Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1252 Bamboo Shield

The First Expeditionary Team assembled on the beach, and the three naval companies were weak in numbers, but their firepower output was the strongest in this time and space: Hall rifles, typewriters, and friction-reactive weapons. The 32-year-style brigade gun with the recoil device-although there are only three guns, the range is far beyond the 12-pound mountain grenade they were generally equipped with in the past.It has a long range and a rate of fire that no army in this plane can stand.According to the estimates of the staff, most of the armies in this time and space will not be able to withstand a few shots and will flee.

Shi Zhiqi was in high spirits. The term "First Expeditionary Team" was much more dignified than that of the First Marine Battalion—it was also more "American".The uniforms of the First Expeditionary Team of the Marine Corps were recently changed, completely getting rid of the 65th version of the Fubo Army in the past, and adopted the copycat version of the US Marine Corps combat training uniform.Of course, the Lingao version of the MCCUU has neither camouflage nor any special fabrics. It is the cotton or cotton-linen mixed fabric commonly seen on Lingao uniforms.The color is most woody with indigo dyed dark blue.The military cap is also the iconic octagonal cap.

Lingao can't equip the sailors with modern combat boots, so the sailors still use integral canvas leggings and equip the army with general equipment.

Shi Zhiqi jumped out of the boat, with a pipe in his mouth, a knife at his hip, and a leather whip in his hand, looking majestic.Glancing at the sailors that had already lined up, each of them was full of energy, their waists were straight, and they looked like an imperial horse.
"Boys, fuck it!"

"Yes! Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." All the sailors shouted loudly, "Damn it! Serve the Senate and the people!"

He waved his whip down: "All set out!"

The three companies marched in a three-way column, followed by a fire support unit composed of artillery and typewriters.According to the plan, the First Expeditionary Team had to wait for the heavy artillery to land before moving in, but the fleet transporting the artillery failed to arrive in time, and the soldiers were very fast. In order to prevent Zheng Zhilong and his treasure from running away, and also to prevent the enemy from being desperate After setting fire to the city by himself, Shi Zhiqi decided to march towards Suocheng immediately, trying to defeat the enemy once and capture Suocheng.

The height of Zhongzuo City is less than 6 meters. The traditional Chinese brick and stone walls are used. Because it is only a guard city, the walls are not wide and thick. Very few, Shi Zhiqi felt that he could take it down without relying on artillery—not to mention that he still had three brigade artillery and a platoon of assault engineers in his hand.Just drop the explosives and blow open the city gate.He, Shi Zhiqi, didn't believe that Zheng Zhilong's pirate troops were willing to bayonet him in the city—probably, the Japanese guards, who had a particularly strong second-second attack, were willing to come and send him to death.

However, the license responsible for collecting and analyzing the information of the Zheng Group believes that this possibility is unlikely. The Japanese Guards and the Black Guards are Zheng Zhilong's "foreign servants" to put it bluntly. Once the city is broken, the situation is irreversible, and Zheng Zhilong has to rely on the guards to cover him to escape. How can he be willing to stay in the city and fight with the Marine Corps in a street fight?

"The second page of the Marine Corps Songbook, "Song of the Marine Warrior"! Sing in unison!" The sergeants ordered loudly.

The sailors’ canvas leather-soled combat boots with iron palms trampled on the beach in Xiamen, kicking up dust, and the soldiers sang in unison:

I am the marines, I am the killing weapon,
The flashes of red light make your blood splatter,
Don't doubt it, this is my place.

I'm smiling when you come running,

For victory is mine, and I am a first-rate killer, bringing death.

The fire of experience has already been ignited, stand shoulder to shoulder with me, you will never be alone,

The first to charge, the last to leave, I know the warrior is gone.

Devouring fear, when the enemy comes into view,

Aim with your hands, pull the trigger with your will, and kill with a ruthless heart.

I am the ghost going on,

I am the warrior singing.

Happy to fight and fight, and scorched the enemy's country,
Trek through the sea of ​​blood, vowing to kill them all.

……

The lyrics are sometimes out of tune, but hundreds of burly men sing in unison, shaking the air with the sound of their heavy footsteps.

Shi Zhiqi strode at the head of the second company, with the flag of the first expedition fluttering behind him, and his personal flag of veterans side by side, on which not only his family badge, but also the medals and medals he had won were embroidered on it. The place where you command the marines to fight and win.

"What are these thieves singing?" Zheng Zhilong asked vaguely when he heard the singing coming from the wind in the distance.

"Reporting to the general, I can't hear it very clearly. It's nothing more than some battle songs. It's very vulgar."

Zheng Zhilong picked up the binoculars and looked again at the place where the singing came from. Three columns of blue-clothed soldiers were marching on the beach. There were not many flags.

However, judging from the size of the team, there were no more than 500 people at best, and there was no smoke and dust raised by a large group of people and horses behind them. Moreover, the enemy's rear team did not have a large herd of cattle and horses, and obviously they would not drag heavy artillery.Zheng Zhilong felt a little relieved: If only 500 people came, his own troops could still fight against them.

Kun bandits come from afar, how many troops can they transport?As long as this stock is eaten first, the follow-up people are just adding fuel.Come and eat one share.Zheng Zhilong couldn't help feeling more confident.He laughed and said, "It's true that the Kun bandit ships are strong and powerful, but it's a pity that they don't know the art of war. With such a small number of people, they dare to attack. Isn't it just death for nothing?"

The generals also felt that the Kun thief was a little too big, so they couldn't help but feel a little relieved.Younger and more energetic, he was stunned by the gunfire of the gangster, but now he came to his senses and felt that the opponent's master Lu had few people and no guns, and they were gearing up one by one, ready to give the gangster a good look.

"General, the last general is willing to be the vanguard! Defeat them!" One of the generals flashed out, it was Lin Cha.Lin Cha is a general under Zheng Zhilong's subordinates. He is brave and good at fighting. Zheng Zhilong once asked the court for his credit.

"You have too few troops, and you are infantry. You stand down and stay safe!" Zheng Zhilong shook his head. The opponent was an all-arms force. Others didn't know. He himself raised two all-firearms guards. The damage is very clear, Lin Cha has only 400 people under his command, and he will be beaten to pieces by the thieves before he rushes up and swings his sword and gun.

"General, there will be a way of fighting in the end, and we can fight against the Kun bandits." Lin Cha continued without giving up.

"Go ahead."

"I talked to General Tong before, talking about the fierceness of firearms, which is unmatched. No matter how brave a heavy armor is, once hit by an iron cannon, he will die. To fight with firearms, you can only move forward bravely and fight with flesh and blood. General Tong said that there is an artifact in Japan that can defeat iron cannons."

General Tong is Tong Tailang - he is unwilling to say his Miao characters, so the Chinese naturally take Tong as their surname.

"Go on." Zheng Zhilong became interested.

"Yes!" Lin Cha said hastily, "I heard from General Tong that this thing is called a bamboo shield. It is made of several short green bamboos tied into a bundle, and iron cannon balls cannot be worn..."

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, then shook his head: "This bamboo is bundled into a bundle, it's so big and heavy, you can't hold it with one hand, how can you fight it with a weapon?"

"It can be divided into three teams. One team holds bamboo shields in front to block the guns, the other team behind them uses bows and arrows, and the last team uses card swordsmen. First, arrows are fired at once, and then the swordsman players ravage in front of them. Jump, use the sword and rattan card to defeat the enemy!" Lin Cha came prepared, he had studied this issue long ago, and also trained his subordinates on the spot.

Zheng Zhilong turned his attention to Tong Taro: "Is it really feasible?"

"My lord, bamboo shields are indeed feasible, and iron cannons are impenetrable." Totaro said that in Japan, when attacking the city, many soldiers in the vanguard carried this kind of bamboo shields to resist the projectiles of iron cannons.

Zheng Zhilong's heart was moved: "It's just in a hurry, where to find these bamboos, and it takes a team to practice, it will not happen overnight."

"General Qi, I have prepared a thousand bamboo handles and shields. The soldiers under my command have also practiced formations. I only ask the general to let the last general fight!"

"Okay!" Zheng Zhilong nodded, "It's rare that you have the heart! If that's the case, you'll take the lead!" He shouted, "Bring the wine! I'll do it for General Lin!"

After drinking the Zhuangxing wine, Zheng Zhilong ordered someone to reward Lin Cha's subordinates with five silver dollars each, as an encouragement for the first time.Lin Cha brought his own people to rectify the team, and his subordinates were only 400 people.Zheng Zhilong feared that there would be insufficient troops, so he ordered a general named Lin Sheng to lead 300 people from his headquarters to coordinate the battle.

Shi Zhiqi was leading the troops forward, and the scouts who were walking in front came back to report that a team of seven to eight hundred people had come out to meet them.

"One in a row and two in a row to form a double horizontal line! Three in a row is a reserve team!"

Marine companies no longer have drummers and flute players, only bugle players.Following Shi Zhiqi's order, the trumpeter's bugle sounded, and the first company and the second company were deployed on the march, forming a double horizontal formation.The first company is on the left, and the second company is on the right.

"Stop advancing! Team up!"

Shi Zhiqi and his immediate team were coming out of the junction of the two companies.Behind him are the artillery that has begun to be deployed and the third company serving as a reserve.

As far as the weapons of the Marine Corps are concerned, it is entirely possible to adopt the battle mode of skirmishing lines, but the days for changing equipment are very short, and the corresponding tactical training has not kept up, so they continue to adopt the tactic of queuing and shooting.Shi Zhiqi felt that if he was dealing with enemies in this time and space, the tactic of queuing up and shooting was also good—it could give full play to the firepower.

Shi Zhiqi raised his binoculars and looked at it. He felt strange. The seven or eight hundred people in the front row were all holding a huge bundle of firewood?After thinking about it, he realized that it was used to resist bullets.

"MMD, this is too funny." Shi Zhiqi muttered and put down the binoculars.Draw out the command knife:

"All ready to fight!"

The bugle sounded hurriedly.

　Note: The bamboo shield was indeed used in the Warring States Period, and it is said that it was invented by Takeda Shingen.

　　
　
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