In this case, it depended on luck to escape. Obviously, Tachibana Muneshige and Morishita Cloud Fishing Toshi were lucky, but Ma Shou's luck wasn't so good. Not long after they escaped, two shells fell on top of the three of them.
When the shells hit the ground, there was an explosion, and all three of them were thrown into the sky.
After two rounds of shelling, the Japanese pirates couldn't be seen on the top of the mountain. Cao Wenzhao stood at the foot of the mountain and said to He Renlong, "Let's go up!
Are you going to lead the team yourself? "
"Of course, we have already agreed that you will command me to charge."
He Renlong laughed out loud. He raised his saber and called out, "Shield soldiers, follow me!"
The shield soldiers only had a square shield in their hands. They didn't have any other weapons, but this thing was very powerful.
The four corners were sharp, and there were sharp spikes on the front of the shield.
In addition to the weight, as long as they were hit, even if they didn't die, they would be half dead.
In addition to the shield, each of the shield soldiers had four grenades hanging on their waist. This was the most grenades in the entire East Camp.
Resist, then throw the grenades. This was the shield soldiers' first round of tactics.
The shield soldiers of the East Camp were the best of the best. The average height of the shield soldiers was more than 1.8 meters.
Everyone was trained in a variety of ways, and they had enough meat. They were all strong and full of strength.
He wielded a shield all year round, so his arms were thicker than a normal person's, and his skin was even darker and glossier.
In the Eastern Camp, the soldiers with shields had the best food.
With He Renlong's order, the shield soldiers raised their shields and charged up the mountain. Behind them were the spear soldiers, and then the gun soldiers.
With the Mitsubishi bayonets hanging on their waist, they were very fast.
Behind the gun soldiers were the archers. There weren't many of them, but each of them was very fast.
The archers were no longer the existence of long-range firepower. The archers of the East Camp were all carefully selected. They weren't very accurate, but they were very accurate.
The new compound bow with pulleys, coupled with the Mitsubishi bayonet arrows, was definitely a killing weapon.
Their main task was to kill the enemy commander or the person who led the charge to make up for the lack of accuracy.
These people were all treasures. Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong had twelve thousand men, but they only had five hundred archers.
Although they fought like this, the Ming Army knew that the Japanese pirates on the mountain would not be able to organize any resistance.
When they reached the top of the mountain, the ground was littered with the corpses of the Japanese pirates and the wailing wounded. There were less than ten Japanese pirates in good condition. They had no intention to resist and ran down the mountain.
After the Ming Army rushed up, there were no more enemies, just like the previous exercises.
The act of seizing the high ground had been carried out countless times. Everyone had been holding back their energy, but when they rushed up, they would always fail. He Renlong saw a soldier with a shield rush up to a Wokou pirate, and with a swing of his shield, he slammed the pirate to the ground.
Countless people started cursing, and some even cursed at the artillerymen. Why were their cannons so accurate?
He Renlong was also speechless. He had been accumulating strength for so long. He had brought out the shieldbearers, musketeers, and even the archers, and this was the result?
Not to mention the people below, even He Renlong felt like he had sprained his waist.
However, a lion needed power to catch a rabbit. During the Royal Martial Arts Lecture Hall, it was said that defeating many with fewer was a choice only made when there was no other way. Moreover, most of the time, defeating many with fewer referred to the entire battle.
If one analyzed in detail, most battles where one had fewer against many were fought by concentrating the superior forces.
Therefore, the Royal Martial Arts Lecture Hall taught that one had to concentrate the superior forces to fight. Stability was the first priority.
This time, He Renlong followed the teachings of the Royal Martial Arts Lecture Hall. The effect was good, but he could not hide the disappointment in his heart.
This time, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong used all their strength and cooperated with the artillery. However, the enemy was not strong enough and could not resist the first wave. It was not that they did not use their strength, but that the enemy was too useless.
The battle started at sunrise and ended before noon. It was not even time for lunch. It felt like a strong start but a weak finish.
The rest was to clean up the battlefield. The equipment of the Japanese pirates was not good enough for the Ming Army, but the Japanese pirates had money and treasures. Most of them were robbed by the Ming Army. However, this had little to do with the Ming Army, so they did not feel guilty at all.
In Qi Jiguang's commander's tent.
As the commander of the army, Qi Jiguang had been paying attention to the battle in the front. The news that Zhang Weixian had easily defeated the Sharpening Ridge had come long ago, which made Qi Jiguang very happy.
On the other side, Li Chengliang was depressed. He had thought that there would be some new strategy, but in the end, he was crushed by his equipment.
Although the Liaodong Army was also Daming's elite, compared with the equipment of the East Camp, it was really worse.
He had never seen it before, but this time he really saw it.
Li Chengliang saw it clearly from the binoculars. The power of the artillery of the East Camp was really great.
It was powerful, had a long range, and the effect after the explosion was really good. The firing speed was also fast. It was impossible to form a formation in front of such artillery. If they could not form a formation, how could they fight?
Li Chengliang suddenly felt wronged. My Liaodong Army is raised by a stepmother?
Although the Liaodong Army was also equipped with a lot of new artillery, most of them were previous trial products and improved models.
The East Camp was equipped with the latest mass-produced model, named Shenwei General Artillery.
It was said that the Armament Department had begun to develop a new type of artillery, which was a more advanced model, but it was kept secret.
Li Chengliang did not feel anything at first. No matter how powerful they were, how powerful could they be? But this time, when he saw the artillery of the East Camp, Li Chengliang was suddenly unhappy. The power was too much worse.
When I go back, I will go to the emperor. I can't stand it. You have to give me some.
In fact, Qi Jiguang knew that the East Camp was equipped with this kind of artillery. The West Camp did not have it. It was said that the emperor was not satisfied, so there was a new artillery project of the Armament Department. This new project was named the "Invincible Artillery" project.
Anyway, until now, Qi Jiguang had not seen this kind of invincible artillery.
However, neither of them mentioned the artillery, because Zhang Weixian had come with Cao Wenzhao. The two of them had completed the task well and directly captured Sharstone Ridge.
"I am here to deliver the order!" Zhang Weixian said loudly.
Qi Jiguang said with a smile, "Good, very good. After capturing Sharstone Ridge, the army can continue to move forward. Tomorrow morning, the army will break camp and enter Gyeonggi Province."
The atmosphere in the Ming Army was relaxed, but the atmosphere in the Wangke Inkstone Camp was extremely serious.
"Is the artillery of the Ming Army really that powerful?"
Looking at the soldiers who had returned, Kobayakawa Takagi asked with a serious face. Although the Ming Army had chased after them, some people had escaped.
"Commander, we were blown up by the artillery of the Ming Army before we even met the Ming Army!"