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Part One: Storm of Penghu Chapter 529: Takeda Cavalry

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    But the merciless iron bullets shot at the Japanese soldiers who were almost a hundred steps away at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye. The person in the front row who acted as an arrow was a Japanese soldier. After hearing the gunshot, he felt a panic all over his body.  Shocked, when he looked down, he saw that on his left chest, a hole the size of a fist had been punched through the strong iron leaf armor, and blood flowed out of the hole.

    And suddenly I felt a huge pain, then my eyes went black, and I fell down from the horse.  Beside him, there were also a dozen Qing soldiers who were hit by iron bullets fired from muskets, screaming and falling off their horses.

    With the continuous firing of the second and third rounds of muskets by the Huben Guards, dense iron bullets hit the armor or shields like raindrops, making a dull and powerful sound.  More Qing soldiers were knocked off their horses, and some war horses were also knocked to the ground. Not only did they fall off the soldiers on horseback, but they also blocked the way for the horses behind them to advance.

    Because the Japanese army adopted the tactic of breaking through in concentrated columns and the team was very long, the speed of the assault had to be slowed down after the soldiers and horses in the front row fell to the ground.  This just gave the Tiger Guard soldiers the opportunity to calmly change their guns and fire. As a result, more and more people and horses fell.

    When the entire army broke through and was still fifty steps away from the Tiger Guards' array, one-third of the men and horses were lost.  At this distance, the firepower of the musket was more fierce and the penetration was stronger, so the blow to the Japanese army was naturally greater.  As long as it is hit, no matter where it is, it will be penetrated without exception, and penetrated ruthlessly.

    At this time, Takeda Tsubasa, who was watching the battle from the rear, was also dumbfounded. He originally thought that the cavalry of his army would be exhausted and destroyed.  Break through the Tiger Guards' formation.  But I never expected that Hu Benwei's muskets would be so powerful. Although the second and third layers of heavy armor were not like paper in front of the muskets, they were indeed not much better.  Although the Japanese cavalry was still charging forward with difficulty despite the bullets, it was obvious to everyone that more than half of the armor had been demolished.  Therefore, even if they rush to the front of the Ming army's formation, they will not be able to cause much conflict with the Ming army's formation.

    The cruelty of reality far exceeds the scope of Takeda Tsubasa's understanding.  What kind of Ming army is this? With such sharp firearms, it can beat the Takeda cavalry, which was once invincible in Japan during the Warring States Period, into this state?  And just now I hoped that the Ming army would be stronger.  Many thoughts of playing with oneself for a while are simply a huge irony now.

    Takeda Tsubasa only felt ashamed and angry, and then he was unwilling to fail like this, and became a little hysterical, so he immediately ordered all the remaining cavalry and infantry to attack in one body and defeat the Tiger Guards at all costs.  Therefore, the remaining approximately 400 cavalry and 1,500 infantry of the Japanese army also dispatched together and rushed towards Hu Benwei again.

    At this time, the first batch of charging cavalry was only twenty steps away from the Tiger Guards' array, and there were only less than a hundred cavalry left.  At this time, Shi Weide immediately gave the order: "The musketeers fix their bayonets and attack. The spear commander comes forward to help."

    After firing their muskets, the musketeers immediately put on their bayonets, rushed out from behind their shields, and faced the remaining dozens of Japanese cavalry.  This was the first time that Hu Ben Guard's musketeers used bayonets to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy on the battlefield.

    The bayonet is undoubtedly Ding Yunyi¡¯s invention!

    And in order to make the bayonet more suitable for this era, Ding Yunyi and his men designed a bayonet tactic of three people in groups.  Three soldiers formed an equilateral triangle. When encountering the enemy, the soldier in front held up his gun to block the front, while the two soldiers behind him stood on both sides of him, standing sideways in a lunge and stabbing with their guns.

    The three soldiers cooperated with each other to fight against the enemy.  The effect is naturally very different.

    In addition, the spearmen of the Tiger Guards also rushed up from the rear to help in the battle. The remaining Japanese cavalry after rushing through the hail of bullets had already lost all their energy and could not form the advantage of a group attack. Therefore, although the cavalry  , unable to withstand the attack of the Tiger Guards, they were stabbed off their horses one after another and died.  In the blink of an eye, all the dozens of She's remaining cavalry were killed by the Tiger Guards, leaving only a few dozen ownerless horses wandering around. However, in hand-to-hand combat, they killed one thousand enemies and suffered three hundred losses.  The soldiers were also hacked to death by the Japanese army, and more than a dozen of them were killed.

    After the Tiger Guards eliminated the remaining cavalry, the second batch of Japanese attacking troops also began to attack. This time there were cavalry and infantry.  The long gunners of the Huben Guards immediately retreated to the back and gave up their positions. The musketeers also immediately set up their shields on the ground again. The injured soldiers were also carried off, because the Huben Guards also prepared some reserve musketeers.  Therefore, the muskets used by Shang Le were taken over by other soldiers and continued to be used, and the total number of muskets did not change.

    At this time, a large number of corpses of men and horses were left on the battlefield, and there were also manyThere were few horses running around without owners, so although there were cavalry in the second batch of Japanese attacking troops, they could not get up to speed at all.  This just gave the Tiger Guards enough shooting time.

    As gunfire rang out continuously again, and because the number of Japanese troops was nearly three times greater this time, the battle line was also opened. Therefore, the six artillery pieces set up by Huben Guards on the hillside were also divided into groups of two, taking turns.  He opened fire and hit the Japanese army head-on.

    Under the fierce firepower of the Tiger Guards, the Japanese cavalry and infantry fell in rows, and a large amount of smoke immediately gathered on the Tiger Guards' position, filled with the choking smell of sulfur.

    Although they suffered countless casualties, the Japanese army was still stubborn or stupid and approached the Tiger Guards' formation.  After leaving a large number of corpses along the way, they entered a blind spot that could not be reached by artillery.  The artillery temporarily stopped firing, but the musketeers remained unwavering. Following Shi Weide's order, Tian's three-stage continuous fire was changed to free fire, and they all fired at the fastest speed at the enemy who was not far away.

    At this moment, Cai Jiuzhou issued an order, ordering the cavalry to attack from both wings and outflank the two wings of the Japanese army. All other infantry were also dispatched to help the musketeers prepare to fight the approaching Japanese army.

    "Fix bayonets." Following Shi Weide's order, a series of "click, click" sounds immediately sounded in the Tiger Guard formation, and the soldiers all fixed their bayonets.  Prepare for hand-to-hand combat.  And at this time, other infantrymen also came up.

    "Kill!" I don't know who it was, but the leader roared, and the whole army roared in unison, and then they all rushed forward.

    Generally speaking, the beginning of hand-to-hand combat in this era often means that the battle has entered a substantive stage, but for Tiger Guards.  By this time, the battle was actually coming to an end.

    The morale of both sides is also completely different. The morale of Huben Guards is very high.  The Japanese army was in high spirits, but after suffering a strong blow, the morale of the Japanese army dropped sharply.  No one has the intention to fight anymore.

    "When two armies with such mentality meet and fight, and there is a huge disparity in strength, is there any suspense about the outcome?

    As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Japanese army was severely defeated by the Huben Guards, and they had to flee in the direction of Sapporo.  Cai Jiuzhou immediately ordered the entire army to pursue them. He must not let the Japanese army go, but must take advantage of the victory to recapture Sapporo in one fell swoop to achieve the purpose of sending troops this time.

    Takeda Tsubasa, who was defeated and returned to Sapporo, was frustrated beyond words.  He could not believe that his elite cavalry was completely defeated by such an attack by the Ming army.

    But there is also luck. The Hiroo reinforcements led by Hiroo Castle Lord Kenheijiro have arrived!

    Kenheijiro knew very well that once the Ming army captured Sapporo, it would soon be Hiroo's turn.  And aiding Sapporo is actually there to help yourself.

    This is Sapporo¡¯s last chance.

    If you keep it, you will definitely not be able to keep it.  The only way is to attack again and take the initiative.  If you fail again this time, there will be only one ending:

    Hokkaido will eventually become the Hokkaido of the Ming Dynasty people!

    Takeda Tsubasa no longer has the ability, or to be more precise, he has no courage to continue fighting. He handed over all the remaining defeated generals of the Takeda family into the hands of Kenheijiro.

    Like all the armies that fought against the Tiger Guards for the first time.  In the eyes of Jiro Kenbei, this was a very strange Ming army. Although it was taking the initiative to attack, it did not form a common cone-shaped formation or square formation, but spread out horizontally in a row. Although the formation was very  Neat, but stretching the entire team wide and thin.  Moreover, the process was not fast. The most ridiculous thing was that the Ming army was not holding swords, guns, swords and halberds, but all seemed to be muskets.

    In Kenheijiro's impression, it seems that he has never seen that army charging forward with muskets.  So I felt baffled.  However, now that the Ming army has taken the initiative to attack, he cannot show weakness. Kenbei Jiro is also ready to give an order for the entire army to attack.

    At this moment, a series of earth-shattering roars were heard: "Boom - Boom - Boom - Boom -".

    Because the distance was so close, Kenbei Jiro felt his heart tremble, his eardrums were so painful, and even the earth seemed to be shaking.  In his own army, a dozen soldiers fell to the ground because they were unprepared.

    "What's going on? Does the Ming army have artillery? But now that their infantry has attacked, are they not afraid of the artillery hitting their own people?"

    These thoughts flashed through Kenheijiro's mind, and he saw more than twenty black things flying out from above the Ming army's array, slamming down on his side.

    The power of falling solid bullets is not that of flesh and blood at all.It was enough to withstand it. The Takeda army had already suffered. Now it was Kenheijiro's turn to taste it. A series of screams immediately sounded in the Japanese army's formation, and all the soldiers hit by the shells were smashed.  Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and juices splashed everywhere.

    A round bullet hit the head of a small boss, Kenheijiro, who was less than four feet tall. The head of the young boss was smashed to pieces, and the bonus brain also flew out, shooting far away.  There was a lot of stickiness on Heijiro's body and face.  Kenheijiro couldn't help but be frightened, and hurriedly shouted: "Attack, attack, charge! Charge for me!" As he said that, he urged his horse, pulled out his sword, and took the lead in charging towards the infantry array of the Tiger Guards.  Go up.

    Under his leadership, the Japanese army's only more than 300 cavalrymen also drove their horses and rushed forward, while the vast majority of infantrymen also waved their own weapons and followed the cavalry to kill.  It should be said that Kenheijiro's order cannot be regarded as a mistake, because after rushing up to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Tiger Guards' infantry, the artillery did not dare to fire any more. This also shows that Kenheijiro's mind is still very clear now.  But he also forgot that the soldiers of Huben Guard were holding muskets.

    But it's a pity that the Hu Ben Guards are not all other Shu troops. When they saw the enemy attacking, they immediately stopped their advance and quickly adjusted their array. The musketeers in the front row raised their muskets and pointed at them.  The cavalryman came into range and pulled the trigger.

    ¡°Bang bang bang bang!¡±

    There was a burst of gunfire sound like violent beans. Among the Japanese cavalry, people screamed and horses neighed, and nearly half of them fell immediately.

    After firing, the musketeers immediately reloaded their ammunition on the spot, while the musketeers in the second row immediately stepped forward and fired.  Instead, there was a sound of volleys of gunfire, and among the remaining Japanese cavalry, most of them fell again, leaving only less than thirty cavalry.

    And among the less than thirty horsemen, most of them were frightened out of their wits by the fierce firepower of the Tiger Guards. Some of them dared to rush forward. They turned their horses' heads and turned around to escape.

    But it was too late at this time, because the third row of musketeers from the Tiger Guards came to the front row and raised their guns to fire. As a result, none of the remaining cavalry were spared. They were all shot down from their horses, including Kenbeijiro.  He died violently under the attack of Wei's random gunfire.

    The Japanese cavalry army was completely wiped out after three rounds of attacks by the Tiger Guards. The infantry army did not understand what was going on and continued to charge forward, but it was their turn soon.  At the same time, Huben Guard's artillery also stopped firing to avoid accidentally injuring its own people.

    The musketeers who fired in the first round had all reloaded their ammunition, and once again stood in the first row, they launched another merciless attack on the infantry who followed up behind the Japanese army.

    There was another volley of gunfire, because the formation of the infantry was much denser than that of the cavalry, so the damage was much greater. After the gunfire, almost all the infantry rushing in the first row fell to the ground.  And then came the second and third rounds.

    After three consecutive rounds of fire, the Japanese infantry had fallen to seven or eight hundred people. By this time, the other infantrymen also knew how powerful they were, and the general Kenheijiro was also killed. How dare the remaining soldiers continue to march?  They rushed forward, so they turned around and ran away.

    Because the Tiger Guards' musket fire was advanced layer by layer, the distance between the two sides was not far at this time, only about forty or fifty steps.

    After the Japanese army retreated, the musketeers conducted two more rounds of pursuit. Then they all fixed their bayonets and, together with the pikemen, chased the enemy's rear team and charged forward.  The Japanese army was completely defeated.

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