Nurhachi's attack had been repulsed, and all the troops could not be gathered for a while. If the Japanese pirates blocked the way here, wouldn't all their previous efforts be in vain?
Now that there were no more cannons and the siege was blocked, Li Rusong's heart was burning with anxiety and anger. He punched out again, and with a loud bang, the wooden door of a house was smashed open by Li Rusong and fell to the ground. A few terrified screams came from inside the house, and Li Rusong was immediately stunned … …
Tachibana Muneshige had repelled the Ming Army's charge twice in a row. He was a little proud. The Satsuma Domain was the first place in Japan to come into contact with firearms, and it was also the first place to form a firearms unit. The Satsuma Domain's cannoneers were famous throughout Japan. They were a famous and powerful army. This time, with Kobayakawa Takagi's help, they were unstoppable. The Koreans were terrified when they heard the news, and the capital was taken in 20 days. Seeing that Korea was about to fall and Japan was about to win, the situation suddenly reversed.
The news from the north that President Konishi's entire army had been annihilated made the Japanese people panic. Everyone was talking about the failure of the powerful army under President Konishi's command, which had captured the three capitals of Korea, and they had failed so miserably. Under such a tragic situation, the complacent and arrogant Japanese were greatly impacted.
But after all, this was just an attack. They had not seen it with their own eyes and had not experienced it with their own eyes. Only by experiencing it with their own eyes would they know the power of the Ming army. Half of Kai City was burning. The sudden attack of the Ming army woke them from their dreams. In their panic, large numbers of people fled out of Kai City. As the troops bringing up the rear and the heart of glory of the strong Japanese army, they had no choice but to follow their main general to bring up the rear of the army. They fought against the fear in their hearts.
Fortunately, the two consecutive small-scale attacks of the Ming Army's cavalry were defeated by their skillful three-stage attack. This more or less gave the Japanese a little confidence and momentum, and they began to recover some of their fighting will. After defeating the attack of the Ming Army, Tachibana Muneshige found that many people around him breathed a sigh of relief and regained the courage to fight.
This was the courage to fight. Only by fighting could there be hope and hold on until the army crossed the river. He had made an appointment with Kobayakawa Takagi. As soon as the army crossed the river, Kobayakawa Takagi would release a signal flare, and then he could lead the army to retreat. At that time, they would retreat in an orderly manner. As long as there was no chaos, the Ming Army would not dare to pursue them. Moreover, Kaesong was their target. Once the goal was achieved, the possibility of pursuing them was low.
That was because Tachibana Muneshige had only gathered about 1,500 soldiers. Although he had the tower as a commanding point to suppress the Ming Army, if the Ming Army was really determined to go all out, he would not be able to gain any advantage.
Therefore, Tachibana Muneshige did not choose to go up the wall. He only arranged about 200 soldiers on the wall. The main force was concentrated on the ground, so it was convenient for them to retreat at any time. If they stayed on the tower, there was a great risk that their retreat would be cut off by the Ming Army. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
While he was thinking, someone suddenly shouted, "The Ming Army is coming!"
Tachibana Muneshige quickly pulled out his sword and pointed to the front. When he was about to ask the cannoneers to fire, he saw a row of strange wooden boards moving slowly on the wide road in front of him. Tachibana Muneshige immediately realized that the Ming Army used wooden boards as shields to defend the cannons. He sneered and ordered the whole army to fire.
"Fire!!!"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
"Fire!"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang …"
"Fire!"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang …"
After three volleys, the lead bullets flew toward the Ming Army's shields, making a "pa pa pa pa" sound. Li Rusong frowned. He did not know if the "shield" that he had temporarily put together by dismantling the door, dining table, and even the wooden bed of the North Korean residents could defend against the cannons of the Japanese pirates. He only remembered that he had heard that Xiao Ruxun had used the captured Japanese pirates' cannons as an experiment. He found that the Japanese pirates' cannons could penetrate a three-inch thick wooden board at the same distance, while the Daming's musket could only penetrate about one to two inches.
Xiao Ruxun also said, "The gunpowder room of the Japanese cannons is larger than my musket, and each bullet uses more than 30% more gunpowder than mine, so it has a longer range and greater power. My musket uses less gunpowder per shot. If we only fight with muskets, I am not as good as the Japanese." At that time, Li Rusong thought that Xiao Ruxun was boosting the morale of the Japanese and belittling his own. He had won the battle and still said that he was not as good as the Japanese. Now it seemed that Xiao Ruxun had indeed gone further on the road of muskets than the Daming …
Therefore, after the Japanese pirates fired at the same time, Li Rusong hurriedly asked about the defense effect. After getting the news that "the Japanese cannons could not break through our three-layer wooden shield", Li Rusong was relieved. Then, he gave an order, and the North Korean residents suffered …
Tachibana Munao found that after three rounds of firing, the Ming Army quickly retreated. He thought that the strategy worked, but he did not see any bodies left by the Ming Army. As a result, when the Ming Army came again, he was dumbfounded.
The Ming Army rushed here with more and more strangely shaped wooden shields. This time, Li Rusong personally led the troops to charge. He wanted to regain his face. After finding that the Japanese cannons could not break through these "wooden shields", he also ordered the wooden shields to be poured with water and covered with clothes and quilts. Anyway, the clothes and quilts of the North Koreans who were lucky enough to survive in Kaesong were all taken away. The North Koreans also wanted to cry but had no tears …
"Fire!!!"
Tachibana Munao immediately ordered to fire. The cannoneers quickly set up a three-stage attack and began to fire. Li Rusong did not want to be outdone. After rushing into the firing range of the arrows, he immediately ordered, "Fire!"
The female soldiers immediately drew their bows and arrows and shot toward the opposite Japanese pirates. Tachibana Munao did not have so many shields, so he could only raise a layer of vine shield. Its defense was limited. A group of Japanese pirates were shot to death. Tachibana Munao was furious and ordered the cannoneers on the wall to start shooting from above. After a round of firing, seventy or eighty female soldiers fell to the ground. Li Rusong immediately ordered the army to shoot back at the top of the wall, and then ordered the army to speed up and charge forward.
Only then did Tachibana Munao realize that the iron cannons seemed to be unable to break through those strangely shaped shields. He panicked a little, but soon calmed down. He ordered the soldiers to carry the only ten large iron cannons in his hands and put them in front of the formation. With an order, the ten large iron cannons suddenly fired.
This time, the "wooden shields" couldn't hold on any longer. The wooden shields in the front row were all broken by this sudden attack, and Li Rusong's shieldbearers were also sent flying and fell to the ground, screaming in pain. At this time, the pirates fired another round of arrows, and another seventy or eighty female soldiers fell to the ground. Nurhachi's heart was about to break. As he gave the order to return fire, he hurriedly pulled Li Rusong to retreat.
Li Rusong looked at the soldiers falling to the ground. His eyes were bloodshot. He roared and picked up a wooden board, shouting, "We are already here, how can we retreat! If we retreat, we will definitely die! If we advance, we will have a chance of survival!! Everyone! Charge with me!!! "
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