Shen Weijing's unexpected decisiveness helped Luo Shangzhi's army to achieve a beautiful decapitation tactic. The senior officers and staff officers under Minister Xiao Xi's command were all killed in one fell swoop. This meant that the command system of the Japanese army in the city was at risk of failure.
This was fatal for an army. Luo Shangzhi still did not know what he had done. Shen Weijing also did not know. He Hao, who was holding his saber with a black face and blood dripping from his saber, also did not know who he had killed or knocked out. In any case, they only knew that those who came out with Minister Xiao Xi to welcome them were all important people. Now, most of these people were dead.
Luo Shangzhi had successfully killed all the Japanese army outside the city. The Japanese army did not have time to react. They were killed before they could fire a shot. Five hundred Southern Buddhist soldiers successfully controlled the city gate. Not far away, Wu Weizhong's Southern Buddhist soldiers and Master Xiu Jing's Buddhist soldiers, a total of three thousand people, formed a sharp knife unit. They broke into the city in one fell swoop to stabilize the rear army.
"Go to war!!!"
Xiao Ruxun waved the flag and the war drums rumbled. The black mass of Ming Army began to move.
Ma Gui led the left army to the north gate area, while Zhang Shijue led the right army to the south gate area. Li Rusong raised his saber and shouted, "Charge with me!!"
Five thousand Jurchen cavalry and five hundred Eastern Liao cavalry followed Li Rusong and rushed to the east gate area.
Xiao Ruxun waved the flag again. Zhao Hu was the vanguard of the middle army, Chen Xie was the rear guard of the middle army, and he led the middle army headquarters. The army began to move forward.
"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! "
Accompanied by the rhythmic beat of the war drums, the terrifying war beast bared its fangs. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
Luo Shangzhi led a few hundred vanguard soldiers and rushed into the city. They hacked and slashed fiercely, throwing the unprepared Japanese soldiers into confusion. Blood flowed like a river and corpses piled up like a mountain. While they were killing, a burst of gunfire rang out and several soldiers beside Luo Shangzhi were shot dead. Luo Shangzhi looked back and saw that the surviving Japanese soldiers on the city wall had already started shooting with their iron cannons. Luo Shangzhi was furious. He grabbed a crossbow and shot at one of them. The arrow pierced his head directly and then he rushed forward bravely with his broadsword.
The Japanese soldiers did not have time to fire a second shot. The fearless Luo Shangzhi and the Southern soldiers had already rushed forward and cut down the group of iron cannoneers. Luo Shangzhi looked at the top of the city wall and was about to rush up when several iron cannoneers appeared at the end of the stairs and fired at them.
Luo Shangzhi hurriedly fell to the ground, but three soldiers behind him had already been shot and died. They fell down the stairs of the city wall. The furious Luo Shangzhi roared and jumped up to the top of the city wall. He brandished his broadsword and chopped down five or six iron cannoneers who did not have time to fire or draw their broadswords were quickly hacked to death by Luo Shangzhi.
Luo Shangzhi opened up a gap, and the soldiers behind him followed closely. They pounced on the iron cannoneers who did not have time to reload their guns. Each slash was clean and efficient. Then a group of crossbowmen rushed up the city wall, and after a round of volleys, the Japanese soldiers on the top of the city wall were almost all killed.
One of the pirates, who looked like an officer in charge of guarding the city gates, charged at Luo Shangzhi while waving his sword. Luo Shangzhi sliced the pirate's sword in half, and his left hand immediately wrapped around the pirate's neck. Exerting some strength, he lifted the pirate's small body up into the air. With a flick of his fingers, he broke the pirate's neck.
With one chop of his saber, Luo Shangzhi chopped off the man's head. Then, with another chop of his saber, Luo Shangzhi broke the Japanese banners' battle flag on the city wall. A soldier handed over the Great Ming Dynasty's battle flag. Luo Shangzhi took it and stuck it on the city wall.
"The first to reach the top of the city wall! Luo Shangzhi too! "
Luo Shangzhi roared as he turned around and led his troops down the city walls. He hadn't taken more than a few steps when he heard the sound of gunfire. Luo Shangzhi thought that the Wokou's reinforcements had arrived, but when he craned his neck to take a look, he saw that it was Wu Weizhong leading the vanguard troops into the city. The well-trained gunmen formed a perfect three-stage firing formation and fired at the Japanese troops that had appeared on the streets not too far away.
The Japanese soldiers were also firing with cannons similar to the Daming Musket, but the difference was that the Daming Musket soldiers were protected by the shieldbearers in front of them, so there were basically no casualties. In their panic, the Wokou soldiers did not coordinate with each other and only fired. Very quickly, they were all killed by the Ming Musket soldiers who were familiar with the formations. Some of the Japanese soldiers who did not have time to charge forward were hit by several bullets and fell to the ground dead. Blood flowed everywhere. The Japanese bandits who had blocked the army from entering the city were completely eliminated.
Wu Weizhong's face was fierce as he waved his sword and pointed forward, "Advance!!!"
The Ming Army's formation was not disorderly as they marched into the city. At this time, shouts rang out from outside the city. Luo Shangzhi took a few steps back and stretched his head to look. Not far away, a black mass of Ming Army troops was marching over.
Luo Shangzhi clenched his fists tightly and shouted, "Brothers! Follow me and kill!! "
The soldiers at the top of the city wall followed Luo Shangzhi and entered the formation to kill the Japanese pirates.
When Wu Weizhong was appointed as the vanguard, with the help of Liu Chenlong, he had memorized the entire map of Panyang City. The roads were crisscrossed and branched in his mind. Wu Weizhong knew where to split up and where to join forces. The Zhejiang soldiers guarded the gunners and monk soldiers as they marched forward. At this time, there was a burst of gunfire and a few soldiers fell to the ground.
Wu Weizhong looked at the two sides of the street and saw the smoke that had yet to dissipate. With a cold laugh, Wu Weizhong raised his sword and shouted, "Disperse!!"
The shieldbearers immediately retreated to create an opening. Countless monk soldiers charged out of the shield formation and kicked open the doors of the houses on the side of the street. After a burst of killing and screams, the Japanese pirates hiding in the houses were all killed. The army continued to advance.
Zhao Hu led the vanguard into the city and quickly took over the city gate. Xiao Ruxun's chariots and cannons entered Panyang City one by one. Xiao Ruxun waved his flag and several chariots and cannons moved in different directions. Xiao Ruxun did not enter the city but took the rest of the troops around the west gate and went straight to the north gate.
Wu Weizhong's vanguard met with some trouble. A large group of Japanese pirates had gathered at an important road and used a large number of fortifications to block the advance of Wu Weizhong's troops. Round after round of firing, Wang Hui estimated that there were at least three to five hundred musketeers. There were also some archers. The firepower was dense and the Ming Army hid behind the shield formation. Although there were few casualties, it was difficult for them to advance.
"General Wang, what do we do now? Where are the chariots and cannons? Are the chariots and cannons not here yet?! "
Wu Weizhong rushed in front of Wang Hui and shouted. Wang Hui looked back and was overjoyed. "They're here! The chariots and cannons are here!! "
A group of chariots and cannons charged behind the vanguard under the protection of a group of soldiers and entered the shield formation. Wang Hui immediately ordered the chariots and cannons to push forward. More than ten chariots and cannons were immediately ready.
"Light the fire!"
The cannoneer skillfully fired the cannon. "Boom, boom, boom, boom!" A series of explosions rang out, and the Wokou's position on the other side of the battlefield exploded with dozens of large sparks. Lead flew in all directions, and gravel flew in all directions. Anyone who touched it died, and anyone who touched it died. The Japanese army's position instantly turned into a sea of blood and corpses.
"Light the fire! Fire! "
"Light the fire! Fire! "
Boom, boom, boom, boom …
After three rounds of firing, the Japanese pirates' position was silent. A wave of smoke dissipated. Wu Weizhong looked and saw that the Japanese pirates on the other side were all dead.
"Advance!!"
After breaking through the Japanese pirates' blockade for the sixth time, Wu Weizhong ordered the army to continue advancing.
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