The four hundred and ninetieth chapter of the slaughtering knife [1 more]
After roughly guessing the origin of the other party, Mao Yuanlai, instead of showing any worry, looked excited and curiously looked at everything about the Portuguese fleet through the telescope.
I heard Mao Yuan whisper softly: "The General Manager once said that although these Western barbarians are maritime powers, they are limited by their own population. The number of troops is actually not very large, and they are more powerful in weapons.
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As he spoke, Mao Yuan looked at Qi Jingtong. Qi Jingtong had the experience of fighting against the opponent. Others didn't know what the opponent's weapons and equipment were like, but Qi Jingtong must have felt it.
Qi Jingtong nodded slightly and said: "Yes, although our army only has 30 to 40% of the number of fire blunderbuss equipped under the strong promotion of the general manager, the opponent's fire blunderbuss equipment is almost the same."
The firepower is no worse than the sophisticated firearms we are equipped with."
High-fiving violently, Mao Yuan said with some excitement: "So, the other party is most likely the Western power that the chief executive mentioned."
Mao Yuan said with regret: "It's a pity that these people have retreated. Otherwise, we could have fought with the opponent, and we could have seen the strength of the soldiers and horses of the maritime power that the chief manager specially reminded us of."
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Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, which is what Mao Yuan is talking about. Mao Yuan was born in a family of generals, and his father and brother were the first high-ranking officials in the court to choose to attach themselves to Chu Yi. Therefore, Mao Yuan was like a fish in water in the army and was very popular with all the generals.
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Of course, although the military pays attention to relationships, it pays more attention to one's own abilities than other places. Mao Yuan is not that kind of playboy. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to join the army and even come to Japan with the army.
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After listening to Mao Yuan's words, Qi Jingtong smiled bitterly and shook his head. Mao Yuan's men did seem to be many, thousands of them. But apart from Mao Yuan's more than a hundred elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the rest were...
Qi Jingtong knew exactly what it was.
It's not that he looked down on these Japanese soldiers who had defected to the Ming Dynasty. If Mao Yuan really allowed Mao Yuan to lead these people to fight against the Portuguese soldiers, I'm afraid these Japanese soldiers would collapse once they fought.
The only thing Qi Jingtong was lucky about was that the Yi people in the port did not know the details of the reinforcements led by Mao Yuan, so they took the initiative to retreat. If the other party really knew what kind of troops Mao Yuan brought, they would only
They were afraid that the other party would never choose to retreat when they were about to defeat them.
Sighing softly, Qi Jingtong knew one thing very clearly, that is, it would not be long before the Yi people in the port figured out their true identity. After all, so many merchants in the port fell into the control of the Yi people.
These barbarians don't know their details, but the merchants in the key ports do. To be honest, Qi Jingtong doesn't have much hope for these merchants that someone will reveal their details to the barbarians.
When I was thinking about how to deal with it later, suddenly there was a roar in the distance.
A few miles away, a roaring sound came. Qi Jingtong suddenly looked up and saw shells shooting out from the barbarian fleet in the port.
One shell after another blasted into the building complex, and suddenly large areas of the building community suffered a devastating blow.
Fortunately, Qi Jingtong and others were far away from the range of the bombardment. Otherwise, if such a wave of bombardment came down, his men and horses would be damaged again.
After appeasing everyone, and determined to perform feats that could wash away his own humiliation no matter what, Dalikis decisively ordered the bombardment of the port.
Previously, Qi Jingtong and others relied on these building complexes to fight with their soldiers. Because they did not want the goods stored in the port to be affected by the war, Dalikis did not order the bombardment of the ports above the port at the beginning.
Those buildings.
But what Dali wanted to do right now was to kill the enemy, and the goods at the port were secondary.
Under the shelling, a building complex suffered a devastating blow, and even some goods were reduced to ashes in the gunfire.
After the tea time passed, the team that had retreated came ashore again and headed straight for the depths of the port. The most important thing is that this time, the number of this team reached 1,500 people.
The entire fleet could mobilize only about 2,000 soldiers at full strength. As a result, Dalikisi dispatched 1,500 soldiers at once, half more than before. If we say that more than 1,000 soldiers were dispatched,
If something unexpected happens, the entire fleet will definitely be severely damaged. Even as the governor of this fleet, Dalikis will never be able to shoulder such a huge responsibility, and he will even die to apologize.
The Portuguese army soldiers who came with great momentum were arranged in a neat square formation, approaching little by little.
Looking at the neat military formation, Qi Jingtong, Mao Yuan and others couldn't help but frowned. This military formation indeed gave people a sense of pressure, but Qi Jingtong and Mao Yuan only had high-spirited fighting spirit in their eyes, without any fear.
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Mao Yuan licked his tongue and said towards Qi Jing: "Sir, let's fight!"
Looking at the barbarian army formation that was getting closer and closer to press them, even a fool could see that unless it was a head-on confrontation, there would be no way to break the opponent's momentum.
Of course, the Portuguese army phalanx does look very scary, but this fighting style is very different from the East.
Qi Jingtong just looked at the opponent's military formation and figured out a way to break it. Whether it was covered with a rain of powerful crossbows or a large number of artillery, it could cause a devastating blow to the opponent.
But there is a premise for this, which is that whether it is a crossbow or an artillery, the fire coverage density must reach a certain level. At least for now, the number of men and horses Qi Jingtong can mobilize is only about 400, and the crossbow is only 200.
As for the artillery, there is not even a single one.
Shooting out such a few arrows would probably have no effect other than causing a little trouble for the opponent.
As for the thousands of Japanese soldiers who assisted them, neither Qi Jingtong nor Mao Yuan took these people seriously.
After all, just by looking at the weapons in their hands, you can see how effective these people are in combat.
It would be strange if a group of Japanese soldiers who relied on bamboo spears as weapons could withstand a wave of attacks from the Portuguese army armed with almost a thousand muskets without collapsing.
"withdraw!"
Just when Mao Yuan was gearing up to fight the opponent, Qi Jingtong unexpectedly and reasonably made the decision to retreat.
Mao Yuan couldn't help being stunned, looked at Qi Jingtong in astonishment, and said in surprise: "General, you..."
Qi Jingtong said calmly: "Although there is no room for loss in the port, the gap between the two sides is really too big. Even if we all die here, we will not be able to stop the other party's footsteps. Rather than doing this, it is better to leave a useful body...
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Mao Yuan glanced at Qi Jingtong and said, "Isn't the general afraid that someone will accuse the general of being greedy for life and fearing death, resulting in the loss of the place where he is stationed?"
Qi Jingtong couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said: "Whether Qi is greedy for life or afraid of death, I believe the chief manager will definitely give Qi a fair judgment."
Qi Jingtong's expression straightened as he spoke, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, get out of here!"
Kyoto
With the choice of Ashikaga Yoshie to offer to Emperor Kashiwahara, the city of Kyoto opened its doors to Chu Yi, and the entire Kyoto fell completely and fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers had their weapons confiscated and put under guard, while tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty subsequently entered Kyoto City and took over the city.
Groups of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the streets of Kyoto City, and violently broke open the houses of Kyoto's powerful and wealthy gentry.
These powerful and wealthy gentry families have been entrenched in Kyoto for at least tens to hundreds of years, and even some ancient families have been entrenched in Kyoto for hundreds of years. It can definitely be said to have a long history.
The situation in Kyoto has changed several times, the person in the emperor's position has changed, and the shogun has changed, but these families have not been affected at all.
These dignitaries and gentry are rooted in Kyoto and control all aspects of Kyoto invisibly. Unless someone can be ruthless enough to completely smash Kyoto to pieces, no matter who wants to take over a complete Kyoto, they must
We must come to terms with this huge force entrenched in Kyoto.
Families prosper and families decline. From generation to generation, Kyoto has gathered a large number of families with long-standing inheritance. It can be said that in Kyoto, almost any family that can be named has had a glorious history.
I thought that since the Ming Dynasty occupied Kyoto, they were still needed to maintain order in Kyoto, so these people were very calm and had no worries at all because Kyoto fell to the Ming Dynasty.
These people were just waiting for the Ming army that occupied Kyoto to send people to invite them, and then grant them official posts and make wishes to gain their support.
But what these people never dreamed of was that what they were waiting for was not an envoy who granted them official status and made wishes. Instead, they were groups of Ming troops who, like wolves and tigers, stormed into their homes and ransacked their homes and exterminated their families.
These people were indeed confused by this sudden change for a moment. After reacting, some powerful nobles who still had some background and had accumulated a large number of family warriors, and the gentry began their resistance.
Cries of killing were heard everywhere in Kyoto. At first glance, one might have thought that a tragic war was going on in Kyoto.
In front of an eye-catching mansion, a group of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty were storming the gate. However, more than a hundred soldiers were blocked from the gate by a group of warriors who were not afraid of death and took advantage of the location.
