Outside Annan Tokyo City, Ming troops wearing helmets, armor, holding muskets, and swords at their waists lined up neatly. Following the command of the commander, billowing white smoke rose like fried beans.
Intensive gunfire rang out.
The Annan army that rushed out of the city was like waves of wheat bending in the wind, and those at the front fell head-on.
Volley after round, like the scythe of death, harvested the Annan army that rushed out.
Above our heads, artillery shells were still roaring and falling continuously towards the city of Tokyo. The entire city of Tokyo was about to be leveled to the ground by this intensive artillery fire.
"Bang~bang~"
With the continuous sound of intensive gunfire, the Annan army that rushed out suffered heavy casualties in the blink of an eye. It looked like the raging waves hit the rocks on the seaside and were smashed to pieces.
Soon he retreated into the city in fear, not daring to engage in a head-on battle with the Ming army.
It's so bullying.
This was not a battle at all, but a one-sided crushing. The Ming army's muskets were really terrifying. Under the intensive musket fire, Annan's army could not even rush within a hundred steps of the Ming army.
No matter how far the distance is, even if they use bows and arrows to attack the Ming army, it will be difficult to cause any harm to the Ming army. What's more, the Ming army is still wearing armor and helmets. At such a long distance, the kinetic energy of the bows and arrows is exhausted.
It can't hurt anyone at all.
"Tap~tap~"
Annan's army retreated into the city, but the Ming army began to advance towards the city with neat steps. When the army moved, it was uniform, like a square formation pressing towards Tokyo City.
"Keep it, keep it~"
"Block the city gate quickly, block the city gate quickly."
On the city wall, King Li Hui of Annan Kingdom looked at the pressing Ming army and couldn't help shouting.
But before he could finish what he said, more than a dozen cannonballs whizzed towards his position.
"Protect the King~"
Right Prime Minister Wu Qiong immediately shouted, and the surrounding guards raised thick shields. However, no matter how thick the shield was, it was of no use against such a cannonball carrying terrifying kinetic energy.
"Boom~"
Along with a loud noise, the area where Li Hui and others were located was a mess of blood and flesh. Li Hui's whole body was torn apart by the shells, and his flesh and blood were blurred.
"The king is dead~"
"The king is dead~"
I don't know who shouted, and immediately the Annan army on the city wall looked over. They were all dumbfounded. They suddenly seemed to have lost their backbone and became sluggish.
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
But before they could recover, the Ming army had arrived under the city wall. However, they did not rush to attack the city, but began to use muskets to suppress the Annan army on the city wall.
With the sound of intensive gunfire, a large number of people suddenly fell on the city wall. The people were so dense that the entire Annan Kingdom's troops were gathered in the small city of Tokyo.
They originally wanted to fight the Ming army on the city wall to the end, but who knew that the Ming army had no intention of fighting with them at all. They just used the advantages of artillery and muskets to continuously harvest, and even had no intention of rushing into the city.
No.
You must know that the city gate has been blasted to pieces by artillery at this time, and the city gate is wide open. The Ming army could easily rush in and capture Tokyo City, but the Ming army did not.
Their purpose does not seem to be to occupy Tokyo City, but to eliminate them.
Behind the Ming army, 5,000 Japanese warriors and 5,000 Korean warriors witnessed this battle with their own eyes, and saw that the Annan Army had no resistance at all under the artillery attack.
Under such a terrifying artillery and musket attack, no matter how sharp your sword is, you can't even get close to the enemy. What can you do?
"The Ming army is too scary!"
The cannonballs whistling in the sky and the scene of being harvested like wheat waves still appeared in Sanada Nobumori's mind. He was completely silent. The silence of the five thousand Japanese warriors was also terrifying.
However, before they could think too much, a Ming army general in crimson robes came over on horseback and said to them: "Wait a minute, your mission is very simple, that is, rush in and kill everyone inside.
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Then someone who was proficient in Japanese and Korean languages also came over and translated loudly.
"do you understand?"
"clear!"
When Sanada Nobumori and others heard this, they immediately replied in unison.
Although I have some doubts about this order, I don’t understand why the Ming army wanted to massacre Tokyo City. If ordinary people are included in Tokyo City, there are probably 200,000 to 300,000 people. With such a huge population, should all of them be massacred?
I can't think clearly, but this does not prevent them from carrying out the order.
Five thousand Japanese samurai and five thousand Korean samurai, their commanders are all Ming people, not their respective Japanese and Koreans. Only the following hundred households like Nobumori Sanada who commanded hundreds of people are Japanese and Koreans.
On the top of Tokyo City, the Annan Army was so suppressed that they didn't even dare to raise their heads. The Ming Army's muskets were so terrifying. They fired very fast and very densely. As long as someone showed his head, he would be shot immediately.
This battle was too frustrating. Even though the Ming army was powerful, they didn't even have a chance to fight a bloody battle with the Ming army.
From the beginning of the war, the Ming army suppressed them with artillery and muskets. They didn't even have the chance to fight hand-to-hand. They had nowhere to release their blood.
"Is Liu Jin almost ready to fight in?"
Zhang Mao rode on a tall horse and carefully observed the situation in the city of Tokyo with a telescope. The entire city of Tokyo had been turned into ruins under the attack of artillery fire. Every city wall was devastated, and even a section of the city wall was destroyed.
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Annan's army had suffered heavy casualties, and it was almost time to enter the city.
"Well, we are almost ready to fight in~"
"Let the Japanese warriors and Korean warriors go in first, let them be swords, and clean up these Annan people. If these old forces are not cleared away, our Ming Dynasty's rule here will not be stable."
Liu Jin nodded and said, he was the one who just sent someone to pass the order to the Japanese and Korean warriors.
There's always going to be someone who's going to be the bad guy, and there's always going to be someone who's going to have a bad reputation.
Obviously, Liu Jin didn't want to be blamed for this, so he had to let these Korean and Japanese warriors take the blame. Even if the Annan people had any hatred in the future, they couldn't blame the Ming army for massacring the city.
It's not like our Ming army massacred the city, it was the Japanese and Korean warriors who massacred the city.
As for who gave the order, I don’t know. Anyway, Liu Jin will not admit it, nor will Zhang Mao, and the Ming army will also say that it was not given by him.
I brought them here just to let them do this kind of thing.
Not only the Annan Kingdom dignitaries in Tokyo, but also many tycoons and chieftains throughout the Annan Kingdom. Liu Jin plans to sort out and clean up these people.
In the past, when the Ming army ruled here, it was not sorted out, so these powerful people and chieftains often rebelled repeatedly. The establishment of the Houli Dynasty actually relied on the support of these powerful people and chieftains.
Liu Jin will not make such a mistake again, nor will he leave such an opportunity to them again.
I have a stained knife in my hand, why not use it properly and clean it up in one go?
"Siege the city~"
Zhang Mao nodded and immediately gave the order.
Soon, the order was conveyed to North Korea and the Japanese Warriors.
"kill!"
After Sanada Nobumoru, Li Fangdi and others received the order, five thousand Japanese warriors and five thousand Korean warriors drew out their swords and rushed toward Tokyo City like a tide.
The artillery fire began to extend towards the inner city of Tokyo City. The suppression on the city wall was still there, the city gate had been opened, and Japanese warriors and Korean warriors surged in, and began to spread rapidly in the city.
"Kill~"
On the city wall, Sanada Nobumori rushed up with more than a hundred Japanese warriors under his command.
The Ming army actually asked them to be the vanguard. The city gate was already wide open and Annan's army had suffered heavy casualties. The Ming army could easily capture the entire Tokyo city by rushing in by themselves.
However, the Ming army did not. Instead, they took advantage of their Japanese and Korean warriors. Being the first to rush in naturally has many benefits. The more people you kill, the greater your merits. If you rush in first, you can naturally grab the most.
of gold, silver and jewelry.
"Kill~"
The remaining Annan army on the city wall finally had the opportunity to fight the enemy. With roars, they rushed towards these Japanese and Korean warriors with red eyes.
However, once they fought, they sadly discovered that they were no match for these Japanese and Korean warriors. These Korean and Japanese warriors were very well-equipped, wearing armors and helmets, and each of them had superb swordsmanship and strong stature.
Sanada Nobumori was like a tiger charging into a herd of sheep. He kept waving the samurai sword in his hand, the light of the sword flickering, leaving a trail of blood wherever it passed, and he continued to kill people all the way on the city wall.
These Japanese warriors under his command are also very powerful. They are all warriors from samurai families. Not to mention anything else, their swordsmanship alone is extraordinary, coupled with the excellent equipment.
The battle presented a one-sided situation. Even the most elite Annan Army was far from the opponent of these Japanese and Korean warriors. This was no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
On top of the city wall, corpses lay everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers. In the blink of an eye, the control of the city wall fell into the hands of the Japanese and Korean warriors, and then quickly spread to the entire city of Tokyo.
"Take a break~stand at attention~walk together!"
Outside the city, groups of Ming troops began to march towards Tokyo City in goose steps. Their goal was simple, that was the inner city of Tokyo City, especially the Imperial City within the inner city.
Here is the huge wealth that Annan Kingdom has accumulated over the years. How could Liu Jin and Zhang Mao really take advantage of the Japanese and Koreans? They did the dirty work. Naturally, their own people had to eat the fruits of victory first.