Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 295 Line Battle
When the large Japanese army appeared in front of everyone, it was boundless and the flags were like clouds. The Ming army behind the Shanxi army couldn't help but commotion. Violators will be cut off.

After a long period of fuss, the army slowly calmed down.

Huang Laifu saw that the Japanese army soon stopped their pursuit, and he must have seen the large troops of the Ming army waiting here.Soon, when they were hundreds of steps away from the Ming army, most of the Japanese army also formed their formation, which was their usual front arrow formation.

Afterwards, more than ten thousand Japanese troops went out. Looking at the banner, it was Shimadzu Yoshihiro's department in the Japanese army. The Satsuma Legion under him was famous for its bravery. It must be because he saw the broken troops of the Ming army waiting here, so he wanted Shimadzu Yoshihiro Hongbu went out and defeated the remaining Ming army with a brave attack. As long as this Ming army collapsed, the rest of the fleeing Ming army would no longer have the ability to fight back.

Only the commander Xiaoxi in the Japanese army saw the flag of the Ming army, but he took a breath and thought to himself: "Shanxi army? Is it Tang general Huang Laifu? I think Shimadzu-kun will usher in a hard fight later! "

Not to mention the military power of the previous Shanxi army when it attacked the Japanese city of Dosan, it was the first Korean War a few years ago. Governor Konishi also fought against Huang Laifu, and he knew that this was a very difficult opponent, especially his subordinates. The gunners are very sharp, and the Shanxi army is now waiting in full force. If they insist on attacking, they will pay a very heavy price.

On Huang Laifu's side, of course he would not just sit back and watch the Japanese troops line up leisurely. The cavalry he placed on the two wings had come out one after another, attacking and harassing the opponent's sides, and even rushed into their backs.This made Yoshihiro Shimadzu very angry, so he had to send limited cavalry to meet him, and there was a commotion for a while.After the two sides went back and forth for a while, they stopped.

However, through this incident, Yoshihiro Shimadzu observed that the two wings of the Tang army did not seem to have any weaknesses to take advantage of, and then looked at the middle part of the defense of the Tang army. There was only a long row of weak gunners guarding there, which made Yoshihiro Shimadzu secretly happy. , decided to attack Tang Jun's front first.

Shimadzu Yoshihiro knew the power of firecrackers, and the Japanese army did not have iron gunners. When faced with a powerful infantry attack, they lined up in three or five rows, and it was difficult to stop the enemy's attack with the power of iron guns. Let alone lined up in a row.

It seems that the Ming army on the opposite side doesn't even know the basic art of war.Judging from the banner, the Shanxi Army of the Tang State, which is still famous for its might, captured Daoshan City not long ago, but now it has made such a serious mistake.

Although attacking the Tang people's frontal formation, one shot from the firecrackers may cost some casualties, but the opponent's position can be defeated afterwards, and such a price is worth paying.

Under the order of Shimadzu Yoshihiro, the Japanese army lined up one after another, with the most brave banner warriors holding samurai swords in front, spears in the back, iron gunners and archers in the back, and finally some cavalry. With a force of more than 6000 people, Yoshihiro Shimadzu decided to break the Tang army's position with the most courageous assault.

In fact, Ma Gui and the others were not without objections to Huang Laifu's deployment of troops. Huang Laifu used cavalry to protect his wings. This is a very orthodox method of infantry and cavalry combat.However, in the widest front, all the firecrackers are lined up in a mere row. Isn't this a bit exaggerated?With a single shot of the firecrackers, plus a bombardment of dozens of tiger squatting guns in front, can it block the brave impact of the Japanese army?

In the current Ming army, there are at least three rows of firecrackers firing, and even as many as five or six rows, and cold weapons are required to cover at any time.Huang Laifu was too risky today, Ma Gui and the others thought to themselves.Although there are still thousands of cavalry from Ma Gui and others lined up dozens of steps behind the Shanxi Army, but the army is in a panic right now. If the Shanxi Army is defeated, these cavalry will not have much confidence to continue fighting.

In fact, Huang Lai had no choice but to arrange this way today. After the successful development of the flintlock, Huang Laifu mostly used the three-row shooting method, and absorbed the experience of the French in history. The firearms soldiers lined up in three rows .The first two columns kneel first, and the third column stands.When fighting, the third column shoots first, installs sub-drugs after shooting, and stands still.A second column of shots followed, and the second column knelt down after the shots.Finally, the first row of shooting, also kneeling after shooting.Then the third column started firing again, and so on.

This method of combat has proven successful in history.If Huang Laifu did this, it seemed safer and he could form continuous firepower. Unfortunately, his own troops were too few and the Japanese troops were too many. If they did not count casualties, they could still rush over.

After all, 500 musketeers lined up in three rows, and only 50 people shot each time. With the hit rate of 5.00% at [-] meters with the flintlock, they could only kill or wound more than [-] Japanese at a time. With madness, it may rush forward regardless of casualties.Even if he couldn't make it through the first few times, even if he was exhausted, Huang Laifu couldn't bear it.

Therefore, Huang Laifu decided to take the risk of adopting the linear formation that can most effectively display firepower. After all, the ignition efficiency and firing success rate of the flintlock guns are far higher than those of the previous matchlock guns, and the loading procedure is much simpler.

More importantly, because the fire rope is no longer needed, the distance between people is much less, and they can be loaded side by side, which can form a denser infantry battle formation and greatly increase the frontal force. Firearm density.

The linear formation is to maximize the power of this firepower.In history, the British army used this formation to defeat Napoleon's most elite Janissaries. Huang Laifu also decided to use the shock and power of the single largest shot to defeat the Japanese shock troops at one time.

The flags of the Japanese army waved and the horns sounded. With the elite warriors in front, they slowly approached.

At 200 meters, the Shanxi Army did not move.

100 meters, basically within the range of the flintlock guns. The Japanese army has accelerated the pace, but the Shanxi army still did not move. It just showed up.

Only Ma Gui and the others behind the formation were secretly anxious, what the hell is Huang Laifu doing?Not shooting yet?
At 70 meters, the Japanese army began to charge. At least hundreds of Japanese banner warriors rushed to the front. They held up their sharp katanas and rushed over screaming.

The Ming army behind the Shanxi army was in a commotion, and Ma Gui quickly ordered the supervisors to suppress it.Even Hideaki Kobayakawa, Naoshige Nabeshima and other Japanese generals who were far behind the Japanese army were suspicious. What the hell is this Tang army doing?Not firing yet?Only Chief Xiaoxi in the formation kept frowning deeply, thinking about Huang Laifu's intentions.

In the blink of an eye, they rushed to 60 meters. Most of the Ming army behind the army was extremely nervous. At this moment, Huang Laifu sent an order that the firecrackers were ready to aim and shoot. The muzzle of the muzzle pointed at the rushing Japanese brigade.

After 50 meters, Huang Laifu still did not give the order to shoot, which made the Ming army behind the formation even more nervous...

But at this time in the middle of the queue, Wang Guixiu's firecracker was steadily pointing at a screaming Japanese banner warrior, his hands were as steady as Mount Tai, and there was no confusion at all, even his mind was very calm.

After several years of fighting with Huang Laifu, Wang Guixiu, who was just an ordinary musketeer, has now become a high-ranking officer in the Laifu camp. He has seen many such scenes.

Even though he is Bai Zong, Wang Guixiu is also using firecrackers like ordinary soldiers, but the armor on his body is different, with Bai Zong's flag logo on his back, and a copper handle on his waist.Next to him are two gunners. In fact, they are all standing very close together, and because most of the gunners in the Shanxi Army are standing side by side to shoot, in order not to affect the shooting, everyone is wearing the same clothes now. There is a tendency to get tighter and tighter.

The gunpowder has already been loaded with sub-powder. As a very skilled gunner, especially with the flintlock, now Wang Guixiu can refill it nearly twice in one minute.In fact, in order to increase the loading speed faster, Huang Laifu has decided to manufacture the historical oblong paper shell cartridge, which can increase the firing speed of the tunnel-fired gun faster.

The current Shanxi Army firearms reloading method is similar to that of the previous matchlock guns, only one step of matchlock is saved.If there is a paper shell cartridge, the fixed amount of gunpowder and projectiles are all wrapped in the paper shell cartridge. Pour the gunpowder into a part of the gunpowder pool, and put the rest of the gunpowder into the gun barrel. Put the bullets held in the mouth and the paper shell of the bullet into the gun barrel, and use the bullet delivery stick to stab the bullets and paper shells down. To the gunpowder, this is ready to shoot.

In this way, a flintlock gun using a paper shell cartridge can shoot 2-3 times per minute, or even more.In history, soldiers of the Prussian army could shoot four times per minute on average, which further increased the power of the flintlock.

At 40 meters, the Shanxi army still did not move. The Ming army behind the army had raised their hearts to their throats, while the charging Japanese army was overjoyed. Could it be that the Tang people in front of them were scared out of their wits?Only some experienced Japanese soldiers felt that something was wrong. The Tang people in front of them were too calm, and the black muzzle of the guns was a hell of death.

But when things came to an end, there was no other way, so I hoped that the last few tens of meters could be rushed over.

Thirty meters away, the bravest samurai in the Japanese army screamed wildly and finally accelerated, and the sharp samurai swords in their hands were already shining with a dazzling cold light!The Ashgaru Bamboo Spears who followed also had ferocious expressions, rushing up screaming!
"Fire!"

Ma Gui and the others roared in unison, and at this moment, a trumpeter next to Huang Laifu made a sharp sound, which was a sign of firing!

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa!……"

There was a sound like frying beans, the firecrackers blared together, and the smoke was overwhelming. A row of flames passed by, and the [-] firecrackers of the Shanxi Army opened fire together!Immediately, a cloud of blood mist rose up in front of my eyes, and many Japanese warriors rushing forward were beaten to the ground and rolled out!Such dense firepower, such a short distance, and the dense formation of the Japanese army on the opposite side allowed the firecrackers to maximize their power!
There was a series of screams, and in just this moment, nearly 300 Japanese soldiers were killed and injured, and they were the most powerful banner warriors in the army!This unbearable tragic casualty immediately caused the Japanese ashigaru who rushed up to blow up the battalion, and many people huddled together in confusion.

In addition to these chaotic Japanese soldiers, some Japanese soldiers who rushed forward with inertia, ushered in another nightmare!
Dozens of tiger crouching guns were placed in front of the Shanxi Army's firearms. In addition to the tiger crouching guns owned by the Shanxi Army itself, Huang Laifu felt that the firepower was insufficient, so he asked Ma Gui and others for dozens of them. The gunners squatting in front of the cannon ignited together, and at a distance of more than ten meters, the tiger squatting cannon exerted its greatest power!

There were continuous bangs, and the sound of the cannons shook the sky. Each tiger squatting cannon was filled with at least a hundred lead shots weighing five qianqian, and there were also countless porcelain pieces and stones. Once the cannon was fired, it was like a Like a big broom, the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front of the gun were swept to the ground.In the flames, many people were bloody and bloody, many people's hands and feet were beaten to pieces, and they screamed terribly.

In such a tragic situation, no matter how strong the Japanese army was, they couldn't help but collapsed. They screamed and fled back, and many of them huddled together with the Japanese soldiers who rushed up from behind.Moreover, these people also affected most of the Japanese soldiers who rushed up from behind. Even if some officers killed some fleeing soldiers on the spot, this defeat could not be stopped, and they were involuntarily coerced and fled back.

Seeing this situation, Huang Laifu heaved a sigh of relief, this time he fought all the way, luckily he succeeded.In order to make the best use of his troops, he sent all the troops up. Right now, beside him, there are only a dozen servants, bannermen, drummers, and some doctors. If the firearms do not stop the first round, the Japanese army rushes forward. The gunners had no choice but to pull out their two-handed long knives and fight the Japanese army hand-to-hand.

In fact, to be honest, Huang Laifu has always been unsure whether to install bayonets on the gunners or let the gunners continue to be equipped with long knives. Although later generations use bayonets, it is obvious that if bayonets are used, the gunners training, but also to start a completely different routine.To be honest, Huang Laifu didn't know much about how to train the bayonet.I had no choice but to let the soldiers figure it out for themselves in the future.

The Shanxi army defeated the Japanese army once and fled. Ma Gui and others behind the army were dumbfounded.At this time, Huang Laifu issued a banner to let the cavalry of the Shanxi Army on the two wings and the cavalry of the Ming Army behind the formation pursue them.

Shanxi Army cavalry chased after him like a whirlwind, and Ma Gui also roared: "Boys, follow me!"

Clamping the horse's belly, leading the army to chase after him, Gao Ce, Mao Guoqi and others also laughed loudly, and they all shouted: "My sons, kill the thief!"

They all led their own cavalry in pursuit. Seeing most of the cavalry of the Ming army coming, this made the attacking Shimadzu Yoshihiro even more panicked. Everyone ran happily, not only that, but they also attacked Kobayakawa behind him. Hideaki, Naoshima Naoshige, Konishi Yukio and other Japanese troops.

Shimadzu Yoshihiro, who was in the back line, was furious. He didn't expect that his army would fail shamefully in the first attack, which he couldn't bear.He led his personal guards to personally chop down a few escaped Japanese soldiers, but because most of the cavalry of the Ming army came after them, they still couldn't stop the frightened and terrified subordinates from fleeing. was washed away.

Yoshihiro Shimadzu was stunned, but he had no choice but to flee with the rebel army.Because the land of Pingchuan is not big, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers have blocked the place tightly. Except for some of the thousands of Japanese soldiers who fled, some of them escaped from the hills on both sides of the formation, and the rest inevitably rushed. Entering the interior of the formation, it disrupted the formation of each army.

Although Hideaki Kobayakawa and Chief Konishi made a decisive decision and ordered the iron gunners and archers to shoot and kill some of the defeated troops who were attacking the main formation, but part of the formation in front was inevitably scattered.Panic is contagious. Yoshihiro Shimadzu, who is known for his bravery in the Japanese army, was defeated in the first attack.

The Shanxi army won a great victory, and the retreating soldiers of the Ming army in the back were even more motivated. At this time, many battalions had already assembled under the command of the general. At present, many cavalrymen joined the pursuit queue In the future, the rest of the infantry also gathered behind the Shanxi army. At this time, the Ming army, organized, had reached more than [-] people.

At this time, the gunners of the Shanxi Army had already filled the gunpowder and resumed the formation of three rows of horizontal formations. Huang Laifu came to the side of the army. He drew out his sharp sword and pointed forward: "The whole army marches...forward! "

The rifle drum sounded, and all the firecrackers leaned their guns on their shoulders, and marched in orderly like a wall according to the drumbeat!

Although it is only an army of less than 2000 people, its momentum is like a mountain!
Like a train trembling, the Ming troops on both sides and behind the Shanxi Army, including cavalry and infantry, also followed up excitedly. The army of tens of thousands of people slowly moved forward. The flags were like clouds and the momentum was like a rainbow. They abandoned panic , the Ming army has resumed its usual vigor against the Japanese.

Seeing the appearance of the Daming army, the Japanese army panicked even more. At some point, Konishi Xingchang led his own army and fled. He did not stay in Daoshan and other places, but went directly back to his own city of Suncheon up.

Like a chain reaction, the rest of the Japanese generals also led the army and fled one after another. Kobayakawa Hideaki's lack of prestige in the army has emerged, and he has no ability to order the generals to obey his orders.

In the end, he also had to lead his army to retreat slowly, but retreat is always easy to turn into escape, and escape is easy to turn into rout, the previous Ming army has proved this point, now it is the turn The Japanese army fell, and in the end the Japanese army was defeated like a mountain. They were chased by the Ming army for more than ten miles, and more than [-] people were beheaded.

However, the Japanese army was strong after all, and the Ming army had collapsed before, so no one dared to chase after them. After chasing for more than a dozen miles, everyone returned to the formation one after another. Headed by Huang Laifu and Ma Gui, they gathered all the heavy troops and horses from various places. Set up a solid camp, and stationed heavy troops in Ulsan and Dosan. In this way, the shadow of the previous collapse was completely eliminated, and the military strategy before the dispatch of troops was achieved.

And because of the appearance of Huang Laifu, the defeat of Ulsan in history was reversed, and it turned defeat into victory, beheading thousands of people. After the battle of Dosan and Pingchuan, Huang Laifu also established incomparable prestige in the army.

(End of this chapter)