Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

After approaching the port for a certain distance, the Ming warships used the sea wind and sails to complete the turn on the sea and faced the enemy with the sides of the ships.

Immediately, the gun window on the side opened, and the black muzzle stretched out, aiming in the direction of the port.

At the same time, in the port, the Japanese soldiers also finished boarding the ship, operating the Anzha ships and small sampans, towards the Ming army fleet floating on the sea outside the port.

Japanese soldiers stood on the deck of the ship one by one, making strange screams in the direction of the Ming army's warship.

In an attempt to suppress the Ming army in terms of momentum!
Yamamasa Masao is still staying on the watchtower, holding a Western-made telescope in his hand, observing the battlefield, and is ready to report the specific battle conditions on the battlefield to Commander Muramasaichiro at any time.

So that Ichiro Muramasa can better command the battle!

Ichiro Muramasa stood on the roof of a private house on the dock, looking at the sea in the distance, looking forward to his navy bringing them good news of victory.

On the vast sea, the distance between the ships on both sides is getting closer and closer.

When the distance between the two sides was less than 300 meters, the Ming army finally began to project firepower.

"Everyone has it, prepare for bombardment!"

"put!"

The command flag was waved, and the next moment, the roar of heavy artillery resounded all around.

As the smoke filled the air, the hull of the Ming warship tilted and swayed significantly.

The recoil generated by the shelling was transmitted to the sea along the ejection cart, the cables that fixed the ejection cart, and the hull.

Ripples began to spread out from the center of the ship.

Boom! Boom!
Amidst the deafening sound of shelling, shells flew wildly and towards the Japanese navy in front of them.

With a bang, a solid cannonball hit an Anzha ship. With the sound of cracking ship materials, the Anzha ship could not withstand the kinetic energy carried by the shell and disintegrated instantly.

The sailors and soldiers on the ship were covered in blood after being pricked by broken pieces of wood. They fell into the sea and let out shrill wails.

With a loud bang, a cannonball grazed the hull of the ship and fell into the sea water.

The next moment, a water column shot up, and the accompanying waves overturned the small boat.

The short Japanese soldiers continued to sail forward, constantly closing the distance with the Ming army.

Amid the roar, as the distance got closer, the Ming army's artillery became more and more accurate.

Shells were flying one after another, with a hit rate of about 20% to 30%.

It doesn't sound high, but in the naval battles of this era, Yi Jing is quite amazing.

There are many reasons why the Ming army's artillery bombardment was so accurate.

First, because the distance between the two sides is constantly getting closer. At the latest, the distance between the two sides was less than 200 meters.

Second, because most of the Ming army's gunners were experienced, coupled with the application of gun gauges and artillery tables, the quality of the Ming army's gunners was quite high.

And thirdly, it is because the artillery currently used by the Ming army is all flintlock rifled cannon.

It also reduces the possibility of shelling errors as much as possible.

This is why we can achieve such a high hit rate on the battlefield.

But that's all. The hit rate of artillery strikes has basically reached its peak and cannot be improved any further.

Because under the artillery blockade of the Ming army, the ships operated by the Japanese soldiers could not reach them at all.

For safety reasons, the Ming army would not allow Japanese soldiers to sail close to their own warships!
Even if a few small boats were lucky enough to pass through the Ming army's fire blockade, there were still many "close defense guns" waiting for them on the Ming army's warships.

Of course, the close-in defense artillery currently used by the Ming army is not the kind that can fire thousands of shells a minute.

It was the Franco machine gun that was once popular, a rear-mounted rapid-fire cannon.

Although this thing has huge flaws in air tightness due to processing and precision issues, its range is huge.

But he also has his own advantage, that is, his rate of fire is quite impressive.

In the time it takes an ordinary artillery gun to fire one round, this breech-loading rapid-fire cannon can fire seven or eight rounds.

Therefore, the Ming army appropriately upgraded the Folan cannon, greatly increasing its air tightness and significantly improving its range and accuracy.

So it was installed in the naval fleet and used as a close-in defense gun.

When the enemy's ship comes within a hundred meters, use its speed of fire advantage to block and strike the enemy with fire.

So far, the effect is quite good!

The Ming army's breech-loaded rapid-fire cannons fired continuously, causing huge damage to the Japanese soldiers who came up.

As the shells flew across the sea, there was a continuous sound of shelling. The sea was filled with gunpowder smoke, and there were a large number of ship fragments and corpses in various forms of death floating on the sea.

The Japanese soldiers who were still yelling and rowing to charge saw this scene and instantly became paralyzed.

There are indeed a considerable number of Japanese who are paranoid and not afraid of death.

However, after all these paranoid people who are not afraid of death are dead, the rest will be afraid of death.

In the face of the Ming army's bombardment, many Japanese soldiers began to paddle their boats and wander on the sea instead of daring to continue to charge forward.

However, although the Japanese soldiers did not dare to move forward, the Ming army's offensive would not be affected by this.

The massive fleet continued to advance.

The artillery on the side of the ship began to adjust and fire at Zhu Yuan, and continued to load the artillery in preparation for the next round of bombardment.

Gan Changsheng stood on the deck, looking at a breech-loaded rapid-fire cannon on the side, and said with some emotion.

"They say this Folang machine gun is useless. Although the rate of fire is good, the range and power are not very good."

"Looking at it now, it seems arbitrary. If used in the right place, the effect of this old antique Franco machine cannon is also very impressive."

Gan Changsheng's adjutant heard this and agreed.

"What the Admiral said makes sense."

“As long as you use it in the right place, it’s easy to turn waste into treasure.”

As if he remembered something, Gan Changsheng said with a smile.

"It is said that the imperial court is currently studying a new type of breech-loading rapid-fire cannon, which can take into account the firing rate of the breech-loading cannon and the range and power of the front-loading cannon."

“I didn’t really care about it at first, but now it seems I’m looking forward to it!”

As Gan Changsheng was a high-ranking member of the Ming army, Ming's weapon innovation was naturally no secret to him.

He can get information about many weapons that are still in the experimental stage or even in the technical verification stage.

And what he was talking about was the breech-loaded cannon project being developed by the Ming Army Arsenal.

When the adjutant heard this, he also echoed and expressed his expectation.

……

On the battlefield, the fighting continues.

As the Ming army's fleet continued to advance, the Japanese naval forces, which were confident that they wanted to meet the Ming army on the sea, began to retreat.

Gradually he was forced to retreat into the port!

During this process, Japanese soldiers came on a small boat and attempted to use fire attack tactics to force the Ming army back.

But they all fell under the firepower of the Ming army's rear-mounted rapid-fire cannon!

There were several large fireballs floating on the wide sea surface.

Black smoke billowed into the sky.

A Japanese soldier with his body covered in flames jumped into the sea from the burning boat and let out a shrill scream. It makes people feel chilly in their hearts unconsciously!

The Ming army's fleet was still advancing forward, and as it advanced, the roar of heavy artillery continued to sound.

Although the Japanese soldiers were retreating, the Ming army's bombardment showed no intention of stopping.

Cannonballs flew across the sky, whizzing and landing among the Japanese ships retreating into the harbor. In the blink of an eye, the ships were torn apart, and water columns and waves were shot up on the sea.

Screams rang out again and again.

Masao Shanshan stood on the watchtower and looked at the scene happening on the sea, his face obviously turned pale.

He could feel that his heart was beating hard, almost jumping out of his throat.

He was watching helplessly as the Satsuma clan's navy was destroyed by the Ming army.

It's over, he knows that his side will most likely lose this battle!
Muramasa Ichiro received the report. He stood on the dock and looked at the scene in front of him. His whole body seemed to have been cast a restraining spell. He just stood there, looking stupid.

He couldn't accept the scene before him!
The navy that the Shimazu family of the Satsuma Domain relied on was so vulnerable to the Ming army?
Looking at the scene in front of him of the Satsuma clan's navy being knocked out, the despair in his heart continued to spread.

"retreat!"

"Retreat immediately!"

"Command the army to retreat and retreat to the shore..."

Ichiro Muramasa was not a stubborn man. After realizing that the naval battle was not an opponent of the Ming army, he quickly changed his mind.

Prepare to abandon the port, lure the Ming army to land on Ryukyu Island, and then engage in a land battle with the Ming army on Ryukyu Island.

Speaking of naval battles, the gap between their Satsuma domain's navy and the Ming army's navy is indeed visible to the naked eye.

The gap between the Ming army's giant ships and their sampans was difficult to make up for with manpower.

However, Muramasa Ichiro believed that as long as the war entered the stage of hand-to-hand fighting, the warriors of the Satsuma Domain would definitely let the Ming army see how powerful they were.

Pfft!Pfft!
The Japanese soldiers on those ships began to jump off the ship. After entering the water, they flopped desperately and swam toward the dock.

After landing, the short Japanese soldiers stumbled towards the landing like giant monkeys.

Seems absurd and funny!
Seeing the miserable appearance of the Japanese soldiers, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty stood on the deck and laughed disdainfully.

Gan Changsheng's expression was still that of an old adopted son, cold, serious and serious.

He still spoke in a deep voice.

"Send the order, let our naval guns clear the obstacles in the port, and then prepare for the landing operation!"

"The imperial court is still waiting for our good news!"

When the messengers beside him heard this, they immediately clasped their fists in response.

As the military order was conveyed, the Ming army began to prepare for landing operations.

The first thing to show off its power is still the naval gun.

The Ming army's naval guns were bombarding the Japanese sampans and boats crowded in the port, while clearing the way for their own warships to log in.

They are still raising their muzzles and using artillery to conduct blanket shelling on the buildings in the port to eliminate threats to the landing of our own marine troops.

Because the landing site chosen by the Ming army this time was a port, the buildings at the port became natural defenses for the defenders.

If the Ming army failed to use artillery to flatten the buildings within a certain range of the port before landing, it would be irresponsible for the lives of its own soldiers.

And the Ming army did not lack these rounds of artillery shells. Therefore, before the army officially launched its landing, it was the most correct choice to use heavy artillery to clean the port and eliminate the threat.

The roar of the heavy artillery continued, and the round shells rolled and rotated and landed in the port, and were driven by kinetic energy to continuously roll forward.

Wherever the shells passed, there was a lot of destruction, and the scene of houses collapsing and houses collapsing was quite horrifying.

From time to time, little dwarfs could be seen running out of houses hit by shells, covered in dust and looking extremely miserable.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.

Under the Ming army's covering bombardment, the Japanese soldiers had to retreat again, making way for the Ming army to land for landing operations.

Along with the sound of horns, the Ming army's artillery fire stopped. At the same time, more and more landing boats came out of the Ming army's fleet and rushed towards the port.

The Ming soldiers on the boat were holding muskets and had serious expressions.

Soon, soldiers of the Ming Dynasty waded through the water to complete the landing.

And began to organize the queue at the port, arrange defenses, and prepare to welcome the landing of our main force.

After the main force completed the login, the Ming army began to attack deep into the port in an attempt to clear out the Japanese soldiers in the port.

Naturally, the Ming army's heavy artillery resounded across the battlefield again.

The naval gun raised its muzzle and delivered firepower deep into the port.

Driven by kinetic energy, the solid shells flew around the port, seemingly destroying everything.

The Ming army's landing force advanced steadily under the cover of its own cannon fodder.

……

Taro Yamaguchi was hiding in a wooden private building, listening to the rumbling of heavy artillery outside, and the knuckles of the hand holding his samurai sword turned obviously white.

And beside him were several ashigaru, their bodies trembling very obviously.

In today's Japan, samurai are the absolute privileged class.

In terms of status, they are similar to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. They have been practicing martial arts since they were sensible and have been preparing for war all their lives.

Therefore, although Yamaguchi Taro was scared, he could barely hold his own.

But those Ashigaru on the side, to put it bluntly, they are just a group of farmers, who are only called up temporarily to be cannon fodder during wars.

To put it bluntly, it is almost the level of China’s regiment training and armed forces.

Listening to the roar of the Ming army's heavy artillery outside, and watching the scene of the shells rolling and spinning after landing, destroying everything, their calves were trembling.

If it weren't for the terrifying look of the samurai master holding the sword on the side, they would have fled long ago.

Suddenly, Yamaguchi Taro heard the sound of shelling outside stopped, turned his head and said to an ashigaru on the side.

"You Di, go out and see Di work!"

Hearing the words, the ashigaru opened his mouth, his face full of fear, but when he noticed Yamaguchi Taro's murderous eyes, he softened instantly and did not dare to refuse Yamaguchi Taro's order.

Responsible for the wall, he walked out shivering.

However, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard of the house, he heard a gunshot.

The ashigaru was shot in the chest, leaned back, and fell outside the open courtyard door with a thud.

Blood continued to gush out from the wound on his chest, staining the ground in front of the door red.

The ashigaru had not yet breathed his last. He turned his head slightly and looked at the defense line in the courtyard, his eyes full of pain and hope.

The mouth opens and closes slightly, as if saying "save me".

Seeing this, Yamaguchi Taro swallowed subconsciously, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

save people?

Save the shit!
Although he is a samurai master, he can defeat everyone in the face of bullets.

The Ming army outside could kill the Ashigaru who had just left the yard with one shot, and they could also shoot him, Yamaguchi Taro.

Taro Yamaguchi would go out and die in vain if he had a brain problem! (End of chapter)