Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 715
The Japanese ashigaru can escape the bombardment of mortars, but it is absolutely impossible to cross the rifle formation of the Ming army.

Thousands of ashigaru who managed to escape the bombardment of the slapping cannon were all killed by the Ming army in one burst.

But the Japanese behind are still rushing up crazily, this time there are not only ashigaru but also infantry and samurai.

The mortars began to bombard almost all the cannon fodder.

But as the ashigaru became fewer and fewer, the infantry and samurai behind entered the range of the Ming army's mortar bombardment.

The infantrymen wore bamboo armor and held bamboo shields in their hands, but how could the bamboo armor and bamboo shield block the bombardment of the mortar.

At best, they can block the shots of Vulcan guns, which is already very good.

The Ming army is now equipped with rifled guns and miniature bullets, not to mention bamboo armor and bamboo shields, even thin iron plates can still penetrate without error.

However, their Bamboo Armor and Bamboo Shield are still being baptized by mortars, and have not yet been tested by Mini bombs.

With the roar of the mortar, the bamboo shields in the hands of the Japanese infantry and the bamboo armor on their bodies were broken, and the soldiers were killed one by one.

Ashgaru is cannon fodder, and the shogunate doesn't care if they live or die.

But infantry is the professional arm of the shogunate army, that is, professional soldiers.

They are strong members selected from the ashigaru.

And the weapons and armor are issued by the big names, which are also the main force of the Japanese army.

Outstanding infantrymen can be promoted to warriors in the future.

Mortar shells were still falling among the shogunate army, and some samurai acting as officers kept shouting:

"Scatter the formation! Don't squeeze together! Charge up!"

Following the commander's order, countless iron cannon infantry shouters with muskets rushed to the front of the Ming army.

Their formation, 0 has become a long snake formation, and everyone knows that only by rushing forward can they not be bombed!

There are also some Japanese samurai who hold their swords and go forward without hesitation. Most of them are samurai from the Yagyu domain.

Yagyuzong, nephew of the current lord of the Yagyu Domain, is the son of the swordsman Fan of the Great General Tokugawa Iemitsu.

He followed the team and watched as the sky exploded around him, and people kept taking off.

The kid gradually slowed down and hid behind a shield of bamboo bundles.

Next to it, many warriors also hid behind the bamboo beams, obviously feeling a sense of crisis.

Compared with the previous cannon fodder, they obviously cherish their lives more.

"Bage, get up and charge for me..."

Shimadzu Mitsuhisa's swordsmanship teacher, Yanagyuzong, cursed loudly from behind.

At this moment, the warlike, proud and unyielding character of the Yagyu family came to the fore.

He suddenly pulled out his saber and said sharply:

"Our Yagyu family's swordsmanship is the best in Japan, the best in the world, and invincible! Samurai, fight on! Shimadzu must win! Yagyu must win!"

All the warriors and foot soldiers of the Yagyu family were full of enthusiasm, and their fighting spirit suddenly exploded.

They held up their sabers and shouted loudly: "We must win! We must win!"

Shimadzu was just emotionally excited, secretly thought that the Yagyu family was worthy of being the teachers of the Satsuma clan, and immediately boosted morale!
He swung the long knife in his hand vigorously, pointed at the Ming army's position, and said sharply:
"Blessed by God Amaterasu, Japan will surely win. The whole army will attack and kill the Guangming Army!"

They have all mentioned Amaterasu, and they have risen to the level of the country. As a descendant of Amaterasu, how can they watch their compatriots being brutalized by the Ming army?
On the battlefield, all kinds of Japanese soldiers and samurai who wore half-length armor and bare legs charged forward.

Almost everyone fell into a frenzied mood.

More people are more powerful, more courageous!
Even the ashigaru who came to fill up the number of people and was blown dizzy was no exception.

They also brandished their weapons, rushing towards the formation of the Ming army like committing suicide.

There was no longer any tactics at all, it was just a rush.

The soldiers of the Ming army felt the unusual momentum of the Japanese army.

But they don't care about these at all, they can blow up whatever they want, what's the use of making a loud noise, is it louder than the explosion of a shell?Can you scare back the shells falling from the sky?

The artillerymen of the Ming army took their time and loaded the shells step by step, one after another, like a salute.

Mortar shells slid into the gun barrel from the muzzle, and shot out in response to the muffled sound. The sound of the gun was never interrupted for a moment.

The huge roaring explosion quickly overwhelmed the cries of the Satsuma coalition forces.

No matter how many Japanese soldiers bully the few, the fighting spirit is high.

But the shells have no eyes, and the harder the coalition forces charged, the more people died.

"God Amaterasu blesses, Japan will surely win, go!"

Yagyuzong of the Yagyu family continued to drink, but at this time he did not rush to the front, but hid behind a bamboo shield.

When he saw a fellow clan who was also hiding behind the shield, he immediately said angrily:

"Traitor, charge up!"

Liu Sheng didn't feel indignant about the insults from his clan, but instead gave him a mocking expression.

Facing the mocking eyes of Liu Sheng's fellow clan, Liu Sheng Zongdong ran out with his knife in hand, his hands on his waist and his head in his hands, still shouting slogans: "Japan must win!"

Dozens of other Yagyu family warriors also rushed up with him, looking very heroic and proud.

However, a mortar shell fell in front of him, and Yagyuzong was immediately thrown into the air, and then fell to the ground, being blown to pieces.

The few unlucky warriors around him were also blown to pieces without arms or legs, rolling on the ground and screaming.

Liu Sheng was horrified, the words of the secret teacher were indeed good words, so what about Shimadzu Mitsuhisa's swordsman?Didn't he get blown up when he encountered a firearm?

After entering the age of firearms, all sword masters and sword masters have become floating clouds.

Not to mention these first- and second-rate samurai, even if the ancestor of the swordsmanship genre, Dongxiang, was revived again, or the sword master Miyamoto Musashi came in person, he would still be blasted to pieces.

As the coalition forces rushed closer and closer, the mortarers of the Ming army immediately received their mortars.

Withdrew very calmly to the formation of the Ming army, and replaced it with a musket formation.

With the sound of a loud horn, rows of soldiers of the Ming army raised their rifles and ruthlessly opened fire while shouting orders one after another.

The ashigaru who charged in front fell one by one, and there were at least [-] ashigaru casualties from the beginning to the present.

With the bursts of fire from Shizhen's guns and the intensive shooting of rifled guns, their defenses finally collapsed and they began to flee in all directions.

"Don't run away, offenders will be punished immediately!"

The infantry and samurai behind saw that the cannon fodder was about to run away, and they immediately sent an order to kill and escape Ashgaru.

The poor ashigaru was driven by the Japanese infantry and samurai to charge immediately.

But no matter how fierce the coalition forces rushed, flesh and blood could not compete with guns after all.

There is an age-old gap in weapons between the two sides, and Satsuma's tactical use can only be described as stupid.

The Japanese suffered [-] to [-] casualties, and so far they have not yet entered the range of their Vulcan guns, and have not caused any harm to the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)