Admiral Xiao had used his actions to gain everyone's trust and the morale of the army. Now, it was time for the soldiers to repay Admiral Xiao's kindness. Novels
Wu Weizhong looked at Zen Master Xiu Jing, and Zen Master Xiu Jing also looked at Wu Weizhong. The two of them nodded slightly without saying anything.
"Begin!"
Wu Weizhong gave the order decisively.
The firearms formation was launched. According to Xiao Ruxun's deployment, the Japanese pirates were likely to arrange ambushes on the hills to ambush the Ming Army. If the Ming Army did not notice the Japanese pirates on the hills and entered the dangerous situation, they might be ambushed by the Japanese pirates on the hills on all sides with their iron cannons. The iron cannons of the Japanese pirates could penetrate a three-inch wooden board and could penetrate a one-inch iron shield at close range. Xiao Ruxun tried his best to find enough thick iron shields and a few layers of wooden shields to make shield cars for the army to use. However, it was not enough to ensure the safety of every soldier.
The only comforting thing was that the Japanese pirates did not have heavy firepower. Otherwise, even the strongest shield formation or shield cars would be destroyed when the cannons were fired.
The reason why Xiao Ruxun dared to use infantry to break through was because he knew that the Japanese pirates did not have heavy firepower and only had light firepower.
Even if there was a small amount of heavy firepower, it would be concentrated around the commander-in-chief. The location of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese pirates would definitely be on the highest hill. Therefore, if Wu Weizhong wanted to take down the mountainous area of Jade Hoof Hall, he had to surround the highest hill and attack it fiercely. Not only could he deter the enemy commander-in-chief, but he could also lure the hidden Japanese pirates to support him.
Before that, the most important thing was to bombard the hill.
Outside the firing range of the Japanese pirates' iron cannons was the unique advantage of the Daming Cannons. A round of cannon fire was enough to cover the top of the low hill. No matter how many Japanese pirates there were, they could be blown out.
Moreover, what Kuroda Nagamasa did not know was that in the previous few major battles, Xiao Ruxun had seized more than 20,000 iron cannons. After confirming that the performance of the Japanese iron cannons surpassed that of the Ming Army's muskets, Xiao Ruxun directly ordered the most elite 1,000 gunmen to be equipped with the iron cannons of the Japanese pirates. After a period of training, these gunmen could also skillfully use the iron cannons of the Japanese pirates to fight. In Wu Weizhong's vanguard army, all 1,000 gunmen were equipped with iron cannons.
"Fire the cannons!"
Wu Weizhong calmly gave the order to fire the cannons. The 20 carriage cannons were pushed forward and lined up in a row. They were loaded with explosive shells, and the gunners lit them up. Then, there was a roar. Then, there were several large sparks on the target hill. In an instant, there were many figures scurrying about on the hill. These Japanese pirates had used some unknown method to hide on the hill. Most of the trees on the hill had withered and fallen leaves covered the ground. However, the Ming Army still could not find them.
"Fire the cannons!"
Another round of firing. Twenty large sparks soared into the sky. Broken limbs flew everywhere. The screams of the Japanese pirates seemed to fill the entire space. However, Wu Weizhong's expression was calm, like an ancient well without ripples. Zen Master Xiu Jing put her palms together and silently said, "Amitabha."
"The admiral is right. The Japanese pirates intend to avoid a direct confrontation with us. Instead, they want to ambush us. However, I will not fight them in an ambush. I want to force them to fight me! Fire the cannons! "
Wu Weizhong gave the order to fire the cannons for the third time. Once again, the cannons covered the low hill.
Countless Japanese pirates retreated like the tide and disappeared in an instant. Wu Weizhong did not give chase. He ordered the army to move forward slowly. Then, he used the same tactic on another hill. He hid outside the shooting range of the Japanese pirates and fired fiercely. If the Japanese pirates wanted to attack the Ming Army, they had to get close. Once they got close, the Ming Army's knives, spears, swords, halberds, bows, crossbows, and guns were not to be trifled with.
At the highest point of the central hill, someone came to report the news to Kuroda Nagamasa to let him know what kind of dangerous situation his troops were in. The Ming Army hid outside the shooting range of the cannons and fired fiercely at the hill. It was obvious that they had seen through the tactics that the Japanese were planning to use. They advanced step by step, steadily and surely. They were not greedy at all and advanced as steadily as Mount Tai. However, it was this kind of progress. Although it was slow, it was impeccable.
Unless he had a strong cavalry that could instantly engage in close combat with the Ming Army and cause the cannons to lose their effect. Then, he could use the cannons to attack to attract the troops. Only by attacking from both sides could he truly engage the Ming Army. However, he only had three hundred cavalry. Once he used them, it would not be effective. In order to avoid being completely annihilated, he could only give up his position and retreat.
The next line of defense from here was the Lishi Hill Pass. He had also deployed a portion of his troops there. He even had three cannons. However, in the face of the Ming Army's firepower, it would only take a few minutes for that place to be breached.
It was a pity that the cities in Korea were too few and too small. They could not defend against the cannons at all. If they were like the military fortresses built in Japan, any one of them could make the Ming Army suffer. However, Korea did not have any.
Kuroda Nagamasa had already understood his situation. In the current situation, the success or failure of the last battle was estimated to be between thirty to seventy percent, or even twenty percent. Once he failed, he would not continue to fight. Instead of letting the Ming Army destroy his remaining troops, he would definitely choose to retreat.
Kuroda Nagamasa, who had lost Kuroda Cheng, an important retainer, did not want his subordinates to suffer any more losses. Otherwise, he would really have no right to speak. There was still Kobayakawa Takagi's troops at the rear. He quickly asked Kobayakawa Takagi to reinforce Lishi Hill. There was still a chance to block the Ming Army in the mountain area.
Kuroda Nagamasa immediately sent a knight to ask for help from Kobayakawa Takagi. Then, he ordered the five cannons from the headquarters to be transported to Lishi Hill as the last resistance. He wanted to use the terrain to try and inflict heavy damage to the Ming Army. If the Ming Army breaks through Lishi Hill and enters the plains of Korea, then we really can only retreat to Korea to defend the city.
Just as Kuroda Nagamasa was about to make the last battle, a knight suddenly flew over to report.
"What?! The entire army of Korea has been mobilized? "
Kuroda Nagamasa was shocked. "Even the commander-in-chief is here?"
"Yes! The main force of the army has rushed to Tomaru-san. The Awaya Team and Inoue Team of the Sixth Vanguard Corps are in formation. The commander-in-chief wants you to control the situation and lead the army to slowly retreat to Tomaru-san. He wants to lure the Ming Army into our encirclement. Then, we will surround the Ming Army and annihilate them! "
After listening to the messenger, Kuroda Nagamasa just frowned. He instinctively thought that this might not be the best way. Instead, it would give the Ming Army a chance to break the main force of the Japanese army. But on the other hand, in such a narrow terrain, once the Ming Army and the main force of the Japanese army got entangled, even if there were two of them, the Ming Army would suffer heavy losses. They would have to stop attacking Korea or even retreat to Kaesong.
As long as they could protect Korea, the Japanese army still had a chance to turn the tables. If they could not protect Korea, the Japanese army would really be helpless. They would have no choice but to retreat to the Pusan area to defend.
Therefore, this might be an opportunity to surround the vanguard of the Ming Army and annihilate them. Then, they could fight with the main force. Although it was not clear how many soldiers the Ming Army had sent, it was impossible for them to have too many soldiers. Previously, when they observed the Ming Army's camp, most people's opinion was that the Ming Army's soldiers would not exceed 60,000. Once they lost more than 10,000, the Ming Army would have to stop attacking. At that time, they could explain to Taige! This was the most important thing!
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