In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 578: The Song people were a benevolent and righteous army, while the Mongols were brutal and cruel.

This is the Song Army's latest artillery, a breech-loading rifled cannon. Currently, only four are installed on each ship.

The production has not yet been increased, and Zhao Yurui is giving priority to places that will be used in wars. There are none in the Song Dynasty, and even the capital Lin'an has not been equipped.

The breech-loading rifled cannon fires quickly, explodes, and has a range of more than ten miles.

Bang, bang, bang. Almost at the same time as the cannon was fired, the Song army ships not far away also took turns firing. Some ships were several miles away from the shore and also fired at the shore.

Kublai Khan was startled and quickly asked his subordinates to squat.

He looked back at the sea, where the sound of cannons was like thunder and shells were coming through the air. He was really afraid that some of the shells would fall on his own army.

Fortunately, the Song army’s artillery was powerful and could fire very far. Kublai Khan watched a cannonball fall into the crowd on the opposite side and explode with a bang.

The scene was filled with explosions, and the Shogunate troops were screaming in agony as they were beaten.

They had previously hidden far away to avoid being discovered by the Song army, but now they were rushing over from several hundred meters away and were hit by several shells along the way.

More than a thousand shogunate troops rushed forward, but when they reached within a hundred steps, there were less than two hundred left.

Many people were beaten to death or injured, and even more were scattered.

But there are still brave men, less than two hundred people still rushing forward.

At this time, the Song army's artillery fire had also stopped, and if they continued firing they would easily hit their own people.

Kublai Khan did not hesitate. He had less than a hundred people disembarking from the boat, but how could he retreat? Moreover, the armor of the people on the opposite side seemed to be far inferior to that of the Song army.

"Zheng." Kublai Khan drew his sword and gave an order: "Follow me to kill the enemy. Long live the Song Dynasty."

"Long live the Great Song Dynasty." People all around responded.

Then the Song army raised their bows and shot wildly.

Each man shot several arrows in one breath, then threw away his bow, drew his sword, killed, and rushed forward.

The number of people on both sides was equal at this time, but the Song army had far more armor than their opponents. Many of the shogunate troops were wearing leather armor, which was considered elite. Ordinary shogunate troops used simple combinations of bamboo and ropes, which were of very poor quality.

However, the armor of the shogunate's high-ranking generals was somewhat similar to lamellar armor, and even their masks were more comprehensive than those of the Song army, with a European style.

As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Shogunate army witnessed the power of the Song army's armor. The equipment of the two sides was not at the same level. After a wave of clashes, the Shogunate soldiers were thrown to the ground, with countless casualties. In the blink of an eye, they were killed and wounded by Kublai Khan's troops.

At this time, hundreds of meters away, Mingliu Shiguang was looking at this side with a serious expression.

The Shogunate's army did not have telescopes, so he could not see clearly, but he saw that the Shogunate's army was almost completely wiped out.

Nearly a thousand people rushed forward, but halfway through they were killed by Song army artillery fire. The few brave warriors who rushed forward still died.

"Come here," Mingliu Shiguang said angrily, "kill all those who were just beaten back by the Song army's artillery."

"Hi"

There were screams at the scene. Those who had just been frightened by the Song army's artillery and those who ran back were all chopped to pieces.

After Mingliu Shiguang took action, the atmosphere in the Shogunate army suddenly changed. Everyone knew that if they charged, they would die, and if they didn't charge back, they would also die.

At this time, a subordinate came down and asked, are you still going to charge?

"The Song army's ships and cannons are powerful, we can't charge any further." Mingliu Shiguang said, "I think their cannons are quite big, they probably won't move them ashore, so we should retreat first."

Mingliu Shiguang led his team to retreat, preparing to find a place to rebuild the defense line while waiting for other troops.

The shogunate recruited soldiers from all over the country, and a large number of soldiers had not arrived yet. Mingliu Shiguang wanted to wait a little longer and fight a decisive battle with the Song army when there were more people.

Moreover, the Song army had powerful artillery, so he looked for a hilly and mountainous area.

I have to say that Mingliu Shiguang is still quite smart. Unfortunately, the Song army is now basically fighting small-scale battles and using very few artillery.

On the other side, Kublai Khan's troops continued to disembark. Seeing that the Shogunate troops did not come up to harass them, the Song army sped up and disembarked in large numbers.

For every wave of people, there is another wave of horses.

After more than an hour, Kublai Khan gathered his 5,000 vanguards and set off first.

A large number of Song troops were disembarking from the ship, carrying supplies and setting up positions.

The Eastern Route Song Army had 187,000 soldiers, a total of two armies of Song soldiers and 5,000 of Kublai Khan's Mongolian troops.

Except for all of Kublai Khan's cavalry, the Song army had only 3,000 horses, and the rest were all infantrymen with flintlock rifles. In addition, they moved more than a dozen light artillery pieces from the ship to defend the camp.

The Song army first occupied the dock, established a defensive position, and then transported supplies by sea.

At this time, the Song army's journey from Jeju to Shennai County was also quite fast. A single trip took about seven days, and a round trip took half a month, making it very convenient to transport supplies.

In the first two naval battles, 80% of the shogunate's navy was destroyed, and the shogunate's navy now dared not come out to fight.

After Kublai Khan mounted his horse, he immediately asked someone to take out the map and sent out scouts in all directions.

The Song army has been collecting maps in Japan for the past ten years. Although they are not complete, they have gained a lot over the past ten years, especially the maps near the shogunate's headquarters, which are relatively detailed.

"Let's go and grab some food first." Kublai Khan's men only brought two days' worth of food. After taking a quick look at the map, Kublai Khan waved his hand and headed towards a nearby populated area.

Japan was in the Warring States Period, and small countries often fought each other, but the people had never experienced the way the Mongolian army fought.

Kublai Khan brought the Mongol methods to Japan, and he was smart enough to know why the Song army used him as the vanguard.

Only by comparing the cruelty of the Mongolian army with the righteousness of the Song army can the Song army's status as a kingly army be highlighted.

"Kill, leaving no one alive." As soon as Kublai Khan saw a village, he immediately gave the order to kill ruthlessly, killing everyone he saw, looting all the edible food, and then burning the village down.

On that day, Mingliu Shiguang waited for a long time but the Song army did not arrive. Instead, he encountered several groups of scouts and a conflict broke out between the two sides. The shogunate army ambushed and shot and killed more than a dozen people, which was considered a bit of an advantage.

Before dark, black smoke was suddenly seen in the distance. Mingliu Shiguang was horrified and sent people to investigate. After dark, someone came back to report that a group of Song troops rushed into a village and killed many people. Almost all the people inside were killed.

"You beasts! How can the common people be implicated when two countries are at war?" The famous figure Shiguang was furious and vowed to wipe out all the Song troops.

The next day, another Song army attacked another village. The equipment of this Song army was completely different from Kublai Khan's army. They were also very polite to the people and would give them copper coins for their food and things.

Mingliu Shiguang also got the news soon and initially determined that they were two different groups of Song troops with different clothing and equipment. The former seemed to have Mongolians, while the latter were the real Song people.

At this time, some subordinates said that the Song people were a benevolent and righteous army, while the Mongols were cruel and brutal.

The famous scholar Shi Guang said that the Song army did it on purpose and we must not be fooled.

In the next few days, Kublai Khan and his men plundered and killed everywhere. The small villages near Kanagawa Prefecture were ravaged by the Mongolian army. Many shogunate troops could not stand it and wanted to have a decisive battle with the Song army, but Mingliu Shiguang kept his troops in place and waited for reinforcements to arrive.

This is the territory of the shogunate, and the general's mansion is inside the city, but the Song army did not attack when they arrived. Instead, they seized food first. It was obvious that they were waiting for them to gather troops so that the two sides could decide the outcome.

From the perspective of the Song army and celebrities, the gains and losses of the Shogun's Mansion were not important. The important figures of the shogunate had already moved away. The most important thing for both sides was to defeat the other side's main force.

Besides, the weather has been too hot recently, and no one wants to fight to the death.

So the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding. Mingliu was gathering troops and the Song army was looting everywhere. In the blink of an eye, it was mid-August. The weather was still very hot, but the Song army had already established a foothold along the local coast and established a solid base. All 17,000 soldiers went ashore and captured more than 20,000 local civilians to help the Song army build fortifications.

Kublai Khan had now become a thorn in the side of the shogunate and a butcher. The coalition forces he led plundered everywhere and killed countless people.

In just over a month, at least hundreds of thousands of local people were killed by Kublai Khan.

On August 27th, the shogunate's farthest army arrived from Hokkaido.

At this time, the shogunate army had reached 150,000, a rare large scale in history.

Mingliu Shiguang was the commander-in-chief. On the 27th, he fired three cannon shots and personally commanded the troops to press forward against the Song army.

The Song army on the opposite side knew that the shogunate army was coming, and they quickly gathered their troops.

The two sides met between the later-era shadow Kinbin Park and Kamakura Park.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, the weather was hot and the Song army was lightly equipped, while Kublai Khan's men were all in armor. Many of them had to drink water while riding horses.

If they didn't have war horses, they probably wouldn't be able to bear it. Despite this, the Song army also lost a lot of war horses in recent times.

"Woo woo" In the vast wilderness, with the sound of a long horn, the shogunate army appeared first.

Soon, Song Tian and Kublai Khan of the Song army also appeared at the same time.

Song Tian was riding on a horse, looking at the shogunate troops in front of him. The shogunate troops were so dense and dark that there was no end to them. Their number was nearly eight times theirs, and it looked like a big scene.

This area is located between two parks in later generations. Behind the Song army is a large jungle, which makes it difficult to be ambushed, but it is more troublesome to get there. Once defeated, it would be difficult to escape, as most of the Song army were infantry.

But Song Tian never considered the possibility of defeat. With the current weapons of the Song army, they would definitely be a crushing force.

Song Tian was looking at the shogunate army opposite, while Kublai Khan was looking at the Song army.

The weapons of the Song army have become more and more powerful in recent years, and Kublai Khan is becoming more and more threatened.

This time, all his cavalry were on the right wing (north) of the Song army. The left wing (south) of the Song army was the sea, so he mainly guarded the right wing.

Look at the Song army around him. They are all lightly armed, without even an iron helmet, and all of them carry a new flintlock rifle on their shoulders.

Kublai Khan had helped the Song army fight for two or three years, but he had never fired a flintlock rifle and didn't know how to use it. He really wanted to play with this gun.

I heard that two thousand of them were holding Type 15 rifles, the latest model, and Kublai Khan was looking at who was holding the Type 15 rifle.

Now it is the 15th year of Yuanzhen, three years have passed, and the Type rifle has not been fully equipped to all soldiers. Kublai Khan knows that this gun must be very powerful and difficult to make.

At this time, Song Tian pointed to the front and said, "Over there is a general and a battalion, all equipped with Type 15 rifles. Even though the shogunate has a lot of people, they will have only guns in a while, which will be enough for the shogunate to handle."

"Two thousand against hundreds of thousands?" Kublai Khan was obviously a little unconvinced.

"The shogunate army can only harm us with cavalry and bows and arrows." Song Tian said: "I have seen the shogunate army."

"They don't have many cavalry, and most of them don't know how to shoot on horseback. We have to charge head-on to be effective."

"The shogunate's archers are far inferior to your Mongolian army. Unless hundreds of thousands of soldiers charge without caring about casualties, they will definitely not be able to get through."

Song Tian is very confident.

If there were hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops on the opposite side, Song Tian might be worried.

Everyone in the Mongolian army had a bow and could shoot, but this was not the case with the shogunate army. One-tenth of the troops were considered elite, and many small countries only had one-fifteenth or even one-twentieth of the troops who had archers.

As for horse riding and archery, they were even less skilled and had few cavalrymen.

"To be on the safe side, your troops will first patrol the edge of the formation. If the enemy advances within a hundred steps, you will follow my orders and charge forward."

"Yes," Kublai Khan agreed immediately.

At this time, he still had some doubts. Would the shogunate army, with its troops all over the mountains and plains, be unable to rush up?
However, he quickly came to his senses and realized that the Song army had not only 15 Type rifles, but also tens of thousands of other flintlock rifles.

When Song Tian said that he couldn't rush up, he was not just saying it casually.

While the two were talking, the shogunate began to beat drums. The huge drum sounds shook the earth, and the shogunate's vanguard slowly moved forward to the beat of the drums.

Mingliu Shiguang took the lead in attacking, with 8,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry as the vanguard, to test the firepower of the Song army.

He didn't dare to attack all at once, mainly because he was afraid of the Song army's artillery.

But it was soon discovered that the Song army did not bring any artillery with them.

With the sound of trumpets and drums, the shogunate army began to move within five hundred steps.

Although the shooting range of the Type 15 rifle reaches seven or eight hundred steps, the hit rate within five hundred steps is usually almost zero.

However, the fact that tens of thousands of Shogunate troops were densely packed forward still aroused the interest of the Song army.

"Get ready, see if you can hit the target - aim - shoot freely -" As the commander of the Song army shouted, the command flags on the scene waved, and some people raised their guns first.

Everyone raised their guns when they saw this.

The two thousand riflemen at the front can fire freely. Each person can fire five shots and then change the magazine. Of course, those who don’t want to waste can choose not to fire.

Bang, bang, bang. The Song army opened fire after the enemy entered five hundred steps.

Kublai Khan looked at it in disbelief.

Why are you fighting so far away?
You know what, when the shogunate army came over, they had to pass through a high place, and the people were so densely packed that they climbed over like ants.

Most of the Song army attacked in this direction, and it mainly depended on luck.

Then Kublai Khan saw that people on the opposite side were falling to the ground one after another, obviously they were hit.

"So far?" Kublai Khan gasped, shocked by the power of the Song army's muskets.

Of course, he soon saw the clue. Although the Song army could shoot from a long distance, their hit rate was definitely low.

There was constant gunfire on the field, causing chaos, but not many people fell on the opposite side.

Among the two thousand rifles of the Song army, at least one thousand of them fired just now.

The entire army fired nearly five thousand shots. The shogunate army moved forward fifty steps and hit about seventy or eighty people.

The hit rate is only a few percent, and many people may only suffer minor injuries.

The Song army was also fighting for fun. Some fired, some did not. Some did not want to waste bullets as it was too far away.

Some people think that the enemy has so many people and they are so densely packed that they can have a chance of hitting the target just by shooting casually.

The commander of the Song army shook his head as he watched so many shots being fired but the hit rate was so low.

(End of this chapter)