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Chapter 487 The Union of Zhu Di and Zhu Yan
The power of artillery is really unimaginable for a city that has never felt it before.

Although there were only twenty cannons, the low city walls of the Japanese city were difficult to defend, and they were quickly beaten to pieces.

Before the official start of the war, the Japanese generals of Fengqian Kingdom were completely frightened.

He could only start to greet his soldiers and start a defense.

The scattered gravel will prevent the cavalry of the Ming army from attacking, and the country of Wa naturally made up its mind and will never engage in plain warfare with the Ming army.

It was at this time that these Japanese warriors who had not dealt with the Ming army understood why the city of Kyushu Island was so vulnerable when it was on the side of the Ming army.

Previously, the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu resolutely refused to confront the Ming army. Instead, after the Ming army landed on the island, he kept urging the guardian daimyo to withdraw their troops.

This incident also aroused the dissatisfaction of many famous people. Many people felt that the general was afraid of the Ming army.

Only now did everyone understand how terrifying the Ming army was.

"Sword and shield hand, line up, advance!"

Following the transmission of the military order, rows of large shields were erected, slowly approaching the city of the Japanese kingdom. The Japanese soldiers on the city wall, seeing that the Ming army had reached the range of the bow and arrow, immediately began to bend their bows and set arrows.

At present, the bow and arrow level of the Japanese country is still good, and to a certain extent it is very close to the Ming army.

This is because a hundred years ago, when the Mongolian Yuan army conquered the Japanese kingdom, it left behind a legacy.

Ever since the Mongolian Yuan army was defeated by a hurricane, the people on the Japanese side liked to salvage Mongolian Yuan's equipment the most.

Bows and arrows and armor are the pinnacle of the development of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Now many Japanese warriors have traces of the Mongolian Yuan armor.

However, the Japanese armored armor of Meng Yuan cannot be worn directly, and it needs to be remodeled in all aspects.

The reason is very simple, that is the height of the body.

The figure of the Mongolians has always been big and round, with an average height of 1.7 meters [-]. This is because the environment in which the Mongolians live leads to their height.

And the Japanese.

With the name of the Japanese, it is naturally short in stature.

Since the transmission of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese country has always believed in Buddhism from top to bottom.

Originally, Buddhism actually forbids meat and fish, not meat.

It was from Emperor Wu of Liang that Fang did not eat meat.

This article also spread to Japan.

It was the year when Wu Zetian began to be regency, Emperor Tenmu of Japan issued a ban on killing: "Don't eat the meat of cattle, horses, dogs, and chickens. Other than that, there are no prohibitions. Anyone who violates it will be punished."

In this prohibition, cattle, horses, dogs, and ape chicken are not allowed to be eaten.

If you are a vegetarian and don't eat meat, you will naturally not grow taller.

Therefore, the Japanese people's stature, which was not tall, became shorter and shorter.

At present, the average height of the Japanese is about 1.4 meters.

It is hard to imagine how many 1.7-meter Japanese warriors would need to defeat a 1.4-meter-five-meter-long Mongolian man with big arms and round waist and armor.

It's no wonder that Kublai Khan wanted to attack the Japanese twice. If it weren't for the impact of the hurricane, the Japanese country would have no power to fight back.

Even now, the height of the Ming army is generally close to 1.7 meters, which means that they are on average a head taller than the Japanese. Coupled with powerful armaments, the Japanese are almost defeated in a frontal confrontation.

Bows and arrows caused certain casualties to the Ming army, but the proportion was very small, and they soon reached the gate of the city.

The Japanese people on the city wall threw stones that had been prepared long ago, which also caused a lot of casualties to the Ming army.

In terms of attacking and defending the city walls, the defenders of the city naturally had the advantage. Even if the city gates were broken, the Japanese still left a lot of obstacles, such as boulders and carriages, to prevent the Ming army from advancing.

"It's kind of clever."

Seeing this, Zhu Di said in a cold voice, and then ordered the soldiers to return.

In this case, it would take a lot of casualties to capture the city gate. Obviously, the Ming army did not want to bear this loss.

The city gate of the Japanese country is not as spacious as that of the Ming Dynasty. There are more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages, and the gate is blocked by chaotic stones. kill.

It seems unnecessary to use human life to fill it.

Therefore, after the army retreated, the auxiliary soldiers pushed the artillery forward, and the sword and shield hands protected the safety of the artillerymen.

For the Ming army, opening the way with artillery is a combat method that has long been familiar.

More than a dozen artillery pieces aimed at the direction of the city gate.

Boom boom boom! !
It was just a round of salvo, and the city gate was bombed to pieces.

"Go on, don't stop, these Japanese people, I want to see how much they can put."

Seeing this, King Zhu of Jin roared and issued a military order.

The artilleryman who received the order quickly loaded the shells and started the second round of salvo.

And the Japanese soldiers on the city wall could only watch helplessly as the Ming army bombarded the city gate.

And at this time, the Japanese had to retreat to open the city gate to prevent being killed by shells.

When the second round of artillery blasted out, the obstacles under the gate of Fengqian City were completely smashed, and the powerful force directly lifted everything.

"Cavalry, charge!!!"

With a loud shout and the flag waving, it was Zhu Di's three thousand cavalry who charged directly behind the city gate.

Of course, they didn't want to rush into the city directly, but arrived at the city gate as quickly as possible, and then fought for the city gate.

Seeing this, Jin Wang Zhu Yan naturally refused to lag behind, and waved his hands to his adjutants, and immediately arranged for his own [-] cavalry to also charge all the way.

How powerful are the six thousand vassal cavalry?

As the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, their personal guards are the elite of the entire Ming Dynasty, and each of them is a master who can bend bows and shoot arrows immediately.

In ancient times, the status of archers in the regular army was very high, and they belonged to high-level arms, and they were not easy to use with just a bow.

In the conventional impression, it seems that archers hide behind swords and shields and shoot arrows for long-range damage, and even their physical fitness is much weaker than that of forward fighters.

This is an illusion, a typical stereotype.

In ancient times, apart from ordinary hunters, those who could use bows and arrows were archers on the battlefield.

Compared with Orion's self-made bows and arrows, the archers on the battlefield are all hard bows without exception.

Although firearms have been popularized in the Ming army, bows and arrows are still important equipment in the army. The status of archers is much higher than that of fire commanders. Including military pay, archers are also much higher.

Archers who can pull a hard bow are at least physically strong, and their waist strength and arm strength are far superior to ordinary soldiers.

Currently, Daming's bows are divided into upper, middle and lower classes.

The bow strength of a high-grade bow is 120 jin, that of a medium bow is [-]-[-] jin, and that of a low-grade bow is around [-] jin.

And the [-] elite cavalry of the Ming army who are currently charging are all equipped with high-quality bows.

According to elite standards, the average height of these cavalrymen is about 1.7 meters eight, and they ride tall horses. In the eyes of the Japanese, they are like giants. The deterrent force of charging alone is enough to make the Japanese army terrified.

The Japanese generals naturally knew the importance of the city gate. If the city gate was captured, the soldiers in the city would be unable to resist the Ming army, and Fengqian City would be completely defeated.

At present, a large number of Japanese troops are pouring into the city gate, trying to resist the attack of the Ming army with their flesh and blood.

Fortunately, the city gate was only two feet wide, and if it was a direct confrontation, at most four or five cavalry could charge forward in unison. The Japanese army added wooden shields to guard against the Ming army's charge.

The drum beats of the Ming army changed from wide opening and closing to intensive drum beats.

In this kind of charging situation, it is impossible for the cavalry to look back at the flag, and shouting is useless. Naturally, the drums are what control the formation of the cavalry.

With the sound of dense drums, all the cavalry of the Ming army began to bend their bows and set arrows, and a wave of cavalry rushed to the gate of the city, and after a round of shooting, they separated left and right.

Then came the second wave, and then the third wave.

The densely packed arrows kept pouring into the city gate like raindrops. Even if the Japanese soldiers had wooden shields to resist, many Japanese soldiers would always be shot and fell to the ground.

About half an hour later, thousands of soldiers were shot to death at the gate of Fengqian Castle.

However, the cavalry was already exhausted, and the Japanese soldiers on the city wall were also constantly shooting arrows. Although they could not cause any casualties to the elite Ming army in armor, it still had a great impact.

When the cavalry began to withdraw, there was a new round of artillery pressure.

Avoid the Japanese soldiers at the gate of the city.

Immediately afterwards, the sword and shield hand advanced forward, and the soldiers in the back row were lined with spears, trailing behind.

In the era of cold weapons, if it is not plain warfare, especially siege warfare, it will be dominated by stalemate.

Forcible sieges are generally rare for regular troops, which is equivalent to a large number of casualties.

Because of the restriction of the city gate, no matter how many troops there are, only the wave in front of the city gate can really attack.

While fighting in front of the city gate, the archery of the defending soldiers on the city wall will cause great casualties.

This is also Zhu Di and Zhu Yan's constant use of the tactic of taking turns to win the chance to win the city gate with the least casualties.

The cannon cannot be used continuously. After each shelling, a cooling and cleaning process must be carried out.

Otherwise, continuous use will not only reduce the number of times the artillery can be used, but also risk explosion.

"It should be almost there."

Zhu Yan, who was riding on a horse, looked at the soldiers who were exhausted after four or five rounds of attack, so he spoke.

It has been more than two hours since the siege of the city, and the food for the auxiliary soldiers behind is almost ready.

It's time to eat.

With the beating of drums, a large number of soldiers retreated like a tide, and began to rest five miles outside Fengshou City.

When the soldiers attacked the city, the auxiliary soldiers set up camp in the rear and prepared food.

The soldiers were already extremely exhausted from such high-intensity battles. Soldiers who did not participate in the battle to preserve their strength were on duty, and the rest of the soldiers rested.

After all, in terms of numbers, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Harvest City, and it is obviously unrealistic to attack them all at once.

After eating, rest for half an hour, and then the second round of siege will begin in the afternoon.

And during this rest period, it was also the time when the wounded soldiers of the Ming army began to be treated.

According to the latest army ratio, every hundred households must have three doctors accompanying the army.

These doctors have rich experience in trauma and can quickly help soldiers deal with wounds and increase the chance of survival.

During the morning siege, the Ming army probably had more than 1000 wounded soldiers, and the death toll was no more than a hundred.

On the side of the Japanese soldiers, the casualties were at least two thousand.

For the Ming army, it can be said that the morale is like a rainbow.

It sounds like there is no such feeling of being directly pushed down, but in fact, this is already very rare in many cases of siege.

This is the result of the battle under the pressure of artillery.

The siege of the cold weapon era is completely different from the concept of later generations. The difficulty of siege is completely increased by geometric multiples.

For example, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Wenzheng guarded Hongdu with 60 soldiers. Chen Youliang claimed that 85 troops besieged Hongdu, and he failed to defeat Hongdu in [-] days. down.

You must know that Chen Youliang does not lack firearms in his hands.

In terms of armaments, Chen Youliang was much richer than Zhu Yuanzhang, and a large number of artillery bombarded him continuously. Compared with the artillery that hit the Japanese city now, it was completely different, and even the bombardment lasted half an hour without a break.

But even so, Hongdu was not defeated.

But it's not that Zhu Wenzheng is too strong.

The Mongolian army is powerful enough, the Southern Song Dynasty is already what it is, but it took six years to attack Xiangyang City.

Before and after Diaoyu City, the tug-of-war has been fought for 36 years.

It can be said that a newborn baby in the city was beaten until middle age after half a lifetime of war.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang took Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and a super luxurious lineup including a large number of generals in the early Ming Dynasty to besiege Suzhou, Zhang Shicheng's old nest, which was at the end of the road, it took ten months of full fighting and planning before he won.

Therefore, in history, if Li Jinglong hadn't opened the city gate for Zhu Di, and if Nanjing City was used as the capital, Zhu Di might not be able to enter the city in three to five years, let alone a year or a half.

The siege of the Central Plains Dynasty could not be completed in just a few days, or a month or two.

In terms of preparation alone, the calculation starts at three months.

However, the situation here in Japan is different.

Zhu Di and Zhu Yan also decided to attack the city after a deep calculation.

The first is the issue of morale.

Because the current emperor of the Japanese country has surrendered, in the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, since he has surrendered anyway, the morale of the defenders will naturally not be very high.

The second is that the city walls of the Wa Kingdom are not as high and strong as in the Central Plains, and are relatively low.

Furthermore, with the assistance of artillery, it can completely suppress Japanese soldiers to fight, which is a dimensionality reduction strike.

This is where Zhu Di and Zhu Yan's confidence lies.

If there is no artillery, then there is no need to consider the siege at all.

Just the siege fortifications will be delayed until the edict of the capital arrives.

Calculated according to the current time, the time left for Zhu Di and Zhu Yan is not too much. If Fengqian City cannot be captured within fifteen days, they can only give up.

In the next ten days or so, with such a hasty and continuous attack method, the city gates of the Wa Kingdom were constantly worn down, and the soldiers of the Wa Kingdom were also killed.

It wasn't until No.12 that the situation changed.

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