Outside the capital of Higo Kingdom, thousands of warriors from the Otomo family rushed towards the Ming army quickly. The leading spearmen were holding long spears and carrying flags. Their short stature and this long
Compared with the spear, it looks even smaller.
"The distance is 400 feet~"
"The distance is 300 feet~"
Huo Yun was holding the musket, with sweat on his forehead. All the muscles in his body were tight. His eyes were fixed on the Japanese who were charging ahead. The cold light on the spear was shining. He had no doubt that once he was stabbed, he would be killed.
You can definitely stab yourself through.
Huo Yun could clearly feel that the people around him were very nervous just like him. It was their first time on the battlefield and they had only been training for a few months. Even though they had fired muskets many times, every target practice was done.
, Huo Yun’s grades are very good.
But when it came to actual combat, he still couldn't help but tremble. He could hear someone's teeth chattering continuously. Especially as the distance got closer, he could clearly see the facial expressions of the Japanese.
At this time, everyone became more nervous.
"Hold still, no one is allowed to fire without orders~"
The person responsible for directing the shooting was Zhang Lun, the grandson of the British Duke Zhang Mao. He had been on the battlefield and had killed pirates and Japanese pirates when he followed the fleet to Ryukyu. Although he was nervous at this time, he was much better.
His voice was very loud, he held a sword in his hand, and was wearing an officer's uniform. He looked very calm.
"The distance is 200 feet~"
"The distance is 100 feet~"
Finally, the Japanese rushing in front were about to enter the shooting range. The new flintlock musket had an effective range of nearly 50 feet, which was a distance of almost 150 meters.
This distance is naturally insignificant compared to the guns of later generations, but in this era, it is definitely a very terrifying range. You must know that the range of ordinary fire guns is only a few tens of meters, and it is difficult to exceed a distance of a hundred meters.
Being able to reach a distance of more than 150 meters means that it has a great advantage in war and can have more distance to shoot and kill the enemy.
"The distance is 50 feet~"
Soon, the Japanese who were shouting slogans and attacking continuously came within shooting range, but Zhang Lun was not in a hurry to open fire.
At this distance, the accuracy is poor and the power is limited. Fire will only waste bullets.
"The distance is 20 feet~"
Everything about the enemy is clearly visible. His short stature and thick thighs look a bit funny. There is also a warrior wearing armor next to him, holding a Japanese sword, and he looks extremely fierce.
"First team, aim~"
Zhang Lun shouted coldly. When Huo Yun heard this, he immediately aimed at a samurai holding a Japanese sword.
"Fire~"
As soon as Zhang Lun's voice fell, the flag bearer waved his flag heavily.
"Bang~"
Almost instantly, a thousand soldiers in the first echelon opened fire instantly, and billowing smoke rose into the air.
"Wow~"
The charging Japanese were like a wave hitting a solid rock. Hundreds of Japanese who were charging at the front fell instantly, with blood splattering everywhere.
"Second team, aim~"
"Fire~"
Zhang Lun had no expression on his face and gave the order coldly. Soon, another burst of smoke rose, and a thousand lead pellets were fired mercilessly at the Japanese who were attacking, and they were again released into hundreds of people.
Suddenly, the entire charging Japanese army became sparse. Two rounds of shooting took away hundreds of Japanese, and the total charging army was only more than a thousand people.
While Huo Yun was reloading quickly, he also looked towards the Japanese army. The warrior he was aiming at fell in a pool of blood, with a hole in his chest and blood flowing out. This made him couldn't help but smile.
"Third team, aim~"
"Fire~"
Zhang Lun shouted mechanically.
As he finished speaking, a burst of intense gunfire rang out, and the number of Japanese who rushed over was reduced by several hundred.
For such an intensive charge, for them, there is no need to aim at all, they only need to shoot at the place where the opponent is crowded.
Like waves of wheat, the thousands of charging troops were harvested by muskets in three waves, and all the Japanese were immediately stunned.
Look at the fallen Japanese around you. They are bleeding profusely. Corpses are scattered everywhere. There are small holes in their bodies. Some of them are still crying in pain.
"Escape~"
I don't know who shouted, and the hundreds of remaining Japanese turned around and fled back into the city like rabbits, faster than when they charged.
"First team~aim~"
"Fire~"
At this time, the first team had finished loading. Zhang Lun looked at the escaping Japanese and gave another cold order.
"Bang~"
Intense gunshots rang out, and hundreds more of the fleeing Japanese fell instantly.
This kind of target shooting is not difficult for the students of the Royal Military Academy. They have to conduct corresponding training almost every day. They have fired countless bullets, but the accuracy is still very high.
"Not bad, but the range of the musket is a bit short~"
Liu Jin has been watching the shooting with a telescope. Liu Jin is quite satisfied with the result. This is the first time for the Royal Military Academy students to fight, and it is also the first time that the flintlock musket has appeared on the stage. It is a small test of the skill, and the effect is still very good.
good.
Of the more than a thousand warriors and soldiers of the Otomo family who rushed out, only a few were able to make it back alive. Facing the musket attack, it would still be too slow to just rely on their legs to charge, and they would basically be dead targets.
If it is cavalry, the effect may be completely different. If thousands of cavalry are in an open area on the plains, once the speed is increased, the distance of about 30 feet will not take long to rush over at the running speed of the war horses.
Once the cavalry rushes in, it's basically over. With the impact of the horses, cold weapons can become extremely terrifying and can easily tear apart the infantry formation.
"Fuck, it's gone, I just took one shot~"
On the Musketeers side, Huo Yun clearly heard someone complaining. After just firing a shot, the Japanese collapsed.
"Fortunately, I fired two shots, both hits, killing two Japanese pirates~"
Huo Yun reloaded his musket and thought silently in his heart. At the same time, he looked at the Japanese who were fleeing back quickly, abandoning their helmets and armor and running away like wild animals.
"Is this a new type of musket?"
"It's really scary~ The range is too far, and the shooting speed is so fast. The Japanese attack of thousands of people was just wiped out?"
The surrounding soldiers of the Ming Army and many hundreds of households, thousands of households, etc. were also dumbfounded. These students of the Royal Military Academy are very valuable, with higher moonlight than them, and better food and clothing than them. What's the use of this?
The weapon is still a new type of musket.
At first, everyone thought that they were all new recruits. It was their first time on the battlefield and they might wet their pants. Everyone was ready to laugh at their jokes.
But when the muskets fired, with only three rounds of shooting, everyone was shocked by the terrifying muskets.
"this?"
On the top of the city, Otomo Masanobu looked at the scattered samurai and soldiers who had escaped back, and his mind went blank. An army of thousands of people, the elite troops of the Otomo family, spread across Kyushu Island.
It was just a wave of impact, and the opponent's large troops did not even move. It was just that new type of weapon, accompanied by waves of smoke rising, and these thousands of elite troops were just gone?
"The Dayo family is finished~"
Then Otomo Masanobu's eyes darkened. These thousands of elite troops were gone. What could the Otomo family do to support their position as the overlord of Kyushu Island?
Even if the Ming Dynasty withdraws its troops now, other daimyo who have received the news will definitely attack the Dayou family soon, and the Dayou family will also be finished by then.
However, they couldn't wait for the other daimyo to attack, and the Ming army in front of them would not let them go.
"Boom~"
"Boom~"
The dull sound of shelling sounded again, round after round, constantly venting their anger. At the same time, the Ming army outside the city began to press towards the city wall step by step.
"No Japanese were left in the city, and all the buildings were burned down~"
Liu Jin looked at the situation in the city with a telescope and coldly issued the order for a general attack.
"Yes~"
The ordering soldiers around him nodded quickly, and then immediately came to the flag-talking soldiers to convey the order. The flags were waved one after another, and at the same time, the drums of the general attack were also remembered.
"Dong~dong~"
With drums beating and flags flying, tens of thousands of Ming troops began to attack this small city from all directions, surging like a tide, as if they were going to swallow up the small city in an instant.
Almost without encountering any decent resistance, the Ming army rushed directly into the city. The few remaining troops of Dayou's family were not even an appetizer.
Throughout the capital city of Higo Kingdom, the sound of fighting continued, but it quickly subsided. The Ming army that rushed in was like locusts and began to continuously search for Japanese people throughout the city. As long as they saw Japanese people, they would kill them without hesitation.
Up.
The ordinary Japanese had already left, and those who remained were all members of the Otomo family, or samurai, soldiers, etc. who were loyal to the Otomo family.
After killing the Japanese in Dayou's family, the Ming army began to search like crazy for valuables such as gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, which Liu Jin acquiesced to.
Anyway, if these things are not taken away, they will be burned to pieces. In this case, it is better to take advantage of our own people. After all, this time, Dayou's family has too few people, which is not enough to appetize them. Most of the Ming army company
Not a single head was caught.
"You are really poor, you can't even find anything decent~"
Teams of Ming troops continued to search houses one after another. However, except for the house of Dayou's family, there was nothing valuable in the houses of other Japanese people. The Japanese people in this era were similar to the Ming people, and ordinary people were poor.
, even worse than the people of Ming Dynasty.
The billowing smoke began to rise continuously, and the raging flames began to engulf the houses in the entire city. Teams of Ming soldiers carried large and small bags, contentedly talking and laughing with each other with smiles on their faces.