Chapter 1014 The Japanese army is waiting, and the Hu Ben army is also waiting

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After careful thinking, Abe Yuki decided to launch a counterattack.

Various information shows that there will not be many Hu Ben Army troops ashore. All combatants are estimated to be about 5,000. The others are non-combatants. The five thousand people are divided into three routes and attack in different directions. If they can drive all the Hu Ben Army into the sea at this time, it will be a great achievement.

Of course, it is not easy to do this. The Hu Ben Army has controlled most of the Nagamon Kingdom and Zhou Fang Kingdom and has sufficient strategic depth. Even if the Japanese army can defeat the Hu Ben Army, it will take some time to drive them all into the sea. But, you have to try everything, right?

The question is, in which direction to counterattack? Abe Yuki has two choices now. The first is to counterattack against Ishimiko. Ishimiko Ginshan is in Ishimiko. The Tiger Army is trying to control Ishimiko Ginshan. The Japanese army counterattack here can ensure the safety of Ishimiko Ginshan. As long as everyone knows the importance of Ishimiko Ginshan.

The second is to fight back to the west of Hiroshima. Information shows that some of the Hu Ben Army are advancing towards Hiroshima. Their purpose should be to seize the Hiroshima port and allow more follow-up troops of the Hu Ben Army to go shore directly from Hiroshima. If the Hu Ben Army controls Hiroshima, there will be a continuous stream of follow-up troops to get ashore from here.

After thinking about it, Abe Yuki finally decided to launch a counterattack on the western part of Hiroshima first. After all, Ishimi Yinshan was fixed there and the Huben army could not take it away. Even if the Huben army briefly controlled Ishimi Yinshan, they could not organize workers to mine. In other words, Ishimi Yinshan would not suffer any losses. After the reinforcements of the shogunate army arrived, they would just take back Ishimi Yinshan again. However, once Hiroshima fell, the situation would be much more dangerous.

"Set off!"

"Target! West of Hiroshima!"

Abe Yuki held the samurai sword and shouted loudly.

Under the order of Abe Yuki, the team of eight flags attacked westward. The remaining few flags remained near Hiroshima to prevent the Hu Ben Army from landing here, and at the same time monitored the movements of Heian Kyo. Abe Yuki authorized them to clean up the royal family when necessary. Obviously, this was a cold order.

The eight flag-building teams have a total strength of about 16,000. They are mainly iron cannons (musketeers), Akamoto-clothed crowds (troops wearing red armor), and a small number of horse-recovery crowds (light cavalry). Of course, horse-recovery crowds will not attack. They are the basic force that Abe Yuki relies on, and will not be dispatched until the last moment.

Two days after Abe Yushu's large army set out, they encountered the Hu Ben Army. What they encountered was the Wei Battalion of the Hu Ben Army, and the commander was Zhou Yanyu. The vanguards of both sides were very alert and quickly discovered the other party. So, the progress of both sides quickly stopped.

Zhou Yanyu's purpose was to capture Hiroshima by land, forcing the Dutch visiting fleet stationed here to leave in shame. As long as the Dutch fleet leaves, the subsequent landing forces of the Tiger Ben Army can go ashore directly here.

The subsequent landing troops of the Hu Ben Army were basically cavalry or heavy troops. If there was no suitable port, it would add a lot of trouble. After preliminary transformation, the port facilities of Xiaguan Port can only be said to be barely available, and they are still far away from easy to use, high efficiency, etc.

It seems that the 20,000 Mongolian cavalry commanded by Haschiqige had to load dozens of large ships for the forage needed in the early stage of landing. It is not easy to unload all the forage from the transport ship and transfer it to the warehouse on the shore. Otherwise, how about it, landing operations are the most complicated battle mode.

"Cross!"

"Come on!"

Zhou Yanyu immediately issued an order.

"Cross!"

"Come on!"

Opposite, Abe Yuki also issued an order.

The armies of both sides followed the most primitive squad combat method. Compared with the two, the Japanese army had a completely advantage. The Hu Ben Army's squad only occupied a small open space. However, the Japanese army occupied a large field of field. The place where the two armies fought was flat and the field of view was very conducive to musket shooting.

Among the Eastern countries, the Japanese army was the first to westernize. Japan was the first to receive weapons such as muskets provided by Western powers. The Tokugawa Shogunate Army was deeply influenced by the Portuguese, and some of the shogunate army, even Portuguese military instructors, were directly trained. A considerable part of the army tactics of the Portuguese army were learned from the Spanish. The essence of this is the famous Spanish square formation.

Under the order of Abe Yuki, the Japanese army of more than 10,000 people were arranged into more than a dozen large square formations. The spearmen were in front and the musketeers were behind. These square formations covered each other and moved slowly towards the Hu Ben Army. The black square formation turned the color of the wilderness into dark red, which indeed put a lot of pressure on the Hu Ben Army.

"Tait!"

"Tait!"

"Tait!"

The sound of Japanese soldiers falling to the ground was neat and orderly.

Even as an enemy, Zhou Yanyu had to admit that the lower-level Japanese officers and soldiers were still quite disciplined. When it comes to obedience, the Japanese are really awesome. Even if you ask him to die, he will step forward without hesitation. From the Qianli Mile Mile, Zhou Yanyu could clearly see that the Japanese soldiers looked numb and their eyes were dull, and they only knew how to move forward mechanically.

"Fire at the longest distance!"

"Free shooting!"

Zhou Yanyu made a decision quickly.

There are only such a few people in the Weizi Camp, and it is unlikely to compete with the Japanese army in a square formation. If the Japanese army enter the range of their muskets, and more than a dozen square formations and fire guns together, all the people in his battalion will be reimbursed. Only free shooting can be made and the Japanese army should be killed and injured as much as possible. Once the Japanese army approaches, they will quickly retreat, widen the distance, and then continue shooting. They will continue shooting until the Japanese army suffers heavy casualties and cannot continue attacking.

At this moment, Zhou Yanyu was most worried about, that the Japanese army did not want these square formations and rushed up like a swarm. The number of Japanese troops was too large and the combat area was so flat that with the shooting speed of the Hu Ben gun, it was impossible to stop so many Japanese troops from rushing up. Subconsciously, Zhou Yanyu was ready to retreat.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Before he finished speaking, the gunman of the Hu Ben Army could not wait to shoot.

At this time, the Japanese phalanx vanguard was at least 200 meters away from the Hu Ben Army. The patterns on the various flags that the Japanese army was carrying were not yet clearly distinguishable. However, on the flat field, such a distance did not look very far. In the sight of the Japanese soldiers in the Hu Ben Gun, the figures of Japanese soldiers were also the same size as watermelons.

"Start the fire so early..."

"The Hu Ben Army is nothing great..."

Abe Yuki said silently in his heart, inadvertently feeling a little contempt.

He clearly remembered that when he first joined the army, the Portuguese instructor once said that the musket could only fire within 60 yards (about 50 meters). This would have a hit rate of about 30%. If it could tolerate fire within 30 yards, it would be even better, and the hit rate would be increased to more than 80%. If it exceeded 100 yards, it would be equivalent to shooting at the moon in the sky, and the projectiles would not know where to fly. Now, at least two hundred yards away, the Hu Ben Army released the musket, which was simply shooting at the sun.

The Haman around Abe Yuki looked a little disdainful. Their originally nervous moods gradually released. It seems that the Hu Ben Army is nothing great. I am afraid that the previous information is exaggerated. What can I shoot at such a long distance? Is it a threat to the Japanese without muskets?

"ah!"

"ah!"

"ah!"

However, everything in front of him was beyond the expectations of Abe Yuki and Hachimoto.

The screams kept coming, completely interrupting their thoughts. They saw in amazement that the Japanese soldiers in the front row of the square formation were falling down one after another. If one or two people fell down, they might not be surprised. However, it was obvious that the number of people fell down was quite large. The two rows of soldiers in the front fell down almost all of them.

The maximum range of the Minnie gun is more than 900 meters and has lethality within a distance of 500 meters. The current shooting distance is about 200 meters. When the Minnie bomb hits the Japanese army, it will naturally cause fatal damage. The simple armor on the Japanese army cannot block the attack of the Minnie bomb at all. As long as it is hit, it will be either dead or injured.

Only thick shields can prevent the killing of Minnie bullets. However, the Japanese army had serious lack of shields. Perhaps because of the spirit of Bushido, the Japanese army rarely equipped shields. At the same time, when using muskets and spears, they could not equip a large number of shields. On the side of the Hu Ben Army, thousands of Minnie bullets roared away. As long as 10% of Minnie bullets hit the target, the casualties caused were already quite considerable.

The Japanese soldiers screamed and fell one after another. The dry fields suddenly had many Japanese corpses or wounded soldiers. Blood kept flowing, dyeing the stiff land wet. A large number of scattered weapons also caused certain obstacles to the advance of the square formation.

However, the Japanese army's square formation was not scattered. The square formations were still slowly advancing. In terms of combat discipline, the Japanese army's discipline was almost the same as the Tartars. The lower the Japanese army was, the more rigid it was. Without orders from the superiors, they would never be able to disperse.

Such rigid actions are exactly what the Hu Ben Army needs. Such a square formation is the best shooting target for the Hu Ben Gun! The soldiers of the Wei Battalion were trying hard to launch the Minnie bullets in their hands. Amid the crackling sound of gunfire, rows of Japanese troops fell under the guns of the Hu Ben Army.

"What's going on?"

Abe Yuki was a little stunned.

Why is the firepower of the Hu Ben Army so strong?

At a distance of two hundred yards, so many Japanese troops were killed?

The flag book around Abe Yuki was also full of shock when you looked at me, and when I looked at you, I looked at you, and then this shock turned into horror. Some flag book even subconsciously took a few steps back, as if it was a little further away from the Hu Ben Army, and the chance of being hit was smaller. Obviously, the muskets used by the Hu Ben Army were extremely powerful beyond their expectations.

In fact, when they were on Sado Island, the Japanese army had already seen the power of the Huben gun. However, at that time, the Huben army had fleet artillery, or field artillery support from the army, or had great power flying thunder cannons or landmines. The existence of these powerful weapons completely covered up the power of the Huben gun. When the Japanese were racking their brains to analyze these powerful weapons, they accidentally ignored the most basic muskets.

However, in the battle in front of us, neither side used artillery, and the power of the musket was immediately displayed. Not only did it appear, it also seemed very abrupt. Obviously, muskets with such a large power and such a long range were not something that the Japanese army could not fight against. Unless the large guns (cannons) transported from behind could reach the battlefield as soon as possible.

"Stop the attack."

Abe Yuki issued an order with a gloomy face.

The Hu Ben Army's muskets are so powerful that Abe Yuki doesn't want his troops to die too much. In fact, if Abe Yuki ordered not to line up and rushed forward in a swarm, the Hu Ben Army would definitely not be able to support it. Zhou Yanyu was ready to retreat. However, Abe Yuki never thought about this.

The rushing forward in swarms was not like a war, but like a group of scattered soldiers. The Portuguese instructors hated such actions the most. This was also unforgivable for Abe Yuki, who claimed to be half a war god. Who has ever seen the war god fight like a rabbit? This will only happen when they are defeated. Besides, it would be difficult to rush forward in swarms and gather back.

Abe Yuki's idea was that since he could not counterattack, he would defend. After the large guns (cannons) in the rear were transported, he would continue to attack. Before the large guns arrived, he would not make unnecessary sacrifices. He believed that with the power of the large guns, he could also drive away the Hu Ben Army. No matter how powerful the musket was, it would not be much stronger than the cannon, right?

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The retreating trumpet rang out quickly.

The Japanese army's various square formations immediately retreated in an orderly manner.

"how?"

"Stop fighting so soon?"

Zhou Yanyu held up the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and said quietly.

The Japanese army retreated so quickly, and the Hu Ben Army was not satisfied with the battle. The shooting just now probably killed one or two thousand Japanese troops. The result was not that bad. If the distance was not too far, the killing effect would at least double at a distance of 100 meters. However, since the Japanese army retreated, the Hu Ben Army took the opportunity to stop.

With his battalion's strength, it is too difficult to attack ten times the strength of his opponent. The Hu Ben gun is good for defense, but if it is used for attack, the speed is actually very slow. He understands what Yoshiki Kishi Abe is waiting for. In fact, Zhou Yanyu is also waiting for Li Yang's artillery battalion.
Chapter completed!