Chapter 575: Zhangzhou East Gate, rattan soldier

In Deng Minyue's opinion, the competition between artillery depends entirely on the number of artillery on both sides and the size of the caliber. There are no general artillery on his side, but there are more than ten general artillery. Such powerful firepower can be compared with these artillery on the other side. I don't worry, but I just ordered the artillery to prepare for shooting.

The cannons in front of Zhangzhou City also began to roar. Compared with the deafening howling just now, it seemed much smaller. Many of the Ming army, who were struggling to get forward, were laughing and sneering there, expressing their disdain.

However, what they did not expect was that the artillery fired very accurately on the artillery position on their side. Dozens of artillery guns from the Ming army were arranged very close, and the opponent's shells fell often caused great damage. More than a dozen cannons and the artillery soldiers on both sides, both sides, front and back were destroyed.

Suddenly, the Qianhu, who was in charge of the artillery, was a little anxious. He was a few steps away from the artillery and urged him to fire the cannon quickly and fight back.

When they were urged, and when they looked at the tragic situation of their companions flying around them, they were frightened and their hands were not easy to use. When people panicked, they made a mistake. There was a cannon that contained too much base medicine. After igniting the lead, there was a loud bang, and the cannon exploded, killing more than a dozen people.

In a panic, the opponent's artillery actually roared again. According to the interval between the Ming army's ammunition and firing, it would take some time to fire after the opponent fired. Therefore, the Ming army was quite bold in preparing in front of the position. The second shell landing point was more accurate than the first time, and it directly hit the center of the artillery position. Now, the Ming army's artillery could no longer support it.

I don’t know who shouted in horror first, and ran towards the back. The remaining people who ran away alone naturally followed suit and ran away in a hurry. The Ming army behind who were watching the fun were already scared. When they saw the artillery running towards the back, they were also afraid and wanted to run away.

Deng Minyue, who was in charge of the central government, saw that something was wrong, and quickly sent out all the personal soldiers in his hand. He retreated and immediately rectified the Dharma, and cut off more than a dozen people's heads in a row. This was to stabilize the morale of the team.

But this time, I lost my temper. I was not successful in pulling nails in the morning, and the artillery battle in the afternoon was even worse. If I attacked again, the soldiers would not have any good results. I could only return to the camp first and then make plans.

During this year, Zhangzhou City was not banned from business travel, so the surrounding terrain was clearly controlled by the Ming army. They knew that the area with dense fortresses was only right in front of them. In the east of Zhangzhou City, the direction to the sea was completely flat, and there was a prosperous business port, which cut off the supply of Zhangzhou City.

Deng Minyue, the general of Fujian, also knew about it, but it was a little troublesome to go around Zhangzhou City to the sea. For Deng Minyue and Fujian officers, they felt that relying on the newly trained military and superior forces and so many cannons, it was no problem to take it straight and straight. Why bother to make any plans? Just fight and take it down quickly. The capital's order is very urgent!

Who would have thought that the front of Zhangzhou City was so difficult? Looking at these fortresses and the opponent's accurate artillery fire, if they attacked head-on, there would be no result for many people to die. Then there would be no way to figure out the way from the sea.

In Zhangzhou City, it seems that I have no awareness of the movement of the Ming army outside the city. Those fortresses also act like you don’t come to hit me, and I won’t hit you.

The Ming army now does not have the momentum and enthusiasm of victory that day. Instead, they become trembling. They walk away from afar and have no reaction when they see the other party. Instead, they are suspicious. When they arrive in the east of Zhangzhou City, which is the direction to the sea, they know that their worries are completely unnecessary.

Before dawn the next day, the Ming army set out camp early and took advantage of the sea fog to go around the other side of Zhangzhou City. The sea fog covered the sky and the sun, which was a bit hidden. However, so close to Zhangzhou City and so many soldiers were moving, how could it not be discovered? It was just to hide as much as possible.

When they arrived at the east side of Zhangzhou City, they found that someone had been waiting there for a long time because the other party didn't want to play any conspiracy with them, so they just set up a formation face to face. At the east gate of Zhangzhou City, three thousand so-called "Spanish" soldiers were already standing in front of the door, waiting for the Ming army who thought they had successfully attacked. Deng Minyue saw this situation and felt a little worried. The face to face battle did not have so many things.

Just do it with real swords and guns. Deng Minyue arranged for his confidants to watch carefully. He confirmed that there were no artillery in the other party's team, and he put down a lot of his mind. He went out of the city to fight. Not only did he have elite soldiers, but his number was also an advantage.

In fact, Deng Minyue was just trying to cheer himself up. In the current situation, he could only tell himself in this way that if he failed in this battle and returned to Fuzhou, the Fujian Governor would probably ask the Emperor Jian to punish him. Although the Fujian Governor would not have any good ending, the responsibility for defeating the general is the most direct.

He could only believe what he thought, cheer himself up, and encourage his subordinates. Of course, it is not normal for only three thousand people on the other side to face the Ming army with tens of thousands.

Zhangzhou City is still a long distance from Zhangzhou Bay, which means there is a large open space between them, but the Ming army has more than 30,000 troops piled up here, which is indeed a bit crowded.

The visibility at this time was only a few hundred meters away, which was different from the lively atmosphere yesterday. Both sides confronted silently, waiting for the battle to begin.

The officers in the front row of the Ming army received the order from the soldiers in the back row and began to mobilize the infantry. The routine of the Ming army generally used infantry and horse teams to rush first to disrupt the opponent's formation, and then began to fight. The horses in Fujian were all short mountain horses. The knights could not wear iron armor, otherwise the horses would not be able to bear it. Moreover, the momentum was only once, and the strength could not last long. About six hundred horses gathered in front.

There was a sudden whistle behind, and the horse team rushed out. The Fujian army was also characterized by his local characteristics. When the horse team moved, the infantry behind did not set a distance, but directly followed. The shields held by these people were all woven from dry vines soaked in oil, and two layers of vines were wrapped around. This is the so-called rattan card. The thickness and flexibility are higher than ordinary shields and iron cards, and they are light and easy to carry charges.

The rattan soldiers have always been used to restrain muskets. They have been tested with three-eyed guns and other firearms in their daily lives, but they cannot penetrate them.

Seeing the Ming army launching an offensive, drums sounded between the troops under Zhangzhou city, and the rhythmic drum sounds were beating. The soldiers hedged towards the horse team. The infantry rushed towards the horse team without hesitation, and they stabilized the formation and were not chaotic. This was really the sail of a strong army.

Although there was fog and it was not clear to see clearly, the officers of the Ming army were still gasping for air conditioning. The Ming army had not had such a strong army for many years.

Step by step, the spears were laid down layer by layer. The first row of spears was flat, and the people in the back row pressed the spears layer by layer on the shoulders of the man in front. The rhythm of the drums slowed down, the soldiers' pace also slowed down, and the opponent's cavalry rushed over.

There were almost no cavalry in Fujian when they rode on horseback, and the other party still raised countless spear spears, and the horse subconsciously wanted to dodge. The soldiers on the horse were following the horse's will. Seeing the situation ahead, no one was willing to pounce on the spear and die, so they just dodge and dodge!

The more than 500-strong horse teams separated like a tide encountered a reef, and walked towards both sides. Deng Minyue, who was watching from a distance, cursed fiercely there. These horse teams were not soldiers he trained, and it was expected that they would escape, mainly to make the rattan soldiers behind him rush up. These were the elite soldiers he trained. However, Deng Minyue also thought that these horse teams could rush, but he didn't expect that such a fool would, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

The horse team separated, and although the rhythm of drums was even smoother, the team did not stop moving forward at all. However, the distance between the spearmen and the spearmen gradually widened, and the formation began to become looser. The rattan soldiers rushing over were overjoyed.

The most feared thing about the sword and shield soldiers rushing to the spear formation is that the opponent's formation is tight. As long as it is looser, the ones who rush in may be larger. When rush in, the advantage of short weapons over long weapons will be revealed.

The ragin soldiers' steps accelerated one after another. The spear and the spear were not empty. The musket soldiers were ready to shoot.

The rattan can block the shooting of the muskets, and each rattan soldier has this concept. Then he heard the loud orders from the officers in the opposite formation, and waves of roar began to sound. The rattan soldiers curled up their bodies except their legs behind the rattan, and the rattans leaned against the rattan and formed a moving wooden wall, and their steps had not stopped yet.

It was just a moment ago, and the puff sound kept ringing. The rattan cards that claimed to be able to block the lead bullets of the muskets were penetrated one by one, and the people behind them were all knocked down under the shooting of the lead bullets.

Huazhou's standard muskets have also been tested. They can shoot through half a minute of iron armor within a hundred steps. I don't know how strong this iron armor is than a rattan card...
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