Chapter 501: Day Contest (10)

There are three layers in front and behind the fence of the land war camp. The middle layer is flush with the ground. The front layer is only half high. Soldiers have to shoot in a half-man-deep trenches, while the next layer is filled with soil. In this way, the three layers of fences can be shot at the same time without affecting each other. There are several trenches between each layer, which is convenient for support and retreat. In front of the fence is a wide trenches of defenders, like a large position. Read h-u-n mixed*h-u-n-<  >-Please remember

After the free shooting order, at least 800 muskets fired at the same time, and a large area of ​​smoke immediately rose up in the entire camp. Fortunately, the wind was strong on the beach, so I didn't worry about affecting my sight.

With the dense "bang" sound like a popping bean, a large crowd immediately fell down.

Although it is free shooting, the commanding officers on all levels and sections of the fences still strictly follow the three-stop shooting procedures and make loud orders in an orderly manner, but just slightly staggering the time. In this way, the dense musket sounds continued from the sound.

The land battle camp is surrounded by water on three sides, with a width of only 600 yards on the front. With the strong support of the dense artillery group, the ronin, who is constantly rolling, cannot put much pressure on the musketeers at all. Not to mention rushing to the trench in front of the formation, even the eighty-yard fire group failed to break through.

Looking at the fallen samurai, Mabe Kunfang, who was standing in the dark side, felt his hands trembling slightly. The Qing people's firearms, artillery or muskets, far surpassed Japan. With such powerful firepower, no wonder they were afraid that they would dare to attack Edo directly with just over 10,000 people. If the local powerful vassal had such strength, it would be unimaginable.

"Bang" Another firework bloomed in the air, illuminating the sky and the battlefield. The Matsubu Quanfang seized the time to take a look at the entire battlefield. There was still a stream of people, but he never got close to the camp. The ground was covered with corpses, which had seriously affected the troops' charge. This was purely a tactic of adding fuel to the oil.

"Boom boom boom boom" followed by a series of explosions. Mabe Quanfang turned his head and looked at the direction of the port. The shadows made an appointment to see the warships in the port hang up wind lights, but there was no movement. This would not work. Who knows how much ammunition the Qing people prepared? If this continues, the morale of the army will collapse sooner or later. After a moment of pondering, he said in a deep voice: "Order Harada Yoshito, Kitamura Tae branch inserted from left and right from left to right, and the entire army pressed on, the bow and arrow group and the iron gun group scattered and fired from two corners, and Inoue Hachiro's cavalry were ready to charge later."

With this order, the situation on the battlefield immediately changed. Three directions attacked at the same time. A large number of warriors suddenly rushed in front of them and immediately broke through the last fire. The fire was destroyed and the battlefield immediately fell into darkness. Seeing this situation, the ronin, who was about to collapse, was immediately shocked and rushed up with screams.

The pressure of musketeers increased dramatically, especially the bows and muskets on the left and right corners immediately began to cause damage. When Lin Wei saw this, he urged him in a hurry: "Import the artillery position immediately and clean the left and right corners."

Fu Anding was paying close attention to the battlefield. When he saw the last fire extinguished, he heard the gunshots on the position suddenly became rapid. He immediately realized that the situation was different and rushed another firework. Seeing that the Japanese pirates were divided into two groups, he couldn't help but feel anxious. It seemed that the Japanese pirates were really ready to take a gamble! He immediately ordered loudly: "All the mountain ditches aimed at the front of the formation for sixty yards, five rounds of rapid fire." After a little slowing down, he continued to make a loud call: "Howitzers hit the left and right corners, and five rounds of rapid fire."

After ordering, the sound of cannons in the artillery position changed the rhythm of the previous slow pace and immediately became denser. The fireworks in the sky also burst into dazzling light one by one.

A burst of shells that were tightly lit up and exploded densely among the crowd, causing amazing lethality. The pressure of the musketeers behind the fence was immediately reduced, and they all shot and fired in the moment when the fire flashed.

On the various warships in the port, the captains and deputy captains of each ship were standing on the deck and watching the situation on the battlefield with telescopes. Since all obstacles within the 3,000 yards of the port had been removed, they could clearly see the situation on both sides of the barracks on the battleship. Seeing the Japanese pirates increasing their troops, the officers were anxiously looking at the flagship, looking forward to the orders for shelling support.

On the flagship, Shi Shipiao, Yinxiang and Longkodo saw the Japanese pirates increasing their troops from the left and right sides, and their expressions were all solemn. Yinxiang said puzzledly: "The Japanese pirates have changed their tactics? Are they not ready to fight attrition and wheel wars? Why did they suddenly start to strengthen the attack?"

Longkodo was shocked. Judging from the situation of increasing troops on both sides, Japan invested at least 30,000 troops in this night battle. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "The Japanese pirates plan to make a desperate bet. Can the Marines bear it?"

Shi Shipiao didn't have time to pay attention to him. He pondered slightly and ordered: "Order Jiang's third-level battleship to use 24 pounds of flowering bullets to reinforce the left and right corners, and the other ships strengthen the warning on the water surface."

After giving the order, Shi Shipiao said in a deep voice: "The Japanese pirates suddenly changed their tactics, probably because they were worried that the losses would be too great and the morale of the army would be unstable. They tried to rely on the advantage of large numbers of people to launch a strong attack. In addition, their strong attack would be very likely to force us to support artillery fire, thinking that the conditions for sneak attacks on the water would be created."

There is really a sneak attack on the water? Yinxiang looked at him sideways, but he was worried that the Marines could resist such fierce attacks by the Japanese pirates. If the casualties were serious and the expedition to Europe would affect the expedition to Europe, how could he explain to the old fourteen when he went back? Fortunately, Shi Shipiao was steady and steady. If the Marines were allowed to advance recklessly, he would have to suffer a great loss with the Japanese pirates' desperate spirit.

As the order was conveyed, the captains of the four third-level battleships were inexplicably excited and immediately issued a shelling order. The four warships that had been prepared before the war immediately made a dull roar. The power of the twenty-four-pound cannons was not comparable to that of the twelve-pound cannons. Because of their large capacity, the lead balls and iron nails in the shells were loaded. The coverage of one shell was as high as 40 or 50 yards, and one bomb was a large area. The firing of the four third-level battleships was more than 60 twenty-four-pound cannons, and the Japanese pirates on both sides of the left and right corners were immediately cleaned up.

When Yasutoharada and Tae Kitamura saw this powerful shelling, they quickly ordered the stop moving forward. In front of such artillery, no amount of soldiers could fill it.

This round of naval gun artillery almost turned the cannon fodder of the Maibuquan room. He retreated thousands of yards in one breath under the protection of the guards before stopping in a daze. Looking back at the left and right corners that were empty, he couldn't help but lose all his thoughts. He really didn't expect that the power of naval guns was so great that this round of cannon alone had at least two thousand lives, and this battle could not be fought at all.
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