Hu Bo Yiyan used a telescope to observe the stone wall carefully and saw that it was indeed completely different from the stone walls in China.
The stone walls in the country are cut into square stones and built with mortar and glutinous rice to fit tightly together. They are not afraid of bombardment at all. No matter how close the distance is, even the Ming army's artillery cannot collapse.
But the so-called "Guardian Sacred Wall" in front of us is made of basically unprocessed stones of different sizes piled up one by one. So the height is not high, the slope is not enough, and there is no trace of smearing at all in the gaps between the stones.
The traces of slurry are indeed prone to collapse under bombardment.
"If our craftsmen had done this work, there wouldn't be enough heads to chop it off." Hu Bo agreed with Wang Bi's judgment. The reason why it didn't collapse was because the distance was too far and the power of the shells was not enough.
"Perhaps the stone wall at that time has collapsed and it was temporarily built by Huai Liang." Wang Bi guessed.
"It makes sense." Hu Bo also felt that this was the only possibility.
Little did they know, this stone wall was like this back then. In Japan at this time, city walls were very rare. Even the walls of the imperial palace were built like this. Of course, this did not prevent the Japanese from giving it the nickname "Awesome".
The name - jade accumulation method.
So Wang Bi decided to set up camp at the dock today and transport a batch of artillery ashore overnight.
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On the stone wall, the three people saw that the Ming army had no intention of attacking after they came ashore. Instead, they began to dig trenches, set up deer and firewood, and erect fences. They had a posture of fighting steadily, and they knew that the Ming army would not attack today.
The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did they bother to ask about the casualties. They learned that in the previous shelling, more than 200 people died and more than 500 were injured. Many of them jumped from the stone wall and fell by themselves.
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This casualty was nothing, but the previous panic made them very angry.
"You are still defending your hometown, but you are so cowardly and panicked. It's really damning!" Young Master Laicheng said angrily.
"It's all Prince Huai Liang's fault. He ruined five hundred of our warriors in vain, and that's why we're in this situation." Otomo said with a dark face.
"It does have a great influence." Shimazu said with deep approval: "Without the leadership of the local samurai, those Ashigaru are just headless flies and will only add chaos."
Japan has implemented the manor land tenure system since the Kamakura shogunate. The daimyo assigned the land to minor names, and the minor names assigned the land to samurai. The samurai led the farmers on their own land in daily production, training in leisure time, and led them to the battlefield when wars were needed.
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On the battlefield, the peasants who served as Ashigaru only knew the samurai who lived with them day and night, and only their own samurai could command them.
Therefore, Prince Huairiang's adventure not only resulted in the loss of 500 warriors, but also caused the Southern Dynasty army to lose 500 lower-level officers. Naturally, the three men's control over the lower-level soldiers was greatly affected.
Of course, even they themselves were numbed by the shelling, and the sound of landslides and ground cracking was really scary.
So when they discovered that the reason why the Ming army did not attack immediately was to transport artillery to the shore, they immediately became unable to sit still.
That thing is so scary even so far away. If the Ming army were to transport it nearby, wouldn't it cause even greater casualties?
"No, we must stop them!" Shao Er Laicheng said anxiously: "We can't wait for them to transport the cannon nearby."
"Yes." Shimazu Ujihisa nodded: "We must take the initiative and drive them off the beach!"
"But if we take the initiative to attack, not only will we not have the protection of the national guardian sacred wall, we will also attack the Ming army's camp." Dayou said worriedly: "That is the Ming army that defeated the Yuan army."
"We have also defeated the Yuan army, what is there to be afraid of?" Lai Cheng, the second son, quickly encouraged him.
But it was their grandfather’s grandfather who defeated the Yuan army. What does it have to do with them?
Therefore, Otomo himself still does not agree with direct combat.
"Then a night attack!" Shimazujihisa volunteered: "Tonight, I will personally lead the warriors of the Shimazu family to steal the camp. You Otomo family only need to follow behind to take advantage!"
"Okay." Otomo Oyo thought this was a great idea.
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So at three o'clock that night, Shimazu's family led two thousand elite men, quietly climbed down the wall, and then took advantage of the cover of the ruined walls to reach the Ming army camp located in the open area of the dock.
The closest distance between the two sides was less than 100 feet, and the Japanese army reached the outside of the camp in a moment, put the wooden planks they carried on the trench, and then climbed over quickly.
Unexpectedly, just after half of the people had passed by, the originally dark camp perimeter suddenly became bright with fire. The Ming army hiding in the dark threw the torches into the trench where flammable materials had been piled in advance and kerosene was poured.
In the trench, a raging fire suddenly broke out, burning the Japanese soldiers passing above into burning people.
The ground outside the camp was suddenly as bright as white. The Ming army, which had been in ambush for a long time, rushed out of their hiding place with roars and fought with the Shimazu family soldiers who had been cut into two sections!
The fighting ability and fighting will of the Shimazu family soldiers are indeed not low. Even if they are ambushed and surrounded by enemies on all sides, they still wave their swords and spears to resist desperately.
But what they encountered was the Hongwu Ming army who had defeated the Mongols and fled far to the north of Mobei.
Not to mention anything else, the Ming army was a head taller and taller than the others on average. Naturally, they were much stronger than the Japanese soldiers who only ate vegetarian food.
The strength gap between the two sides was too great, and this part was quickly divided and surrounded by the Ming army, and then annihilated one by one.
Then the Ming army used firecrackers and bows and arrows to fire at the Japanese troops outside the trench across the burning trench.
In fact, the Japanese army's bows and arrows are very powerful, but although they are small, they are obsessed with long bows and giant arrows. They are here to steal the camp tonight. Who would bring such a troublesome thing?
As a result, he was unable to fight back and could only run away with his head in his arms after being beaten.
In the chaos, Shimazu Ujihisa insisted on commanding from the front line until he was hit by an arrow in the knee and was carried back by his retainers and fled back in embarrassment. He kept looking back, fearing that the Ming army would catch up... It was not until he met the supporting Otomo army that he
After calming down for a moment, he cursed loudly:
"Bagaya Road, why are you coming so slowly?!"
"I saw them setting fire to the trench, so I hurriedly took people back to get the bows. This trip was delayed." Otomo said, waving a big bow about the same height as him: "Who knew you would be defeated so quickly?
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"Baga, the generals of the Ming army are capable and have been prepared for our sneak attacks for a long time." Shimazu said dejectedly.
"I'll just tell you..." Upon seeing this, Dayou himself did not go forward to die, and decisively withdrew into the stone wall.
Seeing the embarrassed Shimazu Ujihisa, the second son, Norisumi, was shocked and said: "How could this happen? You are the bravest Shimazu army in Kyushu!"
Shimazu said with a gloomy expression: "The Ming army is tall and strong, and all of them are well-equipped, skilled in martial arts, and extremely brave. In front of them, our warriors are like children. No matter how brave the children are, they cannot defeat adults."
"..." The three of them were silent for a long time, all looking at the winding stone wall, knowing that the defense of the country was inseparable from the Ming army.
"Please!" The three people hugged the stone wall and knelt down devoutly, hoping that their great god could show his miracle again and help them defeat the impossible enemy.
