The Ming Army preferred cannons to flintlocks. They preferred explosive bullets to solid bullets. They preferred medium-sized cannons to heavy cannons. If they were to fight against the European army, they would first suffer some losses. Then, they would observe for a while and make up for it. Then, they would fight back. Whether it was Spain or Portugal, they would be able to win. If they were to fight against Japan, the possibility of them suffering losses was really very low.
The range of their flintlocks was one hundred meters, but the range of their cannons was more than ten times that of yours. One shot from them could kill one person at most, but one shot from them could kill at least ten people. Moreover, the number of cannons was not in the single digits or tens, but in the hundreds or even thousands. If you really wanted to Daming and mobilized in a war, it was not a problem to have a thousand cannons.
Daming's number of cannons and the degree of installation of the cannons, to be honest, even if Spain and Portugal were to fight against him, they would probably be defeated.
This was not a technical problem or difference, but a concrete manifestation of the strength of a country.
For example, Xiao Ruxun had more than seven hundred cannons in his hands, and more than five hundred vehicle cannons that had been successfully modified for use on the frontline. It might not be easy to say what five hundred cannons meant in this era, but it might not be difficult for Yukita Shuka to feel it. The feeling of numbness in his scalp and pain in his limbs should be familiar to many people.
Of course, if there were not five hundred cannons, there were only two hundred, but it was enough for the Japanese headquarters on Mt. Onemaru to drink a bottle of thirty-year old wine.
Yukita Shuka originally thought that the cannons under Wu Weizhong could no longer threaten Mt. Onemaru, and he also thought that these were all the cannons of the Ming Army. However, he never expected that Xiao Ruxun would bring another batch of cannons. The black muzzles were pointed in the direction of Mt. Onemaru Shuka had a bad feeling, and the bad feeling became more and more intense as the artillery position gradually took shape.
He realized that this was not a gap that could be made up for by human courage. This was the suppression of one level over another. This was the suppression of the comprehensive strength of a country that could not be overcome. This kind of suppression was something that his courage could not break through. It was something that all the troops here could not break through.
For a country, the existence of a single person was too insignificant.
In a trance, Yukita Shuu's family was carried up by the people sent by Ishida Mitsunari, and they fled back desperately. The loss of the commander-in-chief was an unimaginable blow to the Japanese army's morale. Not to mention that not long after, artillery shells fell on every corner of Mount Orochimaru, and the sounds of explosions were endless.
On that day, the people on the battlefield saw for the first time what it meant to be ten thousand cannons firing in unison and what it meant to be ten thousand cannons firing at the same time. When a single cannon reached a certain level, even if the number was not enough, its momentum and power had already surpassed ten thousand arrows. At this moment, many Ming Army soldiers had a faint feeling in their hearts — perhaps one day, the sabers, spears, swords and halberds in their hands would be replaced by the boiling hot thing that gave off white smoke. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
And that day would not be too far away.
The inherent thinking of the Ming Army of the Eastern Punitive Expedition was completely broken. For the first time, they came into contact with and understood what was called artillery tactics. For the first time, they felt the need for heat in war.
When the sound of the cannons stopped and the entire Mount Onemaru was shrouded in smoke, the outcome of the war was actually very obvious. The reason why it was not completely over was because the smoke had not dissipated. Some people had a glimmer of hope in their hearts. When the smoke was blown away by a cold wind, Mount Onemaru would be completely revealed, and the last glimmer of hope in their hearts would disappear.
The fighting spirit of the Japanese army had completely collapsed. Mount Onemaru, which had no flag raised and no one standing, could no longer be the pillar of support in their hearts. It could no longer support the last trace of their obsession with victory.
Therefore, the Japanese army collapsed.
Being defeated like a mountain was not enough to describe the misery of the Japanese army at this moment, and the ferocious attack like a tide was also not enough to describe the bravery of the Ming Army at this moment. With the sound of the drums that symbolized the general attack of the entire army, the Ming Army reached its peak, and so did their fighting spirit. The Japanese pirates, on the other hand, looked panicked and fled in panic. They did not have the courage to continue fighting.
What would happen to the fierce tiger that chased the defeated sheep?
Shredding, cutting, smashing, piercing, all kinds of attacks were not enough to describe the bravery and ferocity of the Ming Army at this moment. If it were not for Xiao Ruxun's order to capture as many Japanese pirates as possible, this place would really become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. No matter how many years passed, there would be a terrifying place where there would be desolate cries. After a few years, it would become the setting of countless horror films.
Groups of Japanese pirates lost their fighting spirit, lost hope, and even lost the courage to escape. One by one, they threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to beg for mercy, only hoping to escape with their lives. The soldiers of the Ming Army, who wanted to vent the killing intent in their hearts, remembered Xiao Ruxun's strict order. They had to restrain their killing intent, collect their weapons, and drive the groups of surrendered Japanese pirates to the designated location for Xiao Ruxun's Ningxia headquarters to guard.
The Ningxia soldiers had long prepared a large number of ropes and iron chains, as well as handcuffs and leg cuffs. Almost the entire storage of the North Korean prison had been emptied by Xiao Ruxun. They had also urgently sent a letter to Song Yingchang requesting for handcuffs and leg cuffs from the Liaodong prison warehouse. Even with so many preparations, at this moment, they still felt that they could not make ends meet. There were too many captives.
Previously on the battlefield, there was a rumor that the Ming Army would not kill the captives they captured. Therefore, the Japanese pirates were very devastated. However, after the first group of people successfully surrendered, the lower-ranking soldiers who could not break through the Ming Army's blockade and follow the escape route of their superiors simply chose to surrender. They threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground. After being beaten by the furious Ming Army soldiers to vent their anger, they were tied up and thrown into the temporary detention center.
Wu Weizhong, Luo Shangzhi, Ma Gui and the others led the soldiers who should have been tired but at this moment seemed to have endless stamina and charged forward bravely. They killed at the front and tightly followed the rear troops of the Japanese, cutting the entire battlefield of the Japanese troops into two. The ones behind them were all surrounded by the main force of the Ming Army, while the ones in front of them were fleeing in panic.
A very narrow bridge could not allow so many people to pass at the same time. However, in order to escape, the Japanese who had already collapsed did not care. They pushed and shoved each other on the bridge and even pulled out their swords. The scene was chaotic. Those who were smarter discovered the situation on the bridge and simply jumped into the small river to swim to the other side and continue to escape. Their speed was even faster.
The Ming Army chased to the shore. It was unknown which soldier took the lead to shoot at the Japanese pirates on the other side of the river. Then he threw away his firearm, pulled out his sword and jumped into the river. He swam across the river and chased after the Japanese. Batches of Ming Army soldiers learned from this soldier and swam across the other side of the river to chase after the Japanese. The Japanese who were blocked on the bridge were chopped and chopped by the Ming Army. Finally, the bridge was cleared and they chased along the bridge.
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