sent by the Ryukyu Kingdom.

After all, the King of Ryukyu is a puppet supported by Japan.

His interests are naturally consistent with those of Japan, and he can be said to be a slave of Japan.

So there is no need to be polite to the army sent by the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The Marines, who had formed a horizontal formation, fired forward in a tight formation at a distance of 150 meters.

In an instant, six or seven hundred people fell from the opposite Ryukyu army.

The Ryukyu army was obviously frightened.

They had less than three thousand people in total, and 20% of them were instantly killed.

After a brief silence on the battlefield, the Ryukyu army fell into chaos, and the soldiers ran away and fled.

Pan Chang had a blank expression on his face and commanded the soldiers to continue moving forward.

Any cold weapon army was vulnerable in front of them.

Not to mention that the Ryukyu Kingdom only had three thousand people, even if thirty thousand people came, he could resolve the battle within half an hour and annihilate them all.

After traveling another ten miles south, the scattered soldiers responsible for reconnaissance in front discovered the Japanese army.

Obviously, when they landed, the three Ryukyu people first revealed their whereabouts to the Ryukyu army, and then the Ryukyu army informed the Japanese army.

"They have a total of 8,000 people, each holding a flintlock rifle and pulling 12 cannons." said the soldier.

Pan Chang nodded, and then assigned 200 soldiers to specifically target the Japanese artillery, making it unable to play a role on the battlefield.

He sent another 200 soldiers to attack the Japanese soldiers on the march.

The other soldiers lined up in place, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army.

This time they went to Ryukyu, they brought 48 field guns.

When they landed, they also brought 12 field guns ashore.

So, he placed the 12 field guns on the flanks of the queue, replaced them with grapeshot, and waited for battle.

This was the first battle between Yanzhou and the Japanese soldiers, and he wanted to fight beautifully and show his power.

Not long after.

He found the Japanese army coming towards them through a telescope.

Among them, a Japanese general rode a short horse unique to Japan and walked in front.

He was wearing black armor, with two horn-like decorations on his helmet, and a Japanese sword hanging from his waist.

This person was Jiu Guijing.

Upon learning that a Yanzhou army had landed from the northern coast and was secretly coming to the dock, he immediately summoned 8,000 soldiers to fight.

Although the Japanese deployed 20,000 soldiers in Ryukyu, these 20,000 soldiers were distributed on three islands.

The largest number of troops was on the middle island, with 12,000 people.

However, in order to prevent the Yanzhou fleet on the sea surface of the dock from taking the opportunity to attack, he left 4,000 people on guard.

Moreover, for him, 8,000 Japanese soldiers were enough to deal with only 2,000 Yanzhou soldiers.

The two armies kept approaching, and Jiu Guijing also discovered the Yanzhou army.

When they were 500 meters apart, he ordered the soldiers to slow down their pace.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a burst of gunfire from the flank.

Several artillerymen near the artillery fell to the ground.