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    Zhai Kuan held the musket in his hand tightly and stared intently at the chaotic battle below the city wall. He saw those tall and fierce Kunlun slaves, all like evil ghosts, killing the short Japanese until they were defeated and screaming.  There were sounds, groans, and the clash of weapons.

    It's not that Zhai Kuan has never killed people. He had killed many people when he was in the slave-catching team. When he joined the musketeer team for training, in order to increase their practical experience, General Liu had people buy some slaves and slaves from various countries.  They fought, including face-to-face combat and shooting with muskets. He thought he would no longer feel uncomfortable about killing people, but seeing the bloody scene below the city still made him and the musketeers brothers beside him feel dizzy.

    Zhai Kuan is only twenty years old this year. He was originally an ordinary fisherman outside Dengzhou City. When he was eighteen years old, he joined the slave-catching team of Prince Qi's Mansion. Later, because of his outstanding performance, he was selected into the Musketeers Team and transported to  Training secretly on Perak Island, he has lived almost isolated from the outside world for the past two years. Although he can communicate with his family, all letters must go through several checks before they can be delivered to his family.

    Although this kind of life is very unfree, Zhai Kuan has no complaints at all, because every member of his musketeers is paid generously, and his family also enjoys the convenience and care provided by various princes, and if they are unfortunate,  If he died in battle, his family would not only receive a large amount of compensation, but also receive better care. Therefore, Zhai Kuan not only did not complain, he had even sold his life to His Highness King Qi, and they also knew that as long as  If they perform well enough, they will get better rewards in the future.  Family members can also live a better life, and even become the envy of others.

    It is precisely the idea of ????being impressed by others.  In the past two years, Zhai Kuan has been training hard, doing physical fitness and marksmanship training during the day, learning writing and arithmetic at night, and later learning how to march and fight. Now he is not only proficient in writing, but also has some experience in tactical command. If he enters the ordinary  In the army, it is still possible to be a low-level officer.  But he didn't want to leave the Musketeers unless necessary. After all, his current treatment was much better than that of an officer in the ordinary army.

    As a new soldier with good military education, Zhai Kuan has discovered that although the Kunlun slave soldiers under the city are still brave, they have lost their spirit and are now trapped in a fight with the Japanese army.  Although the losses of the Japanese were huge, these Japanese were very tenacious and rushed forward in an endless stream brandishing inferior weapons. If this continues, the smaller Kunlun slave army is likely to be defeated several times its size.  enemies to death.

    But Zhai Kuan is not in a hurry about this.  Because he had long seen that the tiger general below led the troops with skill, and led his Kunlun slaves to fight and retreat. He had already led the Japanese into the range of them and the archers.  The general has made all his soldiers ready.  Give the Japanese a fatal blow at any time.

    "put!"

    With General Xue Rengui¡¯s order, the archers who had been preparing for a long time relaxed their hands.  Round after round of bows and arrows were fired at the rear of the Japanese. Under the overwhelming attack of these bows and arrows, the Japanese who had just been in an endless stream were immediately killed. The Japanese who were outside the range of the bows and arrows no longer dared to step forward and attack the Kunlun slaves.  When the Japanese saw that their rear was being attacked, their offensive could not help but stagnate.

    Taking advantage of the temporary gap in the enemy's support, Huli once again led the Kunlun slaves to counterattack, killing nearly 10,000 Japanese people in front of them, and blood flowed into rivers. Countless Japanese people were so frightened that they immediately turned around and ran away.  However, the archers on the top of the city were not polite at all and kept firing arrows at the fleeing Japanese, causing many of them to fall on the road.

    After killing the enemy troops in front of them, Hu Li and his Kunlun slaves immediately retreated to the city. After all, their original strategic goal had been achieved. After the previous battle, the enemy's morale had been weakened, and there was no need for them to stay in the city anymore.  Taking risks outside, not to mention that although the Kunlun slaves are brave, they are not without casualties. It can even be said that everyone is injured, so it is wise to retreat in time.

    Souga Iruka in the rear was repulsed when he saw the first round of attacks, and arrows rained down from the top of the city, and many soldiers were shot and injured. This made him angry, and ordered the shield soldiers behind to go forward, and the other soldiers  Behind him, he slowly stepped forward against the rain of arrows at the top of the city.

    This trick really worked. Although the arrow rain on the city was dense, most of it was blocked by the shield. Even if it hit the enemy through the gap in the shield, it was rarely fatal.  At the same time, the Japanese archers also hid behind these shield men. After reaching the shooting range, they began to shoot at the archers on the top of the city. For a while, both sides suffered some casualties.

    Seeing that the Japanese were about to attack the city, many Japanese were carrying ladders, pushing rams and other siege weapons. They had already reached the bottom of the city wall and were about to start attacking the city. The Tang army on top of the city was already ready.  Be prepared, and put the rolling wooden thunder stone on the city wall, ready to give a heavy blow to the Japanese in Dengcheng at any time.

      But at this moment, a sound like firecrackers suddenly sounded on the top of the city, and at the same time bursts of black smoke rose, but it was quickly blown away by the wind on the top of the city, and with these bursts of extremely rhythmic sounds  , but the Japanese holding shields below were screaming in agony. The solid shields were like rags, with holes all punched in them. As for the Japanese below, they suffered countless casualties.

    Zhai Kuan held a heavy musket in his hand, aimed at a shield and fired immediately. With a crisp gunshot, the hot projectiles flew out like lightning, and then penetrated the shield and the Japanese body behind the shield.  Then Zhai Kuan quickly retreated and gave up his position to the brothers behind him. He went to the back to clean the barrel, then loaded the gun, compacted it, and stepped forward to shoot again.

    The Thousand Musketeers were divided into three rows. In addition to one commander, there were 333 people in each row. The first row fired, the second row prepared, the third row loaded, and then rotated in turn. The three rows of soldiers were like  It is like an extremely precise machine that runs very smoothly. Occasionally, someone has an accident while loading and is unable to synchronize with others. He will immediately exit, then solve the fault and then return to his position. The entire army will not be able to synchronize with others.  It will be suspended because of a certain person.

    The range of the muskets in Zhai Kuan's hands is actually about the same as that of ordinary bows and arrows, even closer than some strong bows. However, muskets have two incomparable advantages over bows and arrows. The first is their strong penetrating power, which is difficult to achieve with ordinary armor.  Block bullets, not to mention shields made of wood or bamboo.  The second is that the musket can shoot continuously, unlike the archer who has to take a break after shooting a few rounds, otherwise the fingers and arms will be unbearable.

    It is precisely because of these two advantages that the musketeers with only a thousand people on the top of the city exerted strong combat effectiveness. The Japanese shield-bearers below fell one after another, and the Japanese hidden under the shields were exposed one after another. The result was not that they were  To be killed with a musket is to be shot to death by the archers who woke up from the top of the city.

    Xue Rengui and a group of generals on the top of the city saw a sudden burst of musketeers, and their eyes were filled with shock. Especially Xue Rengui, a future general, had already told him with his keen military acumen that this kind of thing was coming.  The emergence of muskets will definitely change the future war situation. It seems that after this battle, I will also beg His Highness King Qi to get a batch of muskets to equip him!

    Souga Rika under Nozu Castle saw the power of the unknown weapon on top of the castle, and his face suddenly turned extremely pale. He never dreamed that there would be such a weapon in the world, which could penetrate even shields, and even hit the enemy a few times.  The general was wearing the finest iron armor, but he was also beaten with holes all over his body, and he could no longer die.

    "Retreatretreat. The Tang army has this weapon. It seems that God is going to destroy Yamato!" Suga Rulu finally said with a dejected face. He had already used all his cards, but he had only just touched the edge of the city wall, and he was still  Huge casualties have been paid, and if the fight continues, it will probably only increase casualties.

    The other Japanese had already been frightened by the powerful combat power of the Tang army. They were forced to step forward due to military orders. Now that they heard Su Ga's order to withdraw from Lu, they immediately retreated like a tide. Only one person remained under the city.  There were bloody corpses, and even the injured were not carried away.

    This is not because the Japanese did not care about their companions, but because they did not have specialized medical soldiers like the Tang army, and the Japanese army did not even have doctors. These injured Japanese could not escape death even if they were carried back, so they might as well be thrown on the battlefield.  Go ahead and let them fend for themselves. This will save others some energy and the army can save some food and fodder.

    Nozu Castle was stuck on the main road for Soga Iruka to retreat. In the next few days, Soga Iruka attacked Nozu Castle several times, and tried every means, including surprise attacks at night or digging tunnels to attack, but unfortunately they were all destroyed.  The Tang army saw through it and not only failed to capture Nojin City, but also suffered heavy casualties.

    However, Xue Rengui, Hu Li and others also paid a heavy price. The 10,000 grassland barbarians suffered more than 3,000 casualties, and the Kunlun slaves suffered nearly half of them.  The Musketeers are Li Min's treasure, and Xue Rengui and Hu Li also know the preciousness of this unit, so every time they go to battle, they will be closely protected, so there are not many casualties, less than a hundred people in total, and there are still some injuries.  Otherwise, you can recover after a period of rest.

    Suga Ruika led his troops to besiege Yejin City crazily, because he also knew that the main force of the Tang Army from behind was coming to cover up the attack. If they could not pass Yejin City as soon as possible, then they would face a pincer attack from both front and rear, and what awaited them would be annihilation of the entire army.  ending.  So every day, their attacks became more and more crazy. Even on the fourth day, Xue Rengui and the others had to use grenades, rockets and other firearms. Coupled with the sharpness of the musketeers, they were finally able to defeat them.  attack.

    On the fifth day, Xue Rengui and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, because Su Dingfang's army finally arrived at Nojin City. All the Japanese, including Suga Rulu, showed despair.Color.
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